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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-26
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Germany isn't half as badly off
materially as the South was fifty
three years ago. If she was half as
well off morally, her survival and re-
vival would be sure.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-26

Not long ago the navy ordered g.
600, 900 yards of cotton gauze for sur
gical purposes, enough to reach from
Washington to the battle front in
France and back, seventeen times, OF
to lap the earth more than four
times.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-26

The Star today received a letter
from Lieut.. M. C. Izlar, dated Octo-
Der 26th, in which he says he as en-
joying the best of health Gin close
proximity to the Hun" Lieut.. Izlar
left Camp Wheeler last May for
France, where he has been doing duty
since with the medical detachment of
the 3O5th Motor Supply Train.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-26

A letter dated Oct. 1 from Laurie
Benjamin, somewhere in France, ar
rived Sunday. Laurie was very brief;
said the men in his regiment were
mostly kept too busy to write, but
sent his best wishes to his friends.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-26

prince is the ruling head. If this is
Serbia will be vastly
and a long-rankling sore
will Be healed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-26

The world is watching Germany
with great anxiety. World peace. as
well as the welfare of her own peo-
pie depends on what shall happen
within her borders in the next few
weeks. If Chancellor Ebert has been
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-11-26
l.. ALEXANDER
PRACTICAL CARPENTER
AND BUILDER

Careful Estimates made on all Con-
tract work. Gives More and Better
Work for the Money than any other
contractor in the city.
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For expert piano tuner phone 427
The sun., 1918-10-19

If he has bought bonds to his ut
most and attended church, the good
motorist may fare forth In his car to-
morrow with clear conscience. DR..
GARFIELD, pleased with the saving Of
million barrels OF gasolene through
the asless Sundays Of the recent past.
has repealed what was neither a stat
ute law nor an executive order, but
rather n sort Of temporary common
law, made custom in a night through
the patriotism and good temper Of the
American people.
The fairness of this law by sugges-
ton was sometimes questioned, but
the necessity of that which 1t aimed
at was not questioned. Some car own
ers believed that the fairer way would
have been to shut down on pleasure
driving on weekdays, so that the hard
working motorist would not suffer for
the sins Of the weekday Joy rider; but
those owners kept their cars in the
garage. Other owners believed that
Il system OF gas cards was tle equi-
table way of distributing gasolene, for
It would limit each car to a email
mileage; yet these owners also OBJ
served the Governments suggestion as
II violation were treason. The gasless
Sundays produced, as THE Sun has
remarked, the finest exhibition Of the
national purpose that the nOn-com.
Blatant has given.
! The motorists will do well to note
what DIR. GARFIELD says, that If at the
end of two weeks the stocks of gaso
lene are found to be dangerously low
II may be necessary to renew the ban
1t Is easy to imagine that II ali
drivers so out tomorrow and drink
The sun., 1918-10-19
RESCUING GERMANY.
A Historical Incident OF Contempt
raneOus Interest.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: I
copy this from an almanac IN my pos
session dated 1899. 1t Is Interesting.
and OF course printed in old script on
brown paper:
PLAGUE OF dRAssHoPPERs IN GER
MANY.
In the year 1888 there were such n
quantity of grasshoppers In Germany that
az they flew along they darkened the air,
like great black cloud; and as they
journsyed along thei- six wings and their
teeth Elittsred like precious stones Where
ever they threw themselves. In n moment
all sor;s OF feed, flowers fruits, grass and
everything that had juice In IL were
consumed.
These insects remained encamped as Il
were q day ana q night IN one place, but
at the rising Of tho sun they Immediately
few up into tho air with great noise.
At o'clock the army generally departed
to fall upon other countries and ravaEe
them. In tho winter they retired under
ground; but In the spring they again came
out In order to begin their ravago anew.
This dreadful calamity lasted tn the
fourth summer. when God IN his mercy
sent great quantities Of storks, ravens,
crows and Pies that devoursd almost all
the grasshoppers. The remainder were in
the autumn covered by a deep snow,
which completely exterminated them.
1t seems rather an insult to the grass
hoppers to llken them to the present
Hun hordes. but there is bit OF a like
ness. isn't there. in the circumstance.
j. CAMPBELL HAYWOOD.
New YORK, October 10.
The sun., 1918-10-19
SETTING THE CLOCK.
A Warning TO the Custodians Of
Tlmenleees.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Sir: AS
standard time will be resumed on Octo-
Der 81, would like to call not only 10
your attention but to the attention of
users Of mechanically constructed clocks
for the recording of employees time,
also OF electric driven clocks and numer-
GUS other devices operated by clock
movements, that II any OF these are
turned back Il would cause clocks OF
thiE nature to he thrown out of ADJUST
ment and unquestionably necessitate re-
pairs to them.
In this city and vicinity alone there
arc approximately 100000 time clocks
in use, which IL turned back would keep
every available clock repair man busy
for days.
BY stopping the clocks for one hour
instead of turning them back this con-
fusion can be avoided.
believe you will agree that the pub
lie should BIO notified OF this fact, and I
will appreciate any efforts along this
line that you may see fit to be given
out through notifications of this kind
in your valued paper.
J. L. BARNUar.
NEW YORK, October IS.
The sun., 1918-10-19
All. THOSE INDEPENDENT
>DEMOCRATSl
The List Inspires n wag to q Great
Counter Increment.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Shr:
Realizing to Its fullest extent the in
jury that will result to tho campaign
OF Governor Whitman by the formation
Of Citizens Committee OF independent
Democrats, with the Hon. Abram !.
Elkus. former Ambassador to Turkey
and attorney for the Wagner investigat-
ing committee, as chairman, and among
others. George Gordon Battle. recent
Tammany candidate for District Attor-
ney James w. Gerard, recently Ambas-
sador to Germany and former Temmany
judge: Henry A. Giidersleeve, a former
rammany Judge: Mrs. Charles l.. Guy,
wife Of the present Justice OF the Su.
preme Court. former Tammany Sen.
ator David Lcventritt, former Tammany
Judge: William F. McCombs, recently
chairman Of the Democratic National
Committed II. Snowden Marshall. re-
Gently United States District Attorney,
appointed by President Wilson: former
Justice Morgan J. O'Brien, John b.
Stanchheld. n recent Democratic can
didate for Governor former Dock Com
missioner Tompkins. and Samuel INTER
myer. vox ct prseterea nihil OF the
Federal Administration, 1t has been de-
cidcd to form. n Committee Of indie
pendent Republicans to offset the same.
and to that end William Barnes Of
Albany. formerly chairman OF the Re-
publican State committee; the Hon.
benjamin d. odell OF Newbursh
Charles d. Hilles. formerly chairman OF
the Republican National Committee
Samuel 8. Koenig. chairman OF the
New York Republican county commit.
tee; Jacob A. Livingston of Kings
county. the Hon. George w. Aldridge
Of Rochester. Louis r. Payn of Chat
ham, Fred Greiner OF Buffalo and
Charles H. Belts have been asked to
form an Independent Republican Citi-
Gems Committee In the interest Of Gov.
ernor whitman.
So far as I am personally concerned,
politics Is adjourned" but I have re-
luctantly consented to service on this
committee. LArATRrTE b. GLEASON.
NEW York, October IS.
The sun., 1918-10-19

too deeply of their regnined freedom,
conditions will go back TO what they
were when it was found necessary to
stop the Sunday use Of gasolene. II
the drivers will limit themselves to
trips only long enough to bring them
into the golden country and back, II
may not be necessary to turn Off the
spigot again until snow puts an end
to general motoring. II he refrnlns
from driving hundred miles when
thirty will suffice the automobiles
will help his own case.
The poor wretch who has no car at
all will find comfort In the lifting OF
the ban. 1t means that there is nc
doubt about an abundance Of gaso
lene for our needs In Europe; and
that, after all, Is more important thar
, the touring Of this peaceful land.
The sun., 1918-10-19
TRADE BRIEFS.

a Swedish company is being organized
IN Stockholm to deal 81 concrete mould
ings and ship construction, but It's main
object IS the construction Of concrete ships
Consul Lou!s q. prey fuss. Jr. reports
from Malaga. Spain. thRt the 19lS-19 olive
crop In that district promises to oe L large
one.
Concrete lighters AMI tow boats are be-
ing built In Shanghai, China. Cne such
vessel. CO feet long and equipped with
Kerosene motorB, has been completed and
others are under course Of construction
There Is "A market In Australia for IN
valid and rolling chairs q American make
italian merchants are !n the market for
brushes OF all kinds. Samples should be
sent.
Internal combustion type motors OF
American make are popular in St. Pierre.
AiIuelon. Thoss most used are from two
to six horse-powcr. Manufacturers should
investigate this market. as q better bust.
ness could easily be developed.
Catalogues ana price lists Of silver
plated Nat ware and hollow ware ana gold
and silver plated novelties have leen
asked for by a Bolivian lrm.
Experiments conducted In Bergen. Nor.
way. arc said u have demonstrated that
bread grains can be mixed successfully
with NJ least 20 por cent. 81 Ash TO make
an economical, palatRbIe loaf.
The declared value OF the exports from,
Bradford, England. TO the United States
for August. 1913. amounted to $5T7 ,e2a
compared with s012, 90: during the core.
spending month OF 1917.
Operations have been resumed in q nun.
Der OF Old and abandoned mines ia Boz
hemia. In the mining district OF linn
wald tungsten or wolfram ores are now
being mined successfully. Tho production
OF wolfram ore In Austria prior TO tho
war was negligible, but nov tho old nincs
in tho Znnwald district alone have Welded
$4,000 metric tons Of wolfram ore. Nearly
all tho ore is shipped across the border
TO Saxony to DO smc,ied.
Consul Richard p. Momson reportz ,ha,
a brazilian exporter has discovered a new
process OF preparing hides II is claimed
that hides prepared ty tho new process
have greater resistance.
A bank syndicate has been formed in
Frankfort, Germany. comprising eight of
the largest private banks In that city.
Tho purpose Of this syndicate 81 to couu.
tarsct the growing influence OF tho great
banks centralized III Brrliu. Tho same
Kind OF syndicate has acrn formed f..
Co!ngar.
$sN Zealand Orm IS "a resi ~ ,nel-
ern lathcs and chuciSs for all kinds OF
wood work.
The sun., 1918-10-19
THE MINNESOTA FIRES.
A Congress of Scientific FOresters and
Federal Control Proposed.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Str: The
Minnesota forest IRE calls attention to
the advlsability OF passing a Federal
law requiring the prompt disposal OF
tops and boughs' while numbering
operation is actually in progress. The
worst forest Are hazard frequently
comes from this neglect.
There would be no hardship to the
iumberman IL the law was applied gen
orally. as cost prices would be equal
ICED by general application Of the law
throughout tho land.
Every suggestion for efficiency il now
being discussed. Let us wake UP to the
onviction OF this one which works such
Glaring injury to every interest con-
1scted with the forest.
A Congress OF our Scientific Foresters
ould easily arrange this matter and do
world of good for the cause of con-
servation, and now while the matter Is so
acutely brought to our attention is the
time to act.
Last summer on the west side Of White
Face Mountain In the Adirondacks. where
a big cutting operation was in progress, a
very serious confiagration started which
would have undoubtedly involved the
whole mountain top except for the
prompt advent OF rain. Non-disposal Of
tops and boughs" was responsible for
this. HERBERT s. CARPENTER.
New YORK October IL.
The sun., 1918-10-19
The wax Maid Of Lille.

Lille is known primarily as a great
industrial city, but to every lover OF
nrt-outside of Germany--the news
of its recapture by civilization will
at once prompt this question:
Is the Wax Maid safe?
For Lille has, or had, in its fine
Palais des Beaux-Arts one Of the
noblest and richest collections in all
provincial France; and chief among
the treasures of the museum was the
wonderful "Head Of Girl in wax
and terra Gotta, BY some connois-
seurs ascrlbed to RAPHAEL, by others
believed to have come from Roman
tomb. 1t is, or was, an object unique
In its interest and beauty. 1t ranks,
or once ranked. among the great
things Of the world.
Is the Waxen Maid Of Lille safe
again in the custody Of Civilization,
or has she gone to Berlin to join Herr
Doctor BoDE?
The sun., 1918-10-19
When Reprlsal Is Justified.
From fhe Grand Raplds HsruiL.

From rho Grand Rapids HeraiI.
Reprisal is justified II it accomplishes
ealvation-and We thoroughly agree with
THE Sun In its editorial opinion that
just as soon as the Hun Is assured of
material reprisal The will crawl, as he
has already crawled, when In terror Of
the coming OF the square deal" We
suspect that simple notification TO him
will turn the trick--Mulheim for Cam
brai. Cobienz for Bruges. Frankfort for
Antwerp, Cologne for Brussels, Hanover
for Lhege. Perhaps the method of pre-
vention and protection" observes THE
Sun, "can be rendered most effective,
not by promising to destroy the equiya-
lent German city. but by promising to
hold It and Its inhabitants 10 convict
labor until It has paid the last pfennlg
of It's nations shameful debt for the
destruction Of the French or Belgian
city set against 1t" in the reprisal lists
Of justice.
The sun., 1918-10-19
Correcting the Timepleces.

1t has been decided not to main
tain during the winter the false time
that has been in force this summer,
and on the morning Of Sunday,
October 81, all timepieces should he
corrected. This process Of correction
is commonly referred to us putting
the clock back one hour" but nobody
who values his watch or clock should
attempt 10 set the hands back.
An informed and intelligent CORE
spondent whose letter we print to-day
in another column points out the dan
ger involved in setting back the
hands Of the complex timepieces used
in recording systems. The injury
done to less intricate mechanisms by
reversing the wheels is great. No
watch or clock that Is worth any
thing should ever be set back: 1t
should be set ahead until the desired
rectification has been made.
Thus, on the morning of October
q, the hands Of watches and clocks
should be advanced eleven hours, ex-
cept In the case of those timepieces
which record days rs well as measure
hours and minutes. Such timepieces
should be stopped and started when
sixty minutes has elapsed.
By thus setting their tlmepieces
eleven hours ahead or stopping them
for an hour, watch and clock owners
will escape heavy costs for repairs,
and maintain the integrity Of their
faithful and much abused servants.
The sun., 1918-10-19

II he had nm income within the In
come tax limits he has been COM
PEELED to pay full taxes on his full
payable income. although his loss Of
all he had In the world may have
been much more than the income he
received.
1t is not likely that this sort Of
cruel extortion from persons who have
become virtually penniless has re-
turned a great sum OF money to the
Treasury, but whatever the sum, 1t is
taken, In truth, by nothing better than
petty larceny; and petty larceny is no
trade for any Government to ply.
One Of the paragraphs Of the pro-
posed Senate amendment reads:
"(b) II for any taxable year begin
ming after December 81, 1915. and not
later than December 81, 1918, It appears
upon the production OF evidence satisfac-
tory to tho Commissioner that any tax
payer has sustained a not loss, the
amount Of such net loss shall. under reg
ulations prescribed by tho Commissioner
with the approval Of tho Secretary. be
allowed as q deduction In computing the
net income OF the taxpayer for the sue
ceeding taxable year"
That paragraph, however, does not
seem to apply to cases such as we
have mentioned. From the context OF
tho descriptive sentence at the head OF
thee whole section-2O3-it seems to
apply only to the operation Of any
business regularly carried on" by the
taxpayer. /But why in plain justice
and In common decency should 1t not
apply to the man that sells his home
at loss, or has 1t taken away from
him, or to the man that sells ut loss
anything representing, perhaps. the
savings Of lifetime, to buy Liberty
bonds?
The members Of the Senate, the
members Of the whole Congress,
should not fail to correct what has
been one of the meanest wrongs dis
coverable In the whole war revenue
legislation from beginning to end.
The sun., 1918-10-19
THE PUBLICS PART.
Surely Opinion Must Not Dc Muzzled
on National Problems.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN-Sr: Pub.
lie comment on national Administration
pclicies which II carried out would
vitality affect this nations future seems
10 be under pronounced restraint.
Why is this SO? Is the average citi-
zen presumed to be incapable OF dis
cussing such policies intelligently?
What has become of the erstwhile
solicitudo OF our statesmen concerning
tho attitude OF the plain people they
represent in our legislatures?
Next to tho winning of the war. The
most important subject for discussion
everywhere Is the peace conference that
Ia 10 follow. Every American is vitality
interested In what this country should
stand for at that conference.
It Will not weaken in the slightest
degree our will to victory to discuss
peace following a complete victory.
1t Is only discussion OF a negotiated
peace. a peace without victory. that
weakens the will to win.
But where Is one to md in the public
press free discussion Of what We should
demand at the peace table when the
victory shall have been won?
Who knows President Wilson's pro.
Gramme? But Just how does that pro
gramme affect the United States?
Is It lese majesty to discuss this
question?
L. II not possible for one who Is heart
and soul for a dictated peace to differ
from the President and still remain q
good and loyal citizen?
The President advocates a league Of
nations 20 enforce peace.
Would the establishment OF such a
league mean that we. as & member Of
It. would be willing TO submit to II all
questions involving territorial rights In
Mexico and Central and South America
In other words. are We TO abandon
the Monroe Doctrine in exchange for
league OF nations to enforce peace? Car
we be parties TO such n league and still
stand for the Monroe Doctrine?
Aren't these fair questions?
II diplomacy Is 20 be no longer Sc
cret why should rot the American PEG.
pie be enlightened on these points?
II an abandonment OF the Monroe
Doctrine is contemplated, wouldn't It be
a good idea TO hear what the common
people think about It?
And the time TO hear from the COM
mon people is before rather than after
the peace conference. SIMON CREEL.
ALBANY, October IS,
The sun., 1918-10-19
Self-c0ndemned.

fThere remains one day In which
subscriptions may be made to the
Fourth Liberty Loan. When this day
closes, the opportunity to do pa
triotic duty will have passed, and
dry individual who has failed to en-
roll himself among the original own.
GO Of Liberty bonds Of the fourth
isue will be forever deprived Of the
chance to write his name on their
Rpster Of honor.
Fit is inconceivable that any per
son resident In the United States and
pbssessed Of sanity should be ig-
l1orant ut this hour of the necessity
or subscribing to the loan, or OF the
PERSONAL benefits to he derived from
participation in this great financial
transaction. The appeals that have
been uttered by official and unofficial
promoters of the loan have been so
varied In character that whatever q
persons disposition he must have
been attacked at least once on his most
susceptible side. For the grave and
studious there have been grave, well
studied explanations; for the emo
tional, effective appeals to their sensi-
bilities; for the frivolous, humorous
and witty interpretations Of the needs
of the country. Behind every solicit
tation, however It. was couched, has
been the solid. unshakable determi-
nation Of America to make good Its
words by its deeds, to use. force
without stint in the struggle for lib
erty, and to devote to the fight for
freedom all Its resources and NIL its
power Of wealth, Of material and OF
manhood.
Under the existing circumstances
it will hereafter be impossible for
q reasonable creature to reach any
ofher conclusion than TINT any per
son who in this crucial hour for the
nation and the world refrained from
buying the bonds of the United
States to the full limit of his or her
resources did so with complete knowl'
edge of the situation. No plea OF
ignorance, no excuse of lack of op
portunity, can be accepted. The fact
of non.subscription will be indict
siilent and condemnation-sel
demnation.
The sun., 1918-10-19
Tho Stamp Tax on Checks.

To THE EDITOR or TIE SuN--Sir: You
ask in your splendid editorial article of
October II. what Is this mystery about
our failure to have a stamp tax OF
checks? Who Is 1t that does not want
It? Who is It that is able to stop It
Why?'
will tell you why. Because tho
stamp tax on checks would "show up
the South. which pays small attention.
II any, to income or other taxes
II 1t were the law TO have a stamp
tax on checks We should then know for
a fact what was paid by the Southern
section Of our country. where to-day the
Income tax Is substantially n dead letter.
BEACON HILL.
BosToN, Mass, October IS.