The Bossier banner., 1922-12-07

uninjured, the mother having thrown it
to safety before being knocked down
by the flying debris.
A motorboat with cargo of 45O
sacks of liquor, consisting of 200
quarts, was captured near Lake Borgne
last Friday by Federal prohibition
agents.
A news item from Marion says Union |
Parish has signed more than half of its |
quota of 1900 bales under the co-opera-
tive marketing plan of the Louisiana |
Farm Bureau
Mrs. Theresa Favrot, of New Or |
leans, was instantly killed Thursday |
night Of last week when the automobile |
in which she was riding was overturned |
near Destrahan.
According to report received from
Vivian, the La.-Texas Community Oil
Company's wildcat well, five miles
northwest of that city, in section 33,
township %, range 16, is still pumping
Oil at the rate Of $50 barrels per day.
Cotton and corn yields in Ouachita
Parish have been greatly increased by
means of improved methods Of farming,
according to the annual report of e. r.
Strayhan, the parish farm agent, made
to the Police Jury of his parish Mon
day.
There were 191, ,7S9 registered voters
in the state on October 7th, according
to figures compiled by Richard II.
Flower. assistant Secretary Of State.
Of these 153.159 were white men,
IS, ,o32 white women, and sos negro men
and 80 negro women.
The Bethany Oil and Gas Company
has sold to the Fortuna Oil and Gas
Company oil and gas rights in Ouachita
Parish, on the Glendora, Ludeling and
Woodlawn plantations, consisting ~-of
approximately 2655 acres of land. The
consideration is given as $7464.
The Industrial canning plant of Eliz-
aheth, finished its fall pack of sweet
potatoes last week and closed for the
season. The next crops to be handled
will be cabbage and green beans in the
| spring, and contracts are being made
with the farmers for these crops.
Observance Of Victory Week in the
sign-up for members of the Louisiana
Cotton Growers Cooperative Market
| day. over 800 bales having been signed
the first day, F. w. Spencer, in charge
| of the Farm Bureau drive for North
west Louisiana, announced Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 10Th, has been
! fixed upon by Governor Parker as the
date for holding special election in
New Orleans to elect judges of the civil
district court to fill vacancies caused
by the death of Fred King, late civil
district court judge, and the elevation
Of Wynne Rogers to the supreme bench.
The Onachita Parish Jail is now said
to he filled with prisoners the majority
of them being charged with liquor viO-
Iations. Many of them were gathered
in Sunday night, when posse headed
by three deputy sheriffs made raids on
negro dives and barrel-house resorts in
the country districts adjacent to Mon
roes carbon plants.
The War Finance Corporation has
given good boost to the rice planters
of Louisiana. Advance of $5OOOOO t6
the Louisiana Farm Bureau and Rice
Growers Cooperative association ha:
been authorized. The money will be
used for the more orderly marketing
of the crop, according to Representa-
tive Lazaro. who assisted in the pres
entation of the case for the association
1t will enable the planters to Obtain
money on rice in storage.
Floyd w. Spencer, district manages
for the Farm Bureau, is in Shrevepor
| in the interest Of the bureau co-Opera
tive cotton marketing drive. According
to J. B. Anthony, parish agriculture
agent for Caddo, who is actively con
, nected with the drive in that parish, i
p will be carried out this week by per
p sonal appeal by members in each local
: ity. He further stated that the quot
for Caddo was 64OO bales, of whicl
I nearly 5000 bales have been pledged.
+ The promise of cooperation of fedel
t al. state and city prohibition enforce
t ment officers in concerted effort
: stamp out whiskey running and boo
: Logging in New Orleans and vicinit
O was one of the results of the tw0-da
t law enforcement conference of the Al
) tisaloon League. whick closed it's Sc
t sions in that city Monday night. A
r cording to prominent speaker befor
a the conference. the city is to be give
s a thornugh clean-up and that Who'll