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REV. WILSON'S RIDER
HAGGARD ROMANCE
Negro Giants, He Says. Exist in
Country Near Source of
the Nile

London, Jan. 20.-Rev. C. Lea
Wilson, who conducts a mission in
the district OF the White Nile a thou
sand miles south of khartoum. has
arrived in England with an interest
ing story about a race Of negro
giants who inhabit the Bhar-el-Gha-
zaI, two hundred miles west OF the
river. These natives practice neither
capnabalism nor human sacrifices
and have admirable traits. Unlike
their neighbors, they are never cruel
TO women Or children. and their hab-
its OF decorating themselves are
somewhat akin TO the people of civ
l:zation
For reasons unknown even to
themselves. the adults all have six of
their lower teeth removed. Of those
remaining, however, they take the
most scrupulous care, cleaning them
daily. with a native brush and wood
ashes. They take much pride in
dressing their hair. powder their
faces and wear ostrich feathers. They
believe in a Supreme Being 10 whom
they make sacrifices thru their chiefs
CT witch doctors.
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OCALA CHURCH DIRECTORY

1.-THE following directory was cor
rected Jan. l. Ministers are request
ed to notify this Office when changes
are made.l
PRESBYTERIAN-Corner of FIT.
King avenue and Watula street; pas
tor w. H. Dodge; residence 500 FIT.
King avenue; phone 233. Sunday
services: Sunday school $50 am;
superintendent w. H. Dodge; morn
ing sermon II o'clock; Junior Mis-
sion Society p. M; evening sermon
7:15 o'clock. Midweek prayer meet
ing Wednesday evening, 1880.
CATHOEIC-Nort Magnolia St;
priest, D. Rottolacio; residence 327
North Orange street; Sunday SER
vices: High mass 10 a. m.; vespers
) p. m; Sun5a school to p. M;
communion services second Sundays
.6:3G a. m: also regular service.
TISCOPAL-Corner s. Broadway
ard WatuIa streets; rector, Rev. Jas.
c. Glass; residence 311 S. Broadway;
phone AS. Sunday services: Holy
com mpn:on 7:3o a. m; Sunday
school, 9:45 a. H.: morning prayer,
litany and sermon II a. m; evening
prayer 7:30 p. M; choir practice
7:.30 p. m Friday; meetings Of yes-
try and societies at hours appointed.
CHRISTIAN-East Broadway be-
tween Watula and Osceola streets !;
pastor, y T. Lawson. Sunday
services: Sunday school $50 a. m.
ing sermon II o'clock: Christian En-
/ Geavor p. M; evening sermon 1880
-J'clock. Nidweek prayer meeting
"wednesday evening 1850 o'clock.
| BAPTIST-Corner North Magno-
ia and North Second streets; pastor
| 8unyan Stephens; residence $50 Ok.
! lawaha avenue; phone 314; Sunday
services: Sunday school $50 a. m
superintendent ". T. Gary; morning
sermon II o'clock; Junior Baptis
Young Peoples Union 4 p. m; Sen
ior Baptist Young Peoples Unior
I Gas p. m evening sermon 7:30 p
N. Midweek prayer meeting Wed
nesday evening 1880 o'clock.
NETHODIST-Cor Fort Kin
avenue AMI South Main street: pas
tor j. NJ Gross: residence SO For
King avenue; phone 157; Sunda
; services: Sunday school $50 q. m.
. superintende dent L. y. Green; morn
ing sermon II O'Clock; Junior Ep
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board Of trade; c. E. Hoskins, the
rate expert who made its compilation
on which the case is based, and E
Ed. Bryan of Snow & Bryan, one OF
the largest firms of jobbers in the
city.
Through the trend Of the cross
examination made By attorneys for
the railroads it developed that the
railroads will PROBABLY make the
point that Tampa wants lower rail
and water rates in order to divert
traffic from the railroads to the water
lines, thus furnishing Tampa with
ammunition, to use in its campaign
for thirty feet of water up TO her
docks
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POSSIBLY THE VICTIM
OF 4 SUBTLE POISON
Florida Man i'm HarPisonburg, Va,
Investigating His Brothers
Fate

Harrisonburg. Va, Jan. 20.-That
his brother, Noah Rodefer. who died
recently at Mount Sterling. Ky, un-
der mysterious circumstances after
being a fugitive from justice from
this place thirteen years. was the vic
tim Of foul play is the declared be-
lief Of George D. Rodeffer. OF Una
lila, Fla. who is here making in
qufres regarding the case. He says
that his brother, who was found dead
alone in his home twenty-four hours
after death had ensued. is known to
have had at least s12, 600 in his pos
session and this money is yet to be
located. Rodeffer, who has just re-
turned from Kentucky, believes that
his brother was robbed either before
or after death There were no out
ward evidences OF Violence. but there
i belief that the man may have
been the victim Of 4 subtle poison
Noah Rodeffer fed from Harrison
burg in 1901. leaving a wife and nine
children after being indicted for
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committing an attack On prominent
married woman OF this vicinity and
nothing more was heard OF him un-
til news Of his death in Kentucky
reached here So far as is known, he
made no provision for his wife and
children. Although it is said that
he told an intimate acquaintance sew
eral months ago that he expected to
leave them well of. He is also said
to have remarked that he expected
to reimburse his brother, Conrad
Rodeffer. for $4,000 bond which he
had 10 pay when he jumped bail
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HELP FROM NATION
To BUILD HIGHWAYS
Good Roads Movement to Receive
Substantial Aid from the
Government

Washington, Jan. 20-There has
just been introduced in the House
of Representatives a bill of vast in
terest to the state of Florida and
every other state in the Union. 1t is
the first tangible, concrete PROPOSE
ton initiated in Congress looking to
federal aid in the construction of
highways in the various states.
The bill is especially important be-
cause it emanates from the commit
tee on roads of the House of Repre-
sentatives, newly created commit
tee that has for its object the devils
ing OF a plan whereby the resources
Of the nation may be drawn upon in
carrying out this new and ambitious
scheme of road making.
That the time is drawing near
when the government will go into
partnership with the states in MAX
Ing and maintaining roads is now
t2o obvious to admit of doubt Rec
oEn.Zing this fact the House leaders
created a strong committee CT very
large membership to take cognizance
Of the proposition and evolve a bill.
The committee has fourteen demo-
Gratis and sever minority members.
representative Shackelford, of Mis-
souri,, is chairman of the committee
and Representative C. Bascom Slemp
Of Virginia heads the minority wing
Of it.
The committee has literally receiv-
ed suggestions from all over the
United States. These suggestions
varied greatly in character. One of
the most novel was proposed by Rep
resentative Whitacre, member of
the committee, who introduced bill
providing that the government issue
bonds to the extent of $1,000, ,000,-
coo and hire Col. Goethals, of Pana-
ma canal fame. at an annual salary
Of $4,000 for life to superintend
the building of the roads on a gigan-
tic scale thruout the country.
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RIDICULOUS CLAIM
OF THE RAILROADS
Insist that Tampa Warts to Build Up
Water Traffic at Their
Expense

Tampa Times, 18TH, Edgar j.
Smith. al onicial examiner OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission, is in
Tampa today to hear testimony and
make a record for the commission in
the two cases above described.
In brief they are Tampa's efforts
10 reduce rates from the west thru
New Orleans and Mobile by making
the railroads and the boat lines
unite on through bills of lading.
Mr.. Smith will be here today only.
The hearing occupied three hours
from 10 O'Clock to l o'clock, and was
resumed again at , o'clock this aft
ernoon. His engagements are such
that he must leave here tonight. II
the hearing is not finished then
later date must be set. As to when
a finding might be expected he couId
not give the least idea.
Railroad and steamship men were
present in abundance at the hearing.
Tampa jobbers and others who should
be most vitally interested were not
present in anywhere near the num-
bers expected.
1t might be thought they were not
interested were it not known that
the hearing is a most vital one TO
them.
Three witnesses were put on for
the morning hearing. They were
Frank c. Bowyer, president OF the
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TRIES To AVOID
PAYING ITS TAXES
Case Of State Versus Pullman Com
pany Will be Again in
Federal Court

Tallahassee, Jan. 19.-What has
been a case OF unusual interest in the
past few years, and which bids fair
to be the subject of important liti-
gaticn for some time yet IS the case
Of the state OF Florida against the
Pullm an Company, fer the collection
Of lice Sc taxes due the state by that
company
Under the revenue act Of 1907 and
the license act OF 1913, tax was
imposed of / Il per cent upon the
gross earnings IN the state of COM
panies operating Pullman, parlcr and
sleeping cars in the state OF Florida.
The case was carried to the fed
eraI courts by the Pullman Com
Dany. it having resisted the collec-
ton of the taxes due on January /,
1912, AMI which should have teen
paid on or by that date.
At that time Nr. Groom was
comptroller Of the state. AMI the re-
strainfng order against the collec-
tion OF the taxes as issuei by. the
federal courts was directed to him.
The attorney general Of the state,
the present governor. Park Tram
nell, appealed the case to the Unit
ei States supreme court. ani while
the case was pending there, Mr..
Groom w:s succeeded as comptroller
by w. V. Knott and t. F. West sue
ceeded to the Office OF attorney gen
eral.
In order that the case might have
been speedily determined upon its
merits, both the former and present
attorney general waived the right OF
dismissal cn the ground that Mr..
Groom was dead, and was no longer
comptroller of the state Of Florida
but the supreme court dismissed the
case solely on that ground. The re-
srlt of the dismissal, however, was
tentative victory for the state, and
| so long as no further effort was
made by the Pullman Company to
resist the collection of the tax, it left
| the state free to again press its col
| lection
Promptly upon receipt of the in
| formation that the case had been dis
missed from the United States sd
preme court, Comptroller Knott gave
notice to the Pullman Company, as
I'required by law, that he would, after
lapse of a reasonable time, pro-
ceed to enforce the collection of the
tax due, and set January 18th as the
! final date upon which he would is
sue process to the sheriff, should the
taxes not be paid by that time. Mr.
Knott had prepared the necessary
| papers, directed to the sheriff of Du-
val county, for levying upon the
property of the Pullman Company
| to enforce a collection of the taxes
/ when he was served with a notice oi
, e temporary restraining order, issu-
sd by the judge of the United States
! District Court. enjoining him from
issuing the papers TO the sheriff o.
taking any other steps to enforce the
collection of the tax. until the same
should have been heard by the Fed,
eral Courts.
| This order Of the court again tie5
Iup these past due taxes n litigation
end doubtless the case viii again be
appealed 10 the United States Su.
Irrelne Court
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CAN'T SEDUCE COBB
Federal Leagues Attempt to Take
Him Away from Detroit
Fails

Detroit, Jan. 20.-A newspaper
received a telegram today from Ty
Cobb at Royston, Ga, saying he
would stay with Detroit and that he
is satisfied with the terms and would
not accept the Chicago Federal
League offer.
The Federals offered Cobb fifteen
thousand dollars annually for a five
year contract This is the first ex-
preston of Cobb's attitude.
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HORSE STRAYED

Horse strayed from the fair
grounds on the night of Jan. 18th;
trim, dark blood bay mare: weight
about 900 pounds; about six years
old; scar On inside of right hind leg;
shows a little white on one hind leg
near hoof. Finder will please notify
H. ]. Nichols stables, Ocala. Fla.
1-17-1tw 81 dly*
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FAMOUS JUDGE
UNDER FIRE
Emory Speer's Official Actions are
Now Undergoing an Official
Investigation

Macon, Ga. Jan. z0.-Chairman
Webb and Congressman Volstead and
FitZhenry, who compose the congress
sional subcommittee, have begun an
investigation of the charges against
Judge. Emory Speer, who is accused
OF having practiced irr gularities
while judge of the federal court.
The judge is accused, in brief, Of:
Allowing his son-in-law to be. en-
ployed in Office and duties OF the
court; allowi g compensation in ex-
cess of legal amounts in bankruptcy
cases; violations of law in drawing
j..ries; violating mandates OF supreme
court; oppressive and corrupt use OF
his official position in decidh g cases
in favor of his son-in-law; using the
court attaches as private servants.
corrupt dissipation of assets in bank
ruptcy cases; abuses in appointing
receivers TO property without notice
to the owners; taking money from
court fund for private use; defying
mandate of the circuit court Of ap
peaIs; allowing money TO remain in
banks in which his kin were inter-
ested; attempted bribery; oppressive
conduct in unlawfully seiZing and
selling of property; use OF drugs.
Curtis Nottingham, former city re-
corder of Macon, was the first wit
ness called.
Speer Stood by His Servant
Mr.. Nottingham testified that in
his official capacity as city recorder
he had, in 1904, sentenced Henry
Jemison, said to be an employe of
Judge Speer, to the county chain
gang, for violation OF a city ordi-
nance. On the same day, he testi-
fed, an additional sentence had been
imposed on Jemison for using OBJ
scene language. The two sentences
aggregated an Imprisonment of sew
en- months. He stated that habeas
corpus proceedings were brought in
Judge Speers court, and the prison
er ordered released. The city Of Ma
con appealed to the supreme court of
the United States, the witness said,
which held that the district court
was without jurisdiction. Jemison
was then replaced on the chaingang
OF Macon, and was again released by
order of Judge Speer, who cited the
city attorney, superintendent of pub
tic works and chief of police for con-
tempt. The case is still pending, he
asserted.
The defense read from decision
of the supreme court Of Georgia
holding that in a case said to be SIM
liar it had been held that city re-
corder is without authority to sen
tence prisoner for more than three
months, depriving him of tae right
of trial by jury. The witr-ess ad-
mitted that in his opinion, had the
Jemison case been carried to the su-
preme court of Georgia, it would
have been reversed.
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WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

Fort King Camp No. IA meets in
Yonge's Hall at s p. m. every second
Friday Visiting sovere;gns always
welcome. F. ]. Burden, c. {.
Chas. X. Sage, Clerk Adv.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

OcaIa Lodge No. 10. Conventions
held every Monday al 1880 p. m. al
Castle Hall, over the JAMES Carlisle
drugstore. A cordial welcome TO Wis
itirg brothers. VIM. II. Gober, c. c.
Chas. K. Sage, K. R. s. Ad
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worth League 4 p. M; Senior Ep-
worth League $50 p. m; evening
sermon I o'clock. Midweek prayer
meeting Wednesday evening 1870.
Choir practice Friday evening at the
church.
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Hear the Maud Powell records at
our store next to 0. K. Teapot Groc-
cry Co. A NJ Lansfori. HIT
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Concluded on Seventh Page)
The Colorado statesman., 1914-02-28
NEW NATIONAL FOREST.

The secretary of agriculture has
just designated a new area In the
southern Appalachians in which he
thinks that lands should be purchased
by the government for forest purposes
in accordance with the provisions of
the Weeks law.
Th1s area is in northwestern Ala
bama, and includes 152,96O acres at
the headwaters of the Warrior river
in Lawrence and Winston counties.
For number of years extensive i'm
provements by the government have
been under construction on the Tom.
bigee and the Warrior rivers, and a
system of locks and dams to provide
for $50 miles of navigable stream is
now near completion. This improve
ment gives a direct water route for
the shipment of coal from one of the
southernmost coal fields direct to gulf
coast ports, and, by means of the Pan
anna canal, to points on the Pa
cific
The presence of forest cover to
protect the headwaters of the streams
and to help equali. their flow is con.
SiaSi Su SAei ShiCiJ important Dy Sec-
retary Houston, and it is for this rea-
son that he thinks it advisable to To-
cate a government forest area in the
region.
The new area in which purchases
will be made is at the extreme south
ern portion of the Appalachian re-
gion, about $50 miles from the near
est lands which the government has
purchased hitherto in Polk county,
Tenn. and Fannin county, Georgia.
The new area is almost completely
covered with forest; 92 per cent. of it
has never been cleared, and of the
eight per cent. upon which clearing
has been attempted three per cent.
has been abandoned and is reverting
TO forest growth. There is mer-
chantable stand of hardwood and pine
The Colorado statesman., 1914-02-28
DID REAL WORK.

Congressman A. ]. SABBATH of Chi
cago, along with half a dozen other
congressman, had an exciting time
reaching the capitol in time to an
swer to the roll call at the initial
session of the regular session of the
Sixty-third congress.
Mr.. SABBATH got to Baltimore on
Schedule time. There his trouble be-
gan. The trip from Baltimore to
Washington should have taken about
one hour. Instead it took four. Three
engines broke down in the course of
the trip, and there were as many
transfers to other trains.
Il had a good idea of how congress
men would look as actors on the
road" said Mr.. SABBATH. If these par
ticular congressman don't work hard
in Washington when they are serving
their constituents, they certainly did
while they were Juggling their suit
cases and other impedimenta from
train to train"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-02-28
HIGHEST POINT IN OHIO.

That exploration and discovery in
the actual meaning of the word are
not confined to the unchartered wilds
of Alaska is shown by the fact that
a new record altitude has been de-
termined for Ohio. Until recently the
highest point in Ohio, according to the
United States geological survey, was
near Mansfield in Richland county,
the elevation of which is 1.479 feet
above sea level, but in the course of
topographic surveying last summer by
the survey point was found whose
elevation is 1850 feet above sea level.
or nearly 1000 feet higher than the
surface of Lake Erie. This place is
about two and one-half miles east of
the city of Bellefontaine, in Logan
county, and is locally known as Camp
bells Hill. 1t is stated to be unlikely
that there Is any higher point in Ohio.
as nearly the whole state has now
been geographically surveyed. The
lowest point in the state is on the
Ohio river and has an elevation of
425 feet; the average elevation for
the whole state Is not far from $50
feet.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-02-28

timber. but there hns been on great
amount of numbering because the To-
cality has been too far from trans
portation facilities.
One striking thing about the region
is that, although it has been settled
for considerably more than a hundred
years. a part Of the land Is still pub
lie domain. Fully 5000 acres have
never been taken up by private own
ers under the various land laws
These lands have now been withdrawn
from settlement, and Secretary Hous-
ton will request that they be set
aside as a nucleus for the proposed
national forest. The purchase Of pri-
vate lands will also be undertaken,
and as quickly as possible the gov
ernment will build up another nation
al forest of sufficient size for eco
nomical protection and administra-
tion.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-02-28
Was Taking a Vacation.

That charity without discretion is
readily abused is aptly exemplified by
the story of Georgiana Simpson. an old
colored woman, who was always en-
ployed by southern family whenever
extra help was needed. There never
had been any difficulty in securing her
services, and therefore. when three
postal cards failed to bring a response
one of the family called upon Georgi-
ana to see what the trouble was. Mrs.
C. found Georgiana well and hap
py. and she welcomed her mistress
very cordially. 81 suttiny is mos pow
full glad to see you, Miss c." said
Georgiana AN is de family all toll
able well jes' now?' Yes. we are all
well, Georgiana," said Mrs. G..
But | want to know why you didn't
come when | wrote to you? We felt
sure you must be ILL.," 'Oh, no, deed,
Miss c." said the colored woman,
as she tilted her black head airly.
Ms enjoyin' tn bes' OBJ health, an de
Charity society done 'stablish bread.
soup an coal fund up at de corner. SO
none OBJ us ladies' in de street has to
work dis yeah"
The Colorado statesman., 1914-02-28
ALAskA's REINDEER INDUSTRY

There are not less than 10000 do
mesticated reindeer in Alaska today,
according to estimates of the depart
ment of agriculture. This means that
the reindeer industry is by far the
largest agricultural proposition in
Alaska at this time, and more strin-
gent government measures should be
taken to prevent the rapid destruction
of these animals. The industry under
scientific management should develop
rapidly, according to experts, and the
present herds form a very promising
basis upon which a great industry may
be built.
1t appears that there have been in
stances of cross-breeding domesticated
reindeer and the native wild caribuo.
1t is thought that the blood of the
latter could be used to good advantage
in building up the reindeer herds. At
present the domesticated deer seem to
decrease in size and otherwise degen-
crate because of the lack of careful
selection of breeding animals. The
caribou are superior in size and vigor,
but are not of SO wild a nature as to
make their domestication imprac.
tcable.
The Colorado statesman., 1914-02-28
Scatter Sunshine

A little thought will show you how
vastly your own happiness depends on
the way other people bear themselves
toward you. The looks and tones at
your breakfast table, the conduct of
your fellow-workers or employers, the
faithful or unreliable men you deal
with, what people say to you on the
street, the way your cook and house
maid do their work, the letters you
get, the friends or foes you meet
these things make up very much of
the pleasure or misery of your day.
Turn the idea around. and remember
that just so much are you adding to
to the pleasure or the misery of other
peoples days. And this is the half of
the matter which you can control.
Whether any particular day shall
bring to you more of happiness or of
suffering is largely beyond your power
to determine. Whether each ray of
your life shall give happiness or suf-
fering rests with yourself.-George S.
Merriam.