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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20

The Palatka Fire department will
)e given benefit entertainment at
he Kalbfeld Grand tonight, and one
hat should appeal to every patriotic
'alatkan, not so much on account of
he program as the object sought to
)e attained.
The program will be fine and worth
i've times the money asked, but the
money will go to encourage an or
EanizatiOn much needed here and in
which we all should feel like better
ng. The Palatka Military band will
give concert in front of the theater
before the performance commences.
The program will consist of three
magnificent picture reels and the rem
dition of the following: The Trail of
The Lonesome Pine, by Mrs. Kalb-
ieid; Alma, Where do You Live, by
Gridley in costume; The Darktown
Politician, by Billy Smith, and othe
stunts.
The price is but ten cents.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
WITH HONKING,
SHRIEKING HORNS
Howell A. Davis is Led to City
Limits by Friends Who
Say goodbye

Howell A. Davis, president of the
Palatka board of trade, with Mrs
Davis and the two children and Mr..
Hubbard Winnegar, started on their
long automobile trip to Rochester,
N. Y, at one o'clock last Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mr., Davis goes to Rochester as del
egate from the Palatka Elks to attend
the national meeting of the B. P. o. E.
in Rochester next month, and he is
allowing himself nineteen days in
which to make the trip. If all goes
well the trip will be made entire in
the big Mitchell &C." if there is mis-
hap, he will take his party through
by train.
Some twenty or more local cars
headed by Arthur A. Corcoran led a
footing, bowling procession of autos
out Lemon street and to the city lin
its on the Bostwick road with Mr.. Da-
vis' car bringing up the rear. At the
city limits the escorting cars drew up
on either side of the road and as Mr..
Davis and his car went by there was
more blowing of horns and honks and
the waving Of handkerchiefs by the
escorting gentlemen and ladies.
1t was an honor seldom paid to a
citizen Of Palatka and made Mr. and
Mrs. Davis happy.
On the glass windshield of the Da-
Yls car was painted in black letters
From Palatka, Fla, to Rochester, N.
"" and the luggage was carried in
the rear. The party went we'll equip
ped for emergencies, but the hope of
all Palatka is that they may have a
successful, joyous trip.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
ANNEXATION OF
PALATKA HEIGHTS
To Be Settled by an Election
on August Eighth.

! The recent annexation law which
was passed by the Florida Legislature
at the instance of the Palatka City
Council and over the protest of Char
ley Burt and Frank Sands will be sub,
mitted to the people of the city and
Palatka Heights town on Friday, Au-
gust Sth. 1t will take a majority vote
of the combined corporations to pass
the act.
Opposition to the measure which
was at first acute on the part of cit
izens of the Heights is gradually mel
ting away as the reasonableness of
the proposition becomes more and
more apparent.
Palatka Heights was Incorporated in
the middle 80's-nearly thirty years
ago. The purpose of it's incorpora-
ton was to enable orange growers
there opportunities to organize for
protection. The territory incorporat-
ed was little more than mile wide
and in length was strung from Lem
on street, Palatka, to Huckleberry
avenue, Sisco. In those days there
were many orange groves in the ter
ritory.
Municipal taxes were levied and col
lected but twice; since 1889 no citizen
of the Heights has been annoyed by
having to pay town taxes.
Palatka Heights. joins Palatka on
the west, the river is the eastern
boundary. There is a swamp to the
north and more of the same river to
the south. The city cannot build its
street improvements through the
Heights and the county cannot spend
money on roads through an incorpo-
rated town. This incorporated town
Of Palatka Heights will not make i'm
provements of this kind because they
cost money and money can only be
lad by taxing the citizens.
The Palatka Water Works Co. own
ed by Boston capital is in the corpo-
alton of Palatka Heights. 1t doesn't
furnish water to that place but does
supply large part of water for do
nestle purposes used in the city of
Palatka. The city under the present
separate Incorporation cannot exer-
'ise control over, or keep from con-
animation by ordinance, the water
supply for It's 5000 inhabitants.
1t was for these reasons that the
City Council decided to ask the legis-
'ature for power to annex that part
If the town of Palatka Heights need
I'd to bring in this water system. In
loing this some few other citizens find
themselves within the proposed terri
ory marked for anXation.
The people of Palatka Heights can
show no good reason why this terri |
ory should not be annexed. Its peo-
Die with but few exceptions do bust
less in the city of Palatka. They en-
oy all the business benefits of the city
md pay none of the taxes. The mis-
AXE that was made consisted in not
asking for the annexation of the
Whole, rather than a part of the
Heights.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
Methodist Sunday School.

The silver cup contest for the fl rst
quarter closed June 1St with the Blue
cams as winners, Will Walton, Cap
ain, by score OF 112 against 6S for the
Pink team, Jonita O'Haver, Captain.
The Blues made the Pinks blue for
The first quarter, but the PinkS are start
ing out 10 win on the second round
md they now score Is TO 3. Every new
pupil brought in counts the first Sunday
hey are present. Anyone that has not
'uended for weeks is counted as new
Let everybody get busy and bring in a
lew one. We need $50 new members
now and they are here TO be had if the
light pressure is brought on them; in
act, with the right work from 100 TO
$50 could be added 10 every Sunday
school in Palatka.
Last Sunday our attendance was only
iO2-a fall of IS from the previous Sun
lay. Our colIectSon was S4.44.
The Bible Class, No. 3, W. T. Bogart,
eaCher, held the banner for the lar.
seSt collection amounting to 81 90, and
Mrs. J. A. Ginn'S Glass No. Z with the
argest attendance of II. The "Hust-
erS, Miss Susie Walton'S class of boys
Usually holds this banner ranging from
Is TO Is. We call this class the "Hust.
'erS" because they secured more new
members during the past three months
han any other class, having turned ia
lS out of III on the Blue team. Little
Willie Tilghman secured 32 of these
before his death.
Let US all be huStlers and build up the
greatest Sunday School in the State.
hope everybody will make an effort
be at Sunday School next Sunday.
come and bring someone else.
ED. NJ. EARNEST,
Superintendent.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20

The Welaka correspondent of the
sunday Times-Union writs as follows:
Flag day was duly celebrated by
arge gathering of people on the river
front opposite Reeder's pharmacy at
10 O'Clock on Friday morning. At
lO:3O O'Clock beautiful new flag was
raised at the salute of fifteen guns
and music, Red, White and Blue being
sung by a chorus of seventy-five
voices. This tall cypress flag staff
was raised by Mr.. Phinehas Stephens
on his new river lot, where he has
made extensive improvements.
Speeches were made by Mr.. L. |. Ste
phens, Mrs. F. E. Reeder, president
Of the V. |. A; F-E. Reeder, the pres
ant mayor, and Phinehas V. Stephens.
Much enthusiasm was elected in the
cause of greater and more beautiful
Welaka, advocating a great white way
on the riverfront in the use of white
cold water paint on every building
along the water frontage. Welaka
has just made long step forward in
purchasing a 275-foot river front lot
for municipal docks right in the cen
ter of town, adjacent to the river chan.
mel, at cost of $1,000 This is to be
turned over to the Ladies Village I'm.
prOvement Association to be beauti.
fed by walks, shrubery and trees, also
much needed pleasure launch pier
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
Mr.. Earnest Commended.

Among the various letters received
by Mr f. NJ. Earnest commending him
Tor his stand in the matter of Sunday
closing, is the following from a gentle
man well known in the United States as
a great Captain of Industry" and who
has for years owned a winter home in
this City-Mr. James II. Mellon. The
following is the letter:
Mr.. Edward NJ. Earnest,
Palatka, Florida.
My Dear Mr.. Earnest
II does me good TO read your sincere
and able article in the Palatka News of
June 18th.
There is no question but that YOU are
right, and right will prevail, as TO II G
unlawful selling of goods on the Sab
bath day.
Yours very truly,
JAMES r. MELLON.
PiHsburg, Pa, June 10th, 1913.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
METHODISTS WILL
ERECT NEW CHURCH
At Cost of S25,OOO at Corner
OF Fourth and Reid Streets.

1t was only recently that the Meth
odist congregation of this city pur,
chased the lot at the corner of Fourth
and Reid streets Of Dr.. E. S. Grill
agent for Miss Carrie Warner Garter
of Syracuse, N. Y.
The fact was duly chronicled in the
Palatka News at the time.
This lot on which stands a large
frame residence, has a frontage of
$50 feet on Reid street and 100 feet
on Fourth street. 1t directly faces
the court house square. The Metho.
dist people paid $4,000 for the lot,
which for the purposes intended is at
present a most central and ideal To-
cation. twenty-five years from now
church on this lot will be referred
to as "down town church." for Pa
latka will then be a big city and the
corner will be in the center of the bus
mess district, and worth a heap of
money. This is prophesy, but home
prophet of the optomistic kind has
some standing in his own town of Pa
latka just now.
As to the church: Rev. DR.. w. NJ.
Poage, pastor, says: eve are sue
ceeding well in getting subscriptions
for the new church edifce. 1t is our
purpose to build a church costing at
least $4,000 and we have already
about SIC 200 of this amount in pledg-
es which call for equal annual pay
ments running four years. Many of
our most able members are yet to hear
from and we have no doubt of our
ability to raise the required amount.
Part Of this will be realized from the
sale of our present church house and
A new parsonage is con-
for the new lot"
1t is learned that the Palatka Wo-
mans Club has in mind the purchase
of the old church and the remodeling
Of the same for an audience room and
women's headquarters that will be in
keeping with the Importance of this
and modern club.
Asked as to when building opera
ions would begin on the new church
9difce, DR.. Poage stated that it was
expected to begin work
his winter.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
PRESIDENT DAVIS
OF BOARD OF TRADE
Names New Standing CON-
mittees.

Before leaving for Rochester, N. Y,
last Tuesday, President Howell A,
Davis of the Palatka board of trade
appointed the following standing COM
mittess for the ensuing year:
Finance and Auditing-H. F. Lecks,
Ross.
Emigration and Commercial Rela-
tlons-Charles H. Sieg, L. C. Ste
phens, c. Carman, B. l. Gay.
Manufacturers and New Enterpris-
es-W. P. Merriam, C. E. Melton, C.
E. Thigpin, j. B. Austin.
Transportation, River and Harbor
A. D. Curry, T. J. Barnett, S. C.
Warner, j. H. Millican.
Statistics-Henry Hutchinson, ir.,
W. G. Tilghman, DR.. E. W. Warren,
S. c. Stallings.
Entertainment-H. M. Fearnside,
H. F. Tucker, F. T. Merrill, d. w.
Ramsaur.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
SATSUMA HEIGHTS
GIRL SUICIDES

A telephone message from DR..
Main of Welaka yesterday afternoon
to Judge Marshall was to the effect
that 15-year old white girl of Sat
suma Hights, Edwina Cutter by name,
1ad committed suicide by taking
strychnine.
But little could be learned. 1t ap-
pears that the girl had said to her
parents that she was tired of being
1ossed, went to her room and took
he poison.
An inquest had not been held at the
lime of going to press.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
unweIcome Prescription.

An English doctor, recommending
exercise to prevent nervous break
downs, says: IF you are feeling
stale and Improbable and longing for
some active exercise, you may obtain
1t by walking briskly up and down the
stairs" Most of us, however, will con-
tinue to prefer to press the elevator
button.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
ROyster Will Recreate.

Mr.. W. B. Royster, secretary of the
board of trade, left on Tuesday, via
the G. S. & F., for a brief visit to his
family at his old home in Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn. Mrs. J. C. Homel, the able
and efficient assistant, will be in full
charge of the office during his alb
Sence.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20

Mrs. 7. ]. Barnett entertained the
Wednesday Afternoon Club most de-
lightfully last Monday afternoon at
her home on River street, the change
of day being due to the scheduled de
parture of two charming members of
the club before the regular day of
meeting-Mrs. H. A. Davis and Miss
Edith kupperbusch. The top scores
were made by Miss Inez Baron of De-
Land, guest of the hostess, and Mrs
Norman Riles. Delicious salad cours-
es were served after the game.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20

Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship and Sermon, II a.
m.
Evening worship and Sermon. 1880
p. m.
Mid-week prayer service, Wednes-
day evening at 1880 o'clock.
j. w. PURCELL,
Minister.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
0'Raver & Knight
Real Estate and Fire Insurance.

Orange Groves, Truck Farms, i'm
proved and unimprove d City and
Suburban property. Special atten-
tion given to property of non resi-
dents. Building lots and homes sold
on instaliment plan.
Loans Negotiated.
Call on or address,
oHAVER & KNIGHT,
@ Palatka, Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
Trees "Shot TO Death ~

For literally shooting trees to death
pistol has been invented in England
that fires into their limbs steel bolts
that tear out the living cores,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-20
Greater Than Conuuerors.

We cannot conquer fate and necessi-
ty, yet We can yield to them in such
manner as to be greater than if we
could.-Landor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01

three Of the darn things, and il | can't sell en-
III you can't sell them yourself, Sam, ! i come up
here and sell them for YOU. Now what abou, .ther
things, This is the leading emporium OF Heata'nn md
YOU We got to keep stocked up for PUSHES ike this me-
He waved his hand at the visitors.
The lantern episode concluded, the satisfied ronH.'.
ton Of Hcathton moved aside, there being very @ Of
thrilling interest in groceries. When the list % .ngS
Sam wanted and Gregg suggested complete, Gregg
cssaved theatrical climax with the pick lamp which
short time before had quiyercd for an intense mt
on Petc's dining room wall
"Now. Sam, just look at this a moment, J. ~
nounccd Here's something you've never seen before
I'm almost sorry showed YOU that lantern rr-. .e-
cause this is a sure winner. It's new kind OF lamp for
use in the mines It's apick lamp
As if by cue, the villagers swarnei up from the re
and leaned against Gregg or the counter or any ing
else comfortable their all but bent forward Vow
Gregg, rectatve:
This, YOU see, is also an acctylcne burner. Wien
you use il YOU stick it into post or something Ike
this. and it stays-so.
Whang Into box went the spike, and Gregg So. ped
back his head on side, for al 70 and % admire.
Spike lamp, hey, Hem This from the prop-,o
Confined on Page y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01

With something Of flourish Gregg deposited the Ian
tern on the counter and began his Grafton upon ITS
superior qualities And let me say TO you, sam, that
for finding things this has bloodhound backed OF the
map
ing it infinitely and "heiting" it, one or two Of them
ng of several steps with it in mimcry Of actual use
Looks ike right much Of a lantern TO me, one OF
them commented.
Gregg never ceased his easy flow Of laudaton and ex-
PLANTATION "You Sec the water goes in here, and heres
where YOU put the carbide Then you snap It to-
gcthcr ike this there it is Neat, ism it, Why,
/, would look well on paror table-now wouldn IT.
Use anywhere from paor 20 stable or for coon hunt
ing. or for going TO church these dark mornings Tie
caught up piece OF paper and jotcd down several hg-
urcs Here's what they'd cost YOU and here
the selling price That's awfully bad profit guess
not You'd better put in, say, about a dozen, sam
About q what This was scorn supreme. why,
Dutch nearly half the population Of lcathtons in this
store right now Whcre'd sell dozen OF those things
We'll say q quarter Of a dozen, then. That's about
enough 70 go round, eh' But, SAM I'm afraid You
don't quite appreciate all the good points about tins
lantern. lust let me show you-'
Never mind about any more showing. I'll take
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01
THE BEAST BEFORE THE BAR
BY FRANCIS E. LEUPP

abundantly indicated the memory Of Mr.. Chan. r;
but, as usual in such cases, the victim OF g. .tr
prejudice past prohtng by the belated revy o..
Ot course in the case Of the capital punisa" .. u
animals for homicide, there often an clcm-r Ho,
necessarily OF Justice-for justice rather impi, me
moral responsibility on the part Of the object o. NJ
dcmnation-but of eXpedicncy and warning a, Mo-
sale law very clear on the subject OF St"rr- 10
death an OK that had killed q man woman 80. Il
even went far TO call for the killing OF It's oWr $50
ii ne knew the beast 10 be vicious yet had permit II
10 at large. The same provision was lifted "..S 80
bodily into old French law, which provided that ~
these latter circumstances the and the OK no
both be hanged. Notifications OF this rule V--. N
force for such cases one where SOW, running a. rye
in the village of Charonne, had bitten child. IT,, 50"
was sentenced TO be beaten TO death and 10 hay, rs
body thrown TO the dogs, while the owner and ms "e
required TO make pcnitential pilgrima-e 10
Notre Dame de PoutoSc, and there, on the day u
Pentccost cry aloud TO Heaven for mercy and bring back
certificate showing that they had fulfilled the decree.
Once in awhile unusual element OF the picturesque
would be injected into the execution OF capital SEN
tencc. \ sow-note pray the frequency with winch
the porcine family got into trouble before they became
at the hands OF the Chicago packers, one OF the most
highly esteemed of food productS!-was sentenced h
Judge at Falasc to be mutiaed in the leg and have her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01

Tor WrOngdOlng. The burro, II appeared, was very
naughty animal, given 20 jumping fences and prcying
upon the mcagcr crops Of its owners ncighbors AC-
cordng TO mmcmorial lopi custom, when 1t was found
ncorrgiblc, it had been condemned have piece Of
its tail chopped off for every succeeding otfensc; and
the condition 20 which its natural pendant was now
reduced was proof OF its refractory disposition
II will not become the people Of any other to
laugh at this an evidence Of Indian ignorance; for
practices Just absurd have prevailed among the
enlightened nations Of the world, IN some instances
coming down within three four centuries OF
The killing and wounding Of animals in cxpiaon OF
some injury done TO human beings property has not
been confined blows struck in the heat Of anger but
condign penalties have been visited upon brucs, most
commonly swine or cattle, in pursuance OF a trial
vctiOn, and sentence Cercmonous al particulars
those 10 which a man woman subjected dur
ing the same era Indeed, scrupulously were the
formalities observed that when in 1876, hangman in
one of the German Duchies killed animal that had
been ntrusted to his keeping till it could be brought
to trial he had TO flee the country 20 escape punishment
himself for usurping the function Of a magistrate.
II was in earlier days that three which had killed
the Of a Swinoherd duly tried and condemned
todcath. Meanwhile il had leaked out that some other
swine confined nearby had become excited during the
killing Of the and had squcled AMI cavorted about
in manner indicating that they sympathized with the
murderous purposes Of the guilty So they too
were tried and condemned as accessories before the
fact and were saved from hanging only by the grace
Of Duke Philip Of Burgundy, who doubtless for reasons
akin TO those which nowadays move Presidents and
Governors to mercy, issued them free pardon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-01

my first visit TO the Hopi Indians |
noticed wandering about the Walpi
pueblo q mischicvous looking little burro
with q tail about as long as a stuntcd
banana, which it hourshcd with much
assduty. inquired what sort Of ac-
cident had bciallcn 1t, and was assured
that the abbrcviation was not the result
of a mishap, but inflicted as punishment
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
$40, 100000 ADDED TO
PUBLIC BUILDING BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.--Approxi-
mately $40, 100000 has been added in
Senate committee to the authorize
tons of the omnibus public building
bill, which as it passed the House
carried $25,000,0O0. Principal increases
were $5,OO0,0OO for memorial bridge
across the Potomac at Washington,
100000 for site for federal court
house in New oYrk city, S400, 900
toward the erection in Washington
of memorial to the loyal women of
the Civil War and $1,0O0,000 for a
public building in Portland, Ore.
The limit of cost of the building Of
the bureau of engraving and printing
in Washington was increased to
So, $50, 600.
Other increases were extension of
the court house at Oklahoma City,
$250,000; purchase of remainder of
postoffice block in Brooklyn, $350,000;
public building at Santa Fe. N. NJ,
1926, 900.
Ground would be donated to the
George Washington Memorial Asso-
citation for the erection in Washing
ton of building at cost of $1,000, 600
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
THANKS U. s. FOR AIDING
GERMANS IN MEXICO

BERLIN, Feb. 21.--The Mexican sit
uation came up for discussion in the
imperial parliament today when Gott-
lieb Won Jagow, the foreign minis
ter, replied to an Interpolation as to
what measures the government had
taken for the protection of Germans
in Mexico. He declared that Ger
many had not sent any warships to
Mexico. as the only vessel available
in American waters was on the way
to Philadelphia for repairs
The foreign office, however, had
learned that the numerous United
States warships in Mexican waters
had been instructed. to give refuge to
all foreigners, and as far as posi-
BILE to protect their property the
German foreign office had thanked
the United state government for this
service.
Won Jagow added that the German
minister in Mexico had cabled that
no Germans were killed during the
fighting and only one, a photographer,
slightly wounded. AS to damage done
to German property, the imperial
government will take steps TO secure
full CONDENSATION from Mexico.
Germany in general is committed
to a policy of non-interference in the
internal affairs of foreign states,
said Won Jagow. "but this VIII not
prevent her from standing vigorously
for the protection of her SUBJECTS.