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The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
Perm.

Peru in the abundance OF her min
erals is the real treasure chest OF South
America The country has a territorial
extension of upward OF GOO,OOO square
miles. CallaO. the chief port, by the
ocean route through the Panama canal
is within 200 miles as near to New
York as is the City Of Mexico by rail-
The Amazon port OF IquitOs, 2.1OO
miles from Para, is reached in shorter
time by steamers from New York than
by the overland journey from Lima,
the capital. The country, which has
about 100000 inhabitants, is divided
into three distinct zones, with as many
varieties Of climate. products and soil.
These are the coast zone. the sierra or
mountain zone, which includes the
great tablelands and valleys Of the
Andes. and the montanic or forest re-
gion, which stretches from the eastern
slopes of the Andes 10 the vast river
basin OF the interior. Peru's resources
are both agricultural and mineral
The principal agricultural export prod
ucts are rubber. cotton, cane sugar and
alpaca wOOl.-EXchange
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
NOTICE TO FARMERS

Louis R. Chazal & Son Co. an
nounces that it expects to be ready to
purchase corn about September 5. In
order to avoid having corn brought to
Ocala and taken back again, the COM
pany asks that the farmers make ar
rangements with the company before
hs uling. This will save the farmers
unnecessary trouble. The company
will not be able to purchase corn until
about September 5 because it finds
that its warehouse and machinery
will not be ready before that date.
The first shipment of machinery ar
rived yesterday and Mr.. John Chazal
was busy placing it in the warehouse.
The warehouse of Mr.. S. II. Christian,
opposite that of ]. F. Jenkins e. Co.,
has been leased by the Chazal firm.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
The Venerable Mierobe.

Just TO think, the microbe has been
in this terrestrial sphere twenty mil
lions of years! Disease germs that now
aGlict humanity have been discovered
in the fossils OF the earliest life on
earth. There was a belief that bac-
terra were a modern pest, and they
came just i'm time To plague mankind.
But why should they exist before2 What
was the object Of their insignificant
lives? This question science answers
by saying that they first came TO assist
in the decomposition Of the calcareous
rocks This certainly was a more
honorable mission than TO scare people
in later days into the use OF special
drinking cups AMI 10 set up great gov
erment buIwGrks 10 resist their imagin
AIRY fury Tile microbe was formerly
an honorable ana useful citizen, but
now he has fallen from his high estate.
Columbus Journal
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

The Star having heard many COM
ments on the gigantic delinquent tax
list of Duval county for this year, as
published in Dixie, took the trouble
to do little figuring on it. 1t takes
up 29 SO pages of the paper and
we estimate that it advertises be-
tween four and five thousand pieces
of property. The great majority of
the amounts, however, are small. If
Duval is like other Florida counties,
the taxes on great deal of this
property will be paid before sales
day. The Star has known a good
many counties with only % per cent
of Duval's population to have larger
delinquent tax lists Twenty years
ago, Marion county had tax lists quite
as lengthy. Yet Marion is alive, has
more property and more solid pros
perity than it had in the days of
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
New Enqiand Pie.

Some poor dweller in the benighted
beyond Of Chicago asks what a real
New England pie i like. II probably
will not help him 10 be told. but II he
means apple il Is ike an essay by En-
erson liquefied with the music OF Mas
senet and spiced with the cynicism Of
Shaw. III he means pumpkin IL is like
some OF GOunod's music heard In a
landscape all sun and flowers, and II
he means mince pie. why. il il like an
increase in salary md "A present from
home arriving on the day when ones
conscience was behaving itself.-BOs-
ton Globe.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
What Nine-ar VIII Do.

Vinegar works like magic I'm cleaning
dirt and smoke from walls ana wood
work, Put some in n basin. wet Il fan
mel cloth iu il and wipe the article that
needs cleaning When the cloth be
comes soiIed wash it out in clear water
before putting ii in the vinegar again
1t will remove tly specks from wood
work. picture frames, windows and SO
forth 1t will soften an old paint brush
on which paint has been allowed to
dry Heat some vinegar TO the boiling
rnInt oud alIN1r the hr11sh to simmer in
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

While the country generally is
cussing out Georgia, we hope it will
refresh its memory as to an incident
that took place thirty years ago in
the highly civilized state of Ohio. A
young man, an ignorant foreigner,
killed an old farmer near Cincinnati.
The murderer was captured and tried.
There was more threatening assem-
blage than the one at the trial of
Frank. The evidence was purely cir
cumstantial and the jury found the
criminal guilty of murder in the first
degree with a recommendation to
mercy. When the prisoner was re-
moved from the court room to the
Jail, an attempt was made to lynch
him, and would have succeeded had
he only had an ordinary guard. In
consequence of the excitement, how
ever, troops had been ordered out and
the prisoner was surrounded with
soldiers. Even these were so closely
pressed that they had to fire to save
themselves as we'll as the prisoner.
Two of the mob were killed and sew
eral wounded. Of course, this was
done in hot blood; it wasn't delib-
erately planned, like the Frank
lynching. But it goes to show that
Americans are too much alike the ma
tion over to throw mud at each other.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

The Tampa Tribune makes the
point that the mob was neglectful in
one particular, and asks why it did
not hberate Green, the convict who
tried to save it the trouble of killing
Frank.-Columbia State.
Perhaps Green refused to go with
such bunch of cold-blooded assas-
sins. He seems to have a conscience,
even tho it is badly warped
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

A dispatch from Berlin says the
people are worried, lest the sinking
of the Arabic, with Americans on
board, will cause the United States
to declare war. The Germans need
not worry. Even if one of their sub
marines, sunk the city of New York,
flying the American flag, and with
hundreds of Americans on board,
President Wilson would not allow
this country to make any rash and
unchristian display of resentment.
There are plenty of live Americans.
Why should we make a fuss about a
few dead ones?
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

Some of our friends who approve
of the Frank lynching say the Geor-
gia lynchers should go to Clearwater
and lynch Mendenhall. If Menden-
hall is guilty, he committed a greater
crime than Frank is accused of, tho
one not so revolving. But any de-
liberately planned and executed
scheme to take him out and lynch him
would be cold-blooded murder. Be
sides, unless the Star greatly mis-
takes the character of the Pinellas
sheriff, it would be a more danger
Gus undertaking than the lynching of
Frank.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
Encourauement.

why don't you offer your heart and
handE"
Il fear she would turn me down"
Il don't believe it. She has given
you enough encouragement"
why. she never gave me the slight
est encouragement"
Get out! / heard her telling you
yesterday that her mother did not al
low her to accept anything OF value
from young men."-HOustOn Post
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

Ocala saloons will not make any
test case of the Davis law. They will
clear their decks for its observance
Oct. 1. Test cases will be made in
other parts of the state. It's the
Stars opinion that the law will stick.
AS to whether it will reduce drink
ing, we will suspend judgment until
it has been tried.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

IL for a few minutes. Remove and wash
well ia strong soapSuds and the brush
will be like new IL the hands become
chapped or rOughened after having
them in water for a long time rinse
them well and apply little vinegar.
letting IL dry Washington Star.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

The mayor of Galveston says that
the loss of life in his city will not
exceed fifty and that property dam
age will not total over $2,5OO,0OO. He
then goes on to say that the sea wall
withstood the storm perfectly, dem
onstrating that Galveston is as safe
as any city. Maybeso; but we are
content to remain in Ocala awhile
yet.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

According to reports received in
London, Macedonia will be given to
Bulgaria and Serbia will divide AL
bania with Greece, in return receiv-
ing strip of territory on the Dal-
nation coast. Italy will keep Avo-
Iona.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

phosphate boom and big orange
groves. Duval may be having a
rather hard time, but it is not sufi-
GENTLY dead to send out invitations to
the funeral.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
Mininu In the Sea.

Among the sights on the island OF
Martinique Is the mining OF material
for the manufacture Of lime from the
bottom Of the sea. The bulk OF the
lime used on the island is manufac-
tured from madreporic stone or reef
coral so mined.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

Out of the LAT saloons in Jackson
vile, 10 have applied for licenses
for next year. So the Davis law has
not cut the sympathetic nerve be-
tween booze and bromo-seltzer in the
metropolis-not to any great extent.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
STUDIO WILL REOPEN

Miss Ethel Haycraft, graduate of
Brenau Conservatory and pupil of
Otto Pfefferkorn, will reopen her
studio September 1st. Phone 131. 1St
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

The horrors of war were for
awhile mitigated by the disappear
ance of Mutt and Jeff, but those two
slanders on caricature with their
dilution of inane drivel have been
resurrected.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

Florida bonds seem to be in de-
mand at least in some sections for
the refunding bonds recently voted
by Manatee county have been sold at
a handsome premium. The bonds are
for $4,000 and are thirty-year, six
per cents. The premium on the issue
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

Yesterdays dispatches say Serbia
has yielded to the advice of the allies
and promised to give up territory to
Bulgaria that will cause that coun-
try to attack Turkey. If the Bull
garians fight like they did in 1912,
the Turks might as we'll move out of
Constantinople
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

The Palatka News is getting ready
to support Ion L. Farris for governor.
/? Ion starts in the race, nine-tenths
of the papers in the state will yell,
Jacksonville man."
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

A young man without money
doesn't stand much more chance with
the girls than the proverbial dog
with tallow legs chasing the proven
bial asbestos cat thru hades.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

When a young lady begins to pick
trash, ETC., off a young mans coat
sleeve, it is time for him to go pick
out an engagement ring.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
Some Cynicl

Teacher - Waldo. name one OF the
best known characters Of fiction. Wal
do (aged fvel. superciliously - Santa
Claus.-Puck.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
Making Sure.

'I want an auto horn"
'YeSsir. Do you want something TO
warn 'em or something to scare 'emT''
Louisville COurier-JOurnal.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

was $2,5O6.25. This is regarded as
excellent and shows that Manatee
county's credit is good.-Times-
Union.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

On Saturday and Monday, IT
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., 1915-08-21
SEND IN YOUR STUFF
Headquarters Dixie Highway,

Chattanooga, Aug. 10.
Editor Star: We have noted with
considerable pleasure the liberal sup
port you are giving the Dixie High
way movement, through your valu-
able publication. We want to take
this opportunity to express our ap-
probation and assure you we will be
glad to cooperate with the work you
are doing in any way possible. At
any time you may desire them, we
will be pleased to prepare for you
special articles along lines you may
suggest,
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21
Dixie Highway Association.

The Star is always ready to help in
any good work, and it believes good
roads to be one of the best works to
which the public can devote itself.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-08-21

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03

American Markets No Longer Need
Minimum Price Protection Agains,
= Liquidation.
New York, March 31.-That domes-
tic financial markets no longer fear
European liquidation of American Sc
curities was shown today when the
governing committee of the New
York stock exchange recommended
the abolition Of minimum prices, es-
tablished as a safeguard.
The committee reasons for it's con
clusion were: That in most cases
ruling prices are far above the mini
mum levels; that financial affairs
throughout the country and the for
eign trade situation have SO improved
as to remove the danger that existed
at the %reopening of the exchange"
The action restores stock exchange
trading to an absolutely normal basis,
the committee of three, which has
regulated exchange affairs since its
reopening December II, has been dis
charged, and the governing commit
tee again is in control.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03
GREAT BANKER DEAD.
NATHAN ROTIISC1IILD DIES AT
HIS HOME AFTER OPERA
TION.
was One OF England's Wealthiest
Men and Was Esteemed Because of
His BenevOlences.

London, March 31.-Nathan Roths-
child, first Baron Rothschild. head of
the British branch Of the great bank
ing firm, died at his London resi-
dence late today. He had undergone
an operation for removal of the pros
tate gland Saturday. On Sunday a
bulletin said that the baron had re-
covered from the first effects of the
opertion and the impression was
that, despite his age, there was no
danger. This morning, however. it
was announced the patient had spent
a restless night and that his condi-
ton was not so favorable.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day at Willesden, a suburb of Lon
don.
News of Lord Rothschild's death
created a shock. His popularity had
spread far beyond financial, social
and sporting circles, as all classes
shared his benevolences. Once a year
every omnibus in London was deco
rated with his racing colors, for on
this day he sent to each driver and
conductor a brace of pheasants.
In Jewish circles the death of
Baron Rothschild creates a vacancy
which there is none to fill. With his
other manifold duties, he devoted a
great amount Of his time and money
to his poorer co-religionists. Since the
war began he added to all these vol
untary duties the presidency of the
British Red Cross society for the
care of the wounded and it is be-
lieved consequent work and worry had
much to do with his death.
Among the first to SEND condolences
to the family We're the king and
queen and the Queen Mother Alex
andra. .
Lord Rothschild's heir, the Hon.
Lionel w. Rothschild, who rejoined
his regiment, the Royal Bucks Yeo-
many, at the outbreak of the war, is
not so well known as other members
of h family. He has devoted his
attention to the study of zoology and
has been a consistent supporter of
racing. Although in the house Of
commons for a time, he took little
part in debates.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03

whereby the standard Of efficiency de-
sired BY the war department and the
State authorities could be reached.
Experience has taught me hat those
organizations which were really keep
ing up with the standard of efficiency
were very much handicapped by or
CARNATIONS that were lukewarm in
efficiency.
Under the present plan Of q two
regiment formation. there will be a
still greater incentive to the COM
panies remaining to keep up their eff
iiciency to the standard required, be-
cause with the large number of ap-
plications on file in this Office from
various parts of the State for permis-
sion to organize military companies.
they will feel the necessity of keeping
up the work required Of them, as it
Will be my intention to see that the
highest state Of efficiency is reached
by all Of h companies remaining in
the organized militia. Failing to do
so, ! shall recommend that they he
mustered out Of the sc"vice."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03
STATEMENT
or The Ownership, Management, Cir
culation, Etc, Required py the Act
OF August 81, 1912.

OF The Waterman and Southron,
published semi-weekly at Sumter.
S. c., for April 1st, 1915.
Editor, H. G.. Osteen, Sumter, S. G.
Managing Editor, II. G. Osteen,
Sumter, S. c.
Business Manager, H. G. Osteen,
Sumter. S. c.
Publisher, Osteen Publishing Co..,
Sumter, S. G..
Owners: Osteen Publishing Co., Inc.
Sumter, S. c..
c. p. Osteen, n. G.. Osteen, H. G.
Osteen, y. G.. Osteen, Jr., Moneta
Osteen, Lee & Noise, I. c. Strauss.
R. l.. Wright, Levi Bros, c. NJ.
Hurst, Abe Ryttenberg, G.. A. Lem
mon, Neill O'Donnell, Levy & Mo-
ses, w. b. Boyle, r. J.. Edmunds,
H. l.. Scarborough, r. I. Manning.
Booth Live Stock Co. All of Sum
ter, S. C.
known bondholders, mortgages,
ana other security holders, holding 1
per cent or more of total amount of
bonds, mortgages, or other securities:
Gamecock Building & Loan Associa-
ton, Sumter, S. c., Duplex Printing
Press Co., Battle Creek, Mich, j.. II.
Schroeder X Bro, Atlanta, Ga.
Average number of copies of each
issue Of this publication sold or dis
tributed, through the mails or other
wise, to paid subscribers during the
six months preceding the date of this
statement. (This information is re-
quired from daily newspapers only,)
Ii. G. OSTEEN.
Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
me this 2nd day Of April. 1915.
A.. NJ. BROUUGHTON,
(Seal) Notary Public, 5. {.
(My commission expires at pleasure
Of the Governor.)
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03
DISPENSARY NOMINEES REJECT.
~ ED.

Governor Says He Nil rot Appoint
Mea Named by Richland Board
New fsnmes Proposed.
Columbia, April 1.-Obiection by
Gov. Aanning to several appointees
OF the Richland county dispensary
board caused a shakeup yesterday.
At a conference with the members
OF h board, James S. Werner, ]. w.
H.. Duncan and S. r. Westberry. yes
terday at noon in the executive Of
flee at the state house, Gov. Nam
ming made it known that he would
not commission the following en-
ployes Of the board:
H. f. Watts, beer dispenser.
George w. Collins, shipping clerk.
3. M. Harrison, dispenser.
S. ID. Friday, bookkeeper.
Taking notice Of the objection by
the governor. the board met later in
the day, after which it was announced
that the following selections had been
made:
p. d. Drew, bookkeeper.
w. c. Cathcart, shipping clerk.
O. *. Newton, dispenser.
James s. Werner, chairman Of the
board, said that the place of beer
dispenser, formerly held by Mr.. Watts,
had not been filled, but that an cleo
ton would be held at an early date.
He also stated that j. d. Brown had
been elected to succeed George Geiger
as a dispenser. j. G. Carroll was
named to succeed Earle StAler.
He ordered us to dismiss these
men Inc said hat he would give His
reasons later" said S. T. Westberry,
discussing the visit by the board TO
the office of Gov. Manning.
Gov. Manning refused to discuss
his conference with the board Of con-
troll. Complaints had been lodged
with the governor concerning some
of it's employees. One of the charges
placed with the governor was nepo-
tism. Gov. Manning told the mem
bcrs of the board that they should be
very careful in electing employees.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03
AMERICAN KILLED ON FlLlBl
DEATH OF LEON G. THREsHER
RAISES IMPORTANT PROB.
LENS.
United states Note OH Undersea
blockade Enthusiastically Clear In
Designation OF Taking Citizens
Lives rs Unfriendly Act.

. Washington. March 31.-while no
Official notification OF the death OF
an American, Leon c. Thresher, on
n British liner Falaba, sunk by a
German submarine. had reached the
American government today, officials
viewed the situation as fraught with
grave possibilities.
Secretary Bryan said he expected
Ambassador Page In London to sub
init a report on the case. but added
that no inquiries had been received
by the department nor had any been
made OF Mr.. Page.
in view OF the language Of the
American note OF inquiry in reply to
the German notification OF a sub
marine blockade OF England, 1t Is
known the facts In this ease will be
awaited with great interest. That note
contained a plain warning that the
loss OF American lives through the
German programme or sinking mer-
chant vessels would be viewed as an
unfriendiy act.
IL was suggested in some circles
that the Germans would blame the
Falaba captain for her destruction
~eontending that his effort to
rendered the vessei. liable to attack
under the rules OF international law.
On the other hand. II was said that
while international law permitted
the destruction OF merchant craft
which resisted search by beligerents,
IL appeared that the Falaba only at
tempted 10 escape and did not resist.
IL was pointed out that according to
reports he ships boats were over
her aide and her passengers and crew
attempting to leave when the torpedo
which destroyed her was discharged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-03
AMERICAN CITIZEN ARRESTED.
Swoboda, Charged with Firing Steam
CT La ~Touraine, Representative oE
Syndicate. -.

New York, March 3l.-Raymond
Rolfe S%woLoda. reported under arrest
in Paris. charged with setting fire to
the steamship La Touraine, is an
American citizen and in this country
represented a French syndicate en-
gagged in purchasing supplies for the
French government and the civilian
population. '.,
This was stated tonight by r. X.
Macklea Of New York, formerly tex
tile expert for the federal tariff board;
by Thomas Hooper Of Victoria, B. c.;
an English born Canadian, and by
Eugene Davis and w. F. Mohr, Amer
leans Of New York, all OF whom say
they were associated with Swoboda in
the purchase Of supplies.
All four asserted that an error had
been made in arresting Swoboda and
they have made representations to
the state department, accompanied by
afidavits to prove that Swoboda's
mission 10 Paris was solely to submit
samples OF American goods to the
French syndicate.