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The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18

the voters are negroes. If it wasn't
that we believe that the bump Sen
ator Bitch received added his wits
so that he will be unable to count cor
rctly for several days, we would ac-
cuse him of Intentionally falsifying.
AS it is, we will be content with CIV
ing a few figures which will show Mr..
Bitch can't see straight.
We suppose Senator Bitch will ad-
nit that negroes do not vote in dem
ocratic primaries. He will admit it
because he has to. Having admitted
this, we will ask him what he will do
with the following:
Blitchton-Primary vote, SO; coun-
ty division election, 76.
Cotton Plant-Primary, 80; county
division, Sc.
Flemington-Primary, 54; county
division, 1876.
Fairfield Primary, SS; county di-
vision, 16.
Geiger-Primary, %; county divis-
ion, 66.
Romeo-Primary, 21; county divis-
ion, 25.
According to these figures there
are in the six Marion precincts 202
democratic and therefore white votes,
while only 383 votes were cast on the
county division issue. This would
establish that 10 votes out of every
10 are white, while Senator Bitch
says that 85 per cent are colored.
But there is something else to con-
bider. There are a number of white
citizens who did not vote in the pr;-
mary. Some few are republicans,
but most of them are democrats who
didn't care to go to the polls.
But in this county division election
almost every man who had a vote
went to the polls.
1t is true that Northwest Marion
has large number of colored people
and that they, in order to help keep
up their schools, pay their poll taxes
better than usual. But that 40 pei
cent of the voters of Northwest Mar.
ion are colored is a high estimate.
Now, as for the Levy precincts, the
heaviest vote for county division was
cast at Raleigh, which has consid
cradle number of negro voters. They
all voted for Bloxham-they wouldn't
have dared to vote against it.
We do not know the proportion Of
brook, Senator Blitch's home, voted
against division AZ to 17-he can tel
his home folks that theirs is SambC
town if he wants to. It's safe bet h
won't. The enterprising town o.
Morriston voted against division b!
81 to 16-we have never heard ther,
was an undue proportion of negroes
fn it. Gulf Hammock and Lebanon, il
which nearly all the voters are white
went against division. Inglis, wher'
there may be few negro votes, CAV,
small majority for division.
It's no fault of the Bloxhamite
that all the negroes did not vote fo
division. They worked with then
hard enougn-argued, ana, IL is SuS
pected, threatened some and implore,
others.
AS a sample of whether the Blox
hamites wanted negro votes or not
we print the following text of cir
cular distributed among the colore
people in the last days of the cam
paign. This circular was evidentl
printed in the office of the Willisto
Courier, as the type is similar to tha
. used on that paper. 1t was undoubt
edly sent out by the Bloxham count
committee, and it is likely that Ser
) ator Bitch knew of it. Read it, yo
: citizens of Marion and Levy, an
consider whether it is decent in
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18
SENATOR BITCH is SORE
ALSO, HE IS STUNNED

Hark, from Montbrook mournful
sound;
Sim Bitch doth groan and turn
around.
Why doth he groan, oh, why that
sound?
His little Bloxham can't be found.
Oh, listen to his fearful lay.
The coon, he says, he won the day;
'For shame" he cries, "the coon to
pay,
To cast vote 'gainst US today"
All. Sim, my boy, you've yet to learn,
That every tide must have a turn;
And when you have a county lost
Stand up; don't try to be frost.
The world likes a good sport and
approves of a game loser, so we fear
it will have rather small opinion of
Senator j. S. Bitch of Levy county,
who having received stunning defeat
in his attempt to create little county
of his own, sent out the following
syndicate letter to the Times-Union,
the Tampa Tribune and, we suppose,
a few other papers:
Senator Blitch's Letter
Bloxham county, created by the last
legislature subject to a referendum
vote in the district affected, was de-
feated at the polls Tuesday and the
fondest dreams of large number of
her citizens and thousands of we'll
wishers throughout the state are tenn
porarily defeated.
Out of qualification of about 925
approximately 900 votes were cast
and as nearly as / can tell at this
writing 460 votes were cast against
the creation of Bloxham county, while
440 were cast for its creation.
An analysis of the vote gives the
following results. The Levy county
side or that of the territory proposed
to be taken from Levy county and
where practically all the voters are
white, gave 344 votes for the new
county as against 169. Over on the
Marion county side, where probably
eighty-five per cent of the voters are
negroes, nearly 300 against and less
than 100 for the new county. 1t will
require the official count to get cor
rect figures, but these figures are
practically correct.
1t is conceded by both sides that
had the vote been left to the white
voters, Bloxham county would have
been created.
The contest was very sharp and al
times bitter. 1t was stated yesterday
at the polls that this was the fiercest
contest we had had since 1876.
The Bloxham county people attri-
butte their defeat to the negro vote
and also to the present financial and
unsettled conditions, as many promi-
nent men who have heretofore beer
in favor of a new county, thought
that this was not the time to create g
new county.
New county adherents are in nc
ways dismayed, but are freely stat
ing that two years from now with
some change in the lines and the
to our constitution and better finan
clal conditions there will be little i
any opposition to the new county il
the affected district. j. S. Bitch.
Montbrook, Fla, Sept. Is.
In every political contest in this
and some other states, in which ne
groes vote, the blame for the resul
is generally laid by the defeated part,
on the darkey.
In the first place, Senator Bitch
figures are woefully and ridiculousl
inaccurate. He says 85 per cent. o
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18
NOTICE TO WOODMEN

All Woodmen are requested to meet
at the hall at p. m, Sunday, Sept.
18th, to assist in the ceremony of un-
yelling the monument erected to the
memory of Soveringe John d. Julian.
G.. K. Sage, Clerk.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18
BILIOUSNESS
AND CONSTIPATION

1t is certainty surprising that any
woman will endure the miserable feel
ings caused by biliousness and consti-
patton, when relief is so easily had
and at so little expense. Mrs. Chas
Peek, Gates, N. Y, writes: "About a
year ago / used two bottles of Cham
berlain's Tablets and they cured me
of biliousness and constipation" Oh.
tainable everywhere.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18

OUR prescription department is at
YOUR service at all times. Accuracy
is the watchword which insures you
careful compounding. The Court
Pharmacy. tt
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18

most excellent good
when / was suffer-
ing from woman's
trouble to the ex-
tent that i had
what a physician
called prolapsus.
The calming, quiet
ing and i might say
the building-up ef-
feet of this fine
m e edicin e soon
changed the con-
dition to my entire
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18

w. K. Lane, M. D., Physician and
Surgeon, specialist Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Law Library Building. Ocala,
Florida.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18

Fresh shipment of Norris famous
PEANUT BRITTLE received every
few days at the Court Pharmacy. tt
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18

We have a few or the famous Shu-
mate and Chase razors which we will
sell below cost price to close out. The
Court Pharmacy. If
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18

Our sheet music stock Is up-to-date
Daily demonstrations.
8 .2-tf Lattner's Fiano Store.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18
PROMINENT WOMEN EN-
DORSE OUR STATEMENTS.

Sanford, Fla.-"Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, am pleased to state, did me
The Ocala evening star., 1915-09-18

In every political contest in this,
and some other states, in which ne
groes vote, the blame for the result
is generally laid by the defeated party
on the darkey.
In the first place, Senator Blitch's
figures are woefully and ridiculously
inaccurate. He says 85 per cent. of
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24

The best meals in town served at the Windsor grill.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24
POLL TAX NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That Tn accordance with an Act passed by the Alaska Territorial Legislature, first session, entitled "An Act to Impose a Poll Tax Upon Male Per. sons in the Territory of Alaska and Providing Means for its Collection" Chapter 54, Sessions Laws of Alas ka, 191S) approved May l, 1913; the annual poll tax for the year 1914 is now due, and is payable between the dates of Monday, the 5th day of April, 1914, and Monday the 22nd day of August, 1915.
 THE ACT IMPOSES ON EACH MALE PERSON, except soldiers. sail. ors in the United States Navy or Rev enue Cutter Service, volunteer fire men, paupers, insane persons, or ter ritorial charges, within the territory of Alaska or the waters thereof over the age of twenty-one years, and un- der the age of fifty years, an annual tax in the sum of four dollars pay able at the office of the United States Commissioner of the Precinct in which such person may reside. between the hrst Monday in April and the first Monday in August of each year.
 THE ACT PROVIDES that said tax shall become delinquent on the first Monday in August, and after that date penalty of one dollar in addition to said sum of Four Dollars shall be imposed
 THE ACT FURTHER PROVIDES That upon failure or refusal of any person to pay said Doll tax. the same may be collected by seizure and sale of any personal property owned by such person, and any person violating any of the provisions of the Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may | be fined not less than Five Dollars, nor more than One Hundred Dol lars, or imprisoned for not less than one day or more than thirty days.
 ALL PERSONS IN CORONA Pre- | cinct, liable to the payment of this poll tax are hereby notified and warn ed to pay said tax into this office or remit the amount to the same to the undersigned before the above noted date of delinquency, for upon failure so to do, penalties will be imposed in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
 A. J. ADAMS
 U. s. Commissioner ex ofilc-
 10 Poll Tax Collector, Cordova Precinct sIhird Judicial Di-
 vision, rsrritory of Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24
ARMY AUTO MUST NOT
 EXCEED SPEED LIMIT

tBy Associated Press Correspondenee)
 LONDON. Feb. 12-The municipal authorities in various parts of Eng land have decided that army auto mobiles are not immune from the ordi- nary regulations as to fast or reckless driving. and the arrest of military chauffeurs is becoming more and more frequent.
 In one of the recent cases, signal corps officer, Lieutenant Godfrey Wigglesworth, was arrested on the testimony of stop-watch which show. ed that he was driving at rate of 46 miles an hour over busy surburn higway. The police produced evidence showing sixteen previous convictions for fast driving.
 The Magistrate sharply censured the military authorities for allowing the Lieutenant an automobile. but let him off with fine of s25,
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24

Job printing at The Daily Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24

uutoward happen to his person, it would affect the morals of the whole army.
 "H'm," replied the Prince, "but wouldn't my retreat affect the morale of the army still more?"
 His Highness remained in his posi- tion till the very end of the days en- gagement.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24
THREE IMPORTANT WAR
 PROMOTIONS IN JAPAN

(By Associated Press Correspondence)
 TOKYO, Feb 12-Three new mar shals have been appointed in the Jap annese army. To this, the highest rank, have promoted His Imperial Highness, General Prince Fushimi, war councillor; General Viscount Kawa- mura, war councillor, and General Viscount Hasegawa, chief of the gen eral staff The promotions are very popular. Newspapers are filled with sketches and anecdotes of the new chiefs.
 One specially interesting episode is recounted of Prince Fushimi, who commanded the first division of the Japanese army during the Russian war. It occurred just before the Jap anese forces stormed 'Nanshan, some 30 miles from Port Arthur His High ness went close to the first line of battle to watch the progress of the engagement. Sometimes he would stand in a prominent position ex- posed to the enemy's fire, quite un. moved by the occasional bursting of shells perilously close to him.
 An anxious chief of staff advised the Prince to retire to 8 place of greater safety. saying that should anything
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24

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The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24
JOHNSON $ CHIEF HANDICAP |S
 HIS AGE
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-If the ring precedents count for anything age and wagering odds should prove theore- tical handicap to Jack Johnson in his 1 coming contest with Jess Willard for the worlds heavyweight champion ship. Pugilistic records show that no former champion of modern times has been able to successfully defend his title after reaching the age of 37 which [ in Johnson's case will occur on March 31. With the exception of the negro, the present day champions in all classes range around twenty-five years of age.
 Beginning with John l.. Sullivan. who lost his title 10 James J. Corbett, the records show that Sullivan was thirty-four years of age when the Californian defeated him at New Orleans on September ', 1892 in twen- ty-one rounds. Corbett was twenty six years of age and the odds were 3 to 1 against him on the day of the bat tie. At the age of thirty-one Corbett fell before Fitzsimmons at Carson City, New, on March r, 1897 with the betting 100 to 65 in his favor.
 Fitzsimmons resigned as champion from that date until June 9, 1899 when Jim Jeffries defeated him at Coney Island, New York, in elven rounds. Fitzsimmons was thirty-seven years of age against Jeffries' twenty-four and the betting was 100 to 60 with Fitz- simmons the favorite. There has al- ways been controversy as to whether Jeffries ever reinquished his title but the fact stands out that Johnson claimed the championship as a result of defeating Tommy Burns. Jeffries retired from the ring at the age of twenty-nine and made his disastrous return on July 4, 1910, when he was thirty-fve. Johnson was three years younger but again the champion was the favorite, the betting was ? to on Jeffries to defeat the negro. The col lapse of Jeffries in the 18th round is part of pugilistic history.
 In these four championship battles. covering a period of eighteen years, four titleholders, Sullivan, Corbett, Fitzsimmons and Jeffries were de- throned in turn with the average odds in their favor a trife more than to i. The average number of rounds was fifteen and one-fourth and the average age of the champions at the time of defeat was thirty-four and one-fourth years, while the average age of the victors was twenty-nine and one-fourth years. At the present time Johnson is within a few weeks of thirty-seven years of age and in the early wagering on the coming contest he has been quoted as high as to 1 favorite. Willard is a few months over 27. The question that is puzzling ring follow CTS is therefore, whether pugilistic precedence is to be observed or the negro title holder prove an exception to the rule of the ring.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24
GERMANS AT HOME
 IN FRENCH DISTRICTS

(By Associated Press Correspondence)
 BERLIN, Feb. 12-Ih occupied dis tricts of France and Belgium, which the Associated Press correspondent has just visited, the Germans are plainly preparing for long occupation. should it be necessary. Everywhere one sees instances of their national thoroughness. Wherever repairs have been made they have been car ried out solidly and methodically. Even enameled street signs occasion ally appear where the name of a street has been changed. The "gare" has become a "Bahnhof," permanent signs limiting the speed or course of auto mobiles have been set up, and the visitor from the Fatherland feels him self quite at home in the once French public buildings at beholding the old familiar placards, Do not Spit on the Floor" or Throw Refuse in This Basket"
 Mingling with the uniforms of the soldiers are the soberer uniforms of the German postal and railway au- thorities. The struggles of the wear CTS to understand and make them selves understood with the French in- habitants form a humorous side of the war. Some of them have ac- quired a few words of French and
 me of the inhabitants have recip- rocated by learning a few German words. These, with the help of an assortment of fearful and wonderful gestures, generally succeed in clear ing up the situation. When all else fails, appeal is made to some by-stand- CT.
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24
MINING STATION BENEFIT TO
 ALASKA

| "I do not know what form of min ing station will be installed in Alaska, if the appropriation should pass Congress" said Sumner s. Smith, the federal mine inspector.
 Or. J. A. Holmes, director of the bureau of mines. and I have been rec ommending this appropriation and Dr. Holmes has succeeded in getting the bill introduced into Congress now. It is passes the station will be built somewhere in Alaska, probably Jul neau, on account of it's central loca- tion in relation to the mining dis tricts. If it doesn't pass, and no one can tell whether 1t will or not. we get nothing.
 "It was recommended that the sta tion take the form of a mine rescue
 Nh' Sihiidi to tue one Hdlntdlntu by the State of Washington and the federal government jointly at the Uni. versity of Washington.
 The purpose of a station of that kind is to train miners in the district in first aid, mine rescue work, and the use of the oxygen helmets and oth- CT rescue appliances. Two or three men are maintained at all times at station of this kind, and in case of accident they proceed at once to the scene with the proper equipment to do any rescue work necessary.
 Stations of this kind are maintain ed at Seattle, Urbania, H., Pittsburg Pa, and at other places in the Unit ed States.
 Ut was also recommended that metallurgical expert and an assayer be stationed here, so that when 4 bona fide prospector sends in any samples, the expert may be able to tell what minerals or metals it may contain and the assayer may test if for correct results in these metals The prospector would then be ad. vised as to the kind of metal con tained in the ore, it's value per ton. and the names of people who are in the market for minerals of this class
 There are many minerals in this country, many of them extremely val uaole' which the average prospector has no knowledge of, and man of this kind would be an invaluable ad- dition to the force of this district
 AS for a plant for testing and treating these ores here, I do not think one is needed The bureau of mines maintains three of these plants that know of now, and anyone wish ing information can get it from them. The plant in San Francisco is con ducting extensive experiments in the treatment of shelter fumes. The one in Denver is testing precious metals, having done a great deal of work with radium, and the one at Salt Lake is testing and treating low grade ores.
 Anyone with samples here can send them to any of these plants and obtain all the information desired, and if plant were maintained here it would throw an added burden on the bureau of mines, without materially increasing it's usefulness.
 However, an assayer and metal lugical expert and a mine rescue sta ton are all vital necessities to the district and if the bill passes will be big help to this part of the country"
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24
Today's news in today's Daily Times

Kinney has corner on Coffee. What we mean is COFFEE, not the wishy-wishy kind you have been buying and nicknamed coffee. One can of Dwight Edwards will convince
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24

In two weeks in the occupied dis trict, the correspondent did not ob- serve a single case of incivility on the part of German soldiers or gov ernment officials toward the French inhabitants. On the contrary. the Germans invariably display great pa tience and civility
The Cordova daily times., 1915-02-24

CLOSING OUT Two dozen Ladies' Sweaters at $1. and s1.50 at s. BLUM & co.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-22
FIERCE BATTLE RACES
IN VOSCES MOUNTAINS
French and Germans Grapple
for Strategic Heights Along
FeCht River.

PARIS. Feb. ga severe engage
ment has developed north of Colmar
in the Nosges mountains where the
French and the Germans are locked
in a grapple for the possession OF
strategic heights along the Fecht
river Both sides are claiming sue
cesses in that vicinity. The struggle
extends over a siX-mile front be-
tween the pass of Bonhomme and
Colmar, in the immediate vicinity of
Sulzern, HohrOdberg. Hohrod and
Weir. INITIAL Despite storms OF
wind. rain and snow the French
fought their way to the crest of sew
eral hills held by the Germans and
routed the kaiser's forces from their
trenches at the point Of the bayonet.
The battle front lies in the form OF a
crescent stretching 70 the northeast
and 10 the southeast from Sulzern.
The Germans, after being driven from
their high position retreated toward
the east but afterwards delivered
counter attacks against the French.
The French claim these attacks were
repulsed; the Germans claim they
were successful
Along the northern end Of the line
artillery still plays the Leading role.
although there has been some infan-
try fighting near Ypres. In Cham
payne the French have consolidated
their new positions near Les Mesnil
Perthes and Beausejour German
counter attacks in that region as we'll
as others on the Meuse. were unsuc-
cessful-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-22
HAVANA HOTELS BAR
JOHNSON AND WIFE
Black Champion Forced to Seek
Private Lodgings in
Cuban Capital.

HAVANA. Cuba, Feb. %. - Jack
Johnson, the negro heavyweight
champion of the world. was refused
accommodations by all the leading
hotels when ne arrived here today
from Cienfugos with his white wife
and a large retinue.
Johnson and his wife went to the
Plaza hotel in state but received
polt when the management in
formed him that ALI rooms are
taken" Without arguing the mat
ter, Johnson requested permission to
leave his baggage there while he
sought rooms at other hotels. This
was granted and he then visited the
Sevilla, Inglaterra and other hotels.
all OF which turned him down.
The champion and his wife then set
out to seek private lodgings.
Johnson looked TO be in fine condi-
tiOn and declared that ne never felt
better in his life. He announced he
was willing TO fight Sam McVea 20 or
% rounds here before fighting Jess
Willard at Juarez and It is likely this
battle viii be arranged, although the
public is rather Indifferent now about
negro fighters as a result OF the poor
exhibition put up by McVea when he
defeated Jim Johnson Saturday night