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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-05

Mrs. w. E. Locklir of Shelby spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Becker.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-05
WAR WIND BLOWS GOOD 70 AMERICA
N THE SHAPE Of ORDERS FOR GOODS
Shoes and Other Supplies Demanded of Us by Fighting
Nations-Trouble With Us is That We
Too Rich Says Thomas A. Edison

"THE trouble with us is that we
are too rich; too many of
n us have so much money we
wouldn't know what To do
with more if we had it. That's why
we haven't more readily grasped the
opportunities offered us through the
European war" This was the opinion
expressed by Thomas A. Edis5n in an
interview in Cleveland.
At the same time there appeared in
the New York Times articles showing
orders given in America for war sup
plies and other materials by the war
ring nations of Europe Some of the
biggest of these are given here:
New England manufacturers OF shoes
have already booked orders for 300
600 pairs for export TO the European
belligerents. Negotiations are under
way for further orders, but some man
ufacturers hesitate because the profit
is hard to calculate.
France, which has already placed
large orders, desires hobnailed boots
for her soldiers. These must be made
by hand. and it is question as TO
how expensive the hobnailing process
will be. One manufactures has install
ed special machinery for this purpose.
A company which received an order
for 100000 pairs for France recently
has had the order increased to 100000
pairs. 1t is debating whether to in
crease its facilities and accept an or
der for 100000 pairs of boots. An
other company is making 100000 pairs
of boots for Greece
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-11-05
War Loss Predicted.


Incidentally, in discussing the war
and its effects, Judge Gary expressed
the opinion that if the conflict should
be maintained with its present vio-
lence for eighteen months the loss of
life would be 100000 and the proper
ty loss $4,000. 100000.
Undoubtedly" he said. lit would
be to the best interests of all the ma
tons engaged in the present war and
to the world ut large if the integrity
and geographical lines of each of these
nations could be substantially pre-
served"
About 300 members of the Iron and
Steel institute OF which Judge Gary is
president, heard the address.
Discussing conditions in the iron and
steel industry. Judge Gary said:
AZ am an optimist in principle as well
as In practice. There is always n
bright side. although it may be tenn
porarily obscured. However. nothing
is to be gained by closing our eyes TO
well known and clearly recognized
facts. and Mt present we are not very
prosperous i'm our lines This is reflect
ed in the published reports of some Of
the larger companies The president
of one declares that earnings from
Jan. l to Oct. 1. 1914. on the tonnage
produced have been at the smallest
margin OF profit since the formation
of the company IL is sufficient TO
say at this time that the volume and
prices of iron and steel sold in this
country were very low. comparatively
speaking. during the months immedi-
ately prior TO the commencement OF
the European war. and with respect
to the volume. there have been sub
stantial decreases since that time.
But what OF the future? We are al
ways comforted by the fact that the
productive capacity and actual prOduc-
ton OF wealth i'm the United States
is growing year by year. and this abil-
ity to produce will not and cannot be
diminished. Besides. at the present
time the exports Of large variety OF
commodities are increasing. Although
not equal TO the volume reported just
prior TO the commencement of the war
they are yet much larger than just aft
er the beginning of the war. This will
have a material influence upon other
lines. All are stimulated and brought
into service"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21
yICToRIANo HUERTA

Following is sketch of the grim
Mexico with rod of iron and defied
the world to GUST him for seventeen
months:
General Victoriano Huerta, seven
teen months dictator of Mexico in
Cured the cordial hatred of most
Mexicans although the loyalty of a
considerable number cannot be de-
MED. His apologists insist his rule
of force had as good right to be as
the reign of Porfirio Diaz and that If
he had been in as strong position as
the latter he would have repeated
the record of benevolent despotism.
To the world in general, however, he
was black-hearted tyrant, a selfish
an unpatriotfc corruptionist, who liv-
ed only to crafty his own desires.
Like Julius Caesar, Huerta's prom
inence came late in life. He was al
ways proud to say he was an Ameri-
can Indian. His parents were poor
poems of Colotlan, Jalisco, where he
was born on December %, 1854. He
roamed the streets barefooted as a
child but the village priest taught
him to read and write and he con-
ceiyed somehow the ambition to wear
! the epaulets of a Mexican army Off
Ger.
When Huerta was eighteen years
old, General Donate Guerra passet
through Colotlan with his troops and
there sought a man who could de
some writing for him. This proved
the boys great opportunity. He
| pleased the Mexican general and re
vealed his longings. General Guer
ra persuaded President Juarez to ap
point Huerta a cadet at the 'Chapul
tepec Military Academy, where he wa
graduated in 1876 with great hon
ors His first engagement was TIE
coac The revolutionists of Tuxe
pee defeated there the Federal for
ces.
From this time to 1895 Huerta LEI
the life of an army officer in man,
garrfsons. In 1900 as a colonel h
. took part in the campaign agains
, Canuto Neri, the bandit Of the stat
| of Guerrero. So successful was h
that in 1901 he was sent against Ra
/ fael del Castro, another bandit an,
| the next year he was brevetted a gen
eral of brigade in recognition of hi
services.
He was now so popular that Gener
al Diaz distrusted him and left hin
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21
PUBLICITY AT PITTSBURG

The Star has had but little oppor-
tunity to size up, except in a general
way. the publicity obtained for Flor
ida in general and Marion county in
particular, at the meeting of the real
estate men of the nation at Pitts
burg, thru the work of Secretary
Rooney and the other hustlers from
our state, but it has evidence that
Florida was right there with the
goods, and they were delivered.
Perusing the Pittsburg papers, we
find Florida reported more in pro-
portion than any other state. Our
representatives were active on the
floor, and their names and their por-
traits were frequent in the many
pages given each day to reports OF
the meetings.
It is evident that Pittsburg
thought a great deal of this conven-
ton. It's newspapers gave UP the
principal part of their space to it et-
cry day. In fact, the Star has never
5CGn dlly IuluS O1ot CAC6pL d AdlIOHdl
convention of one of the great
parties receive so much space.
Secretary Rooney had good place
on the floor. with big table heaped
high with literature, every bit Oh
which he distributed. He didn't
have to throw it at the people
either. They came after it.
Some people find fault with the
Star because it plays up Rooney and
his work for Marion county. Such
should have seen the reporters oil
the big Pittsburg dailies going tic
see him at his table. Rooney stands
in with the newspaper boys wherever
he goes.
At the meeting of the board oil
governors tomorrow night, and Board
of Trade Thursday night, he will
give a report of the convention, and
all members should be present to
hear him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21
ANDERsON's ATTACK
ON THE PRIMARY LAW

The Star has published a letter
from Mr. H. H. Anderson, in which
ne semi-facetiously denounces the
Bryan law and tells what he intends
to do to it.
The Star has studied the Bryan
law and, tho not we'll posted in legal
lore, it fails to see where it fayors
one party more than another. 1t
was not the fault of the law that no
other party than the democratic
participated in the primary, and as
long as no other party offered, Mr..
Anderson has no right to say no
other party could take part.
Dir. Anderson also talks thru his
hat when he says no poor man can
be a candidate for Office under this
law. In Marion county number OF
men, not one Of whom is rich, were
nominated in the primary of June.
Others were defeated. The very
richest one of them is OF only mod
crate means, and most of them have
no other incomes than their salaries
or farms. 1t is conceded that the
law reduces the expenses of the cam
didates. No doubt that Marion is a
fair sample of all the Florida coun-
ties.
The Star doesn't suppose that Mr..
.Anderson's injunction will be of any
effect legally. The Star can assure
him 1t will he of no effect morally.
Every democrat of any principle will
regard the men nominated in June
as his candidates, and will vote for
them. Even as clever a lawyer as
Mr.. Anderson cannot devise any
measure that will prevent them from
SO doing.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21
Rnbe is a cruel wretch.

The Seabreeze and Daytona Beach
chamber of commerce seems to be a
very live body. It intends to have
a great labor day celebration at that
unsurpassed beach, and is making
preparations therefor on a grand
scale. 1t invites our Board of Trade
TO participate. It expects to obtain
special hotel and railroad rates and
nopes to have the event, from Sept
5 Id 5. attended by large crowds. The
Star can assure its friends that they
cant find finer place for a labor
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

Let every man who has perspifed
and 9ltmed and fretted under the
burden Of a heavy coat at the dinner
table praise St. Louis, for there the
hotel managers. restauranteurs and
fcafe proprietors have abrogated the
old, 7coaf-wearing rule. Men who wish
may slip out of their coats at table
and attack their meals in comfort.
While the women are keeping cool
by the simple process of taking off a
little more cloth here and there, why
zlwu1d not the men folks seek COM
fort in the same way Savannah
News.
81. Louis will hereafter he the
patron saint of all comfort-loving
and sensible men.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

The Clearwater Sun is credited
with being published in the smallest
city in the United States to support
a good daily paper. 1t has been said
many times that Ocala is the small
est city in the state to publish two
successful daily papers and good
ones, too. Ocala has been doing this
for many years. The two present
dailies, the Star is 20 and the Ban
ner IL years old, and neither has
missed an issue in all those years ex-
cept for a holiday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

Editor McCreary of the Gainesville
Sun says the automobile gets there
too soon and wants to be back in
the stage coach era No doubt he
reflects that if we were in the stage
coach period the returns Of the late
disastrous primary would not all be
in yet. and the sad news of his defeat
would seep through gradual life
Sarasota Sun.
Rnbe is a cruel wretch
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

We do not like to discourage viii
Knott in his candidacy for governor,
but being first in the field so long
ahead of the issue is handicap
mighty hard to overcome. By the
time the real struggle comes folks
are liable to think he was a candi-
date at the last election and is has
been. Sarasota Sun.
It's more likely they will lbecome
50 used to him that they won't
think to vote for anyone else.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21
ooaLA NORTHERN SCHEDULE

No. 72-Leave Ocala daily 1:15
d. m. Arrive Palatka daily except
Sunday, 4:45 p. m. Arrive Palatka
Sunday, 4:15 p. m.
No. 71-Leave Palatka daily ex-
cept Sunday, TAO a. m. Arrive
Ocala IL d. m.
No. 73-Leave Palatka Sunday. 8
a. M. Arrive Ocala, IL a. m.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

Can't say what Frenchmen will do,
but if Nine. Caillaux is as good
looking as her pictures make her
out to be, an American jury wouldn't
convict her If she killed dozen edi-
tors. Come to think of it, lots of
editors need killing anyhow.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21
ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No. %, /. o. o. F..
meets in Yonge's hall every Tuesday
evening at o'clock. A warm well
come always extended to visiting
brethren. ]. H. Benjamin, n. G.
w. L. Colbert, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

Huerta may be a savage brute, but
he sends his wife and children be-
yond the danger zone in which he
lingers-not every husband that
criticises him would be capable of so
much consideration.-Tim Union.
How do you know? How many
of the husbands of your acquaint-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

Let US exchange Refrigerators?
Or can we fix the old one for you?
We can stop the leaks and make it
look as good as new. E. c. Jordan
& Co. 7-6-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

ance who have criticised Huerta
have left their wives and children in
situations of danger?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21
HOUSES FOR RENT

Apply to S. H. CHRISTIAN. cor
ner of Osceola and Washington
streets. 6-2S-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

day celebration than seabreeze and
Daytona Beach.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

Meantime, the dag continues to, fly
over Vera Cruz.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-21

Senior Emilio Pons, pioneer in the
cigar industry of Tampa, is dead in
his 56th year.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-02-28
CHAPTER XVII.

CHAPTER XVII.
Naturally they were astonished
when they heard ! had been in the
State a couple of months. When /
told them had come there to seek
my fortune, and was farming in the
south, where / hoped they would come
and stay with me during the winter,
Brace said
well, / hear there's a livin' TO be
made ranchin', but it's a plaguey long
row, they do say. However, it won't
be none to long for me to hoe along
of you, and so be you're agreeable to
havin' our company, 1T amt likely III
hold Off"
Lola's eyes dilated with eager de-
light ] fancy her imagination pic
tured return to the Transvaal times,
the happiest she had known, when
rude necessity knit us together in
close companionship. I did not think
it necessary to undeceive them then,
and the next day | took them with
me TO San Diego. The sun was shin
ing when we got there, and the air
was soft and warm; it was like an
early day of English summer.
The effect on Lola was miraculous;
she seemed inspired with new life. |
had never seen her so animated and
gay.
Her countenance fell as we passed
through the beautiful plantations and
entered the richly-furnished house.
IL was a unhappy disillusiOn for her.
Brace, who never let anything in the
world surprise him, stroked his chin
refectively as he looked around him,
and said:
This is your lot, is it, Gentleman
Thorne ?"
II shall be better able to call it
mine when have paid up the capital
invested in it. AS you know, | had
no money of my own. ! have Dor
rowed heavily, and until the loan is
paid"
shrugged my shoulders.
Until it's paid" said Brace, con-
tinuing my sentence, you've got to
go to bed late, and get up airly, and
be thankful hef you kin sleep sound
in betwixt, | reckon it1l take you a
pretty considerable long time afore
you feel you don't know what to do
with yourself"
A long while" | said gravely.
"How long? asked Lola quickly
under her breath.
ooh, many, many years, perhaps"
[ replied.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-02-28

workin' man again. l see her gam
the day we lost the diamond; / Set
it clearer AN ever when we got UP t.
Petersville. She was that angry
WIN told her there was no good to
be done mimi i'm the or'nary way
so eager for me to write and tell you
there was a going for abe stuff down
the big hole. Now, fortune is to BE-
made soon as / hit on the idea o.
what's she to git by givin' up the dia
mond-a little wuss than nOthin'
Which is why / rejice in the prospect
of your making a big thing of this
ere orange CROWN. Still, sir, we AIM
goin' to lose that diamond, if We can
help it, and we've got two things to
do. We're got to keep our eye on the
snow, and get down the great h0le
afore the wust of the slush and rock
comes tumblin' down, and we're gOt
to make the Kid believe as thiBgs
down here is so jolly floorishin' a.
we don't kere two straWs whether W.
find the thing or not. You'll leayA
that TO me. III pitch it in strong
herV q =
ITO be continue6.)
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-02-28
She did not attempt to conceal her

She did not attempt to conceal her
satisfaction.
gave the girl why little horse;
she sat on it for the first time with
the grace and mastery of a trained
horsewoman.
Every morning i rode round the
plantation; sometimes business took
me to the city-she never failed to be
by my side on these occasions. But
when l had work to do, it was an
other thing. She hated work, and
dreaded tranquility; she found an
escape from both in a wild gallon
among the foothills. She became CO.
quettish with regard to her appear
ance. When she could coax a dollar
out of her father, she would gallop
off to San Diego to buy some trifle
for the adornment of her pretty little
person. If by my manner she fancied
/ approved the new addition, she wore
it till she could replace it with some
thing else; but if l failed TO notice
it, or she thought il was not to my
taste, she would fling it away before
it was a day old. She abandoned
herself to the enjoyment of the new
life that came to her, and for some
time she seemed neither to remember
the past nor think of the future.
Under these conditions, all trace OF
illness disappeared, and with health
returned something of her old mutt
nous independence; paternal author
ity once more sank into insignificance.
Brace quickly found occupation and
after a time rendered me invaluable
assistance in the management of the
business. One day as we were re-
turning from the paclSing-sheds he
said.
"I've looked round this consarn
pretty careful, and l see, sir, that
you're goin' to de a great big thing
here. You've found out jest where
the real grit o. this country lays, and
you're goin' to work it up into an
almighty pile. That's what you're
goin' to do, and Pm everlastin' glad
of it, for more reasons than one. And
one reason is this-I'm gettin' more
duberous every day whether We shall
yer get the Great Hesper. For, Justly,
when the frost breaks up, the great
hole where the gel hes hid the stone,
may be swept out as clear as a gun
baril by the torrent of melted snow,
or il may be blocked up for everlast-
in by the mast of rock that comes
rollin' down from the mountain sides
every spring; and, secondly, the Kid
may change her mind. She may back
out Of the promise she gave US when
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-02-28

and in a low voice that faltered a
little, said
at amt nat'ral for her to give in
like that; it amt like the Kid, not
bit. Her contrariness and obsti-
macy used to make me wild, but it
didn't make my heart ache like this"
Lola came back in a little while,
weak and exhausted, but with a smile
me, slipping her hand under my arm,
shoulder. Her love was too innocent,
or she was too ignorant Of social us
ages to know restraint.
II don't want to talk; it hurts me-"
she said. 81 just want to sit here
quiet" and she closed her eyes, nest
ling still closer.
you've come to aruined and an
Onhallowed country, sir" said the
Judge; burned if / skercely knowed
it again--nothing but machinery and
Chinese-nOt a decent white placer
in all Nevada-then yaller varmint
amt left anythin' worth lookin' for,
not in the Urinary way. It's got to
be looked for in onor'nary places, and
fetched out in onor'nary ways, as I've
said more'n once before to YOU! and
my meanin' is that ! could do the
same if l had the means, and if so
be the Kid keeps her promise-as |
do believe she will" Lola nodded,
without taking her head from my
shoulder, or opening her eyes, and
little sigh fluttered up from her heart.
"As ! know she will-Ill do it; not
for the sake of the gold, cause that
won't be needed when we've got the
diamond, but just TO prove the prem
ceple of the thing. It's down an al
mighty hole up the Sierra, nearly up
TO the snOw-line, and I've been there
prospectin' it day after day, and
studyin' the thing out, an / didn't
leave it till the snow forced as to
come down, and now the holes
blocked up for months"
Suddenly raising her head, and
turning to her father, with eager
eyes, Lola exclaimed
"Blockedv
"Ah, blocked for full three months
by the snow, and for another by the
swelled fall; it'll be pretty well June
afore kin get down it."
Lola burst into fit Of hysterical
laughter, and, clapping her hands
with joy, cried
at is down there-the diamond!
You must -months-almOst till
June" Then growing suddenly grave,
she looked wistfully at me as if to
see if | were angry with her.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-02-28

ooh. il is truew she cried, between
her kisses; II was asleep, and ! saw
YOU come to me, and" she stopped
abruptly, and drawing back, said in
wonder, as she looked in my face,
"Why, you are crylngl
Hearing her voice, Brace came IN
from the next room.
Say, now, what did l tell you ~
he exclaimed. THE Kids took it
into her silly head as she wouldn't
see you no more, sir"
"She will see a good deal OF me, II
| have my way" l said, holding out
my hand to Brace.
His countenance changed; he drag
ged his chin tuft thoughtfully for
minute, then turning TO his daughter,
he said
Lola, my gel, we must have it
out now straight off. Here's Gentle
man Thorne holdin' out his hand to
me, and / amt no right to take it
till you let on what's come of the
big diamond" 80.
mot now-not now," she said be-
seemingly; "a little while--a week
no more" ~
"No, my gel; faint to be put off
like it was a dose of physic. See
here-see here. When we parted,
Gentleman Thorne refused to give me
his hand-for why, h knew we
wasn't playin' square," and turning
to me, he said, "You knew we'd got
the stone, idin't you, SIR"
81 saw you hide the case" | re-
piled.
consequently you knew we'd got
the thing among us sOmewheres.
Come, my gel, think how Gentleman
Thorne nussed you out there in the
hot sun; member how he stood by
you and pulled you through. Don't
let the best friend youever had think
you amt got no kinder gratitude or
fection in yer"
ooh, you shall not think that" she
cried, starting to her feet. "I'll take
you there-not today, it is too far;
but tomorrow I'll show you where it
is, and you shall take it to her, and
never see me again"
81 will take you with me it go,
Lola" said.
She shook her head, and covered
her face with her hands.
"No, no, you will never see me
again." she said, and then a violent
fit of coughing attacked her, and she
left the room, closing the door after
her.
Brace looked at me significantly,
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-02-28

she was sick Reclect her mother
were a greaser, and consequently it's
nat'ral to her to tell lies when they'll
serve her purpose; and bear in mind
it would serve her purpose to make
out the diamond amt no longer where
she put it, Bear in mind, also, sir,
as she warn't herself when she made
the promise, and that she's been get
tim more herself since. Her obs'nacy
and deviltry's coming back more and
more every day, and she's now almost
the obs'nate, contrary little cuss she
was. Keep on bearin' in mind that
she stole the diamond purposely to
separate you from Miss Lascelles,
and to bring you down to a Urinary