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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
PLUMBING ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED
By the Council Over the Mayors Veto
and 1t Becomes Effective
Immediately

Council last night passed the plumb
ing ordinance over the veto of Mayor
Robertson and it becomes a, law i'm
mediately. The measure provides that
property owners affected shall make
house connections with the new city
sewerage system within so days after
notified by the plumbing inspector. H.
S. Minshall, master plumber, who
has been connected with H. w. Tuck
er, was elected inspector by council,
following the passage of the ordi-
nance. Mr.. Minshall received eight
out of nine votes, with five applicants
for the position.
The mayor, in a message to council
vetoing the ordinance, makes five
objections, and says that there are
many more that he might urge
against the measure. He objects to
council delegating its powers to a
board consisting of the sanitary COM
mittee of that body, the city health
officer and the plumbing inspector. He
does not think that council should
delegate its powers to the sanitary
committee. Council did not think that
it would be practicable for council to
act as a whole.
"The evils of the council delegating
its authority" says the mayor in his
message, shave been recently shown
by its payment for 100 yards of sew
erage rock excavation on North Main
street at So per yard, when there was
nc rock excavations whatever. 1t is
also shown in the recent contract for
the cement reservoir in connection
with the new water and light plant,
when payment will be made for work
that is wholly deficient and for which
taxpayers do not get value received,
and clearly shows waste of the city
funds and a reckless expenditure" 1t
was said, in answer to this objection,
that council had paid for the rock ex-
cavations after the city engineer had
given his approval. Engineer Henney
explained during the evening that the
leaks which had been found in the
reservoir were being repaired, and
that a thorough test was being made
to locate any further leaks. Mr.. Hen
ney was asked by Councilman Meffert
if he thought that the reservoir prop
erly constructed. Mr.. Henney said
very emphatically that he thought it
was.
The mayor thinks that the council
as whole should pass on the qualifi-
cations of persons wanting to engage
in the plumbing business in the city.
Council thought it proper for the
plumbing board to do the examining
1t was pointed out that council could
always be appealed to if necessary.
The mayor finds that any misunder-
standing between plumber and the
plumbing inspector should be submit
ted to council instead of to the plumb
ing board, whose decision in the mat
ter the ordinance makes final. Council
did not see any merit in this objec-
ton.
The mayor contends that under Sec
ton Is of the measure property own
ers, who already have installed plumb
ing that might be perfectly sanitary
in every respect, would be forced to
the expense of making change. 1t
was pointed out that the ordinance
elsewhere provides that the inspector
shall determine whether or not
plumbing is sanitary.
81 see no good reason" says Mayor
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06

Meffert or Joseph Bell, were here,
they would be in no danger of getting
jugged for exceeding. the speed limit;
they would more likely be ordered by
the police to get a move on as they
We're blocking the road; tho if my
memory serves me the former was
pulled once in Philadelphia because he
didn't know the port side from the
starboard side of the street.
H. G.. Packham.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
PHILADELPHIA LETTER

Philadelphia is the headquarters of
three of the largest railroad corpora
tions in the country and consequently
was very much interested in the inn
pending strike and it's outcome, and
though there is spirit of relief in the
fact that it has been averted, the gen
eral opinion of a large part of the peo-
pie and the entire press of the city is
that Congress should have kept it's
hands off and that the solution that
has been arranged for is wrong and
not in the interest of the public which
will eventually have to pay the bill.
In counting up the cost of rail-
road strike it was found that there
was ten days provisions of meat al
ways on hand, and that the supply of
coal was about the same, while the
supply of milk and vegetables could
be largely kept up thru the medium of
boats and autos, and it certainly takes
a lot of these to keep city of this
size going, especially the babies milk.
There are two large firms in our
neighborhood who bring their milk
from the country, sterilize, bottle and
distribute to customers, one firm 40,-
600 and the other $4,000 quarts each
day, and / suppose there are others
in the city as large.
Another thing that has been exer-
oic tho oo,,, ,,,,1p;fx, n rrraa& Joo1
lately is the plague of infant paralysis,
and while it is called "infant" it is in
no wise confined to babies, but seems
to attack older children and grown
people also. The quarantine certainly
| is big nuisance; to get on to ferry
boat one must pass between Gordon
of police who snatch out every child
and even look suspiciously as a big
man carrying a suitcase for fear he
has baby concealed inside. Philadel-
phia has 760 Sunday schools, all of
which have been out of commission for
the last four Sundays, as the board of
health has forbidden any child under
16 years of age to attend, and the
public say schools which always open
the day after Labor Day are not to be
started this year until the goth of
September, and not then unless there
is some decrease in the number of
cases. Children are not allowed on
trains or in moving picture shows and
not only are they barred from Sunday
schools, but notice is posted on the
church doors that no children under
sixteen will be admitted to any SER
vice.
Philadelphia has always been con-
sidered slow town, but since the ad-
vent of the automobile there has cer-
i tainly been grand awakening and
the city fathers have just passed an
ordinance reducing the speed limit
thru the business part of the city to
20 miles an hour, this being made
necessary from the fact that during
the daylight hours and for sometime
after 1000 cars pass the city hall
every hour. But while the speed limit
has been restricted in the center ot
| the city it does not effect the resi-
and at any hour of the day cars are
going past our place making 40 to sc
miles an hour. OF course, there are 9
few accidents but there is decided
| improvement lately in that respect
for last Sunday they only killed 81,
while the previous Sunday the mum
ber was thirteen. If some of Ocala's
lspeedists-say for instance, Bruc,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
In Spite of Desperate Resistance, Allies Press
Steadily Onward
UMANA REPORT THAT THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RESISTED ALL ATTEMPTS OF BGAR!
AND TURKS To CROSS DANUBE RIVER

London, Sept. 6.-The British drive
on the Somme front continues. Lon
don announces the capture of Leuze
wood with an advance all along the
front last night. Fighting continues
here and around Ginchy.
The French report states German
attacks on the newly won French po-
sitions on the Somme front have
broken down. German attacks in
other sections also failed.
, The Rumanian war office announced
this morning that all German and
Bulgarian attempts to invade eastern
Rumania were defeated, the Ruman-
ians retaining the entire front east of
the Danube river.
The Rumanian invasion of Austria
continues with success.
Petrograd reports that Russian
troops have captured the Teutonic
: fortified position in the region of
lower Gorodenka, and the Teutons are
retreating northwest. Forty-five hun
dred German prisoners have been
taken in this region so far.
Violent artillery actions as reported
in the Doiran and Struma sectors of
~the Macedonian front.
A dispatch from Weymouth, Eng
land, reports the sinking of the Dan
ish steamer Jeanne. The crew was
saved.
TEUTONS ADMIT LOSS OF CLERY
Berlin, Sept. 6.-The Germans
admit the loss of Clerv ON the Somme
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
WING THEIR WAY
OVER THE WAVES
Immense Zeppelins Have Been Built
to Garry Mails from Germany
to America
ASSOCIATED Press)

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Morros Epstein,
the German-American Alliance agent,
who has just returned from Europe,
declared this morning that two armed
Zeppelins had been built to carry the
mails between Berlin and the United
States. He said they had been named
America and Deutschland. They will
make the trip in 72 hours and carry
60 tons, according to Mr.. Epstein.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
HOLDS OUT HOPE

The House didn't send the revenue
bill to conference formally because
Republican Leader Mann wanted time
to read it. Democratic Leader Kitchin
said Congress would probably adjourn
tomorrow.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
MRS. BARNES CONFESSED
TO THE MURDER
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Mrs. Iva Barnes
has confessed, the police said today
that she shot and killed her husband
James r. Barnes in Washington Parl
|last night. Barnes was the Chicago
representative of a New York soar
firm. Mrs. Barnes first claimed hel
husband shot himself. They had beer
Iestranged and Barnes visited his wif'
llast night in an attempt to settle Their
affairs out of court. His divorce sui
Iwas set for a hearing today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
ITALIAN STEAMER
CARRIES ARMS
Guns on the Deck of the Netto Re-
ported to Washington
Authorities
ASSOCIATED Press)

Newport News, Va, Sept. 6.-The
Italian steamer Netto arrived here to-
day with two guns on deck. The are
for defense, the captain said. The
fact that the ship carried guns was
reported to Washington.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
WILL BE NEUTRAL
Convention of Women Will Not Crit
icise Any of the Presidential
Candidates
(Associated Press)

Atlantic City, Sept. 6.-The Ma
.tipnal Woman's Suffrage Association
meeting here won't criticise as an or
ganization any presidential candidate
because of suffrage views, according
t0 leaders of the association.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
(Associated Press)
Av|AT0RS INJURED
British Officer and Harvard Studen
Took a Tumble at Buffalo
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Buffalo, Sept. 6.-Major w. C.
Campbell, British army officer and
Theodore Dekruijess, a Harvard stud
ent, were seriously hurt in a 5O0-foot
with an aeroplane at the Curtiss avia-
tion school here today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
A NECESSARY PRECAUTION

Superintendent Marsh has recon-
mended that the city place fence
around the old lime pit in the north
western section of the city. Council
has given the street committee pow.
er TO act.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
MONEY FOR AGED
AND INFIRM MINISTERS
Four Million Dollars Collected by
Presbyterians for the Fund
(Associated Press)

Philadelphia, Sept. 6.-The Presby-
terians have collected four million
dollars of the ten million dollar fund
for aged and disabled ministers and
their dependents, it was announced
here today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
HELPED OUT HENRY
Council Simplified Some of the Labor
of the City Clerk

Council last night passed over the
head of the mayor an ordinance to
simplify the work of the city clerk in
keeping his books. The measure had
been prepared at the request of the
clerk, and it had been pointed out that
it simply did away with unnecessary
work. The mayor appears to have
misunderstood the purpose of the or
dinance.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06

Mr.. ]. w. Davis of Summerfield,
was business visitor to the city yes
terday. Mr.. Davis says he is now
bailing an unusually good summer
crop of beggar weed hay.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
WOULDN'T EXCUSE WILLIE
Darkey Who Killed Old Man Avery
at Gainesville Must Take
the Drop
Associated Press)

Tallahassee, Sept. 6.-Willie Tur-
ner, negro who was sentenced to
hang for the murder of A. V. Avery at
Gainesville, was denied writ or er-
|ror by the supreme court today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06

1Please don't forget Jnat we carry
|the famous NORRIS candies, the best
made. Fresh each week. The Court
Pharmacy. II
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06

We give prescription work prompt
attention and what the doctor orders
you get. The Court Pharmacy. tt
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
LIBRARY BUDGET APPROVED

Council has approved the budget
which the finance committee prepar-
ed for the library.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06

Howard Academy, the colored
school, will open Monday, Sept. 18.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-09-06
TEUToNs ADMIT LOSS OF cLERY

Berlin, Sept. 6.-The Germans
admit the loss of Clery on the Somme
front.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
FAD FOR BLACK AND WHITE
CONTINUES.

n INCE colors may be difficult to
obtain this summer the manu-
~ facturcrs have seen to it that the
girl of the period shall have every
chance to array herself becomingly in
black and white.
The window of a certain shop. for
instance, is decorated entirely with
articles in the magpie tints. First
are shown lengths of taffcta and
other costume silks in striking
combinations OF black and white
In some of these the ground Is black
and the designs. usually running ones
instead of figures. is in white. In
others the groundwork is white and
the design black. For once the de-
signers have got away from the old
time foulard figures, and the dot and
dash effects OF SO many former years
Is seen no more.
In front of this background Of silk
are arranged stockings-white striped
with black even white with Futurist
checks of black. Then there are black
and white shoes. black and white
pa soils, black and white hats. bla ok
and white gloves.
Even white handkerchiefs with
broad borders Of black are no longer
confined for use to persons in mourn
ing. They go perfectly with the black
and white costumes which will be SO
smart this summer. and they also are
exhibited in this window.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
Need Not Propose Outright

81 can stand it no longer. am
leaving for good" she explained.
"But where will you GOT" asked
the bachelor.
ITO the river; shall drown my
self" said Victoria, overlooking the
evidence Of the bag.
YOU shall marry me at once" said
tho bachelor, and she did, that very
night.
Unkind persons said that the OK
bachelor was surprised later TO dis
cover on what good terms his wife
and her family were, but that Is an
other story.
These illustrations serve 10 show
that, to use an old and very vulgar
proverb, there are more ways Of kill
Ing n dog than by choking him TO
death with butter. To say bluntly
"Will you marry me?" TO n man is
10 alarm him; to create in him n de
sire to fly to the uttermost parts OF
tho earth. But let the maiden set hci
scene skillfully. skil1fully choose hcI
TOPICS of conversation and she car
have any masculine persons whose af.
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Then. after a while, he began Ia
get Careless. He Loafed on tho Job.
He came down Late of a morning and
ran in a little Overtime on his
lunch-hour. OF an afternoon, when
he was Supposed to be out on busi-
ness for the Firm, he'd Cop of an
hour or so for himself in Artistic
Fashion and spend it in Billiards or
simply Hot-Airing with the Bunch.
1t never occurred to him that ha
was Stealing from the Boss-Just as
much stealing as though he'd put his
hand in the Till and then withdrawn
it with some OF the Cash sticking to
his Fingers.
Also. the Boss was Paying him for
his Best Efforts. and here he was with
his Pep all gone and. at best, giving
but Grudging Effort in return for the
Pay Envelope. That envelope. by the
way, hadn't grown Careless. or lost
its Pep or even Loafed on its job
il was always on Time to the Minute
on Pay Day and-Correct.
II took long, long time for Our
Hero to Wake Up. But he did, at
last--with a Jolt. The Boss, who was
Human after all. called him in ons
day and gave it 10 him Straight from
the Shoulder. He didn't Pull Any
Rough Stuff but he did use Plain
Words. pointing out just what the
Young Fellow was doing that was
Dishonest and just how he was In
juring himself by his actions. Then
the Boss told him he'd either do his
Work the Right Way or Get the Can.
Face to face with that Ultimatum,
o. II. began to Understand. And that
old standby, Fear of-Losing ones
Job. bobbed up and got In its Good
Work. So Our Hero began once more
to Think Straight
Moral:-It you aren't Satisfied with
your Job, get Another: but as long
as you Take Money from the Boss
give more than Value Received-Play
the Game according to the Rules.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02

ton, pancakes must be served at some
meal then or the family will have to
take the consequences. As to what
those consequences are no two people
are agreed. There are those who be-
lieve that these mystic cakes ward
off sickness; there are others who
believe that they ward off certain an
imal pests. Even those who have
never heard exactly what their virtue
is believe in being on the safe side
and serving them anyway on general
principles.
And there's never a housewife but
eating these. wonders why she does
not give them to her people oftener.
FOR they are very delicious.
, Plain pancakes are made IS fol-
ows -Four heaping tablespoonful
Of flour mixed with sufficient milk to
make a good batter. Add the beaten
lastly add the well-beaten whites of
the eggs. Melt tablespoonful OF
butter in a frying pan, pour in bat
Ter until the bottom Of the pan Is
thinly covered. Bake brown on both
sides. When done fold like an ONE
let, strewing sugar seasoned with
powdered cinnamon between the
folds.
For Jelly pancakes make batter
Of five beaten eggs, two tablespoon
fuls Of melted butter, three cupfuls
Of milk and about a quart of prepared
-four. Mix we'll and fry in a large
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02

watch mel"
Mrs. Townbred pretended to shake
her head mournfully from side to side.
You're gone, Ruthvin. you're gone"
she said. There is no hope-and all
because you opened seed catalogue!
Just think OF 1t! Never, never again,
alas. will you be content with life In
thriving acknowledgements"
Jaw, forget it," growled Mr.. Town
bred. Say, Frieda, is it too late to
plant any OF those flowers you raise
from bulbs? see here where you
can buy them by the dozen. express
prepaid, for-for-"
And he reached for tho catalogue.
Copyright. 1915, by Edward Riddle
PadgetO.
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he was immune to interruption. SO
intent was he upon the golden prom
iscs of vegetables and flowers in pro-
fusion.
At length, however, he raised his
head and tossed his pencil upon the
table. '1t comes to s7.63." he an
nounced with an air of finality.
Mrs. Townbrcd gasped: then she
threw back her head and laughed I'M
restrainedly. Tits got YOU" she
exclaimed. ITO think OF it! Great
goodness. what will become of our
fair place If you take to messing
around"
Mr. Townbred scowled. You think
it's funny, don't you" he retorted.
well | just guess ! have a right to
plant things on my own place, haven't
II? And even though l don't know
anything about farming, I've got
brains enough to follow printed d.
rections and-and-and-"
ooh. Ruthvin Townbred! To think
you've como to this"
Mr.. Townbred pushed back his
chair. "IIang it all. Freda," he
growlod. whats so darn funny about
it? Isn't it perfectly natural that
should take an interest in"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
Used SuQar B01U1s AS Cups
NOT HAMPERED TRADITION AND
CONVINTIONAIIrY AS ARE WOMEN. /,

was given by tho spoonful Of Italian
vermouth which had been poured
over the fruit.
But when the next course camo on
tho guests were oven more delighted.
The next course consisted of cream of
mushroom sour delicious but com
monplaCc enough The unique thing
about It was that It was served in
covered cups of blue and white china,
tho tops of which were pointed TO
give n sort Of pineapple shape.
They we're very lovely indeed. 80
lovely that each anxious lady de-
mandcd TO know who're they were Sc
cured. hut tho bachelors would not
tell. That, they said. was their secret
and they meant it to remain theirs,
Several weeks later one of the guests
stumbled over those cups in shop
given over TO objects dart. STUN :
blcd on them and gave little cry
of merriment when she found that
they were in reality individual sugar
bowls of India china AT $3.50 each.
"But they are a great deal prettier
MS bouillon cups" said she In telling
/ the tale later"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-03-02
by Edward Riddle Padgctt.
Seed Catalogues.

- PR1NG fever in the country is
somewhat different from that
~ same ailment in the city. For
" one thing, it begins earlier each
year: and for another. in rural
nclShborhoods it breaks forth into
print.
Mr.. and Mrs. Townbred, right now,
are in the throes of perfectly healthy
case of 1t. country type. In fact it
would be misfortune were they not
And thereby hangs another tale of the
experiences of this city couple who
moved to the country.
From the beginning II had been
"lreed That Mrs. Townbred should
'Hun" the place at Five Oaks. First.
hecause she knew how TO; and, sec
ondly. because Mr. Townbred didn't.
SO. during Their first year there. she
mad managed the planting Of the crops
and Inc garden, and The care OF the
'hickcns and the livestock. And Mr..
Townbred had kept hands off,.
gladly, consistently, even thankfully.
But there IS something infectious
about seeing things grow. And, some
now. YOU can't live in the country
me year round without wanting to
NNV" SOiielHi!lS ABOUT lnem.
10 be sure, Mr.. Townbred used to
hrag 10 his men friends about how
the corn was coming on, and the early
varieties of vegetables in the garden
and the accomplishment of his hens
along the lines hens are ordained
or, rather, begged, cuddled, cajoled---
o accomplish. But, In his heart OF
hearts, he had always felt himself
turally speaking. spirit of unres,
may be said to have been pecking
away at him all winter long.
And Il broke ont the other day
In 4 way that is an infallible symp.
ON of spring fever in the country
TO wit:--he came home in the even,
ing with both arms full OF the sea
sons crop OF seed and garden cata
logues.
He smuggled them into the hous,
and hid them behind the big hal
seat until after dinner. Then. wher
The lamp on the living room table
was lit. he dragged them forth.
Mrs. Townbred was amazed. "Wher'
in the world did you get them, Ruth
vino" she asked. "It was so thought
ful of you to bring them to me-Pv'
been meaning to write for some for ,
week now but have been so busy
Just couldn't"
Mr.. Townbrcd dumped them on TIN
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"Oh no. Ruthvin." Mrs Townbred
fastened to interpose. mo indeed!
Don't deceive yourself in that fash
ion. You survived all last spring and
all last summer without manifesting
the slightest sign of interest. But,
alas, today you picked up "A seed and
garden catalogue-and that. to put it
colloquially. was your finish! 1t never
fails! There is nothing more deadly
than a seed catalogue! So | daresay
| shall have to give you one corner
of the garden In which to mako your
experiments and"
Experiments" exclaimed Mr..
Townbred. Gust let me tell you, my
dear Frieda. that there won't be any
experiments! III get results-you just