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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

We are sorry to see the able and
influential Punta Gorda Herald de-
nounce the proposed ten-mill amend
ment for school purposes. The argu-
ments the Herald uses are trite, but
they are popular, and are what might
be expected of some politician run
ming for county minor office.-Tam-
pa Tribune.
1t might be a good idea for the
Tribune to reprint the Herald's re
marks, and then try to confute them
instead of deriding them. The editor
of the Herald is an unusually well in
formed man and his merits as a jour-
nalist have been recognized in Florida
for decades. He is also invariably
courteous in conducting an argument
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

Ocala has suffered comparatively
little from the influenza. A good many
people have had it-probably ten pei
cent of the population. But most OF
them have had it in light form Sc
far we have heard of only seven
deaths III the entire county-foul
white and three colored. There may
be more deaths, tho there will not be
many, unless some people insist or
trying to get up too soon. The ply.
sicians say the epidemic is dying out
and will soon have run its course.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

Jacksonville has been hard hit by
the influenza. More people have died
from it than lost their lives in the
great yellow fever epidemic of thirty
years ago. However, there has beer
no panic. The people have gone brave
ly on about their business and their
pluck and sanity has doubtless pre-
vented many deaths and great suffer.
ing. The medical profession has suf
fered heavily. and among the dead are
some doctors from other towns who
went to Jacksonville to minister to
the sick of that city.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

There is a queer mix-up about the
Florida home guards The constitu-
tion says the governor is commander
in-chief of the military forces of the
state, nevertheless the state supreme
court says the county guards are not
under his orders. Consequently, the
government has called on him to re-
turn to it all the rifles it has loaned
the state for home guards, and all the
ammunition that has not been ex.
pended This will not effect the Ocala
company, whose guns and ammuni-
tior have been paid for by the county
or private subscription, and the same
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT

Our school teachers, who seem to
think they are the only people in the
world who are underpaid, might with
profit read the following from the
Punta Gorda Herald:
Elsewhere in this paper we print
from the Ocala Star an expression of
views by Mr.. L. S. Light regarding
the proposed amendment to the con-
stitution increasing the tax for public
school purposes to ten mills. Mr.
Light is we'll informed as to the fnan-
cial conditions of the state, and what
he says is entitled to serious consid-
GRAFTON.
The Herald is opposed to the pro-
posed amendment, primarily because
it's adoption will increase taxes, for
we are already overwhelmed with
taxes. This writer, for example, works
hard through the whole winter to
make money with which to pay his
taxes, and he has to pay them in in
stallments. The amount is so utterly
out of proportion ito his income that
he never has at one time enough mon
ely to pay all his taxes at once. No
doubt many other people are equally
hard pressed.
We are told that the schools need
| more money Well, a great many peo-
pie also need more money; and, if the
amendment is adopted, their need will
be increased.
1t is conceded that the teachers are
not paid enough, but there is a better
way than through a constitutional
amendment to get more money for
them, and that way is for the legisla-
ture to reduce the cost of state and
county government. 1t can be done
| by such reductions as these:
Cut the governors salary from
$4,000 to $4,000 year.
| The salaries of the state treasurer
of the comptroller, of the secretary
of state, of the attorney general and
of the commissioner of agriculture
from $4,000 year each to $500 a
year. They won't resign, if this is
done. If they do, there are plenty OF
good men ready to take their places.
Reduce the number of pure food in
| spectors from three to two and thus
save $500 year.
Reduce the railroad commission to
one member and abolish the tax com
mission and the hotel Inspector.
| Put county officers on salaries ano
turn their surplus fees into the coun.
| ty school fund. Don't abolish the
fees, for the taxpayers don't have tc
pay them.
To illustrate: The clerk of the De.
Soto county circuit is said to make
more than $4,000 year over ano
above the expense of conducting his
office. If this be SO, he should be
placed on salary of $4,000 a year
and the net amount of fees above thai
sum should be placed in the schoo
fund. And so of the sheriff and other
county officers who are paid in fees OF
commissions.
The assessor and collector of this
county are paid in commissions
and it is believed that they get $4,000
net year apiece. Put them on a sal.
airy of $500 year and give theil
commissions above that amount tc
the school fund.
Abolish all county criminal courts
of record except those in Jackson.
vile, Tampa, Key West and Pensa-
cola. 1t is both pure but honest graft
and outright foolishness to have such
a court in DeSoto county
Take all these needless burdens off
the people, place the money saved ir
the school fund, and then you will be
able to increase the pay of teachers
without increasing taxes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

rule, we believe, applies to the Pinel-
las and Duval battalions and the
Lake county company, but we are
afraid it will break up the guards at
Lakeland, Miami and Tampa. This is
snarl the next legislature should
straighten out. 1t is natural and
proper for the governor to be in COM
mand of all state troops. To do Cats
justice, he has not pulled any bones
in regard to the home guards-be-
side, the day for him to retire to pri-
vate life comes rapidly nearer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

pleased. She has had much exper-
fence in this work, her school at Clin>
ton being on a similar plan, but
larger and in existence for quite a
number of years. The only fault she
found with the Ocala school was that
it is not large enough for the number
Of inmates. The school, in fact, has
filled up much more rapidly than was
expected. 1t will be in order for the
next legislature to furnish means for
it's enlargement.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21
Directions for Gauze Masks, to be
Used When Nursing Influenza
Patients

Finished masks must measure 6x8
inches; use right thickness of gauze,
and sew with running stitch all the
way round. Sew on each corner
twelve inches of tape, measuring one
half inch wide; run seam through
the center, and in the middle make
four feather stitches with black
thread not showing on the other SIDE
Marion County Chapter A. R. C.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

1t looks to some like Germany is
whipped; but did you ever see She
bear backed against her den defend
ing her cuios Tampa Tribune.
Germany is more Like female
hyena than a she-bear
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

Tampa is full of influenza, but her
people are full of bravery and cheer,
so deaths are few.-Tampa Tribune.
That's the best way to talk. In time
of epidemic, fear kills more than
disease.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

It's strange that most of the acct
dents to our transports happen to
those which were formerly German
liners. Perhaps it's just the breed of
the things.-St. Petersburg Times.
The explanation is that nearly all
our transports were German liners.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

The pride of the Court Pharmacy is
its prescription department. Every
prescription is carefully compounded
as ordered by your physician-NO
SUBSTITUTION allowed. Phone 284.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

That part of the German defenses
that the Americans are working on
the hardest is called the Hunding
line. We doubt that it stands up long
against the Humdingers who are
butting it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

The great thing about the success
of the liberty loan is that none of the
boys on the firing lines will have to
say to each other in disgust this
week, "What crowd of pikers we are
fighting for, anyway"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

Miss Mary Belle Harris, superin-
tendent of Clinton Farms school, Gin
ton, N. Y, and now connected with
training camp activities, was in Ocala
Saturday, and visited the industrial
school, with which she was very much
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

The liberty bonds have passed on,
but don't forget that the useful and
handy thrift stamp is yet with us,
and that everyone you buy pays for
five shots at the Hun.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

Another unpleasant surprise for
Germany is to find that it's "Polish
regency" has got out of hand and is
beginning to make noise like real
governing body.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

Things are mighty quiet up ITALIA
hassee way lately. Maybe Miss Ruth
has decided to act as governor for the
remainder of the administration.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

The newspaper men of the state
will sympathize with good old Tom
Appleyard. of Tallahassee. whose sol
der son Will. is among the victims of
influenza at one of the training
campS
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

Another reason why the average
American should try to be good is
that there are so many Germans in
hell.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

The "new men" from America did
some of the toughest fighting on the
western front last week.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Domestic

Remember that half of the word
American is made up of the letters
that SPELL 81 can"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

Your physician puts all his knowl-
edge, skill and experience at work
when he writes your prescription; so
do we when we fill that prescription.
G. c. Green & Co., phone 424. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21
NOTICE

There will be no meeting ofs the
Woodman Circle until further notice.
Mamie Whitley, Guardian
Rylla Adams. Clerk
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21

The Miami Herald is Dragging
that only two Florida papers are OPP
posing the ten-mill amendment. For
that, only four, including the Herald,
are supporting it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-10-21
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication OF
all news dispatches credited to 1T or
hot 9th erwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
special dispatches herein are also re-
served.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1918-10-19
STATE OF NEVADA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
: |, George Brodigan, the duly elected,
qualified and acting Secretary of State
OF the State of Nevada, do hereby GER
tify that the foregoing is a true full
and correct copy OF the original As
sembly Bill No. /, entitled:
An Act to prohibit the manufacture,
sale, keeping for SALE and gift, of malt,
vinous and spirituous liquors, and other
intoxicating drinks, mixtures or prep
Evening journal., 1918-04-17

this country as contractor for tho Al
lied Governments Is stil fresh In the
minds OF the government Oflcials and
they expect 90 have him maintain his
record OF 100 per cent. efficiency in be-
half OF the United States
He Will have an Ofilce here and VIII
be In frequent touch with the shipping
Board, but will have full authority 20
issue any orders that may be neces-
eary 20 expedite the construction with
out any of his associates.
I'VE have persuaded Mr.. Schwah 90
take over the task OF ship oOnstruc-
ton, and ne VIII have power 10 step
In and see that u is done" was the
way a shipping board oflclal expressed
the scope OF the steel magnate's au-
thority.
As an aid to Mr.. Schwab, oflclals Of
the Shipping Board VIII meet this ar
ternoon with members OF the ship-con-
troll commission, prominent operators
and ship builders 20 settle questions
OF policy that are stll In abeyance.
Through This meeting the officials OK
pect 90 be able 90 place before Mr.
Schwab, when he takes over his posi-
ton, an exact outline Of what musl
be accomplished and Just let him 80
| ahead.
Evening journal., 1918-04-17

sand-yard lot az "a milesi They get
shot az all the time from below, above,
the rear and .n front.
Then there is the contact patrol
This work consists Of close co-opera-
ton with your advancing infantry be-
hind a barrage fire. The pilots trained
for thos branch 1y very low Their
beat may not be more than half a
mile long They signal back the exact
position OF the advancing troops by
dropping long streamers OF paper as II
they were at a carnival, or by shooting
on Bengal lights These are far more
reliable methods Of signalling compar-
atiyely short distance than tho wire
lesa
This "liasOn" work Is the hardes
work pilot is ever called upon 90 per
form. He can't stick it out for NOR
than an hour at a time. The strain
Tar too great. Then he is replaced b,
another
All day long during q big battle ar
the avistors kept busy and II Is q re-
letter day when at dinner at night ther
are not at least a couple Of yacan
chairs.
The last men out-those who Sc
home just before sundown-do tn
flash work. or spotting the German
gun flashes In the twilight.
Evening journal., 1918-04-17
SOLDIER "WET1' VOTE
EXERCISES SALEM

SALEM N. J.. April l7-The soldier
vote canvassed by the salem County
Board OF Election yesterday win ma
tcrally cut down tho dry majority
for local option In Salem. provided Is
is allowed 10 stand Seventy-six en-
velOpes containing ballots Of soldiers
at Admission, Wrlghistown and other
cantonments were sent TO salem from
the Secretary OF states oilice, and al
but sixteen were opened These were
held up because the names Of the voters
did not appear on any Of the registry
lists OF the six districts OF the city.
on the nfiy-nine counted hfty-eight
were in favor Of "wet" and one for
dry" This cuts the majority IN favor
OF dry" 20 sixty-flve, nearly 30 per
cent This showing In favor Of tho
"wets' has exercised prohibition advo-
| Gates and Il was announced This after
noon that the matter is 20 be investi-
gated.
Challengcrs Tor tho Civic League PRO.
tested against an official statement OF
the result of election being placed on
lnlo until a report may be obtained from
Camp Mcclellan as 90 how the ballots
were cast 10 is also cOniended tnat.Dp.
cause tho envelopes containing The bal.
lots did not bear the name OF the ON
Ger designated hy the Governor 90 re-
celve them tney could not be legal.
counted.
Evening journal., 1918-04-17
TO REBUILD CHAPELS
Huns Have WRECKED
$I5,OOO,O Fund Raised by
American Cardinals, Arch.
bishops ard Bishops
PRELATES HAVE
LABORED QUIETLY

BALTIMORE. April i7.-Cardlnal Glib
bons has announced that he had sent
10000 TO France for the restoration Of
ohapels that have been damaged by the
cannon fire OF the Germans.
This is part Of the fund raised in this
country under the auspices Of the Car
dinals, ArchbishOps and Bishops Of the
Catholic Church, and Cardinal Gibbons
said last night for the lrst time that
this fund now has reached Si5,0OO,O00.
I'VE were most grstihed 20 learn at
the meeting Of the hierarchy In Wash
ington a few days ago." said the Car
dlnal, "that the fund had reached such
a large sum. Little has been heard Of
the efforts 10 raise the money. and when
10 was decided that the Archbishors and
Bishops should do their bit toward aid
ing in the war they went to work
quietly. 7 anticipate even a larger
amount TO come in the future"
The Cardinal has appointed com.
mittee OF five Bishops who Will meel
I'm Washington at frequent Intervals anc
learn-t the needs OF the men IN camp anC
Of the communities devastated by the
Germans The funds sent today Will b'
used for the erection Of chapels behinC
the British and French lines Another
large sum win be spent 10 supply books
and other reading matter TO the Amer
lean soldiers ia training camps In thi'
country and with the expedltlonN.
forces. "There will be no discrlmina
ton on account Of religious afhllatlon,
said Cardinal Gibbons, "and the librarie
10 be established will be for the fre
use Of any man in Uniform
Evening journal., 1918-04-17
SUSSEX MAN WORKS
TO PUT LOAN OVER

Thomas o. Mitchell. who recently
purchased a i0O-acre farm near Harbe-
son, has sold It to Thomas NJ. Hazel, OF
near Coolsprlng. for $1,000.
Dr. Joseph NJ Martin, who has been
spending a few days in philadelphia,
has returned home.
Charles II. Maull who has been
confined 90 his home for several days
Is out again.
The three-masted schooner Wave
mock" which Is ashore near thefCedars
here is expected to be a total loss
The cargo OF stone is valued at s20'O0O
Mrs Martha A. Mustard Is quite III
at her home here.
Donald r.. Evans. son OF Mrs. Mary
r.. Evans. has been promoted 10 firsl
Lieutenancy
Dr. William p. Orr Jr.. is kept busy
trealing the victims who have been Bit
I ten by mad dogs.
Mayor James r. Thompson wa
among the visitors at Rehoboth Beaci
on Saturday
Robert j Walton, Jr, has rcturne'
/ from Philadelphia
Harry l.. paynter. a merchant, or Mas
sau. is giving his entire time to solicit
Ing from farm to farm Throughout th
surrounding country. in behalf OF On
Third Liberty Loan.
Evening journal., 1918-04-17
COMPLAINTS ON FOOD
Cain IN GERMANY
Bavarian Minister Sees No
Chance OF Rations Being
Increased
FEWER POTATO
ACREAGE THIS YEAR

AMSTERDAM, April IA gloomy
view Of the food situation in Germany
was outlined by Dr. Won Bretterich, the
Bavarian Minister OF the Interior, in
forecast which has appeared IN the Ber-
In newspapers. The public was told
that mot only Is there no chance Of the
potato ration being increased. but we
must think ourselves lucky II 70 Is
maintained at It's present level" The
Bavarian Minister said ne hoped the
bread ration might not have 20 be re-
duced and that the meat ration may be
kept at It's present height, but there
was little confidence in the tone Of this
+ assertion.
/ Special preparations OF cereals. on
which many hopes were based few
weeks ago, were not yet on the market
in any considerable quantities, and the
public must wait for a daily ration OF
half a tescupful.
/ Wholesale complaints Of the quantity
of food being supplied at the public
kitchens throughout Germany appear In
lNt NtWe papers, ! At hlItNkuA VI NhNlAA
kitchens. in reply 10 these attacks, Is
sued the following statement
with the continuance Of the war,
the quality Of the materially we receive
becomes ever poorer. and the choice
more limited. We are compelled to
take what Is offered us or 90 without
Complaints OF defective quality are
simply ignored. and II we insist upon
receiving a regular supply we run the
risk Of being entirely cut or. The fsi
quota allotted to US grows ever smaller
spices are now scarcely obtainable, and
the substitute spices have a bad flavor
The vegetable supply is now limited to
kholrabl and turnlps"
A pesslmistic article on the potato
situation by a member OF the Prusslar
! House Of Deputies says that the acreage
] under potatoes has decreased by one
, nth as compared with the peace-tim,
e figure. mot only Is the acreage less
he says, hut the demand is greater, anC
- crop double that Of peace-time would
G not fully suflce."
Evening journal., 1918-04-17
ARE YOU STILL
YOUNG AT HEART
Then Why Look Older Than
You Feel ?

Every woman Is as young as she iooks
so why let sentiment OF preiudioo pro.
vent your keeping youthful as long a.
you wishl
Not long ag0 many women would not
uso face powders or cosmetics. Today
practically every woman knows their
need and uses them. This Is equally
true Of the hair color resiorer Thou
sands Of women keep their hair dark
and youthful with Q-ban Hair Color He
st0rer 10 rs not a dye. but n delight
ful toilet preparation which brings back
the color and gloss as gradually and
evenly as the natural renewing OF The
hair itself.
Q-ban win not stain tho scalp. wash
or rub on, and does not interfere with
washing or waving the hair Keeps h
glossy and healthy. Guaranteed 20 sal
isfy or money refunded.
sold by an good druggists everywhera
on M0ney-Back Guarantee. Price 75o-
Evening journal., 1918-04-17
WAR CROSS AWARDEDs
TO UNKNOWN HERO
Rv HRNRY WOOD.

UNITED Press stan Correspondent)- /
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, March .
bly, Mall.)-To the Seveniy-ninth /
French regiment Of Infantry belongs
the honor OF the only citation in the
present war to IAN Unknown Soldier.
The Croix de Guerre, which the olta-
ton merited, and which in view OF the
hero's death, would ordinarily be 5iven
by the French government to the sol
diers nearest relatives. lies unclaimed
at the Ministry OF War at Paris. All
that Is known Of the man Is the man
ner Of his death and the fact that he is
buried where he fell on the heights OF
Saint Epvre.
The story OF this Unknown Soldier
Is unQuestionably the story OF thOu-
sands Of other French heroes in the
early days Of the war before means OF
Identification Of the dead had been es-
tabllshed and when regiments were
hurriedly formed, thrown into action
and decimated before a soldier knew
the name Of the comrade fighting at
his side.
The only difference is that this "Un-
known Soldier" received a citation for
his lifes sacrifice and the others did
not.
This is the story:
ON Aueust 96. igii. during the fore
noon. the First Battalion OF the
seventy-ninth Regiment Of Infantry,
which had been decimated at Morhange
was hastily refOriSed In the vicinity
Of Rosieeres-auX-Salines from a con
tingent Of reserve which had been
rushed up.
That evening before the original
members Of the battalion had had time
oven TO get acquainted with their new
comrades, the battalion was engaged
by the Germans in a violent surprise
attack on the heights or the Farm OF
Saint-Epvre near Luneville.
About 3 IN the afternoon. the ad-
vanced line OF the battalion took shell
ter back OF q little ridge which pro
tected It from the Germans, who were
only 100 yards ahead. A veritabe storm
both OF rife and artillery fire whistleC
constantly over the heads Of the shell
tered French battalion.
Suddenly, from out Of the ranks o.
the Third Company, an unknown re
servist who had just arrived tha
morning, leaped to the summit Of tn
little ridge under which the batalhoI
was resting.
Dropping 10 his knees, with a pip
hanging from his mouth, he begal
TRANQUILITY to IRE shot after shot int
the ranks Of the Germans just 10
yards ahead.
CONSERVATION reigned in the ranks o
the First Battalion Of the Seventy
ninth. Then, the officers recovering
from their surprise, loudly ordered Tn
man back into ranks.
But the latter, without ceasing 70
an instant his firing and without eve
dropping his pipe from his mouth, bel
lowed back:
Leave me alone. Im an eXper
marksman and want 20 do somethin
for my country while 1 have such
fine chance 20 do IT,"
From the very first instant of his az
partition on the summit Of the ridge IN