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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
SHOCKS FELT IN SEATTLE
ASSOCIATED Press)

ASSOCIATED Press)
Seattle, Jan. 26.-Three distinct
earthquake shocks were felt here at
11:O8 last night. The tremors ex-
tended through Washington and Brit
ish Columbia.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
ADVICE ABOUT
THE INFLUENZA
1t Prevails in Some Localities in this
State and the People should
Guard Against 1t

JACKSONVILLE, Jan. ZO.-Dr. halph N.
Greene, state health officer, announces
the presence of influenza in Florida.
The situation is not thus far regarded
as serious, but the disease is widely
prevalent throughout the state as in
dicated by telegraphic advices from
one hundred agents of the State Board
of Health who have made personal
following instructions.
How Contracted
Influenza is contracted according
| to public health authorities from sec
retions given out from the nose and
mouth of infected persons. 1t seems
conclusive that influenza is taken in
through the mouth and nose of the
iperson who contracts the disease and
ir no other way.
| Precautions
Avoid intimate personal contact
Especially in crowded places. Do not
spit on streets on anywhere. If you
cough or sneeze use a handkerchief.
Avoid the use of common drinking
lsups. The use of common drinking
cups is unlawful and every citizen
should feel it his duty to report to the
authorities any individual who vio-
lates this law.
Train Travel
People are entering Florida from
all over the United States. Citizens
b..
absolutely necessary. If found neces-
sary to attend those sick with infiu>
enza or pneumonia wear face mask
so constructed as to completely cover
the nose and mouth.
Conserve Energy
Do not become exhausted. Seek
sunshine and fresh air. Avoid dry
sweeping in all public places.
Consult a Doctor
If you feel even slightly i'll from
any cause consult doctor now. Per-
sons with kidney disease and high
| blood pressure are particularly prone
to serious results if they contract in
| lfuenza or pneumonia. The expectant
mother should be especially safe
guarded against influenza.
What to Do if Contracted
Absolute rest is essential. If sick
go to bed. Call a physician at once.
10 not take large doses of asparin,
phenacitin or other similar drugs un-
less prescribed by physician. Stay
in bed until the doctor advises getting
up.
In order that the State Board of
Health may have an accurate index of
the occurrence of influenza through
out the state. DR.. Greene is urging all
physicians to report promptly the
cases of which they have knowledge.
This, DR.. Greene points out, will make
it possible for the State Board of
Health to give the affected communi-
tiles assistance in controlling the dis
ease and stamping it out.
[ Accurate reports will give the
State Board of Health an instrument
to gauge the intensity of influenza
and institute measures to combat it
before it assumes epidemic proper
tions, according to DIR. Greene. Such
reports will provide the State Board
OF Health with the information neces-
sary to obtain at an early date aid
from the United States government,
DIR. Greene states, adding that with
out this data as a matter of official
record government assistance will be
much delayed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
ERZBERGER HAD
A NARROW ESCAPE

Berlin, Jan. Minister of Finance
Erzberger was wounded by a shot
firde at him today. Erzberger was
shot as he left the criminal court
building. Only one bullet struck him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
A WORTHY WORK
Pcincare Will Devote Himself to Re
construction of Shattered
France
(Associated Press)

Paris, Jan. 26.-Raymond Poincare,
who will retire from the presidency
Feb. 18th, desires to devote himself
entirely to the reconstruction of the
Department of the Meuse, which was
part of the battle zone, and for this
reason will not accept any position in
the government for three years, ac-
cording to the Eclaire.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
INTERNATIONAL LABOR

The governing body of the interna-
tinnal labor organization held it's first
meeting today in conformity with the
decision of the labor conference in
Washington in November.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
THE INQUEST

Sheriff Galloway has asked that the
inquest be deferred till Friday, so that
he can collect and sort out the evi-
dence. Mr.. Galloway, his deputies
and Marshal Thomas are working dill
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
HAD NO CHANCE

The man who shot him Saturday
night gave him no chance to use his
pistol. He was killed with three loads
of buckshot; two in the middle of
his body, the other in his throat. The
idea prevails that he was first shot
from behind. bringing him down, and
then, to make sure, the assassin sent
another load of the heavy shot into his
throat as he lay on the ground. His
pistol, loaded, was found in his
pocket.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
THE SUSPECTS

Clarence Langford, arrested on
suspicion of the murder, is young
man whose home is near Kendrick but
who passes much of his time in Ocala.
He was at Guthrie's store a short time
before it was closed Saturday. He
bought some cheese and crackers, and
was heard to tell Mr.. Guthrie to
charge them, he had no money. Sun
day morning, about two o'clock, he
phoned to Horace Hinton to go to
Temples restaurant to take him up
town. On the way, he gave Hinton a
roll of bills, about $40, to keep for
him, and those who know him declare
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
A SIDE LINE

Minnie Ordish, well known in Ocala
for twenty years, lives in a small
house just outside the city on the
Gainesville road. In the front room
Of the house she has a little shop,
where she sells cool drinks, tobacco,
etc. Minnie has been rather more
than suspected of keeping a house of
i'll fame. and the grand jury at its
latest session recommended that the
place be broken up. Minnie, however,
has tried to be, if not law-abiding, as
law-abiding as she could be, and
direct proof against her has been diff
fcult to find. But Sunday morning a
girl at her place was attacked and
beaten up. The girl says Albert Ber-
ry was her assailant-that he went
into her room while she was asleep
and began beating her. She has been
severely beaten. for a fact-shows the
marks of it. In the disturbance re-
sulting from this, the officers found
that a double-barreled shotgun had
been left at Minnie's house all day
Saturday, and that the gun probably
belonged to Langford. who took II
away late that day, first discharging
both barrels.
Berry was arrested for disorderly
conduct, but was later released on
bail. He has skipped the town.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
HOW THE BLOODY DEED WAS
DONE

The theory is that Langford de-
coyed Mr.. Guthrie to the place where
he was killed, putting up some plaus-
ible story for going down the railroad
track instead of the usual road. Mr.
Guthrie was we'll known to be kind
hearted man and ready to help any
one. 1t is believed that after reaching
the place where the murder was COM
mitted, they had a short talk, and
then Mr.. Guthrie started for home.
Then the first shot was fired, and the
wounded man must have kept his foot
ing for few seconds, for the stains
showed where blood ran down his
leg. Then one or two more shots
were fired, all at close range The
wound in his neck tore terrible hole,
blowing the skin and flesh in. Some
of the shot went clear thru, and wad-
ding was driven into the cash in
front. DR.. Harry Walters, who ex-
alnined the body, says he thinks three
shots were fired, two into the lower
part of the body, but so close to-
gether that it was impossible to tell
any difference in the entry of the shot.
DIR. Walters found one leaden pellet
so far to one side that he thinks it
could not have been there unless two
shots were fired at the one point.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
A SPOILED APPETITE

Clarence Langford went into the
Harrington Cafe twice Sunday morn
ing, each time ordering ham and
eggs, and the waiter says was not
able to eat either time.
When Marshal Thomas went to ar
rest McRae, he commandeered Bruce
Meffert and his auto. After McRae
had been committed to Jail, they
found in the car, where he had been
sitting, a pint bottle full of moon
shine. About one drink had been
taken from it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
MURDERED FOR A LITTLE
sum Of MONEY
J. J. Guthrie of Kendrick Decoyed to a
Lonely Spot and Shot Down
Without Warning

J. J. Guthrie, leading merchant at
kcndrick, six miles northwest OF
Ocala, on the Atlantic Coast Line, was
murdered Saturday night while on his
way home from his store. His body
was robbed and thrown into the
bushes by the railroad track, where it
was found at nine o'clock Sunday
morning.
Immediately after the news of his
death and all the particulars available
at first had been telephoned to Ocala
Sheriff Galloway arrested Clarence
Langford. against whom was at once
found incriminating evidence, which
rapidly increased as the day pro
gressed.
About noon, Earl McRae was ar
rested on suspicion of having at least
a knowledge of the murder.
Mr.. Guthrie, who is proprietor of q
general store at Kendrick lives sever
al hundred yards from his place OF
business. For years it has been his
custom to put the money from his
days sales in his pocket, take his
books under his arm, shut the store
and go to his home. Five nights in
the week this trip was made before
supper, by daylight in summer and
soon after dark in winter. Saturday
nights, of course, he was much later
from ten to twelve o'clock, according
to how long his customers kept COM
ing in. This custom of Mr.. Guthrie's
was, of course, we'll known to his
neighbors. 1t was also understood
that on these after-dark trips he car
ried a pistol
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
OFF HIS ROUTE

Mr.. Guthrie's body was found by
tho railroad track some distance from
the line of march he usually took GO
ing home He had evidently been on
the railroad, as blood was found on
some rails which lay between the rail-
road and the place where his body
was founu.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26
A MYSTERIOUS BLAZE

Saturday night shortly before mid
night, Messrs. Bruce Meffert and Pat
Winfrey, who were up town, decided
to go down to Temples restaurant for
a bit to eat before going home. They
went in Mr.. Meffert's car, and after
eating their lunch went back to the
auto and sat and talked few minutes
befor estarting back up town. While
they were there a car driven by Man
nlng Roberts drove up by them and
Langford got out. He went across the
tracks to Taylor's mill. Just then Mr..
Winfrey asked Mr.. Meffert what time
it was. Mr.. Meffert looked at his
auto clock and saw it was five min
utes after twelve. About that time,
looking across the tracks toward the
mill, they saw sudden f1are-up of
light, so much that they wondered for
a minute if fire was breaking out,
but it soon died down. The supposi-
tion is that Langford went over to
one OF. the furnaces and put in some
papers, among them probably checks,
taken from the body of Guthrie.
Manning Roberts, in whose car Lang
ford came down to the depot, says
Langford had big roll of money.
Earl McRae was with him at the
time.
Horace Hinton says that he found
Earl McRae asleep in his car, out on
Magnolia street about 2:30 Sunday
morning. Earl seemed somewhat un-
der the influence of liquor, but was
sober enough to start his car and
follow Hinton up town.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26

Weather Forecast: Rain tonight
and Tuesday, colder south portion;
colder Tuesday extreme south and
warmer northwest portion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-26

he never had so much money before
in his life. The corner of one of these
bills was torn off in Jagged and
unusual manner. One man told the
officers that he gave Mr.. Guthrie that
bill Saturday.
1t was also known that Langford
had double-barreled shotgun Satur-
day.
Earl McRae is a young auto driver.
1t is alleged that Saturday night Nc
Rae took Langford in his car to Ken
drick, and that he brought him in
again about midnight. Some cheese
and crackers, presumably part of
what Langford had charged at Guth-
rie's store, were found in McRae's
auto.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10
Hawaiian Dictionary
NearS Completion

Unless the next Legislature au-
thorizes an enlargement of the pres
ent compilation of the revised Ha-
waiian dictionary, the work prepared
under the direction of the Territorial
archives commission will be ready for
printing next spring, provided the
legislature ap~propriates a fund for
that purpose.
The revision of the Hawaiian die
tionary has been under way for sew
eral years, largely in charge of Rev.
Henry H. Parker, former pastor of
Kawaiahao Church. Many of the
words and interpretations were pre-
pared by Queen Li~liuokalani, who
made it a hobby, during her declining
years to work upon old and more
modern Hawaiian words, and to apply
her knowledge of the Hawaiian Ian
guage in making translations. This
list is understood to have been valu-
able to the compilers.
The list was turned over to the com
mission by Col. Curtis P. Iaukea, secre
tary of the Territory, who was the ex-
executive administrator of the Liliuoka-
lani Trust and who had personal
charge of the queens affairs.
The dictionary will be the first one
printed since the dictionary compiled
by Rev. Lorrin Andrews vas publish
ed about 60 years ago. The present
dictionary was suggested as a necess-
ity when the will of the late Judge
John Ii was in court. There was a
certain phrase in it which became an
issue in Interpretation into English,
for the will was written in the Ha-
waiian language.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10
Butler. Explains
Stand OF Legion

Deeming that the public may be in
terested in the attitude of the Ameri-
can Legion of Hawaii on the question
of Japanese immigration, ]. X. Butler
territorial commander of the Legion,
has issued the following statement
showing the organization to be I'M
alterably opposed to further importa-
ton of Japanese or "any other non
assimilable race"
I'm view of the considerable promi-
hence which is being given to the at
titude of various California ~organiza-
tons on the question of japanese i'm
migration, land holding, right to citi-
zenship, etc, as reported in the daily
press, it seems that the views of the
Americn Legion of Hawaii may be of
general interest.
Delegates Instructed
1.-THE attitude of the Legion, depart
ment of Hawaii, on this question is
expressed in the instructions which
were given to the delegates to the
second national convention of the
Legion, which will be held at Cleve-
land, o, September 81, and following.
These instructions are:
"(a)-To stand for The exclusion of
further immigration or importation of
Japanese or any other non-asslmilable
race into the states or territories.
"(b)-To favor the continuance in
full to those Japanese now in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii or elsewhere in the
United States of all rights that they
were entitled to at the time of their
enry into he United States.
(c)-That persons of Japanese an
cestry born in the United States
should not be disturbed in any of their
rights but that they should be encour-
aged in every way to exercise their
citizenship and that every effort
should be made to complete their Am
ericanism.
These instructions are in line with
the Legion's action in Hawaii in fos-
tering the development of the Associa-
ton of American ..tlEens of japanese
Ancestry, am III advocating for tho
Japanese Low within our borders the
complete separation from allegiance
to any other government or laws than
those of the United States of America.
Against "Picture Brides"
"Of course, the stand against fur
Their immigration includes such sub
terfuges as picture brides.
Because the attitude announced by
the national convention of the Ameri-
can Legion will undoubtedly have a
material influence on the policy of
the nation towards these subjects, it
is believed that Hawaii's stand should
be given publicity.
81 might also add, as a matter of
separate interest, that delegates from
Hawaii were instructed to oppose any
resolution or action of the convention
looking toward a cash bonus for men
and women who were in service dur
ing the world war"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10

coming article this will be described
in detail. Likewise, other farm
structures and appliances that have
been found effective at New Era home
stead farm, at Haiku, Maui, but which
could not be incorporated in the es-
adjustment of a government project
where much of the development is
necessarily if a formal stereotyped
form.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10
CROP OUTLOOK BAD

Reports received by the New York
representatives of sugar companies
operating in Santo Domingo indicate
that the outlook for the growing crop
is becoming steadily less favorable
and that production, based on present
expectations, may not exceed $4,000
long tons.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10

New Pond Garage - George M.
Yamada, who was lowest bidder and
was awarded the contract for the first
unit of the Pond garage in Honolulu
on condition that he file a bond for
$4,000 in round figures, has complied
with the requirement and will begin
work shortly.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10
LOUISIANA CROP CONDITIONS

New Orleans, La, Aug. 12-The
condition of Louisiana's cane crop on
August 1 is reported by the govern
ment bureau of crop estiamtes as "A
per cent of normal, the same as o n
July 1, and the indicated sugar produc
on is given as 1919 tons.
The report says that the weather
>'ly was favorable to the crop
'"equent heavy rains dam.
can, low lying lands. The
zane borer is inJurIne ""n in many
sections, but efforts to reduce its &C.
tivities are meeting with success.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10
Investigate

Talk over he possibilities of the banana industry here in Ha-
wall with your banker or financial adviser; then see us
Bananas have been grown successfully in the Islands for 20
years and the men interested in the industry have been uniformly
successful. With transportation assured, the time for expansion
along broad lines has arrived. The profits on this basis are ire
mendous.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10

Backed By Island Capital--Run BY
Island Men And The Main Plantation
Is Right Here On Maui
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-10
The Hawaiian Banana Plantations
Limited

incorporated August 6, 1920, (~authorized capital $45O,OO0) with
over 1870 of its capital stock subscribed, offers to the people of
the Islands a limited amount of stock at its par value of $500
per share, 1919 of the subscriptions in cash and 1879 per month
until fully paid.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-09

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. g.
Figures on the cost of f~attening beef
cattle in sections of Missouri, during
the past two years, made available re-
Gently by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, bear out the fig
ures already issued on results of feed
ing in Illinois and Nebraska. On the
average, cattle growers in the areas
covered by the reports just issued fail
ed to make as much on their cattle as
they might have made had they sold
their corn instead of feeding it.
In Missouri, where the investigations
were carried on in cooperation with
the University of Missouri, most of
the cattle covered in the surveys ar
rived at market having cost the farm
er between 81 and SIG per hundred,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-09

resulting in the lowest prices in over
five years. Fat mutton ewes have
been selling for the last two weeks
around $3.50 per cwt., with good
black-faced breeding ewes begging
for takers at $500 to $5.25. Many
sheepmen in Audrain county, Col.
johnson stated, loaded up with feed
ing lambs when the price was $500
and they find that they are now worth
$500 to $1,000. This is most discour-
aging. There are fewer lambs on feed
at this time, he claims, than in years.
To show how much profit is being
made, the Colonel cites a case of his
own. Wednesday he had in two double
decks of two and three-year-old weth-
ers at $3.50 per cwt. This was just
sixty cents below the figure he paid
for them in Omaha last June.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-09

this would represent a pretty stable
drove, but it is not unusual in the
course Of a year for the Colonel to
handle twice that number. Mr.. John
son in an interview with a representa-
tive Of this paper told Of having clip
ped over 10000 pounds of wool from
these lambs, and for this he received
the neat sum of $4,000. Not over so
per cent Of the usual number Of sseep
and lambs have been handled in that
section, he claims. Interest in the
business received a severe jolt when
wool prices started a decline, soon
after Mr.. johnson marketed his sea-
sons clip. At the time he sold the
price was sixty cents per pound. At
this time it is down to twenty cents
and it is no wonder that owners have
been getting rid of their sheep. In
fact, the last several weeks have wit
messed an unprecedented movement of
sheep and breeding ewes to market,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-09
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary upon the estate OF
INEZ S. MOORE, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned,
I G. MOORE, by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
hearing date the 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1920.
An persons having claims again!t
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance witnin SIX
months from the date Of said letters,
or they may be precluded from any
benefit IF such estate; and il said
claims be not exhibited within year
from the date of granting said Letters,
they will be forever barred.
j. G. MOORE,
Executor.
Attested by me this 18th day OF
November, 1920.
(SEAL) f. A. SHANNON.
3e-at Judge Of Probate Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-12-09
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given. that letters
of administration upon the estate OF
MRS. NJ. C. WHITE, Deceased,
have been granted to the undersigned,
John W. Howell, by the Probate Court
of Audrain County, Missouri, bearing
date the oath day Of November, 1920.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to him for allowance within six
months from the date Of said letters,
or they may be preefuded from any
benefit Of such estate; and II sad
claims be not exhibited within one
year from the date of granting said
letters, they will be forever barred.
JOHN W. HOWELL,
Administrator.
Attested by me this oath day of
November, 1920.
(SEAL) BESS WOODS,
4O-4t Clerk of Probate Court.