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private individuals that her salary will be supplemented to the amount of the reductions made by the commissioners and that she will hold her commissions from the state and federal governments.
 Old Diogenes snuffed his lamp in the Calhoun county courthouse Tuesday when D. Munro Shaw walked into the office of w. A. Orr, circuit court clerk. and handed him rebate for one days jury service He had been allowed pay for six days, but managed to ride home with a friend on the night court was dlsmlssed and stated that he did not feel entitled to the extra days service pay MT. Orr says this is the first instance of this kind within his knowledge.
 The dance given at the Anniston Coun- try club Tuesday evening by Miss Leila Darlington, in compliment to Miss Eos ter her guest from Union Springs, and to Miss Ferguson, the guest or Miss Louise Musgrove from Kentucky, was one of the prettiest and best attended func- tions given at the club this year. The german was led by MT. w. A. Darden. alternating with Miss Darlington and her honor guests. Assisting the hostess in receiving were MT. and Mrs Darlington, Miss Elizabeth Carrington Mrs. Good rich, Mrs w. H. McKleroy, Mrs. James Keith Mrs. A. ]. Goodwin, Mrs. Fred L. Blachmon and others. Among the at tractive visitors were Mrs Venable. the guest of Mrs Blackmon: Mrs, Kyle, the guest of Miss Glover, and Miss Mary Oliver of Talladega. The music was very good and the costumes worn by the young ladies were unusually pretty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08

Announcement was made here Wednes. day that the work of Mrs. 1lah Williams Polhill. who has had charge of the can ming club and demonstration work in this county will be continued, despite the fact that the commissioners of the county have withdrawn their support Mrs. Pol hill states that she has been assured 5y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-08
DESTRUCTION OF OHIO
 BALLOTS IS HELD UP

Columbus, O.. December 7-Secre- tary of State Charles Q. Hildebrant Wednesday requested all county boards of elections in the state to preserve the ballots cast in the recent election in Ohio to give opportunity for an in- vestigation of charges of irregulari- ties and alleged fraud, which have been filed with him by the republican state executive committee.
 After considering for two weeks the question of demanding recount with view of possibly offsetting the 6615 plurality of James M. Cox, democrat, for governor, over Frank B. Willis. republican, it was the decision of the republican leaders not to go into the courts and demand a recount at this time, but to appeal to Secretary Hil- debrant to request that the ballots be held up until further investigation can be made.
 Under the law the ballots would have ordinarily been destroyed today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13
SOLVING THE PROBLEM
OF THE STREETS

DR.. r. H. Macy, of West Palm
Beach, president Of the council, ard
chairman of the street committee, of
that city, thinks that Ocala can solve
it's street problems in the same man
ner in which West Palm Beach has
done. DIR. and Mrs. Macy, who have
been visiting Mrs. B. P. Perdue for a
few days, leave this afternoon on the
Floridian for New York.
According to DR.. Macy, the streets
of West Palm Beach are given a base
of seven inches of lime rock, similar
to the lime rock found in Marion
county. This seven inches of lime
rock is rolled hard and smooth. On
top of it is put three inches of crush
ed stone, that has been washed and
screened to get rid of the soft parts.
The crushed rock is rolled, and then
hot asphalt oil is poured over it and
allowed to penetrate. The street is
then rolled smooth again. Then the
whole is given top dressing of said
and crude oil. DR.. Macy says that
an experimental stretch of this kind
of roadway has been down in West
Palm Beach for seven or eight years
and shows no wear. Three top dress
ings of sand and oil are put on with
a year; the first when the road is
built, the second within six months, OF
sooner, if there are any signs of the
roads drying out Or wearing, and the
third at the end of the year. The
stretch that has been down seven OF
eight years has had no oil and sand
on it since the first year.
DR.. Macy thinks that it would pay
Ocala to send delegation to West
Palm Beach to see the roads he
| speaks of.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

has been handed down to them, and
they have been more considerable in
enforcing it. AS all our older citizens
know, the houses have some times
been raided and the inmates crowded
into our by no. means too comfortable
Jail, to stay until court met, unless
friends" bailed them out. On this
occasion, the marshal simply put
them under arrest and took their cash
bonds, which they forfeited. But it is
in the power. of the officials to still
further ameliorate this abuse and
they should do so. Ever since the
county went dry, the resorts have
been comparatively quiet. AS long as
they are quiet, they should be let
alone. Another thing to be taken into
consideration is the weight of the
fines. These women are not prosper
Gus. They are living almost hand to
mouth, and some of them would be in
absolute need if they were not helped
by the others. The fines that were
easy in the "fiush" times of a few
years ago are excessive now. It is
well known that in Ocala, as in all
other towns of it's size, there are
houses carrying on under the cloak of
responsibility the same business that
the joints carry on openly, yet they
are never molested. There is only one
proper course to follow in regard to
these resorts. That is, when they are
disorderly and infringe on the rights
of the community, to break them up
When they stay to themselves and
keep quiet, let them alone. It would
be good thing for Ocala to set an
example in the treatment of such wo-
men, who are far more unfortunate
than criminal. The city does not
need to take toll of their meager
wages of SIM" and since it can't tax
them, it should not blackmail them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

choking and sickening sweet with an
awful cooking smell-the odor of flesh
scorching
Barrett rolled over. A boy in en-
signs uniform lay beside him. He was
young Griswold, who had commanded
the foretop He had been thrown down
and was not yet dead. His eyes were
open, and he recognized Barrett as
his commander got up on hands and
knees beside him. He was still con
scious. Twenty-Five dreadnaughts,
make them, SIR" he reminded -Four
ships of the Zeus class, six of the Ira
jan, four of the Pharaoh, six of the
Sargon, and the others look like the
Thor. Four may be battle cruisers of
the Carthage class they are far
thest away"
was broken somewhere. 1t crumpled
under him, but Daniels, the quarter
master, had an arm about him. Dan
iels, after pulling Griswold away from
the spot of the deck which was burn
ing him. was supporting his com
mander
"Mr. Spurstow is still working with
the radio, SIR" Daniels was telling
him. 1--WE have been struck, sir, very
hard forward again. A magazine blew
up. We are sinking by the bow.
There's no use trying to keep the
screws going, sir; but If an engine
crew will stay to keep power for the
dynamos Mr.. Spurstow thinks there
may be chance for signal before we
go down.
Barrett thrust the quartermaster's
irm from him. Tell Mr. Hanlon
that" he commanded Let go of me
Tell Mr.. Hanlon that I'll go tell Mr.
Spurstow he will have his power"
He fell to hands and knees again.
The wires of the radio still stretched
horizontal. But his ship was fast set
Ting beneath him Daniels arms held
him up again. and. half carried by the
quartermaster, he stumbled into the
wireless cabin. The apparatus, shat
tered by the spy. was strewn about
but except for that and the blotch
where Hutchins had lain before his
body was thrown out there was
no sign of destruction yet within the
narrow steel walls. Spurstow, the re-
lief operator. with two electricians
was working slowly. it seemed to Bar
rett at the repairs. He cried out to
Spurstow for haste, and for an instant
brought the operators eyes toward
him. Spurstow had been working
for many minutes. knowing that at the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

Some of the city officials were ag-
grieved at the Stars remarks yester-
day about the injustice of the arrest
and heavy fine inflicted on the West
End women. On the other hand, a
number of our citizens, some of them
as steady-going men and consistent
church members as there are, have
testified their approval of what the
paper said. 1t is simply matter of
justice and injustice. 1t is against
the law, both city and state, for such
places to exist. At the same time
they do exist, and will, in some way,
In spite of the law. In some coun-
tries they are licensed and pay a reg
uiar tax. We are too moral, we say,
to license such an evil, so in Florida,
and most other states, "red light
joints" are prohibited by law, allowed
to exist and occasionally raided, at
which times the fines of their inmates
pay the tax that more sensible coun-
tries exact in legal way. This sys-
tenn is among one of the most rotten
abuses of big cities, and has caused
more corruption than any other evil.
1t is legalized blackmail of the worst
description. The present city officials
are not to blame for the system that
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

Raymond Robins is reported to have
attacked the ideals and governmental
policies of the South in recent
speech at Portland, Me-, and there has
arisen a controversy as to whether he
is southerner. Mr.. Robins read law
in the Office of the late o. T. Green, in
Ocala. When a boy he lived with Mr..
and Mrs. d. B. Mckay at Istachatta,
Fla, and there received his early edu-
cation. He at one time worked in the
commissary of the Dunnellon Phos-
plate company at Rockwell. He now
has a magnificent winter home on
Snow HILL" near Brooksville, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Mckay, with whom
Mr.. Robins lived at Istachatta when a
boy, were from Kentucky, and Mr..
Robins is thought to have come from
that state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13
LIGHT is PREPARING
TO DISSEMINATE LIGHT

Says the Tampa Times of our we'll
known, sawed-off solon:
"When / go to Tallahassee next
spring | hope to be better informed
than any member of either house as to
the needs of the people of Florida
to be SO informed that I will be able
to vote intelligently in behalf of the
commonwealth and at the same time
not work injury to any individual or
interest. For long time have been
studying conditions with that end in
view, and will continue my studies to
and throughout the legislative ses-
sion."
This statement was made to the
Times several days ago by Mr.. L. S.
Light, who has been nominated for
his third term in the house of repre-
sentatives from Marion county, and
who was a pleasant caller at this Of
flee. It is cause for regret that other
legislators do not take the same in
terest in state affairs, but go to Tai
lahassee wholly ignorant as to the
political, industrial and other needs of
the state and without any idea as to
how they intend to vote on important
measures.
Mr.. Light, in the opinion of the
Times, does not need to continue his
studies in order to be better informed
than great majority of the legisla-
tors, as his frequent contributions to
the newspapers on various topics
prove he is unusually well informed.
Because of his penchant for going to
the bottom of all questions, he is
known as "Old Facts and Figgers"
Light, and the nickname is one that
does him honor. If other Legislators
and legislative aspirants were as
studious as he, each legislative ses-
sion would be productive of great
good instead of being a grist mill for
freak and unfair laws.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13
ICE PLANT
PERHAPS FOR OCALA

It is reported on the streets that
Ocala is to have another ice plant. 1t
is said that the Florida Utilities COM
pany, which recently purchased the
plant of the Ocala Gas company, is
interested in the project. The Star
hears that Mr.. C. w. Hunter, Mr.. M.
j. Roess and Mr.. C. L. Anderson are
also interested in the proposed ice
manufactury.
The Star also understands that Mr.,
Solomon Benjamin has been figuring
on locating another ice plant here. Mr.,
Benjamin was interested in the ice
plant that formerly stood in the
northwest angle of the Seaboard and
Coast Line crossings.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

The mighty restorative power of
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
speedily causes all womanly troubles
to sappear-compels the organs to
properly perform their natural func-
tions, corrects displacemcnts, overcomes
irregularities, removes pain and misery
at certain times and brings back health
and Sta ength TO nervous, irritable and
exhausted women.
1t is wonderful prescription prepared
only from na ture's roots and herbs with
no alcohoI 10 falsely stimulate and no
narcotic to wreck the nerves. 1t banishes
pain, headache, backache, low spirits,
hot flashes, dragging-down sensation,
worry and rsleeplessness surely and with
out loss of time.
Get it now! All druggists. The cost
is modest, the restorative benefits truly
remarkable. Write Dr. Pierce, Invahd's
Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y, ior free 1876 page
book On woman's diseases. You may also
nave confidential nae1ic-I advice without
cost.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

1t is said the Lord loveth a cheer
full liar, in which case Josephus Dam
iels must be dear to his heart. jose
phus has figured out that the result
in Maine is a democratic victory. We
have always considered Maine re-
publican state, and do not believe the
vote Monday is an indication one way
or another of the result in November,
but an optimist who could call it a
democratic victory could also swear
that lemon was a peach.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

It's Francis P. Coffin, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John P. Coffin of Bradford
county, who will be a candidate for
Congress against Frank Clark in this
district. We don't suppose Frank
will ever know he has opposition. Mr..
and Mrs. John p. Coffin have achieved
nation wide fame by giving 100000
to the prohibition cause. It is said,
however, that the 100000 is in land,
not money; in which case the proceeds
are not likely to be available for this
campaign.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13
CITY OFFICIALS

Mayor. d. Robertson.
City Clerk and Assessor-H. C.
Sistrunk.
Tax Collector and Treasurer-W.
w. Clyatt.
City Attorney-F. R. Hooker.
City Physician-Dr. II. F. Watt.
City Marshal-R. L. Carter.
Chief Fire Departmental. S.
Chambers.
Superintendent Street Depart
ment-Robert Marsh.
Sanitary Inspector-G. w. Cleve-
land.
Superintendent Light and Water
Department.. G. Caldwell.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13
BOARD OF TRADE WILL
MEET FRIDAY EVENING

A special meeting of the board OF
trade will be held Friday evening at
1880 O'Clock, at which a number OF
important matters are to be consider
ed. Mr.. j. M. Meffert will have a
proposition to make with regard to is
suing bonds for the purpose of bring
ing new industries to Ocala. There
will be discussion of the proposed
state marketing bureau, which was
originally promoted by the Marion
County oBard of Trade. A delegation
will be named to attend the meeting
of the National Farmers Union in
Palatka in November
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

The Orlando Reporter-Star says
that Don McMullen is right where he
has always belonged. Cats candida
cy is having one good effect. 1t is
separating the sheep from the goats.
Banner.
Holy writ intimates there are more
goats than sheep.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

One of those ticky little sheets
which worship Cats says that if
Frank Clark does not bow down to its
nine-lived joss that he will lose his
political scalp. If Knott is declared the
nominee, and Clark goes on the stump
against Cats, that will be the finish
of Cats as far as the second district
is concerned. All Cats needs to de-
molish him in argument is man of
brains and courage.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

Says the Tampa Times of well
known and much beloved Methodist
leader: "After ffty-four years of
faithfuR service in the Methodist
church, Bishop Fl. C. Morrison may
retire next year. A man who has
served as minister for so long a
time ought to be able to write mar
velous book of memories"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

The "Cyclone," the paper which
Noel Mitchell, of st. Petersburg, indie
pendent candidate for governor, is is
suing, is surely live sheet. Noel is
something of a gymnast. He is par
ticularly proficient in skinning Cats.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

Society butterflies often make good
soldiers. Vernon Castle the dancer
volunteered into the British aviation
corps and was killed while flying over
the German lines.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

For lessons in elocution or coaching
in English or American literature or
history, phone 106 or call at residence,
404 South Lime street, for terms and
further information. Free use of large
library to pupils. sat-wed
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

taiI y the medicine
to give the results
that he states it
will. / took it for
woman's trouble.
My greatest trou.
BILE was falling of
the uterus, which |
fully believe was
corrected by the
medicine. Nervous
depression, a low
down enervation of
my general sys
tenn lack of energy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

The Star is not surprised at the de-
feat of Governor Harris by Dorsey in
Georgia. Dorsey is man with much
strength of character, and Harris is
almost too homeless to stand up.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

When ready to connect your plumb
ing with sewers or need tin work,
roofing, tanks, cutters, etc., plumb
ing, gas fitting, stove or general re-
pairing, phone 494 for P. A. Durand,
the plumber. 9-4-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

next second all might be over for him
and for the ship. Barrett rebuked
himself.
That's right Make it surer" he
cried
The tremor from the turbines. con-
inuous till now and evident always
between the shock of the Falcons
one in the little cabin felt 1t.
Il spoke with Mr.. Hanlon, sir" Dan
iels said TO Barrett as the commander
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

H. G. Wells believes the war will
end by March. Here's hoping this
prophecy will prove more true than
some others he has made.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

Americans won't weep if Bulgaria
is literally dosed with the same med
icine she helped ladle out so literally
for Serbia a year ago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

The meteoric career of Blease is
ended. Somehow, we always liked
Blease. He has his failings, but then
he is herman.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

Tampa Tribune talks like demo-
cratic paper every Monday. Other
six days in the week, it talks like
Cattspaw.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

loss of appetite and sleep, all made eMs-
tence undesirable l feel quite certain
that all women In my state of health will
receive as much good as ] did. But do
not stop taking it until you are welll"-
Mrs. j. l. BURKETT, 500 w. Monroe St.,
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

Miami high school opened Monday
with 235 pupils. Mr.. ]. HI. Workman,
for decade principal of the Ocala
high school, was in charge.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

If you can't succeed in business, fail
and try again.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13
CHAPTER II.
The Shadow of the Sword.

A DAZZLING fare! Blackness!
~ Peace for an instant, quiet like
N the peace of death. Then the
light of the sky, the glare of his
flaming ship and now, as Barrett NOV
ed, the tortures of the damned Bar
rett lay on his back on the deck. 1t
was hot, that riveted metal on which
he lay, hot everywhere he felt it.
Smoke swept over it. smoke dense and
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

A kind lie is almost always better
than an unkind truth.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

We carry full line of Thermos fill
ers. The Court Pharmacy. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

SELL FIN To ,>..i',ryt3nds He
said he stay TO KEEP r'.rrent for the
radio
Spurstow flung down his pliers and
touched the ke- The blue spark of
the radio raspcd across the spark gap
You can send now?' Blrrett cried
You can send?''
The operators wrist snapped down
The crash of his spark, leaping and
leaping as he pressed his key. shut
out just then all other sound in the
little steel walled room. 1t made an
swer and told that. as the ship went
down. only the turbines which turned
the screws had Ind to stop. To keep
the current for the radio 70 send mes
sages to the shore men still stayed at
their posts below.
"Hanlon. Hanlon!' Barrett gasped to
himself as the spark still rasped.
"Boy"-he bent over SpurStow. but
careful not to touch him-'.you are
getting them? You are getting them
at home now? Then send-send it all.
We found the feet, and they attacked
US. Don't say much of that That
doesn't count. Just that they attack
ed, and their force. They're twenty
two dreadnaughts in their fighting line
-fcur of the Zeus class, six of the
Trajan, four of the Pharaoh. six of the
Sargon. two of the Thor
He had fallen back now and was half
insensible Like Ensign Griswold, who
had fallen from the foretop he was
rambling on and on, repeating the
ships of the enemy over and over again.
For he had fallen. too. but not upon the
deck this time-into the water 1t was
cool and salty. but choking him. and
others were in the water too. Most of
them made no cry and did not thrash
at all, but when he looked at them
they sank quite easily. Indeed. only
one man near by was swimming at all
strongly. He did not seem hurt, and
as Barrett saw him now closer, he un.
derstood why. The man was in civil
ian's shirt and so could have hidden
till the last moment in some safer part
Of the ship. He had on life preserver
Barrett did not cry to him at all. Bar
rett was not asking him for help. but
he came beside Barrett and offered tt
hold him as well as he could. So Bar
rett saw it was Banland, and. as he
recognized him. Barrett pushed hin
away.
a
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13

It was a warm, humid evening of
August in northern Illinois. with the
leaves on the naples about the Ashby
home just beginning to turn red and
with the grass of the lawn sleek and
glistening. The grounds stretched for
a hundred yards to the road, which led
up and down gentle slopes to the busy.
prosperous little city of Elgin. three
quarters of mile away. AS Jim Ash
by was the third of his name to stake
his fortune there. success was coming
to him quickly and easily.
$50 you're sure therell be no trou
ble?" asked Ashby's brother-in-law,
Wendell.
Absolutely! The Europeans are
withdrawing their cruisers from all
ports In the Caribbean and showing
complete compliance with our de
r.dS I"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-13
A JACKSONVILLE WOMAN
ENDORSES OURSTATEMENT

Jacksonville, Fla.-"I wish to say that
Or. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is GER
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CONTINUED Tomorrow
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Continued from Yesterday