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The Ocala banner., 1922-04-28
MUCH BUILDING GOING ON
IN AND AROUND OCALA

We are told by the secretary of the
chamber of commerce that building
construction and industrial activity in
Marion county since January 1st have
been greater than in any like period
in many years. The county is begin
ming to market the largest acreage
of vegetables in its history, estimated
to be close to 10000 acres; and is
shipping the largest output of lime
rock and lime products in its history.
The fact that the construction includes
a big increase in the number and ca
pacity of the vegetable and citrus
fruit packing houses, and very large
ly increased the capacity of the lime
plants and kilns, is Indicative of the
growth taking place in these indus
tries. New school buildings, church
es, stores, garages, warehouses, barns
and many residences have been built
and are building.
The early vegetable crop in Ma
rion county this season is marked by
an unusually large acreage of toma-
toes. 1t is estimated that there are
between three and four thousand
acres in tomatoes. The cucumber
crop is much larger than usual. There
is an increased acreage in both water
melons and cantaloupes this year.
Vegetable packing houses are being
built at Summerfeld, Ocalas Lowell,
Mcintosh, Irvine, Fairfield, Cotton
Plant, Romeo, and one is to be built
at Blitchton. The largest is being
built in Ocala by H. w. Tucker. 1t
is 30 by 36 feet, with a loading plat
form of seven feet. Provision is made
for the loading of five cars at a time.
Centille Brothers have entered the
Marion county field and are building
a large packing house at Lowell. w.
E. Lee, the well known Plant City dis
tributor, has new packing house at
Summerfield. About eighty per cent
of the tomato crop is under contract.
This increase in the tomato acreage
in the county is attributed to the
reputation that the Marion county
fruit has gained because of its high
quality and the fact that it carries
The Ocala banner., 1922-04-28
SILVER SPRINGS PROVES REVELATION
TO A AMUCH-TRAVELED SCIENTIST

1t is a far cry from the days when
the ancestors breathed by means OF
gills instead of lungs and swan in
doleDtly through the aqua pura in
stead of Fording over terra frrna,
yet, according to Franklin S. Dewey,
master of science of the University
of Michigan. an icthyorsaurus, a rep
tile that lived a few million years
ago, is TO be seen at the bottom of
Silver Springs. near Ocala.
According to the sourist-natu1alist
he sighted the petriied remains Of
the iethyosaufus while viewing the
bottom Of the lase through a glass
botto-ned boat. IN account OF Mr..
Dewey's discovery and his impress
sions OF Florida may be found il the
following interview with him:
Thousand-MiIe Trip
Il have just returned from more
than a thousand-mile trip down the
Atlantic coast of Florida. up the gulf
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MRS. IZLAR VERY I'll

1t is a matter of great sorrow that
as we go to press we have to announce
the very critical illness of Mrs. L. T.
Izlar. who lies very i'll at the hospital
in this city. Mrs. Izlar is lovable
lady. and her friendsmRre all hoping
that she will socn be restored to
health and be spared to US for many
more years. She came to Ocala about
fifteen years ago with her husband
and her family of young sons and
daughters, anu she quickly endeared
herself to all. Her husband, Major
Izlar. died IN this city a couple of
years ago. and since that time Mrs.
Izlar has been in falling health.
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$3.50 a Year

well. The season will be marked by
the entrance of many new buyers and
crowds of expert packers. Special at
tention will be given to the pack.
The lime mining industry was never
more active. The Lake Weir Washed
Sand Company doubled its capacity
in March by installing a second crush
ing plant at Kendrick and opening up
a new deposit, and is shipping an
average of twenty-five cars a day of
lime rock throughout Florida and a
part of Georgia for road construction
purposes. This company shipped on
last Friday twenty-six cars of lime
rock, which is probably the largest
shipment of limerick ever made in
Florida. The plant of the Florida
Lime Company at Zuber has been
doubled in capacity. The Commercial
Lime Company plant at Reddick has
increased its capacity one third, has
put in two extra kilns, a new ware
house, and has installed a modern
machine cooperage for making bar
rels. These two companies are pro-
ducing barrel and hydrated lime. The
Blowers Lime Company, at Blowers,
is more than doubling its capacity.
The Blowers plant manufactures min
eral filler for asphalt paving materials.
A hardwood mill is to be establish
ed at Cotton Plant The F. G. Samp-
son citrus packing house at Board
man has been enlarged. A citrus
packing house 200 by 10 has been
built at Sparr Grantham Bros. are
enlarging their store and warehouse
at that place, and Sparr has a new
library building. Weirsdale has plans
for new public school, and new high
schools are to be built at Anthony
and Lynne. Residences are being
built and remodeled at Cotton Plant,
Blitchton, Cottage Hill. Moss Bluff,
Anthony, East Lake, Weirsdale, Board
man. Burbank, Mcintosh, Summer
field, Sparr, Belleview, and other
points in the county AT East Lake
eight new residences have been built
and four are being planned.
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YOUNG WHITE MAN SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED IN SHOOTING ARRAY

of the wounds it appears that Mr..
Worthington was either walking or
running away. as the shot entered his
back and side, and literally covered
his neck, side face and head.
After being shot Mr. Worthington
walked to a neighboring residence
some distance away, aud phoned for
Mr.. Coulter to come and take him to
a doctor They arrived in the city
early Tuesday morning and after care
fully examining the wounds the at
tending physician was Of the opinion
that the wounded man, while badly
hurt. would entirely recover.
This affair is sincerely regretted by
the friends of both young men.
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ABOUT midnight last Monday there
s'eurred quite a serious shooting af-
nay az Blitchton, in which Mr.. Wilbur
"ofsnington was. severely injured, be-
''s snot with small shot from a shot
sau ~ the hands of Mr.. Goree Bitch.
M are quite young men, and ON
sVuuay afternoon We're seen together
sa0 appeared to be friendly and in
4s pest of spirits, and everyone was
sS'prlsed to hear of the shooting. 1t
sssals that Mr.. Worthington had gone.
a0ale With Mr.. Bitch and remained
~ 49, 2 late hour, when some disagree
~ aeyeloped which led to hot words
s,as passed between them. We did
!, ~ iearn whether this resulted in
'0Ns or not, but from the location
The Ocala banner., 1922-04-28
EX-GOVERNOR URGED INTO SEN.
ATE RACE
Gen. GiIchrist Says Citizens Are In.
sistent

Gen. Albert w. Gilchrist, of Punta
Gorda, former governor of Florida.
has advised the editor of The Tampa
Times that he is being urged by many
prominent citizens of Florida to be-
come candidate for the nomination
for United States senator, and that
he is inclined to make the race.
He said that as soon as Hon. w.
j. Bryan announced that he would
not be candidate these suggestions
and opportunities began reaching him,
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CLOSING EXERCISES AT cITRA
SCHOOL

The baccalaureate sermon Of the
Citra High School will be delivered
Sunday. April 30th. at II a. M, at the
Citra Methodist church. by Rev A.
NJ Mann
The commencement exercises of
the Citra High School will be given
on Friday, May 5th, at p. M, at the
high school auditorium. Dr. w. G..
Dodd. dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences of the Florida State Col
lege, will deliver the address to the
graduates.
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and that while in Jacksonville several
days ago he was visited by a large
delegation. who insistently urged that
he announce his candidacy at once
General Gilchrist was a candidate
in the primary six years ago, when
Senator Trammel was nominated.
There were four candidates in that
race-Senaror Trammell. ex-senator
N. c. Bryan, Hon Perry G. Wall and
General Gi!cnrist.
Although t.-e time is very short
for a. new candidate to make a
thorough canvass of the state. Gen
cal Gilchrist has the advantage of
wide acquaintance.
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coast and down the middle. Really
it is the middle of the state that to
kme was far more interesting. Here
one finds the ! old slave plantations
with the great houses like old hens
with dilapidated cabins like little
chickens squatted around. Perchance
you listen to hear the driver blow his
horn. Now you are amazed at the
vast reaches Of orange groves, one
would think enough TO feed the world.
And mere IS the lake region and the
modest hin country l have never
seen aayth.ng il Michigan more beau
ti9ul IN a single ceantry are four
teen hundred as beautiful lakes as
ever the sun shone on.
But the greatest woneer CT al IN
this beautiful state, as it appeared to
me, was Silver Springs. These are
near Oeala, about the geographical
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TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
MARION COUNTY

| hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of Supervisor of Regis.
tration for Marion county and solicit
your support and vote Owing to this
being the season to make crop, and
the labor conditions it will be impos-
sible for me to make a thorough can.
vass of the county. Thanking you for
your support
Respectfully,
s. j. McCULLY.
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LAKE WEIR 16, sUMMERFlELD

In a game of baseball played on
April 22nd az Summerfield between
the local team anu Lake Weir result
ed in victory for the Lake Weir
boys by the score of 16 to s. The
Lake Weir boys held the Summerfield
boys to four hits while they landed
on the Summerfield twirlers for eleven
safe ones.
Following is the score by innings:
Lake Weir o 5 2 0 1 1 2-16
Summerfield % o / o 8 0 L
Batteries, Marshall and Blair and
Reed; Lucious, Bowman and Bowman,
Proctor and Livers. Umpires Lytle
and Davis.
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CARD or THANKS

We wish TO express our appreciation
and thanks to all who were so kind
and thoughtful in the illness and
death Of our husband and father.
Mrs, w r Stokes.
Mr. f. A. stokes.
Mr. W A. Stokes.
Mr. r. c. Stokes,
Miss Louise Stokes.
Miss Mernice Stokes,
Miss Gladys Stokes.
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Mrs. w. j. Thomas of Tuscawilla
street has as her guest her father,
Mr.. Y. d. Erwin, of Atwood, Kansas.
Mr.. Erwin is being greeted by quite
a large circle of friends whom he met
during a former visit to Ocala, all OF
whom are pleased to see him back
again
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ALL FLORIDA TOURISTS
WELCOMED TO DIR CITY

shortly after a beautiful sun had
arisen upon another pretty day, and
when the dew was still upon the
ground, and the mocking birds were
singing their sweetest songs, a whis-
tie was heard in the distance, and
soon the words were upon the tongues
Of all the citizens of Ocala that the
"All Florida tourists were nearing
our city Just at the appointed time
the train rolled into the union sta
ton. There were men of all sizes
and in every occupation of life. They
we're met at the train by autoes and
taken as soon as possible to the pub
lie square to see portion of what
was really in our wide-awake town.
The band stand had been very pret-
tily decorated with bunting and ban
ners to welcome our guests. Mayor
=. G. Peek, in a few we'll chosen
words handed them the keys to our
city and told them just how glad we
we're to have them with us for even
such short time, and as they could
not begin to see half what we had he
would enumerate few of our assets.
After Mayor Peek had made the
guests welcome bevy of the very
prettiest girls in the city-and we
doubt if there is any place in the
state that has any half so pretty
pinned on each visitor flower and
gave each one an orange that grew
in Marion cOunty-the home of really
good oranges. They also gave to
each guest hearty welcome.
Mr.. VIII T. Gary, our silver tongued
orator, and one. of our most pronii-
nent citizens, acted as master of GER
emonies, and in a few words told of
the meaning of this trip through the
state. He said that it was not an ad-
vertisement for Jacksonville, but that
it was to help to cement the cities in
brotherly love.
Mr.. Telfair Stockton, Mr.. A. V.
Smell and Mr. Burton Bars, all of
Jacksonville, had a few words to say
and they said them we'll, and are all
for the betterment of this glorious
state of ours, and are trying to make
It the very best in the entire union
The Jacksonville band (Which. by
the way, had two Ocala men in it,,
played some very tuneful music
When this part of the program was
completed the visitors were put into
cars and whizzed over the prettiest
part of our city; but the time allotted
10 Ocala was so short that they will
nave to come again to see what we
really have. They were taken up Ok
iawaha avenue and out TO the coun-
Try club, thence out past the country
nome of Mr.. Trusten Drake, then on
through the residential part of the
city, and out to view the grounds sur
rounding the hospital.
The time was now nearing the
end and the "All Florida" tourists
boarded their palace on wheels and
departed for Leesburg, which was to
% their next stop. Just before leav-
ing each one was given a block of
Marocala ice cream by the young la
uies who had passed them other ia
vors.
iney came in blast of glory and
ieit IN one. and Ocala very indeed very
proud to have had the pleasure of en-
'sr'aing them, and hopes that each
anu every one will come again in the
aear future and stay with us longer
ume. They must remember that
ocaia is the county seat of Marion,
snicn is the banner county of the
s'ate, and can't be seen in a few short
AOurs-that it takes months to see
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CHURCH OF CHRIST

Sunday school each Sunday at
1000 a. m
Communion service at 11:00 a. m.
All are invited to attend the SER
vices. North Magnolia street.
The Ocala banner., 1922-04-28
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
MARION COUNTY

| wish OF announce my candidacy
in group two for member of the House
of Representative from Marion coun-
ty, Florida, subject to the action of
the ensuing Democratic Primary.
Respectfully,
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FOR SALE-Jersey COW and i've
months-old Jersey heifer calf Ap-
ply to t. P. Drake, Ocala,-4 rs 2t.
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Mr.. E. P Martin, formerly OF Ocala,
now living at Fort Pierce, IS a can
didate for circuit court judge.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-13
The Art of Sitting.

Man is built to sit. We used Il
think the horse was not mechanically
equipped for that posture, but an OBJ
serving correspondent corrected us
The cat and dog sit, and they seem tc
enjoy doing so.
Many contriyances for easy and com
Portable sitting are in use--rockinq
chairs and easy chairs in variety OF
shapes. Some doubt exists as to the
wisdom of the habitual use of these
commences built for lazy comfort. II
is said that when one relaxes and leans
back while at work, ii he has sitting
job, that his back muscles become weak
and the vital organs in the lower part
of his body are thrown out of place,
Long continued easy sitting of this
kind is likely to develop functional
weakness, We are told. a
We knew a man who learned to sit
right---erect, with no back support. For
man years his professional duties re.
quired him to sit, and very comfortable
swivel chairs were provided for him.
But he acquired the habit of sitting in
the correct position with no back sup
port. and could do so for five hours at
stretch without fatigue in the
muscles of his back He lived to a
great age entirely free Of all abdomi-
nal stomach, bowel, liver
or kidney--and attributed the fact
largely TO his habit of sitting erect
Chicago journal Of Commerce.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-13
CURRENT COMMENT
He Identified PelIagra.

DR.. James Woods Babcock, who died
the other day, had double title to
fame. He was leading alienist of the
recognize the disease known as pellagra
in this country in December, 1907.
This patient and painstaking in
vestigation Of human ills came to Bos-
ton to obtain his training and early
experience. He was graduated from
Harvard forty years ago and from the
Harvard medical school in 1886, and
from 1885 to 1901 he was at work in
the Mclean hospital in Somerville.
Thence he went south to begin the work
to which he gave the rest of his life
as superintendent Of the South Car
DINA State Insane hospital South
Carolina has said of him that "the
state has produced no more useful
citizen before the war or since" I'm
known TO the multitudes who were his
benefciaries he quietly pursued the
career of scientific investigation of the
causes and cure of disease,
He was president of the National
Association for the Study of Pellagra
from 1909 to 1912 an dthen became its
secretary. With DIR. G II. Lavinder of
the United States health service he
wrote the first work in English on the
disease. Comparatively unknown and
still battling to medical skill, pellagra
is increasing in this country. At the
conference called at the suggestion of
President Harding last August to con-
slider the situation especially in the
southern states, the public health
authorities estimated the total deaths
from pellagra in the year preceding at
about 5000. Such men as DIR. Babcock
are an asset for the welfare of the race.
They go on their way seeking out the
remote lairs of disease, careless what
rewards the race many give them.--Bos
ton Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-13
Kipling, America, England, India.

The tale that Rudyard Kipling, il
conjunction with his brother in law
| Balestier. wrote thirty years or SO ago
"The Naulahka," might well be reat
by those who, not knowing India
yearn or burn to have India liberated
from British rule.
Rereading the tale, which for adj,
venturous interests and style compares
with any OF the dime novel master.
pieces of Stevenson, one, regrets that
Mr. Kipling did not stay in the United
States. He had settled down in Yer
mont, and he had more obseryant
eye for our picturesque and signif-
cant aspect of life than had any ma.
tive writer. He showed as much in
his Captains Courageous" the ro-
nance Of the fishing fleet out of
Gloucester.
No one save the late Stephen Crane
seized the American characteristics as
he did. In this tale entitled "The
Naulahka," which begins in Topaz,
Col, and ends in the Rajputana, India,
he has an American westerner and an
American western girl, Puritan of
missionary spirit in the Rockies, both
of whom are revelations of the very
stuff OF American character.
Would that he had stayed in the
United States and showed us up TO
ourselves for what we are. Our loss
has been England's gain for, as
poet of imperialism, not only has he
fired the Anglo Saxon spirit around
the world, but also he has been
positive political asset of the British
empire.
But in America there was ready to
hand fresh material for his original
genius. He might have become the
best American of ms all, greater Bret
Hsrte, or what Mark Twain was in
part, and would have been more If
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-13
Complete Secrecy.

A Britisher at the Washington con
ference told this story Of Austen
Chamberlain, the veteran of English
politics. Mr.. Chamberlain was one day
in the lobby of a London hotel when
he was approached by timid man,
who asked:
May | speak to you for a mo-
ments'
Certainly said Mr.. Chamberlain.
Il can't say IL here" said the
youth. Cant we find place OF great
er privacy"
The cautious young man led Mr..
Chamberlain into dark corridor,
where he explained that he was on the
staff OF a newspaper and would like
to get the view Of the minister on the
Transvaal question which was then to
the fore.
Very WELL" said the statesman,
with dark and mysterious look.
Come with me-" And he led the
Young reporter through a maze Of
halls and into the obscured and dark
est corner he could find, and from that
point he looked around cautiously and
then in a suppressed whisper, said:
'sMy friend, I really don't know
anything about itl"-Philadelphia
Ledger.
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barbaric fashion than that displayed at
Little Rock.

When it came to the point Of nc
cepting succor from the United States
at time of extreme need, the allies
were very solicitious about pleasing
the United Safes; but when the United
States turned the tide of victory in ia
vor of the allies and then tried to col
lect fraction of one per cent of what
the tremendous effort cost her the al
lies shove the United States one side
with the declaration that inasmuch as
the United States was not party TO
the treaty of Versailles she 1.-THE Unit.
ed Statesl cannot expect to share in
the distribution OF the first repsra-
tion money to be received from Ger
many. The gratitude of the allies
win probably spend itself in the pass
ing of resolutions of appreciation,
which cost nothing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-13
PRESERVING HIGHWAYS IN
THE SPRING.

Practical steps toward the preserya-
ton of the highways in New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts, have already
been taken by the government depart
ments directly concerned. These steps
include the elimination of overloaded
vehicles from the highways during the
spring period of the year when the
roads are ground into pulp under the
heavy weights. 1t is an old experience
that the greatest damage to highways
is done when the frost is coming out
of the ground, the materials of the
roads being in pliable condition rs
the result of the loosening effects OF
the frost The result Of Overlooking
on narrow tires is the cutting of the
highways into deep ruts; and II some
times takes a whole summers work
to get them back into shape again.
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
propose to preserve their highways as
much as possible by refusing the use
Of the highways 70 vehicles, which
carry more than a reasonable weight
This restriction will, Of course, apply
chiefly to motor vehicles.
The proposal is 80 reasonable and
the need is 50 great in Vermont that
IL would seem to be advisable that a
strict campaign be instituted in Yer
mont, through the state highway de-
partment, against the abuse Of Yer
mont roads dnring the months Of
March. April and May. A definite re-
stricsion on loads ought 70 be put into
effect IL ne are 70 retain our highways
in anything like passsble shape and
If we are 20 prevent the undoing
Of the past few years Of construction.
The drivers Of vehicles viii not, a. a
rule. exercise the proper check on
they need 20 have sharp
oversight Now Is the time 10 put a
ro.d restriction into use. such . re-
striction would no doubt mean . saw
ing Of tens Of thousands Of dollars to
Tie state and the towns
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-13

Europe, the home of the daylight
saving scheme, is going back to stand
ard time, the exigency which called for
the initial change having passed.
France is one of the countries to re-
vert to standard time, but because Of
the shortness of the interval between
now and the date set for the moving
of the hands of the clock ahead this
year it has been decided to postpone
the resumption of standard time till
1923. There ought to be hint in the
action of European countries for Amer
lean commonwealth and cities TO turn
to theE own use. Moreover, France
goes one way or the other in unified
fashion; no disiointed, lopsided adher-
ence to this or that principle.