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PAGE TWO
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR BRIGHT
FLORIDA ORANGES

A Jacksonville correspondent of
the New York Packer. says that pos
sibly at no time since the opening of
the shipping season has the Florida
citrus fruit deal shown a brighter out
look than now There is a good crop
10 begin with. October weather while
hot and while IL stopped the fruit
from colOring. only gave the fruit
that much more time to develop sug-
ar content and now, it is said by
those who should know that with a
few cold nights. Florida will begin
shipping the sweetest and best col
ored fruit in its history. II is point
ed out that during the curtailed ship
ping period of the past few weeks.
labor troubles, which might have had
a decided bearish effect on the mar
ket, had a full movement been on.
have to a great extent cleared up.
Il therefore seems that with few
cold November days which are sure
TO come, Florida .will begin a heavy
movement of grapefruit at a time
when the consuming public is the
most ready to buy.
II has been pointed out by those
who have made thorough study of
the situation that the present crop of
fruit has cost the grower around $3.50
per box.
So far, the crop as it hangs on the
trees, is in as fine condition as was
any crop ever grown in Florida.
There has been no disaster of any
kind anywhere In the state. The old
groves are this year in full bearing
and the young groves have a heavy
crop considering the age of the
trees. Railroad companies say that
they are ready to take care of the
movement and the growers and ship
pers generally look for good season
from now forward.
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envy and bu Id upon the solid founda
ton human needs and human growth.
Frank w Collins, governor of Ney
Hampshire, in fast day proclamation
issued back in 1899, voiced a warn.
ing note in these words:
THE decline of the Christian reli-
gion, particularly in our rural com
munities, is a marked feature Of the
times and steps should be taken to
remedy it. l suggest that on Fast
Day union meetings be held, made up
of all shades of belief, including all
who are interested in the welfare Of
our state, and that in your prayers
and other deyotiOnS and in your mu-
tual councils you remember and con
slider the problem OF the condition
of religion in the rural communities
There are towns where no church
bell sends forth its solemn call from
January to January: there are villag-
es where children grow to manhood
unchristened; there are communities
where the dead are laid away with
out the benson of the name Of Christ
and where marriages are solemnized
only by justices OF the peace. This
is a matter worthy of your thoughtful
consideration. citizens of New Hamp
shire. 1t does not augur well for the
future"
Visitors to the wonderful octagon.
al reading room of the congressional
library at Washington. can see EN-.
blazoned on the wall the shining ideal
calling for unity. in this, among the
many sublime inscriptions:
lone God, one law, one element.
To which the whole creation moves"
"Now are they many members, but
one body" said st. Paul in the TWEEN
tieth verse of the twelfth chapter of
l Corinthians From the neck down
the Christian body is manifestly uni
ted. in spirit, in heart, In serciye,
but not in the mind. Many sincere
Christians are entangled in the mesh.
es of ceremonialism and controver-
sy, forgetful OF the declaration of St.
Paul of their indissoluble oneness in
Christ.
There is wisdom in the old negro's
saying:
BE what yu is, not
What yu amt; because
II yu is what yu amt,
Yu amt what you is"
Persons interested in the better
ment of rural churches can get free
information about the newly organi.
zed reading circle movement by ad-
dressing Prof. G. A. Bricker, syria,
cuse University. Syracuse N. "
Moses Folsom, in the Florida Times.
Union.
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THREE WORDS

There are three words, the sweetest
words
In all of human speech;
More sweet than all songs OF birds,
On pages poets preach.
This life may be vale of tears,
A sad and dreary thing;
Three words and trouble disappears
And birds begin to sing.
Three words and all the roses bloom.
The sun begins to shine;
Three words will dissipate the gloom
And water turns to wine
Three words will cheer the saddest
days,
Il love your" Wrong. by heck.
II is another, sweeter phrase,
Enclosed find check"
douglas Malloch.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21
THOUSANDS PROCLAIM
THE MERITS OF
PE-RU-NA
Read Thar Letters

Mrs. Martha C. Dale, R. F. D. 1,
Cannon, Del, writes: Il am en-
tirely cured of chronic catarrh of
the stomach and bowels by Pc
RU-NA."
Mr.. j. Bayer, Glendale, Oregon:
liberals no,medicine like PERU
MA for catarrhal deafness"
Mrs. Kate Marquis, Middleburg,
Ohio: ''PE-RU-NA cured me OF
catarrh of the head and throat"
Mr.. H. Collins, Wesson, Mis-
sissipni:, "PE-RU-NA makes me
feel vigorous and able to work
without that tired, weak feeling |
usually have Otherwise"
Mrs. u. Ludvigsen, Austin, Min
nesota: ~ got rid of my liver
trouble and canseat anything since
taking PE-RU-NA."
Mrs. L. Hearing, 283 East 169th
St., New York CttyS:Gs ..Eor catarra,
of the head and stomach. r have
found PE-RU-NA better than any
other medicine"
Mr.. W. H. Edgar, 40 Cooper 81,
Atlanta, Georgia: 'PE-RU-NA
cured me after Il had suffered
fifteen years with rheumatism"
Mrs. Leona Dodd, r. No. 8,
Medon, Tennessee: ''PE-RU-NA
is a grand medicine for coughs and
colds"
So many diseaseSgare due to ca
tarrh and catarrhal conditions,
makes PE-RU-NA the best medi-
cine in the world to have on hand
for emergencies and general health
protection. Thousands of families
are never without a. bottle of Pc
RU-NA or a box of PE-RU-NA
Tablets in the medicine cabinet.
That is the safe way. {
9You can buy PE-RU-NA any
where in tablet or liquid form.
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Ocala has been successful in. land
ing headquarters for one of the dis
tricts for taking care of returned
soldiers, especially those with an
honorable record who need surgical
or medical attention. There are Is
districts to be established in Florida
and each one is to have an examin-
ing board, consisting of surgeon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21
THE RELIGIONS DRIFT

ne CHURCH IOudy Is one OIL the |
most important. if not the most pow
erful institution or agency of modern
civilization. but in the demand for
a reimbursement Of new creeds and
faiths isseconcilable differences are
Springing UP. There must be union
of opinion and effort or many OF the
churches must go.
The diversity of opinion in religious
affairs is seen by 1853 different church
organizations in the United States,
strong enough in each case to be rec.
ognized by the census bureau. This
does not include the single societies
and numerous individuals who speak
on the streets of the cities. each with
peculiar beliefs
With few exceptions all of the lead
ing churches of Christendom are pro.
fessedly organized and patterned af.
ter the principles and precepts of
Christ. There is, however, wide
range in belief and observances, from
the elaborate rituals of the Roman
and Greek churches to the plain wor-
ship of the most uncermonial Pro
testant church.
The Scriptures show that Christ
used the word church" three thimes
in all of His recorded sayings, and
each time He used a Greek word that
can be easily translated to mean
congregation" or gathering of peo-
ple." or church" He made no effort
to organize what is now understood
as church.
The idea that the church is the
possessor of sacraments of value to
those who partake of them is attrac-
tive, and has a strong hold upon
many. To receive some rite which
shall atone for wrong living, and con.
vey to the person Gods favor in some
way, like going into a store and buy.
ing something they need and paying
for it, is the common practice and be
lief. |
Says Billy Sunday: One of the
prolific sources Of unbelief and back.
sliding today is the battle fed church,
when the whole membership lets the
preacher do the studying of the Bible
for them He will go to the pulpit
with his mind full of his sermon and
they will come to the church with
their minds filled with society, with
the amusement or business OF the
week gone or of the week to come.
filing their minds, and sit half
asleep The preacher has to wet
nurse a crowd of big babies that
haven't grown an inch since they
came into the church"
The conception that God expects
His children to PROSTATE themselves
before Him, to eyerlastingly cover
and cringe and sing His praises is
passing away The idea that per
son can only be spiritual when he Isl
swayed by unknown emotion, is Civ
ing away to the fact that to be re-
ligious is to be thoughtful. to be kind |
and considerable, 70 be honest and toI
hold nothing more sacred than truth. |
God would have His sons and daugh. |
tiers stand erect with dignity and con-
fidence.
The church must become more edu- !
cational and social. Some of the
religious SOCIETIES are already so !
Thousands of people believe that God
can be worshipped in one place as
we'll as another. why should not the
home be as blessed in His sight as
a building especially erected? Tho
church of the future will not claim
that He can be worshipped only irI
one place. A united church will dol
away with UNCONVENTIONAL strife and
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21
onu a Cold.

Are you ill? is often answered.
oh! it's only a cold" as if cold was
a matter of little consequence, but
people are beginning to learn that a
common cold is a matter not to be
triffled with, that some of the most
serious diseases start with a cold.
AS soon as che first indication of a
cold appeats take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Remember that the
sooner you get rid of your cold the
less the danger, and. this remedy will
help you to throw it OF. Anti-Mono-
poly Drug Store:SSt =
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Cartoons Magazine.

Victor Berger was denied his seat
in the house of representatives by a
vote that lacked but one of being
unanimous, but he should worry. He
has been drawing the pay and per
quisites of congressman since the
beginning of the session last May
Tampa Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21

Stop coughing! you rack the lungs
and worry the body. BALLARD'S
HOREHOUND SYRUP checks irreta-
tons, heals the lungs and restores
comfortable breathing. Sold by
Gerig's Drug Store.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21

FOR SALE-Charlesto Wakefield
Cabbage Plants, two dollars. 3,000,-
900 November 25; 100000 December.
DIR. Love, DeLand, Fla.-11-21-2t.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-11-21
A STEP FORWARD

Pinellas county democrats have
asked a man to run for office. That's
a start toward reorganizing the party.
Tampa Tribune.
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SUITABLE JEWELRY

For horsemen: Studs.
For Golfers: Links.
For pugilists: Ring.
For detectives: Watch.
For criminals: Chain.
For shippers: r. o. B.
Cartoons Maga7
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06
Boys Watching the
Rhine to Receive
Turkeys for Xmas

WASHINGTON, Doc. 6.--War de-
partment preparations for the Christ
mas entertainment Of the men Of the
army at home and abroad, were to-
day reported well advanced. Enough
turkey and chicken to provide Christ
mas dinners for the entire force in
France and Germany are already on
the way TO the army's base port at
Antwerp,
In addition the Red Cross will fiji
the Stockings" Of every American
soldier in F'ance ana Germany with
candy, tobacco and other useful ar.
ticlos. Similar provisions are expect
ed for the men in Siberia.
In the United States furlough.
probably will be granted to rlen with
in travelling distance of their homes
Those compelled to remain in CAM
will receive a dinner which will b,
supplemented this year by an enter
tainment program.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06

PARIS, Dec. Germany is will
ing to sign the protocol putting the
peace treaty into effect the moment
certain clauses Objectionable to her
in the protocol are eliminated. Ba-
ron Kurt Won Lersner, head of the
German delegation here, told the
Press recently.
When the German plenipotentiary
was shown the statement given out
this morning that on Monday he had
informed Paul Dutasta, Secretary of
the Peace Conference, that Germany
had decided not to sign the proto-
col, Baron Won Lesner said:
81 have full power to sign the pro-
tocol, and am ready to sign it at any
moment when the question of Scapa
Flow is eliminated and referred to
The Hague, and when there also are
eliminated the paragraph relating to
the evacuation of Lithunia, which we
consider already settled and final, and
the paragraph which would permit
the invasion of our country by armed
force in times of peace on any trivial
pretext."
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06
Entire Business District of Union City,
Ca, Destroyed by Fire This Morning;
Night Telephone Operator Loses Life

UNION CITY, Ga Dec. 6.(By United Press )-One life
Lost and property damage running into the thousands of
dollars the result of fire here early today that destroyed
the main business district
Robert Burdett thirteen-yearod boy who the night
telephone operator lost his life when the telephone exchange
burned.
The fire broke out about midnight in small warehouse
which had about forty bales of cotton storage The origin
is unknown The telephone exchange which located
the second floor of the building within short time in
flames The fire rapidly spread to the posoffce and business
establishments and completely destroyed the business block
The streets of the practically deserted when the
fire broke Volunteer fire fighters arriving after the fire
had gained considerable headway forced stand by
helpless while young Burdett persisted The stairway leading
to the exchange solid of roaring flames when the
alarm sounded Persons first to arrive at the could
hear the lad pleading in vain to be rescued.
Union City not equipped with fire department. and it
impossible to check the flames Today the entire block is
just heap of charred ashes The property loss definitely
established Conservative estimates place the at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Union City thriving town. twelve miles from Atlanta be-
tween College Park and Farburn.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06
General Business
Conditions

| NEW YORK, Dec. 6.--All the re-
ports and indicies of trade show that
business is at the very top-notch of ac-
tivity, except as interrupted by the
serious strikes which have prevailed,
and in spite of these the volume Of
transactions in October and Novem-
Der was much greater than ever be-
fore. The report compiled by the
Federal Reserve Board of checks
drawn yb individuals upon the banks
of $50 leading clearing houses show
ed total for the week ended Novem-
ber 10 Of $11 ,048,540,000, which COM
pares with $S,OS6, $4,000 in the cor
responding week of last year, Rail
road traffic is slightly heavier than a
year ago.
The pressure for goods is unabated,
and since the demand exceeds the
supply, naturally the tendency of
prices is upwards, 1t is evident that
in many lines, and perhaps generally,
producers and dealers are endeavor-
ing in good faith to hold down prices,
and that without such efforts there
would be runaway markets. In iron
and steel products the strike has caus-
ed dearth of supplies and the United
States Steel Corporation is exerting
all its influence to hold prices down
to the level fixed last March, when,
it will be remembered the Director
General of railroads broke up an ar
rangement which the Secretary Of
Commerce had promoted, because he
thought these prices too high
There can be no controversy over
prices while merchants are chiefly in
terested in getting the goods. The
plain situation is that production is
unequal to the market demand, In
the face of all the wage controversies
that are going on the market stu
alton seems to show that the pur-
chasing power Of the masses of the
people is greater than ever before. 1t
exceeds the capacity Of the industries
as they are now operating. II pro-
duction could be speeded up these
high wages would buy good many
more things and tho wages them
selves would be more secure. 1t woult
simplify matters wonderfully if the
labor organizations would turn their
attention from efforts to increase
wages to efforts to making all kinds
of goods more plentiful and cheap.
The opportunities for real gains to
themselves are far greater in the
latter direction than in the other.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06
The Remedy for
Pro6teering

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.--The situa-
ton has shown the rutility of most
of the outcry against profteering
The dealer who takes advantage of q
scarcity or of the ignorance of his
customers to exact an unusual profit
us not an admirable character in the
eyes Of anybody, but in times of reaI
scarcity prices are bound to go up
for there is an economic necessity in
, it, and somebody is sure to make
money out of the rise. The only rem
edy for high prices and abnormal prof.
its is increased production--greater
supplies on the market. The evil will
work its own cure if let alone, and all
efforts to mitigate its effects are like
ly to interfere with the natural res
toration of normal conditions. We
do not say that price regulation is
never advisable or justified. Circum-
stances may be such that immediate
relief is of the first Importance, and
the natural laws require time to do
their work, but in the long run they
do their work effectively,
Notwithstanding the successful de-
mands of cotton mhl employees for
more pay and shorter hours the cot
ton mill companies probably are max
ing more money than ever before,
because the supply of cotton goods
is short and buyers arc competing for
the product. 1t is nos a case of ex-
tortion or arbitrary price-fxing. The
public market is making the price
it is beyond any proaucer's control.
1t is idle and unintelligcnt to con-
demn a farmer, or an individual pro-
ducer in any line for taking the go
ing price for his product in an open
free market, If he sold his goods be-
low the market he would not affect
the market, and if he sold to a dealer
his concessions probably would not
each a single consumer. The trou-
bic is that there are not goods enough
TO go around, the remedy is more
goods, and unusual profits are the
most certain influence for the pro-
1uction of more goods.
Looking back now over the scene
three months ago. when government
officials were hurrying to and fro and
giving out interviews about the
"hoards" they were discovering and
the profteers they were summoning
to justice, the lesson ought to be
worth something. Nothing has come
Of it. not because the officials did not
do their best but because the stu.
alton was not as they thought.
The real trouble with the markets
is that there are not enough goods tc
supply everybody who wants them.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06
Mexicans Buying
Hun War Planes

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Mexico
has "a war type airplanes mobilized
at Chihuahua city alone, and is obtain
ing additional planes from Germany,
according to war department informa-
ton given to the house military COM
mittee by Briagdier General Mitchell,
chief of operation OF the army air
service. The department also has in
formation, General Mitchell said, that
former pilots in the German a(sysE are
arriving in Mexico for servieein the
army air forces there.
The United States, says General
Mitchell, has produced practically no
aerial war equipment since the armis-
tice and consequently is not capable
of meeting any first class power in
the air today as foreign countries
have continued development of war
time air equipment.
Although the army owns 100 for
eign built pursuit planes, these could
not be used for combatant work, he
said, adding that they were of value
only for training duty as they were
out of date.
General Mitchell urged immediate
unification of all governmental air ac-
tivities and manufacture of planes
and equipment by private industries
operating under some form of gov
ernmcnt subsidy.
Present developments Of aviation
point to an early radical change in
naval policies, he said. Radio COM
munication between airplales and
submarines will eventually drive sur
face warships from the sea, he said.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06
Lobbyists Must
Wear Badges in
State of Ohio

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 5.-"Badge
the lobbyists"
That's the slogan of Representative
Burns who in the legislature introduc-
ed bill, which. if passed, will re-
quire every lobbyist to wear badge,
full an inch in diameter, inscribed
legibly with the words, Registered
Lobbyist"
Barnes said that although Ohio has
lobby law with teeth in it, it pro-
tects merely the common lawmaker
from lobbyistic wiles, but not the gov
ernor. The representative Is seeking
100 per cent purity" in Ohio legis-
lation.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06
$4,000 Photographs
Taken in a Second

PARIS, Dec. 5.--The taking Of 5C,-
600 photographs a second is claimed
to nave been made possible by an
invention, which was described be-
fore the Academy of Sciences. Two
thousand photographs second is the
present French minimum.
The Paris Midi, in making this an
nouncement today, does not give de-
tails, but says that the principle seems
to be the same as that which is en-
ployed in registering blood circula-
ton.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-06
Germany Will Sign Twenty Give Bond
Protocol If Modified in Newberry Scandal

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. O.
Twenty defendants, many of them
prominent in the official life Of Mich
igan, appeared before Judge c, w
Sessions in Federal Court to plead
to indictments brought against them
by the grand jury in connection with
the election of United States Senator
Truman H. Newberry
With a single exception, the de.
fendant either stood mutely or plead
ed not guilty to the charges, and all
were released on bond.
The exception was Willis V. Cap.
ton, of Frankfort, n merchant and
Newberry campaign worker, who
pleaded guilty to counts one, two and
four in the indictment, having to dc
with the primary, and pleaded not
guilty to counts three, five and six,
the counts covering the election.
Samuel O'Dell, former state treas
urer, and now a member of the Michi.
gan Public Utilities Commission
Thomas Bigger, State Boxing Com
missioner; Senators Charles J. De-
land of Jackson, and William M. Con-
nelly, of Spring Lake, appeared late
today Each stood :Se.GIy IL pleas
of not guilty were entered - the
court. They were released in $1,000
bail each O'Dell asked that he be
tried at once, but this request was re-
fused.