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THE BIENVILLE DEMOCRAT ARCADIA, BIENVILLE PARISH. LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, MPAY 29, 1919 No. 9 A Good WE BELIEVE we have one of the Bankin most servicable banks in one of the best towns a Good of its size in the state. Our continually increasing number of satisfied customers is the best Tow n evidence that we are serving each one individually, in a satisfactory manner. Our Officers and Directors are men of good sound business judgment, well and favorably known through out the community We endeavor to work for the bet terment of our town and country surroundings, as well as for the in terests of the individual. TE COMNERCIAL BAI ARCADIA, LA. TIRIS NO ARiUiT AGAINST IT If'you are without insurance, it is either carlessness, neglect or oversight. - We are trying here to call your atten tion to a most im po: i rtant matter. Best Companies Represented. eAi1, AG ETKIND KNOWN TO fAN" ODUCE RESOLUTION TO CUT FLORIDA IN TWO lahasee, Illa., May 24.-A resolo was introduced Into the' lower of the Florida legislature today would provide for a rote at ext general election, dividing a into two states, to be known rth Florhli and South Florida. t the whole day, was spent in 1 debate on the resolution, cocaes up for final action Mon. 'SIRUP OF FGorS TO CONSTIPATED CHILD "rut l s ative" can't harm little Sitame LUTer at the tongua, mother! If your little one's stomach, liter nadd cleansing at once. peevish, cros, listless, doesa't 4ttoret naturally, or is fver. .ih hour, breath bid; hias sore diarthbo , full of cold, give a of "California Syrup of a! In a few hours all the foul, waste, undigested food and p tly moves out of its littl 'without grlpin, and you-have playful. child again. Ask yort t for a bottle of "Califoria, of Flgs," which contjius full for babies, children of all 4 for gr po ps. BaKing Is ot wa A "Cold Blooded" Business A It is just as human and just as friendly as any other enterprise and we believe you will find it so, at The First National Bank. We have tried to take the "chill" out of the atmosphere. We want every one of out customers to feel that we'at all times have their best interest at heart. The size of your account does not regulate the courtesies you receive here. We have the facilities for handling the largest as well as the smallest account and we are just as much nlterested in one as the other. Make our bank your hotme when you come to Arcadia. Fi1st A a " : President . . S pr pty $ 140,000.00 ·1·'.,~. .i·.: . . . ~ b~·~Z;itu.·,'. i~ :rb·~..4 COLEMAN COLLEGE ORADUA TION EXERCISEf Cards have been mailed out firorn Coleman College at Gibsland. announe aig their annual commencement ser mon on Sunday, May 25th, and memor. tal exercises that afternoon. Closinl e(ercises of the English Department ilhbe held on Tuesday, May 27th and q.the"Grammar School on Wednesday, May ~8th. fOn May 29th, the Annur Meeting of the Farmers' League will contvene. Exercises of the 8. 8. Teach ers' Training Department will be giver. Friday, May 30th,- also the graduating exercises of' the College 'and Annual Concert. Coleman College is one of the besl known negro colleges in Loulsiana, and is doing much toward the uplift of that race. This year the graduating clas is composed of 10 girls. The Commencement Sermon was. preached byDr. Cox, of Mt. Lebanon. - A CORRECTION In justice to Hon. W. C. Boone whc has just located in Arcadia, we wis to correct a statement made in the Democrat last week, in which we stat ed that Mr. BOone was Just begiuning the practice of law. Mr. Boone prace ticed law in Tulsa, Okla., under Hot J. W. Kerrigan, during a part of 1918., Being within. the draft age limit hli made application for service before be' Ing called, but was not accepted. Daily lihought. There's place and means for every man allve.-o-hakespeare. LOST AVIATORS ARE PICKED UP BY TRAMP STEAMER London, May 25.--Missing for six days and given up for lost, Harry C. Hawker and his navigator, Lieutenani Commander Mackenzie Grieve, British airmen, who essayed a flight across the Atlantic ocean without protection against disaster save what their frail airplane afforded, are safe tonight aboard a British warship off the Ork neys. Tomorrow they will reach the mainland andut proceed to London where they will be acclaimed as men returned to life. Both men are in perfect health. Some 1,10) miles out from New Foundland and 800 from the Britisl' coast on Monday, May 11), the aviator: made the best of an engine which wafs failing to alight on the water. The light Danish steamer Mary, bound from New Orleans and Norfolk to Arhuus. Denmark, picked up the way farers and continued on her northward voy. age. Lacking a wireless outfit the captain of the steamer was obliged tr withhold the good tidings of the res cue until he was opposite the But' of Lewis, where the information was signaled by means of flags that Hawker and Grieve were aboard his ship. o CASTOR HIGH SCHOOL COM MENCEMENT ON JUNE 6TH The graduating class of the Castor High School have issued beautiful in vitation folders, anRouIting their an nual Commencement Exercises, which will he held in the high school audi torium on Friday evening, June 6th, at eight o'clock. The graduating class consists of six of Castor's most popular young peo pie, Misses Lola Walker, Jewel Emile Bogan, Beatrice Bullard, and Beatrice Locke, and Messrs. John Taylor Camp. bell and John Wilson Huckaby. Prof. Lewis B. Lucky, the well liked and worthy printApal and his assist ants, deserve much credit for the splen did progress of the school this term unler adverse conditions. The motto chosen by the splendid young people who compose the clas sets forth in a few words a hope and ambition, which if folowed will alwayt lead to a place of honor and achieve. ment--"Our aim: Success, Our Hope: To win." This is red bloodled Americar sentiment, from Louisiana Americans. " * * * The land of laughter, music mirth and song, Where the women are pure and radiant and the men valient and strong, Where oak, the pine and cypress make up our forests wide, Whilst cotton, cane, corn and rice grow side by side, S$ *i. * * * t * i , Where the mocking birds sing so sweet ly calling to its mate, -In Louisiana, the dearest, sweetest State." BRIEF NEWS ITEMS Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Boddie, of Bien ville, toute 1, were among Monday's lusiness visitors to Arcadia. Mr. Bod. die called at The Democrat office while here and entered his name for a years' subscription. Acording to a press dispatch, the volcano ofKaluk in Java, burst into erutption a few days ago, wiping out twenty villages in the district of Bren. gat and eleven others in the districI of Blltar. Fifteen thousand are re ported to have perished. Mr. W. P, Watson, a Bienville sub scriber, paid this office a welcome caP Friday while heretrading. He was at companied by Mr. I. E.'Sutton, secre tary of the Beinville Parish Centra' Farm Loan Association, of Bryceland. C. W: Turner, of Bienrille, the popu lar and successful representative of the Singer Sewing Machine Co., was ii Arcadia last Friday on business. IAWHON NEWS Mdr. V. Pratt, of Mt. Lebanon. spuent the week-end with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. B. Dunlap of Milndes, spent Sunday in the home of Mr. T. J. Lawhon. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bryan attendet' the funeral of their sister, Mrs. Sydney Burkhalter Friday. Little Mattie Bryan returned home Sunday after spending the week with grandfather at Bleaville. Messrs. J. F. and Rolan White of Castor, spent Saturday and Sunday with homefolks. Messrs George White, Joe Kilgort and Winfred Spinks went to iames town Saturday. Mss Deosia Mae Tingle, of Ring. *od, spent Sunday afternoon with tlKas here. c/. A. 3. White, .Jr., of Stamps, Ark. spent last week with homefolks., SMr. Charlie McGraw, of Mt. Olive. spent gaturday and' Sundaw with rela tirves hWirs. CAPACITY AUDIENCE HEARS LECTURE BY DR, M. E. DODD A capacity audience filled the spac ions high school auditorium last Thurs day night to hear Dr. M. E. Dodd, of Shreveport, give one of his famous "over there" lectures. Precedhig the lec ture a brief, hut enjoyable program was rendered, consisting of a chorus hy the high school girls,; instrumental solo by Mrs. Henry Butler; reading by Mis Jessie Fay 8herard: song lby Mt. Leb. anon Maki Quartette: vocal solo by Mr Paul Madden; violin solo hy Hou. Fost" er Taylor. Mrs. B. Capers also assist ed in the musical numbers. The lecture was given under the auspices of the Arcadia W. M. I'. and admission of 25 cents was charged The door receipts amounted to $97.I00 I)r. Dodd related some of his ex periences while connected with the Y. M. ('. A. In Fraice with the Americla Expeditionary Forces. He paid many glowing tributes to the bravery of the doughboys, and said that every honel and crry favor that could'posslhly Is shown the returning reterans of the world war was not tool much, for said lie, "they deserve it all and more." He stated his opinion of the relation of the American soldiers with those o' the Allies. lie said that it was founm that wherever American and A.\llie soldiers saw hard service together, their relations were all that could be desir ed. but in the rest camps bacsk of till lines., there was often more or less fric tlon between the Americans and cqthel Allied cohllers. This was also true bc tween the Eiglish and French alln" Frenchl and Italians. Quite a number from Mt. Lebanot and Gibsland and other nearby towns were present. 0 NINE TO GRADUATE AT SIMSBORO HIGH SCHOOI The attractive commencement fold. jsr issued by the Simsboro lig'l School of Shinishoro. La., announce: Friday evening, May 30th as the date of their commencement exercises. The graduating class consists of nine memr hers, who are as follows: Misses Ed die Shull, Marie Swanner, Mary Willis Maurine Givens. Bessie Holloway Lunle Tahor, Resale McrGuire, and Bertha Madden, and Mr. Augustus Carrarau, The ambition and enthusiasm of these young.people is good to see. Already they have learned tile lesson that nmany require years to learn--the completion of a given task is only the heglininr of a greater. Their motto, "Finished -yet beginning" contains a lesson. which might well be applied in every walk of life. LOCAL NEWS FROM SAILES Messrs. W. M1. 81ms, II. L. and Floyd Aubrey were business visitors to Gibs land Monday. Mr. and Mrs, Jesse Madden and lit. tie daughter, Gladys of Heflin, visited Mrs. Madden's mother., Mr, J, D, Cole Monday and Tuesday. Messrs. S. L. Aubrey and J. G. Cole were visitors to Gibslanld Monday. Mrs. Harvey Gukce and children, of Homer are visiting relatives here this week. Mr. Leman Fuller, of Athens, ylt ed relatives here FrkPl, Those attendingll the funeral of Mrs Sidney Burkhalfer were: Messrs. T. J. Page and Ford Cole, Meadames Johnnk Aulrey, Jessle Cole andl Emma Page. Messrs. J. H. Long and Joe Davidson were visitors to Gibaland Suaday. p iwC A tSb A 9't.*i 46Mt*v I 4A1~Uh thO t NAW KIN 0% i* * "*l WOULD BUILD 200 MILES OF MODEL ROADS IN PARISH A proposition is under consideration for the building of 200 miles of model roads in Blenville Parish, which would be luflicient to connect every town in the parish. At first thought one would think this a huge undertaking, and in fact it would be. But It can he done with out any special hardship or saerlifie to any one. In fait a four mill special road tax to run for a period of thirty years added to the State and Fedlerr Road Building fund to which we woul" lie entitled would he sufficient to hulk' 200 miles of the very best grade o model roads and to maintain theau. A careful survey of a Bienville par ish map will show that 200 miles of road will cover the distances between every town In the parish, and wil' serve every comlnunity. O)r in other words, a rood coult he built partllel :o the V. S. & P. railroad from the Iictolu to the Webster parish line: and from Arcadia to Mt. Olive church. from Arcadia to Bryehland, thence t( Blenville, thence to Lllbert Hill thence to Priendlship, thence to Saline thence to Alberta, thence to ('astor .Jamestown. Lawhon. and to Hope. thence to line of Webster: from Gibs. land to Me. Lelbanon, thence to Jtames. town, thence to Itinggold. thence tc Lake Blsteneau or Bossier Parish line. From Red River Parish line north through Ringgold to Webster parish line. From Jarlestowl t(; Sparta, thence to flioliVille, thence t( Saline. This require approximately 175 miles of road. A four mill gpeelal tax on $10,000.000 the lpresent assessed valuation of tax. able property in Bien'ille Parish, for a perihl of thirty years would girv $1,200,000.00 for road building. Add to this an equal amount to be supplied by the State anil Federal Road apupro priations, and we havo $2.400.000.00 with which to build and maintain the roads. Figuring $7,000.00 per mile for building purposes, we have left out of this amount $1,000,000.00 maintenance and for interest. In order to obtal, funds for immediate construction work it would be necessary to float serial bonds to the amount of, atry $1,O00,tHnI.iH). one series to bveomo du( each year, ainl lt'. the tax pay off the bonds as they became due each year, together with the Interest. This with the State and Federal appropriation would make immediate construction possible. In order to obtain the State an, Federal aid, it would be necessary tc place a building program hi the hands of the State road elgihneer, who would have the roR(ls surveye(t, anti wbr wou!ld let the contracts and su'pervis the construction, and see that every contractor fulfilled every speciflcation of his contract. Such a system of model road: throughout Blenville Parish wouicl add millions to the value of the propert: owned by our Cltiziits, and the toa would hIe If('tlNd to build them would not hie buiensote. In those distr!Etr which now have special road taxes these could bie 'aeelled. No doubt the proposllion will e sub. mitted to a vote of the property tax payers of tile parish in il the netr future, anlid we feel sure tl1t it iwill mue with the he4't approval which it deo serves, CHANbES ANNOUNCED IN L. S. U. DATIS Baton Rouge, La., May 25.--llghf changes in the dater of tihe Farmers' Short tCoursc or Farmers' Week and of the summer short eourse for boys' and girls' C|uh ntmembers at the LouIslanr 8tsts lPhivetrsity are announced today by the 'niv'ersity authorities. Farmers' Week will l~egil July 31 alnd extend through August 9. instead of August 6 as annlounel hi the sum mer school Iullctin. Betweeni August O and August 9 will he held a serir of lirestock assootations, cooperating with the Lotrtisiana State 'nliverslty. The short course for boys' andt girls" cluh members will begin Monday. Aug nut 11 and clmose at noon Saturday August 10. NEWS FROM PRIelC Mr, T. P. Streeter spent the after. noon, Thursday, in Bienville. Miss Addle Grigg, of Bear Creek, spent last week with relatives here. We were glad to welcome home Mr. John Allison and Mr. Bob Klrkham who have been with the A. E. F. for some time. Their friends are glad to see them looking so well. Mr. Anzsey Grigg, of Bear Creek, spent last Sunday in the home of Mr. Willie Kirkham. Rev. W. T. Strain preached a splen did sermon at the Baptist church Sun. day afternoon. Quite a crowd wets present. So Wags the World., 'liTe class poet sometimes becomes a batcher in after liftte.--Lo~ltrille Co-. Flr.Jounaal. - o-s-- q THE ARCADIA FAIR ARCADIA, LOUISIANA Announcement! We have War Savings and Thrift Stamps to sell. Come in and invest your money. Let It Grow While You Sleep On the 15th day of this month the Government paid out thousands of dollars as interest on Liberty Bonds. Invest In W. S. S. Remember you can get your money any time by giving ten days notice to your postmaster. Save and Invest In W. S. S. This space donated by Jos. Dawidoff & Co. lac =---ya-- Fruit Jars, Rubbers and Tops We carry at all times a supply of the Famous Kerr Economy and Mason Jars. Also plenty of Boyd Mason Caps, best Rubbers in town,,and Caps and Lids for any Jar that we have ever sold you. It pays to buy the Jar that you can get new lids for. Let us show you the lines of Jars that we handle, They will keep fruit and vegetables better. THE OEFLEs RDAEW Coh "We carry the Stock" IDEAL FURNITURE Nothing contributes more to the comfort and at. tractiveness of the home than good lurniture, and our line of Furniture was never more complete. We have some attractive Bedroom Suites, Dining Room and Library Sets, and many seperate pieces such as Dressers, Vanity Dressers, Beds, Easy Rockers, etc. Prices within the reach of all Also a good line of Refrigerators, SB THE OLD RELIABLE US CO FURNITURE NAN BAPTIST ARE OBATEFUL TO LOUISIANA NEWSPAPERS Special to The Democrat. Southern Baptist scored a niew vie tory in their gifts to Home and For elgn Missions. Notwithstanding the fact that Lolabianuu Baptists had just recently contributed $125,000.00 to the Baptist Bible Institute of New Or leans, they made an advance of 33 1"'. per cent over their previous high recorl in their giving to Home and Foreign Missious during the month of April this year. It is very clear that much of this was due to the advertising car rled in the various secular papers of the state. In their recent convention in Atlanta Ga., they enrolled more than four thou. sand messengers, and mst for themselves a goal of $75.000,000.00 for missionary purposes within the next fve years. Loulsiala Ulptists were prominent in all of the work of the Convention, and will do their full part in this enlarg. ed program. With thanks to your editor for the courtesies shown our communicatione, I am G. H. CRUTCHER, Cor. 8~. Catarr CannOt Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATION, as the eanot reach the seat of the 4ieuse. Clatarr is a local disase, irtly In- , lueaced by constitutional coldttMe an In order to cnre it yeou mast ta as aternal remedy, Halls' Caterh Medl* cue Is taken termasny d et thra the blood on the mucous MUM o the, system. tMlls' Catarrk Medce wasl pr ibed by one of the beti sleIas la tr country for ears "at. tom-l saoi ofl testutk The largest butIrt y knowsa I found In British Few QuWtnl, and thit. only. )fesured acrathe vtab., Igpaslee lie g df`t froma S to 1 ianches wide, _ • ..,. , c- 4'q .I-·rll4.1,- t ,,i,-r ·, ·Y,4