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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-16
MRS. REAGIN

Mrs. Frank Reagin of Brooksville,
died last nigho in hospital at Bir-
mingham. Mr-Reagin was with her
in her last hours and will bring the
remains of his wife to Brooksvi1le,
where the funeral services will be
held a.,-s-=.yv-rs-ss~-ers4e
Mrs. Reagin leaves besides her
husband, two sons and one daugh-
ter. She had been in poor health
for long time, and while every
thing was done for her that medical
skill and loving hands could think
of, death came to carry her spirit to
its future home.~-~-~-----~~
Mrs. Reagin made her home in
Ocala for number of years, and
during that time, won the friendship
of many, who deeply regret to hear
of her death, and will always hold
her memory in sacred esteem. She
was member-ef --the Methodist
church, and took high place among
the faithful workers in that congre-
CATION.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-16

SUGAR HAMMOCK LANDS
Partridge-WOodr Company
Selling Agents
Merchants Block. OcAlA 1-13-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-04-16

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28
REALIZES BENEFIT
OF BOARD OF MARION
Berlin, Jan. 25, 1914


Mr.. j. D. Rooney, Ocala Fla:
Dear Sir: | have just read the re-
port of your years work While the
report was lengthy, it was interest
ing and instructive from start to
finish. | wish every farmer in this
county would read that report and
study it, then he could realize what
the board of trade meant for Marion
county, and | believe it would have
tendency to break down the barrier
which exists, to a certain extent, be-
tween the country and town people.
I hope all the good people of Mar
ion will pull together for the better
ment of the county generally, and if
we all pull together old Marion will
prosper in leaps and bounds, like the
petals of rose opening against the
morning sun.
/ hope to see you next Saturday.
| was rained out yesterday.
Wishing you a successful year in
your work, / am,
A Marion County Booster,
S. ]. McCully.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28
USE OF ELECTRICITY
STEADILY INCREASING
Jacksonville Proves that Ocala Car

Jacksonville Proves that Ocala Can
Live and Prosper on the Job
Metropolis, 9th: Two hundred
and sixty-fiye homes in Jacksonville
are now using electricity for cook
ing purposes.
VIM. G. Cooper, Jr., auditor of the
board of bond trustees, stated today
that the housewives in the city were
readily recognizing the advantages
afforded by electricity for cooking
The board of bond trustees has
granted special rate of 2 cents per
XIV. for electricity for cooking. If
the offer is accepted by a sufficient
number in the city, it will enable the
board of trustees to dispose of a sur
plus amount of electric current dur
ing the daytime and thereby enable
them to reduce the cost of electricity
to the night consumers from Z cents
to about 4 or 5 cents per XIV.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28
AFTER KIPLING-
A LONG WAY AFTER

If you can laugh when others weep
If you can work when others sleep,
Ii you can lose and never kick,
But start again and gamely stick;
If you can face defeat and grin
Nor grumble if you never win;
If you can see things go to pot
And never get your collar hot.
But take it all with perfect grit,
And scorn to curse a single bit;
Il you can bear heap of pain
And scarcely murmur or complain.
II treachery and lies and such
Can never phase you very much.
And all thru life you don't descend
To knife foe or knock friend
II you can keep your life thus high
Believe me you will be SOME guy
And I'll admit quite frank and free
You'll have an awful bulge on me,
-Berton Braley.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28
BLITCHTON

Blitchton, Jan. 2S.-Mrs. w. A.
Triplett, Mrs. \. F. Burdeu and
three children of Chester, S. c., are
guests of DR.. and Mrs. Bitch and
family for several weeks.
Mr.. Edward Henderson of Lake
City preached at the Baptist church
Sunday afternoon
Mr.. B. c. Bitch spent Wednesday
in Gainesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Bitch spent
Monday at Morriston with Mr.. F. n
Bitch who is quite sick
Miss Legie Bitch returned home
last week from Tampa, where she
was the guest of Miss Melvine Burts
DIR. Bitch left Sunday for week
on.the east coast
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

A well-known citizen of Ocala,
who is also well acquainted with
Georgia affairs, is inclined to think
that personal i'll will is at the bot
tom of the investigation of Judge
Speer He thinks that between
Judge Speer and his principal pros
ecQtor. eX-Mayor Huff of Macon, the
judge is much the most disinterested
servant of the public, and cites the
enlightened manner in which Judge
Speer has. always treated criminals
of the poorer class who have been
brought up in his court, for instance,
the moonshiners, scores of whom he
has sent back to their homes on
parole, to make their crops and pro-
vide for their families before serving
their sentences, and not one of whom
has ever been known to break faith
with him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28
PROPHECIES OF PREJUDICE

The Titusyille Advocate says:
Senator d. U. Fletcher will certain
Iy make good showing when he
comes before the people in the sena-
torial campaign" Maybe so, but he
made a very poor showing when he
came before the Senate in the de-
tense of Lorimer.-Arcadia Enter
prise.
Right you are, and Senator Flet-
cher's defense of Lorimer is going to
elect John N. C. Stockton to the Sem
ate-Lake City Index.
He will be elected for a very pic
ayunish reason, then. The Star has
always condemned Lorimer, and
thought he should have been fired
out of the Senate, and is sorry Sen
ator Fletcher supported him, but it
has never had any doubt that he was
conscientious in doing SO. He GER
tainly knew he was taking the I'M
popular side and had nothing to gain
by it. 1t will probably be shown be-
fore this campaign is over that Mr..
Stockton, as legislator and political
leader, has made some mistakes that
cost the state of Florida great
deal more than Mr.. Fletcher's vote
for Lorimer. This argument against
Fletcher is ever more silly and i'm
material than the attempt to array
all the travelling men in the state
against him because one of their
number has an imaginary grievance.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

Several of the state papers are
confusing T. j. Appleyard, Jr.. who
Is a candidate for the Office of COM
missioner of agriculture. with his
father, Tom Appleyard, the state
printer and genial secretary of the
Florida Press Association Young
Tom is not so we'll known as his
daddy, but he IS clever and genial
gentleman with much of his father
talent for making friends.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28
B|SMARK USED BLOWITz
In Devious Diplomacy that Preserved
Peace and Saved the German
Empire

..Sasayard'' tells the following in
teresting story of European politics
of forty years ago. After saying that
Won Moltke and not Bismark was re-.
sponsibIe for the annexation OF Ger
many Of Alscace-Lorraine. Sasayard
goes on to relate:
The man who was best acquainted
with the politics of Europe for a
quarter of a century after the Fran
co-Prussian war was Blowitz-the
Paris correspondent of the London
Times. Recently his memoirs have
been printed and the narrative is
startling.
Here is story that were incredi-
BILE had it not come from this great
journalist whose pen could not fash
on fiction. One evening in Paris
soon after France to the astonish-
ment Of the world had paid the ruin
Gus indemnity exacted by Germany,
Mr.. Blowitz met the prime minister
of France, who told him that he had
been informed Germany intended
to declare another war, make instant
invasion, oyerrun the country, occu-
py Paris, and levy such stupendo is
indemnity that France could not pay
it for many generations.
Blowitz was the greatest detective
in the world, and he set about and
found the story true. He printed it.
When the car of Russia read it
he notified the parties concerned
that as soon as Germany declared
war against France, Russia would
make war on Germany England
was also aroused, and Berlin made
disavowal
Now here is the curious part
about it. Bismark was opposed to
the move that Won Moltke and old
Emperor William concocted. Unable
to pursuade them he took the French
ambassador into his confidence and
revealed the scheme to him. The am
bassador impaired it to his govern
ment and a newspaper man defeated
the whole project.
Blowitz speculated as to Bismark's
motive, and he concluded that 1.-The
that it would drive France to the des-
peration of the revolutionary period
of 'S9, and if she arrives at that
state she would be invincible. He
knew that all the other nations of
Europe would interpose, and he took
the one method possible to stop it,
and at the same time save himself
the chancellorship of the then infant
empire his great genius for state
Graf had created.
And what pity tbs that Germany
Inundated France by taking from
her two little old provinces, but peo-
pied by Teutons more loyal to France
than Picardy or Provence, Langue-
doc or Gascony!
After reading what Blowitz says
of the episode | mention, | do be-
lieve that the rape of those two in
significant provinces was against the
advice and over the protest of the
greatest German history has taken
account Of 1t has cost the world
billions-for war and defense against
war Had Germany not dismember-
ed France, it is likely that the war
budgets of the world would be less
than half what they are.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

And Possibly the Yellow Heather
Wants to Pull the Wool Over
Our Eyes
(New York World)

The Emperor of Japan has sent a
message of peace and good will to
| the American people through The
World, just at the time when the ex-
clusion of Japanese from land own
ing in California has become again
a subject of diplomatic negotiation
This message is the result of the
| message of peace and good will
which was sent around the world to
all the nations last Christmas day
by The World in conjunction with
| the American committee for the cele-
bration of the century of peace be-
tween English-speaking nations.
On account of the necessity for
careful consideration and state of re-
| lation between the United States and
Japan, the Emperor's reply has just
been received. 1t is signed for the
Emperor, by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Baron Maxine.
Christmas day The World sent the
following cable message:
The Worlds Christmas Cable.
His Majesty the Emperor of Jap
an, Toxic, Japan: The American
committee charged with preparations
for international celebration of one
hundred years Of peace between the
| United States and Great Britain,
Japan, France, Germany and other
nations send cordial Christmas greet
ings. and respectfully ask message of
approval and good will from the en-
peror of Japan, that mighty nation
with which we have been for so many
years on terms of intimacy, to the
end that this century of peace made
| be made an example to all the ma
lions of the earth.
Alton B. Parker.
James, Cardinal Gibbons.
| Nicholas Murray Butler.
David H. Greer.
Andrew Carnegie.
To this cordial greeting the follow
ing reply by cable has been received:
Emperor's Reply
| Toxic, Jan. 10, 1914.
/ Your message to his imperial ma
| jesty was duly received and he has
commanded me to address to you the
| following:
In the judgment of his majesty
the occasion is we'll worthy of inter-
national commemoration. The cen
| e.,1 in xxybi nt,
the United States and Great Britain
have borne so conspicuous part
and from which the world at large
has so greatly benefited, has been
marvellous.
The record will serve in striking
manner to illustrate to coming gen.
erations the blessings of peace.
The relations of friendship and
good understanding, which have so
long and so closely united Japan
with America and the United King
dom. give to the Japanese emperor
a deep and abiding interest in the
celebration which you have in
charge.
Accordingly, his majesty extends
to the undertaking his cordial good
| will and best wishes.
Baron Maxine,
Minister for Foreign Affairs.
It was Baron Makino's speech on
the California situation, made a few
days ago in Toxic, that reopened the
troublesome international dispute.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

Mr.. Bryan cannot figure out the
next step in the Japanese matter,
but we hope it will not be the tan
go.-St Petersburg Times.
1t may be the tan jackets before
the ball is over.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

Representative Huff of the lower
house of the Kentucky legislature
has introduced a bill forbidding the
wearing of a skirt that measures less
than thirty-three inches at the bot
tom by women over eighteen years
of age.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

District Attorney Whitman is
about to present the question,
Where did you get it," to Charlie
Murphy, head of Tammany Hall. He
may not be as successful in evading
the question as was Croker.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

When Grant was accused of drink
ing. Lincoln asked for the brand that
he might send some to other gen
erals-when Judge Speer is suspect
ed OF taking dope. why not insist on
its general use.-Times-Union.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

According to the report of the de-
partment of agriculture, Florida has
$4,000 horses, valued at s6,71o,0o0;
1000 mules, valued at 81, 1886, 700;
12S, 900 mich cows, valued at s4,-
S224,000; 100000 hogs, valued at
$ 5,424,OO0.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

If some of the preachers would en-
gage two or three reels every Sun
day to illustrate their sermons and
show them they would undoubtedly
have larger gations.-lnver-
ness Chronicle.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28
WISE AND OTHERWISE
(Clipped Without Credit

(Clipped Without Credit
Most financial disasters can be
traced back to some get-rich-quick
scheme.
Women seldom show the white
feather-unless white feathers are
fashionable
1t is human nature to want the
biggest half-iust as If there was
such a thing.
One can't Judge the dinner by the
dinner bell.
Better threadbare coat than a
breach of promise suit
The only difference between a tax.
idermist and a taxicab is the way il
which you are skinned
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

If only men born in Ocala could
hold office inside its limits, how
many could qualify.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

We are prepared to deliver freight
to any part of the city; haul furni-
ture or baggage, anywhere at all
hours of the day or night Your
orders will receive prompt attention.
Drays Nos. / and g.
Thomas Johnson,
Rosalie Johnson,
1-20-6ts Proprietors.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

For the first time in years, st. Pc
xersburg won't have Washing
SONS Birthday celebration this year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

Except for politics, Satan would
lose his grip on some men.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

The man who poses as lion in So
ciety is usually bear at home.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

40 n. Orange street, Oliver Mead
ows, proprietor 1-26-6ts
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

Sheet music, vocal and instru.
mental, at The Murray Co. 1-24
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-28

Better a threadbare coat than
breach of promise suit.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04

yers overlooked il. Why the neces-
sitv Of such clause? This suggest
ed suspicious circumstances, ana
therefore led me TO make close
scrutiny of the contract, which was
produced by Judge Tanner and was
given me by Mr. Heney.
Traced by Watermark.
ION investigate l found water
mark in the paper and two mis-
spelled words in the document; ! also
noticed that dark ribbon had been
used in its typeWriting. And now
simple was the procedure that led TO
the undoing of these men!
"My investigation disclosed the fact
that this particular brand of paper
had not been manufactured until 1908,
while the date of the contract written
thereon between Senator Mitchell and
Judge Tanner was dated 1901. A
physical impossibility!
"A further investigation showed
that Judge Tanners son was, at the
time of the investigation, acting as
the stenographer of the law firm. 1t
was fair to assume that If the con-
tract had been written as blind this
young man did the typewriting He
was Immediately called before the
Grand Jury and denied typewriting
an agreement between his father and
Senator Mitchell.
He was asked then and there to
write a letter dictated by Mr.. Heney,
in which Heney used the two mis-
spelled words found in the partner
ship agreement-the word salary
was spelled 'salery' and the word
constituent was spelled cOnstitu-
ant Judge Tanners son misspelled
these two words in Haney's letter just
as he had misspelled them in the fake
contract between his father and SEN
ator Mitchell.
When confronted with this evil
dence. Judge Tanenr came into open
court and confessed to perjury"
Of catching liar in his lies, Burns
has this to say:
Trapping a Liar.
1T IS a curious thing. but human
nature invariably acts in the same
way under similar impulses. When a
man is lying he uses the gestures of a
lie; his attitude. the movements of
his body, little ungovernable express
sions of various sorts, betray him by
being off normal After a little eX-
perience you recognize them AT once.
You can see behind them the move
meuts Of his mind, and you can trap
him easily. You may not be as clever
as he is, but YOU can beat him at your
own game. Naturally"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04

Boston II was sent there TO be re-
mailed, but il was written from the
West. The letter indicates that the
writer has an AK to grind and 1t Is
this He is giving information about
certain persons who are selecting
lands In Oregon, unquestionably he
has lands there himself, and is being
interfered with. Now, we will look
at the plat and see who is interested
in these oregon lands | was well
up on the details of the plats in those
DAYS
eve found that one man was buy
ing lands In this vicinity when he
could. and by the then popular meth
Cd acquiring lands fraudulently from
the Government. | looked this man
UP, and found that he had an office
In Chicago | wrote a letter to him
there and asked him what he would
tack for certain lands / knew he
owned, and ] had the letter mailed
from Portland. Oregon. He replied
to me there, and the typewriting was
just the same $ that of the anony
nous letter-written on typewriter
OF the same make and with a purple
ribbon
THE man was flabbergasted when
cago and thanked him, on behalf o.
the Secretary, for the anonymous in
formation he had been giving us
No Real Mysteries.
"To get back to the question of
mysteries the finding of writers of
anonymous letters illustrates only
little of what ! mean when | say
there are no mysteries
After you get him, the criminal
understands that he has left a track,
though he laid his plans ever so care
fully. IT all seems so simpl e-after-
ward. 1t always seems that the par
ticular track left might have been
avoided.
For example. United States Sena-
tor Mitchell of Oregon, was convicted
of participation in the land frauds.
Senator Mitchell's law partner, Judge
Tanner, while being Intercepted by
Mr. Heney, stated that there was
partnership agreement, drawn up at
the time of the formation of the part
nership between Senator Mitchell and
himself, which contained a stipulation
whereby all moneys received by the
firm for practicing before the depart
ments at Washington. were to go to
Judge Tanner-it being, of course, a
violation of the Federal statutes for
Senator Mitchell to accept money
earned in this way.
Here was the track-wide, broad
and deep--yet both these shrewd law
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04
Detectives Capture
4 Cracksmen After
$4,000 Diamonds

NEW YORK, March battling des-
perately with revolvers, then with clubs
and fists, detectives early to-day cap
tured four men as they were robbing a
safe in the jewelry store at No. S46
Bowery. which contained $4,000 in dia-
monds. The police say that the quar-
tette are notorious safeblowers and are
known from coast to coast. The Of
ficers had received a Tip from a woman
that the jewelry store was to be robbed
and trailed the men to the scane of the
attempted robbery.
Those arrested were Charles Jordan,
alias Caesar Celia, alias Christie; Will
liam Smith alias English Smithy;
George Jardanage. alias the Polack, and
Mella Raffaello.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-04
ROBERT BRUCE MASTERS
SHORTHAND IN FIVE WEEKS
AT BAGWELL BUSINESS COLLEGE
Holds Responsible Position With
the Clearing House Associa-
ton of Georgia. His En-
ployers Write We Find
the Work of Mr.. Bruce
To Be Satisfactory in
Every Way

Without ever having previously seen
a shorthand character Robert Bruce,
son Of J. NJ Bruce, OF Hamilton, Ga.
entered Bagweu Business College Jan
uary >, 1914. and accepted position
with the above named firm on February
IL. completing his course in five weeks
at total cost Of only S7i including
tuition, board, books laundry, etc.
In order that there may be no ques-
ton fen the minds Of any as TO the ac-
tual time which Mr.. Bruce spent ON his
shorthand course, he has been asked to
make an affidavit which is printed he
low, together with letter voluntarily
given by his employers.
Ragweu Business College has the cN-
elusive right to teach in this section
the famous Charter system OF short
hand, which can be learned in one-half
the time, and with practically ope-half
the expense required for the old-line
systems as taught in other schools
\ large per cent Of the most efficient
and capable stenographers I'm Atlanta,
as well as of many other cities, are
graduates OF Bagweu Business College.
Bagwell graduates receive the highest
salaries gain the highest eminence, and
the demand for them from the leading
business houses is never supplied, They
are found with railroads, insurance COM
pauies. law firms and large corpora
tons uf every kind.
Bagweu Business College has brought
"A first class business training within
reach OF all. Young men and women Of
limited means can now avail themselves
" this necessary preparation before cu-
teriug the business world a night
course Is offered for those who can not
attend the day school
For catalog and full particulars ad-
dress j. o. Bagwell, 5ils Luckie ST. or
phone Ivy sON.