davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
MRS. CARNEY ENTERTAINED
FOR FIVE VISITING LADIES

Cordial hospitality and delightful
.informality characterized the beauti-
full reception given Thursday after
noon by Mrs. E. L. Carney, when this
gracious hostess entertained about
one hundred guests in honor of Mrs.
Jean Austin, of Boston; Mrs. Mary
Johnson, of Kentucky; Mrs. George
Hampton, of Arkansas; Mrs. Carson
Lee, of Georgia, and Mrs. Virginia
Thompson, of Kentucky, five very at
tractive visitors.
For this lovely party the large YER
anda and the lower floor of the Car
ney home were artistically decorated,
the color motif being yellow and
green.
Quantities of yellow jasmine, wild
olive and asparagus and maiden hair
ferns were effectively used, giving a
pleasing reminder Of spring time.
AS the callers arrived they were
welcomed by Mrs. E. G. Peek and
Mrs. Charles Rheinauer.
Mrs. J. C. johnson and Mrs. L. W.
Duval greeted them at the parlor
door. In this room the hostess and
guests of honor received, assisted by
Mrs. Anna Holder and Mrs. Alison
Wartmann.
After chatting awhile with these
ladies, Mrs. Maude Horne invited
them into the library, where Mrs. H
NJ. Hampton and Mrs. William Hooker
lpresented them to Mrs. o. L. Briggs
of Washington, D. c., Mrs. Sumter
Campbell and Mrs. Draper, of Muir.
freesboro, Tenn, Miss Hattie John
son, of Kentucky, Mrs. S. Taylor anC
Mrs. J. R. Brumby. The two last
named ladies have recently moved tt
Ocala to live, the former from Geor
gia, the latter from Kentucky.
Mrs. NJ F. Johnson and Mrs. Waltel
Preer assisted in entertaining in tht
library, and saw that every one me
tevery one else. Mrs. J. K. Dickson
and Mrs. John Robertson asked tn
ladies into the dining room, wher
Mrs. W. v. Newsom graciously pre-
sided.
: A two-course lunch, consisting o
grapefruit and nut salad on crisp let
: tuce and white and yellow cake, wa
; served by Mrs. Edward Tucker an
: Miss Katherine Pyles.
/ AS the guests passed from the din
ing room into the umsic room, the
! were received by Mrs. Paul Simmon
/ and Mrs. R. L. Anderson Jr., VIII
presented them to Mrs. Albert Hal
riss, a recent bride. After enjoyin
social conversation with these lovel
young matrons, the callers agai
D visited with other friends in the sex
], era1 rooms, lingering as long as the
: wished.
Il In every way Mrs. Carney's recel
ltion was most enjoyable.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
MURDERER HANGED IN
GAINESVILLE THIS MORNING
ASSOCIATED Press)

Gainesville, Feb. 24.-John Bowyer,
negro, aged twenty-three, was hang
ed in the Alachua county Jail at noon
today for the murder of Deputy Sher-
iff Robert Arrow at Micanopy last
June. The negro spent the morning
singing and praying and mounted the
scaffold calmly but when the sheriff
read the death warrant he became in
tensely agitated and was swaying
when the trap was sprung. He made
speech in which he attributed his
crime to whisky and bad women He
was pronounced dead eleven minutes
after the trap dropped.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24

A membership campaign Will be
conducted during the week beginning
March 7th and it is planned to secure
the largest number of members the
Board of Trade has ever had. The
campaign will be conducted through
out the county.
The Board of Trade will ask the
county commissioners to appropriate
$4,000 for publicity purposes in addi-
tion to the usual items placed in the
agricultural fund. Authority for this
appropriation is contained in an act
of the legislature passed at the last
session. A committee consisting OF
Mr.. A. G. Cobb, Mr.. E. c. Beuchler
and Mr.. E. C. Bennett will appear be-
fore the county commissioners to ask
that the appropriation be made.
Announcement was made last night
that Mr.. w. T. Gary has been elected
national councillor of the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States. The
national councillors serve in an advis-
ory capacity to the board of directors
of the national chamber and they are
the representatives of the national
organization in the various member
organizations.
The Board of Trade considered a
uroposition of the State Board OF
Health to establish in this county a
county health unit for the purpose OF
preventing disease. The unit would
consist of a full time health officer,
sanitary Inspector, nurse and ONCE
assistant. The cost of the unit woulc
be $4,000, $4,000 to be furnished b!
the State Board of Health and S5Oo'
to be appropriated by the county. DIR
Geo. A. Dame of the State Board OF
Health and DR.. John Lee Hydrlck o.
the Rockefeller Institute are in tn
citv in the interest of the proposition
The Board of Trade voted to refer tn'
matter to the county medical assocla
ton as being the organization bes
fitted to give it the proper consldera
ton
A communication was read from tn
CT Augustine Board of Trade askln'
that delegates be sent to good road
r,aat;ns to be held in st. Augustin
March 10th and 30th for the purpos
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
MOURNING FOR TAYLOR
TOO MUCH FOR MABEL
ASSOCIATED Press)

Los Angeles, Feb. 24.-The condi-
ton of Mabel Normand, reported crit
ically i'll last night was unchanged to-
day. 1t is reported she is suffering
from an aggravated case of influenza.
Miss Normand collapsed at the Tay-
Ior funeral and it was stated she was
on the verge of nervous breakdown.
Friends today say she suffered q par
tial loss of the use of her muscles for
twelve hours yesterday.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE
OCALA BASEBALL ASSOCIATION

The Ocala Baseball Association will
hold its annual meeting at the rooms
of the Marion County Board of Trade
at eight o'clock next Thursday night,
March End. Election of officers for
the year and discussion of plans for
a 1922 baseball lteam will be the bust
ness of the evening. L. T. Izlar,
23-tf Secretary o. B. B. A.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
DODGERS GOING TO
PRACTICE MORE DODGING
(Associated Press)

New York, Feb. 24.-Ten members
of the Brooklyn Dodgers left here to-
day aboard the steamship Arapahoe
for their training camp at Jackson
vile. The Chants are getting ready
to move toward San Antonio Monday
and the Yankees will take a Monday
train for New Orleans.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
.DELV|NG into THE
ROMA DISASTER
Even While the Victims are Being
Laid Away, Army Board Presses
Its Investigation
ASSOCIATED Press)

Newport News, Feb. 24-All busi-
ness here, at Norfolk and in other
surrounding communities was sus-
pended today during the public funer-
al for the Roma victims. Meanwhile
the army board pressed it's investiga-
tion into the cause of the disaster
hearing more witnesses today behind
closed doors and expected to report its
findings to the war department within
the next few days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Rialto Cafe has been moved
two doors south of its former loca-
tion on South Magnolia street, where
were are elegantly fitted up for serv-
ing meals or la carte orders. "Quick
Service and Reasonable Prices" our
motto. Our specialties are Western
Meats and Seafoods. Open day and
night. Regular dinner served from
12 to 8, up-to-date dining room in
rear. Fresh vegetables daily.
.1s-tf JOHN METRE, Prop.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
CARD PARTY

The ladies of the Blessed Trinity
Catholic church will give card party
at the rectory Monday night. Tables
may be engaged from Mrs. j. w.
Dumas, Miss Marian Dewey or Miss
Onie Chazal. Prizes will be provided
for every table. 2-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
1T MEANS MUCH
MONEY FOR OsER
(Associated Press)

Burich, Switzerland, Feb. 24.-(By
Associated Press).-The Mccormick
Oser wedding will take place in May
at the Mccormick country seat near
Chicago, according to present plans.
Oser has accepted the conditions un-
der which the Mccormick family gave
consent, which were that he take up
his residence in the United States and
become an American citizen.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
APPOINTED COUNTY
JUDGE OF ESCAMB|A
Mrs. Bellinger, Who Succeeds Her
Husband, First Women to Hold
Such an Office i'm Florida
ASSOCIATED Press)

Tallahassee, Feb. Ex-Governor
Hardee today appointed Mrs. Bessie
S. Bellinger county Judge of Escam-
bia county, to succeed her husband,
Judge Henry Bellinger, who died Mon
day. Mrs. Bellinger is the first wom-
an to hold such position in Florida.
She studied law in her husbands of
flee and was admitted to the bar sew
eral years ago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
PHYSICAL TRAINING
PLEDGES ARE NOW DUE

Please send your physical training
pledges for February to Mrs. James
Tally. The salary for February is due
and we like to meet our obligations
promptly. Thanking you for past and
future payments, we are,
Very sincerely yours,
Health Committee of Parent-Teachers
Association, Margaret E. Taylor,
Chairman.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
CRUSHED UNDER THE CARS
Fellsmere Man Mangled by an East
Coast Train at Fort Pierce
(Associateo Press,

Fort Pierce, Feb. 24.-D. P. Atkis-
son, cashier of the Bank of Fellsmere,
was seriously injured by q northbound
train last night. One leg was severad
and the other mangled. There were
no witnesses. His recovery is doubt
full. Mr.. Atkisson was taken by .
later train to the st. Augustine hos
pital.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
MORMONS SHOCK
BRITISH MORALS
Party of Missionaries Chased by An
Enraged Mob Through The
Streets of Plymouth

Plymouth, England, Feb. 24.-(By
Associated Press Mormon
missionaries were pursued through
the streets yesterday by a mob on ac-
count of their utterances in the mar
ket square. The police rescued them
with difficulty.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
SHIP WAS IN BAD SHAPE

Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 24.-Robert
Hanson, airplane mechanic, who lost
his life in the Roma disaster, doubted
the safety of the dirigible according
to letter received by his aunt at
Miamiburg. In the letter, written
Monday night and mailed Tuesday
while en- route to the hangar to board
the Roma, Hanson said the fabric was
"in bad shape"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
SENATORS GOING TO
MUSCLE SHOALS
Agricultural Committee Will Have a
Nice Little Trip at Govern
ment Expense
(Associated Press)

Washington, Feb. 24.-The Senate
agriculture committee today was au-
thorized to visit Muscle Shoals and
investigate the projects there which
the government seeks to dispose of to
private interests.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
WATER PRESSURE At
WAOLEY WAS WEAK
Too Late 1t Was Discovered and Fire
Burnt a Big Hole In The
Town
ASSOCIATED Press,

Wadley, Ga, Feb. 24.-Fire today
destroyed the main business section
here, with loss of s150,OO0. The
water pressure was weak and the vol
unteer firemen We're unable to check
the flames until the fire burned itself
out.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
SOMETHING NEW IN STRIKES
Pail Bearers Union Organized Among
Negroes in ST. Petersburg
ASSOCIATED Press)

st. Petersburg, Feb. PA strike of
negro pallbearers is threatened here.
A committee of negroes who called on
the chief of police today asked if they
could legally organize a pallbearers
union. The chief told them to go ahead
and organize but not to mix any white
persons with their activities.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24

Of starting vigorous statewide
campaign in behalf of good roads in
Florida. President Rose was authoriz-
ed to appoint delegates to attend this
meeting.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
CATHCART TOOK
UP WITH A CRAVEN

London, Feb. 24.-(By Associated
Press) THE Earl of Cathcart was
granted a divorce today upon proof of
Lady Cathcart's indiscretions with the
Earl of Craven.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24

Have you seen the Automatic Safe
ty Climber (ladder)? Drop card to
Rev. w. H. Newkirk, P. o. Box 120,
Ocala, and he will call and demon
strate its merits as household. neces-
sity. 24-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
NOTICE

!. Williams news stand is now located
at 408 N. Magnolia street. You can
get your papers and magazines there.
2I-6t n. L. Williams.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24

Your wants in fresh meats and
groceries viii be promptly attended to
if you'll call phone 108. Main Street
Market. :
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24

It's true economy to use the best
bread, rolls, pies and cakes, and they
are all made fresh every day at the
Federal Bakery. 17-h
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
WARNINGS OF A STORM
ARE YET WAVING
ASSOCIATED Press)

Washington, Feb. 24.-Storm warn
ings remained position today at and
north of Cape Hatteras.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24

Buy the best bread and rolls. They
cost no more than the "just as good
kind. They're made at the Federal
Bakery. IT-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
LOCATION AND PHONE NOTICE

DIR. F. E. McCIane il now located
in Commercial Bank building. Office
phone 1.-two rings; residence
phone 151. u
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24

Apalachicola select oysters every
day, so cents a quart, $500 gallon.
City Fish Market. Phone 158. Il
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
DISTINGUISHED BRITISH
STATESMAN DEAD

London, Feb. 24.-(By Associated
Press).-Viseount Harcourt died last
night, age fifty-nine.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24

Ask the Court Pharmacy how to get
a Apiece dinner set for 1888. zz-u
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-24
BOARD Of TRADE
WAS QUITE BUSY
Attended to a Considerable Quantity
OF Work at Its Meeting
Last Evening


The Marion County Board of Trade
in regular session last night approved
the program of work and budget as
recommended by the board of COVER
nors, and authorized the board of
governors to increase the budget to
take care of several conventions if the
governors deem it best to do so. An
invitation has been extended to the
business men of Jacksonville to in
clude Ocala in the itinerary of their
trip thru Florida and the Board of
Trade last night voted an invitation
to the cities of Florida to meet in
Ocala for the purpose of forming the
capital removal association as propos-
ed by the Palatka Chamber of Com
merce. Whether these two meetings
will be financed by an item in the bud
get or whether the necessary funds
for them will be raised separately is
to be decided by the board of COVER
nors.
The program of work for the Board
of Trade for 1929 as adopted at
last nights meeting is as follows:
Highway engineer for Marion coun-
ty.
More marketing facilities for farm
products of the county.
High school building and auditor
ium for Ocala.
Illustrated booklets of the city and
county.
Quarterly issue of the "Marior
County Floridian," giving publicity tc
current developments.
A booklet of statistics on the agri.
cultural crops of the county. Adver.
tising to secure distribution of this
litrature,
The budget for 1928 adopted is
as follows;
Salaries E. :. SO ,000.O(
Petty cash ................ 18O.O(
Telephone and telegraph. 12O.0(
Rent =. 10000
Postage for general CORES
pondence :. ........... 75.OC
Postage for booklets ....,.. 75.0t
Marion County Floridian". 10000
Postage for envelopes for the
"Floridian" ......... 1OO.OC
Booklet, including city ap-
preparation :. ........... 1,5OO.O'
Printing and stationery. 1900
Photographs =, E. ...... 1OO.O'
Booklet of agricultural crops
of county :, ........... 3OO.O
Membership in the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, the
Florida Development Board
and the State Secretaries
Association :. .......... $50
Photograph display fixture. 1000
Contingencies E. .......... $500
Advertising E. ............ 10000
Amount to be raised. .... 81, ALSO
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-04
ITALIAN MURDER
GANG WORKING,
IS BELIEF
United Press Leased Wire

TARRYTON, n. Y, March A
gang of Italian assasins is believed to-
dav to have established headquarters
near the John d. Rockefeller estate
at Pocantico Hills and to be conduct
ing executions III the vicinity of
the oil king S home, This belief is
based on the murder of Il Young woman
thought to be Mary Nenza, whose body
was found-head severed and with %
stab wounds-near the Rockefeller
grounds and the killing of Paulo Letti
who WIS stabbed ON the mount Calvery
Road near White Plains.
Both murder bore indications of be
ing the work of I'm Italian vcndetti
like the notorious Good Killers.
There We're marks on the faces of
the victims thought to be 'ritualistic
sears put there by the knives of the as
sassins to show other members of the
secret order who did the killing-thc
assassins signatures.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-04
SANDS FOUND in
TORONTO, REPORT
United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, March Edward
f. Sands is in Jail at Toronto awaiting
hanging, according to a report received
by the police here from A. E. Swan1
of Canton, Ohio, who is said to know
Sands.
Officials did not place credence in
the story.
Sands, wanted here in connection
with the William ID. TAYLOR murder, is
to hang III Toronto under the name of
David Harri, according to the report.
Denies knowledge
CANTON, Ohio, March A. E.
Swank denied today he had knowledge
of the whereabouts of Edward F..
Sands, wanted in connection with the
William ID. Taylor murder mystery.
Swanh eXplaind that he had merely
called attention of Los Angeles to the
resemblance of newspaper pictures of
Sands and David Earri, sentenced to
be executed i'll Toronto. He said he
did not know either Sands or Harri
personally.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-04
DEMOCRATS TRY TO
MAKE HARD TIMES.
ISSUE
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN
United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, March demo
Gratis are seeking to make hard
times the prevailing financial, in
dustrial and agricultural conditions
the big issue of the congressional cam
paign, which is getting under way as
the first year of Harding's administra-
tion closes today.
Republicans are putting forward the
administrations achievements as the
main issue, notably the Washington
arms conference with its prospective
heavy saving in naval expenditures
Other important issues which are
rapidly developing 'ana which probably
will confront the voters at the polls
are:
The soldier bonus
The action of the Senate in seating
Senator Newberry
The proposed ship subsidy.
Amendment of the Nolstead law to
permit manufacture and sale of light
wines and beer
Former Governor James NJ. Cox, the
democratic presidential candidate In
l20, who plans to take an active part
in the congressional campaigns in
Ohio and Massachusetts, where he will
seek to bring about the defeat of SEN
ator Lodge indicated here today he be-
lieves present business conditions wilt
be the chief campaign issue,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-04
LOCAL BANK GETS
PEACE DOLLARS

The Southern Trust & Commerce
bank has succeeded in getting hold Of
a small supply of the new peace silver
dollars. The local Institution put IN
an order for the dollars as soon as it
was announced that they were to be
coined and two hundred was the full
quota finally assigned to them and
these were being eagerly grabbed today
by patrons of the bank. The quota of
the peace dollars assigned to the Pa
cific coast was only 100000 and the
Southern Trust 4 Commerce people
feel that they have been fortunate in
getting possession of even their small
allotment, as no more are liable to be
available soon,
The peace dollar is n work of art. 1t
bears the figure of :" Liberty" and the
familiar motto $ In God We Trust on
the face and Oh the reverse side is the
American eagle and the word Peace
at the bottom The initial OF the Dc,
sigper which has been the occasion OF
so much controversy is plainly III evi
dence under the figure Of Liberty. 1t
seems to be accepted that there will be
only a limited number Of the peace dol
lars aud they are being eagerly gath
cred in by collectors,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-04
CONFESSION MADE
TO TAYLOR
MURDER
Unitcd Press Leased Wire


LOS ANGELES, March Am un-
named man in Connecticut, in a letter
to Chief of Detectives Adams, today
confessed to William d. Taylor's muir
der.
The letter, which tells in detail Of
the Staying, is the most tangible clue
thus far received, Adams asserted.
Although we have received many
letters from fanatics,' said Adams,
. ! m inclined to believe this one is
ON the level. 1t is the most reasonable
letter / have received 1t is written
by Il sane man, and think it is true.
Police would not make the letter
public. The arrest of its writer will
be requested in telegraphie warrants
they said.
The murder was the result of an old
grudge, barking back to Taylor IS mys
terry shrouded past, tha. letter said i
effect.
Il would like to see you get the re
ward,'' police quoted one paragraph
as saying, "but you won It get it, as
You will not be able to find me. [ am
leaving the country"
The "confcssion arrived shortly
after noon today by special delivery.
1t described in detail, Adams said,
how entrance was gained to Taylor S
home, what was done just before the
shooting, and where the self asserted
murdered went after the crime had
been committed.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-04
SLAYER DOPED By
OFFICERS IS
CHARGE
United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Mar. 4.-Efforts' by Cor
oner Peter Hoffman to conduct post
mortem examination on the body OF
Harvey Church to determine whether
he had been drugged before being
hanged FOR the murder of two auto
statesmen, were blocked today by
Church IS parents. wv
Hoffman declared he believed
Church had been kept in drugged
condition for more than month before
he was hanged so that he would not
squeal on accomplices. Church was
hanged shortly before p. m. Friday
He was unconscious up to the time the
trap was sprung.
Jail physicians scoffed at Hoffman s
claim. They. said Church S condition
was brought about by his long fast
from food They pointed out Hoffman
was a candidate for the position as
sheriff and declared he made the
charges for political purposes.
Examination OF Church's body
showed he had been burned with ends
of cigars and deep knife wounds in
flieted in ibis flesh by ''specialists
who examined him while he was in ;
comatose condition.
The fact that he failed to react tC
tortures showed he bad lost ell use ol
mental functions, physicians stated