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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17
4ALL FOR spARkMAN"


10 the OCd1d DduuGEs
noted the above statement, I be-
lieve it was in one of the Tampa dali
Iy papers, and referred to some board
Of trade meeting. Notwithstanding
this, the statement is literally true, as
( cannot recall an act of commission
or omission during his term of service
that they were not all for Sparkman.
Do you know of anyone, or any reason.
or any fact that can furnish any evil
dence to show why he should be chair
man of the rivers and harbors COM
mittee?
During his term of office he devoted
the most of his time to getting appro-
priations, when the same could be had,
to improve the Port Tampa harbor,
when then and now belongs to the
Plant System of railroads, or perhaps
the property at present of the A. G. L.
R. r. Co. This he continued until two
stituents in Tampa put him on notice
that if something was not done to i'm
prove the waters of the Hillsborough
river that he would lose his job. That
his conduct in office while representa-
tive has no official tincture about it,
but has been continuously nothing but
a job.
There are other streams in his dis
trict which were navigable waters. but
the appropriations that went to these
were so small and insignificant and
were used as a matter of humbug,
that instead of augmenting the navi-
gable capacity of said streams, only
diminished the same, and simply en-
couraged those who wanted to stop
the navigation of these streams to
continue their acts of obstruction,
which finally made the streams non
|nayigable.
Take Crystal River as an example
He has promised these people time
and again, and especially just -before
every biennial election. 'that it would
not be very long before they would
see ocean-going steamships coming up
their beautiful river to their beauti-
full city" The last appropriation made
for this river was not sufficient to pay
for the oil used on the United States
dredge boat, which went into this riv-
|er ostensibly to dredge, just before
the election, and left in ten or fifteen
days thereafter for want Of funds, and
the river is in no better condition
than it was before this dredge boat
came. This is true Of every other
stream in his district that was once
navigable, but now non-navigable, for
the reasons aforesaid, and many 9TH
ers that may be added hereafter.
He has with full notice of the facts
acquiesced in the destruction of the
navigable capacity of the Aalafia riv-
Ier and the Withlacoochee river and
the Oklawaha river.
The Improvement of the HilIsbor-
ough river he was coerced into, but
not until the organization and incor-
poration Of the municipality known as
East Tampa, a distinct and separate
sovereignty from the city of Tampa,
and the organization and incorpora-
ton OF the Union Depot Company Of
Tampa, and the final amalgamation of
the city of East Tampa and the city of
Tampa, making the two one. The his
tory of all of which remains to be
written, and which when truthfully
written. will show that it is "aI for
Sparkman."
MORE " n.Iar, 1rrAvc
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

There are no miracles being per-
formed especially noticeable in Flor
IDA but we are raising up a set of pro
phets. Editor Calhoun, of the Tampa
Times, claims to be prophet of sixty
years standing; Editor Law, as a
political prophet, claims to be almost
infalliable; Editor Jordan will not re-
tire because of a single failure and
now comes Colonel Watkins. in his
forecast Of the wet and dry cleo
ton in Orange county hit the nail
squarely on the head in many of the
voting districts and in the county as I
whole.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17
EngIand,s Great Writer

Arthur Morrison, author of "The
Hole in the Wall . Tales Of Mean
Streets the Green Diamond sto-
ries an the Chronicles Of Martin
Hewitt" is the author Of the Red Tri-
angle Mystery series now being given
away absolutely free with the New
York Sunday World Next Sundays
camplete story by the great author is
entitled @Tbe Case Of the Admiralty
Code" and is another Of the Red Tri-
angle stories.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17
ion. citrus or sumter counties.

rion, Citrus or Sumter counties.
2. No person shall contest unless
written notice is given me not later
than July /, 1911.
8. The contestants must be sub
scribers for either the Weekly Ocala
Banner, Ocala Star, Sumterville Times
or Citrus County Chronicle
4. Exhibits shall be made in OcaIa
of not less than 500 pounds in the pod,
and one bushel of so pounds sheIled
beans. on january 10th, 1912. CAS-
many more may be exhibited as con-
testant desires).
5. The amount of yield, and the
method of measurement, must be GER
titled by each contestant, and attest
ed by two disinterested witnesses,
who shall be satisfactory to the coun-
ty superintendent of public instruc-
ton In the county where grown.
6. Each contestant must submit
attested certificate showing the yield
from his 10 acres.
Z. In awarding prizes the following
basis shall be used: (Al, Greatest
yield per acre, 40 per cent; OBJ Best
and largest exhibit of beans, 40 per
cent; (C) Best written account of
how the crop was grown, 20 per cent.
s. Everybody eligible to compete.
No restriction are made as to how
the crop shall be grown.
2. G. CHAMBLISS
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17
OcALA BANNER SUBSCRIPTION
RATES
Weekly

Hod bless the fiagl Let It Hoat and
I'LL
The sky with its beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low, sweet chant Of its wind
swept bars,
And the chorus Of all its clustered
stars.
Embrace 1t. o mothers! and heroes
shall grow,
While It's colors blush warm on your
bosOms of snow.
Defend it. o fathers: there's no sweet
er death Nk
Than to float its fair folds with q sol
dier's last breath!
and love it. o children! be true to the
sireS
Who wove it in plain by the old camp
fires.
Samuel l. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17
THE PARCELS POST


In his annual message to congress
the president recommended the estab-
lisbanent of a rural parcels post in the
following language:
THAT IL pounds. the international
limit, be made the limit of carriage OF
such post, and this with view of the
general extension when the income OF
the postoffice will permit it."
This rural parcels post is just the
beginning of what is intended to be a
general parcels post, which should be
opposed by every liberal thinking cltI-
zen having the interest of his own
state, community and city at heart.
In the first place, it is advocated
and has been worked for number
of years by mail order houses in the
hope of being able in a measure to
out-buy and out-sell all smaller mer-
chants, thereby through the parcels
post concentrating the retail trade to
a few large cities, driving the rural
merchant, who spends his money at
home, out of business, to the detri-
ment of all communities blessed with
honest, fair dealing home merchants,
who have the interest of their patrons
and the community generally at heart.
The parcels post was suggested and
has been advocated, not by the people
in general, whom, it is claimed, will be
benefited the most by its passage, but
by a group of mail order houses, well
known to the public generally, which
have grown wealthy through the sale
of an inferior brand of goods, in COM
petition with our home merchants,
who handle only the best and are will
ing and anxious that you make thor
ough examination, while in buying
from these mail order establishments
it is a case CT sight unseen" take
what is sent you or pay the carriage
both ways" and nine times out of ten
you get an inferior article that could
have been bought from your home
merchant if he carried such quality
at much lower figure.
In the event of the passage of the
parcels post, there will be established
dozens of mail order houses in the
great cities, which will be supported
by the country sections, concentrating
the retail trade, enriching a few, al
ready millionaires, and causing thous-
ands of smaller merchants to retire
from trade and seek other sources of
living.
If the government is DESTROYS of do
ing something for the public at large,
its attention is called to the exorbi-
tant express and freight rates charged
to and from this section of the state,
in majority of cases on articles that
would not come under the parcels post
weight of eleven pounds, this excess
i've rate being almost the sole cause
of high living in this section. Get af-
ter the railroads and express COM
panies and see that we are given
something like reasonable rate, and
there will be no demand for a parcels
post, which will be of little value to
the people of Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The price of turpentine is higher
now than it has ever been. 1t adyanc-
ed last week from 81 3-4 cents to 90
cents and on Saturday there was an
active demand for it at those figures.
Those in position to know say that it
is no visionary dream to see dollar
|turpentine. That ought to bring many
dollars into this section.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Ebert Hubbard speaks of success
in this style: "A successful man is
one who has tried, not cried; who
has worked. not lodged; who has
shouldered responsibility, not evaded
it: who has gotten under the burden,
not merely stood off, looking on, Civ
ing advice and philosophizing on the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

A Richmond, Va, judge has decid-
ed in the case of a man who refused
TO support his mother-in-law as fol
lows: If you are dissatisfied with the
incumberance that comes with bride
you have my sympathy, but it must
always be kept in mind that this mat
rimonial business is for better or for
worse. The decision. therefore, was
that the mother-in-law be supported.
Remember this. young man, and don't
take one unless you are willing to take
the other.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The knowing how is one Of the
best assets man can have. But to
know how sometimes, and, indeed,
most always. costs diligent prepare
ton and long study. You cant Just
know how dry so.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Rev. Campbell Morgan, a distin-
guished minister of London, England
is visiting Atlanta upon the invita-.
ton of Len G. Broughton. It takes
a heap of preaching from many big
guns to keep our big cities in the
straight and narrow way and Of
times even those methods fail.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Senator Lorimer got big reception
on his return to Chicago from Wash
ington. He was greeted by more
than ten thousand people with several
bands OF music,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The United States government is
acting as if that instruction in Mex
leo amounts to very respectable rev.
olution.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

What did Bailey mean by it is as
much Of an unsolved conundrum as
President Taft's reason for modifying
the troops On the Mexican border.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The city council of St Petersburg
appropriated fifty dollars to help pro-
cure a silver service for the battle
snip Florida. SO the peoples money
goes for glittering display, for the
pomp and pagentry of war.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

President Taft received big recep-
ton in Atlanta. The president was in
fine feather and seemed proud of the
magnificent reception given him
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Advertising pays, and Postmaster
General Frank Harris Hitchcock
wants It to pay the government. The
object.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Mr. Richard Achilles Ballinger is SUI
ing MI Clifford Pinchot in the courts
Tor 100000. The exssecretary is mad
but not modest.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Mr.. j. NJ. Martinez. pioneer of the
cigar industry in Tampa. died at his
home in Hyde Park Sunday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Fifteen hundred people passed
through st. Augustine Friday. bound
for the Everglades.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The people of Birmingham gave ex-
President Roosevelt rousing recep-
ton and listened to the delivery of
his speech with much interest.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Poor Greene and Gaynor-even the
government kicks a man when he's
down.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The Tampa Tribune says that pop
pies can be successfully grown in
Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Mexico sends out statement that
it is gratifed by the movement of
United States troops.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

A Jacksonville highway is
advocated Sure. And it must come
right down the interior.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

A number of the officers of the
Florida state troops win go to the
Mexican border to witness the maneu-
yers of the troops.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The colonel is in favor of commits
sion rule and is glad it is to be tried
in Birmingham
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The negotiations between Russia
and China have so faf failed Russia
is anxious for a scrap
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Hon. Champ Clark. new speaker Of
the house of representatives. is plan
ming a visit to Key West.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Atlanta is happy. Many of the big
gest men of the country are guests of
that city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The Fort MeaGe Leader says that
the fee system must go. Good.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The electric fan viii soon be doing
duty again.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Russia is very anxious to lay hands
on China.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The general passenger agents are
meeting in Jacksonville.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1911

Even Teddy is in Atlanta.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

The cabbage trade is reported slow.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-17

Best 10 acres of velvet beans s1oO
in gold.
Second best 10 acres of velvet beans
$50 in gold,
Third best 10 acres Of velvet beans
SIS in gold.
Fourth best 10 acres of velvet beans
Registered Berkshire pig out of our
Highwood Columbia SOW, sired by
Lord Premier. and valued at s25.
It is not necessary to have many
rules. A few regulations. however,
win prevent misunderstanding
/. Contestants must reside in Ma
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
HAS WON NEW LAURELs.

From the Atlanta Journal.
The recent wool debate in the
house of representatives served to
add new laurels to the reputation of
Representative William G. Brantley.
His speech on the wool bill, though
dealing largely with the technical
phase of the question, has been gen.
orally pronounced the best of the
entire debate. 1t will take it's place
in the record of tariff discussion
along with some of the great efforts
of Judge Henry G. Turner, who, sing
ularly enough, represented the same
constituency in congress that is now
represented by Mr.. Brantley No
Georgian of recent years reflected
more credit on the state than did
Judge Turner, who was a tower of
strength to the democratic party in
the lower house of congress. 1t
should be gratifying to the people of
the Eleventh district to know that in
Mr.. Brantley they have a representa-
tive in congress who ranks with his
predecessor.
The high regard in which Mr..
Brantley's tariff speech is held by the
house membership was reflected dur
ing the closing days of the debate by
Representative Stephen B. Ayers of
New York. He said:
Il want to call your attention, not
to the technical side of this tariff,
because this aspect has been fully
discussed by speakers who have pre-
coded me. The gentleman from Geor-
gia (Mr. Brantley) has presented the
subject exhaustiveIy from the point
of view of those who believe in a
tariff for revenue only, and produced
a speech which l think will go down
in the history of tariff legislation as
classic"
The speech attracted much atten-
ton, not only in congress, but
throughout the country, and Mr..
Brantley has received scores of let
tiers from all sections congratulating
him upon the effort. Indeed, Mr..
Brantley's speech served to locate
the whereabouts and present bust
ness of a former Georgian, who, in
his day in Georgia, was prominent
in the public eye Sam w. Small
wrote Mr.. Brantley from Phoenix.
Ariz., to commend him for the
speech.
Mr.. Small is now editor of the
Phoenix Sun, which, according to his
letter head, is democratic every day
in the week and the biggest paper in
the territory soon to become a state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
THE GOVERNOR AND
THE SENATORSHIP

From the Savannah News.
Much of the talk in connection with
the senatorial contest is interesting
and much of it amusing.
For instance, Governor Smith is
being told that he has a duty to per-
form to the people, that he was elect
ed to do certain things, and that he
has no moral right to abandon the
governOrship for another Office. And
it is pointed out that if Governor
Smith is chosen senator a governor
will have to be elected and that an
election will cost the people $500
to 100000.
There is truth in all of this talk.
But is Governor Smith going to pay
any attention to it, to be influenced
by it in the least? 1t is safe to say
that he isn't. He wants to be sena-
tor. He has wanted that honor for a
long time, and if he can get it at this
time he is going to take it, no matter
how great his obligation to the peo-
pie is to remain in his present Office
or how much it will cost them if he
resigns to take the office of senator.
AS matter of fact, Governor Smith
is doing what nine men in ten would
do under similar circumstances. He
is looking out for himself and his
own interests. His obligation to re-
main where he is isn't so great as is
the obligation of the legislature to
let him remain in his present office,
if it is to the interests of the people
that he should remain. Governor
Smith cannot get the senatOrship I'M
less the legislature gives it to him
The legislature is composed of repre-
sentatives of the people. Hence those
who think that the people shouldn't
be called on to bear the cost of a
gubernatorial election and endure
the political disturbance which such
an election would cause should ad-
dress their arguments to the Iegisla-
ture rather than to Governor Smith.
1t may be regarded as certain that if
Governor Smith has the votes he is
going to take the office of senator.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
PARROTT PARAGRAPHS.
News Notes and Personal Items From
the North Terrell Town,


Mr. and Mrs. Cole of Preston and
Miss Matte Cole of North Carolina
spent few days last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Cole.
Mrs. Lucius Pinkston went to
Springvale last week to attend the
marriage of her cousin, Miss Susie
May Yarbrough.
Mrs. w. B. Hamomnd and little
daughter of Dawson spent Wednes-
day and Thursday with Mrs. w. H.
Fletcher.
DR.. Price and Mr.. Marion Pierce of
Atlanta are spending this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Pierce.
Miss Mary Marshall and Odelle,
Ouida and Nadine Marshall are visit
ing in Columbus
The many friends of Mr.. John Dan
iel sympathize with him in the death
of his wife.
Mr.. Carl Rice attended the Bank
ers' Association at Warm Springs
last week.
Mr.. Clements and Miss Annie Ross
Clements of Richland have visited in
PARROT.
wi 1NOoo ID OWu udS gone TO CdlG
City to visit his daughter, Mrs. How
ell.
Miss Jefie Ayera of Sylvester is
the guest of Miss Ida Lee Pritchard.
Mr.. George Aston of Richland has
been visiting relatives here.
Mr.. J. H. Pritchard has gone to
Moultrie to visit his mother.
Mrs. A. G. Grissom left Monday
for her home in Savannah.
Rev. B. c. Prickett is protracting
meeting in Benevolence.
Messrs. Deck and Walter Pinkston
have been to Columbus.
Miss Susie Pinkston is the guest
of relatives in Richland.
Miss Linnie Fletcher is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Snellgrove.
Mr.. G. T. Lee left Sunday for a
trip to Perry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
PROMOTING A TOWNS WELFARE.

Under the above caption the East
man Times-Journal says some things
that are so applicable to Dawson that
The News cannot refrain from giving
it's readers the benefit of them.
There is not a town, says our con-
temporary, but can be bettered by
wise organized cooperation on the
part of its citizens. What is needed
first of all is a spirit of union. If
factional feeling shows itself failure
is certain, for whatever project one
faction proposes is sure to be opposed
by the other faction-nOt on its mer-
its, but out of sheer contrariness.
One great need is, as to industries,
to find out what advantages a COM
munity may possess for certain lines
of business, and then to work ener-
getically and sensibly for them.
In the matter of internal improve
ment by which the town may be made
far more attractive in material beau
ty and in social and moral life there
is always much that can be done by
earnest-minded and intelligent men
and women working tremendously
together in the spirit Of loyalty and
local pride. In fact it should be the
aim of every citizen to make the
community better place in which to
live-a place in which there may be
found the maximum of comfort, con-
yeniences, municipal improvements
and of aids to right living and true
enjoyment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-07-12
DISTRESSED MEXICO

By the time the new Mexican gov
has paid the cost of it's re-
cent upheaval it will find the treasury
much depleted of the millions that
Diaz left it.
Damage claims against Mexico ag-
gregating $250,00O arising from the
killing and wounding of American
citizens during the troubles along the
border have been filed with the gov
eminent at Washington. China has
put in a demand for several millions
for damages accruing from losses of
Chinese lives and property during the
instruction. 1t is practically certain
that there will be still other claims
for damages, that their aggregate
will be very large and that their pay
ment will be insisted upon
In addition to the financial troub-
les that are besetting the republic on
the other side of the Rio Grande
hunger is also looking many of the
people in the face. On account of the
revolution Mexico is short of corn,
and to meet this condition and insure
that the poor people have enough of
this food product the Mexican gov
eminent is permitting corn to enter
the republic duty free. At the time
corn should have been planted and
cultivated many Of the farmers of the
country were in the field fighting.
Thousands of acres went uncultivat-
ed, and since corn is a leading food
of that country thousands would face
starvation if the duty on the cereal
were not removed. Since the order
went into effect many train loads of
corn are moving across the border
from the United States, and will con-
tinue to do so until July 31st, when
the duty free order will cease, unless
the time is extended.