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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29
MARION TO HAVE EXHIBIT At
THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR

Messrs. Frank W. Ditto and L. NJ.
Murray were busy for a long time
yesterday preparing a shipment OF
Marion county products for the Min
nesota State Fair, which is to be held
at Hamlin.
The exhibit consists IN part OF
corn, rice, potatoes. peanuts, peanut
butter, sugar cane and other well
known staple crops; oranges, grape
fruit, tangerines. Japan plums and
other fruits; photographs, literature.
etc.
This exhibit is largely the enter
prise Of the real estate exchange.
The exhibit will be in charge Of q
gentleman thoroughly acquainted
with our county. and is in a position
to put the best foot forward.
The real estate exchange is TO be
congratulated on it's good work.
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MOTORCYCLE TO SOUTH FLORIDA SEPT. .; =.
l6 UNDER AUSPICES BOARD OF TRADE

Kenyon and Kendrick bills provide
for commission of food stuffs.
The Kenyon bill provides, among
other things, that it shall be unlawful
for any concern in the business of
handling live stock and live stock
products to engage directly or indi-
rectly in the business of purchasing.
manufacturing, storing or selling any
food stuff other than live stock pro-
ducts where the. effect may be to les
sen competition, restrain commerce
or create a monopoly. The Kenyon
bill provides against combines for the
control of prices. The bill gives au-
thority for an inspection of all Of the
books, letters, papers and documents
of those engaged in the live stock
business.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29
EDITOR LEECH TELLS WHAT HE
LEARNED DURING TEN DAYS In JAIL

formatory. And at ! o'clock next
morning ] saw Manus taken away to
start his sentence.
There was such clahg and clamoT
and shouting down il the corridoi
that / got out Of bed to ascertain the
trouble. ! looked down and saw a
long chain lying across the floor, with
pairs of handouts fastened to it at
intervals of every three or four feet.
Two by two, negro prisoners were
coming out of the barred door leading
back TO the tiers Of cells and were
being fastened by their wrists to this
chain. There we're 13 bf them, and
the 18th 10 be manaclad was Manus,
the 17-year-old boy. Flour Of his
companions were starting to the peni-
tentiary at Nashville to begin serving
murder sentences. The others were
going for various major crimes, Man
us was going to Nashville, where he
will be put in the reforrnatory.
He didn't look awkwafd OF scared
as when he entered. He staggered
and laughed like the other negroes.
A week in jail had taught him many
things.
Only few days ago ne was a grow
ing negro boy, capable Of becoming a
hard-working, honest darkey, or q
shiftless, no-account, criminal negro
Just as the future developed for
him. He made his first Slip stole
IS cents-and believe the law has
definitely determined which kind of
man he shall be.
] almost forgot my own case in the
interest / take in those around me,
in the hopelessness Of my Fellow pris-
oners, in the certainty that this idle
ness and confinement and constant
association with criminals Of all de,
grees is simply breeding new crimes.
But can't quite get away from the
big point, the fight for free speech,
for every day was there at least
four or five of my letters have been
from fellow editors who have also
suffered imprisonment Many. of the
cases are quite similar to my own I
never before realized how many
newspaper men have gone to Jail for
writing their convictions. never
knew how widespread was the prac-
tice of using judicial power to silence
criticism. !,
If my own case will go just little
ways to- arouse public sentiment IN.
til it makes such judicial tyranny i'm
possible. 1 will be amply rewarded
for 10 days which-eyen without any
such result-will always be to me the
most interesting and probably the
most worthwhile I have ever put i'll.
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SOON TO OCCUPY HANDSOME
QUARTERS

The Star building, recently bought
by M. B r. Condor, is rapidly IN
dergoing remodeling
The old stairway has been torn
away and the entire front will be
solid plate glass hnd other parts OF
the building will receive the magic
touch that the spirit OF the times,
now so prevalent In Ocala, demand.
When completed it will be very
handsome and imposing structure.
The first floor will be used for a
display and salesfoom for the Red
bort and Overlatld cars.
The rooms Mr.. Condor is now
occupying will bs connected with the
main building and will be used 40
repair shops.
Few of Ocalas young men haa
made a bigger success since begin
ming business than Mr.. Benny Con
don.
He seems TO be a natural born
trader and everything he touches
turns to gold-hs doesn't hove to pur-
sue the end Of the rainbow.
He will soon be housed in one of
the most "showy' and handsome
quarters in the city and expects to
largely increase his business.
So Ocala goes marching on.
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September 10th has been named al
the data for the motorcade into south
Florida, under the direction Of the
Marion county board OF trade, ana
the oca1a Motor and Rotary clubG
The trip. while intended primarily "a
an outing for the business and pro-
fessional men and farmers Of the city
and county. will also serve TO give
publicity to this section Of the state.
will give those who so an opportunity
to see what other cities and counties
are doing and thinking about. and
help to freshen the point OF view OF
all. a most interesting routing has
been outlined for the trip. and e is
hoped that as many as possible win
go.
The plan is 10 pro rate the cost of
the trip so that the expenses % each
person viii not be excessive. An ef.
fort will be made 20 Gil each car that
goes rather than 20 have as many
cars as possible. A committee con-
sisting of Mr. A. c. Blowers of ths
board Of trade, Mr.. r. 8. Rogers of
the mOotr club and Mr.. z. Q. Cham
bliss OF the rotary club. has been
named BY the presidents of these OF.
ganizatiOns 10 make the arrange
ments for the trip and 20 set as many
as possible TO go. Those who desire
to go should give their names as
soon as possible 70 members % tie
committee or TO the secretary o. the
board Of trade.
Following is the routing of the no
torcade:
Tuesday. September 16.
Leave Ocala. court house square.
II a. m.
Leesburg, 20 10.
Eustis Mt Dora and Sanford
Dinner IN Sanford
Leave Sanford. .. m.
Orlando. 4 ,. m.
Spend night IN Orlando.
Leave Orlando September ~. q
"a. 10.
Arrive Kissimmes 3 a. a. Kissim.
NEE 20 10
Leave Kissimmee 10 a. n.
Haines City. Mountain Laks. Eana
Wales. Frost Proof, - Meade. Bar
tow. Spend night In Lakeland.
September Is. leave Lakeland 8
a. m.
To Plant City. Tampa. Clearwater.
St Petersburg and back 60 Tampa.
Spend night IN Tampa.
September ls. back 20 Ocala VIA
lakeland, Haines City, Winter Ha-
ven, Kissimmee. Orlando Winter Car.
den, Clermon;. Tsvares and Leesburg.
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IMPORTANT TO LIVE STOCK MEN

Copies OF the Kenyon, Kendrick
and Moses bills, introduced in con-
gress for the purpose Of regulating
the production, sale and distribution
of live stock ard live stock products,
are on file in the board Of trade
room. These measures are of inter-
est to farmers. The three bills pro.
vide for the licensing Of live stock
packing business and give the depart
ment of agriculture complete control
over the meat packing business. The
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29
PROGRAM OF SACRED
MUSIC AUGUST 81, 9 p N.


5 Next Sunday evening the Baptist
congregation will worship in song.
Following me .sxample of the
Sweet Singer q IsrAel." all kinds Of
instruments and kinds of music win
be brought into the. temple and the
soulful music 10 be heard cannot but
be inspirational and uplifting.
There will be no sermon but ap
pTopriate words of prayer will bs
spoken and read from the Scriptures.
The congregational hymns will be
elaborated, their history and Incl
dents about them being given by the
pastor. Among these are ancient
classics, words and music, written by
Martin Luther in the fifteenth cen
tury, the old Mighty Fortress
Our young people especially should
come out and hear and sing this rare,
quaint old hymn, though its age very
likely precludes the knowledge Of
many an older person.
The order OF service follows:
i. Prelude-"Bay State" Orches
ira.
2. Voluntary-Anthem-"O Be joy
full" Choir.
3. Hymn-"My Jesus Love Thee, a"
Congregation.
q. scriptnre-Responsive Reading.
g. Prayer.
6. Trio" Safety How the Light OF
Day
Z. Hymn-'A Mighty Fortress
Congregation.
8. Anthem viii Lift Up Mine
Eyes" Choir.
9. Announcement.
! 10. offertory-"E1 Travatore" Or
chestra.
II. Solo-Mr. Lester Lucas.
70. Hymn-"What Shall the Har-
vest Be-" Congregation.
10. Hymn = Anthem = Evening
Prayer Choir.
ID. Benediction.
IS. Postlude - Onward Christian
Soldiers" Orchestra.
Usual preaching service and Sun
day school at the morning hours.
Cordial invitation extended to all
c. NJ. BRITAIN,
Pastor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29

DR.. J. H. TherreIl of Ocala. field
secretary of Sunday school work in
the Florida Methodist conference, de-
livered two splendid addresses at the
First Methodist church Sunday on
the Sunday school and the organized
Bible class. DR.. Therrell used for his
subject at the evening service, ''The
Conservation Of Childhood the Pa
triotic duty Of the Hour."-Tampa
Times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29
METHODIST c=uHcH on SUNDAY

9:45 o. m-sunday school Coliec-
ton for orphans.
n a. m Preaching by Rev = w.
Walker = T.
7:l5 D. m-Epworth League
. p. Preaching by DF Walk.
er
wednesday $ 2. m.-Prayer meet
inG.
You should near Dr Walker. You
are cordially invited 10 worship with
Us.
Remember. next Sunday. August
31st, is orphanage day. Let every
one make an Offering.
SMITH HARDIN. Pastor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29

orange industry on Lake Weir, and
one of the most stalwart citizens of
the county; a nephew of ex-senator
Z. L. Carney ,and a brother-in-law of
Mr. w. B. Gray of Tampa.
The deceased was about so years
Of age and numbered his friends by
the score.
His death brings sadness into many
homes
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29

Sergeant Edward B. Green, after an
absence Of nearly two years, and with
nine months service in France to his
credit, dropped in Unexpectedly on
his Ocala friends last week. He looks
unusually well, although he limps
slightly as the result of wound re-
ceived during the Meuse-Argonne
drive-the only one he received, al.
though ne spent almost the entire
time he was in France right at the
front. having been in the Amiens
fight, the second battle OF the Marne
and the st. Mihie1 drive. He is be-
ing warmly welcomed by his host Of
friends, who are hoping hsi furlough
will be spent most pleasantly, and
that it viii not be long after his re.
turn to- Fort Mcpherson before he
will receive his discharge and be
again in Ocala as OF old.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29

Mr.. Carey Hardee says that he is
going to be elected governor OF Flor.
ida. Mr.. Lincoln Hulley says that he
is going to be elected. Mr.. Watson
is sure that he win be elected. Mr..
Van Swearingen thinks he has q
cinh, and Governor Cats says that
il the election Of United States sena.
tor was tomorrow he would be eIeciad
bv 5000 majority.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29
mr.. HARRIS LABOK DAY SPEECH

Mr. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
If / hid the making of the calendar
on whidh are noted in red letters the
honorarss patriotic and festal days
legal holidays which are 70 be joyful.
| ly eelebfated and commem0rated-l
should pst Labor Day at the top OF
the coluihn high above them all.
| Why?
Because labor is life.
| If therbI should be surcease from
labor-if al men were to stop SOW
ing, reaplng and distributing, exen
for a single year-the population OF
the EARTH the rich the same as the
poor, would die from the bitter pangs
of hunger
There ii a funeral. A rich man
dies and bequeaths to his Immediate
| descendants huge bundles of stocks
and bonds and great heaps Of silver
and gold, yet comfortable and con-
yenient as those possessions are,
they do not lift their inheritors away
from their dependence on the man
VINO tolls.
For the Possibility Of existence. for
the blessings and enjoyments of life,
the man with this bags Of gold is as
dependent on the efforts and the sue
cess Of the man who produces as If
he didn't own penny.
Why?
The answer 70 the question is given
in the prayer taught us by the Great
Teacher: olive us this day our daily
bread"
The bread that sustains and is di-
vine3y called the "staff Of life" must
be constant and recurrent.
The bread of yesterday will not suf-
fce Like the mamma fed to the Chil-
dren Of Israel in the Wilderness, it
must be gathered daily.
Human mouths must have fresh
food-the rich man cannot live on the
milk and b,t+er and eggs left MIN
nv his ancAstore
And 4ba aororoand-wba+ is ~
phie broad no,s+ no ATTAINED in the
spea+ that soi1 nraf,,eae
The .eommanfs. 10 1abay vr,s mi
versal IN its annl;ca4ion Thars we're
no favori4aA and m axee ar3ops II
Eann1iad to- every npman creatnrc
when II waA given. and the command
is erin in fhrce
And bafofe giving tho command ~
labor Cod himself FIRST se+. the exam
nlo 9.--
Ha ,7ien;fad # aldermen il neant,.
fed. #
listen again.
! when hjg marvellous creation was
finished God was satisfied with the
work Of his hands. and pronounced
nnon II ? tjenedic+ion
And We Are told that he rested
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29

Flowers will blossom, corn tassel,
fruits ripen and the process Of fructi-
Ifcation in endless evolution will keep
STEADILY on. There is no cessation
| in nafuss.s laws; no stoppage, no ret
IrogreSsion in her movements.
God, as a designer, architect, build
Ter and laborer, was no blunderer.
The earth VIII yield as quickly and
as a0andantly to the diligent and
skiilfal touch 81 labor today as it re-
sponded in the beginning, when Cain
begin his FIRST experiments as an ag-
ricuiturista
N the countless years that have
preceded us, mad the earth been a nil
lion times more populous, were it a
million times older than it is, and a
million. times rdbre populous today.
there would still be enough in its Ca
pacious and prolific womb to sustain
in comfort every living creature, and
an abundance to spare.
Read the story OF creation as re-
eo1ed ia Genesis, and what Go We
find?
We find that out of the soil OF the
earth--tne dust Of the ground'-God
fashioned man with his own hands
in his own image, and every day man
lis becoming more and more like God
and as ne more and more takes on
his in3nity, the world becomes more
beautiful, the subject Of speech and
action IS freer and more tolerant,
mans relation to man sweeter. and
the creation OF God is seen to be
81 ~ aDIsnIe. poundless, untathoma-
bic and more glorious. a.
We find IN this simple and sublime
story that God gave man dominion
over the fishes Of the sea, the fowls
OF the air, and the beasts Of the field,
yet in this. almost universally accept
ed story Of creation we nowhere find
that God gave man dominion over
man.
God did not say to Cain, Thou
shalt have dominion over Abel" or
to Abel, Thou shalt have dominion
over ca nor did ne say to Cain,
.sThe ssraS and the fullness thereof
|ss bsczsasaed to you and yoars--.lle-
scendants as an Inheritance forever,
to the exclusion OF Abel and his de-
seendants." but the earth was given
to all for the use of all, and if the
command to labor was literally obey
ed, and. every man had his share OF
the earth on which to labor, it woulo
be found that Gods gift were prodi-
gal enough to go around, and no crea-
ture under Gods green footstool
would suffer for want or the ever
present and haunting fear Of want.
This appalling shadow hides the
beauties of Gods munifcence to more
than nine-tenths Of the population Of
the earth becouse Gods laws are in
| tervened and contravened by mans
laws which are superinduced by his
avarice.
But there will come a time when
Gods laws will be correctly interpret
ed and understood and religiouslv
obeyed.
Having made man out Of the ~dnst
of the ground" it were not unreason-
able nor impious to suppose that in
the doing of which Gods hands were
soiled. beceuse 1t is the province OF
labor to soil and harden the hands,
so the marks of toll should be the
marks of honor, and as a passport
into all circles of society should be
more readily accepted than the soft
white hands incased in Isle and kid
that are strangers to toll, and, there.
fore, out of harmony with Gods holy
laws and disobedience to his impera-
tive commands.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29

Navy Recruiting Officer Kilgore
leaves tomorrow afternoon for visit
to his wife in Atlanta. He expects
to be away for several days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29

There should be no restriction as
well as ne restraint OF trade.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-08-29

Usual preaching service and Sun
day school at the morning hours.
Cordial invitation extended TO all
c. NJ. BRITAIN,
Pastor
Evening journal., 1919-11-04

..Now what IN the world is the mat
ter with lack this time? You look as
II you'd lost wour last friend. come
on. Brace up and tell me all about II
As usual, It was Uncle Ted, Wlo' see
ing his nephew with a face clouded
with gloom was trying TO bring Dack
the sunshine.
"Ah. there's nothing so terribly
Wrong. Uncle Ted" answered Jack.
.But rye Just another fuss with Her
mann schwartz. He's always making
me sore the way he talks about our
country and thinks Germany IS about
right. He doesn't seem TO know That
Germany was licked 10 a frazzle and
I'm tired telling him. You see, thls
morning being Saturday. | went TO
buv some things to eat, for mother.
7 don't like TO 90 into schwartz
butcher shop, but they have such good
meat. so | watched until / thought
Hermann was gone and then went IN.
But Ike he always does, he had Just
in the back Of the store and when !
cot M 10 the counter he came running
I'm. Your country's in a fine mess. ne
said. After you beat Germany, ihen
YOU start lighting among yourselves.
IN YOU don't watch out Germany VIII
be doing more business than the United
states. Her workmen are working long
hours each day and with lots Of goods
stored away she viii very soon be
ready 10 do business with the world.
II all the workmen keep striking In
this country, there won't be naything
io SELF Well. OF course. Uncle Ted. /
couldn't think OF anything mean
enough 10 say and didn't want to ilght
because you told me not TO. so just
told him TO mind his own business and
walked out. Nnw what I'm worrying
about is. was what he said true?'
"Of course, Jack" began his uncle,
as he drew up chair, Hermann should
not talk that way, not matter how
much OF what he says may be true.
lie and his father are making their liy-
ing In this country and they should
forget Germany and be loyal Amerl-
cans. But It so happens again, that
some OF what he says Is true, VIII
explain the matter as best can. For
a long time the various labor unions
in this country have been going on
strike. That is, II they want more
money. or shorter working hours, or
both, and their employers feel that what
they are getting is enough, they quit
work. We have had strikes in this
country for years and years, but as o
rule they have been conducted quietly,
snd after a time the troubles were set
tied and the men went tack 10 work as
before. But during the past year, es-
pecially since the end OF the war. the
various unions have been striking and
some of their members who act like
The Bolsheviki Of Russia or the REDS"
as they are sometimes called, have
used bombs TO blow up houses; have
fought on the streets and destroyed
property in general. They are not all
that way. but many Of them go so far
Evening journal., 1919-11-04
Uncle Ted's Bedtime Stories
Strikes, Work and Germany

as to threaten to DESTROY our govern
ment. Right now there are some 300
strikes going on in The United Stales.
\ great many Of the men who work IN
the steel mills are striking and rioilng.
Troops had TO be called out in Gary.
Indiana. a big steel town, TO protect
property and the lives Of the people.
The soldiers found many OF these
Reds" there who were trying TO over
throw the government The men VINO
work on the piers in New York City,
where the ships are unloaded and
loaded are on strike.
That means tying up the food that
Is coming and going, And so IL IS the
country over. The laborlng men arc
getting bigger wages and shorter hours
than ever before, yet they want more
and more money and want to work
less and less hours
"What happens 10 the things these
men make or do when they are strik-
lng?" asked Ruth. who had just re-
turned from play.
"That is the worst part OF il, Ruin,
answered her Uncle. While all of
these men are away from their work
causing trouble, they are not produc-
Ing. They 20 on eating and living, but
they are not giving anything 10 ihelr
country in return. Now right here IS
where the things Hermann Schwartz
said come IN. Men who know more
about the condition OF things in Eu-
rope, and especially in Germany. Than
myself. say that within ten years Ger
many will be un the same business
basis she was before the war. That
means she Is working very hard be
Evening journal., 1919-11-04

got to do with us. even II she Is work
ing harder2" asked Jack.
Just this. The German money Is so
low that Il is 10 The advantage OF their
country to buy the material She has
ready for the market. II she has goods
ready because she is working night end
day with all her energythen she can
sell 10 The world while we are not only
going 10 sleep hut having a labor war
right in our own country. You see
that IS what Germany is doing, while
in this country the chief labor leader
says, Il Will tie up every industry In
the United Stales by ordering all work
men who belong 10 the unions 20 quit
unless YOU give us what we want To
surrender TO them would mean that
about 30o0000 people in the United
States would tell nearly 100000
Evening journal., 1919-11-04

people what they would or would not
do. The great lesson TO all OF this Is
that neither Congress IN Washington
nor the state lsw-maklng bodies. can
solve the situation. The real true
American men who think and act Ike
the great Roosevelt, must meet the sill
uaiion and get rid OF the had foreign
group OF men and women who at pres
ent seem 20 have control OF labor.
When we saw we had 90 go 20 war
with Germany practically every man,
woman and child was loyal. The men
went 10 fight. the money was given for
guns. bullets and shells aud we beat
Germany. The same danger from Ger
many is with us again. only This time
Il is simply Of another kind. We must
meet 70 with the same spirit or we
are lost as a country. 70 Is not money,
Evening journal., 1919-11-04

cause the country was torn TO pieces
after the years Of nghting. She has
great quantities OF manufactured
goods stored away and The plants
where things TO sell are made were
planned so that they could start them
going just as soon as peace came. All
Of the German workers. the laborers
ana mechanics are, without being told,
working at least ten hours every day
when most Of ours are not working
more than eight hours aud many or
lhem less. our men are striking for
shorter hours and more money right
at time when the only thing that will
save TINS country Is for everybody 20
forget their selfish interests and work
hard and produce IN large quantities" :"
But Uncle Ted, what has Germany
Evening journal., 1919-11-04
ANNE MORGAN JOKES
AT SMELLY HIDES

NEW YORK. Nov. i.--Mlss Anne Nor
gan, daughter or the late J. Pierpont
Morgan, tripped down the gangplank OF
the French liner Lorraine. forced 10
change OF docks by the longshoremen's
strike Suddenly a dainty handker-
chief went TO her nose. who's deadg'
asked Miss Morgan In Mortified tones.
she had scented piles upon piles OF
hides ripening upon The pier.