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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
FAMINE BRINGS MUCH
SUFFERING TO CHINA

Peking, Nov. 15.-(Correspondence
of the Associated Press.)-The area
and extent Of the famine situation in
China has recently been brought out
in number of reports reaching here.
The region chiefly affected extends
east and west from the Gulf of Chilli
to Han-chinga in Shensi and north
and south from Mongolia to Shang-
ching in Honan.
Forty-two years ago China was
swept by memorable famine in which
millions of persons persisted from cold
and hunger. In 1878, however, condi-
tions were less serious than at pres
ent for at that time a wheat crop pre-
coded the drought, whereas today, due
to two years lack of rainfall, only
limited areas have produced even the
scantiest yields. The reports have
told how the trees of entire districts
have been stripped of their leaves for
use as food. The starving people mix
them with millet chaff, clover or
weeds, with a minimum OF grain and
bake them in cakes which resemble
clay. Thousands of refugees who are
endeavoring to migrate afoot from
the famine areas are said to be living
on such food" hoping to reach the
more fortunate cities and towns where
they may possibly purchase the neces-
saries of life.
Extraordinary means to obtain
money for food are reported from all
sections of the five provinces. Little
children are found deserted in the
streets and many have been rescued
from the rivers into which they have
been cast by their impoverished par
ents. The sale of children is often re-
Ported, much despised girl babies be-
ling offered for sums as low as a dol
lar. A boy of five years, whose
mother had died and whose father was
| i'll, was rescued from the father who
declared that if no one would feed him
he intended to throw him into the
river" There have been suicides Of en-
tire families.
Reports from numerous points il
the famine area which, it is estimated
will require 100000, 900 worth of the
plainest food to avert the greatest
loss of life, have been received as fol
lows: One thousand deaths from star
walton are occurring daily in the Pc
king district; farm and draught ami,
mails in Tehchow and Siaochang, II
Shantung, have been sold by THEN
owners for song because Of lack Of
fodder to keep them and fuel to cooE
them if slaughtered; every roaC
Inorthward from Changteho. in Honan
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
overcrowding the Earth.

According to the statistiCians, the
population Of the world cannot go OF
indefinitely at the present rate. II
has been estimated that if it does, then
we are near the end of our tether
In about 10 years from now the max
imum population that the earth can
support will be reached! The only
country at the present time that is
reasonably living within its assets OF
land is France, for to double her pop,
ulation requires 433 years. If the pres
ent rate Of increase Of the population
of the world is maintained (supposing
such a thing possible), then in 2,OoC
years from now the population would
be % times greater than it is now.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
GIFT WITH STRING ATTACHED
Well for One to Think Twice If Offer
ed a Billion Dollars Under
Certain Conditions.

Suppose a fairy should come along
and smile at you and ask, would you
care to have billion dollars?" You'd
think her a rather nice fairy, even If
she added, well, you may have it, all
in new dollar bills, provided you count
1t yourself, as / am too busy. You
must agree, however, not to spend any
of the money until you have the whole
billion counted"
Probably you'd set to work counting
at a great rate-but, in case that fairy
should really happen along and make
that offer you had better stop right
now and consider just how you would
come out.
If you counted 100 bills q minute,
which would be fast work to keep up
for any great length of time, you would
have in an hour $4,000, and if you
counted right on without stopping to
eat or rest for ten hours yOu would
have ut the end Of your first day 500
600. At the end of a year of cOntinu-
Gus counting, ten hours day, six days
week, you would have $18,720,0O0,
and You might begin. to think your bill
lion almost won-but wait--a billion
is thousand times a million, and to
| count to that number, at the speed
which you had been making, would
require 10 years, 241 days, six hours
and 40 minutes.
No human being could keep up such
mOnOtOnous work for anything ap-
preaching this period without losing
his mind or having a complete physical
breakdown, even if he was willing to
wait half a lifetime before spending
any Of his earnings. But assuming
that one could keep on counting until
the end one would have to have a cap
ital of at least $4,000 to live on mean
while. No, that would be q very ma
liciOus fairy in disguise.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
Have Lono and Short Lives.

Sparrows can live to be forty years
old. a horse does not live much more
than twenty-seven years. Cats get tC
be about thirteen years old. The tor.
toise is supposed to live to be between
300 and 400 years old. Some persons
say toads can live forever, but, OF
course, that has not been proved
though certainly they live to an ex,
ceedingIy great age. Both al eagle
and a crow have been known to live
to be 100, bur the wren lives only
about three years, An elephants life,
time is about 100 years, but be isn't
regarded as grown up until he Is about
sNpntv-fiEa wears old
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
LANDRU WILL BE TRIED
SOON FOR MURDER

Paris, Dec. Correspondence of
the Associated Press .-Contrary to
general expectation, it seems that
Henri Landru, whom the police call
the Gambais Bluebeard, is after all
to be tried on the charge that he
murdered his II fiancees and will not
be let off with the five years sentence
and subsequent deportation to DEVILS
Island which he has already received
FIR swindling.
The Indictment, which forms vol
ume of ATS pages has been sent to
the assiZes court and the Investigate
ing judge, BONN, heaving a sigh Of re-
lief, announced that the case was now
out of his hands. Maitre de Moro
Giafferi, who was one of the defense
for CaiIlaux, will be counsel for the
accused Gambais man.
Landru has APPEALED to the court Of
cessation against the sentence for
swindling. Judge BONN told him the
!appeal would delay his trial for muir
der and thus deprive him of a chance
to prove his innocence before next
March.
~ am in no hurry" responded Lam
dru, whose dry wit has made him a
hard customer for the judge. by the
way, just to set matters right, have
not the slightest desire to prove my
innocence; I understand it is up to
you to prove my guilt"
cali right" replied the Judge,
POSTPONED until the March assizes."
Il should worry" Landru retorted
as a parting shot. my alleged vic
tins, myself or you will have died Of
old age before the assizes have seen
any one Of US"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
WHEN IN DANGER OF FIRE
Walk, but DONE Run, in Burning
Building or in Business Frenzy
Keep Cool.

When some one shouts "Flre!" In q
theater those most likely TO be tram
pied down are those who start O wild
stampede. Those who keep their heads
and act nationally stand better chance
Of escaping injury" remarks Forbes
Magazine. The cry Of Fire ~ was re-
Gently raised In the business world
and started a stampede la many QUAR-
tiers. Now, 1t cannot be doubted that
the war time frenzied boom has
reached its zenith and that prices are
moving downward. 1t remains to be
seen, however, whether 1t was wise to
attempt to force goods on the market
at greatly reduced prices and to can
Gel orders for fresh supplies on the
assumption that producers would also
cut their prices drasticalIy in a mad
effort to get from under. It IS worth
noting that wooden, shoe, silk, and
certain other manufacturers promptly
curtailed operations, thus refusing to
gamble to the limit in futures If pro-
duction be curtailed on all sides, then
some merchants may find that they
overplayed the cancellation game.
Goods cannot be produced for some
little time at any tremendously lower
cost than formerly because 1t takes
time for raw materials, labor, taxes
and other expenses to fall drastically.
The advice prominently printed on
New York theater programs is: 'In
case Of fire walk to the nearest exit.
Don't run"
This advice might be worth needing
by the business community at this
moment.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
CHRISTMAS TREE

The parties who contributed to the
Christmas tree at the industrial school
would have been richly repaid if they
could have seen how greatly the re-
suit was enjoyed by the girls and their
teachers Friday evening.
Several friends Of the school-Rey.
W. F. Creson, Mrs. F. A. Osborne. Dr.
and Mrs. Watt, Misses Ruby Capple-
man and Mabel Atkins, Mrs. Meikle
ard a few others-Were present to en-
Joy the little Christmas program put
on by the teachers and scholars. These
were seated in the parlor, where they
could watch the performance in the
school room. where the Christmas tree,
prettily lit with tiny candles, stood in
a corner. The tree was big one and
we'll loaded.
The program was as follows;
Opening prayer: Rev. Creson.
Christmas song by the school.
Pantomime, "Silent Night: Eva
Stewart, Flora Disabb. Della Wheeler,
Jennie Coleman. Leola Wilson, Myrtle
Hogans, Julia Menendez.
Star drill: Augusta Holt, Lena
Disabb, Rochelle Smith, Maude Lam
.erson, Bertha Danch, Willie Mae
Mathis, Irene Bonds, jamie Ward, Lu-
Gle Galloway.
Recitation, "The Two Stockings" by
Verna Beebe.
Pantomime, 80 Little Town of
Bethlehem: Lucille Galloway, Helen
Van Dusen, Pearle Clure, Eugenia Mil
Ter, Madeline Candy, Bertha Danch.
Recitation, "The Runaway Stock
ing" by Julia Menendez.
This was carried out with a profic-
iency that showed the young folks had
readily responded to the instruction
OF their teachers. Miss Meikle, the
music teacher. had charge of the
musical part of the program, and was
we'll aided by some of her pupils.
The entertainment over, the pres
ents were distributed. There was a
plenty of these and they had been
we'll chosen. In addition to those
contributed by friends of the school in
Ocala and elsewhere, many of the
girls received reminders of the sea-
son i.om their homes. They were a
very happy group Of young people as
they babe their visitors gOOd-bye.
At the request of the school, the
Star publishes the following
Note of Thanks
We wish to thank the good people
Of Ocala. also the Women's Clubs of
Jacksonville, Tampa. ST. Petersburg
and Miami and the Taylor Packing Co.
Of Clearwater for their splendid gifts
Ito our girls for Christmas.
Miss Sina Kite, Superintendent.
Miss Essie McCrary, Teacher.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28

In discussing the 500-miIe speedway
race and the probable winning of the
1920 classic, Mrs. KnoW-ItAll said her
old FavOrlte, Barney OldfieId, had a
good chance to pull down first
money.
A friend, Mrs. SO-and-So, said she
did not understand that OIdfeld would
be a driver this year.
"Oh, yes, he is" said Mrs. Know-Tt-
All, because I have read so much
about him recently, and his picture has
been In the newspapers. ! saw it in
a group with all the other drivers.
Mrs. SO-and-So produced the paper
and, pointing to the group picture,
said: "See that; OIdfeld is only a
peacemaker" -IndianapOlis News.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28

CortIandt Bleccker, the New York
cluhman, said at the Ritz:
II have just come from spring dis
play Of new gowns. The gowns were
superb-daring you know, but superb.
Tie mannequins who wore them were
also surerb-lovcly girls Of eighteen
~ nineteen summers. But the women
who bought those superb, those dar-
ing GOWNS"
Mr. Blcrcker made q gesture Of hope
lp>~nr&s and disgust,
"P>haw what's the use" he said
"of old hens wearing chic clothes"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
He Meant Cars.

Lawrence, age nine, was scanning
nm early edition of the News Monday
for Information on the progress of the
races when his mother asked him
whether anyone had been hurt yet.
yes. ten have heen killed so far"
was the startling reply. 'Twenty-five
entered the race ana only fifteen are
still running !"-Indianapolis News.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
Early Example.

Midas had just seen another ham
sandwich turn to gold as his fingers
touched it.
"ThiS prOftoCring," he remarked
sadly. "fs something that can be car
ried entirely too far"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
Minnie DULY Warned.

A little friends Of ours had Just
received a bicycle for his birthday,
which he greatly priced, and was rid
ing up and down In front Of the house
on It. The maid was washing and
leaning out Of the window when she
heard a little voice call up 10 her:
'fBe careful. Minnie. Don't fall ont
Of the window and break my bicycle :"
Chicago Tribune.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
Her Trauedy,

I'VE have such good joke on Ma
mic"
"What is it,"
after she married that rich old cur
mudgeon the family physician told her
he was as sound as dollar and likely
to last for the next 20 years"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28

FIremen Wear OveraIs as Uniforms
Because of the high cost of uni.
forms. the members of the Champaign
Qll.) fire department have decided
to don Overalls until the price IS re-
duced.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28

(Quakers), the Jewish Joint Distrtbu-
don committee, the Federal Council Of
Churches OF Christ in America, the
Knights Of Colambss, the Z. Il. @. 4.
and the z. ". G. -
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28

We are showing the finest line OF
Perfume Sets. both Domestic and In
ported, that we have ever carried.
Bought direct and the prices are right.
IGerig's Drug Store. If
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
Pressino Question.

"Ts your candidate good man"
ooh, yes, he is a good man, all right,
but | am not sure he is one of the
elect"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28
Wealth From Fish.

Improved fishing conditions have
made the port Of Grimsby one Of the
richest towns of its size in England.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-28

Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens at
zerig's Drug Store. II
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-09-02
DEATH OF LEYDON CAsKEY
By Mrs. D. E. Brown

The many friends here Of Legion
Caskey, were deeply grieved and SHOCK
ed to learn Of his untimely death on
last Sunday morning, about 400
o'clock, in the city of New Orleans,
where he was holding a position in
the department store of kreeger \
Co.. which he had recently accepted
after finishing a business course at
Soule Business College. Just a short
time ago he came home for a very
brief vacation and was apparently the
'nicture of health He was having some
dental work done and had an infected
tooth extracted, after which blood
poison developed causing his death.
1t seems hard to realize that this
fine boy, just arrived at the years OF
young manhood, 1ull OF the anlpl'ioiiS
and prospects for a bright and success
full future, and possessing all the
dreams and ideals peculiar to that
age, should be cut off in such an un,
timely manner. Who can measure the
depth of anguish and blighted hopes OF
his devoted parents, who proudly look
ed forward to the time when Leydol
would finish his business career ant
return to them But wise Heavenl!
Father in His loving kindness an(
tender mercy, doeth all things for TIT
best, and He alone can help the par
ents and other loved ones to bear thl
irreparable loss. They have the mourn
full satisfaction Of knowing that Leydo
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-09-02

Arcadia High School opens Monday,
September 9th, when school days will
be with us again, and some Of us will
be looking back over the days of child
hood and recounting the precious hours
that were frittered away.
Young people are seldom able to
penetrate the veil Of the future and
realize the imperative need of an educa-
, ton.
But the need is there and is becoming
more insistent as time goes on and
fertilization progresses.
In the olden days the educated class
were but few in number Today they
are almost universal Tomorrow
who knows what the requirements will
be?
There is a training school for every
profession, for almost every trade, and
even the filler of the soil has his
colleges and universities for the dis
seminatiOn of knowledge necessary to
a wider and more diversified field of
agricultural activity.
With our children back in the class
rooms again. it would be well for us
|of mature years to enlarge our inter
est in their welfare.
We should extend to the teachers a
full measure of encouragement and
support, and thereby add to the zest
Of their labOrs
Our duty does not end with start
ling the childl to school in the morn
ing. That is only the beginning.
An active and daily interest in its
progress will lenl encouragement to its
efforts and spur it on to greater sue
cess.
Parental c0mrendation is sweet to
every child.
Indifference is the father of neglect.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-09-02

lis enjoying the reward of well spent
life. He left a good record here and
has gone up higher.
Leydon was faithful member of the
Baptist Church since early boyhood,
land always made an effort to attend
its services. Especially was he loyal
to his Sunday School, and never failed
to be present when possible. AT the
time Of his death he was member
of a very large and interesting Sunday
School Class in New Orleans and Ell
jOyed the highest esteem of his class
mates, as was evidenced by the loving
tribute they sent with his remains
His father, Mr.. J. A. Caskey, was at
his bedside when he passed away. His
mother started to New Orleans but fail
ed to make connection and her friends
feel very deeply for her in having been
denied the privilege of being with her
dear boy during his last moments. Ac-
companied by his father and Mr.. Louis
|Wakeman at whose home he died, the
remains were brought TO Arcadia for
ilAprment.
The funeral service was conducted at
the Baptist Church by Rev. J. I. Cox
and attended by probably the largest
concOurse of people who ever assembled
on such an occasion in town.
The Out-Of-town relatives and friends
were Mrs. Caskeys sisters, Mrs. Craig
head and family, of Mt. lebanon Mrs.
Hayes and family, of Athens; her
brothers, MeSsrs. Bill Grassland and
|Gyp Grassland; Miss Minnie Caskey
and Mrs. Keen, of Athens: Mrs. Fun
denburg, of Shreveport; Mrs. Will
Greer, Mrs. Will Watson and Mrs
pardue, of Athens, and host of other
relatives from near town. Rev. and
Mrs. ]. C. Cox. Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ.
Pate, of Mt Lebanon.
Many beautiful floral offerings mark
ed his last resting place.
Jim Pate, an industrious Ward
farmer living near Ringg0ld, has mark
eted this season $4,000 worth of water
melons from slightly over half acr,
patch. The ground was ordinary cot
ton or corn land, which has pr0duc
ed at best not more than Onehalf BALI
to the acre. This money was recpiy
ed ahead of cotton crop, and at time
| when ready money is always very ac
ceptable to the farmer. This is anOthe
argument in favor of diversifcati0n
Something besides cotton can be raised
and with less work and greater prof
if we will study the possibilities o
our farms.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-09-02

Literary Color Scheme.
An author who is green" seldom
succeeds in writing a book which Il
read.-LondOn Bllghty.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-09-02
Soda Imports

Soda Imports.
About 100000 tons of nitrate of soda
are imported to the United States
from Chile annually.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-02
EXPERTS ANALYZE
NEWBERRY FINANCES

Grand Rapids. Mar. 1.-Expert
testimony on the report of Frank
Blair. treasurer of the NeWberry SEN
a,orial committee. the greater part of
today's session of the elections con.
spiracy trial here.
From the start until half way
through the arbitration proceedings
this subject was before the court and
jury, and as consequence the gov
eminent caucus was not completed.
However, +. r. Daily. assistant attor-
ney general. tonight said the last Of
the prosecutions direct testimony
would go in tomorrow.
Wesley Bennett. department Of JUS
ticc accountant from Pittsburgh. was
the medium through most of todays
evidence was introduced. After point
ing out varying discrepancies be-
tween the book kept by the New berry
committee and the report filed with
the state and which Frank Blair told
the grand jury he signed en- the word
Of the committee, Bennett read
computation based upon prosecution
testimony showing more than $4,000
additional payments which he said
could not be found in the report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-02
r. |. FILES BRIEF
,e...;.u>a from PAGE One)

..I. Vas necessary to depart from t"e
nractice which had always hereeoiofs
ordained. in order to carry out the ne"
constitutional doctrine. that ene VIZ
amendment in Article V fneiuoes Wv
posais covering the whole field OF eoso-
Int sovereignty. In the proposal OF tno
so-called amendment. neither q power
nor a subject matter within the scope
Of the federal constitution was oea''
with. On the contrary. the power IN
yoived resided in the sovereign people
Of the respective states. and In them e4-
clusiyely. IN was necessary. therefore,
in order TO obtain a surrender Of such
power to propose the so-calicd amend
ment to those who possessed It.
Recognizing the necessity. Congress
made the PROPOSED OF the so-cailed
amendment to the respective states,
.hat Is. to the sovereign people OF the
respective states. Such a submission
Of the proposal to the states Is nowhere
and is revolutionary proceeding.
THE entire procedure is revolutionary
and without constitutional sanction.
1T surpasses all understanding that
Congress while submitting the proposal
to the states declares the legislatures
shall bind them. When. pray. did Con.
gress become the dictator over the SOW
ereign people of state with respect 10
their sovereign powers? Sovereignty
resides in the people and they alone may
express sovereign will"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-02
cehurn W. kent's Hill Wednesday

cohurn W. kent's Hill Wednesday
Wednesday night IN Conuru gymnasium
in what viii undoubtedly be the hes;
Basketball Of the season in The Coburn
schedule and will probably decide the
STATE championship. Cobura aas defeat.
ed all her opponents by big scores
while Kent's ..;R has lost Su, one game
and that 70 Oak Grove. Coburn, how.
over. completely outclassed Oak Grove
In two games. easily pi!ing up 80 points
during each game.
The game TO be played Wednesday
was scheduled for February but was
postponed because Of the influenza ep-
idemic. and basketball fans are eagerly
looking forward to tho contest.
Capt. Ryan has been playing his same
steady game at forward. while Conaol.
Ii IL playing better than ever at the
other forward position. Nation Is do.
ing well at center and Ansaldo is star.
ring at left guard in every game, while
Breen Is whiflwnd at right guard
Lufkin is substituting at guard and
MAYNARD at forward.
II has been the policy Of both coburn
and kents Hill this year to play a
small number o: games With strong
teams rather than many games with
weak opponents. Their decisive victo.
RES show the ca.ioer Of both teams. All
the players have had previous expert,
ence In championship teams and are
speedy. aggressive players. 4 fast and
close game is assured.