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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06
Madman KlIIs shlp,s offlcer

Bremershaven, Germany.-An in.
sane steerage passenger shot and kill,
ed F. Wendt, third officer of the North
German-Lloyd steamer Brandenberg.
on the voyage to this port from Gal.
weston, Tex.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06
EederaIs Fighting Among themselves.

Culiacan, Sinaloa. Mexico FEEDER
al troops on the outskirts of Guaymas
have mutinied and are fighting among
themselves, according to belated dis
patches reaching constitutionalists.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06

Don't tell girl you are in love with
her and have an idea that she is going
to help you out.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06
Progress.

How is your Shakespearian club
getting on?"
"Splendidly. We learned two new
steps last week. Life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06
Fragile.

Little Elsie latter being lectured)-
Mamma, the commandments break
awful easy, don't they?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06
Complimentary.

Complimentary.
Harold, l dreamed about you last
night"
you dear girl, did your
yes. / think it was something |
ate. Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-06
"MoreThan 40 Years In the Plano Business IN's !.

Very interesting and valuable 20 those "a sseos 90
plate purchasing plano, sent free' hoA
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

Some time ago someone, some
where, suggested that Robert McNa-
NEE Of Jacksonville should go to the
Legislature from Duval county. We
trust the suggestion will bear fruit
In getting this man out. The job
wouldn't be new one to McNamee.
He once served as speaker of the
house of representatives, and at a
time when some of Florida's biggest
men were members-men like James
I. Wills, Geo. F. Raney, ct al. and
all of the same mental Galore
and Duval county would make no
mistake in getting him to serve
again. Robert McNamee is breezy
and brainy, broad-minded. fair, fat
and fully forty. He would be a
bright, particular star in the house
of representatives, and could be count
ed on to serve the people whenever
the Interests FLASHED with their in
terests. Won't some one prod Bob?
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
NIPPED IN THE BUD.

The report that Pleasant A. Holt
Jacksonville machine politician, was
getting negroes to register with the
purpose of voting them in the Dem
ocratic primary, may or may not be
true.
All the Palatka News feels certain
about is the fact that the State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee will have
something to say on this line later on.
And the voice of that committee will
be Enthusiastically against the negro
vote.
The real damage connected with
this report from Jacksonville lies in
the fact that certain INSCRIPTIONS
democrats in the State believed it
and were strengthened in their be-
lief by certain newspapers which ar
gued that the new primary law gave,
under certain conditions, the negro
the right to participate.
One such in this county believed it
and was acting on the suggestion.
That man was the manager of John
P. Wallis campaign IN Precinct No.
II. He had registered several ne
groes as democrats with the purpose
of voting them in the Democratic
primary. AND HE HAD ALSO
MADE HIS BOAST THAT HE WAS
DOING IT.
That is how he was found out.
That is also how it came to be nip
ped SO quickly in the bud.
When Chairman Julian C. Calhoun,
sometimes called Duke" for short.
heard that negroes were being regis
tered in Palatka Heights he made
this emphatic public statement:
"ln case any negro is permitted to
vote in the Democratic primary of
any precinct of Putnam county, THE
RETURNS FROM THAT PRE-
CINCT WILL BE THROWN OUT"
The Palatka News was aware of
this matter last week, but it then
lacked the evidence. This has since
been supplied.
There will be no "monkeying" with
the ballots in the primary in this
county. The chairman is a young
man who isn't afraid to act. He is
REAL DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN,
without any mugwumpish frills.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

"Mr. Mays is a farmer" says the
Lakeland Telegram, though we doubt
If he lays his hand to the pillow ex-
cept in fgurative sense" This re-
fers to Mr.. Dannitte Mays of Mon
tlcello, who is considering the advis-
ability of running for congress in
the second district against Frank
Clark, who is only "the friend of the
farmer The notion that Mr.. Mays
IS farmer is mistake; he is
planter; has broad acres Which he
lets out to renters. He lives in town
and wears store clothes, and at this
season of the year goes bird shoot
ing, once and occasionally. But MI.
Mays, while planter, is really a
farmer on large scale-a sort of
elongated farmer, who loves Wash
lngton and the society of men who
know how to work the tillers of the
soil to an official finish.-Palatka
News.
Well, we hardly think that it is
necessary for a man actually to get
IN between the pillow handles and stav
there all day long to be farmer and
to have his sympathies enlisted in
their behalf. IF he owns his land and
employs labor and thus becomes a
producer and shipper he at once
becomes interested in having freight
rates equitably and fairly adjusted.
When he receives a carload of stuff
from Chicago and pays freight on the
same in the sum of $54.34 and re-
turns the same car loaded with stuff
that he produces on his farm over the
same railway lines. pound for pound
the same, and is confronted with
bill for S234.56, he Immediately opens
his eyes to the fact that there is
something rotten in Denmark and his
object in getting into the halls Of CO.
gresS is for it's rectifcation.
Well, how about L. S. Light. He
is one whose hands are hardened
with toll. He knows what it is to be
between the plow handles. He knows
what hoe is made for He knows
what it is to get drenched with the
early morning dews and to become
decorated with sandspurs.
When member of the legislature
he won the soubrequet of "Old Facts
and Figures" sometimes phonetical-
y spelled thus: "Old Fax and Fig
yerS."
Would Light fifty represent the pro-
1ucing classes ?-Ocala Banner.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

ii may not be thought that of all an
imalS birds are among the largest eat
erS. This means. of course. in proper
ton to their weight. Some birds are
known to consume two and one-half
times their weight of food in twenty
four hours. The heron. which has a
light weight of four pounds in spite of
its size, is striking example. One
was lately caught which had Just
swallowed two trout of one and one
half and two pounds. Wild pigeons
are among the foremost eaters, and
they make most copious repast
whenever an abundance of food is
found. Thus single pigeon picked
up thousand grains of wheat In one
day.-Scientitic American.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
Helpless Steamers Driven Ashore.

Norfolk, Va. - Battling blindly
against the fury of northeast gale,
in binding snowstorm, two steam
ers went ashore few miles from the
Virginia Capes. One of them is the
British steamer Katherine Park and
the other is an unknown tramp. The
Katherine Park stranded off Smith Isl.
and, few miles from Cape Charles.
The unknown vessel struck the beach
near the Cape Henry Life Saving Sta.
ton, almost in the same spot, where
the naval collier Sterling went ashore
several years ago.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

The Ocala Star asks: MAY ne
gloes vote in the white primary? ?"
They MAY NOT-not in a Demo-
cratic white primary. The Demo-
cratic party in Florida defined the
qualifications necessary to its primary
participation years ago, and has new
er yet changed the definition. Now
let us ask the Star a few: Why do
you ask such question? If black
man voted in white primary what
complexion would that give the pri-
mary? Have you forgotten TO-?
Not 1776, but 1876? Do you remem-
Der the worry we had in getting d
clean white sheet for the States pol
itical bed? Is your name written
there? Can horse fly? Who past
ed William Patterson? Where was
Moses when Willie doused the glim?
No, dear, the negro has been elim-
mated from Democratic politics in
Florida, and when he comes back It
will be after the last cracker has
cracked his last crack and real men
have sidetracked to sorrowful sis
sizes.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
II Saturday
Serltlotette
The Leadings OF God.

30 Lord God of my master
Abraham, pray Thee send me
good speed .nis day.'-Genesis,
z4:12.
The leadings of God are very
practical. This is illustrated in
rnls chapter where a vile is be-
ing sought for the heir to the
promise. 1t is a case of senti-
ment, OF social life, Of diplomacy
and, as society then was, OF bus
mess. And touching each of these
vital aspects of the case, the
leading of God is very practical,
This leading was invoked.
Just read the text. And it ought
to be SO in every such enterprise.
The silly, thoughtless and trihing
way in which many matches are
made, sickens the serious soul,
threatens society and offends God.
Why not ask Him to make our
matches? And in business, too,
it is worth while to invoke the d.
vine leading. W. Z. Dodge, one
Of New York's princely leaders in
business, was wont to go, the first
thing, daily for an hour with his
Bible and his God ere he went to
business. He shaped the course
of the days business by the light
of "the Star out of Jacob" rather
than by the North Star. He was
led because he wanted to be led;
and his success was phenomenal.
This leading to complete success
had, as its antecedent, the mans
own walking in the line of known
duty.
He says: ~ being in the way.
God led me-" Do we want God
to lead US? Let US be in, and as
far along as possible in His way.
In one way, it is the man who
seemingly needs the least leading
that gets the most. Why? Be-
cause being in the track of di-
vine energy, he is caught I'D by
it and borne forward. All the
winds of God fill his sails. That's
one reason why Goodness is
profitable" even in this life.
One thing only mars this beau
tiful example of asking and fol-
lowing the leading of God; and
that is trembling of faith per-
ceptible in the mans wondering
whether the Lord has made his
Journey prosperous or not" Read
verses IA and 81. The answer was
so direct. explicit and full that he
stumbled at it
. We often pray and are so faith
less as to be actually surprised to
see our requests granted Let us
be taught here to commit our wav
confidently unto the Lord, and,
then. TO EXPECT THE ANS
WEIR IN THE LEADING.
$50 long Thy power has blessed
me, sure it still
Will lead me on
Der moor and fen, Ger crag
and torrent. still
The night is gone"
]. Nj B.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
URGES CHECK TO
JAPANESE MENACE
COMMISSIONER GENERAL WANTS
EARLY ACTION ON AslATlc
IMMIGRATION.
ARE SPREADING OVER U. S.
Claim Japanese, Chinese and Hindus
Threaten the Entire
Nation.
ARE SPREADING OVER U. S.

Washington.-Despite a general un-
derstanding that, in Difference to the
administration, Asiatic exclusion leg
lslation would not be agitated in con
gress pending diplomatic negotiations
| with Japan, Commissioner General
| Caminetti of the immigration bureau
| addressed a house committee urging
early action ito check the menace of
Asiatic immigration"
The Chinese and the Japanese"
| said Commissioner Caminetti had be-
come so acclimated to the United
States that Asiatic immigration is
serious menace to the entire coun.
try. The danger is greatest, of course,
on the Pacific coast, but it is general
as well.
1.-THE Chinese have spread rapidly all
over the country and now the Japan
csc have become so acclimated that no
part of the country is immune from
the invasion. There can be no ques.
ton but that the Japanese are COM
ing in surreptitiously. The number
Of japanese in the country has dou-
bled in the last five or six years
New laws to prevent smuggling of
immigrants are an urgent need. They
should be passed at the present SEES
sion of congress. Japanese, Chinese
and Hindus cross the border Illegally
| should like to see legislative action
at the earliest possible moment on the
question to check the menace to the |
Pacific coast and the whole country |
"The people of California have wait.
ed patiently for the diplomatic settle.
ment of the japanese question and |
believe they do not want to wait again
for diplomatic negotiations on the
Hindue problem. If you throw down
the bars to the 330000,000 Hindus, the
southern United States as we'll as the
Pacific coast will get its share of the
Predictions of 'the fiercest revolu- {
ton the world has ever known" if the :
British government approves the Hi. :
due exclusion policies of its colonies, :,
were made before the house immigra.
ion committee by DR.. Sudhindra Bose.
professor the University of Iowa d
Turing an argument in which he con. S
ended that the Hindus were an Aryan II
'eople, entitled to naturalization in the o
United States. n
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

ferred to the committee on postof-
fees and postroads and ordered to
be printed.
We have called this bill in our
headlines "a common-sense BILL" and
so it is. There can be no magma
BILE cause for exempting the articles
named above from the operation of
the parcel post law. They constitute
the class of mailable articles in which
the most numerous divisions Of our
population, the farmers, are most di-
rectly and deeply interested.
We wonder that the happy thought
of making the proposed change from
nonsense to sanity has not occurred
before this to some of the four-hun-
dreG- land dd-members of the House
or somewhere about-a-hundred SEN
ators.
The text of the bill is as follows:
"a bill to extend the regular par
cel-post rates to seeds, cuttings,
bulbs, roots, scions, and plants: Be
it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress as
sembled. That section eight Of chap
ter three hundred and eighty-nine,
United States Statutes at large en-
titled Gan Act making appropria-
tons for the service of the post of
flee department for the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1914, and for other
purposes" approved August "a, 1912,
be amended by striking out the fol-
l..
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

The Montgomery Journal OF the
10Th, inst. contains an editorial in
which it makes the charge That the
leader Of Underwood's campaign in
Florida for the presidential nomira-
ton was "the leader Of the whiskev
for>cs," and that ais first assi>::,rt
was "the man Nho led the igh: 70"
the race-track gamblers in that
state, Tampa Tribune.
All of which IS tommy-rot pure
and simple Did Co.. GilchrisC have
any afiliation With the "whiskey
forces" of this state: cid he make a
fight for the race track gamblers -"
How about A. P. .jorGan? As lor% Il,
we can remember A. p Jordan has
been allied with the prohibition
forces and helped t carry Lake coun-
" dry more than two decades ago.
Low about Dr. CRU, Ct Palatll nd
the editor of this l2ier. Were eitn-
Ell one allied win eirhcr of tn, forces
named? For goodness sake let's con-
duct fair campaign. Let's tolerate
no lies on so clean a man as Under
wood.-Ocala Banner.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
WILL FIND WHERE
THE BLAME LIES.

So far none of us have noted any
reduction in the price of meat be-
cause of the removal of the duties
The meat managers have the sltua-
ton so well in hand that they continue
to get their price with or without the
duty.
But we shall all find out in a little
while just what excuse there is for
these high prices.
The big American packers are to
meet competition worthy of their
cleavers. Nothing more interesting
in the history of American commerce
has come up than the vast plan for
an imported beef business which has
recently been perfected in Brooklyn.
A twenty-one year lease has been
secured by an eastern syndicat. of
sixteen acres on the Brooklyn water
front, including piers, railroad connec-
tons and four large, modern ware
houses. Great alterations are 10 be
made and costly machinery will be in
stalled. And all this, backed by mill
ions of dollars, will be devoted to i'm
porting and distributing meat from
Argentine, New Zealand, and Austria
liza. Boats will dock weekly with
fresh supplies from these far lands
below the equator, and it is freely pre-
dicted that prices will drop within a
year.
We do not have to be radical to sc.
that there is something wrong that We
must look to imports for relief. There
is something wrong if cattle can be
raised, killed, dressed and shipped in
refrigerator boats straight across the
torrid zone to New York and the meat
sold at less than the American pack
ers charge.
While these packers have been urg-
ing US do without veal so as to raise
more beef cattle-more for the pack
ers-others are going to send beef 49,
900 miles to New York without ask
ing US to do without anything.
Every new fact that comes up, ev-
cry development relating to the prices
OF beef, makes the whole situation
look more hateful and sinister. 1t
looks less and less like decen. business
and more and more like plain extor,
ton.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
FLORIDA NEWS NOTES.

1t is expected that the profit on the
cabbage crop in st. John this spring
will total 100000 that in add.
ton to the half million dollar potato
crop and 100000 cron crop.
Truckers are not only long on cab.
bage which are now almost ready to
move in car lots, but big acreage Of
watermelons has been and is now be.
ing planted So far the season is
ideal for, this fascinating crop. The
biggest crop so far by one man is re.
ported from Frostproof, eighty acres.
Leading every section of the state
with the exception Of the Mantca
county and Wauchula sections, St.
Johns county will this year add cab.
bage to her banner crops. With one
thousand acres planted the yield
should be 100000 crates, producing at
least 100000 profits. Hastings al
ready leads the state in potato and
corn production. Cabbage is going to
be scarce in many sections where
large crops have been raised and the
demand for it is as steady as that for
wheat or any other staple.
Gainesville will be prepared for the
good roads convention which is to
meet in that city February "a and will
continue in session for two days. The
largest attendance ever known for
such an occasion is expected and that
/ the proceedings will be of the great
est interest and Importance.
A successful and interesting fair and
institute was held in Lakeland recent
ly. The exhibits made of vegetables,
agricultural products generally, poul-
try, ntedlework and other things, were
highly creditable, and the attendance
was larger than had been anticipated.
The packing house at Fort Myers
which burned recently was said to
have been the largest in the world
devoted exclusively to the packing
of citrus fruits. Plans were made at
once to rebuild by the directors, pro-
vided material could be procured
quickly enough to erect temporary
structure to finish out the season.
Cabhages are being hauled and sold
in Palatka for 80 per crate, seventeen
heads to the crate. We have always
been told that any green goods man"
could get rich quick if he used his
brains in producing and properly dis
tributing his goods.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
L'Engle's Thoughtful Act

Ocala Star: Congressman at large
LEngle has introduced bill to
amend the parcel post law so that
seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions
and plants will be given the advant-
age of the parcel post rates. These
items were excepted under the gen
eral parcel post law.
Oh this bill, the Tampa Times
says:
Representative-at-large LFngle Of
TINS state has introduced bill in the
house designed to extend the regular
parcel post rates to seeds, cuttings.
bulbs, roots sciOns and plants, which
have been heretofore, for some in
scrutable reason, exempted from
their operation. The bill was re-
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
SEVERE BRONCHIAL COUGH
Doctors Feared Lung Trouble,
Restored to Health by Vinol.

The medical profession does not be-
lieve that lung troubles are inherited,
but person may inherit a weakness
or tendency to them.
Mrs. Kate Hickman, Springfield,
Ohio, says: "a few years ago was
in a very bad rundown condition, and
the physician told me l had consump-
ton. tried another physician, and
he told me had ulcers on my right
lung. I quit the physicians and
started on 'Vinol.' Today am
perfectly healthy, and that is why l
recommend Who'll"
Vinol soothes and heals the infiam-
ed surfaces and allays the cough,
Vinol creates an appetite, strengthens
the digestive organs and gives the
patient strength to throw off in
cipient pulmonary diseases.
Try bottle of Vinol with the I'M
derstanding that your money will be
returned If 1t does not help you.
P. S.-For any skin trouble try our
Saxo Salve. We guarantee it.
ACk ERMAN-STE DRUG CO.,
Palatka, Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

No, Pleasant Holt would not be al
lowed to vote negroes in the Demo-
cratic primaries, even were he bent
on that dastardly purpose; but there
is something else to be explained.
Why is Holt SO active politically if
ne is not interested in anyone's cam
paign? Why is it that he has, as
alleged, been guilty of registering
white men in a Jacksonville ward in
which they do not reside? The
News is glad the white democrats of
Florida have Dixie on guard to watch
this sleek political trickster.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

Editor Triplett of the Kissimmee
Gazette is an announced candidate for
the House of Representative from
Osceola county. His paper has been
the wonder worker of that section.
1t has been the greatest power in
the wonderful development of that
county. Triplett is the power be-
hind the paper. He is a type of the
modern Floridian who should fill ev-
cry seat in the State legislature.
From what we can hear there will
be little if any opposition to him.
Good. All Florida should second the
motion.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20

A heavy cold in the lungs that was
expected to cure itself has been the
starting point in many cases of dis
ease that ended fatally. The sensi-
Die course is to take frequent doses
Of BALLARD'S HOREHOUND SY-
RUP. 1t checks the progress of the
disorder and assists nature to res
tore normal conditions. Price 25c,
3'c ard $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
Ackerman-Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-02-20
$2,25o,OOo Tax to Be Levied on John D.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Harry Weiss, in.
ternal revenue collector for northern
Ohio, mailed to John d. Rockefeller at
Tarrytown, Ky, tax blanks for the list.
ing of the oil kings income for fed
eral taxation under the income tax
law. Mr. Weiss said he would pro-
coed to collect about $2,250,000 income
tax from Mr.. Rockefeller unless he
pays the money to the revenue collec.
tor. ut hasn't been decided whether
Rockefeller's legal home is Ohio or
New York, so I've sent him blanks to
be on the safe side"