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The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15

vas shortage of bedding and hos
tai facilities.
Many Of the men were from the
ecantry. and some Of them had beer
exposed to ailments, and it was no1
long before great number Of them
were illy and many Of them died from
laek Of attention. The government
contractors, it IS said, were unable tc
sapFa the bedya and cIoth1ne I'M
mediately, and tie winter coming on
so soon made matters worse. Of
course Senator Fletcher could not be
held responsible for that; the same
condition existed In practically, if not
all the camps.
OF course no one who is acquaint-
ed with official proceedings in Wash
ington life viii give any credence TO
his story about Senator Tillman's
visit to the war department, and how
he threw that department into a
trembling terror, overawed the sec.
Tetary and got him 10 plaster the
state of South Carolina with mllitary
cantonments.
The governor draws on his ilnagi-
nation, which is extraordinary, to say
the least.
And his story Of meeting a Florida
cracker" in swell restaurant, call
ing for "grits and gravy" and he do.
ing likewise and those two crackers
showing the "swells'' how to eat, is
all buncombe.
Surely the average F1oridian is TOO
intelligent to be caught with such
chatf.
And it does seem strange also that
one who has occupied the sacred desk
for SO long time and continues to
occupy it when occasions offer should
indulge in such raw stories as MS
propaganda" anecCote.
If the times ever did need a sane,
safe and dignified representative in
the senate Of the United States that
time is now.
More and more Senator Fletcher is
winning encomiums from all sections
of the Union, and no member of the
senate wields a wider and more com
Eaas ~ influence.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
FERVEMT PRAYER BY BILLY
SUNDAY

Backward turn backward, 0 Time,
in your flight; give US girl with
skirts not too tight, give US a girl
whose charms many or few. are not
exposed by too much peek a-boo;
give US a girl, no matter what age.
who won't use the street for a vaude-
vile stage; give US a girl not too
shapely in view, dress her in skirts
the sun can't shine through; give us
the dances of days gone by, with
plenty of clothes and steps not so
high: put the turkey trot capers and
buttermilk slides, hurdy gurdy twists
and wiggletail glides, baarcats and
bunnyhugs all on q level they're pro-
ducts of hell inspired b. the devil. o
let US feast our optics cnce more on
a pure, sweet woman, so common of
yore. Time, tura backward and
grant our request, for Gods richest
blessing-but not undressed.-Billy
Sunday.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
GOVERNOR CATS AT
THE OXFORD PICNIC

Tallahassee, Ma, Aug. 13, 1919.
To the Ocala Banner:
have read with interest your a6
count of Governor Cats srseeb. Al
Oxford.
note that he varied his marvellous
story" of what he did at Camp Wheel
e.. E
At St. Petersburg, ln -Felatlng TIE
same story, now nofe than year
ago, he said
Il found there were two officers
there (doctor8) who were inoculating
our boys with pneumonia germs; ana
you may take it from me that we put
them where they will never inOculate
any more of our boys, or anyone else
for that matter"
He left the impression upon his au-
dience that he had assisted in shoot
ing or hanging the outlaws, so 70
speak
Evidently the governor forgot how
he got off the same story at St. Pc
terSburg.
OF course the story Is all punk,
pure and simple.
I notice also in his Oxford address
he said nothing about going to Wash
ington and wading knee deep in snow
for three days before succeeding in
having three train loads Of clothing
shipped to Camp Wheeler.
The governor has a forgetful mem
CRY.
AS matter of fact there was very
little if any snow in Washington at
that time, and if there had been the
laws Of the district make it compul-
sory for the property owners to keep
it off the sidewalks.
But, speaking about the conditions
at Camp Wheeler AS soon as Sena-
tor Fletcher was informed about it he
Immediately went to General Gorgas,
who at once sent an inspecting Off
Ger and relief officers to the camp and
had additional help and supplies there
rs hastily as it was possible.
You will recall that winter came On
early that year, and the war depart
,ment had assembled large numbers
of men at all the camp probably q
mistake aisss 1t fact that. there
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
new APARTMENT
HOUSE FOR OCALA

Work was begun yesterday mora
ing on a handsome apartment house
on Fort King avenue for Mrs. w. M.
Mcdowell This apartment house
will be made from the residence that
she already owns just west of her
own home. This residence will be
entirely remOdeled into two very
modern and attractive apartments,
with separate entrances.
Ocala is very seriously in need Of
apartment houses for thewinter and
this paper is delighted that Mrs. Nc
Dowell has decided to build these
two apartments and hopes that 9th
er Of our citizens will follow her
example.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
TWO FLORIDA COUNTIES
ARE REQUARANTiNED

Washington, Aug. 19.-The federal
quarantine for cattle-fever tick has
been replaced on Lake and Orange
counties. Florida, by order of the
United States department of agricul-
ture, effective August IS. The effect
Of the quarantine is that cattle can
not be shipped interstate from these
two counties except under the regu
lations promulgated by the secretary
of agriculture.
Since Lake and Orange counties
were released from quarantine on
December /, 1918, the cattle men anS
county authorities have failed to CO.
operate in the "mopping up" WORK,
and ticks have multiplied until they
now constitute a menace to nearby
counties that are tickfree or that
are eradicating ticks.
All other released counties in Flor
ida are doing satisfactory "mopping
up" work, and it is believed that no
other replacement of quarantine viii
be found necessary.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
CLUBS UNIQUE
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN

The Ocala Motor Club pulled off 4
new stunt Wednesday night in the
way of an unique membership cam
paign. The members of the organiza-
ton, having gone out on the high
ways and byways, invited motorists,
rot members of the club, to a fish
fry at ConnOr, down the Silver Springs
and OklaWaha rivers. Between rs
and 100 representative meu Of the
city and county mOtored out TO Silver
Springs about 5 o'clock. AT the
springs the party boarded the two
launches of the Daylight Line, the
Silver Springs and the City of Ocala.
On the way down the rivers the
guests had an opportunity to learn
the real purpose of the outing. On
each boat large posters were brought
out and cOnspiCuOusly hung, bearing
the three letters, S. S. s. The resem-
blance to S. 0. S. was Immediately
noted Speeches were made explain
ing the work of the Florida State Au-
tomObile Association, of which the
Ocala Motor Club is a part. Mem.
Eership blanks were distributed and
the meaning of the three letters was
then explained. The guests were told
that the letters stood for sign, sink
or swim. The announcement was
made that anyone refusing to become
member of the state motor organi-
zation would be thrown overheard.
There was a great uproar, but the
signing began forthwith On the City
of Ocala every guest was required TO
rise and state why he was not a mem
Der of the motor organization, and q
jury, picked for the purpose, decided
whether the membership should be
taken out. The guests very soon saw
that only one thing was possible, and
they began pleading guilty as fast as
they faced the jury. On the City CT
Ocala every guest signed the mem
bership blanks. On the Silver Springs
half dozen or more declined to sign,
but of these half dozen a majority
signed before the night was over.
At Connor supper was served. There
was no fish fry, for it seems the fish
ermen had taken their catch to the
wrong place. There was, however, a
wonderful chicken pillau, plenty Of
sandwiches, potato salad, pickles, oil
ives and not coffee. After supper
speeches of humorous nature were
made by DR., H. w. Henry, Col. r. A.
Burford, Col. L. w. Duval, president
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
OCKLAWAHA
WILL NOT Be
DISMANTLED

Tallahassee, Fqa-, Aug 12.-The su.
preme court Of Florida has just hand.
ed down an important decision in the
case Of the dismantling and discon-
tinuance Of the ocklawaha Valley
Railroad Company between ocala and
Palatka.
The Assets Realization Company
fled a bin IN the circuit court OF
Marion county against the Ocklawa-
ha Valley Railroad Company 70 fore
close a trust deed and in its bnl
sought authority 70 discontinue the
operation Of the road as a carrier.
and TO dismantle its property. The
final decree authorizing the sale OF
the property was in two alternatives.
First. as a going concern, and n Il
did not bring a stipulated sum, then
TO be sold with authority in the pur-
chaser to dismantle its property, and
TO discontinue operation.
On the application Of the railroad
commission, the supreme court issued
a rule against Judge Bullock directing
him to show his authority for author
izing the property to Be sold and re-
moved and its operation as a common
carrier discontinued.
In the opinion just rendered by the
supreme court the court holds that
it is in excess Of the jurisdiction az
the court 10 order the railroad dis
mantled, ITS property sold and re-
moved, and rs operation a. q common
carrier discontinued, and has directed
that writ Of prohibition issue
against Judge Bullock. prohibiting
him from exercising this Jurisdiction.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
WOODROW WILSON AND THE
STRIKE

In good Bob Davis OF the Gaines
vile Sun there is no shadow OF turn,
ing" He has confidence in the lead.
ership Of the president and ne does
not go to his defense half-heartedly.
He does not blow hot one day ana
cold the next He is ever found In
the front ranks OF the firing line with
the fixed motto: No retreat. no sur.
render"
In the last issue OF the Sun. under
the title: Woodrow Wilson and the
Strike, is the following.
We have become accustomed TO
hearing woodrow Wilson abused by
the adverse political party and half.
heartedly defended BY his own. They
have criticised him for wanting too
much power and have then criticised
him for not using the power he has.
He has power now given him for war
purposes, 10 stop prodteering. but he
wants congress 70 deal with that He
ADNo A4NA 'eAF ~ NHH AAMkAN NNMNNa
He has put il up 10 the representa-
tives Of the people He has put Il up
to congress
"Whenever We have gotten into dif.
iCulties that We seemed unable 90
cope with, we nave run 10 Mr. Wilson
about it, RE has always met the sit
uation. Now we 60 70 him about the
labor trouble He does not vince. H0
says if the labcfing people will 60
back TO work and let him settle the
matter "oD its merits" ne viii under
take II
We believe labor VIII trust him.
And if be undertakes It. ne will sue
coed"
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15

Mr. A l.. Van Horn, accompanied
by mis- wife and three daughters Of
Jackson, Mich, arrived in the city
on Sunday evening for a visit to the
formers brother and family, Mr.. j. E.
Van Horn, at their home. 104 Or
ange street. This excellent family
expect to remain in the city for some
time, and Mr.. Van Horn says that 4
he likes our winter climate as well
as he does the kind we are having
now in all probability he Will make
application to become Florida
cracker and be one Of US. We will
gladly accept him and his family, and
extend them a cordial welcome.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
A new MARION
COUNTY CORPORATION

Melton Timber Co.--Princ cipal place
of business, Gitra; capital stock $15,-
900; highest amount of Indebtedness,
$4,000; general nature of business,
to own and operate saw mills for the
manufacture of lumber and the deal
ing generally in lumber and timber;
and the company shall have the right
to deal as lumber broker and buy
and sell lumber and timber; toA oper
ate commissaries and stores, and deal
generally as merchant, either whole
sale or retail, etc. Corporate exist
ence, ninety-nine years. OfficersiRnd
directors: ]. w Melton, president;
r. T. Melton, secretary and treasur
er; II. M. Hampton, vice president
Letters patent issued August 5, 1919
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15

A gentleman from California once
visited the poet, Walt Whitman. In
the course Of the conversation he
broke out in an eloquent description
of the glories of California; its i'm
mense resources, incalculable mineral
wealth, the Wonderful efrtility Of it's
soil, the rapid growth of its cities.
When his description had ended. the
poet said: aYes, yes; it is wonderful.
But pray, what sort of men do you
grow?" That is the crucial test Of
civilization, of governments, Of
schosls, Of churches and Of homes.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Phillips Of
Lake City were visitors to OCala the
forepart of the week and were guests
of Mr.. Phillips brother, Mr.. j. ,.
Phillips. Mr.. Phillips is very pOpu-
lar in Columbia county and was elect
ed member of the last legislature
by a very handsome majority. He
is true and tried friend of our city
and was the author bf a resolution
for the removal Of the state capital
to Ocala. The meastire could have
passed the house but would have
been defeated in the senate SO it
was not pressed More and more a
sentiment for capital removal nearer
the center of population is growing
and because of her geographical pO-
sition, her altitude. her nearness to
Silver Springs, and other advantages,
the sentiment is most favorable to
our city. We want to husband this
friendliness so as to be in a position
to pluck the fruit when it is fully
ripe.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15
SWIMMING
POOL Is A
NECESSITY

In answer to- letter sent out by our
active secretary Of the Marion Coun-
ty Board of Trade for suggestions for
the upbuildiDg and betterment o.
Ocala, among 0ther things the editor
of this paper suggested the follow
ing:
AS the city owns the water works
| would advocate the re-Opening of
the swimming pool which a decade
ago gave so much enjoyment as a
summer pastims and which was a,
Veritable boon TO the children of the
poor of the city, and was advocated
as a sanitary measure. l know of
few things that would give more
pleasure.
Since then Mr. r. NJ. Martin, super
intendent Of the electric light plant,
had pool made for condensing pur-
poses, and for few days before it
was put 10 the uses for which it was
constructed, threw it open to the
children Of the community as swim
ming pool, and the eagerness with
which his invitation was accepted
and the enjoyment it afforded, shows
that nothing would be more popular
or nothing is more desirable in OcalA
during the long summer months, than
a public swimming pool.
Neearly all the large cities of the
country have public swimming pools
not only for the enjoyment Of the
children and grown-ups as well, but
also as sanitary measure.
II has been ascertained that a.
swimming pool is health preserver.
Every school boy has been told
something of the "glory that was
Greece and the grandeur that was
Rome"
Well, outside of her conquest at
arms one of the principal things that
added to the fame of ancient Rome
was her public baths.
They are historic and it is believed
that they added to the. health and
physical endurance Of her population
and made it possible for her to win
so many military triumphs.
During the continuance Of the war
Ooala was no laggard in responding
generously with her means to every
call in the purchase Of liberty bonds,
thrift stamps and for Red Cross and
other patriotic demands and since
the armistice she has responded with
like generosity to the Salvation Army
appeal, the Methodist centenary and
other drives, so why cannot a drive"
be made for public swimming pool
which will mean so much for the
health and pleasure or large part Of
her population?
II has long since been ascertained
that a thing Of utility, a thing that
stands for health cleanliness as wen
as for pleasure, the same as thing
of beauty" to quote from Keats, lis
a JOY forever"
Who will be the good Samaritan 20
get up a drive for a public swimming
pool for Ocala?
Here is a pressing need for a purely
local matter, the benefit Of which will
come under our own eyes.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15

Mr.. Jake Goldman, proprietor of
"Jake's." has caught the fever" now
raging in our city, and is giving mis-
place Of business fine new coat of
paint. Nothing adds to the appear
ance OF a store building more than an
occasional touching up with the paint
brush.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15

The southern commercial congress
will send a trade commission to Eu-
rope, starting on September 8. 1t
will visit France, Italy, Belgium, Hol-
land and England. 1t will have direct
negotiations with the leading bust
ness forces of the country, will re-
ceive many courtesies and ought to
accomplish a great deal of good.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15

When Lodge was cheered and such
a man as John Sharp Williams was
hooted and Kissed it has the appear
ance OF q frame-up of heOdlams.
The Ocala banner., 1919-08-15

MT and Mrs. w. n. Ferguson q
Dade City are on for . visii 10 tar
away Australia.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-07
GETTING AF TER
GERMANY TO
.!..!!!! ..!I!! ELL TREATY
'taeza ssassSo..sr,y
Allies Tn. e Ito Hold up
Treaty Of Peace
MAY HAVE TO USE FORCE
Germany Must Deliver Certain War
ships, Floating Docks, oredses,
Destroyer and Submarine
MAY HAVE TO USE FORCE

Washington. Nov. 6.-Germany mus
fulfil certain obligations under tht
armistice which have not yet beer
carried out, or the peace treaty vii
not be put into force. This IS the
substance of the notification sent to
the German government by the Peace
Conference.
Unless Germany vests its representa-
tiyes-sent to Paris for the purpose oi
signing the proces-verbal, which would
nut the treaty in force with full pow
ers to sign at the same time pro-
tocol pledging Germany to carry OUT
certain stipulated conditions, the
treaty will not take effect. The aH!
ed and associated powers will then
have recourse to ANY coercive meas
ures" which they may deem ap'
propriate.
Among the considerations set forth
in the proposed protocol are require
ments that Germany deliver certain
vessels in return for the destruction
of the German fleet at Scapa Flow
within a period of sixty days; that,
within ninety days, Germany deliver
100000 tons of floating docks, cranes,
tugs and dredges; that the destroyer
B. 9S be surrendered to the Allies;
that, within ten days, the machinery
and engines of three submarines be
also surrendered to offset the destruct-
ion of submarine Gas, and that Ger
many pay the Allied Governments the
value of certain exported aerial ma
terial.
According to the treaty, its terms
would come into force from the date
Of a first proces-verbal to be deposit
ed at Paris. This proces-verbal can
be drawn up only after Germany and
three of the principal allied and assoc
lated powers have deposited at Paris
their ratification of the treaty.
The note to the German Gvernment
which was sent last Saturday night.
and is signed by NJ. Clemenceau as
President of the Peace Conference. ex.
plains that three allied powers-Great
Britain, France and Italy-have now
ratified the treaty, and that Germany,
having ratified, the conditions have
been fulfilled for drafting the Wrist
proces.verbal, but unless Germany full
fills certain violated armistice condi-
tions the treaty will not be put into
effect.
To enable Germany to put itself in
a position to fulfill the conditions upon
which the Peace Conference is now
insisting the conference has informed
the German Government that if it will
authorize its representatives to sign
the proposed protocol at the same time
that they sign the contemplated pro.
ces-verbal, such proces-verbal will
be drafted and signed by the Allies.
and the treaty permitted to come into
force.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-07
STOP SUPPLYING
COAL To SHIPS
FOREIGN -0WNE D
This Drastic Order Is First Of
Distributing Plan
SOFT COAL FAMINE NEAR
Consumption Is Three Times Present
Production-covernment Try
ing to Protect Public
SOFT COAL FAMINE NEAR

! Washington, Nov. 1.-THE soft coal
strike particularly and the industrial
situation generally was discussed by
the cabinet at a special meeting. The
Fuel Administrator and Railroad Dir
ector Hines We're present. Before as
sembling, the administration spokes-
man reiterated that the government
was unalterably opposed to Gompers'
suggestion that the restraining order
be withdrawn as preliminary to end
ing the strike and starting new nego-
tiations
Chicago, Nov. 7.--Curtailment of
passenger train service, discontinu"
ance of bunkering foreign owned ves-
sells at American ports, restrictions in
some places of the use of public utili-
ties and appeals for coal from various
cities as the soft coal strike rounded
out its first week, gave the nation fur
ther indications of distress in store
should there be protracted suspension
of mining operations.
Government agencies still remain
hopeful that developments at Indian
apolis tomorrow, when the hearing
held ON the injunction order might
point the way to early settlement.
Washington, Nov. 6-The first
serious effect of the bituminous coal
strike will be borne by ocean steam
ers flying foreign flags. Orders will
go out within the next few hours elm
mating all such vessels from the list
of ocean carriers which may obtain
American bunkerage coal.
xa-oc c4otad tnDfubt that rnnOrtG
from the coal priority authorities
showed that after satisfying railroads,
industries and domestic
users, the supply of bituminous coal
which would be left would barely pro-
vide for American ships and that it
would be impossible to supply any coal
whatever to foreign shipping interests.
Practically ever since the armistice
foreign shipping has depended almost
entirely upon the American mines for
coal, Whether ships now in
American waters which cannot make
their return voyages without recoaling
will be permitted TO take on sufficient
coal to make their home ports is a
question that was not answered by
in authority tonight. If such
an exception is made it will probably
be the last concession until the strike
has ended.
1t was said tonight that during the
recent coal strike in England the
British Government took the same
step with regard to foreign ships as
is now about to be taken by the Unit
ed, States. Not until the strike of the
English miners was settled was the
removed.
In addition to foreign ships large
supply of coal needed by France
and Italy as well as other European
countries has been supplied from the
United States for many months. This
supply will also be cut, it is UNDER
stood, until further orders.