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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03
CBy Associated Press)

Washington. March 27.-Represent-
alive Underwood OF Alabama, demo
cratic floor leader in the house of rep
resentatives. today delivered his
speech against repeating the Panama
tolls exemption. as urged by Presi-
dent Wilson. The scene of the leader
Of the house majority. who had led
the successful fights for practically all
the administration measures, combat
ting the position OF the president. at
tFacted wide attention. Mr.. Under
wood urged defeat of the Sims bill.
which follows President Wilson's rec
concentration for the repeal of the
tolls exemption lie declared the re-
peal was contrary TO the platform of
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03

'ae democratic party adopted at the
Baltimore convention. and that an ex'
emption favoring American coastwise
saips did not violate the Hay-Paunee-
Tote treaty.
Not for one moment do believe
Ne have violated a treaty" said Mr..
underwood. Our whole difficulty
arises from the un-American spirit OF
surrender that some OF our own peo-
pig have exhibited toward this impor-
'ans question from ths very begin
ning.
Can anyone tell us plainly why we
surrender and what is to be accom-
pushed by IL? Are we TO yield mere
y because the sentiment OF Europe
y against us? When has the senti-
ment Of Europe ever been with us
aooat matters Of moment? When Will
ne time come when We can expect
- maintain and preserve our rights,
ponsieai and commercial. with the &C
saiescent sympathy of European gov
eFnmentsgs
ar. Underwood quoted the tolls ex'
smpslon plank from the Baltimore
pAauoFm, and continuing said:
There can be no contention as to
NE meaning OF this language. No one
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03

SO would convert the canal in time of
war into a liability instead of an as
set. OF course we made no such con-
tracts. We give to all nations observ-
ing certain privileges in the canal.
That did not mean that we proposed
to build a canal at our own expense
and then surrender it's soveignty to
all other nations.
There are no words in the treaties
that even by implication denies our
right to give free tools to our vessels
in any trade, and the day will yet
come when we will free our vessels
from tolls in the foreign trade. But
we have yet to consider the most
serious surrender that the advocates
of the British contentious desire to
make, that is, to make the admission
that we are not sovereign in the canal
zone.
by your vote you are asked to
ratify for all time to come, the British
desire that we surrender sovereignty
of the Canal Zone and admit that it is
an international waterway in which
we have no rights that are not pos
sessed by all other nations.
Our governmental status on the
Canal Zone was established and fixed
by treaty made with the republic of
Panama subsequent to the making of
the -Pauncefote treaty. Great
Britain remained silent after the pub
locations OF this treaty and allowed
us to build the canal under it, and she
is estopped now to deny the right we
acquired under this treaty with Pana-
ma.
1.-The Republic of Panama acquired
the sovereignty over the land through
which the canal was built in the same
manner the original Thirteen States
of this Union acquired their sover-
eighty, by successful revolution. Pana-
ma has surrendered her sovereignty
over the Canal Zone to our govern
ment, by language that is so clear it
cannot be misunderstood.
Are we now to YIELD the sovereign
rights of a nation and for what? Can
anyone tell us plainly why we surren-
der and what is to be accomplished
by it?
Are we to yield merely because
the sentiment of Europe is against
us When has the sentiment of Eu
rope ever been with US about matters
of moment?
WAS Europe with us when we
protested against the British govern
ment taxing us without granting
representation in the parliament?
Did Europe sympathize with us when
we protested against the unlawful
seizures and search of vessels in the
second decade of the last century?
when will the time ever come,
when we can expect to maintain and
preserve our rights, political and
commercial, with the acquiescent
sympathy of European governments :"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03

Alfred M. Marshall, engaged in the
the cotton factorage and mercantile
business, filed a voluntary petition In
bankruptcy in federal court today,
scheduling liabilities of $111s645, and
assets S5S,7S615.a Of the liabilities
$7,439.99 are secured and the rest
unsecured. The Real Estate Bank
and Trust Co., and the Germania bank
are the largest creditors.-Savannah
News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03

Mr.. George Ross received a letter
from his oldest son last week, who IS
living below Miami in which ne SAID
that he had shipped two hundred and
sixty-six crates of tomatoes on OF one
half acre and the same had netted
him $3.50 and $500 per crate. That's
fine. The young man is greatly elated
over his success.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03

Trf. 8, Jacksonville to Ocala IS cents,
Hinton's Fla. basis book No. 3.
China closets IL class-Same tariffs
Rockford to Ohio river 521s cents
Ohio river to Jacksonville SLABS
Jacksonville to Ocala 9S cents.
Yours very truly,
lSignedl c. s. BATHER.
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LETTER TO r. r. COMMISSION
ERS FROM Mr.. MACkAY

Ocala, Fla, March %, 1914.
Mr.. Edwin Spencer, City:
Dear Sir:
| regret that a very important en-
gagement with the Franklin Phos-
phate Co. at Newberry Monday makes
it impossible for me to be present to-
day at the hearing before the Railroad
Commission, not that | could be of
any material assistance as | have not
been able to make any special prepa-
rations, but | understand it has been
intimated that l am not particularly
in favor of the enforcement of the
long and short haul act
/, however, wish to most positively
assert that I am wholly in favor of it
and do not know of any interests |
could possibly have to oppose it, and
if there is | consider that justice,
fairness and equity to all would be-
sufficient reason for my favoring 1t,
therefore you can count absolutely on
my favoring the enforcement of the
law; in fact, / favor any law that will
in any way minimize the present dis
ordinations against the interior in ia
vor of the toll-gate system of the sea-
port towns.
/ have asked Mr.. Simmons of the
Ocala Iron Works to furnish you with
such data as he has which operates
against our company as manufacture
ing enterprise in the interior
also inclose a communication
which will show determinations
against interior merchants, a multi
plicity of such is unnecessary as all
lines of merchandise are practically
bearing the same handicaps for the in
terror merchants. somehow feel
this meeting has been misnamed to
met looks more like an inquest of
the dead body of enterprise, and no
better evidence can be cited than the
driving out of practically all wholesale
houses from the interior to the sea-
ports, and the further fact that the
little ramshackle box freight depots
which served the public in this town
80 years ago are doing the same today
while hundreds of thousands of dol
lars are spent for seaport freight ac-
commodations and all this can be
claimed to have been done under the
laws and with the permission of the
state of Florida. Laws so lax as to per-
nit of such determinations should
be amended and | believe in the long
and short haul act we have a remedy.
Yours truly,
GEO MACKAY.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03
GEO. MACKAY.
Rockford Manufacturers and Ship
ers Association

Rockford Manufacturers and Ship
ers Association
Rockford, ILL.,, Jan. 81, 1914.
c. S. Bather, Secy. and TT. Mgr,
Royal Mantel & Furniture Co.,
Rockford, Ill.
Gentlemen: Replying to yours of the
18th inst. and returning herewith in
closures regarding charges assessed
on shipment of buffetts and china
closets consigned to McIver & Mckay,
Ocala, Fla
Following are the rates requested
by your customers:
Furniture carloads, minimum
weight 10000 lbs. per SO #. car from
Rockford to Ocala, Fla, $1.32 per 100.
Based.
Rockford to Ohio river &c, Fulton's
Tariff No. load; Ohio river to Jack
sonville 60c., Washburn's S. E. Trf.
No. 9, Jacksonville to Ocala so cents,
Hinton's Fla. basis book No. 8.
Rates based on carload rate to
Tampa plus l. c. l. rate beyond from
Rockford to Tampa, Fla, (buffets
chinas) 1900 lbs. q $1.16 $20.SS
Tampa to Ocala
Bullets 1925 lbs q So cents 1886
Chinas IT'S lbs. a SO cents 1921
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-04-03
s34.04
Tota,
Based

Based
Rockford to Ohio river % cents,
Orio river to Jacksonville, so cents,
Jacksonville to Tampa "a cents, Jack
sonyille to Ocala, buffets End class
IS cents, chinas liz class 81 cents.
Tariff authority same as above except
that rates from Tampa to Ocala are
carried in S. A. Line Tampa, Ybor
City tariff No. 3. -
Rates on l. c. l. shipments through
from Rockford to Ocala.
Buffets 1925 lbs. q 1.eS 1872
Chinas IT'S lbs. O 2.SS 2232
Total $685.
Based
Bullets End class
Rockford to Ohio river 80 cents,
Fulton's tariff No load, Ohio river to
Jacksonville so cents, Washburn's
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
THE MONSTER

At last the curtain has been drawn a. side. The long slimy hand of the mon ster can be seen reaching out to grab the Alaska legislature in it's terrible clutch. The people, realizing there dan ger, are at last awakening from the stupor in which they have so long lain. This evil beast has now almost complete control of the public offices. It has three of its tools in the Alaska Senate, Tanner Bruner and Willard. Will it be able to put III its other tool McGowan? The people must answer on November 3rd.
 The Northern Commercial Co. is in corporated in New Jersey. The North ern Navigation Go. is a subsidiary com pany of the N. C. Co.,, and is also in corporated III New Jersey. McGowan is attorney for the N. C.-N. N-White Pass combination. These companies are i'll Alaska to make money. They are in the transportation. trading, grocery, l1quor, hardware, clothing and other businesses and, to better tortify their position, in the political business, and sometimes i'll the jury business.
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
IN THE GRIP OF THE MONSTER
Arc The People Going to Submit to be Stangled
 Without A Struggle

and equal distribution of the tax-bur- den and also see to it that the peoples money" i'll the governmental treasuries is economically expended" and the largest possible results obtained. Rich and powerful corporations, whose de- mands upon the Government for pro- lection of their interests are the heavi- est and always the first considered, are the most interruptions tax-dodgers on record. As rule, they manage to roll quantities of their share of the taxes up- on the shoulders of others. The vast ness of their possessions, together with the nature of their holdings i'll proper ties that are in the form of stocks, bonds and mortgages, g1yes them ample opp ortunity for concealment al nd enables them to successfully side-step the more O1 JGSS WalCuIu44 GEGS OA lAAC dSoCoSOA- Downright fraud and perjury they con- nit with impunity. But the expenses of government must be met and it natur- ally follows, that that amount of taxes which the big interests dodge must be borne by those whose possessions are smaller.
 The N. c. Go. has spent thousands of dollars to defeat the collection of it's just share of the tax burden This law-ab1d- ing corporation has compelled the U. s. Government to spend thousands more to enforce the collection and if ]. ]. Cross ley had been plant tool, and accepted free passes to ride around lhe country on, it would not have sought his remov- al, but instead would have lauded him to the skies through its subsidized and venal press.
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
Eva Creek, Ian. g, 191.

Eva Creek, Jan. g, 1914. Editor Alaska Citizen:
 Dear Sir If you will kindly allow me a little space i'll your purely Democi atic paper, would like to make a few re- marks as we'll as to give you a few facts concerning the last grand jury, since it has caused so much comment.
 In the first place, I fall to see the nb- ject of some of the assertions made by the Citizen, as well as the two dailies, unless it is for the purpose of mislead- ing their readers, and as each one of the above mentioned papers was furnished with the copy of the final report taken from the grand jury room, such mis- takes can hardly be credited to misin- formation.
 Now, out of the twenty-three regular ly drawn jurors, only fourteen served. With all additional six special venire jurors. making total of twenty, the newspapers say the report was signed by every member except the foreman (according to their way of looking at it he was the fall guy).
 Now, this copy that was furnished the press (ard which was not true copy of the original handed to the district judge) has only eighteen signatures to 1t. Mr. Menzie never signed that report, and after the preface was attached to it, MT. Fisher erased his signature. Now that leaves but seventeen, and some five or six of the seventeen objected to certain paragraphs III the report and signed it
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
MCGOWAN AS A JURY FIXER

under protest, so that leaves only a dozen brave and courageous men instead of twenty three, or even twenty, s mentioned in your paper
 The chairman of the committee on final report says the foreman was ap- pointed at the instance of MT. Crcssley, but he fails to tell you how Mir. Griffin happened to De one of the special ven iremen. But perhaps he doesn't know, and for his benefit I will state that I am told that the deputy marshal that served the subpoenaes went to the Nor dale hotel and got him out of bed to a2- pear i'll court at 2 p. m., Monday, Nov. IT, and he sure was there.
 I can't say that this is true, but it shouldbe given as much credence as the assertion as 10 the manner III which the foreman got his job. Grand jury duty was all new to me, and being neither a law student nor college professor and master of some dozen or more languages and but just familiar enough with one to De able to do business honestly and to mush dogs, there's no doubt but was handicapped But l will say this much IF THE COMMITTEE ON FINAL. RE- PORT HAD DRAFTED THEIR REPORT IN THE GRAND JURY ROOM INSTEAD OF SEEKING THE AID OF THAT KING or DIG TAToRs, THOMAS MCGOWAN, THR WORDING OF THAT REPORT MIGHT HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT.
 Thanking you in advance, and trust ing for the publication of this, l an rel spectfully yonrs,
 CHARLES C. PINE, Berry, Alaska.
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
TAXATION

The income of the National Govern ment consists of revenue collected main ly tr III the liquor and tobacco trade, and of import duties. The expenses of State and Local Governments are III e t by taxes levied upon the real estate within the respective borders and upon the personal property of the inhabitants. Some additional income is derived thru the collection of variety of fees and fines.
 minimum amount of personal prop erty, such as necessary household effects and so forth, is exempt from taxation.
 In politics the question of taxation. the manner and method ill which the taxes are collected and the way the real ized money is expended, has become a perpetual issue. There is not political campaign but what the tax-question looms up in some way or another. Can didates for office will promise, and pledge themselves, to work for "just
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
TRANSFORMATION THE MONSTER
venal press,

All early traveller i'll Alaska relates how certain tribe of natives near Nome were affected with mysterious disease that wa $ slowly but surely killing eff the tribe. The medicine men were cal led in to give counsel but all to no pur- pose. The traveller immediately saw the cause. He convey ed the information to the who was not little surprised at the simple remedy. He further relates that when he returned several years later he found the tribe in healthy md flour
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30

ishing condition. The simple remedy that he made the chief acquainted with on his former visit was sanitation. The ignorant natives could lot think what was the trouble with them, but as soon as they discovered the cause of their misery they abolished it.
 The people of the Tanana are in worse plight than were the above men toned tribe at Nome. They are ill the grip of bunch of non resident trans portation parasites, whose freight-rate schedules, the highest in the world, are slowly but surely sticking the life blood from them. The people of the Tanana boast of having rich country, and properly so They have gold mines, coal mines, fur reserves, forests, farming lands equal i'll the richness of its soil to any yet known. But there never was a gold nl1ne, or ever will be, or any other kind of a mine for that matter, or farm rich enough to stand the transportation rates that Louis Schloss Ole Dicknon & Co. have imposed on the people of this Valley.
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30

its just dues. It is little wonder then that 1t seeks to control the District at- torney's office through Its machine the Democrat Club.
 Those who remember the grand jury stunt of last spring, when Griffin, (the same who now seeks election to the leg islature) Menzie, and several others of this corporation's regular and occasion al employees, sat as grand jurors, and as such, acting under the inspiration of McGowan, sought the removal of the federal attorney who was prosecuting suits against it, and the subsequent re- solution passed by the Democrat club to the same effect, realize that the slimy beast is in complete control of that par y, and the people must, as a matter of self-protection, slay it at the ballot lox on Nov. g. or it will poison them with its corrupting influences.
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
TIE PRESS

There are two newspapers in FaIr- banks which print telegraphic news from the outside world. The News-Min. CT is owned and edited by MT. W. F. Thompson and is decidedly the abler edited of the two. The paper, however, is variable in its. support of given cause and cannot be relied on for any length of time. This is. generally 2 source of regret to the better element and thinking people, for Nil. Thompson is really superior journalist. Were he more stable and untrammelled and un- der no obligations and embarrassments he could be a power for good in the camp. It is difficult for an honest news paper arraigned on the side of right and justice to exist III Fairbanks wDere the power of tine beast IS far reaching, and for that reason which is generally un- derstood the people are inclined to be indulgent.
 The Fairbanks Times has good cut side news service but its present policy is with the gang and it now brazenly approves nearly everything which it for merly opposed. It is without influence.
 The Citizen is sort of weekly scrap book being made up chiefly of clippings from other papers. It IS owned by per son who IS not a citizen of the country and who has no interest in its affairs. The paper is destitute of principle and devoid of ny continuity of purpose or plan, a sort of political beachcOmber that watches for anything that may De washed ashore by the political surf, without influence and represents noth- ing whatever except the desire of the owner, and perhaps the red light cl- ement. ","
 Of course; all of these papers are es- pousing the cause of the beasts repres- entatives---NlcGowan as Territorial Sem ator and Griffin, and such policEI high wayman for the house of representa- ives. They have to. Such IS the inAu- ence of the beast. The slightest allusion adverse to the beast and it's interests and the journalist is confronted with view of its teeth and claws. Existence is precarious and few are able to make material sacrifices necessary to an in dependent press.
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE

Tn districts such as we have here in Alaska where the government officials are appointed and the people have little voice as to who should occupy those off, ices, 1t is not surprising that special in terests who are engaged in lawful and unlawful businesses should seek to con trol those offices. The District attorneys of the four divisions of Alaska can be great force for good or evil, much de- pending on their honesty and integrity. The district attorney's office occupied by a puppet of the N. C. Co. would be great force for good for the corporation and evil for the people. A puppet of theirs would probably have been of the opinion that 1t was not liable for the tax cases which was prosecuted against 1t 10 a successful conclusion by the retiring official, in tt7e federal and circuit courts, and consequently would have refrained from bringing suits to compel It to pay
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30

The following letter taken from the Alaska Citizen, the official organ of the Democratic club, of the data of January End, 1914, and shows McGowan in the role of a jury er.---Ed.
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30

charged in the year 1913, and the mis- leading statements of the kept press to the effect that "rates would be much the same as last year, etc. '' The follow ing shows the rate for the year 1915:
 3825 25.O0 48.0O
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30

(Coetinued on paz e 4l
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30

The emancipation of the working class must be the class-cohscious work of the working class. KARL MARK.
The Alaska socialist., 1914-10-30
From Seattle to Fairbanks

Compare the above rate with the rate
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-02-26
FaVorite Recipes OF Well Known Women.

Kentucky has always carried the
palm, not only in her pastry making,
her cake baking, but she is also famous
for her corn pone From week to week
we will give Favorite Recipes of well
Known Women, thus proving that Gar
rard has helped Kentucky in achieving
and sustaining this reputation. No
attempt is made to give original reci-
pes, but none will be given that have
not been tested by the donor.
1t is not our aim to see how many
Recipes we can place before the pu bile
but what good ones We can give. If
any of our readers care for any partic-
ular recipe to be published, if they will
make their wants known we will try
and secure it.
Cooking is fine art, and while we
hear of plain living and high think
ing" few of US care to practice it.
We hope to make this popular fea-
ture of our paper, its containing recipes
of dishes which have often gratified
the appetltes of families and guests of
some of the best housekeepers in this
far-famed region we feel sure will
make it's weekly visit, not only pleas
ant, but profitable.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-02-26
The Latest Achievement OF Signor Maroon.

Following the brief cable in the
Evening Post concerning the latest
achievement of Signor MarcOni, the
London special below will be of interest.
1t is announced that Signor Marconi
has succeeded in lighting an electric
lamp by electricity through the agency
of wireless at a distance of six miles.
A bulb was attached to a receiver con-
nected with an aerial receiving wire.
The transmitter was linked up with a
100 horsepower apparatus. and as soon
as the power was applied the lamp
lighted and remained lighted so long as
the power was kept on.
The experiment brings step nearer
realization Nikola Tesla's prediction
of long ago that houses would eventu-
ally be illuminated by electricity caught
from the air by masts on the roofs,
and Signor Marconi hopes that it will
be the forerunner not only of lighting
but of heating houses by etheric waves.
At present, however, Signor Marconi
is giving his main attention to aero
phony.