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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-28
FLYING MACHINE
OVERLOOK FUGITIVE
CurtisS AirbOat Used Of Southeast
Florida Coast to Overhaul
q Criminal

Miami, Fla. March 2S.-Flying
twenty-one miles in an aeroplane
Harry Schade, a detective of this city
overlook the steamship Miami, after
she had left this city, and, boarding
her, arrested a negro hotel employee,
recovering missing brooch belong
ing TO woman prominent in New
York society. then fed back to this
place with his prisoner.
The owner of the brooch. who is
stopping at the Royal Palm Hotel,
reported its loss several days pre-
viously. Efforts to find the ornament
by the hotel management and detec-
tiyes were unsuccessful. 1t was de-
termined to watch the employees of
the house. One Of them, a Cuban
negro, showed an unusual amount
Of money and further aroused suspi-
cion after leaving the hotel by TAX
ing passage aboard the Miami for
Nassau. in the Bahamas, instead of
going TO his home in Cuba.
1t was not until the vessel had
steamed that the presence OF the ne
gro aboard was learned. Wireless
messages to the captain OF the Miami
confirmed the report that the negro
had taken passage. 1t was also
learned that the Miami was detained
off Cape Florida by low tide.
1t was at this juncture that the
manager of the hotel enlisted the aid
of c. c. Wilmer, who has been fur
nishing society with diversion by
carrying passengers aloft in his Cur
tiss flying boat since the opening of
the season. Wilmer readily agreed
to take the hotels detective Harry
Schade. and an assistant, George
Hallett, with him i'll an effort to
overtake the steamship and regain
the jewels.
Despite a drizzling rain the vessel
was overhauled in less than half an
hour. Wilmer dropped 20 the water
alongside the Miami, AMI leaving
Hallett to guard the flying boat Went
on board with the detective. They
found the negro, who was placed
under arrest without resistance, and
was lowered to the waiting aero
plane. which Immediately ascended,
quickly making the return voyage to
Miami.
Less than an hour was consumed
in the entire flight, including the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-03-28
IT WAS TOO EASY
Ii You Ever See a Homely, Lonely
Little Box on a Curb, Walk
Away with 1t

Atlanta Journal: From 10 O. clock
last Sunday night to I o'clock Mon
day morning little wooden box re-
posed Cn the pavement at the corner
OF Broad and Walton streets. while
hundreds of pedestrians hurried by
without the remotest IDEA that they
could have picked up the box and the
1892 it contained and walked away
without SO much as saying Thank
you" TO anybody.
Il was left there accidentally by a
cigar clerk, who caught his home
car and absent-mindedly forgot
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about the box he had placed for a
moment on the curbing.
Hundreds of the late home-goers
and early risers Monday morning
must have glanced at the box and
walked right on by. Many of them
must have been broke" or badly
bent. And yet not one thought of
slipping the box under his arm and
strolling away with enough money to
last him for months.
1t happened that the two clerks of
Tumlin's cigar stand at the corner of
Walton and Broad, put the S532 in
the wooden box when they closed up
shop for the night, intending. as was
customary, to carry it to Tumlin's
other stand in the Hurd Building,
and deposit it in safe there.
AS they walked out of the cigar
stand Clerk No. / said: Here comes
my car. No need for both of US to
walk way down there. You take
the money
20. k said Clerk No. 2.
Clerk No. l caught his car and
went home to bed. Clerk No. 2
paused on the curbing with a wood
en- box under his arm Just then a
friend strolled up.
Hello said friend. Did YOU
see that queen
You don't mean to tell me-
Thus Clerk No. 2. The conversation
became interesting. Clerk No. 2 put
the wooden box by his foot on the
pavement a minute-it was very
heavy-and talked and listened.
They talked fifteen minutes. Their
conversation was not about money.
The little wooden box was forgotten.
Well" said Clerk No. 2, here
comes my car. See you tomorrow"
Clerk No. ? caught the car and
went home to sleep the sleep of the
just. Friend dittoed in the other
direction. And the little wooden box
was left on the pavement with only
the moon for company.
At Z O'Clock Monday morning the
box was still there. George. Tuml;n's
negro porter, opened shop at that
hour. He unlocked the door and
glanced over his shoulder. He no
ticed the box. Where had he seen it
before?
He picked it up and carried it into
the store AMI opened the lid. The
money was all there.
So next time, gentle reader, if you
should ever see a little wooden box.
take tip and walk away with it.
Who knows? 1t might be an Internal
machine.
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time spent in going on board the
steamship and arresting the prisoner
A search Of the prisoner resulted
IN the recovery OF the brooch from
his person. The ornament was re-
stored to It's owner. Schade learned,
however, that he had acted without
due authority in arresing the man
outside the three-mile limit off
shore He, therefore, released the
prisoner.
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SOCIALISTS WILL
FIGHT THE STATUTE
Lawyers Have Been Employed to
Contest the Bryan Primary
Law

Miami, March 2S.-Unconstitu
tionality of the new Bryan primary
law, drafted by United States Sen
ator y. P. Bryan and passed by the
last session Of the state legislature
is claimed by the socialists of Flor
ida, who, according to John Gillette
of Miami, one of the socialist chief
tains, will attempt to establish the
alleged unconstitutionality of the
law. NJ. Gillette says that his party
has employed some of the best law
yers in the state to handle the case
for them, and that they are now en-
gagged in dissecting the law prepara-
tory to going before the supreme
court for final Jurisdiction
1t is not considered probable that
any action will be taken prior to the
primary, and it is limited that a NOM
ination under the primary will be a
necessary step in getting the matter
before the high court. After the
primary. it is said that action will
be taken to get the name of some
nominee off the ballot on the ground
that he was illegally nominated,
claiming that nomination under the
Bryan law is illegal
Socialists throughout the state will
be assessed to pay the lawyers and
primary law before the supreme
court.
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BIG VAUDEVILLE PRODUCER
B. +. King Dropped Dead at Palm
Beach

Palm Beach. March 2S-Sudden-
ly stricken with heart failure, Ben
jamin F. Keith. pioneer vaudeville
producer in the United States, drop
ped dead in his room in a local hotel
a. midnight. He was SIS years old.
but apparently had been in the best
Of health.
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All kinds of pastry, cakes and
bread fresh every day I'm quality
We trust-not quantity" Carter's
Bakery, North Main street. 1-26-tf
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Hardwick Answers Underwood

representative Hardwick of Geor-
gia was recognized to close debate
for its adoption.
The gentleman from Alabama ap-
peals to his democratic colleagues to
support democratic PLATFORM" said
representative Hardwick. Il appeal
TO you TO support democratic doctrine
as it has been since the time of JET
ferson and this provision which We
propose to repeal is no more demo-
cratic doctrine than if you wrote a
high protective tariff plank into the
democratic platform.
Pointing his finger toward Speaker
Clark, Mr.. Hardwick declared:
The distinguished gentleman from
Missouri whom We all loved. joined
last night in an eleventh-hour assault
on the administration and his own
party.
L will ask the gentleman whether
he does not know that il he tears
Woodrow Wilson down no democrat
can stand. Doesn't he realize that he
must support this administratio ton or
be turned into the wilderness for
forty years mOre?"
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Do you wish TO subscribe for a
magazine? Go to The Murray Com
pany. 3-26-3t
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/. cenefit OF monopoly" Mr.. Adam
son characterized the original pas
sage OF the free tolls provision as a
terrible mistake' He pointed out
that majority Of the democrats in
the House voted against IL. Il am
talking 10 democrats who are look
ing for an excuse for this subsidy
he said, for that is all it is. You
propose to take these tolls out OF the
treasury and pay them to the special
interests" The democratic platform
pledge favoring exemption, Repre-
sentative Adamson said was written
into the platform by ''one OF the
leading friends of exemption
Underwood Speaks Against Repeal
Amid cheers in the House the ma
joriTy leader began:
Il am opposed to this bill and ma
turally | am opposed to a rule for
its consideration. | regret that the
bill is before the House. / hope it
Will be defeated
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WILSON WAS
THE WINNER
In the First Round of the Fight i'm
Congress Against Tolls
Exemption

Washington, March 2S-President
Wilson won the first battle of his
fight to repeal the Panama tolls ex-
emption yesterday when the House
by a vote of 207 to 176 refused tC
continue discussion on the rule tc
limit to twenty hours the debate on
the Sims bill.
Party lines were eliminated in the
vote which was a round victory for
the administration leaders. The bal
loting was preceded by an hour of
impassioned speechmaking in which
Speaker Clark, Representative Tn
derwood, Representative Fitzgerald
and other democratic leaders took
part.
The special rule was then adopted
200 to 172. That put the Sims bill
to repeal the exemption squarely be-
fore the house for twenty hours de-
bate and protected against interven-
ing motions and amendments
With initial obstacles removed the
house settled down to consideration
of the reapeal bill. Democrats in its
favor We're allotted ten hours, dem
ocrats against five, republicans for it
four, and progressives one. Repre-
sentative Sims, author OF the bill. led
off the debate.
Galleries in the house began to fill
an hour before the house met. Mrs.
Clark took her seat in the speakers 5
gallery.
An outburst of applause greeted
Senator Clark as he assembled the
rostrum at noon. With his gavel he
stilled the tumuIt and the chaplain
began his prayer
Claude was in his Chair
On the floor there was rustic OF
talk among members who crowded
the benches, Representative L'Engle
OF Florida, an invalid, was brought
into the chamber in his wheel chair
Adamson Led for the Administration
administration forces opened the
fight in the twelve-minute speech by
Representative Adamson. Represen-
tatiye Adamson said he wanted 10
express opinions he had learned di-
rectly about the controversy AMI not
upon assumptions derived from
nine years lobby maintained in both
halls of Congress in order to take
~
States a part OF the revenues for the
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pail bearers were Messrs. M. j. o..
Neil, Anthony McDonough, Lawrence
Koran, D.tF. Talbot. George Walters
and Frank c. Raymond.

,Neil,, Anthony McDonough, Lawrence
Koran, D.tF Talbot. George Walters
and Frank c. Raymond.
Yesterday afternoon and last night
the remains Of Mrs. Skinner lay IN
state at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
John Bennett where they were5taken
on their arrival yesterday afternoon.
Throngs or friends and associates
visited the Benefits home yesterday
&c payfa tribute Of respect to her
memory. There was "a profusion Of
floral tributes.
Among the friends who accompar.
iedFthe party here we're the Rev.
Father. Casey and the Fathers o'Hern
Miss Nora Casey of Rexyille; Miss
Nellie o'Hern, OF Rochester, M y;
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. searle, Mr..
]. j. o'Hern, Of Dubois: Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. D. G. Daley of Buffalo, N. Y;
Mrs. s. W. Martin of Pittsburgh Mrs.
F. T. Martin, and son John Of Oak
land. Md.
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BIO. Activity d.
on East Side
Is NolD Certain.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS DIS.
cusslNG FILL.WIT1 U. s.
ENGINEERS
COMPANY is AN2<Iousi
TO OBTAIN REcoMMENDA. 4
TON FROM BUSINESS
INTERESTS.

Secretary Charles w. Evans, of the.
Fairmonts Chamber OF. Commerce, and
Sam R. Nuzum went to Pittsburgh
today to confer with Mr.. McGrew, u.
s. Assistant Engineer, in reference to;
the proposed fill which the Baltimorei
& Ohio railroad companyis seeking.
to smakestn the Monongahela river In
the First ward. The railroad com.
pany has asked the local chamberzto.
recommend the fill. The3original plan
was for the railroad company to con,
struct retaining wall but this idea.
has been abandoned with the hope
that Stag fill can be made If the con.
sent otithe war department can be OBJ
tanned
Fatrmont business men feel that,
they dosnot care to make any recon-
mendations that will interfere with,
or impede any developments Of river.
traffic. teyJ !
That the Baltimore 6 Ohio is going
to, complete the construe tion of the.
tPalatine branch is the belief of the,
business men of the city. The enter.
ing into the First ward Of the lines.
of the Pennsylvania system has stir.
red up the officials Of tile Baltimore
sG Ohio and now It is thought that
some activity in the cit is certain.
For years the CONSTRUCTION Of the
!Palatine branch has hui 10 fire; One
"a ! j. = u =
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Ms. Skinner |! s
h 81 a Held
his !. Morning 7lg
REQUIEM MASS sscEEEsRAT-
EpEoXERtEs The REMAINS
Ar CATHOLIC CHURCH.
fHTERMEN i WAS MADE ,ATSHoLY
GROSS Gem ETERY-LARGE
oRALGTRIBUTES.

=
Solemn high requiem mass was Gel.
ebratedS at st Peters Catholic church
this morning over the remains of Mrs.
Josephine Skinner whose death oc.
cured on Saturday in Rexyille, N. Y,
Rev. Father John e. Casey, of Rex
vile; brother Of the deceased was the
celebrant and he was assisted. by
Fathers, Maurice o; Hern. of Claren-
dom Father Thos. To- Hern, 81
Ruffalo, NJ Y and Rev, VIM. o. Hern,
Of Genease, N. ". the latter three
cousins OF the deceased. Father Bout
lou; rector Of st. Peters church gave
a brief eulegy on the life of the de.
parted John 81 Martin of Oakland,
sang Face to Face" At the
conclusion Of the services the remains
were conveyed to Holy Cross ceme-
terry where they we're laid, at rest.
The honorary pail bearers were:
lessrsa George, DeBolt, John A. Clark,
"a. ia Robertson, -. NJ: Brownfeld,
Charles Powell, "A. H. Donnally,
Michael Powell. JohnsMco Cool, 4 Harry
81 Smith, pR robert Talbot John R.
Bennetts Judge w, s. Raymond, Judge
John w! Mason, Col. J7H.M
the latter Of Morgantown. The active
80 a..N-
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TO-DAY WE CELEBRATE.
.GlTTEEt CHAMPAGNE LEFT TO
cHRIsTEN THE NEWBORN 1916

Poor little 1915! It's debut will be
far from the joyous in those countries
ravaged by war. and even in neutral
or distant lands the grim shadow oil
the conflict will put aIdamper on the
lmerriment which is usually accom-
.paniment of the birth OF new year.
In the great capitals of Europe, in
London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna the
popping of corks and the clinking OF
glasses and the voices of merrymak=
.ers .will.b all but silenced, for Eur
.ope is In no mood for such reyelry.
OF all the great cities Of the earth,
New York hasslo held the dubious
leadership nstbe celebration of New
Years eve.p The New Yorker simply;
casts reserve and decorum and cont
iyention to the winds and turns him
elfloosa" toswelcome the arrftal1o q
new year. The custom Of midnight
ifeastlng and drinking especially the
7L7s.sts
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This campaign vim be pushed vignr-
ousIy WITH the hope Of getttng every
person WHO is intstested In the wels
lfare Of Tie institution TO become i
member.
Mr! knight comes TO the local as:
sociation highly recommended: he
has had consid erable experience In
81. M @! A. work and has made a
success. There will be every effort
made to assist him IN pIacins the as:
Ssociation here on d firm basis and
everything is expected to move Sot
hourishing1y.
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|HAL. MILLION
G0S.I'.'III'.|0!F BALLOT.
POPULAR ELECTIONS OF sENA:
TORS COST CANDIDATES
I. LARGE SUM. #
DEMOCRATS LEAD IN THE Elk.
PENplTUREs WITH REPusLl-.
CANS IN SECOND PLACE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S1.-Nearly
half a million dollars was spent by
candidates Sof all parties last Noyem-
Der, in the first popular election of
United States senators in the history
Of the Government. To be- exact
$46O,777.2K represents the total sworn
statements Of campaign expenditures
filed with; the secretary of the Sen;
ote by the men who sought senatorial
honors from 81 states.
OF this grand total, there was con-
tributed from various sources to the
candidates ss1ss,S4E99. In accordance
with these figures, therefore. the can
.d!dates themselves turned into circu-
lation for the privilege of running for
office s271.926!26.
Senator's who looked over the fig
ures today manifested great interest
and It was remarked that should all
the senator's be elected at one time
the cost to the candidates based upon
the ratio established, would be three
times as great or approximately ST.,
$4,000.
Democrats In Lead.
Democrats led in the expenditure
with $242, $3.50. Republican candf-
dates spent s156,SS4.ss; Progressives,
S5515s.94; Prohibtionlsts; S4,44S!2S;,
Socialists, s354.74, and Independents.
s1,O4O.06. The average per: capita ex.
pendIture was: Democrats. SS,07463::.
Republicans, $2,s52.44.
The largest expenditures occurred
in the State of Georgia, wherettwn
senators were elected. the amount
sworn to by all candidates there to-
falling s41 ;492. 66S. North Carolina
candidates, where Senator overman
was reelected. brought up the rear
with total expenditure of S7O265.
William Henley, defeated Progressive
OF Oregon, who reported that he dis
bursed $40, 326.94, and had contributed
to his campaign s1o.415.9S was the
only candidate to exceed the 10000
limit fxed by Law.
Several candidates reported that
they spent no money whatever but
the lowest expenditure on record was
s cents. reported by E. i. Kitchens,
Socialist candidate In Ohio.
. IL 7 + F. 4. =
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latter-is not peculiar TO the Ameri-
can metropolis. but Il Is there that 4
IL most general and enthusiastic. a
stern critic might describe New YorIsss
welcome oittie new searassa drink
al debauch, ana stflIlbe within the
bounds o. Futh
While New York and other Amer:
lean cities win not abandon their
customary testtyttte the Teyelry viii
be somewhat sibdued The shortage
sos champagne WIN in part be- reapon;
gsfble for the lessening Of New Fear
ardor. In the past the great restapr-
ants OF New York have sdecreed that
nothing but champagne be served TO
their patrons at the midnight feast,
sbut1 the rayaging Of the champagne
district by. war. and the consumption
of vast quantities of wine by the
Germans. has made the sparkling
coy water" not only very expensive,
but decidedly limited in quantity: AS
tagresult, 1915 will have to do without
the usual champagne christening. In
past years it has been estimated that
Kew Workers. have spent nearly a mil
lion dollars in buying champagne on
each New Years eve. butstonigh hts in
sdulgence will be considerably reduc.
led. Many who hav heretofore dis
;dained anything but wine viii tonight
+;condescend to consume abeer, and
many other Americans .of usually
cornwall spirits will manifest their
sympathy for stricken Europe by re.
training from following the customs
fathe peaceful past The suggestion
that the money ordinarily spent in
Celebrating the occasion be devoted
to the relief of the homeless and the
suffering at,home and abroad has met
with a wide response. 4
L Boston Common and Independents
Square in Philadelphia have New
Years. celebrations quite different
In character. from the riotuous 5cere
monies Of Broadway, and many sothel
American cities have sought with
or less success, to give a safe and
sane" aspect to the nights popular
Inhalation,
The celebration in London and Par:
is a year ago were almost as yocifer
GUS as New York's, but tonight will
witness great change in the spirit
Of the. French and English people. AL.
though the people may share the sol
dier's jnbilant negation Of the ques.
tian, "Ahe4 we downhearted:?" they
ere not in the mood for such merit,
p1ent as made the entrance of 1914
memorable. Then the London streets
CT the West End and around st. Paul's
were pandemonium, with jewellers
wearing paper caps and false noses
parading up and down and blowing
horns. Parisians crowded the boule,
Yards BY hundreds Of thousands, and
the restaurants were filled to over,
flowing. Berlin and Vienna also had
notable celebrations "a year ago, but
1.-THE exuberance of the average Ger;
man on.such occasions does not ap.
pfoach. that of Americans, Freachmen
or ,Englishment. ~
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tsanchtse WAS permitted to e1pIr
without ANY action on the parton the
failroad company and after constders
abe agitation and difieuity die cor.
sporation Was granted another tsan-
seh!ses Il & argued ~ some that IN
the second instance history has re-
lpsated ITSELF and that the company
has let the second Franchise expire
Again; L "a argued that thes secondi
itSnchises IS still5 in opeFat don due ito
isomesye ctiye operati ons, ofjthe!
Iraflscad company s1 ID
The anxiety Of the Baltimore and
Ohio In reference to Z get the recon-.
imendati ons from the Chamber Of Com
Imeree to make the proposed sail after
permission had been granted by the
war department Is believed to DO Jan
Indication that something's SOON he
doing on the east side of the river.
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lRibIe5 claas "a ! M 90.

The Maple Avenue Bible Glass viii
meet this evening at 1880 O'Clock at
the Miller school. The building will
Re comfortable heated and lighted
and a good attendance is urged. The
sstudy3text will be found fnSthe tenth
chapter OF Acts Those who attend
the class are asked to- bring their
Bibles and Tabernacle song books.
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s Sss EE..B.RIE.F5
aMllliohaer.uellholldax.

New Years day willSbe obseryedlIn
the customary manner in this city
tomorrow. The banks and postoffice
will observe the usual holiday hours
and a number Of business houses will
close for the entire day.
a number of:people will skeep open.
house throughout the day and family
dinner parties ETC., will alsosbe thu
order of the day. The Woman's Club
will hold its usual New. Years receps
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Neu, Secretary
For Y.M.G..A' !.
Nv. KNIGHT OF cHARLoTTs,
WILLIE, VA. WlEL TAKE 5
Z CHARGE JANUARY IS.

The directors Of the locally. NJ. G.
"a. have succeeded in securing gen:
eral secretary in, the person of Mr..
]. w. Knight, of Charlottesville, Va.
Mr., Knight will take charge Of the
local work about the middle of Janu.
airy.
Soon after his coming here mem:
bership campaign WILDE inaugurated.