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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

Miami Herald: Many people
throughout the State are venting
their wrath on Candidate Knott for
what they consider his colossal impcr-
tinence to contest the gubernatoral
election. And yet as usual they are
forgetting that our laws give that
right to any candidate who believes
that he has grounds for such a con-
test. Whether Mr.. Knott is or is
not justified in making such state
ments aa he has concerning the cleo
tions in this county and in others will
apnaar later
The people and The newspapers
who seem to feel that any contesting
of the result of the election maGns a
bitter and personal enmity against
Mr.. Cats are mistaken, provided, as
has been said. the contestant feels
he has adequate grounds.
II is net a personal question. 1t
is q matter of justice. The principle
would hold true if Mr.. Cats were con-
testing Mr.. Knott's plurality. Since
one of the most fundamental princi-
pies of our democracy is justice for
every man equally. surely no one
should attack Mr.. Knott for what is
the privilege of any candidate.
Let the office 90 to the man
who has been actually elected by the
people, no natter WHO the man IS,
or how long it takes 70 find out the
exact facts of the matter.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

Florida Baptist Witness: We count
both Mr.. Cats and Mr.. Knott as per-
sonal friends and hold each of them
in high esteem; they are good men
and either of them would make us a
GOOD governor. Mr.. Knott is Bap-
tist deacon, and is deservedly popular
with the Baptist brethren, and with
the people of this his native State.
He has held high positions of public
trust and has a record Of service that
is above reproach.
Mr.. Cats is a Baptist minister hav-
ing served churches in Alabama and
in Florida. He is a man of ability
and Of strong convictions and is well
reputed among his Baptist brethren
in his native State, and in the State
Of his adoption. We have known him
for more than twenty-five years. II
he is seated as governor of Florida
he will do no foolish things as some
seem to fear. No doubt he will be
a terror to evil doers and law break
ers. He will do his duty fairly and
fearlessly, if he acts as governor as
he has always acted as a minister
and citizen.
There is one thing about this con-
troversy that should be guarded
against. There should be no tech
nical evasion of the expressed will of
the people. Whoever is elected
should be seated and that without
hesitation and dickering.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
SEVENTY y-THREE DEAD
AND NINE MISSING
Is the Latest Computation
From the Flood
Districts.

Seventy-three deaths and at least
nine persons missing and believed
dead is the flood toll in five South
eastern states, according to latest re-
ports. News from isolated commu-
mites, cut off until now from COM
munication with the outside world,
add almost hourly to the loss of life
and property damage
Reports tonight from Mitchell
county, in the extreme western part
of North Carolina, brought the news
that eleven lives were lost there and
more than a hundred homes were
washed away in Sundays disastrous
flood. At Linville Falls, on the Yad-
kin river near Hickory, five persons
were drowned and near Taylorsville,
three children lost their lives. Sew
en- bodies were taken from cabins
on the Yadkin at Ronda to-
day Other deaths are reported at
Bat Cave and Chimney Rock, N. c.;
at Belmont, n. c.; at Greenville, S. c.:
near Columbia and above Wilkesboro,
on the Yadkin river.
There is a possibility that some of
the reported deaths may be duplica-
tiOns, but when complete information
is obtained from all parts of North
Carolina known to have suffered from
the high waters it is feared the num-
Der of lives lost will be materially
The crest of the flood has been
PASSED in South Carolina, North Car
DINA. Virginia, Tennessee AMI West
Virginia, leaving in its wake demor-
allzed railroad and wire commanica-
tons, and armies of repair men are
in an effort to restore 1tr-
NAL conditions. Many bridges and
miles of roadway must be replaced.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
The Knott Decision

Orlando Reporter-Star: 1t was not
to be supposed that the supreme court
would stand in the way of a recount
Of ballots in the face of The evidence
which Mr.. Knott was able TO produce
that the will of the people as express
ed at the ballot box had not been
made clear in the count. 1t would
have been terrific blow to Justice if
the supreme court had decided against
Mr.. Knott, and we are pleased to OH
serve that it was not a split opinion
1t was unanimous in both instances:
the one denying Mr.. Cats a writ of
prohibition and the other granting
Mr.. Knott a writ of mandamns
against the election officials of Put
nam County.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
Cats Cries Fraud

Melbourne Times: A majority of
the democratic voters in Florida
voted against Rev. Cats for govern
or at the recent primary; but it is
likely that majority of them would be
willing to vote for him at the regul-
lar election this fall, providing they
have the assurance that he was reg
ularly and fairly nominated accord
ing to our present laws. Mr.. Knott
has been given to understand that
the primary vote in many instances
was counted in very careless man
ner. and all that he or his friends
are asking for is that a rehabilitation
Of the count be made-especially in
those precincts where evidences of
irregularity have been shown. If the
reverend gentlman objects to pro
ceeding of this kind and sets up the
cry of fraud, he is not the man to
place in the governors chair
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

1t is reported at the court house
that Hon. LeHardy, socialist leader
and main guy of the djscontontcd who
remain outside the democratic enclo.
sure because of a real love for the
pcepul. has determined to Worry G. F.
Bullard, as if that genial gentleman
had not had worry enough. It is in
other words reported that Mr.. LeIIar.
dy will contest for the Office of county
tax assessor in the November election
as on independent. Mr.. LeHardy
could not be seen to verify the report,
but that won't make any difference
with LeHardy; he can stand almost
any kind of q charge these days.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
Knott Not a Bolter--

lakeland Telegram: It has never
been intimated that w. V. Knott
would bolt the ticket of the courts
decide agains him, and we have nev-
er seen a statement from any of his
friends other than that they would
support the nominee, when fair in
vestigation should determine who the
nominee is. On the other hand, Mr..
Knott's opponents have from the first
taken the attitude that their man
should 60 in, right or wrong, other
wise they would disrupt the party"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

The postmaster at Palmview had
an attack of water melancholia and
was advised to take tanlac. He says
it cured him and "now don't give a
tetotal gosh ding whevver Uni'd
States sends small by boat'r air buzz
yer"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

Judge ODE Goode of st. Augustine
has been appointed Clerk of the
Court in st. Johns county to fill out
the unexpired term of W. W. Snow,
resigned. If he does, perhaps those
St. Johns county boys will keep him
steadily on the job.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

Rev. DR.. Ley the Methodist pastor
at Orlando is now preaching but 20
minute sermons, which he says are
plenty long enough for dog days, He
probably meant Cats days.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
Pershing Expedition Refires.

IL is officially declared that the
American troops who have been on
Mexican soil following the raid on
columbus, \. NJ. by bandits will con-
.inue to retire toward the border.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

Floridians must "hand it to- our
senior United States Senator, the
Hon. Duncan U. Fletcher, for being
able to put through one of the most
important pieces of national legisla-
ton of the present administration,
or for many years of national legis-
lative performance. We refer to the
Rural Credits Bill, which was signed
by the president on Monday. After
signing the bill the president handed
the pen with which he affixed his
name to Senator Fletcher, an act
which conveyed to that gentleman
the presidents appreciation of the
senator's work in behalf of the bill.
The president on signing the bill said:
an signing this bill have not only
feeling of profound satisfaction but
of real gratitude that we have COM
plcted this piece of legislation which
| hope will be immensely beneficial
to the farmers of the country. The
farmers, it seems to me, have occu-
pied hitherto a singular position of
disadvantage. They have not had
the same freedom to get credit on
their real estate that others have had
who were in manufacturing and COM
mercial enterprises, and while they
have sustained our life, they did not
in the same degree with others share
in the benefits of that life. There
fore, this bill along with the very lib
eral provisions of the federal reserve
act, puts them on an equality with
all others who have genuine assets
and makes the great credit of the
country available to them. One can
not but feel that this is delayed JUS
tice to them"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

John NJ. Parker of Louisiana, whom
the progressive national convention
at Chicago named as its vice presi-
Dental candidate, refuses to follow
his chief, Colonel Roosevelt, back into
the republican party. Instead he has
called another national convention of
progressives to meet in Chicago, Au-
gust 5th. for the purpose of choosing
a new presidential candidate. Quite
a number of prominent progressive5
throughout the country are refusing
to be led by what they call "the col
one's treachery," back into the repub-
lican ranks. Our own Col. Anderson,
Bull Moose" chief for Florida, is 50
far maintaining a discreet silence.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

Tallahassee has put the booster
spirit in half the towns of the State
Tallahassee Democrat. Yes; 9TH
er half must o come from Sopchoppy.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

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Only One Side
Lakeland Telegram: There are
two ways of telling every story, and
this paper was little skeptical about
the report that a soldier was refused
a shave in a Jacksonville barber shop
because he was wearing the uniform.
1t now transpires that the reason the
soldier was refused was because he
came to the shop after closing time,
and as there are strict union rules
against serving patrons after certain
hours, the soldier was denied the
shave for that reason only. The
American people, almost as unit,
have the highest respect and aug
ment it by being too proud of the
uniform to act otherwise than as gen.
tlemen while wearing it.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
Damage in Mobile Not Over $50, 900

Property damage in Mobile as a
result of the tropical hurricane will
not exceed $4,000, according to es-
Inmates made by bankers and other
authorities. There was no loss Of life.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

Palatka has another opportunity
to Join with other progressive cities
of the State in the benefits to be de-
rived from a participation in the
"Florida First" Commission, which
will soon begin its second season of
systematic advertising of Florida
throughout the north and west. Pa
latka cannot afford to ignore this
proved method Of bringing new set
tiers. The country about Palatka
offers superior advantages to most
Florida towns to the farmer. The
great potato growing section at ouc
door is but one Of these advantages.
It costs some money to get in the
"Florida First" class, but its benefits
would he cheap at double the price.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

Nincty-fve per cent Of Floridians
now speak the English language, or
some cross-idiom between our cava-
licre forbears and Aunt Lucinda's
kitchen dialect. We all understand
one another. But the old days are
passing. We are inviting immigra-
ton. and the dago and the dunder-
head are coming amogst us. Result:
Look out for your job; busted foreign
ers work cheap; he lives cheap and
saves money. One of them took a
U. S. mail contract away from Put
nam county boy a few days ago. The
Putnam county boys bid was 5000
per annum; the foreign socialist, who
was broke and in a strange land, bid
S575, purchased a boat on time
and took over the work. Uncle
Sam is no respector Of persons. The
foreigner has sworn allegiance and he
is a citizen-for the time being.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
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The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
Queer Freak of Science.

Hot ice-crystalized water at nearly
the boiling point of water-is the most
spectacular of substances made arti-
ficially, especially when it appears
that only the limitations of the appar-
atus prevent making ice at a tempera-
ture of thousands of degrees above
zero, where the hardest metals melt
and vaporize under our ordinary at
mospheric pressure. This hot ice is
the permanent form of water under
high pressure, such as exists in the
interior of the earth. Twenty-Five
other liquids have shown under great
pressure several crystalline forms and
a final permanent form, just as does
the final ice of water Thirty solid
substances also show successive crys-
talline forms and final, permanent
form As an incidental marvel an egg
has boiled at freezing temperature. 1t
was squeezed with a pressure of only
100000 pounds to the square inch
Oakland Tribune.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
PITILESS PUBLICITY.

President Wilson having manifested
an interest in the accuracy of press
reports concerning the Mexican situa-
ton, it is suggested that the govern
ment begin the good work by taking
the correspondents into it's confidence
instead of arresting them and other
wise endeavoring to make criminals
out of them. None of them needs les
sons in patriotism; all of them, we
are sure, are perfectly willing to OBJ
serve the wishes of the War depart
ment with respect of military secrets
Nevertheless, during the past two
weeks, they have been subjected to a
censorship apparently as despotic as
any in tyrant-ridden Europe. There,
at least, the governments deign to
issue a daily communique on the
progress of events, while here even
so small a scrap of comfort is denied
the whose representatives
these correspondents are-St. Paul
Pioneer Press.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
ssPork- Barrel Legislation" VS.. War.

Senator TiIlman has won the hrst
applause that has come to him through
anything that he has done in the Sen
ate since the days when he welded
pitch-fork, or had paralytic stroke
He has made a vigorous attack upon
the usual appropriation of $4O,OOO,OOO
for interior improvements, because ne
and others who are running away Win
the idea furnished by Militarists, can
not understand how there is any pub
lie money that can be spared for any
thing except ammunition, battle ships
and the like. According to their idea
the United States is entirely able to
nav $500 100000 for preparedness"
but too poor to spend money legiti-
mately for dredging harbors, or pub
lie buildings Because of some OF the
ancient attempts to graft upon the
river and harbor bills, or the bill for
public buildings, hullabaloo has been
raised in an effort to cast opprobrium
upon this essential class of legisia
tlOn. Inc TeLOIL ID W Lue eheSI Ihe'C
practically all of the large appropria
tions made for the army and navy,
represent nothing but waste-and it is
pointed out that sixty-two cents is
spent out of every dollar that is raised
by the government is either for war,
or it's results. The remaining thirty
eight cents of each dollar of public
money goes to permanent improve
ments, or into legitimate expenses OF
maintaining the government. The so
called pork barrel" really intends
that our large communities may have
better public buildings, and the gov
eminent in such cases becomes en-
riched through its real estate holdings,
instead of continuing as a rent payer.
1t means increased facilities for navi-
cation in sea ports like New York, BOs-
ton, San Francisco, Galveston, New
Orleans. The war-mad congressman
of the Tillman type do not admit that
there should be any public improve
ments in the United States, and they
would stay the hand of progress in
order to increase the amount of money
that might be available for the pur-
pose of apting the military schemes of
our illustrious European examples.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
VILLA VS.. WILSON.
(Collier'S.


Colonel George Harvey, who is more
responsible than any other one man
for the presence of Woodrow Wilson
in the White House, says that the is
sue of the coming campaign will be
preparedness. An equally good pre-
diction is that another issue, even
more capable of stirring up the in
dignation of the American people, will
be the record of the Administration
dealings with Villa. Villa is going
to be pretty unpopular person before
next election day arrives, and the
best thing any Republican campaign
orator can do will be to dig up the
story of the encouragement given to
Villa by the Administration, and the
nice things said about him by Demo-
cratic leaders and organs. At one
time, when President Wilson was most
eager to destroy Huerta and alarm
inely unsuccessful in his efforts, he
turned to Villa as his hope. He per-
mitted Villa to receive American arms
and ammunition to use against Huer-
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CA 8 TO RIA

Mr. and Mrs c. H Jackson and
son, Porter Mr.. and Mrs. John Wing
and daughter, Fred Boyle and daugh-
ter, Sadie, Of Oconomowoc, were Sun
day visitors with the Rhoda family,
CLIO Third street
Mr. and Mrs John S. Banner of
Waukegan, ILL.,, are rejoicing over the
arrival of baby boy. Mr. Banner is
stationed at the Great Lakes naval
training station.
Dr. J. S. Foot and wife of Ripon,
came to Watertown Friday and visited
in this community for few
days The doctor was born and reared
near this city, and this is his first
visit to the old home in thirty
years.
The Wisconsin department of agri-
culture has taken steps to enforce
regulation for sanitation upon the
grounds of all agricultural fairs in
the state, including regulations for
restaurants and eating houses. Special
requirements will be imposed for
Mushrooms. Plans, specifications,
orders and recommendations for fairs
have been prepared by the state board
Of health, and were mailed last week
to the secretaries of all county and
district fairs.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
Alaska the Neglected.

Alaska, the great store house of the
as high as twenty million dollars in
gold in a year, and where the numer-
Gus salmon canneries along the coast
yield an annual sum of fifteen million
dollars, is the subject of bulletin
appearing this week from the Depart
ment of Agriculture While it is de-
clared that Alaska is land in which
farming man be carried on; yet state
ments by the Government are careful
ly guarded. 1t is asserted that Sin
general terms it can be said that most
of the cultivated grasses and all of the
cultivated root crops can be success
fully grown in Alaska, that is to say
they can be grown in certain regions"
A great many people believe that be
cause of Uncle Sans new railroad
enterprisers, that Alaska is a land of
enormous prosperity. However the
bulletin indicates that in most places
where labor is employed there
are more men who want jobs than
there are jobs to be had At the pres
ent time most of the labor employed in
Alaska is engaged in mining. The
population of this wonderful country
has Increased slightly since the CEN
sus of 1910, when, the count showed
64,356 people, of which 36,347 were
Indians and others.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
POSTAL SAVINGS
LIMIT RAISED
POSTMASTER MOORE CAN NOW
ACCEPT $1,000 INSTEAD OF
5O0-BENEFITS EXPECTED.
Deposits i'm the WatertOWn POStOffice
Now Total Over S1.200-One
Deposit Is For $500.

Postmaster Moore has received word
from Washington that the rules gov
erning the amounts which patrons of
the office may deposit in postal saw
ings have been revised.
When the postal savings department
was established the amount any one
person could deposit was limited to
$500, and the amount which the gov
eminent would receive in any one
calender month was limited to $500.
Under the new ruling the limit of
deposits allowed by any one person
is 81 900, and there are no restrictions
as to the amount of deposit at any one
time. By this ruling anyone could de-
post the entire $1,000 in one trans
action if he so desired.
Another ruling is to the effect that
those who make deposits may deposit
an additional $1,000, but the govern
ment will not pay interest on an
amount in excess of the first $1,000.
The history of postal savings de-
posits in WatertOwn is much the
same as in other parts of the country.
hC SONCi clStllS do odFlhSo
bank for the people is comparatively
new, and depositors have not been
educated to the idea. Another thing
which does not appeal to many is the
| fact that the government pays only
II per cent. interest per annum, and
the depositOr must not disturb his
| money for one year lest he lose the
interest. In competition with fhis
are the banks which pay per cent,
on saving deposits, and more liberal
interest requirements are extended.
The deposits in the WatertOwn post
office are in excess of $1,000 The lar
gest amount from any one depositor in
the hands of the postmaster is $500,
which amount was deposited in five
monthly installments of 500 each.
fOther deposits range as low as 81.
| Postal guides that were heretofore
| furnished to the public at $500 to
$3.50 may now be obtained at Is, 80
| and 40 cents EACH according to bind
ing, and monthly supplements at 35
cents a year These guides contain
everything pertaining to the mail SER
vice, and should be in the hands of
| every patron of the postoffice- espec-
| tally every business man should
have one.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-05-30
Native Citizens.

There is a good deal of discussion
in Washington over the order by Sec
rotary Baker dismissing without de-
lay all members of the crews of GER
tain government vessels, who are not
native-born American citizens Rep
resentative Bennett of New York, in the
course of a speech in the House, asked
what would happen ''if that order was
issued to the Cabinet of the United
States today This brought out the
fact that the proportion of foreign
born members of the Cabinet is about
the same as the proportion of popu-
lation throughout the United States