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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04
PRIZES FOR THE BEST
LABOR-SAVING DEVICE

The home economics committee of
the Ocala Woman's Club will again
offer prizes at the Marion County
Fair for the best homemade labor
saving devices. The prizes will be as
follows:
So for the best fireless cooker.
So for the best article of another
kind.
81 each as second prizes.
Since the prize for the best fireless
cooker was won last year by a resi-
dent of Ocala, the prize this year will
be awarded to person not residing
III Ocala but must be resident of
Marion county. The contest for the
best article of another kind is open to
all residents of Marion county, wheth-
Ter residing in Ocala or not.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

How Does the Chimney Swift Get Ter
Brood Up the FIue?

How Does the Chimney Swift Get Ter
Brood Up the F!ue?
In the autumn chimney swift nests
often made the chimney smoke. and
they had 10 lie fshed out or knocked
down by lowering pine branch on
rope from the roof
Once upon a time. Of course. these
swallows built in hollow trees. But a
pair Of them. flying over Plymouth in
1921, spied something which looked
like new kind of tree. and the breed
was on iIs way to new procedure.
Possibly the fact that chimneys are
safer from squirrels. c0ons. owls and
other possible enemies was a factor in
determining the change. Then. too. il
is undoubtedly easier To find chimneys
today than hollow trees. well remem-
Der, as boy. hearing n noise in one of
our chimneys and pulling out the
stovepipe hole cap in my chamber
There directly opposite the opening
perched on protruding brick. a swift
was building nest Of sticks
l watched the whole process. fasci
Idlcil Dh az : ttS IlA14ldSS " AlEI TIE
bird secretel III her saljvary glands TO
fastcn the sticks together, and after
the mother was sitting gradually got
her so tane-or. rather. sufficiently
subdued her wiIdness-that she would
remain occasionally on the nest when
the cap was removed. My great desire
was to see how she got the young birds
up the chimney after they were large
enough to leave the nest. but alas
that feat was accomplished one day
when / wasn't booking. / felt certain
then that she must have carried them
up in her BILL though was laughed
at for my belief
iEas ans one observed a chimney
swift getting her young M the 1uet
Curiousig enough. myself have never
had another chance to watch Walter
Prichard Eaton in Harrer's Magazine
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04
Real Academic Dignity.

Max Muller tells a story of one of
DR.. Strachan Davidson's predecessors
as master Of Ballot. "Once when re-
turning from solitary walk Dr. Jen-
kins, whose regard for his own dignity
was very great, slipped and fell. Two
undergraduates, seeing the accident,
ran to assist him and were just laying
hands on him to lift him up when he
deserted master of arts. coming
'Stop!' he cried. I see master of arts
coming down the street. and he dis
missed the undergraduates, with many
thanks, and was helped on his legs by
the NJ. A."-London Chronicle
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04
CLEAR SKIN
COMES FROM WITHIN

1t is foolish to think you can gain
a good clear complexion by the use
of face powder. Get at the root of
the trouble and thoroughly cleanse
the system with a treatment of DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Gentle and
mild in action, do not gripe, yet they
relieve the liver by their action on the
bowels. Good for young, adults and
aged. Go after a clear complexion
today. 25c at your druggist. Ad. 1.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04
Glass Cups.

The first glass cups were made at
Alexandria. Some were colored like
Bohemian glass and decorated with
glass pastes, initiating precious stones
and canoes. Some were opaline, 9th
ers clear as crystal and still others
formed of Opaque layers welded to-
gether like the famous Portland vase.
In which the white upper layer had
been cut away like a cameo, leaving
blue ground around the figures.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04
For SafetN's Sake.

A captain of small trading, vessel
having some contraband goods on
board wanted to unload them at a
small port.
"Joe." he said TO the customs man.
whom he knew well. IF / was to stick
a pound note over each o. your eyes
could We see?"
NO" replied the man, land if l had
another over my mouth l couldn't
speak either!'-London Tit-Bits.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04
Watered.

IF you are looking for bargains"
said the broker, 81 can suit you. | can
offer you some stocks ut 10 cents
share"
But why are they 50 cheap?" de
handed the lady shopper
"You see. they have been slightly
damaged by water"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our gratitude
to the members of the fire depart
ment and to all who came to our as
slstance when our home was afre We
are very thankful to everyone.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rentz.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04
A Sable Philosopher.

Don't go ter grOwlin' kaze de rollin
world don't turn ter look at you. Eff it
did it might be disappointed an you'd
hear it sayin'. Ter think dat got ter
give de likes er dat free ride round
de skyr'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

He that lives upon hope win die fast
ing.-Franklin-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

Miss Emma Nelson arrived from
Tampa today, and is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk. Miss Mel
son will be one of the bridesmaids at
the Beck-Atkinson wedding next
week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

Mr.. w. L. Colbert and family spent
the fourth at Salt Springs, bathing
and fishing at that famous resort.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

Miss Lucille Turnipseed of Dunnel-
Ion arrived in the city Monday to as
sumo the duties of operator at the
exchange of the East Florida Tele-
phone company.-G Gainesville Sun.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Johnson have re-
turned to Ocala after an absence of
about two months, having spent part
of the time in Montgomery, Ala, and
part of the time in Dalton, Ga. They
came through the country in their car.
Mr.. Johnson expects to travel out of
Ocala again.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

Kitty Gordon, whose famous back
will be seen at the Temple theater
this afternoon and tonight in Gas In
q Looking Glass;" is in private life
the wife of Lord Beresford. She has
starred in recent seasons at the Win
ter Garden, New York, and in Victor
Herbert's comic opera, "The Enchant-
ress." That back of hers is said to
be heavily insured. In this back
stunt Miss Gordon succeeds the late
Lolita Faust.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

Mr.. James Leslie of Panasoffkee is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. B. Weihe,
coming up to spend the fourth.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-07-04

Misses Fay and Lucy Cribbett and
Mr.. James Cribbett arrived in the
city today from st. Petersburg. Miss
Lucy stopped for visit to Misses
Ernestine and Nan Brooks, while her
sister and brother went to their sum-
mer home at Asheville, N. C.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11

tlcipate. The company will furnish
widower with three children, COM
mitted suicide at his home in Lexing-
ton with a shotgun. He was a can
didate for city collector at the recent
city election and was defeated.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
MINERS BARGAIN RATIFIED
COAL CONTROVERSY COMES TO
PEACEFUL END.
Men Get Per Cent Increase, An s
Hour Day and Virtual Recogni-
ton of Union.

Pottsville, Pa.-The controversy in
the anthracite coal region, threaten
ing to cause a strike of the 10000
mine workers, came to an end
through the ratification by the miners
convention of the agreement recently
reached between the scale committee
of the operators and miners at New
York. The delegates accepted the
new scale, involving increased wages,
shorter hours and virtual recognition
of the union, by a vote of 5S1 to 203.
John P. White, president of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, insisted
it was the best agreement ever ne
gotiated by the mine workers and
that in obtaining the eight-hour day,
the dreams of the past AZ years in
the anthracite region had been real
lied.
While the agreement fails to in
clude the check-off system and the
closed shop, it includes a recognition
of the union. The e%ight-hour day with
pay for nine hours and a Z per cent
increase for those who have been
working eight hours or less, is consid-
cred by the miners as the greatest
concession in the new scale.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11

Announcement was made recently
that the Union Electric Light and
Power Company, which furnishes most
of the electric current used in st.
Louis, will provide military training
for all its employees who wish to par
ticipate. The company will furnish
the arms and uniforms, and also a.
rifle range.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
SUITS AGAINST CUNARD LINE
Action Taken Because of Lusitania
Tragedy-one Woman Wants
100000.

New York. - Suits against the
Cunard steamship line for sums agt
~gregating 100000 were filed in the
federal court by relatives of persons
who persisted in the Lusitania disas-
ter, May Z, 1915. The complaints are
similar to those related in a similar
action begun recently by Mrs. May
Davies Hopkins Of Louisville, KY, for
$4,000 that the Cunard line was negi-
gent in methods of navigation through
the German submarine one Plaintiffs
in the suits begun yesterday included
Winifred H. Brown, Buffalo, N. Y,
for $4,000 Elizabeth Burke, East
Providence, R. l., for $4,000; Allison
Buchanan, Pottsville, Pa, for $780,
900, and Anna B. Mills, New
Rochelle, N. Y, for $4,000. Prelimi-
nary papers were filed also in eight
other suits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
/ Monthly Report Suppressed.


The report Of the transactions and
condition OF the state treasury for
April was fled by Treasurer Deal
with Governor Major on the LIST, fol
lowing the requirements of the law,
but contrary to custom, the figures
ere withheld from the newspaper
correspondents.
A facsimile OF the t~reasurer's re-
port, prepared from the books Of the
state auditor, covering April, was also
filed with the governor, but this, too,
was not made public.
No explanation was given as to
why the two reports were withheld,
except that instructions had been
given that the figures were not to be
given out.
That the general revenue fund is
"cramped" after the payment of the
civil list covering salaries for April,
there is no doubt, but what purpose
is served by refusing to make public
the monthly statement is not appa-
rent.
Auditor Gordon was out of town,
and his chief clerk, Willard King
stated instructions had been received
from Gordon not to give out the fig.
ures.
There has been a standing order for
several months from Treasurer Deal
that the figures of the monthly re
port must be kept secret.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
BORDER BANDITS
MAKE new RAID.
COME ACROSS RIO eRANDE AND
SPREAD DESTRUCTION
BROADCAST.
KILL FOUR AND NONAP TWO
Nine c~avalrymen Stand off 200
Raiders Until Hut Is Fired; and
Then TWO Killed in Escaping
Flames.

Alpine, Tex.-Villa bandits, 200 in
number, forded the Rio Grande Fri
day night and, sweeping fifteen miles
inland on American soil, raided the
little settlement of Glenn Springs and
attacked a detachment of American
cavalry, consisting of nine men of
Troop A of the Fourteenth Cavalry.
Three troopers and a little 1O-year-
old boy were killed, two c~avalrymen
were wounded and another is missing.
He is believed to be a prisoner Of
the bandits who are fleeing southwark
into Coahuila, Mex.
Two American citizens, J. Deemer
and a man named Compton, according
to reports received here, were carried
across the Rio Grande and reports
have it that their Threats were cut.
A posse of so citizens of Marathon
are in pursuit of the Villistas.
The dead troopers are: William
Cohen, New York City; Stephen ].
Colock, New York City, and Lawrence
K. Rogers of Danville, Ky. The miss
ing trooper is Roscoe Tyree. The
little boy is the 0 of Compton. He
was deaf and dumb, and the bandits
are thought to have killed him in a
rage because he could not answer
their questions.
Two troopers, Privates ]. Brick and
Frank Defree, were brought here
badly wounded. Bricks body was
filled with small brass pieces of
tacks fired from a shotgun. Defree
was burned about the head and shout
ders.
In the little adobe house nine cav
alrymen made their fight for life
against the Villista bandits at Glenn
Springs. A hail of shot poured for
more than two hours into the single
window of the mud adobe, but the
Americans refused to give up. The
cavalrymen kept up a steady rifle
fire in defiant answer Then the
Mexicans' leader ordered fire balls
to be thrown on the roof thickly
matched with candalaria.
The blazing weed tortured the sol
diers below and burnt their heads and
bodies. Then, smashing the door the
troopers broke for the open, firing as
they ran. Two were shot and killed
as they fled. One is missing and ii
is believed he is dead. Another was
killed as he tried to climb through a
window. According to the story
brought here, the Mexican bandits
first attacked a store and one or two
houses in Boquillas, where they made
Deemer and Compton prisoners and
then sped fifteen miles northward tt
make their attack on Glenn Springs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
100000 TURKS ARE STARVING
Their Condition Reported to Be
Wretched in Advices to Ameri-
can Missionary Board.

Boston, Mass.-Five hundred thou
sand persons, most of them women
and children, are in a wretched condi-
ton in v~illayets of Lepsic and Damas-
Gus, in Eastern Turkey, according to
advices from W. w. Peet, treasurer
of the American board of commits
sioners for foreign missions.
The estimate of the number of refut
gees driven from their homes in vari-
Gus places to these two villayets was
made by the American consul at
Damascus, Peet said. Since an ap-
peal to the German embassy at Con-
~stantinople for assistance in relieving
the suffering, the German consuls
and ministers have been instructed to
cooperate with the American mission
aries.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
FOOD PRICES ON INCREASE
Figures From Department of Labor
Show Cost Of Living Higher
Than Ever Before.

Washington, D. Good for the av-
erage family costs slightly more now
than it did a year ago, according to
figures published by the department
Of labor. Prices as a whole were 5
per cent higher during February than
they were in February of last year.
A decline in the price of eggs from
January to February sent down
prices as a whole about 2 per sent.
Food articles sold for 9 per cent
more last February than in February
five years ago. Only five foods de-
clined in price in the last year-plate
boiling beef, lard, flour, corn meal
and prunes. Potatoes increased in
price during the year, but still were
s per cent lower in February last than
in February four years ago.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
May Change the Funds.

Governor Majors recent recon-
m~endation in his statement on state
finances that the surplus of the mon
ey paid in by the taxpayers of Mis-
souri, for interest on the school GER
t~ificates of Indebtedness, be transferred
by law to the revenue fund, so that
it may be available for state ex-
penses, offers a solution of a vexing
question.
The last legislature, upon the rec
ommendation of Treasurer Deal, re-
duced the tax rate on the school GER
ti1icates of Indebtedness from 2 to
1 cent on the 500.
The governor says there are 1914
1852 surplus in this fund and that
it is constantly growing and that it
cannot be used for any other purpose
than that for which people pay it in.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
PRESIDENT STARTS A REVOLT

Sapto Domingo, Dominican Repub-
lic.-Gen. Juan L. Jiminez, presi-
dent of the republic, who was i'm
peached by the chamber Of dep
uties on May 2, has declared the cap
ital in a state of siege and by decree
has removed the seat of government
to San Geronimo, a suburb of Santo
Domingo.
The secretary Of the interior mott
fled the senate, by which the law
provides the president shall be tried
within 4S hours after impeachment,
that the capital is in a state of rebel
lion and that President Jiminez is In
able to appear for trial.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
WILSON RESERVES
DECISION ON NOTE
REPLY, WHILE NOT sATlsFAc-
TORY, WILL PREVENT IN
MEDIATE BREAK.
WILL DEPEND ON GOOD FAITH
viii Not Answer at Once, But Wait
Evidence Of Actual Abandonment
of Condemned Practices
Congress Q~uiescsnt.

Washington.-Germany's note has
postponed, if it actually has not
averted, a diplomatic break with the
United States.
President Wilson will make the de-
cision after he has read the official
text. which has reached the state de-
partment from Ambassador Gerard at
Berlin. 1t will be decided in time
to lay before the president for con
s~ideration.
1t was stated authoritatively after
the cabinet meeting that If the Off
ciaI text bore out the unofficial yer
sion transmitted in the Berlin news
dispatches Germany's assurances I'M
doubtedly would be accepted, and be-
fore taking another step the United
States would await the fulfillment OF
her latest promises.
In such case the United States
might not reply to the note, and
would await evidence of the actual
abandonment of Germany's present
practices of submarine warfare.
President Wilson Is described by
those close about him as being in a
position where he cannot question the
good faith of Germany's assurances,
which must stand or fall by the fu-
ture conduct Of her submarine com
manders.
The German embassy view is that
the note gives all President Wilson
asked for: that it signalizes a return
to Cruiser warfare"-the use of sub
marines as regular naval cruisers, in
tercepting commerce with visit and
search and that, as it makes no men
ton of the armed ship question, that
p~erplexing feature of the controversy
is not involved.
Congress took the note quietly, and
although members expressed a variety
of views, the general sentiment
seemed to be in favor of leaving the
situation in the hands Of the presi'
dent.
Germany, in her note, reserves
complete liberty of decision" should
the United States fail to prevail upon
Great Britain to bring her practices
into conformity with international
law.
The official view is that the United
States for some time has been and
now is conducting diplomatic CORES
pondence with Great Britain on that
subject, and the success or failure Of
the negotiations and Germany's con
sequent action must necessarily re
main for the future.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
Crop Conditions Poor.

Despite ~unfavorable weather condi-
tions, almost one-ffth of the state
corn crop had been planted by the
first of May, according to the Mis-
souri, crop report issued from the Of
flee Of the state board Of agriculture.
The report is as follows:
Farm work in Missouri in April
was retarded by continued cool and
cloudy weather. There is need of
warmth and sunshine. The growth
of vegetation is being retarded, and
much seed that has been planted is
terminating slowly. Soil condition
is 83 as compared with 81 a year ago.
Corn-Nineteen per cent of the Mis-
souri, corn crop has been planted, and
this indicates favorable progress, as
the 1O-year average shows but "a per
cent of the crop usually planted by
May 1. Estimates show an increase
Of 8 per cent in acreage over the
1915 area.
Wheat-Early in April wheat gave
promise of improvement, but later
many fields showed a loss rather than
gain, and the state shows a loss of 3
points for the month. Present con
dition is 62.8, a year ago it was 80,
and the 10-year average is 84.9. 1t
is estimated that Is per cent of the
crop sown in the fall of 1915 will be
replaced by other crops.
Oats-Practically the entire oat
crop has been seeded. Acreage shows
1904 as compared with the area for
1915. Condition for the entire state
stands at SO.
Other Crops-Condition of all clio.
yer $3.50. New clover is in good con.
dition. Timothy is 90; alfalfa is
S0.2. Cotton will show an increased
acreage of 10 per cent. A large pei
cent of the crops have been planted
and the outlook for a general fruit
crop is 70, with the apple prospects
excellent.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
one Bidder for state PRINTING.

One biuder Tor STATE Printing.
Although bids for the state printing
contract were not opened, it is prac-
tically certain that the contract will
be awarded to the Hugh Stephens
Printing Co. of Jefferson City again,
as no other bids had been received
up to the time of opening the bids.
Secretary Of State Roach and Aud
itor Gordon, two members Of the com
mission we're out of town and the
opening of the bids was postponed.
After a letter had been received by
members of the board from Charles
Hertenstein, demanding, on behalf Of
the st. Louis Typographical Union,
that the contract should not be given
to Stephens, the bookbinders' union,
the typographical union and the UNI
ion of pressmen all of Jefferson City,
had adopted resolutions condemning
Hertenstein's protest, and declaring
that the Stephens Company is on the
best of terms with organized labor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
Conference on Crossings.

Representatives of railroads center
ing at various points throughout the
state and the public service commits
sion have been holding a series Of
conferences relative to the elimina-
ton of dangerous grade crossings.
The railroads agree that the subway
elimination of the crossings would be
preferable to viaducts. At some of
the points in dispute viaducts would
ruin a large portion of the value of
adjacent property, while the same is
not true of the subway scheme. City
representatives are agreed that any
method of elimination is desirable.
The conference came to no decision,
but will resume deliberations on the
18th of May, at which time additional
testimony will be heard from both
sides.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
Governor Major Returns.

Governor Elliott w. Major has re-
turned from quite an extensive tour
through the southeast and south in
the interest Of good roads, which sub
ject is closest to his heart, OF course
it is said that he also did his share
of campaigning while he was absent
on the trip.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
Food Riots in Germany.

Berlin.-A mob gathered in Char
lottenburg, Prussia, and swept
through the streets, plundering two
butter shops and smashing signs and
windows of a number Of other but
ter shops and meat shops, including
the municipal meat shop. Clerks in
science is reported the cause.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-05-11
LLOYDS SEES END OF WAR
New insurance Rates Show That Firm
Wagers I to 8 That Year
Will Finish 1t.

London, Eng.-Indicating a strong
belief that the war is beginning to
draw to a close, Lloyds posted new in
surance rates wagering only l to 3
that the war will not end before Dec.
81, 1916.
For several weeks the rate Of in
surance to guarantee against loss if
the war ends by the end of the year,
has been advancing steadily until it
is almost prohibitive.