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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
WHAT IS EMERGENCY CURRENCY
FOR?

On the outbreak of war in Europe,
congress passed with only a few dis.
senting votes an act modifying the
Aldrich-Vreeland emergency curren.
cy law, greatly to the disadvantage
of the banks.
1t made a billion dollars of this
currency instantly available in the
discretion of the secretary OF the
treasury. The tax rate upon the is.
sue is fixed at 8 per cent. for the first
three months, with an increase of
one-half Of l per cent. month there.
after until per cent. is reached.
which rate shall be the maximum I'M
til the notes are withdrawn.
Unlike normal national bank notes,
which are secured by government
bonds, emergency currency may be
based upon state and municipal bonds
or upon approved commercial paper.
The purpose of the act was TO provide
sound currency in abundance at
times when, as a result of bust
ness or other disturbances, there was
tendency to hoard money and deny
credit. Such an occasion appeared a
little more than a month ago, when
hostilities across the sea Frustrated
commerce, credit, and exchange
throughout the world.
1t will hardly be maintained by
anybody that this great measure Of
finance, described at the time ny
Senator Nelson as the mobilizing OF
the bank resources of the richest of
nations, was intended for the benefit
of the banks alone. 1t was designed
to facilitate the transaction or all
business; to make the wealth, ener
gy and credit of the people quickly
available as a guaranty Of the circu.
lating medium; to overcome causeless
panic; to defeat the monopolization
of money and credit, and to make sure
that no one, no matter how powerful,
should be able by means of terror
and manipulation to squeeze the life
out of commerce and industry.
So far as we have observed, bank.
ers in New York and very generally
throughout the country have excepted
the new currency as the largess for
themselves. Bottomed on collateral
amounting to about $136, 100000, New
York banks have at least $105, 600, 900
of the new issue, the peoples money,
designed for the peoples use. They
are boarding gold, gold and silver
certificates and greenbacks. They
are exceedingly censorious of com.
mercial paper. They are charging z,
s and 9 per cent. for such loans as
they grudgingy make, using for the
purpose notes which at present cost
them but per cent, and which never
will cost them more than per cent
Thus, owing to what must be re-
garded as greed, if not gluttony, the
emergency which emergency curren.
cy was created to meet exists without
abatement. A patriotic and generous
congress has provided hundreds of
millions of good currency for the use
of the people, but reasonable access
to 1t is prevented by the timidity or
the extortion of the bankers. How
long must American business submit
to this oppression?-New York
World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
SAYS THE BANNERS REASONS
ARE SOLID AND OUGHT
TO sE CONVINCING

Speaking OF the recent turning
down of the 0klawaha River improve
ment project by the q. =. engineers.
Editor Harris OF the ocaia Banner.
takes occasion 70 make some very ap'
propriate comments upon Uncle sans
peculiar methods OF development
work. The oklawaha River project
was turned down. with the usual ster.
eotyped excuse that the traffic does
not justify the contemplated improve.
ments." which causes Bro. Harris %
sum up the situation very cleariy a.
follows:
when the FIRST railroad Vas built
through this section. did the traffic
at that time justify it9 Not az all
Jacksonville then was not larger than
ocala Is now aud Tampa vas but Ne.
tie bigger than MicanOpy. There
we're no orange groves. no trucking,
no turpentine farms, no phosphate
mines, no lumber mills. The building
OF the road promoted these indus.
tries had we waited for the develop
ment Of the industries before the
building OF the road We would b. wait
ing still.
Suppose that Mr.. Flagler hid tai.
en- the position OF the Board of EnRi.
neers Of the War Department before
building his wonderful railroad a0Nn
and along the east coast 90 Key West.
would 10 ever have been started
1T was called "Flagier's folly" and
the Florida pioneers looked upon that
section as too emery" and unpromis.
ing for anything on earth. Bat look
at IL today. See the beautiful pro
gressive cities that have sprung lnto
existence. and the magnificent traffic
that the building Of the road has PRO-
NOTED.
when the Union Pacific railroad
was built across the Rocky Noun
tains TO the Pacific Ocean. did the
traffic justify a? Why. bless you.
no. Some OF our most eminent states
men believed all that country Vas q
wilderness and waste. Behold 4 to-
day!
"Did the traffic over the Isthmus
of Panama from the Gulf 20 the Pa
cific justify the expenditure OF nearly
half a billion dollars for the dieginE
Of the canal?
The canal was built Co promote
the traffic. Our board % engineers
have gotten the cart before the horse.
The Banner has well stated u.
About ninety.nine out Of every hun
dred railroad. canal. harbor and other
engineering projects that are hnane'
ed by private capital are promoted
not upon the basis Of traffic which al
ready exists. but entirely upon the
possibilities OF business which II sure
to insue Immediately when these pro
jects are completed and opened 20
traffic. On the other hand, our gov
eminent proceeds upon the basis that
If a ten foot channel Is needed through
a sand-bar, boats OF l0-fOot draft must
have previously been crossing the
said bar, in order 10 have first estab-
lished a sufficient traffic ito Justify
the contemplated improvements"
This means, in reality: There are
not sufficient voters In the locality
to cut any ice with u.s." and the situ-
alton will continue thus until our pub
lie improvement work Is taken out OF
politics. instead of being made a We
hicle for the bestowal OF political pat
ronage.-Estero Eagle.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

State after state is endorsing
President Woodrow Wilson for Sec
one term More and more remote the
chances are growing for William Jen-
ming Bryan ever becoming president
of the United States. Personally con-
sidered he made a big mistake by
putting Woodrow in.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25
THE RESULT OF MUNICIPAL
OWNERSHIP

Some interesting figures are given
| in bulletin on central electlic light
and power stations for 1912 just is
sued by the bureau of me census
| bearing on the question of govern.
ment ownership of public utilities.
Commenting on the same the Rail
way Age-Gazete says:
Municipal ownership of these util.
tiles seems to have become rather
popular. If this popularity has been
justified by an increase in efficiency
or by improved service it would be
expected that this would be shown in
the figures for income, output and
expenses. But during this 10-year
period the total income of COM
mercial stations increased 254.2 per
cent, and of municipal stations 233. d
per cent; the output of commercial
stations in kilowatt-hours increased
1858 per cent, and of municipal sta.
lions 174.4 per cent; and the total ex-
penses of commercial plants increas-
ed 246.1 per cent, while the increase
in numbers of the municipal plants
increased both their income and their
output in less proportion than the
commercial plants and had an in
crease of 222 per cent in expenses to
produce an increase of ia per cent
in output, while the commercial sta
tons, with only slightly greater in.
crease in expenses, obtained over
twice the increase in output.
This is not the kind of efficiency
that is promised by advocates of gov
eminent ownership. Reduced to units
Of output the expense of producing
electricity in municipal plants in 1912
was 3.15 cents per kilowatt-hour,
while that in commercial plants was
only 1.96 cents. On the other hand,
the total income of municipal sta.
tons grew faster than either their
expenses or their output, while the
commercial plants had a gain of 254
per cent in income to pay for 375 per
cent increase in output, which en-
HANGED their expenses by 246 per
cent. This would indicate that the
commercial stations had their rates
reduced, but that the municipal sta
lions not only were more successful
in maintaining their rates than the
commercial stations, but were more
successful in making rates high than
in increasing production or CONTROL.
ing expenditures.
THE bulletin does not give sta.
tistics showing the rates charged for
service, but by dividing the total in.
| come by the number of kilowatt hours
of output we obtain an average rate
of rs cents for the commercial sta.
lions and 4.3 cents for the municipal
stations. The rate of the commercial
| companies had been reduced from 3.4
cents in 1902, while that of the mum.
cipal plants had been increased from
| 3.5 cents.
Figures are not given separately
in the bulletin for the wages and
salaries paid, but it is significant thu
the number of persons employed in
municipal plants is shown at 10 pre-
cent of the total for both classes OF
stations, while the kilowatt capacity
of their dynamos was To per cent
and their actual output was AZ per
cent OF the total. The number OF
persons employed in municipal plants
increased 1924 per cent in 10 years
to produce an increase of 174.4 pei
cent output. In the commercial plants
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Young Herschel Beacham, nephew
of Braxton Beacham of Orlando, was
found drowned in the Oconee river at
Dublin, Ca, last Saturday. Seven
white. men have been arrested and
are in Jail charged with the crime.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Albert T. Patrick has not given up
the fight to obtain the millions will
ed to him by old William Marsh Rice,
whom he was convicted of murder.
ing. Three times Patrick faced death
In the electric chair for this murder,
and two years ago. after he had been
sentenced to life Imprisonment, was
pardoned BY Governor DIX. -.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Secretary Lanes orders opening to
settlement and homestead entry B.
100000 acres of land in California,
New Mexico, Colorado and Washing
ton indicates another great advance
by the American Army of Occupation,
Peace and Prosperity.-World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

New York, Boston, Brooklyn, Phila-
delphia, are the big hogs and thew
want the entire contents Of the pork
barrel" They do not want the small
Ter ports, representing the little pigs,
to get even a smell of the swill given
out by the government.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

The Madison Observation-Disclosures
has entered upon its fifteenth year.
It is an excellent weekly recorder of
enterprising events, and we hope that
many more years will be vouchsafed
to il,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Efforts of the United States govern
ment to bring about peace in Europe
virtually are at standstill, accord
ing to White Hpnse and state de-
partment officials.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

King George has given instructions
that planting be undertaken at Sand
bingham on large scale to afford en-
ployment for a considerable number
of men.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

The case against the Tullys in Tai
1ahassee will be heard today. These
brothers have gotten themselves into
very serious trouble.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

God bless the flag! Let it float and
fill
The sky with it's beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low, sweet chant of its wind
swept bars,
And the chorus of all its clustered
stars.
Embrace it, O mothers! and heroes
shall grow,
While its colors blush warm on your
bosom Of snow.
Defend 1t o fathers; there's no sweet
er death
Than to float its fair folds with q sol
dier's last breath!
And love 1t, o children! be true 70
the sires
Who wove 1t in plain By tho old camp
Samuel L. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Cupid shoots with nothing more
dangerous than love-tipped bows and
arrows, and continues winning VIC
tories.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

AS the Jacksonville Metropolis is
daily becoming a better newspaper it
is becoming less boastful-a sign of
true merit.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

Twenty four foreign built ships al.
ready fly the American flag. We are
growing apace on the seas.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

The Times-Union says that the
Germans found Belgian blocks In
stead Of Belgian hares.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-09-25

"The statute of liberty enlls
ing the world" Let every rag :
tuate the blessings Of peace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

15c New Cretones at 1Oc three the LUG
 35c New Curtain Nets 19c We have grand line of these show almost style worth lCC
 New Draperies at 19c A special purchase md 1A the dainty that Yard lCC
 S1.50 Lace Curtains 98c Over thousand pairs of lace And this be duplicated; JOC t6 Up to $250 Curtains S149 This lot of sor e rse fssi pair TOT '0's hss S149 We ies, that we will
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
Omaha Swimmers
Denied Chance to
Go Against Visitors

Omaha swimmers will not secure the
privilege OF swimming against the
worlds champions OF the Illinois Ath-
letio association at the Young Mems
Christian association newt Friday even
ing The visiting water sharks. who will
give an exhibition here on that date,
make II a rule not to swim with anyone
not registered in the Amateur Athletic
union, and they have refused to make
any exceptions with the local association
swimmers.
As the latter are not registered and do
not intend 10 be, their coveted chance to
try out against world champs will not
be realized. The Illinois clubs team con-
sists OF Harry j, Hebner. formerly Of
Omaha; A. c. Raithel. Perry McGnlivray.
Michael MeDermott and Konrad Wohl-
field. Among the Omaha swimmers who
wanted to try out with them were the
Nebraska state championship team. con-
sisting OF Fridolph Engstrom. Hallock
Rouse, Adolph Anderson and Thomas
Berry.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
ATHLETIC FIELD AND
GYMNASIUM FOR DENIS0N

DENIsoN, Ia, June 12-(special)-
Athletic sports both for winter and sum
mer are to have a decided impetus at
Denison in the future. The school board
has rented large building for a gym
nAsium which will be equipped by citizens
In first class manner In addition, over
81. 800 has been contributed to prepare a
fine base ball and foot ball grounds on
the land formerly used for base ball, not
far from the Denison Normal. The
grsndstand and fencing is about COM
pleted and the grading is nearly done.
The school board and Prof Humphrey.
superintendent. intend 10 encourage all
kinds OF athletic sports.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
BATTING IS OFTEN A PUZZLE
Man at the Plate Has to Do Some
Mighty Quick Thinking.
PITCHING IN CONSIDERATION
winning of Games and Pulling the
Team Up to Top of Ladder De-
pends 60 Large Extent on
Man I'm Box.

NEW YORK, June i5-"fIit 'em where
they amt" said I'VE Willie' Keeler
Ambitious ball players have been tryinp
to DO Il ever since. AS a matter OF fact
they were trying 10 do II before willie
tipped them off 10 what they were try.
ing TO DO.
It's Just as simple as doing a "brodie
over Niagara Falls and still feeling
healthy and strong afterward willie
said Il as II that's all any batter has "a
know to cut into any pitchers pitching
for about 100 worth. And to willie" In
his prime II was just like reclting the
alphabet. But all batters are not
Keelers. That's why some pitchers draw
big salaries.
There are a lot OF players who per-
sonally believe "Willie" didn't know what
he was talking about. They call them
selves hard luck hltters' because field
ers move out OF their usual positions 10
play In the right spots TO stonsw swall the
near hits.
They humble something about Hit
EN- where they amt is all right enough,
but thero ain't no such places. Just
a. fellow thinks he's picked an opening
big enough for base bail to slide
through without having the trade mark
rubbed Off. some fielder pulls a bone.
leaves his position and Is Just lucky
enough 10 wander In front OF the ball E"
Most OF these players are tucked" out
OF tho big leagues
Can stop Most OF Them.
But In at least one instance some OF
these dlsgruntled batters are right The
four young men who do business for
Connie" Mack on his lawn are as near
to being n net without being a net as
anything or things could be. There seems
TO be only one kind of a hit they cannot
stop-somethlng going 80 fast they can
not see II.
That infield has won two pennants for
him IN the last three years and is guild
ing tho Athletics along the straight and
narrow path again. Last season Mack's
pitching staff was anything but cham
picnship contrlvance. Yet the young
pitchers could be pounded for various
quantities Of runs and the games stiil be
saved because Baker. Barry Collins and
McInnis took It upon themselves TO manu-
facture more runs than the ether fell
lows could.
1t Is up TO the infield TO pun the club
through 20 the top II II is to mingls In
another world series next autumn. At
least three-ouarters OF the games the
Athletics have lost this season can he
directly attributed to poor pitching, or
course. when tho campaign was first
started the infield was not hitting in its
real form.
IL makes no difference what the tally
sheet shows Baker, Barry, Collins and
MeInnis are always on the Job. looking
for something to keep them busy And
they generally find II.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
MOUND CITY BATTERS LEAD
@. Walker and c. Miller Head Re-
Spective Leagues.
oUAKERs FIRST IN TEAM WORK
Nationals Average Two sixty-Five
and Americans Two sixty-six--
sioux City and Denver TIE
I'm Western LenRne.

CHICAGO. June 1a-st. Louis players
led the batters Of the American and
National league this week--C. Walker IN
tho American. with 1851, and c. Miller
in tho National. with .4l4 Next to
Walker In the American league arc
Crawford. Detroit $40; Baker. PhIladel-
phia. .SS3i Coveleskle. Detroit. sSs; Cobb
Detroit. $40: Jackson. Cleveland. .Si4;
Milan. Washington. .Sli; Lelivelt, Cleve-
land. sos. and MoInnls. Philadelphia
.9Oi; Z. Foster Washington. .29S; oldring
Philadelphia, .29s.
Following Miller in the National are
Hummel, Brooklyn, 100; Dalton. Brook
lyn, ass c. Burns. New York, .a56; Gather,
St Louis, $40; Byrne Philadelphia, .s45;
Eiberfeld. Brooklyn. ,344; Grant New
York. ,s3S Myers. New York. .sss;
cravath. Philadelphia, .s25.
Philadelphia Teams Lead.
Both Philadelphia clubs lead In team
batting the Nationals. with 260 just
ahead OF New York. with .ees. and the
Americans. with .2es. In front OF Detroit.
with .2ia. Maisel OF New York 10 leading
base stcaler In the American. with
twenty-one. and c. Burns of New York
In the National with sixteen.
Batterymen continued to lead the
American association batters. though
Titus 800 il stlll untouched, Severold Of
Louisville, next to the Kansas City man.
has SIS; Workman and Compton of Kan
sas City lead IN stolen bases with six
teen each. 81. Paul Is ahead In club bat
ting. with Isl, and Cleveland next, with
.sn.
Kauff OF Indianapolis leads the Fed
eiSis in hitting. with .lOi. and in base
stealing. with nineteen. indianapolis
leads In club batting, with .2s6, and st,
Louis is best. with IA
Leieune leads western.
Lejeune Of Sioux City continues to lead
the Western league batterH. with 40.
Kappa, Topeka. .tle; Mullen. Lincoln.
.sJe: congalton, Omaha. .SSs; Koestner,
Topeka. .s6e; Shaw, Des Molnss. .S6S;
Butcher. Denver. .S6s: schipke Omaha.
.s55; Kane. Sioux City. $50; Crisp. Sioux
City, a5l; Ward. Omaha. .s5i. are next,
@. Watson, ST. Joseph. leads in base
stealing. with twenty-six. Sioux city
and Denver are tied for the lead In club
hating. with .S9d each.
Mccormick. Chattanooga, and Kirby,
Mobile. lead in the Southern. with .sS9
each. Stewart Of Birmingham and
Kniseiy are tied for base stealing honors,
with twenty-one each. Atlanta, with
.27l. and Nashville. with .sST. lead In
club batting.
Mays OF Providence tops the Interna-
tionai league hitters, with .Ssi. Baltimore.
with .27l. and Toronto, with .26a lead in
club batting. sullivan leads in stolen
bases. with fourteen.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14

Reed is having the athletic field sodded
again and put into condition for the fall
foot ball practice. The sod has gotten an
excellent start with the ideal growing
conditions and stiehm believes he can
eliminate some OF the early season In
juries II the grounds are given the proper
attention during the summer.
Reed Is also getting out his advertising
for the foot ball games next fall and ex-
poets to have everything in tlptop shape
by the time school opens again. Both
Reed and stiehm will spend the summer
In Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
CYCLE RACES AT
DUNDEE ON THE FOURTH

T. BirchAll, local motorcycle enthusiast
has arranged to hold several motorcycle
races on the Dundee speedway. July T. in
connection with the celebration that day
The races will start at $50 O'Clock. Al
ready 800 in cash for prizes have been
secured.
The following list OF prices are sehed-
uled; One mile, standing start. stock
twins, open; two miles. standing start.
stock singles, openi four miles. novelty
race; one mile, two cyelinder. flying
start 10 be run In heats; one mile. pri-
vste owners, twin cylinder; two miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14

YesterdRy's RoSuIts.
WESTERN LEAGUE,
Omaha, 8; Lincoln, TO-
Sioux City, 0; Wichita, g.
Des Moines, 3; Topeka. l.
St Joseph. 3; Denver. A. Thirteen in
nings)
Observation-Disclosures, postponed, rain.
New York, 4: ST. Louis, 5.
Boston. s: Detroit, 9.
Philadelphia, 10; Cleveland, s.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburgh, 8: Boston. 4.
81, Louis, 6; Brooklyn, O
Chicago, 4, New York, s.
Cincinnati. 4; Philadelphia, 5.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo, T. 10; st. Louis, I, 0,
BaltimoFe-C Chicago, postponed. rain.
Pittsburgh, 4; Indianapolis. s.
Brooklyn, Z, 1; Kansas city, 10. p
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus. 8; Kansas City, 6.
Cleveland Milwaukee, postponed. rain.
indianapolis, p Minneapolis, 3.
Louisvile-St Paul, postponed.
STATE LEAGUE.
kearney y York, 3; thirteen innings.
Norfolk. 6; Superior. 2.
Columbus s; Beatrice. z.
Grand Island. 4; Hastings, ..
Games To-day.
Western I.eague-Omaha al Lincoln.
Sioux City at Wichita, Dest Moines al
Topeka St Joseph at Denver.
American League-WRshington at Chi
cago, New York at 81. Louis, Boston at
Detroit, Philadelphia at Cleveland.
National League-No games scheduled.
Federal League-Buffalo at st. Louis,
Baltimore at Chicago, Pittsburgh at In
American Association-Colum at
Kansas City, Cleveland at Milwaukee,
Indianapolis at Minneapolis. Louisville
az ST Paul.
State League-Kearney at York, Nor
folk at Superior. Columbus at Beatrice,
Grand Island at Hastings.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
RUBBER COMPANY
NAME OF NEW BALL TEAM

A new amateur nine 10 be known as the
Omaha Rubber company has been formed
Most OF the players formerly worked with
the Walter G. Clarks. The official lineup
of the team is as follows; Gather, Kieny;
pitcher. McGrath; first base. Hendrick;
second base. Dober; third base, Lowery;
short. sawatski left field. Trusten; center
field. MeDurmott, and right field, Wood.
NJ. ]. DOber viii be the manager OF this
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
StOrz Team to Play
Double Bill with
the LELAND Giants

The storz and Leland's Chicago Giants
will stage a double bill this afternoon at
Rourke park. yesterdays mill being can
celled owing to the muddy field. The
first game will be called at o'clock.
with Olson pitching for the Brewers and
Buford for the Giants.
In the second game Sanders and Craw-
ford will lock horns and. as these great
pitchers are both in the best OF form. a
big battle is to be expected. Lineup:
ara AyTNa
Omaha daily bee., 1914-06-14
RAvenna Defeats shelton.

RAVENNA. Neb.. June IS-(speciall-
Ravenna defeated Shelton Friday in a
ten-inning game. the score being Z 10 !.
Dummy Seaman made both scores for
Ravenna, stealing home In the tenth after
two men were down. Batteries: Ravenns,
Struble and Greenslit: Shelton. Murphy
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