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The Bossier banner., 1921-07-28
CoNSTABLES SALE.

x . H. . .
s. J. Cdld,reH rs. Hen MHrrB. No. 81. In
Third Justices Court, Parish Of Bossier,
State OF LonisidnG.
NorIcE is hereby given, that by virtue Of
a writ of feri facids, issued by s. r. John
ston. Justice of Peace in the Third Ward
of the Parish of Bossier, in favor Of s. ].
Caldwell and against Ben Murry, and to
me directed. ! will, at II o'clock am, on
Saturday, the 9th day of August, 1921, at
the office of the said Justice of the Peace.
in the town of Plain Dealing. La, in the
Third Ward, in said parish, offer for sale
at public auction the following described
property. to-wit
One blue horse mule about 10 years old,
one bay mare mule about nine years old,
one ? 2h inch Mogul wagon and one set Of
wagon harness. seized as the property OF
Ben Murry, under said writ of feri tacias.
j. d. WAGGoSER, Constable.
July p, 1921. [aug Al
The Bossier banner., 1921-07-28
STRAY SALE.

EsTRAYED before S. p. Johnston, Justice OF
the Peace, Ward Three. Bossier Parish
Louisiana, by NJ. A. Brown, of Plain Deal
ing, black and white spotted SOW, two
or three years old !; not marked
The owner is requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges and take pos
session Of said property, or it will be sold
by the undersigned, according to law, al
II O'Clock a.m., on Saturday, the 18th day
of August, 1921, at NJ A. Browns place
near. Mfller's Bluff, five miles west of Plair
Dealing, La
j. D. WAecoSER. Constable.
July Z, 1921. Taug Ill
The Bossier banner., 1921-07-28

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$14.85; interest and cost to be added
BOSSIER CADDO OIL CO. {of Texasl--
The eh Of ne74 Of SEA Of sec 16, tip %,
rng 14-20 acres. Taxes, $2.71; interest
and cost to be aded.
BROWN, Alfred-The nwA Of ne ", sec 81,
tp %. rng 11--4O acres. Taxes, $4.95 I;
interest and cost to be added
BROWN, Bud-The sw " of swA of sec IL,
tp 10, rng 12-40 acres. Taxes, $5.7O ;
interest and cost to be added
CRUMPTON, Joe R.--The neA Of neA
and sh Of neA, nM OF seA Of sec 1,
that part Of sh OF sell OF sec / lying
north Of the Minden and Shreveport
public road, and that part Of n u OF neA
OF sec IL, north OF said road (S3 acres
tp 1S, rng I1-2S3 acres. Taxes. s46.70: !:
interest and cost to be added.
DECK, Heirs G. W.-aAn undivided half in
terest in the nwA Of nwA and nwA Of
nell OF sec SO, tp %, rng IL. Taxes,
$4.95: interest and cost to be added.
GIDDENS, Sank-Lots II, IA and 18 OF sec
II. tp 10, rng 1O-S5 acres. Taxes,
1912; interest and cost to be added.
GR0SJEAN, L. M.--Isots 8, A. 3, 6. and
8. blk II, Cumberland Subdivision, Bossier
city. Taxes, s5.76; interest and cost to
be added.
HAMILTON, 8. R-1,he VIA Of nwH and
the nwA OF swA Of sec II. tip 20, rng
lille acres. Taxes, $12.19; interest
and cost to be added
HOLMES, R. A.-The nwA OF sec 36, tn
10, rng 13 lHoinestead) -166 acres.
Taxes, $48.74; interest and cost to be
added.
JACKSON, Harriet and Austin-The neA
OF nwA and the nwA OF neH OF see 33.
less acres. tp Is, rng It'll acres
Taxes, $8.75; interest and cost to be
added
JOHNSON, Est. W. H.-The eh OF eh and
VIII Of neA Of sec I, tp II, rng 13;
Sc V Of see 1, tp n, rng 14-4OO acres
Taxes, $54 interest and cost to be added
JOHNSON, w. H.-The sen Of swA oi
sec 10, tp 21, rng 1s; neH Of swA Of
sec 81, tp %. rng $50 acres. Taxes
$1O.S5 interest and cost to be added.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-01
NORTH WOODSTOCK

The schools are having a vacation of a week.
 Mrs. William Gordon, who has been a patient in Day Kimball hospital, has re- turned to her home here much improved in health.
 MT and Mrs. French, the new warden and matron, respectively. moved their goods to the town farm Tuesday and have taken possession.
 Mrs. OrviIle Trask has gone to Wor- cester.
 Miss Dorothy Bundy returned Wednes- day to. her school work at Brown univer- sity, Providence. Miss Maud Healey is at home for the Easter vacation. MT and Mrs. Elmer Corttis and daugh rter spent the week end with relatives 1T Providence. Mrs George Lyon was in Webster fol | Easter. | Mir. and Mrs. L. J. Leavitt have moved 1 into the house in the village formerl. owned by Mrs. Matilda Morse.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-01

Bernard council at North Grosvenordale Thursday evening.
 Tax Collector D. c. Morse has giv0n notice that he will collect the taxes due during the month of April, bit of in formation that is never wholly pleasing to taxpayers.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-01

Music may be the food of love, but marriage requires credit with the grocer.
, 1921-09-03
NOTICE.

OUE to the failure Of the Labor
Union" to detail any help Wh@tso-
ever to attend to the much suffer
ing stock on the estates we hereby give
notice, that no n will be permitted to
pick feed for their own animals on any
Of our properties unless the laborers on
each estate give the necessary assistance
to attend to and to gather feed for the
estate stock.
This notice is effective from Septem-
Der End 1921.
WEST INDIAN SUGAR FACTORY.
ESTATE LA GRANGE.
ST. CROIX SUGAR FACTORY.
, 1921-09-03

IT is hereby brought to public no.
L tice that the Government has,
this date, authorized REV. MARTIN
T. LEDDY, C. SIS. R., to perform
civil-religious functions in the Mu-
nicipality of St. Croix
Government of the Virgin IS
lands of the United States, st,
Croix, 80 August, 1921. /.
C. c. TIMMONS,
G9VerNment Secretary.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
BUSINESS MAN ENDS
! HIS LIFE IN CELL
John w. Curtin Hangs Him.
. self to Escape Jail
., Sentence.

Seeking death rather than pun
ishment for alleged dlsorderly con-
duct. John NJ. Curtin. ~ years old.
of 126 Bates street northwest, COM
mitted suicide by hanging in his
cell at the Second police precinct
shortly before s o'clock last night,
three hours after he had been placed
under arrest.
The body, hanging from an i'm
provised moose made from his neck
tie which was suspended from q bar
In the cell. was discovered by Po-
liceman n. NJ Stone while deliver
Ing a basket OF food which had been
brought to the station by the mans
14-year-old daughter. Coroner ].
Ramsey Nevitt is conducting an in
vesugation.
Curtin was arrested for creating
q disturbance at his home. At that
time he was apparently In a jovial
mood. Ten minutes before the
hanging was discovered, Policeman
William Haller supplied Curtin with
a cigarette and a match.
He Is survived by his wife and
three children. For nine years. Cur
tin was connected in the plumbing
business with Thomas F. Foley,
1922 Eighth street northeast, under
the namd of Foley & Curtin. Part
nership was dissolved three years
ago. For a time Curtin was en-
ployed on the installation OF plumb
ing fixtures at the government
buildings. For the past year he was
in business on H street near
Thirteenth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
United Democratic Club
Organized in Rockville

ROCKVILLE. Md, Aug. 23.-More
than $50 Democrats, including a
number OF women from all parts Of
the country, assembled In Seco Hall
here today and organized the United
Democratic Club of Montgombery
Robert B. Peter. OF this city. was
chosen president. with other on
GERS as follows: Vice presidents.
Former Senator Blair Lee. Mrs.
James H. Jones. Mrs. Lewis .Allnutt.
Miss Eliza Candy. Albert n. Bouic.
George n. Lamar. Howard W.
Spurrier. DR.. Vernon n. Dyson.
Arthur Williams. DR.. BENJAMIN c.
Perry, Andrew J. Cummings. Mrs.
James H. Cissel and Francis J.
Downey; treasurer. Berry z. Clark:
executive committee. z. Brooke
Lee, James c. Christopher, DR..
William T. Pratt. J. Forrest Walker
and William Il. Aud. The club In
understood to have been formed
principally in the interest of can
didates which leaders Of the SO.
called Lee and Peter factions are
said to have agreed to support.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
PROTECTS LIQUOR
SENT THROUGH US,

DETROIT. Aus. 1s,-Permkue.t
injunction restraining American Of
hcisis from seisins shipnents OF
liquor from walkervine. ont.
through the United states. was
granted today by Judge A J. Tutte.
in United States District Court on
petition Of Hiram walker ana Son.
distiiierh
Judge Tuttle ruled that the Vol
stead act does not apply, becsuse OF
q previous treaty between the two
countries-
3 II was intimated in the GATED
States District Attorneys once later
that an appeal would be taken 20
the Supreme Court
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
Southern Maryland Fair
DraIUs Wonien's Support

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd. Aug,
23.-Features Of interest to women
will be offered at the annual fair
of the Southern Maryland Agricul-
tural Fair Association here next
month. The woman's Club. OF Nell
wood district, has COMMITTEES
working with the fair ofiiciaIs.
Among the exhibits will be one
showing the advantages of whole
wheat bread over white bread. A
prize of $25 will be offered for the
best specimen of needlework. the
money to be paid to the scholarship
fund which the Federation Of Wom-
ems clubs Is raising to send last
years girl graduate of a country
high school through the four years
course at the University Of Nary
land. Fine needlework from France
and Italy will be shown.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24

men With money IN his deals. He~
many -rsiIv Tor his schemes IN.
Federal suthorities do not know.
They even admit that all those ar
rested Cor whom warrants have
been issued may not be directly Inn
plicated in the conspiracy.
The arrest of French ana his
companions followed an attempt by
Kohn. the wealthy rubber man. 70
dispose OF $4,000 worth OF securi-
ties altered TO be worthless and
purported to be signed bt Davis.
were Endorsed by Kohn. who had
the Cleveland millionaire. The note
been IN conferences with French.
French has made no statement
since HIS srrcSt One OF the IN
nolved' business mem Kohn has
.',squawked," Il 10 said
Other confessions are anticipated.
So are revelations OF amazing
sucker" deals
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
REP. GALLIVAN BARS
SON FROM STAGE

BOSTON. Aug. 2S.-Jimmy CALI
van, yr.. wanted to be q chorus lad,
80 he Joined the company OF a musi-
cal comedy playing here.
Congressman Jimmy Gallivan in
Washington got wise" yesterday TO
his sons doinEs- He sent Jimmy
Junior a little two-line telegram
telling him TO lay or the stage
stun and prepare 70 return TO
school.
So IL appears that the career
Of young Jimmy, who can sing and
dance very nicely, has come 20 an
abrupt end.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
FORMER o SOLDIERS
BEG FOR CHANCE
80 FIGHT MOORS
Crowds Don't Know What
War Is About, But
/. 49,. Want, Action.

lew YORK, Aug. 2s.-There's
4 ONE kind Of q war going on down
"a Morocco (where the note books
come. from) and q crowd Of jostiing.
j5shing young Americans. wearing
American Legion buttons hangs
around the tacky little Spanish con-
sulata, on Fourteenth street all day
long trying to enlist In this Spanish
Fsrsfgn Legion to indulge in. the
sexeisement <.s
when the consul looked up from
his reports on the lemon crop and
the olive oil market the other day.
long enough to say he could use
a few experienced fighting men, he
said "a few" not . million. Now
he Is badgered all day long BY real,
certified nghters, all wanting those
few 1obs in the foreign legion OF
spain II the consul chose, he might
= recruit a battalion OF hve-battIe
men with q whole company COM
posed of former soldiers holding
american, BRUSH or French decora-
tions for valor.
First vslnnteers- ship
The steamship Italia tied loose
from. Twenty-Third street In the
North River today with the nrst
contingent Of this spanish Amert-
can army-about seysnty-five strong
-boand for Vigo. The majority In
this group are Spaniards thrilling
with patriotism They dropped their
brokerage Jobs in the importing
line 20 60 home and see spain
through this trouble with the out
law Moora With them there were.
however, a sprinkling OF Americans
who seemed to be the pick OF the
applicznt-for the consul Is in
position to pick when 50 many
Young Americans are out Of JOBS
and sleeping in the parks or in
'Bowery flops-
The contingent struggled down to
tho oil, pier in groups. followed by
theF, jkIts piled on a truck On
board the young Spaniards formed
their own group and sang and
cheered. The Americans leaned over
the rail- and kioded the stevedores
on the dock, and what they SAD
was no praise Of the Anh-Saloon
'Eeague. .
Seven hundred men have attestsd
at the consulate They are to be
enlisted after they get to Vigo be-
cause foreign nations do not ac-
tually recruit soldiers here, al
though they may invite them TO
go abroad for that purpose.
Don't Fear the Moors-
2. Most of the young American vet
srans around the consulate have
only q rather sketchy idea about
this war. These Moors whom they
want to fight. II it's all right with
the consul. are some kind Of Arabs
or something like that They go
riding around on skinny horses,
carrying long muskets. with towels
tied around their heads and hang
ing down behind. Like the Mexi.
cans, they haven't what you would
eaIi q regulation army. but Just
strike here and there in the desert
They're pretty good fighters, so the
young Spaniards warn the reckless
young Americans, but the Amert-
cans Just say pretty good, eh? SO
were the Germans pretty good"
with the accent on pretty"
spain offers . bonus of $14o to
each recruit and pay OF 30 cents a
day and the further inducement Of
a training spell In q country that
has left prohibition strictly alone.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
Egg Salesman Fined.
TRUCKS REPLACE
DEFUNCT RAILWAY

HARDISoN. Ark. Aug. 2S.-"Send
It in trucks" is the slogan adopted
by $4,000 pepoie using twenty-five
postofices along the right of way
Of the now defunct Missouri and
North Arkansas Railroad.
Cartons Of shoes. sacks Of fiour.
sugar. feed. cases Of eggs. motor
car tires and every form OF com.
modify which formerly was handled
over the railroad now reach their
destination In trucks
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
de VALERA SEEKS
|. ADVICE OF ELDERS
IN ARD COMPAIRLO
Dali EireanR Maintains
Strict Secrecy Of
Conferences.
,spssi.i o.sl. I. Tss ws.aiagssa H.r.'a

ssd ohiesso Tribsns
LONDON. Aug. 2s.-DaiI Eireann
continued its secret sessions today
and later hsid meeting in the
DUBLIN Mansion House with ARD
compsirio. which is the supreme
councfi Of the Sim Fein political
organization
The Tribune's Dublin correspond.
snt teiegraphed that hopes for
peace are high in Dublin today.
Ard Compairio 10 composed OF men
Of greater age and more experience
than thoes of Dali Eireann.' whose
members are mostly young mon OF
the republican army type. and It IL
expected that. their influence will
be on the side Of moderation.
Asks ADVICE OF Elders
sBoth meetings. Of course. were
secret, but It is understood that
Eamonn de valera addressed Ard
compairlo. asking its advice on the
situation. = -.
While the greatest secrecy has
been preserved throughout tht
meetings Of Dali EIreann. II is now
becoming evident that there arc two
distinct parties In that organisa-
tion. The leader Of the extreme
party is Erskine Childers. an Eng
iish novelist who has no Irish blood
in his veins and whose wife is ar
American from Boston. childers Ii
the son Of q famous British chan
cellor OF the excheQuer and served
with the English aIr force during
the war. attaining the rank OF
major. He entered the Irish move
ment after the war. racially becom-
ing an extreme republican. He II
in the cloes confidence Of De Valera
and during the Imprisonment OF
Desmond Fitzgerald was in charge
of publicity. producing the Irish
Bulletin. which is the Official organ
Of the Sim Fein.
Brugha Another Leader.
The other. leader Of the ex.
10 bdlu DC NohoAA IL ~ ae-
There are rumors in London to-
day that De Valera has been con-
ferring with Ulster representatives
These reports seem TO be based on
the fact that he left the meeting
Of Dali Eireann yesterday for q
couple of hours. but is certain that
Sir James Craig was not in Dublin
The Belfast cabinet hold q meet
ing today, but IL did not give out
q statement as to what business
was discussed.
The Ulster government mas
bought Stormount Castle. just out
side of Belfast. for a permanent
seat for the Ulster parliament The
castle will be pulled down and
new parliament house erected.
Unionists Are Uneasy.
There was a fresh outbreak OF
rioting in Belfast last night. due
to attacks on the Catholics by
unionists, who are getting very un.
easy about reports that the Irish
republican army is drilling in Ulster
counties.
1t is now reported In Dublin that
the open session OF Dali. at which
the answer to Lloyd George will be
presented. probably win be held
Friday.
Copyright. ls1i.)
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
POLICE QUARTERS
IN N. y. ROBBED

NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-The crims
wave has hit New York's police
headquarters and Lieut.. Brennan.
who has charge OF the building. has
called in. the. police. He says It 10
an inside Sob. ,... ... ....~...
Discovery was made today thai
a chemical nre extingu>rer had
been stolen from its rack outside
from the trial room. The suspicion
is voiced that a policeman needed
Il for his town car.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
ARREST or CHIEF
CONFIDENCE MAN
SAVEslC.GTIzEN
Washington Millionaire
Was to Be Svindled
i Ont Of $780, 900.

CHICAGO. Aus. as.--The arrest Of
Charles w. French. master conf
dsnce man. came in the nick Of
time to prevent a washington. d. C..
millionaire losing 100000 in q
swiudling scheme. according to the
confession Of Alva W. Harshman.
French's conndential secretary, to
United States Attorney John V.
crtnnIn here tonight.
French is alleged to have been
the leader Of q band now being
rounded up by Federal authorities.
swindles totaling into millions of
dollars In large cities all over the
country were revealed By Harsh
mans confession.
Operates Branch omees.
Tho confession showed. according
TO Clinnin. that French and John
w. Worthington, the wolf of
finance" operated gigantic swindIs
transactions in various cities
branch ofices having been estab'
lfshed throughout the country with
Chicago as the main headquarters
In Kansas City alone. II was said
s1.soo,ooo in bogus securities were
turned loose.
The French-worthington bands
latest activity outside Chicago had
to do with the purchase Of a bank
In Milwaukee for s5oe,ooo borrowed
here on spurious securities. The
name of A. X Strezlin. the boy
Ponzi" Of Milwaukee. was involved
In the deal, according to the confess
sion.
French and nine others have been
arrested in the last thirty-six
hours. Other arrests are imminent.
worthington. whose band 10 said
TO have operated in connection with
the one led by French. was arrested
three weeks ago and 10 now In jail.
wortAington was known In the
financial district here. where he
had sumptuous Offices, as -Get-rich.
quick
Sold Mail Robbery Bends.
The investigation is leading into
various parts of the country and in
cludes a close examination OF rail-
road deals. the washing" OF reve-
nue. stamps. huge real estate trans
actions and disposal OF mail robbery
bonds. Chicago is believed to have
been headquarters for the swindle
band, whose operations are declared
TO have been nation wide.
Four arrests ere made today.
The arrest OF 2. W. Davis. Of Cleve-
land. millionaire. former president
Of the Winton Automobile Company,
and the Diamond Portland Cement
Company. IL expected at any mo-
ment. AmoLg those in custody are
Rudolph E. Kohn. Of Chicago, vice
president Of the American Rubber
Company; A. E. Strezlin. OF Milwau-
kee, head Of the Reliance Outdoor
Advertising Company, and C. w
Denicke. Of Chicago. dealer in steel
products.
French has a police record Of nu-
merous 1000. 900 confidence
games" He always talked in big
figures. Suave. convincing. business
like French knew how to interes,
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
BAND CONCERTS.

Band concert BY the United States
Marine Band at the capitol ~. sft.r.
noon at 8 o'clock. william r, santel.
mann, lssdsrj Taylor Branson, second
narch, "oid coraradss". J. 7. Warner
Overture, "fingals oave". Mend elssohn
Hsrcsau Dc Salon, ''sizil.etta". ". 1iou
saxophone solo, "Tyrolienne vsrisn
':.::.....-.,:...:.:.::: .Duet
suite. The Courts Of Granada. .Chspi
.. lntroductis and March to the
Tournament. andants-sliegro
moderato.
.. serenade. ailsgro moderate.
q. ftnala- sndants modsrato.,
Walts from ssThs Bsb' .strsus.
AfsA 6nApscdy ...- Hsrbsrt
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
LODGE OPPOSES
OPEN SESSIONS
AT ARMS MEET
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

a.. CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
IN the sidewalk" and then at
tempted TO show how the cloak OF
secrecy surrounded negotiations
there, even after they were con-
cIuded. and when the Senate was
seeking information
Defends Closed Door Policy.
The practice OF every committee
n this body and In every parlta-
1feutary body in the world, when
hey are framing a bill. Il TO frame
il behind closed DOORS" Lodge went
On. They would not get any busi-
ness done II II was not done that
way. The thing is to have the
fundamental principles all brought
10 public attention. but TO suppose
that any body OF men, conference
IT Senate or House or legislature,
can frame all the bills II considers
IN public Is to expect something
lunpracticaSle and impossible.
'T don't think that anyone viii
20 10 the conference representing
the President of the United States
who will not be In favor of the
largest measure Of publicity that Is
compatible with getting the busi-
nes done. But to say that they
shaIl never hold conversation, tina,
one man on one delegation shall
aot talk with another man on an
other delegation. Is. OF course, to
propose a system which everyone
Snovs is impracticable."
Lodge criticized what he said
would be q Senate resolution an
.icipating the action to be taken BY
nyited delegates. 1t would be an
-incivility," he said
Borah supports Harrison.
Senator Borah, Of Idaho. disarm-
Inent advocate, and critic OF the
Versailles negotiations, supported
Harrison
Tam not In any sense seeking TO
iheck up upon the men who SHAH %
here to represent this government
ne said. But I believe that pub
icity to as great an extent as can
,e had in the practical working out
Il these things Is absolutely essen
.ial TO q sane and sound conclu-
ION"
RBorah said there could be no sue
.essfuI disarmament conference
Without public opinion. and this.
le insisted. would not operate IL
he doors are closed
Harrison argued that his amend
nent simply sought to have the
american delegates use their best
,aaces TO obtain open sessions" He
aid that anything regarding Far
Eastern questions that might offend
'apan had already been said in
most violent language" on the floor
the Senate, and that the whole
- ,uestion of disarmament had been
thoroughly aired there.
The Washington herald., 1921-08-24
DEATHS

Sunday, August q, 1891. st
1920 am, WILLIAM, the beloved
husband Of Gertrude Berens tnee Yea
bower).
Funeral from his late residence. 1917
Massa sachusetts avenue northwest. on
wednesday, August "a, At 2 p. m. Rela-
tives and friends invited. lnterment
Rock Creek Cemetery. SIT