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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24
.PALATKA CHOSEN FOR
STATE COP. MEETING
February 9th is the Date
ChOsen-Committee Met
Here on Monday.

A meeting of the Republican state
executive committee was held in the
Howell theater on Monday and despite
the heavy weather that prevailed,
was largely attended. Every county
in the state was represented, either
by proxy or in person. Considerable
business was transacted and the ques-
ton of time and place for holding
the state convention was discussed.
Letters from the mayor of Lake City,
and from many other prominent men,
inviting the convention for their re-
spective cities, offered to pay all ex-
penses for hall, etc., were read. Jack
sonville, DeLand, st. Augustine and
other cities presented invitations.
The claims for Palatka were made by
S. W. Rowley and George E. Gay,
and after considerable discussion it
was decided to hold the convention in
Palatka on February 9, when four del
egates at large and one for each con-
gressional district, making eight in
all, for delegates to the Republican
national convention, to be held at Chi
cago, June 7, will be selected and such
other business as may be necessary
will have attention.
1t was also decided to put up COM
plete state and congressional tickets
in the coming election and a vigorous
campaign will be inaugurated. All
members present were very optlmls-
tic for the success of the Republican
national ticket.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24
IWoman's Club Discussed the War.

The Literary department of the Wo-
mans Club held very instructive
meeting in the Putnam House last
Friday afternoon. The European war
was the subject of the afternoon, un-
der the leadership of Mrs. L. L. Boyle.
The topic proved highly interesting at
this time when the great conflict is
going on across the water, and much
was learned from well-prepared artl-
cles given by Mrs. Stallings, on the
Background and handspring of the
Struggle"
Mrs. ]. L. Dunsford, on some phases
of the enlistment in Canada. Mrs.
Dunsford's old home is at Niagara-on-
the-Lake, and it is here that so man"
of the army manoeuvers are taking
place. Each recruit as he enters the
service is awarded one dollar and fifty
cents per day, his board and clothing
is provided. his life is insured, and II
married, his wife receives one-half his
salary, $50 per month from the Gov
ernment, $5 per month for each child
and $40 per month from the Woman's
Institute, an organization in Canada,
similar to The Womans' Club in the
states. AS eighty per cent of the
enlisted are laboring men, their wages
we're seldom over one dollar and a
quarter per day, so that these mems
wives in just so many instances are
living high and spending money right
and left at the popular resorts; War
has not worked hardship on the Ca
madam woman, unless she loses her
husband. On the anniversary of the
battle of Balaclava, the women of
Canada raised one million dollars for
the Red Cross relief, in one day.
They started out at seven o'clock a.
M, and by night fall every county,
village and city had the returns all in.
Mrs. j. D. Points read timely ar
ticle on the "Barbarism of War" as
related by a Red Cross nurse in Bel
grade. At roll call each member of
the club responded to her name with
the name of a general, now engaged
in the conflict.
There will be no more meetings of
the club till after the holidays.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24
CITY COUNCIL TABLES
AUTOMATIC FRANCHISE
Without Reading or Discus
sion-A Cold Night for
AutOmaticS.

After the city council had gotten
we'll into its work on Tuesday night
a cold night, by the way-Judge Ju-
liam C. Calhoun presented charter
for the Automatic Telephone Co.,
which he asked the council to consid-
er. AS the members appeared none
to anxious to do business, Judge Cal
houn asked that the franchise be re-
ferred to the ordinance committee.
Alderman Buddington Immediately
moved that the franchise be so refer
red, but Alderman Davis was on his
feet in a second, before the Budding
ton motion had a chance to be Sec
onded, and moved that the franchise
be consigned to the table; Alderman
Jarrett seconded this motion imme-
diately, and the president put it and it
was almost as quickly passed.
Alderman Walton, who was attor-
ney for the Automatic before being
elected to the council, made protest;
the action was without precedent; it
was customary to at least hear an or
dinance read; the council did not know
the merits of the franchise-none of
them had read it; as it had not beer
read there was nothing to table; that
to table without reading smacked too
much of strangulation. Mr.. Walton
continued for a moment or two with
his protest and then sat down. For a
moment it was so quiet in the cham.
ber one could have heard 40-pound
dumb-bell hit the floor, Then the
council went on with other matters of
business.
The Automatic Telephone Co. mada
an attempt to secure a franchise last
spring and was promptly turned down.
1t is understood that the present fran
chise was being sought by local cap
italists. They may conclude that they
have received "cold DEAL" and some
people may agree that there is rea-
son in their contention. Anyway it
was a cold night.
During the evening the council or.
dered that all city employees be paid
their December salaries in order that
they might enjoy some of the delight;
of spending it for Christmas. And
the time for paying city taxes was
extended to January 31st next.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24
The Late ShOpper,

The late Shopper is a prominent
member of the Genus Procrastinatus.
He has his own peculiar way of Gel
ebrating Christmas. Often he cele-
brates it in bed, with water bag on
his chest and the grip of an anxious
physician around his wrist. His eyes
are closed and his poor, warped brain
is worn in a sling.
On the floor beside his bed, torn to
shreds and bitten in numerous places,
lies his Christmas list. The day be-
fore Christmas he sailed forth with
this list in his hand and look of
desperate determination on his fea-
lures.
The Late Shopper is a cheerful CIV
er, withal. He loves giving for its
own sake, but he loves it better for
the sake of putting it off. Decidedly
he is no believer in the "Do-it-now"
movement. Nor is he selfish. 1t is
just a habit. 1t is to be feared that
if he were dying of thirst he would
put off giving himself a drink.
Philanthropists should find rest SAN
itariums for Late Christmas Shoppers
the kind that are incurable. Here
they could retire and nurse their
wounds, incurred in the last toy coun-
ter rush.
How fortunate it is that Santa
Claus was not born a late shopper.
He is always on the job, and gets
ready for the holiday season months
ahead, we are reliably informed by the
nursery books. However, Santa
Claus is in constant danger of losing
his reputation. There are hundreds
of fond fathers who pose as Santa
Claus to their little broods, papas who
sally forth to collect bagful of toys
Just when the stores are closing on
Christmas eve, and the holly garlands
are being taken down, and the mana
ger of the dress goods department is
getting ready to announce, Spring
and Summer Styles"
The Late Shoppers we have always
with US. AS eleventh-hour athletes,
they take all the running, jumping
and line-plunging honors. But often
the Late Shopper has one good mark
to his credit. He puts off giving at
all times, and therefore puts off giving
a piece of his mind to his wife.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24
STORY OF THE
M|STLETOE

Very c,IrloUS arui lie ways OF the mis-.
tletoe. The story of how the mistletoe
gets on the trees is most interesting
one. Covering the mistletoe twigs are
pearly white berries These come In
the winter season. when food is com.
paratively scarce. and hence some birds
eat them freely.
Now, when robin eats cherry he
swallows simply the meat and fips the
stone away. The seed Of the mistletoe
the bird cannot Flip. 1t is sticky and
holds to his bill. His only resource is
to wipe 1t off. and he does so, leaving 1t
sticking to the branches Of the tree on
which he Is sitting at the time.
This seed sprouts after time. and
not finding earth-which, indeed, its
ancestral habit has made 1t cease
wanting-it sinks its roots into the bark
Of the tree and hunts there for the
pipes that carry the sap.
Now. the sap In the bark Is the very
richest in the tree. far richer than that
In the wood. and the mistletoe gets
from its host the choicest of food
With strange foresight 1t does not
throw its leaves away, as do most
parasites. but keeps them to use in win
ter, when the tree is leatlesS.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24

preventing the widening of the circle
of infection. Most of us harbor the
firm belief, and act accordingly, that
we have plenty to do to take care of
our own personal interests, and we
push the burden of looking out for
the other fellows interests on the
other fellow himself.
You can't help yourself in crowd
ed street-car, in church or at the the
ater, when someone coughs in your
face or sneezes close behind YOU,
He is more than likely to give you a
sample of his cold or influenza, but
YOU can't help it then-it's too late.
He might cover his face or his nose
with handkerchief-bu he didn't
he gave you the full benefit of his
spasm with all its contents and dan
ger.
The little politeness of good society,
however great their practical utility
and necessity do not always extend
to the limits of such society, to say
nothing of exceeding those bounda-
ries.
We are our brothers keeper in more
senses than one. We have a respon-
sibility that we can't get away from,
without bringing suffering to others
and perhaps to ourselves.
Now is the season of Florida's year
when colds and kindred troubles have
their innings, and it is our personal
responsibility to keen these troubles
to ourselves-State Board of Health
| Bulletin,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24
ACCIDENTAL DEATH At
WELAKA WEDNESDAY
DR.. Vim. P. Spratling Acct
dcntally Shoots Himself.

While climbing a fence in the rear
of the residence of DR.. D. G. Main
at Welaka yesterday forenoon, with
the object of going squirrel hunt
ing, DR.. VIM. P. Spratling of Balti-
more, Md, who made his home with
DR.. Main while in Welaka, accident
ally shot himself. The load entered
his body just below the heart, pene-
trating his abdomen, and inficting a
wound from which he died about 1880.
DR.. J. C. Chandler of this city was
summoned, but arrived too late. DR..
Spratling was dead when he arrived
in Welaka.
DR.. VIM. P. Spratling was one of the
eminent specialists of the country.
AS one prominent Palatka physician
put it, he was probably Americas
greatest living authority on epilepsy,
and no physicians library is complete
sunless it contains his works on this
and kindred nervous diseases.
DR.. Spratling was born in Cham
bers county, Alabama, soon after the
war between the states. He received
his medical education at Vanderbilt
University and the College of Physi-
clans and Surgeons at Baltimore. Af-
ter graduation he went into the Ma
rine Hospital service in New York,
and in 1894 was appointed superin-
tendent of Craig Colony for Epilep-
tics at Sonyea, N. Y, where he re-
manned for Is years. Upon his res
ignation being accepted he returned
to Baltimore where he took up private
practice as specialist in nervous
diseases and where he made a more
than national reputation in the treat
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24
BOARD OF TRADE TO
HAVE PRODUCE DISPLAY
Farmers of County to Make
Display of Various
Products.

The board of trade is now prepar-
ing to have exhibits from various
section of Putnam county placed in
the board Of trade room for display
and every section is requested to
bring in an exhibit and display the
same in the board of trade rooms free
of charge.
The secretary is this week writing
many sections urging them to take
advantage of this opportunity to make
a good showing of the products and
advantages of the various sections OF
Putnam county.
The board of trade room is now
divided into booths, and displays can
be arranged to great advantage; and
the products of Putnam county are
so varied that the display should be
one of the best and of great assis-
tance to the Secretary in his efforts
to boost every section by such an ex-
hibit as will best attract each and ev-
cry visitor to Palatka.
On Tuesday, Mr.. 7. c. Hardy Of
Florahome was in and made arrange
ments to use one of the booths for
displaying an exhibit from that place,
and as Mr.. Hardy is an expert in
this line, doubtless the Florahome ex-
hibit will rank with the best, and
other sections will be compelled to
hustle to keep the pace.
Crescent City, East Palatka, Rod
man, Interlachen and other sections
are expected to have displays repre-
senting the crops and products, pic
lures of beautiful homes and .other
views that may be of interest to the
various sections.
1t is the desire of the board of
trade to assist each and every Sec
ton of Putnam county, and give all
an equal share and opportunity in
the work of publicity, which Putnam
county so richly deserves, and every
citizens is requested to cooperate in
this work.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24
Only One of Many.

Putnam county fruit and produce
growers have suffered their full share
bv the dishonesty of commission
sharks who secure their shipments
and make no returns. 1t is always,
therefore, a matter of general rejolc-
inp when one of them has been caught
ND with and brought to justice.
There are always two sides to a
controversy of this character, and 1t
is lust possible that c. F. Thompson
of Pontiac, Michigan, who is charged
by Mr.. L. Bohannon of BannerVllle
with appropriating 60 barrels of po-
tatoes, may show a reason.
But anyway on complaint OF MT;
Rohannon' Sheriff Kennerly secured
extradition papers and went to Pom
tiac, Michigan, for Thompson: He re-
turned with his prisoner on Tuesday
and THOMPSON is to have hearing.
Rail was fixed at $4,000 and Thomp-
son is to have a hearing before JUS
tice John E. Marshall today.
The chances favor his CONVECTION
though like all of these sharks, Thorn,
pson claims that the potatoes were Ia
davs on the road and that they ar
rived in rotten condition, so that ne
was only able to secure the freight
charges from their sale. If this is
fact it is one easily susceptible OF
proof.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on Janu-
ary Sth, 1916, an examination will be
held at Palatka, Fla, as result Of
which it is expected to make certi-
fication to fill a contemplated vacancy
in the position Of fourth class post
master at Norwalk, Fla, and other va
cancies as they may occur at that Of
flee, unless it shall be decided in the
interests of the service to fill the va
cancy by reinstatement. The com
pensation of the postmaster at this
office was $242 for the last fiscal
year.
Age limit, 81 years and over on the
date of the examination, with the eX-
ception that in a State where women
are declared by statute to be of full
age for all purposes at IL years, Wo..
men Is years of age on the date OF
the examination will be admitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post office
for which the examination is an
nounced.
The examination is open to all cit
izens of the United States who can
comply with the requirements.
Application forms and full lnfor-
nation concerning the requirements
of the examination can be secured
from the postmaster at Norwaik, Fla,
or from the U. S. Civil Service Com
mission, Washington, D. c.
Application should be properly eX'
ecuted and filed with the Commission
at Washington at least 7 days be-
fore the date of the examination, 9TH
erwise it may be impracticable to ex-
anime the applicants.
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ment of epilepsy.

ment Of epilepsy. .
Nearly five years ago he himself
suffered nervous breakdown and
came to Florida for his health, making
his home with DR.. D. C. Main of We
laka. Even to Florida his reputation
followed him and soon his old friends
found where he was and he was kept
more or less busy in the treatment of
cases coming under his speciality.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-12-24

Not to outshine, but to shine upon
his neighbors is the successful man
mission.-Towne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
]. C. STOCKYARDS CLOSED
Thirteen Cases Of Foot ana
Mouth Disease Discovered

Quarantine has been placed upon ~,
wards Of the Jersey City s'oe.y'tSS 80
Company, at 9th St, jersey, O,y,J
DR.. Robert VI. Mullings, OF the gn..1
States Bureau of Animal indusui
Thirteen cases OF foot and MOI
disease discovered there have oeen
stroyed, and the carcasses eon connie,
into offal for conversion into ier..'. ~
The yard is one used by IN, LIE '"'
PENNSYLVANIA railroads usually .,1
None of the other yards are an,s 49,.
BY the quarantine, and the now Of s
tie is not interrupted, as tne ~ "a,
which ordinarily use the 6th s. ys
are diverting their cattle TO the Cehu .S
Union Yards, nearer Comiimi.GIn.Pf or
where there are ample facilities ~
handling the increased flow. ..,l.
Superintendent Bonham OF the !s ,.s
company said: THE owner Of ~.
cattle, probably through some ss,tis
managed to hide the diseased "a
from the inspectors and re reeve S,lv
clean bill for his farm. Probably O'ts
two or three were affected when a
sold them, and the others eop,ies, ,o,s
the malady from them on the ttlP an an.
INDIANAPOLIS. Some Of the CAST Tvsyy
reared TO be newly developed; ~ ~.
inch OF our plant will be made ss IN.
lutely germless before We aIio"
gle animal TO enter the gates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

rrnrR1L RESERVE DISCOUNT RATE For
thirty DAYS. per cent; Tor thlrJ - ulneS u'S' -
per cent.
GAIL MONEY opened At per cent highest -. ?ia
per cent lowest J., Ier cent, closing - per cent
renewal. per cent.
TIME MONEY was quiet; rates. 2.s3i1 pr
cent
MERCANTILE PAPER vi, in demand, Ruins
rates Hi7nl J~r cent for best names BANK accept
8Dces. o. per cent
s2;SS4S6sS: balances. sl52H The Sub
'Trcasu-y was creditor 10 Tie amount OF soOi-
zoo
SIR. TREASURY New York banks ssinsd from
the sub Treasury 1854 900, and gained since Friday
So zoe 600.
FEDERAL RESERVE DISCOUNT RATES ELSE
NUERI Boston Tor siIty days per cent: Tor
si1ty 10 ninety day, ~ Philadelphia. Z and ~
per cent. Cleveland and "a per cent; Itichmoud.
Tor sy day. - per Ut rt iGF c. .fy c IG 9e
aud =, per cent. 81. Louis. and a. per ent.
Minneapolis 81 and per cent; Kansas city,
md a. per cent. Dallas. l and "a per cent. san
Francisco 4 sul ~ PEI cent.
DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. Boston. par. chicago.
ne premium 81 Louis. 5c premium bid. 81 premium
asked Cincinnati. exchange par bid. san Francisco.
SOC premium.
BANk CLEAKINGs BOSTON exchange s22.2sl.
arccs t>sS.0j2. chicago exchanges 81 $50 hal
snc.s $-.5s2.727 Philadelphia, exchanges 80 g
40 balances Sl5tS sl3. s.. Louis exchanges Sl5.-
l0i 375. balances sl.lHo55.
SILVER MARKET -- Bar silver in london wa
22t, a. ounce. uuch,nsei New Yorf quotation was
istr. unchanged Mexican silver dollars STAG
FOREIGN EXCHANGE IN. market uu ir,g-
usr and closed ira1ionslly higher. Londor cable
.Sno demand az g r.r, c.n.. "a. eseS
and ninety dsv bills London bankers sixty days.
tS.. ninety da'S. tSl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
PUBLIC UTILITY NOTES
General News and Earnings OF
Various Corporations.

Tho income account OF the Colorado
Power Company and the Salida Light,
Power and Utility Company, inter
Companv charges eliminated, shows
combined gross operating revenue OF
S-46sEg for tho twelve months ended
December 81. S54.2o4 more than was
earned iu the previous year. equal to
o. gain Of nearly per cent Operating
cNucrscs and taxes were increased
SGS.>-2 10 S1Ge15-, leaving net earn
irrs of s3,s.1l2. AN increase OF Sl5,-
al3 other income amounted 70 SD
So. a- compared with Sl6.132 IN 1918,
and the surplus after depreciation re-
serve and dividends on the preferred
stock Was S20t1lO.
BROOKLYN Rapid Transit.
Stockholders 90 the New York
Municipal Railway Corporation and
the BrookIyn Heights Railroad Com
pany. subsidiaries of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company. at their an
uual meeting elected Ex-Governor Eu-
gene L. Foss of Mas achusctts 10 both
boards, due respectively 60 the death
Of A. y Brady and tho resignation Of
George T. Porter, Of Chicago. Directors
Of the New York Consolidated Rail
road. the Concy Island e. Gravesend
Railway. the South Brooklyn Railway,
New York & COucy Island Railroad,
brooklyn. Queens County & Suburban,
Concy Island IS Brooklyn and the
Transit Development Company, whose
terms Of Office expired, were reelected
for the ensuing term.
Northern states Power.
The consolidated earnings statement
Of an properties low controlled by the
Northern States Power Company, in
GLIDING the Sioux Falls. s. D., electric
properties shows an increase OF nearly
% per cent ln gross income for De-
ccmber. while net revenue made q gain
Of nearly Is per cent. Gross income
Tor the month amounted TO SAT- ,664
and net earnings increased from S22t,-
ool TO S261.T3q For the twelve months
10 December 81 the companies report
ed gross earnings of Si.5O5.2i6, which
were more than II per cent above
those for the year preceding, and net
made a gain Of over Is per cent,
Southern Public Utilities.
An issue Of S2,6OO.OOo first and re-
funding mortgage per cent bonds, due
July ]. 1913. of the Southern Public
UTILITIES Company, has been bought by
William Morris Imbric & Co, who will
act as the compaUy's fiscal agents The
Public Uthties Company
owns and operates electric power and
lighting plants. gas plants, electric
street railway lines and wsterworks
supplying sixteen cities and towns in
the Piedmont section Of North and
south Carolina.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
FINANCIAL RECORD
HERE And ABROAD
Downward Movement Aid
ed by German Warning
More Bond Issues.


With securities already lnc.lned
downward, further so.lnC pressure was
added yesterday through lcar OF ser,
Gus complications from Germany
threat 20 enforce Hor submarine oIooN-
ado OF Great Britain without regard 10
lives or pas CnCcrS or crew OF merchant
vessels Hcc.n mes Of ] and : points or
more were 'a.lN common. RACERS OPP
Grated for "a decline. and again rumors
OF possible dividend reductions caused
liquidation $50 some ISSUES. buSincss
was about half again as great as on
Thursday Tho bond tota. was en-
largcd. with convertible issues active
and lower The market opened down
and broke rather sharply toward noon.
4 l''.c recovery was made later hu'
securities vrahcrcd again before the
day had c'a.a
tarIo "", goaNlocIau.c S'"'hs aga"
o. Southern Iae.'c, when caused ,'a'
stock az .'- ..N'N, 10 approach " ''".u
fraction of It's minimum, Reports
hat the Irn0S> wanna "',Ioau va
di-r0e,ro uf some Of ITS holdings ana
further discussion az the possIoiIi'N
that tho dividend rate might be re
durcG r,zt week accompanied the de-
cline Ir 'lc FIRST SIX months Of the
fiscal year tho roads earnings nave
fallen Of heavily, bur this is in com
yarieor with rather good half year III
1918, and passenger business "E
rcctcd 90 improve. Canadian fac'hc,
added 90 l'. decline and Sugar touched
par. more cham % points down. Ne"
Haven followed publication o. state
mcr' o. poor caWncs Tor bccempeI
with drou 20 i's minimum Of ~. out
made some recovery before tho close.
Again activity 'r purely speculative
issues brought them into undue prom
ircnce. Trading this week has been
for the most part professional. Out
side investment buying. checked By the
break in steel. has shown little sign
o. rcappearrg Anything m the course
of the market that casts doubt upon
tho commences OF transactions there
IS now most inopportune' when PUBIC
confidence must he encouraged 70 neIp
absorb the steady stream OF foreign
louida..ou.
Sterling exchange yesterday made
slight response 20 the danger That our