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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10
AEROPLANE SERVICE

The Bay View News says that it
has read with interest Congressman
Hulbert's speech in congress on
Americas Aerial Future" in which
is incorporated much valuable infor-
nation relative to the future method
of every day transportation.
1t says that Captain Martin, one OF
Americas pioneers and leaders in
aviation, wrote Mr. Hubert some
facts that will be of interest in con
nection with this subject. He says:
81 desire to call your attention to
the fact that if no further advance
were made in aeronautical science
we have already developed the cruis-
ing type aeroplane to such ali extent
that it is capable Of competing with
railroads and steamships in tie s.,fe
and rapid transportation u passen.
gers. mail ana express freight
THE type of air cruiser now build
ing for the United States war depart
ment is capable of carrying 1000
pounds at a speed Of 100 miles per
hour, and can remain in sustained
flight Is hours.
But assure you that we are mere
" at the inception OF attainment in
this wonderful science. In order to
appreciate the probable aerial deyel-
opment of the immediate future we
should remember that when TIE loco
motive and steamboat were invented
mechanical science was extremely
crude. and progress in railroad and
steamship transportation could ad
vance only so rapidly as the mar
necessary and ancillary sciences
could be developed Therefore. We
may expect the strides in aviation to
be unprecedented in all mechanical
history. since we have already made
ancillary sciences highly developed,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10
TOM HELM HITS A SOLAR
PLEXUS BLOW

Representative Hefin of Alabama
had to have some of his remarks ex-
plunged from the records in congress
the other day for being unparl:a ment-
ar:
But the following indictment OF
some Of the members of that body
was allowed to stand
He said not a word amiss. Every
thing he said was more than deserv-
ed He said:
The other day one member in an
other body by his objections held up
for two days the airplane bill? Would
Germany have asked anything. more?
Another one praised the slackers and
the traitors of Canada for resisting
the selectiye draft Would the kaiser
have asked more? Another has tried
to discredit Mr. Hoover before the
whole country. And on yesterday an
other introduced a bill to have ref
erendum whether the commander in
chief should send men out upon the
ocean to fight for the liberty of this
country. Would the kaiser have had
him change his tactics
In this house a member from Hi
n0is introduced bill, and it is now
pending, and the German spy system
is having petitions sent TO members
asking that the seIective draft be re
pealed Another gentleman from Hi
nois Mr. Britben-introduced a bill
to exempt all men OF German blood
from responsibility in this war and
from fighting for the flag.
What will that do? Why, the kai-
ser says to them the people of the
United States are not with the presi-
dent: Germans won't fight against
the Fatherland Britten has a bill
which speaks tina tfact. Mason is 60
ing to undo the selective draft, and
they VIII have no army, and the sen
atOr from Georgia has introduced
bill to get every mans consent as to
whether he will fight or not
Evidently some of those congress
men must think that they are mem
bers of the German reichstag.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10
CHARM OF ITS OWN

Florida" The very name suggests
all that is delightful to the traveller,
whether he is in search of health.
pleasure, something old or something
new. No state in the Union is quite
like it. 1t has charms distinctly its
own. 1t has a forid past and Iuxu-
rious present. Here we find tropical
foliage, Italian skies, Spanish archi-
lecture, and wonderful railroad
bridging the most remarkable chain
OF islands in the world. The shores
of the keys are bathed by summer
seas and fringed by graceful waving
palms 1t is paradise for the fisher
man and hunter; there is boating and
bathing and driving; in fact one can
find places to suit all wants and all
tastes
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THE souTH's RESPONSIBILITY

The selection of this section throws
upon the south responsibility great
ed than it ever before faced, or great
er than any other section of this cOun-
try ever faced, to make its moral fore
es meet the dangers which threaten
every camp wherever organized. The
million or more young men who dur
ing the next year or two will be
brought into the south and trained for
the army will be morally as well as
physically better or worse as a result
OF being encamped in the south. ac-
cording to the way in which the NOR
al and the religious forces of this
section meet the responsibility Bal
timore Manufacturers Record.
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The navy department has prepar-
ed comprehensive plan for protect
ing American shipping from subma-
rines. 1t is in the shape of a giant
"detector If it iustifies what is ex-
pected of it. it is the intention to
stretch the "detectors" across the wa
ters in the vicinity of the German
U-boats as they start out and pick
them up. Rid of this menace. it will
leave the fed open for other accom-
plishments.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

A canning company. operating in
Palm Beach county during the toma-
to season, confined its operations to
making tomato paste, of which they
put up and shipped $4,000 cans.
which will retail at ten cents a can.
All this was made from unstable
fruit and was a clear saving of ma
terial A catsup manufacturing com
pany will operate in that county next
season. Sanford Herald.
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THE GOVERNOR AND iMPEAcH
MENT

Indictments against Governor Fer
guson of Texas for alleged misapplica-
ton of public funds. and impeachment
of Governor Sulzer of New York
few years ago, lead many Florida
citizens to the conclusion that steps
should be taken to impeach Governor
Cats. Some of the leading papers
have come out in favor of it in clear
ly defined editorials Yet the time
may not be ripe for the procedure. al
though there probably is abundant
grounds to sustain it. Cats as gov
ernor is no more responsible for his
executive acts than he was in count
less declarations he made during the
campaign A number of his acts
stamp him as very ignorant Of con
ditoins. else they could be attributed
TO nothing short of insanity His Ut
ter disregard Of the party rights of
Men in making appointments to
soothe the selfish desire of his bench
men might be passed in consideration
If the plane upon which his campaign
was conducted. but when he went to
jackson county to get a man to re-
place the sheriff Of Duval county.
when he appointed a former whiskey
man on the board which has supervis-
ion over our state institutions OF
learning: when he permitted Adju-
tant General Christian to recommend
his son. Sidney J. Cats. Jr., as cap
tain of the Tallahassee military com
pany against the expressed wishes of
its members. and contrary to all laws
and rules Of selecting such an officer
in the state troops. and when he al
lowed Roster Cats, another OF his
sons. to be made lieutenant Of the
Lake City cOmpany-these acts have
caused even some of his staunch sup
pOrters to break away and cry enough
they are frankly acknowledging
that he is the limit The Cats fam
lily have been in Florida only short
time, but Tallahassee is acknowledg.
ed to be their present home. Why
send one of the family down to Lake
City with a commission as lieuten-
ant? Was this fair to the young men
of Lake City. who spent their time
and exerted themselves to get togeth-
er a unit for the First Florida regi-
ment? They deserved to elect home
men to the few offices in their COM
pany, but Pa Cats said no-SOn Cats
must have the place. These and 9th
er things are enough to warrant peO-
pie to think about Impeachment pro-
ceeindgs for incompetency or fragrant
abuse of the public rights. but it may
be better to wait awhile before call
ing Bre'r Cats to a sense OF justice
or from the executive chair The
thousands who opposed him did not
expect much, and a great many who
tablished through misrepresentation
and fanaticism are realizing their mis-
take-there is no doubt as to this.
Still, there is an element yet to be
convinced before Florida will again
have harmonious people. and at the
rate Cats is going he will convert
that element before many moons to
their mistake; then they will be glad
to get him out. even though pride
forbids them to say so now. The
Cats administration has just begun.
True, he has made some good moves.
for which we give him credit, but
the conglomeration of plumbers so far
overshadows them that the poor man
is regarded the country over as
joke.-Plant City Courier.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

God bless the fagi bet 1t float and
I'LL
The sky with its beauty; our heart.
strings thrill
To the low, sweet chant of its wind.
swept bars,
And tie chorus OF all It's clustered
stars.
Embrace it, 0 mothers! and heroes
shall grow,
While its colors blush warm on your
bosom of snow.
Defend it o fathers; there's no sweet
or death
Than TO float its fair folds with a sol
dier's last BREATH
And love it. o childrenl be true to
the sires
Who wove 1t in plain by the old camp
firee.
Samuel l.. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Governor Cats has written another
letter, and again has made a mess of
it.. This time he writes to Mrs. T.
'. Moore of Miami He says in so
many words that if the Federation of
Women's Clubs can't put up with
such men as Joe Earman the sooner
they disorganize the better The gov
ernOr needs a private censor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Russian women are setting an ex.
ample to its men. They 90 on the
BATTLEFIELD carrying a ration of poison,
and if taken prisoner they swallow
the poison. With them it is death be-
fore dishonor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

When the war is over socialism
will hang its head in shame at least
In the United States. Already its fol-
lowing is docking away from it in
squads.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

with data adapted to the demands II
the new art of aviation"
It IS possible that within a year
terminals for aeropiane service may
be required right here. The far
sighted town builder will take these
possibilities into consideration.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

The camp of Confederate Veterans
at NJ Alester, Okla, wants President
Wilson to send 100000 of our men
to the Russian front, with Roosevelt
commanding. Such a movement. it
is believed, would stir the Russian
nation to action.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

The crown prince of Germany is
still hammering away at Verdun and
is still sacrificing the lives of his sol
diers. His bombardment is reaching
nearly into the third year.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

France matches her war eagles at
the flying school at AyOrd, started a
year before the war. Here 5000 men
work night and day, and 800 pilots are
turned out a month.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

The future peace of the world de-
mands a peace that will be lasting
peace. an no other kind of peace will
be considered. The world needs and
must have an enduring peace.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

One hopes that the British govern
meth will not go in for reprisals, as
urged by citizens meeting in Lon
don Let Teutonia bear alone the
banner with the device we suggested
a year or SO ago. Women and chill
dren Chicago Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Evidently the recent announcement
that Germany had abandoned Zeppelin
raids was merely to throw women and
children off their guard-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Confederate States prices are now
In evidence in Austria. Chickens are
$40 a piece and butter S. per pound.
That tells it's own story
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

The Swifts nave taken over the
packing plants both at Moultrie. Ca.
and Andalusia. Ala The Moultrie
plant is to be made double its pres
ent size. The enlargement of these
plants will mean much for the sec
lions of country in which they are To-
Gated.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Up to the present moment no dis
asters have befallen the United
States forces on land or sea. We
hope il may so continue.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Berlin hopes to gain by diplomacy
what she fails to win on the battle
field. She is intriguing for a peace
that means only a breathing spell for
her to catch up and take a better IN
derhOld.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Some fellows have an ideea that to
follow the flag is to attach it to the
front end of their automobiles.-Fra-
zee Press.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

The new shipping board is impress
ed with the idea that the way to
build ships is to build them.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Those women in Russia are still
fiocking to the colors. They are max
ing the men ashamed of themselves.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Kerensky is said to be in absolute
control of the masses in Russia. and
Russia will have a come back"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

The Times-Union of Wednesday
prints the full roster Of Compay A
the Ocala Rifes-and a biographical
sketch Of Captain Edward Drake.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

General Pershing. Commander Taus
sig and Admiral Sims are Missouri
ans. That squares Missouri for Bill
Stone.-Chicago Daily News.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

The kaiser has promoted his sec
ond son. IF the kaiser. why not -"
says Cats.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

Since Governor Cats set the ball in
motion of firing officials, he should
not complain if he is hoist on his own
petard. Turn about is fair play"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-10

number of patriotic American
citizens with German names are
changing them to good old-fashioned
American names. CASTOR Schmutz m
Louisiana will hereafter be known as
CASTOR Smith. That name has the
United States ring enough to suit al
most anyone.
The kaiser continues obsessed. He
tells the German people: "At the
close of the third year we stand erect,
immovable, victorious and intrepid. !"
To the German armies he proclaims:
Victory in the coming year will again
be on our side-ours will be the final
victory. We are invineible. We shall
be victorious. The Lord God will be
with us" And yet Paris nor Verdun
are not taken and the Hindenburg line
is broken and the strategy we were
told that was behind it has not yet
developed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
TUMULTY DENIES
Wild STORIES
Ry Associated Prsss.l

Washington, Nov. 14.-Newspaper
offices, the government departments
and even the White House itself
have been bombarded recently by
queries from many sections OF the
country concerning preposteroua
stories about Secretary Tumultys
Usually the questioner wants to-
know whether 1t is true that the
Presidents secretary has been sent
to Fort Leavenworth as a SPY.
Now Mr. Tumulty Is hearing from
his friends on the subject and last
night he authorized this statement
at the White, House:
For several days friends have
written, telegraphed and telephoned
me from all parts OF the country
stating that rumors are being assidu~
ously spread alleging that I have
been imprisoned at Fort Leaven~
worth. All sorts of fanciful tales are
being passed from mouth to mouth
by innocent persons who are the VIC
Tins Of a systematic and inEidiou8
propaganda to weaken confidence In
officials of the federal government.
Officials of the department OF Justice
are investigating the origin OF this
conspiracy to determine who have
been guilty OF actually starting this
falsehood."
No one has been able to account
for the circulation of these reports.
Most OF them have come out OF the
middle west and apparently they
have been spread from one end OF
the country to the other.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
SHERMAN Right,
SAYS AUDITOR
Another Batch of Cues
tons Received At Tuck
er's Office

County Auditor w. r. Tucker will
agree with Sherman in his definition
Of war.
With receipt OF instructions from
the war department Monday on mat
tiers pertaining to classification, fur
I Their information is asked Of the
auditor through blanks received
this afternoon.
ITO what extent was classification
attempted" is one of the bits of in
formation the war department wants
from the Cass county auditor. Then
il wants to know in what ways it
can be best detected. The auditor Is
further asked to advise the war de-
partment as to what was the general
attitude of the community and the
board as to the filing of exemption
claims.
To what extent were claims on the
whole exaggerated or unfounded?
Should the class of draftable per-
sons be decreased by adding any 9TH
er grounds Of exemption or discharge
than now provided by law? Should
the class of draftable persons in the
future drafts be enlarged or dimin-
ished as to ages to be included :?
What recommendation do you make
as to the officers OF the United States
and the states, ministers of religion,
students OF divinity, persons in mill
tary service, and other questions are
among those asked Of the auditor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
team FROM A. c. TO
ATTEND STOCK SHOW
s. ="
Miss Vesta Steer of Mott. Second
Prize Winner In Stock Judging
Contest, May be Member.

Miss Vesta Steer of Minot. is to-
day one of the strong contenders for
a place on the team that will repre-
sent the North Dakota Agricultural
college-for the first time in the his
tory of the college-at the Interna-
tional Stock show to be held in Chi
cago.
Miss Steer won second prize at the
college last year in the stock judg-
ing contest in which more than so
students participated. Professor E. J..
Thompson states that eight students
have been selected from which two
will be eliminated, leaving the team
of five and one alternate.
Members selected are Ernest Au-
burn, Lowell, N. D.; Spencer Buster
of Cotton, Cal: John r. J. deLong
of Amsterdam, Holland; Louis Jor-
censor of Towner, N. d.; Albert
Severson of Hettinger, N. D.; Miss
Vesta Marie Steer of Mott, N. D.;
Charles Struble of Fargo, and Cliff
ford Wilson of Leal, n. d. ID.
The team will leave Fargo on
Nov. %.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
WILL ELIMINATE
ALL INDUSTRIES
not ESSENTIAL
- Associated 80

Washington. Nov. 14.-Foreseeing
early curtailment OF non-essentiai
business to release men ana ma
terials for industries necessary in the
prosecution OF the war, council OF
national defense officials have taken
up the problems Of what industries
best can be dispensed with.
"A bureau is TO be formed under
the war industries board to frame a
plan for methods Of eliminating nom
essential business with the least
disturbance to the country's COM
merce and finance. Through its con-
troll over transportation and the sup
ply and distribution of coal, the gov
eminent can stop the operation Of
any business and already has made q
start by checking the use of coal for
electric display advertising.
Coal consumption is outstripping
production and the supplies Of steel
and other raw materials will not be
sufficient for war purposes IL manu-
facturers Of n-essentials are per-
mitted to draw all the materials they
require. Therefore the purpose is to
get curtailment under way before any
general shortages OF materials are
felt.
The new bureau will be charged
with seeing that government agencies
seeking TO accomplish the same
things work in the same direction to
prevent confusion and hardship.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
NEARING IS
PERMITTED TO
PLEAD GUILTY
cBy Associated Press,

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 14.-Professor
Scott Nearing, president Of the Peo-
pies Council or America for Peace
and Democracy, who pleaded guilty to
disorderly conduct in police court
late yesterday and paid a fine Of $50,
left last night for New York via
Chicago, saying he had cancelled his
western speaking tour because OF his
arrest in Duluth.
Federal authorities had refused to
accept Nearing as a prisoner. follow
ing his arrest in a raid by city police
on an alleged anti-war meeting
Monday night. John Kenny, depart
ment OF justice attorney, said no
seditious remarks. on which prosecu-
ton could be based, were uttered by
Nearing at the meeting.
City police were debating on just
what course to pursue when, after
sixteen hours Incarceration in the
CITY iail without bail having been
fixed, Nearing remarked that he
would plead guilty to a charge OF
disorderly conduct. This was made,
it is said, on the condition that no
federal charge would be fled and
that threatened complications with
the ELALG DuDllC Safety
were forestalled. The commission
had previously ordered the Peoples
Council and its propagandists not TO
hold meetings in the state.
IT believe my cause is just, SAID
Professor Nearing after he had been
released, but must confer with
the executive committee at New York
over my arrest before continuing
my speaking tour of the west and
Pacific coast"
City Police are quoted today as
offering an explanation Of their re-
fusal to permit Professor Nearing to
take a copy of The New Freedom
into the cell with -. They are re-
ported to have said they We're not
aware that the book was a coIlec-
ton of writings by President Wilson.
w. e. Reynolds, editor Of Truth,
socialist newspaper published In
Duluth; Mrs. Marie Baxter, who.
police say, was trrested in the /. w.
w. raids here last spring, and Mrs.
Laura Reynolds, who were taken(i9
Monday nights raid, were charged
with vagrancy; Joel Lchten, Du-
luth painter, was charged with dis
orderly conduct. They were arralgn-
ed and entered pleas Of not guilty.
Trial was set for Nov. 81 and they
were released on 800 bail each.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
Smoke Fund For y. S.
Soldiers In France
Passes 5000 Today

mind,
AS long as it's the American stun;
It's now up to you to smoke or to
chew,
Wheatland, n. d, B. L. B.
The above little poem, sent in by
a Wheatland contributor, is indica-
tive of the spirit that is rapidly
boosting the tobacco fund for Ameri-
can soldiers in France toward the
$1,000 mark.
1t needs no comment. It explains
itself. With the ditty came a dollar,
which has been credited to the fund,
and with other dollars will go to buy
tobacco joy for the boys who are
fighting to save the civilization of
the world.
Save Pennies For Fund.
Two little Fargo residents, Robert
Meller, aged 4, and Charlotte Meller,
aged 6, living at 1910 Fourth avenue
south, saved their pennies instead of
buying candy, and today the tobacco
fund is $1.S5 richer. Master Robert
has IS cents. and Miss Charlotte, 81.
Hats off to these little patriots.
Hannaford Sends S13.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Moore put Han
naford, n. D., on the tobacco map
today, sending in a list carrying the
names Of more than 20 persons, and
a total Of $13. Their names headed
the list with. an even 81.
Enclosed find money order for $13
from the following list OF Hannaford
helpers for our soldier boys, Mrs.
Moore writes. only wish our dona-
ton was larger, but we know this
will help.
1t will, Mrs. Moore. and thanks to
all of you.
Contributions today, totaIIing
$27.60, boosted the fund to $620.06.
KEEP 1T CLIMBING.