The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-22
LITTLE JOE" MAY RUN.
Browns Friends Pressing Him to En-
ter Race for Governor.

ter Race for Governor.
1t may be stated with reasonable
certainty that former Governor
Joseph M. Brown will be a candidate
for election as governor to fill the
unexpired term.
While the former governor has
made no positive declaration to any
one, his close friends are confident
that his present inclination is to
make the race. However, he will not
likely contemplate an announcement
until there is vacancy to announce
for
The pressure brought upon him to
enter the race has been sufficiently
great to virtually break down his
predictions to life of retirement.
GENERAL Unjust discrimination
NEWS against Greenville, S. C.
NOTES. in favor of Atlanta, Ca,
Ca, and other points In
the south, is alleged in complaints
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission against the Southern
Railway and the Old Dominion Steam.
ship Company.
A Washington dispatch says: Hold
cotton for IL cents" is the advice to
be formally given to farmers organ
izations by a committee consisting of
Senators Williams of Mississippi and
Owen of Oklahoma, and Representa-
tive Burleson, of Texas, representing
conference of senators and repre-
sentatiVes from seven cotton-growing
states. A committee will urge the
state banking associations to coop
crate against "the bearish movement
of the spectators"
An Admission, Ala, dispatch says: o.
F. Cooper, Blue Mountain City mer-
chant, may lose one of his legs as
a result of being shot with a trap
gun which he had set for burglars
at his store. He forgot the trap on
entering his place of business Mon
day morning, and when his door was
opened the gun was discharged, a
load of bird shot landing in his leg
just above the knee.
That newspaper is in contempt of
court when it publishes an indict.
ment before the indictment is
served was held at Columbus,
Ohio, by Judge Kinkead in the Grim
inal court when he fined the Cleve-
land Leader $500. The case grew out
Of the publication of indictment in
connection with alleged bribery at
the last session of the Ohio legsla-
ture.
The biggest peach recorded in the
world has this year been grown in
Benton county, Arkansas. The peach,
an liberia, was grown by Mrs. viii
Harrison, and weighed when packed
% ounces. The peach was 16 inches
in circumference. There was no i'm.
perfection about the peach, as is SC
common in fruit of more than normal
size. Mrs. Harrison had other peaches
which weighed over one pound
A dispatch from Tamworth, N. H.,
says that 1t is reported that Esther
Cleveland, oldest daughter of late
President Cleveland, is soon to marry
Randolph w. West, son of Professor
Andrew West, Of Princeton universe.
ty. Miss Cleveland is about 20 years
old.
President Taft has issued an execu.
tive order directing that all per diem
employees and other day laborers in
the federal service, wherever en-
ployed, and whose employment ex-
tends through and beyond" Labor Day
shall be excused from work on that
day
John D. Rockefeller has given an
other 81, 100000 to the Rockefeller In
stitute for Medical Research, accord |
ing to a report published at New |
York. E. V. Carey, Mr.. Rockefeller's
secretary. and Jerome Greene, general
manager of the institute, declined to
confirm or deny the report. l