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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED
IN BAPTIST REVIVAL MEETINGS

Large crowds have attended the re-
vival services at the Baptist church,
which have been in progress for the
past ten days. Past0r-Evangelist G. p.
Roney, who is conducting the meeting.
is an able minister, very impressive
speaker and makes his appeal to the
unsaved in very touching manner.
His sermons are easy to understand:
we'll illustrated and we'll worded and
have been greatly enjoyed by those
not affiliated with any church as we'll
az the members of the various relig-
ious denominations. DR.. Roney has had
the very able assistance Of the pastor,
Rev. ]. G. Cox, who is universally
loved in Arcadia. Brother Cox has
preached several times during the
meetings to we'll filled house, and as
always his sermons have been we'll re-
ceived. Mrs. Cox conducts the must
cal service; assisted by her son. Byron,
who delights the congregation with a
special song at each service.
This has been the most successful
revival held in Arcadia for years
Forty members have been added to the
church to date; some by letter and sew
eral by profession Of faith and the
members of the church are very much
encouraged over the results.
We are informed that the revival
will continue through Sunday and that
| it is the intention to hold the baptism
al service on Monday night OF next
week. The subject Friday at the
morning service is announced as mot
Far from the Kingdom of God" Even
ing service, "The Great Salvation and
| it's Neglect"
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
pENT FATAL TO CARL
AWARDS WHILE AT WORK
o N DRILLING RIG

"a Edwards, a young white man,
= employed by the Orleans Drill
I Syndicate, was instantly killed
nv afternoon while working on
III Well No. 2, about six miles
III Of Arcadia. He was engaged IN
1 hind Of work on the derrick
- and was bending over the rotary,
" The elevators, a heavy tool used
lsuoying pipe from the hole, be-
dlRngaged and fell, crushing the
VT the young man; killing him in
IN.
X Edwards and his wife came here
Am0rilla, Texas. about ten
y ago. Mr.. Edwards assisted IN
Fields Well No. /, and was
dered a very efficient and willing
hi anh had proven himself to
honorable and upright young
re and his wife had made many
n here and his untimely deatf
lhs cause of much sorrow.
body was brought to Arcadia
taken In charge by $. A. Conger
Itaker, and embalmed, and wa!
ID to Amorilla for interment.
Edwards is survived by hi
md baby boy, who with Mr.
4 Myers, accompanied the re
70 Amorilla.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
VICTORY THEATRE MAKES
READY FOR WINTER QUARTERS

Mr.. Busey, manager of the Victory
Theatre, is busy making arrangements
to move his show inside for the win
ter months. The theatre will be locat.
ed in the same building it was in last
winter, but the third door from the
corner. A feature that will be appre-
ciated by the patrons Of this picture
house in the elevated floor which has
been completed in the new building.
Mr.. Busey states that it is his inten-
[tion to continue to improve his show
and add additional comforts as his
business permits. He is to be con.
graduated on the. progress made since
coming to Arcadia.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
HOPES OF SHORT SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE DISAPPEAR

According to news from the State
Capitol efforts to cOnfne the extra
session of the legislature to emergency
matters are not meeting with much
success. Much important legislation
was just in the starting period with
the opening Of the third week OF the
session. Several bills of Importance
have been presented in the senate,
among which was bill granting to
women the same political rights as
men in respect to holding public Of
Nice.
A compromise in the good roads leg
! islation and an agreement between
contending camps is promised at a
public hearing on road matters Tues
day night This is easily the most i'm
pOrtant subject before the legislature
and the one on which most factions
differ. Governor Parker has called all
factions into conference and asked
them to get together and agree upon
a policy.
This conference Tuesday night will
have to taken into consideration a
good roads bill, introduced into the
senate Monday night by Senator N
G. Williamson, Of East Carroll. The
Williamson bill, forecast OF. which
was printed in the Times sometime ago
creates commission Of three non
salaried members to oversee the good
roads construction and places the &C
tual construction of the roads in the
hands of the state board Of engineers
The commission is to be composed OF
the governor, the secretary of state
and the commissioner Of agriculture.
This board, without any additional
compensation, will sit as the board OF
directors Of the good roads depart
ment of the state. The highway de-
partment is completely abolished anf
the state board Of engineers is charg
ed with the duty of building roads
and responsible to this board Of three
for the construction Of the roads ant
the administration Of the funds. II
all others respects the Williamson bill
does not differ from other bills on tn
! subject.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
NEGRO ACCIDENTLY KILLED
WHILE DYNANIITING sTUMPs

Will Bowman, a negro, employed by
Smith Bros. Construction Co., was &C.
cidently killed shortly before noon to-
day Thursday while preparing to
dynamite stump on the road just a
short distance east of Gibsland. Just
how the accident occurred we are un'
able to state, but It seems from in
formation gathered that he was doing
something preparatory to placing the
dynamite in the excavation under the
stump when the explosion occurred
From those who witnessed the accident
we learn that fragments Of the body
was all that could be fouDl.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
DIA WILL BE STOP OVER
M ON THE DIXIE HIGHWAY

b Lallier, official representative
automobile Club Of Texas, an
nation whose object Is to pro-
better statewide conditions Tor
49, was in Arcadia to-day. Mr..
4 Is making a log of the Dixie,
pa Highway, which will show
w1s on this highway, and denotes
Stnp over points most conyen.
Is motorists. He states that Ar
y the preferable stop over point
shreveport and Monroe, and
tint he will SO designate the
divided that a camp ground fol
20 Il arranged for. He men
1ome Of the conveniences whlcf
IL provided on such camp grounds
peotists, which though inexpen
~ absolutely essential. He hal
aured that Arcadia will provide
ground with all the essentials
y been instructed to list TIL
II bis map, as the first stop owe
u Of Shreveport.
llap will be printed in hundre'
~ lots, and The Importance Q
Arcadia listed as a stop owe
Nth 4 camp ground can not b
led from a standpoint OF az
the town.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

parish by the Louisiana Conservation
Commission. This place has been fill|
ed for sometime by Mr.. Geo, Coils.
worth, a brother Of our fellow towns
man, NJ. O. Collinsworth
Mr.. Sutton stated to a representa-
tive Of the Democrat that he wanted
the people to buy their hunting IL
censes now due to the fact that the
NsAuirrel season opens on October LIST.
He also informed us that the quail
season opens November Is; dove, Nov
ember Is and duck season opens Nov
ember 1st. Hunting license only cost
$1.0O and those who want to hunt dur
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
CATTLE TICK LAW MAY BE
REPEALED BY LEGISLATURE

|. According to letter received from
Representative Williams today Thurs.
day. the Committee on Agriculture re-
ports favorable on Bill No. Is to re.
peal the Cattle Tick Law. If this bill
is passed it will repeal the present
law requiring people to dip cattle to
kill the fever tick.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
MEAT MARKET NEW FEATURE
OF ARCADIA GROCERY co.

As further evidence Of their inten.
ton to always give their customers
the very best service, the Arcadia
Grocery Co. has installed, fixtures for
a meat market, and according to their
ad appearing elsewhere in this paper,
they will always have on hand COM
plete stock of fresh meats.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

Airplanes Of the United States pres
emily will make a test OF high e4-
plosiyes by bombing some Of our o.
solete warships. Then, in few years,
modern warships will make a test by
bombing these obsolete airplanes.
Then, in. a few years-oyer and over
again.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
SMITH BROS. CONSTRUC.
TON co. ESTABLISHES
HEADQUARTERS HERE


!. Smith Bros, who have the contract
for the Dixie-Overland Highway or
the east and west road through Ar
cadia, have opened offices in the First
National Bank building. Arcadia will
be headquarters for the company while
doing the work on the Bienyille parish
roads.
The contractors already have sever
nj crews at work in the bottom this
side Of .Gibsland and in the bottom
west Of Gibsland, and the work will be
pushed to completion in the shortest
time possible.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

The ban on horsehair shaving
brushes that is being sought seems TO
be an attempt to turn the shavers over
to the tender mercies Of the shaving
, tube manufacturers. The easy way to
business success nowadays seems 10
be 4 law Or ruling to put your COM
petltor out Of business.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
o.miriduim in Tasmania.

Recent exploration and develop
ment have revealed enormous de.
posits of osmiridium and gold-bearlng
prayels in the valleys Of the large
rivers Of the western division Of Tas-
mania, which is the sole producer on
large scale Of point metal osmlrid-
ium. For the frst half Of 1920 the pro
duction was 1908 ounces, valued at
f41.842. In March, 1920. the local price
reached f42 los. per ounce, states the
London Times Trade Supplement.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
SHERIFF CURRIE ARRESTS
3 NEGROES-TWO CONFESS

On Friday Of last week Sheriff Cur
rie noticed a suspicious looking negro
carrying a suitcase passing the court
huose, apparently in a great hurry,
and when asked to stop by the sher-
if, merely replied that he bad to catch
the train and kept going. But the
sheriff rather insisted and the negro
stopped. After questioning him for
some time Sheriff Currie obtained a
confession from him Of burglary and
larcency of the home Of Jim Young
near the Lincoln parish line. He was
arranged before Judge Reynolds and
received a sentence in the state peni'
Tertiary of 8 to 4 years on one charge
and 1 to 2 years on the other, the SEN
fences to run concurrently. The ne,
gro gave his name as Jim Stephens
and stated that he was an ex-convict
On Saturday Of last week the sher.
| if took into custody a negro named
Dan Hockney, charged with sodomy
Sheriff Currie also obtained a comics
I, sion from HOckney and Judge Rey
nolds gave him not less than 4 no.
more than 5 years in the pen.
Sheriff Ourrie was called to Ring
gold Sunday afternoon where he me
W. H. Began. He and Mr.. Bogal
drove to Port Boliver and arrested X
G. Smith, a negro, charged with steal
ing a COW from Mr.. Began. Smit]
was brought to Arcadia and placed II
Jail.
Mr.. Currie is to be commended 70
his success in apprehending criminal
and obtaining confessions which i
most cases results in a great savin
TO the parish.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

Novelist W. L. George has gone back
to England and told bis readers theFe
that American children never have any
fun. Which shows that the parents
whom George visited kept their kids
on their best behavior while ne was
around.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

u ARRIVED New stock Q,
= best Typewriter Carbon
and Webster's Star Brand
Ii Ribbons for Underwood
~ and Woodstock machines
your order today. THT
"a AOCRAT.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
]. W. SUTTON APPOINTED GAME
WARDEN FOR THIS PARISH

J. W. Sutton, more Familiarity known
as "Uncle Jack" has recently been ap-
pointed Game Warden for Bienville
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

! Many are paying their subscription
out Of their first bale Of, cotton sold
We wonder il there are not many more
who will do the same? ~
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
ling the coming season should not neg

ling the coming season should not neg,
lect to comply with this law.
Mr.. Sutton is, a resident Of Ward l
and has served as a member Of the
parish school board for the past sever.
al years and is very prominent In all
matters pertaining to the welfare of
the parish. We wish to congratulate
the Conservation Commission on sc.
lecting him for the place and feel sure
that he will fill the position in a most
creditable manner.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01
.BIJOU WILL FEATURE
PAULINE FREDERICK
Will Appear i'll "Thc Mistress OF
shcnstone" Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday.

The Mistress Of Shenstone."
Pauline Freder!ck's latest Robertson.
Cole super-spcciai picture. unfo!ds a
story Of "A woman's love and devotion
that Will rank among the most fla
nous love stories OF screen history.
The picture, Il film adaptation OF a
story OF the same name by Florence.
l.. Barclay. opens at the Bijou The
alter tomorrow.
As Lady Myra Inglcby. an English
woman who has been reared in the
lap OF luxury and suddenly brought
face 10 face with the stern realities
Of life. Miss Frederick is seen in one
Of the most emotional roles OF her
career.
Agnes Ayrcs. the brilliant young
acress who gave such AN excellent
performance in Held by the Enemy
rs again headlincr in the new Will
liam u. Taylor special production for
Realart. THE Furnace" which VIII b,
shown at the Bijou Thcater mex,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In
inns picture, Miss Ayrcs portrays tn,
role OF popular London actress
FOLLY Valance, who Is married, at on,
Oh inc most SuEnptuous weddings OF
thc season, to Anthony Bond =
wealthy Canadian and London society
non. Others in the east are Jcrou,,
i'atrick. Theodore Roberts UcnIer
LUMBAR. Betty Francisco, Milton Sills
etc.
The scenario was writtn by Ju!i;
Srawiord lvers from the new Engl,si
novel, The Furance." by pan"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01
MAURICE T0URNEUR PLAY
COMING TO ISIS THIS WEEK

Maurice Tourueur's Perturbation of
The County Fair" will be presented
this week 1T the Isis Theatcr.
The story is founded upon the ia
nous play Of the same name in which
Nell Burgess starred for many sea-
cons all over the world 1t is the
typical study OF New England rural
life with = lovable spinster for its
central character. attaining its hui
mors. excitement and character
studies al q county fair and reaching
It's climax in a thrilling horse race,
where Cola Mo.asSes runs for the
fortunes and happiness of the storys
protaEon!Sts. There ar. Infinite side
lights and bucolic studies which lend
1t that simple appeal which is always
so interesting IN dramas native to
the soil OF Ncw England.
Where the play was naturally lin
tied upon The stage. the picture YER
sion gains sweep and scope and in
iimacy o: detail which IS impossible
10 show under any other form OF en-
tertainmcnt than that Of the silver
screen, u 49, thise possibilities
which HIaGs-ce,. TnhrneuE enlarged
upon 60 successfully. and this ac-
counts !o- the present great vogue
of the familiar story. !; has been
breaking records everywhere and IS
the Outstanding screen MT Of the
season
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01
CLEVER COWBOY STAR
COMING IN NEW PLAY

Back Jones. one OF the clcverest
cowboy actors and greatest riders on
the screen is coming here In his Ia
test William Fox picture, The One
Man Traii." Ne will open n the Blue
Iird TheatSv tomorrow for two days.
The Stpry -cvolvcs around the
.clopericnt ~ Bucks sister in the play
Buck follows TO bring her back. falls
in love on the way. md meets with
some thrilling and humorous Incl
dents aud accidents Buck and his
horse Blondy give some fine enter
taiu:ucrt IN many scenes. The COW
boys also l-iye an exhibition Of some
treat EN- rough, stun in II farewell
send-oit 10 Bucs.
Beatrice Burnham is Jones leading
woman. Tn, story is by Jack Strum-
wussor.
Tiger True.' which is to feature
"Wednesday ana Thursday is the story
OF = hghtmg millionaire whose hobby
is higEpme hunting. but who finds
more adventure in the slumS OF his
own city. than IN Africa. He goes to
live in the underworld and becomes
the Tiger. a feared fighter. whose
struggles with The Baboon. another
notorious gaagster, form the plot OF
the stniy.
William Duncan will appear Friday.
and So tugaay in another episode of
"Fighting Fate" On this hill Hoot
Gibson viii also he seen in Il scr cam
ing comedy, Crossed Clues"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01
y,-,,- ---------------
The NUT" WILL SHOW
AT VICTOR TWO DAYS

The film feature chosen for the en-
tcTtainment OF patrons of the Victor
,or tomorrow and Tuesday is Douglas
falrbhnks The Nut" released
through United Artists
This picture is said TO be distinct
departure from anything previously
zone ny this cver-active star. Aud
FENCES that have grown accustomed
10 seeing Doug" leap from house
TOP 10 house-top viii see his stunts
utilized from an entirely different
angle.
FortrayinG- n love-Iorn inventor. nc
invcnts his NY into trouble and then
invenis his way out. all for the sake
OF girl. The story is laid in Green
WICK village and furnishes pictorial
tour OF this noted quarter
Next Wednesday Anna Q. Nilsson
and Norman Kerry come In Sol :
dicrs OF Fortune" 20 be followed
Gtes From Broadway" Friday James
Kirkwood stars in 1.-The Luck OF the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01

THOMAS / ME|GHAN STARS
in new PARAMOUNT PLAY
"The City OF Silent Men," at Lyric
y First Half OF Week, Is
Big Ecnture

A slcdge- hammer blow is delivered
ngainStS conviction on circumetantial
evidence in ''The City of Silent Men,
the new Paramount picture. starring
THOMAS Meighan. which comes to the
Lyric tomorrow, Tuesday and We'd
nesday. The production is founded on
John Moroso's novel. t"The quarry"
Mt. Meighan plays the role OF small
town youfh who is made the tool of
murderers and sent to the prison for
crime of which he is innocent. The
photoplay shows prison life in all its
phases and is athrob with heart in
terest and appeal. MIR. MciEhan has
in this one of the strongest roles he
has portrayed in many month. and
he is ably supported by such players
as Lois Wilson. Kate Bruce. Paul
Evcrton, George MacQuarrie and Guy
Oliver. Jack" Aloroso. who is we'll
known here, was formerly a local
newspaper man.
Z, "Beau Revei,'' the first of n series
Vance picture productions that will be
presented Mt the Lyric Theater on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, is a
Paramount feature OF exceptional
merit. y story OF the love intrigues
of wealthy. u,trataShiouable New
York man ahout-town. the picture is
original theme. \ practically all-star
cast Is featured, which includes Lewis
Stone. Florence Nidor. Lloyd hughes.
Kathleen KSkham,. Harlan Tucker
and William Conklin. Beau Revel"
was directed by John Griffith Wray,
under the personal supervision OF
Thomas H. InCe.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01
"OFFlCER 666" TO SHOW
AT ODE0N TOMORROW

In -oficer Geo" Tom Nioorels !atcst
picture, the Cfnldwyn studios. hav.
brought 10 the screen another OF.
those excellent plays which have out
lived their period on the legitimate
stage, hut which are far ahead Of
rrtscnt-day standaYds when supple
rnented by the realism afforded
through moving pictures. officer
Cos" WIFE be seen at the OAeon
Theater tomorrow. Man: plays, which
drew record crowds in their time, and
which have been east into the dis
card for new and Oftcutirnes inferior
works are being sa!vagsd by the films.
Elder thcatcrSoers recognize them
with added enjoyment because 81 old
associations. and the young people
find in them rea! humOr and pathOs as
well as speedy action.
Following is the program for thc
remainder Of the week: Tuesday and
Wednesday, Thomas Meighan in The
Easy Road. Thursday. Matt Moore
in Straight Is the Way"; Friday.
Anna q. Nilsson, In The Heart OF a
Fool and Saturday, Conway Tearle
in Society Snobs.''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01
MANY FEATURES COMING
TO THE REX THIS WEEK

Western thrillers and a drama of
Kentucky feature this weeks pill "a,
the Rex Theater. having as the added
attractions the usual comedies. news
wceklies and chapter plays.
Art Accord in The Whitehorse-
man." q Western, will he the chief at
traction tomorrow, and will he sun
piemented by comedies and a ratne
News reel. On Tuesday. Jack Pick
ford will be featured in Tho Little
Shepherd of Kingdom Come" one Of
his best. a railroad and Western.
featuring Helen Holmes, The TIGER
Brand" is the chief attraction on
Wednesday. while another episode If
'The Midnight Riders" together with
comedies. hold the silver sheet Thurs
day.
For the weekend. Neal Har. IN
"Skyfire," a big Western special. will
he shown Friday. and on Saturday
there will be another episode Of TN.
Diamond Queen" combined with com
edy features to round out the pro-
gram.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01

ir'nh." and Agrcs Ayror and Wesley
Bhrry CONS Saturday IA Go and Go;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01
REAL PLAY OF SOUTH
COMING TO BROADWAY.
1.-The Heart OF Maryland" Is Wis.
ualzation of David Bclnsco's Fa-
nous Stage Production.

one of tho big pictures of tho year
VIII be shown at the broadway this
week This is u Installation of
lnet,o,. 'rhS Heart ''0 Of s Maryla pt1"
me play was 4 phenomenal success.
but the MIN has achieved even
srcater triumph, for with the camera
~ is possible TO obtain scenes. loca-
tons ana settings that could not he
reproduced with painted canvas.
Tom Trrriss. who directed the pro-,
auction. has made every effort to pro-
ducc picture which would have u
historic value and be CT interest to
tue pupils of the public schools. He
has secured FOR this purpose many
authentic locations which played i'm
portnnt roles in the conflict, between
1S6l-lS65
He used such sites as The Briars.
General Grants headquarters: the
mansion In which Jefferson Davis was
married and where great balls were
the chapel scenes he secured loca-
ton where famous traitor was
tried. This chapel Is one OF tho his
toric places OF the South. hut has long
over to colorcd people as n place OF
worship. Beautiful scenes were
shot" overlooking the Mississippi
valley. showing wonderful cxpansc
of serrttory. y strange, yet marvel
Gus. location which is shown IN tho
picture is known as Knut's Folly. n
magnificent building, commenced dur
ing the Civil War and never
completed. This furnishes an ideal
spot for the hero to hide while within
the Confederate lines. and makes n
striking background for the scene in
which he is captured. The pic
turcsQucncss of the background is rs
important almost as the stirring ac-
ton. and surely no film upon the
screen today has n more dramatic or
entertaining story than that fur.
nished by The Heart of Maryland"