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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

Ur d smInlfs, eyeu, rIKaDle iooK-
ing girl of sixteen or seventeen The
picture was rather faded; 1t was seven
or eight years old. Bob remembered It
well. Garry had had it back in mid
shipman days. The girl was the one
who came down to Annapolis, all flush
ed and excited, for Garry's graduation
and who had danced with him all but
three Of the numbers at the "hop."
The other photograph was picture Of
her, too-a photograph recently taken
showing how beautiful that laughing
little girl had become, how happy Gar
ry had made her, and photographed
with her was a little boy of four
(Starnes had married the year after he
graduated; Bob was his best NAM,
very like his mother and a good deal
like Garry, too, and wearing proudly
as band for his straw sailor hat
ribbon, "U. S. S. Arizona"
Bob bent and gazed closely at the
picture of the little boy, and sudden
~ and quite unconsciously his eyes
blurred
That's great kid" he said to Garry
after a minute.
Hes all right" Garry winked and
looked away. He was pleased that
Bob had noticed the picture, but he
did not want to talk about 1t. "You
mighty near got 1T above, Bob"
Garry had not been close enough to
suffer from the explosion. but he was
badly shaken. He had had to make
more Of an adjustment perhaps than
Wendell, for Bob. forty hours before,
had seen a man destroyed, and he had
gone off and left the body beside the
road because 1t was war. 1t was yet
novel to Garry, though he had played
the pretense in practice many times to
go about his business after men on
the ship had just been killed.
A mess man of the detail who
brought on board the officers baggage
appeared at the door with Bob's bags.
Garry received them and opened them
on his bunk
You're rather "a sight. Garry in
formed Bob, You'd better make a
complete change If you haven't ev-
erything you want / guess my things'll
Mt you. And, by the way, you might
as well battle now. Every ones been
ordered to-
Wendell looked about quickly. The
order for every one to battle and put
on clean clothes was the preliminary
Of battle, a precaution taken so that
expected wounds would be as clean as
might he lyon mean we're going out
soon?
Looks like it
Bob went to the shower bath. When
he returned Garry was gone, but the
next moment rejoined Wendell in the
room.
-How's Varney?" asked Bob.
pretty much hurt about the head.
but he's conscious. and the doc thinks
he'll pull through, but he'll not fight
his turret in this scrap. They're TAX
ing him ashore to the hospital, and two
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

saw the dead men. too. but he did
not concern himself with them. He
gave no greater concern at that mo
ment to the officer who had been su-
perintending the taking on of am
munition, who now lay unconscious
While Bob still chung to him the Of
fcer Of the deck gazed overhead anil
He gave curt order for resuming the
work of taking on ammunition. then
he spoke TO Wendell "All right. now
Bob regained some steadiness. apollo
gized, and reported himself
go below" the officer of the deck
directed, land rs soon as you are your.
self report to the captain and inform
him that you report for duty"
Bob dizzily went below A surgeon
had appeared to give attention to the
ofhcer-he was a lieutenant named
Varney-who had fallen AS Bob turn
ed about men of the doctors detail
were lifting the bodies of the men who
had been killed The loading of am
munition and the work of painting the
ship had ceased only for the few sec
onds before and following the explo
sion; the staying of four men and the
wounding of others had interrupted no
one of the unhurt who had work to do
Wendell. on his way TO quarters
where he could wash. passed through
the wardroom. Everything which be
fonged there had been slowed away
electric fans. china. plate glass and
looking glasses; battle ports were
closed. A junior lieutenant-''Garry"
Starnes-who had been a classmate
and close friend at Annapolis, ap-
peared and led Bob into his room
From that room. too. all breakables
had been removed. Bob was used to
the baroness of the rooms as a pre-
Hminary to the firing of the big guns
in battle practice. but the baroness
affected him differently now.
In addition to absolutely essential ar
ticles, there was nothing In Garry's
room but two photographs in leather
frames fastened above the desk. Bob
gazed at one Of the photographs; it was
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27
Continued from Yesterday
CHAPTER TX.
Cleared For Action.


YTAYNE brought the launch to
Akf the side of the Arizona as
" " the blue aeroplane headed
into the wind from the sea
and Unanswered for position overhead
1t was plain that the pilot was to
drop bombs again but Wendell with
Ross and Fulton just behind. climbed
to the deck of the battleship. and
now. as they were in sight of other
officers and men. they did not even
look up at the menace overhead.
The Arizona. as Wendell had OBJ
served as he approached. was cleared
for action Everything movable which
had been on the deck had disappeared
--davits. boats. railing. stanchions
f1agstaffs and ventilators. A crew of
painters at work forward were finish
ing the prescribed nothing of the
ship. The officer of the deck was
standing OH the side toward the dock
with another officer experimenting the
taking on of ammunition. The officer
of the deck. glancing up at the aero
plane shouted an order for the men
to cease bringing powder Wendell
approached him tensely. From direct
" overhead-as nearly overhead as
the pilot of the plane could calculate
an aerial torpedo was descending upon
his ship Wendell knew this without
looking up Ross. who was beside
him, knew 1t. as did Fulton. who fol-
lowed. The officer of the deck. turn
ing, saw the three Junior lieutenants
and cried to them to take cover. At
the same instant cry of alarm came
from a seaman who was standing far
Their forward, and shouts from others
on the docks gave warning, cut short
In the middle by shock and roar
which battered and deafened. Bob
Wendell. swaying and grabbing for
support, caught the shoulder of some
one. The gas from the explosion
choked and stided him. Pain In his
eyes blinded him for moment: then
he coughed the gas from his lungs
and was able to look about.
A seaman lay on his face at Bob's
feet; there was a horrid hole in his
back; it needed no second glance to
see that Sse man was dead. Further
forward. three bodies were piled up at
the barbette of No. 2 turret
The officer of the deck-it was he
against whom Bob had been thrown
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

1t has been generally well proven
that man who swaggers around,
brags of toting gun, threatens to
use it, and tells how he stood at such
and such time with finger on trig-
ger, is bully and coward. In adj
dition to this, such men are absolutely
repugnant to decent citizens, who de-
sire to observe the law and rules of
common sense. And, as a general
thing, quiet and law abiding citizen,
if he ever becomes really angered, can
either whip or COW down any such
swashbuckler. The Jacksonville Free
Press, whose columns abound with
abuse for all who disagree with it,
has Don Bombasteo Furioso of that
boastllg and bullying breed on its
staff. This person, who thinks he is
funny, and tries to make other people
believe he is fierce, writes under the
nom de plume of "Bear Cat from
Big Swamp" It's a safe bet that any
ordinarily brave man could stick fire
cracker in corncob and run him out
of town. He went to Tallahassee the
other day, and wrote story about his
experiences while there, from which
we Gull the following choice para
graph, just to show our law-abiding
citizens what sort of bunch expects
to be in charge of the state after Jan.
1, 1917:
Tuesday morning the good, old
fearless Daily Democrat published its
news version of the evidence produced
Monday and thereupon Bolter Knott's
auditor, w. S. Murrow, got hot in the
collar and 'lathered all over and
foamed at the mouth and 'cussed a
blue streak Gee! he was 'sho' mad
dcr'n wet hen. So he went right
after Mr.. Milton Smith, who publishes
the Daily Democrat, using language
no real gentleman should use. Mr..
Smith, who is one of those very
sturdy gentlemen, never loses his
temper and just let Mr.. Murrow blow
off and run down. and there was no
need of an undertaken or even a ply
stefan. But the feeling between Mr..
Smith and his friends and Mr.. Muir
row and his friends is plainly appar-
ent and we are all standin' round with
our finger on the trigger and if indis-
Greet persons happen to strike a
match, look out" for the battle of
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

Or the men 'LnaC were got Tor gooQ We're
gunners. One was Ferris of the Kan
sas. Remember him? The best point
er on the ship.'
Wendell realized that the sound of
the anti-air craft guns had ceased. It
surprised him. when he thought of it.
that he did not take trouble to find out
what had happened to the machine
and that Starnes did not concern him
self about it either. The fate of one
aeroplane, which no longer was men
now upon them.
What. Are you here?" Starnes
questioned. Watch and divisional of
icer, Bob?"
That's what the orders said which
got oD the train. / haven't seen the
old man yet. You're still on fire con-
troll, Garry?''
Yep"
"Foretopf"
Right I'm In charge there And
you've turret?''
"No. 2, Wayne thought He said On
the way over he understood he's to be
my junior"
Garry shook his head. Not any
longer-not If they're carrying Varney
ashore! / don't mean you won't have
the turret; mean you'll have it all to
yourself. and Wayne'l have a turret,
too. or Ross will have the turret and
Wayne take division of fives by him,
self"
Wendell glanced about quickly. 1t
was not like Carry to find fault. he
was notorious for ca gerness to take on
two mems work in an emergency
cheerfully and as though he preferred
1t. His battle station. as he had just
been told, was chief fire control officer
I'm the tops. His business when the
alarm bells should Doom through the
ship and the bugles should blow Gen
eral quarters was to lead his spot
ters'' to the top of the foremost and
through his telescope watch for the
splash of the Arizona 5 shells
At ten or twelve miles distance the
initial range could only he approx
mated. so Starnes as fire control Off
Ger would spot the splash of the
great shells as they struck the sea
about the enemy, His duty would be
to estimate the distance of the splash
beyond or short or 10 the right or to
the left Of the target. to telephone his
estimate instantly IN the chief fire con
troll station far below the armOr and
the water. from which there would 90
to the guns the instructions for the
correction of the sights. so the next
shots would he closer and the next
might hit.
Garry was naturally adapted to this
work and hsid been trained to extraor
binary skill IN it there was no better
man Of any rank FOR this work in
the feet: So the fact Of his being chief
fire control officer in the foretop he
trayed no weakness Of personnel
The fact o. WendclI's appointment
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

Kitten Rockwell, the young Ameri-
can aviator, who was killed fighting
for France the other day, is almost
kin to our own people. He was born
in Marion county, S. c., which county
is named after the same Revolution
airy hero that our county was named
for. People from that county of
South Carolina brought the name TO
Florida and many of their descend
ants live here.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

When we see all the millinery shops
there are in town, and what lalla-
pearly-loosa goods they are display
ing, we are sorry for the poor fell
lows who are going to have to dig
down deep after the coin for hats and
ribbons and bibbons.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

An American soldier is being held
incommunicado in Mexican Jail be-
cause a Mexican soldier was killed in
row he and some of his comrades
caused between Americans and Mex
leans. If our government has any
spunk, it will insist that the man
wearing it's uniform is at once return
ed to his command.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

There are quite many California
peaches on the market now. They
look good outside but they are tough
and insipid inside. We suppose they
have to be tough to make the 5000
mile trip.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

Verdun' would sound like a Fourth of
July celebration on a farm in COM
parison. We are anxiously hoping
Mr.. Cats will show up with 'his'n'
with which he killed so many niggers
back in 'Ole Alabam.'"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

Says Life: "The republicans Gold
style) are not pleased with Mr.. Will
son, but that is not surprising since he
does not try to please them. But if
tire democrats are not pleased with
him they are geese, for he is really a
democrat. The question is how many
real democrats there are in the coun-
try"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

The Georgia democratic convention
disobeyed Tom Watson's orders and
endorsed the administration of Wood
row Wilson.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

If that hole on Tuscawilla street
alongside the primary school goes
down much deeper, it will extend to
China, and that will help the school
children out in their geography stud
ins
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

The Tampa Times issued great
"made in Tampa" edition Monday. 1t
was fine paper and splendid testi-
monial to the growth and enterprise
Of the gulf city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

w. X. LANE, Nj. -, Physician and
Surgeon, specialist Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Law Library Building. Ocala.
Florida. II
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

The South today is the most Amer
lean part of the Union. It's for the
old flag with or without an appropria-
ton.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

This world will never be entirely
safe and sane until women have too
much sense to paint their faces.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

Ever notice how it livens the town
up to have the children going to
school?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

Wilson, says Ida M. Tarbell, has i'm
proved the world.
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CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

per dollar than any other car IN the
Uorld.
This too, is the belief of the thousands
and thousands of Maxwell owners. And
these beliefs are supported by actual and
tangible facts. We actually knoGO that
within the entire history of the automo-
bile business, no motor car-in any class
or at any price-ha equalled the Maxwell
i'm honest dollar for dollar value.
And if you will examine a Maxwell, ride
in it, compare it with other cars, consider
its splendid record, reputation and past
performances, you too. Uiu knOIO 1t.
Call or phone for demonstration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-27

WV JAYNE brought the launch to
M the side of the Arizona as
" Y the blue aeroplane headed
IL. .1,.a
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-28
CRAWFORD ESCAPES
THE DEATH PENALTY
And Has an Even Chance
of Coming Free.

Florian Reubin Crawford, sentenced
to death in the Dade county circuit
court last spring for the murder of
J. C. Keen, and afterwards given a
new trial, has just come through that
second trial with the shadow of death
lifted.
What makes the case of interest
here is the fact that Crawford the
murderer, and Keen, his victim, were
once citizens of the Bannerville Sec
ton in this county. They moved
away some four years ago. A num-
Der of their old neighbors were called
to Miami last week to testify for and
against Crawford's character.
The jury in the second trial which
came to an end on Wednesday, failed
to agree. Ten of the jurors stood
for conviction with a recommendation
to mercy, while the other two were
divided, one for second degree murder,
and one for acquital. The jury was
out all night Tuesday. There was no
hope of agreement. and Judge Bran
ming took the verdict, which was as
noted. The foreman said: Judge,
your honor, after going through and
discussing the matter, we find that
we cannot arrive at any verdict. We
cannot agree"
The jury was then dismissed and
Crawford taken back to the county
Jail where he will be held until the
May term of court, when Judge Bran
ming expects to hold the third trial of
the case.
But Crawford, though unquestion-
ably guilty of the death of Joseph
Carleton Keen, is not going to die m
the gallows. He will not, however, be
admitted to bond. The judge said he
would not permit that, owing to fact
that he had once been convicted
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-28
DOPE FIEND'S LOGIC.

The man was evidently suffering.
He had been addicted to "dope" and
the restrictions placed upon his lib
critics by the Federal law was giving
him additional irritation. He stated
that thousands of votaries of dope
were suffering like himself by the
restrictions placed on their personal
rights by this law.
This man and those who are going
through the same "hell' of depriva-
ton say that this Harrison law and
like prohibitive sumptuary laws mere
ly make new criminals out of drug
sellers and drug-users, inasmuch as
the law cannot be strictly enforced.
Public sentiment in the dope"
communities does not support the en-
forcement of this law, therefore it is
an improper law.
The users of opium and cocaine in
all their forms will persist in using
them, the vendors will persist i'll
vending. the makers will persist in
making.
The federal law depriving these peo-
pie of their Cooke" is such an in
Ifringment upon personal liberty as is
incompatible with fundamental DEM
ocracy.
Small wonder that the Chinese users
threaten to go back to China and the
Russian user back to Russia and the
French user back to France, where
no such interferences are attempted.
Let 'em go.
What is all this about-booze? No.
Dope. Just a little intellectual ex-
ercise in logic. Try it on your men
tai piano.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-28
Florida Oranges in California.

Some ten days before Christmas.
DR.. A. M. Steen of this city bouUht a
box of oranges and tangerines of John
Mallem which he sent by express to
Mr.. Chris. Wentz of La Mesa, Califor-
MIA, a town about eleven miles from
San Diego.
Many people here, including some
prominent growers, were of opinion
that the California authorities would
not let the fruit enter that state, and
the editor of The News, who had a
particular interest in the box, he hav-
ing personally packed it with choice
selected fruit of his own raising and
for the Christmas trade, was quite
well satisfied from inquiries made
that the box would never reach its des-
tination.
But it did; it reached Mr.. VENT in
good order and without any delay. DR.
Steen has had an acknowledgment of
the present and Mr.. Wentz was par
ticularly delighted with the fine quail
ity of the fruit. so we'll pleased in
deed that he gave out samples to
manv of his neighbors. He pronounc-
ed them the hest ever: said that he
had never seen a seedless orange he
fore, and has asked to be informed
concerning the variety. The editor
does not know now, if he ever did. but
viii make enquiry.
ANYWAY it is satisfaction to him
10 know that some real oranges have
been seen in California-and eaten.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-28
Let Us Keep Cool

Starke Telegraph: Let's refuse to
get excited. 1t may be true that our
democratic state committee went lit
tie too far in trying to purge the
party of persons believed to owe
higher allegiance to some other Or
ganization, but it is not the first time
that a representative body acting in
limited time made a mistake, nor is
it likely to be the last time that such
a mistake will be made. Such er-
rors are common enough. They are
generally followed by reconsideration
and everything is again serene. This
will doubtless be the case in this in
stance. The committee will probably
be reconvened and the Objectionable
resolutions will be rescinded or great
ly modified. This should close the in
cident. There is no occasion for
Mysteries, though there is plenty of
evidence that some of the agitatorS
who are always with US in one guise
or another, would like to harangue us
into fever heat.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-28
Farris Opens The Campaign

Orlando Reporters Star: Ion L. Far
ris, candidate for governor, formally
onened his campaign for governor
Saturday in Ocala, the town in which
he spent his boyhood days. Mr.. Far
ris was given an ovation, we are in
formed. and reviewed at some length
his public career, directing attention
to the remedial and beneficial legis-
lation which he had assisted and stood
sponsor for during his four sessions in
the legislature Mr.. Farris has had
a career of public service of which
any man might be proud. 1t requires
no mean ability for man to esno-
the cause of the people as AGAINST
the interests and have an uninterrupt-
ed career of success from = county
81 important in the affairs of tho state
as Duval This Farris has done with
remarkable consistency. He has al
ways declared himself on public ques-
tions and has not depended upon pus-
syfoot methods to land in office. He
stands suuarelv by the resolutions Of
the Democratic executive committee
against the injection of religious
issue into the politics of the rtate end
assert his belief in home rule and the
local ortion principle as being The
Democratic way of settling all public
questions of a local nature. Pos
sessing a r|easing personality. being
an able debater and having = good
record tn drew unon for campairn ma
terial Mr.. Farris will he an imnor-
tant figure in the race for governor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-28
A Florida Democrat Is

Tampa Tribune: A white man,
who maintains allegiance to the
Democratic party, who votes its tick
ct in general elections, is EMIT
participation in the primaries of the
party, regardless of his religious, So
cial or fraternal affiliations or rela-
tions. These relations have nothing
to do with his party loyalty.
A Guardian of Liberty or what
ever such organization may be called
if he votes the Democratic ticket and
supports the nominees and the plat.
form of the party, is as good Dem.
ocrat as a Catholic or Methodist OF
Presbyterian, and what he may
think about religion or any sect OF
faith or denomination of religion cuts
no figure whatever in his Democracy
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-28
Will Receive an Ovation

Tampa Times: Collins Gillett,
president of the Tampa Board Of
Trade, deserves and will receive an
ovation when he returns to the city
from Washington, where he has been
waging a highly successful campaign
for government aid in the fight
against the citrus canker. No man
ever made finer showing before any
committee of the senate or house than
Mr.. Gillett made before the agicul-
tural committee in pleading for aid
in the efforts of Floridians to stamp
out this pest. He not only spoke con-
vincingly, but was "there" with an
answer to every question put to him.
Collins Gillett is not only a great as
set to Tampa, but to all Florida as
well.