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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
0cala Northern Railway Sold.

The 0cala Northern Railway was
sold at public outcry in front of the
Federal building in Ocala the other
day, and the purchaser was the As
sets Realization Company. The price
paid for the main line-Ocala to Pa
latka-was S175,000. The Ocklawa-
ha extension was purchased by the
Ocala Manufacturing Co. for $500.
The sale attracted quite number of
interested people to the city, among
the number being Capt. w. B. Dem
ham, W. NJ. Toomer, H. L. Ander-
son, and Arthur Williams of Jackson
vile.
Referring to the sale the Ocala
Star says:
"The purchase of the Ocala North
ern railway by the Assets Realization
Company may mean much good for
Ocala.
THE Ocala Northern has always
been handicapped by lack of means.
II was built by a handwriting man,
who literally had to dig his way from
milepost to milepost. And the people
who should have most vigorously
backed him up-the business men of
Ocala-did not give the business that
would have made his road pay and
would have helped them.
1.-THE new owners have ample means
and if they will make a deepwater
connection at Palatka, and the bust
mess men of Ocala, Palatka and all
the toxins between, will back them
vigorously and sustainedly, the Ocala
Northern caa be made the most i'm
portant line for its mileage in Florida.
"The people of this city and the
other towns concerned can't expect to
sit still and have capitalists spend
money for them. They mist take a
share in the hustling themselves"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
II Saturday :
Sernut,ette:

i. "Tho1 Art My God" Psalm 7
+ 1928. =
+ We have here a change of pro- =
+ nouns. The misunderstanding =
r God" of last week is the "Thou- 7
+ art-my-God" of today. Coos rev. 7
+ elation and tender of Himself to =
+ men as the Lord their God is met =
+ with the uplifted face and corfes- :
4 sion of the believing acceptor who !
+ answers, "Thou art my God" !
4 If every soul would meet Gods !
+ offer of Himself in the spirit of :
+ this old-time singer and poet, then :
+ earth would again blossom as the 7
+ paradise of God: +
+ "No more would sin and sorrow +
T. grow
+ Nor thorns infest the ground" +
+ And when one recalls those who +
l. have been constrained to confess +
+ God as theirs, he wonders why +
+every soul does not see the sweet +
+ reasonableness of it all, and come =
+ to like confession. Men of utter +
j. infdelity and rankest sectarian +
+ hate; men of largest mental cast +
4 and calmest rational judgment; +
j. men, and women, too, of stained +
4 and sotted lives have met this 4
+ challenging tender of God with the 1.
i the same raptIrous acceptance. +
+ Look at "Doubting Thomas" and +
+ then hear his glad "My Lord and +
+ my God" Look at Saul of Tarsus, +
f. the saint batter, and then hear him +
+ cry, Lord, what wilt Thou have +
+ me to do?" Look at Newton, the =
= SLAYER; Ben Hogan, the prize fight +
l. err; Billy Sunday, the wild young +
j. ball player; and see how all have +
j. been persuaded and transformed +
\ into witnesses for Christ. Does +
j. it not show that here is the God, +
+ good and holy and sufficient for +
j. all? Surely, it so argues. Here !.
+ is what Newton sings in one of +
= his hymns to the name of his =
= Lord: i.
|"One there is above all others, +
= Well deserves the name of Friend; +
+ His is love beyond brothers, +
= Costly, free and knows no end" +
= Prayer-O God, be Thou our God +
! for evermore. Let nothing keep rs +
= from Thee. But make and keep US +
j. all Thine. Amen. J. N. B. +
/ 4.
****++**+*++*+***
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
THE LITERACY TEST.

1t is about time the people enforced
a literacy test on members of con
gress.
1t is incredible that the most
learned of our presidents was oblig-
ed to plead with congress against
imposing a literacy test on immi-
prants-that he pleaded in vain
and was obliged to veto the meas
ure.
The law as passed required that
every immigrant should be able to
read and write some language.
ANYONE at all familiar with the for
eign problems of our great cities
knows that this literacy test does
not come within a thousand miles of
the real problem. 1t would not shut
out undesirables. and it might have
shut out the desirables.
The Chinese have already been
designated as inadmissible, and yet
they all read and write. The Jap
anese are resisted on the coast, but
they are far from illiterate. The
Italian "black hand men operate
through letters, as also do the
''white slavers."
The commoneSt form of oppres-
sion in Europe is oppression by en-
forced ignorance by denying edu-
cation to the people. Many Irish
immigrants of the past were illit-
crate. but their sons are now teach
ing. preaching, legislating and judg-
ing throughout the country.
They and other foreign illiterates
we're the true successors OF the
unlearned handfuls of English,
Dutch, Swedish, French and Span
ish who settled the American colo
MES. Illiteracy in those days did
not hinder man in fighting Indians
or in taking his stand for religious
lberty-and would not now.
The foreign problem in our cities
is a moral problem. The night
schools and the shop schools meet
the educational problem. But when
we see one nationality setting up a
nadrone system of labor, another
community the prey of dynamiting
brigands, another community buying
and selling wives, and a sinister oa-
HE of the crooks slang of all races
in the courts and jails of our big
cities when we see these things it
looks as if congress took up a great
problem and made matters worse by
mere meddling.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

Col. Frank L. Mayes editor and
manager of The Pensacola Journal
and prominent politician, died at an
early hour on Monday morning of
erysipelas, complicated with pleuri-
sy. He was i'll only five days, and
during the last As hours of his life
he was conscious only at periods.
His death comes as severe shock
to his editorial brethren of the
Florida press, among whom he was
always rated as leader. Mr.. Mayes
was but Al years of age, in the full
vigor of life and had attained COM
handing place in the politics of the
State. Twice has he represented
Florida at national democratic con-
ventions, and during the past year
he has been so persistently named as
probable candidate for governor
that he deemed it advisable to is
sue a letter to the public declining
to make the race. AT the Palatka
meeting of the Florida Press AssO-
citation Mr.. Mayes was unanimously
elected president. He was chairman
of the Third congressional commit
tee and during the administration
PSN or. Gilchrist was a colonel on
Mr.. Mayes was one of
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

The fact that Senator Bryan desert
ed the democratic camp on Monday
and Joined forces with the republicans
in order to defeat an administration
measure at the eleventh hour, is not
going to help him with the democrats
of Florida when he comes up for re-
election two years hence. Florida
democrats are not of the kind to re-
ward party traitor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

Young Mr.. Rockefeller most heart
ily favors" labor unions which have
"due regard for the just interests of
the employer and the public" How
ever, labor unions and employers can
not agree on what is due regard,
and what "just interests" and until
they can there is possibility of gun
fire in Colorado and elsewhere. Mr.
Rockefeller has said nothing, though
he said it rather deliberately.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
TantafuA

The unhappiest natures I know are
D e natures Of keen emotion and swift
reception. who yet have not the gift
expressing what they feel for any
.tistic medium. 1t is these, alas, who
lumber the streets and porticos of
literature. They are attracted away
from homely toll by the perilous sweet
ness Of art and when they attempt to
express their raptures they have no
'aculty or knack Of banda. @ Ben
Ion In Century Magazine.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
Who Baked Them7

A little girl was sent to a neigh
boris with a plate of fresh cookies
that her mother had Just baked. In a
little while she came running back to
her mother and said: ooh, mother,
Mrs. Weeks thought the cookies we're
just fine and she wants the address
for them"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

The Tampa Times of January 2sth
contained 1O4 pages of interesting
matter concerning Tampa and the
Tampa section. 1t was a great pa
per, an honor to any city in the
United States. We are proud of the
Tampa Times.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

Spain is not going to send war
ship to the canal fete because Admiral
Dewey will be there. The Castilians
feel quite as resentful because he took
Manila as some Americans felt be-
cause he decided his house to his wife
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

There is feeling on the part OF
MANY citizens of Palatka that the
CITY Democratic committee. ought
to call a real primary for the nomi-
nation of city officers subject to
nomination, instead of nominating by
the city convention system as here
tofore. Surely the direct primary
is the plan demanded by the people
and which is now most generally in
use. The News understands that
this is a matter wholly within the
power of the city committee.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

W. \. Conoley, late secretary of
the Jacksonville board of trade. and
whose death from self-infilcted
wound on Monday has caused deep
regret in that city and throughout
the State. was formerly pastor of
St. Matthews Methodist Episcopal
church. South, in Jacksonville. He
later entered the ministry of the
Presbyterian church and was pas
tor at Live Oak. Mr.. Conoley was
e. years of age. He had been suf-
fering from insomnia, and while
under the influence of a drug, TAX
en- in an overdose, but for the pur-
pose of relieving his nervous condi-
ton, he suffered an Authorization
that burglars were in the house. 1t
is thought the fatal shot was acct
dentally fired.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

Comp!
Dentist tpllingt
when | cot Ia tn
lost my nerve.
got mine. 0aVeH
American.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
and Advertiser.

lit South Second St. Phone 1876
VIM. A. RUSSELL. Editor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
THE BIG WATER WAGON.

The Improvement of the moral tom
in Russia since the imperial deere
putting a sudden and absolute end t.
all traffic in liquor in the empire, is Sc
forth in the following article from tn
Review of Reviews:
To those who knew Russia as
she was before the war, ii is dit
ficult to conceive of her without
vodka. Twentyfour hours after
the order went forth from the
government not a drop of strong
drink was to be had in all the
length and breadth of the cars
domain. One hundred and seventy
million people, who consumed
more spurious liquor proportion
ally than any other nation, sud
denly stopped drinking.
The explanation is quite SIM
pie. The Russian government
has a monopoly of the entire
drink traffic, not only the retail
vodka shops, but its product.
Crime has been diminished
40 per cent, or even more. WIFE
beating has ceased almost entire
ly. Quoting from the Petrograd
Reich, the article continues:
priest in the government of =
brisk writes in answer to
ries of questions by the =
of statistics: 1T is difficult
press in words the ira
ton that has taken plR
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
An e

Friendly Advises
mems names are n
sands of time. LanGV
don't know. Look at n
Puck.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05
teenth Century Tips.

} by no means cohnned 10
-raveiNr through this coun-
d Vesdnc. sayS that after dining
e had. nd, youth find all the serv.
9 for Wn up in tho passage like a
nusketeers frCp the house
4 down to the lowest livery
'ns and each of them holds out his
emf you In as deliberate a man
oc Sthe servants in our inns on the
ccasion." The master Of the
eI turned his head away. pretend
n ot to be aware OF what was going
Irard. Lord Harvey records that
&c lis queen thought It necessary
!, i've walls in town as well as In the
TRY. but the king told her she was
lol to do so.-London Standard.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

went down under the waves between
us and Europe.
However,, it is Of the near past
we wish to deal, of the first white
men and women who came to Flori-
da and to Palatka, and of those who
followed them in the years to this
time. There are many lines of ac-
QUESTION appropriate to the scope
of an historical society. There
should be copies of early newspa-
pers, always beset with difficulties,
and it becomes doubly so as time
goes on. Maps, engravings, views
and portraits are an interesting fea-
ture of every local collection. Let
tiers Astounding in "reminiscences, le-
gal papers, historical documents,
biograhies and manuscripts of local
character are among the most i'm
portant of desiderata. The holding
of lectures, the marking of historical
sites, the preparation of material
for school children, all are pars, of
the historical society's field of 9sfS>
|tivity.
st. Augustine, Jacksonville, ITALIA
hassee, Pensacola and several other
places in Florida have made credita-
BILE beginnings in this kind of en-
deavor. Palatka cannot start any
too soon, and the Woman's Club can
take the initiative, make it sue
cess, and there is room in the Pub
lie Library until the collection as
sumes proportions demanding lar
ger space. Hundreds of books and
pamphlets devoted to Florida af-
fairs are still available, some of
them rare and of high value. A
list of six hundred or more Florida
books appeared in the "Florida Pro-
gress" issue of the Times Union of
Feb. 18th, 1918, the most complete
ever in print, prepared under direc-
ton of the writer. There are doz-
ems of publications available in
which Palatka is featured or noted. 49,.
and it will be the right thing to.
them together while they ARR
had.
Without the records fri Ill
munities the historian
tray the early facts
life in any genuine, 81 Ill
nifcant way. 1t Y
hooves every center
conserve the materials
its own sake but
those who are to tai
realities in days to q n
lection and preserYRocf III
cal data should be- OOoS
cred duty. MO
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-02-05

A man never feels the VI
II never occurs to him t
Schopenhauer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-06

An income TAX record book" such
as a New York investment banking
house recently sent to its friends.
may seem TO the average American
q superfuous possession--like an In.
ternationh yachting code.
Still this investment firm. with
nine branches and correspondents In
America and Europe. is not in the
habit OF playing jokes on those who
receive It's literature. We must be-
lieye. therefore. that It's summary OF
the income tar Law and its sample
pages showing how returns are TO
be made do meet a considerable de
mand for guidance.
One paragraph IL the booklet Is a
sane comment on problem the
average bond buyer will face when
he goes TO market: What ADVANTAGE
is there in buying tax free bonds
Concerning the income tax this IS
said.
Unless the taxpayers income is
$4,000 or more II VIII not be profii-
able Cor him 10 buy tax exempt Sc
cnrities II the return from such Sc
curities Is appreciably less than that
which he might receive BY purchas-
ing taxable securities. An investor
having an income OF $50. 900. for in.
stance. would suffer a slight annual
loss II he hough, a taI-tree' muniei
pal bond on i,s2 basis rather than
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-06
French Repel Germans
With Spirited Resistance
BY RESRY WOOD.

tSfdf Correspondent Unffed Press.
PARIS. March 5.--Af,er a FIVE
days battle. French troops have oc-
cupied the greater part OF the VII
lsge OF vauquoiS. southwest Of
varennes. according TO Official dis
patches received here today.
German infantry time and again
stormed the French position on the
plateau nj the southern outskirts OF
the town. The French had seized
this position early in the week and
held II in the face OF heavy bonn
barriment from German artillery in
the village itself.
In final. desperate charges the
Germans dashed over the plateau
yesterday afternoon. Beaten back.
they reformed and returned to the
attack. They were again repealed.
suffering heavy losses. The French
followed up this victory by coun-
ter-attack that advanced their posi-.
tons past the center OF the village.
The French took many prisoners.
North OF Arras. in the region OF
Notre Dame de Lorette. the allies
have recaptured the greater part OF
the advanced trenches they lost TO
the Germans on Wednesday. taking
IN addition. about i5O prisoners.
German shells are again falling
upon the cathedral Of Rheims.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-06
the nrst unarmed merchantmen {
destroy a German raider.
Germans Repel
Attacks In Wesi

BERLIN (via Wireless 10 Sayville.
l. ~. March 6.--German forces In
Flanders and France have repealed n
series OF attacks delivered at many
points along the battle line from
near Tyres. To the vosges. accord.
Ing 10 the official statement from the
war once this afternoon.
The German defense has been
equally successful In Poland, The
Russians have suffered severely and
heve lost many prisoners. Fighting
has been resumed west OF Warsaw
and south OF the vistula. after a lull
OF nearly 10 days.
From positions In the Lorette hills
that were captured from the French.
the Germans poured hot Are into
a British force that attempted 20 re-
capture the lost ground The British
retired. leaving many dead and
wounded.
In the Champagne region the
French all last night. continued 10
storm the German trenches near
Lemeanille. Their attacks az this
point. at vauquois, near Verennes.
and In the woods OF Consenvoye.
east OF the Meuse. broke down under
German shell fire. The enemy's at
tempts 10 retake ground lost near
Badonyiller We're ahso unsuccessful
Violent hghtlng has occurred north
and northeast OF Tomza. between
that town and the Prusslan frontier
The first and second Russian divi
sions charged the German lines. but
were driven off Around Grodno 10
the north. little has developed In the
last - hours
The Russtsns have renewed their
attempts TO advance along ine right
banks OF the vistula near Plock. East
OF Skerniewlce strong Russian
night attack failed utterly.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-06
BOYS STRAPPED
THEN PAROLED

Ernest Cook. aged IS; George Kol-
ker. aged IL; Jacob Horch. 10. and
Ernest Watkins. 81. were paroled by
Judge Phelan, Friday, after pleading
guilty to the charge OF driving away
with an automobile. and once again
arose tho old. old cry: Gee, wisht
I was grown-up guy"
For Horch and Watkins. being
grown-ups. were just paroled. but
Cook and Kolker. being Just kids"
had TO have Ticking" first.
Judge Phelan decreed that the
mothers OF the younger boys should
take their offspring downstairs and
apply n large, heavy strap.
Sounds OF demonstrative grief
hoated up the stairway 70 the court
room. and then the two youths were
brought before the Judge. and re-
leased.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-06
Old Turks VIII
Surrender Capital
BY WILLIAM c. SHEPHERD.

BY WILLIAM U. SrePHeNO.
(S,Gn Correspondent Untted Press.)
LONDON. March 5.-Constant.
inople viii not be bombarded. The
Old Turks have sent word TO Eng.
land that once the allied Heet bat
tiers its way through the Dardanelies,
they will fee TO Asia 10 save lslam's
capital from destruction.
This sums up the statement made
to me today BY high Official OF the
British government For the pres
ent, at least. he insisted that his
name be not used
The old Turk party Is over
wheimed AT the show OF England's
naval strength" he told me. The
battering in OF the outer forts of
the Dardanelles astounded the Turk
ish leaders. They want 10 make a
show OF resistance az the remaining
forts ta save their faces before the
Turkish people But above all
things they have sent word. they
want 10 preserve the Turkish
mosques from devastation by shells
from the Christians"
From other sources learned to-
day that the government Is confident
that once the allied fleet passes the
Dardanelles narrows. the Islamic
Turks viii Zee from STEAMBOAT The
Ottoman capital viii be surrendered
To the English French feet Accord
ing 10 rumors prevalent here, the
Russians viii be permitted to take
possession OF Para. suburb OF Con-
stantinople. but the Dardanelles viii
be declared neutral forever
A deep feeling OF satisfaction per
vades England today as rumors
spread OF the plan to surrender Con-
stantinople. In every quarter the
fall OF the Ottoman capital would be
considered the turning point Of the
war. The English public does not
want 10 see Constantinople bonn
barded into ruins.
Liverpool dispatches today car
Red the prediction that wheat prices
throughout the world will take an
unprecedented drop when the strait
II forced.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-06
Local

sorting an arrogant and selfish
right"
In her talk. Friday evening. MA
Thomas will explain the so-called
Wisconsin peace plan. formally
adopted by the Emergency Fedora
ton OF Peace forces In conference
held In Chicago. last week. This
plan. conceived by q young Canadian
woman studying In the University OF
Wisconsin. contemplates the estab-
lishment in The Hague OF q perpet-
ual court OF mediation. composed OF
Representatives or commissions from
all the neutral powers. TO continue
in session until the war 10 over,
whether Il be one or 20 years.
II contemplates also the submis-
sion OF mediation plan 10 the war.
ring nations from time to time until
a program IL evolved agreeable TO
all concerned. II does not provide
for the cessation OF hostilities pend
Ing the negotiations ON the other
hand, the chief distinguishing fea-
ture OF the plan is that It assumes
the war will go on until satisfAc-
tory peace pact can be agreed on.
Hamilton Holt, editor OF The hide
pendent. a New York publication. has
characterized the Wisconsin plan
as the biggest idea ever conceived.
In the meantime the Woman's
Peace party. through Madame
sohwimmer, is getting in touch with
the women OF IL nations. Including
those at war I'm an effort 10 learn
their true sentiments with regard to
she conflict now raging. Similarly
the Women OF taa l4atin-American
countries viii be- communicated with
IN connection with the party's deter
mination tn put the Monroe doctrine
ont Of business.
Mrs Thomas says that the lead
ers In the peace movement are being
spurred ON by Information received
from private sources as 10 the horri-
bic atrocities being pcrpetrated
against women and children by the
soldiers. particularly the Russians.
The story ut the war in the field.
horrible As IL h., Is mild compared
With the unwritten story OF its In.
human harbarism." said Mrs Thorn.
rs. We women. especially those or
JUS who are mothers, are unwilling
that war shall continue on such a
basis. We have a personal inter.
est. too. We feel that unless we OF.
ganize and stand irm for peace. our
own country Is in danger Of being
manipulated into the war. We will
do anything In our power 10 prevent
that. for one do not want my boys
TO 20 TO war and believe the wo-
men OF the nation generally. yes. ana
OF the nations now In conflict. too,
~ the truth were known. feel q
same way about II"
Mrs Thomas is the guest Of Mrs
Frederick II. Holt. No. lie Boston
blvd, during her stay here. Mrs.
Holt Is state chairman OF the wo-
mans Peace party and undoubtedly
will head tho local organization Y
she will accept the position.