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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26
WHAT TOM HELM SAYS

I'VE are in no way responsible for
war with Germany. We broke no trea-
ty obligation, we violated no principle
of international law, we followed to
the letter every rule laid down for the
conduct of neutral nation, and we
transgressed in no instance a single
principle of the law of nations.
While the President was doing all in
his power to remain at peace with
Germany, and while our people in ev-
cry state in the Union were praying
that war might be avoided, Germany,
without any fault on our part, denied
us the right to remain neutral. She
denied us the use of the free seas, she
arrogated to herself authority to take
away from us the right TO sell food,
clothing and shelter to people in other
neutral nations. By brutal and un-
warranted Prussian edict she chal-
lenged our national sovereignty and
trampled upon our rights and liber-
ties. She sunk our ships, destroyed our
commerce, shot down our flag, and
murdered our citizens; and Mr.. Speak
er, | state correctly the American po-
sitiOn when l say that when Congress
by solemn act declares a state of war
to exist, and when the president by
proclamation calls the boys to the col.
ors, it then becomes the duty of ev-
cry American citizen to give whole
hearted support to the war program
adopted by the government. When the
constituted authority of the country
decides that certain ways, plans. and
policies are wise and necessary, it
then becomes the duty of every Amer
lean citizen not merely to quietly ac-
quiesce in the stand taken by this
country, but to give active and posi-
tive support to those plans and poll
Giles"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26
UNlFICATiON-NO POLITICS

Mr.. Speaker, the managers on the
part of the house are happy to say
that we bring back a report, perhaps
the first time in so years, with re-
spect to tax measure, which has the
sanction and the signature of the en-
tire membership of the conference
committee. both republicans ana
democrats. tApplause) trust no
gentleman will get any idea of what
is in this conference report or of
what traDApired in the conference
committee from any newspaper re-
ports. | have not seen a statement an
inch long in newspaper since we
began our deliberations that stated
anything near the facts or the truth.
tLaughter) The sole thought and eff
forts of the conference committee
were to give due elaboration to ey-
cry provision of the bill and to evolve
out OF the differences between the
house and the senate the best. the
wlsest and the most equitable measure
possible for the government and the
people. There has been no discord.
There have been contests. the sen.
ate conferees contending for one item
or for one provision. or for one the.
DRY or principle, and the house for an.
other; but there has been no feeling.
no heated personal contests, as the
newspapers would have the country
believe.
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WHAT THE SOUTH GIVES I
THE NATION

The South PRODUCES ninety eight
per cent of the entire sulphur output
of the United States, upon which our
ability to make explosives absolute
~ depends.
The South produces m re than Che
half of the entire lumber cut OF the
f.ni:ed States.
The South produces more than fiji
ty per cent of the entire petroleum
out..ut of the country.
Tbe south produces oue-tnird Of
the cirn crop of the nation.
,rbe South produces aorroximat ely
:s5 $50 900 tons OF coal OF seventy
two per cent of the total output OF
the United States and this coal, to
a large extent runs the furnaces and
the steel works of the West, the ships
of our Navy, the cotton mills, and
other industrial plants of New Eng
land. and many other industries.
The South furnishes about one
third of the lead and zinc of the coun-
try. so essential at the present time
to national existence.
The South produces all of the cot
ton, without which we could not wage
war in our present fashion, for we
shelter the soldiers beneath the
South's cotton-made tents and clothe
the nation in products made from
Southern cotton, and also make high
explosives.
The South consumes in its own
mills about one million bales of cot
ton in excess of the consumption in
the rest of the country, and ships its
cotton largely to other sections to
meet their pressing needs.
The South ships to the North and
West about 500, 100000 worth of early
fruits and vegetables, and it provides
millions of boxes of oranges and
grapefruit in addition
The South is producing most of the
manganese mined in the United States
essential in the steel industry, and a
large proportion of the pyrites ores
which go into the manufacture of sui
phuric acid for fertilizers and other
purposes.
The South produces about S350,000,-
900 worth of food and feedstuffs in
it's cotton crop, most of which is ship
ped to the West and East.
The South produces practically all
of the bauxite, the foundation of the
vast aluminium industry, of the whole
country.
More than all and beyond all, the
South is giving to the land she loves
the loyalty and devotion of a people
whose courage has never yet faltered
in time of need.
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The following Is from Our Dumb
Animals which until the declaration
of war was uncompromisingly for
peace.
I'VE have more than the usual op-
portunity to observe the kind of men
who have answered our country's call
to service in this present war. Visits
to the camps in Massachusetts. where
thousands are assembled, to the New
England headquarters, where many of
the officers are to be found and the
study of the young men in uniform
who are seen in increasing numbers
on our streets justify us in believing
that no finer body of troops has ever
responded to this country's summons
in her hour of need. Not only physi.
cally do they command respect
straight, athletic, alert in appearance.
but Intellectually they have impress.
ed us as the highest type of soldiers.
men who had brains as well as bod.
les TO give to their country"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26
FLORIDA PAPERS

Il have often marve.ed at the
strength and activity and varnety and
enterprise of the newspa pers of Flor
ida. in comparisou With papers OF
other towns and cities OF equal pop
ulstion. / have been amazed many
times not only at the size of many
Florida papers. but at the splendid
character of every feature from edi
torial to news. especially considering
the limited population of the towns
and cities in which they are publish
ed and OF the state at large. do not
believe that there is an other state
in the union of equal population which
can shoy such splendid newspaper
work and 6ch live. aggressive news
papers as bis state of Florida. l am
not saying This with any thought of
fulson,e praise: it is merely the ex-
preston of a conviction which has
long been held in my office and often
discussed there.
These papers bespeak for excep-
tionally high average intelligence Of
the people of this state which makes
such publications possible They be
speak the enterprise of the business
men whose advertisements must pay
from the direct or the indirect point
of view, or else they would not con
tinue from year to year and they
also give an indication of what the
future of Florida is TO be with such
papers and such people leading it
onward and upward. Richard H.
Edmonds. editor Manufacturers Re
cord to the Rotary Club of Tampa.
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SCORE ONE FOR swEARlNeEN

\ special from Tallahassee says:
Five hundred and Einety-eight state
conyicts will be leased by the Board
of State Institutions for an average
of $3.50 per year per prisoner
Bids ranged as high at $407, but
Acknowledgement Van C. Sweringen
took the position that they were not
worth more than $500, that all over
that would be blood money and that
if the prisoners were leased for more
than that they might not be proper
ly fed and clothed. He said the re-
sponsibility of the bidders was more
to be considered than the price to be
received from the hire of the convicts,
who. after all, were men and not
chattels.' He asked that his remarks
be spread upon the minutes and the
vote given to the press. After some
discussion it was decided to lease all
the prisoners to be leased at this time
sos of them at an average of $500 per
head, and they will go to several diff
ferent bidders not yet announced by
the board
Governor Cats has appointed P.
B. Edge. of Crestview to be county
commissioner in district five of Okla
loosa county. succeeding |. l.. Shaw
of Crestview. who has resigned.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

camp who were not hungry at this
time. One soldier having stolen dog
and killed it, sold one of the quarters
for five dollars Forthis act of steal
ing, killing. or selling, or altogether.
he received a severe fiogging. We for
bear to mention many other acts.
showing what hunger will compel one
to do which are related of these patri-
otto men, thus surrounded and suf-
fering i'm a savage wilderness. Yet
there was perfect subordination and
every man was prompt in the dis
charge of his duty. The Alachua vol
unteers cheerfullv distributed their
biscuits and com. conserving none
for themselves"
The movements of Osceola seemed
to have been shrouded in mystery.
He sent word to General Gaines that
if he would send away the hOrsemen
(Alachue militia they would come
and surrender their rams. "We know
not whether from suspicion or other
wise, the horsemen were not sent
away After waiting three days to
hear more of Osceola and not having
provisions to remain longer, General
Gaines returned to Fort Drane. After
reaching this fort he transferred the
command to General Clinch and left
for New Orleans by way of Tallahas-
see During some of the engagements
he received wound, the ball passing
through his lip. knocking out two of
his teeth, but its force being nearly
spent it did him no further injury"
There are in Florida today about
500 Seminole Indians, under the pro-
lection of the United States govern
ment, which retains an agent whose
business it is to look out for their well
fare 1t is an interesting fact that
Indians throughout the United States
are increasing in numbers rather than
decreasing, as is perhaps the general
belief.
(All this portion of South Florida
was then known as Alachue. Editor)
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THE oLpEN TIMES AND THE NEW

The Boston Transcript OF recent
date claims to have rescued from
some old garnet diary kept by New
England dame in the year 1917.
Here are some of the items: Butter
pounds 67 cents; eggs, two dozen
80 cents; beefsteak. five pounds S5
cents; lard. 10 pounds 81; potatoes.
one bushel 30 cents; cider one barrel
$1.75. Those were the good old days"
But if one had the choice would he
seriously consider return to that
period, with its low prices and incon-
veniences. or putting up with the
present prices and the conveniences
that go withthem: Steam. electricity,
gasoline and the pleasures and com
forts that they give to mankind? We
believe that the verdict would be
unanimous for the latter notwith-
standing the h. c. of |.
1t is often the fashion to deride the
age in which we live but the improve
ment and progress of the world in
all things that make for comfort and
luxury, keeps step with the
process of the suns.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26
BEAUTIFUL AMENITIES
JOURNALISM
OF

The Arcadia Daily News lost it's
linotype operator and was up against
a hard problem and for one or two
issues was compelled to have its type
hand set.
AS soon as Editor Goolsby of the
Wauchula Advocate and Editor Heth-
rington of the Lakeland Telegram
heard of the news trouble here is
what happened and it is the sweetest
thing that has crossed our path in
some time.
The News says:
When Mondays issue of our little
paper, which came out under difficult
ties, mot the half of which has yet
been told' reached Editor Goolsby of
the Wauchula Advocate, he called US
up at once and asked if there was any
thing he could do for us. Our an
swer was. God bless you
1t was then that Editor Goolsby got
into his car. little lady Linotypist and
all, and came to our relief through
a rainstorm so severe that drowned
his engine and which made rivers of
the roads in many places both to their
great danger and discomfort.
We have always liked George
Goolsby, but our fondness for him in
the past is as gentle spring shower
to the floods of waters through which
he came to our relief when in dis
tress.
Goolsby, you are trump, the king
of trumps. whatever that may be.
Since writing the above the follow
ing beautiful letter has been received
from Editor Hetherington of the
Evesing Telegram, Lakeland:
Lakeland, Florida, Oct. 16. 191t
Mr.. Z. r. Jones,
Arcadia, Florida.
My Dear Mr.. Jones:
This will introduce to you MI.
Alonzo Trueblood. one of our best
operators, who will stay with you un-
til your regular operator reaches you.
1t was five o'clock this afternoon
when We opened your issue OF Mon
day, and we couldn't have you labor
under such difficulties when we had
any way in the world to help you out,
and therefore, while we have work for
this young man to do, we are gladly
sparing him to you to help you out
of this hole. We only regret we did
not send him to you earlier, but did
not realize that you were up against
it to such an extent.
You will find Mr.. rruebiood very
satisfactory--he is a good operator.
conscientious, and is as glad to help
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

you out of your difficulty as we to
send him.
Trusting that when your regular
operator reaches you that your limo
type troubles will be over for all
time, I am,
Sincerely your friend,
M. f. HETHERINGTON,
Words fail to express our apprec-
iation of these courtesies so volun-
tarily extended. They know our feel.
ing in the matter whether expressed
or not.
Now a few words in regard to Mr..
Trueblood. He is certainly we'll
named. He started to Arcadia on the
night train. but when he reached
Brownsville, he found washout would
prevent the train from coming to Ar.
cadia, so he returned to Gardner and
later in the night learned that several
drummers were coming to Arcadia in
a Ford car, that is, provided the thing
could be done. They started way in
the night but soon found a
bridge washed out. Here the average
man would have given up. but not so
with Trueblood and his companions,
They went back several hundred
yards in the rain and storm and car
ried large pieces of timber and con-
structed a bridge over which they
could drive, and came on to Arcadia
arriving here at six o'clock this morn
ing.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Trueblood had been up all night with
out a mouthful to eat he could not
be induced to eat his breakfast until
our machine was again running
Such friendship from these editors
and their faithful employees reminds
us very much of Jonathan and David
and we can truthfully say that these
evidences of friendship and sufficient
compensation for all the annoyances
we hove had. May the greatest bless
ings come to each one of them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26
LEROY HODGES TALKS

No man can slack after he VAS
heard one of the characteristic All.
dresses of e..ty Hodges, carirale"
manager G. u, 4 cd administ, atI1:. III
Florida, having been with Senator
Fletcher an II commission which
visited Europe since the war and
having lcer il Europe when the wa
first began. Mr. Hodges speaks from
first-hand knc Wedge. In urging us to
do our bit to put down the inhumaS
Hun. Mr. Hodges speaks with an
earnestness and sincerity OF purpose
that .,ci fails tc Impress his hea"
ers. Invariably he leaves one with the
determination to- lend every possible
influence to bring the worid-war to
successful conclusion.
Mr. Hodges says that he has heard
Americans say that "all the horrible
things we hear can't be true. but he
declares that half has not been told.
"All YOU have heard of the atrocities
of the Germans is true. and more, =
he SAYS He tells of the four thousand
Poles who persisted from exposure
and starvation. most of them women
and children and old men, and all of
them non-combatants. Two million
were driven from their homes by the
Teutons- double the entire popula,
ton of this state In twenty-four hours
the bones of the persisted had been
cleaned by the wild beasts and on
their return the Germans gathered
the bones and ground them into fer
tilizer
In the trenches that have rcen re-
captured by the English. says Mr..
Hodges. French women and girls have
been found in irons chained as the
German officers had left them in their
haste to make their get away. In a
recaptured town the French found
forty of their women crucified to one
wall by swords and bayOnets driven
through the bodies. and over their
bodies the Germans had placed this
sign, This is the way we return your
women to you" Little Belgian girls
had their arms cut off at the shout
ders. And these things happened in
the early stages of the war. before
it could be said that those of either
side had been hardened by the hor-
rors of the war.
These are. only a few Of the awful
incidents that Mr. Hodges relates, and
those he tells are but a few of those
he could tell
There may be some women slack
ers," said Mr.. Hodges. but have not
found any. And as to the men
slackers, | wish I could just hold
them over the trenches and let them
see for themselves the horrors that
present themselves hourly There
would be no Stacking if all Americans
knew what | know"
And in our opinion, any Stacker who
hears Mr.. Hodges talk about the war
in Europe will be straighaway con-
verified He is doing a wonderful work
in Florida and this state is indeed
fortunate to have had such an able
and conscientious food director de-
tailed to manage its campaign against
waste.-Tallahassee Record.
Mr.. Hodges will speak in this CITY
next Thursday morning at ten o'clock
at the Temple theatre.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

II the people eat all that the food
conservationists prescribe for them
they will kill themselves eating. They
are advised to eat more fruits, more
vegetables. more corn bread, more
sweet potatoes, more fish, more SOUP
made of soy beans and field peas, and
more OF great many other things. 1t
Is Just eat this and eat that It is
Just cat, eat all the time. The state
food conservationist began his cam.
paign by giving a big eat.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

We can at least decorate Governor
Cats with flower for his loyalty and
patriotism He holds aloft the banner
of his country He has sent two of
his sons to the army He has no pa
thence or tolerance for the Stacker
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

Gen. Pershing has reported that ev-
en- though SIS month is taken from
the $36 month pay of the American
private serving there to be used as an
allotment for his wife, he still receiv-
es three times the pay of the French
private.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

Senator Duncan IT. Fletcher, Sena-
tor Park Trammell, Congressman
Frank Clark and Congressman Fl. J.
Drane are on speaking tour to kindle
and stir up the patriotic fires in South
Florida in the interest of those liberty
bonds.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

Editor Bob Holly of the Sanford
Herald has no objection to hogs in
deed he is delighted with them but
he thinks they ought to be kept in
their own place and that place is not
in the public highways Cf a city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

Former Gear Nicholas has been
consigned to life in an apartment. If
Siberian janitors bear airy resem-
blance to the American variety. his
punishment is sufficient.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

IL we win the war those young men
who are Sinking the manly part will
nave to run up against it and be told
about it all through life. Those who
have manly and bravely done their
dit" will be glorified with praise
and plaudits all along ife's high
way.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

A governor seems TO be rara
avis down Arcadia way. My what a
big time they made over Governor
Cats visit and then were disappaint-
ed
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

Some of our pacifist friends could not
help feeling elated over Germany's
capture Of Riga and her naval victory
over the Russian fleet They just can
not help being pro-German.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

Mr.. John S. c. Stockton has been
appointed to a big financial conference
to be held in Philadelphia at an early
day.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

We are only beginning to under
stand why Bernstein shed tears on
being dismissed from this country.
The weld for this peculiar brand of di-
plomacy was so rich.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

Governor Cats proclaims the week
beginning November 1st and ending
November 18th as cleaning up week
We were laboring under the impress
sion that the governor had already
performed that duty for the state and
his friends were rejoicing over it,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

While remembering the boys in
the army we should not forget the
poor at home. There is as pinchiing
poverty at our very doors as there is
in the trenches.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

In the Ancient City" there is to
De an imposing pageant preceding
the lighting of the liberty bond fire.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

An Indian woman won the national
prize for the best canned vegetables
put up from war zone garden.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

LaFollette keeps talking on He mas
the running brook faded for we nave
seen some of them run dry.
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3od bless the flag! Let 1t float and
all
rhe sky with It's beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low. sweet chant of its wind
swept bars,
And the chorus of all It's clustered
Embrace it, o mothers! and heroes
shall grow,
While it's colors blush warm on your
bosom Of snow.
Defend it o fathers; there's no sweet
or death
Than 10 float its fair folds WITT. sol
dier's last breath!
And love it, o children! be true 70
the sireS
Who wove 1t in plain by the old camp
Samuel l.. Simpson
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

Gov. Cats on his return from inspec-
ing his big farm near Moore Haven,
made a speech at Arcadia last night.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26

We can at least admire the clear
nrint of the Arcadia Enterprise.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-10-26
Save
Farm Labor

Literally fertilized crops
take I to I less labor
per crate. 1t takes, say,
200 hours to plant, Guilt
vate, spray and gather
the crop from a certain
field. Ii literally fertiliz-
ed, tn e crop will b e
doubled or trebled-but
little additional labor will
be needed except TO gather
the increase in the crop.
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Fertilizers

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to enrich the soil, increase
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crops-among them an
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Armour Fertilizer Works
Jacksonville, Fla.