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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
PERSONAL LIBERTY
AND PROHIBITION

Several good citizens and temper
ate men of our acquaintance object
to prohibition because it interferes
with their personal liberty.
The Star thinks that if these gen
tlemen will look back across the
pages of history to our earliest knowl-
edge of the human race they will
find that all of mans progress toward
civilization has been made at the ex-
pense of personal liberty.
Thousands of years ago, it was per-
fectly moral and proper for a man to
kill another man whenever he had the
chance, to outrage woman whenever
he had the opportunity, to carry off
the food of family or drive it out
of its cave into the cold whenever he
had the power. The reason why it
was both proper and common to act
so was because everybody was doing
it. Personal liberty, like knighthood
later, was in flower; only more so.
One day, far back in the dark ages,
two or more men had streak of COM
mon sense. They "got together" and
agreed they wouldn't knock each other
in the head or appropriate each
others wives or food or caves. In
short, they gave up some of their per
sonal liberty for the common good
And from this little beginning came
the civilization of today.
The man who sacrifices a little OF
his personal liberty by voting dry to-
morrow will only initiate his ances-
tors of thousands of years ago, and
will not make near so great con-
cession to the spirit of the times.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

There are several anti-prohibition-
lists in town, men of character and tai
ents, who could make speeches in
favor of the liquor traffic-speeches
that would carry far more weight
than any that could be made by any
hired speaker imported from Chicago.
But you couldn't offer any inducement
that would cause one of them to make
such a speech. Because any one of
them knows that to do so would mean
his political damnation and his social
detriment. The saloon party in Flor
ida stands right where the carpetbag
party stood forty years ago, and no
man with any regard for himself will
be prominent in it's behalf.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
TO OUR WOMEN

Remember the prayer services to-
morrow beginning at a. m. in the
Presbyterian church. The other meet
ings will be in the Baptist church
every hour during the day. The bell
will be rung hourly as a reminder that
the women are on their knees before
God, pleading for their happiness,
their homes and their children. From
the church they will go to the court
house to add the influence Of their
presence to the cause of temperance
In Faust, Goethe's wonderful mas
terpiece, he tells how Mephistopleles
(the devil) having withstood all hu-
man influences, and laughed in demon
lac glee over the broken hearts of his
victims, quailed and fled before the
cleaning Cross of Calvary. So, wom-
en- we beg that you bring to this
supreme sacrifcial service the rad
lance and the glory of the cross of
Jesus of Lord and forget not to plead
for compassion for those whose eyes
are blinded, our brothers who have
"lost the way home" and who are be-
ing led by the devil to their own de-
struction.
And when victory is won to God
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit shall
be all the glory now and ever more.
Mrs. E. Van Hood,
Pres. w. C. T. u.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Mr.. Windle will speak at the Tenn
pie this evening after eight o'clock, at
which time Manager Bennett will cut
his pictures off to let the wet gentle
man begin to spout. The vets will
pay $50 for the use of the house, and
the Star approves of the arrange
is, if the national liquor
dealers association, which hires Mr..
Windle, pays the bill. If the Ocala
saloon men must stand the. expense,
we advise them to let Mr.. Windle
speak from one of the traffic markers
on the square, as he won't make any
votes and they may need their coin
after tomorrow.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

A big point in Pensacola's favor
which should not be overlooked is the
fact that this city is the only one in
Florida where the dreadnaughts of
the United States navy or big fighters
OF other navies of the world would
participate in the exposition.--Pensa-
cola News.
The big point in Pensacola's dis
favor is that of all the cities on the
mainland of Florida, it is the least
accessible to Florida people. We
can guarantee the News that if the
exposition is held in Pensacola it will
attract mighty little attention among
Marion county people.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
MAXWELL SEEKS
NONSTOP RECORD

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 26.-Aver-
aging % miles per hour, the Maxwell
touring car which started out to break
the worlds nonstop record Monday,
reached the 1,320-mile mark Wednes-
day night. On the run the car has
averaged approximately 26 miles to
the gallon of gasoline.
The car is registered with the A. A.
A. as a stock model and the run is
sanctioned by the contest board, the
observers being appointed by Earl
Cooper, who is acting A. A. A. repre-
sentative in Los Angeles. The three
observers and drivers run 8-hour
shifts.
While there is no route laid out for
the car, the run is being made in the
city and on the outside roads so that
the gasoline mileage will represent
travel both in the traffic and on the
county roads.-Motor Age.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

One reason why we will vote dry
tomorrow is because we have two or
three friends who can't let liquor
alone as long as they can obtain it
simply by stepping into a saloon and
buying it. They are going to vote dry
themselves, because they believe they
can remain sober if not exposed to
temptation. Perhaps they are mis-
taken, but they have a right to their
chance. In our opinion, their sober
lives are worth more than the saloon
revenue of county.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
COUNTY FINANCES

At it's last meeting the board of
county commissioners issued to the
thre Ocala banks, in round figures,
$4,000 of refund warrants, in ex-
change for an equal number of out
standing warrants held by the banks
and issued prior to Feb. /, 1915. The
refund warrants are to run for about
twelve years from date and bear
per cent interest, payable semi-an-
nually. While this will not entirely
clear up the financial situation, it will
relieve it greatly.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Another reason why we are going
to vote dry tomorrow is because, to
our positive knowledge the open sa-
loon has ruined another friend. A
few years ago, he had good position
and no man stood higher in the fra
ternal circles of Ocala. Today he is
down and out and criminal prosecu-
ton hangs over his head. Social
drinking has dragged him down. The
Davis law might have saved him ten
years ago; it adds to his degradation
today, for the 15-cent half pints are
better suited to his appetite and his
finances than drinking at the bar.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

The man who quotes Scripture In
defense of the saloon business is
most accurately described as follows
by Moore in "The Fire Worsnippers":
Just Allah! what must be thy look,
When such wretch before thee
stands
Unblushing, with thy Sacred Book
Turning the leaves with blood
stand hands,
And wrestling from its pages sublime
His creed of lust and hate and crime :?
Even as those bees of Trebizond-
Which from the sunniest flowers
that glad
With their pure smile the gardens
round,
Draw venom forth that drives men
mad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
RACE WILL. RETURN

Says the Jacksonville Metropolis:
Word was received Saturday morn
ing, in cablegram to Sheriff w. H.
Bowling from Herbert B. Race, who
is now in Havana, Cuba, that he will
return to the city next Tuesday to
answer to the recent Indictment
against him by the present circuit
court grand jury~Mr. Race states that
he will return voluntarily and will be
ready to defend himself against any
and all charges.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Mr.. Windle is the attorney for the
defense. He could, if employed by
the prosecution, make much better
speech, and we don't doubt but that
he would take more pleasure in doing
SO. He is good speaker and a man
of parts, and it is pity that he pros
titutes his talents to the service of
men who send money to Florida to
corrupt voters and break the laws of
the state in order to further their
own base interests.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

There is great deal of sophistry
advanced for the retention of the sa-
loon, but there are only two genuine
arguments. One is that a part of the
population desires to have liquor kept
where it can obtain it when it wants
i with as little trouble as possible.
The other argument is that another
part of the population desires to sell
the first-named part the liquor that it
wants.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

If every prohibitionist in Ocala
precinct will vote tomorrow, it is al
most certain that the city will go dry.
If the city goes dry, liquor cannot be
sold in Ocala, even if the county goes
wet, which would practically win the
battle. The only other incorporated
towns in the county, with the excep-
ton of Belleview, voted dry in 1913,
and Belleview's city charter is so
so drawn that saloon can not open
it's doors in that little community.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
FROM DETROIT TO TAMPA

Raymond Bletzacker recently fin
ished trip from Detroit to Tampa in
a new Maxwell touring car. Though
much of the road was of the rough
est sort, including mud and mountain
climbing, the car made the trap at an
expense of less than cent mile
averaging 22.5 miles to the gallon OF
gasoline and over 730 miles to the
gallon of oil.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

The Star has heard Circuit Judge
Bullock say that it there was no liquor
in the country that the amount of
criminal business in the courts would
be greatly reduced. Everybody knows
that Judge Bullock is careful and
in all he says, and this
simple statement of his is one of the
strongest arguments for prohibition
that can be made
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

While Mr.. Windle is speaking at the
Temple this evening, he might inform
his audience if he approves of the ma
tional liquor dealers association send
ing money to Marion county to pay
other mems poll taxes, in defiance of
law, and to pay precinct heelers to
work among the dregs of the popula-
ton in behalf of the rumsellers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Messrs. V. P. Smith and c. C. Curry
of the Wacahoota section were among
the Saturday visitors in Ocala. The
former says that now that the people
of Marion county signified in the re-
cent county division election that they
did not want the northwestern section
to be cut off to make another county,
it was up to them to see that they
have good roads.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Surely the presence of the little
children about the streets tomorrow
will be an appeal to the hearts of
men. God pity that one who can look
unmoved upon the pleading of help
less women and children fro protec-
ton from deadly evil. Men of Ocala
we trust you-do not fail us! Vote the
saloons out of Marion county.
A Mother.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

We notice that the Tallahassee
Democrat speaks of some other sheet
as the smother paper" The other
day, the Democrat used an extract
from the Star to misrepresent Con-
troller Knott. The Star corrected the
Democrat, but the Democrat hasn't
printed the correction yet. We
shouldn't be surprised if the Demo-
crat was some little smotherer itself.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
oCALA LODGE NO. 2s6. B. p. O e.

OcaIa Lodge No. 2S6, Benevolent
aud Protective Order OF Elks. meets
the second and fourth tuesday even
ings in each month. Visiting breth-
rem always welcome Club house
postof6ce, east side.
Z. II. Won Engelken, E. r.
Nelson Geise, Secl etary. At.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

The early prayer service, a. M,
Tuesday, at the Presbyterian church,
will be conducted by the ministers of
the city, the "men of God" who are
the guardians of the spiritual life of
our people. All men and women are
urged to attend.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

How many of the good fellows, the
men who "could drink and let it
alone" and who helped to liven the
town up twenty odd years ago, are
alive and prosperous today? And how
many of the steady, sober boys, who
let the booze alone? Let any man who
has lived in Ocaia quarter of CEN
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
RECORD BREAKING
TAX COLLECTIONS

Mr.. w. L. Colbert, tax collector for
Marion County probably has made a
record breaking collection. During
the month of November he collected a
little over $4,000 in taxes, $4,000 of
which was paid during the last five
days of the month.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Will D. Upshaw speaks for his be-
lief in his cause, for love of his
brother man and faith in God. Win
die speaks for the money paid him by
the National Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton. Of the two men, which do you
put the most faith in?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Mr.. Windle, in his speech satur-
day, quoted scripture in defense OF
the liquor traffic. He reminds US of
the man who tried to excuse himself
for stealing because he had read in
the Bible that the children of Israel
spoiled the Egyptians.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No. %, 1. o. o. F.,
meets in Yonge's Hall every Tuesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock. A warm wei
come always extend I'd 10 visiting
brethren. NJ NJ Little, N. G.
W. L. Colbert, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Mr.. Windle, the great saloon orator,
IS hired by the same organization
that pays Mobley, the precinct heller
at Martel, and the other precinct
heelers, turnout the county, and that
sends money to Marion to pay poll
taxes in direct defiance of the law. We
hope he feels proud of his employers,
his associates and his cause.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

a deadly enemy we
have in lead and
turpentine. | am
also a practical
nurse and know by
theory and expert
ence the value of
DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery.
1t has been the
means of curing me
of lead collie and
gastritis. The un-
natural state that
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

From the dispatches, we judge that
Mr.. Bryan obtained about as much
free advertising out of the sailing of
Henry Ford's peace ship as Henry
did himself. You can safely depend
on William Jennings to pull the big
lime-light his way.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Before you vote tomorrow, you
might devote few minutes to think
ing of some tragedies, due to drink,
that have happened in the last two
years, and might not have occurred
had the county voted dry in 1913.
You could think all night tonight
without being able to recall a tragedy
that has been caused by closing sa-
loon.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
NOTICE

To all concerned, 1 will not be re-
sponsible for bills incurred or con-
tracted by Mrs. Hardeman Claude
Gates, or anyone representing her, on
and after this date.
12-5-6t Hardeman Claude Gates.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
OCALA TEMPLE
PYTHlAN SISTERS

The Ocala Temple Lodge No. 2s
Pythian Sisters, meets every Tuesday
afternoon at $50 at Castle Hall, west
of courthouse. Visiting members are
cordially invited to meet with US.
Lena Tompkins, NJ. E. G.
Kate B. Howell, NJ. r.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
wocnMEN OF THE WORLD

Fort King Camp No. IA meets at
the K. of P. hall at 7:30 p. m. every
second and fourth Friday Visiting
s3Vereigns are always welcome
]. w. Lamar, G. C.
Chas. K. Sage. Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

The life insurance companies refuse
drinking men as risks, the great fra
ternal orders refuse them as mem
bers, the railroads and everything
that must have trustworthy men re-
fuse them employment, and yet the
saloon interests ask US to keep as
many drinking men in the country as
possible.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

In the last year that Miami was
wet there we're 1914 arrests for
drunkenness. In the first year of dry
Miami there were 1872 arrests for
drunkenness. In this, the second
year, there were 379.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

Ocala Chapter, No. %, o. E. S.,
meets at Yonge's hall the second and
fourth Thursday evenings of eacL
month at 73O O'Clock.
Mrs. Emily Webb, w. III.
Mrs. Iiii1an simmons, Sec'y..
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

fury count them up on both sides, and
read in the result how much harm
even this city's well conducted sa-
looms can do.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

Mr.. Allen J. Stephens of Spar was
among the Saturday visitors in town.
While here he renewed his allegiance
to his favorite county newspaper.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
LODGE F. Q. Off A.

Coneordia Lodge, Fraterna7 Union
Of America, meets in Yonges Hall
IN the second Thursday evening Of
each month. Geo. L. Taylor F. VI
Chas. K. Sage, Secretary. AID
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
0CALA FRATERNAL ORDERS
,IARIoN-DUNN MASONIC LODGE

Marion-Dunn Lodge No. 10, F. &
A. NJ, meets on the first and third
Thursday evenings OF each month at
500 o'clock, until further notice.
A. E. Burnett, w. 81.
Jake Brown. Secretary. AID
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
CHAPTEe NO. Is. R. 4. NJ.

Regular convocations of the Ocala
Chapter No. IS, R. A. NJ, on the
fourth Friday IN every month at
8 p. m. II. S. Wesson, II. P.
Jake Brown Sec'y.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
(Domestic)

What has become of the jackson
vile State Fair?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06
WHAT A PROMINENT MAN
HAS TO SAY.

Orlando, Fla" My occupation is that
of painter and all of my trade know what
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-12-06

STATE BOARD OF PARDONs
The next regular meeting of the
State Board of Pardons will be held at
Tallahassee on December 9Th, 1915.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-27
DICTATI0N BY MAYOR Is
DENIED BY WHITEHOUSE

Mayor Lane is not attempting to
dictate to me with regard to appoint
ments in any of the city engineers
departments" declared L. M. White.
house, who succeeds City Engineer
Wall Monday. to the Star Bulletin to-
day.
IL feel that inasmuch as am the
appointee of the mayor he is entitled
to confer with me in regard to ap-
pointments which / am to make" he
continued, ''but he is merely offering
a few suggestions as to men he be-
lieves should be appointed. | do not
propose to appoint men who will
prove unsatisfactory to the mayor, nei-
ther has he insisted on any appoint
ments which would be dissatisfied
with. We are working in perfect har-
mony.
This fight among the supervisors
relative to appointments in the road
department is uncalled for. suppose
the supervisors feel that they are the
administration and consequently be-
lieve the mayor thinks that he is the
administration"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-27

change, and it developed later that he
never paid the princess bill. He also
passed $44 check on Charles Truman
of the Hotel Auto Service. The Union
Trust Company couldn't find any
funds in Lang's name. He also gave
Byron Mauzy a bad check for So At
the California Conservatory of Music,
for which he did some soliciting, he
negotiated a fictitious check and bor-
rowed various small sums from sew
eral of the teachers
The hotel people never thought to
ask him to pay his bill until he had
been missing for some time. Lang's
singing was too chaspning. Such tenn
permanent might be 0ffended. Es''-'35
''B. A. Scholi. however, never got
within the charmed circle and he
swore to a warrant charging Lang
with passing a fictitious check.
Manager Frank Klein of the Lam
kershim has closed the piano tenn
porarily. Every note to him is out of
tune" :.
Who is SHE? - /. ..