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Evening journal., 1911-09-30

CONsTANTINOPLE. Sept. So
The Italian fleet bomharded Preveza
today destroying the government
house and many private buildings. 1t
is said another torpedo boat was sunk
but this may be the one lost yester-
day. Troops are reported also 10
have landed. Hostilities are oX-
nected to start today in several
places.
Prevoza is Turkish seaport which
has once before been bombarded by "A
hostile fleet During the Greek
Turko war in 1897 the Greeks shelled
the town but failed 10 compel its
surrender. The population is about
1000, mostly Greeks and Albanians.
II has three ancient forts, but its
main protection is a series of wide
sand spts which prevent large war
ships from entering the harbor.
Evening journal., 1911-09-30
GOVERNOR DIX PARDONs HAMS.

BY The United Press
ALBANY. N " Sept so.--Governor Dix today signed
Captain Peter C. Hains who killed William b.
the Yacht Club three The pardon
filed Monday Sing Sing
deliver It to Ifans-
Evening journal., 1911-09-30
Ex.LIEuTENANT GOVERNOR wOODRUFf ARRESTED.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. Sept soAhough arrested, charged with yo
the Sunday Timothy L Woodruff lieutenant
today that there will be flying
boulevard When Woodruff learned a
against bin. the Office the Justice OF
the peace himself up and parolcd Meantime
orders from Governor Dix is preparing to
prevent Offering prizes the selling tickets the sell
ms Of liquor.
Evening journal., 1911-09-30
WEATHER.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. s0.-Indica.
tions are that the western disturb.
ance will advance eastward and cause
showers by Sunday in the Middle At.
Iantic states. Temperatures will be
somewhat lower tonight.
Evening journal., 1911-09-30
NINTH WARD IMPROyEMENTS.

The Executive Committee OF the
Ninth Ward Improvement Society
will hold meeting on Monday night
in Hanover Presbyterian Church.
Evening journal., 1911-09-30

WASHINGTON, Sept. Forecast;
For DeIaware-Fair tonight; Sun
day increasing cloudiness, probably
followed by showers by night, mod
crate northerly winds.
Evening journal., 1911-09-30

manc Agent Stout. as it is case
where a fight started over some chill
drcn.
Evening journal., 1911-09-30

park, Cal; Houston, Texas; Port |
land, Oregon; III paso. Texas, Omaha
Ncb. Kansas City. Mo-; Beaumont
Texas; Cheyenne, Wyo.; East ST.
Louis. his; salt Lake City, Utah;
Sacramento, CAL: East Bankershcld,
Cal; McComhe. Miss, San Antonio,
Texas; North Platte, Neb.; and Tue
son, Arizona.
According TO police reports at least
one-third OF the men employed m the
Burnside. H.. shops OF the Illinois
Ctutral did not even go 20 work TO.
/ day. while the others We're unanimous
j in the declaration that they would
4 walk out at 10 O'Clock.
Heavy private dctcctiyo guards have
been placed about the shops by the
railroad officials
By Tho United Press.
CHICAGO. Sept. 30.--All of tho
J four thousand men employed in tho
Illinois Central shops az burnside
Just south of Chicago. laid down their
tools and went ON strike az 10 a. m.
There was no disorder Guards We're
Immediately thrown about the place
by the railroad officials.
BY The United Press.
EAST ST LOUIS. H.. Sept. 3o.-
Five hundred employees OF the III
nois Central railroad struck at $50
this morning, following the receipt II
orders from Union representatives.
simultaneously with tho walk out %
the men. thirty guards, employed by
the railroad, ranged themselves about
the plant
BY The United Press.
MEMPHIS Sept. 30-Thrce thous-
and members of the Illinois Central
! Systems Federation In this territory
struck at 10 o'clock today AZ Mem
phis the fire had been out all week
and conditions the same.
The Federation declares that engi-
neers, firemen. brakeman and switch
men will join in the strike.
Officers Of the railroad promise that
all freight will be moving Monday.
Evening journal., 1911-09-30

BUILD BIG RESERVOIR.
The National Fibre and Insulation
Company az Yorklyn has begun the
construction of a million gallon re-
seryOir.
Evening journal., 1911-09-30
The EVENING JOURNAL

has more Subscribers than
any other paper in Delaware.
That means a home paper.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
new ABSTRACT
COMPANY FORMED
With S. J. HiIburn President,
and H. Finley Tucker
General Manauer

The Abstract & Title Company of
Putnam county is the name of a new
corporation just formed in this city with
Hon. S. ]. Hilburn president, II. Z. Mer-
ryday, vice president, II. Finley Tucker,
secretary and general manager, and l..
X. Tucker jr. treasurer.
The new corporation is the outgrowth
of the recent purchase by H. Finley
tucker x Bro. of the abstract plant of
the Palatka Abstract Company, and who
Immediately set about TO incorporate
their purchase as above noted.
The business of the old company,
which was directed by Attorneys Merry
day & Walton, had grown to such an
extent that it could not be properly con,
Quoted as a side issue by a firm of busy
lawyers, hence the sale by them.
MeSSrS. Mcrryday & Walton will, how.
ever, retain an interest in the new cor,
poration, and Mr.. Grill Merryday who
has now mastered the details of the alb.
StraCt business will be retained as clerk
by the new corporation.
1t is the intention of the new Abstract
& Title Company TO put out an abstract
that will be flawleSS.
To this end it is understood the COM
pany has secured the services as its man,
ager of Mr.. B. f. Jarrett, at present chief
of the DeSoto County Abstract Compa
ny of Arcadia, a gentleman who has
had some dozen or more years of eXpe
rience in the abstract business and who
is everywhere regarded as one of the
| best abstract men in this state
The new Company'S office is located
at present with II. Finley Tucker & Bro
on south Second street.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
To INSPECT FOR
PHYSICAL DEFECTS
All Children in Public Schools
of PaIatka.

The News has received the following
communication from the Palatka Wo
mans Club:
Editor PATATKA NEWS:-
The Woman's Club has made arrange
ments with the physicians and dentists
of Palatka whereby the children of the
public schools can be inspected for the
physical defects which so often interfere
with the progress of the child in its
school work.
1t is now agreed among scientific men
that the child is often handicapped in
the school room by defects of eyes, and
ears, adenoid growthS, and the poor
teeth that prevent good digestion, mat.
ters which could be easily remedied by
slight treatment
There is yet no law in Florida, as
there is in other states, making this in
spection and subsequent treatment com
pulsory; SO the Women's club, having
in view the best good of the coming
generation of PaIatka, wish to ask the
parents, both white and colored, to CO.
operate with them in making the cdu.
,cational work of the children more ef.
fective.
After this information of the childS
physical defects is given, of course the
medical treatment is optional, but il
would seem as il all reasonable parents
would be glad to avail themselves OF
the knowledge which this action of the
Woman'S Club puts in their hands -
The Palatka Woman'S Club.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
21 HURT ON SEABOARD.
"shoo Fly" Tran Leaves the Rails
Near CordeIe, Ga.

Twenty-one persons We're hurt when
the engine of SeaboaTd Air Line pas
senger train from Helena to Colum-
bus. left the rails three miles east Of
Cordele, Ga. No one is thought to
be seriously injured.
The train was No. rs and was
known as the "Shoo Fly" 1t was
weStbound when the accident took
place.
The engine was turned completely
over and badly damaged. The three
cars, first-class passenger, second
class and one combination passenger
and baggage coach left the rails, and
remained almost on their sides. The
passengers were thrown to the floors
and sides, most receiving bruises and
scratches. 1t is considered remarka
BILE that none we're seriously injured.
Only nine out of thirty passengers
escaped bruises.
Broken bolts that allowed the
loosenng of the tire on the left front
truck of the 1ngine, according to Con
ductor Stokes and Engineer Beck
both of Americus, was the cause o.
the wrecking Of the train.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
POMONA.

Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Byrons and Miss
Edna arrived last week from Danbury,
Conn, and are located in the c. {.
Middleton house, until their home is
completed Mr.. ByronS has been called
as our pastor for the coming year, and
the church was opened for service Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Geo Harmon has returned from
an enjoyable summer spent with her
son, Calvin Webb, in Boston, Mass.
Miss !. C. LobdeIl of Danbury, Conn.
is here for a short stay, a guest at the
Middleton House.
Mrs. Gates Perry expects TO leave this
week for few weeks in Baltimore.
C. w. Shinn of Birmingham, Ala,
was a business visitor in town over
Sunday
The town and V. |. A. have combined
finances 10 purchase new lights for the
public hall TO be installed soon. These
lights have long been needed, and will
be an improvement TO be appreciated by
all who attend gatherings of any kind in
the hall.
c. H. Piplar for number OF years
our popular station agent and telegraph
operator, has decided TO take position
as fIagman on the A. G. l.. trains, and
will move his family TO Sanford this
week for future residence. 1t is with
genuine regret that we see these people
leave us, but we wish them pleasure and
prosperity in their new home.
, The Odd Fellows gave social in
their hall over c. A. Knowlton'S store
on Tuesday night of last week 10 which
their families were invited. AS the
, lodge has large membership, the hall
: was we'll filled with people from Sat
= suma, Buffalo Bluff, Como and Nashua as
/ we'll as a qoodly number of town folk.
! Mr. Geo. T. Self of DeLand, Past Grand
{ Master of the State of Florida gave an
n address which was much enjoyed. Re
freshmentS of ice cream, cake and
D lemonade were served later in the even
ing, which shows that Odd Fellows are
ford of the things which delight the
inner man, and the arrangements Tor the
S evening proved that our lodge knows
T how to entertain right royalty.
y Winfield Scott, the genial h onC G aph
and sewing machine man from DeLand
, was around the first OF the week on his
>, . regular trip, accompanied this time by
q Mrs Scott.
c Quite number of the male popula-
|. tion spent sometime in Palatka recently
l. attending court, and we might mention
d that number of our town ladies have
c been shopping in the Gem City with in
e a week.
. People in this section are much
# pleased over the prospect OF the hard
road between here and Sisco, and are
: looking forward 10 IFS completion il
the near future.
n. Rev. and Mrs. Z. H. Byrons are re
o. ceiving congratulations on the arrival o
little daughter in their home Monda!
at night.
ID Mrs. NJ. E. Erwin is expected abou
n the first of November from North Caro-
G. lima and will spend the winter in he
=, house here.
i'd Miss Grace Townsend of lnterlache
as arrived Tuesday TO be the guest of Mis-
Edith Crook for a few days.
a. Word was received Tuesday of tn
~ death Of Mrs. w d. Middleton OF Ho
na tense, Ga. Mrs Middleton was steI
mother to the Middleton boys .of th
.aS place, and is pleasantly remember
u here by her occasional visits TO Pomon
a and Como.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
BOSTWICK NEWS.

The st. dohn River Association met
with BoStwick Baptist church Oct. lth,
5th and 9th. There was large attend
ance, and all reported having had a
profitable fine.
We are very sorry to say that Mr.. A..
Wilkinson has been very ill for several
days, suffering with paralysis. We hope
to see him out again soon.
Miss Nora Williams spent Sunday
with her friend, Miss Maggie Conway.
Misses Sara Fraser, Ethel Hancock
and Lena MeSScr spent Sunday afternoon
with Miss Belle Green.
The Ladies Missionary Society met
Sunday afternoon; there was large at
tendance.
There is going TO be Sunday School
rally at the church house Sunday Oct.
29h. There will be a song service and
speeches by the S. S. children. All arc
cordially invited.
L. w. Black, spent Saturday in Pa
latka.
Mrs. r. ]. Hancock of Palatka has
been visiting friends and relatives here
for the past week.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
TWO MURDERERS
FOR DEATH TRAP
Judge Wills Gives Edgar YOU
mans and Will Mccoy
Death Sentence.
Zeke Mcintosh, Palatka Murderer, Gets
Life Sentence.

At the fall term of the Circuit Court
for Putnam county which adjourned on
Tuesday of this week, five indictments
were returned charging murder in the
first degree.
The disposition of two OF these cases
was reported in this paper last week.
One of them it will be remembered was
that of Sheriff Smith of Volusia county
charged with the murder of w. A. Nc
Caskill, Smith getting change OF venue
TO Alachua county. The other was the
case of the negro William Rhodes, who
was found gully as indicted and recon-
mended to the mercy OF the court.
Rhodes was given life sentence at
hard labor.
Thursday afternoon and Friday morn
ing two other murder cases were dis
posed Of They we're Edgar You
mans and Will Mccoy. Both these men
were found guilty of murder in first de-
gree without recommendation to mercy,
and received the death sentence. And
il is more than likely that the sentence
in each case will be carried out, as
neither has any ground on which TO
base an appeal TO the Supreme Court.
The murders for which each OF these
men were found guilty and sentenced
occurred at WainrighrS lumber camp
some four miles south of Crescent City
and were several months apart. One OF
the victims was a man and one woman.
Ii is likely that both will be launched
into eternity at the same time and from
the same trap. This is the plan OF
Sheriff Kennerly and which he will
carry out unless different plan is made
for their execution by Gov. Gilchrist.
On Tuesday Ezekiel Mcintosh the
young Palatka negro who murdered his
paramour, Lille Rivers, in her room at
Eliza Carroll'S boarding house on Lem
on street last February, was brought to
trial. McTntoSh'S people live here and
are industrious, law abiding people.
"Zeke" is degenerate.
His indictment was the first one re-
turned by the last grand jury. When
this case was called on Tuesday Zeke's
attorney entered plea of guilty OF muir
der in the second degree. This plea
was accepted by the states attorney and
Zeke was thereupon sentenced by the
couat to state prison for life.
The State had perfect case against
Mcintosh, though the evidence W
largely circumstantiaI. T h sheriff's
office has handled this case admirably
from the start, and is entitled to grea'
credit for some very clever detective
work. -,
Zeke Mcintosh spent the evening with
his victim. He had worked all that day
at Hunter, 10 miles west of the city, and
after he had inflicted the death wounds
on the woman he returned on bicycle
TO Hunter and his companions in camI
were sure that he was sleeping in bee
that night. He was for part of the night
But there were tell-tale blood clotS or
his clothes, and later the Sheriff wa
able to secure witnesses who saw, ant
recognized the man the night OF thu
murder on upper Lemon street
Before adjourning the court also dis
posed of number OF cases brought OIL
information, charging the sale OF liquo
in dry county.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
Mr.. St. Clair-Abrams Dissents

Editor Palatka News
Will you kindly correct two errors
contained in your paper of the 18th in
reference TO myself. The first is that
am ''the late defeated candidate for Mu-
nicipal Judge of Jacksonville" AS |
never was an aSpirant for the office, |
certainly could not have been defeated.
If YOU had taken the trouble TO learn the
facts before publication, you would have
ascertained that my son, Mr.. Alfred 81.
Clair Abrams, was a candidate and not
me.
The next error is that told the lady
that she had mo right 10 express her
opinions and sentiments in a public
place. Tut, tut, my dear sir! Do you
suppose that have so little intelligence
as. TO question the right of woman 10
express an opinion on any conceivable
matter? | politely and apologetically
ask ed her if she thought it fair 10 a man
under indictment for murder 10 de
nounce him in public place when If
the very nature of things she could no
be advised of all the facts in the case
She promptly replied that she knew al
of the facts. The gentleman sitting a
the same table we all were was the ont
who remarked q thought ioCularly) tha
lady had a right always TO form ant
express an opinion. aSSented smiling
ly but suggested that as ii was publi
hotel dining room and there might b.
men present who were jurymen likel
to be called to try the case did nc
think it just TO preiudge the man an
thus deprive him of the presumption c
law that he was innocent until prove
guilty.
The other errors in the article can 6
uncorrected ~
ALEX. ST. CLAIR-ABRAMS.
Jacksonville, Oct. 10, 1911.
The News acknowledges and regre
its mistake in referring TO Mr.. AlexandC
St. Claire-Abrams as the "late delicate
candidate for Municipal Judge of Jacl
, sonville." The mistake was quite nat,
raj owing TO the similarity of name
But if the Major will pardon us, thcl
was no mistake made in reporting tn
, conversation at the hotel table up TO tn
point where the News report cnde'
If the Major politely and apologclica
ly" continued the conversation an
b. made the explanations he claims in II
J.. above communication, ii was after IL
conversation, reported in this paper Ia
!. week, ended. There are three witneS
es who will vouch for the correctness
,. the News report.-Ed. NewS.I
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
CITRUS EXCHANGE
URGES SHIPMENT
OF Early Variety of Oranges
Immediately.

The Florida Citrus Exchange has tele-
graphed the Palatka News as follows:
'Shippers should prepare and begin
moving as fast as possible all ParSon
Brown and other early varieties OF ma
ture and edible fruit SO as TO clean up
and make way for later varieties in No
vember. Prosecutions 70 r immature
fruit shipments will be as rigid as here
tofore, but early varieties should clean
up before general movement begins.
Boxes containing early varieties should
be plainly stamped with name of variety
10 protect against seizure at destination,
for all misbranded boxes will be confis-
Gated"
The Exchange promises TO wire infor-
nation concerning the best time TO move
ordinary varieties in ample time to pro-
tect shippers against delay. But little
Exchange fruit will move yet, the policy
of the Exchange being TO only move
fruit at its best, but will send the infor-
nation in order that shippers outside the
Exchange may have opportunity 10 ship
as soon as legally permissible.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
Will Operate Good Roads Train

The Atlantic Coast Line R'y has de-
cided to handle national good roads
train over its entire system, alarting
from Richmond, Va, on Nov. 23d.
The object of this train is to stimulate
interest in highway improvement, and
accompanying il will be two govern
ment road engineers, and representa-
tive of the American Association for
Highway Improvement. The train will
consist of two coaches, one of which
will contain models, operated by cleo
tricity, of woodworking machinery. All
will be open TO the public.
The train will make from one TO two
stops in each county through which the
A. c. l.. passes in Virginia, North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida. The public will be invited TO
CO operate. Notice of the meeting in
Palatka will be given later.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20

MIR. Gay stated that he would not sign
the contract unless he had written opin-
ion from the city attorney on the leg
ality of this contract.
MIR. Odom submitted an opinion that
the contract was in proper shape and
that the city council had right TO in
struct the president and clerk TO exc
cute same.
The amendment offered by MIR. Wal
ton was seconded by Mr.. Coughlin and
the Chair put the question and same was
carried The vote was as follows:
Yeas, Wilson, Adams, Howell, Wal,
ton, Robinson, Fearnside, Coughlin,
Cannon. Nays: Gay, Holden, Usina
and Haughton.
The acceptance OF C. S. Hammatt wa,
then read and on motion same was or
dered filed.
The bond was presented and accepted
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
INTERLACHEN ITEMS

The Women'S Missionary Society OF
the Congregational Church met with
Mrs. d. NJ. Corlhel on Friday afternoon.
Greetings from two old friends, Mrs
Roberts and G.. W. Hastings, were read.
An article on "The Evolution of the
Christian Religion" written by Mr..
Hastings formed an interesting number
ON the program.
The beautiful new piano purchased by
the V. |. S. has been received and placed
in the hall lis first public exhibition
will be given Friday evening, in con-
nection with the program for the social
held under the auspices OF the Congre'
gational Church.
An important meeting OF the Lyceum
Committee was held at the Lake View
Thursday. evening 10 perfect arrange
ments for the Lyceum Course TO be pre-
sented here during the winter season.
The work of rcmodelling the Daniels
cottage is now in progress, and wher
completed this promises TO be one o
the most attractive homes in the eastern
section of town.
Mrs. Z. S. Brewer started Sunday OF
| her Journey 10 San antonio, lcNaS
where she will spend the remainder o
the year with her parents, General ant
Mrs, Schaefer. Mrs. Brewer will b.
greatly missed in social circles, wher,
She is always active and always popular
hut all her friends unite in wishing he
A pleasant visit in her old home and witt
her large circle of San Antonio friends
And still the coloniSts continue Il
come in, some TO locate their claims an
others TO settle on lands already puI
chased. A shipment of superb liv
stock arrived this week from Mort
Dakota, forwarded by settler from tbs
state.
Interlachen learned with regret of th
death last week of Mr.. Hopkins, one
the ColonistS weo spent some time hei
in town last spring, before going TO liz
on his allotment in the colony lands.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
PETITIONERS WHO
were IGNORED
By the City Council in Tues
days Liqhtinq Contract.

The following is the petition of Pal
atka citizens and tax payers presented TO
the City Council at recent meeting,
praying that body not to contract with
Hammatt and associates for lighting the
streets of Palatka on the ground that
their bid was the highest:
The Petition
We, the undersigned citizens OF Palat-
ka, having at heart the best interest of
our home towns reputation for honor
and fair dealing TO all, desire TO express
our great surprise at the action of the
City Council of Palatka at their recent
meeting September 5th, 1911, in award
ngfive year contract to light the streets
of Palatka from February ist, 1912, TO G.
S. Hammatt and associates, when there
had been and was before that body,
and in the hands of a committee, since
the evening of August 22d, 1911, bid OF
an EXISTING Gas and Electric company,
The Palatka Gas Light and Fuel Com
pany, at figures much lower.
We respectfully request that those
members of the City Council, who
probably had not given the matter suf,
ficient thought, to give this matter sin.
cere consideration. We ask reversal
of your action for the sake of the muni.
cipal honor of our little city, more than
we do for the sake of the lowest bidder,
although we recognize fully their right
10 absolute justice as they have always
shown their willingness and ability to
carry out their lighting contracts with