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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
VILLAS MEN ARE
BRUTAL VILLAINS
Rebel Soldiers i'm Chihuahua Seem
No Better than a Horde
of Robbers

FL Paso Texas, Dec Histories
OF wholesale looting by Gen. Francis
co Villas rebel army on its entrance
into Chihuahua and OF the despoiling
OF church treasures, the robbery OF
Spanish priests and nuns, the confis-
cation OF property and demands for
eXorbitant sums of money, were
brought here yesterday with the ar
rival of AIS citizens of Spain who
had been banished from Mexico by
the rebels.
Eighteen Catholic priests and nuns
O. Spanish origin We're among the
refugees. They Joined with the
other exiled Spaniards in sending to
the Spanish ambassador at Washing
ton and to the minister OF foreign
relations at Madrid protest against
What they asserted was an outrage
81 their rights.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
APPROVED BY
THE ENGINEERS
Another Forward Step Taken on the
Much-Needed Oklawaha
Improvement
(Times-Union)

Word was received in this city
yesterday from Washington which
means that the first direct step has
been taken towards the construction
Cf the trans-Florida canal.
This important news was sent di-
rect TO Major John r. Slattery,
corps of engineers. L. S. A, for this
district, who was informed that the
board OF engineers at the national
capital had passed favorably on the
Oklawaha river improvements
Major Slattery has been at work
for some time in the preparation of
the plans and specifications in con-
nection with this great inland wa
terway improvement and submitted
all of the plans and estimates for the
consideration of the board of en-
gineers.
The cost OF the improvement is
estimated at 1892, 900.
This will give a six-foot channel
from the mouth of the Oklawaha
into the st. Johns to Leesburg and
means a very good channel from
Jacksonville to Leesburg
This is one of the great inland
waterways improvements desired fol
many years
No definite date has as yet beer
set when the work will be started
All of the preliminary data, the sur
veys, the plans and estimates are
completed in all detail and represen
a large amount of work and study.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
WILL RETIRE GEN. WOOD
Successor to Teddy's Friend Will be
Chosen by the Army
Secretary

Washington. Dec. .s13.-Announce-
ment is made by Secretary Garrison
that On April % next Major General
Leonard Wood will cease to be chief
Of staff of the United States army.
On that date Gen. Woods four-year
term expires and though there is a
provision in the statutes which. would
permit the term to be extended in
case of war>or any other emergency,
Secretary Garrison says that he will
follow the spirit Of the law and
choose a successor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
OCALA, FLORIDA MONDAY, DECEMBER Is 1913

produce and sell electric light. pow
er and heat-not at cost, but at
prices calculated TO give the city a
fSir margin of profit.
Jacksonville municipal plant has
cut the price of electric current from
10 cents TO cents a kilowatt hour,
has paid all charges, earned a sur
plus of s350.000 and has been a big
factor in attracting new. industries
which have increased population
from 27,O00 in 1901 tc $4,000 in
1913.
The city on December 1 made a
rate of cents per kilowatt hour for
current used in cooking, TO help
housewives get rid Of matches, ashes,
dust, dirt, SCOT, fumes. coal buckets
and pokers The local gas company
objected. The city replieds that since
2-cent electricity is equivalent to
Accent gas. the company's remedy
was to sell gas at that price and
cOmDete
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
READERS WILL
HAVE A REST
decisions Unanimous of British Pap
ers Not to Print on Christ
mas Day

London, Dec. 1.-THE British
newspapers have reached the unani-
nous agreement to suspend publica-
ton on Christmas Day. A majority
OF the papers tried the plan last
Christmas. but this year all of the
papers, including the London Times
will close up shop entirely, giving
many thousand workers connected
with newspapers a real Christmas
holiday The agreement applies to
both morning and afternoon papers
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
HOUSEKEEPERS MAY HOPE
For Electric Cooking and Heating
Apparatus i'm the Homes i'm the
Near Future

Times-Union: The following edi-
tOrial from the st. Louis Post is GER
tain TO prove interesting to many
residents of Jacksonville especially
On account of the comment regard
ing the municipaliy-owned plant and
the recently established 2 cent rate
for electricity for cooking and heat
ing.
Since the official announcement of
what is said is the lowest rate ever
offered, either by municipality or pri-
vately owned plants, Jacksonville
| has enjoyed a world Of very yalua-
/ bic publicity, and has been generally
! credited by many of the largest
! newspapers in the country with be-
/ ing far and away the most enter
prising and progressive city OF the
South, and from the point Of real
business efficiency in the handling of
city affairs, one Of the most remark
able municipalities in the entire
country
! The newspapers of New York,
! Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Bal
timore and other metropolitan cen
ters have had much TO say regarding
! the new precedent established by
Jacksonville in the matter of the
nations lowest rate for electricity
for cooking and heating purposes,
and especially the remarkable profits
secured from rates charged that are
iprivately-ownei and operated elec-
trio plants.
Altogether, JacksonviIle's wonder
full showing both in the actual prof.
its and the recent rates established
have occasioned national. attention
and this Florida metropolis, by the
same token, is securing publicity that
is sure to mean the attraction O.
large sums of money for profitable
inv vestment and the drawing of man!
homeseekers who are looking fo1
just the opportunities that are OF
fered in Florida alone.
Encouraging City Growth
The ST. Louis Posts editorial is a
follows:
Jacksonville, Fla, invested 81,
: 100000 of city funds in a plant t,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
CITRA MAN REAPPOINTED
SUNDAY SCHOOL SECRETARY
Florida MethC Cdists VIII Hold Their
Next Conference in Arcadia

Tallahassee, Dee. 14.-Yesterday
was the busiest day of the Florida
Conference. Delegates were elected
to the general conferences as fol-
lows: Clerical. Smith Hardin, W. j.
Carpenter, ". H. Norton, G. S. Rob-
erts; lay, J. W Pennington, r. y.
Johnson, H. D. Bassett. w. S. Sheats;
alterantes, H. D. Harris, Thomas
Griffith, A NcLeran, Solon G. Will
son.
Arcadia was selected as the place
OF the next conference.
c. w. White was recommended for
accomplishment as Sunday school see
retarr.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
SWUNG UP AND SHOT
Suspicious Circumstances Cause an
Aiachua County Negro to
Receive Short Shrift

Hawthorne, Dec. 14.-Henry
White, a negro, 30 years OF age, was
lynched at Campville, small village
five miles from here, at an early hour
yesterday morning by several hun
Gred infuriated men.
Young men from Hawthorne were
calling on a young lady of Campville
when they heard a noise in an ad-
White was found under the bed. He
vas dragged out, taken to the rail
road station and shut up in the col
ored waiting room, and a phone
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
IN FREIGHT
RATES HELD Up
Interstate Commerce Commission
Favors Florida Tomato Grow
ers Till April

Washington, Dec. 14.-Advances
in the freight rates on tomatoes in
carloads, ranging from 21a to 9h
cents a hundred pounds, from pro-
ducing points in Florida to destina-
ton west of the Mississippi river,
were suspended Yesterday until April
1 4 by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15

The action Of the police was so IN
expected by the militants that they
had made no preparations to safe
guard their leader by detachment
gette army.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
P.ANkY AGAIN IN PRISON
Scotland Yard Men Were Too Soon
for the Suffragettes

London, Dec 14.-Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the suffragette leader,
while returning from Paris, where
she has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs Christabel Pankhurst, was ar
rested by Scotland Yard detectives
shortly after the train left Dover.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
Comparison Drawn

st. Louis people, near vast fields
Of low-priced coal and near one of
the worlds greatest water powers.
pay a private company cents aver
age for electric current, while their
city government, for lighting some
o. its own buildings, produces cur
rent for one and one-tenth cents.
The constitution and charter un-
ness, unlike those under which St.
Louis operates appear to have been
drawn to serve the people rather
than the private utility Corporations
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15

message sent to Gainesville for Off
GERS to come AMI take charge OF
him.
About l o'clock in the morning, a
crowd of men appeared, took the ne
gro 10 a tree, swung him up and
filled his body with lead
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15

Special butet luncheon so cents.
Every day from 1870 to 2:30 at
keating's. Everything that's good
to eat ILL 1-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15
OPEN ALL NIGHT

The Merchants Cafe is first class
place to take your meals. Open night
and day. j. r. Dewey, proprie-
tor Z-2S-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-12-15

Encouraging City Growth
The ST. Louis Posts editorial is as
follows:
Jacksonville, Fla, invested ST.
600, 900 of city funds in a plant to
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
OIL DID NOT UNSCRANBLE.
Even Mir. Wickersham Begins to
 Suspect the Trust.

Washington, March 2.-There is serious doubt as to whether the Standard Oil trust has been actual ly dissolved, according to the re- port of Attorney General Wicker sham by Charles B. Morrison and Oliver k. Pagan, the government at torneys investigating whether the decree of dissolution has been vio- lated.
 Morrison and Pagan drew tenta- tive conclusions based upon their unfinished investigation, and upon complaint of competing oil com panies. It was largely a report of the progress of the inquiry and Mr. Wickersham instructed the attor- neys, in view of the showing made, to continue the investigation He will turn over their report to his successor March i.
 While unfair competition is said to have been eliminated, it is un- darstood that the report seriously raises the question whether the control and management of the dis membered parts of the great trust and the control of the prices of oil are not still directed by the same hands.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

Mena and vicinity, as per your ad in paper. 1 am thinking seriously of going to your state to buy land and would like all the information possible"
 Mr. M. Il. Hanson, of Kings cOun- ty, Washington, writes: Will you kindly send me any printed matter you may have for distribution de- scriptive of your section of the Ozark region, Western Arkansas, Polk county, Mena and vicinity? 1 am thinking of coming to Ar kansas"
 MT. s. B. Harvey, of Paotiuppa, North China, says: Please send me your booklet on the Ozark re- zion, Polk county, Mena and vi- cinity, as per ad."
 Quotations could be made from writers of hundreds of letters now in possession of the exchange, com ing from almost every state in the United States,-as well as Canada. Old Mexico and a good many of the foreign countries. But it would seem from the above that our real estate exchange is getting busy and reaching out very effectively, plac- ing this section of our state before those looking or seeking a new To- cation.
 It might be well to say, right at this time, some little time ago this office assisted the exchange in get ting up quite large supply of very attractive literature at large outlay of money, as we'll as much time and hard work. The exchange goes on the theory that the very best of descriptive literature, printed and lying dormant in the different offices of its members is of no avail to the man or woman seeking a new home, and for this reason has been carrying on very effective system of advertising and reaching out to find those looking for new locations, and calling their attention to this, the best section of the state of Arkansas, everything taken into consideration. With this kind of a campaign of adver- Using by the exchange being car rled on, it will be only a short time until the outside world will be full ly apprised of the fact that there is such place as Mena and Polk county and Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
| 9 u h ' Free
SENATE BILL KILLS FREE
 DISTRIBUTION OF SEEDS

Washington, Feb 27-Congres- sional distribution of seeds was ended by the senate today by elimi- mating from the agricultural ap- propriation bill a provision appro- priation of S3J6100 for that pur- pose. Among the more important amendments was a bill by Senator Hoke smith creating a bureau of markets in the department of agri- culture. The hiil. as it passed the senate, carried SiS000000, an in- ercase of nearly SLOO0O0O over the house bill.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
Big Cotton Fire at Argenta.

Little Rock, March 2.-The local plant of the Gulf Compress Com pany of Memphis was burned in Argenta yesterday. The plant and 7,700 bales of cotton was destroyed, entailing loss of $iS5,000 worth of cotton and buildings and machinery valued at $60,000 This is the third fire of this kind to occur here with in the past few years and the sec ond heavy loss of this company. The fire is thought to have origi- hated from a spark from passing locomotive. Building and contents fully insured.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
Hand in That of Public.
MiIdredina Hair Remedy Never
 Fails.

To restore gray hair to it's na- tural color, adds beauty. No matter how old and faded your hair looks, or how long you have been gray, it will work wonders for you, keep you looking young. promote a luxuriant growth of healthy hair, stop it's falling out and positively remove dandurlf.
 Will not soil skin or linen. Will not injure your hair. Is not dye.
 Refuse all substitutes. soc bot ties at druggists.
 Eroa We will send a large Y OS trial bottle free by re- Iurn mail to anyone who sends this coupon to The Mildredina Specially Co.,, Boston, Mass, with their name and address and l0c in silver or stamps to pay postage.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
\ Mcssaae 10 RaiIrnad Mrn.

F. s. Bacon, fl Bast St., Bath, Me, sends out this warning 10 railroad CTS everywhere: My work as con ductor caused a chronic innamma- ton of the kidneys and l was miserable and all played out. From the day began taking Foley Kid ney Pills I began to regain my strength. and I am better now than have been for 20 years. Try them. Jackson Drug X Furniture Co
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
KILLED 4 KISSING WIFE.

New York, Feb. 27.-Because his 19-year-old bride insisted on kiss ing him as he started for work yes terday and he was tired of being kissed, Lesbo Vigera shot her dead al their home in Trenton, N. J.. and then shot himself He died later. In a statement to the police, Vigera said his wife kissed him so constantly that it got on his nerves and he lost his temper.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

A gray or baldheaded man-is con- sidered passe, and when he applies for a position in an interprising concern he is turned down and a younger looking man secures the job. Mildredina Hair Remedy pre- vents the hair falling, restores gray hair to it's natural color. Free mail sample i0 cents.
 Mildredina Specially Co.,,
 Boston. Mass.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
A Cold. La Grippe, Then Pneumonia

Is too often the fatal sequence. La Grippe coughs hang on, weaken the system and lower the vital re- sistance. R. G. Collins. postmaster, N. J., says: II was trou- bled with severe la grippe cough which completely exhausted me: Foley's Honey and Tar Compound soon stopped the coughing spells entirely. It can't be beat" Jack son Drug X Furniture Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

Albert's Headache Checkers give instant relief and permanently cure all headaches, neuralgia and periodical pains. Five doses 10 cents; g doses 25- cents. Mail or ders filled by the Bloodine Corpora ton, Boston, Mass.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

Foley Kidney Pills will reach your individual case if you have any form of kidney or bladder trouble. any backache, rheumatism, uric acid poisoning or irregular and painful kidney action. They are strengthening, tonic and curative, and contain no habit forming drugs. Jackson Drug X Furniture Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
The Mniher,s Farnrite.

A cough medicine for children should be harmless. II should he nleosanf to take. Ii should be eff. feelual Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is all of this and IS the mothers favoite everywhere. For sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

"Once in a while" said a tired man, something happens to kindle my enthusiasm. I notice a girl baseball team stranded in Okla homa last summer"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06
Every man admires an attractiv

Every man admires an attractive woman--oue with a beautiful com plexion-but there are many wom-- en who do not know the secret Of securing it-Mildredina Cream IS many woman's secret Tor beau tifying the complexion and giving the skin a fresh, clear, velvety tex ture.
 Mildredina Speciality Co,
 Boston. Mass.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

So long as a fortune-teller is able to make a living at it, the intelli- gence of the people will always be questioned.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

compliance with an established custom that 1 ask the indulgence of the senate for a few minutes, but a desire upon my part to de- liver in these halls, where he served with distinction, a tribute to the memory of my friend, the late Senator Jeff Davis.
 Was stormy Petrel."
 He was the stormy petrer of Arkansas public life. During his political career he overturned time honored sentiment, ignored cher ishad traditions and ruthlessly scattered the political alignments of a half century. And for what? His enemies said he did all of these things to gratify an inordinate and selfish ambition. He and his friends said he was actuated only by a de- sire to serve the great common people. The secret of his great political success was that he never allowed himself to be placed on the defensive. His friends fairly idol ized him and with practical unani- mity endorsed his policies and actions. His enemies denounced him as a demagogue and a disturb CT, a destroyer of regulations. Tn fact, his bitterest enemies, while railing at his success and denounc- ing his methods, admitted the sin cerity of his purpose and his de- Votion to principle.
 Hand in That of Public.
 He shoves his hand in the pub lie hand and gives it a grip that makes firm and feeling bond between. Thousands of people, man and women, look on him as their champion and their guardian, their safety and their hope. He makes his wounds and injuries theirs and they would avenge them as they would their own.
 And now, Mr. President, may WE not unite in saying a chieftain has fallen? Peace to his ashes, all honor to his memory"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-03-06

Many a man discovers that he has misiudged his enemy-especlal- lv after he wakes up in the hospital.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-01
Use DE BONE,

During the war between the States
q Federal soldier In New. Orleans
met a negro on the streets aud he
had tho following conversations:
George. why don't you go in the
army?"
say. boss. Amt going into ths
army"
well. I'm down here fighting for
YOU"
"Yes. sir: / know that vousc down
hero fighting for me. ut 3l1 Il month
and Marse Willie IL up North fight
ing for to keep me"
We'll. go in the army. n you get
killed nobody would miss YOU
~ ccrt'n would miss myself
"Well. why don't YOU go into the
army?"
"Wcll, boss. yo,ise In tho Moth.
hut maybe you can understand me.
Did you ever see two dogs fighting
over bone
"Whv. of course have!"
well, youse never seen tho bone
fighting, did yousc? Well. Isc the
bono" !"-Savannah News.
The chronicle=news., 1913-03-01
LOCAL TEAM WINS
over Ia JUN1A

In tho fastest and most exciting
girls basketball game OF the season.
tho La Junta girls team went down
to defeat for tho second time before
the fist Trinidad girls team at Cen:
tral Park last night.
Tho Kamc waS close all the way
through and At no timc could tho
winner he accurately picked. \ large
and enthusiastic crowd witnessed tn.
Rame and cheered the homo girls on
to victory.
Al tho bcsinnIng Of the first half.
Mary nayner. tho accurate basket
shooter OF tho Trinidad team made
two straight baskets from tho field.
hut tho slight lead was not a perma-
nent one and the La Junta Eirls soon
followed. Al the end of this half the
score stood !: TO /" In favor Of the
homo team.
10th teams eama hack with IN un-
usual hurst Of speed ut tho bcEin-
ming OF tho second half and II was
not long before tho La Junta girls
were In the lead. Dut during the
last few minutes Of play tho Trini.
dad girls feEnined themselves and
thca core at the end OF the game
stood 80 to 90 In favor Of tho homo
team. Tho second half was much
faster. tho score being constantly tied
AZ times the visitors displayed un-
usual team work and speed in hand
ling tho bali but the star basket
shooting Of Mary Rayner together
with fast playing for the other for
ward. Helen Rose. could not hc over
ronA Carrie Nelson lpaycd won
derful game n running center bu.
the game could not have bccn won
without tho team work OF the other
girls and their careful guarding.
Tho La Junta girls wcrc constahtIy
fouled during the second half. hut
only ono OF these was thrown by tho
Trinidad girls.
The girls lined up MS follows:
La Junta: Grace Cain and Kate
Miller. forwards: Marie La Vale
and Cecil Wright, ccnters: Irene
Jones and Sophia RueEE. guards.
Trinidad: Mary Ravncr and Helen
Rosc. forwards: Carrie Nelson aud
! winnifrcd Chandler. centers: Edna
Sanders and Helen Warker guards.
The real hit OF tho evening was
the "Suffragctte"-High School game
which Immediately preceded to girls
game. The .'suffragettes'' captained
by Johnny Sinclair were dressed In
the regular girls uniforms. middics
and bloomers. From the minute the
| "suffraUcttes" made their appearance
| the audience was In continuous
uprour. The team wns made uD OF
ex-colleEe PLAYERS with the exception
OF, Polly Jameson who iS former
high school student. The "suffra-
gettcs" were behind at the end of
! tho first half. hut having had time
enough to find the basket they were
the winners by the score OF 10 to Ii.
Although not being In training the
ex-collcgc boys showed that hey
really could come back. Jamison
| made several sensational field throws
and the work of Done. a University
of Utah man was notable. The ''suf-
fragettes' were somewhat bothered
by the bl0omers and middics but this
did not stop their speed.