OCALA EVENING STAB. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1918
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THE TEN-MILL AMENDMENT
so far off in this part of his argu
ment, how near is he in the rest of it?
Mr. Brinson says, "Let the voter
remember that the adoption of the
amendment does not make the levy."
He is right. The school board will
make the levy. And it will make it
eyery mill. You needn't doubt that.
If you vote an amendment giving it
a right to make a twenty-mill levy,
it will make that, too. You know that
without our telling you. '
i Mr. Brinson tells you how for
twenty-five years the teachers of the
state have met and discussed matters
of public interest. They have. Some
of their discussions have been very
interesting. There is one thing, how
ever, they never discussed, and that
was how to save the people money.
Whn the constitutional convention
of 1886 restricted the school tax to
seven mills, it thought it was being
generous and preventing extrav
agance. In the -first instance, it was
right. Seven mills is a big tax. And
when you add to it two or three mills
for your school district, and two or
three more to pay interest arid prin
cipal on bonds for your schoolhouse,
the tax is progressing from big to
awful. ' -
How many of you common, tax
paying people" asked your representa
tives in the legislature to, help the
teachers impose, this additional, three
mill tax? How many of you heard
PRINCES OR PEOPLE?
of it? How many of you would haveJthe street.
"Halt!" fiercely cried a German of
ficer to me, as I innocently turned a
street corner. It was in Frankfort,
Germany, one sunny afternoon about
ten years ago. Thinking that some
terrible thing had happened, I in
stantly obeyed. The entire traffic of
one of Frankfort's .busiest . streets
was held up by this German officer.
For more than twenty minutes we
stood there wondering what was the
matter. Finally the cause of the
trouble became known. The empress
and a friend were in a jewelry store
near by doing some shopping and the
German military had forbidden peo
ple to pass while she was inside.
One summer afternoon in Glouces
ter, Mass., I was standing on a street
corner while the funeral procession
of a humble fisherman passed. As
the street was very narrow and a
busy one, a policeman stopped all au
tomobiles until the funeral had gone
y- - Y. ' '.' '
While standing there, I caught
sight of a large man with a gray
mustache in a touring car among the
crowd of autoes, carts and . trucks.
The man looked exactly like pictures
of President Taf t. I went nearer
to look and found that it really was
the president. He was staying near
by in Beverly, and had come to
Gloucester to do a little shopping!
The policeman had forbidden him to
pass while the funeral was crossing
Editor Star; No. sir, my question
of vesterday afternoon was neither
inconsistent nor in bad taste. It was
in good time and in perfectly good
taste. Your answer has a rather
peevish ring.
You persistently hold up . the ten
mills as if it were hanging right over
the taxpayer's head and in yester
day's paper when it suits your pur
pose you say "you ought to know ydu
can't get 'it this year." That is true.
The levy is made for this year and
the school board cannot change it; un
til next year and then in. all . proba
bility the war wil be over , and things
b beginning to resume normal condi
tions. The present unsettled condi
tions are temporary but thet amend?
ment if, adopted will be permanent,
Let the , voter . remember that; the
adoption of the amendment does not
make the levy. ; No oe can do this
except the school board and itjsj per
fectly proper arid good public" policy
liis i biic uvax u vic is ao a vdjvioiuiu
the public for . maintaining and: ope-
a. : a. r J.. a:
ruling a sysieui 04 puunc euucauuu
should have the s power to levy taxes
sufficient to meet the 1 needs of : the
public as presented by the people.
No, I am not "bawling" for lack
of funds but, he people, of the, various
parts of the county who have been
putting up with the most indifferent
accommodations for years upon years
and the board doing the very - best
that could be done with the means at
command, are "bawling" and . have a
right to "bawl."
Very respectfully, yours,
v J. H. Brinson.
v- There may be a difference of opin
ion between Mr. Brinson and other
people about this . question. f For ,one
thing, when ,the Star proposed .to. try
to raise the money for the drilling;
equipment, Mr. . Brinson gaye,: it bv
unqualified approval The, Star r , has
made the attempt not; in any s criticism
of the school board, nor wth,any. refT
erence to .the ten-mill amendment. It
is doing, it simply to help in a ,muchr
needed branch of instruction , Mr.
Brinson -has, in i our opinion, himself
shown peevishness as well , as , ba4
taste in trying to use this matter as
an, argument; for his pet amen4ment
Mr, Brinson speaks of. the people
putting up. with indifferent, accommo.
dations and "Darling.". He has, chang-r
ed Jus tune,! Less than two years age"
he. was bragging, on Marion ,. county
schoolhouses- we heard him, .bragging
on them the other day, too. How, many
of you people ot Marion counpy are
, "bawling" about; , your "indifferent"
school houses? How many of you are
bawling for more taxes? Don't -all
speak at, once, j
We , promised,, last,, week., that: we
would take Mr. Brinson's argument
for . the ten-mill , amendment to pieces
and stiowvVou what made. it.tickj but
on examination , we hnd it nas no tick
to, it.. It is not built, like a watch, but
lik'ea clock, and, jWhen he spins it, it
hum: "more,, more, more..
You will remember that Mr. Brin
BUII W1U VUU ,viitiy '"5 bcu-uiu auiciiu
ment ."would not increase, the sajary
of the superintendent," etc., Weljj ,if
this amendment's passed.it vnU in
crease, his salary, quite considerably.
He told us that Marion county; . is
. paying . less , than,, $50,000 per year in
' school, taxes. The. law says-, that a
emintv navinc over. S50.00d shall nav
. . W f r O ' ' T yr - 7- TT k -
its superintendent . about $300 a year
, more than one paying, less.. If Mr.
Brinson doesn t believe us he can go
into the county , judge's office and , Mr.
bmith will show him the lawAnd
another. three. mills in proportion. will
increase your school taxes-from. less
than , $50,000 to nearly, $70,000. The
sine.rulewill apply to almost eyery
counpy superintendent m the, state. ,
To dp . Mr. Brinson justice, . we , do
not think he is , mercenary An this
matter. We think he more t;han, earns
his salary, and we would not object
to its being increased. But if he is
heard I of it if the Star hadn't made
a kick? Doesn't it bear every evi
dence of being gumshoed? Why didn't
the legislature instead pass a bill giv
ing each county the right by the vote
of its people to levy , more taxes?
That's what Alabama did. 4.
Well tell you. It's because the
members of the "educational autocra
cy" didn't want the matter discussed.
WAR KEOC
The War Relics train of Hie Fourth Liberty
Loan will stop at Citra on the evening of Sat
urday, Octdher 5th. The train will open for
exhibit from 7 to 11 o'clock p. m. There will be an opportunity
to hear talented speakers drawn from the several countries now
allied in the war on the subfect of Liberty Loans. Let us all get
together and turn out with a big crowd.
THE COMMERCIAL BANK
THE OCALA NATIONAL BANK
THE MUNROE & CHAMBUSS NATIONAL BANK
These two stories show the differ
ence between the two. great princi
ples at stake in this war. Germany,
Austria and Turkey are fighting for
the principles of autocracy which say
that the poor shall serve the" rich; the
weak shall work for the strong, and
the ignorant shall be , crushed by the
wise. From this German principle of
ntittiner the tirinees hefor the nennla
They couldn't induce a county to Urows militarv rule. BeWn crimes.
vote more . taxes on itself without sneakinc- Sries ' crueltv to women.
discussion, and they don't want dis- Ubrise of urisoners anH the ssunnres-
cussion. They want to keep the thing sion 'of everything which tends to-'
qujet. They know most of.tlje people war(j democracy. !
art , careless about amendments France and her alies are fighting j
some, mark them without reading for the Christian principle of democ
themand, some, don't mark them at racy. This is ythat the rich shall
allf- lhey counted on pushing it thru serve the poor. the str0ng shall work
by, the votes , of the wise ones. The for the weakj and vriae shall help
teachers, thruout the state are not the ignorant. From this principle of
talking about the amendment. Only puing the people before the princes
a few papers haye referred to it. If grows the freedom, public schools, ;
the, teachers can poll a dozen votes free speech, decent wages and all the
in; each county and , the, other ' Side; other, goad, things, which we have in!
doesn't vote, tfte amendment will car- the . United States. We
YOU CALL A DOCTOR
Because -HE
IS A GOOD DOCTOR
SEND 01S PRESCRIPTIONS
To The
COURT PHART.IACY
For the Same Reason
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open, sluleea of. the system each
morning and. wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.'
S A L T , S PR ING S 1 HOTEL
Now Open Under New Management
Comfortable Rooms and Good Meals
Rates Reasonable
Good Hunting, Bathing and Fishing
Write for Rates and Reservations
IIS. A. N. GALLANT, Prop.
0 P. O. Address, Ocala, Fla.
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The principal argument for '.
the. United States.; We still are far
tfrom Derf ect in this eountrv. Thpre
lent ior . xnis are rnanv reforms whicli we need. Rut I
amendment is to pay- better, salaries n i' 'arn'nnv.'wiW wtnM
to the teachers.' We think the teach-'i,e a terrible blow to each one of us.
ers should be better- paid, but an Therefore let us all realize that if
honest and economical state govern-1 Germany should dictate the terms of
ment -could pay ' them more without
saddling an amendment on the people,
pur state government; is careless and
extravagant, and some of its officials
are-dishqaest,- The people had better
turn ..their attention to electing an
honest and , capable legislature instead
of i voting rnpre . tftjees . op. theniselves.
Th teachers, ure . not, so, badly off
raj comparison. with other people, KWe
saw? ini another paperttheother day a
statement; that they, only received an
average of. $365. a .year, - Thai is bad,
bUt the authpor of the statement didn't
ad,d, as. he should, that a majority, of
the teachjers are ypung women, out of
school from one to jLaJfa dozen years,
an,4 1 95fc tea.cl j five, .or, six , months in
the year They hye the rest of the
year to oDtain ; otner - employment ; j
also, the statedoesf fortthem what it
does for no c one . else ; , it . gives them
free schooling; to,, advance themselves
in, their work. No teacher in the state
puts in more than, eight:, months in the
year teachjnjgjt and,"t tey can all find
wprlc,ta rest, of. the .time if they want
to. We notice that a, good many of
them somehow fint time and t money
fqr a much better 4 vacation than is
obtained by, a majority, of ? the people
who pay ;taixes. Taxes, by the way.
is somethrae . ; comparatively few
teachers . have to, f WQvry r, abput. The
ayerage f manr teacbr. seldom pays
anythjinghut jbiis poll tax. The women
don't pay ; that, . t
When the war is over, and the govr
ernment ari4 , the war industries do
not have to pay., sunpracticed girls,
who donjt even , know how .to run a
typewriter,; more thag . a v man's , wages
i4 ordinary tinies, hundreds of teach-:
ers will be mighty glad; to get $365
a, yeaf 1 . teacher, is bound to" $30
pr $40 Ka mpnthl. That is only for be
ginnefs, and it's gpod pay, for beginners.-
- : . . ,
Any man or.wqman.whp has a tal
ent for teachnig. and .will stick to it,
trying to advance hirii or herself, will
clim r in : the educational profession,
as men and women do 4n; other profes
sions, make more money and hay e an
influence mt Js : better than . noney.
We have examples here , in Ocala.
We did not, intend to go into these
matters.f We objected to the amend
ment on ike, sound business and legal
principle that it is.; very - bad . policy
to increase taxes by; constitutional
amendment. . We also safd , that the
schools, like everything . else, could do
for the.presei wjthout" raope income,
and, Jthat i was.their patriotic duty to
do so until the, war is oyer. ,
? lf. Brinson. has not replied to
either, of, these ; objections. He . has
bragged f on the good.., condition of
Marion county schools, shown us
some joCtheni.showfi - us i how, much
better. f. off r they are .than any, other
countyV work , anil then ? chjrped , for
more money. And, he says we are
vicious an(l ,talV like a demagogue.
We leave that to our readers. Is
there anything , vicious in anything
we have, written, , and does ..our. argu
ment on this subject read like that of
a demagogue?
peace, it would mean . the ' end of
democracy. Let us do something if I
if be only to accomplish our daily
task a little better to help in this
great war , between the princes and
the people. - ' x
The government is now asking us
to j sub scribe to the fourth liberty loan.
Everyone of us should give what we
cap toward backing our country in
this war. ' .
ome of us can only give a little;
but let us give what little we can. By
doing this we are sure of . the safety
of our- money; we are helping, to win
ths war for te freedom of the
world, and we are helping ourselves
by putting something aside for a
"rainy-day." .; ......
r; Let's all s do our part toward mak
ing this liberty loan d success and
show the kaiser and . his crowd , that
we are all behind Uncle Sam and the
right.
r LINEN , DRIVE FOR PRANCE
The "Red Cross commissioner for
France has cabled that; the , hospitals
of France are in urgent need, of the
following, supplies, viz: 1,250,000 bath
towels; 2,500,000 hand, towels; 1,750,
0Q0 handkerchiefs; s 125,000,, . napkins,
anda, large number; of sheets, either
bleached or unbleached muslin, with
a tweinch hemt at.the . top and a one-
inch hem at the bottom. ......
, The approximate, dimensions of
these articles, should.be as follows:
Bath towels, 19x38. inches.
Hand: towels, 18x30 inches.
Handkerchiefs, ; 18x18 inches.
Napkins, 14x14 inches.
Sheets, 64x102 inches.
Beginning Sept. 30th and continu
ing f or one week there will, be a "lin
en shower" all over the country to
secure these articles. Each family in
Ocala and Marion county is asked to
give one of these articles or a set of
articles from their, reserve stock, and
in this . way without , material reduc
tion of the source of supply, large
quantities of useful gifts can be se
cured for the Red Cross work. Mar
ion county must and will, we feel
i . . ' . 1 a n m
sure, go oyer tne xop ana oeyona in
her . allotment. These gifts must be
new or substantially new, and should
be of strong rather than fine texture,
and are not necessarily to be of linen,
but of good cotton material. .
Mrs. Jack Camp is the chairman for
this linen drive for the Marion, Coun
ty Florida Chapter, and she has ap
pointed quite a number of the ladies
to assist her in this work. A. house
to house canvass will be made next
week to secure Ocala's allotment and
Mrs.. Camp has : also appointed . a
chairman for each branch of the
chapter to secure the remainder of
the county's allotment. ..
These gifts are to be ..brought or
sent to Mrs. C. H. Lloyd at the food
administration office, opposite the
Harrington Hall, hotel, not later than
Saturday, October 5th.
For any tf further ; information I con
cerning the drive, please ' telephone
Mrs. Jack Camp, No. 96.
Those of us who are AcrnnbmaA tn
feel dull and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold,
foul tongue, r nasty breath, acid
stomach, lame back; can, instead,
both look. and. feel as fresh, as a daisy
SJwaVS by washiner thA nnknna anil
toxjns from the body with pooBphated
hot water each morning...
we, snowd drink, before breakfast,
a t glass of real hot water with .
spoonful of limestone phosphate In
it. to nusn ixom tne stomach, liver,
kldneyB and ten yards of bowels the
previous day's Indfcresttt.iA vera at a antrr
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetenlnsr and Tinrifvlnc h
entire alimentary tract before putting
more rood into the stomach. j
The action of limestone nhnanhafA
and hot water on an empty stomach
is, wonderfully Invigorating. It cleans
out all the sour fermentations, e&ses.
raste i and acidity and gives one a
Bpienma appetite tor breakfast and
it is said to be but a little while until
the. roses begin to asoear In. tha
cheeks. A quarter pound of limestone
phosphate will cost very little at the
arug store, out is sufficient to make
anyone Who is bothered with Mlfrmo.
cess, constipation, stomach trouble or
rneumausm a real enthusiast on the
subject of internal sanitation. Try
it and you are assured that you will
look better and fegl better la every
war shortly.
6Mi. ffl
FEW
EH
IE0SII
Six Tesrs Ao, Ttblaj She I.Iigtt Die, Sayi Tezss Lt $jf Dsl llovt
Shis b a XI tH, Sixczj T7csa csd Pndsss Csiid Fcr
, Her Rccorery.
CONSIDER THIS ARGUMENT
Royse City, Tex. Mrs. Mary KU
man, of this place, says; "After the
birth of my little girl. . .my side com
menced to hurt me. I had to go back
to bed. We called the doctor. He
treated me... but I got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearable... I was in bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that I was just drawn up in a knot...
I told my husband if he would get
me a bottle of Cardul I would try it...
I commenced taking, it, however, that
evening I called my family about
me... for I knew I could not last
many days unless. I had a change for
the ' betted - That was six years ago
and I am still 'here and am a welL
strong woman, and I owe my life to
CarduL I had only taken half the
bottle when I began to feel better.
The misery in my side got less..'. 2
continued right on taking the Cardd
until I had taken three bottles and I
did not need any more for I was well
and never felt better in my life... I
have never had any trouble from that
day to this."
Do you suffer from headache, back
ache, pains in sides, or other dlacom
forts, each month? Or do you feel
weak, nervous and fagged-out? If
give Cardul, the woman's tonic, a
trial
J. 71
Which Is More Economical ?
60 Gals. Pure Ready
Mixed Paint at. . . .'. .$2.25 $135.00
or
SO Gals. DAVIS' 9.4-1 '
PAINT at . . ...... 2.25 67.50
30 Gals. Pure Linseed
Oil at ......
.70 21.00
$ 88.50
A clear saving of $46.50, or propor
tionally more if Linseed Oil is cheap
er." .
For Sale By
THE MARION HARDWARE CO,
Ocala. Florida
THE BIG ONE WAS FED
ALON FARMS HOG-TONE
-Jim UovUUog Conditioner, Fatter ami Worm i
THE RUNT WASN'T
nHEY both started life at the same time and weight. They were
JL given the same feed under the same conditions with one excep
tion. The big one got his regular dose of AVALCN FARMS HOG-TONf
the liqaid Hog Tonc, Conditioner and Fattener and the rout dkl&'t.
The Ha one Is the Hnd that topi mar
kets andbrings ladg profits to the pockets
of the hog raiser. Thermit cost more to
raise than he will ever bring in the mar.
ket. And the difference was .brought
about by 20 cents worth of AVALON
FARMS HOG-TONE. HOG-TONE
puts new life isto hogs makes tnem eat
more and crow fat at an amazing rate.
It helps them to combat diacaae aadei
minete the wormu that are the boZ rais
er's greatest foe to profits. Splendid for
pregnant sows helps to produce health
ier, sturdier pigs. Come in the store
tell us the number of your herd and r
will give you enough HOG-TONE u
treat all your hogs 60 days. Yon don't
give us a penny now. It the results of.
the HOG-TONE treatment fail to satia.
f 7 yoo, it will cost you nothing.
a : FOR SALE BY
ISnTTTOG S COMPANY
Draggists and Seedsmen
DR. K. J.WEIDE
ETBSIGHT
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Don't neglect the most valuable
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Phone 25 8onth Side oC Square
OCALA. FLORIDA 1
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Work for the Money than any other
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