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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
THE FOLKS-LIGHT DEBATE

If anybody missed the crowd last
night, they could have found it
around the bandstand, listening to
the Folks-Light debate, which was
more fun than Coburn's Ministries.
Col. Bob Rogers presided over the
debate and Mr.. w. w. STRIPPING was
timekeeper. With them on the stand
were Mr.. Dan Barco and a Star re-
porter, and after awhile Mr.. n. A.
Fort climbed over the rail and joined
the group. There was a good-sized
crowd out-not so many as to hear
Cats Monday. night, but everybody
went home feeling pleasant.
Mr.. Rogers called the crowd to
order-a formality. as it was orderly
anyhow-and explained the rules.
Mr. Light was to open the debate,
Mr.. Folks was to reply and then Mr..
Light was to have ten minutes to
close.
Mr.. Light came to the footlights,
locking as smart and trim as steel
trap, and began at once. He did fast
work, did Light; made a noise like a
Burroughs adding machine, and fired
volley after volley of "fax and fig
gers" at the crowd and Mr.. Folks.
The crowd, like every other American
crowd, was not interested in Stats
tics, so Lights speech met with an
Indifference it did not deserve. and
he sat down with slight applause.
While he spoke, Uncle Billy MIXED
his venerable whiskers and waited mis-
turn.
When Uncle Billy came to the bat,
he soon got the crowd to going. 1t
was in a good humor with him from
the start, and he kept it that way. He
told all about the two groups-how
Light got first in one and then in the
other, and other Incidents which
brought many laughs, but were not
much argument He gave his
legislative record, or the salient parts
of it, and told the story in such way
that old fax and figgers seemed like
rather small figger.
But he didn't answer any of Lights
questions.
In regard to whether he would
vote for Fletcher, he told the crowd
that that was his business. The crowd
however, didn't seem to mind being
snubbed.
All the same, the Star has a bunch
that Uncle Billy will vote for Flet-
cher. He hasn't told it so. but il
has bunch. and whenever it has a
bunch it is willing to bet on it.
There was one thing Uncle Billy
wasn't disposed to be secretive about
and that was woman suffrage. He
openly and unequivocally declared
himself against it, and quoted Scrip
ture to sustain himself. Uncle Billy
is as hefty with the Bible as Light is
with the arithmetic.
Mr. Light finished the debate with
ten minutes of concentrated argu-
ment, at the end of which he declared
himself voter for Fletcher and Har-
dee. This brought cheer. the most
generous applause he received.
The fight over, the two principals
shook hands, and everybody made fo1
home, we'll satisfied with the fun.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
MONTHLY MEETING OF THE
AMERICAN LEGION POST

The regular monthly meeting of
Marion County Post No. of the Am
erican Legion will be held Thursday
night, June 3, at 8 o'clock in the
Board of Trade room. Ocala. At this
meeting delegates and alternates to
the annual convention of the legion
will be elected. The post is allowed
three delegates and three alternates.
The annual convention is to be held
in Tampa, June 21-22, and an effort is
being made to have a reunion of the
ex-service men of the state. An
nouncement has been made from
Tampa that at least 10000 men are
expected to be in the city during the
two days
A communication from national
headquarters has been received ask
ing the Marion county post to make
slight change in its name before
being. granted a permanent charter
The post now has a membership OF
173.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
JOE EARMAN'S BOY

Says the Jacksonville Metropolis
"After winning three gold medals at
the various meets of the year. Mr..
Joe Earman Jr.. who attends Wood
berry Forrest school. has now been
awarded large loving cup and pro-
nounced the best track athlete in Vir-
GINA. Mr.. Earman is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Earman of Palm Beach,
and grandson of Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Farwell of this city. He has many
friends here who will be delighted to
learn of the honor conferred upon
him"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
PICKETT'S PLATFORM
Ocala, Fla, MAY "a, 1920.


To the Citizens of Commissioners
District No. l. Marion County: Hav-
ing announced myself a candidate for
county commissioner. | wish to state
my reason for doing so. / am not
unaware that the pay of a commits
sioner is far less than the loss from
business on account of attending the
meetings and other business of the
county required. Therefore, the pay
in it is not considered. In fact, if l
had not been fairly successful in my
business and accumulated enough to
spare some time from my business. l
could not afford it any way. / am one
OF that class known as the middle
class of citizens. neither rich nor
poor, have a comfortable home and
god farm that is as full of hospitality
and welcome to any and all who come
to it as my family and know how to
make it.
moved here from st. Johns coun-
ty about nine years ago and settled on
the place where | now live on the
Blitchton road. | served on the board
of county commissioners there before
moving away.
| shall favor an economical a man.
agement of the county's affairs as
possible and as low a rate of taxation
as is consistent with a safe and sane
manner of running the county. / shall
oppose an appropriation from the
general fund for anything if in my
| judgment there is another need not
supplied that needs it more. shall
favor abiding by the law as near as
the board understands it. no matter
whether we think it best or not, in
all cases where the law prescribes du-
ties and restrictions. In cases where
| the matter is written the discretion of
the county commissioners and l should
be convinced of a decided sentiment
of the people of the county would
yield to it, even though it be against
my judgment and would proceed to
carry it out with all conscientious
ness.
! am in favor of a continuance Of
the policy of permanent roads and the
encouragement of any development OF
the county as far as possible not to
become a subsidy to any class of bus
mess.
1 am open for advice and sugges-
tions from anyone and shall be in all
matters as courteous as / know how
to be. feel that a man running foI
this office should feel that he is offer
ing his services to the people and is
not asking a personal favor for
have nothing to gain in holding the
Office more than my neighbors would
also gain.
| / shall do everything / can to pro-
mote and keep the good feeling that
exists between the people of the town
and towns of the county and people
living out of town.
If you choose me for commissioner
you may hold these as sacred pledges
and require me to live up to them fol-
this l pledge myself to do.
Yours very truly,
! 5-28- 2twky A. S. Pickett.
| political ADVERTISEMENT
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
A LETTER FROM Mr.. FOLKS
Juliette, Fla, May 25, 1920.

Jullette, Fla, May 70, 1871.
Editor Star: Replying to your
article, "Uncle Billy Voted for It," l
wish to say it is pure democratic
principle TO give the people over the
state a chance to be heard from on
such great question as national and
state highways. l favor good roads
and they can not be built without
bonds, and the only difference between
you and me, Mr.. Editor, is that you
favored county bonds to meet state
obligations, and it being state meas
ure | was in favor of state bonds to
meet state measures. Now, Mr.. Edi-
tor, you so vigorously worked for
county bonds to meet state obliga-
tions and did advocate $1,500,000
county bonds which failed. and then
advocated a S560.000 bond issue which
was adopted | voted to put this be-
fore the people before Marion county
bonds were adopted. Now, if the
county bonds had been turned down,
and it was good roads you really
wanted, you no doubt would have
been pleased with the opportunity of
appealing to the people of the state
70: the adoption Of the amendment to
the constitution. though you take
; the privilege Of censuring my vote
for giving you and the people this
opportunity to appeal to last resort
for good roads.
You seemed to say that | conceded
with the automobile association. All
good roads are an asset to automo-
bile associations, and it makes no DIFF
ference to them whether they are
built by state or county bond issues.
And as it is now, it's like the
spider said to the fly, we have the
prettiest bonds you ever did spy, and
it's a very easy thing for US to pick
the diamond out of the ring. If this
had been left to state officials yet,
we might not have had the privilege
to do any such thing.
You referred to the automobile as
ISOLATION, railroads and other trusts
we used to hear of "befo' de wah"
were rank amateurs. That they could
| bore hole in a poker chip and in
duce an ordinary man to look through
it at a dime and he will think said
| dime is twenty-dollar goldpiece.
But the hole you are trying to drill
into my campaign through your pa
per when the ordinary man tries to
peep through it will not make the
Star look like the New York Herald.
I 1t is a well known fact that your
PAPER opposed the amendment to the
constitution in 1918 to authorize the
board of public instruction to levy if
needed a ten-mill tax to sustain the
school system of the county. And
now you refer to some of those
"stingy" counties that do not want
to issue bonds for good roads, but
some of these counties are enjoying
the best teachers and schools to edu-
cate their children, which / consider
to be the greatest asset to our ma
ton.
At the beginning of our last term
of school our schools lacked so white
teachers to supply her needs, and you
opposed this measure.
| l am first for education and second
for hard roads and equal rights to all
men. Yours truly,
w. J. Folks,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28

before. We don't see any sensible
reason why candidate shouldn't con-
tribute to the fund of another candi-
date if he wants to. But it is indeed
grave reflection on Swearingen's
legal ability that such thing should
be done without his knowing and
warning about it. At any rate, odt-
side newspaper criticism, if Swearin-
gen is elected We'll bet none of those
who made the mistake" will be pun
ished.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
F. L. FIDDLE

The death of Mr.. J. L. Fiddle at
Fort Mccoy has cast wave of sad
ness over that entire community.
Mr. Fiddle had been a sufferer for
many years but most patient one.
He died yesterday morning at his
home, and is survived by his wife and
one son. The funeral services will
be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock
and interment will take place at Fort
Mccoy. Pyles & Perkins have charge
of the funeral arrangements.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
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An effort has been made to start
a series of band concerts in this city
for the four summer months ahead.
We hope it will succeed. The band is
a good band and the town can obtain
more pleasure from it than from any
other source.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28

The discovery that several of
Swearingen and Cats friends, who
were also candidates, had contributed
to the campaign funds of those gen
tlemen has of course brought show
er of criticism on Swearingen. We
don't think much of the Trammell
corrupt practices act. So far as we
can see, politics in this state has been
more corrupt since it was passed than
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28

Picked up a copy of Lakeland Star
the other day and read in it a fierce
attack on the Tampa Tribune by
Swearingen in one of his speeches.
Supposed Bloom wrote it, but found
it credited to the Tribune McWhorter,
the man who Swearingen abused the
most, wrote it himself. Not many pa
pers will do ANYTHING like that.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28

We regret to say that Mr.. J. w.
Colbert of Spar, father of Mr.. w. l..
Colbert of this city, continues very
i'll, and seems to be steadily sinking.
Mr. w. L. Colbert, after attending to
his days business here, generally
goes out to Spar to help nurse his
father during the night. This is the
reason for Mr.. Colbert's absence
from all meetings of the county can
didates. He hopes that his inability
to meet the voters will not cause them
to forget him on election day.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28

Over fifty years ago a young
physician practiced widely in q
rural district and became famous
for his uniform success in the
curing OF disease. This was d..
Pierce, who afterwa. Us estab-
ished himself in Buffalo, N. Y,
and placed Ole OF his prescriptions,
which he ca-ed Golden Medical
Discovery" in the drug stores IF
the United Stats so that the pub
lie co4ld ,,.5ily obtain tais very
remark le tonic, CORRECTIVE a.. j
bloc maker. DR.. Pierce maAu-
factured this Discovery" f.
roots AID barks "a CORRECTIVE
remedy, the ingredients Of wE.ts
nature had put in the feds 10
forests, for keeping Us heal. y.
Few folks or fam..es now l.. g
have not at sometime ~ other ii
this "GolLen Medical Dissolve i"
for the stomach, liver and heart.
Over twenty four million bottles
OF this tonic and blood remedy
have been sold in tbs country,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28
PEAS, PEAS, PEAS

Whippoorwill $6.25 bu.; Whippoor-
viii mixed Sc; Iron and Clay mixed
1928 bu.; Red Ripper $6.25; Cream
Crowder $3.50. Send orders at once
tc James L. Dean, Orlando, Fla. These
prices for 212 bushel sacks and up
ward. 27-12t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28

We are informed that Cats says
Ocala gave him the best hearing of
any town in the state. Perhaps it
did We are informed that when he
went to Anthony the people there
were as quiet as a graveyard. They
all packed their baskets and went to
a lake on picnic before he arrived.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28

The st. Petersburg Independent
complains of the bad grammar used
by Swearingen in his speeches. Don't
it know Van amt studied nothin' but
politics?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-28

If every public speaker had voice
like Uncle Billy Folks, US and our
particular friend, Barber Blesch,
would obtain much satisfaction from
OratOry.
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Tampa Tribune seems to think all
free range men will vote for Cats
and Swearingen. We know a good
many who are going to vote for Flet-
cher and Hardee
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SEEDSi

Ninety day and old fashion velvet
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corn. Ocala Seed Store, phone 435. tt
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Cream puffs and chocolate cellars
TO-DAY. Carriers Bakery. 27-2t
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Something to sell? Advertise it.
The Washington times., 1920-07-28
DOE Is REAPPOINTED.

The President today announced the
recess appointment OF Doe as post
master at Sago, Maine.
The Washington times., 1920-07-28
HOTELS CROWDED. MUST
CHANGE DATE OF MEET

Overcrowded cities. with an ac-
companying lack of hotel accommo-
dations. are no respectors of conven-
tions.
The National Federation OF Federal
Employees. which has made all plans
for it's annual convention in St Louis
on September 13. was notified this
morning that because OF crowded
hotels the date had to be changed.
The constitution OF the Federation
States this convention must be held
on the second Monday in September,
Accordingly, the constitution must be
violated, and the date has been hur-
riediy set for September @.
The American Federation OF Labor
had a similar experience wit hits an
nual convention in Montreal this
spring. Crowded hotel conditions
made it necessary to move the con-
vention date, as prescribed by the.
constitution, forward one week
The Washington times., 1920-07-28
NEWPAy REVISION
BILL FOR CONGRESS
Proposed Budget Legislation
Makes Reshaping Of Present
Measure Necessary.

A new recIassihcation bill for pre-
sentation to Congress will be pre-
pared, Il was learned this morning.
as the result OF a conference OF re-
classification experts and workers in
this city yesterday afternoon.
II was announced that the re-
shaping OF the present bill becomes
necessary because OF the close re-
IatIonship between reclassihcatiOn
and the proposed budget legislation.
During the life OF the joint Con
gressional commission on reclassif-
cation of salaries, the budget bill had
not passed Congress. The commits
sion's work was done, in fact, II is
pointed out. before there was any i'm
mediate prospect OF the enactment OF
budget legislation. The logical ex-
isting agency for administration
seemed TO be the Civil Service Com
mission. With a bureau OF budget
now certain to be established, and
with probably half the estimates
dealing with personnel. the question
assumes a different aspect
'In the budget bill Congress would
seem to havstaken an important step
toward the acceptance OF reclassincs-
tion," President Luther c. Steward,
of the National Federation OF Federal
Employees, declared this morning.
This means encouragement for us
who are urging reclassification,' but II
also means that the work OF the Re-
classification Commission should be
made current. and that we ourselves
should know just exactly what is the
best to propose when we approach
Congress in December"
The Washington times., 1920-07-28
SLOTS, WAR TAX TAKE
PENNIES; MINT IS SHY
Reserve Stock. Exhausted and De-
mand Is Still Racing Right
Along With Supply.

Treasury officers, and particularly
the Director OF the Mint. are won
dering where all the pennies go. John
Public can't buy anything with a
penny any more, not even at a bar
gain rush. yet the mint cannot keep
UP with the demand.
The mint put in circulation b13,-
900 900 1-cent pieces during the fiscal
year. 1t Is continually coining pen
MES. yet it's reserve stock remains
exhausted. and the demand is still
racing wit hthe supply.
Certain interested officials made
Inquiries on their own account re-
Gently and made some surprising dis
coveries.
They found that one of the biggest
consumers of pennies is the so
called weighing machine, where the
heavyweight drops in penny and
stands on the scales to see II he has
lost weight during the hot spell. This
device, together with all the other
varieties OF penny slot machines,
they found. are pretty large penny
absorbers.
One machine was opened recently
and found to contain seventy pounds
Of pennies, or close to 10000 of them.
The Treasury is thinking of asking
the owners of these machines to, prac.
tice opening them every few months,
at least, and release some of the
spare coppers.
War tax gets many more.
The Washington times., 1920-07-28
BEAUTY GETS DIVORCE;
.BLAMES "OTHER WOMAN"

NEW YORK. July 2s.-Mrs. Astrid
Marie walthsr. a fsshIon artist for
nerly OF Los Angeles. with sIudiO
at Union Square was granted \ d.
voree from Benjamin Henry Walthsr,
New York representative OF several
furniture manufacturers in the West
by Supreme Court Justice Cohalan
yesterday.
Mrs. walther. considered a Califor-
MIA beauty before her marriage In
1918. declared she loved her husband
until 1.-The other woman" came along.
The co-respondent's name was not
mentioned. II am well able to take
care OF myself and | am doing so. ]
do not want him or his money" she
told the court.
Mrs. Hilda Holloway Rcnwick. who
obtained a divorce in 1918 from Lieut.
Henry Is. Renwick. while the latter
was in foreign service, was ordered
to show cause why the decree should
not be set aside under the provisions
of the soldiers and sailors act
The Washington times., 1920-07-28
ADVERTISER N EkT
Odd Trousers Offered &a,
at Marked Reductions
Fredander Bros Announce Another of Their Noteworthy
Bargain Events ...r

Again the progressive firm Of
Friedlander Bros, 428 9th street
northwest, has hit the bulls eye by
presenting a buying opportunity to
the men of Washington that means
the pocketing of a considerable saw
ing. As a result of big purchase
of odd Trousers-more than 1,100
pairs in all-from A. New & Co.,
well known Trousers makers, at 737
Broadway, New York City, they
have launched u big sale with sub
stantial price concessions.
The whole shipment has been
divided into four lots, from which
you may make your selection. Lot
consists of 2sl pairs, values to
$3.50. choice SIS. Lot 2 consists Of
i'll pairs, values to $40. your choice,
$3.50. Lot 3 consists of 500 pairs,
The Washington times., 1920-07-28
Records His VIII Made
On PhOnOsraph Record;
County Clerk Takes Il

DIES MONIES. Ia. July 2s.-What
he says he believes to be fraud
proof will has been made ana nled
in the onice OF the clerk OF Polk
county. Ia, by Theodore Msntz .
Des Moines lawyer. Mr.. Aantz.
dictated his will into a talking
machine and had IL recorded In
wax.
At the end OF the dictation C. II.
Miller. a lawyer. and II. w. Brandt.
a court reporter. testified into the
machine they were witnesses TO the
making" OF the will and spelled
their names out in full as the
witnesses. The record then was
put on a machin and reproduced
the voices. Being pronounced cor
rect by Mantz he took II to the
clerks office, had the box contain
ing IL sealed in wax and filed.
Mr.. Mantz has instructed Mrs.
Mantz to take the case to the high
court II the validity OF the will
should be questioned. The will on
"A record is belived by it's maker to
be the first of its kind In the
country.
The Washington times., 1920-07-28
NATIONAL UNION DAY
AT CHESAPEAKE BEACH
More Than $500 Go On Excursion
Given by Hospital Bed Fund
Association.

More than 1900 excursionists are
at Chesapeake Beach today observing
National Union Day" The outing
is under the auspices OF the National
Union Hospital Bed Fund Associa-
tion.
An elaborate athletic program. in
ciuding contests for young and old,
tall and short. fat and thin. is on
the schedule for this afternoon.
Free dancing will be another feature.
the music TO be supplied by Bert
Saulsman jazz orchestra.
The athletic committee is composed
OF John Il. Hogan, chairman; j. y.
Pepper. Samuel II. Jacobson, c. Ben
ME. Elmer Johnson. and w. J.
O'Brien.
More than 5000 excursionists will
visit Chesapeake Beach tomorrow on
the annual outing OF Vincent B. Cos
teilo Post No. is. of the American
Legion. composed principally OF Dis
trict Building employees who saw
service In the World War II. A.
O'Brien. OF 1871 Randolph place
northwest. is chairman OF the ex-
cursion committee. Those unable TO
spend the entire day at the resort
will make the trip on the train lesy-
Ing the District Line at $3.50 p. IN.