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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

and guilt of licensing immortality and
crime.
The Herald has a splendid OppOr-
tunity to render TO FL Paso another
public service Of the kind and equally
valuable as that which it gave IN the
determination of open gambling.
Yours truly,
T. L Campbell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
NEW LAUNDRY FILES CHARTER.

FL Paso has a new laundry, the
charter of the Elite Laundry company
having been filed in the office of
county clerk Pitman. The incorpora-
tors are P. F. Knight and A L ALL
cock, both of FL Paso, and J. W
Parker of Alamogordo. The capital
stock is $4,000, half OF which is paid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

The most common cause Of insomnia
is disorders Of the stomach. Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cor
rect these disorders and enable you
TO sleep. For sale by all dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
A ssTATEwIDEv PROS VIEW.


FL Paso, Feb 2s
Editor Ell Paso Herald:
Your editorial, Prohibition and Pol
tiles, of yesterday is notification and
encoura cement to the liquor interests
of FL Paso to be prepared to violate
the coming prohibition law Any hon.
est man or newspaper like The Her
aid has the right to oppose prohibi-
ton if a sense of public duty so die
tates But the best of intentions may
lead to very bad results When oppo-
sition runs in that direction, any other
man has a superior right and duty to
take issue Herewith.
When you charge that the city of
FL Paso will array herself against the
rule of the majority and connive with
the liquor interests to nullify the con-
stitutiOn of the state, you insult her
people. the officers of the law, and
the courts.
Since statewide prohibition in Texas
is so probable. the duty of The Herald
is plain. It lies $50 degrees from the
direction of the editorial in question.
Should not your endeavor be to for
tify the people to receive and uphold
the coming new order and hold forth
every warning to prospective violators
of the law that they will not be toll
Grated?
You predicate your opposition to
prohibition on the allegation that it
can not be enforced. Assuming that
it can be sufficiently to reduce the
would remain? Granting that it can
be effectively maintained, would any
Of your opposition still SURVIVES?
Every one knows that prohibition
does not completely prohibit, especial
1y under local option where one dry
precinct or county is surrounded by
wet ones. The liquor dealers take
great. advantage of this immature and
vulnerable form of prohibition and
then use their outlawry as an argu-
ment against more effective measures.
But their statement that statewide
prohibition increases the sale and con-
sumption of liquor is either an adver-
tised lie or they convict themselves of
being the biggest and most damnable
lot of outlaws in the country The
American people are going to impale
them on one of the horns of their
dilemma-probably both.
Taking your own premise, you are
utterly illogical in opposing prohibi-
ton and advocating local option. Your
opposition to the first on the ground
that it does not prohibit precludes your
advocacy OF the second for precisely
the same reason. Or. if you support
the one, you are equally committed
to the other. The larger political unit
is altogether in favor of the more eff
fective prohibition.
The liquor interests prefer local OPP
ton because it offers the lesser handi-
cap to them and they find it compare
lively easy to violate it. The saloons
of FL Paso would suffer slight incon-
venience indeed from local option pre-
cincts north of the railroad tracks
They would flourish in the downtown
precincts That is precisely what
would happen under local option in Ell
Paso. It would be a farce. The evil
would not be abated
Local option is philanthropic. BY it,
we deny to ourselves that which we
give TO others. Under it, we carry,
on our right shoulder, a bucket Of
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
INTERLACHEN ITEMS.

Mrs. !. M. Jones entertained charm
ingly on Wednesday afternoon in honor
of her guest, Miss Ianthe Bond of Day
iona. The young ladies present spent
the time very pleasantly, playing various
games. In one of these, a clever con
test. Miss Bond was the fortunate winner
of the first prize, Miss Clarine Fraser the
second, while the consolation prize was
awarded to Miss Achsah Notes. Deiic,
ious refreshments consisting OF fruit salad
cakes and lemonade were served.
The Methodist ice-cream social on
Thursday evening was well patronized
and greatly enjoyed. A bright little
comedy in verse bearing the suggestive
title "Why Never Married" was pre-
sented by seven old ~ bachelors and the
same mum ber of maidens. After the
conclusion of the program, music and
games contributed TO the enjoyment OF
the occasion. 1t is reported that a more
elaborate program is now in preparation
for the next social.
A merry automobile party, comprising
S. G. Coburn and family, DR.. and Mrs.
C, C. Smith and little daughter Dawn,
surprised the Coburns of Lake View on
Sunday. Mrs. Smith will be well re-
membered by host of girlhood friends
in Putnam County as Miss Cora Wilhite,
a charming girl who grew from child
hood TO womanhood on the old home
stead bordering on Twin Lakes. Since
her marriage to DR.. Smith she has made
her home in Riverside, California, and
after completing pleasure trip covering
almost every State in the Union they
plan to return next Spring 10 their home
in the far West. Little Miss Dawn is an
attractive and clever little maid OF seven
summers, and gave quite an imprompru
entertainment of recitationS and lmper.,
sonations for the pleasure OF the hotel
guests.
Mr.. Lewis Notes and Miss Elinor
Eames have all been on the sick list, but
are all now convaleScent
The new home of Mr.. Fraser is now
completed, ready for occupancy and they
plan to be comfortably installed therein
by the end of the week.
Davis brothers have bought out the
Groves interest in the large farm pur-
chased Jointly by them last winter
These enterprising young Englishmen
have been remarkably successful III
growing fine farm crops, and theirs ~
one of the show places OF the vicinity.
Mr.. Daniels with his family iourneeyed
four thousand miles, from their Van
couver home, TO seek new home IL
the south, and are thoroughly inspecting
and investigating lands in our vicinity
Mrs. L. N. Hoag, with her daughter
level, and her son, c. r. Mcconnell O
Oakland, Cal have been making head
quarters in the village this week while
perfecting arrangements for taking pos
session of their new farm which lie
about three miles distant.
Chas. Neatrour and family of Johns
town, Pa. started home Tuesday, after
sojourn of several days.
Mrs. Kenyon L. Butterfield OF Amber;
Mass daughter of Mrs. M. V. Millard
arrived Wednesday 10 join the famii
party now assembled at the beautiiu
Millard home on Mariners Lake.
Mrs. NJ. f. Gillett is quite ill, and
now under the skilful miniStrations
DR.. Steen, SO her early recovery is hope
for
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
SHERIFF AFTER
Blind TIGERS.
Black Ones Have Been Getting
Bold in Rural Sections.

The question of jurisdiction over GER
tain blind tiger cases, and which was
referred TO in the News last week was
happily settled.
Justice Marshall will hear all cases ar
rested on warrants issued under the old
law.
County Judge M. l. Coke, who under
the new law which went into effect last
week, will now have exclusive jurisdic-
ton, and all cases where warrants are
now issued will come before Judge
Coke who will try and determine the
cases.
Under the old law Justice Marshall
simply held preliminary examination,
and if the evidence warranted, placed
the defendant under bond for trial at the
Circuit court.
Sheriff Kennerly has been very active
during the past several weeks in running
down these tigers, with the result that
he has brought in about dozen of them.
The larger part are from the country
districts. He had four of them before
Justice Marshall yesterday. They were
all from Rodman. When the raid was
made the sheriff confiscated great
many bottles of the wet goods, mostly
whisky and gin.
Judge Coke has two cases 10 come
before him under the new law, and the
prospects of several more.
Sheriff Kennerly is determined TO
break up the business in the county If
possible.
Much of the testimony in the cases so
far tried was given by negroes who had
bought liquor of the parties defendant.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
LIGHTNING HITS
PALATKA HOME
And Shocks Young Lady Oc-
cupant-Damage Slight.

During the severe electrical storm OF
last Saturday afternoon flash OF light
ming struck the home of Leo Jacobson
at the corner of North Third and Main
street.
One OF the chimneys of the house was
badly shattered by the flash, the plaster
ed walls were broken and other slight
damage was done TO certain furnishings.
Miss Julia Whitlow, niece of Mr.
Jacobson who was in the room, was
badly shocked, so much so that the SER
vices of physician were required TO re.
assure her that she was still citizeb OF
the earth. II was Miss Whitlow's first
experience of the kind, and now that her
nerves have been restored to their nor
NAL condition she is sure she doesn't I
care to undergo the experience again. II
was all too sudden.
The damage to the house can be re-
paired for less than 500, but il was a
close call for one of the prettieSt homes
in Palatka, as we'll as very charming
young lady.
II is said that other houses in that part
of the city were Jared some by the
lightnings flash, but escaped injury.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.
Fortunately, However, Only Engine OF
FLYER Is Deraled.


Flyer Is Deralled.
An attempt was made to wreck the
Central of Georgia Flyer, due at Ma
con from Savannah, and 1t would have
been successful, but for the fact that
the train was running very slow at
the time. Only the engine was derail
ed.
Unknown parties broke in section
house five miles south of Macon and
stole out a lever dump car and two
large track jacks. They went a mile
to the bridge at Walnut creek where
there is a sharp curve just as the
track goes on the bridge. The track
was 'jacked up" for about fourteen
inches and large crosstie placed un'
der the elevated rails. They were
pitched so that the passenger train,
If it came around the curve at a high
rate of speed, would be thrown down
the embankment and into the creek
1t is happened, however, that the
train, No. 5, was two or three minutes
ahead of its schedule, and Engineer
Nelson not caring to go into the Ma
con yards ahead of time had reduced
the speed of the train to less than nj
teen miles an hour, when the engine
came upon the raised track. No one
was hurt.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
SAID She
WOULD FAINT
Mrs. Della Long Unable to Stand
On Her Feet More Than a Few
Minutes at q Time.

pondargrass Ga.-Mrs. Della Long,
of this piace. in a recent letter. says:
"For five or six years, suffered agon'
los with womanly troubles.
often, l couldn't sit up more than .
few minutes at time, and If STOOD
on nv feet long, l would faint.
took Cardui, and it helped me Inn,
mediately. Now, can do my work all
the time, and don't suffer like dld.
Take Cardui when you feel i'll IN any
v~ov-weak, tired, miserable, or under
tbe weather. Cardui is a strength
huilding tonic medicine for women.
II has been found to relieve pain ana
distress caused by womanly troubles
and Is an excellent medicine to have Oh
hand at all times.
Cardui acts on the womanly constr
tuition building up womanly streHsthi
tonipg up the nerves, and regulating
the womanly organs.
Its half century of success Is que 20
merit II has done good to thousands.
Will you try It? 1t may be just VIVA!
Won need. Ask your druggist abou'
Cardui. He will recommend 1t.
B.-Write 10. Ladies' Advisory Dept s hsusl
- Medicine Co Chattanooga, Tenn. for opectd
Instructions, and o4-page poos, a.sf, lone
IL Women" seat in plain wrapper on reausA''
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
DUNN'S and RICE
CREEK BRIDGES
Have Been Declared Toll Bridg-
es by the County Board.
Florahome Drainage Matter Laid Over
for a Month.

Florahome Drainage Matter Laid Over
for a Month.
The board of County Commissioners
met on Monday as required by law 10
hear any complaints that might be made
by citizens regarding the assessed value
of real or personal property as finally
equalized. There were few protests.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
the board was engaged in its regular
monthly routine of work, the only new
business OF special or general importance
TO arise related 10 the newly created
Florahome drainage district, and the
other important proposition TO make the
county bridges over Dunn's and Rice
Creek subjects 10 toll.
This latter was done by resolution
which passed the board on Thursday
forenoon, proceeding the legality of
which can no longer be questioned, as
statute covering such cases was enacted
by the recent legislature.
The board holds that uuder the old
system the maintenance of the bridges
was paid for by the people in all parts OF
the county, whereas under the toll SyS-
TEN those who use them will pay the
cost of maintenance. The board will
fix the toll; if il is found that the revenues
are insufficient, the rate of toll will be
raised. If on the other hand the reve-
nueS produced prove more than is need
cd, the rate will be lowered.
1t will be remembered that the last
Legislature created drainage district at
FIorahome, the lands lying in the district
being subject TO a special drainage tax.
The act of the Legislature makes the
board of County Commissioners the
drainage commission with the power TO
levy the special tax, and supervise the
work of drainage.
Some of the property owners in the
new drainage district claim that their
land would not be improved by drain
age, and they were al the meeting to
protest against the levy of the tax.
On The other hand there is the law
passed by the legislature and signed by
the governor. That law makes it the
duty of the county board TO carry out its
provisions. There doesn't seem TO be
anything for the board 10 do but obey,
but-thc board is hcSitating. II has put
over the matter to the next meeting
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
Still Spreading Out.

The Kennerly Hardware Co. has had
MIR. Dalton at work with his men all this
week preparing the rooms of the old
Telephone Exchange on the upper floor
of the Hickman block and connecting
them with the upper floors over his own
stores. The additional space was badly
needed for store room and stock pur
poses.
The Kennerly Hardware Co. is hand
ling an immense amount of building ma
terial these days in addition to its other
lines and besides the big brick store
room back of the store and fronting on
Reid street, is also using the old Gay
Bros. uptown warehouse on the rail-
road.
There is an immense amount of build
ing in the county this year and the Ken
nerly Company has been making every
effort TO keep its stock up so as not 10
keep customers waiting, even TO the or.
dering of several carloads of doors and
sash from Chicago.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
81 Per Year.
DEEP WATER MEN
FAVOR hILBuRh
They Regard Frank Clark as
Opposed to an East Coast

The New Smyrna board OF trade re-
Gently secured numerously signed pc
tition TO Congress asking for deep wa
ter port at that place. This petition has
been taken to Washington by Thos. e.
Buddington, who will place 1t in the
hands OF Senator Bryan, and argue for 1t
before the Rivers and Harbors Commit
tee of both branches OF Congress. The
petition itself is strong argument for
the proposition.
To the Jacksonville Metropolis Mr..
Buddington unbosomed himself last
Monday while on his way TO Washing
ton.
"No candidate" said Mr.. Buddington,
"need expect the support of the people
of this part of the district who refuses to
stand squarely for the opening of the
ports on the east coast where the popu-
lation and business is as great as 1t is
now in Central Florida. The attitude
of Congressman Clark is supposed TO be
against it, while Senator Hilburn and
others are pronouncedly for ii. This is
the main reason for the opposition to
Mr.. Clark in this section of the state
and whatever support he may have in
other parts of the district, he will be
held responsible if the next session does
not open this port"
When seen by the News yesterday
Senator Hilburn confirmed Mr.. Bud
dington's statement concerning his atti-
tude on this question.
81 certainly am in favor of deep wa
ter port on the east coast at New Smyr-
na," said the Senator, "and If ] am
elected to Congress will work faith
fully for il. The people generally along
the east coast want deep water port,
and all discussion points 10 the reasona-
bleness OF their request"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
A Yankee Cracker With Us.

N. A. Kent (Co. G. 154th N. " and
wife are in town, from Palatka, Fla. He
came from Wisconsin seven years ago,
and has lived here, he says, long enough
to become a cracker and that this State
is good enough to live in for the balance
of his life, as there is no better climate
anywhere else in all the world for him.
He has not been out of the State since
coming. Although he was one of the
first to invest in st. Cloud, this is his
first visit here, and the growth of the
town is a surprise TO him. He says one
must come to fully realize what has been
accomplished here in year and half.
His lots are on Minnesota Avenue, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth Streets, and he
thinks thousand-dollar home could be
made comfortable enough for him. He
says with right effort anything common
to the semi-tropics can be grown in
Florida.-St. Cloud Tribune.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
Park Co. All Next Week.

The famous C. w. Park Co. will
play return date here next week and
there is no doubt the company Will
break its record here of last March, as
the tent is much larger, and so is the
company. While most of the popular
fayoriles are still with the company,
MANY new faces have been added. The
company will play full line oil new
plays il being the policy OF the company
to never repeat play. The vaudeville
features this time are exceptionally
strong, and no show on earth is giving
so much for the money. The usual
matinees of Thursdays and Saturdays
will be given.
The teut of this company has been
prepared so il won't leak and the com
pany will play each night, rain or shine,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11

after the first sample to throw the bal.
ance of the fruit away and eat the ship
ping box, all would be well. But they
are not they become "soured" on all
Florida oranges, and ever after buy the
tasteless California variety instead.
The Florida Citrus Exchange, in con-
nection with many of the states largest,
most intelligent independent growers,
have inaugurated campaign of educa,
ton in connection with the Florida
orange. II is the heaviest, juicest, sweet
est orange in all the world, and yet
il has not been bringing the prices OF in
ferior fruits from other States and coun-
tries.
When the people OF the north and
west have have sampled few of Flori-
da's best oranges, they are sure TO be-
come the fast friends of our fruit. They
will take no other. The enforcement
of this law will hasten that glorious day.
Mr. Tillinghast's illustrations are un-
fortunate. Picked green cucumbers
when properly prepared are not un-
wholesome. The ripe ones would be.
Every man who buys watermelons ex-
poets 10 get "stung" occasionally. Even
the grower can't always tell from the
echo OF his thump. But the buyer of
green, sour oranges has simply been
"gold bricked" through the connivance
of The shipper and the distributor.
The law will attempt to make such
fraud impossible. Give the law a
chance. A better way might be found
for ridding the market of green fruit, but
this one promises 10 bring the results
sought.
II is more than likely that the inspec-
tors of the pure food commission will
have sufficient intelligence TO know a
ripe Florida orange. Ii certainly does
not travel clothed with green skin. If
il has been artificially colored and their
suspicious have been aroused, they can
bite into one. II il is immature II will
be sour; ii il ia sweet, ii is ripe.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
Hastings Ball Team Wins.

The Hastings baseball team came
over 10 Palatka last Wednesday after
noon and tried conclusions with scrub
nine of Palatka young men gathered TO-
gether for the game by Joe Merrill.
There was quite good attendance al
the game, which was won by the visi-
tors by score of to 8.
The Hastings team is composed oil
young men of more than average size
and who play very excellent game OF
ball. In the games played throughout
St Johns county the Hastings team has
had string of almost uninterrupted vic
tories.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
Blind Mosquitoes Again.

For two or three nights this week Pa
latka has been visited by blind mosaui,
toes $50 called which swarm up from
the river shortly after dark attracted by
the brilliant electric lights of the stores
and streets.
Because of them the drug stores, bar
Der shops and other business places that
keep open in the evening were obliged
to close their front doors.
The pests do not swarm in such num-
bers as during the visitation of two
years ago, but are in sufficient numbers
TO prove nuisance.
The pests usually disappear in less
than week from their first appearance.
They are not out for blood; they do not
bite.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11

Joe, the seven-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. John l.. Turner, of Thomas
vile, Ga, who severely injured by a
kick from a horse. The little fellow
was helping the son of a neighbor to
drive the horse from the yard into
the lot:
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
Bids for Transporting School
Children.

Sealed bids will be received Monday,
September 18th, 1911, for transporting
white school children to the Crescent
City School.
The wagon to start at Mr.. r. B. Beth
el's place, going and returning by Long
Station and Denver.
The Board of Public Instruction re-
serves the right TO accept or reject any
or all bids. Address
l.. K. TUCKER, Superintendent.
Palatka. Fla. Aug, 1, 1911.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
SHERIFF STOPS LYNCHING.
In Swift Auto He Succeeds In Saving
Negro.

Negro.
Speeding thirty miles to Americus,
Ga, in a swift automobile, Sheriff
Chapman and Deputy Sheriff Bell, of
Marion cosnty, undoubtedly saved the
neck of Daniel Rushin, a Buena Vista
negro whom Judge Lynch was prepar'
ed to try before his tribunal.
Rushn, who is partially demented,
roughly treated little girl in Buena
Vista and was promptly jailed. The
alleged act licensed many citizens and
Sheriff Chapman was warned that an
attempt would be made to storm the
Jail and lynch Rushin. Putting the
prisoner in his auto Sheriff Chapman
rushed him to Americus for safe keep
ing.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-11
MISSING GIRL FOUND.
Case of Pretty Young Church Organ
lst a Puzzling One.


Friends of Elsie M. Davis, the pref
ty Methodist church organist who
was found in the woods, near Bethel,
Ne, where she had been wandering
for five days, said that her disappear
ance from her home was due to men
tai alteration caused by religious ex'
altation.
Miss Davis was found in the top
most branches of pine tree delirious
from hunger and thirst. When her
father spoke to her after she was
brought down she showed no sign OF
recognition, but inclined her head on
his shoulder, making no other re-
sponse. After good nights rest and
a small quantity Of food she appeared
to have recovered her mental balance
but physicians refused to allow her
to be questioned.