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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-23
CANNOT DRAW ON NATIONAL PARKS
 FOR IRRIGATION

Washington. July 22-Amendment of the new waterpower act so as to exclude the national parks from its provisions will be demanded of Con gress at it's next session. it is an- 1-eunced by Robert Sterling Yard, ex- e,rutive secretary of the National Slrks Association. MT. Yard also ssys that fight will be made to have Congress reject pending legislation, which he asserts. opens the way for irrigation projects to draw on the parks for water.
 W>aout amendment, MT. Yard says ssS, waterpower act is the death war rant of our national parks system" !" because all government owned land and reservations are embraced within its terms, making it possible for pri- vate interests to erect dams, power houses, transmission lines and other structures by obtaining leases from the federal waterpower commission.
 It was not until the waterpower Dill reached President Wilson for ap- proval that discovery was made by conservationists that national parks would be affected, and now the fight, MT. Yard says. will be made for it's amendment.
 Besides the effort to change the waterpower act, MT. Yard says an ef- fort will be made to prevent favora- ble action on pending legislation, granting permission to private inter- ests to build an irrigation reservoir in an obscure swamp in the south western corner of the Yellowstone National Park, miles from any road. This measure, he asserts, would be the opening wedge for a number of irrigation plans for other national parks.
 MT. Yard anticipates that other leg islation, including a proposal for damming Yellowstone Lake, will be brought before Congress. all of which he contends would tend to destroy the beauty of Americas playgrounds.
 The conservation associations and many institutions throughout the country" MT. Yard says, 'are even organizing now for the defense of the parks. Our new national park system has fairy caught the imagination of this idealistic and very practical peo- pie, who see in it not only a system of exhibits of the native American wilderness, untouched, for all time, but the beginning of a colossal ma tional economic asset which shall enormously spur domestic travel and business, and bring increasing thou sands of foreign visitors here every summer to see them. Any legislation which will detract from the value of the name national park as national trade mark in the competition for the worlds travel is likely to arouse a mighty storm of popular protest"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-23
WHY TWINSIES ZIONIST
 CLUE" BECAME THE s'CROOKING CLUB.

But as the weeks passed by a sit uation began to develop which threatened disaster to the whole project. While every one appreciat- ed the efforts of the members of the Honest Club" to walk in the straight and narrow path, this recognition of their virtues failed to produce the expected cash. No matter how help full they proved themselves to be at home, no matter how diligently they worked at school, and no matter how many errands they ran, or chores they performed for others, the long ed-for pennies and nickels failed to materialize. No funds poured into the club treasury, and consequently there was no prospect at all for the feast or excursion so graphically pie tured by Twinsie, and which was to have made all non-members of the , club gnash their teeth in envy. Alas! the material rewards of virtue some times are slow-so very slow in com ing!
 Twinsie sensed this situation before any actual revolt occurred among his followers. But there were warnings a-plenty and murmurings enough among his friends to show the need of immediate action. Now there is one thing which leaders like Twinsie cannot submit to, and that is loss of authority. They may fight losing battle. they may lead their henchmen into danger and possible defeat, but they can never survive assertion.
 Accordingly, he resolved to meet the situation at once and to destroy the seeds of revolt before his leader ship could be threatened. Calling his little gang around him, he explained that while the experience of the Honest Club" had not fulfilled all of his expectations the fault lay not with the original idea itself, which was an excellent one, but with those whom they had hoped to please They, the members, had done their part, but their parents, teachers, and neighbors had woefully fallen down in showing the proper and expected appreciation for their virtues. Now he had a new plan to propose. If no one cared for an honest club, why continue it? There were plenty ot other ways to enrich the club treas ury. and more exciting ones at that Virtue was all very well, in its way but vice had its aIluring side as well In short, he for one was tired of the Honest Club and all that it implied He suggested, therefore, that it's name be changed into the "Crooking Club and that its members a body should plunge boldly into a life of in fanny and crime.
 From "The Gang in Embryo, " by Judge Franklin Chase Hoyt, in the August Friction Number) of Scrib- ners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-23

He will make personal talks to the children. He states that at least 50. 0.000 youngsters run away from home in America each year. His advice. to them is to "hang on to mothers apron strings. for they soon wear out, keep your tootsie woots.es near the home plate where you can get a chance to rob the ice box now and then, remember hand outs are scarce this season, we had a frost. the high cost of living has killed the buds. better stick at home with the best pals, Ma and Dad.'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-23
NEW SOCIALIST
 GOVERNMENT BUSY

Stockh olm, July 23-The new social ist government has appointed a com mittee to investigate the possibilities of specializing certain lines of industry and whether, if possible. such a step would prove advantageous for con- sumers and society generally. Pre- mier Granting, Sweden's first Socialist premier, emphasized "the necessity that socialiZation in no manner must result in decreased production"
 Premier Granting pointed out that the committee will not deal with the question of systematic socialization of production, this being far from the aim of the present cabinet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-23
HUNT KANGAROOS
 BY AUTOMOBILE

Melbourne, Australia, July 23-A kangaroo hunt by automobile is one of the entertainments planned for the Prince of Wales when he visits the country districts of Australia. The hunt will take place upon the sheep
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-23

station (ranch) of Lee Falkiner at Boora, New South Wales MT Fal- kiner said here lately: The Kangaroo drive in which the Prince will take
 part will be neither ch1ld's. play nor cold blooded murder but as fine a
 sport as is to be had in the Com monwealth.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-07-23
POLES.


 wm. B. Friedlander and Will Hough presented ''Sweeties,'' billed as a New Frill in Farce at Polls thea ire yesterday. ''Sweet1es'' is an or- iginal story and offers something out of the ordinary in vaudeville, AL though it is mostly told in story, there are a number of good musical selections which are sung very well.
 On the same bill, Five Tasmanians who close, shared equal honors with s.Sweeties' The personnel of this act consists of five colored whirlwind d dancers. A few novelty dances were introduced, as well as variety of acrosa atic stunts which brought down the house.
 Haig and Lavere, two of the most versatile young men we have ever seen on any, stage, brought rounds of applause from audiences at every per formance. These artists. among other things, kept up rapid fire of chat ter, sang several numbers. whistled and played on the accordian. We expected to see them turn a few flip Hops, but were not disappointed as it would seem that they had done enough for one performance. Bob Miliken. formerly with Mack Sennett in the production of Keystone Comedies, was second on the bill. His style was that of a nut comedian, and he proved himself well adapted to the part
 Foster and Peggy, a man and his dog, opened the show. Peggy is cer- Etainly a remarkable speciman of ca nine intelligence and made a sure hit.
 Owen Moore in "The Desperate Hero" pleased everyone. The story is one laugh after another. Pathe News and Review were also shown.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
WHAT GOES ON IN THE DARK

One of the magazines of recent date
has set Of three cartoons. One
shows buyer giving "a farmer one
dollar for a product of his farm. The
next cartoon shows simply black
square. The next is one showing q
dealer selling the article bought from
the farmer for three dollars, and the
inquiry is, What goes on in the
dark 2" Miami Herald.
The above may be true Of the mer
chants in some other places but we
are quite sure that it is not true OF the
merchants Of Ocala. For example: |!
our merchants pay fifty cents pei
dozen to the farmer in trade for eggs
they sell the eggs to their customer
Tor fifty cents per dozen for cash; Il
they buy the eggs from the farmer
and pay in cash they sell the eggs e
their customers at very small mar
gin Of profit. So the same is true ,
any other product grown on the farm
and handled by our merchants. w
know for fact that there is no prof
teering on the part Of our retail gro
/ GERS Of the things they purchase from
: the farmers. We are glad to maxi
this statement and we do 50 knowing
lit to be true.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
MEETING 81 THE RcLTo or
TRADE

At the meeting of the board of trade
held last night the members were ask
ed to decide in what way the oTganiza'
cation should get behind the new bond
issue for good roads ordered recently
by the board of county commissions
ers, the election to be held April 20.
The bon issue as proposed by the
county commissioners will be coun.
ty-wide bond issue for $560,000. Only
two roads will be built, state road No
2. better known as the Dixie High
way, and state road No. 5, in the west
ern part of the county, from Romeo
to Dunnellon, Marion county's link
of the road for which Levy county
has recently bonded for 100000.
The two roads decided upon by the
county to be built with the proposed
bond issue will be constructed entire
ly under the supervision Of the state
road department, which in turn Is
subject tc the direction of the federal
road department. On state road No
. the county will get $25O,OOO Of state
and federal aid, making total Of
$3.50 900 to be spent on this road. On
state road No. the county will get
$4,000, state and federal aid making
|the total spent ON this road $4,000
The greatest need of Marion county
today is good roads. and every citizef
lof the county, whether a member ol
1.-THE board of trade or not, should take
Ian active interest in making the bond
tissue a success.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
MONUMENT AT NATURAL BRIDGE
TO EE UNVEILED MARCH g

The battle at National. Bridge IN
Wakulla county was next to the big
gest battle fought in Florida during
the war between the states.
! Mr. ]. B. Fletcher, of River juno.
tion, on his own initiative. has erected
the second monument there 70 com
memorate the heroism and bravery Of
those engaged in 1t and who won .
very signal victory.
The participants in the battle were
mostly boys, and old men over sixty
five years of age.
Mr.. Fletcher, then boy. was . par.
ticipant in the sanguinary struggle.
At the unveiling Mai. Newton A.
Bitch. commanding the Florida DivI
sion United Confederate Veterans win
preside at the unyeiIing.
Commander w. e. McGhagin. of
the Marion Camp OF Confederate Vet
erans, who was a member Of bis
fathers company and participated IN
the battle, has been invited 20 make
the unveiling speech and has forward
ed his letter of acceptance.
Other speeches viii be made BY
Judge William H. Ellis OF the Florida
supreme court, Hon. H. Clay CAw'
ford, Mr.. Fletcher. the Donor ana
others.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
ILLEGAL IMPORTATION
CAUSES CONF|SCAlON
Of |NTOX|CANTS

Paris, Feb. 2c.-Twenty-one thou.
sand kegs of American whiskey. inn
ported by group Of Americans for
consumption by thirsty American tour.
lists, have been confiscated at Havre
on the ground of illegal importation.
A license for the importation had
been granted by the former chamber
of deputies, but one of the first acts
Of the new chamber was to revoke II.
Although no efforts are being spar.
ed to save this. the only cargo OF
American whiskey in France since
the war, It is not expected that clear.
ance permission will eobtained By
the importers in time for the rush Of
tourists.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
A NEIGHBoR AND FRIEND.
TO ALL FORMER SERVICE MEN


The Marion county post of the
American Legion is giving banquet
in the dining room of the Ocala
House in Ocala on the night of March
4, 1920, at s o'clock. All men who are
in the service Of the United States or
who are ex-service men are cordially
invited to be present.
This is a meeting where we want
all the men who were in the service
during the recent emergency to be
come acquainted and to learn what
their ideas are on different subjects
as well as enjoying the repast which
will be provided. We are looking fol
la large gathering at this time, and
this will depend on each one who il
now member to bring someone witt
him or as many as he possibly can
The legion needs your support. and
lyou need the Iegion's support, so b.
lon hand on the date mentioned ant
hear the ideals and what the legion il
working for.
There are no obligations attached
to this invitation in any way; wha
we want is to become acquainted AM
discuss matters that are Of vital in
| lterest to each one. Remember tn
date, Ocala March 4, 1920, at eigh
lo,clock d. III.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
PYLEs & PERKINS co. PURCHASE
NEW HOME

The Pyles & Perkins Co., funeral
directors and embalmers, who have
for the past three months been occu-
lpying the building at the corner OF
IOklawaha avenue and Osceola street,
formerly used as offices for the Ok.
|lawaha Valley r. R. Co., have been So
successful with their new business
that almost from the very first they
began casting around to find suit
|able building with the intention of
purchasing so that they would be sure
|of a permanent home. They finally
found the ideal location and on Mon
day Of this week closed a deal with
Mr.. Frank Harris, Jr., for the build
ing directly in front of the postoffice
building, now occupied by the U-Serye
Grocery.
Mr.. Sam Pyles, the active head and
manager of the business, is now busy
experimenting the interior renovation
of the building and when completed
and ready to occupy will be one OF the
most complete funeral homes to be
found in the state. The second story
of the building will be fitted up and
used exclusively for displaying their
splendid stock of caskets, etc.
The first floor will be completely
done over, the front rearranged and
made into large and commodious
chapel, and made as inviting and at
tractive as it. is possible to make a
place Of this kind, while the extreme
rear will be used as an embalming
room. Mr.. Pyles, the senior member
of the firm, is well known in this sec
|tion. He had "a number of years ex.
|perience in his chosen profession in
other states as well as in Florida, is
exceedingly courteous and painstak-
ing, and when located in their new
funeral home we predict for this firm
even greater success than they have
had in the past.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
THE TREE

(By Joyce Kilmer, killed in France)
] thank that l shall never see
A poem as lovely as a tree;
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet, loving
breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her heavy arms to pray;
"A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain,
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make tree.
JOYCE KiLMER
(Who wrote THE Tree" and lost his
life in France.)
When Joyce Kilmer wrote The Tree"
He did not know that some day
He would sail for France,
And there would draw his knightly
lance
For freedom and humanity.
He did not know
That his heroic blood would flow
I"On Flanders field, where poppies
blow"
Or that his last resting place would
be
Beneath radiant, loving tree,
With arms all bending low
To shield his grave from Uhlan foe.
He did not know that in the spring
That tree would wear
A nest of robins in her hair,
And that birds would sweetly sing
A lovely requiem for him.
He did not know
That he would live in history,
And one of the immortals be,
AS well as his beloved Tree
PANCHITA KENDRICK.
Tampa, Fla.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
TO OUR HEROES

written by Panchita Kendrick, for
Memorial Driveway Of O. w. Club
Back to nature we go,
And the 0eala Woman's Club we
know
Will make of this driveway shrine,
And each hero will be
1mmortalized with tree,
For tree made by God is divine.
All nature is beautiful,
Divine trees are more fitting
Than tablets of marble or stone;
Each tree on this driveway we see,
A memorial will be
And make for each hero throne.
All hail to our heroes,
How gladly we give them
The best that our hearts can bestow
May that thought when afar,
Like glorifed star,
Brighten their lives evermore.
Time on its never firing wings,
May bid fond memories depart,
But this memorial day will cling
And live forever in the heart,
And when in some far distant year
| This driveway has become historic.
The stranger win salute and say:
what grand old oaks; they look he
roic;''
And when In ages yet to come,
The trees win stand 50 brave and tru,
And ten to every passing throng
Nhs 1sslkles1 love ~ ~nxe g yon.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

Ocala was greatly honored durina
the Weekend Of the week that has
Just gone. We had with us Hon W
j. Bryan, of worldwide fame.
Governor Sidney J. Cats, the
states present chief executive and q
candidate for United States Senator
Hon. Cary Hardee, prominent bank
a. of Live oak and candidate for gov
ernor Of the state.
Hon. Lincoln Hully, president o
|Stetson University and also q candi
date for governor.
While here Mr. Hully preached
most eloquent sermon at the Baptis
church Sunday night
Mr.. Hully may be lacking n oths
things but not in physical Or menta
strength.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
G. 4. 8. GIRLS TO MEET ocALA six

G H. s. basket ball girls viii clash
tomorrow afternoon on the Gaines
vile court with the girls team Of the
Ocala Ugh School for a return game
on the game in which the locals de-
feated the DOWNSTAIRS few weeks
ago.
Lineup for the G. H. s. squad has
not yet been settled upon, but all of
the schools best players are out for
practice, and confident Of victory
Thursdays Gainesville Sun.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
ANOTHER BOND ELECTION Fo'
GOOD ROADS

Bv reference 70 the proeesa'ns. &. T.
the board of county eon'm'. 49,
vii, be seen that another bone
tion is called for the purpose " ....
ing hard surface roads =
election districts. - t.1a
pn,nam ~ and Citrus. adlo'nins ?. 9.
~ 1l sides. have an bonded g. ..'''.. .,-
roads. Il is now believed i's'
will Join the procession
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-27
BIGGER AND BETTER OCALA---PROTEST-
ANTS, CATHOLICS AND jews UNITE
IN A HOME VISITATION MOVEMENT

OcaIa Home Visitation Meeting Held
i at Beard Of Trade Rooms
One of the most representative
meetings ever held in Ocala assembled
in the Marion county board of trade
rooms Wednesday afternoon to con-
slider the plans for the Ocala home
visitation.
Pastors of all faiths, leading laymen
and women members of Protestant,
Catholic and Jewish organizations,
and those at the head of the education-
| al, social, commercial and civic inter
ests of the city were present Local
leaders state that they have never
seen so representative a group gath
cred in the history of Ocala.
John L. Edwards, general chairman
of~the Ocala home visitation, presided
7. Shreve Durham of Chicago, interna.
tional superintendent Of home vista
tion, briefly presented the plan. The
forms Of cards and the methods used
in other cities met the unanimous ap-
proval of all present. 1t was stated
that there would be some $4,000 pieces
of printed matter necessary for the in
formation and education and training
of the workers for this important
work, and for the gathering of the in
formation desired for all the churches
oil r~f l,1
printing shops in Ocala are working
I on the material now, since all Of It
| is printed by the local printers wher-
ever the work is done. Mr. Durham
stated that he and his association had
nothing to sell.
A printed Invitation will be left in
every home inviting the people to at
tend the church, synagogue and Sun
day school CT their choice, and records
of their church connection or prefer
ences will be secured. The work will
be done on Tuesday afternoon, March
End, between two and four o'clock.
Volunteers will be called for in all
churches and Sunday schools on this
looming Sunday. All volunteers will
meet at the court house on Monday
might for instructions.
Louis W. Duval general chairman
of classification; W. T. Gary, general
chairman of conservation, and Louis
II. Chazal. secretary of the board ri
trade, who has been assisting Mr.
Durham in the plans for the work in
Ocala, all made short and helpful ad-
dresses.
Mr.. Alex Linn of Jacksonville, gen
eral secretary of the Florida Sunday
school association, the organization
promoting this work in Ocala, was
present, as he is Mr.. Durham's chief
assistant, and he made a splendid talk
on the value of the plan, and how the
Florida Sunday school association
would extend it as rapidly as it could
be given proper direction, to every
city and rural section in the state
I Rev. C. w. White made a brief talk
on splendid plan to be used in the
lfollow-up work of the visitation.
| Mr.. Durham said that he wished tc
publicly thank the newspapers or the
city for the fine announcements which
they have given the movement, the
board OF trade and all other organiza
tions cooperating so splendidly.