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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-01

,tais "Wednesday and Thueaday,
warmer Thursday.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Il Perfect summer weather blessed
MissOu1a again, though the continued
lack Of rain added to distNess among
the many dry farmers in the valleys
Of western Montana. Another heat n
coming. too. according to forecast
received yesterday by the forest serv-
ice. 1t is to be accompanied by high
winds. the report says. and may cause
q fresh outbreak of forest fires.
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coMrEREEs oGAoLockEo.

Washington. July 3l.--Conferees on
the bill to enlarge the interstate COM
merce commission are deadl0clxed and
will refer back to the senate and house
the question OF retaining O senate
amendment requiring that the. entire
commission paxs on applications for
tntc increases
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REGULARS ALMOST
TO WAR STRENGTH

Washington, July 3l.-The regular
army is only about $4,000 men short
OF full war strength, 2,705 having en-
listed yesterday. There are now Ill.,
900 war volunteers in the regular
service.
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available list the actual fact of de-
pendency must be closely scrutinized."
Liable to Prosecution.
Moreover, General Crowder declared,
women who marry mcn, merely to aid
them to be slackcrs arc liable to prose-
cutiOn under the draft act.
Fears that delay In obtaining lha-
tcrials and sufficient labor for ma
tional army cantonments would post
pone the mobilization long past Sep.
temher 1. were dissipated today BY an
announcement by Secretary Baker that
reports indicate everything will be In
readiness or nearly so. in another
month.
Army Dodgers in Gotham.
New York, July 31.-The record for
marriages at tho marriage license
bureau Waa hrnkenhere today when
l64 ceremonies were performed. ths
bridegroom In almost every Instance
being Of military age.
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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
OCALA'S HONOR ROLL.
Navy Recruiting station

Ocala. Fla, Aug 20.
The following named men having
made application for the u. s Navy
and sent to Atlanta for final examina-
ton
Clarence E. Jeffcoat, Oxford. ap-
prentice seaman.
Cahoon Thomas. Citra, Fla, mess at
tendant (colored)
Lieut.. j. F. Atkinson, of main sta
ton, Atlanta, recruiting officer in
charge of Florida and Georgia, has
forwarded the following letter to all
sub-statiOns in his district to work
hard and together this coming for
first place in the southern district for
accepted applicants and to send in as
many cOlOred men as can be got hold
of Pay for colored men as walters.
$500 to $4100 a month. including
$4,000 clothing outfit free, good and
wholesome meals day, we'll cooked
and finest quality that can be pur-
chased Medical care free, you see
all parts OF the world, expenses for
travelling does not cost you one pen
ny. Now is the time for the colored
men to respond. Sit down and think
and consider your pay in civil life,
if you are out of job and sick your
pay stops, doctor bills to pay, per
sonal expenses, piling up, which may
take months to clear. In the navy
you have no expenses or worry. If
you are sick for two or three months
your pay goes on just the same. Your
navy pay is equal TO any $500 job
in civil life There are lot of open
ings for colored men as walters. Call
around and enlist
VIM. B. SCHLERETH,
Commissary Steward. U. S. Navy.
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line sergeant of company by Z. 5.
officer Walker) when the training
camp at Fort Mcpherson was opened
and Immediately offered himself 10
his country. He spent ten weeks in
the officers training camp, three
weeks of the time being spent at the
Georgia Tech aviation school Out of
twenty men taking examination in the
seventh provisional training regiment
at Fort Mcpherson, he was the first
TO pass and be accepted in the avia-
ton school He was discharged from
the seventh provisional training reg
iment upon his own initiative to ac-
cept a commission in the Florida ma
tional guard
When he reached Tallahassee he
very naturally expected TO be receiv-
ed cordially, and ] am convinced that
most of the boys were satisfied until
certain individuals who did not have
the nerve TO get out in the open. per
suaded the boys TO make a howl
IF my son is not capable military
man, mentally and physically quail
fed, he would have been relieved of
his command at the proper time by
the federal authorities. They are not
going to let incompetent men serve as
officers, and Frank Clark's interest
in this matter is not 10 serve his
country or the boys Of Tallahassee.
or he would have waited until the
proper time for the investigation ne
says he has started Under ordinary
circumstances the examination would
have come later, after my son and
the other officers had had the benefit
of a few weeks or months Of train
ing, which would certainly help them
However, ] am willing for the army
board to examine Captain Cats and
Colonel Harrison. too for they are
entirely capable of holding the posi-
tons which they are filling at the
present time.
Mr. Clark winds UP his interview
with a threat to furnish a Roland TOR
every Oliver they put in the field
and says he is telling the truth TO
the people of Florida As final
word. l want to say that he is not
telling the truth, but that he is trying
to disrupt the militia OF Florida mere
~ because he is a cheap politician
with a desire to be governor
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GOVERNOR CATS SIDE OF THE
cONTROvERSY

In a letter to the Jacksonville Me
tropolis, Governor Sidney ]. Cats
says:
For the benefit of those who are
not familiar with the facts OF my son
being at the head of the Tallahassee
military company. l would like for you
to give them to the press. Briefly
they are:
About May Goth the young men OF
Tallahassee and vicinity responded to
the call Of their country and organ
lied a military company. They elect
ed ]. W Walker captain, " 7. Apple
yard first lieutenant and Il. c. Craw.
ford. Jr.. second lieutenant On ac-
count Of his age. Mr.. Walker could
not remain as an officer, and Mr.. APP
pleyard was not permitted to remain
in the company on account Of being
too heavy.
1T will be remembered that we are
in war at the present time, and as the
first regiment was being organized TO
be nut into the federal service. Adj
iutant General Christian and Colonel
Harrison Immediately began to search
for men of military experience in
Florida to be put in as officers at Tai
lahassee and other places where a
similar condition prevailed. The com
panies had to be properly differed
to be accepted by the government.
Without my knowledge, and ! am
frank to admit, had my wishes been
consulted l would have protested,
General Christian offered my son,
who was training at Fort Mcpherson,
the position of captain of the ITALIA
hassee company. Captain Carbine and
Lieut.. Blount, both of Pensacola, were
sent to Lake City and there was no
protest made against them by the
citizens and Mr. Clark, and that was
in Mr.. Clark's congressional district
MY son had four or more years
service in old Company K, First Flor
ida Infantry, at DeFuniak. He made
good military record there, serving
as corporal, sergeant and first ser
geant. He was at the University O
Florida land was appointed secon,
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH CAR
MICHAEL.

The Carmichael family Of this city
have received the news Of the death
of Mrs. Elizabeth Carmichael, which
occurred Thursday afternoon at
Union Springs, Ala
Mrs Carmichael vas nInety-tw0
years OF age and vas the aged mother
of the late G. A. Carmichael, the
grandmother of Mr.. Ed Carmichael.
the great grandmother Of Mr.. Weller
Carmichael, Mrs. b T Blackburn,
Mrs. James Eujresser and Mrs. c. 2.
FliDpen and the great, great grand
mother OF the children OF Mrs. Black
burn, and Of the little daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Wellen Carmichael.
The deceased was hale and hearty
until few months before her death
and was very remarkable woman.
She had visited in this city a number
Of times.
Mrs G. A Carmichael was with her
mother-in-law when death came 10
her on Thursday
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
VOLUME 81, NUMBER "a
MARION COUNTY GET-TOGETHER
MEETING.

The farmers of Marion county had
an interesting meeting and picnic in
the Kendig Grove, near Spar. This
is the second of a series of meetings
that the county commissioners and
county agents are encouraging and
helping in the promotion of agricul-
ture and live stock in the county.
There is larger acreage of cotton
in the county than usual, so they are
trying to overcome the labor diff.
Guilty. Mr.. Nathan Mayo, of Summer
field, is building a sweet potato
storage house, and there is consider
able discussion as to peanut oil mills,
as Marion county is one of the best
peanut growing counties in the state,
and this promises to be a banner year
for the farmers.
The bankers Of the county are
especially interested in good cattle
and will lend money to buy cattle to
any good responsible farmer A year
ago the bankers financed All import
ant deal for Hampshire sows, upward
OF 500 pure Hampshires were brought
into the county through the county
agent These sOws now have their
second filters, with many with 10 or
more pigs, so there are a great many
more pure bred hogs in Marion coun-
ty than heretofore. county Demon
stration Agent Blackjack is a live
wire and pushes every phase of his
work with untiring energy. He hopes
to have several other similar meet
ings in the near future. The next one
is to be held at Blichton, on Dr..
Blichton's farm. This section of
Marion county, while somewhat iso-
lated, is one of the best farming sec
lions in this state, and has some of
the best farmers. A good attendance
is expected, and the plans and pro-
gram will be announced later for the
meeting.
At the picnic Thursday addresses
were made by the following: R. w.
Blackjack, county agent; A. P Spen-
Ger, Of Gainesville; Prot. Brinson,
Ocala; W. NJ. Gist. Mcintosh. Other
speakers made short talks. and up
ward of 500 people were present DR..
j. F. Chapman, tick eradication speci-
alist, spoke on tick eradication
A. P. SPENCER,
Asst. Director Extension Division.
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SS{S
BIG DAY AT sPARR

Those who attended the big farm
ers' meeting al Spar Thursday re-
FORT the biggest sort g day and
the most hountifu fin"er
There mnst ha,' zen between
nine hunlr AMI no thousand peo-
PIE ~ a., gr,utJs
Speeches we're made ~ ur spen-
Ger OF the Florida University. Mr.
Chipmal uf ~" o."ie d-k efadiea
ton bureau. Mr. rs - earn. chairman
of The board OF county commissions
ess SIR. Il W Blackjack our county
aeri. netrllon as,nt. ana other
The speeches we-e all excellent. 81
practical ana on vital subjects.
All uere hstel-I 10 attentiy az
The dinner was spread under the
great Gals III The Kendig grove. and
il was feast hitting the occasion
The grange grove Is making splen-
did growth. and viii soon Ice one OF
the show groves Of the state.
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HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY AN
NOUNCED.

The Ocala schools will open Sept
25th. The faculty of the Ocala pri-
mary school is the same as last year
Misses Collie Clark and Agnes CragO
have been assigned to the North
Ocala school. The following faculty
has been selected for the Ocala Grad
ed and High School: Miss Isabel
Mays, assistant principal, history and
Spanish; Mr. Y. A. Henderson, ath-
letics, science and military training
Miss Felicia Williams, English; Miss
Lula Doke, mathematics; Miss Marie
Pitchford, Latin and French; Miss
Florence NJ COnibear, home ecOnOm-
ics Mrs Rex Todd, eighth grade;
Miss Minnie Lee Carlisle and Mrs.
George c. LoOney. seventh grade;
Mrs. H. S. Wesson and Miss Marian
Dewey, sixth grade Misses Avioe
Walker and Lucille Weaver, fifth
grade; isses Eugene Fuller and
Marion Liddy, fourth grade
The trustees and principal nave
done an within their power to secure
as good a faculty as the salaries paid
and the opportunity afforded viii per
NIT They believe that the faculty
for the forthcoming term, taken as a
whole. will prove the best that the
school has ever had; but if the fu-
ture shows that some mistakes were
made in selecting. they were unayoid-
able
A future article VIII give state
ment Of the preparation and expert
ence of the new members of the fac
ulty and the esteem in which they are
held by those who know them.
W. H. CASSELS. Principal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
FELL FROM LOFT,
HURT THEN WELL
How a Man Who Landed On
Wood Pile And Was Sore From
Head 10 Foot Found
Quick Relief. e

Once upon time Edwin Putnam,
who lives in the quiet, pretty hamlet Of
Wendell Depot, Mass, climbed up into
a loft 10 get some building material,
just as many another man living i'm the
country must often do. Suddenly be
slipped and fell. Ten feet below was a
pile of wood, knOtted and gnarled. IL
was O nasty tumble, and Mr.. Putnam
was injured painfully i'm the back, he
was covered with bruises, and was sore
from head to foot.
The next day he bought a bottle Of
Sloan's Liniment which had been re-
commended 20 him. Within n very few
hours the soreness had vanished and
the lameness had disappeared. lie was
an active man once more.
Sloan's Liniment can be obtained at
all drug stores. 25c.. b0c. and t1.O0.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

animation in Illinois and was admitted
to the practice of law in that state
Lieut. julius Brown arrived home
Sunday afternoon fer a weeks yisi1
before reporting for duty at Camp
Gordon (Atlanta) on the 9th. He is
in the engineering department of the
service.
The Ocala friends of Mr. Norman
Pratt will be pleased to learn that
he has been commissioned a first
lieutenant in the United States army
He has been at Flat Rock, N. c., for
the past few days and is now in At
lanta.
Mr.. w V. NewsOm, Jr., of this city
has joined the naval reserve.
Mr. ]. G. Guynn on Saturday joined
the army in Jacksonville
The name of Mr. Wallace 0. StOvall
of Tampa, formerly of this city. APP
pears in the list OF those accepted for
the drafted army from Tampa
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
A PALATkA TRAGEDY

Prof E. A. Hammond met a tragic
death at his own hands at his father
in-law's in Palatka early Thursday
night.
Prof Hammond was born and rear
ed near RlitchtOn. and had taught
school in several of the counties OF
this state He held a first grade GER
tifcate, and at the time of his death
had made application for life Ger
tifcate.
He was quite young man, being
80 years of age, was happily married
and the marriage was blessed with
two children.
No reason can be assigned for the
act, and it is believed that it was
done while in a state of mental aber-
ration.
The body arrived in Ocala at II
O'Clock Friday and was taken i'm
mediately to Blitchton, where it will
be laid to rest in the family burying
ground.
The remains were accompanied by
the grief stricken wife and her pa
rents, and were met in Ocala by Dr.
Bitch, Mr.. B R. Blitih and other
friends.
The tragedy shrouds Blitchton and
The entire section in which the young
man was known, in the deepest
gloom.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

Mr.. E. T. HelvenstOn returned home
early Sunday morning from visit of
several weeks in New York on busi-
ness. Mr.. Helvenston's friends regret
very much to learn of the accident
that befell him just as he was getting
ready to get off the train here. The
porter neglected to awaken Mr.. Hell.
venston until the train was just about
to reach Ocala. In his hurry of get
ting out of an upper berth the ladder
slipped and he fell, striking his nose
so severely that it was badly crushed
The accident was a most painful and
most unfortunate one and was due
entirely to the carelessness of the
porter.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
x. OF p. TAKES INITIATIVE

To show its patriotism and its an
probation to the members. who are
serving their country. Ocala Lodge
No. 10, knights OF Pythias, will pay
the dues. during the period of the
war, of all members who are serving
the United States government in any
capacity.
All Knights who are members Of
Company 4. or who have been draft
ed in the selective draft, will please
be at the meeting Monday night. Az
gust goth. to receive their receipts
for 1877.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

Mr.. Sam Slack, Of Martin, who was
in town Monday, says that a green
bug, apparently as destructive as the
boll weevil, has appeared in the cot
ton fields around Martin, much to the
Encouragement of the cotton grow.
ers. The heavy and continuous rains
are doing also more or less injury.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

Mrs. Carl Fish has returned to
Woodman after a short visit with her
parents at Arcadia. She was &C
companied home by her sister, Mrs
Tom Lykes. of Tampa, who is hel
guest at Weodman for snort visit
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

Mr. James II. Badger of Old Town.
a pioneer of that section and civil
war We eran, was Friday visitor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
IN MILITARY CIRCLES.

Lieut. S. L. Anderson arrived home
Monday afternoon from few days
outing in Kentucky and viii spend
the remainder of his leave OF absence
in this city with his parents. He has
been assigned to foreign service.
There are now ten lieutenants Of
the United States army in the city
Lieuts. r. l., L. s., and E. p. Ander-
son, l.. H. Chazal. W. H. Burford,
Tom Mcclure. II. l.. Cappleman,
j. D. Brown. II. c. Campbell and Les
ter Marsh.
Lieut. Tom McGuire's Ocala friends
are having visit from him for few
days, he having come from his home
in Chicago to spend a part of his
leave of absence here where he re-
sided for several years. Lieut. Nc
CURE was in training at Fort Sheri.
dan and is in the artillery depart
ment of the service. Before going
to Fort Sheridan he stood his ex-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
Corns Loosen OFF
With Magic "Gets.h"
. DROPS DO the Work, Painlessly.

'T tell you. before 1 heard of
tGefs-It' I used to try one thing after
another for corns. / still had them.
used bandageS and they made my
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

and They'll Feel HlSht UH'
Toe so big il was murder to put on
INV shoe. I used salves and other
things that ate off more Of the toe
fhan they did the corn. I'd cut and
now no more fooling for me. Two
drops of 'Gets-It' did all the work.
It makes the corn shrivel and get 50
loose that you can just pick 1t right
OF with your fingersws s;..
coyered for corns since "Gets-lt"
oborn. It's the. new way-ths
Sommon-sense, simple, sure way.
sGets-It" is sold everywhere. z6c
Nv Il. Lawrence & Co. Chicago. III.
sold IN Ocala and recommended a
he worlds best corn remedy by the
Court Pharmacy; Tydings' Drug Store
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

Miss Eloise Henry will return Il
Hollins College, Va, this fall.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24
TWO OCALA MEN JOIN NAVAL
RESERVE FORCE

The naval reserve force office in
Jacksonville has announced the en-
listments of Messrs LauristOn T. IL
lar, second, and Thomas B. Pasteur of
this city.
Lieutenants Return Home Thursday
Lieut.. Robert Lockeridge Anderson,
Jr., Lieut. Louis Hickman ChaZal and
Lieut.. Wiley HARRISON Burford arriy-
ed home Thursday afternoon from
Fort Mcpherson, where after a three
months severe and strenuous test,
they won their spurs. Ocala is PROUD
of these young men, and their friends
are giving them a cordial welcome
home
Lieut.. Leroy Cappleman also arriy-
ed home Thursday afternoon from
Washington, where he has been in
training, and where he won his com
mission as lieutenant
Lieut. Leslie Anderson and Lieut.
Edward Anderson stopped over fer
visits en- route home, and arrived
later.
The furloughs of these young Off
GERS extend until August 29th.
Mr.. lobe Bracken Joins Army Avia-
ton
Mr.. lobe Bracken, who has been
making his home in Ocala for the
past year or more, and who has held
the position of head clerk at the Har-
rington Hall Hotel, and who is one
of the most popular hotel clerks in
the state, left the last of the week to
join the navy. but the branch that he
wanted to enter being filled. and de.
string to do his part in the conflict
Joined the aviation corps He report
ed Immediately for duty
Mr. Bracken will be missed by all
patrons of the hotel, and especially
by the travelling men Success to him.
At the end Of his furlough, Lieut.
Louis H. Chazal will report for duty
AZ Camp Gordon, he having already
teen assigned to this camp. Leuten-
ants r L. Anderson, Jr.. and Edward
2. Anderson have also been assigned
to the same camp
DR. Ponder. one Of Ocala's well
known negro physicians, has received
commission in the army, and has
gone to the camp at Des Moines, Ia,
for his training
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-08-24

DR. Ponder. one of Ocala's well
known negro physicians, has received
a commission in the army, and has
gone to the camp at Des Moines. Ia,
for his training.
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The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
WITH THE LEGISLATORS
Offers Auto Tax Bill.

Mir Babb introduced a bill provid- ing for the collection of tax of $6 for each 20 horsepower or fraction thereof for automobiles, to be collect ed by the sheriff. who would pay go per cent into the county treasury to the credit of the county general road fund and 10 per cent into the state treasury to buy license tags. The sheriff would be allowed 50 cents for collecting each tax. MT Clark offered an amendment to reduce this to 25 cents. The bill would make it unlaw. ful to run an automobile at greater speed than 10 miles an hour in towns, cities and crowded thoroughfares. nor more than five miles an hour around street corners. Traffic regulations are also provided and penalties pre- scribed.
The Ozark spectator., 1917-01-27
All Records Shattered.

The coal and coke output of the United States broke all records in 1916. The total coke production, ac- cording to estimates prepared by c. E. Lesher of the United States geological survey, department of the interior, was 54,3OO,OOO tons, an increase over 1915 of 12,700,000 tons, or 30 per cent, and over 1913 of S,0O0,OO0 tons.
 Coal production records were smashed by an output of 597, 800 900 tons, compared with 570,0O0O00 tons, the previous high record established in 1913. The quantity of bituminous coal mined was 509, 100000 tons, an in- crease compared with 1915 of 66,50O,- 900 tons, or 15 per cent, according to estimates by c. F. Lesher of the Unit ed States geological survey depart ment of the interior. The quantity of Pennsylvania anthracite was about SS,- 312,O0O net tons, decrease of 600,OOO tons.