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The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

AS the Star has already said, it
thinks the question of prohibition
amendment should be submitted to
the people. The Star, however, can't
approve of some of the regulations
now proposed by certain members OF
the legislature. In the first place, as
long as the state recognizes business
as legitimate, it shouldn't pass laws
that are a downright persecution of
the men in the said business. Then,
it is to be supposed that all regula-
tions of the saloon business are to in
crease temperance; but compelled men
to buy not less than bottle of beer OF
half pint of whisky, and not allowing
them to drink it in the saloon, is one
of the surest ways to increase drink
ing the Star knows. A man who is
content to step in saloon and pay
nickel for a glass of beer will instead
buy a bottle, which will cost hin
three times as much and, if beer bt
harmful, do him at least twice al
much harm. A man who viii stop in
saloon on his way to his Office, hi
shop or his home for a 15-cent drink
which will have very little effect OF
him, will instead buy half pint ant
take it with him. If he be poor man
he will buy the cheapest whisky
which is always the worst. Whethel
poor or not, if he takes the whisk!
with him, he is almost sure to drinl
more, as we'll as spend more money
Shutting the saloons at 6 p. m. ma!
decrease drinking, but any measur
that sends a man home. with half ;
pint in his pocket is as sure to in
crease drunkenness as rain is b
make grass grow.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the city
council of the city of Ocala, Marion
county, Florida, will apply to the leg
islature of the state of Florida, at the
newt session thereof for local or spe-
cial legislation to change and amend
the city charter of the said city as
follows:
That all taxes which are levied by
said city upon real and personal prop
erty shall be collected substantially
in the same manner provided by law
for the collection of state and county
taxes. or that may be hereafter pro-
vided, in SO far as the same is apph--
cable; that the city council OF SAID
city shall be the equalization board Tor
said city in such matters and that IL
shall be empowered to provide by or
dinance for the hearing and adjusting
of all complaints in such matters, and
for the time of assessing and collect
ing such taxes, the opening and clos.
ing of the tax books, the duties OF
the tax assessor IN relation TO the re-
turn and assessment of property, In
addition to the powers already con-
ferred in such matters upon said
council; that any property not taxed
for any year by reason OF omission or
error, or that escaped the payment OF
the taxes for any year by reason of
such error or omission shall be taxed
the next ensuing year for both the
tax for the year in which such error
or omission occurred in addition to
the taxes for such ensuing year.
To empower said city to levy spe-
cial tax annually not to exceed one
mill on all property taxable by said
city, for the maintenance or assist
ance of hospitals, band concerts, and
rest rooms within the corporate limits
of said city, and to secure publicity
for said city.
To empower said city to furnish
electric current and power to all per-
sons either within or without the cor
porate limits of said city that the
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

city council of said city shall see fit;
to build, operate and maintain cleo
trio trolley lines either within or with
out the corporate limits of said city
for the transportation of passengers
and freight, and to make such charges
for such transportation as said coun-
ell shall see fit, and to issue bonds in
accordance with law for such purpos-
es as in the case of other municipal
purposes.
To empower said city to make and
enter into contracts with any of its
own officers until such a time as the
census of population of said city shall
show it to contain more than 10000
inhabitants.
That there shall be a city clerk, a
city treasurer and city collector
elected annually by the city council in
accordance with law, whose powers
and duties shall be such as shall be
| fixed by the city council of said city.
To empower said city to issue in
dustrial bonds not to exceed $50, 900,
to encourage and assist In the estab-
| lishment of factories and enterprises
within the corporate limits of said
city, and to make such loans to the
owners or parties interested IN such
enterprises or factories as may be ap-
| proved bu a majority of the bond trus-
tees of said city, provided the interest
charged on such loans is not to be less
than the interest paid on such bonds.
To empower the said city to re-
| assess paving and sidewalk special as
sessments which may be void by rea-
| son of irregularities and errors; anC
| to empower the said city tc
serve notice on unknown property
owners or absent property owners by
publication in newspapers when such
property owners may be required to
construct any street or sidewalk paw
ing on any property by said city.
That the members of the city coun-
ell are to each receive the salary of
| SIS per month, and that any mem
Der absenting himself from any reg
ular meeting of the city council shall
/ have the sum of $3.50 deducted from
such salary, unless he had first Sc
/ cured the written consent of the
president of the council TO be absent.
That only the duly qualified and
/ registered voters of the said city who
| possess real or personal property sub
! iect to taxation by said city to the
amount Of 5000 and who have paid the
| taxes last due thereon shall be per-
mitted to vote in any election called
for the purpose of issuing bonds OF
the said city.
That no franchise of any kind shall
be granted by the city of Ocala, to
any person, firm or corporation, with
out the concent of majority of the
registered voters of the city of Ocala
voting at an election for that purpose
called and that any person, firm o.
corporation desiring to secure any
such franchise shall deposit with the
city clerk of the said city at sucE
time as shall be fixed by the city
council, a sufficient sum of money, the
amount thereof to be fixed by the city
council, sufficient to defray all the ex
penses of calling and holding such al
election.
!, City Council of the City of ocala.
'2-8-mon-2m
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19
RAPID PROGRESS ON
THE NEW ROAD
Mr.. Hilands Arranging for Terminals
for the Fort Myers, Marco
Bay and Miami

Miami Metropolis, 17th: To COM
plete plans for the terminals of the
Fort Myers, Marco Bay & Miami
railway, w. ]. Hilands, general man.
ager of the new line which will open
up the lower part of the Florida pen
insula and connect the east and west
coasts, will arrive in this city early
next week. Advices to this effect
were received here today by local
men interested in the project.
Mr.. Hilands has been in Jackson
vile for some time securing rights
Of way through Lee county, and hav-
ing successfully accomplished this,
left last week for New York where
he is now attending to matters of
Importance to the new road.
Mr.. Hilands reports that the road
has been completely financed and
that the permanent survey will be
completed within few weeks. Pre-
li1minary surveys were made during
the winter and it is hoped to begin
the operation of trains before an.
other year has rolled around. /.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19
WITH SHAD
Squillions of the Young Fish in the
Waters from Silver Springs
to the Sea

There are millions upon millions
of young shad in Silver Springs, Sill
yer river, the Oklawaha and st.
Johns river. The little fish, spawned
this winter, are now from three to
five inches in length and look right
blue in the clear water. They are
easily caught with a crab or dip net
and many people are ruthlessly de-
stroying hundreds of them in that
way. Those travelling the river say
the great schools of them in the
springs are samples of the supply all
the way down to tide water. Such
quantities were never seen before and
where the grown fish came from to
supply such vast quantities of spawn
| is not known. We are told the little
fish will be grown or large enough
for market in six months more. If
this is the case and they are not de-
strowed in great quantities, there
should be so many shad In the river
as to make their capture joke. AS
they are one of the most highly priz-
ed fresh water fish for commercial
purposes, the possibilities of fishing
on the Oklawaha are very attractive
for the near future.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19
Governor Trammell has suspended

Governor Trammell has suspended
two sheriffs, Baker of Palm Beach
county and Spencer of Hillsborough,
on the charge that they do not do
their duty in suppressing gambling in
their respective shires. The Star
doesn't know anything about Hills
borough county, but that gilt-edged
joint at Palm Beach is too notorious
to. be denied, and it couldn't exist so
openly and brazenly if the officers of
the county did their duty. The Star
hopes the Senate will support Gov
ernor Trammell.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

That holocaust at Mariana was a
fearful thing, but it is highly proba-
BILE that without it the horrible con-
dition existing in the school would
have gone on for years; perhaps the
little fellows who were burned to
death were called as martyrs. Ger
tain it is that things are to be very
different at Marianna.-Miami Me-
tropolis.
One of the sorrowful things about
this world is that nearly all progress
is made over roads whose dust is laid
with the blood and tears of the suffer
ing.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

Senator Miles Pointdexter Of
Washington, sole representative of
the progressive party in the Senate,
has returned to the republican fold.
Mr.. Roosevelt also announces that he
will take a hand in nominating re-
publican president next year. The
people of Florida can be certain OF
one thing, and that is, il the republi-
can party gets into power again, the
same old gang of carpetbaggers viii
be put in charge of federal Offices in
this state.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19


Sheriff Galloway is of the opinion
that the city council should pass a
curfew law. He says there are q
number of boys around town whose
parents can't control them, or won't,
and it is better for them and the COM
munity that the police and the sher-
iff and his deputies should have the
power to make them go home at a
seasonable hour in the evening. The
Star has never been in favor of cur
few days, but it is inclined to heed
the opinion of conservative and ex-
perienced men like Mr.. Galloway.
Boys in town the size of Ocala are
more likely to get into deyilment
than they are in either smaller
place or a larger. In village, boys
are more free and nearer to the
woods and fields; in a big city, there
is more right at hand to interest
them. The average boy has no bus
mess on the street after p. M, and
some of the kids in Ocala are roam
ing around the streets till midnight
The Star recommends the council tc
take the matter into consideration.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

The identity of the plant growing
in the courthouse lawn, which caused
so much curiosity, has been estab-
lished. A letter to the Star from the
experiment station of the Florida
University says it appears to be the
"Stachys Floridiana," a plant quite
similar to the "Stachys Sieboldi," or
Chinese artichoke. DIR. Chas. e. Ty-
dings had already told the Star that
it was a variety of artichoke, but we
misquoted him, and said he said as
paragus. Saturday, DR.. Won Engel-
ken, who has made an exhaustive
study of botany, told the Star that
the plant was Stachys, probably
Stachys Aspera, plant related to
the mint.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

are women and children. The Ger
mans began their air raids in the first
weeks of the war; now, the allies are
getting back at them, their aviators
flying far into Germany and dropping
bombs on towns and cities. These
bombs, Of course, are intended to Kill
soldiers and destroy war apparatus
but they seem to have done little
harm except to private property and
non-combatants an either side. Its 9
disgrace to civilized nations that they
employ such methods.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

A dispatch from Sofia intimates
that Germany having failed to come
across with the coin Bulgaria de-
mands as the price of neutrality, the
entrance of that nation into the war
on the part of the allies is only a
matter of time. Roumania was great
ly enthused last week by the recent
visit of the distinguished French
general, Pau, to that country, and the
Roumanians are said to be exceeding
ly anxious to attack Austria in order
to add Pennsylvania to their nation.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19
DAYToNA HOUSE BOAT
AT OCALA DOCK

Came to Silver Springs With Party
from the East Coast
A big and elegantly fitted house
boat, the Eagle, owned at Daytona
and under charter for the season.
visited Silver Springs Saturday and
remained till Sunday noon. The
houseboat has on board Col. and Mrs
S. C. H. Slocum of the u. S. A., Capt
Lagg, Engineer Smith and their crew
The Eagle is 81 feet long and IL feet
beam.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

We note by the Nassau Leader that
Mr.. r. L. Richard, with the Barnett
National Bank, in Jacksonville, will
be a candidate for state treasurer
next year. We don't suppose Mr.
Richard stands much chance to take
the job away from Mr.. Luning; how
ever, it isn't out of place to say that
he is mighty fine man, and has the
good will and confidence of all who
know him.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

The Star understands that the at
tempt to pass law requiring county
superintendents of instruction to in
spect Catholic schools has been killed
in committee. The state has no right
to inspect a school that it does not
support, and why county superin-
tendent should interfere with Cath
olic any more than with Methodist,
Baptist or Presbyterian school is
something no unprejudiced person
can understand.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

If the letters, signed "Matheme-
tician," Information Seeker" etc.
appearing with great regularity in
the Banner, and all trying to give
reasons why the people of 0cala
should give up their electric current
business, were signed with the real
name of the author, it would proba-
bly, be found that they are all writer
by the same person, and that person
has more personal than public rea.
son why Ocala should buy current
rather than make it.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

DIR. Dernburg, formerly colonial
secretary of the German empire, but
who now seems to be the German
press agent in America, announces
that Germany has no desire for
world-dominion but intends to keep
Belgium after the war is over. The
Star has no doubt that Germany will
keep Belgium if it can, and it also
thinks the Germans have had i'm
pressed on them in the last six
months that world dominion is little
too much, even for their ability.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

Ocala has a very clever young car
toonist in Mr.. j. Mulligan. The Star
has seen a number of Mr.. Mulligan's
drawings, and unhesitatingly pro-
nounces them as good as some it sees
in the leading publications of the
country. If this young man could
obtain recognition, there would be
great demand for his work.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19
ONIONS ENOUGH TO
SUPPLY ALL OCALA

Mr.. w. D. Taylor, in the fertile
garden spot surrounding the little
pond at the rear of the Taylor home
stead, on Eastern Fort King, has one
of the finest onion patches in this
part of the county and there must be
enough onions in it to supply Ocala
for many a day to come.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

Bids for the construction of $780,
900 worth of roads were opened at
Tavares by the commissioners, who
will meet again today to further con-
slider the bids.-Leesburg Commercial
Lake county, preparing to build
half a million dollars worth of hard
roads. is ahead of Marion.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

Uncle Joe Dixon is out on his an
nual hike. He was last heard from
at Live Oak, where the Democrat edi-
tor "filled him up with grits and
corn-bread" The Lakeland Telegram,
where Uncle Joe works when he's not
walking, will keep the state press
posted as to his whereabouts.-Tam-
pa Tribune.
Uncle Joe is one of the salt of the
earth. and the Telegram does itself
honor in recognizing his merit
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

1t is reported that British prohi-
bitionists have called on Billy Sun
day to cross the ocean and help them
make their nation dry. They had bet
ter leave Billy at home. His style OF
conversation disgusts temperate peo-
pie and does no lasting good.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19
SEVERAL GASOLINE
SUPPLY STATIONS

Are Among the Latest improvements
in Ocala
Ocala has had several modern,
self-measuring and straining gaso-
line supply pumps and tanks placed
on the edge of the sidewalks of late,
Davies, the tire man, Edward Tucker
and the Marion Mercantile Co. have
each had one installed lately. 1t is
quite a convenience to the public as
well as the dealer. The next move in
this direction will be an automatic
vendor attachment, so that anyone
can fill his tank at any time of the
day or night, by the method of the
coin in slot.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

1t is reported that that shrinking
violet. Allie J. Angle, will be in the
race for the office of state comptroller
next year.
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

Air raids on bott sides are becom-
ing more and more feature of the
European war. Judging by the pub
lished returns, most Of the victims OF
the bombs dropped from the clouds
The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19
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The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-19

Mr.. Louis c. Lynch, former post
master in Gainesville, is now the eff
cient secretary of the Gainesville
board of trade.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH IS CAR
RYING OUT EDUCATIONAL PLANS

1t is said that a movement is on
for the forthcoming session of the
legislature to pass a law providing
for closed season of five years,
during which time no fish can be
taken from the waters of the state
for profit; only for home consup-
ton. The fishermen, parties en-
gagged in the business for profit,
are already at work to defeat any
such proposed legislation. Few
people of Florida realize the inn
mensity of the fishing industry in
the waters of the state. 1t repre-
sents an investment of So, 100000
in boats, nets fishing houses, etc.
the yearly exports amount to $10,.
100000, and $4,000 people are en-
gagged in the business Volusia
Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25
New Facts Concerning the
History of the Earth
Early Geologic History of Atlantic
And Coastal Plain Discussed in
Survey Report.

New details are continually be-
ing added by geologists to the
known history of the earth, in
Guiding the development of plants
and animals. However, that his
tory, which is recorded in the
rocks, is still fragmentary, like a
badly mutilated book. One of
the great defects in the record in
the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal
Plain regions of this country is
the absence of the later part Of
the Cretaceous and the early part
of the Eocene chapters-Perhaps
8 to 10 million years ago. A re-
port recently issued by the Geolo-
gical Survey as Professional Pa
per 90-J, entitled "The Cretace-
GUS -Eocene Contact in the Allan
tic and Gulf Coastal Plain" " by
L.W. Stephenson, discusses this
missing part of the record and
shows that the break must cover
very long period of time. 1t is
known that. at that time the con-
tinents were at least as large as
and probably larger than they are
now, and the oceans were accord
ingly smaller. Any rocks that
were then formed in the sea seem
to have been weatherned and
washed away.
Hundreds of kinds ,of plants
and animals that lived before and
hundreds that lived after this
great period are known, but not
one which lived during the period.
Strange to say, few if any of the
species which existed before the
unknown period lived through it.
1t is like a play in which the plac-
es of one act remain the same as in
the preceding, but the characters
are all new, and yet many of the
new players resemble the old ones
so much that one is compelled to
admit that they are close relatives.
In each of the states bordering the
Atlantic Ocean, South of New
York, and the Gulf of Mexico, are
layers of rock which were formed
before and after the period whose
record is missing. In these lay
erS are entombed sea shells of
many kinds, but apparently not
one species lived through from
to Eocene time.
A copy Of the report may be OBJ
tanned free on application to the
director of the Geological Survey,
Washington, d. G.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25
Now Is The Time To Swat The Fly

Uncle Sam is waging a relent-
less war on the deadly house fly
and in late bulletin prepared by
the department of agriculture,
valuable information is given on
the best means of combating this
deadly pest. The most effective
way of exterminating the fly, ac-
cording to the bulletin, is to eradi-
cate his breeding places. The
breeding season of the fly begins
IN March and continues through
out the spring and summer
months. All dirt should be re-
moved from the premises, stables
cleaned and decaying vegetables
destroyed.
The fly his rightly been called
the undertaker's travelling salts-
man, AID in addition to his regu-
lar line of typhoid bugs" he ear
lies a side line OF tuberculosis, As
latlc cholera and other disease
germs. Now is the time to
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-25

The large pile driver property
of G. E. Bearce of Punta Gorda
and Fort Myers, which has been
engaged during the past several
months on work at Sanibel and
Captiva islands, was wrecked ear
ly yesterday morning at Captiva,
where Captain Bearce has been at
work during the past ten or twel-
We days erecting an addition to
the dock extending into the Gulf
in front of the property of DR..
John R. Dickey. Heavy winds
tore the pile driver from her
moorings and it is understood the
machine will be a total loss.-Fort
Myers Press, Monday.