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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
TO AID CITYS SICK POOR
Committee Formed to In
crease Fund for Hospitals.

James Speyer, chairman Of the BANK
ers' and Brokers' Auxiliary OF the Hos
pital Saturday and Sunday Associa-
ton, announces the formation Of a
committee 10 increase subscriptions
for the forty-seven hospitals doing free
work for the poor.
Albert II. Wiggin is treasurer and
the other members are Allen B.
Forbes, Walter +. Frew, A. f. Goodhart,
II. Horace Harding, Alexander J. Hemp
hill, Gates W. McGarrah, George B.
Post, jr., William Solomon. Frederick
Strauss. Benjamin Strong, jr., and
Francis NJ. Weld.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
FETE TO AID HOSPITAL
Programme Prepared for Ger.
man Dispensary Dance.

Preparations are complete for the
entertainment and dance by the Ladies'
Aid Society Of the German Hospital
and Dispensarv on Saturday evening,
November Ia, at the Hotel Biltmore.
An entertaining programme has been
prepared. which consists of Rotations
by Mrs. NJ. n. Kurtzkopf and Adolph
Link, song recitsls by Miss Kegler,
Miss II. Hubel and Miss Helen Meser-
III. followed by motion pictures.
After the performance there will be
fancy dancing, for which prizes will be
awarded. The dance committee con-
sists Of Harold Heinerdinger, Sherman
BLUR. W. X. Schreide. Frederick
Kroehle. jr., and DR.. Felix PfeifFer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

amount that Miss Vanderbilt has real
wed by her industry is s25.
The work In which the young heiress
has been engaged is that of arranging
The flowers in the house on the Bilt
more estate in North Carolina, for
which her mother paid her SIS n month.
When Miss Vanderbilt went abroad
carly in the summer with her mother
and Miss Cornclia Harrison she had
SlO in her purse and credit OF Slb.
This money was TO be spent in Europe
for gifts for her friends, but the war
forced change Of plans. Miss Van
derbilt will now spend the money in
this country. giving part TO the needy
soldiers, and then devote herself to the
earning of more.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

City. He had proceeded only about
mile and half when one of the lads
pulled a revolver and shot him through
the head. the bullet entering back of
the ear and coming out over the eye.
The lads, the police believe, intended
to rob Filling, but an auto approached
Immediately after the crime was com
mitted and they disappeared in the
woods. Filling was rushed 70 the At
lantic City Hospital. District Fire
Warden joseph Ammot later CAUGHT the
boys, and had them placed in Jail to
await the result of the shooting. Their
names are given as Hand and they are
brothers.
1t is claimed the revolver was found
on them. Filings condition is critical.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
HElRESS EARNS S25
War Victims to Benefit from
a Vanderbilt's Industry.

washingto7. Nov. 7.-Cornelia Van
tsrbNt, daughter of the late George
W Vanderbilt. has earned with her
own hands money to contribute to the
European relief funds and to purchase
Christmas gifts for her friends. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
REPAY FAVOR WITH SHOT
[nr Telegraph 70 rhe rrlhune. ]

Egg Harbor, n. j., Nov. George
Filling, a Pomona farmer. gave two
boys a ride in his wagon. in which he
was returning home after having dis
posed of load OF truck in Atlantic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

Patescop but will also toward Photograph
polls the highest and subscriptions will be
the Photograph and $40 worth Of recordas
a within
You'll this weekas they
your Pathescope And do have wonderful
the made Of the of the hoohe highest
total Of votes brought Subscription
der to count be dated within this period
Votes specially marked to be credited for the Photograph
So Photograph possibly
your Pahescope adversely forth effort this week both
school will be equipped for
ments as any you'll have valuable classroom helps
Get busy Monday. Remember only week to win! q
Yours heartily
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
Pathescope Editors Daily Letter
the Boys and Girls.
The Wonderful Pathe Freres PATtEGRAPH

monograph will be given extra prize.
Understandings show decided changes.
Sunday, November g. 1914.
DEAR BOYS AND GIRLS:
That promised promised special this
addition motion picture machine school Ph
gaphe wonderful phonogph the market by the rate
Fes Photograph No. 20 and 80 West 3S ST. New York
The Photograph ordinary phonograph 1t Pf1NOC<H
MUSIC TEACHER LANGUAGE TEACHER plays all kinds
special attachment for teach
of roll which
indicates
actly their positions and appearances.
But wonderful than that. the mechanical features the rathe
graph genuine bshaped sapphire rcproduces the words
No needle required. The records the least
Through sounding arrangement the Pahegp KEN
DERS ALL RECORDS WITH EXTRAORDINARY FUINESS AND CLAIR
Y OF TONweet ounded-not the OF scratchness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
cIs,t No. Ili-PNeehlai sehssl, In Mr. Ysrl
clc and ~lthln ffr miles Guilds u Ne,
York Cit. Three esthueese.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE TRIBUNE.

TIE Tribune Row where
Paper, delivered W carrier served BY Tie regular nsvsfeser
each and
ordered TIE Tribune direct from m nesstcAler that
Is paid "a advance ordered through The Tribune ene
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08
I6a~e~fs/Ga
P. S. rs, MANHATTAN, TO THE FORE

Startling changes feature this weeks vote standing
Several schools have made wonderful spurts, and new
schools with plenty of energy lending complications
to the contest.
AS predicted last week Public School 25 Manhattan,
springs real surprise. 1t has added almost 100000
votes to its last weeks total reaching the remarkable
total of $4,000.
Treading close behind, Public School 81, Manhattan,
shoots upward to we'll 100000. The third school in
the 100000 class is La Sale Academy La Sale had been
setting the pace until to-day but renquishes the
place of honor to No Is.
Public School 81, Brooklyn Public School 6, Man
haitian and Public School lO2, Brooklyn, all make sub.
tantia gains in Class while many Of the others add
considerably to their totals. Several entries will be
noticed.
Class II shows Larchmont School continuing its
markable work. with Lynbrook High School and Bruce
Street School, Newark, going ahead with new vigor
Class III develops no change in the relative stand
things in another week two-namey, Annunciation
School and St. Patricks.
The voting will be heavy this week without doubt
Perhaps next Sunday will mark upsets-who
knows? The total separating the first school from the
last is not so great that the dark horses provide
some excitement Watch the vote standing next Sunday
The count of votes given to-day is guaranteed TO be
accurate. IT, however, you have any claims to make
these must be filed by Tuesday.
The vote standing published to-day includes all votes
poled up to 200 o'clock, noon, Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

Class No. ll-Publie Schools ovtsids Of ksu
York clb within q faoius Of nifty miles.
Five Patheseopss.
Miller stree, School. Newark ........... :. $50
Thirieaith Avenue school. Sevsrs ....... $3.50
y \ 4 Vest Ncs York ........... ISIS
Hawthorne school NeSArk ......L.... 5000
Lynbrook High School. Lynbrooh. Long
Brics stree, school Newark. ........... sss.s
Larchnont T. =. Larchmont. v. y. 1878
p ) g. Elizabeth Observation-Disclosures. s.2T5
Municipal square School y. rutherford I2.e25
Grove Street school Freeport. l. L.. 1913
Brontulle p 8. BronIale. y. y. 900
iTs,eneyer School, Greenwich. y. Y. .0s
T. = 4 Noun, Vernon y. Y.......... $50
P.rk school Ossinins y. ............ 38s
william 81 school Por' Chester. y Y. 30
r : 2. White Plains. y Y........... $50
Elm Street School. stanford. Conn ...... LOO
Lincoln School. Kesrny. y J........... 800
Hish School. RahxAy y J............. 600
Lincoln school, Scs brunswick. " J.. 40
High School Glen Cove. Long Island 40
cIsss No. ili-PNechlai sehssl, In k-S Ysrk
clp and within fft mlia Guilds u Mes
Nort Cit. Tires esthsseses.
Epiphany school. New York ............ 6sosS
Holy Trinity. HA-kensack. y I'm. 5000
sacred Heart. Eii,.he,h. v J......... $3.50
XAyi.r High school. Ses York ......... iO35
Ia sale Academy. New York .......... i32 600
81 Benedicts school. Brooklyn ......... 100
81 Isnstius Ns0 York ..'......... go
Aana M Sch sesoqi T. M.ah.,..n. ao's
81 PsirickS Msrhsusn ............... 1850
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

The Fathegrstph rec
ord library numbers thou
sands of choice selections.
By the introduction of a
special attachment. all
makes of disc records can
be used.
IF your school gets a
Photograph you will al
ways have splendid music
for your entertainments;
you can use it in the class
room for the music les
son, for the foreign Ian
guage lessons.
Now, then, how does
The Tribune plan to
award this Photograph
THIS IS HOW: Every
coupon turned in and
every subscription en-
tered after Saturday, No
vember 9TH, at II o'clock,
noon. to Saturday, No
vember | 4th. at II
o'clock, noon, inclusive,
will count a double pur-
1oea L. I'LL oot ool,, NO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-08

sny length o, tim, from one
sslt or mailed. with The money.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
Antiduity of Spectacles.

The ordinary maglifying spectacles
with convex lenses came into use some
time near the end of the thirteenth
century. Their invention is generally
attributed to two Italians, Armah and
Spina. AS matter of fact at this
time old people in Germany were
wearing glasses. According to G. FL.
Oliver, writing in the British Medical
Journal the first use of c0ncave lenses
was Of much later date, probably not
until the middle of the sixteenth cen
fury. 1t appears that at first the doc
tors We're down on glasses because
they interfered with the sale of lotions
for weak eyes. Their first mention by
a doctor is credited to Bernard Gordon,
professor in Montpelier, who informed
the world that they were unnecessary,
thanks to his wonderful lotions. In
these early days their use was limited
for many reasons. They were clumsy
and i'll shaped, making the wearer con-
spicuous and subjecting him to ridicule
oftentimes of far from gentle type.
And above all they were very expen-
sive. For example, DR.. Oliver says,
Sat the end of the sixteenth century
the price per pair, expressed in terms
of present day value, was from $50 to
500"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06

The February meeting of the board
of county commissioners consumed
two days of hard work at detail work.
all of which had to be looked after,
Perhaps some of the more important
items were the authorization of Com
missioners Turner and Curry to have
the st. Johns River bridge repaired
Dr. A. M. Steen was elected county
jail physician at salary of $50 per
year, the doctor to furnish the needed
medicines and they to be included in
that amount. Ed. Gravier was re-
tanned as janitor of the court house.
The F. E. c. R'y was ordered to build
a crossing at the new public road north
of San Mateo. They also requested
the clerk to notify @. A. LeHardy to
return to the court house all property
OF Putnam county pertaining to the
office of County Surveyor, the intima-
ton being that he no longer held that
office. 1t is understood that Mr.. Lee
Hardy has complied with this request
OF the commissioners, though he still
insists that he is the one and only
legal county surveyor, because of the
failure of Mr.. Wells to qualify with
in the time limit required by law
Because of the new valuation Tin
creased) which property is to be as
sessed, the board passed the following
resolution:
Resolved, that it is the intention
of the board to reduce the millage in
the ratio of increase of assessment,
and only raise sufficient money by tax
alton to cover the actual needs of
the county"
The resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Curry and seconded by Commits
sioner Hancock.
On Wednesday the board spent
nearly all day on Florahome and Bost-
wick drainage affairs as drainage
board. There were bills to pay and
other detail work to be looked after.
The matter of working at night with
the dredge at Florahome, and the use
of explosives at the mouth of the
canal at the "hog back" was left with
the chairman, Mr.. Perry, and engin-
eer, and if in their Judgment the funds
on hand will warrant they are author
lied to act.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
FREE SILVER EDICT ISSUED
Rebel Leader DEGREES Free Coinage
of Silver.

Chihuahua, Mexico. Currency is.
sued by the Bank of Sonora, the Bank
of Minero and other banks establish
ed under the Diaz regime will be
treated as counterfeit money after
February 10, under decree issued by
the rebel government The free and
unlimited coinage of silver will be
offered as a means of providing ample
money.
The embargo against the old bank
currency, which is frowned on as a
survival of the cientitico days, when
the Creels and Terrazases were in
power, will render worthless in the
rebel territory millions of dollars in
paper money.
The offer of free coinage will be eX-
tended to all bullion owners, but it has
not been indicated to what extent the
offer will be accepted. The rebel gov
ernment already is in possession of
much bullion which will be coined to
enrich the treasury. 1t also was an
nounced that large American smelt-
ing interest which controls industries
in Colorado and other parts of the
United States, has entered into an ar
rangement for the immediate opening
of smelter in Chihuahua, which has
been closed for many weeks.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
FLORAHOME FLURRIES.

Miss Anna Tucker, sister of oul
townsman, A. w. Tucker, has arrived
from Minneapolis to pay visit tc
her kinsfolk.
Some Irish potatoes will be plant
ed this week, but the main crop will
not be planted until about March list
| An oyster supper will be given by
the Business Mems Club on Saturday
night the 18th inst. Bring your val
entine.
R. L. Miller formerly of this place
has returned to make Florahome his
permanent abode.
Additional sidewalks will be built
as time and money permit.
DR.. G. L. Sipprell was among the
Saturday visitors to Palatka.
Mrs. Anna Giles of Madison, Wis.
consin, has returned to her home af-
ter pleasant and extended visit to
her brother, Mr.. Edward Lester.
There will be "pie supper" at the
hall on Saturday evening the 7th inst.
TO which every one is cordially invit-
ed. Admission five cents, pie free;
the proceeds to be used to buy new
lamps for our remodeled hall.
L. Stocking made another trip to
Palatka on Saturday.
Mrs. J. M. Gilliland visited at Put
nam Hall on Sunday.
Several of our people have been Wis
itors to the canal recently and find
the dredge working most satisfactc.
rily. The change of management has
delayed matters somewhat, as the
new men had to get the run of the
work.
In the opinion of your correspond
ent there is little or no cause for woe
ry or complaint over our drainage
operations. The foreman assures all
that the dredge is equal to the work
required of it. Under the watch a
dipper of dirt was handled every
thirty seconds, which is considered
good time for any dredge. The
amount of dirt handled averaged bet
ter than three-quarters yard per
haul.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE
STATE OF FLORIDA.
the Greatest Importance to
the State.

Tallahassee.-Dr Joseph Y. Porter,
state health officer of Florida, says
that from January 1, 1914, vital sta
tistics are being kept of all cities
throughout the state with a population
of 1000 and over. Doctor Porter is
heartily in favor of recording the sta
Listics and asks the cooperation of ev-
cry citizen in the state in the work.
Doctor Porter says:
Vital statistics furnishes an official
official statement as to death rate.
makes confederation of local state
ments of healthful conditions, or vice
versa, possible.
ut furnishes data for outlining san
itary work and improvements.
at gives warning Of the presence
and location of dangerous diseases,
and in this way enables physicians to
take the proper precaution.
1T reduces the likelihood of the
commission of certain crimes.
ut furnishes legal proof of birth or
death.
In reporting vital statistics, accura-
cy is of supreme Importance. The reg
istrator is dealing with matters of life
and death just as surely as the doc
tors are. The failure to report a
single death might leave grave santa.
ry conditions unremedied; the failure
to report a birth might cause endless
trouble and modification in after life.
AnC aside from this, before the figures
viii be published by the census bureau
they must be 80 per cent accurate"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
The state Geologist Here.

The State Geologist, Prof, E. H.
Sellards of Tallahassee, is in the city,
and while here will consult with the
members of the party from the U. S.
Department Of Agriculture, who are
making the soil survey of Putnam
County. The geologic formations, he
says, have more or less definite in
fuence on the distribution of soils,
and the Bureau of Soils, in mapping,
makes use of the information avaira-
BILE on the geology of the county. The
plastic kaolin or ball clay mined at
Edgar is shipped to northern states,
where it forms an important ingre-
dent in clay ware manufacture. De-
posits of this clay are known to oc-
cur extensively underlying the up
land or lake region part of this coun-
ty. Peat and muck deposits are ex-
tensive along the St. Johns river
and it's tributary streams. The soils
of this county, derived from the dis
of the geologic formations
present wide range of diversity, be-
ing modified by the topographic posi-
ton and moisture conditions. The
agricultural possibilities of this sec
ton are recognized as being very
great. Putnam County is particular
ly fortunate in having an excellent
supply of artesian water, which is
obtained at moderate depth and af-
fords a strong flow, supplying water
for irrigation and other purposes.
Mr.. Sellards will go to Gainesville
today to lecture before the stu
dents of the College of Agriculture
On "The Origin of Soils" and on "The
Underground Water Supply in it's Re
alton to Agriculture
The Florida State Geological Sur
vey was established under bill intro
luced and advocated by DR.. Grill of
his city, when he was in the State
Senate. His wisdom in pushing the
measure to a success has been well
justified. The survey has already
lone good many times it's cost, and
f it were as generously supported IS
similar surveys in other states, a
greater good could be accomplished.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
GREAT SHORTAGE
IN MEAT SUPPLY
DECREASE OF 100000 IN THE
MEAT ANIMALS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
COMPARISONS ARE MADE
Amazing Drop Since 1910 Reported
by the Department of
Agriculture.

sh1ngton.-Shortage of meat ami
mails in the United States was strik-
lngly demonstrated by comparative
figures made public by the department
OF agriculture. The report showed
that there are nine less beef cattle,
seven less sheep and three less hogs
now for each 100 persons in the coun-
try than there were in 1910. This
means that it would take 1S,259,O 900
more cattle, sheep and swine to give
| the present population the same sup
ply that the census of 1910 showed to
exist
While the population of the country
is estimated 10 have increased from
91,972,00O to 9S,646,eO0 in the past
three years, the number of beef cattle
has decreased 1923 per cent, and Of
sheep So per cent The number OF
swine increased slightly, 1.3 per cent,
but it did not keep up with the proper
tional growth of population.
This increase in value, however,"
the department pointed out, "does not
necessarily mean that farmers or stock
raisers are making more, if any, profit.
On the contrary, the cost of produc-
ton has probably increased more rap
idly than the increase in the selling
price of livestock. Producers of farm
products are the last to receive any
benefit from higher prices paid by con-
sumers, yet they are among the first
to increase production if there is a
prospect of realizing better returns.
1.-THE very fact that there is a pres
ent shortage of nearly 100000 meat
animals in the United States since the
census of 1910, indicates clearly that
the business is not profitable to pro-
ducers.
"The scarcity of meat animals is at,
tributed by department experts to thei
encroachment of farms upon range ter
ritcly, lack Of proper range leasingl
laws, shortage in the corn and forageI
crop in Kansas, Nebraska and Okla.
homa, increase in the value of land|
and higher cost of labor and stock
feed; decline in stock raising on farms
in the East and South because of poor
facilities, the temptation to
sell livestock at prevailing high prices
and enormous losses from hog chol-
era"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
Ginseng In China.

Much of the American ginseng sent
to China brings small prices because
it shows cultivation, being smooth,
round and light in color. What is
wanted is the wild looking root. The
central theory of the use of ginseng
detection is that it combines in itsell
the virtues of nature-wind, water
woods, the elements and wild nature
generally; hence the gnarled, twisted
wild root is the ideal, and any domes,
ticated or cultivated variety is merely
a substitute. This substitute ought to
be as near like the wild as possible.
If the root grows in the shape of or
seems to bear some resemblance, even
by severe stretch of the imagination,
to some animal it has increased virtue
in the trade. For this and similar rea-
sons it is necessary that the small
head of the root Joined to the rest of
the root by small neck shall remain
Il part of the product. Breaking off
such little heads reduces the value of
the root in the Chinese market by fully
half, as rule.-Chicago News.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
19 Sailors Are Lost.

Falmouth, acknowledgement Lor-
enz, the first officer, and seventeen of
the crew of the German bark Hera,
Risagua, Chile, to Falmouth, lost their
lives when the vessel struck rock
as she had almost concluded her voy-
age. The remaining five men were
saved. The Hera encountered a gale
at the entrance to the English chan
mel. She lost her course and struck
on the rocks near Port Halla Blight.
The vessel Immediately filled and the
men took to the boats, which cansized.
Eight succeeded in getting back.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-06
COMO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joel jenkins, whc
are spending the winter at DeLand
spent several days at their old home
here.
Mr.. Dearborn of New Jersey, is a
guest at All-view cottage.
A musical and social was given at
the hall Friday evening, in honor OF
DR.. Mills and Mr.. Mainz Of Syracuse,
N Y. Owing to the inclement wealth
er, a great many were unable to be
present, but most enjoyable evening
was spent in vocal and instrumental
music. The recitations by Mrs.
Spears of New York, and C. c. Sulli-
van, were greatly enjoyed. Dancing
was also INDUCED in.
Mr.. Woolsey of Pleasantville, N,
T., has purchased the D. B. Raybon
home. The Comedies extend cor
dial welcome to them.
Mrs. w. l.. Gable led the league
meeting at the M. E. Church Sunday
evening.
DR.. jenkins and wife motored from
Palatka Sunday to spend the day
with their parents. They had as
guests, Mrs. Whiteside, Mrs. Dan
Fowl Ter of Washington, D. c., and Mrs.
VanAnau.