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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05
LEO M. FRANKS NERVE

Speaking of Leo NJ. Frank. the
young man recently convicted OF the
murder of fourteen-year-old Mary Pha-
gin, the Atlanta Georgian says:
"He was on the witness stand for
four hours.
He was in turn explicit as 10 detail
of his doings on the day of the muir
der, argumentative when explaining
some point which had looked dark for
him, tender when referring TO his wife
and his home life, bitter when he told
of the treatment he had received at
the hands of the detective depart
ment.
1T was in all essentials the most
remarkable statement which has ever
been delivered in a court room in the
south. Through the four hours that
he was talking there was not the
slightest trace of nervousness, not a
tremor of the hands, even when con-
veying a glass of water to his lips.
He was perfectly poised, convincingly
clear in his statements, the man una
fraid.
when he concluded, a hush fell
over the court room. His wife and
mother, who had been hanging on ev-
cry word, fell forward on his neck.
and the pent-up tears flowed freely.
"The statement carried the ring OF
truth in every sentence, and scores i'm
the room whose minds had not been
made up, left the room convinced OF
the mans Innocence"
Frank, however, failed to convince
the jury; if he did convince them, the
speech of the states attorney uncon-
vinced them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05
MR.. BRYANY's APOLOGY

In the August Commoner, which is
now a monthly publication, Mr.. Bry-
an has signed apology or explana-
ton for his lecturing for fee while
receiving salary of $4,000 a year
as secretary of state in President
Wilson's cabinet Mr.. Bryan says:
"My obligations to church, charity,
education, and for my insurance can
not be discontinued. They amount to
more than $4,000 per year. 1t so
happens. that the larger part of my
property is not only non-productive,
but a charge upon my income"
Mr.. Bryan owns home and farm
on the outskirts of Lincoln, Neb., a
winter home near Miami in this state
and a ranch in Texas.
He being the owner of the same, re-
minds us of story that is unlike his
own. There were two men travelling
along a weary road, SO the story runs,
, that led through heavy sand to a
lonely habitation. The two travellers
were commiserating the hardship of
the man who was living upon the land
because its barrenness condemned
him to a life of fruitless toll and pow
erty. While talking, they had stop
ped their vehicle under the shade of
tree, in the branches of which lit
tie urchin was perched, unperceived
by them. When they had finished
their commiseration, the little fellow
cried out: "My daddy is not so poor
as you might suppose-he don't own
this land
Mr.. Bryan is not so fortunate. He
owns too much and is to be pitied
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Only in years has John caliw.n :,
the Jasper News reached TIA -.
and yellow leaf In sensaflon. -
pulsations he is a. youthful zoe =
ever. No youthful Romeo couid -.
written a rhapsody more .los....
than the following. The senf,msn, /.
most delicate and pleasing.
Last Saturday night vas q siori...
night. The moon shone vita son !.
fulgence and clad the earth uah :,
very light. The pale starr Sea-
like apertures through whieh 81.
brightness OF Heaven vas fesa,i.s
The trees in the distance slho.e-.s
against the horizon rcsemhisd a.sl.
OF distant mountain ranges Tia -
was as cool and refreshing a. ~
breath OF morn On early Mas. -
breeze soughing through lle Trees
famed the brow OF the Invalid rlse.s
with the euris OF beauty ana r.fre..
ed the weary The NE Eifins are
was health 10 the iunea. d toals is
the system and the ellxlf nf fis S
the physical being on 6 nasa a.
licious night, long 20 D. romemllfs.
and a repetition thereof % lle naFnsf
Is prayed for"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05
A VERY HIGH compIlmssr

Teh creed OF high.minded. Fifissas
and clean Journalism. an exsmplaf 49,
many years 10 those who have srFasl
up about him. l. siated ln ~ asaai
fOrceful style b. Editor Ffank Hairs
of the Ocala Banner. Ia deaainr iaa
policy Of his estimabie PAPER q ~
much better than the pronnneiamszis
of Joseph Pulitzer. whleh 10 Nsa
York World parades daily 81 90 $50
head. and. better sfili a = ifss -
cause the ocala Banhef aas llse4 al
70 il. The Tribune woaid cammaal
to every newspaper TIE seuiiueul 81
pressed by Editor Harris F. IaN.l
Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

There is marriage and giving in mar
riage in Siam. If girl there fails I'm
her mission of securing a husband be-
fore passing a certain age the king
undertakes this delicate task for her.
Not as a last resort, but he proceeds
at once to the penitentiary and Sc
lects one of the most likely prison
ers. The girl is estopped from refus-
al because Of her failure in her own
behalf and it is one of the penalties
attached to the prisoners punishment.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

The Baltimore Americas. 3 seeHt
to US. Is not very faf ffom sIaal -
the following obsertaiisus ftsfs
may be another var befseen fmfeI
and Bulgaria. IN the msanilme 49,
nations are being csilse 81 30 t1se
care OF the wounded and saaeflnk la
the governments making paf neet aN
their resources and money - kesf es
fighting. As a II impossIbis faf a.
manIty to disreEard the tppsai - ea.
fering. the nations shict have 81 teH
the consequences opshf % hate sras
thing 20 say about the iishtlae p
time that the great poaeFa dist'f.iass
these semlbarbarous uafiout
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

This paper is glad that it does not
occupy a lonesome position in its
ideas of the decency and good taste in
the present style of women's dress.
Arrayed in their nice, close-ftting
garments, the women and young girls
find their detractors and critics as a
rule only among the coarse and abb
normally constructed in the opposite
SEX
The editor of the London Truth, one
of the big men of the world, has the
following article concerning this now
much discussed subject:
at seems to me that the girls of
the present moment are dressed more
tastefully than their mothers or their
grandmothers were at the same age.
Possibly this is because dresses show
more of the woman and less of the
dressmaker. 1t is, no doubt, less
true of the hats.
about mere taste it is idle to dis
pute. Decency is a different matter.
When people say that the present
fashions are indecent it only means
that they are new. In regard to the
exposure of the person, what is de-
cent or indecent is purely a matter of
custom, and the cutsom varies from
generation to generation and contem-
poraneousuly among different nations.
In one of Mr.. Labouchere's paragraphs
lately reprinted in Truth, he pointed
out that in the east it is indecent to
expose the face, while Turkish ladies
thought it no shame 10 pull up their
trousers and exhibit their legs in pub
lie
81 remember my grandmother tell
ing me that in her youth it was con-
sidered immodest for a girl TO show
her ears in the street; they should be
covered with her hat or bonnet
strings. Yet at the same time women
damped their garments to make them
cling to the figure-precisely the sort
of thing that is now considered so
shocking by those who see it for the
first time At the seaside women can
appear before a crowd in bathing
costumes without reproach. For a
woman or a man to walk down Bond
street in bathing dress would be con-
sidered so indecent that the police
would probably interfere. Yet If IL
became the fashion to walk about
London in bathing dresses, nobody
would see any harm in 1t after the
first week or two. In the abstract,
there is no such thing as decency or
indecency in dress.
"a point which does not seem to be
noticed is that the present fashions
must bring enormous profits to the
dressmakers. A woman's dress today
contains but fraction of the material
that it did 90 years ago, yet the price
is the same, or higher-probably high
er. The loss on petticoats must be
inconsiderable beside the increased
profit on the outer garment"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Il is nice for Florida to have those
more than a million dollars with
which to move her crops to market
but really she does not need them. II
Florida can make her crops she can
manage to get them to markets, and
her crops that are not already market.
ed will not be mrketabie for several
months yet. But she can find use for
the money.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

The ORANGE County Citizen prints a
picture of the site of Orlando's city
park. which is soon to be the pride
Of that city. The park is to surround
pretty Lake Eola. and will add much
20 that already beautiful little city.
We trust that it may not be many
years before ocala will have an at
tractive city park. Some months ago
we made what we considered a very
good suggestion for a site for a park
for the city, and hope that in the not
far distant future the suggestion may
bear fruit.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

A preacher at Wichita, Kans., gives
as the cause of the drouth in that
state and other western states, the
following:
God is warning the people of the
world of their sins and advising them
to return to the fold by means of dis
astrous drouths which ruin crops,
earthquakes which exterminate cities.
and pestilence that causes thousands
to die. Millions of people are rush
ing madly toward eternal destruction,
and these signs are sent to cause
them to pause and consider"
When the orange groves were froz-
en- down here, and thousands of peo-
pie were made penniless we heard
the same reasons assigned, and God
was made the avenger. But we have
faith to believe that God is more hui
name, more benevolent, more gener-
Gus, more compassionate and more
discriminate. We cannot believe that
he would punish the just for the I'M
just.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Sod bless the flag! Let 1t float and
fill
The sky with its beauty; our heart
strings thrill
TO the low, sweet chant OF Its vino
swept bars,
And the chorus of all its clustered
stars.
Embrace it, o mothers! and heroei
shall grow
While it's colors blush warm on your
bosoms of snow.
Defend it, G fathers; there's no sweet
ar death
Than to float its fair folds with sol.
dier'c last breath!
4 nd love IL, 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?, 1913-09-05

1t gives us great pleasure TO copy
something approvingly from the 81.
Augustine Meteor. The item follows:
Postmaster General Burleson Is
about to get himself in trouble for his
official activity in looking after the
needs and necessities of the people.
His splendid stroke in broadening the
usefulness of the parcel post has put
the farmers of the nation to talking
about President Burleson in 1916"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05
HOW OFTEN THE oEAF pEnple
ARE FOOLED

In assuming the duties ol b. -
waited Office. Mr. sulzer said.
Il am free: without eHiaaslmfnis
and will remain free. SO Inansnea
controls me. but the dictates of AL
consciences and nay detcruinsilan g
do my duty, day la and daf ost Al i
see the right. and REGARD ees Isl els
sequences. IN the future ! Win eaM
in the street called straight was
ever I do as governor ahaH - eles
and above board. | shall conaas "a
the people"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Ocala, not to be surpassed in good
works, has voted $4,000 worth of
bonds for the erection of improved
school buildings. 100000 of which. is
to be devoted to the construction of
p new high school building For Ma
rion county Perhaps we should have
attributed the credit to Marioa coun-
y instead of to the city of Ocala, but
wen let it stand, as Ocala is almost
as much to Marion county as Tampa
IS to Hillsboroagh Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05
Old Champ Clark

Speaker Champ Clark deserves
credit in coming to the defense of
the administration currency bill
against the marplots of his own par
ty, who hail largely from his own Sec
ton of the country.-World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

No doubt Sulzer would like to have
Murphy and a number of others in
dicted and punished for conspiracy.
His exposure is not calculated to
make him love Murphy and fall on
his shoulder and weep.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

A young man b. the ease - tl.s
cey has made an almost eempisss sf
cult Of the globe. oceans. OF raefsE -
cepted. on a motorcycle ED - -
formed the marvellous fsai efa's -
months. Ills "trip deuQasf s'ea taf
fact that there are passsale fe4s. q
world over.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05
WoMAN's DRESS

Mr.. John Henry Smith of New York
City, in communication to the New
York World, speaks of "woman's
dress" in a way that We heartily ap-
preciate and approve. He takes the
following from the World as his text:
Southern chiva1ry rose to the oc-
casion when the mayor of Clarksburg,
w. Va, rendered the apologies of
Clarksburg to two young women ar
rested for wearing slit skirts and add
ed that he thought the costume artis-
tic and becoming"
Says Mr.. Smith:
''The mayor of CIarksburg is a gen.
tleman of common sense, and he I'M
derstands human nature. Indeed, a
great many men all over this country
are annoying themselves far too much
about women's dress. Any man that
cannot look at woman with divid-
ed dress or slit skirt without being
annoyed and making unpleasant re-
marks has something wron gabout his
moral character. Evil be to him that
thinketh evil.
1--WE must throw away this mock
modesty and learn some common
sense. This whole dress question
hinges on morality. Let men first
cast the beam of immortality out of
their own eyes, then they may see the
mote in women's eyes"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Mr. and Mrs Leon Fishel and baby
daughter, Elizabeth, expect to go to
Baltimore for several weeks as soon
as Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Fishel, son and
daughter return from the mountains
of North Carolina, where they are
spending a month. Mrs. Leon Fishel
and little daughter viii visit her pa
rents and relatives, and while north
Mr.. Fishel will go to New York to buy
goods.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Emigration IN sveaen b fapia a.
cIining. The check o. tne eA'Et
Of the people b. ehar2ea ~ nF
to the Introduction % the alset -
ricultural education. ualeh r ssqs'.t
the young folks the posslt'IN'st -
lie open 20 them rlshi a. hanf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

The New Hampshire newspapers re-
fer to Senator Hollis as the New
Hampshire boil weevil." Holis's Of
Tense is in saying that New England
wanted no more governmental favor
than any other section of the union"
It does not look like that sentiment
ought to rain down anathemas on his
head. But it has.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

The Espanola shingle plant was
burned yesterday. -Four million cy-
press shingles were consumed in the
blaze. The plant was owned by P. L..
Sutherland of Jacksonville, and was
leased by Mr.. lack Spinks, well
known in this city. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

One of our exchanges wants to
know why so many persons are so
prone to nod and sometimes sleep in
church. especially as the hours spent
i'm church are so comparatively few?
We pass the question along.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Theodore Karnensky, a native of
Russia, died suddenly at his home at
Clearwater Tuesday morning. He
was one of Clearwater's best known
citizens, and had lived there for many
years.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

"The hand thar rocks tae fia
rules the world" said ihe aataAsa
the wife. Please a. nfa fafEE '
he ended with emphasis iafs
come In and rule ne uafa sHN
she meel.ly responded "iof e.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Suffers supporters want Chas. F,
Murphy indicted. If Murphy is gull
ty of crime he should be indicted,
but he should not be indicted just for
spite on general principles because
he has unearthed the duplicity and
of New Yorks governor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Not in many years has an American
girl taken the European capitals and
social centers of the old world so by
storm as has Miss Genevieve Clark,
the clever and pretty daughter of the
speaker of the house and Mrs. Clark.
For five months she has been touring
Europe with Col. and Mrs George
Harvey of New York, and her prog
ress has been series of social tri-
umphs. Miss Clark, who has been
called the most interesting young girl
in Washington, is a new type of the
American girl to the European mind.
Besides paying necessary attention
to the gods of society she takes a
very keen interest in international
politics and statecraft, and in the cur
rent discussions in art and literature.
Everybody likes her, and she repre-
sents in Europe the best features of
our American life, and has been rev.
citation to many Europeans who have
looked on our American girls as sill
ly, spoiled, society-mad creatures.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Georgia points prouslg te
teen-year-0ld Flri uhn has 1s
gagged 20 twentf.nFe mEa.
twice. tried 70 elops Csc t
Is now IN Jan for biEamf.
renders the blue riaboa saa
leaf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

The question is sometimes asked if
a smattering or even accurate knoWl-
edge of philology, psychology, biology
and other ologies of the schools help
along any i'm the realities and actual
tiles OF roastology. sweepology, stitch
Ology and other ologies so closely CO.
related to the duties of the home?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Claude has = nee Ellis#
While Il does not msNe
vigorous a. in lormef t
not make him lonk sn e1
vigrous" We hope fhsi 81
older he win confinae ie sf
more mellow.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

For the month oi tss
ida the nights have tfea
cool and pleasant. nlti
many occasions heins 80
bic.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Wilson is compelling Huerta to be
a patriot. He must call an election
and eliminate himself from the race.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

A'Ioss Of 900. oeaeae hns-e
the nations ereaiesi nra
resulted from the sftt
wrought By drouih esd 80
tions since July l.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Eighty robberies are reported Il
Jacksonville within the period of
single month.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Huerta, Sulzer and Thaw are all in
the limelight. My! My! and what
lights!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

For the nrst time - 1853
years the CnftonVood fi'ef
has gone dry.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

Suppose that men had legs the
same as women, wouldn't it be aw.
full. .rAassgRH
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1918

Suffers locks were among his ad
juncts to notoriety.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

negro Is good aud useful citizen IS
possible, and to this end he should be
protected and defended in the enjoy
! ment of his civil, religious, domestic
and property rights.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-09-05

The Tampa Tribunf.
guage newspaper y
Adhem 81 the Fiolids aaa
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-15
BIG WORK SHOWN
N U Library
Librarian Sumner Gives a
Statement Indicating the
Field Of Operations.

Charles w. Sumner. librarian at the
University of North Dakota. will give
an address at the annual gathering Of
the North Dakota State Library asso-
citation. which will be held ut Minot
October 80. 81 and November l. Ilc
will speak on The University Library
and State Educational Corporation"
Much Material Sent Out.
Mr. Sumner believes tina it is tho
serve the people out over the state as
we'll as those at the university. From
September 1911, to June i, 1913, the
university received AL requests for
information from 1876 different towns
in North Dakota. In the list. of those
who made requests there were 81
bankers. 81 business men. ~ editors.
20 lawyers. % librarians. s ministers.
l19 school superintendcnts. IS princi-
pals of schools. los teachers. rs high
school students and 46 unclassifed
persons.
The material sent out to thess. par
ties included 6l2 books, 26s pamph-
lets and IS photographers.
me latter were all compiled righ;
at the university. The extension
work in the library has increased SO
much that it takes the entire time
OF one person to handle it. This en-
tension WORK is only beginning and
will increase rapidly. In addition 10
answering requests the university
library has also taken the initiative
and has made offers to different
towns to supply them with material.
Teach Library Methods.
For several years the first veal
students at the institution were re-
CURED to take a course in library
science during the first semester, but
this plan has been done away with.
Instead four lectures on library
science are to be given in the series
of matriculation lectures. which all
freshmen are compelled to take. In
the summer library methods are also
taught. An elective course will be
given at the university next semester
and those taking it will secure college
credits.
Assistant to Speak Also.
Miss Blanche Hedrick, assistant liz
b%rarian, will also speak at the meet
ing at Minot. She will speak on
Scientific Management" The uni
versity library is strictly up to date
in all respects and will compare fav-
orably with libraries al any other
universities or colleges in the United
States,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-10-15
University News
SENIOR COMMITTEES NAMED
Fourth Year students at State Uni.
versity Taking Active Interest in
C1aes Affairs. ...

The list of class committees was
announced Tuesday evening by NJ. v.
Traynor. president of the senior class
at the state university. ~.
Several meetings of the class have
already been held. and practice has
begun for the Carney song contest.
The committees are:
Carney Song Contest-Eva Rorke.
chairman: Ina Currie. Anna Pourpore,
Oscar Preble. Lawrence Feetham.
Finance-Lester Smith, chairman:
Harry South. Mack Traynor, Ethel
Halcrow. Frances Collins.
Glass Play-Anna Pourpore, chair
man: Vera Kelsey, Randell Larson,
Mabel Hanson, Harry South.
Glass Farce-Elsie Dahl. chairman;
Olga Serumgard. John Stormon, La
Rue Shaw. Henry Qualheim.
Senior Prom-Tudor Owen, chair
man; Archie Palmer. Ivan Metzger,
William Whitford. Grace Hilleboe,
Catherine McDougal, Clara Smith.
MemorialEvera kelsey. chairman:
Edna Rasmussen. Avice Wright, Lyle
Rich. Albert johnson.
Glass Pins-Lawrence Plank, chair
man: Fred Frebel, Andrew Smith,
Florence Purdon, Jessie Grassick.
Commencement-Lawrence Feet
ham, chairman; Ada Jensen, Ellen
Flynn, Gertrude Walker. -Hjalmer
Swenson, Sydney living, Charles
Tompkins.
Invitations-Ray jacobson. chair
man; Douglas Steele, Hazel McMas-
ter, Harriet Spillane, Lizzie Brown.