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The Detroit times., 1914-07-22

To the Honorable the Common Council.
Goutlemeu--Yo Committee ON
81 reefs 20 whom was referred the petit
ffon % SchwAnbPCk Rrotn"ra GnfJl for
permission 90 extend spur track 20
Cross Westminster avenue Immediate
fv west 81 the Grand Trunk u
ftuht-o way. respectfully report that
we have had the same under nouei1-
oration and seeing no objection thereto
Recommend the adoption 80 trr a~-
cofnpanying resolutions
Respectfully submitted
MAURICE " EENTINg
EDWARD BARNETT
GEO a. OWEN.
ELMER ID CASE
STEPHEN 8 SREZYCt{f
accepted and on leave tho follow
Tx resolution was offered.
~ Aid Heating.
Resolved That subject o. THE c1nd'-
fions. provisions. restrictions ard IIm
itationF contained IN an ordinance an-
fttled AN Ordinance 90 provide FOR
tie construction maintenance and op-
erhtion Of aidetraoks and spurtraoks
The Detroit times., 1914-07-22

To the Honorable the Common Council.
Gentlemen ~ Your Committee on
streets 10 whom was referred the res
olutiun granting permission 10 Milton
If carter ~ maintain shoe shining
stand iu front 81 u Catherine street
respectfully report we have had the
slm, under consideration and beg 20
report that said stand viii De removed
.evert night and your committee see
ing uU objection thereto. recommend
that said resolution presented by Ara
Barnett az a session held on the 18th
inst o. g. q p 1094j. be adopted.
Respectfully submitted
MAURICE H. HEATING
EDWARD BARNETT.
GEORGE a OWEN
ELMER u CHASE
STETHEN $ SkftINCKI
Accented and adopted as follows.
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WorzeI Wilson aud fhe President
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The Detroit times., 1914-07-22

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The Detroit times., 1914-07-22
From the House Of Correction.

To the Honorable the Common Council
GtUtlemrus- oUr Committee on
House Of Correction 90 whom was re-
ferred the communication from tha
Board 81 Inspectors % the Detroit
House OF Correction respectfully re-
port as follows We ,have carefully
Investigated and considered the same
and we find that the housing capacity
OF that Institution IL fully taxed az
the present time and recommend that
the Board OF Inspectors be granted
permission % enlarge andLmprove the
may be able 90 provide for the I'M
creased number they viii receive this
winter
Respectfully submitted
JOHN r THOMPSON
HERMAN SCHULTZ
ALEXANDER DILL
GEO g. HESS.
OTTO RETNHARDT
Accepted and on leave the follow
ing resolution was offered
Bv Aid Thompson
Resolved THAT the Board Of Iuspec-
tors ~ the Detroit House on Correction
he and are hereby authorized % pro-
coed with the erection ~ "a dormitorv
binding on tho premises ot tHe Dee
cost Approximately 100000, aul o. be
paid Tor hv said Roard out ~ tHe
funds ~ The institution
Adopted as follows
Yeas AID Allan. Batrett Rah'ow.
Bell Case. De Gainu Dill Ft.ll F.r.-
wald. Goldner, Guthard Hess UuTo.
Jakel, Heating Knapp tempka lrro-
Roinharlt Rutter ScbcmanskE schultz
Skrzyck Thompson Vernon Waf.lr
Wcrz'l Wilson aud tho President 2t
Navg-None
The Detroit times., 1914-07-22

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
DOESN'T SEE WHERE FLORIDA
COMES IN ON THE DEAL

Tampa Tribune: The express
rate question was thoroughly thresh-
ed out at meeting held at Ocala
Thursday. 1t developed at the meet
ing that the new rates enforced by
the interstate commerce commission
were far from favorable to Florida,
in that the rates on shipments from
Florida were increased in practically
every instance. 1t was only thru the
efforts of the Florida railroad COM
mission, backed by commercial or
CARNATIONS in this state, that the
Southern Express Company was in
duced not to apply these higher
rates. But for this, Florida shippers
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
POOR POLICY
Interstate Commerce Conn

Zolfo Springs Truth: The Tampa
Daily Tribune takes the position that
it is poor policy to support the hord-
es of itinerant preachers who flock
to Florida in winter and howl
around on the streets and then fail
in our duty toward the resident
preacher, who is on the job all the
time. We are with the Tribune in
this respect, as is also RUDE Allen, of
the Sarasota Sun, who says in part:
The all-the-year-round clergyman,
who is on the job in sickness and in
health, is the gentleman to support. y
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
WARNS ALL
- TO KEEP HANDS OFF

Washington, Feb. 15.-While ad-
an declines to discuss further the
statement by the German under sec
rotary to the imperial parliament
that Germany had been notified by
the United States that nobody out
side of Mexico could enforce set
Element of that country's present
difficulties.
The view that the Mexican fac
tons should be allowed to adjust
their differences without outside in
reference when the American gov
ers that its embargo against the ex-
portation of arms to Mexico had
been raised. Officials pointed out
that similar expressions had been
communicated repeatedly to other
powers when their diplomatic rep
resentatives asked what the United
States intended to do in Mexico.
The question of Mexican response
bility for losses sustained by foreign
ers resident in Mexico is one which
at present the State Department de-
clines to enter upon. 1t was sug-
gested that the German under secre-
tary expressed only the German
view when he said assurances had
been given that all losses would he
Unidentified.
The history of past revolutionary
movements in the Western hemis-
phere presents some contradictions
Of doctrine in this regard and the
disposition Of the officials is to
leave such matters TO be adjusted
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

would have found themselves much
worse off in the matter Of rates than
they were before the interstate COM
merce commission took up the
matter
Just why the interstate commerce
commission should, in its proposal
to bring about a general reduction
of express rates, actually increase
the rates so far as Florida is con-
cerned, is a question that doesn't ad-
nit of a reasonable explanation As
the Tribune has before remarked,
Florida was made the goat" in this
instance as in many others, AMI
while other sections of the country
were given the benefit of govern
mentally enforced lower rates, those
on shipments from Florida were ac-
tually raised.
The conference at Ocala came to
the conclusion that it would be I'M
in the present schedule. In other
words, Florida shippers are to pay
higher rates to points north of
Washington, the same rates to Jack
sonyille and Savannah and slightly
lower rates to points south of Wash
ington The iaymen may we'll in
quire where Florida comes in on the
deal. We are to have an increase
in one schedule of rates, the same
high rates as before on another
schedule and slightly decreased ON
another. If this is to he the result
of government fixing of the rates,
We may wisely pray to be delivered
from the hands of ''our friends. :"
of the burden
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
SEVERAL SMART SAYINGS

Rut who, tho uo,,o pr1o hill is
nassad will TrIe+ar s+or5 p.+a
80
Instead of bacomino lilo CAESARS
will continue in tho c1eona+ra class
- $
rurran+ cold snpn has sIid az far
soutb &c Ecuador whore tho +anner-
-
We nresuma that Jobn I,ind,s IA
yorite hero of history is the man
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
CHAIRMAN OF THE
INTERSTATE COMMISSION
Commends the Agreement Reached
by Participants in the Ocaia
Conference

Washington. Feb. IS, 1914.
Mr. J. D. Rooney, Secretary
Dear Sir: l have your telegram
of the 18th, and I thank you for so
promptly advising me Of the result
of the conference with the express
people at Ocala. | want to express
my appreciation of your frank and
broad expressions.
l sincerely hope that the new ad-
justment of rates will prove to work
no hardship to anyone. We did a
great deal of work in our investiga-
ton which resulted in a general re-
the whole in very sweeping reduc-
lions in their charges. We adopted
a uniform system and applied it to
the whole country. 1t happened in
few instances that rates existed
which were so low that the new level
did not quite get down to them, but
We are convinced, as you suggest,
that under the new scheme better
conditions will eventually prevail
throughout the entire country.
Some difficulties have been met
due to misunderstanding of the sys-
tenn and misunderstanding Of what
had been done or agreed to- | again
thank you for your telegram
Yours truly,
E. E. Clark, Chairman,
Interstate Cammarca Commission
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
AIR LINE SCHEDULE
SouthbOund

No. 1, local leaves Jacksonville
$50 p. m; arrives Ocala 1:40
M; arrives Tampa $50 a. N.
No. 3 local leaves Jacksonville
$50 a. M; arrives Ocala 1905 p. m. !;
arrives Tampa $40 p. N.
No. limited leaves Jacksonville
1880 a. M; arrives Ocala 2:30 D.
NJ; arrives Tampa 6 p. m.
Northbound
No. .. local leaves Tampa 9 p. N. F;
arrives Ocala $50 a. m; arrives
Jacksonville GAS a. N.
No 4 local leaves Tampa s a. N. |;
arrives Ocala, 1901 a. m; leaves
Ocala 1915 p. m; arrives Jackson
vile 1920 p. m.
No. 10 limited leaves Tampa ] p.
NJ; arrives Ocala APO p. m; arrives
Jacksonville 1870 p. N.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

1t remained for the DeLand News
to spot George VI. Powell of jack
sonville as suitable gubernatorial
timber for the next political mill
Palatka Times-Herald.
Mr.. Powell would make a hard
working and conscientious governor
He and the editor of the News were
boys together and ''Keto" knows
Georges worth. The Star doesn t
to leave his business to take the Of
flee.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

1t requires no talent to run down
the town in which one lives. All that
one has to do is to oppose everything
designed to build up the town, look
with jaundiced eye on everything in
which others see good, look glum
and bored when someone speaks en-
couragingly. 1t is easy to do all that
and in doing it to be set down as a
-'knocker" by all decent citizens
Gainesville Sun.
Ocala has few of the birds, but
they do not sing very loudly these
days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

About the ruins of a library at
Mortified near Birmingham, Eng
land were found placards reading.
To start your new library, give wo-
men the vote All the books Of the
library had been burned and only
the shell of the building remained
Savannah News.
English women burning libraries
Somen who try to build them. Eng,
Hsh women may worry the men into
giving them the ballot, but if Amer.
lean women ever vote they may be
sure it will be because the meI
think they deserve to-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

The naming of Senator j. c. S.
Blackburn of Kentucky, a Confed-
crate veteran, on the Abraham Lin
coin memorial commission, is very
good proof that the .'bloody chasm'
is fast being dged.-Palatka
Times-Herald
The bloody chasm has been filled
clear to the top and has olive or
chards growing on it from the Poto-
mac to the Rio Grande
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

George AIDE is spending a month
at the Belleview at Belleair. We
heard several days ago that there
was something finer than a limeade
at Belleair, and have just discovered
what it is.-Tarpon Springs Leader.
In causing melancholy people to
laugh, George is first AIDE to the in
iured
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
1T CLEARED THE ATMOSPHERE

ence at Ocala' ito induce the express
companies to give more reasonable
rates to shippers and growers seems
to have been effective Such meet
ings always do good
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

Remember the Maine? She was
ago. Subsequent events discouraged
exploding mines under American
ships in neutral harbors.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

Seems like the state railroad COM
mission should heed the complaint
tions at Groom. Brooksville is quite
an important place, and the Coast
Line has no excuse for treating it
so badly.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
MARION-DUNN MASONIC LODGE

Marion-Dunn Lodge No. 10, F. &
A. NJ meets on the first and thru
Thursday evenings Of each month at
1880 o'clock, until further notice.
Baxter earn, w VI.
Jake Brown, Secretary. AID
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

The Tampa papers do not seem
Ocala Conference about express
rates. Read what they say in~an-
other column.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

All kinds OF pastry, cakes and
bread fresh every day. :'In quality
We trust-not quantity" Carriers
Bakery, North Main street. Left
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16
CONCORDIA LODGE F. =. OF A.

Concordia Lodge, Fraternal Union
Of America, meets IL Yonge's Hall
on the second THURSDAY evening OF
each month. Geo. L. Taylor, F.M
Chas. K. Sage, Secretary. AID
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

s. ]. Triplett, the veteran news
paper man, has been reelected
president of the Kissimmee board of
trade.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

In the death of Senator Bacon,
Georgia and the nation have lost a
most valuable public servant.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

Jacksonville has dropped out OF
the regional bank race.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16


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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-02-16

SUGAR HAMMOCK LANDS
Observation-Disclosures Company
Merchants Block, Ocala 1-13-tf
The Ocala banner., 1914-08-28
FRENCH COURTESY

A Boston woman was talking Of
Paris. The question of the relative
courtesy of nations came up.
"Well, it would take avery good
illustration to persuade me that any
people beat the French she re-
marked. "I'll give you an example:
was walking down the Champs
Elysees, and wanted to find a particu-
lar street, called the Rue de la Clio
chez. Not knowing just where to
turn off into the side street, asked a
young Frenchman who passed me If
he could direct me to it. He assured
me, with thousand pardons, he did
not know.
"a few minutes later heard hurry
ing feet behind me, and there was my
Frenchman.
MADAME, he said, sweeping Off
his hat and bowling profoundly, did
you not ask mo the way to the Rue
de la Clochee? l was sorry that
did not know; but l have seen my
brother and asked him and 1 am sorry
to inform you, madame, he did not
know, either Boston Traveller.
The Ocala banner., 1914-08-28

The Labor Day edition OF the ZEN
sacola Journal has been turned over
to the Equal Suffrage League of that
city, and the good women who are
members of the league are making big
efforts to make the edition most ex-
traordinary one. 1t will be profusely
illustrated. The cartoon on the front
page will be the work of Miss katn-
leen Caro-, and the conception is said
to be cleverly carried out. Articles
will be contributed by club women OF
the state and of other states, and the
photos of quite a number will be
shown. Some of the most popular
and distinguished women of Pensaco-
la are on the special editorial staff
of the Labor Day edition. The labor
organizations and suffrage leagues
will distribute large numbers of what
promises to be a most extraordinary
publication.
The Ocala banner., 1914-08-28

Mr.. Ed Swain. who has been the
guest of his brother. Mr.. r. 4. Swain.
has gone to Clearwater for a few days.
He has also been spending some time
at Sarasota, and with his mother AZ
Ocala. Mr.. Swain has been studying
voice in New York for the past four
years under Victor Harris and some
OF the other leading teachers Of the
metropolis. His ambition Is grand
opera. and IL his past success keeps
up. his friends have every reason 90
be very hopeful for him. lie has a
splendid baritone voice and is the
soloist at one OF the big churches In
Brooklyn. He has also been most sue.
cessful In getting entertainments and
at concerts. Mr. Swain had expected
to go to Europe and finish his studies
but the war has changed this plan and
he will return to New York the frst
of the morth.-Tampa Tribune.
The Ocala banner., 1914-08-28

DIR. E. s. Grill who was stricken
some three weeks ago and who has
been confined to his home since. Is
according 20 DR.. A. NJ. Steen, show.
ing steady improvement for the past
week. This will be a source OF relief
to the hosts of friends Of DR.. Grill in
Palatka and all parts OF the county
and state. DR.. Grill is without dispute
Palatka's most famous and best
known citizen and one whose indispO-
sition becomes a matter OF state wide
interest. Had he said the word a few
years ago. he would now be referred
to as ex-governor Grill. for the people
of Florida then regarded him as the
foremost man in the state for chief
executive.-Palatka News.
The Ocala banner., 1914-08-28
FOR MISS TRAMmELL AND MISS
CARLTON

In honor OF Miss Hattie Lou Tram
nell who is the guest of Miss Irma
Blake and Miss Kate Carlton. who is
visiting her sister Mrs. II. VI. HamD.
ton, Mrs. E. l.. Carney entertained at
very charming morning party sat
urday.
Mrs. Carney is a very lovable hos.
tess and an invitation TO her home al
ways means that a real pleasant time
is in store for you and her morning
party yesterday gave much pleasure
to about dozen of her friends. Sew.
eral original contests had been ar
ranged by Mrs. Carney that kept the
ladies pleasantly occupied for several
hours. The one that proved the most
interesting was each guest was given
white square OF cloth. and Different
colored thread. and were told 10 make
a man. Some made queer looking OBJ
jects, others were fine. Miss Luddie
Smith was voted by all present to
be the best.
The house was tastely decorated and
the two pretty honor guests wore
pink and white gowns. At noon as
sisted by Misses Mildred and Cathe.
rine Pyles. Mrs. Carney passed pink
and white cream and cake.
The following young ladies enjoyed
Mrs. Carney's party: Mrs. Edward
Holder. Mrs. Fred BlalOck. Mrs. r.
G. Blake, Mrs. r. A. Burford. Jr.. Mrs.
J. B. Koonce, Mrs. Emmitt Robinson.
Mrs. John Taylor, Miss Clara John
son, Miss Gladys Martin. Miss Lud-
die Smith. Miss Irma Blake, Miss
Catherine Pyles. Miss Mildred Pyles.
Miss Mary Burford and Miss ophelia
Sawtell.
The Ocala banner., 1914-08-28
Mr.. CLARENCE CAMP DEFEATS
GOLFERS AT ASHEVILLE

In the final flights of the mems
handicap tournament on the greens
of the .Asheville country club We'd
nesday, Clarence Camp was declared
winner in the first flight and NJ. L.
Perrin in the second. The runner-up
in the first flight was R. H. Brooke.
being defeated one up, while H. w.
Pointer was the second best man in
the second fight, being defeated two
up. Each of the winners was present
ed with a handsome silver tropy
cup.
Mixed foursome will be played on
the links Saturday afternoon and
much interest is being shown by the
club members and their guests.-Ash.
vile Citizen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Camp and their
guests, Mrs. William Hooker and their
son Master Jack Camp, Jr., enjoyed
a motor. trip several days this week
driving from Ashvilile to Lake Toxa.
way from thence to Sapphire, where
Mrs. Camps brothers Messrs. Harry
and George Nurney have a summer
Camp.
The Ocala banner., 1914-08-28
FORTY POUND PUMPKIN

Harry Loose. presented the Chron-
icle with a 40 pound pumpkin last
Saturday for which we are thankful
as we will now enjoy some delicious
pumpkin pie" Your editor had to
give up his attemppt to carry this
pumpkin home and turned the task
over to the publisher. Mr.. Loose in.
forms us that he has some pumpkins
which are much larger.-Summerfield
Chronicle.
The Ocala banner., 1914-08-28
sAND-olL RoADS-HEAR-SAY Ev-
IDENcE

An important matter in this, as
well as in all other sections, is the
building of good reads. We want good
roads because they are necessary to
progress. They add to the CONVEX
fence Of the people. They provide
means of going from one point to an
other with some degree of ease and
comfort.
The Leader has long wanted to
learn more about the sand-oil roads.
We have read, time after time, and
time again, that the sand-oil roads are
durable and inexpensive. The first
criticism of sand-oil as road-build
ing compound $50 far as we have no.
ticed) comes from the Clearwater
Sun, which says:
"The sand-oil road at Eustis is a
piece of wonder road. When We last
saw it it was about block long, and
the manager of the hotel went over
it every day to doctor it up. 1t is
said he even carried some of the COM
pound in his coat pocket and puttied
up every pinholee Others have told
us that they take the road in over
night SO the dew won't sour it. Stop
experimenting. Get down to brick as
the Florida road material"
Elsewhere we have seen it stated
that this particular sand-oil road is
proving to be practically indestructi-
ble We have seen it stated that a
two-horse disc harrow, with the lever
lowered and the discs in action, pass
ed over this road, leaving no evidence
of damage.
The Leader would be glad to see
brick roads all over every county in
Florida, but brick roads wide enough
for two vehicles to pass in comfort
would cost from $4,000 to $4,000
per mile.
We are not disposed to take hear
say evidence for or against sand-oil
roads. We would rather see prac-
tical test of sand-oil roads, for if they
can be built at 20 per cent. of the
cost of brick roads, it is worth while
to investigate them and experiment
with them. If there is anything
wrong with them now, perhaps the
fault can be remedied.
The first sewing machine, the first
cotton gin, the first printing press,
the first automobile, the first type
writer, the first flying machine were
humbugs compared with the excel
lence into which all of these have de-
veloped.
Let's experiment with sand-oil.-
Tarpon Springs Leader.