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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Taking it To The People

Orlando Star Reporter: Allie Angle
is young man who has been in pub
lie life in Florida for some years.
He has been rather ready to run for
office. The last attempt before his
latest effort in this line was when he
made the race against Congressman
Steve Sparkman. He got into the
race late, but he made splendid
showing, although he was overwhelm-
ingly defeated. Angle is now rum
ming for state comptroller. His OPP
ponents probably think they will have
an easy job to beat Angle, but this
is where they are mistaken, if they
are allowing themselves such
thoughts. Angle is out in the woods
shaking hands with the boys, and he's
been out for some time. There is not
another man in the race who knows
more people and no one who makes
friends more readily. Moreover,
there's not one of his opponents who
is going to make the same thorough
campaign. If it were necessary We
might relate instances of men who
gained their political spurs by taking
their cause directly to the people, but
this is merely by way of shedding a
side ray on a race which isn't likely
to attract overmuch attention in the
election of a senator and governor.
Don't forget that Allie Angle is stalk
ing the woods.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Enforce the Vagrance Law

Miami Metropolis: Florida has a
vagrance law which could be of big
service to the state, if enforced. There
is no reason at all-outside of charit-
able feelings why Florida should act
as a cover for all the riff-raff that can
get away from cold weather and
"cops" up North.
The lame and the halt and the blind
naturally are due philanthropy, but
the fellow who commentaries his mis-
fortunes is always an object to des-
pise; and true charity provides re-
treat for him out of the way of the
busy world, instead of permitting him
to display his infrmity in exchange
for aims.
Nor are Migrants always the elaine
and the halt and the blnd;" there are
hundreds of people in Florida every
winter, making their living by fake
schemes and plausible talk, who should
be driven back to the land of ice and
snow-they are found in all walks of
life, too, from the four flusher So
iourning in the big hotels to the down.
at-the-heels vender of patent pencils.
And there are Migrants living in
Florida year in and year out with no
visible means of support, men and wo-
men who should be serving time in the
convict camps on general principles.
Make this season a signal one for
strict enforcement of the vagrancy
law in Florida. and see if there is not
a departure of hundreds of undesira-
bles.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Strong Old-Timers Are Passing

Lakeland Telegram: The fine,
strong old timers in Florida are pass
ing rapidly and soon there will not be
one left of the virile pioneers in the
States development who were born
for leadership because they were
strong and masterful and obstacles
aroused them to greater effort. We
accept the results of their labors with
out thinking of the heavy difficulties
under which these results were work
ed out when Florida was jungle and
a waste and things easy to do now
required all the strength of strong
men to do then. Captain W. B.
Denham, the railroad builder, was the
last of this kind to go and the others
left can almost be counted on the
fingers of one hand. Each genera
ton produces its own type, and theirs
was never so much broad, deep knowl'
edge and efficiency in the world as
now, but the leaders of today don't
tower above the mass as they did in
the old days when they stood out like
peaks. Universal education largely
makes the difference, and yet there
is something lost which we all miss
and want back again, and for which
the grading up of the people fails tc
fully compensate.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Editors. Recognize Yourselves

Leesburg Commercial: AS a way
out of the controversy that has arisen
over the State Press Association, the
daddy of all these auxiliary bodies,
being primarily a representative
press" body, the Commercial would
suggest that the name of the parent
organization be changed at the mex:
meeting to the Florida Editorial AS
ISOLATION, and that the changes in con-
stitution and bylaws made for the last
meeting at Miami and delayed in
transit, be adopted at Kissimmee this
oprinp = + What we
want in Florida is an editorial asso-
citation and if the present State Press
Association does not give it to us
there are enough editors in the state
who believe with us on the subject to
get together and form one independ-
emily. We want to get together once
year, not as slaves of the linotype
the imposing stone or the cylinder
press, but as men who have IDEAS Of
some public moment to discuss-not
as type artists, hut as constructive
thinkers.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Capt. w. B. Denham--

Tampa Tribune: All of the older
and many of the younger generation
of Floridians will learn with SINGER
est regret of the death of Capt. w.
B. Denham, who passed away in "a
Philadelphia hospital few days ago.
Captain Denham was one of the
early builders of Florida. He was the
right-hand man of Henry Bradley
Plant in the building of the Plant rail
roads in this State. He was one Of
the active managers of these pioneer
roads and, as such, had much to do
with the opening Of the State to travel
and investment.
During his residence in Tampa, as
general manager of the Tampa North
ern Captain Denham endeared himself
to citizens generally. He was man
of generous impulses, type of the
Southern gentleman, ready, at COM
mand, for any public service, honest,
industrious and wholly devoted to
whatever task was his to accomplish.
Since leaving Tampa, he has kept
in close touch with this city through
his many personal friends here, and
all of these will feel the pang of sor-
row in the knowledge that his busy
and resultful life is ended.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
SAVE US OR
WE PERISH"

Everybody can help in stamping
out the citrus canker that is threaten
mig the state.
Everybody MUST HELP if the in
dustry is to be saved.
There is not reader of this pa
per but has a friend, or several OF
them, in the North, and these friends
in the North would of course help
their friends in the South, if advised
how to do so.
There is only one way anyone can
help and that is by assisting in the
campaign for Federal aid.
Let everyone, therefore, write tc
his friends in the North. Tell then
plainly that the citrus fruit industry
of the South will disappear under the
ravages of this plague more contagi
Gus than smallpox, more Infection:
than typhoid and to the citrus tree
more deadly than tuberculosis is tt
man, unless Federal aid is obtained.
REQUEST the friend in the North tt
write a personal letter to their con
gressman. Just a brief request tina
when the bill providing Federal aiC
for graduating the citrus canker i!
presented in Congress the member viii
vote in favor of it.
1t will be your contribution to TIL
great cause that is pending, and
valuable one.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

which Germany has heretofore been
depended on to furnish. A Washing
ton dispatch seems to indicate that
the government is actively prescott
ing a systematic search in order to
meet the needs of the country. This
dispatch says:
production for the first time in
the United States of commercial min
eral potash, for which in the past
Americans have spent millions of dol
lars abroad annually, was announced
tonight by Secretary Lane, of the in
terror department. A special agent
of the geological survey reports sim
pie process by which potash has been
produced from alunite, found in a
great vein in Piute county, Utah. As
alunite exists in large quantities in
Utah, Colorado, Nevada, California
and Arizona, Mr.. Lane believes an
adequate supply of potash for agrl-
cultural purposes and for use in the
manufacture of explosives is assured.
Statistics show that imports of potas-
Sums salts from Germany amounted
to $15,OO0,0OO in 1918, the last year
for which figures are available"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
lit South Second st. Phone l95.
VIM, A. RUSSELL. Editor.
OUR NEIGHBORS
ARE AT WORK.

Three of the counties adjoining
Putnam are soon to hold county fairs.
The Alachua County Fair will be
held next week-Nov. 9, 10, II, II and
18th, at Gainesville.
The Marion County Fair has been
fixed upon for Nov. %, "a, rs and Goth
at Ocala, and
The Volusia County Fair will be
held at DeLand on January rs, 26,
81, % and goth.
These counties are among the most
enterprising in all Florida and all have
within their borders the products of
farms and groves such as to make the
world sit up and take notice, provid-
ed the people can only be brought to
view them.
The people of Alachua county are
anxious for the people of Florida who
are interested in the advancement of
the State through its agricultural re-
sources to see what their county is
doing in this line. We hope they
will see and we also hope they will
see what the progressive men of Ma
rion and Volusia are doing in the way
of advancing the agricultural and hor-
ticultural interests of the State.
Florida is a great State and is just
coming into its own. The people are
waking up to the fact that our lands
are among the most valuable in the
nation. And it is the men from other
States who have come here seeking
climate, who have made the discov-
cry that we have something besides
the finest climate in the world-that
our soil is producing more net dollars
to the acre than that of any other
state in the union.
Putnam county has been slow. Not
that we have failed in realization of
our advantages, but that we have been
so taken up with them that we have
failed in the important work of
spreading the news to the outside
world. With our drainage and good
roads projects we have been too busy
to see the Importance of county
fair. The News trusts that this ne
glect will not be repeated another
year. With the drainage of the rich
lands at Florahome and Bostwick,
now being accomplished, Putnam
county is able to offer some of the
most productive lands in the entire
country. Our great potato farms are
already the wonder of the wrold, and
when it is realized that on these rich
lands second crop is grown of 40 to
45 bushels of corn to the acre without
extra fertilizer, it will be seen that
Putnam county, too, has something to
"crow over"
The News hopes the people of Put
nam county will attend the fairs OF
Alachua, Marion and Volusia countie;
in great numbers. Let US go anC
encourage them. They are our neigh
bors and our friends and we really
do rejoice with them in their sue
cesses.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Jacksonville will never be the same
to the Honorable George G. Matthews
of the Fort Lauderdale Sentinel, for
its daily papers failed to notice his
eloquent address, delivered to the
Guardians of Liberty in Baptis:
church of that city some two weeks
ago. Dixie noticed it and told of it
and got called down by Matthews for
the telling. Dixie neglected to say
that the address was eloquent" and
that the orators tongue was tipped
with silver. Hence the call-down,
George Matthews is the living
breathing, bald-headed exception
which proves the rule laid down by
the Master, that "a prophet is not
without honor save in his own coun-
try" George is some punk in Fort
Lauderdale, where he presided at a
mass meeting of liberty-loving Guar
dians" who demanded the recall of a
nice young lady who had been en-
ployed to teach in the public school,
for the sole reason that she was a
Christian of the Catholic faith. Yes,
George is honored at home, but ne
elected when once outside the home
city limits.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Great Cause for Gratitude

Lakeland Telegram: President Will
son has issued his proclamation fixing
Thursday, November 25th as Thanks.
giving Day. Not in half century
have the American people had so
much cause for gratitude and thanks
to the Ruler of all nations as they
have right now. We chiefly know
things by comparison in this world and
when we contemplate the horror piled
on horror in Europe, the heart-break-
ing sorrow in millions of homes, the
devastated lands and ruined cities,
towns and villages, the hideous whole
sale slaughter of civilized human be-
ings every day, and then compare
that raging, flaming hell with our own
peaceful land with its abundant crops
and rapidly returning prosperity, we
should drive every crouch and com
plant from our minds and give thanks
to God with such ferver as we never
Il did before.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Cromwell Gibbons, a Jacksonville
LAWYER, has brought suit in the Fed
eral court to recover little matter
of S1,9O0,OO0 damages, which he
claims is due him from the estate of
one Samuel M. Jarvis, on contract for
the purchase of 100000 acres OF
drained lands in the Everglades. We
trust Mr.. Gibbons will get the major
part of this money. 1t will benefit
Florida, for Mr.. Gibbons is a liberal
minded gentleman whose purse
strings are never tied.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Eleven prisoners in the Mississippi
state penitentiary, seven tof whom
were serving life sentences for muir
der, have been granted full and free
pardon as a reward for submitting to
prescribed tests of the United States
public health service to determine the
cause of any cure for pellagra. These
convicts submitted to diet which 1t
was confidently expected would cause
pellagra. And it did in six Of them.
In issuing the pardons Gov Brewer
told the prisoners they were free to
leave the convict farm if they desired,
but he strongly advised the six to re-
main and take the pellagra cure. The
diet excluded milk, fresh lean meat,
eggs, peas and beans. A man don't
need to go to prison to get pellagra
this diet is too easily obtained in some
homes.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
The death of Capt. W. D. Del

The death of Capt. W. D. Den
ham in a Philadelphia hospital last
week brings to the minds of all the
older citizens of Florida the memory
of a man who stood forth in his day
as master in railway management.
1t was Capt. Denham who was chief
lieutenant to the late H, B. Plant in
the upbuilding of the Plant System
of railroads in this State, now the A.
C. L. He lived in Palatka in the ear
lier days as superintendent of the old
Florida Southern, from which posi-
ton he became the real pioneer man.
ager of larger lines. He was a
Southern gentleman of polished, gen
erous manners, active and seemingly
born to command. His name is in
dellibly stamped on the industrial his
tory of Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Bonds For Brick Roads
Kissimmee Gazette: The good
roads bonding fever has struck Os-
ceola county.
With Orange county to the north Of
us building an extensive system of
brick roads, with Polk county in d
campaign for one million dollars in
bonds to build brick roads and with
every county between Jacksonville and
Tampa preparing to build connect
ing road from the northern to the
southern metropolis, Osceola county
citizens have begun to feel that it is
up us to fill in our link.
The contract has already been let
for the building of the road from Kis
simmee to the Orange county line to
Join the road from Orlando. There
remains the stretch of road from Kis-
simmee to the Polk county line to join
the highway through that county to
the Hillsborough line, which is fnclud-
ed in the program of the good roads
enthusiasts who are now in a cam
paign there for the big bond issue.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Mendenhall the Clearwater murder
er awaiting outcome of his appeal to
the supreme court for a new trial,
was moved to the Ocala jail last week
in order to insure his greater safety.
There had been rumors of mob from
other districts, and Sheriff White
hurst didn't propose to take any
chances. Hence the removal.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Mayor R. M. Burt has banished the
cattle from the streets of Hastings
and the town council has backed him
I'D with an ordinance. He gave no.
tice of Punishment several days in
advance in order to save costs to COW
owners who live in the country and
whose cattle had been in the habit of
coming in town and keeping the grass
from growing in the streets.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Suffrage amendments granting the
franchise to women were defeated in
New York, Pennsylvania and Massa-
chusetts on Tuesday by large majort-
ties. In New York the new consti-
tuition was also defeated. The pro-
gressive vote in all the states was
insignificant, indicating that in the
coming presidential contest the fight
will be between the democratic and
republican parties. In Massachusetts
the prohibition party p'lcd the lar
G.. vote in the lite IF that party in
the state.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

Mrs. Belva Lockwood, the only wo,
man who ever ran for president of the
United States, will spend the winter
in St. Cloud. Mrs. Lockwood is st
years of age. 1t is 26 years since
she announced as a candidate on the
Woman's Rights ticket. Belva was
not quite elected, but she got lot OF
fun in the running and contributed
her full share to the gaiety of the ma
ton. Belva lives in Kansas, where
the great majority of political freaks
originate.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Good Advice Mr.. Merchant

Zolfo Truth: The regular kick on
the mail order houses is still in pro-
gress, but Bro. Merchant, all the news,
papers in the world cannot fight this
battle for you. We can pat you on
the back and tell you we feel sorry,
and throw all the bricks in our yard
at that mail order cuss, and not do
one bit of good. There is but one
way to whip him, and that is for you
to Join US in our efforts and advertise
Let the people know you nave the
same thing for sale.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
DIR. Crill's Passing.

DR.. E. S. Grill died at his home in
Palatka last Saturday morning. In
his death Florida loses one of her best
citizens, and Palatkans do not sorrow
alone when they mourn the loss of this
great and good man. While repre-
senting Putnam county as senator in
the legislature some years ago he eX-
erted himself in behalf of state geo.
logical survey, and his untiring work
had much to do with the creating of
that institution.-Starke Telegram.
DR.. E. S. Grill, for many years one
of the most prominent figures in pub
| lie life in Putnam county, died at his
home in Palatka Heights at twenty
minutes past two o'clock Saturday
morning. DR.. Grill represented Put
nam county some years ago as state
senator at Tallahassee, serving sew
eral terms. He was also president
of the East Florida Savings and Trust
Company, and was at one time state
treasurer. There was nothing in
which the welfare of his community
and state where involved in which he
did not display keen personal inter
est, and his death is a blow to Pa
latka and Putnam county.--Ocala
Banner.
The sad news of the death of Dr..
E. S. Grill, of Palatka, former State
treasurer of Florida, was received in
this city last Saturday and caused
many expressions of genuine sorrow,
for the deceased had many friends in
the capital city of Florida, where for
four years he was State treasurer dur
ing the administration of Governor
Perry, and subsequently for three
terms a member of the State senate.
Tallahassee Record.
After lingering illness of several
years, DR.. E. S. Grill died at his Pa
latka home this week.
Doctor Grill was at all times a
most affable and courteous gentle
man. While he was for many wears
Regarded as one of the most promi-
nent politicians in the State, he was
more of statesman than politician,
He was at the head of one of the
leading Florida banking institutions
and his good advice and ample means
has saved many good man from ir,
revocable ruin. He literally died in
harness"
If Doctor Grill had an enemy on
earth, we have never known him. His
was truly an exemplary sort of life
His imprint will long remain upon the
pages of Florida history.-The Flori,
dian.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05

The Lakeland Evening Telegram
has entered it's fifth year of publica-
ton in happy frame of mind. 1t has
successfully passed through the crisis
infantum and is now husky, rosy
checked kid filled with the joy of life
and service. Lakeland has appreciat-
ed the efforts of Editor Hetherington
to give to that city daily newspaper
worthy of the place. The Telegram
has been a worthy, intelligent boos-
ter for Lakeland, and that pretty city
is a bigger, better-known city be-
cause of it's sacrifices. There is nc
paper in the State whose utterances
are more closely watched, more gen.
erously quoted. May its influence
increase.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Affected the Hall

The fair creatures head looked Tx.
a haystack. Each separate hair stood
out. What's the matter, dear? Your
hair is standing on end" | put it I'D
In curl papers last night, and the
newspaper ! used was filed with hor.
rible crimes"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
A Strange Cause of Complaint

Lakeland Telegram: Governor
Trammell can never please the Tampa
Times, even in routine acts of admin
istration in which there is neither per-
sonal nor political significance. That
paper attacks him for having issued
proclamation calling for the obser-
vance of Farmers Day." and another
for Sunday School Day." This at
tack in the limit. Why not censure
President Wilson for issuing procla-
nations from time to time? Why
not hammer all of the other COVER
nors who have been guilty of the high
crime of issuing proclamation now
and then upon matters of public in
terest?
No man in Florida's public life
has been a better friend to the farm
err than has Park Trammell. He rec
commended that the legislature des-
ignate a certain day in each year as
Farmers Day." He is the author
of the law making Farmers Day
a legal holiday. He has always man.
Tested a deep interest in Sunday
school work. Certainly he very con-
sistently and appropriately issued
proclamations upon these subjects des--
pite the fact that his action displeased
the editor of The Times. Apparent
ly Governor Trammell is more inter-
ested in the farmers and in the Sun
day school work than our friend on
The Times, who seeks to condemn him,
Fight the governor fairly, if you
must, on vital acts of his admins
tration, but don't nag him nor criti-
else him for his kindly and courteous
consideration for the two greatest in
terests in Florida or the world-agri-
culture as represented by the farm
ers, and the religious and moral bet.
terment of the people as represented
BY the Sunday sch 0ols.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Suggestion to the Press Gang

Lakeland Telegram: The Tampa
Tribune is clearly right when it says
that 1--WE can never have an efficient
State Press Association in Florida I'M
til we have one composed exclusively
of newspaper men," This looks as
obvious as an axiom, and to realize
how true it is, just apply the same rule
to the other professions, trades and
crafts. Think of the State Bar AS
ISOLATION with any but lawyers as
members, or the Typographical Union
with members of other crafts taking
part in its deliberations!
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-05
Solving The Potash Problem

st. Augustine Record: 1t would in
deed be a great achievement if the
United States government can sue
coed in producing right here in our
own country the supply of potash on