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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
Hooper Again for
Tennessee Governor

Nashville, Tenn, April 15.-The Re-
publican State Convention today re-
nominated Ben w. Hooper for a third
< term as governor. The convention re-
ferred to a committee the national
committee's plan for changing the rep
resentation at national conventions
and passed the national prohibition
Hmendment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16

at Tampico, left the Philadelphia navy
yard shortly before P. M. today. De-
spite heavy rain several hundred
persons were at the yard when ths
Michigan left her berth and cheered
as the big ship turned her prov down
the Delaware.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
NORWAY JURY
CONTINUED from Page One)

uary, 1913, to Sherman Cummings of
Groveton, Vermont. She had been liv-
ing with her parents recently, but was
preparing to rejein her husband at
Bethel, Maine, today. Her trunk was
found in her room at the house partly
packed for the journey. Her father
is farmer in prosperous circum-
stances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
GAP TURE SAFE BLOWERS
AFTER RUNNING FIGHT

Fort William, Ont, April 1.-two
alleged notorious safe blowers were
captured by the police today, after
running pistol fight in which one of
the men, who the police say is George
Hardy of Baltimore, was painfully in
Jured. The other man, according to
police records. is Bert Sampson of
Montreal. The authorities claim that
the two have confessed to robbing 16
stores in Port Arthur and Fort Will
liam, and are wanted in the United
States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
Late Augusta Locals.

Charlotte Wood was given mis-
cellaneous shower Wednesday at her
home on Northern avenue in honor of
her approaching marriage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16

Frank Corson of Augusta, formerly
of East Pittston. who has been in the
employ of w. w Hunt for the past
six months, has resigned his position
with Mr. Hunt and began his duties
with the Swift Co. Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
GARDEN is BRITISH
& MINISTER TO BRAZIL

London, April 15.-The appointment
of Sir Lionel Garden as British min
lister to Brazil was officially announced
today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
Can Hollis Not Anxious

Boston. April Ex-senator Henry f.
Hollis of New Hampshire. who was IN
this city today for few hours. said that
he did not consider the Mexican situation
serious.
81 believe that the Mexican govern :,
ment will salute the United states
flag, as 1t ought to- he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16

The average depth of the sands in
the deserts of Africa is from thirty
to forty feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16

Philadelphia, April 15.-The battle
ship Michigan, one of the units of the
Atlantic fleet ordered to concentrate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16
FINAL WARNING GIVEN
BY u. S. TO GEN. HUERTA

CONTINUED from Page one)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-16

Great Brain in 1907 produced 24.674. 17o
gallons of apple cider. :.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

II present plans are carried out
Dunnellon's Farmers Day will be sec.
ond in Importance only to the Marion.
Sumter Fair, and it will be held pre-
vious to that, on day to be chosen
when the convenience of the speak
ers invited has been ascertained. II
is hoped that both Congressman Clark
and Sparkman will accept. DIR. Weav-
er has already accepted, and with a
representative from the experimental
station at Gainesville, the agricultu.
raj program will be in able hands.
With the cooperation of both the
boards of trade and the farmers OF
Marion and Citrus counties a memoir
able day is hoped for with a large
crowd in attendance. A dinner and
barbecue will satisfy the inner man.
--Dunnellon Advocate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
A LITTLE TOUCH OF "HoT" FOR
THE COLONEL

Theodore Roosevelt's scrupulous
care never to criticise unjustly, al
ways to give praise where praise is
due, never to villify a political oppo-
nent who has done honorable and
courageous public service, is by this
time we'll known and is one of the
reasons why he himself is enshrined
in the hearts of these admirable quail
tiles, which are at the basis of the
square DEAL by saying of District
Attorney Whitman. in a speech at
Yonkers: HE represents the worst
type in machine politics" That Mr..
Whitman has vigorously and success
sfully conducted the most notable
prosecutions in the modern criminal
annals of New York, and struck more
fear into the hearts of bribe-takers
and gangsters than the colonel ever
struck into those of malefactors of
great wealth, or any sort of wealth,
is, of course, quite unimportant. For
the colonel, it should never be forgot
ten, is leading a great reform move
ment, and why should little matter
like truth or decency stand in the
way?"-Springfield Republican
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
MISS TARBELL MAKES A CENTER
SHOT

Miss Ida Tarbell, we'll known writer,
has become Cotton Crusader, and
declares: Il have always held the
thesis that American women ought to
take more Conscientious interest in
the productive activities of this coun-
try. We American women have failed
frightfnlly in certain ways" she con-
tinued earnestly. First of all, we
do not consider the quality of the
goods we buy as we should, neither in
cloth nor in literature, nor in any
other things as well. We are really,
for the most part very unintelligent
as buyers; If thing looks good we
buy it without knowing if it really is
good. We should know what makes
it good or inferior or poor If we
would do our duty as consumers to-
ward keeping up the quality.
Again, we have failed in patrio-
tism. We have loved imported things
and have not been proud of Ameri-
can products. This has reacted upon
the producers, who have not had the
support and encouragement of the
American people
II don't believe in erecting stone
wall and saying "No more importa-
tions," but / do believe that we ought
to have more interest in home pro-
ducts-to be eager to have them and
have them improved. We are unthink-
ing; we lack pride in the products of
our own land, and that attitude does
not mark us as good patriots" con-
cludes Miss Tarbella Now is the time
for American women to discover and
exhibit that real patriotism, the
patriotism that means serving her
own land loyalty and intelligently
and giving steady, proud, encouraging
support to the industries of the
United States of America"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
$1,000 FOR REMOVING HYAciNTHs
FROM THE WlTHLACOoCHEE

Major w. B. Ladue says that $4,000
additional allotment has been receiv-
ed from the war department for the
removal of hyacinths anywhere in
the state.
In this connection he added that a
number of complaints have been re-
ceived concerning hyacinths obstruct-
ing the channel of the Withlacoochee
river, between Istachatta and Stokes
Ferry. He has issued orders to have
this investigated to see just the ex-
tent of these distractions and what
can be done to relieve the situation
with the funds available. AS soon as
he gets the report, Major Ladue stat
ed that he would begin work.
Major Ladue stated that navigation
on the Withlacoochee river was prin-
cipally between Istachatta and Panas-
offkee and probably a short distance
below the latter point. There is prac-
tically none along the middle down
as far as Dunnellon, below which
point, from the mouth to Inglis, there
is considerable shipping of phosphate.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
THE. PRoLoNGATIoN OF THE
WAR-ITS DURATION
MUST BE SHORT

Assuming 100000 men in arms,
Yves Guyot recently estimated the
cost of the war, upon Balkan expert
ence of $3.50 day per man. at $22,-
100000 a day. An earlier and less de-
tailed estimate fixed the cost at $780,
100000 day. $500.
Such estimates as M Guyot's fail
to cover loss by crop waste, by de-
struction of property, by mobilization
before the war and in neutral coun-
tries. Material damage in Belgium
has already reached $500,O00,O00; in
France perhaps twice as much. What
it has been in Galicia, Poland and
East Prussia, and may be later, who
knows?
One year of the war upon daily es-
innate midway between NJ. Guyot's
and the highest, say at $36,000,000 a
day, would cost more than eleven bill
lions. Material damage and indirect
loss would reach half as much; it is
already gigantic.
The entire estimated wealth of the
eight European nations at war is
1921 900, 100000 The war could not
continue second year without cost
ing them onetenth of all their garner
ed wealth of centuries; and neutral
nations sum smaller but consider
able. Upo such a showing long war
seems mpossible.-World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
MONSTER SIEGE GUNS

Julius Caesar would certainly be
surprised If he should return to the
earth and witness a modern army be-
sieging city. Instead of an armed
host under the walls attacking with
battering rams and catapults he
would observe the emplacement of
monster guns miles away being fired
by mathematical calculations at an
unseen target. So it is far cry from
the old Roman ballista to the German
Krupp gun.
At the beginning of the present war
there were hints at a powerful siege
gun which had been made by the
Germans without the knowledge of
other nations, and whose existence
was not even generally known in the
German army. But the mystery sur
rounding the big gun was lifted at
the seige of Liege and Namur, where
its destructive force was strikingly
demonstrated.
1t is now possible to give some of
the details of this enormous cannon.
1t has a 16-inch bore and fires a pro-
jectile weighing 2,400 pounds. This
projectile, it is said, can be thrown
a distance of twenty-three miles, a
greater distance than from here to
Chef Menteur. But so great is the
expansion from the heat that the
gun can be fired only six times in
twenty-four hours. Another remark
able thing is the short life of this
gun, for after $50 shots have been
fired it is no longer usable.-New Or
leans Daily States.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
! GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF
WHY AND HOW THE GREAT
WAR STARTED

Read the following and one will
no longer have to ask who started
| the war or how it was started?"
The article is from the Glen Elder
(Kan.) Sentinel:
"As we understand it, a Servian
socialists who was partly sane when
sober, got drunk and killed an Aus
train noble and his noble escort. Aus
tria, observed the unseemly incident,
addressed herself sternly to Servia,
somewhat as follows: See here, kid,
no rough stuff. Com einto the wood
she'd Hold on says Russia, don't
you dare lay a finger on that kid,
Austry; he's my kid" says he, and
anyhow, you'd make a fine father for
anyone-I don't Think he says.
Think again, you big slob,' says Aus
tria, if you can think twice in one
day. he says, and while you're think
in, think that I'm telling you,' he
says. l don't like the color of your
eyes, and your nose offends me. and
your feet don't track; besides,' says
he, and can lick you,' he says, and
l will, too Good boy, Austry,' sings
out Wilhelm; 1 can lick him myself;
can lick anybody; why, l can lick
everybody says Wilhelm. Well take
him on together and show him., says
he. So Germany starts for France and
slips up, incidently landing with both
feet in the middle of Belgium. Get
off me stummick,' walls Belgium, or
TIL bite your legs off, says he. Ouch,
be patient, Belgy,' says Wilhelm.
Beg pardon I'll get off when l have
to-, says he. Excuse me, or I'll soak
you,' says he. Now watch me paste
Gasdon one.' No fair says France.
I wasn't looking, anyway, says he,
Take that says he, slipping Wilhelm
hot one. I hate fight says Eng
land, but / can can bust the jaw of
any guy that slaps my dear friend
Castor, whom | don't like at ALL he
says, but will defend till DEATH he
says. you don't hate him worse than
me says Japan, standing back for an
opening. Anyhow, you started it,
says Wilhelm to Nicholas. you
started it YOURSELF yells everybody
to everybody else, sticking out their
tongues. Then they all clinch, and
the little fellows dance around watch
ing for chance to get in punch
and run.
moral: If you want to fight, all
you have to do is to say So"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
IA FLOOD OF PROSPERITY AHEAD

The Fourth Estate is the name of
| a newspaper printed in New York
City in the interest of the trade. In
recent number it gave the expires.
sions and opinions of many of the
principal advertisers of the country
telling of conditions of business gen.
orally as affected by the war in Eu-
rope and the future outlook.
That paper says that the reports
are enough to reform a prize
Crouch"
In the language of the Tampa Trib-
une they breathe the true spirit of
commercial confidence and
optisnl-the business spirit that is
admired throughout the world, and
the one that the older nations were
beginning to inject into their affairs.
Listen to the following:
OF course we are optimistic. Why
not?
Are we saddled with a daily extra
expense of $7,000,000?
Are we sacrificing the flower of our
country and leaving the aged and in
firm to propagate the race?
Decidedly NO!
But we are receiving orders from
England for great quantities of sheat
steel for portable houses.
Detroit automobile manufacturers
are receiving orders for trucks run
ming in value into millions, rumored
to be from Russia.
The Pittsburg Steel Company has
received an order, said to be from the
French government, for $4,000 reels
of barbed wire-125,OO0 miles of wire.
Great Britain has closed contract
with st. Louis firms for 10000 sad
dle-trees.
Mound City, Mo-, manufacturers
are figuring on a big contract for
shoes for the French army.
Germany has been furnishing Eng
land quantities of electrical supplies
and electrical time-clocks. Dupli-
Gates are here and American manu-
facturers have been asked to figure
on their production.
One of the well-known houses of
Paris has closed it's factories and will
soon announce New York as it's head
quarters.
Here we have business brought to
us on a platter, and we're begged to
stop crying long enough to do some
business.
Is it time to cry or smile?
Obviously, it is the time to SMILE.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
A GERMAN AND AN ENGLISH
PRAYER FROM THE SAME
BEDSIDE

Some years ago an English lady
divorced her German husband and
married an English officer. The child
of the first marriage and that of the
second are with the mother, while the
two fathers are in the war on oppo.
site sides. Two little girls say their
prayers together every night. But
while Evelyn says: please, God,
don't let SYPHILIS daddy kill my dad
dy," Sybil says: Please, God, don't
let Evelyn's daddy kill my daddy
Boston Transcript.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

The press of Florida mourns with
Editor Mccormack of the Live Oak
Democrat in the loss of his bright lit.
tie son, Frank. He was a clean, beau
tiful and bright child. His sudden
death leaves the parents desolate and
IN sack cloths and ashes that no
words can assuage. but in their grief
ney have the tender sympathy of all
ING had the pleasure Of knowing
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

If the Christian nations now at war
with each other in Europe were to
turn loose on the defenseless women
and children whole cages of ferocious
wild beasts-tigers, hyenas, lions,
leopards-it would not be more bar
barious. Think of it! And this, too,
twenty centuries after the birth of
the prince of Peace"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

The rumor will not down that the
Highlanders are to be sold and there
is much speculation as to the prob
able purchasers. Frank Farrell laughs
at the idea of selling his club, but
the rumor will not down.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
RAISING THE STANDARD OF NOV.
ING COMEDY PICTURES

! The judges in the Comedy Scenario
Prize Contest conducted by the New
York Morning Telegraph and Char.
tered Theaters Corporation have
awarded the three prizes as follows:
First Prize-Roy L. McCardell OF
New Rochelle, N. Y, for three reel
comedy: entitled "A Jay in Peacock
Alley
Second Prize-Miss Elaine Sterne
| of New York City. for three-reel COM
edy, entitled Without Hope"
Third Prize-Miss Caroline Ben.
| brook Wells of ST. Louis, Mo-, for
three-reel comedy, entitled "A Puri-
tan's Conscience
The contest was inaugurated on
June Is and closed September Is of
this year. During the three months
1864 manuscripts were received. But
511 of this number stood the test Of
the first reading. From the remand
er it is probable that fifty high-class
motion picture comedies will be re.
tanned as worthy of production.
The idea back of the contest was
to raise the standard of motion pic
ture comedies to the high plane al
ready attained by the motion picture
drama. 1t was believed that Ameri-
can humor can make a better show
ing on the screen than by the con-
slant portrayal of so-called SLAP
stick" and burlesque, where the fun
lay entirely or almost entirely in RI
diculous situations, in funny falls and
in funny chases through street and
country. 1t was aimed to bring to
moving pictures as high class comedy
as came to the speaking stage, and
the managers of the contest and the
judges are confident that the films
when shown will demonstrate that
the object sought has been fulfilled.
The comedies submitted in the con-
| test were subjected to the most criti.
cal reading and the prize winers were
only decided after more than a score
! of expert scenario readers and writer's
had passed upon their merits in con-
junction with the judges. The three
comedies awarded the prizes of $1,000,
$500 and $3.50 respectively, are GER
| tain to endure in motion picture pre-
sentation because of their originality,
dramatic and perturbation values. II
is more than week ago that the
three comedies mentioned were decid-
ed upon as the winners of the contest.
The judges found great difficulty in
deciding which of the three was the
better one. Each tells in a distinctive
way distinctive story, and in plot
and in situations were equally strong.
| The availability of each for picturiza-
ton had then to be decided. Each
point to be considered in deciding the
values of the competitive scenarios
was given a certain percentage, those
| nearest to 100 being considered the
best. 1t is interesting to note that
Mr.. McCardell's comedy received SO
per cent, as against Miss Sterne's 81
per cent. and Miss Wells Sc per cent.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

Georgia raised 100000 bushels Of
Irish potatoes, representing the crop
of 10000 acres, this year, according
to the United States crop report. The
condition of the crop was 20 per cent
Of normal and the average price s1.14
bushel.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

Don't let us penalize too heavily
those who are trying to build and
adorn and beautify the city, while we
favor those who permit their lots to
remain vacant and grow up in weeds
and brambles.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23
WHAT THE GOVERNMENT is DO.
ING IN FOREST cONSERvA-
TON

Wireless telegraphy is being used
in Canada in reporting on forest
fires.
The best excelsior is made from
Eastwood, or linden. Aspen and cot
tonwood, however, supply nearly half
of the total amount manufactured.
The king of England has given
permission to have part of the royal
estate placed at the disposal Of the
school of forestry at Cambridge Uni
versity for purposes of experiment
and demonstration.
William Penn, in his charter OF
rights, provided for every five acres
of forest cleared one acre should be
left in woods. Forests today maintain
that on an average one-ffth of every
farm should be in timber.
Recent experiments indicate that
round timbers of all the pines, of Eng.
elmann spruce, Douglas fir, tama,
rack, and western larch, can be read
lily treated with preservatives, but
that the frs, hemlocks, redwood, and
Sitka spruce, in the round, do not
take treatment easily. This infor-
nation should be of value to persons
who contemplate preservative treat
ment of round posts, poles, or mine
props.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

We were just preparing a series
OF articles showing that the world
was growing better when the war in
Europe and the war in Mexico caused
Us to file them away for a more ap-
propriate season.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

Persimons are getting ripe and
'possums are getting fat-there is
happiness In the Florida cabins.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-23

The change of weather yesterday
morning called in the entire brigade
Of straw hats and Palm Beach suits.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-24
STOCK EXCHANGE
WILL OPEN AGAIN
IN SHORT WHILE
Assurances Given That at
Least a Limited Amount of
Business viii Be Transacted
Before End Of Month.


New york, Nov. 2S.-That the stock
exchange is quite certain to reopen
Tor limited business before the end
OF the month was the substance OF the
assurances received today from re-
sponslble banking and brokerage an
thorities. 1t was declared that a ma
Jority of the banks with Wall street
connections now favor resumption Of
bond trading, subject of course, to
price concessions.
a canvass of the more important To-
cal banking interests elected conflict
ing opinions respecting the probable
extent of foreign offerings of Ameri-
can bonds in the event of an early re-
ncwal OF dealings. Some houses OF
prominence asserted that buying or
ders in their books thus far exceed
offers 10 SELL but the prospective de-
mand, II was added was limited almost
entirely TO high grade issues.
Houses with German connections
freely admitted the possibility Of.
heavy selling orders and limitations
along these lines were also conveyed
BY bankers representing French and
Dutch interests. II was noteworthy,
however, that these overshadowing
factors exercised little If any influ-
ence on the business transacted dur
ing the day in the private market for
bonds. all of which We're at or near
their recent high levels.
Re-opening of the Chicago stock ex-
change attracted considerable atten-
tion The fact that some of the more
active stocks traded in there changed
hands at prices approximating July 30
quotations was observed with salts
faction. Dealings were on a moder-
ate scale and denoted much caution.
The market for foreign exchange
failed to reflect any developments OF
importance across the water Cables
aud sight bills ON London were nota-
bly, higher because OF an. increased de-
mand in which cotton figured promi-
nently.
Money for all dates was Offered at
five per cent, indicating further mone-
tary ease. Western banks put cut
considerable sums through their local
correspondents.
News from the middle west indicat-
ed an awakening of activity in va
rious lines. of industry, although rail-
traffic was lower by five to ten per
cent than a year ago. Grain receipts
NJ Chicago were much lower IMAM ID
the preceding week, but more than
.0O0. 600 bushels in excess OF lvl5.