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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14
Comments Of State Press,


Miami Metropolis: The right think.
ing people OF Miami view the anti-sa
loon victory justly as presaging great
material advancement for their city and
vicinity. They have come to see how
false and unfounded is the cry that the
closing of the saloons will ruin business.
Capitalists from abroad take the same
view of the matter, as is evidenced by
the fact that two gentlemen from West
Virginia Immediately after the result OF
the election was ascertained closed a
deal for Two valuable tracts of land neal
the city, the aggregate value being $50.
600. The purchasers waited until thu
certainty that the county had gone dry
was established before they took linal
action,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
AND FLORIDA RAILWAY

Inns road an allied line of the
Southern Railway, which includes tbs
mobile q Ohio, Queen & Crescent
and Their large companies, has if.
southern terminus at PaIatka. and on.
crates 396 miles of main line II
gives Central Florida its most dirocr
connection with the vast country \,
ng to the northwest.
During the year the busiross If
the company showed substantial ~,
Provement," says President w w
rlniey in his annual report coverino
the year ending June 30, 1913 On
much OF the territory along the com.
panys lines" he continues "apricvI
tural population is relatively snorsa
ana there are large areas of md
Veioped land suitable for the GROWING
VI fruits and vegetables and for II
terSihed farming. The comnanv
s"lough Its land and industrial do
Partment, is pursuing the policvNof
of e these lands to the attention
VI prospective settlers, and the ~
sources and opportunities of w.
ilVory are being made bcttor - vi
than ever before. '''i Nno"'i
Substantial work is bain.
IN cooperation with the F,u IOle'
along its lines, to aid in buildirn n's rs
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

dustrial captain who was a devout
Christian, who believed in spiritua
things, and even while immersed il
material affairs which called for the
constant exercise of qualities moi
popularity supposed to be related tc
religion, was always a Cody mar
and sought to take his religion into
MS business.
The general public was in ignor-
ance of this side of his character
and the following from the last is
sue of the Florida School Exponent,
evidently written by one who knew
Mr.. Parrott well, is a pleasant reve-
lation of the inner life of the dis
5inguished Floridian who did so much
for his adopted State:
"Mr. Parrot was a deeply relig-
Gus man, although surrounded with
more than the usual business cares.
IN one occasion it became necessary
o hold a political conference in
Jacksonville, years ago, and a few
Gentlemen (the writer among tbeml
vas appointed to wait on Mr.. Par.
rott and ask him to be present. His
'eply was that on Sunday he trans.
acted no business-"that was day."
ne said, that belonged absolutely to
nm and his God" A gentleman, a
flend OF ours, told us recently Of q
ifrcumstance in connection with the
'ehgious side of Mr.. PARROTS life
n one of the South Florida counties
hr. Parrott was present as defend
ant IN law case. Sunday came dur
,ng the progress of the trial, and our
informant says that instead of min
sling, with the crowd around the lob
oy OF the hotel, he fourd Mr.. par
'ott IN his room reading his Bible |
N reply to a question, Mr.. PARROT |
stated that he had always devoted |
sunday to reading of the Scrip.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14
Address
P. J. BECKS,
REAL ESTATE,
Palatka, Fla.
He Fooled Them.

"A half dozen Of us sat gossiping in
the club one afternoon when Smith en-
tered" said a New York eluhman.
"0h dear me- groaned. Here's
Smith Here's Smith. just back from
three months European tour, He's
going to bore us to death with travel
talk. see 1t In his eye
Smith. sure enough. came straight
toward ms. He sat down. lighted
cigar beamed on us and said:
Well boys. how goes it? I've just
returned from d three months Euro
pean tour
"We groaned.
-sand I'm going to sit here with
you two or three hours
I'VE groaned again.
- and | want you to tell me every
blessed thing that's happened since
I've been awavr - Buffaln Express.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

Tallahassee people are going to take
20 that new paper-the Florida Rec.
'rd-which has just been established
n that city, or we greatly mistake
the Judgment of the citizens. This
lew paper is newsy, both from local
and state standpoint and its edito-
Ial etchings show that live man is
a. the helm. 1t reminds US of tba
old days at the capitol, when its news.
FapofS were a power in the state
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

A row is being raised about the
'aIatka City Council putting = IL
ienSe tax on newspapers. This i
icne in many Florida cities, in ajdi9
ion to the ad valorem tax which the
newspapers pay. 1t would be ;ust
bout as justifable to make the
'hurcheS and the ccmme, ciaI orpani1
'ations pay license.-Tampa Tribune
This is the first intimation of the
above mentioned row that has crent
nto this Office. And placing the news
PAPER business on a par with the
WORK OF saving souls is a new one on
Is But then, we do not run tba
= raS'or Russell" screods, as does the
tribune and this paper has never
'een canonized-it's been cussed
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14
Rich Haul Is Made ~ Thl.u..

Gay, Ga.-Four stores, one bank and
the A. B. and A. railroad station here
were broken into by bold band of
thieves and several thousand dollars,
worth OF 1ewelry and several pistols
were secured. No elew to the rob.
bers has yet been discovered by the
authorities. The work of the thieves
was not discovered until the morning
when the cashier of the bank and own.
ers OF the stores found the doors of
me respective buildings ajar The
'ocks mad been forced with iimmies.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14
Religious Side of Mr.. Parrott-

Lakeland Telegram: We think of
our captains of industry as hard
surfaced, cold-eyed men who magni-
fy the material things of life, give
scant, if any, heed to its spiritual
side, and devote themselves almost en-
clusively to the fierce pursuit of
wealth and power and the indulgence
OF their selfish desires, with an oe-
easional sop to their consciences in
the shape of a moneyed contribution
to some philanthropic cause.
Doubtless some of them are of that
kind, but not all. The late ]. r. par
rott, the right arm of Flagler in his
great development enterprises in
FLORIDA and who died few days ago.
was conspicuous instance of the n,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

Colonel" Anderson, to be moro
2Xact, Colonel H. L. Anderson
'lorlda's lonely Bull Mooser, has an
interview in Saturdays Times-JTnior
n which he says the "Wilson admins
ration has 'muffed' this Mexican af-
arr Of course no one exnacto7
that Col" Anderson would view adj
mmstration efforts in any other wav
But even with the publicity gwen this
political monentity by the Times
Umon' we are of opinion that ha
VIII have hard work in CONVINCING +bo
people of Florida, or the nation tbo+
inc Wilson administration has made
any mistake so far in its cond,c+ of
TINS Mexican affair" 1t is a matter
d very little concern what "Col" An
ierson thinks, but it is a matter If
some pride to democrats that the
country has an executive at Wasbinp-
ton who has SO far been able to con
duct negotiations with Mexico ord
me powers as to gain the pIaudits of
the non-partizan and much of tho y,
position press Of the country. which
nave been quite generally calling upon
the people of all shades of political
opinion to uphold the administration
IN Its firm and lofty attitude IN deal |
ng with "this Mexican affair" Tho /
wilson administration is not iipco |
Administration. 1t is not out with
! chip on its shoulder. It is out for
n honorable peace and is going 10
yet 1t. War will BE the last resort
n attaining that peace.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14
Three Bullets Fired at GEORGIA Mavor

Milledgeville. Ga.-Hon. Miller 8.
Bell mayor of Milladgeville, had a
narrow escape from death early when
a would-be assassin fired three shots
through window into the mayors
bedroom, Three bullets from a pistol
were hred through window into the
room where Mr.. Bell usually sleeps
and two of them lodged in the he'd
one penetrating the very pillow usual.
" used by Mr.. Bell. It so happened
tnat he retired in the room adjoining
the one generally occupied by him
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

New York has decided to allow
graduates of the University of Flori-
da to teach in that state without I'M
dergoing special examination. Won
derful concession. But does Florida
permit graduates of New York state
universities to teach in this state
without first securing a certificate
from state or county examining
board? There should be reciprocity
n educational matters as we'll as in
the practice of medicine. But Flori-
da has shut up like a clam. We are
clannish in these things, and should
profit by this New York action, not
only in the advertising our own ex-
'ellent state university gets before
he world, but in the lesson of broad,
which it certainly teaches.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

The Mulberry Herald issued a "a
page illustrated edition last week for
Folk county that was a marvel of
beauty and excellence. Every sec
llon OF the county was treated and
Illustrated in an artistic manner. The
'aper was one of the best boom edi-
IONS that has been issued from Flori-
da,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

The gathering of the Equal suffra-
lists IN Orlando last week at the
anne time with the State Federation
Of Women's Clubs, was finely plapn-
a scheme to interest the club women
II Florida in this equal suffrage
movement. That is it would have
zen a fine scheme-had it worked
But it didn't work. The Federation
eclined to endorse tho movement
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

Cyril Baldwin, tax collector of De
SOTO county, announces that the as
sessment for 1913 is s6,414,S4e. an in.
crease of $66s,71S over 1912. The re-
port further shows that in the county
there are 2.S60,sO5 acres, and this does
not embrace town and city lots. which
would make several hundred acres aid.
ditional.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

Putnam county has 100 acres
in camphor groves from which
the first commercial shipment
has recently been made, and the
gum on chemical tests has been
pronounced the equal of any in
the world. The plans of the com
pany have outgrown their first in
tentions, and they soon expect to
plant out 5000 acres. Florida
has the record of having the on
" camphor grove in the United
State Sarasota Times.
The above item has been running
trough the State papers for the past
several weeks; its a joke, as have
'een most of the camphor items
Fhieh have appeared in the State pa-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14
,WANTED-Four Young ladies

,WANTED-Four young ladies to
go in training for nurses in private
hospital. We give most thorough
training of any hospital in the state.
Must be between rs and 25 years old,
strong and in good health. Address
Or. N. W. FRANCIS, Care of Spring
field Sanatoriam. lis Ocean ST.. Jack
Fla.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-11-14

WANTED-A two-seated, light
canopy top (preferred) buggv for SIN
gle horse. Apply NJ. V. Willard, In
terlachen, Fla. ll-i-4t pd.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
ANOTHER PROBLEM T0SeTTLE
Doubtful Whether convicts Can Be
 Worked on Roads.

 Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock. = The question of whether or not the act creating the new penitentiary commission repealed the Patterson road law has been rais ed as the result of application by St. Francis county authorities for the use of short term convicts on the public roads. Under the Patterson act. pass ed in 1907, any county could secure from the penitentiary board all the convicts sent up from said county for a term of five years or less, to be used in working the county roads. Several counties took advantage of the law and their convicts are now work ing on the county highways.
 However, the new law, creating the penitentiary commission, passed by the legislature of 1913, requires "all convicts to be worked at the state farm" if worked at all. The Patterson act is not expressly repealed, but when the application for convicts was made by St. Francis county, the peni tentiary commission declined to let the convicts go until the question is settled
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
TO START BIG CAMPAIGN
Arkansas Department of Waterways
 Association After Members.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-The Arkansas Depart. ment of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterways Association is planning a membership campaign that is state vide in it's scope.
 . The executive Committee of the Nrkarsas branch which is composed 4 Col. F. B. T. Hollenberg, chairman. i&urand Whipple, Max Heiman, w. M. Mavanaugh Ex-senator, and H. F. Au. ten, feeling that greater interest should be taken in furthering the cause of the Deep Waterway Association pur- poses on the part of the state of Ark ansas have appointed as field secre- tary, MT. Simon Whitestone and MT. Lawrence w. Long as assistant field secretary.
 The plans of the field secretaries for the bringing about of the co-opera- ton of the influential citizens through. out the state has been carefully con sidered and the plans to be put into operation is that in each and ev-ry city in the state there shall be organ ized an auxiliary board to consist of not less than five members who shall have the privilege of sending repre- sentative to attend the meeting of the board of directors of the Arkansas de rartment for assisting them in their efforts bettering and supporting them ~-, this undertaking.
 The main purpose of the Arkansas department will be to get as strong an organization as possible in order to set impressereents in Arkansas rivers in proportion to other states where oaganized effort has caused b k sSnaass1 to be spent for rivers and harbors.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
JAPS SAY TREATY
 VIOLATED BY Il $.
sAYs QUESTION IS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL oNE-ALLUDES TO
 ARTICLE l.
POINTS TO U. s. CONSTITUTION
Say Amendment 14 Guarantees Rights and Protection to All Within
 Jurisdiction.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Tokio.-The rejoinder of Japan to the United States note on the subject of the California alien land ownership legislation reiterates that the land bill passed h1 the California legislature violates the spirit of Japanses- -Ameri- can treaty by discriminating against a friendly power.
 It points out that even if the ques- tion is an economic one, it enters the domain of international relations and, therefore, becomes political ques- tion. The note says that the Califor- nia land legislation violates Article 1 of the Japanse-American treaty of 1911 which authrozies subjects or citi- zens of the contracting parties to own or lease houses which are insperable parts of real estate.
 It also declares that the new bill violates the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution requir. ing the States to grant equal protec. tion under it's laws to all persons with it it's jurisdiction.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
TO CALL BIG ROAD MEETING
important National Highway Planned
 to Pass Through State.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Little Rock.-An Arkansas branch of the Southern National Highway As sociation will be organized as re- suit of a visit of Dell M. Potts of Cliff ton, Arizona, president of the national association.
 A big good roads convention will be called by E. A. Kingsley, state high way engineer, in conjunction with the mayors of Little Rock and Argenta and the president of the Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce. Every person in this section of the country will be invited to attend the organiza- ton meeting and become members of the association.
 The purpose of the Southern Ma tional Highway Association is to build a road from Washington, D. C., to San Diego, Cal, through Southern states. Tae proposed highway w:H strike Ark ansas near Memphis, pass through Lit- tie Rock and Hot Springs and will enter Texas at Texarkana.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
NINE ARE HURT IN WREci
Rock Island Train Strikes "Sun kins
 and Car Tun,s over


 Western Newspaper Union News Service. Little Rock.-fNine persons, four white and five negro, were seriously injured last week when dining car attached to the west bound California limited of the Rock Island vas deccailed by "sun kink" in the rails near De Valrs Bluff.
 The train, which consisted of eight cars and the engine, was running at a speed of 30 miles an hour, according to trainmen. About mile and half from DeVall's Bluff the dining car jumped from the rails and completely turned over, landing in an upright po- sition at the side of the dump. The car had continued across bridge, travers- ing a distance of four telegraph poles on the ties before it was torn loose form the rest of the train
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
CLAIM DEFECT IN
 BLUE SkY' LAW.
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCiA- TON ATTACKS ACT OF ARK
 ANSAS LEGISLATURE.
COMPLICATIONS ARE FEARED
Win Have Effect on Ap- propriations.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
 Little Rock.-Another error has been found in one of the acts of the last ,egisluature.
 The validity of the act known as the blue sky" law has been attacked by the attorneys of the Mechanics Build ing and Loan Association of Little Rock.
 The company has instituted manda- mus proceedings to compel Auditor John M. Oathout to force him to grant a business permit without the neces- sity of filing a $20,OOO bond
 In attacking the validity of the blue sky" law, the attorneys contend the act is not in force in this state, be- cause the senate did not pass the bill after the act had been amended and passed by the House of Representa- tiyes, as is shown by the Senate journ- al.
 Officials at the rev state capitof fear this suit may have ,far-re> ching effect, because the same identical points are involved in this attack fn an act of the legislature, as are sald to exist and invalidate the passage of the general appropriation bill. If the courts should decide the sblue sky" law was not passed legally, it is fear ed the courts also would decide the appropriation bill, involving all the funds allotted to maintain the various branches of the state government for the next biennial period, was not pass ed legally.
 It is alleged by the plaintiff company that the provision is unconstitutioA because 1t impairs the obligation of, contract. It also Is alleged that the enforcement upon building and loan associations in the smaller towns of Arkansas, where the entire amount of deposits would not equal more than S10,000 or $15,000 at any time, and would amount practically to prohibit ton upon such association doing busi- ness.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
Chicago Wants to Reduce Noises.

cut to trail down all the varieties of needless racket which they found con stitute the Chicago din. They are members of the noise committed of the council and each was appointed to assignmen. to investigate list of noise, producers, study them and endeavor to find means of abolishing them or reducing them to a minimum. They will report when the mayor and his cabinet will be invited to aid in formu- lating a campaign to quash thes sindict- ment of Chicago as the snoisest city in the world" :"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
Council Cannot Remit Fine.

Little Rock. That a city council has no authority to suspend or remit a fine assessed by mayor, is the opin- ion of Attorney General w. L. Moose, handed down for Mayor J. A. Frisby Of Morrilton. My opinion is that the city council has no authority to do such thing" the attorney general says in his opinion. The city council is not court, but the mayor is one when he tries persons for criminal offenses against the city or when he onforces the state laws as a,justice of the peace. The city council is Iegis- lat.7e body and has no Judicial func- tions which would authorize 1t either to fine person or remit fine which had been assessed by the mayor"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
state Morkino Share Crop.

Little Rock Arrangement for the state to take over 300 acres of land now in cotton adjoining the state farm at Cummings, have been completed at meeting of the State Board of Peni- tentiary Commissioners. The cotton has been plowed and replowed and is said to be in excellent stage of culti. yation. In taking over this land, Mr.. Wiley, the owner, agrees to furnish all implements, stock and feed neces- sary and the penitentiary commission CTS will furnish labor. When the cot ton is sold by the commission, the state and MT. Wiley will share the pro ceeds.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
Just a Bit Mixed.

London is laughing oyer story which has recently come out concern ing Lloyd George. It appears that shortly after the death of King Ed ward an Englishman travelling in Wales got into talk with an elderly Welshman and happened to be the first to tell him of the kings demise. And who might be king now?" asked the Welshman.
 Why, George is king now
 "George!" he exclaimed in surprise. Well, how he has got on, to be sure and me to remember him as a little lawyer in Criccieth!'
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
May oppcse Arkansas Reserve.

Washington.-It is probable that members of the Arkansas con ngression- al delegation will oppose the plan to create O0.000-acre government game preserve in Montgomery county, Ark ansas, as has been tentatively favored by President Wilson. The question of creating this immense game pre- serve has been referred to the Depart ment of Agriculture for report. There is feeling among several members of ,iiiIes-.Arkansas delegation that the gov errma, a,1 ssornst rssserves nsas should[b disp than in. creased.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
Renewal Of Treaties Delayed.

Washington. Upon objection of Senator Chamberlain, who contended that renewal Of the arbitration treaty with Great Britain might compel sub mission of the Panama Canal tolls con troversy to The Hague, the Senate temporarily postponed action on re newals with Great Britain, Spain and Italy. Renewals of these treaties, all three of which have expired within the past few days, were fayorably re ported by the foreign relations com mittee and the Senate went into ex' ecutive session to consider them
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
than in.s
Az to Men~

Chicago. Bankers, commercial lead CTS, street railway officials and social workers were called upon to testify as to mems wages before the Senate Welfare Commission here. The com mission desires to ascertain the con nection between vice and low wages received by the head of the household which in many cases force girls tc work in order to aid the family.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1913-06-11
Expect Harrod to Be Attorney.

Washington Ut had been expected that the name of James H. Harrod of Little Rock for attorney for the East ern district of Arkansas would have gone to the senate with that of Chan cellor Bourland, who was nominated at attorney for the Western distr1ct. The fact that it did not seems to in- dicate that there is some hitch in the matter. It is impossible to learn where the fault lies, but it is still very likely that MT. Harrod's name will go to the Senate.