The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-03-25

Of being publicly branded as deserter
unjustly by communicating all the
facts of the case to him without delay.
Fiorida's Population.
The tabulation of Florida's popula-
ton was completed and given out on
March 49, The white population in
creased to esS,153 in 1920, or 1913 per-
cent over 1910, according to the fig
ures of the census bureau given out
today.
The negro population increased to
329,4S7 in 1920, an increase of 81 per-
cent over 1920.
The Indian, Chinese. Japanese, and
all other non-white residents, num-
bered $50 in 1920
and females 473.15O. The increase
of females was 80 percent during the
decade, while the males increased
1857 percent.
s4ee
Gene Brown, hotel clerk at Day
tona, escaped with the proprietors au-
tomObile and wad of $500 belonging
to the hotel. He is very much wanted.
Six thousand more tourists visited
st. Petersburg this than last season.
The $10,O0O,000 Armour grain ele-
vator was wrecked by an explosion
Saturday night. 1t was the largest
elevator in the world. The explosion
broke all the windows within a radius
of mile. 1t was feared that seven
persons were entrapped in the ruins.
Carl Devers Ford, allied soldier,
three times married, one of his wives
being Winter Haven woman, tried
in Atlanta must serve fourteen months
in the Atlanta penitentiary.
A special from Nashville says that
a dilapidated little building at Green
vile. in Eastern Tennessee, upon the
front of which once hung the sign:
"a Johnson, Tailor" and which was
the place where Andrew Johnson, the
man who succeeded Lincoln as presi-
cent of the United States, began his
business career, was bought and will
be preserved. by the state of Tonnes
see.
The Tin Can Tourists Jubilee. the
first event of the kind ever staged,
came to a SUCCESSFUL close at Gaines
vile Saturday night, with the big
spectacular pageant staged under the
direction Of DR.. F. w. Dixon, of the
Community Service, Inc, and assis-
tants. Many took part in this part
of the program. J.
On March 10 Federal prohibition of
ficers near Fernandina seized nearly
500 cases Of liquor, two expensive
touring cars, one truck and arrested
five men. according OF report made
to federal officials.
Mayor Martin has stirred up the
police department in the city of Jack
sonville even if his suspension OF
Chief Roach was not sustained by the
decision of Judge Gibbs.
Local authorities of Covington. Ca,
are mystified over the discovery OF the
find of three negroes weighted with
heavy chains under the waters OF
Yellow river. The bodies weere I'M
Identified and no negroes are report
ed missing in the county
A movement is on foot for more
counties. Those living in the vicinity
of Plant City are advocating a new
county to be known as Plant county
and those living in the Everglades are
starting a movement for new county
to be known as 'Glades.
a movement is on foot asking for
en- appropriation for quarter OF q
no;,lion dollars tn enlarge the capitol
at Tallahassee If the legislature
makes all the appropriations asked LOT
taxes will be LARGELY increased
Mrs. Thelma Bennett, bride OF lS'
who was hurled so feet by a train
at the Arch creek crossing. near MI
ami, escaped without serious injury.
The train struck an auto which she
was driving.