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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
BILLY" PARKER WILL
FIGH! FOR PROPERTY
Has Retained Tom Watson
ANA Van C. owarengen
to Represent Him.

Last week The News told of the
controversy over the ownership of
EdgeWatcr, a beautiful residence and
grove property seven miles up the
river.
Ownership in the property was
vested in Mrs. Rogers of New
York. Mr.. Rogers was here in May
and made the purchase, placing title
in his wife. When Rogers left he
authorized local real estate dealer to
sell the place.
This local dealer sold it to the no.
torious "Billy' Parker, English cam
palgner against the power of the Ro-
man pontiif, and who has held sew
eral campaign meetings in this city.
BILLY liked Palatka; its people were
good to him, and he was not adverse
to settling among US. When he saw
EdgeWater he grabbed at it. He
paid $500 down to bind the bargain,
and for some months his son has been
living on the place.
L,
has also sold the Edgewater property
to 4 George White of Hackensack,
N. >. She says that no one in Pa
latka was authorized to sell the place.
Of course Edgewater was not sold
to Billy" he was simply given a re-
ceipt for $500 as first payment on
it by the agent, and possession.
The first BILLY" knew of his dilem-
ma was last week, when the negro
who has charge Of the place was no.
titled by Mrs. Rogers that she had
sold it to Mr.. Geo. White of Hacken-
sack. The negro told young Parker,
who came to the city to find out
about it. Here he obtained a copy
of The Palatka News, which he sent
to his father who is in Georgia con-
Quoting campaign against the CO.
horts of papacy and incidentally for
Hugh Dorsey, candidate for governor.
Billy started post-haste for Palatka.
He was here on Tuesday. The News
representative met him in the office
of the late P. ]. Becks.
eyes, | received copy of the pa
per, We know, and | was quite taken
back. Of course yoyu were only
"spooting," (kidding) but it's a seri-
GUS matter with me; my son is stay
ing at Edgewater and we had hoped
to make it our home. l paid $500
down and was to make further pay
ments as soon as the contracts could
he signed and turned over. | have
retained the Honorable Van G.
Swearengin, eX-mayor Of Jacksonville,
and the Honorable Thomas E. Watson
of Georgia to look after my interests.
must go back to Georgia, where |
am campaigning for Honorable Hugh
Dorsey for governor; had to cancel
my engagement for couple nights.
Its bad"
Billy has a strong English accent,
q sort o freckled English dialect
which we could not reproduce if we
tried. It's of the kind used by the
very common people, from whom
BILLY" springs.
lie went back to Georgia Tuesday
night, but his son returned to Edge
water where he will retain posses
sion until he is ousted by order of
the negro who is in charge, or by
Mr.. Whites personal order, when that
gentleman arrives.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
JOS. \. HAUGHT)I
REELECTED CHAIRMAN
Putnam County Democratic
Executive Committee
Burt Secretary.

The Putnam county democratic eX
ecutive committee was called together
last Saturday for The purpose of or'
ganization and to recommend State
committeeman t. fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late P. j.
Bccks.
Twenty three precincts were repre-
sented as follows: No. /, w. A. Rus
sell; 9, Max Melzer; 4, L. ]. Mcleod;
5, C. C. Sullivan; 6, W. NJ. Williams;
7, T. F. Baker; s, W. F. Rogero; 8,
S. S. Browning; 10, B. B. Dancy; IL,
Chas. Burt; II, Capt. j. E. Lucas; 13,
Judge J. C. Calhoun; IA, D. J. Caugh-
lin; Is, F. J. Fearnside as proxy for
NJ. A. Wilkinson; II, c. M. Livings-
ten; 18, L. NJ. Baldwin; 10, G. l.
Tucker; 20, D. Bohannon; 2l, J. 7.
Hancock; %, Jean Stacy, as proxy for
D. A. Mullis; %, J. H. Haughton; 26,
j. L. Chesser; 81, W. R. Revels. The
absenteeS were from precincts 3, l6,
%, and %, Messrs. Bard, Wimberly,
Mathews and Duie.
On assembling ]. H. Haughton was
named as chairman and Chas. Burt,
secretary. Then a motion was made
and carried that these gentlemen be
the permanent president and secre-
tary of the committee,
W. A. Russell was named as the
committees choice for Putnam county
meber of the State Executive Commit
tee.
A resolution requesting our repre-
lentatives in the legislature to
for a less complicated primary law
was introduced by Judge Calhoun and
passed. Also a resolution offered
originally by D. ]. Caughlin, and
amended, was to the effect that the
committee would always welcome a
recanvass of the votes of the county
where any candidate had valid reason
for believing that he had not been Civ
en- all that was his due.
On motion of Judge Calhoun a COM
mittee of three was appointed by the
chairman to draft suitable resolutions
on the death of the late P. ]. Becks,
the same to be spread upon the min
utes of the meeting. Messrs. Cal
houn, Russell and Williams were ap-
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
Won ENGELKEV goes
ON BOARD Of CONTROL
Of Rural Credits Admins
tration by Appointment
Of President.

TO be lifted from an East Palatka
potato farm by the president Of the
United States and placed on the new
rural credits board Of control at a
salary of $4,000 "Lucks" per dnnum,
and this without first obtaining the
endorsement of the "Guardeens,' is a
political feat that few would be able
to achieve.
And yet this is just what has been
accomplished by Mr.. F. J. H. Won
Engelken of Vingolf- -the-St. Johns,
East Palatka, announcement of whose
appointment was made simultaneous
ly with President Wilson's signing Of
the rural credits bill on Monday.
No wonder Mr.. Won Engelken failed
to qualify as a candidate for county
commissioner in the June primary,
leaving John Hinson alone to buck the
powers of the Roman Hierarchy.
The News congratulates Mr.. Won
Engelken. Putnam county is honor
ed in his selection for this response
BILE post.
That he is worthy there can be no
question.
Mr.. Won Engelken is an authority
on rural credits. He was one of the
American Commission to visit Eu-
rope in the summer of 1914 to study
rural credits on the continent. Mr..
Won Engelkcn did not join in the ma
jority report of that commission. On
the contrary he made minority re-
port and it was this which brought
him into national prominence as an
authority.
Several times he has been summon
ed to Washington during the pendency
of the Rural Credits Bill, for con-
sultation. On several occasions he
has been invited by associations of
bankers and other financial interests
to discuss the problems of rural
credits. He has written much and
thought much on the subject-so
much that some time ago he leased
his potato farm and has been giving
his time almost exclusively to the
work Of preparing himself for the
work which now comes to him as re-
ward for his research and devotion.
MIR. Won Engelken has beautiful
home on the river in East Palatka
and is seen in the city but infrequent-
ly. Mrs. Won Engelken is charming
lady of many accomplishments who
will fall gracefully and naturally into
the social life of Washington, place
which goes with the important COM
mission of her husband as an admin
istrator of this important branch of
the federal financial policy.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
WELAKA MAN WILL
BREED FINE STOCK
L. J. Mcleod Has a Four
Hundred Acre Farm
Under Fence.

L. J. Mcleod, one of the progress
sive young men of the county and
merchant and postmaster at Welaka,
was in the city on Monday, and among
other bits of information which were
obtained from him, was the fact that
he already has four hundred acres
under fence, which acreage he is now
stocking with blooded hogs and cat
For the present Mr.. Mcleod will
confne himself principally to nGg no g
raising, but later he will j5t stock K, the he
place With a number of Florida range
cattle and a blooded bull.
He maintains that his land IS so
varied as to hills and dales and wa
ter privileges that he will haye am am
pie feed for large number OF catVie
and hogs.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
DR." " GEO. S. WALDO
CHAUTAUQUA AGENT
Loses His Suit Against Pa
latkans Who Repudiated
His Shows.

Doctor" George Seldom Waldo of
Gainesville. has lost his suit against
a number Of prominent Palatka gen
tlemen. and for the privilege of suing
whom he will now have to come
across with certain court costs.
The suit grew out of the repudia-
ton by these Palatkans of certain
ChautauQua contract into which they
had been led by representations
which were found to be a little off
color. This happened in the summer
of 1914 and were for series of en-
tcrtainments to be given during the
following winter. Many signed the
agreement with the doctor" on rep
reservations that they would not be
held responsible for more than the
one or two tickets which they agreed
to take. Others stipulated as mucn
in their signatures. >,
But when the contract was repudl-
ated the doctor" threatened suit,
which he finally brought against the
whole bunch of signers.
Wnssrs. Hilburn & Merryday and j.
V Walton of this cicty were retained
Inv tbe defendants in the suit and the
case which has been stringing along
for a year was only brought to trlrI
on Tuesday, when Attorney II. Z.
Norrvdav argued the case in cham
hers before Judge ]. T. Wills. Judge
wills cave a verdicct for the Palatka
defendants, and assessed the COSTS
on the doctor"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

The Putnam County Baby Show
which was held in the Athletic Club
House last Friday afternoon for ben
eft of the Woman's Club brought
many pretty babies and eager moth
ers and interested spectators. Fif-
teen babies were entered and compe-
tition was keen; however, every baby
received a prize, all depending upon
the number of votes cast by the
friends of the babies.
1t was not a question of merit, or
the task of the judges would indeed
have been a most difficult one, but
the spectators were each allowed as
many votes as they wished to cast
at one cent per vote, so that there
could be no hard feelings on the re-
turns.
The two babies receiving the high
est votes were baby Alderman, 1885
votes and baby James, 245 votes.
The babies were entered according to
age, as follows: Age up to months,
(class y; six months to l year (class
y; l year to years (class 81; 2
years to years (class A..
Class Mrs. Alderman 1st; Mrs.
James, .; Mrs. Tilton 3.
Glass Mrs. Carlos, /; Mrs. Spen-
Ger, 2; Mrs. Fox, Sd.
Glass 3-Mrs. Van Brunt 1st; Mrs.
Clemmons 2; Mrs. Whithorne 3D.;
Mrs. Marvin 4th; Mrs. Adams, 5th.
Class Mrs. Hedick 1st; Mrs.
Whithorne I'd; Mrs. Walker Sd.
Best Decorated Baby Cart-Mrs. H.
NJ. de Montmollin 1st; Mrs. Alderman
%.
The first prize in class 1 was SIS
in gold, and in the other classes $3.50
in gold. The balance of the other
prizes were useful and ornamental.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
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: Finest new 1915 Cane Syrup, +
+ in new Cypress barrels, also a =
+ full line of Staple and Fancy !
+ Groceries. Full weight and best =
! quality at this store. =
!. L. c. STEPHENS, -
: 62S Kirby Street. i
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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
Taking Inventory.

The Earnest Company is taking in
yeutory this week and in going over
everything in the big store are find
ing many articles that are being laid
on bargain counters for some thrifty
housewife to grab. The company is
not particularizing, but it announces
that it has many of these bar
and asks that you see them.
Chances are that after this inventory
there will be a sale that is a SALE.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
falatka Ladies in Flood District.

InlE Mrs. j. W. McGregor and her
tasnter, Mrs, j. L. Burt, who have
l. bya al Fletcher, N. c., for the past
~ weeks, are in the midst of the
pu district, and no word has come
\ sT hem since the deluge. Three
HnOWn to have been drowned at
Ee,a FeTAer' and there is no mista'
kva' E II being in the flooded terri
~ fS,., Mr. Burt has telegraphed for
n GhliaVlon ho concerning the ladies,
esos. sae only reply he could get was
(ven neuI ~, mat they were at a point
|nId MIA Iets miles from the town and it
\ M ~,ue ue impossible to reach them or
\ SOpg sO9 to or from them until aft
Hood subsidized.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
STATES TAX LEVY.

The County Tax Assessor, Mr.. G. F..
'oIIard received notice on Wednes-
ey that the levy fixed by the state
p this year is 1-2 mills. This
One-half mill more than last year.
Inc county millage added to that
me State will make a total mill
Y levy of q ID mills, not includ-
Y me special tax of school, road,
p drainage districts.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21
Sunday at ST, Marks,

Rev. Mr.. Ross who is serving St.
Marks church temporarily will hold
service next Sunday morning at II
o'clock, and again at 1880. The fol-
lowing Sunday, July 30th, Rt. Rev.
E. G. Weed, S. T. D., bishop of the
diocese of Florida, will be here to
officiate.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-07-21

do you carry any burglar insur-
ance?"
The best in the world. All our sill
verware is plated and all my wife's
diamonds are paste. st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1916-06-20
Wire Fence Carries
death TO TWO COWS
Found Dead After Electrical
Storm With Heads Be-
tween Wires
DOVER MUSIC TEACHER
GIVES MUSICALE
spelIal 10 NM EvE.ING JUURNAL.

Special to THE EVEAING JOURNAL.
DOVER, june 20.-A severe rain and
electrical storm passed over Dover and
vicinity yesterday afternoon, causing
considerable damage. In Dover tele-
phone communication was cut oil par
italy Carroll Phillips, tenant on
the William Taylor farm, near the
Camden camp grounds, had two valu-
able cows killed by lightning. The
cows were in the back of the field
where there is a barbed wire fence and
when found both had their heads be-
tween the wire, presumably where tLey
had been eating grass
The material has arrived for remod'
elling of Christ p. T.. Church. The main
change to be made at this time is trans
forming the front of the church by
tearing away the old vestry room and
making a large archway entrance.
Mrs. Rornhack, a Dover music teacher
gave musicale last evening in the
Dover Century Club rooms, the enter
tainment being furnished by the smaller
music pupils. This evening the secon'
part of the program will be given b!
the larger pupils.
Evening journal., 1916-06-20
HOWARD School PUPILS
IN ORATORICAL CONTEST

Final contests for the oratorical
junior medals will be held tonight at
Howard High School, Preliminary
contests for choosing of final appli-
cants have been held every month,
beginning with contestants from the
senior class in February and ending
with trials for the freshmen class es
in May. Subjects of the addresses
are current topics. Judges who have
been designated are: DR.. Clifford j.
Scott, superintendent of public
schools; Miss Elisabeth Carlisle.
teacher Of civics in the Wilmington
High School; DR.. Conwell Banton and
DR.. George j. Sykes, and Mrs. Lillian
Spencer Overall. formerly a teacher
in the Howard High School.
The program follows:
Song, Junior Glee Club: The Fugi-
tive Slave Law. Nangston). Burnside
Anderson, rs; the Mexican Situation
IN. Y. independently, Alexis Bayard,
II; True Patriotism, IN. Y. Outlook
George Bayard, 20; piano solo, Miss
Lena Richardson; A Man end His
Soul Public Ledger, Alice Benson,
II; the Declaration of independence,
(Adams). Frances Bordley. IS: Ulys-
ses S. Grant. Porter, Beatrice David
rs; song. Myrtle Hodge; Taxation
Without Representation, ATLANTA In.
dependent, Beatrice Hopkins, 20;
The Atlanta Speech. (B. T. Washing
toni. Meta Irons. 10; piano duet
George Bayard. Laurence Young; the
Death Of John Brown. (Garrison)
Retta Laws, Is; the Death of Hamil
ton. Gwendolyn Redding. 10; the
Conspiracy Against Daniel Book OF
DanieD. Anna Ross. '19; violin solo
Louis Giles; Fort Wagner, (Dickin
Evening journal., 1916-06-20
HEALTH board IN
DOUBT OVER points
Wants 10 Know if it Has
Authority TO Order
General Clean Up
ODOR QUESTION
ALSO BOTHERS

Members OF the Board of Health
al their meeting yesterday afternoon
directed Secretary Bowers to send a
letter to City Solicitor Hastings ask
ing how much authority the board
has to compel property owners to
clean their yards. 1t is intended to
wage a war on filthy yards and 4,
the board has the power, those who
fail to comply with their orders will
be arrested. The board is likewise
awaiting an opinion from Mr.. Hast
ing relatives to its authority to
abate the disagreeable odor nui-
sance"
Numerous property owners ap-
peared at the meeting yesterday
relative to orders received by them,
ordering their properties connected
with sewers. In several instances
the owners complained of lack Of
funds, but the board ordered cOnnec-
tiOas made despite this fact. One OF
those who asked for an extension Of
time was an aged woman who said
she was dependent on the rent she
received from her house. She was
told that the sewer connections
would have TO be made
The matter of sewering lower Elm
and Nancy streets. was referred to
City Engineer Hopes 10 take up
with the Street and Sewer Depart
ment.
Evening journal., 1916-06-20
High Prices and Restrictions
Haven't Curbed Drinking in England

none after $50 p. m.
Treating also has been strictly pro-
hibited.
These regulations are enforced
energetically.
The United Kingdom Alliances rec
ords show that drinking was decreas-
ed. in 1915, by per cent. compared
with 1914. and by 10 per cent, com
pared with the last full peace year
1918.
Il is pointed out. however. that this
reduction is Offset. or more than Off
set, by the fact that from 10000 "a
100000 men-the soldiers-were Out
OF the country.
The increased percentage OF roduc.
ton is attributed TO the increased
number OF men sent abroad
Expenditures for drink have in
creased, owing to higher prices.
In 1914 the total was something
over 164,OOO.O0O pounds (about $500
600 ,00Ol.
In 1915 II was 1S2.OoO,OOO pounds
Cabout $91OOeO.OOOl.
Evening journal., 1916-06-20
BY Tho United Press.

LONDON, June 20-High prices and
drastic restrictions have done little,
If anything, to curb drinking in Eng
land. Some authorities say there
has been an increase.
There has been much controversy
over this question. Advocates OF rigid
regulation or OF total prohibition
maintained the new rules have made
the country more sober. Their op-
pononts denied H.
The United Kingdom Alliance. a
neutral organization devoted 70 COM
pilation Of all sorts OF social statistics
which the country supposedly ought
TO know. has finally submitted def
mite figures.
Before the war the "pubs"-saloons
were open nineteen and a half
hours daily. from a. m. until 1890
a. m. Today they are open FIVE hours
and half daily.
No intoXicants may be sold before
noon; none between 2.3O and $50;
Evening journal., 1916-06-20
"There Speaks The Soul of France"

running risks-I hope YOU will remain
courageous. and be sure. in case
die. have complete confidence in
you; and | ask you to live for the
sake OF bringing up the boy so as to
be right manly and true fellow. and
give him a good education. according
to the means at your disposal
Above all, when he is grown up.
tell him that his father died for him.
or. at least for a cause that would be
OF service to him and all the genera
tions TO come.
Now. my dear Yvonne. all this is
but a mere precaution. and I hope 10
be beside you and help you At your
Evening journal., 1916-06-20
Il SALESIANUM STUDENTS
RECEIVE their DIPLOMAS

More than 600 persons attended the
commencement exercises of the Sale
sianum High School I'm the New Cen
tury Club last evening. when twelve
students of the school were grad
uated Many clergymen OF this and
other cities. and Bishop }. J. Monag-
han, were present
The program was opened with Sc
lection by the orchestra. after which
Alfred Paul DOugherty, president of
the class. delivered the salutatory
William Henderson was awarded the
alumni prize OF IS. Thomas w. Null
rooney won the four medals offered
by the school and delivered the vale
dictory. =.
Diplomas were presented the fol
lowing graduates by Bishop Monag
han: Alfred p. DOugherty, Thomas w
Mulrooney, Francis A. Kelleher, Cor
nelius p. Mundy. Leo J. Lange. }
Harold Kohlerman, Joseph A. Big
gins, Andrew S, Tocik, Richard p
Monigle, William f. Lawless, james
j. Hasson and Thomas A. Kane.
The comedy-parody Julius Caesar
was especially well received. and AL
bert Rossiter in the title part had hi
efforts warmly applauded. The val
dictory. by Mr.. Mulrooney. embodied
all that hope. lawful ambition, deter
mination to do right and win, as wei
as love towards school and teachers
which is ever present in the heart o
the graduate. but seldom so we'll eX
pressed as it was last night
The answer to this was made by tn
Rev. John E. Flood, assistant super
intendent Of the parochial schools il
Philadelphia. In a few words b.
went over with them their years II
the school, the development effecte'
by their training there and the pur
nose OF their studies. Then eloquent.
he lined out for them the future tina
held so much promise for them and s.
much opportunity for doing good.
The music for the exercises wa
furnished by Stausebach's Orchestr
and Miss Katherine Lawless accom-
panied on the piano.
Evening journal., 1916-06-20

task: but, as l said. one never knows.
In any case. we soldiers are adyanc-
ing with good cheer and in the firm
hope OF victory.
AS for you. be sure I have always
loved YOU and do love you for ever
more. whatever happens Once more !
rely on you to be full Of courage. From
your affoctionate husband, who sends
to you and his dear boy the warmest
embraces
The day after sending the letter the
writer was killed. said Mr.. Bouillon.
Evening journal., 1916-06-20
BY ED. L. KEEN.

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondentl
LONDON. June 1O..-(By Mall -
There speaks the soul Of France.
said Franklin Bouillon. the distin-
guished French Deputy. at the Amer
lean Luncheon Club in London, after
reading this touching letter. written
by a French soldier. George, Belaud
a cook, TO his wife
my dear Yvonne- Don't be wor-
ried. have good hopes Of seeing
you again, as well as our dear boy
Raymond. But, if by ill-luck. any
thing should go wrong with us-foi
we are at war. and. OF course. are
Evening journal., 1916-06-20

son). Lillian Spencer, Is; Denuncia-
tion OF Catiline, (Cicero). Dora
Starkey. rs; Life's Morn, (W c. ia
SOM, Edith Turner, 10; song. Junior
Glee Club.
Evening journal., 1916-06-20

FIREMEN's AUXILIARY MEETS.
The first meeting Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Of the Volunteer Firemen's
Relief Association in the new quar-
ters. rooms of the North End Ath'
letic Club. was held last night.