The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-08-14
OCALA MOTOR CLUB
HAS MANY ACCESSIONS

lawaha rivers Wednesday afternoon
and evening, Aug. 13, was an event
that will be long remembered by those
who participated.
1t is often said that no crowd can
have as good a time as one made up
of boys off on picnic or camping ex-
cursion by themselves. True, but
when you take a crowd of men from
thirty to sixty years, loaded with bus
mess and family cares, if they can get
away from their families and business
for awhile, and go off on some stag
event, you shall indeed see that men
are but boys grown older and perhaps
better able to appreciate being boys
again.
At least this was fully the case
with the bunch that set sail, or rather
gasoline, on the Silver Springs and
City of Ocala of the Carmichael fleet
from the dock at the springs Wednes-
day evening. The two boats. were
loaded to capacity, not only with
Ocala men, but with many from all
parts of the county. The boats moved
rapidly and smoothly down the
stream, soda water was served and
cigars lit, and the guests of the club
congratulated themselves on the fine
time they were having and mentally
praised the hospitality of the club.
The motor club, however, had a
method in, not its madness, but in it's
tactics. Shortly after passing Car
michael's farm, Mr.. L. w. Duval
perched himself on the starboard rail
of the City of Ocala and proclaimed
that a court was now in session. Said
court seemed to have no authority but
that of being supported by bunch of
huskies, who were ordered by Mr..
Duval to throw overheard any man
who resisted, but that seemed suffic
int.
Mr. Duval impaneled a jury con-
sisting of A. C. Cobb, Harry Borland
and R. H. Todd. He appointed Bennie
Condor, who is about the size and
heft of a corporation burglar-proof
safe, sheriff. Just before court open
ed, an ominous sign was tackled up
forward, where all had to see it. 1t
bore the bloody letters. "SSS," and
the uninitiated were informed that it
Duval opened court and proceeded to
PROFOUND to each non-club member
the peremptory question as to why
he was not a member of the Ocala
Motor Club. AS an impartial Judge,
Mr.. Duval could have given Jeffries
/ some points. Any objection was
promptly overruled; any defense was
! thrown out with the hint that the de-
fendant might be thrown overheard.
Implacable as the Judge was there
was little disposition to question his
decisions. One look at that jury was
enough to cause the average defend
ant to throw himself on the mercy of
the court. whose invariable sentence
was "Ten Dollars and Admission to
Membership"
The victims, however, had a gleam
OF satisfaction, when Arthur Cobb,
the foreman and most prejudiced
member of the jury. was found to be
non-member and had to take his
choice between signing and swim
ming.
The Star reporter was the only man
who got off easy. In consequence of
his age, hack of car and inability to
drive anything more frisky than a
mule he was sentenced to serve as an
honorary member of the club. We
don't know whether the judge said
honorary membr or "ornery" member,
but at any rate it doesn't call for
payment of any dues.
We don't know what procedure was
adopted on the Silver Springs, but
the results were eficacious. Mr..
Blowers engineered the proceedings,
and judging from some of his remarks
he considered Mr.. Duval's methods
crude. He said something about high
binders and bulldozers and a packed
court, but we opine that he was sore,
because he did not secure as great re-
suits in proportion. Also a man on
his boat joined Duval's club after
landing.
The new members obtained were as
follows:
II Mr.. DuvaPs Committee
/ c. c. Bennett, r. A. Burford, j. C..
Smith, L. H. Pillans, F. G. B. Weihe,
B. K. Padgett. A. c. Cobb, G. D. Pas
teur, Parker Painter, S. E. Leigh,
John T. Kirby Jr., A. A. Griffin, J. M.
Thomas, L. N. Green. c. c. Bryant,
Albert o. Harris, w. S. Bullock, H.
E.. Lee, G.. A. Tremere-19.
Mr.. A. c. Blowers Committee
Pat Randall, L. H. Chazal, ]. l..
Grantham, Joseph Needham, H. E.
Chalker, J. C. Johnston, ]. ]. Blalock,
J. W. Davis. W. ]. Lyles, H. C. Croft,
P. w. Collens, T. w. Collier, C. E.
Coody, w. H. Marsh, J. c. Lanier, H.
{. Williams, C. K. Sage, J. A. Talton,
A. S. Burgess, J. ]. Marshall, Ed Car
michael, VIM. c. Charles, L. H. Cha
zal Co.-22.
Arriving at Conner, the crowd be-
held lying at anchor that sturdy
freight boat. the Hellkat, from the