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The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31

How will the following affect those
who hold the Georgia convict system
up TO Florida a model. Governor
Gilchrist in his special message sald:
This administration has shown in |
it's recommendations and in it's action /
that IL favors the, ultimate repeal Of |
the lease system Of working the state
convicts. From a humanitarian stand |
point, l am opposed TO the employ
ment of long term convicts on public
roads When convicts are used on
public roads they are usually housed
in iron cages on wheels similar 10
cages in which animals are carried
around In the menageries which often
exhibit in our state. L have seen such
a cage, under the present convict sys-
TEN OF Georgia, twelve convicts pro-
vided with berths, the cage being
about seven by fifteen feet. The cages
are moved az the exigencies of the
work require. There can be but little
convenience for bathing, for provis-
IONS for fresh vegetables from ad-
jacent farms or for any cOnvenience5
for toilet arrangements at night a
foreman is placed over the convicts.
These convicts are chained to big
log chain at night, and are chained to
such log chains on Sundays.
1T is true that in some Of the larger
towns the long term cOnvicts are
housed in permanent quarters. For
instance, at cambridge, Ga, being in
the county Of Decatur, there are no
such permanent quarters. Nor are
there any in said county In the city
of Waycross there are such perma-
nent quarters. Whenever there are
such permanent quarters my impress
FGra ell
as they fare under the present lease
system in Florida.
From humanitarian point of view
I consider the present lease system ot
Florida as being far in advance of the
present Georgia system. Under tht
present lease system in Florida, every
convict has a comfortable iron bed
comfortable springs and mattresse
and other comforts. Their diet is pro
vided by the contract. The hours 0
work are fixed, they can at least b.
comfortable at night and on Sunday
I submit that such a condition canno
exist in the movable cage menagerie
system.
1t is true that the following condi
tions do not exist in every state con
vict camp. In one convict camp es
tablished under the present syster
there Is arteSlan water, water SS >
TEN, a sewerage system, all the fa
cilities for bathing, vegetable farm
etc The sleeping accommodations ar
to be found equalled in few hotels
Florida Last year with two or thre
members Of the cabinet, / visited an
other camp, one Saturday, the sam
being fifteen miles from a railroa
station. Fifty convicts were empRye
at this camp. / learned that none
the convicts were at work that Satu1
day, all having completed their weel
ly task Fully half of them wei
& lounging around the camp. the oth'
half with some of the guards had gor
off fishing in one of the nearby lakes
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
A FATHERS VENGEANCE

Would have fallen on anyone who at
tackled the son of Peter Bondy Of South
lockwood, Mich, but he was power
less before attacks of kidney trouble
Doctors could not help him" he wrote
80 at last we gave him Electric Bit
ters and he improved wonderfully from
taking six bottles. It's the best kidney
medicine / ever saw" Backache. tired
feeling, nervousness, loss Of appetite
warn of kidney trouble that may enc
in dropsy, diabetes or Bright's disease
Beware: Take Electric Bitters and bt
safe Every bottle guaranteed FIT!
cents at Tydings & Company's-
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
MONEY FOR OUR HOME PEOPLE

We believe that the people who de-
posit their money at home should have
the benefit OF IT.
We believe in taking care OF home
interests-alTays-
The farmer who wishes TO hold his
crop for better prices, should be taken
care of by his home bank. The mer-
chant who wants money 10 take ad-
vantage of low prices should De able
TO enlist his home bank in his enter
prise. The man who desires TO i'm
prove his home. his farm or advance
his business interests should feel free
10 call upon his home bank for what
ever help he wants
This bank adheres strictly 10 the
above principles. The money deposit
ed with US will be employed 10 supply
!home demand.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
STROkED THE BACK
OF A SERPENT
Genuine Nature Fake story from
Pennsylvania

Reading, Pa. May 31.-Mrs. Jacob
Leitheiser. of West Reading. was busy
working in her kitchen when she
heard her three-year- grandson
Bernard, talking TO some one in the
yard Thinking the child was talking
to a neighbor. she paid no further at
tention to the matter. Later she saw
the tot walking down the yard closely
followed by a copperhead snake about
80 inches in length.
Playfully the little fellow stopped
over and gracefully stroked the rep
tile. The snake seemed to enjoy be
ing caressed end made no effort tC
harm the child. The grandmother
screamed. attracting Daniel Machemer
neighbor, who jumped over the fence
and with a stout stick dispatched th'
snake. The child was not injured.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31

Is there anything in rnis world that
is OF more Importance TO you than good
digestion. Food must be eaten 10 sus-
tain life and must be digested and con-
verted into blood. When the digestion
fails the whole body suffers Cham
berlain's Tablets are a rational and
reliable cure for indigestion They in
crease the iow OF bile, purify the
blood. strengthen the stomach. and
tone I'D the whole digestive apparatus
TO a natural and healthy action Fol-
sale by all dealers.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
AIR LINZ FROM OCALA
Rentx's Railroad Wilfe be Running
Trains Into jacksonville Before
Many More Months

We have heard il stated on good au-
that the Ocala Northern Rail-
road soon after its completion into
! alatka in September, will be pushed
on through to Jacksonville via Middle
burg The distance from Palatka TO
Jacksonville is 4S miles. This would
give another air line road from Ocala
out 10 Jacksonville and the port.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
FOLLOWING HIS
fathers FOOTSTEPS

1t i with profound regret that l an
nounce the death OF my father and law
partner General ]. G. Davant, which
occurred May 9, 1911.
From sentiments of affection and re-
spect to him I will continue the prac-
tfce Of law at Brooksville under the
firm name, Davant and Davant.
]. c. Davant, Jr.
BrooksvilIe, Fla, May 16, 1911.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
NOTICE

On account of my removal about
July lst from my present business To-
cation, 1 offer until then at greatly re-
duced prices large lot Of meerchaun
and briar pipes. cob and stone pipes In
factory packages. Also offer for sale
four new Victor safes, small sizes sui
table for house or store, lot of show
cases, counters, etc, one large double
door safe and one cash register.
Charles Peyser.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
BALKED AT COLD STEEL

81 wouldn't let doctor cut my foo'
off," said H D Ely, Bantam, Ohio, al
though a horrible ulcer had been the
plague of my life for four years. In
stead, l used Bucklen's Arnica Salve
and my foot was soon completely cur
ed" Heals burns, boils, sores, bruises
eczema, pimples, corns. Surest pil'
cure. 25 cents at Tydings & Co.'S.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
WILL INVADE WASHINGTON
Neu Meeting Of the Good Roads Con
gress VIII he Held In the
National Capital
Tampa Times)

County Commissioner W. A West
returned Saturday night from Blr-
mingham. Ala. where he had been IN
attendance upon the fourth annual
convention of the National Good Roads
Congress. which was in session Tour
days at that place. Mr.. West was a
delegate from the state OF Florida.
having been appointed by Governor
Gilchrist.
He speaks interestingly OF the con-
vention, saying that great deal OF
good was accomplished. There were IN
attendance 1865 accredited delegates
representing practically every state in
the Union. while there were present
governors and congressman from many
states Florida was represented by
eleven delegates.
! The result of the convention was
that the national government be urs-
ed to take up the matter of good roads.
and the next convention will be held at
/ Washington. D. c.. when il was sug-
gested the delegates should camp with
in sight of the capitol in order 10 i'm
press Congress with the Importance or
the good roads movements.
Demonstration of Roadbuilding
One Of the, principal and most inter
esting features of the convention was
a demonstration of building roads, to-
gether with lectures. There were
stereopticon views of roadbuilding III
all its different stages. from many dlr-
ferent states in the Union, while road
experts were in charge OF the lectures
II was clearly shown that the only ma
terial that should be used in this worE
is vitrified brick, pictures of work be
rx-ha -
constructed over eighteen years ago o
vitrified brick. which are still in gooC
condition. the repair work being
small matter in that time. These road
were those which had experienced
great deal of heavy traffic.
Exorbitant Freight Rates
Prominent railroad officials address
cd the meetings, seeming to be YER
much enthused with the good road
= movement. and in this connFtion MI
West came to the front with the mat
ter Of freight rates on vitrified bricf
showing that il the railroads woul
make a freight rate which is reasona
, ble instead Of the eNorbitant price
4 now being charged for transportatio
of this paving material there would
MANY more good roads in the countr.
w
which is located fifteen miles from Bill
mingham, on the Seaboard Air Lin
Vitrified brick from this plant is loaC
ed on cars and shipped through to tn
city, and the rate is s11 per thousan
while the brick only cost SO per tho'
sand He also showed where the ra
to Ocala 100 miles north OF here,
higher than il is to this city.
Mr West says that he was convin
ed that vitrified brick is the prop
material to use on roads, as ii max
roads much superior to those that
now being constructed here. He co
siders that mile of road nine fe
wide would cost about $4,000, while {
roads built in this county cost gre
deal more. to say nothing OF the ma
repairs that have to be made frc
time TO time. and still they are u
satisfactory.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
PREACHER BEAT
HIS WIFE TO DEATH

Tacoma Wash, May 30.-Rev. I. IL
Gardner. q travelling preacher and at
tached TO no denomination, so Tar as IS
known here. beat his wife 10 death in
the woods near kittitas yesterday.
Gardner went TO kittitas and told the
authorities what he had done. He was
locked up No reason was assigned by
the preacher for his act.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
SHIP CANAL SURVEYS
Government Surveyors Mapping Out q
Turning Basin at the Mouth of the
WuhlaeOOchee

How many Ocala people are aware OF
the fact that a corps of government
engineers have been al work for some
time surveying at Port Inglis turn
ing basin for the Florida ship canal!
Such. however is a fact
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31

On June 3rd the Daughters of the
Confederacy will give their annual
dinner 10 the Confederate Veterans in
the grove on Fort King avenue, and
cordially invite them all to come and
he their guests.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
MUNROE & CHAMBLIss BANK
Ocala, Fla.
WEATHER FORECAST

Washington. May 3l.-Generally fair
tonight and Thursday. light variable
winds.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
Up TO DATE MAPS

Latest maps Of Florida and all 9th
er states at Billiards..
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
Foley
Kidney
Pills
What They Will Do for Yoa

What They Will Do for You
They will cure your backachs,
strengthen your Kidneys, cor.
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia.
bates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
SOLD by THE COURT PHARMACY
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31
OPEN FOR BUSINESS

| am again open for business at my
store on Fort King avenue. The
building has been repaired, new
stock received and we will be pleased
otake your measure and make your
clothes The latest designs in piece
goods to select your suit, trousers or
coat from. Come in and make selec-
ton Fit. price and quality guaranteed.
The Ocala evening star., 1911-05-31

BrooksvilIe. Fla. May 1s, 1911.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-09
COULD MAKE THE
DISTRICT FAMOUS
GOVERNOR ENTHUsEs OVER THE
SWEET POTATO OF KAUPo-
CoCoANUTs.

''The sweet potato of Kaupo" may
become a byword among the local mar
keters in the near future.
Governor Frear, while on the island
of Maui this week, visited the little dis
trict of Kaupo, where he found that
the principal and most delicious article
of diet raised was the sweet potato.
Nowhere else in the Island group are
such potatoes to be found. They are
neither watery, nor soggy, nor too
mealy, but just right and of the finest
flavor. The Governor was so delighted
that he had three meals in the village
and the sweet potato was the piece de
resistance at each feast.
"When the new marketing commits
sion becomes effective and is in work
ing order the villagers of Kaupo may
have an opportunity to make their
sweet potato famous" said the Gov
ernor yesterday. AT present the vii
layers have no means of marketing their
product, and yet if the means for trans
portation and marketing are made avail
able, l believe they will derive a fine
income from the potatoes. They can
raise the sweet potato SO that possibly
in time people, when buying, will refer
to it as the sweet potato of Kaupo,
and another district will probably raise
something else-the best in the island
and another district may be able to
raise another product-the best of its
kind-and so on. The possibilities of
| the marketing commission may be un-
limited in helping out the small far
mer.'
! While at Hama, Maui, the Governor
visited the hillside overlooking the
famous horseshoe bay of Hama and
found the rows and rows of cocoanuts
| planted by governors, congressman and
officials, both federal and territorial, in
hourishing condition. Cooper, the
"mayor of Hama" conceived the bril-
liant idea a few years ago when Gov
ernor Frear was there of having the
official plant cocoanut on the slope.
He planted and the cocoanut grew. Bv-
cry official who has visited Hama has
had to plant cocoanut. When mem
bers Of the congressional parties visit
Hama they are taken by Cooper to where
holes have been dug and cocoanuts are
lying about handy and are asked to
plant them. Reporters, journalists,
judges, supervisors, legislators, the dele.
gate to congress and many prominent
men have planted cocoanuts there.
81 found the one 1 first planted, >
said the Governor, "and it was in fine
condition. believe every cocoanut
planted has grown nicely. In time that
hillside win be wonderful grove OF
cocoanuts, adding much to the beauty
of the place.
"The same idea could well be used
in other parts of the islands to advan
tage."
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-09
FIRST OF WEEK END
EXCURSIONS FIXED
100 HAPPY FOLKS TO SAIL ON
MAY 27 AND VISIT LAO
VALLEY,
tFrom Saturdays Advertiser.j

(From Saturdays Advertiser.)
At a gathering in the rooms of the
Hands-Around.the-P Pacific Club yester-
day afternoon further arrangements
were made for the proposed weekend
trip on one of the Inter.Island steam
ers. About half the required hundred
signed up and they have promised to
see the other half make sure of the trip
not falling through.
Several ladies have signified their in
tention of going on the trip and these
will be given the staterooms. The men
of the party will sleep on the decks
on mattresses, and as there will only
be couple of nights to be put in this
The meeting was unanimously in favor
of the first of these trips taking place
on May 81 and that the party should
go to Maui and visit lao Valley.
The steamer will leave Honolulu on
Saturday evening and arrive at Kahu-
lui at daylight Sunday. She will
leave there again the same evening and
return to Honolulu early Monday morn
ing. During Sunday the visitors will
make the excursion to the valley and
lunch there. The cost of the ticket
will be three dollars, providing the
fall complement of a hundred is OBJ
tanned. Passages may be booked at
the Hawaiian Trust Company with j.
d. Garfield or with Fred Zerbe. A.
H. Ford will also be glad to receive
names or give any information about
the details of the trip. The staterooms,
which are to be reserved for ladies,
will be given out to the first who sign
their names.
A discussion arose over the advisa-
bility of making the trip over Kameha-
meha Day, as then it would be possible
to make two day trip. This would
allow those who wished to try it to
climb Haleakala, go through the crater
and over the other side, where the boat
would pick them up. 1t was finally
decided that this might be too much
for start and that the shorter one
would be better. There is every like
lihood of the trip taking place in the
immediate future.
All those who wish to go on May %
are requested to send in their names
as soon as possible in order that ar
rangements may be made.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-09
CAN NOT PUT STAMP DUTY ON AFFECTION AND
LOVE IS NONTAEABLE As CONSIDERATION

uaf Merriam did not zee his way clear
90 stamp this particular paper, as the
term good considerations was too
vague There was a one dollar stamp
0r 70 coming on the document on the
strength Of the one dollar named, but
Il was believed that the "other con.
siderations'i might have been few
thousand more, for all the government
knew.
On tho advice and under Instructions
from the treasurer the registrar refused
to accept the deed aud consequently the
writ Of mandamus was sued out. After
pending for some time before the court
1t was TO have come up today, but at
the last moment the parties interested
consulted with the treasurer and the at
torney.general and explained just what
the other considerations amounted to.
They represented nothing but Glove
and affection" which were apparently
the chief consideration aud the Terri
tory had to sadly admit the deed to
registration. The next legislature will
be respectfully requested to properly
tax this item.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-09
ROBERTS
MAY BRING COMPANY
WRITES TO FIND OUT WHAT rs
PROSPECT FOR SEASON
IN THIS CITY.

Honolulu may have season of ad-
vanced drama this summer if the plans
of Florence Roberts, the well known
actress, Theodore Roberts and Thurlow
Bergin are to be carried out.
Miss Roberts, who is Honolulu
favorite, having made many friends
here during a former engagement at the
Hawaiian operahouse, is very anxious to
come here after her San Francisco en-
gagements and has written w. D..
Adams an autograph letter asking
whether it would be worth her while to
come over. Miss Roberts asks a pretty
good sized guarantee, and some of the
plays in her repertoire are royalty
paying.
At present Miss Roberts is supported
by the Baker Theater Stock Company
in Portland, finishing there on May 20
when she goes to San Francisco and
opens at the Alcazar theater ON June 5
for six or eight weeks. After that she
has some open time and has cast her
eyes toward Hawaii Should arrange
ments be perfected for her to come she
would have with her Theodore Roberts,
Thurlow Bergin, a leading woman and a
character woman, five in all, and would
expect to get additional support here.
She has an alternative proposition to
have support from one of Belasco's
companies. Their repertoire is as fol
lows:
"Jim the Penman," /" "Strength Of
the Week, (" Right of Way" "zaza,
"Sham, - " Sapho, -" Magda, -" Coun
try Girl" and Merchant of Venice.
The last four plays are nonroyalty and
the remaining FIVE carry royalties, some
requiring $3.50 week.
"I would love to come, " writes Miss
Roberts, elf you could see your way
clear to bring us. :"
Mr.. Adams will canvass the situation
before answering Miss Roberts letter
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-09

There are no stamp duties on love and
affection In Hawaii II e probably M.
fortunate that the Legislature overlook
cd these and left them IN solitary glory
In the list Of untaxed things, but 90 IL
is, and they are negotiable properties
which escape the numerous pitfalls Of
the unwary dollar.
The discovery that the Territory
could not realize on love and that afIee
tion was nontaxable resulted yesterday
in the withdrawal Of the petition for
writ Of mandamus that had been fled
in Judge Robinson's court TO compel
Registrar Charles II. Merriam to file a
certain deed.
This suit was started several weeks
ago when the registrar refused to place
stamps on a deed from w. R. Castle
transferring some Tantalus property to
his brother, j. B. Castle, for " one dollar
and other good considerations. AS all
deeds must suffer tax duty, according to
the remuneration named in them, Regis
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-09
PLEADS GUILTY TO
C0NCEALING OPIUM

Albert L. Howard, ex-member of the
IS staff on the Manchuria, yes.
terday pleaded guilty before the federal
court to the charge of concealing
opium and will be sentenced this morn
ing. He pleads not guilty to the other
counts of the indictment, those of i'm
porting and assisting to import opium
and these were nol-prossed His part
ner, Paul Wissig, pleaded not guilty
to all these counts and his case was
continued for trial.
Both District Attorney BreckOns and
Marshal Hendry left for Maui yester-
day, being expected back this morning,
on the MaunU Kea from the Valley Isle.
As these were the only officials who
know what progress has been made in
following up the alleged confession of
Howard it is not known whether the
passenger on the Manchuria who was
to be arrested in San Francisco yester-
day was caught or not.
The return of the Canadian Aus
tralian Steamship Company and the
Union Steamship Company to the libel
fled by George r. Maine against the s.
S. Makura was made yesterday by their
attorneys. Holmes, Stanley and Olson.
A bill of exceptions has been filed
against the libel as well as two mo.
tions, one on behalf of each corpora.
tion, to quash. These motions will b,
heard ON May IS.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-05-09
SUICIDES IDENTITY
WELL ESTABLISHED

That the man found dead on the
beach at Laiewai some time ago was
D. w. Scott was proved beyond doubt
by letters received by the police from
Sacramento yesterday, IN answer to
queries from-them relating to his iden-
tity.
The chief of police Of Sacramento
states that the man was for fourteen
years clerk in a hotel at Walnut
Grove, California, which position he
left to open a saloon in San Francisco.
The laundry mark found on his clothes
here has been traced to the Mason
Laundry of Sacramento, registered un'
der the same name as that under which
he was known here upon his arrival.
A picture of him has been forwarded
which has been identified by Mrs. Vol
tiers, of the Occidental Hotel his for
mer lsndlady, as the man beyond a
doubt and as he also intimated while
here that he had been in the hotel
business for some TIME, the chain
which connects the dead man with the
clerk of Walnut Grove is about com
pletc. TO make matters further GER
tain sample of his handwriting sent
here with the reply corresponds exactly
with Chief MeDuhie 5 photographs o.
( the signature OF "Charles Roberts,
the alias he signed in the timebook OF
III. X Paele of Kaneohe. Two brotheri
survive him.