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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04

WATERFOWL. Oct. AFTER being held
"a prisoner In Fort Henry. Kingston, ont,
for q year on suspicion OF being n German
spy. L. W. Rlpton, Of Johnstown. ~. Y, has
been released. Ripton was n student at AL
bany Medical School and enlisted in tho
medical department OF n Canadian regi-
ment in June. 1916 He was arrested in
September 1915.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07
PROF. GEIGER IS NEN
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Appointment OF Teachers
Made by Beard v ed
nesday.

At a Joint meeting of the Palatka
school trustees and the county board
on Wednesday the following teachers
were agreed upon between the boards
and appointed in charge of the Pa
latka high school for the ensuing
Principal, NJ. P. Geiger; Prof.
Delbert Gilpatrick, Miss Clara Nc
Donald Miss Estelle Mckenzie, Miss
Georgia johnson, Miss Mary Nc
Laughlin, Miss Mabel Holcomb, Miss
Louise Boyd, Miss Mildred Pearce,
Miss Floressa Sipprell, Mss Jose
phine Stead, Mrs. Daisy Pickren, Miss
irene G. Hamilton, Miss Cora c.
Griffin.
1t will be noticed that there are a
number of changes, possibly the most
important of which is the substitu,-
ton of Prof. Geiger in place of Prof
r. W. Van Brunt, who has been at the
head of the high school for number
of years.
The News will give the other ap-
pointments for the county in next
weeks paper.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07
Travelling Mans Experience.

In the summer of 1888 I had
very severe attack of cholera morbus.
Two physicians worked over me
from four a. m. to p. m. without
giving me any relief and then told
me they did not expect me to live;
that | had best telegraph for my fam
ily. Instead of doing so, l gave the
hotel porter fifty cents and told him
to buy me a bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
and take no substitute. l took 4
double dose according to the dlrec-
tions and went to sleep after the sec
ond dose. At five o'clock the next
morning I was called by my order
and took a train for my next stop
ping point, a well man but feeling
rather skaky from the severity Of
the attack" writes H. W. ireland,
housewife, KY. Obtainable every
where.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07

The Misses Millicent and Shirly
Rosenborough and Miss Bessie King
of Windsor, Alachua county, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rosbor-
ough for a few days this week.
DR.. L. w. Warren of the Merryday
Grocery Co. is back from his summer
home in Maryland for a few days.
He says the peaches will soon be ripe
in that section, then he'll go back.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Goldsmith of
the Saratoga Hotel drove over to
Daytona Beach and return on Sun
day in their Buick touring car, hav-
ing as guests for the trip Mr.. and
Mrs. j. C. McCrockline.
W. H. Owens of Satsuma Hights,
with his son, E. A. Owens Of Lough-
man, were visitors in the city On
Wednesday,, coming over with Coun-
ty School Commissioner F. V. Owen
in his motor for the day.
Mrs. F. J. Fearnside entertained
informally Monday afternoon with a
porch party and watermelon feast in
honor Of DR.. and Mrs, c. NJ. Afford.
One melon worthy of mention be-
cguso Of .its size and quality, weigh
ed seventy-two pounds.
Locks mighty homelike and natural
to see Mr. and Mrs. John T, Bond
back in PaIatka after several years
absence They have a store in the
Shelley building on Lemon street ani
John always has bargains. They
have a fiat in the Grill building.
The Mems Club of the Presbyterian
church with their wives and lady
friends will take a river trip on "Thc
Margaret" on Tuesday evening July
18th. They will land at the home
Of s. G. Warner where the Club will
Eold its meeting, which will he in
the nature of a musicale and liter
ary evening.
The Browning-Fearnside Co. has
moved into the store two doors to
the west of their old quarters in the
MerTyday Block. 1t is a larger store
ard affords greater opportunity for
showing their high class goods. This
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07

firm made a patriotic window dis
play on the Fourth that attracted
much attention.
Over at the Summer School for
teachers at the University of Florida,
Gainesville, the teachers from the
different counties have organized
county clubs for entertaining pur-
poses. The Putnam county club is
offcered as follows: President, l..
w. Black; vice president, Ethel Ev-
ans; secretary treasurer, Ncttle Hol-
ly; reporter, Clara Mcdonald.
Capt. H. Y. Snow is always inetr-
esting. We met him on the street
Tuesday, the Fourth of July, and
asked him how he was enjoying the
day. Better than l did ffty-three
years ago today" replied he, "when
was a federal prisoner at Vicks-
burg, Miss" Then the captain told
of his experiences as a Confederate
soldier in the bloody fights around
Vicksburg. Capt. Snow saw a great
deal of hard service during the war
between the states, and though now
well along in years, he is as springht-
lv as most of the young men at
Black Point now prepared for SER
vice on the Mexican border. He al
ways wears a boutonniere of some
fragrant flower, and next to w2r sto-
ries, he dotes on tales of his fishing
experiences.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07
POMONA NEWS.

Miss Mary 0. Green of Jacksonville
came home Saturday to spend the
Fourth, returning to Jacksonville
Wednesday morning.
Miss Mary Williams spent two days
in Jacksonville last week visiting her
sister, Mrs. f. S. Green.
Rev. R. c. Drisko from Interlachen
was in town Thursday and Friday of
last week.
Miss C. H. Eccles visited friends at
Interlachen two days last week re-
turning home Saturday.
Rev. B. P. Capshaw left Friday for
Connecticut.
Quite a large gathering witnessed
the baptism of Miss Jennie Ring of
Sisco in Lake Broward Sunday after
noon. Rev. Evans Of Lake Como per
formed the ceremony.
Mrs. Z. c. Green, Mrs. F. P. Green,
Mr.. Causey and Miss Florence Green
spent Saturday in Palatka.
July 1st the mail route between
Pomona and Welaka was discontinued
and a new route established between
Sisco and Welaka.
Every one misses Mr. Hutchins as
he has carried the mail for twelve
years between Pomona and Welaka
and has made friends during that time
The Fourth passed off very quietly
in Pomona. About forty Of our town
people spent the day and evening at
WeIaka taking in the ball game be-
tween our boys and Welaka club in
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07
Report of the Condition Of 'he
East Florida Savings & Trust
Company
Company

PALAINh, FLORIDA
Ia the State If TIoliGa. 1T tie c'ue IF
business Friday, June 30;h. 1916.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


Mss ANNE Bruce spent the Fourth
with trends at DaTtona Beach
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Marshall have
gone to the beach FOR weeks outing
Nh and Mrs. Geo. E. Gay motorcd
to Green Cove Springs and back on
the Fourth.
C1,ln NTouT Of J9cksOnviI1n for
mer Putnam county young man. spent
the Fourth in Palatka.
Fvor "Rcb" James co+ ont Of town
M, the Four+h-hp and his son went
avon IN Do,-+ona Roach far +hn dov
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby give that the fol-
lowing described lands, or so much
thereof as will be necessary to pay
the amount due for taxes herein set
opposite to the same, together with
cost of such sale and advertising,
will be sold at public auction on the
SEVENTH day of AUGUST, 1916, at
Palatka, Florida the County of Put
nam.
R. ]. HANCOCK
Tax Collector, Putnam Co.. Florida
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07
GUADRItN'S NOTICE

On August 7th, A. D. 1916, or as
soon thereafter as l may be heard,
| will apply to the Honorable County
Judge, of Putnam County, Florida,
for leave to sell at private sale, all
of the right, title, and interest of
LueIla Wiese, Gladys Wiese, Dorothy
Wiese, and Carl Wiese, minors, domi-
ciIed in Cuyahoga County, State of
Ohio, each of said minors interest be-
ing an undivided one fifth, in and to
the following described lands, situ-
atcd in Putnam County Florida, and
particularly described as follows:
Situated in the County of Putnam
and State of Florida, and in Section
IS. Township 9 South, Range p East,
more particularly described as fol-
lows: Beginning on the South line
Of the right of way of the Florida
East Coast Railway. at the intcrsec-
ton of the run of Dog Branch;
thence North, 55.45 degrees East
along said railway right Of way to
the intersection Of the South line Of
said railway right of way with the
West line of Tampa Avenue, as shown
on a plat of Orange Mills, which plat
was filed April 4th, 1912, and record
ed in Map Book No. l, page 145 in
the offices Of the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of said County; thence South
eustWardly along the West line Of said
Tampa Avenue, to the North line Of
Palatka, Orange Mills, Federal Point
and Hastings public road; thence
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-07

Judge, of said Putnam County, State
of Florida.
The petition upon which this appli-
cation will be made is of file and rec
ord in the office of said County
Judge, of Putnam County, Fla.
DOROTHY WIESE,
as Guardian of said minors.
July 1st, 1916.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20

think we have an argument that Kan
sas cannot bring to bear"
This was the summary OF the local
land bank situation given by Secretary
Brown of the Chamber OF Commerce on
his return from the land bank hearing
Monday at Topeka He was accom-
panied by James Chenoweth. chairman
OF the chambers land bank commit
tee, and Carl Williams. editor OF the
Oklahoma Farmer Stockman,
Mr. Brown declared that although
Topeka presented strong argument, in
favor of locating a land bank in the
Kansas capital it overlooked many eS-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
RAIL PROBLEM
PRESIDENTS ARGUMENT
Republicans Consider Only One Bill
Enacted, Says Vance
Mccormick.

LONG BRANCH, n. J., Sept ~
President Wilson and Vance McCor-
mick, democratic national chairman,
mapped out here today program ior
.pectng the campaign attacks OF
Charles + Hughes on the railroad
eight hour law
Asserting that the democrats will
show that the president placed before
congress complete program to meet
the recently threatened strike by the
railroad employees, Mr.. Mccormick as
serted that Mr. Wilson is prepared
to urge strongly during the next ses-
sion OF congress the enactment of this
program
When the entire plan of the presi-
dent is fully understood the people of
the country will join in praiSing Mr..
Wilson, the chairman said The repub
licanS he declared seem TO ignore
everything in the program except the
one item passed hv congress.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
HARMONIOUS BOARD IN
WHITEF0RO'S SUPPORT
Supcrintcndeni's Recommendation Are
Adopted; TEACHING Changes
Effected

Full authority to act as suit, hrm IN
any emergency arising between board
meetings was accorded Superintendent
Whiteford at a session of the board OF
education last night. In addition. he
was empowered to fill all vacancies
coming up between now and the next
meeting, and every suggestion made by
him was passed without debate
General recommendation designed 10
relieve congestion in certain ward
buildings and to promote efficiency In
the system were adopted by the board
The following changes IN the teaching
personnel OF the schools were an
nounced
Etha Townsend + NJ Chffotd II
Q, Robinson, Catherine Clark, Clara
Palm Majorie Page Mildred Bruce
Maudc Fuller Helen Meyer ESSic
Pearson. GLADYS Carter, Frankie Wren
Mrs Laura Bradley resigned
Leave OF absence for Blanche Ruedy
Fsilurc to report for dute by Hazel
Bollen, II d Phillips and Rose Foster
NeW teachers and assignments: NJ
II. Powell manual training at high
school Florence Roberts, aSsistan,
principal ID. I Ferguson, assistant
principal Frank Mckee. manual train
ing in grammar school l.. T Gilbert
Junction JEANNE V O'Neil. regular
Jesse Shannon regular Lucille Wason
Kindergarten, Glen tones, kindergarten
substitute and the following substitutes
Agnes Campbell Cora Ward Mrs
Maude Whltncy Mrs. Bcrncc Caldwell
and Mrs. G. A. or cary.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
A Private's
Diary
BY B---L,

SANTA MARIA AND la FERIA
STATIONS on THE RIO GRANDE
Sept l5--A heavy rain started about
! a m. and kept it up mos OF the
morning We got a very good soaking
while in our tents bur there was no
grumbllng heard Instead it was made
mo a pot OF fun, as the men emerged
one by one from their tents. dressed
a la Adam and taking shower bath
in pure rain water--verS peircshing and
quite treat compared with the mud
dy waters of the Rio Grande..
The waters tonight are bank high
and still rising During the afternoon.
imaginable and drilling to our hearts
desire The comment Oh, our drills by
the captain and officers is we're doing
remarkably we'll for the short period
we've had in picking up the new order
OF things"
The big show OF target practice will
be coming of in a few days and we
think we will prove that we have some
4 the best rifle shots in the regiments
inside our own ranks and perhaps some
who have never been heard from until
now
We expect TO be in the front ranks
and to be heard OF occasionally it luck
will' stand by us ike she has in tho
past Luck | said MOI No such thing
as luck It's work and hard conscien-
,ouS work at that. But work will win
most anything worth going after
Jus, now the boys are wondering
how we will get out OF here, The water
is up all around US and all roads i'm
passable But why worry The sun
will be out again tomorrow, and am
not in favor of crossing any bridges
before ! get TO them
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
CITY PROSPERITY
RATING IS HIGH
Twenty Percent Greater Than
Average Is Report
COMMERCE CHAMBER TOLD
Business in Three Months In
CreaSeS Do Percent,

Oklahoma City i, rated among the
leading prosperity ccutcr,' oi the
United State, hv Rah>uu', statistical
organization. Wcllcsy Mills. Mass. a
letter received this morning At the
( thamhcr OF Commerce say, This a,
oClatlon keeps reporters in all part,
" the country 10 inform At oi indu,
'ual and financial conditions This
"ity'S prosperity is rated AT ~ percent
greater than the average, and the IN
crease OF business for the current
three months OF the present year is S
percent greater than the corresponding
period IN 1915
The firm, letter follows,
In our mercantile bulletin jus,
issued we have rated Oklahoma
City among the cities which show
increases OF IS percent OF over IN
business for the current three
months over the same period in
1918.
We are enclosing our last mer-
camille bulletin and also two "dod-
gers" prepared by the Jackson
Chamber of Comerce and the viii
mington chamber of commerce for
publicity purposes. You may also
wish to make use Of the fact that
your city Is now among those en-
joying the best business in the cen
trail west
This gra,uitouS boost for Oklahoma
City, in addition to the fac, that our
bank clearings led the nation IN per
ccntage OF increase last week make
things look rather rosy" said Secretary
Brown
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
German Products
Going to Orient

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 20.-Tha,
Japan, the Straits Settlements and
British possessions in the orient are
receiving numerous articles from Ger
'@ony including perfumes, soap and
German hops shipAcd from Sweden
through avLondon a agency with the
knowledge OF the British government
was the declaration made here TODAY
by George r. Allen, a mining man
who arrived Tuesday from the orient
According to Allen five or six shin,
month are necessary TO carry on this
trade between Sweden and Yokohama
Before the war, he said, one steamer
a month was sufficient to take care Of
the trade
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
BE EfTER DOPE FOR BANK
BOARD HERE THAN TOPEKA
Stronger Arguments for This City Up
Sleeve Of Local Chamber
of Commerce.

Topeka merely talked about the
boundlcsS prosperity OF Kansas, OF the
number Of automobiles in the state, OF
the value Of its wheat crop, and OF its
railroad and mail facilities. Oklahoma
is every bit as prosperous as Kansas,
hut needs development. Therefore.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
How You Can Remove
Every Trace of Hair
Ioilct TalkSO

A stiff paste made with some pow
dered delatone and water and spread
on hairy surface abou, , minutes will.
when removed, take every trace OF hair
with il, The skin Shonld then be
washed TO free It from the remaining
dela,onc No harm can result from
this treatment hut he sure it is della e
tone you get and you will no, be dis
appointed ADV ,H
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
Aerodrome Burning
Denied in Berlin

BERLIN, Sept. 70 - The Overseas
News Agency denied today the reocu,
ly published report that an aerodromc
near Frankfort was burned, causing the
destruction OF fifteen aeroplanes and
four nearly completed 2eppelins
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
Baptist Association Meets.

GALVESTON, Texts. Sept 20.--The
Union Baptist association the oldest
Baptist organization in Texas, began
lis annual meeting here today with a
large attendance The association was
organized seventy-Six years ago.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
Military Honots for Mills.

WASHINGTON Sept N-Mil,ary
honors were accorded Major General
Albert /. Mills, late head OF the militia
affairs bureau Of the war department.
at his funeral here today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20

Domestics and cooks VIII find excel
lent positions bv advertising in the
Want Ads duriry TIVE present month
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20

Dear Mrs Thompson (D Last year
when | started to school sat close to
girl friend OF mine. At first We be
came real friendly with each other. bu,
soon her friendship died and she cared
but very little for me. | love this girl
and II went awful hard with me. She
would not even respect me AZ party.
Finally she would not countenance me
or even speak to me always helped
her all | could and loved her very
much Do you know OF anything
could have done to make her dislike
me- II so, please tell me. The last
time ] saw her she waved at me very
friendly, Do you think there is any
chance of her loving me1 think the
world OF her. Would you advise me sit
ting next TO her this YEAR,
tl) Am ! too Young at 10 to take a
glrl TO a class party
90 How can learn to waltz. as
am absolutclyaincxperlenccd and some
what baShiul? d VERY ANXIOUS.
(l) A boy very often bora a girl by
loving her too much This was proba-
bly, true in your case certainly do
not think she cares for you even il she
did wave. Have seat somewhere else
this year.
(2) II it is your class it would be all
right, or If students as young as you
are admitted
(j) Take lessons from dancing
teacher
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20

SHAWNEE Okla.-M. G. Roberts.
aviator, was killed when the motor Of
his biplanc stopped while 200 feet in
the air He was making flight at
the county fair
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20

sential points which the local commit
tee will present to the federal COM
missioncrs when they arrive here next
month
Representatives of Waco and Fort
Worth, Texas, and Fort Smith, Ark.
were in attendance at the Topeka meet
ing in addition to Kansas City, Kan.
UseJlhc Want Ads wren desiring 10
locate good real estate
Houses and apartments Tot rent will
)e best advertised IN the Want AdS
this week and next.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
PROBLEMS
WNe HEART
BVITS.Sli@Qbpfh 7hODiDSOn.

DEAR MRS. THOMPSON am
II almost lS and in love with a
young lady who di,ikcS me very
much when smoke OF course It
would be better for me If stopped,
but II didn't, do you see any reason
why the girl should snub me, as she
has often done' She told me that We
could not be friend, il | smoked, bu,
she goes around with other fellow
who smoke Why Shouldn, be al.
lowed thc same lbcircs2 Do Won
think she really loves me, as she often
said ,hc docsi BROWN EYES.
Probably the girl does not love YOU
or even like YOU # she zoe, with ,orc
boys who smoke and not YOU Ii The
Others were barred too II might be that
she thinks boys who smoke look like
Cheap sports There may be chance
that YOU smoke clgaretS and the other,
do not II ! were YOU would give up
smoking al least until became OF age
1t is a bad habitNwhich toSts A, lot ~
money and ii lRaNlged to any extent
Injuries the health
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20

FORT WORTH, William w.
James, 68 years old, cousin OF Frank
and Jesse James took the oath of al
legiance TO the government after being
an outlaw more than fifty years.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20
'WIREfLASHES

LONG BRANCH, n. President
Wilson announced he will make cam
paign tour, but will make several
speeches on public questions before non
partisan organizations. /
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20

CHATTANOOGA Tcnn.-Frank c.
toudy of Denver was elected grand
sire of the Odd Fellows. Other cleo
tons are Henry {. Borst of AmStcr-
dam n, Y. deputy grand sire. ! h.
Goodwin of Atlanta Ga grand sccre
tary, and William n Cox of Louisville.
Ky. grand treasurer.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-20

TAHLEQUAH okla - Three mem
hers oi the Working Glass union-Al-
bert Pitts, Philip Halpain and o. 7.
jcrnSton-wcrc convicted OF whipping
a farmer with a wet rope for revealing
some OF the secrets OF the organization
They were given sentences of two years.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-07-28

the girl safely landed on the road
bed and looking hurriedly toward the
town, half-hidden among the locust
trees.
Indeed, 1t is your Jonah town. for
fair" continued Flip. accepting the
girls remark as though they were a
part of his unspoken thoughts.
Little did anybody in the crowd of
early-rising curious. who had come
down to the railroad TO see the cir
Gus pull in" realize that there was to
be so much of moment in the quiet of
the little southern city in this last ex-
hibition of the circus for that year.
Still less could tragedy be scented
in the care-free demeanor of the cir
Gus people as they piled out of their
sleepers and hurried along toward the
show lot. where breakfast awaited
them In the cook house" as the din
ing tent with these travelling outfits is
called