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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-11

half of family reunion with two Of
the prettiest girls of Ocala thrown in
for good measure, who motored down
there Sunday morning with our daugh-
ter, Carrie.
Now we have told Of opr trip to the
lower West Coast, but what did we
see? We saw a section of country
which quarter century ago was prac-
tically wilderness, now transformed
into section of country with fine
paying orange groves, as fine roads as
there are in the state dotted with
elegant homes and flower yards, as
pretty towns with beautiful homes.
magnificent business blocks, fine
streets, and last but not least we met
as clever and hospitable people as
one could wish to meet. We thought
we found the key to the transforms
ton of this once wilderness section,
which is this; every one scattered
smiles and sunshine, where they went.
everyone was booster, boosting his
community first and then the sur
rounding country.
Why quite number with whom
we talked couldn't see how it was
that we had passed our three score
years and ten without home in their
section. Our host showed us grove
he bought ten years ago paying $685.
900 for it and kept it seven years and
sold it for s45 ,0OO.s He now owns two
groves aggregating thirty two acres,
twenty-four of which is bearing from
which he sold last seasons crop for
$4,000.
These instances of investments may
be only an average, but they are good
enough Our host and his estiHable
wife have nice home overlooking
the gulf. with the comforts and con-
veniences Of city home, where they
expect to spend their declining years
waiting for the summons which will
come to all sooner Of later.
Our host and hostess entertained
us royalty and when we left our best
wishes remained in the home.
D. NJ. B.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-11
CARD or THANKS

Through the columns of this paper
we wish to extend to our many friends
OF Oxford, Pedro, Sardis, Altoona,
Rodman and Summerfield our heart
felt thanks and appreciation for 50
many deeds of kindness and words Of
comfort during the long and continued
illness and death Of our husband and
father, VIM. Laban Martin. Especial
" do we thank our near neighbors
mad family physicians for their I'M
ccasing help and kindness through
the last week of his sickness and
death.
Mrs. w. L. Martin,
G. Grady Martin,
Mrs. G. Grady Martin,
Wilton F. Martin.
Julia Ella Martin
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BOX SUPPER IN IRVINE

Last Thursday night our school mad
a box, supper. It was strictly chill
dren,s affair. But those of US OF age
were certainly given a good time Miss
Whitlock and her scholars are certain
w entertainers. Receipts seven flfty
for school house repairs.
The boy went down and pulled OLD
Dad out of bed to auctioneer and after
boxes were sold and they all got seat
ed with their girls. they stuffed thai
old savage so that every night fol
three nights on going TO sleep ne al
tended 4 different kind Of picture
show.
It certainly was beautiful to see and
be one among those children. Perfect
little ladies and gentlemen.
And the program: 1t was fine. You
may call it gallant or what not, love
children and am always interested II
schools and have helped in many o.
this sort. and I never saw more apt
than our children of Irvine
I am going to do little scoidlng
love Irvine and its people Why
Won all have made me. 1 am the old
est man in Irvine, have raised fami
" and believe know some at ieas'
Of the responsibilities Of parentage.
. Ldon't only mean this to the parents
OF Irvine. / find it to much so every
where When go to these places and
not find the parents there. and when
sneak to them: "Oh. that was a chill
dren,s affair. Of course there is al
WAYS some parents that go, but you
should all go. Here hold Daddy
responsible, there is mighty few moth
ers that would not 60 if Daddy
would say Let's Co.
/ have been in business all my life
ana the only mortgage that ! know
that win be dividend payer in LIES
beginning and closing. is a Home
Mortgaged with love.
Let the trials Of the day be what
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-11
MEETING OF VETERANS

Marion Camp No SIS. U. C. VI, met
March sth, 1921. with Commander w
E. McGahagin presiding.
Prayer by Chaplain r. A. Carlton
The following comrades answered
to roll call Alfred Aver. r. A. Carl
ton. j. A. Carlton. NJ. p. Frink, L. NJ
Graham, F. E Harris. w. A. Ham
mond. W. fitzpatrick. w. Z. McGaha-
gin. B. n. Norris. C. G. Priest. John
Pasteur, I P. Stevens. j. D. Small. j.
G. Trantham. J. l. Beck, L. D. Geiger
and A. NJ Bullard
Minutes Of last meeting read and
adopted.
After half hour Of social CONVEX.
sation the camp adjourned.
ALFRED AVER,
; Adjutant.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-11
TEMPLE PROGRAM FOR THE FOL
LOWING WEEK

Saturday, March II. H. B. Warner
in -Uncharted Channels.
Monday, March IA, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter DeIIaven in Twin Beds and
a comedy.
Tuesday. March Is and 16, James
Oliver Curwood in "Nomads of the
NORTH. and Purple Rider new
serial.
Thursday. March II, Edith Storey,
an old time favorite, in Moon Mad
ness and Topic.
Friday. March 1s, Justine Johnson
in aPlaything Of Broadway and serial.
Saturday, March 10. III. B. Warner
in Felix O,Day' and a comedy.
Splendid pictures are now being
shown at the Temple and it is nice
place to spend the evenings
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they may. put your little ones and
their mother to sleep knowing your
love, and you might as well try to stop
the sun in its rising. as to stop theirs
for you on their rising.
The Pioneer Cracker" has left the
evidence he was somebody, yes sir,
and much so. Why? Evidence. His
children and their children. How do
/ know? I have worked and had to do
with people of most every state in
this Union, and more decent respect,
able American citizen / have never
met and had to do with than the Flor
ida Cracker and his get.
am scattering, / was talking to
parents. Be your children's chum.
Go with them every where you can.
you will never achieve much in big
ness as long as you feel yourself above
their littleness.
II you would go with them and en-
courage and cheer them and expect
the love of the Lighthouse of their
souls, you would never grow old.
win certainly be very dead, should a
bunch Of children come for me and
not go through neither Kith or Kin,
Why? I would feel as though was
driving rusty nail in the coffin OF
my own American citizenship.
/ am wordless to word my apprecia-
ton and gratitude to the teacher and
school Of Irvine for the kindnesses and
courtesies shown me at your box sup
per.
YOUR YOUNG CHUM AND AMER
ICAN BROTHER
Irvine, March s, 1921.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-11
RuHR ALLYN A FREE MAN

Rube Allyn, the eccentric editor q
the Florida Fisherman. charged with
the murder of Harry Higel, former
mayor and prominent citizen Of Sara.
sofa. has ben released from jail and
set at liberty the grand jury Of Mana
tee county having failed to bring in
a true bill against him.
The dispatches from Bradentown
say that public sentiment is very much
divided over the action of the grand
jury.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-11
ENJOYING a DELIGHTFUL TRIP
TO SAVANNAH

aIr. Albert Z. Gerig, our popular
local representative Of the Equitable
Life Assurance Association Of the
United States. left Wednesday for
Savannah, where he went to attend
conference of the delegates Of tie
company from North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
Mr.. Gerig is especially proud u the
trip as he won it in competition with
= number Of the Representatives Of the
Equitable in Florida
This company still maintains popu-
lar place amongst the old line com
panies and continues to grow in favor.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-11
THE FARMER

true, our the department has been
carrying on that work now for
long time, and have no doubt that
It will continue to do so for years to
come. Every time, however, hear
testimony given to one of the commit
tees of the Senate, for instance, along
the line of that we have just heard
read by the Secretary, the thought
occurs to me that the officials of the
Agricultural Department think, that
the farmer has net sense enough to
carry him to the table; that he does
not know anything; that he has to
have somebody from the department
at Washington teach him when to eat
and how to eat and how to get what
he needs to eat, and what he shall
raise and what he shall sell. do not
believe in such rot I think the farm
er of this country is well able to care
for himself, and think he knows just
about as much how to raise wood on
his farm and when it is necessary to
provide windbreak as does some
fellow who is sent out there all the
way from Washington to tell him.
do not think the farmer is such an
ignorant person as he is pictured to be
here; but whenever the department
wants an appropriation to do some
thing, and therby increase the expen-
Ciitures of our Government, they base
their demands on the needs of the
farmer.
Mr.. President, the Senate can do as
it pleases about it, but this appropria-
ton is simply opening another avenue
of expenditure. and when it once goes
into the bill it will never go out: it
will be estimated for like all OF the
ether items that go into such bills ev-
cry year. It will be said that as it is
existing law and was appropriated for
the previous year, of course it must
be appropriated for again and again.
Mr.. President, there are now over
800 900, 900 of permanent appropria-
lions that never come before Con-
gress, and, in fact, during the last few
years there have been about billion
dollars annually of such appropria-
lions. Nobody ever knows what they
i
are: nobody every inquiries into thena
they are appropriations to be made
year after year. and when they get
upon the statue books they never are
i eliminated. Many of them are hoary
with age. am going in the next rev
months, if can find the time. to ex-
anime all the permanent appropria-
lions, and am going to see il many
Of them can not be eliminated. We 90
not know to whom we are today pay
ing salaries all over the United States
to do things that we're appropriated
for 25 years.-Co Congressional Record
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The ocala Banner:

The OCdld bdHHci.
ii seems, judging by this talk. that
no one but our congressman and state
legislators have any conception Of the
usefuless to this country of the farm
err. In the estimation of these gem
tlemen the farmer constantly needs
their protection, and aid from the
government, state and federal 1t is
wonderful to think of their solicitude
for the down trodden tillers of the
soil. They would have you believe
that unless they get an appropriation
of money from the public treasury, es-
pecially the United States treasury,
for the benefit of the farmer" that
the country will be ruined. When
they stand for reelection they point
with pride to their watchful care Of
the farmers interests and. usually
they have introduced some measure in
their behalf that they will be able to
put through il given another term.
When We sift a majority OF these
measures we will find that it simply
means more bacon at Washington
City, and field agents going all over
the United States instructing the
farmers how to farm, and the farm
wife how to set hens and churn.
submit that the farmers of the
United States are intelligent, common
sense men, and do not need the pro-
tecsing care of the class of men who
riegisIste ostensibly in their interest.
but really for their own purposes.
Could the farmers obtain and had the
time TO read the Congressional Record
they would resent the imputations OF
inability and pauperism carried in its
pages. 1t is an insult to them. In
recent years if drowth or natural
misfortune comes to a section, its
congress man rush in the bills for re-
lief. say recent years; did the or
ange growers of Florida ask congress
to make good their losses in the big
freeze?r 1t was not thought of.
/ hand the Banner few remarks
of Senator Smoot made few days
since in the hope that it will publish
it. The Senator is speaking the whole
truth.
The Agricultural Department is a
fake as it now exists, and ought to be
reconstructed from top to bottom.
r. McCONATHY.
MR.. ROOT. Mr.. President. the
item at the top of page Fl provides
an appropriation .'for silvicultural,
neurological. and other experiments
and investigations" and so forth.
That means, Of course, the develop
ment of trees. That item has been in
the Agricultural appropriation bill for
many years. All that the Senator
from Oregon has said as to the grow
ing Of trees and the necessity of it is
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LETTER FROM THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, D. c., March 7, 1921
Mr.. Frank Harris,
Editor Ocala Banner,
Ocala, Fla:
Ny Dear Mr.. Harris--The president
directs me to express his hearty ap-
probation Of your kind telegram OF
congratulation.
Sincerely yours,
GEO. B. CHRISTIAN, JR-,
Secretary to the President.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-11
MAYO EXPRESSES VIEWS
ON HOUSE SPEAKERSH|P

Editor Florida Times-Union: Your
communication asking my views on
the coming legislature received
Speaker Of House
I am in favor of abolishing the old
way of electing speaker. would
like to see every candidate withdraw
from the race and let the represen-
tatives do their own selecting instead
of the candidates asking for the hon
or and making personal campaign
This could be done with secret ball
lot without nomination, the low man
dropping out on every second ballot.
BY this method our speaker would
be elected strictly by the unanimous
vote of all representatives and he
could go into the speakers chair with
out any strings or pledges. Each
representative should then hand in
TO the speaker his profession, bust
ness qualifications and on what COM
mittee he thought he could be Of the
best service to the state, thereby en-
abling the speaker to select from the
field those best fitted for each COM
mittee.
/ am not censuring any Of the pres
ent candidates for the personal cam
paign they are making. as they are
all my friends and understand this
is the way speakers have been select
ed in the past and have no doubt but
one of them will be selected as our
next speaker.
In my opinion this would help to
insure us conservative, business like,
and congeniaI session
Taxes
/ am in favor Of fifty per cent valu-
alton, lower millage, just equalization,
and system that win get all property
properly assessed on tax books.
Schools
/ am not unmindful of our state IL
stitutions of higher learning, but the
foundation for these schools is our
rural schools, which need improving.
With the coming Of good roads,
think our small county schools should
be consolidated whenever they can
be, into a high school and the pupils
hauled from the adjoining communi-
ties in school busses. thereby it will
enable US to have fewer. but better
and better paid teachers
/ also think that our school books
should be handled by the state and
distributed through the various county
superintendent at price to only de-
| fray cost and handling, so as to en-
able the pupils to get books when
needed, as we all know, especially
those that live in the rural districts
and whose schools always open ear
lier than the city schools, that under
the present system Of school book
agents, our children seldom get the
benefit of a full term for the want Of
books.
There are various other important
questions to come up: To certain
extent we are going through period
of reconstruction, but space forbids
me TO discuss this here; better roads
must be pushed: agriculture. live
stock, citrus fruit interests must not
be overlooked. also better marketing
facilities for our farmers; shorter
game seasons and better hunting
license system; our homestead ex-
emption, bad check, and collection Of
account laws should be screwed up a
notch or two. Are our state insti-
tutions on economical and business
basis? Be fair and square and re-
apportion the state. gives our COVER
nor our support and back him to the
last ditch
Yours very truly,
NATHAN MAYO
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Merely as guess, present day at
tire for women, it seems to Us. viii
feel more comfortable as the days
grow warmer. Times Union.
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Editor Florida Times Union: Your
communication asking my views on
the coming legislature received.
Speaker of House
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-01
COUNTY teachers
Are URGED TO STUDY

There Will be special inducements
at Eastern Normal for county teach
crs during the next few weeks, of
which Superintendent B. +. Edwards.
Of the county schools, requests all to
take advantage.
The Normal School, which opens oD
next Tuesday, will continue for per-
iod of five weeks. This will close the
present term. On sufficient demand,
there will be special classes organ
ized and various ways of receiving
the full FIVE Weeks' credit vii be ar
ranged. According to one plan, the
course can be finished by correspond
cree, thus enabling those who are not
able TO attend regularly or TIE entire
term to receive full benefit just the
same. It is expected that there viii
be a large number Of teachers avail
themselves of the opportunity.
Superintendent Edwards says the
coming year will call for extra quail
fications upon the part of the teacher
md he adds that "tfIe studying teach
er IS the growing teacher"
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-01
FOREST HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Newly spent
Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Abe
Curry, at Red House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Azbill AMI
Miss Bessie Azbill were dinner guests
of Mrs. Henry Cuzick, at Moberly, on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Lindsay McCudy and
children, of Versailles, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Cox, of Franklin, Ohio,
spent few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. II. Wells during the past week
Mr.. A. II. Wells is spending a few
days in Woodford county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curry spent
Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Hi
ram Azbil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quick, Mob
eriy, spent Sunday with Mrs. Hiram
Azbill and family.
Mrs. A. II. Wells had the following
as her guests Sunday: Mr.. and Mrs
Roy Wells, of Versailles; Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G.. jenkins, of Richmond;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mize and family,
Mr. and Mrs Boyd Wells and family
Miss Kate Wells and Mr.. and Mrs
Virgil AzbiIl.
Mr.. Tom Butler, .of Winchester
spent the weekend with Mr.. Eliza
Pigg and family.
Mrs. George Hutchinson and family
of Quicksand, are spending the holi-
days with her sister, Mrs. Leslie
Taylor.
Mr.. j. HI. Million and family spent
several days with friends and rela-
tives at Newly during the past week
Misses Lummie King and Lena
Grizzard, of Woodford county, are
visiting the latter's parents, Mr.. ano
Mrs. William Grizzard.
Mr.. Elba Jenkins, of Mississippi
spent Christmas here.
Mrs. Bette Powell entertained Z
number of relatives at dinner Sun.
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Edgar Burgess ano
little son, of Valley View; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jason Powell, of Lexington;
Mrs. Bette Powell and~family ane
Burgin and Guy Cosby spent Satur.
day with Mrs, Leslie Taylor.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-01

Miss Freeda Stoker, of Newly, is
visiting Miss FlossieI Warren
Mr.. j. N. Wyle and family have
moved to Richmond for the winter.
Miss Anna Hume, of Garrard
county, and Mr.. Dee Ward, of this
place, were married in Lancaster on
Friday in the presence of few rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs Reather Smith, spent
Christmas with the latter's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stormes.
Mr.. Shirley Land, who has been i'll
for some time, is ableto be out again.
Messrs. Willie Davis and Robert
Clark were in Richmond for the week
end.
3 Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Teater were
weekend guests of the latter's mo-
ther, Mrs. j. A. Murphy.
Mr.. r. S. Warren was in Lexington
last week on business.
Mrs. w. M. Ward and daughter,
Thelma, were guests Sunday of Mrs
Alex Warren.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-01
new YEARS ACCIDENTS
L()IIISv!l.LE|
tEy Associates --reSs)

Louisville Jan. i Three per
sons were struci. by stray bullets
fired promiscuously by New
Years celebrates; here during the
ight, bu none We're seriously. III
jured.
Police characterize it as wild
night. No arrests were made ior
the shooting but seven were tax
ell for intoxiCatiOn.
The eight person, Il ypung woman
WAS taken from q dOs,n town club
to the hospital suffering with
what was said to be acute pain
due to alcohol She is III the
psycopathic ward. Five persons
were also slightly injured III three
a ~ Il ts ssei s-
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-01
AL0

Nj, and Mrs. Ray Benge are spend
ing the holidays with her mother,
Mrs. iIcnSlcy, at Brassiicld.
Charles, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Cosby, has been very ill for d
few days with tonSilitis.
Miss Areulia Powell is able to be
out again, after a very severe attack
Of bronchial pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mize and chill
drcn visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Wells
and family at Forest Hill Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. Kanatzar have
moved TO their new home in Rich
mond which they purchased a short
time ago.
Misses EfIie and Maude Hale Wis,
tied Mrs. Joe Mize and family Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Million have
moved to the farm of Mr.. and Mrs
j. l.. kanatzar for the coming year
Miss Dorothy Mize is spending ;
few daysthis week with her aunt
Mrs. A II. Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pearson ano
children visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Co,
Sunday.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-01
GRADED SCHOOLS
Tl) REOPEN MONDAY

The graded schools Of Madison
county which have been closed
during holiday week, will reopen
Monday and continue the regular
branches Of study throughout the
spring and summer. The regular
county schools will not open until
March /.
1t is the intention to continue
the graded schools steadily III or
der 10 have as many take advall-
take Of the coming examination
4 hftt rt; s q 7safltfI
Itions arc that there will he 4 large
number from the county and that
.Madison"s contribution during
.thi, year will be much greater
than that ul last. although this
was one Of the leading counties OF
the state. There will be Il special
'CXamiuatiOn which viii be pre-
pared and presented to the stu
idc1lts. The members OF the state
board will assist in the arrange
.mcnt q the examinations. Teach
!CrS Of Madison county have sig
niiiCd their intention Of furnishing
two or more applicants ior cx-
.anlindt1OIlS