davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

make distinctions emitting him to
$4,000 year in salary and fees from
organized baseball and barring other
Judges from similar lucrative employ
ment. Fortunately, so far. Judge Ian
dis stands alone. But Congress should
once for all prohibit any Federal
Judge from accepting pay for his SER
vices from any quarter other than the
Government. Judge Lands could then
escape further criticism by devoting
his exceptional talents exclusively to
professional baseball World
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

The only difficulty about restoring
government ownership Of railroads,
advocated by McAdoo and strenuous
" urged by the railway brotherhoods,
is that the vast majority Of the people
of the United States, aside from the
stockholders and bond owners. do not
want it. No chance until another
world war. Orlando Reporter-Star.
And yet since the return Of the rail
roads to their owners freight rates
have grown so high on perishable pro
ducts that vegetables in the fields are
being plowed under and fruit is rot
tening on the trees.
This is the story from Florida to
California.
Not the goose but the geese that are
laying golden eggs are being merci-
lessly slaughtered
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04
CATS IS LOCATED

Pursuant to notice, the Consa
Owned Store has been Organize
Batesburg with a capital Of sllE
The officers elected were:
Jones, president; c. B. Kneeee
president. and J. B. Reid. seels
treasurer. M. e. Edenfield viii
the manager of the new enterplls
This store viii be one Of
OF stores operating through the n
lean Purchasing company, which
act as purchasing agents fog a
stores organized under this gs
It is proposed to begin operation
not less than 100 stores organ
in Is of the Southern and Cg
Western states. eventually incFs.
the number until a maximum Of I
stores have been organized 1lt
one of the first stores organized q
system and begins operation wit
cry promise of success. It is prop
to have the Batesburg store opa
about 80 days, the directors bag
options of several desirable
Ex-Gov. Sidney j. Cats OF Flora
president of the parent organlA
and has been here for several
giving the initial steps his pes
supervision.
Application has been made
charter and the following have
elected directors of the local 9
E. P. Jones, Sam CoIIum, Oscar
ley. r. H. Holstein. C. w Halllnn
P. whittle. d. ID. Smith. c. 3. :
c. B. Keence. ]. B. Reid. and !
Edenfield. No other store open
under this system will be ofsaa
in this territory Columbia s''9
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04
WHY cox's VOTE WAS LIGHT

A visitor from Ohio, wintering at
Haines City, sheds considerable light
on the hitherto mystery why Governor
Cox received no more votes in the
North than he did, 1t is no wonder
the women are determined to have a
hand in running things when such an
incident as William Rigney relates
to The Tribune, was made possible
by the strong willed G. o. P. men.
Mr. Rigney says:
An elderly farmer, whiskered and
waether-beaten drove in from his
nine-mile farm to the polling place
not far away from Cleveland, and try
ing his horse started for the booths.
'Hullo, Uncle Jed, called neigh
boris son. How are you? Where's
Aunt Polly?'
shes to hum" gruffly replied the
old man.
4Aint she comm to voter
Il guess mott.
why, didn't she register"
yep.
Then what's the trouble?.
wall, we argued and argued and
she stuck to to it she'd vote for Cox
and the league, and finally / dr,lv or
and left her. Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

the subdued tones of grief IL
teringof crepe, the funeral prot...
the weeping circle at the us,. !.
clods upon the coffin. and ths !.
vacant place, the broken hons !.
the deathless memories, vs,s'
grave viii be dug in the hearts :.
living.
We have lived well if we can i.
behind us the respect and love 4 !.
neighbors and if it can be said q
as it can be said of the deceassd s
he contributed his share to the i.
ness and welfare of his neigh
that he stroVe to be an insuIs.
leading to good deeds.
1t was the desire of w. 1. Ne
to SO livethat--
When / am dead. If men can sss
He helped the world upon its s.
His ways We're straight, his soul
clean,
His failings not unlxind nor nless
He loved his fellowmen, and trisl
To help them then I'm satisfied
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

Perhaps you saw the lgnres OF the
United States Treasury Department
the other day, showing among other
things, that we American people are
right now spending upward Of twenty
billions BILLIONS. get that -of dol
lars q year for Injuries, or rather Tor
goods that we can do without Palat-
ka Herald.
Well, let US suppose that we did not
spend these billions, what then?
Instead of being better, would we
not be worse on? Would there not be
more suffering and misery in the land !?
The spending OF these billions gives
employment to thousands who other
wise would be numbered among the
unemployed. Generous spending
keeps these millions and billions in
circulation. 1t keeps these billions in
continuous stream finding their way
from the pockets Of one to another,
and from the consumers they finally
reach the pockets OF the producers
Money is like blood in the human
system. Blood must circulate freely
through the arteries to keep the sys-
tenn clean and healthful; so money
must circulate through the arteries Of
trade. and commerce in order to be-
stow its benefits on the masses
Like the rain and the dew OF hea-
ven, to enrich the people and make ali
happy, it must fall upon the just and
the unjust, the rich and the poor.
1t is good for our nation. to have
few misers and many spenders.
The slothfuI servant who hid his
one talent in the ground. was called
| by the Master AN Improbable ser
want"
Don't let's hide or horde our possess
sions or permit our surplus funds to
remain idle in the banks.
| Put every dollar possible in circu.
lation.
That IS the way. and the only way,
| to create healthful business.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

Senator Reed. Missouri. has intro
duced . resolution requesting the
president to ascertain whether Great
Britain IS willing to consider conces-
sion Of all or any part Of its West In
dian possessions The senator must
have been III. He would ordinarily
demand the president to take ii away
from Great Britain Tampa Tribune
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04
KIND WORDS KINDLY SPOKEN

Col. Frank Harris and Frank Har-
ris. Jr., of Ocala accompanied by Mrs.
Z. A. Shepherd, OF Chicago, daughter
of Col. Harris, and Mrs. Bertha Stew
enson, of England. composed party
passing through Leesburg from Ocala
en- route to Eustis. The party stopped
for awhile in Leesburg to greet friends.
-Leesburg Commercial.
-
Among the visitors here Tuesday
were Hon. Frank Harris, editor OF
the Ocala Banner, and his son. Mr..
Frank Harris, Jr.. business manager
for the Banner, Mrs. Violet Harris
Shepherd. of Chicago. and Mrs. Ber-
tina Stevenson, OF Duesbury. England.
Eustis Lake Region.
The Office Of the Gazette was COM
plimented on wednesday by call
from that veteran newspaperman and
dean of all Florida publishers, Frank
Harris. OF the Ocala Banner. who is
a one hundred percenter in all the
states historyand is a real man. All
the newspaper fraternity loves Frank
Harris and that is saying great
deal for man who has been conduct
ing a news-disseminato for untold
years. With Mr.. Harris was his son,
Frank Harris. Jr., his daughter, Mrs.
L. A. Shepherd. of Chicago; and his
sister, Mrs. Bertha Stevenson, OF
Dewsbury. England. The party was
touring this section OF the state, and
planning to show the English relative
the entire ridge country. Kissim-
NEE Valley Gazette.
ss&s
We regret very much that we were
not in our office Wednesday afternoon
when our esteemed contemporaries,
Frank Harris, and Frank Harris, Jr.,
and friends came in to see us. We
have been endeavoring to impress
Mr.. Harris. editor of the Ocala Ban
ner. with the fact that Polk county
was the banner citrus county Of the
state for some years and now that he
has come down to find it out for him
self. we were sorry not to have been
here to take the acknowledgment
from him personally That. however,
was not our main regret for not being
here, as We have had hankering to-
meet this grand old dean Of the Flor
ida press every since his paper first
came to our. exchange table. and that
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04
THE EMERGENCY TARIFF Gill

We did not expect any Florida sem
ator to accept the agency for selling
gold bricks to farmers and we were
not disappointed We are pleased that
only one Southern Democratic sem
ator accepted such an agency and he
is perhaps more Of some other things
than he is Of a Democrat. Morris
Sheppard stands along among the
Democratic senator's of the South as
favoring this tariff for humbug only.
OF course we may be reminded
that the two senators from Louisiana
voted for this measure. Are they
Democrats? What reason can be
given for so CHASING them? Ever
since there has been Republican
party, and even before, the Demo
cratic party has been opposed to pro-
lection and at least one, probably
both of these Louisiana senators have
always been for protection. This Is
the real dividing line between the
parties and always has been, and
they stand on the Republican side OF
| the line. What reason can be given
| for CHASING them as Democrats?
States rights has been an issue be-
tween the parties but the two great
parties have snapped sides on this
question a confusing number of times.
The strongest states rights decision
ever rendered in this country was rem
dered by the electoral commission,
every Republican on the commission
| voting for it and every Democrat
against it. States rights has furnish
ed rather theoretical than a real
| line of demarkation.
We Democrats claim to teach
more answering adhesion to the let
| ter and the spirit of the constitution
than the Republicans practice or
preach but tho Republicans will not
concede this and it cannot be denied
that the country was further from
the constitution under what was CALI
led a Democratic administration than
1T ever went when in Republican
change. So we refuse to coInt life
long protectionists as Democrats.
The emergency tariff bill provides
tariff for humbug only. Only as to
very few commodities can tariff pro-
tect agricultural products. They are
exported much more extensively than
they are imported and the price is
fixed abroad beyond the reach OF in
fIuence by any tariff we can adopt.
/ The Republican party went fishing.
| 1t did not bait its hook with worm
Tor shrimp or a live minnow or any
] of these things that are considered
delicacies in the piscatorial realms It
used piece of red flannel or paint
ed minn0w for bait and a few catfish
intelligence bit The farmers OF the
South are not to be caught by any
such bait They declare their senti-
ments only in elections but we have
no doubt what they will say. Times
Union.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04
DEATH or REV. w. /. MARTIN

On last Sunday afternoon at 8
clock in the little town of Oxford,
Sumter county, Rev. Robt. F. Rogers
Of this city officiating. there was laid
TO rest the body of the Rev. w. L.
Martin, better known to the reading
public of Florida as Peter Stanley"
Crowded in the little cemetery there
were upwards of four hundred who
had gathered there to mingle their
sorrow with that of the grief stricken
family.
w. L. Martin was every inch man.
He was ever cheerful, hopeful and
buoyant, and at the end of life's fitful
fever he met death as he had lived.
bravely. courageously and hopefully.
He was so kind. SO gentle. such "a
strong and seadfast friend that our
eyes are moistened with tears of sor-
row as these lines are penned.
He was gifted as writer and had
he devoted his talents to literature
would no doubt have become as ra-
nous as Josh Billings, Bill Nye, Bill
Arp and others, as he was possessed
of wealth of irresistible and fas-
chatting humor.
or and on for number of years
he was contributor to this paper
and so clever were his descriptions of
the most ordinary occurrences that his
letters became a most popular fea-
ture.
The worth of a life is measured by
its moral value and we believe that it
can be said by his neighbors what the
deceased wrought for right and truth,
for God and man. though in a circum-
scribed sphere, was a benediction as
well as a benefaction His useful.
ministerial career was cut short while
vet in the prime of life. The why's
and wherefores will ever remain a
mystery 1t is not for us to know why
some are permitted to live to a totter-
ing old age while others are cut down
in their usefulness.
It is told of Walt Whitman that on
one occasion he atteded the funeral
of neighbor. Leaning on his cane
the aged man, while looking on the
form lying before him cold and still
as little girl nestled up beside him
gazing wonderingly on the face Of
the dead, the poet, who had attain
ed the allotted span of life. quietly
said to the little girl: you do not
understand this do you. dear NO..
she hesitatingly replied Neither do
/. neither do l." said the old man as
he walked slowly away.
Death has always and will ever re-
main mystery.
We must all sooner or later answer
the summons. In every life there
are memories that are sadly dear, and
always will be heard sobs of sorrow.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04
AN IDEAL JURY

An ideal. well balanced jury
be one comprising three maFrls
men. three married men. three
women and three single men g
ing criminal and civil aeses'
opinion of Common Pleas jude
Pearson.
such a combination would :
a check upon certain memben
mixed jury. so that justice e
mere emotional or fancifIli .
would be given he said.
In the balanced jury, be
all the points of view Of mai''
sons would be represented.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

We note with a great deal Of pleas
ure that everything so far done by
Mr.. Harding is most pleasing to our
esteemed contemporary, the Miami
Herald. We hope that its feelings
viii not be continuously riffled and
that it will continue in pleasant
frame Of mind all through his admins
tration.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

Mr. Bryan's advice to the Demo-
cratic party is to harmonic and
stick together. Very excellent advice.
It is pity that he was not governed
by his own advice in the last cam
paign He owed the party a debt Of
gratitude ad had splendid opportunf
ty Of repaying it but didn't Chip
ley Verdict.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04
FLORIDA SEEN THROUGH ENG
GLISH EYES


accompanying us on the motor trip
through the Southern portion of the
state, description of which is given
elsewhere, was Mrs. Bertha Steven
son, a relative from Dewesbury, Eng
land.
She gives her Impressions of Florida
in the following exquisite little gem:
Florida, The very name is one
with which to conjure. It seems to be
the very essence of sunshine and
flowers, sweet smells and singing
birds.
Florida. To the stranger within
its gates it means kind friends and
warm hospitality. In my case, the
fulfillment Of dream one of those
dreams which so rarely come true but
which is now to me sweet realiza-
ton.
OF all the American states | have
travelled through this one seems the
most fortunate in its position and
cerainly it Is making the most of it's
advantages.
Through the kindness of my hosts
"A have had glorious motor run OF
three days. The poet speaks of zone
crowded hour of glorious life but we
have had hour after hour of one beau
fifsa1 cnaxo affe, - v<>ty.., ,+.11
" grew bewildered with the beauty
all around.
| have seen orange groves in Italy,
but never so many as in Florida.
We whirled along the shores of
beautiful lakes the name of Lucerne
bringing to my minds eye another lake
in another land--with lovely homes
all around making one think that sure
" in this sunny state every one
should be happy for worries" would
be jarrfng note amidst this beauty.
The groves. the lakes. the many
flowers and plants, many of them new
to me. the ups and downs of the
roads. the pleasant people we met and
talked with and even the funny little
pigs who dared to cross the road in
front of the car, are they not written
in my memory for all time, and as one
from the old country / do admire the
spirit Of progress which seems to be
causing new homes to spring up: so
young and yet so go ahead
l viii end BY wishing them all still
greater success in the future for Flor.
ida spells
Flowers,
oveliness.
o ranges.
R-oads.
industry,
D eyelopment.
Allurements
MRS. BERTHA STEVENSON.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

Uncle Sam" lost $s2.oS1. 1850 in
handling second class mail matter,
and vet the magazines and big dailies
continued to fuss at Mr. Burleson be-
cause he did not favor the govern
ment losing great deal more Mon
ticello News
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

The Sumter County Times says
when its new asphalt highway is COM
pleted. four mile stretch across Her
nando to link up with Hillsborough
win shorten the distance between
Tampa and Ocala BY seventy-five
miles.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

The Times-Union says Republicans
are in the saddle. but they are riding
for fall Don't be pessimistic. Give
them a hearty reception and do all you
can to keep them in the right road to
avoid the fall Clearwater Sun.
Evidently the sun believes in re-
turning good for evil.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

Hats on to General Leonard Wood.
He said in recent speech thar if we
ever so hack on our allies the millions
who died in France will have died IN
vain.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-04

The management Of private owner
ship BY the creation Of prohibitive
freight rates on perishable products
Is rapidly crystalizing sentiment Tor
government ownership OF railroads
The evening world., 1921-02-15
SAILOR ARRESTED
IN PLOT TO BOMB
THE MAYFLOWER
Is Member of Grew on PreSi-
dental Yacht - Con
federate Is Sought.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-An en-
listed man Of the navy is under ar
rest in connection with a possible
bomb plot to blow up the Psesiden-
tial yacht Mayflower, Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels announced to-day.
The alleged plot is now being in
vestigated by Capt Holmes, com
manding the Mayfower and by the
Department OF Justice, Mr., Daniels
said. The man under arrest was a
member Of the crew Of the May
flower
The man last week was said TO have
asked the boatswain OF the Mayflower
that he be given the watch az GER
tain hour Of night, as he expected a
package 20 be brought on board He
pleaded with tho "boatswain that II
would be worth a large amount OF
The evening world., 1921-02-15
FINANCIAL NEWS AND PRICES

gaining / SIS cents TO the pound, and
touching a new high for the year at
1891 Ia. There was a plentiful sup
ply Of money at the Z per cent. call
renewal rate, and unless the rate is
reduced TO per cent. by the end
OF the week some OF Wall Streets
best posted bankers will be mistaken.
There was continued Improvement
IN demand for high grade bond Issues,
which was 10 be expected Considering
the comparative current ease I'm
money, and II Is everywhere predicted
that the new S24,OOO,OOO Gillian loan
will be a pronounced success.
The cotton market was strong. ris-
ing $50 a bale. Wheat was easier,
declining 2 cents a bushel.
In the last half hour the market
turned decidedly strong under lead
ership OF the steel industrials and
the motor shares. gains from the lows
Of the day ranging from two to more
than three points. Oils continued TO
be laggards owing TO continued price
cutting Of the crude product Read
ing recovered about a point from the
low OF the day
The wheat market rose 7 cents
from the low OF the day and closed
with a net gain of more than 4 cents
bushel Cotton extended Its gain
to $3.50 a bale. "A factor in the late
raise was continued improvement in
foreign exchange which touched
1891 SIS.
The evening world., 1921-02-15
in Headline
Cost q MGSher
In Subway $50

Miss Elizabeth Hart OF No. POI
West S5th Street reads The Evening
World, and her praiseworthy choice
of newspaper cost Sergio Caldo-
letti, a teacher OF languages at No.
30 Gold Street, $50 to-day
1t was this way: Miss Hart was
riding downtown on a 9TH Avenue
local in the rush hour A swarthy
man who smelled of garlic persisted
in ogiing her and rubbing against
her
The young woman ordinarily would
have fought her way to another car
to get away from the pest, but a
headline in The Evening World ad-
vising that Washers be lured to the
vicinity OF a policeman occurred to
her.
She acted accordingly, and made no
protest from Times Square to Four
tenth Street. When she left the car
at the latter station the person with
the garlic aura followed her to the
street.
Patrolman Henry Parke Of the
Traffic Squad was on duty at a
corner. Miss Hart called to him and
the masher started to run, but he
didn't get far
In Jefferson Market Police Court he
rave the name OF Sergio Caldoletti
When told o could choose between a
| $40 fine and ten days in jail, ht
| squeezed well-grown roll Of billi
| from his pocket and settled with the
outside wrapper He said the rol
contained $1,000.
The evening world., 1921-02-15
SURGEON GOES ON
IN BATH TUB FROM
UPSET AMBULANCE
Pluck of Injured DR.. Levy,
Wyckoff Heights Hospital,
Nav Save Woman'S Life.

A hurry call for an ambulance came
to Wyckon Heights Hospital, Brook
Ign, from No. ~ Onderdonk Avenne.
Ridgewood. this morning, and DR.. A.
L. Levy climbed aboard and dashed
Off in response. At Seneca Avenue,
near Gates Avenue, a heavy motor
truck blocked the way. To avoid a
collision, Frederick Kuhne, the ambu-
lance chauffeur turned his machine
abruptly into Gates Avenue, upset
ting the ambulance.
Kuhne was thrown through the
windshield and badly cut about the
face. DR.. Levy, inside the ambulance,
was flung against the glass doors and
both his arms were cut. While they
we're getting to their feet, Patrolman
Conrad Landerman OF the Glendale
station, came up on a motorcycle
with a side car attached. DR.. Levy
in spite Of his injuries, instantly
Communicated the motorcycle,
grabbed up his instrument case and
was on his way 10 the emergency call
He found at the OnderdonR Avenue
address Margaret Friedland and her
husband Aaron badly burned. The
woman's dress had caught fire while
she was preparing breakfast and her
husband had been injured extinguish-
ing the flames with a blanket. While
DR.. Levy was attending them, Patrol
man I.anderman telephoned the hos
pitai and at once Assistant superin'
tendent Won Reiner drove his touring
car at top speed to onderdonk Ave
nue. and took both patients TO the
hospital.
Tho promptness with which they
were attended will, II is believed, save
Mrs. Friedland's life. Her husband
is not dangerously burned.
The evening world., 1921-02-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGE CLOSE.
DIVIDENDS.

The Canadian Pacific II. r. Co de-
clared the regular quarterly 21-2 p. C.
common and the p. C. preferred dlvi-
dends payable April 20 stock Of rec
ord March ].
The Continental Oil Co. declared the
regular quarterly 50 dividend, payable
March Is to stock of record Feb. %
The General Cigar Co declared the
regular quarterly Si.75 preferred divi-
dend. payable March / to stock Of rec
ord Fob. 81
The National Cloak & Suit Co. de-
clared the regular quarterly Sl.75 pre-
/ ferred dividend. payable March / TO
stock OF record Feb. "a
A dividend Of Sl.25 share on com
mon stock Of S25 par value was de-
! clared to-day by the standard oil
| Company OF New Jersey. This Is the
| FIRST dividend declared on SIS pai
value stock. 1t corresponds with the
I quarterly dividend OF S. a share paid
on the old 800 par common Regu-
lar quarterly DIVIDEND OF Sl.75 a share
on preferred stock also was declared