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WEATHER FORECAST Local rains tonight and Tuesday, partly cloudy, cooler in north portion. ' TEMPERATURES This morning, 68; this afternoon, 86.
Sun Rises Tomorrow, 6:53; Sets, 6:26. OCALA, FLORIDA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1922 VOLUME TWENTY-EIGHT. NO. 49
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General' Far Eastern and Chinese
Tariff Treaties Favored By
Senate Committee
(Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 27. Committee
consideration of conference treaties
was completed today when the Senate
foreign relations committee ordered
favorably reported without reserva
tions the general far eastern and
Chinese tariff treaties. In both cases
action was unanimous.
HARDING IS THRU
White House callers who have talk
ed with President Harding on the
four power Pacific treaty have gained
the impression that Mr. Harding hav
ing assented to the pending reserva
tion to the pact intends to take no fur
ther hand in its ratification.
AID FOR MERCHANT MARINE
President Harding plans to go to
Congress tomorrow and deliver a
message on government aid to the
American merchant marine, it was
said today at the White House.
FINANCIAL QUESTION .SOLVED
The First National Bank of Rome,
Ga., is entitled, to a receiver upon cer
tain certificates of deposit issued by
the First National Bank of Jasper,
Fla., and the Bank of Jasper, to the
American Bank & Trust Company, as
trustees, and endorsed to the First
National Bank of Rome, the supreme
court hel dtoday. In the Florida state
courts the Florida banks won, but in
the lower federal courts they lost.
MEN OF BELLEVIEW
DID GOOD TEAM WORK
Belleview, Feb. 24. Wednesday
afternoon, Feb. loth, the club house
of Belleview was the scene of great
excitement. For the past few weeks
the club has been holding, each Wed
nesday, a social afternoon. Refresh
ments have been served and some en
tertainment provided. These after
noons have been quite a success, and
we have had the pleasure of entertain
ing some of Ocala's citizens.
The men of the club seemed to en
joy these social events, and often
made the remark that they were hav
ing pretty good times, and could see
no reason why we could not have have
them often. They said: "Just keep
something going; it makes things so
much more pleasant." You know the
old saying about the long road that
always has a turn somewhere ahead;
well, in this case it was a right about
face, and the men found themselves
turned completely around and headed
the other way, for at one of the busi
ness meetings the motion was made
and carried that, as the men enjoyed
these socials so much, it was now up
to them to give a social, without the
help of the ladies. For a few days the
men looked anxious, and as if they
were under some mental strain, then
they livened up a little, looked less
worried, and commenced holding meet
ings of ways and means. They were
very mysterious about these meetings,
stealing in and out of the club house
in the dusk of the evening; soon their
steps became more animated and they
were heard to indulge in good hearty
laughter. As the day of the great
occasion grew near the hustle and
bustle increased, elderly men and
young men ran this way and that; in
fact, -the more elderly the man the
more he seemed to hurry, and each
had a placid, calm expression; the
anxious, worried look had departed.
At 3 p. m. the doors of the club
house were opened to the public and
the expectant crowd was most cour
teously received by Mr. T. C. Gale and
Mr. George Bailey. They each wore
buttonhole bouquets with ribbon ends,
and each did his part to perfection.
The guests were ushered into the main
hall where seats had been provided
for the entertainment. The entertain
ment committee, Mr. E. Armstrong
and Mr. E. Febrich, had arranged an
extra good program. The first num
ber was a piano solo by Mrs. W. Nel
son, then Miss Reynolds of Northamp
ton, Mass., gave a monologue, "Just a
Little Joy Ride." This was followed
by a song with encore by Miss Kathe
rine Pyles of Ocala, then a song by
E. Armstrong, after which Mr. L.
Raymond of Ocala gave an exhibition
of roller skating, doing most wonder
ful tricks in a graceful and pleasing
way. The climax came when the club
men came marching out in line and
sang a most doleful chant all about
being hen-pecked men. I can assure
you none of the men got any sympa-
Constitutionality of Suffrage Amend
ment is Declared by The
Supreme Court
(Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 27. The women's
suffrage amendment was today " de
clared constitutional by the supreme
court which dismissed for want of
jurisdiction the suit brought by Chas.
S. Fairchild of New York, who sought
to challenge its constitutionality.
TWO MINDS POSSESS
BRAIN OF THOMPSON
Saturday Night He Said he Killed
Brady and Monday Morning He
Said He Didn't
(Associated Press)
Miami, Feb. 27. The authorities
are attempting to cerify statements
by Carl Thompson Saturday night
that he killed Patrick Brady, whose
body in several pieces was found in
the Miami canal two weeks ago.
Thompson, who was a butcher, said he
shot Brady in the head, then cut up
the body. Before he finished his state
ment he changed his mind and repu
diated what he had said.
DEVASTATION AT MOUNT DORA
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar Fire In
One of Lake County's
Pretty Towns
(Associated Press)
Mount Dora, Feb. 27. The loss in
yesterday's fire in the business section
here was placed today at $25,000, with
practically no insurance. The fire
started in a pressing shop and de-
stoyed, among other concerns', the
local telephone exchange. The women
of the town assisted the fire fighters
in battling the blaze and the Lees-
burg and Eustis fire departments sent
aid. Six business concerns were de
stroyed. they they looked altogether too
smiling and happy.
The guests were then invited to find
seats at sixteen small tables, already
arranged at the sides of the hall, and
as soon as the center of the hall was
cleared, larges tables, also already
set up, were brought from one of the
side rooms. The tables looked very in
viting with their bright napkins and
vases of flowers.
Then we got the result of this mys
terious meeting that had been held at
twilight. Everything went like clock
work;, each man knew his place and
his work and in a very short time ev
ery one had been , served with ice
cream, cake, strawberries, coffee and
either hot tea or Russian tea. Mr. E.
E. Blood of York, Me., had charge of
the coffee and tea and proved himself
equal to the occasion, for no better
could have been served. With the hot
drinks came real cream from the
Ocala Creamery. One hundred and ten
people were served. One of the gen
tlemen suggested that we all give
three cheers for our president, C. P.
Dustin. They were given with a
hearty good will. Then one of our la
dies proposed three cheers for the
men. These also were given with
much energy. We wish to thank the
Ocala friends who kindly helped with
the entertainment. We hope they will
be with us often.
Perhaps you will remember that the
men wanted the good times often
Well, after the dishes were all washed
and the dishwipers hung up in the
sun to dry, I heard one of them say,
"That was some good time we had, but
we don't intend to do another like it
for seven years." Now what do you
think of that? A Guest.
WEAK BROKERAGE FIRMS
GOING TO THE WALL
(Associated Press)
New York, Feb. 27. The Consoli
dated Stock Exchange today announc
ed the suspension of Mosher & Wal
lace, also the suspension of Thomas
H. Cowley. An involuntary petition
in bankruptcy was later filed in fed
eral court against Mosher & Wallace.
Another involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed against Gamble &
Yates. All are stock brokers.
Things wight be worse. The sword
isnt rattled now, even if the states
men are.
Smoke Don Rey. That good cigar.
Churches of Christ Call on All (Jther
Churches to Uphold Treaties Of
The Washington Conference
(Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 27. Churches of
the country in a message today from
the commission on international jus
tice and good will of the federal coun
cil of the Churches of Christ in Amer
ica, were urged to give active support
to the 'treaties negotiated by the
Washington conference as constitut
ing the "first steps toward a warless
world."
ORLANDO AND WINTER
GARDEN MEN ACCUSED
Sheriff of Orange County Charges
Them With a Ghastly
Crime
Orlando. Feb. 27. Dr. G. I. Wheat- i ,
ley and Henry Beckmyer, a mechanic,
of Winter Garden, are in jail here,
Wheatly charged with manslaughter,
and Beckmyer as an accessory before
the fact, the result of the discovery
Saturday night of the body of an in
fo nt. The body, with most of the
flesh picked off by buzzards, was found
near the Orlando and Winter Garden
highway several miles west of here.
The child is said by the sheriff to
have been born in an Orlando board
ing house and the sheriff charges
Wheatly as the attending physician
and Beckmyer as the father. Wheat
ley's bail was fixed at $2500 and
Beckmyer's at $1500.
OCALA, 32; TRENTON, 10
(L. T. I.)
The boys' basketball team of the
Ocala high school had little difficulty
in administering a decisive licking to
the boys from up-state Saturday night
on the local court. During the first
minute or two of play the game ap
peared to be very slow but when the
teams began to warm up to their work
things began to hum.
It was'soon seen that Ocala had the
better end of the discussion and at
the end of the first half the score
stood 14 to 4 in Ocala's favor. Dur
ing the period between the halves
some of the Ocala team complained
that they were never given the oppor
tunity to throw goals and for that
reason never got any of the glory for
the victory. The guards and substi
tutes were the main sources of this
discontent so the management of the
team decided to give each and every
player on the team a chance to make
at least one goal during the second
half.
Several of the team and spectators
began to rag Ferguson and tell him
he could not throw a goal even if he
had the chance. This led to quite an
argument with the result that a
purse of eighteen pennies was taken
up in the crowd for Ferguson should
he succeed in throwing a field goal.
When the second half began the fun
started in full sway. The entire team
was working to help Ferguson make
his eighteen cents. No other man
would attempt to throw a goal until
Ferguson got his. Time after time,
Ferguson made the attempt-and failed
but finally he made a goal and receiv
ed volley after volley of whole-hearted
applause from the team and side
lines. Then the other players were
substituted one after another for the
forwards until all but Lewis had at
least one point to his credit. The
whistle blew before Lewis was able to
secure his goal.
Frank Knight played a wonderful
game for Ocala. His defensive work
was very pretty and he threw 14 of
the 32 points scored. A. T. Thomas
came second in points scored, making
four field goals and three fouls.
' The line-ups for the regular teams
before substitutions were:
Ocala Position Trenton
Forwards
Thomas, Lewis Love, DeLoach
Center
Knight
Williams
Matthews
Gay, Scott
Lang
Guest
Williams
Ferguson
Guards
Substitutes
Rawls, Smith
Blowers
Even while scrapping the others,
Uncle Sam will be careful to retain
the leadership.
Now that Ireland is
expect to hear of the
power of Pat Ronage.
free, we may
rapid rise up
Massachusetts Man Connected With
American Relief Had a Close
Call in Moscow
Moscow, Feb. 27. (By Associated
Press). J. B. Murray, of Woburn,
Mass., connected with the American
relief administration, suffered a slight
flesh wound when fired upon in the
street early yesterday. Whether the
shot was fired by a highwaymen or by
street patrols who misinterpreted the
actions of the American has not been'
determined.
FRADY WAS NERVOUS
Shot
His Wife Three Times
Then Used a Razor On
Himself
And
Miami, Feb. 27. The lives of E. C.
Frady, president of a motor company
in Chicago, and his wife, are hanging
by a thread today. The couple were
guests at the most fashionable hotel
at Miami Beach. Frady shot his wife
three times yesterday and then at
tempted suicide by cutting iris throat
with a safety razor blade and knife.
No charges have been filed against
Frady but a deputy is stationed in
the hospital and he is technically in
custody. Guests at the hotel said
Frady seemed unusually jealous.
Frady suffered a nervous breakdown
several weeks ago and came to Miami
to recuperate.
RECEPTION TO VISITING LADIES
The suburban home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Johnson was the scene of a most
pleasant occasion Saturday afternoon
when Mrs. Johnson entertained one
hundred and fifty friends in honor of
her mother, Mrs. Virginia Thompson
and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary
Johnson, both of Kentucky, and Mrs.
O. L. Briggs, of Washington, D. C.
The Johnson home was exquisitely
decorated. Inthe reception hall and
Iiivng room great quantities of yel
low jasmine, wild plum blossoms and
smilax were in evidence. Magnificent
p.nk roses and feathery fern adorned
the parlor. In the dining room pink
sweet peas, asparagus fern and
maiden hair fern were arranged. The
buffet and china closet were banked
with these lovely flowers, mingled
with the ferns. On the table was a
handsome lace cover, over which was
a delicate tracery of maiden hair
fern and sweet peas, while in the
center was a cut glass bowl holding
sweet peas and graceful asapargus
fern. The electric lights were turned
on in all of the rooms and hall, which
open en suite, and the general appear
ance of the interior reminded one of
a peep into the mystic realms of
fairyland. The front porch, too, had
been converted into a woodland dell,
being enclosed with large magnolia
boughs, stately palms, Spanish moss
and luxuriant growing plants. In this
cozy vale Mrs. Frederick Hocker and
Miss Mildred Bullock served punch.
Mrs. E. L. Carney greeted the
quests at the front door. Mrs. E. G.
Peek and Mrs. Wiliam Hocker pre
sented them to the hostess, the hon
orees and 'Mrs. Rosenburg, of Balti
more, who received in the parlor.
Mrs. L. W. Duval and Mrs. Will
iam Gist, of Mcintosh, invited the
callers into the dining room, where
Mrs. J. K. Dickson presided. A two-i
course supper, consisting of chicken
salad, olives, pickles, wafers ice
cream and cake was served by Miss
Barbara Ware, Miss Mary Willis and
Miss Virginia Fogg, the three attrac
tive little daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Johnson, ably assisted by Misses
Maude and Frances Gary, Fanita
Cobb and Mary Blowers.
From the dining room the guests
passed into the living room, where
they were received by Mrs. T. S.
Trantham and introduced to Mrs. Al
bert Harriss, Mrs. W. H. Cooper, Mrs.
Stanley Taylor, Mrs. Joseph Gist and
Miss Rebecca Gist, of Mcintosh, Miss
Frances Bangs, of Asheville, N. C,
and Miss Hettie Johnson, of Kentucky.
The recollection of this delightful
reception will ever be among the
pleasant memories of all who enjoy
ed the cordial hospitality of the gen-
jial and accomplished hostess.
Hays may improve the movies in
other ways, but the comedies appear
to have reached the top notch m bath
ing beauties.
As a rule, the jury can be trusted
to decide the case according to the
lawyer and the evidence.
Going to Work Other Nations, One
Way or Another, At
Genoa
Moscow, Feb. 27. (By Associated
Press). The soviet delegation to
Genoa will carry instructions to grant
all concessions demanded, provided a
big reconstruction loan can be obtain
ed. If a loan cannot be arranged, then
from the Russian point of view, the
conference will have the moral value
of recognition of the present govern
ment. WEDDING TOMORROW IN
HISTORIC WESTMINSTER
When Princess Mary Will Give
Heart and Hand to the Vis
count Lascelles
Her
London, Feb. 27. (By Associated
Press) A spectacle of royal splendor
and brilliant color will be presented
within the usually somber interior of
Westminster Abbey when the wedding
of Princess Mary and Viscount Las
celles takes place there tomorrow.
That Westminster Abbey is not an
abbey at all and other curious facts
concerning this historic edifice are re
called to public attention by the forth
coming marriage in that celebrated
Anglo-Saxon temple.
Westminster's abbots and other
monastic appurtenances ended in the
year 1540. Its proper designation, by
which it is described in legal docu
ments, is "the Collegiate Church of
St. Peter in Westminster."
A collegiate church means a body
of clergy and various lay officers who
are united by a certain common rule
in that they are specially chosen to
devote their lives and energies to the
welfare of some great non-parochial
church.
Nevertheless, many interesting me
dieval customs persist to the present
day about the historic edifice. The
abbey forms an isolated establish
ment; that is, it is outside any diocese.
The Bishop of London, its nearest
neighbor in an ecclesiastical sense,
has no jurisdiction of any sort either
within the church or the adjoining
precincts. He can put on his robes
inside the abbey, only by permission
of the dean, who is absolutely su
preme, lhe same rule applies to the
Archbishop of Canterbury. Save at a
coronation, he can officiate only by the
consent of the dean.
There was a time, not very far dis
tant, when it was customary to read
a solemn protest in the Jerusalem
chamber prior to any ecclesiastical
function at which the Primate of All
England was taking part.
Dean Stanley was most punctilious
about the due reading of this protest,
to which the archbishop would reply
in suitable language, stating that his
presence must not be taken to imply
in the slightest any desire to override
the peculiar privileges of the Collegi-
at Church of St. Peter in Westmin
ster.
This protest is rarely heard now
adays, but it is customary for the
Dean of Westminster in some way to
gives some token of his own special
position at any function at which the
archbishop or other prelate may be
taking part.
The royal wedding is an exceptional
ceremony altogether; indeed, there is
practically no precedent for it so far
as the abbey is concerned. It is an
understood thing that it is only fitting
for the archbishop to tie the knot on
this great occasion.
On the other hand, it may be taken
for granted that the Dean of West
minster will assert his position in all
due form and order by pronouncing
one of the benedictions.
A DAY'S OUTING
Two intermediate classes of the
Methodist Sunday school, attended by
Mrs. Emily Green, Mrs. M. M. Little
and Rev. C. W. White, enjoyed a de
lightful outing at Silver Springs last
Saturday.
The day was perfect and every hour
filled full of outdoor pleasure. At
dinner time, an ample lunch was
spread, much of it prepared over a
camp fire.
A business meeting was part of
the program when officers were elect
ed for the year and plans laid for the
betterment of the classes.
A delightful ride brought the merry
party home just before the shower,
each well satisfied with the day's
recreation and in anticipation of an
other like occasion in the near future.
Governor Hardee Put the Rollers Un
der Broward County's Too
Complaisant Sheriff
(Associated Press)
Miami, Feb. 27. Sheriff Turner, of
Broward county, removed by the gov
ernor Saturday for alleged failure to
interfere with wire tappers operating
ac Fort Lauderdale, said today he
would fight the charges and ask the
governor for a hearing.
GO TO IT, GOVERNOR
Tallahassee, Feb. 26. Sheriff A. W.
Turner, of Broward county, has been
removed from office by Gov. Hardee
for "non-feasance in office and for in
competence and neglect in the dis
charge" of his duties in connection
with the recent operations of alleged
confidence men at Fort Lauderdale.
. The chief executive in his order for
removal stated that the alleged confi
dence men had operated with the full
knowledge of the sheriff and that he
had been sought by citizens of Fort
Lauderdale to end their operations,
and although their headquarters were
pointed out by these citizens the sher
iff refused to take any action.
L. B. Edwards, secretary to the
governor, in making public the remov
al order issued a statement in which
he declared that early. last fall Gov.
Hardee had warned the sheriffs of the
various counties of the probable pres
ence of wire tappers and confidence
men and called on them for increased
vigilance.' "Many of them responded
and have co-operated faithfully in an
effort to rid the state of 'this class of
criminals,'2 the statement said.
"It would be well for all officials,"
the statement continued, "who have
to do with the enforcement of law, to
make every active effort in ridding
their own community of the criminal
class, because, the governor is deter
mined that Florida shall not be made
the 'stamping ground' of confidence
men, thugs and criminals.
The statement set forth that the re
cent raid at Fort Lauderdale which
resulted in the arrest of twelve men
was carried out by a special represen
tative of the governor, assigned to the
case alter rort Lauderdale citiezns
had complained they could get no local
action.
SADDLE IT ON SANDS
It Must Have Been Him, If the Police
Can't Fix It on Any
body Else
(Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Feb. 27. Practically
all other leaders to a solution of the
Taylor murder having failed, the po
lice declared today they were prepar
ing to concentrate further efforts upon
a search for Sands.
ANOTHER SIDELIGHT
ON EDUCATION
Chicago, Feb. 27. Vocational edu
cation that really educates and state
unity of control in education were em
phasized as essentials of state school
work by Ernest W. Butterfield, com
missioner of education of New Hamp
shire, before the national council of
state departments of education in ses
sion here today.
Some advocates of vocational train
ing, according to Mr. Buttrfield, er
roneously interpret it along trade
school lines. Too much shop work at
school, he said, leaves little time for
American culture, giving a vocational
"education" that "fails to educate."
Centralized state control of educa
tion is necessary, said Mr. Butterfield,
if fullest efficiency is to be obtained.
Each state, he said, should have a
single board of control and a single
responsible officer of administration.
The state bard should be at the same
time a state board of vocational edu
cation, board of classical education
and board of any other form of edu
cation which has state approval. Sim
ilarly, he added, the superintendent
of public instruction should be the
director and administrative head of
public education in all forms. An
other reason he gave for a united
state organization is "to reduce the
overhead charge which conies from
duality."
The city of Denver will furnish its
blind residents with police whistles to
aid them to cross busy streets. When
a blind person blows a whistle, traffic
officers will see that all traffic is sus
pended until the blind pedestrian is
safely across the street.