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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
DEATH WILL DECREE DIVORCE
Bride of a Day Doomed to Lose the
Lover She Welded on His
Death Bed

Camden, " j., Feb. 27.-Howard
Schemely, a young railroad man, un-
derwent an operation year ago and
has been an invalid ever since.
A few days ago his condition took
a turn for the worse and yesterday
he demanded of his two physicians
frank answer to the question,
Just how long am / going to live?"
The doctors conferred, and one
said:
Howard, you are going to die
very soon. You may last twenty
four hours, but not much longer"
Then / want to get married"
Schemely announced. .If | had a
chance to get we'll I'd wait, no mat
ter how long. But you say haven't,
and May and / long ago decided that
we'd be husband and wife before
died.
The physicians, as well as Schem-
elys relatives, knew that he and Miss
May Connolly had been engaged for
thirteen years, from the time when
he was only 1 5 years old and she 13.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
FRANK JAMES FARM
EX-Bandit is Living Il Peaceful Life
in Missouri and Oklahoma

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 27.-Frank
James is growing old and Missouri
winters are too severe for his thin
blood. The former bandit has pros
pered and is able to afford both sum-
mer and winter homes.
When the frost is on the pumpkin
he leaves the old place in Clay coun-
ty, Mo-, and spends the winter on his
farm, five miles northwest of Fletch-
er, Okla. He has been doing this for
the past five years. A visitor found
Mr. James at the plough, looking like
anything but a desparado. He avoids
talking of the old days as much as
possible.
The little farmhouse sitting on the
hill is painted dazzling white. both
interior and exterior, and scrupu-
lously neat in contrast to many
southwest Oklahoma farmhouses.
The land is fertile and the place we'll
stocked. 1t is cared for by a hand in
the summer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
SAVED FROM A LIFE
OF SUFFERING
Is the View a Young Chicago Mother
Takes of the. Death of her
Infant

Chicago, Feb. 27-Mrs Amelia
Vertat, the young mother who killed
her baby Helen, has explained why
she took this terrible step The baby
would have been two years old in
March. The mother is thirty Il
loved my baby, ami | wanted to save
her from a life as miserable as the
one | have liye1. Her poor, sal lit
tie face always made ne think of the
way l usel TO look at home in Wen
ma, when my mother scolded me. I
was the OF Ter of the children AMI
too much was ex9ecte] Of me. The
one word 7rud~e~v tells the story of
my life. An / feared that my baby
would inherit nothing but this same
misery. Now l know that my darl-
ing is in Heaven and The thought
makes me feel a little happy
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
TRYING To REFORM
CONv|CTS IN TEXAS
If the Plan Works Out to Success,
Other States May Follow the
Example

Dallas, Tex, Feb. N.-Revocable
paroles for fifty convicts were signed
by Governor Colquitt yesterday and
with their departure from the Hunts
vile penitentiary the state will in
augurate an experiment in the man.
agement of prisoners without guards
or shackles and a profit sharing plan
for their work on public roads.
The state will receive SIS a month
for each convict's labor. Half OF
this will go TO the penitentiary fund
and half to the mans personal ac-
count.
The county in which the men work
will maintain them without the ex-
pense of guard and overseers.
Governor Colquitt announces that
preparations are complete for the
paroling of forty more men under
similar conditions to the Texas
State Railroad for construction work
All of the men selected for parole
are men who have served the major
ity of their terms of five years ol
less.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
EVERGLADES SURVEY
WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
Land Company and Bolles Will Pay
the State for Running
the Lines

Lake Worth, Fla, Feb. 27.-The
Lake Worth Record of yesterday
said:
The Everglades are to be survey
ed. After many months of weary
waiting, this news will be welcomed
by the thousands of persons who own
lands on the great wet prairie. which
is rapidly being drained for use as
truck farms and vegetable gardens.
The news of the survey to be
made in the Everglades comes to the
Herald through an absolutely official
source.
Money for the survey, which will
be conducted by the state, under the
personal supervision of F. C. Elliott,
acting chief drainage engineer of
the state Of Florida, will be provided
by the Florida Everglades Land Co.,
and r. J. Bolles, the latter of Jack
sonviIle, and the state will eventual
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
WORKING HOURS FOR WOMEN
Can Only Work Them Eight i'm Twen-
ty-FOur in the National
Capital
Capital

Washington, Feb. 27.-The new
model e:ght-hour law for women
workers in the national capital went
into operation yesterday, with laun-
dries and many other service estab-
lishments threatening increases in
charges to the public AMI moderate
priced restaurants preparing to re-
place their girl walters with men. De-
partment stores prepared to comply
with it's terms by lengthening the
Ench hour ani inaugurating 5
o'clock closing hour.
The law provides that no woman
under s years old shall be employed
before a. m. or after p. m. Gov
ernment clerks and a few other
classes Of women workers do not
come within its prohibitions, which
cover principally manufacturing
mercantile and mechanical establish
ments, laundries, hotels, restaurants
and transportation offices.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
NO. AZ

The romance of the two had begun
lie school here. They would have
been married year ago but for his
illness. In his long period of suffer
ing neither gave up hope that he
would recover.
Miss Connolly was summoned to
the Schemely home at 613 South
Third street, and was told of his con-
dition. After an outburst of grief
upon hearing that he had only day
to live, she added her demand to his
that they be married Immediately.
Because it was a legal holiday
much difficulty was experienced in
arranging for the marriage. The city
hall was closed but after long
search Norris Odell, city clerk, was
found and agreed to issue the neces-
sary license at the Schenely home
Then arose legal barrier. The
New Jersey law prescribes that
twenty-four hours must elapse be-
tween the issuance of license and
the wedding ceremony. But Public
Prosecutor Kraft gave an official op-
inion that the law might be waived
in this case, and so the Rev. Daniel
Johnson, of the Wiley NJ E church,
Eas summoned.
While Schemely lay upon his death
bed, scarcely able TO whisper the re
sponses. and the girl, standing beside
him, was so choked with grief that
she could scarcely make herself
heard, the clergyman pronounced
them man and wife. Only their
nearest relatives and the doctors
were present.
AS she kissed her husband, Mrs.
Schemely said, with her arms still
about him:
4 will stay here and nurse him
back to life again. He cannot die
lnow!"
The physicians repeated-though
not to her-that there was not a
chance for the young bridegroom to
recover.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27

ly repay this money to the persons
furnishing it a this time.
Just south Of Lake Okeechobee IS
the point where the work will be be
gun, and the first stakes will be driy-
en- in township IS south, ranges 80
and Sc east.
Two surveying parties will be
thrown into the field at once, and the
acting chief drainage engineer OF the
state is authority for the statement
that the work can be carried on at
the rate OF at least one township a
month
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
ONLY TWO STAYED OUT
Fifty-One National Banks Entered
the Federal Reserve System
from Florida

Washington, Feb. 27.-It is an
nounced at the treasury department
that only two OF the fifty-three nat
ionaI banks in Florida have not
made application for membership be-
fore the entries closed.
Treasury department. officials re-
fused to disclose the names OF the
two banks which did not make ap-
plication, or the cities in which they
axe located
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
PENSACOLA BANK
PAYING IN PART
DepOsitors i'm Defunct First National
Recover Some of their Dough

Pensacola, Feb. 27-Within about
week the depositors of the suspend
ed First National Bank will be in
position to realize about so cents on
the dollar of their claims against the
defunct institution. r. w. Good
hart commenced to prove claims yes
terday and as soon as about one
thousand of the claims have been
proven he will begin ito issue receiv-
er's certificates which will be trans
ferable and upon which money may
be borrowed. According to state
ments of local bankers the loan value
of these certificates will be at least
so cents on the dollar.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
OCALA FLORIDA. FRIDAY FEBRUARY q, 1914

scatteration OF ideas and loading
down the health officer with more
power man he could possibly use.
Common sense enforcement OF sani-
tary laws, he declared, meant the
maximum OF protection with the
minimum Of interference to trade
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

Ocala Chapter, No. 20, o. e. S..
meets at Yonge's hall the second an
fourth Thursday evenings of each
month at 7:30 o'clock
Mrs. Flora Brown, w NJ
Miss F1orrie Condor, Sec'y
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27

THE ENSIGN FILM NEVER
FAILS. PRESS THE BUTTON AND
YOU HAVE A PICTURE. ASK THE
COURT PHARMACY ABOUT THESE
FILMS. 2-9-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-27
He IS TALKING
THRU HIS HAT
Mexican Dictator Announces His Re-
fusal of a Request that
Was Never Made

Mexico City, Feb. 27.-Provision-
al President Huerta says he has re-
fused permission to the United
States government to send 1000 ma
rines as a guard for the legation
here. This information came direct
from General Huerta himself.
General Huerta says he was ask
ed by Washington to agree to the
dispatch, in addition to the 1000
Americans, Of 900 more men made
up of Germans, English and French.
To all of this he returned negative
reply, on the ground that there was
no need for such precautions.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American
charge d'affaires. denied any. knowl-
edge of the proposal. According to
report the plan is said to have reach
ed President Huerta through other
channels.
United States Made No Such Request
Washington, Feb. 27.-Word
comes direct from President Wilson
that the United States has not re-
quested permission to send marines
to Mexico City and has not discuss
ed nor taken up the subject in any
way with Mexican officials.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-13
EDISON FIGHTS CONSTIPATION. Prepares Five Films Dealing With
 Red Cross Seals.

Five different motion pictures, deal, ing with Red Cross seals and the aa- tl-tubercul Sis campaign have been prepal cd by Thomas A. Edison in CO., operation with the National associ- ation for .he Study and Prevention oi Tuberculosis, anG Ere being used all over the country during the holiday season. The first one, "The Red Crosg Seal" prepared in 1910, deals with tEe struggle and self-sacrifice of a young girl artist, who won a cuyesed Red Cross Seal design prize, and then gave it all away to send consump- tive son of neighbor to a sanarori- um. "fhe Awakening of John Bond" deals with the reformation of young pCli;lo an, whose wife was stricken with tuberculosis through contact with a consumptive sailor, who lived in one of her Husbands tumbledown tenements. Hope" Red Cross Seal story, shows that tuberculosis is proble moi tle small towns as well as the city. and tells the story Of ! young girl who was cured by her determine tion to get well. being cheered on in her fight by the double red cross, the was entitled "The Price of Human Lives" and showed the evils resu,t ing from the use of fraudulent con- sumption cures. This years picture, "The Temple of Moloch," deals with the problem of tuberculosis in child ren, and shows in dramatic story how this disease is spread by bal working and living conditions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-13
PROHIBITION AND
 WOMAN SUFF, MOVES
Lower House of Congress Will Vote on Both Before Christmas
 Adjournment.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The rules committee of the house today decided to permit the consideration by the house before adjournment for the Christmas holidays of both the Hob son constitutional amendment for na- tion-wide prohibition, and the Mon dell resolution, providing for an amendment to the constitution extend ing the right of suffrage to women.
 The Hobson resolution is to be brought up cf December 22, l1igh' hours will be allowed for debate and there will be unlimited opportunity for amendment. The general opin ion is the resolution will not pass.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-13

the cotton growing interests of the South as it did during the year of 19O5-190S.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
|COACH MGUGIN CONTINUES
 TO WORK COMMODORE SQUAD

Nashville, September 25-(special) Strenuous work continues to be the card at the Commodores' training camp, al though Jupe Pluvius stepped in this week. and with steady 24-hour rain robbed Coach MeGugin's squad of a full afternoon practice just when every mo- ment is being valued so highly. The gridiron was left a. veritahle quagmire and the soggy pikslin and the slow going on the field greatly handicapped the work out.
 The cool weather following in the wake of the downpour of rain. however, was not unweleomed since the Commodore candi- dates for the 1914 varsity have been swell tering under the torrid weather which has been dished out and have returned to the gym each night a Jagged and jaded bunch.
 Several candidates who received minor injuries in the gruelling' scrimmages are rapidly recovering from their wounds. al- though Lowe. a substitute forward. still in his stomach while charging. Aside from few appearances of sticking plas- ter none of the other Injured show signs of any i'll effects from the rough work.
 Coach McGugin continues to apply the big stick, however, and there has been nc signs of let up in the daily charging and blocking drills, and the makeshift varsity is daily hurled against the stout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
VARDAMAN STILL
 HAS THE HONORS

Washington, September 25.-(Special.) Under the eyes of admiring yet highly critical thousands, Senator Vardaman of Mississippi, on a coal black charger, has won the Beau Brummel handicap from Senator Hughes of New Jersey, on a bay steed of noble proportions. The vic tory carries with it unquesttoned SUI premacy in pulchritude, equestrianism and sartorial perfection.
 Long time had Senator vardaman held this threefold pre-eminence, and none had disputed his title. Tn riding trousers of immaculate white, with an engaging black sombrero and flowing, raven locks, and the seat of veteran cavalry expert, Sen ator vardaman has been wont to ride through the streets. the cynosure of all eyes, as they say at Snake Hill. N J.
 Came Senator Hughes in reckless riv- airy Not only were Senator Hughes trousers just as white as Vardaman s. but he wore a white shirtwaist and a flowing white tie. the while disdaining a confining chapeau and letting his silver locks fly free to the breezes His charger caracolled with grace and he looked like the front page of high-brow magazine.
 So, when Hughes appeared on his steed before the Shoreham hotel the populace greeted him with acclaim, but still de- creed that yardaman should be crowned first in raiment, first in puichritude and first in the hearts of all lovers of the superlative in beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
BIRMINGHAM MAN |NVENTS MACHINE; COMPANY FORMED James F. May Has Adding Machine Patents and Is
 Director of Large
 Company

Ashevile. N. C., September 25.-(SpeciaD A Birmingham man, James r. Mays, is the inventor of an accounting machine that is to be manufactured by company with capitalization of $2,5oe,000 with headquarters in New York and branch offices in Asheville and Birmingham. The company Is known as the Mays Account ing Machine company and MT. Mays Is one of the directors. large number of wealthy men Of Asheville are associated with the Birmingham man In the enter prise. The company has had offices here for about one year and has been de- velopng the calculating machine of which a working model has been completed.
 The machine differs radically from any other machine now in use being built on the rocker shaft principle. It has no lever work while in operation and all that is necessary is to press the keys on it. The machine adds, multip]ies. sub stracts and divides with the greatest sim plicity and the method of handling 1t is very simple. The keyboard is very simi- liar to any ordinary adding machine, but it has three sets of dials at the foot of which shows the totals when the ma chine is manipulated. 1t is expected that the model will be used as a basis for making dozens of other models in diff ferent sizes to be used in any kind of business. There Is an attachment on the machine which can be put to any make of typewriter and used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
STRENUOUS WORK CONTINUES IN ORDER AT VANDERBILT

reserves with the coaches occasionally tanning themselves into the scrub line- up.
 Practically all hope of moulding Bob Turner Into dependable quarter has been abandoned. and Rabbit" Curry looks to have the job cinched, his brilliant work in scrimmages causing Turner 10 be rele- gated to a halfback position, where ha
 has shown to excellent advantage on skirting ends and shooting off tackle. Me-
 Donald Is attracting considerable atten- tion at halfbaCk. being a powerfully huilt
 fellow and difficult to stop, while Dun-
 woodie at full continues his batterings
 on the scrub defense. It Is a source of great regret to MeGugin that the Marion for the $. l. A. A. games, for he is u tower of strength extensively in the back field and a deadly tacker. Gerald Att
 kinson, after d dismal failure In his trial l Tor the quarterback position, seenis to | nave found himself at one of the halves,
 and Is too valuable to be kept out of the
 Michigan and Virginia games.
 Richardson. an end from the Greene school at Athens Ala. is being groomed
 as drop kicker, and while the one-year rule will keep him out of the southern I games, his toe Is almost certain to ba | called upon should the Commodores l threaten the Wolverine goal line He has | been showing a deadly accuracy in his | shots. and there may be a repetition at Ann Arbor of the feat performed by Zach I Curlin, when he got into the game only | long enough to drop the oval over ths | Maize and Blue crosshars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
SOUTHERN COLLEGE
 ELEVENS READY FOR
 TEST WITH PREPS
No Games of Importance on Tap-Straight Football Will PredOminate
 in Clashes

Atlanta, September 25.-The first game of the 1914 college football season in the south will be played tomorrow. No con tests of major importance are scheduled. Practically all the southern teams have had two weeks of practice. Reports in- dicate, however, that most of the elevens have lost many of their veterans, and it is stated straight football will predominate in tomorrows clash More intricate play will be perfected by the coaches as the season advances.
 Tomorrows scheduled games include:
 Vanderbilt vs Cumberland at Nashville. Georgia vs. Dahlonega at Athens. Ga.
 Mercer vs. Gordon at Macon, Ga.
 Tennessee vs. Carson and Newman at Knoxville.
 North Carolina vs. Richmond at Chapel Hill, N. C.
 Virginia Military institute vs. Hampton Sydney at Lexington, Va.
 Louisiana State vs. Southwestern at Baton Rouge, La.
 Kentucky State vs. Wilmington at Lex ington, Ky
 Auburn vs. Marion at Auburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
TWO EMINENT ATHLETES

Middleport, O., is the birthplace of two eminent athletes-one a professional, the other an amateur. The professional who first saw the light of day in Middleport is Benny kauff of tho Indianapolis Fed eral league club, tho amateur Everett Lawrence, captain and end of the Mar shall college team of Huntington, w. Va. which team will meet Washington and Lee in Lexington today. In the territory where Lawrence has played he has earned for himself the nickname of "rhe Frank Hinkey of West Virginia
 Benny kauff has no nickname except Benny. but when he was with the New York Yankees at the training camp in Athens, Ga, in 1911 he was called the Runaway Colt" For this title, like eer-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
Profiting in Disaster

FrOm the PhI1aueIphlH LeugtT.
 An official of the department of asri- culture connected with the bureau of chemistry tells of a dealer in California who was accused of selling a wine made of chemicals. He was halcd into court. found guilty and fined.
 When the matter had been adjusted the dealer approached the chemist whose testimony had convicted him.
 How did you know that my wine was manufactured" he asked.
 Because explained the chemist, 1t contained no nitrate of potash
 'Thanks,' said the vintner. in a tone of relief. '1t will be found in my wines hereafter"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
VARSITY SQUADS OF EASTERN COLLEGES OPEN SEASON TODAY All Big Teams Face Weaker OppOnents-PrincetOn to
 Try Out New Open
 Play

New York, September 25.-The 1914 eastern football season will be inaugu- rated tomorrow. All the big varsity elevens will face comparatively weak opponents except Princeton, Cornell and Yale. At Ithaca the powerful Univer- sity of Pittsburg team will attempt to repeat the victory which marked the 1913 season when Cornell was de- feated. 20 to :. Cornell. however, is not in the same weak condition that prevailed early last season.
 Princeton is expected to try out her own open play attack on Rutgers. Princeton. after the experience of last season, when Rutgers scored upon the Tigers, is not inclined to be over-confi- dent
 A new coaching system will get its first test at Yale, where Frank link eys charges will line up against the University of Maine eleven, which last season held the Ellis to no score game.
 Tomorrow's principal games follow:
 Rutgers at Princeton, Bates at liar yard, Maine at Yale Gettysburg at Pennsylvania, Hobart at Syracuse, Pittsburg at Cornell, Norwich at Brown, Bowdoin at Amherst, Massachusetts Aggies at Dartmouth, Fordham at Georgetown, Delaware at Lafayette, Westmnsters at Pennsylvania State, Rennselaer at Williams. Ohio Wesleyan at Colgate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
Touched His Tender Heart

From L1pplncOtts. s.
 One day l was in a country store when a sweet little 4-year-old girl came tod ding in and bought a nickers worth of candy. A little kitten rubbed against her leg and purred. She laid her ca ,dy down on box to play with the kitten. When she tired of play she went to get her candy again. But it was gone. Some one had stolen it. Her little face became sad. something seemed to choke her. Big tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. Poor little thing, I felt so sorry for her that I gave half a stick of it back to heri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-26
CHAMPIONSHIP OF
 . CITY DECIDED TODAY

The championship of the City league will be decided this afternoon at Riclx- wood, when the crack Southern Boil team meets the West Woodlawn champs in a double bill. Tho first game begins at I o'clock.
 The Southern Bell aggregation is tho strongest team in tho northern division, while the West Woodlawn outfit occupies the same exalted position in the western division of the city circuit The games this afternoon will be to decide which of the two secures the City league rag for this season. In the event of a tie, there will be another game next Satur. day.