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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13
EYES BLIND AND EARS DEAF TO
PEACE

In the little address the editor Of
this paper made at the patriotic mass
meeting OF citizens called together
Monday night by the mayor OF the
city, he said that he did not believe
that there was a publication within
the boundary of the United States
that had more persistently. insistently
and consistently advocated peace than
! the Ocala Banner.
That peace and reconciliation hpd
been its chief themes for period Of
/ fifty years.
/ It's editor on a number Of occasions
had delivered addresses on peace;
the Banner had printed editorial after
j editorial advocating peace. and any
number of sermons. original ana So
llected He was reminded that Mr.
Edward CHM. the Boston book pub
Usher and philanthropist during his
lifetime had given $4,000 annually
/ for printing and distributing books
ana periodicals bearing on the peace
problem for distribution in this coun-
try. but principally in Europe This
philanthropist made provision in his
will for a like sum to be used annu-
ally for the same purpose, forever.
That Mr. Andrew Carnegie the
worlds greatest philanthropist, had
given the princely sum of ten millions
Of dollars, the annual interest of
which amounting to a half million dol
lars. to be devoted to the same pur-
pose-the distribution of books and
tracts on peace throughout Europe
That as strenuous as he is supposed
to be for war that no less a parsonage
than ex-President Roosevelt had won
the Nobel prize for his efforts in the
direction of peace.
That Mr.. William Jennings Bryan,
the great apostle of peace while
secretary of state. had entered into
formal peace compacts with twenty
six of the nations of the world for
peace and yet to crafty the in0rdi-
nate ambition of a single man. these
mighty efforts were treated as mere
scraps of paper and suddenly and
without warning the great European
powers were plunged into war,
Mr. Harris said that he was also re-
minded that in this country. men like
Robert E. Lee of Virginia, Alexander
/ H Stephens and Benjamin H. Hill Of
I Georgia. and George T. Ward of Flor
ida did what they could to ward off
/ secession. but failing in their efforts
when their several states seeded
their ears were deaf only to the call
! OF their country and their eyes blind
/ only to the new flag Of the Confeder-
acy.
Lee at once resigned from the fed
eral army, and what he did for the
Lost Cause" filled the world with his
fame George T Ward raised the
first Florida regiment and was the
first to sacrifice his life in one Of the
first biz battles of the war
We are glad that the same spirit is
manifestins itself today The few
who were willing to tolerate the con
slant and unproyoked insults of Ger
many and her ruthless destruction II
lives and property of American citi-
zens, now that the die has been cast,
will be as true and loyal to the ma
tons glory as were the names we
have mentioned.
We cannot have universal peace rs
long as autocracy remains unbri6hed
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

HOG CHOLERA-The Interstate
Vaccine Company of Kansas City, Mo-,
has serum and virus in cold storage.
for sale, in care of f. w Blackjack.
Call on him for any amount wanted.
". II. Embry-4-13.wtf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

We repeat that We must treat Ou:
German fellow citizens with sympa-
thetic consideration.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

We are glad to have the supreme
court say that it is not in need of an
sddidoua member.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

Don't pass any laws restricting the
use of the flag. It's use should be
universal
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

Chasing submarines will soon be-
come more strenuous and exciting
than catching devilfsh.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

Guns have been ordered remounted
on the Roamer-thats hard on the
governor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

That superannuated old Indian war
claims bill is again up before the leg
islature.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

The man with the hoe" is now
patriot. Let the slogan be: Hoe We,
everyone"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

We are at war now with Germany
Austria-Hungary and Turkey.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13

God bless the flag! Let it float and
fill
rhe sky with its beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low, sweet chant OF it's 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 it o fathers; there's no sweet
er death
rhar % a0at rs fair folds with a sol
dier's last BREATH
And love it. o children! be true to
the sireS
Who wove it in plain By the old camp
nrSe.
Samuel L. Simpson
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13
AN EsTRAY HORSE TAKEN up
DUVAL HOTEL
Ia%k~Nn&siIIo

Opposite postoffice; hot and cold
water; elevator: telephones;
rates. rooms without bath. 81;
two persons, same room, $3.50;
with bath. $3.50, and two persons
same room, So W. s. Jones, Mgr.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13
w. w. STRIPPING
Tax Collector, in Account with Marion
County, for Levy, 1916
General Fund

Tax Collector in Account with Marion
County. for Levy. 1916
General Fund
NEGLECTED March ! l9t7.> ll79916
Extra collections, ... 250.95
BY depository receipt. ss6.92
Balance unc0llected 8 l4.063. ~
Fine and Forfeiture Fund
IncolIected March !. 1918 S,072.25
Extra collections. ..... 1l.15
5 >.1S3.4o
BY depository receipt 49, 512.5S
Balance uncoIlected S 7670.S2
School Fund
NEGLECTED March /. 1911 37.670.43
Extras collected. ... 3SS. 80
5 3S.o59.33
~ depository receipt. 2.262 %
Balance uncollected. 5 35,797.o5
Polls
Cncollected March !. 1911 2.29S. 90
Extras collected 600
$ 2.43S.o0
BY depository receipt. $4,000
Balance uncollected. IS 2.19S.o0
Road Fund
lncollected March !. 1917.$ 34.979.65
Extra collections. .. 474.l0
25.453.75
BY depository receipt. 2.2l3.67
Balance uncollected 5 33.2400S
Outstanding Indebtedness Fund
Cncollected March l. IBIS 13.45474
Extra collections 49,. ... -. ~
1&.67G.94
By depository receipt. ~ S91.27
Balance uncollected ...s l2.7S5.G7
Agricultural Fund
tncollected March /. l917.$ l,344.37
Extra collections. " 1894
5 1891
BY depository receipt so .S6
Balance uncollected. s 1.277.45
oup-HOdo DlSrrtcE no. Fund
UncOllected March |. 1918 1851
BY depository receipt M S7.SS
Balance uncollected S 1859. 10
Sub-Schools
UncOllected March !. 1918 24.79710
BY depository receipt. 49, 9S7.52
Balance uncollected = 22.SO9.5S
March 81. 1917. total uncol
lected . . ...$t32.O1135
State of Florida.
Marion County
|. 2 Fl Nugent. clerk circuit court.
hereby certify that the above is a
true and correct statement of the col
lector's account with Marion county
and the sub-schOol district. as the
same appears upon the books in my
office
Witness my hand and official seal
this the 18th day of April. 1917.
tSeal) p II. NUGENT. Clerk.
BY T. D. Lancaster, Deputy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-04-13
ston Leftover connhs

DR. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey will stop
that hacking cough that fingers from
January The soothing pine halsams
loosen the phlegm. heals the irritated
membrane. the glycerine relieves the
tender tissues. you breathe easier and
coughing ceases. Don't neglect a lin
gering cough. it is dangerous. DR.
Bells Pine-Tar-Honey is antiseptic
and pleasant TO take, benefits young
and old. Get it at your druggist TO
day Formula on the battle. 25c.-m
AN ESTRAY HORSE TAKEN UP
The undersigned took up on March
3lst an estray bay mare CTexas DO
n.y.. three years old. black name and
tail. unbrOke, no brand Owner can
have same by paying lawful costs.
JNO. \. PRIEST.
4-6-6t Anthony, Fla.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
AN OUTBREAK OF ANTHRAX
EAST OF SIDON.
(From Fridays Daily

There is an outbreak of Anthrax on
Genl Keesler's plantation, 6 miles
south east of Sidon, Miss, just over
the county line in Carroll County. The
farm has been quarantined and the
State Veterinarian has deputised DR..
S. E. Osborne, of Greenwood, to take
charge of the work of enforcing the
rules and regulations governing the
control Of Infectious and Contagious
Diseases. And all Cattle, Horses,
and Mules on this farm are to-
day being given the Anthrax Serum
and Virus Vaccine in order to prevent
any further spread of the disease. It
is advisable that all adjoining farmers
vaccinate their stock at once, and the
cooperation of all the stock owners of
this locality in using every precaution
to prevent any further
spread of the disease will be greatly
appreciated by DR.. Osborne.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
MAID TO PET DOG WANTS $50.
900.

New oYrk, June 22-(By Union AS
ISOLATED Press)-The million dollar
fund which the late Mrs. Frank Leslie.
widow of the noted publisher, left to
the Woman's Suffrage Association.
will be depleted by at least $4,000, if
Miss Annie S. Simmons, of Charleston,
S. c., has her wishes gratifed. A hear
ing Of her suit against the estate for
$4,000 up today. Miss Sim
mons "a one of the several travel.
ing companions necessary to the ease
and comfort of the late Mrs. Leslie
and to whose lot it fell to o~ficiate as
maid to Mrs. Leslie's pampered pet
poodle. She was left $4,000 in the
will but says one of the reasons why
she is entitled to $4,000 is the fact
that at one time she was subjected to
abuse by Mrs. Leslie because she re-
fused to take the dog out for exercise
on Broadway at night, while dressed
only in a kimona.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
Material All on the Ground for Erec-
ton Of New Y. s ~ Y; Depot
/ { Hers Remove I'D s.ltiaety ,
From thursdays Daily

= - from 4ln1psdayS Dally(
Material for the construction of the
new bzs& M.Fpaseengen statiep.is
arriving dailytAM aFpakcSh.3rdetlon
work will ENTHUSIASTICALLY Oh to1iorr
This willssbe vefy gratifying news
to the people of Greenwood and the
travelling public in general. All ar
rangements are made for moving the
present building, the construction of
the temporary station and the erection
of the handsome new forty thousand
dollar structure which is to grace the
site of the present depot.
The efforts of the Greenwood Bus
mess League recently toward the re-
moval of warehouses probably were
responsible for the early work on the
new station. The work of removal of
the warehouses had not been begun
and on a few days notice the Business
League removed them. The railroad
making the announcement that. if the
buildings were not removed by a Ger
tain date the erection of the station
would be indefinitely postponed.
When completed the new station
will be the handsomest on the Illinois
Central lines south of Memphis with
the exception Of New Orleans.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
ROB STORE OF
A. BERNSTEIN
Thieves Entered Through Back Win
dow and Got Away With Rich
Haul of Gents Clothing.
(From fridays Daily

(From Fridays Daily
Thieves entered the store of Mr.. A.
Bernstein some time last night and
after emptying the cash register of all
change left in it, Amounting to APP
proximately six dollars, getting sew
eral pairs of Boyden shoes, helping
themselves to silk shirts, socks, ties,
trousers, ETC., made good their escape
and left no clue behind them. The
approximate value of the goods missed
so far will amount close to seventy
dollars, according to Mr.. Bernstein.
Entrance to the store was gained
through a back window. The thief
making good his escape through the
same way.
In addition to the various things en-
umerated above the thief carried away
a revolver belonging to Mr.. Friday
Schiller, who is connected with the
store in the capacity of clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
FINE SPECIMEN COTTON STALKS
(From Thursdays Dailv)

Mrs. M. B. Haywood, an extensive
and progressive planter of Morgan
City, "a in the city today and left
two stalks Of cotton from a ffty-acre
field on her plantation which are de-
cidedly the largest and best specimens
of the new crop the writer has seer
this season.
These stalks are two feet in height.
contain numerous squares, are healthy
and vigorous in appearance. One
stalk is of the Express and the other
of the Adair variety, and Mrs. Hay
wood has just cause to be proud of
her splendid crop prospects.
She informed US that after making
a careful search through her cotton
crop that she had so far not found
any boil weevils.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
LOCAL CROP CONDITIONS.

Greenwood, June %, 1917.
Editor The Commonwealth:
Crop conditions in the section l have
travelled this week are materially i'm
proved since the weather became more
seasonab,e.
the prevalence of the recent cool
weather as cotton showed symptoms
Of dying out, and in some fields, in
sandy and low stiff soils, the plant
did look in bad shape-but after a
few warm nights and hot sunshiny
days, it is recovering a rich green
color and putting on a healthy growth.
The only apparent injury from the
unusual low temperature seems to be
that the growth was retarded. The
plant is generally small, the fields are
as a rule free from grass and weeds,
and the soil in fine condition for Wig
orous growth.
The acreage in cotton has been in
the territory l travel, somewhat re-
duced, but l think not materially.
With favorable weather conditions
during the next five or six weeks, the
fields being in such excellent shape,
the outlook is decidedly favorable
barring of course the inroads of the
dreaded pest, the boil weevil. This in
sidious deadly foe Of the planter is
very generally in evidence-ready in
many fields to do his destructive work
as fast as the young forms appear.
The fight against him has already be-
gun. I saw squads of picaninnies on
Sunflower industriously hunting the
bug.
Corn, with the inception Of summer
weather, has wonderfully improved,
and promises now, if timely rains fall,
an abundant crop.
Wheat and oats harvesting is in full
swing; neither of these crops, l am
sorry to report, will yield a satisfac-
tory harvest; some fields however, of
both, where conditions as to time of
sowing and the character of the soil
were favorable, are turning out mod
erately well. S.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
ON THE WING,

l was over in Sunfower county the
other day and saw some things over
there that opened my eyes. For in
stance l saw on Tom Adair's place as
fine a field of wheat as l ever saw
growing anywhere. A convincing evil
dence that wheat CAN BE grown in
this country.
In the northern part of the county
l saw some beautiful crops much finer
than any l have seen in Lefiore. The
corn, and there were hundreds of
acres of it, was as fine as l ever saw
grow.
While ove in that section I visited
my friend, Fred Grittman. Fred is a
native German, but is a n~aturalized
American and true to the country of
his adoption. He has three brothers
in the German army, and his old moth
er, whom he kindly cares for, lives in
that country, and with all this, Fred
has given two husky boys to the Amer
lean army. That's what 1 call true
loyalty. Fred has one of the finest
farms of two thousand acres, to be
found anywhere in this whole section.
1t makes one feel awful good to look
upon his vast fields of splendid corn.
And now Will Vardaman is a potato
enthusiast, and l am glad of it. Will
says he will make a desperate eff
to have the farmer plant sufficient of
the tubers another year to ship at
least 200 hundred cars from Green
wood. And if potatoes, why not other
farm product?
ROWAN THAYER.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
Cholera MOrbus.

This is a very painful and dangerous
disease. In almost every neighbor-
hood someone has died from it before
medicine could be obtained or ply
sician summoned. The right way is
to have a bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy in the
house so as to be prepared for it.
Mrs. Charles Enyeart, Huntington,
Ind, writes, During the summer OF
1911 two of my children were taken
sick with cholera morbus. I used
Chamberlain's Collie and Diarrhoea
Remedy and it gave them immediate
relief"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
BLACK WON HEATED RACE.
All Age Stake Race With Police an
Gunsmith at Noon Today.

Gunsmith at Noon Today. -.
Just a few minutes after twelve
o'clock today a negro boy approached
Mr.. Cook at his bicycle and gun shop
shop on Main street and asked for a
drink of water. Cook told him to go
out back to the hydrant and help him
self. AS the negro passed through
the shop Mr.. Cook saw him pick up a
revolver. He was followed to the real
of the shop by Mr.. Cook who then
called him. The negro dropped the
gun, dashed out the back door, through
the alley by the City Hall into East
Market street and when last heard of
was still travelling in high gear in a
general ~eastwardly direction which if
kept up means that he is somewhere
in Grenada or Calhoun counties by
this time. The police gave aid to Mr..
Cook in the all age stake race out East
Market street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
KENTUCKY PROUD OF ITS REC.
ORD.

Lexington, KY, June 20-(By Union
Associated Press)-Kentucky is ex-
ceedingly proud of the record that the
state has made in the prompt payment
of war income taxes. Although de-
linquents are not subject to penalty
until today, banks, commercial COM
panies and individuals have made such
prompt response that it is believed
that there will not be one black mark
against Kentucky when the official
record is published.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
FIX A UNIFORM
PRICE OF STEEL
President of Emergency Fleet COrpOr-
alton to Ask That of Federal
Trade Commission.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, June 22-The Federal
Trade Commission will be asked soon
by President Denman of the Emer-
aenay Fleet Corporation to fix a uni
form price on steel and steel products
for all industries throughout the
Country. The commission will be ask
ed to name a price which will afford
the producers fair profits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
SELL LEOPOLD'S DAUGHTERS
EFFECT AT AUCTION.

London, via Amsterdam-(By Union
Associated Press)-A Berlin dispatch
that a second lot of the personal
belongings of Princess Louise of Bel
GUM, daughter of the late King Leo
pold, GO on sale today at Munich. Most
of the articles have been in pawn for
several years and the interest is over
due, so that the brokers are realiz-
ing upon their value.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
BOUGHT HIGH
GRADE STOCK
Blooded Holstein Cattle Purchased
by Greenwood Planters at West
resf-s.ay Point Sale
(From Thursdays Daily

Eleven head of blooded Hoistein cat
tie arrived in Greenwood today shipp-
|a fromsvyest Riptss Miss, tie pursh-
of which cost two GREENWOOD gen
:tlsmen NE sim .efSLsoO.a The cattle
were scldtat auction at West Point
and were purchased by DR.. w. T. john
son and Mr.. G. P. Elliott.
DR.. Johnson bought five head, pay
ing the sum of 5000 for them while
Mr.. Elliott purchased six head for the
sum of S7OO.
DR.. johnson and Mr.. Elliott went to
West Point Monday and returned
Wednesday. The cattle were shipped
later, reaching here this morning.
The purchase of blooded stock, es
pecially of the Holstein variety, indi-
Gates the interest that is being taken
IN better stock in this section, an in
terest that has long been dormant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
Sour Stomach.

This is a mild form of Indigestion.
1t is usually brought on by eating too
rapidly or too much, or of food not
suited to your digestive organs. If
you will eat slowly, masticate your
food thoroughly, eat but little meat
and none for supper, you will more
than likely avoid the sour stomach
without taking any medicine whatever.
When you have sour stomach take one
of Chamberlain's Tablets to aid diges-
ton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
VETERAN CHIEF ITALIAN ARMY,
(By Associated Press)

Rome, June 22-General Cadorna,
Chief of the General Staff of the Ital-
ian army, has known the mountains
in which the Italians are now fighting
the Asutrians since he was a little boy
In an elementary school book on the
war, the story is related that when a
lad of six he became lost while roam
ing in the mountains. At the end of a
whole day he was found and led home
to his distressed mother. "Don't cry,
mamma, please" he said. I'm hot
afraid of the mountains"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
Whooping Cough.

In this disease it is important that
the cough be kept loose and expec-
toration easy. which can be done by
irving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Mrs. P. H. Martin, Peru, Ind, writes,
MY two daughters had whooping
cough. gave them Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and it worked like a
charm"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
URGES FIGHT ON
PINK BOIL WORM
Secretary Houston Asks Congress to
Appropriate Half Million Dollars
at Once.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, June 22-An emergen-
cy appropriation of half a million dol
lars to prevent the introduction of the
pink boil worm into the United States
from Mexico by creating a cotton free
zone of fifty to one hundred miles
along the Rio Grande in Texas was
asked of Congress today by Secretary
Houston of the Agricultural Depart
ment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
DETERMINE COST
OF PRODUCTION
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit.
tee Will Make Searching Inquiry
Soon.
(BY Associated Pressl

Washington, June 22-An exhaus-
tive inquiry into production prices and
the transportation of coal, steel, cop
per and other basic materials proposed
to be put under government supervis-
ion during the war was decided upon
today by the Senate Interstate CON-
merce Committee. Coal will be the
first subject taken up.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
KILLED HIS OWN SON.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Eldorado, Ark, June 22-Dr. J. w.
Perrine "a prominent physician and
druggist of Felsentha, Ark, shot and
killed his son, Otis, at his home last
night. The shooting is attributed to
domestic differences.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
NEGROES ELECTROCUTED.
Death Cells at Arkansas P~enitentiary
Empty Again.
(By Associated Press)

by Associated Press)
Little Rock, June 22-Tom Diggs
and Aaron Johnson, negroes, were
el%ectrocuted at the state ~penitentiary
today. Diggs was convicted of the
murder of Mrs. Hoggard of Morrillton,
and johnson of the murder of r. Ruth
erford, a planter of Pine Bluff. Death
cells at the prison are now empty for
the first time since the installation
of the electric chair in 1913.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
Not Species.

"0roundhsh,' which to many 10 Q
term OF mystery, 10 MOI used to desix-
nate any particular species, but means
rather the largo class OF Dish, that livv
On or near the bottom Of tho sea, in
GLIDING cod, pollock. haddock. halibut.
bake. sole, and many others less rom.
mon than thesA-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
COTTON

The few hot days have made a very
decided Improvement in the cotton
crop and it begins to look as if we
might make a pretty fair crop, pro-
vided the boil weevil don't get us. The
little pest is showing up in q good
many localities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-27
SPECIAL MEETING ON ROCK
ISLAND PLAN.

Davenport, Ia, June ply Union
Associated Press)-A special meeting
of the stockholders Of the Rock Island
Railroad was called here today follow
ing the meeting in Chicago yesterday,
to pass upon matters discussed ct
yesterdayls session.