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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
BUILDING Up BUSINESS

The Star can recall no man who has
built up q business faster land few as
FAST in the same length of time since
coming to 0cala as Philip G. Muir
ply, whose big garage on North
Main street is a home for healthy and
a hospital for crippled autos. Mr..
Murphy's garage at present has
more floor space than any other IN
the city. In the wide-gated and spa
cious stable for gas-eating steeds are
always at least forty or fifty cars,
more at night, as several business
firms put their autos up there when
they are not in use. His repair shop
! is manned by competent mechanics,
who have a fully equipped stock room
to draw upon. Mr. Murphy makes lots
of friends, both from a business and
social standpoint, and as he never
goes back on a promise for anything
less than an earthquake the friends
he makes are the friends he keeps
Situated right at the gateway of the
business center of the growing town
his establishment is bound to grow
in proportion, and we hope he will
do so we'll that he will never think OF
leaving US.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

The legislature is talking about
investigating Cats. If it starts in
on anything of the sort. it should
make a thorough job of it, and it
should not start unless it has good
evidence back Of the investigation. If
half that has been charged against
Cats can be proven, it would send
him to the pen for the balance of his
days. On the other hand, if the in
vestigation fails to make out its case,
Cats will claim he is indicated.
There are many things Cats did out
of ignorance and contempt for the
popular sense of what was right that
were not crimes. 1t was of course a
crime against the Almighty to tell so
many lies, but he is not amenable to
the state unless he told them in court
or in some way that injured the state
in legal proceedings. We have heard
it said that not a thin sheet of paper
but the lack of one was all that stood
between him and impeachment at one
time. The people of Florida elected
Cats, and all he did to them was
nothing but what was coming tc
them. During the four years he was
in office, he earned the ill-will anc
contempt of everybody in the STATE
except few o. those who didn't SCI
enough of him TO realize what he was
We have heard men he put in Office
declare he wasn't fit to be governor
and we have a pretty fair assurance
that they voted against him in thu
primary. The legislature, if it ha
plenty of real evidence, and is willing
to hire at least two of the best law
yers in Florida to help the investiga
ton, has reason to, go ahead. l
would certainly be good object les
son, and one that would put Florid
in the front rank, if she brought t
the bar an erroneous ex-governor an
made him atone for breaking the law
of his state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

The money spent in cigars and cold
drinks and other unnecessary pleas
ures if given to the Seminole county
schools would give the teachers double
the present salaries and keep the
schools going for one year.-Sanford
Herald.
Your proposition is no fair, Friend
Herald. There are lots of pretty
young lady school teachers who dearly
love a nice, long, cold icecream soda
and we've bought many such just
for the pleasure of seeing one of them
lap it up. And all the other pretty
girls and good-looking ladies, and
sometimes one that is tired and old
and the boys and the kidlets-shal
they all be cut off from an innocent
pleasure, and a number of hard
working men and women, who sci
soda and cream, be forced into bank
ruptcy? There are not many mel
teachers left, but most of those we
know enjoy a good cigar three or foul
times day. If you can cut that pro
position down to those who do mo-
help the schools, we might endorse
your idea, but even then we doubt il
would work. Why the dickens dom
you people who are always wailinl
over the teachers give them every
thing you have, and you and YOU
family go without? None of you 'ar'
doing more, and few as much, as thu
man who works hard, smokes cigal
or pipe, says nothing. and pays hi
taxes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

A bill providing for the retiring of
teachers upon reaching an age limit
to be specified, and providing them
with annuities from then on until
death, has been introduced by Senator
Weaver in the Senate at Tallahassee.
1t is not a straightout pension fund.
The bill provides for the monthly de-
duction of certain amount from the
salaries paid the teachers, this
amount to go into the fund to pur-
chase annuities for teachers upon
their retirement 1t also provides for
the creation of a board of investment
to invest the fund so as to increase it
We would advise the teachers to hang
on to their money and create their
own sinking fund. If we had any
money it would not be trusted to the
hands of any politics-created board.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Ju-
dicial Circuit of Florida, in and
for Marion County, in Chancery.
James Strain, Complainant, VS.. Eliza
Strain, Defendant-Order for
Constructive Service.
1t is ordered that the defendant
herein named, to-wit: Eliza Strain. be
and she is hereby required to appear
to the bill of complaint filed in this
cause on or before
Monday, the 18th day of April, 1921
1t is further ordered that a copy of
this. order be published once a week
for four consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Evening Star, a newspaper
published m said county and state.
This 18th day of March, 1921.
(SeaD T. d. Lancaster Jr.,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion County,
Florida. By Ruth Erwin, d. c.
VIM. A. Jeffcoat,
Compartments Solicitor. 3-1s-sat
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

The Jewish Passover begins at six
o'clock next Friday evening and lasts
a full week 1t commentaries the
beginning of the Jewish nation
thirty-four centuries ago, when it left
it's place of bondage and started on
its long march to the Promised Land
The Passover is observed in almost
every nook and corner of the world
for tho they have lost their heritage
by disobedience, and been prosecuted
by almost every nation on earth, the
Jews have chung together, kept then
faith alive and established themselves
almost everywhere that other mer
live.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
STOMACH TROUBLES
Iadisna Lady Had Something Like
Indigcstion Until She Took
Blaek-Draught, Then
Got All Right.

Seymour. Ind.-"Some time ago I
had a sick spell, something like tndf-
cesticn," writes Mrs. Clara Peacock, OF
Route s, this place. Il would get very
sex at the stomach, and spit or vomit,
esnecialIy in the mornings.
Then I began the use or Thedfords
B!ack-D raught, after had tried other
medicines. The Black-Draught re-
hercd me more than anything that
taUk, and I got all right
L haven't found anything better
than Black-Draught when suffering
from trouble caused by constipation
IL IS easy and sure. Can be taken In
email doses or large as the case calls
for
When you have sick stomach. indi-
restIon, headache, constipation, or
ether disagreeable symptoms, take
Black Draught to help keep your
system free from poison
Thedford's Black-Draught Il made
from purely vegetable ingredients.
acts In a gentle, natural way, and has
no bad after-effects. It may be safely
taken by young or old
Get a package Of Black-Draught to
day. Insist on the genuine, Thedford's-
At your druggists NC-l4s
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

Editor Times: The writer is a
northern visitor and / hope you will
pardon my one criticism of your
lovely country. This afternoon in
coming in from Clearwater over the
Memorial" highway, was shocked
really Mortified to see the destruction
and havoc wrought by fire-presum-
ably done by cattlemen.-Mrs. Robt.
w. Blake, in Tampa Times.
This is one of the things of which
the cattlemen have a right to COM
plain. Mrs. Blake had no right to say
they set the fire. She didn't see them
do it. 1t might have been set by a
match dropped by a city hoodlum,
sparks from an engine, or got away
from some man burning off a small
patch of his own. But Mrs. Blake
sage presumably by cattlemen." We
are surprised at the Times printing
such unfair stuff.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

If the people of Florida are given
an opportunity to vote again on the
question of moving the state capitol,
they will vote strongly in the afRrma-
tive; and either Orlando or Ocala will
be designated. The bill pending in the
legislature to expend S250,Oe0 on the
old capitol building may force the
issue.-Tampa Times.
We would like to see the capitol in
Ocala, but we are not going to say,
in consequence, that no other city
shall be designated If there is q
capital removal campaign, Ocala will
win, if it wins at all, on its merits
We are not going to countenance
abuse of any other town. We would
rather see the capital in Gainesville
Orlando or Lakeland than where it is
and those three towns and ocaIa ar.
the four most eligible places for the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

The Tampa Times makes refer
ence to "Old Man Benjamin of the
Ocala Star" That ought to make the
old man fighting mad!-Jacksonvi
Metropolis.
Why? There is no stigma in being
called cold" Especially when applied
by so good friend as the Times ha:
been to us for many years.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

Mr.. Dixie M. Hollins, candidate in
the last primary for state superinten-
dent of public instruction, was in
town the other day. Mr.. Hollins
though highly qualified instructor
has quit his profession and gone into
business, compelled to do so by poor
pay in his former calling. He is
young, yet, however, and will doubt
less be called on to serve the public
again.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

No wonder Nathan Mayo voted NO
on the proposition to pay out $4,000
for additions to the state capitol. A
quarter of a million dollars would
build a better capitol than the state
has, if it was designed by an up-to-
date architect and build with modern
methods.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

The state department has asked
Congress to pass law prohibiting
shipment of arms and ammunition to
any country where a revolution is tax
ing place. Seems to the Star like Mr.
Hughes should remember that if il
hadn't been for a revolution there
would be no American nation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

We should remember that Achilles
was hardboiled all over except one
little place in one hindfoot, and it
was there that Paris soaked him with
his bow and arrow. Few of US are
half as well defended as Achilles, but
then also Paris was a rather excep.
tional marksman.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Banner, is publishing series of
boost editions for Marion county. Its
we'll edited and skillfully printed
papers are good advertisements for
both city and county wherever they
90
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

We used to hear the pathetic story
of how capital and labor wronged the
public. We daresay the public would
be glad to go back to the good old
days when capital and organized labor
fought each other. Now they are in
alliance against the public, and lay
two or three times as heavy burden
on it as ever before.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

Icaritol Nor have we any i'll worlds
for Tallahassee 1t is fine little town
with many excellent people in it. Our
complaint is that il is too far TO one
side for the convenience Of the rest
of the state.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

A returned soldier from France
says there is one good thing about
highschool French. You can read
with it, if you can't talk with it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

Louis A. Bize, a prominent Rotarian
of Tampa, has been elected president
of the Florida Bankers Association.
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

S o L o, Kids all-leather PLAY
SHOES. Best and cheapest. Fishel's.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16

This is a Studebaker year.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-16
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The north Mississippi herald., 1921-08-05
MISSISSIPPI HAS
BUMPER CORN CROP
State Will Have Most Food in
History-Corn, Potatoes and
Molasses Leading in Produc-
ton.

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. II. Ed
Ruff, director of federal farm demon
stration work for South Mississippi,
stated that the biggest thing that en-
gagged the attention of the county
agricultural agents at their meeting
last week at the A. & M. College was
the marketing of what will be the
biggest food crop in the history of
the state.
The marketing of the cotton crop
will be handled independently, and
already meetings are being held and
plans formulated to enable small pro-
ducers to cooperate to mutual ad-
vantage. To look after the cotton
meeting is planned to be held at
Brookhaven shortly.
The food crop items include q co.
100000 bushel corn crop, 8,000,O0
more than the largest crop ever raised
IN the state previously and 100000
more than was raised last year.
Sweet potatoes and molasses will
form large part of the South Missis-
sippi crop, and agriculturists in this
section are concentrating on market
ing methods for these two crops. The
five best organized counties in this
district-those having farm bureaus
will employ salesman to canvass
the northwest and develop the mo-
lasses market, guaranteeing the Mis-
sissippi product with respect to quail
ity and flavor. The unorganized
counties will have a man to visit ho-
tells and restaurants in the state, urg-
ing that they use the home grown
product. Statistics in the hand of
the federal farm demonstration agent
show that only 25 per cent of the mo-
lasses now used in the state is made
from home grown products.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-08-05
l2-YEAR OLD BOY
KILLS HIS FATHER
Farmer Near Charleston At
tacks Wife While Insane
Lad Shoots to Protect His
Mother

CHARLESTON, Miss, Aug. H.
Spencer H. Milan, a prominent farm
er residing four miles south of here,
was shot and instantly killed early
last night at the family residence by
his SON, aged between 10 and IL
years, according to reports reaching
here today. Mr.. Milan had been in
i'll health for some time, it is under
stood, and it is said that last night
he was seized with spell of insanity
and attempted to kill his wife, threat
ening to kill her and then destroy
He was, at the time of the
shooting, choking his wife and drag
ging her out of the house, according
to reports, when the young boy shot
him twice with a pumpgun. Inter-
ment of the deceased was held this
afternoon at New Hope Cemetery,
south of Charleston.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-08-05

Although everything has been un-
usually quiet in the oil development
business for the past two weeks,
there is nothing discouraging in the
situation here at Houston. The Har-
ley Development Company's well is
now down 100 feet, and now drilling
in very hard rock. Work at this
well was delayed for more than two
weeks by lack of water for operating
the machinery and for drilling opera
tions, the creek from which water was
pumped having dried up during the
drouth. Ample supply of water has
been secured, and it is thought that
drilling operations will go steadily on
to completion. The drill IL sinking
very slowly, but steadily in the hard
formation it is now in. It has now
gone forty feet into this rock, and
many who are interested in the oil de-
velopment game in this section believe
that this is kind of cap rock that
covers large area from which they
believe oil will be produced.
Two eminent geologists looked over
the situation here this week and said
that indications were very encourag-
ing.-Times-Post.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-08-05
Base Ball Dope
DURANT HAS THE EDGE"
ON WATER VALLEY TEAM

After defeating everything Sin
sight" in this section the Water VAL
ley ball team made an excursion into
foreign territory the first of the week
seeking new victories to add to their
list. They stopped at Durant where
it seems they run up against snag-
the Durant boys trimming them nice
ly, taking two out of series of three
games.
On Monday Durant won by score
of 6 to 4 with Roe in the box for the
locals. Tuesday Durant won by a
score of to 01with Holman pitch
ing for Water Valley. Wednesday
Water Valley won by score of 16 to
2 with Lonnie Magee in the box.
Thursday Durant again trimmed
the Water Valley team on our home
grounds by a score of 6 to 2. Roe
pitched the game for the locals al
lowing the visitors 10 hits while
Water Valley got only hits in the
game. Several costly errors on the
part of the locals early in the game
destroyed any chance for them of win
ming.
This afternoon the same teams
will play, and it is reported that Holl-
man will pitch for the locals. The
same teams will also play tomorrow
afternoon, Saturday, on the home
grounds.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-08-05
BILBO SAYS HE SEEKS
NO POLITICAL OFFICE

FORREST, Miss, Aug. s.-Theo-
dore G. Bilbo of Poplarville, former
governor and supposedly candidate
for the United States Senate, declar-
ed in speech delivered this after
noon at the Patrons Union, near here,
that he is not candidate and will not
be candidate for any other Office in
the gift of the people. Mr.. Bilbo re-
viewed his administration as governor
at length, speaking especially of the
state tax commission, the highway
commission and the tuberculosis sani-
torium.
Thursday will bring the Patrons
Union to close, Hon. Hubert ID.
Stephens of New Albany will be the
speaker of the day and is expected to
make formal announcement of his
candidacy for the Senate.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-08-05
PVT. MONROE MooDY'S BODY
RETURNED HERE FOR BURIAL

The remains of Pvt. Monroe Moody,
a Water Valley darkie who was killed
in France, arrived in the city last
Sunday and were buried in the color
ed cemetery Monday evening.
The funeral was held in the Eliza
beth M. E. Church. The building
was nicely and appropriately decorat-
ed for the occasion. The local pas
tor, Rev. A. G. Cole assisted by Rev.
T. c. Little conducted the funeral
service. IL colored ex-service men
acted as pallbearers and fired salute
over the grave.
The church was packed and the
yard filed with colored people, fully
900 being present at the service.
Several prominent white men were
present and made short talks. A
mong the number were Rev. Wayne
Alliston, pastor of the First Baptist
Church; Mr.. N w. Spangler, Train
Master of the l. c., Mr.. John w. Tip
Ter, Commander of the local Ameri-
can Legion Post.
Monroe Moody, Jr. was born and
raised in this community. He was
one of the few colored boys to volun-
teer and enter, the army without any
draft requirements. He was born
Feb. Is, 1900 and enlisted in the
army at Chicago, Ill. in 1917. He
was sent to France and soon was up
along the firing line. During an en-
gagement on Nov. /, 1918 he was
wounded and gassed and taken to the
field hospital where he died two days
later, Nov. 8, 1918. He was in the
u. S. service year and 9 months
when he met his death.
He was buried in France and his
body returned here by the U. S.
government, his body was returned to
New York arriving there on July 15,
and was received here July 31st
Monroe Moody was the first and
only colored soldier from Water VAL
ley that was killed in action on the
Western Front.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-08-05
ENRICO CARUSO
DIED TUESDAY
Death Came as a Surprise as
He Flattered Himself of an
Early Recovery-New Com
plications Hastened the End

NAPLES, Italy, Aug. 2.-Caruso
died today. The great singer, whose
ultimate recovery had been hoped
for under the benign effect of his own
Italy, passed away at 9 o'clock this
morning at the Hotel Vesuvius, in
this city. He had been brought here
hurriedly from Sorrento, on the Bay
of Naples, where less than a week
ago he avowed his returning strength
and expressed the conviction that he
would sing again as in the old days.
He had been able to visit the
famous sanctuary of "Our Lady of
Pompeii," giving thanks offering for
his recovery. He went also to the
Island Of Capri, where he attended a
luncheon in his honor. But soon
afterwards unfavorable symptoms
in the form of high fever mani
tested themselves and his wife tele-
graphed to Rome specialist to come
to Sorrento; it was then discovered
that new internal abscess had de-
veloped.
Caruso's removal to Rome for an
operation was advised, but he show
ed such weakness that it was impos-
sible to transfer him farther than
Naples, where he arrived by sea Sun
day evening. Four eminent physi-
clans were called in consultation and
their examination showed the pres
ence of a subphrenic abscess, accom-
panied by severe peritonitis.
An operation to be performed at
noon today was decided upon, but
the patients condition suddenly be-
came worse at 4:30 in the morning,
and he died soon afterwards. Prior
to this, heart stimulation was resort
ed to hourly.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-08-05
CHARLESTON WELL
FARTHER INTO ROCK

With the new cones of the Hughes
rock-bit in place, drilling in the solid
rock was resumed last Friday at the
scene of the oil test operations New
ton No. II south of Charleston.
The hardest kind of rock was en-
countered for fifteen additional feet,
and then It appeared they were
through it. Next came red gumbo,
but this lasted only two feet when
hard rock was struck again, exactly
like that above.
By this time the new cones of the
bit had become so badly worn, on ac-
count of the excessive hardness of
the rock, that two new sets were sent
for. 1t has also been necessary this
week to get 100 feet of wire cable
to replace the old one in use on the
derrick.
While waiting for the additional
cones to come, about five feet pene-
tration has been accomplished in the
second rock. 1t was expected last
might that the new cones would be
here this morning. The new cable
arrived Wednesday. d. O'Rourk,
the superintendent, made a trip to
Memphis to get this.
w. L. Johnson, the driller, met with
a painful accident on Monday eve
ming, drop Of sandy water from
high up in the derrick striking him
directly in the left eye. He did not
at first realize that the water was
|impregnated with sand, although the
pain was very severe. BY the next
evening, however, the irritation had
become so great that he decided to
consult a physician.
DR.. ]. E. Powell worked on the
eye for an hour on Wednesday
morning and removed six grains of
sand.--Charleston Sun.