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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19
COLONEL ROGERS VISITS THE
STATE PRISON FARM

/ Colonel Robert F. Rogers, former
president of the Ocala board of trade.
! mas just returned from a two days
visit to the state prison farm at Raj
ford.
He says that it is a revelation and
bids fair 10 give Florida a distinctive
REPUTATION in the farming line.
The farm consists of 1900 acres.
Three thousand acres have been
cleared of stumps and is now under
high state Of cultivation. Two thou
sand additional acres are being clear
ed in the same excellent manner. Not
stump is to be seen anywhere. These
additional acres will be planted this
year 10 velvet beans, peas, peanuts,
etc.
Seven thousand acres are now I'M
der fence and in the course of years
the entire seventeen hundred acres
Will be under a high state of cultiva-
ton. II is an immense proposition,
and will be farmed in the most thor
ough manner known TO science.
The farm has now 500 head OF cat
tie, 700 head Of hogs, IS head of hors-
es and mules and improved farm i'm
plements are brought into requisition
as needed. Two oil engines pump
water, grind sugar cane, corn and en-
silage for the silos.
Two 250-h. p. boilers run the dyna-
mos that furnish electricity to light
UP the entire campus; to furnish pow
er to run the sawmill. the cotton gins.
the laundry and cold stroage plant,
when the two latter are completed.
The farm now has on hand from
the 1916 crops about 5000 bushels OF
sweet potatoes, 500 bushels of Irish
potatoes, about 1000 bushels of corn.
several tons of hay baled oats and
many tons of ensilage, and over 600
barrels of syrup.
The prison cells and yard, the
oulldlngs Tor guards and superintend-
ents are all spacious and well located
They have on hand about 800 prison
ers; the remainder of about 1000
prisoners are out on lease to turnen.
tine operators and working on the
public highways of the several conn.
ties under the law of 1915, except a
squad of convicts are kept at the hos.
pital for the insane at Chattahoochee
to grow crops, vegetables and attend
to the cattle to furnish milk for the
sixteen hundred inmates.
Colonel Rogers says that the board
OF commissioners of state institu-
tons. together with the superb man.
agement of Captain Purvis, has done
a work at Raiford farms that the
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19
AN EPOcH-MAKING DECISION

The United States supreme court
has put double set of teeth into the
prohibition laws or all the dry
states.
In affirming the constitutionality of
the Webb-Kenyon act the court took
the longest step that has yet been
taken to make prohibition really pro-
hibit. This act is designed to pre-
vent the shipment of liquor from non
prohibition states into prohibition
states, and in sustaining it the court
has cut off the bootlegger from his
base of supplies. Federal authority
now supplements state authority in
the enforcement of prohibitory legisla-
ton.
The chief justice himself took DC
casion to emphasize the sweeping ma
ture of the courts decision by say
ing:
The attracting power of govern
ment over liquor is settled There
was no intention of congress to forbid
individual use of liquor. The purpose
OF the act was TO cut out by the roots
the practice of permitting violation
of state liquor laws. We can have
no doubt that congress has complete
authority to prevent paralyzing of
state authority"
AS for the power of the state over
the manufacture, sale and use of Ii
quor, that is plenary, and the court
also affirmed the validity of the
West Virginia amendment that pro-
hibits citizens of that state from re-
ceiving liquor for their own personal
use from common carriers engaged IN
interstate commerce. Thus the states
may make their prohibition laws as
drastic as they please and the power
of the federal government over inter
state commerce will be employed IL
assist them.
The decision of the United States
supreme court will create more cor
sternation in many of the prohibition
states than anywhere else outside OF
express offices and wholesale liquor
houses which cater especially TO the
prohibition trade. State governments
no longer have an excuse for failing to
enforce prohibition. The ancient plea
that state authority was nullified by
federal authority and that there
could be no state interference with
interstate commerce has lost its force
Hereafter when a prohibitory amend
ment is submitted to the people ci
a state they will know that they are
voting for prohibition-not for a sys
tenn that spells prohibition for part
of the population and full personal lib
erty for the rest.
In sustaining the power of congress
to employ the national authority to
help enforce state legislation, the SUI
preme court has created a precedent
of infinite possibilities. 1t has given
to the doctrine of state rights a new
force and new direction. The Webb
Kenyon law represents the first in.
stance since the fugitive-slave law in
which the state have appealed TO the
federal authority for assistance in
maintaining Their local legislation, but
lit will not last. 1t is plain that the
relationship between state authority
and federal authority has entered
upon new epoch.-World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

The upper Oklawaha and great
lakes have been discovered by Mr.
Howey, and they are making big
strides. We hope he may develop into
a second Flagler.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

A rabbit, as everyone knows, con-
tains as much available meat as a
good sized chicken, and it is excellent
meat for those who like it. One can
go further and fare much forse than
the juicy drum stick" of a cotton
TAIL" fattened on turnips and cabbag.
es and sweet potatoes.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19
STIFF, SORE MUSCLES RELIEVED

Cramped muscles or soreness fol
lowing cold or case of gr'rpe gro
eased and relieved by an application
of Sloan's Liniment. Does not stain
the skin or clog the pores like mussy
ointments or plasters and penetrates
quickly without rubbing. Timber up
your muscles after exercise. drive out
the pains and aches OF rheumatism.
neuralgia, lumbago. strains. sprains
and bruises with Sloan's Liniment.
Get bottle today. At all druggists,
25c.-m
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

The Lawson leak" investigation
was the most spectacular and anus
ing farce ever pulled of in congress.
II establishes one thing, however, and
that is that the conduct of affairs by
the present administration is above
suspicion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

When Governor Cats entered the
executive Office he found the state
in fine financial condition. and the
banks overfowing with money. There
are no scandals connected with any
n the departments. When he retires
we hope that he viii leave the good
name of the state in as good shape.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

An Englishman. writing to his
brother in Tampa. says that the Unit
ed States have no standing in Eng
land; the Germans are not in love
With US either, so we take it that the
United States are carrying out the
policy Of neutrality in most salts
factory manner.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

A trial machine gun broke loose in
Hartford, Conn, and fired five hun
dred shots a minute right in the mid
die of the streets. The adoption of
o peace resolution would find favor
in that city.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19
TAX ASSESSORS APPOINTMENTS

will be at the following places IN
receive tax returns for 1917. Meet
me with your deeds and save trouble
january, 1917
No. S0-Martel ,29th, a. m.
No. Cotton Plant. 10Th, D. m
NO. 6-Heidtville. Both, a. m.
night.
No Romeo. 31st a. m.
NO 2O-Blitchton, 31st. p. m.
February, 1917
NO Z9-kendrick, 1st, a. m.
NO. 1S-Martin, LIST, D. m.
No 1S-Lowell, md. a. m.
No 2-Reddick, 2nd. D. m.
No 31-Fairfeld. 3rd, a. m.
NO 3-Flemington. 3rd. p. m.
NO. 32-Central, 7th. a. m.
No 32-Geiger, eth, D. m.
NO. 22-McIntosh. Sth, a. m.
No. Shady, 9th. a. m.
NO. 2l-Santos. 10th, s to Q a. m.
NO. 2l-Belleview, 10th, 9 a. m. to
p. m.
No. 23-Pedro, 18th. a.. m.
No. s-Summerfeld. 18th. D. m.
No. 25-Candler, 18th. a. m.
NO. 9-Oklawaha, 18th, D. m. 4
NO 19-East Lake, 18th. a. m.
No. 19-Weirsdale, 14th, D. m.
No. 10-Moss Bluff, 18th, a. m.
NO. 1O-Electra. 18th, D. m.
No. Lynne. 18th, 9 to 10 a. m.
NO. 11-Grahamville, 18th, 10 to IL
a. m.
NO. 11-Connor, 10Th. D. m.
NO. 12-Churchill, 18th, a. m.
NO. 13-Burbank. 18th, a. m.
No. 27-Eureka, 18th, D. m.
NO. 13-Fort Mccoy, goth, a. m.
NO. 14-Orange Springs, 2Oth, D. m.
No. 16-Citra, 21st, a. m.
No. 13-Pine, 21st D. m.
No. 17-Anthony, 22nd, a. m.
No. 26-Sparr. 22nd. D. m.
NO. 15-Linadale, 23rd, IL a. m. to
2 p. m.
No. 1-Ocala, all of March.
The law requires all tax returns TO
be made by the first day of April.
After that date it is impossible 10
make changes, as the books are type
written.
ALFRED AVER.
Tax Assessor of Marion County.
1-19-tf d&w
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

President Wilson may refuse TO
lead the inaugural ball, but it is dol
lars to doughnuts that he will toss the
first ball of the league season.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

There are no war munition plants
in the DEVILS dominion. There are no
dreadnaughts, no big guns, no dunn
dunn bullets, no submarines. General
Sherman should have apologized.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

Five bandits at Chicago stopped the
automobile of Harry Shaaf, and robb-
ed him Of payroll box containing 2.
500 intended for the hands in his
piano factory.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

God who planted the spirit of free
dom in German hearts will give US
full victory" says the Kaiser. Mean
time the Kaiser will probably do his
best to help God win the victory
World.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

Mr.. Fukuta, japanese statesman,
visiting Atlanta, says that it costs
$4,000 to kill one soldier in the con-
fiict now going on in Europe.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

Germans have invented process
by which they make rubber from
pitch. That ought to help the Florida
naval stores operator.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

Cabbage at 500 per ton is a record
that probably will stand for many
years-unless, of course, there
should be another short crop next
season.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

The white fly" is almost under con-
troll and the cattle tick is being rap
idly eliminated.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

Japan is about the only nation at
war that has been substantially ben
o
Gifted by the clash of arms. She has
annexed some very desirable terri
tory.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

Editor Carter of the Jacksonville
Metropolis is shown in movie"
Tha tbs climbing some up the stairs to
fame.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

The editorials in. the Tampa papers
are growing very meager. They may
be said to be greater less and beauti-
fully small.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

Never before in the history of Flor
ida were the banks in such splendid
condition.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19
Are blind tigers" "color blind?"

The st. Petersburg trolly cars are
carrying 10000 passengers daily.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

II no mishap overtakes her the
Deutschland will soon be with us
again.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

The Atlanta Constitution regretful-
ly admits that Georgia is in the lead
in the matter of lynchings.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

God bless the flag! Let it float and
I'LL
The sky with its beauty; our heart
strings thrill
To the low, sweet chant of its vino
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
or death
Than TO float its fair folds with sol
dier's last BREATH
And love it, o children! be true 10
the sires
Who wove II in plain By the old camp
Samuel L. Simpson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

state may we'll feel proud of and will
soon be more than self-supporting un-
der the existing law.
Colonel Rogers, during his two
days visit inspected every detail, and
says that the work done and the crops
grown far exceed his expectations.
The lands have been Thoroughly
drained, and numbers of acres the
past year yielded as much as seventy
five bushels tOf corn per acre.
1t is the purpose OF tnC comm lssion
to make it q model staple, fruit and
stock farm nd one that will weld
profitable re-urns for the labor and
capital invested.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

Mr.. Nathan Boswell. as United
States marshal, is making good. He
fits the job.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-01-19

viii be at the following places to
receive tax returns for 1917 Met
me with your deeds and save trouble
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-29

dresses, caps and shoes will be broth
ers and sisters.
From the great sum Of spending
money which American children re-
ceive, fund is to be raised for the
boys and girls Of Belgium and
France whose father have fallen in
battle.
Whenever school anywhere In
America has given a fund equal to
twenty-five cents for each pupil, or
when the children themselves have
made articles worth that, the school
will be made an auxiliary Of the
Red Cross and membership buttons
given the pupils.
The assistance given the Red
Cross by school children throughout
the United States, last year, prompt.
ed the war council to undertake the
organization Of American children
for Red Cross sseviss,
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-29
MINING NOTES FROM
SILVERrON STANDARD

The Crater mine at Aaimas Forks
promises to be among the many pro-
Gae;ng mines in 1918.
The new mill and tramway that is
being built at Eureka will soon be
completed if the work progresses az
satisfactorily as it has the past few
months. Indications are 1t will be
ready for operation about the first
Of the year, if present weather con-
ditions continue.
The Lackawana mine on Kendall
mountain is now being worked by the
d. l.. and w. Mining and Reduction
company, and is being rapidly put
in condition for a vigorous years
work.
Two hundred and sixteen carp of
ore were shipped, from the Silved-
ton depots between October / and
October "a. of this amount 1876 cars
were shipped to outside snelters.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-29
ThOmPSoN'S PARK
LIBERTY LOAN SALE

G. Gordon Goodman, Of the First
National bank, and Henry Cordss, Of
the Creamery. returned last night
,from = Liberty lean bond ssllins
campaign in Thompson's Park. Mr..
Goodman reports TO The Herald that
every man solicited purchased .
bond. II that isn't 100 per cant 10y
atty, then there amt no such ami
NAL" Thompson's Park u settled
and owned almost in total by former
German citizens. 1t il the most pros
porous farming section In southern
Colorado. Prosperous not because Of
any special act Of providence, but
because Of the energy, industry.
thrift and farming ability Of it, sst-
tiers. These people are happy II
their domestic lives, prosperous In
their business affairs. Satisfied with
their lot in life, and loyal to the flag
which protscts them In the enjoyment
Of the fruits Of their labor. They
are giving mors. vastly mors. thAa
the rest Of Us when sending Das -
battle against eousins Of their owa
blood. and backing those sons WITH
Liberty bonds. and the tear which
falls from the sturdy old 0srms.-
Americans eye as he performs this
act Is entitled to the deepest respect
and most heartfelt sympathy from
those Of US who know not the mis-
cry of torn home ties.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-29
LOOKING FOR UNWRlTTEN
LAW IN MILITARY CODE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Lawyers
sharps in the war department are
looking for an "unwritten law" in
the strict military code. Here is their
problem: In Texas an ex-soldier
was arrested on his way home from
camp wearing the uniform. The
law prohibiting this is strictly en-
forced. The offender showed he had
no other clothes. He would either
be arrested, he said, for wearing the
uniform or for the lack of a uniform
or other clothing. The sheriff went
beyond the law and permitted the
Uniform but he is asking the war de
partment to legalize his action as
cases of this kind are becoming more
and more frequent.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-29

him busy getting into even q ban
tam regiment. He gets lot of fun
cut Of his diminutiyeness.
A friend one day pointed him out
10 the courtroom maid at a hotel
dining room. That's the secretary
pt war" the friend said. Huh. Well,
he doesn't look it" Baker overheard
he reply.
At a White House reception lady
asked permission to introduce her
seven-year-old son to Secretary Bak-
er "He's met the president and
most of the cabinet officers" she
explained, "but he wants to meet the
secretary Of war"
when the lad came up" says Bak-
e', "you could see dismay all over
hs face because the six foot six gen
t man behind me whom he thought
Tas the secretary of war wasn't the
secretary Of war. But the five foot
s-x gentleman. in front of the six
fs'ct six gentleman was. He turned
70 his mother and despairingly asked
"isnt 1t time to go home
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-29
LIBERTY LOAN HINDRANCES

On behalf Of the Federal Reserve
bank it is said that those who pay
for their Liberty bonds first will get
them first ahead Of those who pay
on the installment plan Failure to
deliver the bonds "over the counter"
as it were, was a hindranee to the
iirst Liberty campaign, and It is
agreeable to remark that II does ns&
now exist. but il Is also nsccssayy
10 remark that all who pay in full
lose their interest until November
18th. A months interest at I per
cent. is not great matter, but there
are those who find il necessary to
consider 1t. Among them are those
Who would be likeliest to pay in full
thru their experience in the use Of
money. Only the inexperienced would
oe attracted by the delivery in the
manner proposed. The fault 10 ra-
cher with the regulations than the
statute authorizing the loan. II It
we're thought worth while, the reg
dlations might be altered now. At
least memorandum might be made
70 prevent repetitions Of even these
slight hindrances.
That they are not vitality important
appearance from the Washington
summary of the progress Of the loan
thruout the country. Every district
which has reported has shown SUBJ
scriptions far ahead of the record
established during the first few days
of the former campaign" That is
particularly true Of this district. The
large subscriptions were prompt and
full, but already there Is a similar
response from the small subscribers
in the country districts. Until the
last few days of the former campaign
the districts outside Greater New
York took practically nothing. In
the first week Of this campaign some
outer districts have already taken up
to 44 per cent. Of their share, and
have hardly begun their work yet.
1t is because the prospect Is 30 prom
ising that it is not possible 10 note
some hindrances which it would seem
might be removed, or at lsast svoid-
ed hereafter.-New York Times.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-10-29

When the kaiser has Russia just
where he wants her, his peace bid
will come.
The bid to be expected will fall
upon the world about like this:
"What an awful, awful thing, this
war!" the kaiser will say. 81 have
never wanted it, From the very
lirst it has made my heart bleed to
see the flower of the worlds youth
march away to battle, to become
mere cannon fodder. Why, oh, why,
can't we get together and stop all
this slaughterl / grieve for the
French and the British and the Ital-
inns, who have died in this terrible
war. And poor Belgium and Ser
5ia and Rumania How deeply l pity
them.
"Some courageous figure, strength
7ned by Almighty God, and armed
with sense of righteous duty, must
1ffer himself as a sacrifice. am
hat man. Speaking for my noble
people, l am willing to give up con.
quests, won by the steelhard will to
gictory of my brave soldiers to pave
The road to peace. / will even give
'ndemnities.
In short, the kaiser is likely to of
'er to yield-on paper and apparent
'y-practically everything England
France, Italy, America and the rest
re fighting for in order to put an
End to war which slowly, but sure
~, is strangling the life out of the
Central empires. He is likely to put
his peace proposals in such a pious
md sanctimonious light that the
great public of the world may be,
Tor time, absolutely taken in.
He is counting on the public fail
ing to recognize that Germany has
Bulgaria and Turkey absolutely un-
der her thumb; that Austria has be-
come a vassal state; that Germany
viii demand all her colonies back in
return for getting out of, France and
Belgium.
Such peace would mean that Ser
bia and Rumania would come out of
the war entirely at the mercy of the
Central Powers. Any treaties signed
by the present German government
would not be worth the paper upon
which they were written and "a
world made safe for democracy" and
all such phrases would still be as
sounding brass. And last of all, Rus
sia is under the German thumb.
Summed up, Germany would come
out of the war mightier than ever.
her prestige higher. When she
threatens the world would tremble.
Her navy would be intact and new
merchant fleet added to what is left
of the old would place her far and
away ahead of all other countries in
the sea-borne trade.
The kaiser is counting on the pres
ent Russian situation to pave the
way for him to yield on the western
front yet make a big coup in the
east. This subtle blow must be
watched for and countered. The
peace-at-any-pricers and war-wearies
in allied countries have given hin,
his cue. 1t 10 up to the public rather