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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10
For Prospective Americans


TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir - A reader in the EVENING PUBLIC
LsDokn, signing himself 1T r. e." asserts
that fair and honest iiteracy test should
be applied to all pereons who wish to enter
this country and thai every one more than
fifteen years OF age should be compelled TO
declare his intention Of becoming a citizen
Of the United states
A llttracy test will very seldom accom-
plish the desired purposes. knew per-
son who for nearly thirty years resided IN
this country--a well-educated person who
has returned to his native country with the
proceeds OF his earnings made while real
dent Of this beloved land On tho other
hand. I can point out citizens OF this coun-
try who, when they arrived here. could
neither read nor write. but who are loyal
citizens and have no intention OF spending
thor money In a foreign country.
A remedy for literaCy upon arrival can be
easily applied. and that is that. no matter
what = PERSONS aso may be upon arrival.
II he cannot read and write the English
language when he reaches this country, he
must attend public school and acquire tho
ability to do both. This brings all Glasses
OF people together which helps to Ameri-
canise. He who fails to tako up his duties
should be doportcd.
This beloved country is not 'overpopu-
lated; hence why this fear OF immisration7
All healthy. able-bodied immigrants should
be admitted and be forced to become Amer
icanired. That desire 10 what brought them
wished to adhere to old-country habits. We
might say to them:
''wcii-educated people do not constitute
the mob element nor the many other ele-
| ncnts Of that nature. Hence educate your
| self or get out. The public school Ii here.
| You must use II or go back"
WILLIAM T. DAVIS.
| Philadelphia, November rs, 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10
Why Not the Men?

70 the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Why does the average woman writer
always write articles telling the women what
to do and what not to do to hold a man =
love? Why should n woman do any more
to hold n mans love, than n man to hold II
woman's? She seems to think II woman
should hc all "dolled up.' sweet and
hmiahe, 10 greet her husband when he
comes home. II doesn't matter that she
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10
Sale Of Revolvers and BlackJaeks

yO INC FdtrOT O' tHf FtF1tfU PNDfC TypfUrr.
SRI am a steady reader Of your paper,
tfs EVENING PUBLIC LEDGgR, 40 I am writing
this letter hoping you will give me an answer
through your paper. In reading over tho
papers II seems to me they are always full
OF one subjeot--crime. We read OF hold
ups. murders and such da ring robbories that
makes your hair stand end.
was born In the United States and am
twenty-five years OF nge. and never do rc-
member such times as we are having now,
and I have asked myself the question, why:
Well, according to the papers and to our
Mayor Moore. the police are to blame.
thought at first that they really were to
blame for II. but about a week ago I walked
down Eighth street with friend OF mine.
and looking In the windows OF q cigar store
! saw the whole window lined up with
blsckjacks. with big sign For Sale"
Right next door was a pawnshop: It had
revolvers In the window marked from So up.
and telling you how good they are Seeing
this I said to my friend: This is what breeds
crime The law says you must have n
permit to carry a revolver. but It does not
say you need a permit to buy n revolver, nd
Just az long MS you do not need permit
20 buy those weapons. they will surely not
60 to all tho trouble to take out a permit
70 carry them, and 80 today you will find
90 per cent OF all the bandits who are
terrorizng this country have no permits,
yet they ali carry those deadly weapons.
Now tho question II. Why can't II be
stopped? We have In this country what
IL supposed 10 be goOd-henrted persons, who
are looking out for the welfare OF the pub.
lic and they closed down saloons. saying
that whisky was the ruination OF this coun-
try, but I never heard Of any one dying
from drinking one glass Of whisky. but
have heard Of persons dying from one bullet
Now they are trying to pass other laws
10 hurt the public. but no one has ever
passed n law or said anything about the
restricton Of blackjacks, revolvers or other
deadly weapons. A good. reliable druggist
will not sell you carbolic acid or other
poisonous substances unless he asks you for
what purpose you would use II. and ever
then he would refuse to sell II TO you. But
no cigar store handling blackJacks will re-
fuse TO sell you One for 81. or no pawnshor
VIII refuse to sell you revolver II you
lay down n IS bill. These weapons are far
moro dangerous than whisky. carboic acid
or Other OF the most deadly po.sons yo,
may mention. and still none OF those good
hearted persons who are looking out for the
welfare Of the public are trying to put n
stop TO all that. I ask you why Is II?
bell - One-balf OF the crimes that ar,
going on In this country could have beer
avoided II all Of those deadly weapons were
sold in city Hall to certain persons only
and II they were taken out Of public shol
windows READER,
PhiladCl lphia December g. 1920
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10
THE PEOPLES FORUM

six feet beyond. and when view ENGLAND
diokerine with the Soviets and Germans
after the slaughter OF her Colonials on the
fields Of France l zee nothing to braR Of In
my English blood ROCKS"
PhIla delphla. Decembar 4 lA2O.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10
You Are Already a citizen

TO the Editor Of the Everino Public Ledger:
sir--I am American born, bu: my father
IN foreign born and not an American citi-
zen Must declare my intention OF be-
coming an American citisen' or am / al
ready one7 ~ r. II.
PhIladciphia. Noyember 2s. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10

''w. i. B." asks for a poem contsin,ns
fhe lines:
~ shall go out with the tide. lass,
out on the tide OF the night
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10

A Christmas Tree Hint

TO tho Editor Of tho Evening Public ledger:
Str---1 should like TO mako a Chrietmas
trcs hint to your rcaders Tree fires are
usually plentiful. but trees can be made hrS-
proof without one cent OF expense by set
ting tho green tree in q tub OF wet sand or
wet ashes. and tho tub can DO hidden by
appropriate decorationh The tree draws
tho moisture from tho pand or ashes, and
not only romans fresh and green, but be-
comes too damp to burn. c. l.. r.
Philadelphia. November %. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10
A Word OF Praise

s,r-Wiii you kindly send me a copy OF
the poem entitled 1.-THE Face Upon the
Floor" also ''Tll Tell You OF a Fellow"
! would like to take this opportunity to
tell you how much ! enjoy your Peoplss
Forum also the ladies' PAGE.
Thanking you for your blindness and wish
ing yoi plenty OF success. I am.
l.. FREDERICK.
Philadelphia, December .. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10
Problem for Readers

To the Editor Of the Everino Pubic Ledoer:
Sir-Here Is problem would like
readers to solve: A man has thirty sheep
and has seven days TO kill them all, but
must kill an odd number each day ana must
daily Kill no number over seven and seven
numbers in all. D. l.. Q.
Phiiadeiphia, November 2s. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10

against the railroad employees going out on
strike. HUGH MULJIN..
Philadelphia, November 80. 1920
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Two Selections Wanted

To ths Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-I am a constant reader OF the
Eyysrso PraMc LEpaEa. and would like. II
possible. to get two poems through the me
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10

The Peoples Forum will appear dsty
in the Evening Public Ledger. and also
lin the sunday Public Ledger. Letters
discussing timely topics Will be printed.
ms we'll ns requested poems. and questions
OF general interest will be answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10

Congress Passed no Such Law
To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-Please let me know through your
paper whether Congress ever passed Law
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10

TO the Editor o, the Evening Public Ledger:
slr-,A number of years ago ! had the
,lca.ure OF dining with James Whitcomb
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-10

For tust two truant lads like We.
When autumn shakes tho ranbo tree
There's enough for you and enough TOT me
Y,,, n long. sweet way across the or
chArdl
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
Creative Genius.

Shakespeare used the skeletons of
former life that had drtfted down to
him upon the stream Of time and were
cast at his feet a heap of mere dead
matter. But he clothed them with flesh
and blood and breathed into their nos.
trils: and they lived and moved with
a life that was individual and self-ex-
istent after he had once thrown 1t of
from his own exuberant intellectual
vitality. His teeming brain bred low
lier beggars and kinglier kings than
all Europe could have furnished as
subjects for his observation-disclosures
Grant White.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

icals and those with anarchistic and
bolshevistic tendencies.
That will restore prosperity to all
sections, and to all industries, and
that will promote the welfare and
happiness Of all classes. and to estab-
hsh that government by a majority
Sd decisive as to leave no doubt in the
minds of any man or woman whether
Florida intends to be rules by our
present constitutional form of gov
eminent, or whether she intends to
adopt ultimately the Russian commu-
h:stic form which was conceived in
the diseased and distempered minds
Of Lenine and Trotzky.
Whether she intends to surrender
to the lawless forces of confiscation
and destruction. or whether her elect
ed officials will so discharge their du-
ties as to protect the constitution and
uphold the law.
This is the kind of government that
| am ambitious to see established at
Tallahassee, and if | am elected
want every friend and supporter that
| have in the state to feel the utmost
confidence in the fact that / shall
leave nothing undone that a fearless
and impartial administration of the
law can do to establish and maintain
| that kind of government, and I'm
frank to say that want the vote and
support of every citizen in the state
who believes in the government that
believe in, but l neither expect nor
desire the support of a single voter
who believes in the anarchistic prin-
ciples of confscation and destruction
Very sincerely yours,
Cary A. Hardee.
Live Oak, Florida.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
OLIVER EDWARDS

Yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Oliver Ed
wards died at the Marion county hos
pital at four o'clock. Mr.. Edwards
had been in i'll health for some time
The only near relative that survives
him is Mrs. James Howell of this city
Mr.. Edwards was a patient sufferer
bearing his pam with fortitude to the
last. He was highly esteemed and
much respected by wide circle OF
friends who are much saddened by his
death. The funeral services will be
held this afternoon at o'clock at the
Anthony cemetery. Rev. Plummel
will officiate and the Pyles & Perkins
Co. will have charge of the funera
arrangements.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
Spruce Tree 573 Years Old.

In making a survey of the spruce
forests. where the airplane cutting was
carried on during the war in the
Grays Harbor spruce district, a tree
573 years old was found, says the
American Forestry Magazine Of Wash
ington. The tree was felled In clear
ing to make the military camps safe
after a limb had fallen and menaced
the roof of the officers quarters. The
tree is close to the Olympic highway
IL miles north of Humptulips. The
stump was 11.6 feet from the ground
level. The tree was two inches in dt-
ameter when Columbus discovered
America.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
ADJT.-GEN. CATS IN OCALA

Adjutant General Cats, command
ing officer of the state troops, accom-
panied by Capt. H. c. F. Dohm of Day
tcna, arrived in Ocala yesterday after
noon, and at once went to work to try
to interest our ex-service men in a
machine gun platoon, which he desires
to organize here. While we fear that
he has not met the success that his
efforts deserve, he has made a good
many friends, and we are in hopes
that he will in time establish a good
unit of the guard in Ocala. which has
always held high place in the mill
tary affairs of the state.
Adjutant General Cats is a very
democratic young soldier. He and
Captain Dohm arrived unannounced
in Ford from Gainesville. Captain
DOhm spick and span in a neat uni
form, which well-ftted his soldierly
bearing. The adjutant general was in
civics, and while his step and the set
of his shoulders plainly indicated that
he has seen service, a stranger would
think he was an alert young mechanic,
who after doing his bit had returned
to civil life. His manners are the
same-quiet, inassuming and business
like, with no indication of love for
fuss and feathers-in fact, a typical
citizen soldier.
He went into the army at the be-
ginning of the war with Germany as
captain of one of our Florida in
fantry companies and took part in the
training of the 31st division at Camp
| Wheeler. Transferred into another
| branch of the service, his lack of
technical training caused him to lose
his commission. He promptly re-
enlisted as a private, so he knows the
trials and tribulations of a doughboy
from actual experience. He did not
remain private very long, being soon
promoted to sergeant and few weeks
later given a lieutenant's commission.
He went to France shortly before the
armistice, but in time to see consider
allie service. Returning home he was
soon after appointed adjutant general
| of the state, and has since been busy
in an energetic and conscientious eff
fort to rebuild the Florida national
guard.
Adjutant General Cats is we'll
aware of the disadvantages the ma
tional guard has worked under, but
he believes that measures now before
Congress will put the guardsmen of
the different states on better foot
ing, and in this belief he is endeavor-
ing to induce the men to enlist.
| He and Captain Dohm were well
come callers at the Star office yester-
day afternoon, and thanked the Star
for its efforts to help the work along.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

The other day, the Star carried a
story telling how the dog of a timid
hunter had pointed five gallons of
moonshine under a brush heap. and
how the hunter had retreated, leaving
the cache intact. Some citizens ac-
cuse the editor of the Star of being
said hunter. Aside from the fact
that we can establish at least half a
dozen perfectly good alibies to any
accusation of either having a dog or
going hunting for the last twenty
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

A class of six enlisted men of the
army was ordered to report to the
navy Astrological school at Pensacola,
Oh December 1st. The class entering
the school on that date numbered Is
(six from naval air and training sta
tions, three from marine corps and six
from the army aviation service.) The
course is four months. The bureau
of navigation is making assignments
to this school from applicants who
have had two years of high school or
it's equivalent and who have a work
ing knowledge of mathematics and
the elementary sciences.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

years, we hope our friends do not
think, with so many Of them suffering
for drink, that we would leave one
gallon, let alone five. in such preca-
rious position. Nay, nay; had We
found five gallons Of moonshine out
in the woods, we would have logged
it into town. and not ceased to dis
tribute it among those Of our friends
who are the most thirsty until their
drouth had been for at least a while
assuaged.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

Very few people know that we have
a Filipino ship in our navy. There
is, however. a destroyer named after
a famous patriot of the islands which
is manned almost entirely by Filipi-
nos. The ship is the U. S. S. Jose
Rial, built at shipbuilding yard on
the Pacific coast, and now attached to
the United States Pacific fleet. There
are Filipinos on almost every vessel
in the navy; although their ignorance
of our language prevents their enter
ing any except the very lowest
of grades. They are most ambi-
tious, and spend all their spare time
studying. The destroyer Rial has
been manned by Filipinos who have
spent some time in the navy and who
have made the best of their opportuni-
ties.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

A group of eleven men from the en-
gineer's force and group of twelve
men from the deck force of the U. S.
S. Vermont were weighed and their
weights compared with weights on en-
listment as shown by their enlistment
records. All of these men enlisted
since June l, 1919. The men were
taken at random from among the
crew. The engineers showed an aver
age gain in weight of 171a pounds
and the deck force of IA pounds per
man.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

Circuit Judge Robes of Tampa has
decided that Gov. Cats exceeded his
authority in appointing Mr.. E. P.
Martin probation officer of Hills
borough county. against the recon-
mendation of the county commission
ers. The judge acted on the prece-
dent set by the supreme court in the
case of Holloway, appointed by the
governor against the wishes of Super
intendent Sheats. The court ruled in
Sheats' favor. Mr.. Martin will take
his case to the supreme court.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

Col. Dan Morgan Smith fired the
first shot in the Florida Educational
and Temperance League drive Sunday
when he delivered three stirring ad-
dresses in the churches of Jackson
vile. Col. Smith pied for American
ism of an unquestioned variety and
called upon the public to stand square
ly behind the constitution of the Unit
ed States and to fight with all of our
strength the influence which would
make scrap of paper of this consti-
tution.-Gainesville News.
Col. Smith is expected in Ocala on
the 22nd.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
ADVERTISING RATES

DispIay-Plate IS cents per inch for
consecutive Insertions Alternate inser-
lions % per cent additional Compost
ton charges on ads. that run less than
six times cents per inch. Special
position 20 per cent additional Rates
based on 4-inch minimum Less than
four inches will take higher rate,
which will be furnished upon applica-
ton.
Reading Notices. cents per line for
first insertion; cents per line for each
subsequent insertion. One change a
week allowed on readers without extra
composition charges.
Legal advertisements at legal rates.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

Many of the schools in Holmes
county have been closed on account of
lac kof funds. And they have the ten
mill tax, too. The optimists who
framed the ten-mill tax were sure
they could. if necessary, get milk out
of turnip.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
Famous Library.

The Vatican library is the most
sumptuously housed Of all libraries
and contains some Of the rarest manu-
scripts in existence. The printed books
include over $500 books issued IN the
fifteenth century, many OF them vel
lum copies. The library is said TO con
tain over 10000 volumes and 80OO(
manuscripts.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
ODD FELLOWS

Tulula Lodge No. p. 1. o. o. F.,
meets every Tuesday evening in the
Odd Fellows hall on the third floor of
the old Star Office building at seven
o'clock Florida time. This will be 8
o'clock Eastern or Ocala time. A
warm welcome always extended to
visiting brothers.
H. r. Luffman, N. G.
Jake Brown, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

MIRIAM REBEKAH LODGE NO. Is
Miriam Rebekah Lodge No. 15
meets the first and third Monday eve
ming in each month in the Odd Fell
lows hall at 1880 o'clock.
Miss Ruth Erwin. N. G.
Miss Ruth Hardee, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

The fact that a Brooklyn man and
his bride are spending their honey
moon in Jail seems to administer a
jolt to the old idea that love laughs
at locksmiths.-New Orleans State.
If the young couple is in Jail, Cupid
can at least laugh at the h. C. of l.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
OCALA LODGE NO. 2s6, B.. o. E.

OCALA LODGE NO. 2s6, B. P. o. E.
Ocala Lodge No. 286. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, meets
the second and four Tuesday eve
nings of each month. Visiting breth-
rem always welcome. Lodge rooms
upstairs over Troxler's and the Book
Shop, 113 Main street.
J. H. Spencer, E. R.
E. J. Crook, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

They say that the difference be-
tween wood alcohol and real booze is
the same which exists between mush-
rooms and toadstools, and the only
real way of finding it out is similar.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS

Ocala, Lodge No. 10. Conventions
held every Monday evening at 1880
o'clock at the Castle Hall, over the G.
C. Greene Co. drugstore. A cordial
welcome to visiting brothers.
w. w. STRIPPING. c. c.
Chas. K. Sage, X. of r. & S.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR

Ocala Chapter No. 20. o. E. S.,
meets at the Masonic hall the second
and fourth Thursday evenings of each
month at o'clock.
Mrs. Isabel Wesson, w. M.
Mrs. Susan Cook, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

We have never met Herb Felkel. but
from reading his bromides we fear he
is a pervert. He can put a miscon-
struction even on the "reminiscences
of old men who remember hoopskirts.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

The wicked packers have been di-
vorced from their other lines of bus
mess for some weeks, but you haven't
noticed any reduction in prices. have
you?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
Use the Stars unclass1tied Column

If it's a Kodak that is wanted, re-
member that Gerig's Drug Store is
the only store in Ocala where you can
get one. All Kodaks are cameras, but
all cameras are NOT Kodaks. left
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
OCALA FRATERNAL ORDERS

MARION-DUNN MASONIC LODGE
Marion-Dunn Lodge No. 10. F. & A.
NJ, meets on the first and third
Thursday evenings of each month at
1870 o'clock until further notice.
II. o. Cole. w. M.
Jake Brown, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
r. A. Nj. CHAPTER No. Is

Regular convocations of the Ocala
Chapter No. IS, r. A. NJ. on the first
Friday in every month at 8 p. m.
C. E. Connor, H. P.
Jake Brown, Secretary.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

If you want Ivory Pyralin goods,
come in and inspect the large display
we have. You can get small piece or
complete Toilet Set. Lots Of odd
pieces. Gerig's Drug Store. 12-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD

Fort King Camp No. IA meets at
K. of P. hall at 1880 p. m. every sec
ond and fourth Friday. Visiting SOW
ereigns are always welcome.
w. w. STRIPPING, C. c.
Chas. K. Sage, Clerk.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-01-08

We have an excellent line of Per-
fumes and Toilet Waters and ask your
Gerig's Drug Store. left