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The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25
SHOULD WORK AT ONCE
ON OUR STREETS

A few months ago, when the city
bond issue passed. the council decided
very wisely we think, to suspend all
hut the most necessary work on the
streets, saving as much money and
labor as possible until after the bonds
were sold, in order that all the work
could be done together.
Before the bonds could be put on
the market, however, came the pres
ent slump, which deprecated the price
of such securities so that it would
have been too great sacrifice to sell
the bonds at any price offered. So
the council has again shown good
sense in keeping the bonds off the
market until it rises. 1t may yet be
some months before securities are at
la figure that would justify the council
in selling.
In the meantime wear and tear and
the weather are making our streets
almost impassable The only streets
fit for any vehicle except a wagon
drawn by a double team of mules are
those paved with bricks. Oklawaha
avenue. Silver Springs boulevard. the
streets connecting with the roads to
Gainesville, Anthony, Lake Weir,
Pedro and Dunnellon are a torture to
drive over.
The street out to the fair grounds
is a little better, but not much. 1t is
just month to the beginning of the
fair, and the city owes it to itself and
its expected visitors to put this street
ia the best of condition. It should be
made even and oiled, and the work
should begin at once
After this work should be done on
the most-traveled street. Oklawaha
avenue and Silver Springs boulevard.
Our own people use this thorough
fare most and our expected tourists
the most. And then the other streets
should have their turn.
It's the Stars opinion that if the
council does this work at once it will
be far better policy than waiting for
the bonds to be sold. We doubt that
work can begin on the permanent inn
provement of the streets before Feb
ruary and it will be an injustice to al
low the principal streets to remain in
their present bad and rapidly becom-
ing worse condition until that time.
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

government and the interests of the
people do not harmonic. Commission
government is always the result Of
slackness on the part of the people
of town. The people are slack about
their city government, let boss rule
and gang rule have full charge; and
instead of rousing up and electing
good men to fill their offices, they try
the commission plan. Then they go
to sleep again, the same old gang in
time takes charge, and the last case
cf that city is worse than the first.
Commission government is autocracy,
ard autocracy is always tyranny.
Representative government is good
| as long as the people who elect the
Representatives are honest and intel
ligent, and If they are not no form of
government can improve them.
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25
IS HOMEMADE LIQUOR
INCREASING INSANITY?
lOrlando Reporter-Starl


"A recent bulletin of the state board
of health dealt With the possibility of
Florida's insanity rate being increas-
ed because of the making and drink
ing of home brew and noonshine. It
showed where considerable progress
towards overcrowding Chattahoochee
had already been made. And to
those who are inclined to partake of
the various concoctions which have
recently sprung into prominence we
wish to recite the sad experience of
a fine Florida youth.
A young man who has relatives
near Orlando. and who belongs to a
South Florida family, prominent as
ia large cattle owner, with several rel
atives took a trip to Hot Springs this
summer. While the young man was
in town he ran across some "corn
brew" he later got hold of some
mountain "shine." In short time
he came down the street discarding
one garment after another, he sat
upon the porch of the hotel clothed
only in those garments nature gave
him. The police were notified, and
he was taken to the lookup, where it
was found he was, to use a common
expression, plain nut. There was
no semblance of violence about him.
He apparently had lost his sense of
reasoning and was as child brought
into the world without his mental fac
ulties.
His relatives at the hotel were
notified and he was soon on his way
home, but upon reaching Jacksonville
he was taken to Chattahoochee,
where this otherwise physically fit
young specimen of manhood may
spend the rest Of his natural life.
We have known of more than one
case of temporary insanity caused
from drinking "shine," and we ask:
Is it worth the probable results?
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

Superintendent of Schools earn has
been doing some mighty good work
for the party Every time he can
snare half day from his official du-
ties, instead of attending to his pri7
vate business, he goes out in the
country and instructs new voters IN
the art, or rather the science, of mark
ing their ballots. Last week he in
structed the new voters of Weirsdale
and Fairfield. He had large attend
ances and close attention at both
places. If the democrats and demo-
cratesses will only turn out in full
force, the county is safe
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25
A KENTUCKY SOLOMON
(Courier-Journall

IF / smell whisky on anyone, old
or young, and he does not tell me
where he got it, / will send him to
jail"
And up in the mountains, where
moonshining long has been considered
by many as legitimate industry,
they've found that Judge Roscoe Van
over was not talking idly.
Two of his own sons found that he
meaut it. They went to jail.
A wealthy contractor also occupied
"a CELL
One of the county's best officers, a
deputy sheriff, was locked up along
with a score of others until their
tongues were loosened or their MEM
cry improved.
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25
DEMOCRATIC ELECTORS

The voters must remember that the
names of candidates appear In al
phabetical order on the ticket. Let
them study the following names over
every day between now and election,
and their eyes and memories viii au-
tomatically guide the pencil when
they mark their ballots:
Martin Caraballo
p. w. Corr.
Charles e. Jones.
w. ". Knott.
J. G. Sharon.
G.. B. Wells.
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

Brother Collens of the Summer
field Chronicle is also collecting for
the democratic fund. He has some
success. but deserves nnore.-Ocala
Star.
Brother Benjamin thinks as we do
Like the Chronicle. the Star has some
success, but the Ocala vcters are not
coming forward as they should. The
Stars list should show at least foul
times the amount it has collected
There are numbers of Ocala people
whose names we do not see, who are
well able to give handsomely to the
democratic fund. Loosen up all ye
democratic voters of Marion county
and Ocala and help elect Gov. Cox
Summerfield Chronicle.
Now, what do you know about
that?
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25
Saws the DeLand News: Truth j

Says the DeLand News: Truth is
stranger than fiction. We read every
day about the death of men, women,
boys and girls in automobile acci-
dents, but the accident which occurred
near Jacksonville on Wednesday is
something distinctly new. William
w. Woodward, of Grand Crossing,
switchman for the Atlantic Coast
Line, was riding on the front of the
switch engine, when along came an
automobile, struck him and knocked
him from the engine. threw him sew
eral yards and killed him Instantly.
The automobile driver never stopped
his car, but made his escape, and left
the dead man where he fell. 2
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25
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The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

The Ocala Star says it bets COM
mission government won't work in
Tampa. Reminds US of the old fel-
low who first seeing a locomotive en-
CINE declared, f'they viii never start
her" and when it has gathered speed
down the line. he shouted, "they will
never stop her. Tampa Tribune.
We regret to say, Friend Trib.
that your usually fine sense of dis
elimination seems to be temporarily
bIunted by the political jazz, in which
you mangled the loudest instrument
fer the past few weeks. There is nc
evidence that the pessimistic individ.
ual you allude to ever existed. There
is plenty Of evidence that commission
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25
mEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication OK
all news dispatches credited to II or
nor otherwise credited in this paper and
also the local news published herein.
All rights Of republication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

It's the front page versus the front
porch, says the Louisville Courier
Journal, and that's very good way
of putting it.. Exchange.
If you will measure them up you
will find that Harding is getting
about as much front page as Cox.
The Al. p. is impartial.
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

If the voters give the legislature
the unfettered control Of the credit
Of Florida the people viii never be
able to get it back.-Times- Union.
The people Of Florida are not go
ing to be foolish enough to give the
legislature such power
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

Your feet are your best friends. If
they give you trouble, why not have
"a free examination by. NJ. NJ Little,
graduate practipedist. lift
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

Listen ladies, pure thread silk
Everwear HOSIERY, the most adver-
tised hosiery sold in Ocala. only $1.75
lat FISHEL'S. 2-8t
The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25
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The Ocala evening star., 1920-10-25

The Philadelphia National Base.
ball Club has selected Gainesville fol
its spring training ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
ITO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE"

T HE big task ahead think
 selves This startling
 thought that efishns of That ven and have held that could be taught forget themselves in such unselfshness life redeemed.
 But who IS the selfish man? Is he rather the thinks of what he the things would like himself? Is man who thinks of wealth thinking hmsef? who thinks or houses and nd high clothing and meat and drink thinking hmse a thinking of the comfortable environment build for his body that it to walk The who thinks of things that he would like for his body thinking himself of flesh blood Such back with him all that bring self that died while looking for things to make himself comfortable.
 For the house live in You live hove and be Godlke palace You feed body of indigestion; ride it it's slightest anticipated these things help YOU They rather hinder The self that God for which thing, thrive strong through struggles and flee itself being wise through communion with God.
 while the things admire and that overeenng His Care for hat self selfish life will be benedction to all with you will find in it joy that did find before.
 MIDDLETON S. FAREWELL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14

general public has always insisted upon singing it Long before 1t had any patri- otic significance 1t was the rippcrary' of It's day in English taverns and coffee houses, and it had a vogue in the United States before Key fitted his triumphant ode to its rhythm, or before the actor, Durang, chose that tune for Keys words, according to which side one takes on that point
 Fort McHenry on Whetstone Point, Patapsco river, at the entrance to Baltt- more harbor Is an historic shrine, not only because 1t provided Key with an inspiration for his poem, but because the dawn of September i4, 1874. when our flag was still there, marked an Arneri- can victory of courage and consequence
 Three days earlier a small fleet of British vessels appeared off North Point. carrying some S,oo0 veterans of the Duke of Wellington's encounters with Napo- leon's troops Gen. Robert Ross, their comm ander, had threatened to make his winter quarters in Baltimore, even if the city 'rained militia. After a land att tack had been repulsed and Ross shot, the fleet, under Admiral Cockrane, launched upon Fort McHenry q terrific bombardment which lasted through the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
LITTLE BOY BLUE

By Eugene Field. The little toy dog Is covered with aust But sturdy and stAnch he stands; And the little toy soldier is red with rust,
 And his musket molds in his hands. Time was when the little toy dok was
 new,
 And the soldier was passing fair; And that was the time when our Little
 Boy Blue
 Kissed them and put them there. Now. don't you go till I come" he said. And don't you make any noise" So. toddline off to his trunale hed He dreamt of the pretty toys; And, as he was dreaming. an angel song Awakened our Little Boy Bius- Oh, the years are many. the years are
 long.
 But the little toy friends are true. Ay. faithful to Little Boy Blue they
 stand
 Each in the same old place. Awaiting the touch of little hand. The smile of little face: And they wonder. as waiting the long
 years through
 In the dust of that little chair, What has become Of our Little Boy Blue Slnke he kissed them and pSt them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14

007 AsH1NGToN' November ls--
 w (Special.)-Fort McHenry. at
 w Baltimore, Md, mentioned in recent press dispatches as a possible headquarters for the Third Army corps, is referred to in the following bulletin of the National Geographic society, which relates the origin of the national anthem
 Nearly every schoolboy knows that the defeat of British attack upon Fort McHenry was the occasion for writing The Star-Spangled Banner, but how Francis Scott Keys ode came to be set to the tune of a British drinking song is as yet a matter of controversy.
 ''The melody has had an international history from the time of it's remote or gin, which has even been ascribed by some to Ireland and by others to Ger many. through it's vogue in England, f5o years ago, its adoption as the American national air. It's employment by an Ital- ian composer in an opera of Japanese life, down to the more recent refusal of a German conductor of a New England orchestra to play 1t In connection with hymphony programmes.
 Another paradox about the tune may be noted, purely from an historical and not from a critical standpoint. Though many musicians aver that because of it's
 wide rarge 1t cannot be sung easily, u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Balloons | Big .Ady.v

Birmingham got bodies of" publicity far and wide incident to the interna- i tional balloon races. As technical an authority as the Scientific American accorded it a front page display. Maj A. B. Lambert, chairman of the Missouri Aeronautical society. writing of the event to the Chamber of Commerce, says:
 Above all, think the city of Bir- mingham received just and due recog- milton throughout the country and na- tional publicity which may be beyond
 the expectation of your organization. If you have recorded all press comm ents and photographs, it will fill a great space.
 T have seen moving pictures of these races in two different cities; millions have seen them. The Scientific Amer
 ican used it's front cover page, and other magazines have given these races most favorable comment"
 Major Lambert extends personal ap- preciation and congratulations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14

ceased just before daybreak on Septem Der IA.
 "A young Washington lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key, had gone aboard Ad- miral Cockrane's flagship before the at tack to negotiate for the release of his friend, Dr. William Beanes, of upper Marlboro. Md, who had been taken pris- : oner by British soldiers. Key was courte usly treated, but was held lest he be- tray plans of the attack upon Balti- more. Thus he had a roint of vantage throughout the operations. When the firing ceased and he beheld tho flag of Fort McHenry he scribbled hastily the notes for his poem on the back of an old letter and upon reaching Baltimore re- yiscd them.
 The words were printed In Baltimore and they were first publicly sung at the Tolliday Street theatre to tho tune which hitherton had been associated with a convivial song known as To Anacreon in Heaven
 oliver Wendell Holmes, who wrote a stanza, sometimes used as . substitute for the third verse penned by Key. re- marked that three short poems. each the best of its kind in America. were written in Baitimora Tho other two were The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, and Randalrs Maryland Nv Maryland {"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
William Ryan,s Last Days

! The death of William Ryan last
 Tuesday emphasizes one fact, in my
 mind" said Charles Sumner, an inti-
 mate friend of the deceased. who was
 the last man with him at the time of
 his death.
 : 50 many men who have lived useful
 lives and made many friends. as they
 advance in years, become lonely and
 the associates of more active days do
 not realize the need of companionship
 by those for whom the sunset of life
 approaches. MT. Ryan had hundreds of , friends in all walks of life. but his last ! weeks on earth were singularly lonely. | There are others of advancing years in
 Birmingham who now need sympathy
 and companionship just as MT. Ryan needed them.
 l Personally, I am very thankful that ! it was my good fortune to have asso- ciated so closely with MT. Ryan and to have been with him in his last hours, and only last Monday evening at $ o'clock, while very feeble in body, his mind was bright and active, and he was cheerful in spirit, and he told me seV- eral amusing incidents connected with his trip in 1896 to Cuba, when he went there with Gen. Fitzhugh Lee. He was always kind and considerate of his friends and an ardent advocate of any cause for the upbuiiding of the community and the betterment. of humanity. He was especially interest ed in, helping young people start in the right channel along musical and pro- fessional pursuits. No matter how sick or feeble in body, he was always cheer ful in mind and kind and courteous and considerate of the welfare of others.
 Birmingham lost a great and good man last Tuesday when MT. Ryan passed to the great beyond"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14

Mayor Hylan's experience with graft CTS in the building trades should be a lesson to all mayors of towns having a population of more than 500 4 Y y With such a wealth of cabinet material to choose from, the next President should be able to avoid "Bryanizing" his cabi- net
 Americans are getting to be numerous at Oxford It's fortunate that Dr. Sam Johnson is no more. He did not love Americans. President Wilson is being urged to write for the magazines There will os plenty of time for that after March {. # # *
 Ireland's hunger strikers have decided to call 1t a victory and begin taking nourishment
 A Texas "norther' is no respecter of persons, as Mir Harding has just dts covered.
 # x Y
 Even the small end' of a S50O,o00 purse might reconcile M. Carpenter to the in evitable.
 We hate to think that Walt Whitman was kept out of the Hall of Fame be- cause of his old-fashioned whiskers.
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 After a magazine writer breaks into" Philadefphia's famous weekly, there are no more worlds for him to conquer
 # # # The private air yacht may be trlf.e slow in arriving, but when it does get here, 1t will be the last word in luxury $ < F
 England's unknown soldier buried in Westminster abbey has no other name than Thomas AtkinA"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Real Hospitality

To-day is a great day for the Metho- dists of north Alabama" said J. D. Moore, flor the conference is in ses- sion at Gadsden. Year by year the body grows In size and Usefulness. Ii is now almost too big to be entertained save in a few of the larger cities; and yet such is the hospitable feeling of the majority of Metnodists that every door in a town swings wide when they get the conference. There Is one beau tiful thing about the churches in Ala bama, for when one entertains the synod. convention. assembly or by whatever name the annual sessions are called, the members of all denomina. tions vie with one another in caring fo rthe delegates and visitors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Stopped Shriners

This prohibition enforcement squad is getting very active in Alabama" said W. w. Tucker. Thursday night, or rather early Friday morning. a bunch of us were coming home iron, Montgomery where we had been hold ing a Shriner celebration. We were riding alonog through the country very peacefully and quietly when suddenly the trees by the side of the road seemed to grow a crop of double -barreled shot, guns. Several voices, Halt" and we did as quickly as we could. About seven or eight deputies appeared from the shadows by the side of the road and turning as many searchlights on the automobile, began searching dili- gently. As soon as they saw the Shriner fezzes, however they begged our pardon and let us drive on.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS


 l Another thing about woman suffrage is that it has created two heads of the /, house In the same family. sts They claim that the paper clothes made by the Germans wear we'll and are much cheaper than the cottonwood ! kind. But If they are made out of news print we can't see how they are so dog l gone cheap.
 The reason why woman gets by with handkerchief as big as a postage stamp ia because you never see her blow her nose as if she meant it. The old-fashioned woman who used to have to roast the beans and then grind them before she made the morn l ing coffee, now has a granddaughter who is too lazy to percolate the bever- i age.
 And the o. f woman who wouldn't 1 live in a house unless there was closet in every room now has daughter who Is tickied to death If she can manage to rent a closet to live in. The fatter woman gets. the more she likes to recall what slender little thing she was before she got married. woman doesn't care much what an article is worth so long as the price ends in eighty-seven cents or ninety eight cents. Another tough thing about prohibi- ton is the penanty of having to buy round of drinks for your friends with booze at 50 cents per drink. The man who Is smart enough to know that he can't buy genuine dia- mond for dollar imagines that he, can get $75.o00 worth of oil we'll stock for IS cents.
 The narrow minded zealot who sends missionaries to reform you gets nad if you send missionaries to reform him. TheSe may be . scarcity in other thinrs. but there are always enough poor relations to go around.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
GOOD OLD KENTUCKY

From tho Louisville Courier Journal.
 Kentucky stands like a green oasis in the desert Not only does she over come last years republican majority of 10000. with ., safe majority for Cox, but she increases her democratic dele gation in the House of Representatives by the defeat of King Svope, whose sole idea of the duty of . representa- tive seems to have been the pursuit of bonus.