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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22
BAD POLICY
To Regulate the Observance of Sun
day by Legislation

To Regulate the Observance of Sun
day by Legislation
A bill is pending before a commit
tee at Tallahassee to regulate by leg
islation, the observance of Sunday.
The bill proposes the closing of "the-
aires, movie and commercialized
places of amusements." Ministers all
over the state have been asked by the
friends of the bill to urge, in every
possible way, the passage of the bill.
Request is made that articles be writ
ten in the local papers in favor of the
bill.
1t is to be hoped, however, that not
many ministers viii be found In the
state who take such a perverted posi-
ton with respect to the moral issues
of Christianity as to favor such a bill
as this. To begin with the state has
no business meddling in religious af-
fairs. Religion is an individual prop
osotion. No body of men have any
right to legislate upon questions
purely religious. The time was when
such was done; let us hope that day
is forever gone. Professionalism pro-
fesses to stand for the separation of
church and state. Let it so stand.
Besides this, the religion of Jesus
is Numerically opposed to the rigid
observance of "Holy Days." "Feasts,"
MASSES" "Fasts," ETC., ad nauseam.
On this particular question Jesus had
occasion to give much offense to the
Pharisees. He took advantage of the
opportunity to say that "Man kind
was not made for the Sabbath; but
the Sabbath for man (kind". He best
honors Jesus and the kingdom of
which he was founder who employs
the Sunday as a servant of humanity.
The only sin Jesus knew was that
sin that injured his fellows, or him
self, in some way. The Sunday should
be used to aid man.
] Moreover, the church has no moral
right to make use of class legislation
to compel attendance upon its ser
vices. If it cannot propagate itself
upon an ethical basis, then it had best
fall. The church "must needs be its
own best interpreter" The saloon
has the same right as the church to
ask the state to pass legislation IN its
favor; neither have the right.
The church will be much better off
when it considers itself servant Of
humanity, and a brother to mankind.
If amusements add much in the end
to the betterment of mankind, then
Sunday is a good day for amuse-
ments.
If this bill is to curtail a moral evil
then all good citizens should urge it's
passage. If amusements lower the
citizenship of a nation, they should be
prohibited by law. But no state has
a moral right to pass a law that has
for its main purpose the enforcement
of the creed of any religious sect.
Why not prohibit these things on
Saturday, since all good Jews and
many others keep this day sacred? 1t
is high time the church stand up like
men and demand hearing for itself
because it has something to say, and
stop crawling before the lawmakers
to gain favors for itself. Here is
praying for an ethical basis for the
church which claims to represent the
ethical Jesus, by an ardent believer in
His religion and in Him, but an en-
envy to the union of church and
state. Disciple.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

The Orlando Reporter-Star speaks
of the unsettled troubles between
Virginia and West Virginia as an ar
gument against the division of Flor
ida. The Virginias divided as an act
of war, and against the will of the
larger portion. IF Florida ever di-
vides, it will be because the people
decide to do SO, and they will settle
all their difficulties before they sep
arate.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

In speaking of Mr.. Walter Hawkins
closing his fruit emporium in Jack
sonville, the Times-Union says that
one June 1 Mr.. Hawkins will go tc
his farm on the eastern shore OF
Maryland, where he raises tobacco
wheat and corn. Mr.. Hawkins expects
to return to Florida next October and
resume business at his old stand.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

With cargo of 1854 guage bar
rels of rosin, the Swedish steamship
Lisa, cleared for Norwegian ports
from Pensacola Monday. The rosir
on board the Lisa was valued at $780,
085 and was the largest shipment OF
naval stores to be made from Pen
sacola in several months-M Miami Me-
tropolis.
All that rosin is on its way to Ger
many, and one of Johnny Bulls
cruisers is laying for the Lisa right
now.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Sheriff Baker of Palm Beach coun-
ty, suspended by Governor TrammeH
for alleged failure TO do his duty in
connection with the case against the
beach club as gaming house has
been upheld by the Senate. This is
plainly a case of politics. 1t is of gen
eral report that the beach club is a
gambling house which exists in flag
rant violation of the laws of Florida.
The officers in every county are
active in running down "nigger" crap
games and the like. The negroes are
hailed before the courts and made to
do time or pay flor thern) heavy
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22
AMERICA NO MEAN ENEMY

Says the Times-Union: at is Gym
ically asked: What could the United
States do if Germany scorned her de-
mands p Well, few American bat
tIeships and twenty thousand Amer
lean troops could easily turn the tide
in the Dardanelles, but not even this
slight effort is necessary to make
America felt England has endorsed
the bonds of her allies and halved the
interest demanded; let Uncle Sam
add his signature and those war
bonds would become the best invest
ment within reach of capital even at
small interest-in this way the en-
emies of Germany would be furnish
ed the sinews of war that she must
soon lack. The war factories of the
United States are now busy-the
Cymric has just sailed from New
York with cargo of guns and am
munition for England in full conf
dence that she will escape the fate
of the Lusitania, but with no Ameri-
cans among her passengers-there is
not yet an effective blockade. If the
United States declared war all the
German ships interned here would be
confscated--the millions deposited
by the German government to pay
for supplies purchased here would
become the property of our govern
ment; would there be no penalty ex-
oofaI if Gory,oor,r ,.of,,eoJ - IooI
when Uncle Sam claimed his rights ?'
The Toronto, Canada, Mai l and
Empire is another paper that under
stands something of Americas vast
strength. 1t says: at is not safe to
infer that because the United States
has small military organization it
would be unable to put forces in the
field. If the war were to last only a
few more months, that aid to the AL
lies would indeed be impossible and
quite unnecessary. But presuming
the war to last beyond 1915, the Unit
ed States could, if the authorities
wished, arm and train quite a formid-
able body of men. There need be no
misconception as to that.
"The Civil War found both North
and South unorganized in a military
way. Up to October, 1868, when vol
untary enlistment practically ceased
in the North, 100000 went into the
ranks. The South got 100000 vol
unteers. Then the CONSUMPTION Acts
came into force, and the South OBJ
tanned 100000 men, and the North
a total of 100000 from the various
states by levy. The grand total OBJ
tanned by President Lincoln was g.
$4,000, including re-enlistments,
and 2,250,000 without. On both sides
there were 100000 recruits who
volunteered. The Spanish War, tho
but minor campaign, affords an
other instance of how quickly the
United States could, on necessity, or
ganize military forces. If Canada
within six weeks of war could organ
ize and equip $4,000 men for the
front, and within seven months have
nearly 100000 more or less ready,
what could the United States, with
its immense resources of men, mater
ial and money. not do in equal time?
By the end of the year the United
States could, if it wished, have an
army of a million in Europe"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

The Ocala Star, replying to a sup
posed inquiry, says that if the state
should be divided it would be proper
to call the southern section Florida
and let the upper half take some other
name. "There is more wire grass than
flowers in the northern section of the
state" declares the Star (which
knows better, but merely decided to
be sarcastic) -Times-Union Short
Talks.
Son, we'll bet you all the money
we have against all you have that
there is more wiregrass than flow
ers in the northern part of the state,
and you can pick the man to hold
stakes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

st. Petersburg dairyrnen have
made reduction in the price of milk
to ten cents quart for the summer
months, as they are over-supplied
with milk and food is cheaper in the
summer months; no town in Florida
should be paying : more than ten
cents quart for milk.-Miami Me
tropolis.
Forty years ago, in Georgia, we
used to take can-full to town, three
miles over a mountain road, and
think we were doing big business if
we raked in % cents a gallon.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

We infer now from Powell's state
ments that the Associated Press gets
its news bodily from his paper, and
gives it to its members the day after
he publishes it.-Lakeland Telegram.
Aw, let Powell alone; he gets out
one of the liveliest rags in the U. s.,
and so long as his readers like his
news service its nobody else's kick.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

The historic American cruiser
Olympia is visiting Atlantic ports,
and is at present in Savannah harbor.
If she doesn't draw too much water,
she should come to Jacksonville.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

The Ocala Star says the bullet
which crashed through car window
near R. L. West, narrowly missing
his head, probably came from gun
fired by accident and not Intentional
". Perhaps the man behind the gun
didn't know 'twas-etc.-St. Peters
burg Independent.
At any rate, it didn't make any diff
ference to the man before the gun.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

General Scott, chief of stair of the
American army, believes that we
could raise and train an army of half
a million men in six months. But we
might be half whipped in that time.
Better have at least a quarter of a
million ready to commence on.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Ex-senator Bailey's break in the
Riggs case the other day shows he
has not reformed since he left Con-
gress. But court isn't as easy to
bully as the United States Senate.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Chairman Walsh of the industrial
relations committee may sincerely
believe he is the champion of the OPP
pressed, but it seems to the Star he
is doing the cause more harm than
good.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Do you use real up-to-the-minute
stationery? Our initial and plain cor
respondence cards are this kind. The
Court Pharmacy. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Mr.. C. C. Martin of Tampa, one of
the largest phosphate dealers in the
state who has many friends in Mar,
ion county, was operated on Wednes-
day at the Gordon Keller hospital for
appendicitis.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22
STOCK FEED

We now have on hand q full line of
stock feed-corn, oats, bran, shorts,
hay and molasses feeds.
14-tf Ocala Seed Store.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Senator Fletcher is visiting ITALIA
hassee, and has been extended the
privilege of the floor by both houses
of the legislature.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

SHEET MUSCLE its published,
we have it or can get for you. LAT
THEIRS Piano Store. 4-21-tf.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

They are already shipping peaches
from South Georgia to the northern
markets.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Pictures framed well and quickly at
The Murray Company. 2O-3t,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

There seems to be forming in Brit
ain an opinion that Kitchener has
been over-estimated.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Century and Mckinley music 1Oc. at
The Murray Company. 20-3t.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Dresses % cents at Fishels. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Louisville Slugger bats, and Reach
balls at The Murray Company. post.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Special bargains at Fishers. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

Fishel wants your trade.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

On Saturday and Monday, 10
pounds of sugar for 81, with one dol
lars worth of other groceries, for
cash. Smith Grocery Co. Phone 434. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-22

New hats at Fisheps. If
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
GOOD ROADS ADVOCATES WIN
Winona Judge Overruies Demurrer In
Suit to Compel Auditor to
Award Road Contracts.

Winona.--Judge Albert Johnson In
a decision filed here found for road i'm,
provement advocates in Winona conn.
ty and overruled demurrer inter,
posed In mandamus proceedings begun
by w. j. Landon to compel County
Auditor c. w. Anding to award road
contracts under bids opened by him
on March %. Auditor Anding held
that the county boards decision not
to issue bonds for proposed roads was
positive instruction to him not to let
contracts.
Judge Johnson holds that MIR. Ian,
den's petition for mandamus is prop.
erly brought and that the important
step in road improvement program was
taken Dec. 23 when the county board
by unanimous vote under the Elwell
law provisions, established the pro.
posed system of 100 miles Of improved
highway in Winona county.
He found that the rejection of bids
made by the county auditor is tanta
mount to refusal by that official to ex.
ercise his discretion in regard to the
character of the bids, and that having
failed to exercise his discretion In this
matter mandamus proceedings will
compel performance of that duty.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
MEN MAKE APPEAL FOR WORK
Over Six Hundred Petition City Com
nlssioners---Say Even Actual Ne
cEssaries Are Lacking.

Duluth.-Six hundred and twenty
one men petitioned the city commits
sioners for work. Their condition
was couched in terse language and the
city officials are appealing to employ
ers to do something to help the men
out.
The petition, which contained no
threat, reeited that most OF the men
were attracted here by stories to the
effect that sawmills were opening up,
the steel plant work resuming and
other concerns taking on extra men.
The petitioners spokesman told the
commissioners the men are in actual
need of the necessaries of life and
some have families.
The city commissioners are trying
to devise some means of employment
so the men may earn enough to buy
food and place to sleep.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
CHANGE IN PLANS FOR LOCK
Duluth Commercial Club Wants
Waterway Built Deep Enough to
Accommodate Ocean Craft.

Dulnth.-The Duluth Commercial
club has sent request to the wal
department either to delay the con.
struction of lock No. 4 at the Sault
for which excavation work has beer
finished. or to change the specifica
tions so that the lock will permit boats
that pass through 1t to load to a
draft of thirty feet instead of twenty
four and half feet as now planned.
When the new Welland canal is fin
ished, in about two and half years,
vessels up to 500 feet in length. and
having draft of 80 feet, can be locked
through. This will permit the passage
OF the largest ocean freighters.
Canada assures improvements in the
st. Lawrence river, and the deepening
OF the channels In this harbor and In
the rivers connecting the Great
Lakes will complete the desired water
way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
Martin County Vets to Fight.

Fairmont.-The county option cleo
ton for Martin county is to be held on
June q and may be a close contest
1t has been generally believed that
the drys would win an easy victory
but the vets are organizing and will
declare that hot fight will be made
There are now four villages in the
county in which there are an aggre-
gate of eleven saloons and the drys
are waking up TO the fact that If they
win they must do much hard work
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
FIRST JEWISH GOVERNOR

Moses Alexander, Democratic gov~
ernor Of Idaho and the first Jew 10 he
elected chief executive OF any Of the
United States, knows that poor boys
can win fame and fortune. for that Id
what he himself has done. Person
ality. perseverance and principles
may be said to be responsible for his
success In life. Perhaps II was main
" the nrst named that put him at the
helm In normally Republican state
when his Democratic running mates
all were defeated Here Ii the way
Mr. Alexander tells briefly OF his
career.
Il started In Chillicothe. Mo-.
working for Jacob Berg q Co. at the
munificent salary OF $40 per month
and board. That was In the sixties,
when we were supposed to work M
long as there was anything to do:
sunrise to sunset had no reference to
= days task This firm afterwards
became the Arm OF Wallbrunn Il
Alexander. OF which | was junior
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
ARRESTS CAUSE NEAR-Rl0Ts
Encounters Reported at Green Lake
A. Result of Distractions Being
Placed In Fish Outlet.

Willmar-The past week has been
red letter week in the annals OF
the fishing sport in the county. Tho
municipal court has had quite q run
on Illegal fishing cases during the last
few days and there are more to follow
A couple OF game wardens from st.
Paul have been assisting In the de
tective operations In the county. 1t Ia
said
Especially down at the Green lake
outlet have things been warm. and sew
eral arrests for illegal spearing have
been made. Rumors of severe fistic
encounters between wardens and ma.
tive fishermen have reached this city.
A wire netting which had been
placed in the lake to hinder fish from
going down into the river has been
yanked out by means of team OF
horses, it Is said.
1t seems that since the digging OF
the ditch and draining Of Lake Cal,
houn the fishing in Green lake has
been poor and 1t is believed that the
fish which have gone down the river
to spawn In the spring have never
found their way back into the lake.
And for this reason those interested
i'm preserving good fishing in the lake
have caused the netting to be put In,
Some of the farmers, however, declare
that 1t only helps to preserve the fish
for the city sports who come up in
summer, and it deprives them of their
usual opportunity of spearing mess
during this time OF the year.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
WILL NEED 10000
Men FOR HARVEST
FARMERS OF MINNESOTA TO RE.
QuiRE MANY LA6oRERs
DURING SEASON.
STATE NEWS OF MINNESOTA
interesting and Important happenings
OF the Past Few Days Selected
and Arranged for the conven-
fence Of Busy Readers.

Minneapolis.-Th 10000 men will
be needed to harvest the crops of Min
nesota is the estimate sent out from
Washington, ID. c., by the employment
division OF the federal immigration
service, which already is endeavoring
to supply the demand for farm hands
in Oklahoma. Many of the 10000, 1t
lis believed, will be men who start
harvesting in the south and follow the
seasons to the northwest. laboring in
each of the grain-growing states
while the crops are at their zenith.
Many of the men for Minnesota will
be supplied through the Minneapolis
immigration Office.
: The number of men needed In diff
ferent states OF the country 10 esti-
mated as follows: Oklahoma, 10000;
p.ansas, 10000; Iowa, 10000; South
Dakota 10000; Missouri, 10000; Ne
Draska, 5000.
Government to Supply Men.
This is the first year the federal
government has undertaken to supply
men through the immigration service
and the plan announced by Commits
sioner of immigration Caminetti Ia to
marshal the men and move them as
farm demands vary, so that there will
be no lack of labor in any of the
states. Under this arrangement, the
men who harvest the crops of the
northwest-with the exception of
those who dropped out of line and
the recruits from this locality--would
be the same men who are now about
to garner the crops of Texas and Ok
lahoma.
c. l.. Green, who is in charge of
the distribution of farm laborers seek
ing employment for the harvest season,
has been sent by Terence V. Powderly,
chief OF the bureau of information in
the department of labor. to Kansas
City, Mo-, where he will establish tenn
porary headquarters. Later he will
remove to st. Louis, and the under
standing of Charles w. Seaman, in
spector in charge of the immigration
service here, is that he viii, locate in
Minneapolis when the northwest sea-
son is on.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
Club Receives Pike Fry.

Two Harbors. -Minnesota game and
fish commission car Glenwood brought
to this city 90 cans of pike, each can
containing from $50 to 1000 fry, con-
signed 70 the Two Harbors Rod and
Gun club
Members of the club accompanied
the car TO Highland and distributed
the fry in Thomas lake, Long lake and
one of the Twin lakes
They also had 50 cans of pike fry
consigned to August Tabor, deputy
game warden. These were taken to
Rollins and distributed in the lakes In
the vicinity of that station by Mr.
Tabor
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
MAHARANEE OF kAPURTHALA
Once she was only q Spanish dan

Once she was only Spanish dan
Ger, graceful and charming. to be
sure, but poor and quite without So
cial standing. Now she il the
favorite wife OF his Highness Jagat Jit
Singh Bahadur, maharajah raga-iraj-
gan of Kapurthala. and with him Ia
making a tour of the United States,
including visit to the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition at San Francisco.
The maharajah has travelled much
in Europe, and 1t was on one of his
trips that he saw the pretty Spanish
dancer and succumbed to her charms.
He decided that he needed another
wife, a contract was drawn up.
$4,000 was paid to the young dancers
parents and she was whisked away
to India. nothing loath, and married
in regular Sikh fashion. Over there
her husband is the lord OF a Puniab
state 59s square miles in area, and
500 servants are at his call in his
palace. That isn't all, either. for his
highness already had three wives
when he found and won the Spanish {
=ae. being the youngest and prettiest,
ever enter her head.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-27
MOST BELOVED CHILD

There is a homeless little girl in
Europe--a ray of bright sunshine In
the bloody murk OF q great national
tragedy--who, being symbol OF
sweet childhood, has by that very
magic transformed The world OF
sympathetic hearts into hearts of
children-children the world over.
who regard her as the most beloved.
She is Princess Marie Jose of Bel
GUM, exiled with her mother In Eng
land, where there are being dis
tributed thousands and thousands of
postal cards bearing her portrait;
also charming plaster busts, souvenirs
for her small friends. whose ages
range anywhere from six to sixteen
The post cards have already circled
the earth
This is what Lars Anderson, for
merly American minister to Belgium,
says OF the little princess;
II knew the little Princess Marie
Jose when / was minister at the Bel
gian court. and she was like q fairy