The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1911-01-12

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TO be Or not to be, Of between
he devil and the deep, blue sea-
s-the title Of book soon to be put
ut BY the Daytona druggists and
q this book will be answered the
question, .Can q volusia county drug
list obey the laws Of the State Of
Florida and the United States at the
|ame timer At present this Ques-
ion remains unanswered, but the
Daytona drug dispensers are hoping
% get sufficient information on the
subject to give an intelligent answer
Within q short time. This is the
aftermath Of the visit Of Deputy In
ternal Revenue Collector j. F. Miller,
who dropped unexpectedly into the
city Tuesday, visited the local drug
stores and informed the prOprietors
that according to the Unised States
laws 10 drug store can be operated
wi.holt securing a government liquor
license. According to the local OPP
ton provision of the Florida State
constitution the fact that drug store
in nolicense territory has gov
eminent license is pr.ma facia evil
Nence of selling liquors pacing tie
proprietor subject to arrest and pres
ecution for viOlauing the State laws.
Now the question is, if the United
States government says yes, and the
State says no, what is tae poor drug
gist to do? If he hasn't a COVE n
ment liquor license the Fede al gov
eminent will get him, and ii he has
a government license the S ate gov
eminent will get him. VIII study
ing out solution of this perplexing
question the only safe way for the
local druggists to obey DO laws is
to close up shop and go fishing.
A.*x
At the regular meeting OF the city
council last Monday evening COM
munication from e. N. Wa'dron was
read, in which the writer sugges ed
that the proposed new ordinance fix
ing the salaries of city Offices shou d
contain a provision for some re-
muneration for the members of the
council. The communication caused
some discussion among the city dads
every one of whom spends a lot of
his time in looking after the interest
of the city and all individual proper
ty owners and ges his pay in kicks
but none of them seemed to feel
than he should re eve pay from the
city for being a part of the body
which is made the butt OF criticism
for the way city affairs are handled
Alderman Conrad hit the nail on
the head when he remarked, the
city can't afford to pay US what We
are worth, so we wi Ork for nothing
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1t is sad there is an dinance
in Daytona which requires that al
vehicles must keep ON the righ1
side of the street or road, but 3
few minutes observation on any o
the important sire cts would conWinc,
any person that this ordinance il
| not thoroughly understood by som,
| people, or else there are a lot Of
NUTS around here who don't know
| which is the right side Of the street
A few arrests for violation of thi4
ordinance might serve as good wa.
to teach some people which is RICH
and which is left and the differenc,
between the right and wrong wa,
to turn with vehicle. Several mar
row escapes from serious accident,
have occurred late.y because of thil
practice of disregarding the rule o
| the road and when somebody get
,halrt or a serious smashup occurs
it is probable there viii be more O
an effort made to enforce this ordi
nance.
In spite of the fact that assurance
| have been received here that tn,
| little question of whether Dayton;
or Jacksonville is to get the bigges
| automobile race meet ever held OIL
any beach in the country the las
week in March next is still unset
tied, the promoters in the city .nea
| the mouth of the ST. Johns seen
to be going ahead with their prepa
rations just the same. If the fina
/ decision on the matter, which ha
been left open until Friday, is t,
be left with the manufacturers an,
/ the car makers should decide,ao com
to a beach which they have ever,
reason to believe viii furnish Their
the best opportunity to make aut.