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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

John Claf1in, head of the firm of
H. B. Clafin and Company, has given
ten millions of his own private for
tune so as to pay the creditors of the
firm dollar for dollar. Mercatile hon,
or is not dead.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
MARTIAL LAW is PROCLAIMED
AT SARAJEvO, AUSTRIA
(By Associated Press.l

Sarajevo, Austria, June 29-Martial
law was proclaimed here this morn
ing as a result of the assassination of
Arch Duke Francis Ferdinand and his
wife.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

HUERTA IN FULL MILITARY REGALIA WITH
ONE OF HIS OFFICERS.
ten days fighting through the streets
or Mexico. And the reason why he
mad emerged on top and not some 9TH
er politician or general had become APP
parent. He has brains-practical, put
&c through brains.
II seemed that our presentation to
|nim was to be formal occasion. and
such things take time in Mexico. At
last the hour was appointed and we
|Were escorted to the National palace.
rms palace is relic of bygone days
when Spanish emperors ruled over the
pand OF the AZtees. Most of It's fur
nishings found were relics, too, inusty
win the atmosphere Of a dead mon
arcny Brown soldiers in the blue uni
forms with red edgings of the Twenty
nintn regiment the backbone of the
army, guard the doors. Military aids,
secretaries state officials and diplo-
mats tread softly through it's rooms
ana corridors holding whispered con-
1exences behind their hands. Even the
canopies and draperies seem to shroud
secrets. 1t Is all very impressive and
mysterious,
Brisk and Businesslike.
an hour rolls by. and then the dou-
pie doors are thrown open, several sec
eeailes and cabinet officers come in,
DoAing as guilty as pallbearers, and
enter Huerta.
-. tore ne has taken three steps into
aae room everything has Weakened up.
~ wears little brown hat pulled
sMn over his eyes. He has a touch
= ne rolling gait of man who has
spent most Of his life in the saddle
rnu plants his heels quick and hard.
1ne mtroductions are run through
",u IN short order. We seat our
se'Ves by his direction-he even hus-
uss few chairs-and. signing to his
u.erpreter. he begins to talk.
"o men have been pointed out to
.ue as the chap who writes Huerta's
speecnes for him." But nobody needs
n write speeches for Huerta. He can
s Tor himself. He talks with care
slnpnasis. and to aid our weak
panish he enunciates with painstak-
= care. He hunts for just the right
lu. ana when he catches it If it tries
slude him he gives a little grunt of
s, ~ thar Is additionally In
A' as ! sit almost at his knee he
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

The law prohibits a newspaper
from cussin' a candidate before the
election; but now that the election is
over we suppose that we are permit.
ted to indulge in the delightful pas
time. We can cuss 'em from now un.
til the middle of oetober.-Punta Cor
da Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

Now that the experts have agreed
that the world will not come to an
end for at least ten million years, we
may proceed with our gardening
Pensacola Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
PRESIDENT SAYS NEGROES WILL
ARE TO SUCCEED NEGROES

Washington. June 2s.-President
Wilson has promised to an all gov
ern positions now held by negroes
with negroes. The president told
Representative Smith OF Maryland
that he had promised this to a dele
CATION of negroes soon after his In
auguration.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

What do Dade City Democrats think
about their primary nominee for post
master being ignored by the Congress
man?-Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

The Georgia legislature is endeav-
oring to make it still harder for one
to get his bibulous refreshments In
that state.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
BOMB TRoWING IN AUSTRIA GET
TING TO BE FASHIONABLE
[By Associated Press.l

Sarajevo, Austriai, June ga
bomb thrown by youth on one of
the main streets here this morning
precipitated a series of anti-Servian
outbreaks. The troops finally quelled
the riot, however, with much diff
Guilty.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

Albert Williamson swears he will
never run for office again. 1t took
only two fruitless trips to the bat to
disgust him.-Pensacola News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

Senator Fletcher says that he will
fight Dignan's confirmation as post
master at Jacksonville to the last
ditch, and then some.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
SENATOR FLETCHER WORKING
TO IMPROVE ST. JOHNS
(By Associated Press.l

Washington, June Ex-senator
Fletcher of Florida today offered
proposal to appropriate sixty-six thou
sand dollars to be used to improve the
ST. Johns river.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

Miss Marguerite Porter has gone to
Des Moines. Iowa., for the balance of
the summer. w..a
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
HOUSE PASSES LEVER BILL BY
VOTE OF "a TO II
(By Associated Press

Washington, June 29.-The house
passed the Lever bill today, which is
designed to stop cotton exchange
gambling, by vote of 81 20 21.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

The Tampa Tribune says that some
body put the "dig" in Dignan, and he
got the Jacksonville postoffice.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03

Mr.. G.. Y. Miller and family of
Ocala are spending few weeks at
Black Point.-Crysta1 River News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
the general. aoundering for excuses.

the general. 6oundering for excuses.
II have no trunks; no.
Don't worry. I'll send you trunks"
snapped Huerta. And to make IL
plain that he was In earnest Huerta
sent around thirty fat trunks to the
Mondragon residence early next morn
ing Mondragon packed the trunks,
and Huerta went to the station and
babe him an all but fearful farewell
He likes MOndragon. but be likes to be
sure of him.
1.-The old man" has had enough trou-
bles abroad during his reign. but they
have been nothing compared to his
troubles at home. The worst Of his
troubles Is money. How be managed
to squeeze through year and a half
with his credit cut off and the revolu-
ton growing bigger every day is q
mystery even to the tinanciers closest
to the throne. His creditors have been
barking around him every day.
Blufing His Creditors.
Once he called them all up to the
palace, those with large accounts.
They were shuffied from room TO room
and the gloom deepened. Finally the
old man. burst In on them. For TWEEN
ty minutes he abused them for their
greed. Money he yelled. You
want money! Well, the government
has money. There! And there and
from every pocket he pulled ont hand
fuls of gold coin and threw 1t around
the room. Now. go home! And come
back tomorrow. Kiss your families
goodby and come back to collect your
bills"
The American automobile man who
told me of this scene went back the
next day. And he got his money. $50.
900. But the old man. bluffed lot
of them out. There is no trick he is
not ready to turn to win.
Face to face with General Huerta
could scarcely believe that he was
over sixty. HIS vitality Is enormous.
He is two handed talker, short. grip
ping hands they are. and he makes
jahs with his fist ito drive his point
home. The thing that grows on you
is the capacity of the man. When all
his resources are exhausted he has
will power to go on. 1t is this power
of personality that is holding the rem
nants of his forces together today.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
SIZING UP HUERTA
WITHOUT
Determination, Audacity and
Cunning His Dominant
characteristics.

~ YHAT kind Of man Is the real
4AI Huerta! How has lie been
able to hold his own with
all the diplomats of Europe
nd the state department in Washing.
<,na These questions Paul Davis es-
avs m answer in the New York Times
when General Huerta invited few
months ago American newspaper MEN
n visit Mexico one Of those who ac-
.tepted was Mr.. Davis. After being re-
.oived by the Mexican executive he
continued his journey into the interior.
he got TO the front. saw battles and
ekirmishes and finally landed in Jail.
Khere he remained some time. in I'm
.ninent danger of being taken out and
ahot by his captors. Finally he re-
ra,ned his freedom. reached Vera Cruz
and returned To the United States. This
article by him tells of his personal ex-
oerieuces with General Huerta:
man short and stocky. with squared
.shouIders shoulders that have been
1oaded down. hut refuse to sag: hard
souare chin and mouth that snaps
light. nostrils that dilate as an In
siian's should and then eyes that peer.
4hat search you out and bore through
rou-this was the man Don Victoriano
Huerta as saw him enter the Nation
~ palace in Mexico City.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
Why He Isn't a Bigger Man.

AS you watch him you wonder why
he has not become the idol of the pop
ulace. He has the magnetism and the
dominance that ought to catch them
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
A Man With a Punch.

For months Huerta had been damned
as nm assassin and lauded as patriot
Whichever he might be. there was no
denying he had the punch He had
shot out of total obscurity when the
spotlight discovered him standing on
sMadero's dead body at the end of that
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
Shrewd and Witty.

Huerta is not to be caught nappin.
He is shrewd and he is witty
How much money" | asked him
twill you need to conduct your cam.
paign against these handits?''
Thirty cents apiece for ropes tn
hang them" he flashed back
And how long will it take to rid the
country of them?' persisted. He had
been bluff1ng bit about the strength
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
FACE To FACE
FEAR OR FAVOR !
Master SChemer. but Losing
Because the World Is
Too Strong For Him.

shoots glance at me after each SEN
tence and occasionally says in Eng
lish. Understand: nod Yes"
whether or not. and he goes ON.
He has mammoth map Of the re-.
public brought in. and. pointer I'm
hand. like any schoolmaster. be lines
Us up and gives us our lesson in Next.
can geography. He points out the ter.
ritory that Villa and Carranza hold.
taking care not to exaggerate their
holdings.
They aren't rebels" be explains
They are bandits. They are fighting
for loot. not liberty. They pillage. muir
der. Violate women They are entirely
beyond the pale OF civilization and will
be dealt with accordingly"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-07-03
A Futile Protest.

"Why-a-you mistake. your excel
lency.' Mondragon protested. Il am
not leaving for Paris"
Yes, my dear general; yes, you are.
An important mission" Huerta In
sisted
But ! am not prepared persisted
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-23

must have distinguished himself con
spicuously by gallantry and intrepidity,
at the risk Of his life, beyond the call
duty" This standard, which bars out
the action, however brave, in the
course Of duty and includes oply acts
Of daring which man might refuse or
avoid without rebuke, is said to be un-
equalled. III I,,sss - s,.;,'-o o . y ;ss:l ; s =
6 G There has been introduced,in con
gress bill to give moderate pensions
to the few surviving Medal Of Honor
men who are the age of IS or older.
The expense would be but sligh',
and in fact so small as to appear al
most penurious, perhaps less than $l2,.
900 the first year and deere asing an
nually with the death rate Of civil wal
veterans. The republic which is none
too generous, would do well to giant
acknowledgment for acts which are an
example OF self sacrifice and heroic
fearlessness. Joplin Globe.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-23
What Caused It

Business to Boom When Trust Bills
Are Passed, Says President Wilson," is
the heading in the New York World
OF June 20 over the report Of the
speech delivered the day before by
President Wilson before the Virginia
Press Association Business was
booming" with vengeance on that
very day, when announcement was
made Of the S34, 900 failure Of the
largest mercantile concern in the
United States. Would that heavy
failure have been averted if the pend
ing trust bills had been in operation
as the law OF the land1 What had the
question 10 do with the financial con
ditioDs which forced the Clahiu com
pany into banckruptcy2 Nothing
whatever.
Woodrow Wilson talks like dream
er, a theorist, a man utterly ignorant
OF business. His Eavorite antitrust
measures cannot possibly help busi
ness. They are far more likely TO
cripple business. The thing that is
hurting business most is depression
and stagnatiOn resulting directly from
the diminished purchasing power Of
the American people, which, in turn,
has been brought about by loss oI
employment and thinner and fewer
pay envelopes.
Three million wage earners either
wholly without work or working re-
duced hours, who have lost their jobs
through Free Trade and are spending
40 per cent less than formerly ovei
the counters OF retail stores-that i:
what has hurt business. That is wha
allied the H. B. Clahin Company ant
its big chain associated retail houses
That is why the local merchants whose
notes to the extent Of S34, 100000
have been endorded by the Clafir
house cannot pay those notes. The,
had lost their trade, along with tht
lost jobs and lost pay envelopes o
5000, 900 idle wage earners, and 81
could could not pay their notes
Neither could the Claain compan
pay them, having nothing to pay wit
because Of slow collections and n
collections from merchants who ha
purchased stocks Of goods on cred
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-23
The Inevitable in Mexico

When the romancers who are now
planning the routes by which Huerta is
to leave Mexico, and who are connect
ing the most ordinary and detail events
with preparations for his fight, finally
reach the point Of reporting his depar-
ture, they are certain to have weigh
ty, mysterious brassbound chest
accompany him. This will be indis-
pensable to the closing scene. II
will carry the loot which, it is settled
in advance, Huerta must take with
him when he leaves his country. He
can not leave without the loot. The
romancers have ior so long educated
the public mind Of this country to ex'
pect an absolute vacuum in the Mexi
can treasury after Huerta is gone, tha
even they, however hardened in iakerJ
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-23

they may be, can not assume that the
American public will have forgotten it,
or not to be disappointed if it hears oI
Huerta carrying nothing buta suit case
or an ordinary trunk. And, really. the
brass-bound chest can be included in
his luggage as easily as not, without
reference to the actual fact. 1t was
included in the luggage Of Diaz when
he left, and the fact that he is now
known to be in very moderate circum
stances, and living in the most unpre-
rentious way in Europe, in no way
disturbs tho romancers. The people
who swallowed the story Of the brass
bound chest, lost all interest in Diaz
after hearing that he had taken il along.
They may now imagine him TO be
living in Oriental luxury, and they
would rather IMAGINE that than hear
the truth. A Latin American who has
to leave his countryis always supposed
to carry along a mass Of stolen treasure.
Let the dream not fade.
All the Mexican dispatches, up to
the present writing, agree that when
Huerta bolts, it will be via Vera Cruz
There is such unanimity in this as TO
arouse suspicion oil inspiration quarters
not distant from National Palace in
the City Of Mexico. There are several
other ways OF exit open to him
There are other ports he might reach,
not so conveniently but in all likeli
hood more safely, and ports at leas,
where assasisns would not be in wait
ing for his appearance. Out side o.
all charted ports thore are numerous
coves and inlets all along the eastern
coast OF Mexico where he could take
boat for a vessel anchored oiishore
and in waiting. 1t may be that, at
the last, Vera Cruz will not be the
point Of his disappearing,
The point is immaterial. No mat
ter what port, or cove, or inlet, he
sails from the brass bound chest will
have TO go with him. There is nc
SC ping this. The takers are girdine
the chest with brass and pouring il
the treasure while we wait. The die
tator may really carry his own baggage
with him, rather blaze his trail by
checking it ahead but he will find.
or rather we will find, that no matter
what may be the point OF his departure,
the mysterious, heavy, brass bound
chest will have been checked there il
advance, and will 20 with him aboard
ship. This is inevitable. Globe
Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-23
The Medal Of Honor

Americans Of averge information
know about the Victoria Cross, the
Iron Cross, the Cros; Of the Legion Of
Honor. These are rewards OF heroism,
the winning OF which mark a man
above his fellows even in this foreign
land.
But how many Americats know
what medal Of honor is?
How many Americans know that
the modest American soldiers who
wear the Medal Of Honor wear dec
oration that is among the raest and
most difficult 10 win among military
honors7
The roll OF the Legion Of Honor,
established by Napoleon in 1902, had
over $4,000 names on it by 1S4s, and
while founded 10 signalize deeds oI
special daring in war, was later given
freely for civil distinctions.
Nearly 10000 German soldier!
we're decorated with the Iron Cross ir
the seven months Of the Franco Prus
sian war, while in the more than hal
century since the creation Of our homo
roll only 3,oS8 have been granted
and Of these nearly 900 were giver
under a mistaken reading Of the Law.
The holder Of the Medal Of Homo
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-23
How the Big Trusts are Affected

During the course Of the crusade
against the protective tariff law repealed
last October, the claim was frequently
made that the steel trust had been
favored in its schedules, and that, in
fact. the United States Steel Corpora
ton and similar organizations were act
i've in debating the provisions Of the
measure. The facts did not matter;
the people we're made to believe this.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-23

that could not be turned into cash be-
cause there was no sale for them II
you are looking for the chief cause Of
the s34, 100000 failure you have only
TO find a paper-covered book Of l52
pages containing the text Of the Under
wood Free Trade Tariff law Of October
8, 1918. That tells the story.
Business will boom, not when the
anti trust bills are passed, but when
the Free Trade Tariff shall have been
repealed.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-07-23
LibeIlng the Missouri Squire

GlbtNHE wv N"SSeU' SfNtS
II Gov. Majors extra'legal com
mission on law reform heeds all the
suggestions enthusiasts are making
incorporates them in its remedial plans
they will be rejected by the taxpayers
Of Missouri. Ways to expedite and
insure substantial justice should be
devised and practical reforms proposed.
But the taxpayers will not approve
elaboration Of machinery and increase
in the cost Of courts, however brilli-
antly the remote benefits Of such in
crease may be defended in the press or
on the stump. The people are weary Of
the laws delays as they have always
been, and they have little patience
with the tendency to exalt TECHNICAL
ties above equity. They are disposed
to agree with the amateur etymologist
who argued that equity came from the
Latin for horse sense" Law reform
will be successful to the extent that it
introduces more common sense into
procedure and machinery.
One Of the most aggressive editorial
advocates Of the movement modestly
quotes a citizen fresh from a European
trip as being impressed with the sup
erior respect for the law shown by the
citizens Of Germany. Bound to h4v
a theory for this, he jumps at the con
clusion that such respect is lacking
here because our minor courts are pre-
sided over by justices without the abil-
ity to inspire wholesome respect foI
the court and the law, and they are
often held in shabby and filthy rooms.
He urges on the commission thai
temples Of justice be built in every
community and that each justice be
paid salary equal TO that Of a school
principal. Thus the people would be
impressed with the dignity Of the law
and men Of big brains and great
knowledge OF law and life would be
come minor magistrates.
This would be an ideai condition,
bat fortunately, the Missouri rural
justice has little to do. There must
be more respect for the law in nr
communities, even il the judicials
trappings are lacking, than the editor
supposes. The rural justice would sit
in his temple idle most Of the time,
At presedt he knows little law, but he
is usually strong on justice. He is
a respected citizen and has the com
munity veal ever at heart. He settles
many neighborhood quarels Of which
no record is made. II there are no
lawyers in his community he gets
along in comparative peace. He does
fairly we'll il there is but one lawyer
But where there are two or more there
is much more litigation and he has
more difficulty in paciiying his stub
born neighbors. the more law he knows,
or thinks he knows the less satislact
orr he is. He is most successful as
iair.minded arbiter, composer o
neighborhood quarrels and preserver
Of the public peace.
The theory that his lack Of law is
responsible for many appeals is only
theory. His transcripts, in all proba'
bility, will not outnumber those OF the
city justice, paid salary, case for case
The people respect him, in spite oi
funny stories BY lawyers as to his rul
ings and stage caricatures Of his eccen
tric displays Of dignity. Whatever
else the law reform commission may
do II should not modest the Missouri
squire. Globe Democrat.