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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

Mr. Harry Borland was down from
Cltra Monday coming to bring Citra's
contribution to the Red Cross fund.
one hundred and seventy six dollars
and seventy-fiye cents was raised in
that little village for this purpose.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Borden are an
nouncing the birth of a baby boy.
who was born Sunday at the hospital
in this city. This little boy is the
third fine son in the Borden family.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

Sheriff Galloway returned from
across the river Monday. says that
more than fifty witnesses were before
the jury of inquest in the MeCraney
case but no evidence leading to the
crime could be secured. The Jury
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Carlisle and lit
tie daughter, of DunneIlon, spent
Monday in the city. the guests of
relatives.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

Edith Cavel is a name that will
live long in history and much to the
shame of Germany.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

Sir. Troy Hall was among the Wis
tors in the city Monday, comm
from his home near Summerfel6~E.
business stay of several hours.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

Hon. Franklin K. Lane. secretary OF
the interior, says that the United
States entered the war to justify and
maintain her rights.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

finally rendered verdict that the de-
ceased came to his death by a party
or parties unknown
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29

Every day we are more and more
convinced that Florida is the land of
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29
S 5,386.OO
Road Fund

Payment from road hands
summoned under section
10, chapter 6537... ...$ SOC
Automobile licenses ...... $500
Sale and redemption of tax
certificates e.. ....... 1,425
Cash to be carried over. -. 5000
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29
General Fund


Sale and redemption of tax
certificates e.. o.. ...$ $4,000
Fines and costs ..... 100000
Cash to be carried over. -. 100000
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-06-29
brands for district No. 20.


Board ordered the following trans
fers of funds: $500 from account No.
II paid to Incorporated cities and
towns, road and bridge fund, to ac-
count No. y, feeding and care Of con-
victs on roads, same fund; and $500
from account No. II, road and bridge
fund, to account No. 10, contingent
cies, same fund; and $4,000 from &C
count No. II to account No. 8, live
stock cost, care and feeding, in same
fund, and clerk was directed to write
comptroller and request that he au-
thorize said transfers.
Clerks estimate of receipts in the
several funds, except taxes, for the
fiscal year October LIST, 1917, to Octo,
Der list, 1917, was submitted to the
board as follows:
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-12
'Ihe World Must Be Made Safe For Democrncv''

Put every dollar you can spare into
Liberty Bond. Never before could your
dollar buy SO much. 1t buys safety for your
country, your homes and your children,
now and for years to come. 1t buys life and
liberty without taking a cent away from you.
It fights for us, and pays for the privilege of
fighting. 1t fulils a duty which has the
combined rewards of good deed and a
good investment
For the Second Liberty Loan is the best
investment in the world to-day. A Liberty
Bond is money which pays you a secured
income for your home and family. Always
safe as gold, always worth its face value.
every Liberty Bond, with the end of the
war, is sure to be held at premium.
You men and women with few dollars
to invest can put them to fghing for your
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-10-12

homes at the same time they bring you
an income.
You may buy Liberty Bonds as small as
$50 and pay fer them by instalments.
10 to the nearest bank, the nearest post
office, the nearest, department store, or
send to the United States Department for
Liberty Bond.
Other lands of Democracy are making
their fight and sacrifices for Democracy,
The hour of Americas opportunity and
privilege strikes. Lend your utmost to your
government. Buy her Bonds. Buy, and in
buying strike our answer home, that the
world may know beyond doubt that
Americas War Answer, "Makes the World
Safe for Democracy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
A BOLD HOLDUP
Cashier and Assistant Slain
Without Warming.
Quartet Captured After 1O-Miie
Running Battle.

Pittsburg. Pa, May 14.-Three per-
sons in the First National bank of
Castle Shannon, suburb, were killed
soon after noon today when an at
tempt was made to rob the bank.
One of the robbers was killed and
three captured later by a posse.
Reports received by the county de-
tectives said that three men entered
the bank in which d. H. Mclean, the
cashier, and Frank Erbe. assistant
cashier. were working. The shooting
began imme diately and after securing
a sum of money the men ran into the
street
There Nick Yost. a street railway
dispatcher exchanged shots with them.
and Yost fell. They then encountered
George Beltzhoover. a magistrate, who
also was shot. The robbers than ran
to a waiting automobile and drove
away, but were pursued by a posse.
They were overtaken after a ten mile
chase and in the fight which followed,
one of them was killed and the others
wounded. Erbe died later and physi-
clans said Mclean could not recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Secretary McAdoo is sending out
Macedonian cry for help to tioat the
$4,000, 900. 900 issue of the Liberty Loan.
Everybody who is able to do SO Is
asked to subscribe. If the secretary
wishes to get next to the small IN
weston. he probably will be compelled
To pursue a different course. The man
with 500 to $500 to invest is unlikely
10 offer a subscription for that
amount. But if the government VIII
a ssure him that on certain day ne
can go to his bank, TO the postoftlce
or to a department store and buy, over
the counter, bond of such amount
at par and without any red tape, the
response probably will be all that can
be reasonably desired. If the secre-
tafy will consign the bonds to respon-
siblr parties in every town with the
privilege of returning all those unsold
at a stated date. he will not be called
upon to take back any of them. The
convenience of the public should be
made one Of the first considerations
II placing the loan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Building operations turnout the
country continue with but little abate-
ment. the first quarter of this year
showing loss of only fraction of
one per cent as compared to 1916,
which year showed a great gain over
1915. Hoggson Brothers, the New
York and Chicago builders, ANNOUNCE
that they started active operations in
April on five buildings for banks
alone. The impression is gaining
strength that while present costs Of
materials entering into the construc-
ton of buildings appear to be high the
prospects are for prices to go to still
higher levels. The American Archi-
tect points out that inasmuch as dol
lar will buy only three-fourths as
much of any commodity as it would
three years ago. the cost of building is
in practically the same ratio to former
costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
FIX CORN, S1.61
Board of Trade Establishes
Price to Close Futures.
Wheat Closes Today but IL to
IL Cents Lower.

Chicago, May IA committee of
the board of trade today fixed the set
Element of May corn at $1.61 y and
May oats at 1914 cents, the closing
figures of Saturday. Charles B. Pierce,
chairman of the committee, came from
the meeting to the big brokerage
house of which he is president, walked
to the blackboard on which score
Of spectators were watching quota
lions and wrote in bold chalk: ''Patri-
OTIS who are long of wheat should sell
same at once
The elimination of trade in futures
if made permanent would, it is said,
affect grain commission houses very
gravely. Many of them are under
heavy expenses, particularly for thou
sands of miles of leased wires, and the
cessation of trading for even a day is
expensive.
July Wheat Today $3.50.
On the other hand it was said the
mandatory closing of certain contracts
at a fixed maximum price will clear
the atmosphere for some of them,
where the big advance of Saturday
wiped out the margins of clients who,
tempted by the high price, were short
of the market. Action to curb specu-
lation in grain was taken by the eX-
changes at Minneapolis, Kansas City
Toledo, Duluth ana St Louis.
July wheat closed at sass, IL cents
under the opening price. while Sep
TENDER was down 2 cents at s2.2S.
The spectators evidently turned
their attention to corn, sending July
up A u to s1.56A and September w
8 II to S1501A.
Oats were boosted q on July tor
e and 2 " on September top u.
S2.45 Maximum at Winnipeg.
Winnipeg. May 14.-At a specia
meeting of the council of the Winnipeg
grain exchange it was decided to pro
hibit from noon today the buying o
October wheat. excepting for the liqui
dation of existing contracts, until 9:3t
o'clock Wednesday morning and tina
while october wheat may be sold dur
ing this period the selling price mus
not exceed S2.45 per bushel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
HAD A BIG MEETING
Members of the Loyal Legion Showed
Patriotism at Banquet.

Surrounded by banks of allied flags,
of United States, England and France,
fifty members of the Kansas COM
mandery of the military Order of the
Loyal Legion held their annual ban
quet Saturday night in Pelletier's tea
room. Patriotism and loyalty were
displayed at every turn. Resolutions
of loyalty approving of the policy and
moves of the president were adopted
and sent to President Wilson.
Lieut.. Gov. w. Y. Morgan was the
principal speaker. He told of his eff
forts to keep the younger generations
interested in the order and of his pride
in the patriotism displayed by the
Kansas commandery.
officers for the year were elected
after the banquet. The following men
were elected: Commander, Maj Ber-
nard Kelly, Topeka: senior vice COM
mander, Lieut.. William Green, To-
peka; junior vice commender, Capt
NJ. NJ. Beck, Holton; recorder, Capt.
J. T. Taylor, Leavenworth: treasurer
A. II. Denton. Arkansas City; chancel-
lor, S. A. Thorne, Baldwin: registrar.
W. s. Weaver, Atchison; board of Of
fcers, Capt. R. o. Rizer. Junction
City; G. P. Washburn, Ottawa; w. Y.
Morgan, Hutchinson; Frank L. Travis,
lola; Lieut. ]. H. c. Brewer, Peabody.
Five new members were added to the
legion at the evening session. They
are: Franklin A. Jewell, member
of the 1917 legislature; Capt w. H.
Myers, Rosedale; Capt. Lewis H. Gist,
Topeka; Lieut.. Joseph Hatton and
Fred NJ White of Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
HAVE SWORN OFF
Topekans Caught With Liquor
Pay S117 Fines.
They Were Caught in Law
renee Thru ga Mistake"
Never againi

Two young Topekans, prominent in
the circle of the West side, raised
their right hands as they walked out
of the Lawrence police court this aft
ernoon and took the oath which was
probably first taken just after Adam
ate the apple. They had just beer
fined $117 each. At that, the police
judge and J. NJ Boyd, chief of police.
assured them they had been lenient.
The two young men flashed into the
eyes of Lawrence officials at o'clock
Sunday morning. In a big six-cyl-
inder car and with two girls seated ir
the tonneou they whirled half way thru
Lawrence enroute from Kansas City
to Topeka. But, is before stated, they
only got half way and turned pale
before the uplifted hand of a police
man who said, by way of information:
You're pinched."
Had Liquor in Car.
The cop didn't stop at that He
looked into the tonneau and saw at
the feet of the girls ten quart bot
ties of liquor valued at about $40.
For that" the policeman said.
Jaw, have a heart" begged one of
the youths. The other tried bluffing
and gave the name of a Topeka city
official as his own.
Just then the policeman and his
comrades sighted another car. 1t was
the one they thought they had when
the Two youths were arrested. The
picnic" was accidental after all The
cop took his eyes off the Topeka car.
A streak of black, a cloud of dust
and cut-out's roar told the rest of
the story. The Topekans were gone.
Police Knew Them
But the chief of police, ]. NJ. Boyd,
at Lawrence, knew the Topekans and
telephoned them here this morning
GU can take your choice" he said.
Come back or I'll, come after YOU
with three warrants each" They went
back to Lawrence today
In police court they gave fictitious
Winked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Secretary Lanes address to the state
representatives who gathered at Wash
ington to discuss unification of de-
fence measures was full of astound-
ing statements. none of them more so
than his assertion that the German
U-boat campaign is succeeding to such
an extent that we may expect the war
to be brought to our own shores if we
cannot checkmate the Teutons in
some way. Yet the dispatches from
Europe have told us nothing about
this; and we have been fed I'D with
specieus stories that the British toll
of submarines was increasingly large
while the amount of~tonnage sunk was
being largely replaced. For this de-
ception we have to thank the British
censorship. A similar censorship,
only more drastic, was proposed for
this country; and Mr.. Lane rendered
good service by showing how such a
censorship works This country wants
no more rude awakenings. 1t wants
the truth from day to day. The cen
sorship would deprive us of the truth.
We are fighting for freedom. The
president has said so. There is high
authority for declaring that the truth
shall make one free. So let-tls have
the truth while we fight for the free
dom that truth shall give US
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

worthily bestowed upon our Major
Fuller in soldiers service
The trip home included a skirt thru
the beautiful and attractive grounds
of the agricultural college, the rolling.
wooded campus graced with many
beautiful and substantial buildings of
uniform construction.
Replenishing the box of sandwiches
and our canteen at Manhattan, we de-
parted, camping for the evening meal
along a wooded stream by the roadside
near Wamego; thence Topeka at
$50, having covered ia miles since
morning. +. P. NJ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
EXPAND US. ARMY
President Authorizes $4,000
Added-FulI War Strength.

Washington, May 14.-Expansion OF
regular army to the full war strength
contemplated in the administration
army bill has been authorized by Pres
ident Wilson. Organization of the new
regiments will begin tomorrow. About
$1,000 of the 1873, 600 men to be added
to the army already have been re-
cruited.
The new regiments. each of which
will have a nucleus of trained regulars,
will be raised as follows:
New Regiments at Fort Riley.
Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth reg
iments of infantry at Syracuse, N. Y;
Twelfth field artillery at Fort Myer,
Va; Forty-seventh to Fiftieth (inclu-
sive) regiments of infantry at SYRIA
cuse; Fifteenth field artillery, SYRIA
cuse; Fifty eighth to SiXty-first Iin-
clusive) infantry, Gettysburg National
park; Nineteenth and Twentieth field
artillery at Montauk Point, L. l.; Fifty
third to Fifty-sixth (inclusive) infan-
try, Chickamauga Park. Ga; Twenty
second and Twenty-third cavalry.
Chickamauga, Ga; Fortieth and
Forty-first infantry, Fort Smelling,
Mimi; Forty-second and Forty-third
infantry, Fort Douglas Utah; Tenth
and Eleventh field artillery Fort Ri
ley; Sixteenth and Seventeenth field
artillery, Sparta, Wis: Thirteenth and
Fourteenth field artillery, Fort Sill.
Okla: Fifty-seventh infantry, Sixty
fourth infantry and Eighteenth and
Twenty-first field artillery, not yet
eouver Barracks, Wash; Sixty-second
and Sixty-third infantry, Preside. San
Francisco; Twenty-fourth and Twenty
fifth cayalary, Fort D A. Russell Wyo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
ROAR
But HOIiweg Threatens to Re-
sign and Wins Point.
General Wanted to Play Trick
on Vote Reforms.

London, May 14-Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg will probably
make announcement of the central
powers peace terms in a speech to
the relchStag tomorrow.
That section of the German press
which is hostile to Won Bethmann-
Hollweg declared today that the
chancellor recently went to the front
to present his resignation to the kais-
err. The most circumstantiaI of these
stories insisted that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg raised a storm of object
ton to the reform recommended by
the constitution committee which
would grant the reichstag control over
the army and fhat he and his friends
conceived the plan of multiplying the
committees recommendations by ter
minating the reichstag Sitting, rather
than recessing that body until later in
the summer or fall. Such procedure
would mean automatic death of the
constitution committee, necessity for
disappointment and repetition of it's
work-which would avert another is
sue between the reichstag and the
army for several months
Afraid of Revolt.
Hollweg fatty refused to take such
a course, insisting German liberals
could not be held in check if such d
trick were played upon them. He
was said to have announced an uIti-
matum to the kaiser that he would
resign if such scheme were attempt
ed and to have won out over linden
burg.
The very fact that he did succeed in
riumphing over Hindenburg was be-
lieved by some observers to have
made his position even more insecure
since Hindenburg's advocates are now
definitely aligned against him.
Hollweg returned from German
headquarters Saturday and left the
:r.-v f-r- o.
night he started the return trip to
Berlin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
TO GUARD ALL FOOD
Elevators in Kansas Must Be Protect
ed Against Fires.

Kansas grain growers and dealers
were today urged to provide special
protection for elevators, granaries and
mills in a special fire prevention bull
letin by L. T. Hussey, state fire mar
shall. Day and night guards were urg-
ed for all buildings where grain and
food stuffs are stored as an added pre-
caution against fire losses and reduce
ton of the food supply.
Kansas as one of the vitality import
ant grain producing states of the ma
ton must be awake to the situation
Hussey declares. Every bushel of
grain wasted or destroyed may mean
starvation to someone, somewhere :"
saws the bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

WILLIAM A SPROAT, age I6. an old
settler of Kansas. died Sunday at his home
at SIS Topeka avenue. Mr.. Sproat came
to Kansas in 1871. settling on a farm near
Carbonate. In 1902 he moved to Topeka
He is survived by his wife and five daugh-
ters Jessie N Sproat, Mrs. G. f. Snyder
and Mrs. Roy Liston of Topeka. and Mrs
David A Nicol, of Saginaw. Mich. and A
Maud Sproat of River Falls Mich He
was member of Carbondale lodge No
70 A F. and A NJ The funeral will be
held at 10 80 O'Clock Tuesday mornin z
from the residence. Burial in Topeka GEM
etery.
r r. REED, age "A. died Friday in
Peoria, Ill. The funeral will be held at 10
O'Clock Thursday morning from Penwell's
chapel Burial in Mt. Hope cemetery
Word has been received here of the death
of Ralph Maxson, of La -Harpe. His wife
was formerly Miss Hazel Reed of Topeka.
MRS. P. L. PHILLIPS, age ~. died this
morning at her home. Il. K. No. n
Funeral arrangements have not been COM
pleted-
The body of William z. Grant, who was
killed in MeAlester. Okla, Saturday In a
railroad accident, will be brought to To-
peka for burial. The funeral will be held
Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock from First
Baptist church. Burial in Topeka Gem
etery-
Lords Flowers Satisfy. Eel s27.-
Adv ssz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Cuba is the best market in the whole
world for American footwear says a
report on the subject just published by
the bureau Of foreign and domestic
commerce. Altho the climate is trop-
ical very few even of the poorest ma
tives go without footwear of some kind
and the per capita consumption of
shoes is therefore very heavy Over
so per cent of the business is done by
American firms. as there is no COM
petition from local manufa cturers and
not any of great Importance from Eu-
rope.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
LOCAL MENTION

At a special flag and patriotic serv-
ice at the West Side Christian church
Sunday night. the Lincoln Circle of
the Ladies of the G. A. r. presented
the church with large silk flag Mrs
F. A Smurr, patriotic instructor of the
circle, made the presentation Speech.
Capt. W. P. Mclean, commander of
Battery A. also gave a loyalty talk
The church choir sang a selection of
national airs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Since the beginning of the war Ger
many has been compelled. as a rule,
TO fight on but one front at a time.
While she is engaged with one enemy
army the others lie down. BY means
of this she has been able to shift her
forces from one side of Europe to the
other. She practically is fighting the
allies singly instead of all together
ICis no wonder that the war drags or.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Two per cent of the people of the
United States own 65, per cent of it's
wealth. declares Professor King of the
University of Wisconsin. This sounds
like old times. But this time the as
sertion does not come from a labor
leader, a wage Garner or a farmer
1t is being used for the purpose of
showing where the war taxes should
fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
REJECT THOMAS BILL
Senate Refuses to Close Boards of
Trade by Vote of 80 to 24.

Washington, May 14--The amend
ments to the administration espion-
age bill proposed by Senator Thomas
to suspend stock exchanges and
boards of trade dealing in futures on
the food stuffs during the war, was
today by the senate. AZ to "a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
ToDNSAMuSEMENTS]

NOVELTY-Last week of vaude-
Vile; six big acts
ORPHEUM-Mary Pickford in "A
Romance of the Redwood"
COZY-Carlyle Blackmore and June
Elvidge in The Page Mystery"
IRIS-Blanche Sweet in THE Tides
of Barnegat''
NEW GEM--Mme. Petrova in 1.-The
Waiting Soul
For details, prices, ETC.. see adver-
ttsement on page of the State
Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14
LINCOLN POST NOTICE

The members of Lincoln Post are
requested to meet at the hall Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock to attend the
funeral of our late comrade. T r
Reed at Penwell's chapel.
H. S. HALLOCK, Post Commander.
j. NJ. MILLER, Adjutant
advertisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Nearly 500 members of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union are now in
active service in Europe. Twenty
seven members of the Canadian union
have been killed and the order has as
sisted their mothers. widows and rel
atives already to the extent of $7,675
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Dizziness was unrelieved in the final bour
but prices continued to harden coppers and
shippings making further upwa rd progress
The closing WAS strong.
On the smallest turnover Of any recent
full session today's narrow market grad
ually recovered from its early irregu1aritv
Some war shares and associated speciaI-
ties scored substantial gains Sales an
proximated 100000 shares
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

Kansas City. Nav 14.-wHFAT-c,Iose.
MAY. $500 sellers; July. 81 IS sellers: sent.
g.. % sellers. 49,
CORN-May. s1.61k sellers. July. 81 XII
bid; Sept, s1.4s sellers: Dec. 81 05K bid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-14

view IUfk N"ttOn Market.
New York Nav 14.-COTTON-Snot d.
Easy. Middling, 5000.