The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-08-08
BELLEEIEW
The Correspondent Comments on
the New Coupon Law.

es hOTticulJurisI. has been making
stay a. the Davenport pecan grove.
for the purpose OF EXPERIMENTATION
on various ailments peculiar 10 the
pecan tree.
Misses Ellie and Minnie Tremere
spent last Sunday in Washington. D.
c, the following day in Norfolk,
Va, and expect to arrive in Provi-
dence, r. l.. Wednesday, where they
take train for Boston. where they
expect 10 meet Miss Bessie Haskell,
who spent the winter here a year ago.
A circular letter Just received
states that according to a law passed
by the last legislature, That each
and every person, firm or corpora
ton. who shall offer with merchan-
disc bargained or sold in the course
certificate. or other evidence Of in
debtedness or liability. redeemable
in premiums. shall paw annually,
state license tax of $500. and coun-
- AlNCA1oC NoA ~ 2-cO III G1-A anu
every county in which said business
is carried on and for each place OF
business; and no person. firm or cor
poration shall offer with merchan-
any coupon. profit-sharing certificate
or other evidence of Indebtedness or
la Dility, redeemable by any person,
firm, or corporation than the one Of
fering same without paying the
above license, etc. This license shall
be in addition to other licenses pre-
scribed by this act"
In commenting on this law Hon.
". Y. Knott, state comptroller writes
under date Of July p, 1918, as fol-
lows: This applies whether the
coupon, ETC., is enclosed in the PACK
age, or delivered to the purchaser
separately, and whether the coupon.
etc. is redeemable by the person,
firm or corporation by whom the sale
is made or by the manufacturers or
by any other person, firm or corpo-
ration" He adds further: This
provision Of the law covers cigarettes
when coupons that are redeemable
are enclosed or delivered with the
cigarettes. and to soap when the
wrapper or other evidence Of indebt-
edness delivered with the soap is re-
deemable. Also in other similar
cases.
The penalty prescribed for viola
ton OF the above law is punishable
| by fine not exceeding $1,000 or i'm
prisOnment in the county jail not eX-
ceeding six months.
Now, amt that a dOcksOlOger for
the poor country storekeeper? Amt
that the devil for Mr.. soap manufac-
turer? What will the baking powder
kings do now? Where do all the
| premium concerns come in? And
above all, where does the thrifty
housewife come in? And what will
all the storekeepers do with the
goods they now have on their shelves
with coupons and tags and all man
ner of proft-sharing devices attached
thereto? But after all, it is the
| best thing that ever happened.
One hundred years from now we will
never think about it. Let's cuss
Ned Spencer and Light for it. anv-
how. Your storekeeper cannot sell
you any goods with a premium or
prize coupon attached. To do SO
means trouble
Mr.. Isaac Nichols took a dose OF
carbolic acid instead of some medi-
cine, but thanks ~ prompt efforts
the effects were neutralized.
Miss Edna Nichols was a visitor
to her parents nome last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Hopkins return
ed from a visit to points in Connect
cut last Wednesday morning. Mrs
Hopkins was formerly Mrs. Mary
Cook, and will be pleasnatl: remem-
: bered as one of our most popular
visitors last WHITE.
Every one having trade coupons
premium certificates and all other
proft-sharing devices are rushing
them in to the torek2cpers - OBJ
tain their rewards on purchase:
made prior to the date the law wen
; into effect prohibiting the giving
, of prof1t-snar1ng coupons.
Mr.. Harley Lucius came up from
tampa last Sunday, and left for the
{ porth part OF the state the day fol
towing, where he expects TO locate
Mr.. c. Ed. Carmichael, chairman
of the board of county commission
ers, with Mr.. Grace, one of the com
missioners Of Alachua county, wa:
| i'll town last Tuesday, on his way {
| Lake Weir, to see how the hard road
: work was progressing.
Mrs. Reece, who was found IN,