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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
SHERMAN STILL AT LARGE
Thought to Be in st. Francis River
Bottom, Near His Old Haunfs.

After an absence of nearly week.
Sheriff.. j. i. Adair returned home yes
terday, having failed to capture Frank
Sherman, wanted for the killing Of Rev.
j., G. Keeth, of the Plain Dealing com
munity, on the morning Of the 4th. NIr.
Adair's inquiries took him into two
states, Arkansas and Tennessee, In both
of which Sherman formerly resided.
John r. Sherman. brother of the
fugitive, resides at Goodwin, Ark, and
Sheriff. Adair visited his home and
searched it. He thinks that Frank
Sherman had been there and that he
was not more than ten hours behind
him. Answers to inquiries made by
John Sherman indicated that he had
recently had a conversation with his
brother, Sheriff. Adair thinks, and add
ed that two men of the community so
well described the man wanted that he
knows they had seen him. The four
children Of Frank Sherman are now at
the home of John Sherman. Mr.. Adair
having seen them there. They were TAX
en- to that home by Cy Sherman, Of
Clarksville, Ark, a brother Of the two
Shermans above mentioned
Frank Sherman, it is thought.
learned in some way Of the coming of
Sheriff. Adair and made his escape in
to the st. Francis River bottom " He
has made his getaway for the time be-
ing said Mr.. Adair, "but l believe he
will finally he captured Circulars, Civ
ing his description and offering the $500
reward have been mailed to many Off
GERS and they are on the look for him
every day. Also, shall mail out other
circulars giving a more complete de-
scription
While away Sheriff. Adair learned
a number of things about Sherman.
the information coming to him from au-
thentic sources. For instance, fis true
name is Frank Sherman and the name
by which he is now known, Walter ].
sherman was that of his father, some
years dead. He was, says Mr.. Adair,
for about twenty years a deputy sher-
riff in st. Francis County. Arkansas,
and is wanted in that county and in
Monroe County (that state) for cow
stealing and other crimes, the two sher-
riffs holding warrants for his arrest.
Also, he is wanted in Memphis. Tenn,
for an old crime. Mr. Adair added that
as a result of his trip he is more hope
full of finally capturing Sherman. but
believes he is a man well schooled in
the ways Of criminals.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
Recently there occurred on the gravel

Recently there occurred on the gravel
road here in Benton, after nightfall,
collision between two automobiles,
the drivers meeting on bridge. The
two cars tand especially the lighter
one) We're much damaged and lady in
one of them received ugly cuts about
her face and arms. 1t would seem all
but a miracle that no one was more
seriously hurt--or manned for life-or
killed. The Banner has before called
attention to the necessity of wider
bridges on the improved roads Of the
parish. Are we to wait for the coming
of some terrible catastrophe before put
ting them in? An improved road invites
fast driving and the glare from an ap-
preaching automobile blinds one to
the presence of the bridge-and then
the accident. Let's do away with the
narrow bridges and save few lives.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
Change in Train Schedule.

The northbound motor ear is now due
here at AL am, the change in it's
scedule becoming effective Sunday,
and being made so its passengers can
make connection with early trains on
the main line of the Cotton Belt. The
train crew that takes the motor car
north also brings the passenger train
south and the crew that brings the mo-
tor car south each afternoon takes the
passenger north-and thus one crew
must live in Shreveport and. the other
in Lewisville, Ark. The only change
in schedule of the four rassenger-car.
rying trains is that above mentioned.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
GENERAL STATE NEWS
Resident of Mansfield Gets His Car
Smashed by Train, but He Re-
Teives Only Slight Injuries.
Oak Grove Will Organize a Chamber
of Commerce -Logarsport to
Have New $4,000 Church.

Mrs. Mary Davis Gray, sixty-nine,
of Minden, died in that city last week.
Burglars entered the store of John
Gallo, of Douglas Island, last Friday
and rifled the cash register of $25.
Morgan and Byrd Railroad and
Gravel Company has moved its gem
eral offices from Haynesville to
Shreveport.
Thomas p. Irving, Confederate vet
eran, aged seyenty-seyen years, died
at Shreveport sanitarium some days
ago. He was formerly a resident Of
DeSoto Parish.
An electrical show will be given by
the Southwestern Gas and Electric
Company at the corner of Marshall and
Milan streets, Shreveport. from No
vemher 10th to 9th, inclusive.
Initial plans have been started by
the business men of Oak Grove for the
organization of chamber of COM
merce, the first of it's kind ever inaug-
urated in the parish of West Carroll.
Logansport is to have a new Metho-
dist church, to cost $4,000. The con-
tract. awarded to w. A. Turner, has
feen signed by the building committee
representing the Methodist congrega-
tion of the town.
Fire in the heart of Shreveport's
business district Monday night de-
stroyed part of the second floor of the
Iuilding occupied by the American Res
taurant, at Marshall and Texas streets.
The loss is estimated at only $500.
The .Tensas Basin Leyee Board will
at its next regular meeting in January
take up the question of the construc-
ton of levee at the head of La
Fourche Lake, according to Richard
Hownes, jr., Of Monroe, member of the
board.
J. e. Clayton, secretary of the Oak
dale Chamber Of Commerce. is in COM
munication with a large picking con
Germ with a view of Interesting it in 10
eating in the Allen Parish town Mr..
clayton says it is probable the plant
will lie located there, provided Il sub
stantial acreage in cucumbers will he
pledged by the farmers. The seed will
be furnished free and contract for
the purchase of cucumbers at a stipu.
lated price vii be offered.
While Walter Fair Johnson, of Mans
field, was driving to town from his
country home, reports last weeks is
sue of the Enterprise, his car was
struck by a passenger train at the Jen.
kins Street crossing, in that city. The
automobile was grown to bits by the
impact, and he was thrown some thirty
feet. Mr.. Johnson sustained painful
injuries, but they are thought not to be
serious. and should no internal colnrli
cations set in he will soon be well
again.
4 press dispatch of the week reads
1t is reported that 10000 syrup cans
have been sold at Winfield, Atlanta
Skies and Dodson, this season, 40 pei
cent more than last year. 1t is also re
| ported that Winn Parish has gathered
and marketed 60 per cent cotton croI
this season, which seems to be above
many other parishes. The parish is de
void Of feed stuff, having failed in ev
cry grain or forage crop. However, it il
making ready for the biggest crop il
many yearss next season and it is he
lieved that with the aid of the recently
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
Horne Mission Day.

Next Sunday is Home Mission Day
in the Red River Fresbytery, mention
Of which was made in last weeks Issue
OF the Banner. We are requested to
announce thar, in earring out the pro-
gram Of the day, Prof. G. Il. Byrd, Of
Shreveport, will make an address at
Banks Chapel at eleven o'clock and
another at the Renton Presbyterian
Church at $50 O'Clock pm Appropri-
ate services will also he held at the
Plain Dealing and Rocky Mount Pres
byterian churches.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
A j" Be Good Week."
New Orleans ch,istian Adrocote.

New Orleans Christian Adrocdte.l
There are SO many "weeks" for var
ious and sundry causes and purposes
that we venture to suggest another,
for the benefit of those whom 1t may
concern (Which means all Of us). The
suggestion Is that everybody try to be
good a week. 1t would be harder for
some than others to do this, to be sure,
but we firmly believe that it would not
hurt anybody. II people would try to
be good during one week, maybe, in
the course Of time, they might be per-
suaded to try it for two weeks, or
even longer. The real saints are those
who try to be good all the time.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
sIANA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1922.
organized farm bureau Winn Parish is
entering a new era"

/
entering new era"
Robbers blew the safe Of J. A. Glib
son & Sons store, at Morrell, and es-
capped with $f10O. No clew has been
found.
Salt water has been struck at a depth
of 1856 feet on the grounds of the
Greater Agriculture College, in Baton
Rouge.
Headquarters of the State Bank Ex-
aminer are to be moved to New Orleans
from Shreveport, according to an aticle
contained in Tuesdays Times.
Tick eradication work in Caddo Par
ish is showing good results. there being
only fourteen head of cattle found in
tested last month out of eleven herds.
s. M. Collins, secretary for the Nom
roe Chamber of Commerce, is now max
ing tour of Northern and Eastern cit
les with 4 view of securing factories
for Monroe.
]. s. Brock, Of Franklin, has been ap-
pointed State Commissioner of Banks
by Governor Parker, to succeed L. Il.
Thomas, who resigned to become Mayor
of Shreveport.
c. r. Meeker, desk sergeant at police
headquarters in Shreveport, received
painful injuries last Saturday when the
car in which he was riding was struck
by another car.
For the week ending last Saturday
the State Board of Health reports 264
cases of Dengue fever throughout the
state (and reported to the board), as
against 1854 cases for the week prior.
Sabine Parish has succeeded in SELL
ing the 100000 issue of road bonds re-
Gently voted for building hard-surface
reads throughout the parish. Contracts
will be let for the work as soon as pos
sihle.
Farmers of Franklin Parish have
pledged to market 6O47 bales Of cotton
co-Operatively as a result of the cam
paign of the Louisiana Farm Bureau
Cotton Association The parish quota
was ,602O bales.
Members of the Haynesyille local Of
| the carpenters and joiners' union cele-
hratedl Armistice Day by taking their
tools and donating days work to the
First Methodist Church of that city,
now unuer construction.
According to the October report COW
.ering the sugar cane crop, just issued
by Lionel L. james, agricultural stat
istian for Louisiana, bureau of agricul-
tural economics, United States Depart
| ment of Agriculture, the crop shows a
decline of 2 per cent in condition
Professor w. f. Simpson, principal of
the high school at Winfield succunlbed
| to injuries and burns received Thurs
day night of last week when he rescued
the four members of the Sewers family
from their apartments when they be-
| came hemmed in by mass of flames
which destroyed the building.
According to G. O. Moser, secretary
| of the American Cotton Growers Ex-
change at Dallas, approximately one
| half of the initial $4,000 bales of cotton
sought to be signed for under the CO.
operative marketing plan in Louisiana
have been signed for, Tuesdays edition
| of the Shreveport Journal states
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
SWEET POTATOES.

Before the writer is spread the No
vemher crop report for Louisiana as
made by the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics Of the United States De-
spartment of Agriculture. A portion of
"a paragraph making reference to the
states sweet potato yield will be of In
terest. 1t reads:
The preliminary estimate of the
average yield of sweet potatoes per
sAere is 81 bushels, which compares
Nath VI bushels in 1921, with 1O1 BUSH
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
f the ddo-Bossier Parish Farr

If the Caddo- Bossier Parish Farm
Bureau is to secure for the farmers of
the twO parishes letter prices for their
agricultural products through cooper
atiye marketing, then the plan az OUT
lined will lie vel! worth while--a step
in tie right direction. Too much in this
direction is not being attempted, and
the success of the venture is foreseen.
Many others have pledged to market
their cotton through the bureau, have
you yet gotten In line?
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
Delegates Named by Governor.

A brief news story of interest appear
ing In Sundays issue of the Shreve-
port CGncdsian reads:
Governor Parker has announced
the appointment of delegates to the
National Rivers and Harbors congress
sional meeting, to be held in Washing
ton. ID. G., on Monday, December 4th
next. The delegates are Andrew Quer-
bes, Clarence Ellerbe, j. e. Murray,
L. R. Kirby, w. H. Hodges and ]. Ho-
mer Jordan.
"A meeting of members of all state
levee boards will he held at Baton
Rouge November 18th to outline def
mite policy for Louisiana to follow at
the national meeting"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
Three Years for 81.

From this date until the LIST Of Feb
ruarg we offer the Banner at the SUBJ
scription price Of three years for s..
Both old and new subscribers may take
Of the offer. Make remit
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lowed from this special rate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16
i 100000 school building will be good

A 100000 school building will be good
enough and large enough for Benton
for the present. Let's resolve now to
spend the remaining $4,000, or the
greater portion Of it (having in mind a
local sinking fund.-, In improving the
schools premises - the securing of a
permanent deep-well water supply,
water works, a sewerage system, sani-
tary water clostes, etc
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16

Siamese women stain their teeth
black with betel nut to denote their
married state says a news item. And
We are still wondering what one does
about it after she becomes Il grass
widow.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16

The bridges on the improved roads of
Rossier Parish tand there are too many
of them) are too narrow and are haz-
ardous to the fast driving the roads
prompt. Let's do away with them. Let's
spare few lives by making the bridges
us wide as the roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16

OF the $50 men and one woman
who are at present members of the
House of Representatives and Senate
more than 300 are lawyers" says an
exchange. Yes, brother, and they
stand mighty close together for class
legislation, too. In truth, the laws Of
the states as well as those of the Ma
ton all favor the willy lawyer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16

Thanks to President Harding and his
blunt administration Of affairs at the
Nations capital, we again, have a
Solid South.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-11-16

Is Wanted at this Office (to give to
all old friend) several copies OF the
Banner Of date September 21st.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
THE WOMAN VOTE.

The interest of politicians in getting line
on the way women will vote in the future IS
very natural Much depends for political fortune
upon sensing what in legislation will appeal
to this new element of the electorate. As
suredly, a vast majority of politicians in all
parties and classes would be glad to know
lust what the trend of the women's vote will
be. Suffice it to say that if they did know,
they would lose little time in shaping their
policies to impress the women. For the
present political leaders will have to be con-
tent with the privilege of deduction and the
cleverer they are in working out their con-
illusions the better Will be their opportun-
ties to win support in this new element Of
the body polite.
1t is more or less generally believed that
the woman vote is an unknown quantity.
That belief is one that has come without any
particular attempt at elusiveness on the part
of the American woman In fact, 1t might be
said that the women themselves do not know
lust what their influence eventually will be-
Plainly enough they have indicated that they
do not desire to hold the balance OF political
power This is shown by their willingness to
be absorbed by the two major political par
ties as against any wish to form a party OF
their own Women are to be democrats and
republicans for the most part just as the men
are Some will be progressive" republicans
or progressive" democrats or party con-
servatives. Even as the standpat male voter
is a part of the electorate, so will the stand
pat female voter be unit of the body polite.
Guesses 1T random, which are certain to be
made, easily would say that the division in
the ranks of women voters will be about
even.
The politician, however who expects wo-
men to be out and out partsans, clinging to
the banner at all times and repeating the
slogan, whatever, it may be, may make
mistake. Women have declared that they
want an economic government, and it is we'll
known that they are steadfastly opposed to
corrupt methods in politics. 1t is also be
lieved that they will not be content with
promises, but will hold the leaders respon-
sible for the results that follow. On the
whole The News believes that the woman
vote will have a leavening effect, that it will
be cleansing and uplifting. The interest of
woman is in the home, the biggest most i'm
portant unit in American national life, is
recognized as deeper than that of man. 1t
would seem that her desire for home better
ment is safe foundation on which to build
her influence in politics.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
RUDE RURAL RMY MES
In Praise Of Plumbing.

| sing the bath tub and its uses, its soap
and suds and cleansing juices How dear to
my heart is its porcelain lining when Hannah
has scrubbed it all clean and all shining, with
nowhere upon it circle Of dark some bather
has left for high water mark How dear
to my heart is the hot water faucet, the rack
and the towels that spread out across it. l
stand awhile on one foot, just while the suds
are at their worst, then teeter round upon
the other to rest and cool its par-boiled
brother AS soon as | can stand the heat |
put in both my size-ten feet The water still
is over hot; l step about before squat in
hopes to find a cooler spot and waiting wet
another minute | gingerly settle the rest OF
me in it. When | was young we had no tubs
in which to take our weekly scrubs. If pa
would battle he had to pitch in and pacl,
some water to the kitchen. When that was
hot he called for Bub to rustic up a laundry
tub. And there with lather overlaid, cold
kitchen drafts upon him played Some folks
keep warm with fat and loose flesh, but pa
was thin and ran to goose flesh. He sprung
the door a cautious crack; his deep bass voice
rang through the shack and called for ma
to wash his back Then slipping in the soapy
Juice he fell and Jared his backbone loose.
O we have griefs and more coming, but glory
be for modern plumbing. Our lives of veal
and woe are mixtures, but we have all the
modern fixtures. BOB. ADAMS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
THE OLDEST BUILDING.

What is said to be the oldest frame build
ing in the United States is the old Quaker
meeting house at Easton Nd. Local his
tories place its date of erection in 1884, CIV
ing the ancient structure an age of 230, and
it is said that William Penn attended ser
vices in it when he was trading with the In
dams. This old Quaker meeting house stands
just where it was built, and as it was built,
without any change. An occasional replacing
of shingles on the roof and of the weather
boarding are all of the repairs it has had
since it was erected. It's frame inside and
woodwork and some of the Notwithstanding
are the same as when built. The only preser-
vative used on the wood has been old fash
toned white wash on the outside. Seven of
the original plank seats and the woodwork
inside have had no paint whatever. White
oak, white pine, cypress and southern pine
were the woods used.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
Home Town Loyalty.
From the Townsville Times-Enterprise.


No man wants to be openly accused of
disloyalty to his home town. 1t is considered
in the nature of mild insult, to say the least
Yet we all know that mems ideas of loyalty
to their home town are so varied and so pc
cuiar that many might be so classed under
very rigid and strict Interpretation Of that
word.
The man who is loyal to his town is max
ing some tangible and defnit- effort to inn
prove, enlarge aud develop it He is not de-
voting any time to knocking it nor criticizing
it except in a~thoroughly constructive and
unselhsh manner. When we sec a man peren-
niay knocking whatever his home town tries
to do, even though he may conscientiousy
not favor it, he is not doing any good. If
he is trying to do something by suggesting
something better and working with that end
in view unse1fshly and earnestly he is max
ing Roadway.
We all want to be loyal, so it is just as
we'll that we take stock sometimes and see
what real loyalty to our town means. If we
are convinced that we have a duty to perform
il making it progressive let's get at it. If
we believe that we should sit down and let
the other fellow make the town grow let's
don't pirate about our loyalty or fuss when
we are accused of being disloyal. Every town
is entitled to the respect of its ctizenry when
it is properly conducted If it is not prop
erly run it is entitled to the conscientious eff
forts of its men and women to right it and
preserve it from the error of its way. In eth
er event those who are laboring with that
end in view are certainly loyal.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
CURRENT COMMENT.

Rochester Post-Express: Few observers
will be surprised at the statement OF Presi,
dent MacCracken, of Vassar that physical
education of our girls in the last 10 years has
had noticeable effect upon their physical
He says that the students at
Vassar have gained an inch and nan IN
height and an extra size for the hands and
fect and have increased their girth measure
ments That the girls OF today are taller than
those of but a few years ago, despite. the
passing popularity within that period OF the
extremely small girl, is apparent. Tall girls
are not so uncommon as they were. The
small foot and small hand are not such a
source of pride as once they were. Our girls
are more active in all exercises involving bodily
cxertion They show the benefit OF this in
their healthier appearance over that OF the
Girls Of other years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-13
War Figures Monumental.

Lincoln Journal: Counting the wealth pro
duced by American farmers last year at $l2-
366O0O,000, the department OF agriculture es.
innate. it took about three years product Of
the farms to pay the immediate cost Of the
war. If Senator Borah is correct in his es-
innate that the after cost of the war in inter
est bonuses, pensions and the like will be
$1,000 100000 that would take the products
OF the farms for six years more. Modern ma
chinery production is so efficient that gem
Grafton OF 40 years can undoubtedly sacrifice
nine years of its agricultural wealth produc-
ton and still survive in reasonable comfort.
There is no escaping the fact though, that
the war has been an expensive game, making
the difference between scant and plenty to
millions of people for the rest of their lives.
Houston Post: There are lot Of NUM-
skulls in the country eternally begging the
government for something who do not know
every time the government hands out buck
it takes two from the taxpayer