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nance of Waverly, the Cynical Pene-
tration of Balzac, the sinister vision
and great heart of Voltaire. the pa-
geantry of the Universal Creator Of
Romeo, the gladness of Chaucer, the
rapture of the Nightengales that sang
forever in the magic easements of
Keats soul, the majesty of Milton,
the laugh of Rabelais, the wonder of
Homer and of the triad of the Greek
dramatic giants
On the shore of Cape Hatteras sits
this super-man and to his feet, from
India over Egypt, over Greece. asigh
with all the centuries, magnificently
come the waves of thought of all the
world.
he is that Aholibah whose name
was blown into strange seas He is.
universal man. He sums the ar
mics OF the world and the courts and
the market-places. He digs the Pan
anna canal with his big-toe at one
fiirt thereof, and stops a war be-
tween continents with an uplifted fin
ger!
He is sent into the world to save
the republic from socialism and the
world, and to lead us in a war of the
nations preceding the extension of
our national boundaries until they ex-
actly coincide with the high-water
mark of every ocean and sea on the
star
Seven years ago | was in Washing
ton for the first time but l could not
see the city for the president, and
l then and there wrote on paper this
fact:
Washington-A. D., 1905.
At last I've. seen thee, hammered town,
Thy crown of solemn buildings. SOL
emn domed,
Thy vistas known from schoolboy
days SO well
They seemed picture still. But
over all,
lmpenetrating all and everywhere.
Above the monuments gray eminence
And far above the capitol there loom
ed,
Like some tall mountain or mine
robed,
The President o Earnest Soul of
Man,
What strength and girth and height
We have
M h. ,a1@I IL l. e
The granite work of many men TO
seem
A trivial pile of rocks
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WHO THE DELEGATES ARE

We have not seen a complete lisl
of the delegates to the Baltimore con
vention who were elected at the re
cent primaries. The following is the
list in full for the information of oul
readers
From State at Large:
A. w Gilchrist of Punta Gorda.
Frank E. Chase of Jacksonville.
Frank Harris of Ocala.
E. ID. Lambright of Tampa.
B. S. Williams of Pensacola
DIR. E. S. Grill of Palatka.
From First Congressional District:
w. Hunt Harris of Key West
A p Jordan of Punta Gorda.
From Second Congressional District:
DR.. B. c. Abernethy of Orlando,
Robert E. Davis of Gainesville.
From Third Congressional District:
Frank Mayes of Pensacola.
]. F. Griggs of Apalachlcola.
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president of the United States, and
we hope that our delegates from this
state will see to it that he is nomi-
mated and elected.
Mr. A. w. Tongue and Mr.. John
T. Lewis report trade very good
Miss Leona White of Moss Bluff is
visiting friends in Oklawaha this
week.
Miss Sallie Morrison of Moss Bluff
is visiting A J. Harrell this week.
The truckers of this section are
busy loading watermelons, and better
melons we never saw.
The peach growers of this section
are receiving fair prices for early
peaches.
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Editor Hetherington of the Lake
land Telegram is a good-natured chap,
and generous also. This is what he
saws about the recent election: "A
governor and state superin+ of
education is Lakeland's contribution
to Florida's government this election.
If anybody is dissatisfied, We have
material here to fill the entire cabinet
that we can trot out next time"
Times-Union Short Walks.
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DOINGS AT OkLAWAHA
Special Cor. Ocala Banner:


This place is beautifully located
near Lake Weir, the mast beautiful
lake in all Florida. The waters are
simply grand and almost as clear as
crystal, and to battle therein once you
are sure to come again.
Our little town is growing rapidly,
and is destined to be a large place
within the next few years. Great
quantities of freight are received and
shipped from this station, including
oranges, cotton, corn, and produce in
general from off the Oklawaha river
this being the nearest point to the
railroad from that fertile section and
favored spot
We have good school buildings and
churches, and a very successful sing
ing school has just been closed by
Prof. Theus, from Georgia. The peo
pie of this section feel under lasting
obligations to him for the able man
ner in which he conducted his school,
as all of our people are good singers
now, even to the little ones.
We have at this place a good lodge
Of f. 4 A. NJ, also a strong camp OF
W. 0. W., and the state organizer
mrs. White, is here, organizing the
Woodmen Circle, an auxiliary to the
W. o. W., and is succeeding admira
oly, and. will complete the organiza
uon of the circle on July 4th.
The health of the community was
never better-which is bad for the
doctors.
The crops in this section are fine
especially corn, and the farmers are
now putting out a large acreage Of
sweet potatoes.
Several of the old Confederate vet
Grams attended the big reunion in
oeaia on the 3rd, and all report hav
ing fine time and a splendid din
Her' given annually by the Daughters
VI the Confederacy in commemora
uon of the birth of Jefferson Davis.
Mr.. c. ]. White, from across the
r"er, the mogul farmer, paid Ocala
visit on Monday. He reports every
ening prosperous on the Kyle anC
ioung farm, but was sorry to stats
'nat the pumpkin and kershaw croI
would be short, as the vines were
srowing so fast that they kept the lit
We ones pulled OFF, and he was ther
on MS way to Ocala to try to ge'
sumo weights to hold the vines bach
% that some of the fruit might sta!
VI the vines long enough to mature
we are glad thta the primaries are
vi over and that the democrats o
florida have elected good true. homes
men to serve them in the various of
ICES both state and county.
we are all for Oscar Underwood fol
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The so-called gum bunch" have
done more for the upbuilding of Flor
ida than have their traducers. They
do as much for charity as any other
class, and persons engaging in abuse
of them do it for political preferment
among the unenlightened. The tur-
pentine interest is second to none in
Florida. and those engaged in it are
gentlemen in every sense the word
implies. Chronicle.
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With the triumph Of hia political
victory fresh In the mind cane to
crushing blow OF bis domestic azlic.
ton upon Colonel 3. ~. sparkman IN
the death OF his wife. Who ID heen
his devoted companion for thlrtyses-
en- years. Those who trust and hen
or the faithful public servant Erless
with the loving husband IN thla the
darkness Of his greatest sofrow -
Tampa Times.
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Harry Floyd has gotten after Park
Trammell with his ELUSIVE pen, and
if Park don't shed some bushes now,
he is more hardened to praise than
We had thought him.-Orlando Re-
Porter-Star.
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Caller-And how does your daugh-
ter get along with her lessons in
French?
Fond Mother-Oh, very well indeed.
She shrugs her shoulders beautiful.
ly.-Satire. s4;1i.MSs y IN
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4 special from Tallahassee say

spCC1dI IIUH I1I11HUSSCO ~ =
that there will be no meeting OF the
state board of pardons on the first
Thursday in June. The next regular
meeting of the board Of pardons will
begin on Friday, July 5th. the first
Thursday in July being on the 4th--
a national and state holiday.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

Frank Clark told them in the be-
ginning that they must stop kickin'
his dawg aroun'.-Lakeland Tele-
gram.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-06-07

The fate of the Citrus Exchange is
to be decided this month. Its loss
would be a calamity to the fruit grow
ers of the state.
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Fruit ,ars at rshsrs n1zn :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10

OF reinforced concrete Former Bridge
Engineer Douglass has advocated a
single-span type like the Walnut Lane
bridge in Philadelphia. the Rocky River
the bridge over the Tiber In Rome ana
like bridges throughout the world that
have the same demands upon them as
this does. and the Calvert Street bridge
should have the added reason of keeping
in accord with the development Of the
National Capital. 1t is this type OF bridge
that Mr.. Bailey. the present engineer or
bridges. has favored
The new bridge should suffice for carry
ing not only the Chevy Chase car lire
but the proposed Massa chusetts avenue
extension OF the Mount Pleasant car line.
which plan now urged in bills pending in
both houses OF Congress would very
largely augment the trafic already too
great for the present structure Until
the new bridge is built any Improvement
In the street car service In this Connecti-
cut avenue section can only be by ad-
ditional overhead trolley cars. with in
both under normal conditions and during
the great excursion travel to the Zoo and
to Chevy Chase lake.
Discusses Tax System.
Representative Henry George. jr, Of
New York, another member Of the House
District committee also addressed the
meeting o.. The subject of the Calvert
Street b.rdge. Mr.. George said he is
In favor of the erection Of a new. artistic
and adequate bridge over Rock creek at
Calvert street, adding that he believed
the property owners who will be benefited
by such new bridge should pay for the
structure, and that the cost should not
be borne by the general government.
During Representative Georges speech
"unearned increment real land values
and ''single land tax had their innings.
the address developing into an exposi-
ton of the single tax idea. In the
course of his remarks Representative
George charged that under existing con-
ditions as to taxation no city in the
United States has such high rents as
Washington. where, he said, Land values
have been inflated to the bursting point. "
1.-The tax system in the District of Column
bia." he said, lis all wrong. 1t is this
ing. keeps out business. keeps out pros
perity and keeps in speculation"
A resolution was adopted directing the
committee on legislation to confer with
Representative Adair and other members
of the House District committee for the
purpose of preparing a bill to provide
FUNDS for the immediate construction Of
be supplementary to the pending measure
providing an appropriation of 5000 for
the preparation of plans for a new bridge.
The following new members were ad-
mitted to the association: E. Dana Du-
rand, director of the census; III. c. Ans
ley of the Southern railway. Harry
Wardman. William Wolfe Smith, J. J.
Poole r. Earle Anderson, 8. Lenox
Hoover. D. N. Clark. Albert Stewart,
Commodore William Stetson Hogg. u. S.
N, retired, and A. r. Yeakle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
BARROW TRIAL MAY "A
Date for Bribery Case Set by
AQreement-TWO Conflict
ing Rulings NuIlified.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, March 8
Clarence s. barrow, former chief coun-
sci for the Mcnamara brothers. will be
placed on trial May Il on the charge
Of having bribed jurors in the case Of
the confessed dynamiter. James B. Nc
Namara, now serving a life term in San
Quentin prison.
Presiding Judge Hutton fixed the
date for the trial after counsel had
agreed that the court should render
third ruling regarding the sufficiency
Of the transcript Of grand jury evil
dence originally furnished to the de-
tense by the district attorney.
Nullifies Conflicting Rulings.
Judge Hutton. multiplying two previous
rulings which conflicted, held that with
the addition of informal notes of the
testimony of Bert Franklin before the
grand jury the transcript was sufficient
Franklin acted as detective for the Nc
Namara defense and confessed having
offered bride to a Mcnamara juror
The district attorney said these in
formal notes were all he had. and that
in sharing with the defense he was CIV
ing barrow IAN even break"
The attorneys for barrow said they
were satisfied with the ruling. and would
accept the transcript which previously had
been refused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
RETURNING TO NEW YORK.
Prominent Americans Sail From
Liverpool on the Lusitana.

special Cablegram to The Star
LIVERPOOL. March S.-The Lusitania
left Liverpool today with a large COM
plement of passengers. In the list ap-
peared the name of A. J. Drexel 1t was
Immediately surmised that Drexel was
returning to America to effect a recon-
Citation with his wife. but the Drexel
turned out to be A. j. Drexel, jr., with
his wife. John Armstrong Drexel. who
was at the pier to see his brother off.
said he intended to keep up his aviation
work this year and was awaiting only
the appearance of the new spring models
before purchasing a machine. He said
he was not to be competitor in the
James Gordon Bennett contest in Chi
cago.
Harry Furniss, the famous caricaturist
said he was going over to spend six
weeks with Thomas A. Edison, for the
purpose of producing a new method for
motion pictures, Edison having evolved
an invention which will revolutionize the
present system and make cinematography
more educative
Among the passengers were Edwin
Morgan. United States minister to Por-
tugal. who has been promoted to ambas-
sador to Brazil; w. r. Balsinger. vice
president of the Carnegie Steel Company,
and ]. NJ. Flannery, president of the
Standard Chemical Company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
ROOSEVELT rs ATTACKED.
Senator Gronna and w. D. Corrigan
Score His Record.

MINET. n. D., March 9-Attacks on
Col. Roosevelt were made today by
United States Senator A. ]. Gronna OF
North Dakota and Walter D. Corrigan
of Milwaukee. who addressed a meeting
of progressive republicans of western
North Dakota here.
Senator Gronna accused Roosevelt oil
having advocated the Taft Canadian pact,
which he designated as blow at the
American farmer.
Mr.. Corrigan accused Roosevelt of hav-
ing worked while President against La
Frollette's progressive campaign in Wis
consin. He said that the republican ma
tional conventions of 10 OF and 1908 were
controlled by Roosevelt's friends and re-
pudiated the La Toilette platform
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
UNRESTRICTED, BUT FOR TAFT.
Two Of virginia's Delegates So Tele-
graph Secretary Hilles.

ROANOKE, Va, March 9.-The fifth
district republican convention. which met
at Rocky Mount today failed to instruct
the delegates. The resolution providing
for an instructed delegation was declared
lost by vote Of - to 30
Although the Taft supporters failed to
secure an instructed delegation, q resolu-
ton ENDORSING Taft's administration was
adopted. The reason given for the fall
ure to instruct the delegation was that
tive years ago the delegates were un-
seated when they went instructed.
There Is little chance OF there ching
any contest In the state convention as a
result Of the action OF the fifth district
convention today.
4 singular feature Of the action today
was that the majority Of the men holding
FEDERAL offices were against the instruc-
ton of delegates.
The following telegram was sent to Sec
rotary Hilles after the adjournment Of
the convention:
lion. c. d. Eilles, Secretary to the
President, Washington. d. c.:
while we are not instructed, We are
for the denomination Of President Taft.
tSigned)
"A H. STAPLES,
g. FLOYD LANDRETH.
Delegates"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
Soldiers Meet Retribution.

Reports from Pao-ting-fu say soldiers
are going about the villages singly or in
small groups and are meeting with severe
retribution. When wearied they lie down
beside their loot to sleep and the villagers
cut their threats or club them to death
The villagers are also assisting the
troops In rounding up the deserters, many
OF whom have been shot. Piles of booty
have been returned to Pao-ting-fu, where,
however. the mutinous soldiers are still
sufficiently numerous to terrorize the city
and defy punishment All officials have
left the city. except one Judge. and the
police do not interfere with the mutineers.
who control the gates. Train service has
been resumed as far as Ting-chow, a
pilot train with sixty soldiers and Max
Inns preceding each passenger train
People are starving in every province,
and In the capital there is much suffering
as the result of the cessation of trade.
The object of the powers in inviting Japan
and Russia to participate in the loans to
China is to eliminate rivalry and to give
the strongest possible backing to the gov
eminent for the re-establishment of con-
ditions whereby International trade can
be resumed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
GIVES UP CLAIM TO THRONE.
Action of Prince Miguel Means
Wife Never Will Be Queen.
Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star
PAU, France. March BY the terms
of an agreement reached between ex-KinS
Manuel and Dom Miguel, Prince of Bra
etanza. at their recent conference in
Dover, Prince Miguel relinquished what
ever rights he may have claimed to the
throne of Portugal to Manuel The
agreement also discloses the fact that
not a cent of the millions which the
princes wife. formerly Miss Anita Stew
art of New York. inherited from J. H.
(SilenD Smith has been used in the
campaign of Manuel to regain his
throne and no future assistance will
come from the American girl
Thus the always interesting possibility
that an American girl might some day
be Portusars queen II forever elimi-
mated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
TAFT STRONG IN IOWA.
Gets One Hundred Delegates to State
Convention in Ten Counties.

DES MONIES. Iowa. March 9.-1n ten
OF the republican county conventions held
today, President Taft received more than
a hundred instructed delegates to the
state convention to be held in Cedar
Ra pids in April
Senator Cummins will be In control Of
the seventh district convention. according
10 reports from the county convention.
Col. Roosevelt received Endorsements in
the caucauses for conventions to be held
next week in Washington and Page coun-
ties.
Sioux and Warren counties instructed
for Cummins. In Audubon county the
delegation was divided between Taft and
Cummns, and in Shelby county q pro-
gressive delegation was chosen which
may be either for Cumr1ns or Roose-
welt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
HIS SKULL FRACTURED.
Samuel Butler Taken to HOSPITAL
Following q Scrimmape.

Following an alteration in Chester
court last night. Samuel Butler, colored,
thirty-seven years Of age, Of 1860 Chester
court was taken to the Freedmen's Hos
pital with fractured skull His con-
dition is regarded as serious. 1t is
alleged that Joshua Savoy. also colered.
of 1910 Chester court hit him with a
hatchet. The police are looking for
him.
The two men became engaged in a
quarrel about 1880 o'clock. a short dis
lance from their homes in Chester court,
the police were told. The assailant fled
after Butler had been felled.
To every precinct in the city went a
message to look out for, and arrest Sa-
voy. He IL described as being twenty
six years Of age. dark brown skin, about
feet 10 inches tall, weighing about
100 pounds. He wore black pants and
an old black overcoat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED.
Sheriff and Deputies Accused Of Plot
ting to Defraud County.

GRAND HAVEN. Mich. March o.
Thirteen indictments were returned today
by the Ottawa grand jury against cou.ty
officials and alleged violators of iluor
and gambling laws. Sheriff Cornelius
Andre and Deputy Sherfffs Frank r.
Slisbury and J. Klavier were indicted on
charges of conspiracy to defraud the
county.
The sheriff also Is alleged to have al
lowed prisoners to escape. Three counts
were returned against Slisbury charging
illegal treatment of prisoners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
WIRELESS STATION CHAIN
Will Link Many Possessions of Brit
ish Empire.

NEW YORK, March 9-The Marconi
Wireless Telegraph Company has re-
ceived a dispatch from its London head
quarters off1cially advising it OF the COM
pletion Of a contract with the British
government for the erection of a chain
OF wireless stations to be known as the
imperial wireless chain. linking together
q number Of the colonial possessions OF
the British empire.
Among the chief stations are to be
those at London: in Egypt. at the north
erly entrance Of the Red sea, and at
Alden, at the southern extremity of the
Red sea, both on the eastern route to
India; at a central point in India; also
at Singapore in the Straits Settlement on
the route TO the far east, and at Pre-
toria, South Africa.
These are to be the nucleus Of further
stations In this chain which Is designed
to gradually extend the service so as to
link London with all the British pos.
sessions beyond the seas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
PUJO PLANS TO RETIRE.
Louisiana Representative to Quit
Congress Next Year.

LAKE CHARLES. La. March 81
Representative A. p. Pujo Of the
seventh congressional district issued q
statement today announcing that he
would retire from Congress at the ex-
piration Of his present term in March.
1913 Mr. Pujo 10 serving his NTH term
from this district. He gives as his
reason for retiring a desire to devote
himself to his professional business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
TAFT rs INDORSED.
Eight New Mexico Delegates Favor
the Administration.

SANTA FEE. N. Mex. March Sup
porters Of President Taft in state
republican convention here today
named eight delegates to the national
convention in Chicago. Resolutions in
dorsing the Taft administration were
adopted. although the delegates were
not instructed.