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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12
POLICE JURY MEETS
IN RBGU-An SESSION
CONTINUED from page TWol

Fruge, Onlle Rabeano, Leonae Lopez
Ozeman Trahan, PlaCimide LaBlanc,
Adonne 81. German, Aras D0ucet, Oscar
Landry ST.. Poim Landry ST. Stanllas
Gary, Justin Crochet, Alexie ablanc'
VIM. Peloquin, Frank Gary, John Lopez
Red Labove. BIaslere L4boVe.
By Mr.. Hathaway: Resolved that the
aDove petition be rece we'd and that the
Commissioners as asked Orbeappolnted
Carried.
Vacat,ng to.i #4r4 yo,2)
By Mir. hathaway. Resolved that
the road thal hdS ueeu III u between
Sections Is aud u in township 8 south
range S wesl from Cutting Avenue
west to the EltOn Koa1, beng one nalt
mile III length, be and the same Is here
by declared vacated and abandoned as
A road for the use Of the IubIlc unL
that the rignt.ot.Way now used as such
road revert back 10 tbs adjacent ana
adjoining properties. The ABOVE TeSo'
luton being sec0nued DY Mr.. Henry
Kohl was unanimously adopted.
.>oad OVerseers
On motion OF Ir. uuRealH, hta>t
T.Oriviere. Overseer of District No. one
! ~ Albert BrOu- ard ot D.u.tt No,
Tnree t5) auJ Arast Hayes, OF Distinct
No. -Four a. Ward T, were discharged
as rad OverseerS.
On motion OF Mr.. Foutenor N, 4
SHARP. R.a. over eeg OF Dsuct No
Two III Of " ard Eight 81 was dls
charged and DoI2. Bourgeois, was ap
pointed as road oyerSear in the sac
District.
Nr. Fox appeared before the Police
Jury aud reported that by an nyen
ton OF his, he was enabled to pumI
Grave, in great quantities, and be
ieved he could furnish same in Suci
quantities to gravel roads as deSire'
and invited any one interested in tn
matter to investigate his operation
This is very timely invention ant
may prove OF great service in the i'm
pr0yement Of our high ways at YER,
reduced cost.
On motion Of Mr.. ArCeneaux tn
Police Jury adjourned until Onep n
AFTERNOON SESSION
Pursuant to adjournment the Polio
Jury re.convened at One p. m. with a
members present.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12
THE CROUCH

The Great Creator in His wisdom
created many men of many minds and
temperaments knowing that if the sonS
of men were alike in wishes and desire
it would lead to unending strife.
He created we'll, for man is the n06l'
est work Of God. But in some way
there crept into the world a creature
God did not create-a thing Self.made,
be II male or female, that is hated deS.
pissed and abhorred; a thing SelF.created
self.pitIed and abnormally Self.IoVed'
This self.Created creature IS the
chronic crouch that walks ha'e and
there in every town and community
searching for happineSS-that he may
destroy it. Flowers and children, be-
cause they represent beauty and love
he detests. He reads as he runs thai
all men are liars and all women but
creatures Of evil
In summer he reVileS the bright sun
shine and hates the green hills II
winter he reviles the cleansing sno"
and the purifying frost. The bitter
ness of gall and NORWOOD is within
his heart.
Children flee from him and his WIZ
can be clasSed among the martyrs
Men shun him and the world hate. nm
From an early age he walks this eartl
spreading unhappiness and unb1
"a maker OF evil and diScord.
Let us throw the x.ray Of self,examl
nation into our own hearts and search
out the little miCrobe that has a ten
dency to multiply and produce, in time
the hated crouch. There is too mucl
love and sunshine in this old world o
ours to spoil it with the SIN OF selfish
ness.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12
A NE " FORD STORY

Here is a new Ford story we saw
somewhere, but have for gotten just
where. A man in California writes to
the Ford company and tells them they
should feel very much exalted for the
reason that the Ford is the only car
mentioned in the Bible and to prove it
cites them to passage in ISAIAH which
says: HE went up into Heaven on
high" AMI asks what other car but a
Ford could do that?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12
Employers Diability.

Mr.. PlauChe, as agent appeared be.
fore the Police Jury and ex.
planned the WorkmenS Compensation
Law, which went into effect on Jan. |,
1915. After full discussion of the pro.
visions of the said law on motion of
Mr.. Arceneaux, seconded by MIR. Fonte.
not, and unanimously carried, the
resident OF the Police Jury was
authorized and instructed to take out
Endurance under said Law in the follow
ing amounts:
A i'oncy for Ten Thousand (10O0O.O0J
Dollars covering an estimated labor
pay roll as 10 lows;
For men working the Public
roads .-- Sc 500. 90
On Bridge work 1900. 800 1000. 90
AS Bridge & Ferry Tenders 500. 90
Special Road Needs
John H. Cooper and ]. S. IRENE;
Both made statements that the re.
quirements of their wards could not be
met from the Special Road and Bridge
Tax and asked assistance from the
the public improvement fund of the
parish:
On motion of Mr.. Fontenot and car
ried, One Thousand tSl,OOOOO) Dollars
Of the Public Improvement Fund is sci
aside and credited TO q special road and
Bridge Fund of Ward for the use Of
said ward
On motion of Mr.. Pitre Five Hun
dred t$500.0O) Dollars Of the Public I'm
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12
ORDINANCE NO. 69

The Ordinance Committee reported
ordinance No. 68;
An ordinance providing for the pay,
ment OF the cost of constructing a par.
iSh jail for the Parish of Jefferson
Davis by the Pauley Jail Building Co.
providing for the issuance of certit'
Gates of indebtedness in payment Of the
contract price thereof and defeating
sufficient amount Of the excess
revenues Of the Parish of jefferson
Davis for the years 1915, 1915, 1917. 1918
and 1919 above the statutory, necessary
and usual charges to pay and retire
said certificates in principal and inter.
est. Which ordinance was on roll call
adopted.
YeaS--Nine (9)
Noes--None (0l
The ordinance Committee reported or
dinance No. SO:
An ordinance to levy and enforce col.
lection of an annual license tax on all
persons, associations of persons, OF
firms, or profession, vocation, calling
or business, in the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, for the year 1915;and subsequent
years, except those who are exempt
from such license tax by Article 229 of
the Constitution of 1898, and presCrib.
| ing the mode and method by which GER.
tain persons subject to license shall
make report of their business. Which
ordinance was on roll call adopted.
YeaS--Nine
Noes-None
Police Jury member Arthur Guidry
retired.
The Ordinance Committee Reported
Ordinance No. 70.
An ordinance levying a tax Of Ter
Mills on the Dollar for general purposes
for the year 1915, on all of the property
situated within the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, subject to taxation, exclusive Of
property situated within the corporate
: limits of all incorporated citizen
|, towns and Villages in said parish.
Section One: Be it ordained by thu
Police jury OF the Parish OF jefferson
Davis, that tax of ten imills on thu
dollar be and it is hereby levied and i'm
D posed upon all the property subject Il
q taxation, situated III the Parish of JEFF
ferSon Davis TO be applied to the ger
eral purposes and needs of said parish
for the year 1915; provided that said Ia
shall not be extended or collected O
any property situated within the corpC
rate mits of any Incorporated city
town OF village in said Parish, said ia
to be collected and applied according t
law. Which ordinance was on no
call adopted.
' Yras-Eight
Noes None.
The Ordinance Committee Reporte
6 Ordinance No. Il.
An Ordinance levying and imposing
tax of Three Mills on the Dollar for tn
l. year 1915 on all property subject
taxation situated in the incorporate
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12
High School, Saturday

Hiss Florence Kinney will entertain
al Ch d en-, Saturday Jan. l6 in the
nigh Schoo uilding, Room / from
three to e p. M, admission
Eve Is cents
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12
PROGRAM

Cinderella and Pictures.
Ho Brother Rabbit fooled the Whale
and he Elephant.
The Castle OF Fortune.
After the Stories there win be a new
Game which all children love.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12

E FOR SALE:-My home place of
about two acres of land. plenty of
fruit in season. Cash or terms.
G. T, Saxby.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-01-12

Inc ordinance committee Reported
Ordinance No, 70:
An ordinance appropriating and bud.
getting funds from special designated
road funds or special road taxes levied
and collected in Wards one, two and
three and in ward six of Jefferson
DAVIS Parish. to retire and liquidate
certain promiSSory notes, parish Certif.
Gates, or evidence of debt held by the
Rumely Products Company. a corpora.
ton for the purchase price OF maChin.
cry purchased by this body from said
Runely Products Company inc. Which
ordinance was on roll call adopted,
Yeas--Eight
Noes--None
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08
MRS. GILES

Mrs. J. t. Giles, mother of Mrs. I.
T. Cappleman, died at her daughters
home Monday morning. She was
born Oct. 10, 1864, at New Market,
Ala, and as Fannie Rice was married
December 27, 1883. Two years after
her marriage she united with the
Baptist church.
She leaves a husband, and four
children: G. C. Giles of Tampa; L. c..
Giles of Jacksonville; Mrs. R. w.
Steelman of Fayetteville, Tenn, and
Mrs. T. T. Cappleman, of Winter Gar
den.
Mrs. Giles was a great sufferer for
twenty-eight years, but bore the
same with Christian fortitude. The
funeral services were held at the
family residence Tuesday morning at
9 o'clock, Rev. Britain conducting the
services. The interment was at Oak
Winter Garden Times.
Four years ago Mrs. Giles was a
patient in the Marion County Hospi-
tai for several months, and won the
love of all the nurses and made many
friends in Ocala who will regret to
hear of her death.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08
TO HAVE A
FIRST-CLASS BALL GROUND

In company with Manager Hunter
of the ball team, Star reporter visit
ed the ball park Saturday afternoon,
and viewed the progressing improve
ment.
A great deal has been done since
last season. The field has been
smoothed off until the south and west
is level with the diamond This has
been set to Bermuda grass, which is
rapidly coming up, and will put a
good, springy turf under the feet of
the players A high fence has been
built across the south side of the
grounds, and it is hoped to extend it
all the way around. A big, fine grand
stand on the north and east is plan
ned, and will soon be in course of con-
struction.
The season will probably open some
date between March 20 and April ]
with a game with the Florida Univer-
sity team. A big contract for Ocala
which is out of practice, but sure tc
be a fine game and we'll worth going
to see.
/ Mr.. Hunter has baseball in hi:
bones. He has resurrected the spor
in Ocala. All the improvement at th'
ball park has been under his direction
and not a little of it by his own hands
: AS he and the reporter walked owe
the field, he, every minute, bent dow
. and encouraged the little sprigs o
, Bermuda grass with the same lovin'
! care that a bald-headed man shows t
the feathery down that rewards a
application of Jake Gerig's Rexal
hair restorer Baseball is the best o
: all sports-good for the whole coun
try and good for Ocala. The Sta
7 hopes that the city will encourage Nj
Hunter and the ball team with goo
crowds this summer, and that we WI
have the best season Ocala has seen
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

of control of educational institutions.
It is not alleged that any fault is to
be found with Mr.. Edwards work.
The only complaint against him is
that he is not a Floridian, and the
Jacksonville board wants the work
given to a home man. That is all
right, if the home man will do better
work for the same money, or the same
work for less money, or even the same
work for the same money. To give
him the work simply and solely be
cause he is home man would be fav-
oritism, and favoritism doesn't pay
the people who have to pay the bills
It is acknowledged that Mr.. Edwards
has done first-class work, and he
should not be dismissed for any polit.
| zeal reason.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08
ELECTRIC BONDS VALIDATED
Case. However, viii be Taken by the
Directors to the Supreme
Court

The argument being concluded, 1t
did not take Judge Bullock very long
Saturday afternoon, to decide which
side was right in the case of the cleo
trio plant bonds. His decision was
that the election was properly called, !
and the bonds were valid.
The case may be summed up briefly /
as follows:
In 1887, the legislature granted to
the city Of Ocala what was called the
John F. Dunn charter to make i'm
provements, under which the right to
vote for bonds was vested in all reg
istered voters. But in 1897, when the
city wanted to buy the electric plant,
the legislature granted another char
ter by which the right to vote for
that particular purpose was restricted
to taxpayers on real estate or not less
/ than $500 worth of personal prop
/ erty. This statute also provided that
| the future disposal of the plant
should be passed on by the same class
of voters Consequently, when the
council, last autumn, called for an
election to decide whether the city
should issue bonds to improve the
plant( for the plant, legally, is con-
tinuous, and new building and new
machinery are only improvements), it
naturally called for an election under
the rules of this same statute.
The DIRECTORS to the validity of the
bonds held that the election should
have been held under the terms of the
old charter, by which all registered
voters could participate.
It was the intention of the city to
accept Judge Bullock's decision
!, whether it was unfavorable or not
. and in case it was unfavorable to al
once call for another election.
Mr.. R. L. Anderson, however, in
5 forms the Star that he intends to car
I nv the case to the supreme court
Altho such cases are given attention
l. as quickly as possible, this move
}. means delay of perhaps sixty o,
Z ninety days, and considerable adde's
II expense to the city.
i The Star is sorry for this. 1t woul'
& be a very good thing for the peopl
% of Ocala if work on the new plan
n could commence at once. Not only j
Il the new plant needed, but in the pres
IL ent condition of affairs commence
L ment of work on such an institutio
II would be very welcome stimulus t
r. business. The delay will add not onl
"a to the extra expense, but to i'll feeling
III If there is one thing more certai
than another in public affairs, it
that the people of Ocala want to kee
control of their electric current bus
ness, and want a new plant built, s
m that the business can keep up wit
of the growth of the city. Also, improve
lg ment of the water plant, which
is most urgently needed, waits on tt
he new electric plant, it having been d.
v cided for the sake of economy and e
Mt ficiency, to combine them. The V;
in lidity of the bonds is now firmly e
ne tablished, and any further delay
Ike directly at variance with the desi
and the interest of majority of Il
people.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08
ANOTHER INDUSTRY
& i
FOR OCALA


It never rains but it pours. Oeala,
as far as we know, has been without
a soap factory for 1915 years, and
now comes two. The r. L. Lang Soap
Company, whose charter is being
published and will soon be ready for
business, composed of local people,
with it's stock widely scattered over
city and county, and another one is
opening for business.
The second company is the Florida
Soap Company, composed of two
hustling western men by the names
of E. S. Thrawls and Joseph Fisher
who have been in town for the past
two weeks getting ready for bust
ness. The gentlemen have rented the
frame building on Magnolia street
next door north from Gates garage
and are already making their pro
duct, which is called the Holmes Pow
dered Soap, and is said to be one o
the most remarkable washing pow
ders ever invented. They have tn
agency for Florida and one other stat
and the sole rights TO make and SCI
the soap in this state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

A number of the state papers are
urging radical legislation against the
insurance companies at the coming
session at Tallahassee. The Star
would counsel the legislature to go
slow. This isn't good time for a cru
SADIE against the insurance companies.
It's always in order to weed out the
bad ones, but the good ones are like
every body else these days, not having
very flush time, and there is
not thing to keep any one of them
from clearing out of a state which
tries to get its goat. Last year was a
hard one on insurance companies, and
several went out of business, reinsur-
ing their patrons, of course, in other
companies, so as to protect them
This year has, so far, been no better
The more tolerant we all are toward
each other these evil days, the sooner
they will come to an end.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

The Miami Metropolis has located
the law against killing buzzards. 1t
says:
Section 1859 of the revised sta
tutes Of Florida assesses a fine of five
dollars for each offense of killing OF
catching or having in possession OF
any wild bird, other than game birds
with a very few exceptions like the
English sparrow, hawk and the like
but no exception is made in favor Of
the buzzard, and it is to be supposed
that that uncanny and uncleanly fow
is still protected under the provis
ions of the statute"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08
CLEANUP WEEK

The civic committee of the Wom-
ans Club, of which Mrs. George j..
Bitch is chairman, has designated
this week as cleanup week and de-
sires the Star to call the attention of
the people generally to the fact. Now
is the time to gather up the leaves
and other trash in the yards and
streets. The committee will see that
wagons call for all trash and busy it
self in other ways in cleaning up the
town. Your cooperation is asked.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

A citizen of Atlanta, who was a
visitor to Ocala last week, spoke as
follows of the Frank case: "A great
deal is being made" he said, "of the
pressure of public opinion. The jurors
did not know anything of this. It was
carefully kept from them. The jury
was made up of the best material. 1t
was selected from the grand jury
panel. It heard all the evidence, and
undoubtedly believed Frank to be
guilty. Stories of the jurors being
afraid to acquit Frank because they
feared mob violence are foolish. They
did not even know that any mob vio-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08
PREPARING FOR BUSINESS

The Marion Bottling and Ice Cream
Company is preparing its place of
business in readiness for the opening
soon to take place. The building is
being made ready, quite lot of the
plants equipment is on the way, hav-
ing been shipped from the different
factories, and everything will be IN
readiness for the opening by the time
the weather is warm enough to make
an active demand for the goods.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08
THRAsHING VELVET BEANS

Mr.. Olds, with his velvet bean hull
ing outfit, has been engaged for sew
eral days Smelling velvet beans for the
Raysor Peanut Company, in front of
their place of business on West Fort
King avenue. He is winding up the
Job there for the present, having hull
ed approximately 1000 bushels of
beans for the Raysors. When sacked
the beans are free from bulls and
broken beans and are strictly first
class.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

There is one thing in favor of the
American nation if we should ever go
to war. Nearly every American
knows something about firearms, and
most of them are good marksmen,
and that is what counts In winning
battles. 1t isn't the guns or the arm
orous equipment-but the men behind
the guns and equipment-Jaekson-
vile Metropolis.
The Star is afraid the Metropolis
is almost too optimistic in its esti-
mate
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

Along at intervals come complaints
about the California quarantine
against Florida citrus fruits and
trees. Why is it that the Florida
legislature may not adopt some re-
taliatory statute Perry Herald.
One reason is, that the state would
be lowered to adopt any such pic
ayunish policy. Another is, that
California does not import anything
into Florida that could compete with
the home product.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

The Lakeland Telegram says that
Straub reads chapter or two OF
Dickens every night before going to
bed. We thought we recognized the
Dickensesque style in Straub's writ
ings, but never knew before where
and how it was imbibed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

lence was threatened" This gentle
man also says that the fact recently
brought out that money has been used
to manufacture evidence for Frank
has made very bad impression. Peo-
pie can't help feeling that an innocent
man would be above such practices.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

A bale of cotton enters into the
composition of the ammunition re-
CURED to fire one of a British dread
naught's big guns. The Star highly
approves of the bombardment of the
DardaneIles forts.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

There will be a public dance given
at the w. o. w. hall at Martel, Fri
day evening, March 18th. Good mus
ic, good order and good time assur-
ed. 5-ot
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

IL the woman who is suing the
Tampa Tribune for libel had begun
with the request to correct misstate-
ment, most likely due to some re-
porter's hurry, she would have been
more reasonable and just as well off.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

The Star is informed that the Jack
sonville board of trade has gone after
the scalp of w. A. Edwards, the At
lanta architect, under whose direction
has been erected the buildings plan
ned of recent years by the state board
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

If Constantinople is captured, Rus
sian wheat can be brought to the
western European markets, which
will diminish the profits of American
grain growers. But it will at once
reopen a big market for American
cotton, which is much needed in Rus
sin.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

The St. Paul sailed from New York
with her name painted on her sides
in letters four feet high. Did she
suppose Germans would not know her
without that ?-Times-U Union.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

The reason why Johnny Bunny
hasn't been seen in the movies is
that he has gone on the road with q
vaudeville show.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

If the war is to be won by starva-
ton the United States could strike
a harder blow by refusing to do bust
ness in European backwards than by
sending her navy to loaf with one fleet
or the other.-Times-Union.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

The Chautauqua opens at the Tenn
ple theater day after tomorrow even
ing. Do your best to make it sue
cess.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

'Tis now that the young husbands
fancy lightly turns to thoughts of a
spring garden.-Tampa Times.
And the young wife's to spring
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

Sarah Bernhardt is II years old.
She appeared in Tampa and Jack
sonville on her last tour of America,
about nine years ago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

W. X. Lane, VI. D.. physician and
Surgeon, specialist Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat. Law Library Building.
Ocala, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-03-08

aHoney Boy" Evans, the well
known minstrel, died in Baltimore
hospital Friday.