The Ocala banner., 1922-05-19
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS
The laying of the corner stone of
enc OF the buildings of the Greater
Southern College at Lakeland will be
one of the big events which will mean
much for the future of that city. The
date is May 22.@
One of the most unfortunate and de.
plorable accidents occurred at Port st.
Joe when Dennis Sullivan, General
Superintendent of the ApalachicoIa
Northern railroad was instantly killed
IL appears Mr.. Sullivan was watching
the driving of some piling and the
end OF pile being lifted started the
lumber to fall down and he was burr.
ed underneath. Practically all bones
were broken.
The Miami Metropolis reports that
after a running battle between fed
eral prohibition agents and rum run
ners in which several shots were ex-
changed, two rum runners jumped
overheard, swan ashore and made
their ascape. Prohibition Agents
Fred Harrington and Tom Foreman.
with Captain de Vallinger of the coast
guard, made up the pursuing party
on board the coast guard cutter
Vidette, and chased the rum runners
in the power launch v-2516 for more
than mile north of the bridge before
they got close enough to the pursued
30 that IL became apparent capture
was imminent. Before deserving their
craft, the rum runners threw over
board seven cases of liquor. as near as
the pursuing officers could count
Aboard the boat when taken were
rs more cases of liquor. The officers
believe that they know the rum run
ners and that an arrest will be made
shortly.
Hanford Mobley disguised as a>wo-
man. a boy OF IL. led the gang OF three
which robbed the Bank of Stuart of.
$S.113.14 in cash. according to a re-
port to West Palm Beach and who
with his posse was captured and an.
other one of the gang named Jones,
20. at the railroad station in Plant
City at IL o'clock Friday night. Money
TO the amount of $2.335.O5 was recover
ed by the officers. but the third mem
ber OF the gang got away and is be-
iieved to have the rest of the loot with
him, wire from Sheriff Baker stat
ed. The sheriff and his deputies are
driving overland by automobile from
Plant City with the prisoners.
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For more than year past the Unit
ed States Forestry Service has been in
touch with the construction and plans
OF the Grass Fibre Pulp and Paper
Company's first big mill at Lees
burg and on Tuesday. Clinton G..
Smith, representing the department at
Washington as special agent. and c. III.
Rogers, the service man in charge of
the government reservation in Marion
and Lake counties, spent considerable
time checking up on the work that has
been accomplished. both in the me-
thods to be used in manufacturing
and the actual results of the work
carried on in the miniature reproduc.
tion of the plant
Twenty-Five Of Tampa's citizens
went in person before Governor Har.
dee and preferred charges against
Sheriff Spencer and County Solicitor
Morris for the laxity in law enforce
ment but the governor held that il
gave him. no constitutional right 10
depose them. Nhereupon. the subur.
ban Sun asks: Well. what are the
people who demand law-enforcement
going to do about it9 VIII conditions
complained OF be allowed TO continue.
or will the laws be enforced? Shall
the VIII OF the people. or that of a
small coterie OF gamblers and others
of their ilk. prevail? Governor uar-