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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18
GRAND LODGE
Odd FELLOWS
Met in PaIatka This Week.
Business Sessions Held
in Auditorium of Ath-
Ietic Club House.

P&latka has been in gala attire this
week in honor of the Grand Lodge
of Odd Fellows which convened here
for a two-days' session. The stores
and other business houses on Lemon
street were decorated with flags and
bunting, red, purple and blue-the
colors of the order. A large well
come sign was stretched across Le-
mon street at Fourth and the visitors
had charge of the keys Of the city for
two days
The representatives began to ar
rive Monday and by Tuesday morning
they were here in full force.
The opening ceremonies We're held
in Kalbfeld's Grand theatre at 9:2O
a. M, Tuesday, and the Odd Fellows,
Rebekahs, and a number of towns
people, made up large audience.
A selection by Chattaway's orches-
ira was followed by the invocation
by Rev. p. Q. Cason of the Baptist
church.
Hon. S. J. Hilburn delivered the
welcome address in behalf of the city
and Grand Master Willis Castaing
responded.
Judge f. f. Haskell welcomed the
visitors in behalf of Pioneer Lodge
No. %, and Past Grand Master w. II.
Malone responded. Mrs. Nettie r.
Gunz responded for the Rebekah as
sembly.
The program was concluded with a
selection by the orchestra.
A business session was held Tues
day afternoon and at night the de-
grees were eXemplifed.
Wednesday morning and at
o'clock in the afternoon business ses-
sions were held and at $3.50 the ses
sion concluded with a sightseeing
trip in autos furnished by the citi-
Zens.
The Grand Lodge headquarters
were at the Putnam House.
At their business meeting Wednes-
day morning the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Grand master, j. W. Banding,
Gainesville; department grand mas
tr NJ. M. Little, Ocala; grand war
den, W. L. LCthrop, Braidentown;
grand secretary, A. M. Cushman,
Gainesville; grand treasurer, w. A.
Holshouser, St Petersburg; grand
representative, c. D. Reinhart, Jack
sonville, and }. B. Conrad, Glenwood;
grand marshal, Chas. Frederickson,
Pensacola; grand conductor, o. T. Ed
wards, Jacksonville; grand chaplain,
J. H. Shiroh, Tampa; grand guardian,
F. F, Hoffman, Key West; grand
herald, Thos. W. Mills, Palatka.
Grand Master Willis Castnaing pre-
sided at the meetings here.
Next year the Grand Lodge will
meet at Lakeland.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18
Will Tour the Old Country.

F. j. H. Won Engelken leaves Sun
day for New York where he will join
the rest Of the members Of the Amer
lean Commission for the study of thy
application of the cooperative sys-
tenn to agricultural production, dis
tribution, and finances in European
countries.
The commission is formed of tive
members from each state and Mr.
Won Engelken and Senator Fletcher
are the members from Florida.
The commission will leave New
York on the l4,0OO ton steamship
SaXonia of the Cunard Line, April
26, reaching Naples on May 10. The
itinerary includes the following coun-
tries: Italy, Hungary, Austria, Ger
many, Denmark, Sweden, Holland
Belgium, France, England and Ire
land. The party will spend seventl
days on land, dividing the time among
the above countries.
The contract with the Eager Tours
Co., J. Howard Eager, manager, Bal.
timore, Md, which will manage tn,
trip provides for the payment Of $5C
NiNll NilC NlNdtllNl iN9Nl A'l'tl A.
made, the balance, S1,150, to be pair
not later than March Is, 1913. The
treasurer of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress is placed under specia
bond to handle this fund.
First-class accommodations in out
side rooms will be provided for tn,
party, going and coming. The com
mission will return on the Cedric @
the White Star Line, which leave
Queenstown July Is. Fmst-class no
tel accommodations, three meals pc
day, transportation of one steame
trunk and one suit case per passeu
ger, all necessary carriage drive.
with transfers to and from all hotel.
all tips to hotel and railway employe
and all ordinary fees will be care
for by the Tours Co.
On May 10 a reception will be ter
dered the commission in Rome m
will be attended bv King Victc
Emanuel and Queen Helene.
The daily findings of the commi.
sion will be recorded in such a mar
ner that each member will return I
his state possessed of one copy {
said findings for publication and u:
J in his state,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18
And He Got the Pardon.

The Judge ito the accused)-The
lady whom you kissed against her will
is ready not to press for 4 conviction
if you ask her pardon AMI express
your regret. Accused Ito the petty
prosecutriXl-Ies / humbly ask your
pardon, but as truthful .r&'l can.
not honestly express my re.let.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18

Sunday school at 9:45 a. M, B. Z.
Jarrett, superintendent.
AT II a. M, the pastor will preach
from Luke, 14:26-33. Conditions of
Discipleship."
In the evening the pastors sub
iect will be: The Result of In,
spired Observation" Deut. 32:28-31
Members Of the church are urged
to attend the mid-week prayer meet
ing on Wednesday evening at 1870.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18

A very busy but pleasant evening
was spent by the Palatka Chapter OF
the Order of Eastern Star No. 50,
last Tuesday night, it being com
bined business and social meeting.
Four candidates were initiated, tbs
degree work being conducted by
Judge E. E. Haskell. After the bus
mess session, Judge Haskell was pre-
sented with a loving cup in recog-
milton of his faithful work as Grand
Patron of the State of Florida, and
also his untiring efforts in building
up the Palatka Chapter. The presen-
tation was made by Mrs. Smith.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the evening
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18
$444,514.3S
LIABILITIES.
$444,514.36

Tuesday night the council met to
elect the city officials for the ensu-
ing year, and the citizens were SO
interested in the outcome that the
council chamber would not hold the
crowd and large number had to
content themselves by standing on
the outside and have friends pass
along the proceedings as each officer
was balloted for.
First came the election of a clerk,
tax assessor and collector. One man
attends to the duties of these three
offices, and the candidates were: A.
T. TRAY, present incumbent, John
Schirard and W. A. Williams, Jr.
Not Capt. Williams as was erron-
eously circulated. Mr.. TRAY was
elected on the second ballot.
For municipal judge there were
three candidates: Judge John b.
Marshall, present incumbent, Julian
C. Calhoun and Geo. w. Bassett, Jr,
Mr.. Calhoun was elected on second
ballot.
For chief of police, R. H. Varnes,
C. M. Livingston, w. P. Slaughter,
John Barber and W. ]. Brown were
candidates. Chief Varnes, present
incumbent, was elected on first ballot.
H. F. Lecks was reelected treas
urer without opposition.
C. NJ. Livingston and J. 0. Allen
were elected policemen over their op-
ponents, of whom there were many
BY resolution the following were
made members of the fire depart
ment: M. J. Phillips, chief; Emmitt
Simms, first assistant; l.. 7. King,
second assistant. These three were
placed on a salary. Volunteers: [.
Howard Rowton, W. W. Tilghmanl,
Nick Dillon, M. Kanner, Benz. |.
Cav, W. p. Merriam, H. NJ. Fearn-
side, w. A. Hicks, NJ. H. Martin,
Henry Hutchinson, Jr., W. H. GrigGs
and William Daugherty. The volun-
teers will be paid 81 each for all calls
between p. m. and G a. m., and 81
cents each for all calls between 6 a.
m. and 6 p. m. The fire chief will
have control of all fires.
A resolution was offered to in
crease the salary of the city
attorney to $75 per month instead
of $50, which was paid the past year
The matter was referred to the II
nance committee. AS there were nc
applicants for city attorney, the
election was postponed.
Clerk A. T. TRAY read the message
of Mayor Usina to the council, whlcf
is as follows:
Palatka, Fla, April 10, 1913.
To the Honorable Board of Alder
men, City of Palatka.
Gentlemen:-I am very glad, in
deed, to have the opportunity of ad
dressing you in vain effort to sug
gest a line of policy for your guild
ance in carving the economic and pro
gressive destinies of our city.
This being a day and time of pro
yress, we must continue on the sam'
lines as in the past and thereby Sc
an example for our sister cities t.
follow in our wake of progress.
We have made wonderful stride
n the five years last past, but do no
,all a halt; but let US lend our bes
efforts in putting our shoulders t
the wheel of progress in an effort t
double our population and improve
ments.
j Let all moneys for public improve
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18
KINDNESS REWARDED.
Bread Cast on Waters Brings Chica-
gOan 81 600. 900

DR.. Edward S. Higley of the suburb
of Glen Ellyn, Chicago, who had no
particular idea that he was casting
bread upon the waters, in the early
SOS lent Chas. Froelich $500 to assist
him through course in the Univer-
sity of Nebraska.
. Eight years ago Frelich, who had
grown wealthy in Australia visited his
former benefactor and repaid the loan
with interest compounded. Froelich
died recently without heirs and the
other day DR.. Higley learned that the
fortune, approximating $1,OOOOOO had
been left to him.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18
Meeting OF
cry COUNCIL
The Annual Election Of Off.
GERS the Drawing Card.
Council Chamber Una
Bile to Hold Crowd.

The council meeting last Friday
night was a short one. After unan-
imously re-electing ]. H. Yelverton,
Jr., as presiding officer, and the pre-
sentation of the auditors report,
council adjourned to meet Tuesday
night of this week. Following is the
auditors report:
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-04-18

not honestly express my lr1Iet.
ments be of a permanent nature, but
in your disbursements | cannot lay
too much stress upon the necessity
of doing so on very conservative
lines.
Our assessment of realty is faulty
N that the small property owners
are paying more taxes proportion
ately than the larger ones. This can,
in large measure, be eliminated by
the assessors making a personal in
spection of all property.
A committee of three should be
appointed to revise the assessment
roll and assist the assessor, and in
pect the realty when possible to do
so. The committee should divide the
city into tax districts, which would
furnish scale of assessment by
which an equitable form Of taxation
could be reached.
Today city franchises are worth
money, however small they may ap-
pear at present; so do not give any
away The day Of free franchises
is history.
Remember that the city has no wa
ter front property, and | would ad-
wise that you do not sell any of the
city's property, more especially that
known as Hog Eye Point"
We have several buildings that are
| both a menace and a nuisance and
should be condemned as such.
We have in contemplation some
five-story buildings, and would sug.
gest the advisability Of providing fol
fire escapes at an early date as pos,
sible.
| would urgently call your atten.
ton to the need of codifying our or.
dinances, which fact has been callet
to your attention by my predeces
Sofs.
In conclusion. | note that our pres
ent balance in the treasury Is $23,
976.06, and would urgently recon-
mend that this administration be a
economical in its expenditures as i
consistent with good government
and that the burden of taxation be =
light as will permit in carrying OF
such Improvements as are necessar,
to the growth, health and prosperit.
of our city.
wish to assure you Of my willing
ness to aid you in every way possibl
for the advancement o. our city, an
, | ask your cooperation in my effort
as your executive officer.
Respectfully submitted,
A. USINA, Mayor.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30

Brotherhood the speaker said.
means also big brothering' the boys
Of the community rhe adolescent boy
is an lshmael, with his hand against
everyone and everyones hand against
him. "a little kindly interest in a boy
given by a man he respects, is worth
all the powers Of police The means
which the brotherhood in Kingfisher
used to reach the boys Of the town
was through the American Scouts.
Nothing that men can do means more
real doing than really reaching the
boyhood Of a community The Chris
tian church, If it is anything is a
leayen Of righteousness; and what
ever else the local church may do ii
it fail to inoculate the community
with the contagion Of the Christ, it is
little more than d mutual admiration
sGsiety1
Continuing. the speaker said The
secret Of interesting men in the church
is to make the church worth while in
the eyes Of men. And worth while
nowadays means nothing SO much as a
redeemed earth AlNd If Christ is the
redeemer the church is his medium.
The speaker started merry ripple
when he told Of some Of the methods
used in getting men to church. thus to
put them in touch with the preaching
Of the Word
Other things were done by the
Brotherhood such as building Of a
new manse, the organization Of Bible
class, peculiar in that it has no teach.
er Each Sunday one is appointed
to set the thing going; and when once
started, it runs with will till the call
for morning worship puts an end to
the discussion.
The speaker closed with some brief
thoughts on organization, followed by
open discussion and the asking Of
questions, when the Social Union
served a delightful lunch Of coffee,
sandwiches and doughnuts
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30
WORK OF PRESBYTERIAN
BROTHERHOOD SET FORTH

brotherhood is a word represent
Ing a sentiment very much alive IN
these days; that the spirit Of the
Christ is getting hold on the world
outside the church as wen as in, and
that fraternity Of the secular order
has long been a reality, were deelar.
ations made by Mr. F. L. Boynton,
who came from Kingfisher to address
the local church last night on Presby-
terian Brotherhood. But interesting
as was his introduction, in which he
traced the sentiment in the world at
large he was doubly interesting when
he came to deal with facts in his own
experience.
Among other things he told how
the Presbyterian Brotherhood, with
the aid OF other brotherhoods, organ
ized in the other churches OF the city,
drove from town the saloonists, who
at the coming Of statehood, simply
changed the form of their occupation.
This they did first, he said, BY getting
a commission form Of government. But
when commission was an established
fact, they came up to the election with
the joint element united on three can
didates, twelve clean candidates to d.
vide the clean vote. AT a union meet
ing OF the Brotherhoods Of the city,
eleven Of the twelve sat down to ban.
quet and over their cups tcoffee)) de-
cided that the meeting Should choose
three who should be their candidates
al the polls When the ballots were
counted the brotherhoods were over
whelmingly victorious, and the chief
of police under the old administra-
tion became the broom in the hands
of the commissioners to sweep the
town clean. Other victories they gain
ed for the purity Of the legislation Of
the state, but more interesting than
the story of civic transformation was
the story Of the work Of the brother
hood among the boys Of the town,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30
REPLY TO
The HOUSE
BY WEST

Oklahoma City, Jan, 30 Attorney
General West, replying to charges con.
tanned in questions addressed to him
by the house, wrote the following let
ter to the committee, dealing with the
first question:
You say that the records Of the
auditors office in your possession
show that from statehood to the pres
ent time, the total expense of my Of
flee charged against the state has
been approximately $l55,642.79.
"The records of the auditors office
do not show the figure you state, but
do show that there has been appro.
priated for my office since statehood
$l7S,O0S.75, and of these approprla-
tions $24iS7.60 has not been expend-
ed. The amount that has been ex-
pended is sliS.22tiS, and is so shown
by the records OF the auditors office.
You ask what amount my office
has cost the people Of the state since
statehood. My answer is. not one
cent My office has collected money
for the people of this state more than
$4,000 beyond the amount that has
been expended by it.
This office collected and paid to
the treasurer Of this state from the
Waters-Pierce Oil company. the sum
Of $4,000; it collected in cash from
the sansa re railroad school tax for
the year 1903, s7,112.58: it collected in
cash from the N. 0, q G railroad, S.,
6SS7O for the state, and ten times that
amount or more than $4,000 for the
counties in the same year making al
together from the NJ. o. & G. over
100000. it collected from corporations
for corporation license taxes, s5654.20;
Il collected gross revenue tax from
the Oklahoma Gas and Electric com.
pany $500, t collected from the
Santa Re, Gulf and Katy in the year
1908, s44,9l5.9s.
There was a contest between the
state and the Pullman company. inI
which the State claimed that the Pull
man company should be valued at four
times the amount the company claim
ed. Suits involving this question were
won, and the amount Of money col
lected for the state amounted to more
than $4,000.
Thus the amount Of cash collected
by this office for the state and the
various counties during the time that
| have been in office has been more
than $4,000
In addition, the Frisco railroad
brought suit against yarious counties
in this state 70 recover its taxes paid.
Those suits were all conducted By this
office, and all OF them won. Thus
there was left IN the county treasur-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30

ers' hands for the counties, their u.
inequalities and the state, which would
otherwise have been taken from it,
the sum Of approximately $4,000.
"This office has a judgment for in.
heritance taxes to the credit of this
state recovered in the sum OF rll7O;
and judgment for gross revenue
taxes Of $3.50. Suits involving these
judgments are now on appeal.
Western Union Litigation.
"This office also has conducted a
litigation with the Western Union
company and the amount Of money
which will be paid to this state, and
its counties under the judgments al
ready rendered, will be more than
$l50,000 There is no good reason to
think that the judgments against the
Western Union or the Inheritance
judgment or the gross revenue judg-
ment, viii be reversed. 1t is there
fore evident that this office has at
this time secured for the state about
a quarter of a million dollars more
than it has cost.
In addition to this. the school taxes
won by this office in the year 1910
while it only collected from the Santa
Fe the sum of s7ll2.54, the quarter of
a mill levy thereby sustained was
equally taxable against all other prop
erty in the state This tax amounted
in the year 1910 to the sum of s2l7..
600; in the years 1911 to the sum Of
s226,O0Oi in the year 1912 to the sun
OF S2Sl,OOO, and in this years the re-
suits OF the winning of that suit will
pay to the state and its counties GER
tainly SS5O,O00. This is twice as much
as the total cost of this office from
the beginning, this year alone
In addition to this, this office con
Quoted the rate suits. The rate suits
were settled BY the corporation com
mission as to the freight rates BY a
compromise BY which 100000 has o
be paid to the shippers Of the state.
The figures have given above are
Approximately correct, just as nearly
SO as ! can give them without taking
great deal Of time to hunt up the
various Items. A detailed inyesliga-
ton Of the records to get the exact
figures would require perhaps a whole
years time
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30
TONIGHT

The Wells and Shaw Comedy com.
pany at Convention hall. Fourteen
people Good coon shouters and good
buck and wing dancers.
Don't fail to see Uncle Tom with his
great banjo stunt He will make a
mule laugh Lillian sishiou, with her
songs and dances She is a nightmss,N,
Everything pure Nothing TO saock
the feelings Of the ladies' We try to
please them all Nuff said Popular
prices.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30

when you wagt a reliable medicine
for a cough or cold take Chamberlains
Cough Remedy II can always be de-
pended upon and is pleasant and safe
70 take. For sale BY all dealers ADV.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30

The liver loses is activity at times
and needs help. Herblne is an effee-
tive liver stimulant It also purifies
the bowels, strengthens digestion and
restores strength, vigor and cheerful
spirits. Price SOC. Sold by Owl Drug
Store and Public Drug Co.
Adv-dGm
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30
NOTICE.

+ All policemen have been in =
+ structed, beginning January 80, :
+ to kill all dogs running loose :
+ unless securely muzzled All +
! owners of dogs must Keep them +
! up Or securely muzzled or same j.
; will be killed. i
: J. A. DOSs, +
+ Chief of Police !,
: j. B BURTON, Mayor )
= =
Z I. 4 {. 4 q {. 4. Z. Z Z Z. = Z. 4 Z. Z
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-30
What Kind Of ofAdvertising
Pays the Best Returns?

Something thst can't be missed by the
man you are trying to reach.
Electric signs and window lightir have
pull they attract the attention Of pass
ersby more insistenty than any other kind
Of publicity.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-07-11
METHOD FOR RAISING BETS
Comparatively Hardy Plant May BE
Planted Early Without Much
Danger Of injury.

Beets are comparatively hardy
plants. They may be planted early
without much danger Of injury. They
are rather gross feeders and thrive
best in well enriched soil. Good
fibrous. well drained garden loam, en-.
riched with compost and poultry drop
pings. will grow perfect roots. For
the early crop prepare the soil az
early as 1t is At to work and plant the
seed Immediately II you have a hot
bed. start the young plants there and
gain several weeks in maturity. With
. little care in preserving ibrous roots
the young plants bear transplanting
we'll and they may be lifted and re-
set either from the hotbed or from
the open ground.
Give growing beets clean and thor
ough cultivation, and thin the plants
to stand four to six inches in the
row. The thinning may be delayed
In the home vegetable garden till the
young beets are large enough to use.
and thus the trimmings may be fed
to cows. calves. and pigs to good ad-
vantage. For a succession of tender
beets SOW at intervals Of three weeks
till the last of July. The mature crop
may be held for winter storage.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-07-11

little buttermilk IL stirred IN. In the
winter 1t usually requires about ~
hours for the cream to ripen after the
jar is full.
The cream is stirred frequently.
This helps the ripening process. Fresh
milk added to the cream also helps.
The sooner the cream 10 churned
after 1t Is thick, the better. for II It
sits too long 1t will get too sour. This
IL sometimes the cause Of the specks
and also the peculiar flavor found in
butter.
Scalding the cream will also cause
trouble, sometimes. However 1t should
be kept above freezing always. We
keep our cream Jars near the kitchen
range when the weather IL very cold.
A wonderful Molstein, Daisy Grace
DeKol. Of Maplecrest farm at Kala,
masoo, Mich. 10 shown In the illus
tration. This COW has produced more
butter In seven days than any other
cow Of her age. the Official record be.
ing $3.50 pounds. In 80 days she pro.
duced S62.S7 pounds. 1t costs no more
to feed COW Of this character than .
scrub.