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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mrs. Ethel Sinclair Oldfield and
Miss Beatrice Sinclair have returned
TO Tallahassee. Miss Sinclair has
been very i'll for several months, and
it will be good news to her friends
to know that she is able to resume
her position. Mr.. William Sinclair
came up from Gambler and spent sew
eraI days with his daughters before
their departure.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Cant. r. r. YOnge and Mr.. H. W.
ZONES are OF for the big metropolis.
This Il the best season of the year to
visit a. The out of town people are
refurning. the theaters are all open,
me stores are putting in their full
stocks ard everything is on a boom.
The weather. too. is generally quite
delightful
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

The many friends in this city OF
Miss lean Austin will regret to learn
,bst she has been suffering with Sc
- case of appendicitis. She was
,.,sn 20 Rochester. Mimi. from Alex
.nsria BAY by her aunt, Mrs Frank
p.I,ogg and il will be good news that
- Vas successfully operated on by
~ ,iavo. and is now rapidly recoV'
erinC.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

IA N. Shcckley Of Lowell, one OF
the largest truckers in that section
,-,s visiting Gainesville yesterday.
ue also operates a home cannery and
- an Z, sell some of his produces
An this city During the season Just
closed he put mp in the neighbor'
.,,5 ~ $4,000 cans of tomatoes
Gainesville sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

ocsla has . large number OF attract
,velv displayed windows, but the one
r., attracts the largest attention is
- one a: the Commercial Bank
- an agricultural exhibit is on
1,Splay in both the big windows Doc.
80 mitch and Boozer are doing all
!. ,heir power TO develop the latest
r.sovrces % the county.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mr. n. ". Timer has just returned
from a visi' 90 Hot Springs, Ark. He
SAYS that tbe thermometer registered
10 degrees I'm the shade and the hot
water baths CsS degrees F) felt like
ice water. The bath tub was really
the coolest place one could find.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Miss Sadie Parr and pretty Annette
Eagleton. after a pleasant visit tc
sutberhnd. have gone to Tampa tc
visit Mrs. Fisher before returning to
their home in ocala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mt. Edwin Spencer, Jr., is on a tour
Of the state in the interests of the
stetson University. He expects to be-
kin a Law course there the coming
session.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mr.. and hrs. Ernest Rawls of Jack.
sonyille are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a son Tuesday night
Mr. and Mrs. Rawls formerly lived in
Ocala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mr.. n. w. Douglass of Shady was a
visitor Wednesday. and paid our Of
nee q frateTnal call. and said that the
Banner must continue its visitations
20 his home
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Raysor have
bought from Mr.. A. r. Toph his for
mer residence on South Third street,
and have already taken possession.
They will make many improvements
and when al are completed, viii have
a most attractive home.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mr.. W. b. johnson Of Martel, who
has been spending the past month or
more at Saiuda with his wife and
daughter. VII return TO his Florida
home In = few days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

A dead brrglar was recently found
near Big stone Gap, Va. He had en-
tered one rouse too many, and was
found with a bullet hole in bis fore
head. viii history repeat itself and
the same thing happen in the vicinity
OF Ocala?
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

The remains of Mr.. walseman we're
shipped 70 Atlanta and will be buried
beside his wife. who preceded him to
the Great Beyond some months ago.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mr.. Percy Billingsley and family of
Oak have moved to Ocala and are
pleasantly located at the Abe Brown
residence. 0cala welcomes this fam
ny.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rheinauer
Ntn leave shortly for New York state.
They expect TO be absent about two
months an will visit several points
Of interest.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

M Waiter Yonge is fixing up his
oo''age mos; attractively. 1t means
something. but We are not even guess
ing
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03
Local and Personal

Kisses Carrie Holly and Maxie
- .~o charming Conner girls. have
ened Their school at Griner Farm
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

MI J. c. PiIlans, merchant and
postmaster Of Electra, was in ocala
on business "Wednesday
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03

AT. FRANK Lyle was I'D from Stan
- "eanescay and purchased a wag-
on from Messrs. Knight & Lang.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-09-03
Southern oistrie

Miss Maggie Lyle. Stanton. 222.s2s
Miss Winnifred Tucker. Ocaia t2s ess
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Miss Isabel Davis. sumrheld 1915
Evening star., 1909-04-27
GAS QUESTIONS UNSETTLED
OTHER MATTERS THAN PRICE
INTERESTING CONGRESS-
Company's Voluntary Action Reduc'
ing Cost Not Likely to Prevent
Legislation Next Fall.

While senators aid members of the
House are so interested in the tariff Just
at present that they. have little time to
think of other legislation. 1t nevertheless
became known at the Capitol today that
the action of the Washington Gas Com
pany yesterday in voluntarily reducing
the price of gas in the District from 81
TO 30 cents per thousand feet will not pre-
vent Congress from taking up again next
fall the question of regulating the manu-
facture and sale of gas in this city.
1t is true that in reducing the price to
80 cents the company has, in a measure,
met the wishes of the District commit
tees of both the House and the Senate,
questions of pressure. the elimination of
carbon monoxide and Of allowing an in
crease of capital stock have still to be
decided.
Some senator's who during the past
winter, were active in preventing the
bill are said to hold the opinion now
that the action of the company yesterday
looks toward asking favor Of Congress
next fall in the way of allowing an in
crease of capital stock. There will be
great objection in both Houses to a
measure embodying this proposition. 1t
was just that which more than anything
else prevented the enactment of the Gal
linger bill.
OF course there was feeling of gen.
eral satisfaction on the part of the MEM
bers of the District committees of both
branches who fought last winter for low
er-priced gas when they learned that the
to 90 cents. 1t is a good beginning, they
say.
Evening star., 1909-04-27
PLAINTIFFS ASK FOR DAMAGES
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DE-
PENDANT IN SUIT FOR $4,000.
Special Waterman Seeks $50, 900
From Washington Terminal
Company.

Alleging that the District authorities
negligently allowed contractors in their
employ to spread grease or oil over a
portion of the pavement at 14th and
Girard streets and that she slipped and
fell when crossing the pavement, Thorn
asina Antisell has filed suit to recover
$4,000 damages from the District of Co.
lumbia. She says that as a result of
the fall she sustained serious injury
Attorneys Benjamin S. Minor and Colley
w. Bell represent the plaintiff
John Taylor. employed as special
watchman in the railroad yards during
the recent inaugural rush. has filed suit
against the Washington Terminal Com
pany to recover $4,000 damages for al
legged personal injury.
February % last he says he fell into a
''manhole" in the railroad yards. which he
claims was not properly protected. lie
sustained serious injury. according to the
declaration filed by Attorney E. L. Gies.
Damages to the extent OF $4,000 is
asked by Helen A. w. Stedman from the
Terminal Taxicab Company for injuries
alleged to have been sustained by .,er
March "a last In a collision between a
taxicab in which she was riding and a
loaded wagon at 9th street and Massachu-
setts avenue. She claims the cab was
not properly equipped and that 1t was SO
negligently operated that in turning the
corner the wheels skidded and carried the
taxicab into collision with the wagon. She
is represented by Attorneys I. l.. Jeffords
and Joseph Solomon.
Evening star., 1909-04-27
DOG LED THE way TO BODY
WOMAN FINDS BURDETTE
HANGED IN WOODS.
Missing From His Home In Bethesda
Since Sunday-Was Ill and
Despondent. =.

The body of George Burdette. fifty years
old, of Concord. Md, who has been miss
ing from his home since Sunday MORN
ing, was found hanging to q peach tree
in some woods near his home by Mrs.
Ofut, one of his neighbors, early this
morning Mrs. Offut went to turn her
COW into the pasture. and her little dog,
whining and bowling. led her to the body
of Burdette She Immediately notified the
Burdette family and the body was cut
down and taken home.
Al inquest was held by the coroner
this morning and a verdict of suicide
returned.
Burdette left his house Sunday morning,
ostensibly for the purpose of attending
to his duties about the place. AS he
had not returned yesterday morning Mrs.
Burdette called in some friends and asked
them to hunt for him.
They searched all day yesterday and
were gathered at the Burdette home this
morning preparatory to starting out after
the missing man again when his body
was found.
Friends of Burdette say that he had
been in poor health for some time, and it
is thought that he became despOndent and
ended his life. Indications are that he
had climbed up in the tree. attached the
about sixty-five years of age and had
been resident of Bethesda for twenty
years. He came from the upper section
Of Montgomery county.
A wife and two stepchildren survive
him.
Evening star., 1909-04-27
EDITORS FUNERAL TODAY.
Quieter at Scene of Thompson-Har
ris Tragedy.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON. Va, April 27-The
funeral Of W. A. Thompson. who was
shot to death by J. d. Harris, principal Of
the Warrenton High School Saturday
night. will be held this afternoon at $50
o'clock from the Baptist church. The
services will be conducted by Rev. F. r.
Boston and the active pallbearers will be
]. A. c. Keith. c. F.. Tiffany w. s.
Sewers, Garland Skinker. S. w. Maphis
and A. Fletcher. jr. The honorary pail
bearers will be w. c.. Marshall, Hugh
Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton. Moses
Green. r. c. Pitcher. Ray Daniel. Henry
Glasscock and Thomas Smith.
Relatives and friends Of Thompson are
coming into town from all directions to
attend the funeral There is much talk
concerning the tragedy, and there are
several stories concerning the actions of
both men.
Prof Harris has refused to make any
statement. He was seen last night at his
residence, and referred the whole matter
to his counsel r. +. Byrd. speaker Of the
said the trial would probably be held at
the May term OF court. and that Miss
Strother and Miss Maphis would probably
be placed on the witness stand. These
two young women were with Prof. Harris
at the time OF the shooting. Miss
Strother would make no statement re-
garding the affair other than that she
tried to get out OF sight and hearing.
Friends of Thompson have said that the
trouble between the two men started last
October over a small amount of money
and that both had good deal to say to
each other at that time A brother-in-law
of Thompson said that he had tried to
prevent the trouble. When he was asked
to tell what he thought of the affair he
said that when he was called to the stand
he would talk freely.
1t is believed that startling testimony
will be developed on both sides. The ex-
citement is abating.
Evening star., 1909-04-27
HARTEBEEST AND GAzElE DIE
RooSEVELTs RECOVER AND GO
AFTER SMALL GAME.
Camp Established on Pease Ranch.
Depressing Climate Affects Low
ing and Nearns.

NAIROBI. British East Africa, April
27.-Theodore Roosevelt and his son ker-
NIT had sufficiently recovered today from
the fatigue connected with their first
shooting trip and their journey from
kapiti Plains station to the ranch OF Sir
Alfred Pease, on the Athi river. to 60
out shooting this morning for small game.
They were successful In securing q
Grants gazelle and a hartebeest.
All the members OF the Roosevelt party
are busy today sorting out their baggage
and making it up into loads and other
wise preparing to start on more ex-
tended hunting expeditions.
j. Alden Loring and Maj. Mearns came
into Kapiti station this morning from
the Pease ranch and set to work making
up loads from the baggage there. They
looked tired. owing to the fatigue OF the
last few days and the depressing effect
of the climate.
Part of the Roosevelt camp already has
been established at the Pease ranch. The
remainder of the caravan Will move over
to this point tomorrow morning.
The Roosevelt party decided today to
remain for one week at the Pease ranch
With this stay in view a number of cases
of stores were sent In to the American
camp today.
The smallpox among the porters Of the
Roosevelt caravan has been checked.
Evening star., 1909-04-27
OECAPITATEO BY A TRAIN
GOTTLIEB EHNINGER'S HEAD.
LESS BODY NEAR TRACKS.
Was Out Of Work and Looking for a
Job-Landlady Scented
Tragedy.

GOttlieg Ehninger, about forty-five years
of age, was decapitated by q railroad
train last night about 100 yards north of
the north end of the railroad bridge
across the Potomac. His body was found
by railroad employe and the police no.
titled. The body was removed to the
morgue. Identification was brought about
by the finding of a pawn ticket in the
dead mans pocket. Ehninger hooked a
cheap FURNISHED watch yesterday for 81.
He had four pennies In his pocket when
his body was found.
Ehninger was a butcher and had been
employed in the wholesale meat establish
ment of ]. A. Whitfield. 91S Louisiana
avenue. but was laid off last week and
had been seeking employment elsewhere
He 'roomed at the house Of Charles Zeller
1927 c street southwest. during the past
four months, having previously lived at
2542 9th street. Fritz Ehninger. brother
is in the grocery business at 1877 1st
street northwest. Yesterday morning
Gottlieb Ehninger left the house to seek
employment, telling Mrs. Zeller that he
would pay his room rent when he re.
turned
His failure to return home last night
caused some uneasiness. as he had not
been in the habit of remaining away
over night. Mrs Zeller was Informed
of the death of her roomer this morning
by Star reporter. and was shocked, but
said she had felt that something had
happened to Ehringer when he did not
return home last night
When the railroad employe found the
body the head was lying about ten feet
away. The clothes Of the dead man
were neither torn nor dirty. Yardmaste
Stewart communicated with the police of
the fourth precinct, who made an in
vestigation.
Evening star., 1909-04-27

corporation has brought to the state of
West Virginia. and they desire that 1t
shall be fairly treated. Today there are
$4,000 oil wells in West Virginia; They
are producing $4,000 barrels of Oil today,
worth SITS a barrel.
Mine thousand men are employed In
this business. These men know that the
Standard Oil Company buys their OIL
There the transaction begins and ends
They know that the Standard is In the
market to buy the best grade of oil at
the cheapest price. They know that it
makes but little. If any. difference to the
Standard whether there is duty on oil
or not These Independent oil operators
know that the placing of crude oil on
the free list means death and destruction
to their business
That the Standard Oil Company pro-
duces less than 10 per cent OF the crude
oil OF this country was asserted by Mr..
Scott, who added that Congress should
pause before passing law that would
bring widespread destruction to the oil
producers.
Il do not propose to let any populistic
howlings influence me in what ! can see
to be my duty in regard to taking care
of the Independent oil producers in my
State,' he said
Mr.. Scott emphasized the importance
of tariff for the pottery industry of
his state. and closed by picturing the
prosperity that had existed under the
Dingley law and appealed to the Senate
to maintain the true principles of a pro-
tective tariff. which, he said. In the end
lowers the cost to the ultimate con-
sumner and eventually cheapens the cost
of every necessity of life
Upon the conclusion of Mr.. Scott's re-
marks Senator Gore of Oklahoma en-
gagged both Senators Scott and Elkins in
a colloquy concerning the wages paid
American coal miners. declaring that he
had been reliably informed that in the
rich Pochahontas coal minees of West
the wages were less than in
Nova Scotia and England.
This statement was denied by Senator
Elkins who said the pay of miners in
Vancouver, e. c., was from 20 to 30 per
cent less than in this country, while in
Nova Scotia they were about the same, or
perhaps 10 per cent less than in the
United States. Mr. Scott said he was
without exact figures showing these diff
ferences but would present them to the
Senate.
Mr.. Gore. who stood at the front row
of the Senate seats on the democratic side
of the chamber, apparently looking over
the body with his sightless eyes. delivered
an impa ssioned denunciation of the pro-
tective tariff. incidentally he spoke Of the
treatment of coal operatives, which he at
tributed to the tariff and which he de-
clared was out Of keeping with the civili-
Zation of the day.
Evening star., 1909-04-27
GET TOGETHER ON TARIFF.
Senate Republicans Have New Plan
for Rate Retaliation.

No meeting of the senate finance COM
mittee was held this morning and none
of the delayed recommendations regard
ing the tariff bill were presented to the
Senate by Senator Aldrich. chairman of
the committee. today. Notwithstanding
this fact. however. the republican MEM
bers of the committee have agreed upon
most OF the administrative features Of
the bill and they will be made public
within a few days.
The Senate committees substitute for
the Payne method of applying the rates
fixed by the bill Is much shorter and 10
believed by the members of the Senate
committee-that Is. the republican mem
bers-to leave out many of the objection
able features of the House provision.
chiefly as to the means Of retaliation
against nations that have failed to give
the United States the benent OF their
most favorable rates.
The Senate plan makes the established
rate the minimum and provides for
maximum of % per cent additional, as is
done by the Payne bill. but the terms
ma aximum and minimum are avoided and
the President Is given discretion In ad-
yancinR the established rates. One OF the
chief objections to the Payne bill was
that the maximum rates went into erect
automatically, whenever any country
failed to give the United states the best
rate 1t accorded any other country.
II Is understood that the drawback
proyision. as agreed upon by the republi-
can members of the Senate finance COM
mittee. is merely the corresponding pro-
vision of the Dingley act.
Evening star., 1909-04-27
OFFER TO DEBATE PROHIBITION
w. c. T. U. Issues Challenge to
Liquor Dealers Of District.

The prohibition gauntlet has been
thrown down to the liquor dealers of the
District by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union.
A communication has been set to Hugh
F. Harvey, secretary of the Washington
Mercantile Association, challenging the
champions of the liquor traffic to meet
advocates Of prohibition in joint public
debate.
Mr.. Harvey stated today that he has
received the challenge and will submit it
to the Mercantile Association, which rep
resents the liquor interests OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia. at its next meeting
He could not say what action the or
ganization will take on the communica-
ton and, declined to discuss the matter
at this fine.
The challenge is signed by the follow
ing officers of the w. c. T. u: Mrs.
Clinton Smith, president: Mrs. NJ. e. Co
hen. vice president; Mrs. Clayton E.
Emig, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Emma S. Shelton. recording secretary.
the committee on public meetings. 1t is
as follows:
1.-The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union Of the District OF Columbia, which
stands for prohibition Of the liquor traf-
fic In this District and throughout the ma
tion, comes to you most respectfully with
the request that you will meet us in a
joint debate in the near future. when we
shall be glad to hear your strongest ar
guments in favor of the legal perpetua-
ton and protection of the liquor traffic
throughout this country.
I'VE suggest that the time be equally
divided, and that each organization bear
its proportion of the expenses Of hall and
printing. We are ready to confer with
you regarding time and place If agree
able to you."
This afternoon Mr.. Harvey stated that
the Mercantile Association is not COM
posed entirely of liquor dealers, but has
on its rolls merchants in other lines of
trade In the District "who are opposed
to sumptuary legislation and any in
fringement on the personal liberties of
the people"
He also sent the following letter to the
WOman's Christian Temperance Union:
Il beg to acknowledge the receipt of
your note dated 26th April suggesting a
joint debate on the perpetuation and pro-
lection Of the liquor trade. The matter
will be given due consideration at the
next regular meeting Of the Mercantile
Association"