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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-15

mainly professional. Add all the ]
votes together and you have but a |
minority of the total vote. All of the |
noise and fuss made by the fractional |
bosses failed to arouse enough in
terest to bring out a majority OF the |
voters. And nobody knows how that |
majority will vote on election day. |
The primary vote indicates nothing.
1t is the fashion to lecture citizens :
who fail to vote at primary elections, |
but it does little good, And there's
a reason. For independent Repubh-
cans there wasn't any choice they
could embrace with enthusiasm. To
swat the Lumdin- Thompson machine
they had>to vote with the NDeneen-
West machine. There was no strik-
ing difference between Lowden and
Huh, the only candidates for COVER
nor who had organized backing
anyhow, not enough to make an in
dependent. voter tear his shirt with
enthusiasm. And there was not
enough difference between Miller
and Northup to make a fellow get up
on his hind legs and howl for North
up in order to beat Miller For
Northup was regarded as, the news
paper candidate, and folks have got
tired Of neWspaper-owned states at
torneys. AS for the other candidates,
there wasn't much to fight about.
AS the Sullivan machine had put
no candidate up against Hoyne, and
it was understood no fight would be
/
much to stir up enthusiasm for a
fight against the machine Harrison
no longer had any jobs to give out
and there wasn't much enthusiasm
for the, old Harrison organization.
Besides, there wasn't much worth
fighting for The fighting spirit was
only stirred up when the Sullivan
machine tried to put Brinton over h
and that was an eleventh-hour trick
and didn't eivn TINA IN OTppniZA a | 7
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-15

- e-AeSe AebA IAO JUS anu lie GULL
The Thompsonites had the City Hall
and the SuIlivanites the County
building, the sanitary district and
the election machinery. Jobholders
were the main part in the organiza-
tons. In fact, political machines are
made up Of jObholders-public serV-
ants who want to be public masters.
They are business organizations
and their business is controlling the
government and getting the jobs.
Chicago now faces a dangerous
situation. The Democratic organi-
cation is controlled by the Sullivan
machine and the Republican organi-
cation by the Thompson machine.
Both machines are built on the spoils
system. The great mass of voters in
both parties have little or mo voice
in the management Of the parties.
The organizations contrOl-and they
start in on primary fight with we'll
trained armies Of jobholders and
their relatives and friends.
Lowden had back of him plenty Of
money and the army Of city jobhOld-
erS In the Lundin-ThOmpSOn ma
chine. Progressive Republicans had
to go back of Hull in order to beat
the machine. But in doing that they
had to line up with the Anti-SalOon
league. There was then no place for
liberals to go but to Lowden. Smith
seemed to have no chance because
there was no organization behind
him. What was there then to tempt
independent Republicans to Vote2
They had only a choice of>eVfls.
The Democratic vote would have
been much smaller if the Sullivan
hadn't got behind BrintOn
in an attempt to throw Dunno. It
was largely the resentment of labor
against Brinton and HUFFMAN that
made the last few days lively and
brought out more of a Democratic
vote. But there was no strong slate
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
Pete Hagan Disabled.

P. NJ. Hagan, deputy internal rev.
enue collector, met with painful
though not serious accident one day
last week near Jacksonville. Mr..
Hagan had been called on special du-
ty at an early hour in the morning,
before sun up, and when about six
miles from Jacksonville stepped sud-
denly into a hole some four feet
deep, from which he suffered most
painful injury. Since the accident
Mr.. Hagan has been confined 10 his
bed in Jacksonville, where he is at
tended by his wife and daughter. At
first DR.. Morris, who is treating him,
thought an operation would be neces-
sarv, but fortunately this was avoid
ed. Mr.. Hagan is getting better
and hopes to be home in. day or
two, ready to resume his campaign
for Sheriff.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
STATE HEALTH TRAIN
IN PALATKA TOMORROW
Under Supervision of DR.. j.
Y. Porter, State Health
Officer.

The health exhibit which the State
Board of Health is exhibiting in all
parts of Florida this winter and
which is being carried from place to
place on a special train fitted out
for the purpose under direction Of
DR.: Joseph Y. Porter, one of the
most commanding figures in the
world in his relations to the promo
ton of public health, will arrive in
Palatka this evening over the Florida
East Coast Railway from the south.
President Fearnside of the State
Board of Health, who has arranged
for the exhibit being shown in Pa
latka, has arranged for the train oe-
ing placed on side-trac within ea-
sy access of the people, who are in
vited to call and inspect.
The exhibit is one of the most
marvellous collections in the country,
and everything connected with it has
been placed with the view of educat-
ing the people by object lesson to
sanitary and right living.
DR.. Porter, who is considered an
authority on matters of public health
in all parts of the country, is in
personal charge. 1t was DR.. Por-
ter who stood guard in Jacksonville
during the yellow fever scourge
more than a decade ago. 1t was
this same DR.. ]. Y. Porter who has
made the recurrence of such an epi-
demic in Florida practically impos-
sible. Florida owes to this remark
able man more than it can every re-
pay. He points the way to State
Health and his directions are all so
sensible and so easily followed that
Floridians have generally adopted
them and as result this once fever
stricken and malarious Stare is now
regarded as one of the great health
centers Of the world.
The exhibit tomorrow is of course
free; it is your exhibit; a schc'l of
health. Be sure to see it.
DR.. Porter writes that his trip
down the east coast has cen great
success; thousands h9ve availed
themselves G. L, opportunity to
visit this wonderful school Of health.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
PUTNAM COUNTY'S
FARM EXPERT HERE
L. L. Cantrell has widei Ex-
perience and is Highly
Recommended.

l.. L. Cantrell, Putnam Cuontv's
Agricultural expert has assumed his
duties and though in the county now
only a few days has already made a
most favorable impression on all
whom he has met.
Mr.. Cantrell comes to Florida
from Covington County, Ala, where
he has been employed as farm dem
onstrator for the last year. Prof
fessor H. A. Pettus, principal of the
County High School, in letter to the
editor of the Andalusia Star says:
Il have just read your article in
the last issue of The Star, stating
that L.. l.. Cantrell, our county dem
onstratlon agent, is soon to leave for
FLORIDA. We regret very much that
he must go. In the first place, be-
cause his services have been of un-
told benefit to the county, and be-
cause Covington county can i'll af-
ford to be without someone to fill his
posatln, just at this time.
Mr. Cantrell has had five years ey-
perlence in government soil survey
work In Central states which makes
him a particularly valuable man for
Putnam county, more particularly for
the new comers who are SO RAPIDLY
taking up the lands of the county.
he is a graduate of the Polytechnic
Institute at Auburn, Ala,. and before
that was graduated from the Smith
District Agricultural College at Ham
llton, Ala. He was also first grade
teacher in Alabama and had four
yers experience in rural schools.
Mr.. Cantrell who is accompanied
by his wife will make his home in
Palatka and they are warmly well
coined IN Palatka's intellectual and
social circles.
On Washington's Birthday Mr.. Can
trell attached the patriotic celebra-
tions at Mannville and Kenwood
where at each place about one hun
dred progressive farmers and their
families were gathered.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
CORNER STONE OF
new P0ST0FF|CE
Will be Laid by Grand Mas
ter Crane with Impress
Sive Ceremonial
Special Communication of Masonic
Grand Lodge Called for the
T Purpose.

All arrangements for the laying
OF the corner stone of the new Pa.
latka postoffice building tomorrow
morning have been made.
The calling of the special commu.
nacatlon of the Grand Lodge of Flor
ida by Grand Master James E. Crane
lof Tampa, will bring large number
|of visiting Masons to the city.
Tonight, in order that local Masons
may get better acquainted with the
visitors, there will be special COM
municatlon of Palatka Lodge, and at
which time the Masters degree will
be conferred by the Grand Lodge COM
mittee.
Among the Grand Lodge officers
to be here are Jas. E. Crane, Grand
Master; DR.. A. S. York, deputy
Grand Master; and R. H. Cooper of
this city, Grand Junior Warden. Be-
sides there will be a number of Past
Grand Masters, including Marcus
Endel, James Carnell, Silas B.
Wright, E. E. Haskell, and others.
The corner stone laying will be an
impressive ceremony. The exercises
are to take place promptly at 10
o'clock tomorrow Saturday morn
ing. A feature of the exercises will
be the presentation of solid silver
trowel, presented to the Palatka
Lodge by the Palatka board of trade.
This will be used in the laying of the
stone.
The order of exercises will be as
follows:
Prayer, Rev. P. @. Cason.
Selection, Second Regiment band.
Address, Hon. S. J. Hilburn.
Selection, Second Regiment band.
Presentation of Trowel, for use in
laying cornerstone, Hon. w. P. Mer-
riam, mayor cf the city of Palatka.
Laying Of cornerstone, M. w.
Grand Lodge, F. and A. NJ. of Flori-
da, James E. Crane, grand master.
/. Prayer by Grand Chaplin.
q Ceremonies, Minutes Deposit
ed in corner stone.
(Music.) corner stone laid ETC., mu-
sic. Second Regiment band.
8. Address.
4. Anthem, by all, led by Second
Regiment band.
5. Prayer.
Grand lodge retires.
The procession will be formed on
First street, and under escort of
knights Templar, headed by Second
Regiment band, will march south on
First street, thence turn on Second
street to Lemon street; thence along
Lemon sreet to mark west of court.
house; thence north to Reid street:
thence east on Reid street to Build.
ing site.
A grand stand has been built JUS
to the west of the cornerstone site.
and which will accommodate some 500 |
oeople. This grand stand encroaches
On one-half the street, but Mayor
Merriam has issued a proclamation
losing Second street from Reid street |
o the Saratoga Hotel, to vehicles |
turing the hours of the ceremony.
Word comes that Masons from all |
PARTS of the county will be here, as
veil as many from distant parts Of
he State.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
Putnam Man Wins Prizes.

AS usual Charles Francis of Inter
lachen has been pulling down the
large majority of the first prizes for
poultry exhibits at the various fairs
held in Florida during the winter.
Again at Orlando last week the
list of prizes has the name of Chas.
Francis more times than all other eX-
hibitors combined. The list was pub
lished in the Times Union of the 18th
instant.
As breeder of fancy poultry Mr..
Francis probably has the largest va
riety of blooded cockerels and hens of
any one in the State, and his exhibits
are doing much in stimulating love
for poultry raising in Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
High School Celebration.

The Fourth and Fifth grades of the
Palatka high school celebrated the
birth of Washington on Tuesday with
delightful program OF music anu
ecitations participated in by the
1upils and ladies of the city. Inc
Celebration was at the school build
NO. The following program was
rendered:
America, school,
The Good Old Times, Coy Han
ock.
A Life Like Washington's, Ruby
Moody.
A Modern Washington, William
Stumpe.
George Washington, Richard JAR
rett.
A Boy, Karl Morrison.
George Washington, Marybel Lane,
Martha Lee Hughes, Josephine Llv"
ingston, Inez Faulkner, Doris Causey.
George Washington, B. F. Taylor.
Our Country's Son, Alfred Mer-
tens.
The Birth Day Lesson, Betty Holtz'
He Never Told a Lie, Leonard Fid-
dia.
Just Like Washington, Oren Davis.
Two Portraits, Emily Norwich.
Washington and /, Earl Fenton.
Our Old Sweet Song, school.
Which General? Orval Boyce.
Number One, Eunice Minton.
George Washington, sixteen chill
dren.
Doubling Dad, Lamar Walker.
Guess Who? Clarice Newton.
Flag Drill, six boys and six girls.
The following interesting program
was rendered by the Thalian Liter
ary Society, today at 2 p. m. in the
Putnam High school:
Piano solo, Vaniti Trombley.
Essay on Washington, Frank Owen.
Holmes Ode on Washington, Gil
bert Holden.
Bows quartette, Jack Merriam,
Warren Sleap, Dewey Hutchlns, Mer-
GER Davis. .,
Patriotism address, Mrs. D. j.
Coughlin. e.u:
Piano solo, Mary Belle Stallings.
Address, Mrs. NJ. S. Brown.
BETSY Ross and the Flag, Prlscllia
Hamm. Catherine Howell, lnez Wat
lies, Irene Yelverton, Louise Melton;
uby Yelverton, pianist.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25

but who do some voting when the
time comes to vote, tremble for the
fate of this charter. AS we stated
before it is to be voted on next Tues
day, the 29th inst.
There is much more that could be
said concerning Palatka, but as YOU
have probably noticed that our space
is valuable, we must cut this short.
Palatka has sewer system and
three banks. 1t has two grave
yards and only seven doctors. There
is one white undertaken and a Negro
undertaken who plants dead negroes
Or all he can get to plant. We
have five churches for white people
and about the same number for Ne
groes. Our negroes are much given
to religion. 1t is their chief mental
exercise.
The war in Europe which has been
raging for some two years has hurt
US in a business way-at least it is
the reason most generally given for
th9 present dullness of trade. We
have a good many farmers who are
making money raising potatoes on
the east side of the river. They
spend their days in their potato or
chards and their evenings at the Elks
club, many of them. Several of them
are counting on getting rich enough
on the coming crop to buy new au-
tomobile of the 1917 pattern.
We cannot close without remarking
that the Grafton over the laying of
this cornerstone, will be made by
Col. S. ]. Hilburn, who is without
doubt our most eloquent orator. He
is frequently called on to do work
of this kind; only last week having
introduced William Jennings Bryan
to an audience in one of our local
theaters. You may not know much
about this William Jennings Bryan,
but suffice it to say that he got his
political start twenty years ago by |
the "heaven-born" ratio |
of 'steen to one, as between silver |
and gold, and that for all the years
up to now he has been in
the Emelight as our most frequent
candidate for the presidency and most
democrat. just now he
is for peace as against war, though
strange as it may seem, most of our
people prefer war.
But we were talking abuot Sam
wish you all might know
1im. While he lived he worked hard
oracticing law and politics and am
lssed fortune; later he had leisure to
cultivate his ease, and so he was
allied upon frequently for orations.
lie of course will have been a long
ime dead when this box is made to
rive up its contents, but you who
cad this can gamble on his being
tenant of one of the most conspic
lous stars in the armament. None
# your milky way starlets for Sam
Iilburn.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
WOman's Missionary Society.

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Methodist church held it's reg.
ular monthly literary and social
meeting at the home of Mrs. L, A.
Smith last Monday afternoon.
A special program was rendered
consisting of a reading by Mrs. John
walton; vocal solo, Miss Uric; vocal
sole, Mrs. Cohen; vocal solo, Mrs.
Smith; duet, Mesdames Hamm and
Phillips. Mrs. John C. Let's of
Washington, D. c., read letter re-
ceived by her husband from a mis-
sionary in India. The letter was full
of interest and told of a wonderful
Christian work being done among
the people of India. Refreshments
of block ice cream and cake were
served.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25

The question as to who is eligible
to vote in the charter election next
Tuesday is frequently being asked.
The News interviewed Henis Pc
termann, city registration officer on
this point and Mr.. Petermann said:
"Only those are eligible to vote in
the city charter election who were
qualified voters of the city at the
city election of April, 1915. The
books have not been opened for 9TH
rs 10 nnallfV."
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25

A straight line is shortest in morals
as well rs in geometry Rahel.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25

Low Prices and a
Fresh Clean Stock

Our Reduction Sale is
over and we have our
stock reduced to the
point where we need not
be unduly worried about
fire, and where we can
now keep as clean a
stock as is possible.
The varieties are just as
numerous, and the same
Efficient service COM
bined with low cash
prices and clean, honest
merchandise, is yours if
youare fortunate enough
to be a customer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-24

Mr.. George d. Browning. OF Friends
vile, spent few days last and this
week in Oakland on business.
Misses Annie and Helen Wheeler, of
Cumberland, spent part of last week in
this city the guests of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harland L. Jones went
to Terra Alta Tuesday where they spent
the day visiting relatives and friends.
Misses Mary and Ida Turner, of
Cumberland, are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Sturgiss at their home on Alder
street.
MIR. and Mrs. J. ". Humbird, of
Cumberland, came up to Oakland Sun
day where they are guests Of their
daughter, Mrs. w. R. Ofutt.
Mrs. Web Ravenscroft and Miss Bess
Hendrickson returned home Saturday
after spending part of last week in Ac-
cident the guests of Mrs H. j. Speicher
Editor H. A. Rasche, of the Democrat,
was able to return to his office Monday
after an illness of about week, caused
| by a recurrence of an attack of the
grip.
Mrs. H. J. Speicher entertained at
her home IN Accident last Friday even
ing in honor of Miss Bess Hendrickson,
of Oakland. There were about twenty
guests present.
Tuesday being a legal holiday the
banks were closed and at the postofice
| Sunday hours were observed. The rural
route carriers also had holiday, one of
the two granted them each year by the
/ department.
DR.. Henry w. McComas, of Oakland
has been appointed and has qualified as
the administrator of the estate of his
father, the late DR.. j. Lee McComas,
of Oakland, whose death occurred
several weeks ago.
An effort is being made by Con-
gresham Brown to have the rural mail
route out of Oakland, which now
extends into West Virginia, extended
still farther to accommodate number
of West Virglnians.
Rev. DR.. r. B. Ward, who recently
returned home from visit to points in
Ohio, left Oakland last Friday fol-
Alexander, West Va, where he will be
engaged in special work for the next
two or three weeks.
Messrs. S. A. Kendall and W. R.
Cunningham, of the Pittsburgh Office OF
the Kendall Lumber Company, spent
Saturday afternoon ard evening here
the guests of Mr.. J. C. Kendall at his
residence adjoining town.
Misses Grace and Mabel Falkenstein
of Oakland, spent Sunday at Terra Alta
where they were guests of relatives
They were accompanied by Messrs
; Walter Falkenstein and Herbert Leigh
! ton. of Mountain Lake Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-24
HAUSER

Miss Marguerite Roth and Miss Oda
Gnegy attended the literary at Sunny
side Saturday night and reported a de-
lightful time. They were the guests of
Mrs. Harry Moon oyer Sunday.
We wish to correct the mistake pub
lished last week in reference to the de-
bate and play entitled "a Kiss in the
Dark, " to be given on uext Saturday,
Feb. &c, instead of Feb. %. as was for
m ely stated last week. The question
for discussion will be: Resolved, The
Doctors are more useful than Lawyers.
The speakers are: Affirmative, Messrs.
Marshall Wolf, Geo. Wolf and VIM.
Gnegy. Negative. Messrs. Ernest
Perrick, Clyde C. Gnegy and Thurston
Cosner
We are sorry to learn of the sad acct
dent of the three year old boy of Mr..
I Tom Parks, whose death was caused by
falling in tub of hot water, head fore
most 1t was buried at Texas, Feb. 81.
The sympathizers with them in their
great bereavement are many.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Arnhalt visited at
the home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lathrum last Sunday.
Mr.. Adrian Glotfelty has returned to
his home. after an absence of about
two months, spent in Akron, o.
Mr.. Joseph Martin is now employed
at Dobbin, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Miller and son, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. FLOYD Arts
Sunday.
Misses Oda, VERNE and Bessie Gnegy
were calling on Mrs. Charles Winters
Friday last.
Quite number of our young folks
attended the debate at Horse Shoe Run
Friday night. The question under dis
cussion was: Resolved that Pres. Will
sons National Preparedness for War is
Justified" The affirmative won the
decision. 1t was hot debate. and very
interesting and enlightening, being the
most popular subject of the day.
TRIxIE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-24

Justice of the Peace l.. A. Rudisil
came to Oakland from Annapolis Sat
urdsy morning and spent until Monday
in Oakland and at the Park looking
after some business matters connected
with the transfer of the Park property
to its new owners.
MIR. Carl Martin, of near town, re-
ceived Yesterday by express a thorough
bred Polled-Angus animal which he will
use for breeding purposes. The animal
is a yearling and weighs eight hundred
pounds; jet black, heavy Of bone and
will grow very materially within the
next few months.
In painting stations and other build
ings, freight cars and bridges, the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad used 6,232, 81
gallons of paint during the three years
ended December 81, 1915. A standard
color scheme for buildings, cars and
bridge structures was adopted, so that
throughout the entire territory the
property of the Baltimore and Ohio is
uniformly painted.
Mrs. Edward j. Frantz and daughter,
Mrs. John j. Sweeney, left Oakland
Sunday afternoon for Selbysport to
which point they were called owing to
the extreme illness of Mrs Frantz' s
mother, Mrs. George Durham, who is
quite aged and who has been Ill for
some weeks with an ailment due to ad-
vancing years. The trip to Selbysport
was made via Cumberland.
Mrs. Benz. H. Sincell returned home
Monday evening from a week s visit to
Gettysburg and York, Pa. At the last
named point she was the guest of Rev.
and Mrs. E. Manages, former residents
of Oakland where Mr.. Manages was pas
tor of ST. Mark Lutheran church. At
York new home is now being built by
Rev. Manages who will occupy it with
his family upon its completion.
n VI DdShtl bdll lduo
went to Keyser Monday evening to
witness the first of series of games
between the teams of that town and
Homecoming, the score at the close of
the contest being % to 81 in favor of
Keyser. Among those who witnessed
the contest were Messrs. Mike Boyle,
John J. Sweeney, Perry Frantz, Abram
Lawton, Milton Sincell and several
others whose names could not be learn
ed.
DR. W. D. Reed, of Grafton, until re-
Gently superintendent of the Oakland
District, M. E. church, was in the city
Monday, where he met Mr.. Edward W.
Westwood. of Wheeling, West Va, who
recently purchased large block of the
stock of the Mountain Lake Park As
ISOLATION and to whom DR.. Reed trans
ferred additional shares upon the oc-
casion of his visit here the first of the
week. Both Dr. Reed and Mr.. West
wood returned to their respective homes
Monday night.