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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01
REFORMING MOTHER
BY HAROLD CARTER.


People say it's all right for chill
dren to love their. father better than
their mother. / don't know whether
that's so, and Of course we are very
fond Of mother But father is simply
a dear!
He understands everything before
we begin to tell him about it, where
as mother Is a little-I hate to write
the word, but it's naggy. OF course
she has had lot OF trouble, and a
big family TO take care of. consisting
OF me and Gladys and Emery and
Charles and Dorothy. So. as father
says we must be patient with her.
Mother was forty last month, and
we had a family council to decide
what to give her. We gave her pill
Iow-sham for the morris chair she
gave father when he was forty, and
when we had decided that we began
to take stock OF things
Let me In on 1t, kids" he said
Whats the conspiracy
Dorothy tod It. Dorothy is fa-
theirs favorfte. though he denies It
SO you're trying to reform moth
er. are your" asked father, looking
quite serious.
She's becoming a perfectly dread
ful nagger. you know Charles ex-
planned
OF course mother doesn't mean
anything" said, abut It does seem,
father, as though something drastic
ought to be done. just to show her."
had just finished speaking when
black Tom Woolley went up the
street.
Tom Is the funniest coIored man In
Winston. He laughs for i've min
utes when he begins, and Ii isn't pos
sible TO help laughing too when you
hear him
Children. have an idea, z said ia
Their Suppose mother were little
upset, and heard Tom laughing
what dc you say ~
Emery caught on at once. But you
can't keep Tom hidden in the house
ready to laugh whenever mother gets
fretful,s he said.
mo, admitted father, 'but what
about that old photograph that we've
ell grown tired Of? We might put it
I'm the table leg.
I'll give Tom quarter to laugh
into the machine. said father. and
the next time mother gets fretful I'll
start the machine under the table.
can get Willis TO put on an attach
ment SO that the pressure or the knee
viii start 1t.
And now must come to the de
movement. It wac dinner the follow
inr SUNDAY and mother was = little
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01
GETTING RESULTS
By CLARA WEBER.

Ter the dinner dishes were cssre
-.ls CHUNKY came into the nvin
room and sat down at the other Sue
of the table. CHUNKY was deep in
the evening paper
Fred, she began tentatively your
cousin Will is going to be married,
and you'll have to have a new suit.
want you to look nice :
CHUNKY was surprised, and much in
terested In his cousin, but he knew
the signs well enough to be cautious.
Why, that's little bit sudden, isn't
it7 He was here to dinner with your
own cousin Susie not more than three
weeks ago and he didn't say anything
about It, at least not to me.
Maybe he didn't know it himself
then, returned Mrs. CHUNKY, and
anyway men are not especially given
to noticing things And such news is
usually supposed to be a surprise.
even when It isn't Your best suit Is
really getting too shabby to wear to
any place at ALL You'll just have to
stop at the taiIor's and put in q rush
order. The wedding is to take place
just week from next Wednesday,
CHUNKY snorted Gosh! that is in
hurry. III venture the women IS
back OF it-probabIy afraid he'll get
away"
Mrs CHUNKY flushed and seemed
about to make tart rejoinder. then
evidently thought better OF It and held
her peace as CHUNKY continued You
know very well that have to make 8
big interest payment on the house
this month. and my Insurance. policy
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01

is due for premium payment week
after next, and we've either got to
have two new rear tires for the car
or quit going out. and for one can't
AFFORD any new clothes"
Mrs. CHUNKY assumed an injured
air. Now. Fred, she demurred,
sweetly. you know just as well as
do. that you simply can't go In that
old suit They'd talk about It for the.
next fifty years. You Just must get 4
new one!s
That's always the way. snapped
CHUNKY glowering, externally after me
to spend money DO you think I'm
made Of it, Not more than month
ago you were limiting for a new dress,
too. Well, III give in this once III
go and get the suit, but wen have to
scrimp to make up for It, tell you.
sOh, I'm so gladl| chfrped Mrs
CHUNKY, running around the table to
kiss her husband. You're such an
old dear, even e you do get little
bearish sometimes
CHUNKY grinned and looked foolish;
he was afraid Of his wife when she
dCbCQ hu1D* I'LL = fNe&h ST. 0ss1AAs~
thing that viii 60 nicely with your
gray silk. he said, returning to what
he meant to be the main point.
sBut. Fred, my dear objected Mrs.
CHUNKY firmly, Z simply can't wear
that gray silk. / cant do it at ALL
it's too old and too well known.
ct looks very well, explained
CHUNKY half hopeIess1y. and. as I
said before, not one Of my people
have ever seen You with # on.
s.But cousin Susan" began Mrs.
CHUNKY tragicaIIy
Cousin Susan" he answered criply.
What In the name of common sense
has she got to do with it
why. she was with ne when /
picked it out, and she's the one your
cousin is going to marry
CHUNKY was stricken dumb for an
instant. Il mighf have known Il, he
grumbled I'll bet a dollar and q
half you fixed up that wedding just
so you might have a good excuse for
demanding that very dress you asked
for a month ago"
Erred CHUNKY, you know very well
I had nothing to do with those young
peoples getting engaged" retorted
Mrs. CHUNKY And, anyway, II your
cousin VIII proves TO be Just one-haIf
as good husband as some other
members OF his family could men
ton, Susan ought TO be thankful TO
me all the days Of her life.
Maybe you're right. after all
agreed CHUNKY. looking foolish again.
GO ahead and get your dress But
for heavens sake be az light on the
price as you possibly can
"Oh. it didn't cost much cooed
Mrs. CHUNKY happily, leaning over to
kiss her victim on tie bald spot and
you're such q darling ] knew yoN
wouldn't care. so got Sus1n 70 ga
with me last week and pick out the
dress for the occasion &C hftage
Daily News
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01
BILIOUSNESS AND
CONSTIPATION. CURED

IF you are ever troubles with bill
iousness or constipation you will be
interested in the statement Of r. F..
Erwin, Peru, Ind. 9 year ago last
winter had an attack of indigestion
followed by biliousness and constipa-
ton. Seeing Chamberlain's Tablets so
highly recommended, / bought bot
tie Of them and they helped me right
away" For sale by all dealers. adv
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01
Elizabeth Fry.

Elizabeth Fry's great work for
prison reform was all done after her
marriage. 1t was in 1913 t.iat she
paid her first and memorable visit to
Newgate prison, and in 1917 formed
the Association for the Improvement
Of Female Prisoners in Newgate,
which attracted such widespread in
terest Her efforts were not confined
to Great Britain. many continental
prisons being the better for her
labors-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01

upset or account Of tne hlngs
were going.
radish running all E she
said. What's the getting
seeds and roots 5n't grow.
AdoIphus2' that's fatAgfJ. Mex time
/ d. wish you would go to = better
seedsman.
Father sat perfectly silent. and no.
body dared to look at him, but l saw
him reach under the table and knew
that he vas opening the stand
Beef without horseradish isn't
tasty, to my mind, said mother. And
that reminds me. the butcher isn't
giving us full weight For the matter
Of that, all the tradesmen round here
think they are privileged to cheat US.
The coal is simply gravel and grits.
II only you'd shake them up, Adolf
plus, instead of sitting there and smil-
ing
sHol Hol Ho! Ho. Hol" laughed
black Toms voice, and mother almost
jumped out of her chair.
.Adolphus!'' she gasped There's
that Tom Woolleyl Where is he? It
sounded in this room!'
.'Ha. Ha. Ha! Ha! Hal! chuckled
Tom Woolley.
Mother cast one glance at our mirth-
convulsed faces and got up out Of her
chair Indignantly. She looked behind
the curtains, in the kitchen. and in the
parlor All the while Tom Woolley'ls
voice went on laughing, and before
mother came back father had man
aged to wind the photograph again.
.Adolphus!" said mother where is
he? What is the meaning of this out
rage?"
.Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!" roared Tom,
and this time none of us could restrain
himself any longer. We put our
heads down upon the dining table and
Topped feebIy, as we tried not to suf-
focate. And father was laughing loud
est of all
It seems to come from underneath
the table! gasped mother She
raised the tablecloth, and father
wasn't quick enough Mother saw his
knee pressing the attachment that
Willis had put on. and inside the table
stand she saw the photograph.
This il an outrage, Adolphus 6 she
said, addressing father sternly
Ha! Ha. Ha! Hal reared Tom
Wooley.
Mother looked once more on our
purple faces. and then she flung her
self down In her chair and buried her
face in her hands, and gave way to
her feelings.
Tom stopped when the mechanism
ran down.
Mother raised her face. and the
tears were streaming down her
cheeks. But II was with laughter
sAdolphus. she gasped, 7 never
never heard anything so amusing in
my life
But somehow we all knew that she
understood And Emery said he heard
her tell father afterward that she
guessed she understood Anyway, she's
a reformed character now. and we Ike
her and father equally.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01
Stop THE COLDS; THEY
OFTEN RESULT SERIOUSLY

Colds, Group and whooping cough
are children's ailments which need
immediate attention. The after
effects are often most serious. Don't
take no risk you don't have to. DIR.
Kings New Discovery checks the cold,
soothes the cough, allays the infiam-
nation, kills the germs and allows
nature to do her healing work. SOC at
your druggist. Try bottle today. m
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01
plenty of Experience.

Have you had any experience IN
the lunch busfness?s asked the chef
of the man who applied for work.
Why, should say so, replied the
energetic youth I've been lunching
for almost twenty years. Lippin-
colts Magazine
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01
EXCELLENT FOR
STOMACH TROUBLE

ssChamberlain,s Tablets are just
fine for stomach trouble" writes Mrs.
G.. C. Dunn, Arnold, Pa. 81 was both
cred with this complaint for some
time and frequently had bilious at
tacks. Chamberlain Tablets afforded
me great relief from the first, and
since taking one bottle Of them ! feel
ike a different person" For sale by
all dealers. adv
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-01-01
The Prophesied comoleteness.

We rejoice IN life because it seems
to be carrying US somewhere; because
its darkness seems to be rolling On
toward hight. and even its pain to be
moving onward 10 a hidden JOY. We
bear vita incolnpIeteness because Of
the con lion which is prophesied
and ho PhisIps BF5bs
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-13

SunrlSSs S:1ZS sunset, o:Zo.
Union bakers will not ask for high
er wages. Business conditions do not
permit, they say.
Chief Gleason ordered close watch
be kept on all poolrooms.
Amendment of budget deferred by
council. Was to raise scale of wages
for different unions
Chicago Methodist Ministry passed
resolution .condemning boxing bill.
Those favoring it think it will pass.
Frank Comerford. attorney, today
will have right leg broken that piece
of bone may be used for left.
Chicago having epidemic of meas
les. 1,OS0 cases reported to Health
Commissioner Young since April 1.
Edward Monkey, expert accountant
who helped convict Chas. Morse of
violating federal banking laws, died.
Virginia Caldwell, 2523 Warren aV.,
jumped into lake at foot of Walton pl.
Rescued by young men. Refused to
give reason.
Police looking for Antoinette
Haase. 16. 1886 Wentworth av. Par
ents fear elopement.
Max Klein, 924 N. La Sale, at
tempted suicide. Gas. Dying. Left
record of sensations while being over
come.
Three auto bandits held up saloon
of Joseph Nieman, 1901 w. 18th.
Nieman's dog attacked robber saving
$500 diamond stud.
Painters boosting "Paint Up and
Clean Up Week" of May 2.
Leslie Dunlap, 10, played "hookey"
from high school for month. Ran
away from home to go west and be
cowboy.
With his heart on right side and his
liver on left, Chas. Schuppel is living
in County hospital. Getting better
from vertigo attack.
Joseph Nowak, deIirious, jumped
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-13

WICnd6I mdOWSkIy SnOL by jas Dull
ton, Waterman for Indiana Harbor
Belt road, dead. Suspected as thief.
Button arrested.
Roger C. Sullivan rented summer
home in Hinsdale. Denies he's re-
firing from politics. $685.
Leo TamiIio, 274o LawndaIe aV.,
told Judge wife took all his pay. Did
not give him carfare to get to work.
To get allowance.
Hyman Miller, 1910 S. Homan aV.,
real estate, arrested on charge of
forging William Brandenburg's name
to $40 coal bill
Clarendon beach to be opened in
July. Owned by city. Bridewell pris-
oners making suits.
John Liars, saloonkeeper, Grace
and Broadway, bankrupt. Liabilities
5000, assets $4,000.
Dean Jas. Weber Linn, U. of c., de-,
MES he had diphtheria. Later exam
nation of throat showed another dis
ease.
Chas. Lon, Chinese Iaundrykeeper,
1872 S. Halsted, fined $780, Annoyed
girls.
w. j. Burkhardt, ASS S. HaIsted,
arrested while pawning stolen watch.
Says he was once Funkhouser inves-
tigator.
Philadelphia company to ask per-
mission to start electric jitney bus
line in Chicago. Buses to be given a
tryout.
Att'ys for Chicago Opera Co. to sell
assets of bankrupt company. They
are scenery, costumes and music.
Mrs. Timothy Cram, 1886 Green
view av., fined SIS in auto court for
calling policeman names.
Wife's suit against DR.. Stuart
Shurtz dropped. Agreed on property
settlement.
Elite Head Walters Assn of
America to hold ball at Hotel Sher-
Evening star., 1915-05-24
WILL CONSIDER FACTS
GIVEN BY COMMISSIONERS
Executive Committee on Fiscal Rela-
tions Between District and Nation
Meets Tonight.

A meeting of the executive committee
of the joint citizens committee on the
fiscal relations between the United
States and the District of Columbia will
be held this evening at the Offices Of its
chairman, Henry B. F. Macfarland, in
the Evans building. Further reports
from the subcommittee gathering facts
and other statements will be received
and considered.
Among the matters to be considered
will be the latest installment of facts
furnished by the District Commission
ers under requests which have been
made from time to time by the Joint
citizens committee. There will also be
data and documents from the United
States census bureau and from other
sources.
The statistical expert, A NJ. Fisher.
who has been assisting all the subcom-
mittees and also doing special work
for the executive committee, will re-
port
In general, progress will be shown In
the collection of the facts in spite of
delays due to tho great extent of the
work. which is much larger than was
anticipated
There will also be a report from the
committee on finance as to the prog
ress of the work of collecting funds for
the necessary expenses of expert cleri-
cal and other assistance and printing.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
LUSITANIA VICTIMS HONORED
Friends and Relatives Hold Memorial
Services in New York

NEW YORK. May 24.-Two hundred
friends and relatives of Lusitania VIC
Tins attended a memorial service at the
Cathedral Of St John the Divine yes
terday. Dean William II. Grosvenor
assisted by Canons George A Nelson
and Robert f. Jones, conducted the
special services.
Friends and admirers of Mr. and Mrs
Ebert Hubbard. who lost their lives
on the Lusitania. held memorial serv
ice for the American author and his
wife at a theater DIR. Orison s. Mar
den. the chairman. Wilton Lackaye
Hudson AKIN, Eliza beth Towne, Capt
Jack Crawford and Dr. Frank Crane
eulogized the dead couple. Nathan
Strauss sent a telegram saying that
he could not trust himself to attend the
meeting.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
Insect Causes Automobile Smash.

While automobiline along Wisconsin
avenue near Newark street yesterday
afternoon George 4. Sacks. Bradley
Hills. Nd. lost control Of his automo-
bue and the vehicle care in contact
xith telegraph pole. The trouble was
\ used. he said, by an insecr getting in
his eye. A young woman occupant of
the car was slightly injured and the
vehicle was damaged.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
ACTIVITIES FOR YEAR
ARE SHOWN IN REPORTS
High Praise Of Gospel Missions S
Work Is Voiced at Meet
ings Yesterday.

Reports of the years activities of the
Gospel Mission were presented at
morning, afternoon and night meetings
yesterday in two of the city's churches
and at the mission, 214 John Marshall
place. The financial report was made
at meeting yesterday morning at
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church, the
treasurer. H. D. Gordon. reporting that
the years receipts from all sources
amounted to more than 100000.
Principal expenditures reported in
cluded $4,000 for an electric lighting
and power plant at the mission: the
same amount for penny lunchroom
supplies; $4,000 paid in wages; $4,000
for the bread line at the mission, and
the payment of the April note on the
purchase price of the mission building,
which was s1.I50.
b. Fl. Warner presided at the meet
ing, and brief addresses were made by
visiting mission delegates.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
Activities of Mission.

The mission free dispensary treated
during the year 1910 cases. Statistics
from diet kitchen and infant welfare
station No. 4. supported by the mission,
show that 1896 babies were treated
there during the year.
The activities of the mission are: Cos
pei services nightly. women's prayer
league, gospel wagon services, alley
and street evangelism. cottage prayer
meetings, prison services, hospital visi-
tations, free supper services. music
classes for children, Boy Scouts, Camp
fire Girls, bread line, lodging house for
men, private rooms for men, social set
tlement houses for families. job print
ing Office, free employment bureau, free
baths, night shelter for women, free
dispensary, diet kitchen, penny lunch
room, kindling wood industry. steam
laundry, adult Bible class, religious
tracts and books. a library, clinic for
drug addicts.
Evening star., 1915-05-24
Must Consider All Questions.

It is true that the employees may
prefer the contributory plan II they
cannot have the straight pension. or
vice versa But the employees in voting
must take into consideration every
question. including feasibility. and then
vote for the plan which they believe in
under all the circumstances. In this
way. the employees will learn the views
Of the majority. and then can back
those Views before Congress
One enploye. writing to the civil serv-
ice editor, says:
What prospect Of relief could a
faithful employe. seventy-f1ve or eighty
years of age, anticipate from con-
tributory plan? A person of that age
could not contribute long enough to
The contributory plan. however. does
not contemplate that the employees OF
retirement age should go on con-
tributine for years longer. continuing
plan that a fund be established i'm
mediateiy whereby the superannuat ted
employees may be retired without fur
ther delay The government is expected
70 contribute its share toward bring
ing about the immediate creation of a
fund capable Of effecting such an end.
Urges Plan of Promotion.
Another correspondent OF The Star.
sending IN his coupon. said:
"One of the greatest needs Of the gov
ernment service is some plan of pro-
noting efficient clerks after they have
been TN the service for certain periods
of time An employe who is capable
and efficfent should not be compelled
TO wait until some one dies or resigns
before he can be promoted. as is now
the case In the government service. A
clerk who Is efficient should receive
annual promotion or semi-annual pro-
motion until he reaches maximum
HalarYe
Evening star., 1915-05-24
Special Music at Mission.

Other reports of work done during
the year We're made at a meeting yes
terday afternoon at the mission, with
Mrs. H. E. Monroe presiding. A pro
gram of special music was presented
under the direction of Bernard witte
Representative John NJ. Nelson of
wisconsin presided at the meeting last
night at Mckendree NJ. E. Church, also
HolcIng high praise of the work done
by the mission during the year
The great growth of the mission was
shown in the statistical report. At
tendants at the S14 services held during
the year totaled $500. Professed con-
versions numbered IFS. Principal chari-
table dispensations were as follows:
Homes visited and relief given, 1855;
hospital visits, 1872: men and boys in
bread line. $4,000; men at supper serv-
ices. $4,000: dodgers in dormitories, &c.
600: free lodgings covered by labor
$4,000: free meals covered by labor,
$1,000; meals furnished in penny lunch,
$4,000: free lodgings in chapel and
mems shelter. $4,000; free lodgings in
women's shelter, 127, families in set
tlement house. As