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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
LOSES TEST SUIT.
To Compel Banks to Pay Losses SUI
fered From Bogus Cotton Bills.

To Compel Banks to Pay Losses SUI.
fered From Bogus Cotton Bills.
A New York dispatch says: North
ern cotton brokers have lost their
test suit to compel the banks to pay
losses the firms suffered through spu-
rous bills of lading issued by Knight,
Yancey & Co., the bankrupt southern
cotton brokers. The appellate divis-
ion unanimously affirmed a supreme
court decision setting aside a verdict
for $39,910 In favor Of the cotton ex-
change firm of Springs & Co., against
the Hanover National bank and order.
ing new trial.
The courts hold that banks dis
counting drafts or presenting them for
payment do not guarantee the genu'
ineness Of bills of lading attached to
them as collateral security"
Springs & Co. paid draft for the
amount sued for. This was collected
by the Hanover National bank fol
Knight, Yancey & Co., with bills oil
lading attached subsequently found te
be fraudulent.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
KILLS WIFE, STAYS SELF.

Double Tragedy Result of Lawsuit
over Child.
At Pelham, Ca, it is said, Dave
Floyd slipped up to his wife's fathers
house and shot his wife in the face
with load of buckshot, killing her
instantly
The sheriff was summoned and,
with bloodhounds, succeeded in sur
rounding Floyd, but before he would
surrender he shot and killed himself.
Floyd and his wife were separated
and had lawsuit over the possession
of the child, which was given to the
mother.
The killing took place on the plan
tation of Commissioner Branch, about
twelve miles east Of Pelham.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
STAND IN FAVOR
OF RECIPROCITY
Chicago Tribune Polls Sentl-
ment Of the Press.
FAVORED BY THREE TO ONE
In only One State, North Dakota, was
Majority Against Agreement
Central States Give Heavy MAORI
tles-Repies Numbered 1903.

The Chicago Tribune publishes the
results of a poll OF newspapers ID
twenty-five states of the central, West
ern. southwestern, northwestern anu
Pacific divisions on the question OF ap
proving the reciprocity agreement ne
gotiated with Canada by President
Taft
To more than 10000 newspapers
representing every shade OF pollticai
opinion, The Tribune submitted TINS
question.
Are you in favor Of the approval by
congress of the reciprocity agreement
with Canada negotiated by President
Taft?"
The replies numbered 4,3O3, OF
which 4,240 were definite, even IL quail
flied. expressions of opinion
OF these BIB were in favor OF the
agreement and 1927 against it
nearly a three to one vote for the pol
lev advocated by President Taft, shat
tering the dreams of the foes OF reel
procity.
The conclusion is plain, If not ire
sistible, that the country, at least the
part of It included within the twenty
two states thus polled, welcomes the
removal of the tariff wall between the
United States and the Dominion.
The newspapers, daily and weekly,
which give the verdict are representa-
tives of public opinion. They are safe
guides to the sentiments Of the locali'
ties in which they circulate. The
weekly papers outnumber the dailies
In the proportion of eight to one, and
It may be assumed safely that the poll
is an expression of agricultural as
we'll as urban sentiment
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
THREE PERSONS KILLED.

When Auto Of Harrisburg Carriage
Manufacturer Dashed OF Viaduct.
Three persons were killed and one
probably fatally hurt at Harrisburg,
Pa. when an automobile driven by c.
A. Seton, a prominent carriage man.
ufacturer, got beyond control and
dashed off the Mulberry street VIA
duct hurting its occupants fifty feet
below on piles of building material
stored beneath the bridge. The dead
are; Mr.. Seton, William R. Harrar,
of Harrar & Chamberlain, leather
merchants; Mrs. Robert W. Dunlop
wife of the manager of a bond nrm
Miss Laura Nelson, Of New Bloom
field was seriously injured.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
UNCLE SANS GOLD.


s1,s15,ooo, 900 Piled Up In Treasury Al
Washington.
Uncle Sam has nearly 100000, OOO
in gold coin in his safety vaults In
the big treasury building.
The piling up of gold coin and bull
lion in the vaults continues steadily
A little more than s1,S15,O0O,OoO is
there-the high-water mark for the
treasury's gold holdings.
NAYS receipts from all sources ex
ceeded S6l 100000, and beat April by
a round 100000. Expenditures
however, were held down to about
e56. OOO, 900, some 100000 greater
than last month.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
STATE OF FLORIDA !
cnnntv of Putnam I

BEFORE me, an officer duly, authorized to
take acknowledgements of deeds, persohit
!" came Howell A. Davis, r. H. Cooper, A.
X DnvIs and NJ. @. Bulky, to me known ana
Known In to me to be the individuals deserib-
sd i'm and who executed and signed the nc
compnnying Notice and Proposed AR hrti en5
they. seyerally, acknowledged their sigma
lures to the said notice and proposed Ghar
Ter aud that they executed and signed tht
same,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, nave mere
INTO set my hand and affixed my seal OF Oh
Ace this 9th day of NAV, A. u. 1911.
NV SFtI1 II b. MERRILL,
/ NJ, Commission Notary Public, state
expires the 9th oil Florlua NJ i'o's
day of March
| A D.. 1919
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
BRYAN NO CANDIDATE.
Saws He Will Not Seek Presidential
Place on Democratic Ticket.

Saws He Will Not Seek Presidential
Place on Democratic Ticket.
William Jennings Bryan is not
candidate for president. He declared
that he will not run for the demo-
cratic nomination at the democratic
banquet at st. Paul. Mimi, and
although he refused absolutely to sig
nifty his choice for the nomination, he
announced that, should former Gov.
Folk of Missouri, or Gov. Rurke, OF
North Dakota, be named, he VIII
stump the country.
Democrats who gathered for the big
banquet declared that one of these
two men would likely get the nomina,
ton. None of them, however, would
go on record as favoring either Folk
or Burke or any other aspirant for
tho nlapn
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
SHERIFF SAVES NEGRO.
With Moose Around Neck, He is Res
cued from Mob.

With Moose Around Neck, ne 10 res
cued from Mob.
An armed mob, near Bogalusa, La
held up locomotive which was bring
ing John Craig, aged %, negro
charged with attempted criminal as
sault on a white girl, to Franklinton'
La, for safe keeping.
Standing in the engine cab with one
end of the rope around his neck and
the end in the hands of the mob,
Craig was saved from being the prin-
cipal in the lynching bee by quick
witted deputy, who signaled full
speed" to the engineer, lifting the
moose as the locomotive started.
They sped away to REQ, where the
negro was transferred to another
train and brought to Franklinton. 1t
is feared that an attempt will still be
made to take the prisoner.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
A. 4. EnaIe pead.

A. H. Engle, a telegraph operator
was found dead in hotel at Oeala.
Engle came from New York some time
ago for his health. He was an en-
ploye of the Associated Press in New
York and suffered 9 nerveNs break
down
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
THE COTTON CROP.
About At Per Cent. Area man
planted Last Year.

About al FeF SCIls H'Se
Planted Last Year.
The area of the cotton crop planted
this year, 1911, in the United States
including that already planted and ex-
pected to be planted, is about lo4''
per cent. of the area planted last year.
equivalent to about 35,OO4,ooo acres
as compared with 93,41S,OOO acres, an
increase of about 1,5S6,OOO acres, or
AZ per cent, according to report
issued today by the department Oh
agriculture.
The condition of the growing crop
on May 25 was S7.S per cent Of a nor,
NAL condition, as compared with So'Z
per cent. at the corresponding date
in 1910 and 500 per cent, the aver
age condition for the past ten years
on May Is.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
STATE OF ILLINOIS /
County OF Kane I

BEFORE me, an officer duly authorized I'M
der the laws of Illinois to take acknowledg-
nnents of deeds, personally came +; = Milne
10 me known and known to me to be one OF
the Individuals described in and who eXecu-
Ted and signed the accompanying Notlce
and Proposed Articles of incorporation OF
q. NJ, Davis & Son, who acknowleugeu nls
charter, and that he executed and signed
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, / have here
ace this 18th day of May, A. ID. 1911
CHARLES NICHOLSON,
tSean Notary Public
MY commission state OF lillho's
expires the 18th
day of Jan. A. d.
1914.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
Deliberate Torture.

'A~yer For the Plaiuliff = Gentle
~. VI The Jury, the defendant claims
~. ' When he ran over my client his
h.n. was going but three miles an
ny nut Think Of the agony endured by
so, Snent while being run over as
sOSly as thatl-Puck
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
MORE BLOOD SHED
in TROUBLED MEXICO
In Spite Of Peace Proclamation
Riot Occurs.
100 PERSONS REPORTED DEAD
Police Fire on Rioters at the City OF
Leon, With the Result That as
Many as a Hundred Persons Are
Reported to Have Been slain.

A dispatch from Guanajato, Mex,
says: One hundred residents Of Leon
are dead or wounded as the result OF
q riot in that city, according to tsle-
phone messages received at that place.
Navarro, with forty Of his men, en-
tered the place to await the coming OF
Madero. The leader went to tine
Zocalo, and while making speech
there, a mob formed and attacked the
jail with the object of releasing the
prisoners. The police fred on the
rioters. Navarro rushed his men to
the defense of the local authorities
who mistook them for a part OF the
mob, and fired. Notwithstanding this
he gave orders to continue in the as
sistance of suppressing the mob, but
order was not restored until scores
had been injured and many killed.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
TAFT TO VISIT WEST.
Believed That Trip Has Bearing on
Campaign for denomination.

Believed That Trip Has Bearing on
Campaign for denomination.
As having a probable bearing upon
his denomination in 1912, President
Taft's plans for the coming fall are at
tracing unusual attention. lndica-
tons are that he will make a long
swing through the west.
The white house travel book
already shows engagements which
will carry the president into Kansas,
and from there to Utah. Although no
engagements for stops in Nebraska or
Colorado have yet been made, 1t Is
likely they will be.
1t is said the trip may take the pres
ident as far as the Pacific coast.
Hears of Fathers Death.
Rev. D. H. Rutter, pastor OF the
First M. e. church of Daytona, re
ceived the sad news, Tuesday last, o.
the death of his father, w. S. Rutter
in the Methodist hospital in Philadel
phia. of pneumonia, at the age of %
Mr.. Rutter visited his son at Dayton'
two years ago,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09

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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09

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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09
Instead of Liquid
Antiseptics or Peroxide
many people are now using
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic

Inc new toilet germicide powder to be
n dissolved in water as needed.
tTr all toilet and hygienic uses it is
m oetter and more economical.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-06-09

NAME: The name of this corporation
ness shall be conducted in the state OF Flor,
ida and in such other states of the United
States of America, and in such Foreign
countries as may be necessary, or conven-
lent. The principal offices OF the sag t Gop'
nOretiOn shall be In the City OF Palatka,
Eouuty of Putnam and State OF Florida,
with iGayeto establish and maintain branch
Il -hLLIA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
HUNDRED BOOSTERS
ADDED AS MEMBERS
The Tucumcari Chamber of
Commerce Has Started
Membership Cam
OaI0n.

Tucumcari, n. NJ. June 12.-The Tu-
cumcari chamber of commerce has OUT
lined a plan of concerted action for the
coming year This plan at present
embraces the charging Of the member
ship of the organization to the fullest
capacity, and TO this end two compa-
MES picked from the presnt member
ship are canvassing the city with the
result that in the last week nearly 100
new members have agreed to pull to-
eether during the coming year for the
advancement of the interests Of Tu-
cumcari and surrounding country.
The two teams are captained by c.
B. Hamilton and s. T. Hopkins. Both
are confident of winning the prize set
forth by the association, a big supper
to which all members of the organiza-
ton will be invited. This supper will
be held on the first Of July, possibly
in the new rooms of the association in
the quarters formerly occupied by the
Wells Fargo Express company in the
International bank building on South
Second street The contest will con-
tinue until that time, when further
steps will be taken toward putting Tu
eumcari to the front.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
Restoration of Peace Is Fol
lowed by General Expand
ing of Operations.

Cananea, Sonora. Mex. June 12,-Tne
exports of ore through the port Of
Aqua Prieta during the last half of
the month of May surpassed the pre-
vious month for a like period The
first portion of May saw considerable
difficulties in operating the railroad
between Nacazori and Aqua Prieta,
but after the revolutionists took charge
of the affairs of the customs house, ore
shipments were resumed. From May
16 to 81, inclusive( total OF Isl cars
of ore, amounting to 1915 tons, passed
the customs house into the United
States. Valued in Mexican money
these exports amounted to the follow
ing figures: Copper. 65S.700 pesos;
silver. 146, 200 pesos; gold. 61,400 pesos,
or a total of 1866, 300 pesos. OF the
shipments the Moctezuma company
shipped $685. tons. Ell Tigre, So, San
Jose 101, Vaquero 155, Churunababi 1S1.
To Enlarge Operations.
With the hostilHies ended. the West
Coast Smelling & Refining company
has decided to begin operations on a
larger scale than ever. The company
has ordered a mill which will be in
stalled at the property, near Carlo, on
the Sonora railroad. The mill is at
present being designed and will be in
stalled as soon as tse rainy season is
over.
The company has already spent
500. 600 on development work and
about 100000 tons of ore have been
blocked out ready for extraction, the
ore averaging SO per ton
One hundred men are at present en-
ployed at the property, and their work
is being confined to further developing
the big deposits on the property Dur
ing the past month 500 feet Of drifting
was done. The shaft work is pro-
crossing nicely, as is also the crossout-
ting and drifting. The mine Is well
equipped, a steam hoist being now in
use.
The vein has been explored for 1900
feet and for a depth Of 500 fet- At a
depth of 800 feet it has been crosscut
for $50 feet, all the work opening up
commercial ore
The character Of the ground is lime
and -porphyry contact The property
is considered to be a good one and the
holdings Of the company consists Of
346 pertenencias. The shipping point
is Carlo.
< The offices of the company are in
Pittsburg, Pa, and the principal stock
holders live in that city and Amster-
dam, Holland. The company is capt.
talized at s10.O00.OoO. The Mexican
corporation is known as the Tecolote
Copper company. S. A
The officers of the American COM
pany are: w B. Duya1l, president; T.
G. Kay vice president; H. G. Lupold,
secretary and treasurer. The directors
are Messrs DuvaH. Kay, Weaver. Luz
pold, Schultz, Van Der Schuyt and Van
Der Werff.
To install More Machinery.
The I4ampazos mine Of the Banco de
Sonora which is located in the Lam
pazos mountains. about IS miles south
east of Moctezuma, will soon insta'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
JUDGE T. S. BUNCH
DEAD IN CALIFORNIA

Stafford, AriZ., June 12.-Judge 7. s.
Bunch died Saturday at Los Angeles,
where he went several weeks ago
hoping TO improve His death was very
sudden, none of his family being with
him, nor considering him dangerously
ILL., He is survived by wife and three
sons. two Of whom are grown and mar
ried. one. Hugh, living at Bowie, and
Edmund in FL Paso, while Tommie is
with his mother at Solomonville. Judge
Bunch was probate judge and county
school superintendent at the time OF
his death. He was past master of the
Stafford lodge of F. & A NJ, and a
Knight Templar; also deputy grand
master of the Grand lodge.
The body viii arrive Tuesdoy and
wiz be met by the Masons of Stafford
and later the funeral will be conducted
by them. He was SO years old.
Mrs Turner West, who has been SO
i'll here, has been taken to Los Angeles
for treatment, accompanied by U. S.
Paxton and Miss Pearl Udau
Nearly an inch of rain fell here Sun
day, and the weather is still threaten
ing. Fully $4,000 worth of hay is
down and badly damaged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
PAYS $4,000 EACH
FOR FIFTEEN CLAIMS
Tombstone Mining Deal Is
One of Much i'm
DOrtance.

An important mining deal was con-
summated in Tombstone, Ariz-, when
A. L. Grow, of Tombstone, in the in
terest OF eastern capitalists. took I'M
der bond and option several valuable
groups Of copper properties situated
in the Turquoise mining district OF
Coehise county
The properties included in the deal
are the mines OF Patrick Bremen,
Paul B. Warnekross, H n O'Conner,
w c. Buchanan and the estate OF
Gustav Gottschalk. deceased, represent
ed by it's administrator, Oscar K Coll,
making IN all a property Of 10 claims
The company pays to the owners the
sum of $4,000 for each and every one
of the mining claims or the full price
of SIS. 900, payments to be made ev-
cry four months. extending over the
period Of one year
The company also has the right to
work and deelop the various properties
and to extract ores therefrom, and
moneys received from the ret returns
will be deposited IN the First National
bank Of Tombstone. Besides the above
mining transaction. several others are
rev in course CT completion and also
involve properties of note in the Tur-
Quoise district
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
WEAK AND
RESPONDENT
But After Taking Cardui,
the Woman's Tonic, Felt
Like a New Woman,
Says Mrs. Drew.

McLeansboro, I11-"About five cd
years ago." says Mrs L Drew, Of this
place. Il vas afflicted with pains and
irregularity every month
I had headache and backache con-
tinually: had bright, binding spots
before my eyes. was weak and despond-
ent. and unable to do housework for
a family Of three.
took two bottles OF Cardui, the
woman's tonic, and in one month I
felt like new woman. and worked
hard all summer.
Have had no return OF the trouble
and can do any kind OF work at any
and all times without the least pain.
1 an now in perfect health and
recommend Cardui to all suffering wo-
men. 1 find it harmless and very er-
fective."
OF course. cardui Is harmless and
effective
Time-tested and reliable. it has, IN
the past so years, been steadily forg-
ing ahead in popularity, due to its
good qualities, that all lady users
readily acknowledge
No medicine can succeed without
real merit behind it. Many articles
sell we'll because they look. good. but
the only possible explanation for the
success of a woman's medicine. like
Cardui, is that it can be depended up
on to get results.
Ask your druggist
N. B.-Write to. Ladies' Advisory
Dept. Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chat
tanooga, Tenn. for Special Instructions
and 64-page book. Home Treatment for
Women" sent in plain wrapper. on re-
quest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
NEW RESERVOIR
NEAR CARLSBAD
Will Be Part of Carlsbad
Reclamation Project
When Built.

Carlsbad, N NJ, June 12.-The gov
eminent has ordered an investigation
of proposed reservoir number three OF
the Carlsbad project. DR.. George P.
Richardson, of the geological survey,
will have charge of the work. Over
$4,000 acres of dry land have already
been subscribed to bear the cost OF this
preliminary examination of the second
unit of the Carlsbad project. This res
ervoir site is located between MeMil-
Ian. the upper reservoir, and Avalon,
the diversion reservoir
Ellsworth James and Teresa Lowen-
bruck were married in st. Edwards
church, father Abergast performing the
ceremony A large number Of invited
guests partook of a wedding breakfast
at the home of the brides parents The
honeymoon will be spent among friends
in Wisconsin and Michigan
VIM. T. Reed, the publisher Of the
Argus, accompanied by his family, left
for Galveston and other points this
morning. This is the first vacation
he has taken for over 10 years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
ALTO NEWS NOTES.

Alto, n. NJ, June 12.-W. W. Slack,
who owns the sawmill here, left for
his home at Holloway, n, NJ, this
morning. c. B. Lane will have charge
of the sawmiil during Mr.. Stacks alb
sence-
Mrs. Matte Avant has beer called TO
the home of her sister. Mrs Attic Min
tiers, at Glencoe. n. NJ, owing TO the
serious illness of the latter's little boy.
Watt and Matt Gilmore have re-
Turned from the San Andres. bringing
with them a big bunch of mares
Tie following children are on the
sick list this week: Lula aud Edith
Hightower, Mart Gilmore, Ethel Stu
art. Mary Lane, Nellie Phillips and
Carroll Jones.
Jack Greer. of Nogal. n. NJ, passed
through Alto en- route to Rudioso to
assist IN the construction of some
houses for S. NJ Johnson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
PATROL WAGON HAS CLOSE
CALL FROM A COLLISION

The police patrol wagon, an automo-
bile and a Mexican's rig came near be-
ing thrown into a bad mixup at the
corner OF San Antonio and Mesa ave-
nue. late Saturday afternoon. The ac-
cident was only aver.ed by the cool
ness of the patrol driver, W. A. War
mock.
The patrol wagon was returning
from a police call and had a drunken
man locked in the cage, when at the
corner of San Antonio and Mesa, a
Mexican driver got directly in front
of the fast moving wagon
Driver Warnock swerved his horses
to keep from running into the Mex
lean. and the horses then became
frightened and bo1ted, almost throw
ing the patrol wagon against an au-
tomobile on the opposite side.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-12
SCHOOL TAX WINS
BY MAJORITY OF SIX
New Courthouse in Wink
Ter County Finished and
0ccnnied.

Kermit, Texas, June 12.-The cleo
ton held in school district No. 1, in
GLIDING Kermit, to determine whether
or not tax of 10 cents on the 500
valuation of all property in the district
shall be levied and collected to sup
plement its state school fund, carried
bv majority Of six votes, which in
sures a nine months school for Kermit
The contractors have finished the
Winkler county court house and have
turned 1t over to the county.
The citizens Of Winkler county will
give a two days picnic barbecue. with
amusemnts, at Kermit, June u and e.
Winkler county is needing rain
again badly.
Luther Kuling has sold his ranch,
six miles north of Kermit, to w l..
Walton. of Hamlfn, Mo. Walton took
possession at once.
The county officers will all move
into the new court house today.
The postoffice at Kermit has been
made money order office, beginning
July l.