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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-01-14
Learned witness of Sch

When questioned Butler said the
case was one of mistaken identity, as
sorting he had never seen Mrs. Win
penny before. He admitted he knew
Collins and had been with him in At
lantic City last SUMMER, but insisted
his arrest was due to this acquaint-
anceship and nothing else.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
CATS STAR WITNESS
HELD FOR PERJURY
Sensation of Tuesday in Su-
preme Court Mandamus
Case.

J. o. Barton, of Jasper, the star
Cats witness before the supreme
court, whose testimony had been look
ed forward to as a sensation, was
put on stand Monday afternoon and
swore that he saw W. S. Murrow, an
employe of Knott's office, formerly of
Jasper, on night of June II between
10 and II o'clock in clerk of courts
office with Clerk M. P. Hunter, tam
pering with ballots and ballot box.
Two hours after giving this testl-
mony Hunter and Murrow had Barton
arrested on perjury charge in Leon
county court.
Barton on Tuesday morning waived
preliminary examination and the case
comes up in circuit court at Tallahas'
see November 27. Barton made a
five hundred dollar bond, four Jasper
men going on it.
Murrow's counsel is now investiga
ting the advisability of having Milton
Smith, publisher of the Tallahassee
Daily Democrat arrested for criminal
libel in publishing a story and head"
lines this morning to the effect that a
hnOCC OlllCe eillploSSC CetliPSA>o "
ballots. Murrow in the presence OF
number of witnesses on Tuesday
called Smith liar with adiectives and
feeling is high in the Capital city.
The supreme court is still examin-
ing witnesses. Subsequent testimony
Monday had shown that Hunter and
Murrow were in the Hamilton coun-
tv clerks office checking up the
clerks finance account, which is
Murrow's duty as an employee of the
controllers office, and other parties
were in the office with them during
the evening. What Barton thought
were ballots were adding machine
slips. There were no ballot boxes or
ballots in that room, they being in the
supervisors office locked up.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
Palatka Without a Bakery.

With the giving up of the lease of
| the Livingston bakery last week by
| Mr.. Sapp, the lessee, Palatka has
been a week or ten days without To-
| cal bakery, and had it not been that
some of the stores handle foreign
made bread, there would have been a
bread famine in this city.
Here is an opening for some good
man who thoroughly understands the
baking business. Mr.. T. R. Livings-
ton, long a popular baker here, has
been forced to give up the business
because of failing health. Only a
month ago he leased the plant and
store to Mr.. Sapp, who is a good
baker, but who is lacking in business
ability. He ran the plant some ID
days and gave it up. For ten days
the plant has been idle, the curtains
are drawn at the store, and the yeast
has Oyerfowed the bucket.
For several days many people were
ma quandry as to where to get their
daily bread. Even the Lord doesn't
provide this necessary staple without
baker to act as intermediary, and
Pa!atka was minus.
Matters have been adjusted some
what now and people are eating Jack
Sonvllle made article, inferior to the
Old Palatka brand, but which will DO
save mother from making hot bis
cuts for breakfast.
If there is a baker in the country
VINO combines business horse sense
win an ability to turn out a brand
q the staff of life, there is an open,
ns IN this city of Palatka, a city OF
some 5000 inhabitants, that viii
gye him fine living and permit the
Mid extravagance of an automobile
sohn T. Bond can tell you more about
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
BILLY PARKER BEGINS
SUIT IN CHANCERy
10 Acquire Title to Edge
water Grove - Alleges
Breach of Contract.

If what Billy Parker alleges in his
bill of complaint in a chancery suit to
compel the former owners to give him
title to Edgewater Grove is true, Bill
ly has been badly used.
But there is two sides to all court
cases, and The News has previously
given but the Rogers side. Now
comes Billy with his.
The title of the suit is "Jeanie w.
Parker and Billy Parker, her husband,
VS.. Charles H. Ingersoll and Harrison
W. Rogers and Martha H. Rogers, his
wife"
In his bill of complaint filed with
the clerk of the circuit court by his at
torneys, Swarengen & Guthrie Of
Jacksonville, Billy sets up that he
bought EdG2water grove last June Of
the late 2. ]. Becks, who WAS the
agent of Rogers. That he paid the
said Becks $500 down on the purchase
price, which was to be $1,000, subject
to a mortgage on the place of $4,000,
which mortgage he assumed. He al
so alleges that the said Becks tele-
graphed the Rogers of the sale and
that they approved it by telegraph,
which telegraph dispatch Billy's attor-
ney's have in their possession.
Billy also claims that he was to pay
the balance of the purchase money in
two separate payments and that the
deed to the property, according to his
contract with Mr.. Becks, was to be
deposited in the Putnam National
Bank, the same to be turned over to
him when he had made the payments.
Also that he was given possession to
the property by Mr.. Becks as agent
for Rogers and his wife, and that he
has been in constant possession and
has spent some $500 on improvements.
1t is also alleged that the Rogers,
husband and wife, later entered into a
scheme to sell the property to Mr..
Chas. H. Ingersoll at an advance, and
that they never executed the deed to
him, but did execute deed to lnger-
soll which same is now of record IN
the office of the clerk of the circuit
court for Putnam county.
The News learns from reliable
sources that when Mr. Becks sold the
property he wired Mr.. Rogers asking
what commission he would allow him
in case he sold the property, and that
it is the answer to this telegram
which the attorneys for Billy Parker
now hold.
On the other hand it is understood
that Mrs. Martha H. Rogers, in whose
name the purchase of the property
was made from Mr.. Rix, claims that
she knew nothing of the sale of the
property to Parker, and that being
the rightful owner, she repudiated i
when she was told what had beer
done, and that neither her husband
nor any one else had the right tc
bargains to dispose of her property.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
LECKS
Of BOARD Of TRADE
Insists on Resigning-Press
of Other Business, Reason
Given.

President H. F. Lecks of the Pa
latka Board of Trade sent in his res
ignation at this weeks meeting of
that body. Mr.. Lecks did not seek
the office, but rather took it under
protest. 1t was forced upon him.
He is good-natured, if busy man,
and he accepted the place. But his
own private enterprises together with
his position of responsibility at the
Wilson Cypress Company, so COM
pletely fill his working hours, that he
was compelled to relinquish this de-
partment of public work.
Naturally the members of the board
of trade are disappointed and filled
with regret.
Morris B. Cochrane is the first vice
president and he will act as president
until such time as Mr.. Lecks' success
sor is elected. Mr.. Cochrane, him.
self, is possibly the most available
man for the position. He is young,
and has enthusiasm and ability; why
not?
Before resigning the presidency
Mr.. Lecks made up the standing COM
mittees for the year as follows:
Railroads and Docks-W. P. Mer-
riam, George Weller, F. E. Jenkins
and H. A. Davis.
Good Roads-H. A. Davis, E. W. Ell.
lott and W. S. Fry.
Civic, Education and Library-Frej
Cochrane, W. T. Hamm, H. L. Gard
ner and C. H. Price.
Manufacuring-E. M. Earnest, II
NJ. de Montmollin, w. P. Merriam.
Agricultural. L. Burt, H. G.
Hodge and j. H. Millican.
Sanitation-Dr H. A. Johnson, F.
7. Merrill and F. A. Sands.
Merchants Protective-E. M. Ear
nest, D. W. Ramsaur, j. H. Haughton
and NJ. S. Brown.
Membership-R. L. Earnest, E. W.
Elliott ard H. M. Fearnside.
Arbitration-W. P. Dineen, J. c.
Calhoun, H. E. Merryday, R. E. L,
Mann and C. j. Smith
Convcntions-B. E. Jarrett, W A.
Russell, and P. N. Hoist.
Entertainment - Fred Cochrane
John O. Tilghman, A. w. Hutchinson
w. T. Hamm, DR.. A. M. Hedlck and
w. P. Merriam.
Finance-E. M. Earnest, Fred G
Cochrane, W. T. Hamm and ii. f.
Lecks.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
Box Party For Guests.

Tuesday evening little Clarice New
|bn celebrated her ninth birthday an
rjTersary by inviting several of her
|THle friends to a box party at the
Grand. After the pictures they were
taken to the Grand ice cream parlor
where they were served, cream, cake
and candies. The small guests were
Naryiane Brown, Mary Belle Lane,
Mercedine Gallagher, Margaret and
Viola Benbow, Doris Causey, Mildred
Urie, Dorothy Coburn, Elizabeth Shell
lev Evelyn Barnett, Emily Norwich
land Betty Hoist.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
New Stationery Store.

The Palatka Stationery Company
will open a new trading center in this
citv by October 1st or as soon there
after as the fixtures and stock can be
arranged. This company is to have
the store in the Cochrane building at
the corner of Second and Reid streets,
which the 'Cochrane Company is re-
modelling and putting in frst-class or
der for retail store purposes. Inc
floor has been lowered to level with
the sidewalk and new front install
ed which will include immense plate
glass windows.
The new company will have an ele-
cant store, modern in all its equip,
ment, and will handle all kinds OF
stationery, books and novelties such
as are usually found in book stores
With the opening of the new post
office this is going 70 be a most de-
sirable location for a store or TINS
character and The News predicts that
the company will meet with success
from the start.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
AGED WIDOW Of GOV.
{. A. PERRY IS DEAD
Interment in Pensacola
Spent a Winter in Pa
latka Few Years
Ago.

Mr.. Perry Ross, cashier of the East
Florida Savings & Trust Company in
this city received a telegram on Tues
day announcing the death at Hender-
sonville, N. c., on Monday of his
grandmother, Mrs. w. V. Perry, relict
of the late Governor E. A. Perry, who
was governor of Florida from 1885
to 1889 inclusive.
Mrs. Perry had been making her
home during the past several years
with her children and grandchildren
She was about 80 years of age. Some
five or six years ago she spent the
winter in Palatka, and while here
made her home at Miss Mulholland's.
The remains were taken to Pensa-
cola, Fla, for interment in the family
lot, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. F. P. Strong of Greenville, N.
C. Mr.. Ross did not attend the fu-
neral simply because of his inability
to reach Pensacola in time.
Mrs. Perry was a native of Ala
bama. During the years Of her res
idence in Tallahassee and while her
distinguished husband served the
state as it's chief executive, she dis
pensed a true southern hospitality and
was noted for her social functions,
given as first lady of Florida.
The late DR.. E. S. Grill of this
city was close personal friend Of
Gov. Perry, and during the four years
of the Perry administration served as
State treasurer. Because. Of this Pa
latkans were frequently guests at the
Governors mansion and were partak-
ers of Mrs. Perry's gracious hospitali-
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
PUTNAM COUNTY UNION
To MEET SATURDAY
To Make Preparations Tor
Receiving President
Barrett.

Putnam County local of the Farm
ars Union of America will meet at
the Court House in Palatka Saturday
morning at ten o'clock to make ar
engagements for the visit next Thurs
day, Friday ad Saturday of Z. 5. Bar
rett, the national president. and }. L..
Shepard, the state president. -,
Mr.. Barrett and Mr.. Shepard Will
address meetings in Hastings and Pa.
latka and will visit various sections OF
the county. 1t is also hoped that ne
will be here on Wednesday the 2Ith
as there will be a large gathering OF
farmers of Putnam and Marion coun-
ties at Orange Springs and the pres
ence of these officials of the Union
will do much to promote the organl
zation in that section. w.t..
Last Monday local of the Union
was organized at Hastings and II
nivns nromise of being one OF the lar
@ Snst in this section. Next Monday
. . local will be organized at Kenwoodd,
and TODAY organizer Shonts will VISIT
Crescent City to arrange to organize
a local there. :. 4ho +uo
rros;dents next week will be an open
r. ai,, meeting at the court house on Sat,
nrdav NIGHT when Mr.. Barrett Will
Snoai, On the educational and coop
ora p five movement among farmers,
saturday night a banquet will be CIV,
on oS' to the visitors by the farmers and
the business men of Palatka and fut- t
nam and St. Johns counties. ilcfetS I !
to ,' tbe banquet are 81 and can be haG
fu0m, 60 ym0 the Secretary of the Board OF
Trade or any member of the Farmers
JT,inp
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
|l| ATKA HIGH SCHOOL
| OPENS NEXT MONDAY
With Prospects for a Record
Breaking Attendance.

r,o bovs and girls of Palatka do
lhG Gitfer from those in other places
F' .Se % degree of interest with which
X .',v VI, view the opening of the school
Fss " Some are exceedingly anx-
tls'i ~ for school work again, others are
r aro or less Indifferent, while still
j asiu ls8rs look upon it as an end to that
\ lnslO sdom which every virile boy, par
|a~Isrlv, ssr enjoys for playing baseball,
nu usrhles and goin' fishin' and swimin'.
peT more will be some new faces
,aong lrI the pupils, some who have re.
ut auay come to Palatka and others
n" sA,i have simply moved up peg from
,sHahood iJ and become of school age,
| ntl' sn4 tbe aggregate attendance prom
", wv 10 be much larger than last year.
" There will also be new head to
| ~ school in the person of Prof. M.
y 5' Geirer. who takes the principal
lin made vacant by the retirement
| NJ y prof, R. W. Van Brunt. His as
! G,tant will be Prof. Delbert Gilpat-
Nj A Palatka raised young man
rbom rtrI all have a pride in, and an
,nmnus hmm of the high school. He will
bach bach from the platform where he
mce was taught.
'|T The other teachers are as follows:
Miss Clara Mcdonald, Miss Estelle
|vrKenzie, Miss Georgia johnson,
| Mis- Mary Mclaughlin, Mss Mabel
HoIcomb, Miss Louise Boyd, Miss Mil
he'd Pearce, Miss Floresa Sipprell,
Miss MIS- Josephine Steed, Mrs. Daisy
F Eckren. Miss Eva Griffin and Miss
lere Hampton.
The school opens next Monday
rorning, September oath. Primp
ID boys and girls, and get down to
York, and help your teachers to make
| Ms coming year in school one of real
sivanrnment,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
Presbyterian Church.

The Rev. C. NJ. Afford will preach
in the Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning and evening. Morning
subject, "God AS a Refner Of Sill
YER" Evening topics, "The Hands
of Jesus" Sunday school at GAS a.
m. Superintendent Fred. T. Merrill.
Mid-week prayer service, Wednesday
evening at 1880. The public is in
vited.
"On Sunday, October 1st, this
church will hold a grand rally" said
DR.. Afford, the pastor, "and every
member is urged to be present at the
morning service. Most of the people
will have returned home by that day,
so we expect a full house. The
Lords Supper will be celebrated at
that time. Let every member
spread the news so that all may
know and be present"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
Roy Party For Small Guests.

Miss Emily Nerwich celebrated her
,Nion+b m,13 birthday anniversary yes
ferdav teTdog'' afternoon by ,rt entertaining e
mifS aGfu; 4 box boz party at the Grand. After a,
tbe pictures, the party, ehaperGneu. .bS by
Mrs Norwich, were taken 10 Cne ne
Grand Gar ice cream parlor and served 70 70
cream and confections: The young Guns
o. guests tests report most delightful alter
noon,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
ELL Iores. "ANenser," Dead.

William Jones, aged G5, widely
known as "Bill Jones, the avCnger," "
because he shot at Charles ]. Guiteau,
assassin of President Garfield, in
1881. died mt Washington, ID. c.
Guiteau was being taken from the
courthouse to the district Jail in a
carriage when Jones rode mn on a
horse and fired Mt him. The shot
went wild and Jones was arrested
He was held for some time and finally
released.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22

Rev. DR.. R. L. Bonsteel will Off
ciate at both the morning and evening
services of the First Baptist church
next Sunday, the morning service be-
gining promptly at HOO, and the
evening service at 1880. The Sun
day school meets at GAS a. III. on
Sunday and the B. Y. P. U. at 6:45
D. m. The mid-week prayer service
is held at 1880 Wednesday evening.
All are cordially invited to attend any
or all of these services. The church
choir meets for rehearsal on FRIDAY
evenings at 1880.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
Too Much Free Advertising.

The Palatka papers have captured
i i"e orn torturing a strange anima!
nnmed ne,u Uric. who has butted INTO Inc tnS
mnaar,nrnorship ma,,lsT controversy with Telra ,t
goIeffnU COY fnutostic opinions. We don't
know what Uric amounted 70 70 Ian y on-
ously o but he has been comPlereiy .o,.e The Th,
UII INFLATED by the Palatka editors Inc nc
,,;tlr''s n;tT is That they have given hlm pS 50
p,,cb p,uE . free advertising.-Orlando he
norter-Star.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22

WANTED-Long Leaf Yellow Pine
Cross Ties, saps and hearts; Tor
snecifcations and prices write to W;
I Foye Lumber Co., 1112 Heard
Duliu'i's' s-25-5t.Pd.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
Mr.. Flournoy Accepted.

separately may be fully determined in
the circuit court of the county"
Mr.. Flournoy Accepted.
Mr.. Flournoy. council for Mr.. Cats
then stated that he would accept the
proposition made by Mr.. Knott's at
torneys if they would eliminate from
the motion Mr.. Knott's letter. But
this was not agreed to by the attor-
news for Mr.. Knott. Then the court
passed on the motion without leaving
their seats, striking out Madison
county.
The Washington times., 1916-11-17
Employees Unaffected.

Or. Van Hise pointed out that up to
this time public regulatioR had not
affected the employees of the railroads.
and they were unregulated. But now
that the organizations are united and
the welfare OF great sections OF the
country can be jeopardized by strikes.
the public interest rises paramount to
all others.
Elf the men have injustices" declar-
The Washington times., 1916-11-17
LABOR FEDERATION
TO AID NEWSPAPERS
Convention in Baltimore VIII
Urge Federal Probe Of
Paper Prices.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 17.-whiie the
American Federation OF Labor. In an
nual convention, sat IN the Garden
Theater and listened to the reading o.,
resolutions this morning, a tremendo Gus
undercurrent OF interest swept toward
the action Of the big railroads in fight
ing the Adamson law, and how such
action would affect organized labor.
Speculation ran high a. to what the
representatives OF the Big Four OF the
railroad employees would say when they
addressed the convention tho first of
next week.
The convention Is getting right down
to hard pan these days. and labor Is
working hard to benefit the working
men.
President Gompers called the dele
gates to order and the reports OF com
mittees had precedence In order OF
business.
The convention. In all probability
will launch a movement to help the
newspapers throughout the country al
one Of Its early sessions. This help
naturally, will be indirect, as the first
aim Of the federation is to help IL
own members. And II 10 all over the
high cost OF the paper on which the
daily news IL printed.
The cost of news print paper, II Il
pointed out, has advanced in price
since the first of the year from 100 per
The Washington times., 1916-11-17
Doctor Tells HON. to Strengthen
Eyesight so per cent In One
Weeks Time In Many Instances

ever getting glasses. Eye troubles Of
many descriptions may be WONDER
fully benefited by following the sim.
pie rules. Here is the prescription.
Go to any active drug store and get
q bottle OF Bon-opto tablets. Drop ons
Bon-Opto tablet In a fourth of a glass
OF water and allow to dissolve. With
this liquid battle the eyes two to four
times daily. You should notice your
eyes clear up perceptibly right from
the start and inflammation will
quickly disappear. II your eyes are
to save them now before II 10 too .laie.
Many hopelessly blind might have
been saved II they had cared for their
eyes In time.
Note: Another prominent Physician to
whom the above article was submitted, said:
"Bon-Opto ID a very remarkable remedy. Its
constituent ingredients are well known TO
eminent eye specialists and widely prescribed
by them. The manufacturers guarantee Il 10
strengthen eyesight 50 per cent In one weeks
time In many instances or refund the money.
IL can be obtained from any good druggist
and IL one OF the very few preparations feel
should be kept on hand for regular use In
almost every family" II is sold IN wash-
ington by o'Donnell and other drugststs.-
Adyt.
The Washington times., 1916-11-17
S.:HOUR COMMISSION
TO MEET THURSDAY
Session viii Be Held In New
York-Courts May Delay Its
Work.

Should the courts grant the appeal Of
railroads to enJoin enforcement of the
Adamson eight-hour law, the work OF
the commission appointed to investigate
it's application to.railroad operation will
be temporarily held up. General
Goeshals. chairman OF the investigating
commission, said today. Goethals left
here this afternoon for New York.
where he will meet other members OF
tho commission next Thursday.
The work OF investigators UP to jan
uary 1. when the law is designed to 20
into effect. win be informal. Following
that date It's action will be governed
by decision OF the courts In pending
suits,
Dr. o. NJ. Lorenzo. assistant statisti-
clan of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. today was chosen secretary OF
the "eight-hour commission.
A new angle In the fight OF the raii-
roads was presented to Department OF
Justice officials today when was
learned that In suits filed at Mlweukee.
plea is made to entoin railroan employes
from collecting wages under inc NV. ~
the absence from the city OF Ass,stan.
Attorney General Underwood, VINO Us
directing the work OF the Government IN
the case, other officials would make nc
comment as to how the department
would meet the new phase OF the case'
The Washington times., 1916-11-17
AGED MEN SETTLE
ELECTION WITH RACE
Republican Octogenarisn Beats
Youth Of Seventy-three.

PITSiAN, N. J., Nov. 17.--Waiting
for an official count to decide den
nitely the Presidential contest was too
tedious for members of the base
burner stove congress-" in this neck
of the woods, and so two OF its hardy
old campaigners settled rival political
issues with a foot race.
The Republicans pinned their hopes
on Uncle Joe James, eighty years old,
while the Democrats backed Uncle
Ran Hurff, seventy-three years old, a
Jim Ledden, seventy.three years old,
was the starter, and Uncle Jerry
Simpkins, seventy years old, held the
stake-two silver dollars,
Uncle Joe. won. The race was an
eighth of mile.
The Washington times., 1916-11-17
A Free Prescription You Can Have
Filled and Use At Home.

Philadelphia. Pa. Do you wear
glasses7 Are you a victim of eye
strain or other eye weaknesses2 II
so. you will be glad to know that &C:
cording to DIR. Lewis there is real
hope for you. Many whose eyes were
failing say they have had their eyes
restored through the principle Of this
wonderful free prescription. One man
says, after trying II: 81 was almost
blind. could not see TO, read at all.
Now I can read everything without
any glasses and my eyes do not water
any more. At night they would pain
dreadfully; now they feel fine all the
time. 1t was like a miracle to me-"
A lady who used II says: THE at
mosphere seemed ha.y with or. with
out glasses. but after using this pre-
scription for nfteAh days everything
seems clear. I can even read fine
print without glasses" It is believed
that thousands who wear glasses can
now discard them In a reasonable
time and multitudes more will be
able to strengthen their eyes so as to
be spared the trouble and expense Of