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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Senator O. German remarks that
politics make strange bedfellows.
The remark is neither new or original
but is nevertheless true. Mr.. O'Gor-
man was one of Mr.. Wilson's lieuten-
ants at the Baltimore convention. Of
all the men we became acquainted
with there he seemed the most low
able. We admired him then and adj
mire him still more now that he has
the independence to assert. his con-
victions. We do not say that the
others are not honest, but when con-
gresham crosses the president of
the nation, holding in his hand as he
does the power of patronage, one can
put that man down as possessing the
courage of the martyrs.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

The secretary of states defence of
the repeal of the exemption clause of
the Panama canal tolls was not a
very brilliant exploit. In his futile and
fallacious defense of platform break
ing against his own declaration that
platform should be regarded as
sacred, he goes on to say: The re-
peal of the law cannot be construed
to be a construction of the treaty,
when the president had just said:
''In my own Judgment, very fully con.
sidered this exemption is in plain
contravention of the treary with Great
Britain concerning the canal, con
cluded on November IS, 1901" The
president and the secretary ought to
get together on the subject.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

with it. Other countries have had
trouble with it, and Mexico has had
and still has trouble with Itself
IN the end we believe the dismem-
oerment CT Mexico will be Better for
Mexico, and better for civilization on
that part of our western hemisphere.
Whatever our professions of faith
may be in the beginning it will end
in "indemnity"-and we will demand
a large slice!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24
THOSE ANNOYING TYPOGRAPHY
CAL ERRORS

In Thursdays Daily Banner there
appeared an editorial entitled: 1.-THE
Presidential Halo"
The first line read as follows:
There is also more or less of a
halo surrounding the chief executive
of every nation" etc.
1t should have read:
There is always" more OF less OF
halo surrounding the chief execu-
tive of a nation" etc.
These typographical errors are
very annoying but it seems that they
cannot be very well avoided especial,
ly on small newspapers whose finan-
cial resources are extremely limited,
On the larger newspapers there are
competent scholars employed to read
proofs and the proof reader has no
other duties to perform. He has a
COPY holder to assist him in his work.
The proofs are read very carefully
in a room where no admittance is
allowed. After the proofs are read by
the proof reader and corrected by the
printer a revise of them are taken
and they are read by the proof reader
a second time to ascertain If all the
errors marked were corrected and if
others escaped his observation.
After these precautions third
proof is run off and taken into the
editorial or reportorial rooms and the
editors and reporters go over the
same very carefully and If any altera-
tions are made the same are again
revised, so very few if any typograhi-
cal errors ought to appear in our
great metropolitan newspapers. Yet
despite their precautions plumbers
will creep in. Especially is this true
in articles that are "railroaded'
through, that is when the paper is
pressed for time and the circumlocu-
ton that we have attempted to above
describe are dispensed with altogeth-
er.
On small newspapers like ours we
can not afford to employ scholarly
proof-reader and copy holder seclud-
ed in a room to themselves. The
editor is compelled to do his own
proof reading and he has perhaps to
perform this duty while engaged in
conversation with one or more friends
or ever and anon consulted on routine
business that so frequently arises in
print shop especially if a job de-
partment is run in connection there
with.
There is scarcely ever time to re-
wise a proof and the wonder is not
that there are so many hideous and
perplexing typographical errors in
these little struggling newspapers
but that there are so few.
But few or many they are much
more annoying to the editor and his
correspondents that to the reader.
With this explanation we hope that
these errors will be generously over
looked as pardonable.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

A Pittsburgh district attorney de-
clares that Dorothy Arnold is now at
the home of her parents in New York
City. Following an unprofessional op-
Grafton he declares that she left the
maternity home in an almost insane
condition, and has wandered about
until her identity became known
when she was discovered and sent
home to her parents in this sad
plight. The parents deny the story as
one of unfeeling malignity and awful
ness.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Someone called Senator Fletcher
reactionary (whatever that means),
and now President Wilson has an
nounced that Senator Fletcher is not
reactionary. This ought to satisfy
the general public, and now will the
class in civil government please stand
up and tell us what reactionary and
progressive really means? If these
names have anything to do with the
Mexican rebels we will have the
whole bunch shot at sunrise.-Orlan-
do Sentinel.
In his speech in Ocala Senator
Fletcher said that one of his constit-
uents asked him if "reactionary
wasn't a disease. That he was told
it was "cross between catarrh and
the measles"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

While Senator Lodge is standing
by the president he says that there is
no question about the, United States
having the right to exempt coastwise
vessels passing through the canal
from the payment of tolls. The sena-
tor believes that the executive is our
sole representative in dealing with
other nations and his requests ought
to be periodically considered. Senator
Lodge was acting chairman when the
treaty was made and perhaps is more
familiar with it than most any one
else. Our idea is to stand firmly by
our rights in the premises whether
we exercise them or not.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

God bless the flag! Let Il float and
fll
The sky with its beauty: our heart.
strings thrill
To the low. sweet chant OF It's wind
swept bars.
And the chorus OF all its clustered
stars.
Embrace ID. q mothers! and heroes
shall grow.
While It's colors blush warm on your
bosom ~ snow.
Defend II O fathers: there's no sweet.
er death
Than 10 float les fair folds with a sol
dler's last BREATH
And love Il. O children! be true TO
the siree
Who wove Il In plain by the old camp
fires.
Samuel l.. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

II Fletcher and stockton are potn
eoing 10 be merely puppets OF the
president il matters very little so far
as We can see which one is sent 10
the senate from Florida. We wish
that one of them would have the
courage TO say that he intended to
do what he thought was rieSt, the
president 20 the contrary nitwith-
standing. We do not want to be left
ont in the cold with no one to vote
Cor hut we do not want to vote for an
India rubber senator.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Theh New York Press has car
,oon Of a suffragette who before de-
hosting her ballot carefully examines
the hands Of the candidate. "as moth
or used to do her boy before MS de-
nar,ure for school. and asks: are
vour hands clean. SOM" When the
women become voters. to nolu ohiv -,
ones hands must be clean. That VIII
he the prerequisite to holding ONCE.
= All Of our officials had clean hahus
what a wonderful country we wouiu
have.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Senator Gore has made a poll OF
the delegates to the Baltimore con-
vention. and claims that the vote
stands s3s I'm favor of the repeal to
SO against IL. Il is a good thing 10
know that there is some independ'
ence and manhood in the democratic
marty. and all are not like dumb
driven cattle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Congressman Clark wants monu
ment erected to the memory of JET
ferson. n any man In the nation mer-
ia a statue that man II Thomas JET
ferson. He Is one Of earth's immor-
tails.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

The World. as a progressive
newspaper, likes Woodrow Wilson,
hut does not like William J. Bryan. II
admires Underwood but fails to like
Champ Clark. II seems to us that 1t
ought at least to like Clark for the
manner Of his treatment at the Balti'
more convention.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

oy every newspaper in the land thai
elieves in decent journalism.
1t was that sort of license that half
century ago gave birth to the raw.
ide and the duel.
The Hearst publications have never
,een guilty of anything half so maley.
olent and dastardly.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

A Missouri banker SO years of age
had his nails manicured for the first
line a few days ago. The manicurist
must have been very pretty, and it's
also likely that she had big job on
hard. Pinsacolo News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

The wind. rain and hail storm In
Marion only covered an area about
Two miles wide. Just where IL orig
mated or where q terminated lis not
known.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

The success of the operation per-
formed several weeks ago at the Bal
timore Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
in which the cornea of : pigs eye
was grated on the blind eye Of David
Kane, six months old, is now prac-
tically assured.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

The Easter parade at Atlantic City,
N. j., brought out crowd of 125,OOO.
Highly interesting views of 1914
models of feminine springery, to say
nothing of what might be termed the
"streamline," charms of femin1nity
itself, were shown.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

rhe founders Of our government
never intended the president to be
president and congress. too. While
coordinate. both are supposed to be
distinct and separate-but the APP
mounting power. An. there's the rub!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Emma Goldman Is a plain anar-
chlst." Headline Maby that's why
shes an anarshiat. - Philadelphia
North American.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Tampa expects 10 be In a class with
Ocala and Live Oak In that IL Is claim
ed a nonresident will be appointed
westminster for that city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Most OF the fun We have is in the
anticipation. which never causes
headache. Harrisburg Patriot
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Champ CLARK says that the New
York world Is the nouthpiece Of plu-
tocracy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

General Law says "well done for
Alahamas" To which we can all say
amen.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

Huerta's son. Il Is reported. was
Killed al Torre0n. War has its toll.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-24

The lettuce growers OF Mcintosh
are continuing % get big returns.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
CORDRY COMMENDs THE
LOCAL A. o. U. w. OFFER

T. A. Cordry. editor OF the Kan
sas Workman. the official paper of
the lodge, in letter to c. e. Rugh
Of this city commends the enter
prise of Lodge sS in offering the A,
o. U. W. hall here for the location
OF the grand office of the order,
and says that II Parsons, where Mr..
Cordry lives, cannot get the office
he would be glad to see Abilene
land It.
He says that Hutchinson. Topeka.
Kansas City, Kan, Newton, and half
a dozen other towns are in the run
ming for the grand office. The next
issue OF the Kansas Workman will
an extensive writeup of the
Abilene lodge and the offer made
by the local members.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
LEGAL vERBIAGE GAVE
THE WRONG IMPRESSION

J. W. Rumold takes exception TO
a story trat appeared in the Reflec-
tor of Saturday evening, regarding
an attachment suit filed by the
Wyandt Mortgage company against
Mr., Rumold. which has since been
dismissed. In the writeup mention
was made that the petition cited the
allegation that Mr.. Rumold intend
ed to leave the county to escape
payment. The Wyandt Mortgage
company, plaintiff, believes that a
wrong impression has been given.
The legal verbiage. while quoted
correctly, was only the usual form
used in such a suit and nothing
damaging to Mr.. Rumold's reputa-
lion was intended, Mr.. Rumold says
hat he does not intend to leave the
county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
DTED IN AFRICA WHERE
HE WAS A MISSIONARY

o. K. Simpson. son OF J. P, simp.
son OF this city. passed away IN
Tangiers, Morocco. Feb. 4. 1917
HIS wife and three children were
with him. He went TO Africa II
years ago and has been an earnest
worker in Gods vineyard as a mis-
sionary, He was married TO Elizabeth
Craggs OF England in January. 1901,
Mrs Simpson is missionary nurse,
Besides his father he leaves a bro
Their. J. w. Simpson Of Solomon. a
sister. Mrs. j. e. Vanderbilt of this
city. and Mrs. Louise Greenslade Of
Ohio and two brothers who reside
In Colorado and Texas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
JUDGE STEPHEN OSBORN DEAD
Was Former Speaker Kansas House
of Representatives

Coffeyville, March 2.--Stephen J
Osborn, former speaker OF the Kan.
sas house of representatives, died
her last night, aged 81 years. He
came here thirteen years ago from
western Kansas where he was q
district court judge. A son, Roy T.
Osborn, is probate Judge of this
county.
Stephen j. Osborn, prominent
member Of the Kansas bar, took an
active part in public affairs of his
adopted state, having served sever
al terms in the state legislature,
where he was honored with the POI
sition Of speaker of The house and
having been for a number of years
Judge of the Twenty-third judicial
district, besides serving In other
positions Of responsibility.
He was located at Salina, Kan,
where he became a partner of T. L.
Bond in the practice OF law and was
thus engaged until 1898, when he
was elected to represent Saline
In the state legislature, TAX
Ing his seat in 1899. being elected
speaker. He remained at Salina un-
II 1902 when he moved to Corey
lille.
He was married in 1874 In Atch-
son county to Miss Belle McCreary,
] native of Morrow county, Ohio. /
they had three children: Roy T.
osborn, probate Judge Of Montgom-
ry county; Miss Grace Osborn, as
istant librarian of the Kansas state
Ibrary, and Miss Nellie Osborn, a
omestic science teacher.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
SAYS GOD TELLS U. 8.
TO GO INTO MEXICO

Minneapolis, Mimi, March g.
God commanded Israel to destroy
the idolatrous and corrupt Canaan
ties and He tells America to wipe
Mexico off the map or tear down the
Monroe doctrine fence and allow
England and Germany to protect
the liveseand property Of their sub
Jects.g Rev. g. L.. Morrill, declared
In HIS sermon 1t, the Peoples church
yesterday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
BURNED UP PAVING
BONDS THIS MORNING

There was hot fire at the city
hall this morning when bonds
amounting to $12,565 were 6Irn'd.
There were 20 bonds. the first be-
ing issued in 1910, ranging in
amounts from $500, the largest. TO
one for 1855. The bonds we're is
sued for the first paving done in
Abilene, and others for later pa =
ing of residence districts and al
leys.
No particular ceremony was OBJ
served in the burning. There were
no speeches and no ont Of town
guests were present. The bonds
we're checked over, the accounts for
them cancelled in red ink on the
books, and the expired papers thrust |
INTO the stove.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
PLAN CHILD WELFARE
EXHIBITION IN KANSAS

Lawrence, March 3.-To help the
children of Kansas get square
deal. by introducing better environ
ments and better methods of educa-
tion and training in the home is
the purpose of the University Of
Kansas in cooperating with the Ma
tional Child Welfare Exhibition
committee of New York to set up
practical exhibits with lecturers IN
the larger Kansas towns.
The exhibits will consist Of pic
lures, charts and models of child
helping devices, and will be in
charge of an expert manager fur
nished by the national committee. 1t
will stay at each town one week.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
WORKING AT DESK,
HERINGTON MAN DIES

Herington, March 3.-Alonzo
Frost, a resident of Harrington for
% years, died suddenly yesterday
morning while working at his desk
in the Rock Island offices here. Mr..
Frost was SO years of age. Besides
his widow he leaves three grown
He was a member Of the
Masons, Kansas Fraternal Citizens
and the M. W. A. Burial will be at
White Cloud, Kansas.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
WINTERS APPEALS FROM
JUSTICE COURT JUDGMENT

G.. F. Winters of Harrington hopes
that in the third attempt to obtain
damages against Fred Splettslosser,
also Of Harrington, his claims may
be satisfied. The transcript and APP
peal from the justice court of A, M.
Crazy of Herington were filed in
district court today. The case orig
mated over the lease of tract of
land by Splettslosser to Winters.
The lease, the petition cites, was
made for 200 acres of land, but in
reality only 1T acres were includ-
ed. Winters claims damages because
he paid rent on the 200 acres, be-
cause the % acres that were not in
Guided would have returned profits,
and because he says, that spletts-
loser occupied the house on the
place without paying rent. The to-
tai damages asked amount to $685. |
80. Winters got judgment in justice
court for $119.75. This did not
satisfy him and he asked for a
new trial. The second time Win
tiers was given Judgment for only
SIS.
Splettslosser alleges that he is
German with only limited knowl-
edge of the English language and
that he accepted the representations
of Winters and another person that
the tract contained 200 acres; that
he offered to make settlement when
he found that the tract contained
only 1T acres; that he occupied the
house on the place with the con- {
sent of Winters, and that in return |
he was to weed the garden and care
or the place; that he offers to pay
pack the rent which was overcharg- t
ID. He further alleges that he /
iolds Winters note for $3.50 and C
hat the balance due on that note, n
Ieducting proper damages is $3.50, v
Which Winters has not paid.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
DAWSON To ACT IN
; SHOE MEN IGNORE Law

Kansas shoe dealers who proceed
70 ignore the pure shoe" law when
II becomes effective April 1 will
have every chance to test the con-
atitutionality OF the law. John 8.
Dawson. attorney general. says,
When the meeting OF the Kansas
shoe Dealers association was adj
journed last week II was given out
that the members had agreed TO
ignore the new law. and that reso-
buttons TO that effect had been pass
ed. though the resolutions were not
made public.
"The idea that any set OF men,
no matter how respectable. can come
TO the state capitol and calmy agree
10 ignore any state law, is prepos-
terous," said General Dawson. Il do
not know whether the law is consti-
tutional or not II does not become
effective until April 1. and have
not made any careful study OF its
provisions. But until its constitution
ality is tested and declared void, 1t
is the law. and will be regarded as
such by this office.
IF the shoe dealers wish to test
the constitutionality of the act,
hope that some easy and speedy
gay OF bringing it to test will be
,f5rked out. But the idea that any
crowd OF men can proceed to Ig-
nore' the law is absurd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
SENIOR BOYS, JUNIOR
GIRLS, WIN REMNANTS

The senior boys and the junior
girls won the interclass basketball
championships Saturday night. The
preliminary games were played IN
the Z afternoon. The senior-sopho-
more game at night was an even
break at the end of the first half,
each team having counted IL points,
but the seniors jumped ahead in
the second half and carried away
$be Imaginative pennant, 80 to IA.
The freshman girls lost to the jun
dors by a lone point. The scores of
the preliminaries: Girls Freshmen
81. seniors s; sophomore 10 juniors
1S. Boys-seniors IS, juniors II,
sophomores 81, freshmen 8.
The finals: Boys seniors 80,
sophomores IA; girls, juniors 20,
freshmen 10.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
FORMER ABILENE MAN
DIED AT OAK HILL

Solomon Walters, a former resi-
dent of Abilene. died at the hom,
Of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Nc,
Kale, at Oak Hill yesterday after
noon. The body was brought here
this afternoon. The funeral serv.
ices will be held at the Evangelical
church tomorrow afternoon, at 1880
O'Clock, the Rev. L. Hanne officiat-
ing.
Mr.. Walters was So years old.
His wife died last July and was
buried in Abilene cemetery. The
following children who survive will
be here for the funeral: Mrs. Will
liam Stuck, David and Henry Wal
tiers, Abilene; ]. d. Walters, Clay
Center; L. S. Walters, Wakefield;
Charles McKale, Oak Hill. Mrs.
Myra Berger of Gallup, N. NJ, will
not be able to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Chris Dunable of this city is a
Mr.. Walters was a resident of
Abilene for 10 years, but for the |
asst 10 months lived with his daugh-
er at Oak HILL
Considerable difficulty was en-
ountered obtaining an undertaken
ecause Of the telephone service.
'hich has not yet been established
! its usual good order, and because
the bad roads. No connection
ould be obtained with Abilene. An
ndertaker finally came from Clay
enter yesterday afternoon through
uddy roads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
MURPHY DID NOT
Y. return $4,000
Sulzer Declares Tammany Leader
Didn't Pay Back Contribution
REPORTED 1T DUMMY" GIFT
DepOsed Governor Attaches Muir.
phys Statement in John Doe
Inquiry-Leader to Tell
His Story

New York, Feb. 27.-Charles #
Murphy, leader of Tammany hall
did not give back the $4,000 cam.
.paign contribution of the late An.
thony N. Brady in 1912, as Muir
ply said he did, according to the
sworn testimony of william Sulzer,
deposed governor Of New York.
Sulzer, a witness for the second
time at the John Doe" inquiry in
to political graft, testified that
had told him that he turn
ed the $4,000 over to the Demo-
cratic state committee. He added
that Murphy also said he had fixed
4" so that it would be reported In
the committees list of campaign
under the name of
dummy. 1t is the $4,000 which
5ulzer says was first offered to him
Ind which he refused to accept.
Murphy, in a recent public state
nent, said he had given the money
Jack to Brady. He probably will be
allied in the near future to tell his
tory under oath.
Sulzer conceded that Murphy had
.iven the sum Of $4,000 back to
'rady, but that 1t was not the
anne $4,000. The $4,000 was
aid to Brady, according to sulzer,
, compromise a suit for $4,000
rhich he said Brady had brought
gainst Murphy
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-03-05
FIRST ISSUE OF THE
WOODBfNE JOURNAL MAR. IL

J.. H. Blagrave is loading the
equipment of the old Abilene DEM
ocrat and is taking it to Woodbine
where he will establish a paper
The merchants have given him a
good guarantee on advertising and
subscription list. He expects to get
out the first paper on Thursday,
March IL. The paper will be pub
lished weekly and will be known as
the Woodbine Journal.