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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-29
Labor Inspector Here.

j. c. Privett, state labor inspector,
charged with the enforcement of the
Child Labor law, was in Palatka ear
ly in the week on official business,
and caller at the News office. Dur
ing his stay in Palatka Mr.. Privett
called on several of our factories and
found that there were several chill
dren being employed whose ages were
under that specified in the law. He
states that when he called attention
of their employers to these instances
Of the laws violation they were quick
ly remedied. The law fixing age lin
its is as follows:
Ten years is the age limit for news
paper carriers.
Twelve years is the age limit for
stores, offices and telegraph messcn-
gers.
Sixteen years is the limit for en-
ployes in mills, factories, and in me-
chanical establishments, or on the
stage of any theater. (Those be-
tween IA and Is can work when in
possession of certificates issued by the
superintendent of public Instruction.
Eighteen years is the age limit for
night service messenger boys.
Twenty-one years is the age limit
for employees of saloons.
The fine for a violation of any act
after being notified by the state in
spector is $50.
Mr.. Privett has always taken a deep
interest in child labor laws and is pc
culiarly fitted for his work as inspec-
tor. To him in large measure is due
the present child labor law of Florida.
He was secretary of the legislative
committee of the State Federation of
Labor, and is president of the Jack
sonville Typographical Union.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-29
MCKENz|E'S GOOD
LEGISLATIVE RECORD.
Tallahassee Paper Gives In
teresting Sketch of Put
MANS Young
Member.

At the close of the 1911 session of
the Florida Legislature the Tallahas-
see True Democrat, in a special legis-
lative edition, had the following COM
plimentary sketch of Henry S. Nc
Kenzie, who is now a candidate for a
second term as representative:
MIR. Mckenzie of Putnam.
GAS the father, the son." The man.
tie of Hon. H. A. B. Mckenzie, who
represented the county of Putnam in
the legislative sessions of 1907 and
1909, now graces the shoulders of his
son, Hon. Henry S. Mckenzie, who is
the youngest member of the House.
This young legislator served the
1909 session as assistant engrossng
clerk of the House, and came here well
known to the majority of his confreres
He was nominated in the first primary
in 1910 over five candidates, which
shows the high esteem in which he IS
held by his PEOPLE.
Mr. Mckenzie is associated with his
father in the publication Of the Palat-
ka Times-Herald, which is one OF the
very oldest and most influential news
papers in the State, being established
in 1869
He is a member of the State Press
Association, the Inland Waterways
Association, the Florida Horticultural
Society and the State Good Roads As
ISOLATION, also of the Palatka Board Of
Trade. He holds the position of stew
ard in the Methodist Church of Palat-
ka, and is also Chancellor Commander
of st. Johns Lodge, No. 8, Knights Of
Pythias; also a member of the indie
pendent Order of Red Men.
The toga of the father is being de
servedlY worn by the son. While Mr.:
Mckenzie has inherited much of the
legislative ability of his sire, there is
much originality in his thought and
methods, and his record is among
those of the best.
"McKenzie of Putnam" belongs to
that great wing of the State Democ-
racy known as the progressive ele-
ment," and believing that legislation
should be for the masses instead of
the classes, his every vote has been
given for and he has worked for the
measure tending to the uplift Of the
people Oh Cne SCdle. temperance
measures, the adjustment Of the con-
Wet lease system, the employers la
bility, the railroad commission and
other bills of moral and financial bene-
fit to the masses, have all had his 70 e
and support. Among the important
bills introduced by him may be men.
toned: Income tax amendment; bill
to suppress contagious diseases
among live stock and to establish q
hog cholera serum plant; a bill eX-
tending time for use of passenger
tickets; a bill limiting the vote in
county bonding elections to property
owners. He had charge of the pen
sion bill in the House and worked it
through without marked change.
On the floor and in the committee he
labored well for the measure endorsed
by the Farmers Union, the Live Stock
Association and the State Federation
of Labor. The McKenzies are "peo-
pies men," which has been proven at
the last three sessions of the Florida
Legislature.
paid ADVERTISEMENT
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-29

Tim Merrill will enter his fathers
insurance office, and has the making
of a good business man.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-29

FOR THE SUMMER-A beauti-
full home on the st. Johns for the
caring of after May Is. Inquire of
this office. st
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-29

LOST-Double lens gold trimmed
glasses in case. The case is marked
Geo. Lyons, Jacksonville. Leave at
office of Palatka New.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-05-29

FOR RENT-House on Oak street
between 9Th and 9th streets. Apply
to 500 Oak street If.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
GERMANY LOSES
STRATEGIC POINT
BRITISH FORCE FROM NEW ZEA
LAND sEIZEs CAPITAL OF GER
MANY'S SAMOAN TERRITORY.
Islands Controlled by Germany and
the United States the Scene OF
Great Britain's Latest Move in
War Against Germany.

London.-The official information
bureau announces that Apia, a sea.
port of Upolu. Samoan islands, and
capital of the German part of the
group, surrendered on the morning OF
August 29 to a British force from New
Zealand.
Germany's Samoan territory has
been considered her most strategic
possession in the Pacific. Following
the dissolution of the agreement OF
1889, by which the United States, Ger
many and Great Britain joined in
guaranteeing the neutrality and indie
pendence of the Samoan group, a
treaty was signed in Washington in
1899.
BY this treaty all three powers con-
tinued to enjoy equality of commerce
but Great Britains territorial claims
were extinguished and the islands
were divided between the United
States and Germany. Meridian III
degrees west was recognized as the
dividing line. The two largest
islands, Upolu and Savaii, with some
smaller members of the group. passed
to Germany, and Tutila and others
came under American control.
Tutuila is considered the strategic
key of the group. At Page Pago, a
splendid land-locked harbor, the
United States has naval and coaling
station.
Apia, seized by the British, is the
commercial metropolis of the group,
contains numerous fine churches,
schools and residences, and is the
seat of the training college of the
London Missionary society.
When Japan entered the European
conflict by her declaration of war on
Germany and before her explicit dec
iaration that her operations would be
confined to the China sea, the appre-
hension that she might seize German
Samoa, and thus gain a foothold be-
tween Hawaii and her own coast,
gave rise to much speculation respect
ing Washington's attitude in such an
eventuality.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
TROOPS TO GUARD BUTTE.
Action of Miners Results in Calling
Out of State Militia.

Helena, Mont.-Governor s. "
Stewart has ordered the immediate
mobilization in Helena of the entire
state militia, consisting of ten com
panies, as result of the recurrence
at Butte of fractional trouble among
the miners
Governor Stewart has telegraphed
Senators Walsh and Evans asking
their aid in having federal troops
from Vancouver barracks brought into
the state and held in readiness in the
event the state militia was not able
to cope with the situation.
Mines of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company and of other large com
panies operating in this district are
under guard as a result Of dynamiting
of the employment office at the Par
rot mine, operated by the Anaconda
company
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
Both Are Getting Their First
Real Test in This Con-
flict in Europe.
MAY FIGHT ONE ANOTHER
Each Invention Now Is Prepared to
Pull the Others Sting, But Their
Actual Value Is Yet to
Be Demonstrated.

Every modern war has been fought
with new weapons, and for the last
century there have been countless in.
ventions for the carrying on of war
fare in a particularly destructive man.
ner, with the philanthropic intent that
war was fast becoming so horrible and
terrible that it must soon pass away
from the face of the earth, says the
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
But it happened that as soon as
particularly horrible contrivance was
invented and introduced into armies
and navies inventors Immediately
busted themselves by offsetting and
discounting its probable effect. Con.
sequently war not only has not passed
away, but we still have it with us.
Thus 1t is that each big war, after be-
ing heralded as the worlds last CON
fiagration, is found upon examination
to be false, and the end of war is not
yet arrived.
Trying Out Inventions.
In the present war In Europe there
are being tried under the conditions of
actual hostilities many improvements
and inventions that previously have
been tried only under laboratory con-
ditions. Their real worth will only be
discovered at the close of the conflict.
No army or navy engaged in the
present conflict in Europe but what is
possessed of nearly all of the modern
Improvements made since 1870. The
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04

and is building IL more; France has
20 and is building 20 additional ones;
Russia has rs, and is building IS;
while the United States has 20, and is
building FL; Austria has IS, and has
four under construction, while Italy
owns Is, and is building two. Yet the
submarine Is still an unknown guam.
tity in warfare.
Submarine In War.
Many of the early submarines are
small and probably of little efficiency,
and France has numerous types about
which little is known by the outside
world. The German submarines are
said to be built along the Holland
lines, while the Russian submarines
are said to follow one or more of the
French types.
The submarine, from a romantic
viewpoint, should be great factor in
deciding naval engagement, but the
fact remains that up to the present
time it has dole nothing to prove it's
value 1t was believed that the moral
effect of the submarine would be al
most as important as it's physical eff
feet upon an enemy's warship, but
this belief has not been justified up to
the present moment
There we're notions that there would
be terrific fights under the seas by
submarine meeting submarine and de-
stroying each other. But it has been
found that when submerged the sub
marine is as blind as the traditional
bat. Its crew cannot see any object
under water, and is compelled to re-
sort to the use of the periscope, which
energies unostentatiously above the
water, in order to see it's own course.
1t is known that the periscope is
the eye'of the submarine, and natural
ly attention has been paid to the best
way of destroying this vital part Of
these boats.
Submarine Versus Alrships.
The designers of the submarine did
not count upon it being seen. 1t was
believed that it would go upon its way,
dealing death without observation, al
though its periscope does make a
slight wake on the water, and when
submerged there are telltale bubbles
But it has been discovered that from
a certain height an observer may trace
the course of submerged submarine
with as great accuracy as If it was
running on the surface. The dirigible
balloon and the aeroplane now can
ferret out the sneaking submarine, and
they both are supposed to be armed to
destroy the warship that moves like a
fish.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04

submarine, which was dream in 1865,
is owned by the navy of the smallest
power. 1t is true that single subma-
rines are not expected to accomplish
much in real struggle, so the larger
nayies of the great powers have fleets
OF submarines. The aeroplane and the
d1r1gible balloon are to be found in the
possession of all armies in Europe to-
day, yet they, too, are only expected to
be of real service when they are pos
sessed in large numbers.
The airships and the submarines are
the wasps of modern warfare. Like
the little insect, while they have
powerful sting, they are very vulner-
able, and may be easily crushed and
rendered powerless.
Aeroplane and Wireless.
In the recent smaller wars, aero
plans have been used to a limited ex-
tent, and this use has been so much
limited that their real efficiency is ex-
pected to be finally determined by the
present war.
1t is much the same with the wire
less telegraph While it was used in
the Russo-Japanese war of ten years
ago, the apparatus was still rudimen-
tary, and the installations too few.
while the range of the apparatus was
too limited to show the greatest eff
cheney. In the intervening decade, how
ever, great advance has been made in
NuirnlncG II ia
deed, is a custom every day, to send
and receive messages from a distance
of more than 5000 miles. This. then.
is a new and important factor in naval
operations, as was seen by the censor
ship put over the great sending sta
tions on this side of the Atlantic by
the United States authorities.
Wireless has also been successfully
attached to aeroplanes.
The submarine was in existence in
1904, but 1t was a very different sea
wasp to that which England, France
and Germany are using today. Yet its
real value is yet to be determined, and
it is expected that this demonstration
will come during the present conflict.
Rapid Increase of Submarines.
At tire time of the Spanish-Alnerican
war there were only five submarines
in all the navies of the world.
The latest edition of Brassey's Naval
Annual for this year gives the number
of submarines in the various navies.
and shows what interest is being
taken in the wasp of the sea. Great
Britain has IS built, and is building 20
more; Germany, who only began build
ing few years ago, already has 81,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04

ing had grown on it. A scientific sys-
tenn of irrigation and drainage was laid
out. under direction of Lord Kitch-
ener, at "a cost of $50 an acre, and it
was then handed over to the fellaheen
in five-aere plots for cultivation. Last
year the land was washed, and crop
of rice was grown. giving satisfac-
tory yield. After the rice crop the
salt distribution was measured, and
the percentage was considerably re-
duced. To the great establishment OF
the fellaheen cultivators, permanent
result had been achieved in one year,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
More Refugees Arrive.

Boston. THE Cunard liner Fran
co.'s, with LOO American refugees
from Europe aboard, arrived Sunday
night With her tunnels painted a
battleship gray and her portfolios
blanketed, the Francois was conveyed
by two English torpedo boats on the
first day of her trip. Seven times
during the remainder of the voyage
the liner was hailed by warships-
five times by Englishe and twice by
French cruisers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
viii saerifie Many Homes.

Washington.-A circle Of country
thirty-four miles in length will be
swept of buildings il the order OF
the military governor of Paris that
resident Of the zone Of action" OF
the French capitals defending forts
burn their homes in anticipation Of a
siege is correctly interpreted here.
1t is supposed the order refers to the
city's second line of defenses, com
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
Austrians on Rhine.

Rome.-A dispatch to the Giorna1e
d'Italia from Basel, Switzerland, says
that three German army corps, two
Austrian army corps and a great
quantity OF siege artillery have
crossed the Rhine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
desperate state Of Austria.

Zurich-Fugitives from Austria are
giving graphic descriptions OF the
peril OF the whole country Reports
Of mutinies in many OF the regiments
Of aSlavonic soldiers are fully con
frmed. The Slayonic population in
many parts Of the country is said to
be wildly agitated and on the verge
of open rebellion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
Lawmakers Called Back.

Washington.-To prepare for an
emergency arising from the European
war. the president and administration
leaders are endeavoring to assure the
presence of quorum of both houses
OF congress in washington
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04

Be Careful Now

In Goodyears we pledge you the same grade
tire as always. And that grade won for Good
years the top place in Tiredom-the largest sale
in the world.
And, for the time being, our prices are the
same as before the war. We shall try to keep
them there
We accept no excessive orders, but dealers
will be kept supplied. And we charge them,
until further notice, only ante-bellum prices
tires built are selling way below other tires.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
WASTE LAND MADE FERTILE
Experiments Only Recently
Undertaken in Egypt.

AS an indication of the ultimate out
come in the great delta of Egypt,
where 100000 acres of wash salt
land awaits development, toward the
end of 1912 about 500 acres of absolute
ly waste land at Biala were taken in
hand The land was so heavily i'm
preFnated with salt that for ages moth
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04

which under the ordinary system pre-
yailfng in the country would have
taken tire or four years to accom-
plish. Cotton is now, therefore, being
satisfactorily grown on a fair proper
ton of this area. and it is expected
that it will bring from SIS to 500 an
acre.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
Counting up Fines.

Are the running expenses of an
automobile very high?"
Not If the motorcycle cop fails to
get your number"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
Why il Made Him sad.

Spring is here, the time for sing
ing birds"
YES, and it makes me sad"
why SOP
THE birds notes are due and SO
ara mine"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
Tires at
Before-War Prices

storage an almost record supply of this extra
grade Of rubber.
And we paid about June prices.
Now Inferior Grades Cost Double
About the only crude rubber available now
for many makers is inferior In ordinary times,
the best tire makers refuse it. Much Of it had
been rejected But that 'off rubber" now sells
for much more than we paid for the best.
The results are these:
Tire prices in general are far in advance Of
Goodyears. And many tire makers, short Of
supplies, will be forced to use second-grade
rubber.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
Goodyear Prices
Ii is Folly Today to Pay More

There exists now a new, compelling
reason for buying Goodyear tires. Ii re-
suits from War conditions.
These leading tires-built of extra-fine
rubber, in the same way as always-are
selling today at june prices.
You will find today very wide difference
between most tire prices and Goodyears.
Due to Quick Action
Early in August-when war began-the
worlds rubber markets seemed closed to us.
Rubber prices doubled almost over night
Men could see no way to pay for rubber
abroad, and no way to bring it in We, like
others-in that panic-were forced to higher
prices. But we have since gone back to prices
we charged before the war, and this is how
we did it:
We had men in London and Singapore when
the war broke out. The larger part of the
worlds rubber supply comes through there.
We cabled them to buy up the pick of the rub
Der. They bcught-before the advance $780,
900 pounds of the finest rubber there.
Nearly all this is now on the way to u.s.
And it means practically all of the extra-grade
rubber obtainable abroad
Today we have our own men in Colombo,
Singapore and Para. Those are the worlds
chief sources of rubber. So we are pretty well
assured of constant supply, and our pick of
the best that's produced
We were first on the ground. We were quick
est In action. As result, we shall soon have in
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-04
PualIlstic.

Il have mind to give you whip
ping" exclaimed the impatient father.
Well" replied the athletic youth,
maybe you can. But if you succeed
it will be some item for the sport
page"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-11-13
LET'S HAVE ONE HERE

Seymour, Ind.-Thc farmers club,
newly constructed, was dedicated last
week with elaborate ceremonies.
This is the first building of its kind
in the middlewest, entirely for the
convenience and comfort of the farm
ers who come here to do their trad
ing, and they have taken great inter
est in the building. There is an as.
sembly room for farmers meetings,
rest rooms for both men and women,
and room set apart for children, in
charge Of woman who will take care
of the little ones while the mothers
do their shopping. There are lunch
rooms and other conveniences, and
from the hearty endorsement so far
received from the visiting farmers,
the club is to score great success.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-11-13
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The consent of two-thrds of the
stockholders having been first secured
thereto. rs provided in Section 1907
Il. s. of Missouri Of 1899, and amend
ed by laws of 1907, notice is hereby
given to the stockholders of the ST.
FRANCOIS COUNTY BANK. Farm
ington, Missouri, that there will be a
meeting Of the stockholders of said
banking corporation, on Tuesday, the
oath day of November, 1914, at ten
O'Clock n. m, at the banking house of
said corporation in Pennington, Mis-
souri,, for the purpose Of voting upon
a proposition then and there to be sub
mitted, TO decrease the capital stock
of said corporation from Thirty Thou
sand $3.50, 100000 Dollars, its present
capital, to Twenty Thousand $780,
000.00) Dollars, and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may
come properly before said meeting.
THOS. II. STAN President.
j. Z. COVER, Cashier.
Dated October 90, 1914.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-11-13

Pennington on business.
Mr.. Evan Robinson of Colorado
left Sunday afternoon for Oats, Mo.
to visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Wells were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Poston
sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Dell Evans spent
Sunday here The guests of B. F. and
VIII FOWL
Mrs. j, a. Robinson returned to
her home in irondale Sunday, after Il
Two weeks visit here with relatives
"H" Ii'ei'N.'
Norman Nctabc spent &gnday here
with HON" folks.
lIy Scott ~as IN Eomr Tcrrr Sunday
afternoon.
Lucy Tnm.ca AMI f.irn L uar. .
of FraukcIny were here SunGa, a.lrr-
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. =. {. Adams were out
of-towu visitor Sunday.
Mlborn Arnold Of KNOB Lick is Wis
ting here with relative,
Miss pbiyis PERKINS mon, SIN, lav
in Elvins with home foIts
D., e;..,..... ..........
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-11-13
LEADWOOD LOCALS

Mrs Harry Wilson of St Louis is
visiting with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hy Alcorn.
Mrs. d. +. Draper and little niece,
Dawson Acuff, spent Wednesday and
Thursday at Knob Lick.
Miss Grace Mitchell returned 10 her
home in Esther last Thursday, after
a few days visit with relatives here.
She was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. f. X, Mitchell.
Sam Mcfarland and family snent
Sunday here.
X. Blake and Mrs. S. F. Sargent
were shopping in Desloge Friday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. NJ. Nicholson spent
Saturday and Sunday here the guests
of Mrs. Matte Byrd.
Miss Kate Mitchell and the Misses
Eta and Halle Turley spent Sunday
afternoon here.
]. F. Poston spent Saturday in