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The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
HOWARD ACADEMY COMMENCE
MENT

The seventh commencement exer-
cises OF Howard Academy were held
May sixth to tenth, nineteen hundred
seventeen.
The annual baccalaureate sermon
was Preached Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the a. NJ. E. church by
Rev. a. Jack.
The class day exercises were held
on the school grounds Wednesday aft
ernoon at three o'clock.
The commencement program was
given at the Metropolitan theater on
Thursday night at half past seven
o'clock when the following program
vas rendereG:
Instrumental Solo-ffenri Alexan-
der.
Invocation.
School Chorus, "A Song of Spring"
Grafton, Eliminating the Middle Man
Bessie Lois Fielder.
Semi-Chorus, Listen to the Lambs
Jubilee"
Grafton. The Black Danes OF Amer
ica-Altdmese jeffrey Pettis.
Vocal Solo, LAS High as the Stars
and Deep as the Sea'-Geo. P. McKin
ney.
Grafton, Hunting Work-Ella Arri
lea Brown.
Vocal Duet, Il Live and Love Thee"
Marguerite and Estelle Palmer.
Grafton. The Abdication of Cotton
Sarah Helen Fielder
Soprano Solo, "Carmena'-Rhoda
ma Forest.
Grafton, The Cost of Intelligence
Nettie Jerushe Lake
Vocal Solo-Clarence Hill
Grafton, The Southern Labor Prob
lem-Richard Miles Smith.
School Chorus, Water Lilies"
Annual Address-Prof e b. Jones
F A. & VI. College.
Music-School chorus
Awarding diplomas.
School Chorus, Farewell Juniors
and seniors
Benediction
The class officers are Richard NJ
Smith. president: Ella Brown, vice
president: Nettie Lake, secretary; Sa
rah Fielder. treasurer: Pearl Living
ston. critic.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
UNIQUE AND SPLENDID DEMON
STRATiON OF THE OCALA
HIGH SCHOOL

Yesterday afternoon in the domestic
department of the Ocala High School,
DR. Lund of Texas gave very splen
did demonstration and lecture. which
was quite largely attended by both
men and women of he city. DR.
Lunds lecture was extremely inter
esting and instructive, and was illus
trated with very fine demonstration
of the canning of fish and meats and
the drying of vegetables. He explain
ed fully and in detail the processes Of
these operations. which are very sim.
pie as carried on by the United States
governments agricultural department,
by whom Or. Lund is sent out.
DR.. Lund opened a number of cans
of fish that he canned in south Florida
and they were most delicious. He rec.
ommends the use of cans in prefer
ence to glass jars.
The speaker said that at present We
do not realize the great Importance
OF putting up everything possible, but
that probably by this time another
year we will realize jLst how impor-
tant this work is. He said that in
Clearwater and other places in south
Florida, where the groupers and 9th
er similar fish are SO plentiful, and
for which there is no market the peo-
pie are now canning them according
to this method, and they are very
much like the popular Tuna fish, and
are really delicious.
DR.. Lund also showed his listeners
how to can vegetables, and those
who were present were very greatly
instructed, and the visit OF DR.. Lund
will no doubt prove of a great deal
Of importance to those who heard him.
DR.. Lund was assisted in his dem
onstration by Miss Floyd and Miss
Stevens, two well known canning
demonstrators.
There will be another demonstra-
ton at the school this morning, be-
ginning at 80 o'clock. The public
is cordially invited.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
A GROWING LITTLE BANK

The First State Bank of Mcintosh is
making phenomenal growth. In May,
1915. its deposits were $67,S92.14.
On May l, 1917, these deposits had
grown to the more pretentious sum OF
$113,439,27, or nearly four thousand
dollars a month.
That is magnificent showing.
The bank is solid. and has the con-
fidence of the depositors because it is
conducted by the most sterling men
of that splendid community.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
RAIN INTERFERES WITH
BIG PAGEANT IN TALL
LAHASSEE
Tallahassee, May Z, 1917.

Tallahassee. May Z, 1917.
Special to Ocala Banner:
The big pageant that was to have
been given here today was postponed
ed until tomorrow, on account of the
heavy rain.
Crosby and Light introduced the
new city charter bill in the house this
afternoon.
Light introduced a bill TO make farm
loan bonds a lawful investment for Il
duciary and trust funds, and to pro-
vide for their acceptance as security
for all public deposits, the passage of
such a measure being urged by Sec
rotary McAdoO. At the first issue of
these bonds will be on the market by
June first he was anxious to have leg
islation enacted prior 10 that date in
order to make the broadcast possible
market for these bonds.
McRae announces povitively that
he will not be candidate for gov
ernor
An act making appropriations for
the support and maintenance of state
institutions for higher education pass
ed the senate today
SARAH GROOM Bitch.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
POsTMAsTERS' CONVENTION is
POSTPONED

Col. Robt. F. Rogers of this city,
president of the Florida Association
OF Postmasters, has received COM
munication from the first assistant
postmaster general asking him to
postpone the meeting of the associa-
ton, so it has been postponed until a
later date.
The first assistant postmaster gem
eral says:
1--WE are working in close co-opera-
ton with the other departments, and
assisting them in every way possible,
1t is, therefore, urgent that every post
master remain at his post of duty, SO
that he may at all times be available
for such emergency work as the de-
partment may require"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
JUDGE JESSE BlLLINGSLEY CON.
cLuDES TERM AS JUDGE

With the announcement of his court
last Saturday. after having cleaned
up the entire criminal docket with
the exception of seventeen cases.
Judge ]. l.. Billingsley stepped down
from the bench for the last time for
his tenure of office. His term expires
on Friday, and prior to the final ad-
journment the judge thanked the
court attaches and expressed himself
as we'll pleased with the condition of
the docket, which will be handed over
his successor. Judge ]. T. Sanders.
s. Miami Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
Muscle Soreness Relieved

Unusual work, bending or lifting or
strenuous exercise is a strain on the
muscles, they become sore and stiff,
you are crippled and in pain. Sloan's
linmient brings you quick relief; easy
to apply, it penetrates without rub
bling and drives out the soreness. A
clear liquid, cleaner than musty plas-
tiers or ointments: it does not stain
the skin or clog the pores. Always
have bottle handy for the pains,
aches of rheumatism, govt, lumbago,
grippe, bruises, stiffness, backache
and all external pain. At your drug
gist, 25c.-m. ...
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
FLORIDA MEN WANTED FOR OFF,
GERS SCHOOL AT FORT
MCPHERSON

! The public safety committee of the
Atlanta chamber of commerce has is
sued the following statement regard
ing the training of officers for the new
army from the states of Florida, GeOr
gia and Alabama:
IF Georgia, Alabama and Florida
are to furnish the officers to com
mand the troops to be raised from
these states, it is necessary that a
sufficient number of patriotic and ca
pable young men Immediately make
application to enter the training camp
to be opened at Fort Mcpherson on
May 8.
"At Fort Mcpherson the war de-
partment is making provision for
training $500 men. and if there are
not enough acceptable applicants
from those states. men will be
brought in from other states.
"Once the situation is understood,
we believe that applications will far
outnumber the places to be filed but
it is important that efficient men
should apply at once Men will be
accepted between the ages of 90 years
and 9 months and A years, but men
above % years who are college gradu-
.ates or have proven their qualities OF
leadership through success in bust
ness or otherwise, are especially de-
sired To such men this offers the
opportunity to serve their country to
the limit of their capacity as officers
an opportunity that hardly comes to a
civilian once in lifetime.
Full information will be furnished
on application to Edward D. CIarkson.
Empire building, Atlanta. Ga Clark
son is q member of the executive com
mittee of the Military Training Camp
Association of the United States,
which has been requested by the war
department to handle the publicity in
connection with these camps He is
chairman for Georgia. but will be glad
TO furnish information to prospective
applicants from Alabama and Florida
as we'll The Atlanta chamber of
commerce heartily endorses the work
Mr. Clarkson is doing, and has ap.
pointed a subcommittee of it's com
mittee on public safety to cooperate
with him.
Georgia, Florida and Alabama have
done their duty on every occasion in
the past, and we do not believe that
the sons of these states will be found
lacking now. To take this course of
training will require sacrifices, espe,
cially from men of the classes which
are especially desired, but this is only
what the country expects of its loyal
citizens in the present crisis.
There is no question as to the abil-
ity Of the government to get enough
men to take the training course; in
the larger cities of the east applica-
tions far beyond their allotment have
been made But prompt action is ne
cessary if the allotment for Georgia,
Alabama and Florida is to be filed by
men from these states"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
UGH! CALOMEL MAKES
YOU DEATHLy SICK
Stop using dangerous drug before il
salivates you! It's horrible!

You're bilious, sluggish, constipat-
ed and believe you need vile, danger
Gus calomel to start your liver and
clean your bowels.
Here's my guaranteed Ask your
druggist for a so cent bottle of Dod-
sons Liver Tone and take a spoon
full tonight II it doesn't start your
liver and straighten you right up
better than calomel and without
gripping or making you sick l want
you to go back to the store and get
your money.
Take calomel today and tomorrow
you will feel weak and sick and nau-
seated. Don't lose a days work Take
a spoonful of harmless, vegetable
Dodson's Liver Tone tonight and
wake up feeling great. It's perfectly
harmless, so give it to your children
any time. II can't salivate, SO let
them eat anything Afterwards
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
U. c. v. REUNION IN WASHING
TON -.

Washington, D. c., May Civil
war musicians will play the stirring
, melodies of long ago at the annual
reunion of United Confederate Vet
Grams, to be held here the week of
June f. An historic feature of the
great parade will be the original
| Stonewall Jackson brass band OF
Staunton, Va. The gray-clad, gray
haired players of this rapidly dwind-
ling organization furnished martial
music in the sixties for the famous
Stonewall brigade. These venerable
handsmen also will give free open-air
concerts at Camp Harper on the plaza
fronting the union railroad station
during the reunion.
Col Robert n. Harper, chairman of
the citizens reunion committee, an
nounces that the parade. Thursday,
June :. will be composed of three
divisions. The first will be composed
of Confederate Veterans, and sons ard
daughters of veterans, and will be
headed by the Stonewall Brigade
Band. The second division will COM
prise military organizations, regulars
and national guardsmen, and cadets.
The third grand division will comprise
civic associations and marching bod
es. The parade will be reviewed in
the court of honor fronting the White
House by President Wilson, members
of congress, diplomats and govern
ment officials.
General Joffre, marshal of France,
who was here with the commission
ers from that republic, was much in
terested when told of the approaching
reunion of Confederate Veterans at
Washington He said that brave sol
diers always honor a brave and hon
orable enemy, and commended the
American spirit to be illustrated at
Washington in June when thousands
of former Confederates with joyous
acclaim will rededicate themselves to
their happily reunited country and its
flag.
General Harrison, commanding the
Southern Veterans, has directed those
who have their old wartime uniforms
of gray and butternut to wear them
at the reunion These features will
give the occasion a touch of realism
and bring to memory the great mill
tary experience of more than half
century ago when their wearers bat
tied under the leadership of Lee and
Jackson and other military leaders Of
Dixie
The hundreds of Boy Scouts of this
city and vicinity will render invalua-
Bile service to the veterans and other
visitors. They will act as guides and
escort strangers to the many public
buildings and historic spots in and
about Washington.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
WILL ELAvE FOR TT. MCPHERSON

On the noon mail yesterday Messrs.
L. Anderson, Jr.. received orders to
report at Fort Mcpherson at once to
go into the three months training
camp for the officers reserve corps.
They will leave this afternoon for Ft
Mcpherson.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11

Mr.. w. ]. niIIands, after a few days
visit in Ocala, left Monday afternoon
for New York. He as accompanied
by Mrs. Hilands, who has been spend
inf the greater part of the winter and
spring in Ocala with her son and his
family.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11
"Kie.Yie.Yie! Get
Me 'Geis.lf Quick J"


'T've Joined the Never-Again club
Never again viii I use anything FOR
corns but 'Gets-lt Put drops
ond the corn begins % snrlgei.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11

instead OF swelling up like a little
white sponge. Then ia tooaeng from
your toe-and, glory halieiulah' tne
corn comes OF as though you'd take
a glove or your hand"'
Yes. "Gets-ft' is the corn diacoV-
cry OF the age. More "Cetn-ftf ia
sold by many times than any other
corn remedy In existence. TrN IA
and you'll know the reason why ~
takes two seconds Co apply it. and
IL dries at once That's all Don't
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the experience
of millions and use "Gets-it"
'Gets-lt" ~ sold every where &c n
bottle, or sent on receipt 81 prize ~
e. Lawrence & Co, Chicago. III
sold in Ocaia and recommended q
the worlds best corn remedy bv "a
Court Pharmacy. Tydings Drug stor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11

II is claimed that 700 600 pounds
of shrimp were marketed in Apalachi.
rola last week The catchers wore
paid two cents ununf cash. while
the peelers. packers. labelers, eraters.
etc. came in for their share Of the
coin. Apalachicola Tins
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-05-11

Snow falling in Minnesota-birds
singing in Florida.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Other Cities Ban Fireworks
Join with New York in For
bidding Sale During War

Fire Commissioner Adamson has rc-
ccivcd an enthusiastic response TO his
suggestion that all cities follow the
example Of New York and revoke per
mits Tor the sale Of fireworks during
the war. The Commissioner wrote 10
the mayors Of all cities with more than
10000 population. lie has received
replies flom almost hundred cltleS' -,
The Fire Commissioner explained
that the reason he took the matter up
with cities outside OF New YORK was
70 prevent persons who could not buy
fireworks I'm their own cities from gong
10 nearby places to purchase them. II
would be easy for people 20 20 1ro"
Nv York 10 New Jersey and get hre,,
works if the cities in that state DID
not cooperate. he pointed out ne
Commissioner feels that 1t Is q. most
important war measure and VIII pre-
won't Great fire loss and incendlarlsm.
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Haven,
Buffalo. Bridgeport, Conn. Boston ana
Lawrence. Mass. were among the irst
bcqrd from. Similar replies are eX-
nocted from cities further away.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Steeplejane Helps
Keep Work in Family
Quite at Home 200 Feet in All
Painting Jersey Chimney

A man in the crowd who was watch
ing the figure swinging from the top
Of the Merchants Refrigerating Com
pany's plant in Jersey City unersned
his neck for moment and remarked
sagely 20 his neighbor:
"Steeplejack.'
The other shook his head. "Steeple-
jane" he answered.
"Steeple WHAT"
"Steepelanc. That amt a man. It's
Mrs. Lucy Doody.'
And IL was. With nothing between
her and the crowd out her char ana
200 feet of air. Mrs Doody, wife OF
stecpleiack of New York, was painting
the chimney with a disregard OF the
danger and Of certain theories regard
ing the proper place Of women.
When Doody found that he had more
wor; on his hands than he could ac'
complsh his wife put on overalls
kissed John, jr., goodby and started IN
10 keen the business in the family SIX
davs week now she is aloft on steeplc
chimney or fagpole, as much at ease as
though she were in her rocking chair
at home.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon she
was lowered from her perch and started
home to cook supper. I'm only dolnl
what we all will have TO do when oui
men 90 10 war" she said. "All OF US
women will have 10 learn to do theiI
work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
Joker in Wicks
Markets Bill,
Asserts Farrell
Weights and Measures
Head Says Plan Nullihes
Work of His Office

Opposition to the Wicks farms and
markets bill. which passed the Senate
Tuesday and will come before the As
sembly carly next week, was voiced here
yesterday by State Superintendent OF
Weights and Measures John F. Farrell,
his predecessor in Office, Fritz Reich
mann, and John J. Dillon, Commits
sioner of Foods and Markets.
The bill provides for the combina-
ton Of three state departments the
Department OF Agriculture, the De-
partment Of Foods and Markets and
the Department Of Weights and Meas
ures. The first two departments are to
retain their individuality, each with a
commissioner appointed by, and who
may be removed at the pleasure Of, a
council Of ten, which will control the
department. The Department OF
Weights and Measures Is to become a
bureau under the direction Of one Of
the commissioners, and as such may
be either abolished or merged with
some other bureau.
Reasons for Opposing Bill
Both Superintendent Farrell and
former Superintendent Reichmann OPP
pose the bill for these reasons:
II will completely nullify the activi-
ties Of the Department Of Weights and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29
The News in Brief

&ice observatory has cablcd tho discovery
n q new comet to Harvard Observatory
Novsrl restaurant managers are consider
ing "a charge Of 10 cents extra Tor bread anu
butter.
Fred Seyford. Of White Plains. has ~
ceived A verdict Of $4,000 for injuries re-
cejycd BY fall on the steamer ii Occidenta.
Three hundred railway torpedoes were set
of by a locomotive when railway cmploye
urfurled new flag at the Crawford On. 81
station.
Some one turned a hose on Mrs. Anna
Rreslin a. she was entering Turkish bath.
She demands SIS 600 for injuries 10 her spine.
Mrs. Elizabeth McNally was found dead in
her apartment. William. her son was un-
conscious i'm the next room. There was a
leak in the kitchen gas Jct.
The statue Of General Alexander s. Webb
will be unveiled At the College Of the City OF
New YORK at noon. MAY
Donirjck sinisi. an Italian. has been fined
s. for saying TO hell with the flag.
Members Of tho STOCK Exchange have con-
tributcd $4,000 to the Belgian Relief FUND
Two bows were hired recently by a Fifth
Avenue importer. They have disappeared.
So have nine ladies coats, three dresses and
two suits.
Socialists here have applied Tor permission
10 parade at noon on May 1.
I.adenburg. Thalmann & Co., German firm,
have brought suit in the Supreme Court against
tho Phnnix Insurance Company. Limited an
English firm. for lumber cargoes cOnfiscated
by Great Britain at the beginning or the war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

Measures save where foodstuTs are
concerned.
1t will leave dealers in coal. gaso-
lene. drygoods, hardware. drugs, chem
icals, paper and other such commodl-
ties absolutely free to measure their
products without state supervision.
II will make the Superintendent OF
Weights and Measures mere bureau
clerk. smenable 10 the orders Of a COM
missioner who is a specialist in some
other line.
II will make the Office a political
football, subjected to the changing
fortunes Of political parties and not
even protected by civil service.
Il will wipe out the only protection
the poor have against dishonest dealers
in commodities other than foOdstufs.
There is no just reason why the
Department OF Weights and Measures
should have been dumped into this new
Department Of Farms and Markets and
its activity limited" superintendent
Farrell said The obvious reason, of
course. lies in the fact that Weights
and Measures, since II was established
as n state department. has received no
criticism and much praise. while both
the departments OF Agriculture and OF
Foods and Markets have weathered
much criticism. II looks like Senator
Wicks wants a good tail for a bad dog
to wag. So he throws all three de-
partments together and hands them TO
the state in one package.
81 have studied the act in every sec
ton, and If il becomes a law it will
Eullify the activities Of the Depart
ment of Weights and Measures except
where food is concerned. In Section
80 Of the bill | find this sentence:
"'The provisions Of the general bust
ness law relative 10 weights and meas
ures and all other provisions thereof
relative to farm products are contin-
ued in full force except so far as they
are in conflict with the provisions OF
this chapter
This sentence saves only those
weights and measures laws which re-
late to food and farm products. Yet II
is fact that but 10 per cent Of the
business Of tho Department Of Weights
and Measures is to-day concerned with
food We have more trouble with
short coal weights than with any other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-29

form Of dishonesty, and from this the
poor suffer more
Former Superintendent Re.cpmann,
known as the father Of the weights
and Measure Department and who can
In no way have n personal or financial
interest In the fate Of the department
he headed for seven years. placed the
same Interpretation on the act
Sees Joker in Bill
"If the bill IS passed New York will
take a long stride backward, ne sald-
Under it's provision. as ] read the bill,
the Department Of Weights and Meas
ures will have supervision only over
food. We will return, therefore, to
that licensed dishonesty that existed
before New York passed the Brooks net
container laws.
81 do not know what interests arc re-
sponsible for this joker in the Sena-
tor Wick's bill. do know, however,
that IL was the p. ers and the Inter
national Harvester Company which
controls the binding Irvine industry
that fought the original weights and
measure bills most sayagely.'
Commissioner Dillon, who will prob
ably be commissioner under the new
act, rs opposed not only 70 the "elghl ~
and measures clause in the bill but to
the rest of ii.
rIt will never make food one cent
cheaper in this state. and 1t will never
organize the agricultural resources
Mr.. Dillon said. The proposed Coun-
ell of Ten will be too large 70 accom-
plish any positive results. Wicks bill
No. which came after a $4,000 IN
yestigation had 90 be withdrawn be-
cause it was impossible And now
comes the final Wicks bill. which is the
most wishy-washy, ineffective attempt
at legislation can imagine.
at gives the council unlimited power
10 investigate and to recommend
And there it ends. in my judgment
81 agree with Mr.. Reichmann and
Superintendent Farrell that the Depart
ment OF Weights and Measures, when
subordinated to a. department inter-
ested only in foods and farm products,
will have little or no control over the
weighing and measuring of other com
m dities."
May Not Affect City
II Mr.. Reichmann's and Mr. Farrell :
Interpretation Of the act proves 10 be