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The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29
THAT LEPER COLONY

Florida has not shown up very well
in it's objection to leper colony be-
ing located in the state It's objections
seem founded mostly on cowardice
and selfshness. There have been
times when tens of thousands of Flor
ida people, fleeing from yellow fever,
have fed to other states, at a time
vixen it was the popular impression
that Yellow Jack smote any person
who even looked at him, yet they al
ways found refuge and often charity
in other states. Another objection is
entirely foolish and purely mercen-
ary-that little bunch of lepers on
a few acres of our sixty thousand
square miles might keep tourists out
of the state. If it wasn't for the howl
that has gone up from Floridians, not
one person in ten thousand would
know a leper colony in Florida had
ever been proposed. and that small
number would never have thought of
it again. Leprosy is a disease not
easy to communicate, as is proven by
its comparatively small extent, al
though only of late years has it been
combatted in a scientific manner. 1t
is caused by germ which is as like
ly to atteck a person who has never
been in thousand miles of leper as
enc who is in daily contact with the
disease. Leprosy is filth disease and
was once scattered all over Europe
and Asia, but with better and cleaner
living has, almost disappeared from
the former continent. In America,
there has been little of it. All civiliz-
cd nations owning colonies in Asia
and. Africa are trying to eradicate
leprosy, and have greatly reduced it.
Wherever they establish colonies to
isolate those afflicted with leprosy,
they also station physicians and
nurses, and it is seldom that any of
these are ever infected with the dis
ease. If our government purchases a
tract of land in healthy situation in
Florida or any other state and estab-
fishes a colony of lepers on it, there
will be no danger of the people in the
vicinity becoming infected or neces.
sity for their even seeing any of the
unfortunates. 1t is time for the people
OF Florida to quit believing in witche:
and similar superst1tions.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

American troops landed at a place
near Fiume, captured a few Italian
soldiers, turned them over to the
Serbians and then went back TO their
ships. Are we at war with Italy,
iume, cho-Slovakia, or whom,
and what about miami Herald.
The Americans were obeying the
orders of the Italian as much as those
of the American government. They
were sailors from the cruiser Olympia
and were assigned by the supreme
council to police that part of the Ad-
riatic coast. The Herald should be
proud of the moral influence that en-
abled them to carry out such a task
without bloodshed.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

A few days ago, the Star made
some remarks about the appointment
OF Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz to
the post of chief of naval operations,
The Star finds its opinion corroborat-
ed by an editorial in the New York
Times, which thinks that Admiral
Sims or Admiral Mayo, both of who
outrank Coontz, and made brilliant
records during the war, should have
the post. The Times advises the
Senate to go slow about confirming
the appointment.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

Grace V. Howell, the woman who
killed her husband in Miami last year,
was tried. found guilty, appealed for
a new trial and was tried at West
Falm Beach last week, and was again
found guilty of murder in the first
degree with a recommendation to
mercy The fair Grace has caused
much trouble and taken up much
newspaper space during the past few
years. When we were at Raiford a
few months ago, we saw letter writ
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

For long time, the American peo-
pie could not understand why the
United States did not declare war on
Bulgaria, but from Ludendorf's book,
Low running in serial chapters in
some American papers, it is made to
appear that America had a string tied
to Bulgaria, and with our country's
entrance into the war that string be-
gan to pull, and eventually pulled Bull
g&ria out, which was as great defeat
tc the Central Powers as any they
suffered in any two great battles dur
ing the war.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The iconoclasts are smashing up
lots of our war legends. One is that
the Germans after the battle of Bel
lcau Wood called our marines "devil
dogs" 1t now comes to light that this
was invented by an American CORES
poldent and the Germans never heard
of it until the war was over. Those
correspondents were cheerful lot of
liars. They were decidedly at dis
count at the front, but much may be
forgiven them, for they kept up the
hearts of the people at home.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

Our Cats goes around Dragging
about what he did for the soldiers at
Camp Wheeler. Senator Fletcher has
never done any Dragging, but the re-
cords show that as soon as he heard
of the trouble, he quietly and effect
tally went to work and stimulated the
war department into rushing doctors,
nurses and supplies to the suffering
boys. We are informed that Gov.
Cats went to Macon and raised con-
siderable of rumpus, which resulted
in some local relief being given the
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The United States department of
agriculture advises the farmers to
cUrtail their production of wheat this
year. The advice is probably salu-
brious. Either Europe will settle
down, 60 to work and raise it's own
bread, or it will keep on raising sheol
and be unable to pay for what other
people raise. If there is plenty of
wheat in America next year, and a
shortage of it in Europe, Americans
should confne themselves strictly to
helping those peoples who have been
their friends.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The teachers in the st. Petersburg
schools are teaching without any
books, because the new ones have not
arrived and its against the law to
teach with the old ones. The school
affairs of the state of Florida in the
year three Of the reign of Cats are
IN the blamedest muddle ever known.
Perhaps Marion teachers are break
ing the law teaching with the old
books, but as no jury in the county
would convict one of them they
needn't worry.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29
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The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The Plant City Courier correctly
says: Governor Cats writes the
Tampa Tribune as if he would justify
bis actions in appointing members of
and about the capitol by similar action
OF the part Of other state officials
Still, the governor appears to be con-
siderably in the lead in numbers in
volved-and, besides, two wrongs dc
not make one right"
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

Everybody will be sorry to hear
that w. H. Sheats, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, is critically
i'll in a hospital in Atlanta. Mr..
Sheats has many friends in Marion
county, who hope to soon hear of his
improvement.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

Tampa, Friday, observed as day of
mourning the loss of the cutter Tam
pa in the Bristol channel Sept. 26,
1913. Some thirty brave Florida boys
lest their lives when the gallant little
ship went down, and the flags in eve
ry Florida city should be half-masted
on that date every year.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

About the worst thing Mr.. Wilson
has done during his diplomatic career
vas to try to take Fiume away from
Italy. 1t was bad to begin with, and
to end with will probably start an
other war. If he had let the agree
nent between Italy. Britain and
France alone. there would have been
little if any trouble.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

Those people who were writing and
saying that Senator Johnson was
taken off his speaking trip to the
west, because his cause was hopeless,
have another explanation coming,
now that he has gone back again
Miami Herald.
The explanation is that Wilson has
come home.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

soldiers, but he did no more than his
duty and is spelling the effect of that
by appealing for votes on the strength
OF it. Senator Fletcher is so con-
stantly at work for his state and its
people that he would hardly know
how to pick out one thing to brag
about, and he isn't a blowhard any
how
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The full and well-written account
of the motorcade. which appeared in
Saturdays Star was written by Mr..
L. H. Chazal, secretary of the Mar
ion County Board of Trade, who is a
concise and accurate writer as well
as hard worker for good roads and
every other good work for the public.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

Some people should know better
than to call the Armenians the Irish
of Asia. If the Armenians had been
anything like the Irish they would
have chased the Turks beyond the
Caspian five hundred years ago.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

were in effect prior to the order of
Postmaster General Burleson Decem-
ber 81, last. The order was issued at
the close of a hearing at which the
Western Union made application to
be allowed to continue the present
rates.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

ten by her to a state official in which
she threatened to bust up Sim
Blitch's honor system pen. We SYM
pathize with Sim and hope the train
that takes the lady to the farm will
run off the track and not kill but one
LerSOn
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

REWARD!-Liberal reward will be
paid for the return of kodak with film
inside, left on southbound A. C. l..
train near Gainesville last Friday
afternoon. Mrs. c. G. Herrick, 638
Third Ave-, ST. Petersburg, Fla .29-6t*
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The United States department of
agriculture predicts a Florida citrus
crop of about nine and half million
boxes. Prices will be good and if the
railroad men don't happen to go on a
strike about the time the fruit should
commence to roll, the citrus growers
will have a prosperous season.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

Viscount Gray, the new ambassa-
cor from Great Britain, has arrived in
Washington. Britain has paid US the
compliment of sending US one of her
foremost public men.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The State College for Women at
Tallahassee opened for this term
with over 600 students. among whom
are a number of Marion's charming
girls. We hope for it a successful
year.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The Plumb plan is unconstitutional.
This matters not to it's advocates,
who would throw the constitution in
the wastebasket.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The zone big union" in this country
is the u. S. A. Neither labor nor cap
ital should ever forget that.-Tampa
Times.
Neither of them ever remembers it
Unless it suits their convenience.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

Altho bait costs from two to five
dollars a quart and is almost impos-
sible TO obtain at those prices, fishing
continues to be a popular sport.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29
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LIAR LOCAL NEEDS

RATES-Six line maximum, one
time, 25c.; three times, &c.; six times
75c; one month So. Payable in ad-
vance.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

We are glad to see Col. Robert w.
Davis of the Gainesville Sun well
enough to use his facile pen again.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FURNITURE, ETC. buy and sell
second hand furniture. Experts put it
in good condition before re-selling.
Repair sewing machines, lawn now
ers, enamelware, etc. ]. w. Hunter,
80, 312, 314 South Main st. 23-tf
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29
BEAN SEED

We have bean seed for fall plant
ing; Wadwen Kidney Wax at SO per
bushel; green beans at 50 per bushel.
14-tf Ocala Seed Store.
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

WANTED-A copy of the tragedies
OF Oakhurst," written by the late
Beatrice Marean who resided in Ocala
some years ago. Address, "Mrs. F. E..
B." care Star office 29-6t
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

The Florida railroad commission
has issued an order requiring the
Western Union Telegraph Company
to go back to the old rates which
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Duroc sow
with eight pigs two weeks old. May
be seen at r. o. Connor's place on Or
ange avenue. D. N. Mathews. 609 Sec
ond street, Ocala, Fla. 26-6t*
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

WANTED-To rent two-horse farm
Eear Ocala. W. T. Stephens. Ocala,
Fla. 29-3t*
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR SALE-Untrained pointer dog,
eleven months old. Shows good signs.
F. M. Chaffee, Burbank, Fla. 27-2t*
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

WOOD-Phone 14s for all lenghths
oak or pine weod; thoroughly season
ed. Special price on quantity orders.
Put IN your winter supply now.
Smoak's Wood Yard. 15-tf
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR SALE-Guavas in five-crate
lots or more, at $1.25 per bushel
crate, f. o. b. Leesburg. Box 281,
Leesburg, Fla. 29-6t
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

WANTED-Your order for high
grade Office stationery. Star Job
Office. 26-tf"
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR SALE-Pair farm mules; weight
1000 pounds each; also one four
gallon cow. Apply to w. M. Gist. Nc
Intosh, Fla. 27-6t*
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR SALE-Two one-year-old regi-
istered pointer puppies. Apply to R.
L. Lytle, Weirsdale, Fla. 25-6t
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FORDS FOR SALE-One almost
brand new touring Ford and three
other good ones. at bargains. Apply
to the Maxwell Agency, Yonge block,
Ocala, Fla. 25-6t
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR SALE CHEAP-Model X Hup-
mobile in first class condition. For
demonstration see Collier Brothers,
Ocala, Fla. 18-tf
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR RENT-Twe houses by October
lst; one apartment on Fort King ave-
nue, the other a house at 230 East
broadway. Mrs. w. NJ. Mcdowell. 22tf
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29
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The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

WANTED-Rags; must be well laun-
dered; no sewing room scraps. Will
Pay cents a pound for them, deliver
ed. The Star. 21-6t*
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR SALEJ-1917 Maxwell touring
car. Motor in number one condition.
Cheap for quick sale. Florida House
Garage. Phone 1873. 23-6t*
The Ocala evening star., 1919-09-29

FOR RENT-Two furnished bed
rooms. Call phone 238, or call at No.
"a North Sanchez st. 23-6t*
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-26
COAL FIELDS OF
 MATANUSkA TO
 BE DEVELOPED
Navy Department Appoints Commission Take Charge in Order to Provide Coal
 for Navy on Coast.

WASHINGTON, March 26. = The Navy Department announces that a commission of three naval officers, a mining engineer and geoIogist will be sent to Alaska to plan the development on large scale of the Matanuska coal fields.
 The preliminary investigation al ready made by men in the field and experts sent North has determined the Department to center its ef- forts on this field for a supply of navy fuel for the Pacific coast.
 The members of the Commission will leave the Bremerton Navy Yard April 1st. Sumner Smith, su- perintendent of mining in Alaska for the Government in the prelimin- ary work done on Eska Creek, and Theodore Chapin, geologist of the Alaska Engineering Commission. will be the civilian members of the party.
 An appropriation of $1,OOO,OOO for the development of the coal fields will be considered at the next Con gress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-26
SAYS LIFE IS
 x THREATENED BY a >1 1. W. W. MEN
War Correspondent De- cIares Members of Order
 in America Are German BoISheviki.

LOUISVILLE, March 26. - Isaac Marsoccon, war correspondent, speak ing here, said the I. w. w. members were so active in the United States that his life had been threatened 70 times during the past three months because of his warnings to Western cities against their menace.
 He characterized the I. w. w. as German Bolsheviki. He said it was in Petrograd when Lenine first launched Bolshevism with German gold.
 The speaker sounded warning that if America follows the policy Of former Premier Kerensky of Russia of trying "to placate these vipers, we shall have bolshevisf here in the most surprising fashion"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-26
IN SPECIAL MESSAGE GOVERNOR ASKS LEGISLATURE TO PASS LAW AUTHORIZING TERRITORY TO 60
 INTO TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS

In stirring to the Territorial Legislature today Gov. Thomas Riggs Jr urged that the Territory of Alaska in the transportation business Gov Riggs based his quest the need reduce transportation charges which hrong the industries preventing of Alaska.
 The message created sensation both the Leg
 aure and the comment of the members of both Houses unanimously favorable
 Senator Thomas C. Price introduced bill the Senate to the suggestions of the Governor into effect The bill provides for the lease of four vessels from the Government be operated the Nome route the Alaska route and two the Southeastern Alaska route with the provisions that the running Southwestern Alaska also call Southeastern ports and the two vessels running the Southwestern Alaskan may also call at Southwestern Alaskan ports. 1{@5 Es
 The message of Governor Riggs follows: Ft|
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-26
WICK SAYS LANE IS ~GUGG" TOOL
WICKERSHAM DEMANDS THAT LANE
 WITHDRAW FROM MANAGEMENT OF ALASKA RAILRoA AD; CHARGES HIM 7 AIDING CUCCENHEIMS TO COUCE

SEATTLE, March 2eA Washington special dispatch in the Seattle Posntegencer this morning former Delegate James Wckersham has sent voumnou letter to Secretary of the Interior Franklin K Lane virtually demanding that Lane withdraw from the management of the Alaska railroad
 Wickersham that Lanes administration is faure through incompetence and petty political partisanshp.
 The former delegate charges waste and misuse of funds the levyng unjust the completed portions of the rail- road.
 Wckesham also charges that Secretary Lane has assisted the Guggenhems imposing unreasonable charges against Alaskan shippers He virtually Lane of being tool of the Guggenhems.
 WIcKERsHAM ALSO AFTER GOV RIGGS.
 The Wickersham letter alleges that Gov Thomas Riggs Jr, member of the Alaska Railroad Commission not railroad man. that his appointment to the Commission made on account of his social and political relations.
 The first nstalment of Wckersham letter occupies four columns in the Seattle PostIntegencer It alleges that elab- terminals for railroad built at Nenana and only three miles of the main line of the railroad built and that
 the line afterwad abandoned account of foods
 says this is the result of four railroad building
 Delegate Wickersham evidence of his intention the Alaska railroad when the appropriation bill carrying funds for the completion of the railroad pending In Congress At that time he charged msanageen and ad that while he had been enthusiastic the Alaska Railroad his ardor had considerably cooled At that time he made charges of incompetence against Gov. Riggs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-26
GERMAN MINISTER DECLARES NOT SURRENDER ONE INCH
 OF TERRITORY

BERLIN, March 26.-"I take my solemn oath that the German Gov ernment will not surrender one inch of German territory East or West, " declared Dr. Schiller, Minister of Finance of the National Assembly, in addressing great crowds in front of the Chancellor's Palace last Sunday.
 His speech referred to the reports that the Allies were to allow the Poles Danzig, in East Prussia, as a base for the opening of the Baltic Sea, and the French claims that the barrier of defense against the possi- bility of German invasion in the fu- ture.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-26
ARE YOU A GOOD CITIZEN?
You can PROVE IT by REGISTERING and
 VOTING!

In trying times like these when Juneau is struggling regain her feet and conditions that before the the welfare of everybody demands that every individual DO HIS PART.
 In trying times like these when the country is read justng herself after the shock of the BEST POS SIBLE SERVICE TO COUNTRY IS SERVICE TO YOUR COMMUNITY.
 Therefore, PATRIOTISM CAN NOW BE BEST SERVED through COMMUNITY EFFORT
 The ACID TEST of your purpose to SERVE YOUR COUNTRY to be applied nowths week and Tues day. You meet that test only by REGISTERING THIS WEEK and VOTING NEXT TUESDAY.
 Registration closes March 29 1919 at pm
 The election occurs next Tuesday, April l. 1919
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-26
EGYPT SITUATION IS DESCRIBED AS BEING
 UNUSUALLY SERIOUS
Troops About to Be Demobilized Ap- pealed to by Government to Re-
 main and Protect People.

LONDON, March 6.-(Associated Press)-Winston Churchill, Secre- tary of War, told the House of Com mons that Egypt was in a virtual state of insurrection. He said the position of the British residents there was so dangerous that the Government was forced to appeal to the men who were about to be de- mobilized to return and save their comrades from being murdered.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-26
AMERICAN PLAN IS ADOPTED
 ON IMMIGRATION

PARIS, March 26.-The League of Nations Commission adopted the American amendment for the protec- tion of nations against an influx of foreign labor, and affirms the right of any country to control matters solely within their domestic juris- diction.
 Another amendment submitted provides for the reduction of arma. ments and limits the powers of the Leagues Executive Council to simple recommendations to Governments affected by the provision. Provision also is made for revising the peace covenant from time to time, as new conditions may arise. thus meeting the objections of the first draft that the Constitution was inflexible.