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Evening journal., 1918-11-15
Sam Loyd's Brain Food
Minutes TO Digest This

Puzzle No. 325
II observe" said a walter at a
popular restaurant, "that a girl pays
only 20 cents for her lunch, while
a chappy pays 30, but If that same
chappy brought in that same girl,
the bill would be SO for the cou-
Pile got $40 from the last twenty
customers, so / leave It for you to
figure out the number Of single
girls, cnapples and couples there
must have been.
Answer TO No. 32i.
PIG plus PANE minus PAN plus
BEE plus TON minus BEET equals
PIGEON.
copyrighted 1917, by Sam Loyd.)
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
GOVERNOR CATS AT TAMPA

Something over two thousand are
said to have heard Governor Cats ad-
dress at Tampa on Patriotism and
Good Citizenship The governor
spoke substantially the same as he
did at Ocala He was introduced to
the audience by Mayor MacKay
Among other things Governor Cats
said:
II never felt the war SO much as
day before yesterday when / read il
the Ocala Banner of the death of Wi
ley Burford in France, the son of an
Ocala man who graduated with me
in 1882 from the law school at Leban-
on, Tenn. 1t contained a telegram
from New York to the boys father
and mother, from another son who
swOre to avenge his brothers death
on the plains of France. He was the
first Florida boy to die in the trench
es of France
II heard my son, who was an officer
at Camp Wheeler, say not long ago
as he was sitting on his cot with otn
er men about, that every man in Camp
Wheeler had sworn an Oatl never to
be taken alive by the Germans, and
| knew that some awful fighting was
coming 1t is time for prayer, tina:
the gallant generals who have been
chosen to lead these men shall lead
them right, that the boys living may
not be given up to death, that the
banner of a republic may fly in Ger
many and that the kaiser be tAkon
down to rule no more"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
GONE TO UPHOLD THE FLAG

Mr.. Earl r. Lewis, the 1S-year-old
son of Mr. John T. Lewis, of Ockla-
waha, passed through Ocala Tuesday
at noon on his way to Atlanta, where
he will stand the necessary examina-
ton, and if found acceptable, and
there is little doubt on that score, he
will proceed to Norfolk, Va, and will
become sailor, and this paper hopes,
if the war lasts long enough, he will
become a Stephen Decatur, a John
Paul Jones or a Dewey.
Our boys are not waiting the draft
age to become defenders CT The ma
tons honor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT
AT MCINTOSH MASONIC HALL

Special Cor Ocala Banner:
Decidedly the most interesting af
fair in Mcintosh for many a day was
the entertainment of Thursday even
ing Local talent, largely of the Nc
lntosh High School, presented the. de-
lightful little play. "Parlor Matches. -
to an appreciative audience that gath
cred in the Masonic hall, and with
such natural ease did all carry their
parts that one would scarcely have
guessed 1t was an amateur perform
ance.
Miss Lois Dickson appeared very
charming as Mrs. Seltoon, the mother,
and her two attractive daughters were
always welcomed on the scene
The interest of the plot centered in
the unmarried niece and the duplex
parsonage of Vance Trelford, alias
Adrian Lee.
There wasn't dull moment in the
entire program Thf diglifed butler
and the maid with a college education
were a source of constant amusement
The cast of characters was as fol
lows:
Mrs. SeItoon, the mother-Miss Lois
Dickson.
Marjorie and Suzanne, her two
daughters-Miss Evelyn Smoak and
Miss Ruby Edwards.
Don Rady and Ferdinand Poppleton
Tom Ferguson and Colin Lindsey.
Gail Lawrence, niece-Miss Pauline
Collins.
Vance Trelford, alias Adrian Lee
Walter Hill.
Abrigail Mullins, the maid-Miss
Inez Collins.
Emanuel Jirkes, the butler-Prof
Aubrey Withers.
Miss Dickson and her guest. Miss
Ora Willingham, prefaced the play
with a piano duet, and Mrs w n Gist
contributed her musical talent, always
so enjoyable, closing the evening en-
tertainment' with the Star Spangled
Banner.
Mcintosh is proud of her attractive
and talented young people and Prof
Withers is rejoicing over nearly $50
added to the school library fund.
The Red Cross drive for 5000 had al
the last report gone considerably be
yond that amount, which is another
evidence of how Mcintosh does things
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT OF
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

The following item is sent 10 US by
a friend who is opposed to woman suf-
frage;
"At the recent meeting OF the bish-
ops of the African Methodist Episco-
pal church the following resolution
was adopted
Resolved That We stand for the
Susan b. Anthony amendment to the
constitution for nationwide woman
suffrage"
What, may we ask, is the logic of
our friend having US print the above
Because Mrs Susan B Anthony and
the college of African Methodist Epis-
cOpal bishops favor the woman sui
frage amendment that we ought to op-
pose it. is it not?
But suppose that the same mail
that brought this intelligence had
the intelligence that these persons
had reversed Reconsideration what?
That was the case with Mr.. Bryan.
Arthur Brisbane scored him for his
position on prohibition in France and
built his entire argument on the sup
posed opinion of Gen. Pershing, but
the same mail that brought Mr. Bris-
bane's criticism to Mr.. Bryan brought
him the intelligence that General Per
shing had endorsed his views in toto,
so Mr. Brisbane fell completely down
on his criticism.
Whether Mrs. Susan B. Anthony ia
vors or opposes granting the right Of
suffrage TO women il does not occur to
us that il is an argument that at all
touches the merits of the question. II
it is right, il IS right; if it is wrong,
it is wrong it matters not who ia
yors or opposes it. Put, whether right
or wrong it is matter OF individual
opinion, and in which opinion great
many differ and it can only be settled
by the voice Of the majority. and that
is the way Of settling disputed mat
ters where a republican form of gov
eminent obtains.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
DEATH OF FORMER OCALA WON
AN IN JACKSONVILLE

Mrs. Lila H. Bail. wife of David Z.
Bail died yesterday afternoon at her
home, sos Talleyrand avenue Besides
hcr husband, Mrs Bail is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. H. A. Daniels OF this
city, and Mrs. l. Greenhaut of De
troit Mich, and one brother Law
renee Ballard, of Gambler, Fla
Funeral services will be held this
morning at 8 O'Clock from the resi-
dence, Rev j. T Boone officiating
The body will be forwarded 10 Ocala,
Fla, at $50 a. m, today for inter
ment.-Times-Union
The body of Mrs Bail, accompanied
by her husband, brotherin-law and
two sisters reached Ocala Friday aft
ernoon over the F'loridian, and was
laid to rest in Greenwood cemetery
beside the body OF her sister and other
relatives here.
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Americans. Many man at Upton
has gotten beating up for saying
something against the government
and the war. They didn't want to go,
but they're glad they're going. When
anything makes a man out of you
you've got to ge blad."
Mr.. Levey has been prominent in
the motion picture field, although he
has just turned his twenty-fourth year.
In 1916 he sold for half a million dol
lars to Charley Chaplin rights for the
Mutual series in Great Britain and
provinces, and his company was dis
tributing agent for all of the Mutual
productions in territory outside of the
United States. He was the one who,
with Lee Shubert, put on the Little
Lord Fauntleroy" picture at the Lyric
theater for the NewsbOys' Association
benefit
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Levey, of lis
Sixth street Lakewood, ~ j., are his
father and mother Private LeVey.
heavier stronger, straighter and we'll,
went over to Lakewood last night. He
went to tell the folks" what he had
been doing the last ten weeks and
show them what army training had
done for him
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AMERICAN FUNERAL SHELLEC
BY ENEMY
Germans Pour Shot into Cemetery AS
Officer is Laid to Rest

Germans Pour Shot Into Cemetery As
Officer is Laid to Rest
Mr. Raymond Carroll, specia CORE
spondent OF the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, with the American army in
France, under date of February IL,
sends the following cable message:
During the funeral of an American
officer, which was attended by his
brother artillerymen, in the little Gem
etery where sixteen American sol
diers, who were killed in action, are
buried, the German staff ordered the
Smelling of the spot The chaplain
priest bravely finished the services
under fire, the military band playing
Nearer My God, to Thee while the
shells fell near by"
1t is not positively stated who this
young officer was, but as Lieut. Wi
ley H. BurfOrd was killed in the Inc
of action on February l4th, SIS he be
lOnged to the artillery arm of the
service and was on detached duty the
coincidence is so great that ne is
thought TO be the young American Off
Ger whose funeral was shelled by the
Germans, and is thus told by the
Philadelphia Ledger correspondents
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
WHAT a NEGRO FARMER GIVES

John Borden. well known negro
farmer who lives in Wayne county,
has the distinction of having IA sons
in the army OF the United States.
John is reported to be the father Of
Is children and fourteen of them
are serving under the flag to help
whip the kaiser
Borden was a witness in a case in
the court a Goldsboro some days ago
and in giving his testimony to the
court he related the following story:
Il have been married three times.
Two of my wives are dead and the
third living am the father of IS
children, Is by my first wife, T. by
my second wife and s by my present
wife My first wife gave birth to
four boys each time for three times,
and at one time my second wife pre-
scented me with three boys and one
girl, all arriving within a period of
a half hour Twenty-seven of my
children are living, the youngest being
only p months old, and | now have 4
sons serving in Uncle Sans army -
Salisbury IN. CO Post.
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In a recent etter from Mrs. H. F.
Watt to an OcaIa friend she stated
that a short time ago fully equipped
hospital was very urgently needed at
the front, somewhere in France"
where her husband, DR. Watt. is sta
toned. Dr. Watt accepted this com
mission, and within twenty-four hours
ne had the hospital fully equipped and
ready for use For his splendid work
in this connection Capt Watt was
awarded a medal, and was very highly
praised
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
Ocala Rhymed

Ocala has been made famous. We
repeat it proudly Her destiny is FIX
ed her prosperity is certain. Togeth.
er with her Indian legends and Span
ish traditions, her name has Nv heer
immortalized in rhyme, and will be
read of whit delight by the millions
Mr. c. L. Macarthur the poet-editor
of the Northern Budget, Troy, N. Y,
is the gentleman to whom our CRATE
ful thanks are due. and many a little
Ocalian will be blessed with his name
by fond parents as they become en-
tranced over his wierd and fasoinat-
ing verses. Arrangements have been
made to have the poem set to m lsic
and sql.r in our public schools, The
chorus is touchingly beautiful and ell
oquent and viii be sung with eyes
closed and mouths open
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
SOUTHERN FARMERS MUST
PLANT ON FlFTY-FIFTY BASIS

Washington, Feb. 26.-Uncle Sam,
having decided what the farmers in
each section of the country must do
to help win the war, has determined
that all southern farmers this spring
shall till their fields on tifty-fifty ba-
sis-that is, they must grow an acre
of food crop for every acre of cotton.
The movement has the approval OF
the national food administration, it is
said, and has caused floods OF inQuir-
les to be sent here from the south. I'm
less this is done it is stated that sew
eral southern states Will fall short OF
meeting the demands to be made upon
them this year for fOodstuffs. Cotton
being high, the temptation to plant
heavily in that crop is likely to prove
greater than the farmer can resist, and
the result will be a disastrous food
shortage, unless something is done to
keep the cotton acreage down and in
crease the production of food crops.
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one eating house on the road, and he
has but four hours out of the twenty
four for tired natures sweet restor
er"-sleep Stage driving in this
country is certainly not life of lux
ury.
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FOR COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2

FOR COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
To the Voters of the Second Commits
siOner's District:
l desire to announce my candidacy
for member of the board of county
commissioners from the second com.
missiOner's district, subject to the &C.
ton of the democratic primary cleo
ton to be held June 4th. Having serv-
ed you for two years previously feel
that I am in position to know the
needs Of the district, as well as the
county at large. I will appreciate
your support
IT. HUTCHENS.
Romeo, Florida.
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SHOULD BE NAM
ED HEALTH RESORTS

ED HEALTH RESORTS
Arthur Levey, a young private in
Uncle Sam'*s army, who gave up a
$4,000 job to don the uniform of a pri-
vate, says that our environments ought
to be named health resorts"
Listen to the following from the
New York Herald:
When Arthur Levey left ten weeks
ago for Camp Upton, he said to a
friend
Isn't this the devil-to be drafted
at the height of my business successT'
Arthur Levey said yesterday:
i've got only one regret that did
not enlist and go sooner"
Here is the reason. The Arthur Le-
vey who went away with the quota
from local board No. 126 was:
President and general manager,
Overseas Distributing Company, mo-
ton picture exporters, No. 1857 and
1859 Broadway. Lived in his own
apartment at No 1922 West Eighty
ninth street Rode in his own auto
mobile. Income, $4,000 a year.
Weight, ia pounds; height, five feet
six inches. Nervous to the point of
prostration Suffering from hay fe-
yer and insomnia. Under treatmen:
of three physicians-on for each lis
order
The Arthur Levey who came back
to march in the Washington Birthday
anniversary parade was:
Private, Company F, 307th infaltTy,
lives in a shack and sleeps on a straw
bed Rides in the subway. Income,
$50 a month Weight, 134Al pounds;
height, five feet six inches and three
quarters. Nerves steady Sleeps
from shutdown to sunup. Has no use
for physicians
Private Levey told about it all yes
terday in the Astor Hotel He is stop
ping there during his furlough.
LET me tell you, what they call
cantonment ought to be called
health resort" he said Il had not
tried only the doctors | took a course
in a gymnasium-One of those physi-
cal culture places, where they guar
antee to make you all over. ] didn't
gain pound | chased out every sum-
mer to mountain and seacOast resorts.
It did me no good My doctors todd
me that couldn't break my way into
the army-that they wouldn't have
me on a bet was eighteen pounds
under the minimum army regulation
weight. Now I'm more than two
pounds over it.
This will show you the difference.
I've been arrested five times for speed
ing in my car. Paid my fine and
speeded again. At camp ] was one
nor .ate at formation. For that I
was under arrest and confined to bar
racks for forty-eight hours.
81 came back from Chicago on the
Twentieth Century Limited one day,
opened my desk and found notice to
report the next day for duty. I was
sore. felt rotten. had just gotten
over the hay fever time. could have
jumped out of the window for nerves.
/ hadn't had a good nights sleep for
months.
Wei, that mill they put you
through at camp did it-what the doc
tors and the physical culture course
and the summer resorts hadn't done.
ate like a horse from the start. And
within two weeks I was sleeping right
through the night I wouldn't move
until they blew the horn in the morn
ing. Then I'd hear all the chatter Of
the boys-'good morning in Greek
and italian and Yiddish and little
English. There are Greek boOtblacks
and Italian BARRIERS and Jewish tailors
in my company. Talk about democar-
ey!
But let me tell you. they're all
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
FoR STATE ATTORNEY

To the People of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit of Florida
hereby announce my candidacy for
reelection to the office of state attor-
ney, fifth judicial circuit OF Florida in
the approaching primary have tried
to merit and will greatly appreciate
your support.
2-1-tf GEORGE w sCOFTELD.
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FoR COMMISSIONER DISTRICT
T. HUTCHENS.
Romeo, Florida.

FOR COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 8
l respectfully announce my candida
cy for the third commissioner dis
trict If the voters think that have
discharged the duties of the office
faithfully and satisfactorily, | would
appreciate a reelection.
j. w DAVIS,
Symmetrical, Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01

In a darkened home in Ocala
mother lies utterly crushed and brok-
en-, and a father mourns the death OF
dearly loved son. dead on the field
of honor, his young life ended by a
German bullet on the fields of France
Wiley HARRISON Burford was the
first officer from Florida to give his
life for the great cause. He was one
of the first TO offer for service and en-
tered the first training camp for Off
GERS. II was with a personal sense of
loss the news of his death came to
one who knew him as a fair-haired
child, the JOY and life of the home,
and later as a young man of brilliant
achievement and promise, always 10y
al, fine and brave He was ordered to
France Immediately after he was COM
missiOned a second lieutenant at Fort
Mcpherson, and assigned to active
duty with the field artillery, American
expeditionary forces. After six months
OF training in France his command
went to the front, his battery being
the first to take up a position and the
second to fire upon the enemy,
The news of his death has brought
to Florida a sickening sense Of the
stern reality of the war, which has
seemed far away and all glitter and
glory. 1t is from the youth and flower
Of the nation war viii take its grim
toll and there viii be other darkened
homes and mothers weeping for thejr
sons sleeping afar on foreign fields.
One can almost envy the young he
70 the immortal fame that is his Il is
thrilling to think of him goi'.g for h
like young Crusader to do battle
with the modern incarnations of evil,
backing his faith in the righteousness
of his cause with his life To have
died in the flush of youth for sreat
caues is glorious
Men die but once, and the opportu-
nifty
Of a noble death is not an every 3ay
fortune;
1t is a gift noble spirits pray for"
Miss Jefferson Bell, in Miami Her
aid.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
LIEUT.. w. n. BURFORD

Change Wiley's star to gold in
the service flag. l pray God that
l may avenge his death Be COM
forted that he died a noble death,
killed in action. From Lieuten-
ant Robert Allen Burford's mes
sage to his mother and father on
the death of his brother, Lieut.. Wi
ley H. Burf0rd, killed in France,
February l4th.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01

Mr.. Blackjack saved the farmers of
this county two thousand dollars on
the nitrate of soda he purchased for
them He says that every little bit
helps.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01

Mr.. Carroll Fraser received his no.
tification Friday morning to report for
duty in Atlanta Tuesday morning. He
recently took his examination for the
navy, and has just been waiting to be
called
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01
Ocala in the Long Ago
A New Kind of Building

In our remarks of the improvements
last week we omitted to mention the
suburban dwelling of Mr. Adm E. Wa
terman, which is being built partly of
brick and partly Of concrete; and, as
this is the beginning of a new system
of house building in Ocala, its compile
ton is looked forward to with cOnsid-
cradle interest Mr. Waterman thinks
it will be cheaper and far more dura-
bic than a wooden building. and pos
sess enough other merits to cause it
to supercede them altogether in time
He is making his own brick and lime.
and with the aid Of his little SON r.
doing all he work on the building
Taking it all in all, it is the most eco
nomlcal structure both as regards the
material used and the cost Of construc-
ton, that has yet been brought under
our notice. We hope it win turn ont
d success
Adjoining the house is about ten
acres OF land. which Mr. Waterman
has transformed into a vineyard and
fruit farm The trees and vines are
growing off encouragingly. and some
are already bearing fruit Under his
characteristic energy this is destined
to be the most attractive spot in the
neighborhood
Mr.. r. A Weathers has purchased
the residence recently occupied by.
Mr. 2. w Agnew, and Is now occupy
ing the same The location is natu-
rally very fine and is susceptible Of
very handsome improvement Know
ing the taste of Mr.. Weathers and
Mrs Weathers we shall look forward
to its soon being the prettiest spot in
the town
Col s. M. G. Gary and Jno F. Dunn,
Esq, have formed a law cO-partner
ship. Col. Gary, the senior member
of the firm, has been practicing law
in Ocala for the past twenty-one years,
and We think we can safely put him
down as the best lawyer in the cir
cult He has always been close stu
dent and a diligent worker. and never
goes into court with case half made
out. Having always pursued this
method he has built up a very fine
reputation Mr. Dunn is young at the
bar, but is uncommaplv attentive to
business. energetic and ambitious,
and, if he continues as he has begun,
will certainly reach distinction in the
profession.
The little boy who said 'if he
couldn't be an angel he had rather be
a stage-driver'' evidently didn't know
the duties of that individual. The dis
lance to and from Brooksville to this
place is one hundred and thirty miles,
which is made three times week by
Mr.. Arick, the driver. There is but
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-03-01

Mrs Alma Pope of Manatee, former
ly of this city. is spending several
weeks in Ocala the guesta of her
friend, Mrs. G. c. Maynard
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$4,000 A YEAR MAN is NOW
HEALTHY, HAPPY $50 PRIVATE

Enjoys the Democracy He Finds in
the Ranks and Only Regrets That
He Did Not Enlist Sooner
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"Okahumkee Ocala.
Ocklawaha, Kockabaw,
O, this is the land Of the gators jaw,
Along the Ocklawaha"
Magnolias are in bloom flower gar
dens fresh and fragrant; hammocks
green and inviting and all nature pre-
cents a scene of rejoicing; but, above
all, the ladies, arrayed in their sum.
mer costumes, look especially sweet
and bewitching
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as Gary 0' tongue ast