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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
COUNTY OFFICES
CHANGE ON TUESDAY
New Officials to Take Hold
at Putnam County Court
House.

Newly elected officials Of Putnam
county will take office next Tuesday,
and as a result of the primaries and
November election the changes will
be numerous.
County Clerk Hutchinson retires in
favor of +. J. Hancock, who for some
eight years has served as County
Tax Collector.
County Judge Haskell will retire
to private life and will practice law.
He has made Putnam county most
painstaking, careful official and as a
result of his work the records of his
office are up to the minute. He will
be succeeded by Attorney Julian C.
Calhoun, one of the youngest off
cials ever to hold place in the court
house.
P. M. Hagan will become sheriff
in place of Sheriff R. Lee Kennerly,
for the past eight years one of the
most popular of our county officials.
Mr.. Hagan served long as a deputy
under Mr.. Kennerly and is familiar
with all details of his office. He has
also served as Chief of Police of Pa
latka, deputy United States Marshal,
and as deputy collector of Internal
Revenue
Randall Wells, formerly county sur
veyor, will succeed Mr.. Hancock as
county tax collector. He is a young
man, born and reared in Putnam
county and his friends are predicting
for him a popular administration.
c. H. Price, who is father of
very young family and has an addi-
tionai incentive to make rocd schools
for the county, will succeed Prof. j.
D. Cottingham as superintendent of
schools. Prof. Cottingham, who has
made an excellent uperintendent,
will retire temporarily to private life.
Henis Peterman will continue as
supervisor Of registration: unlike the
others his office is not elective. He
was appointed by Gov. Trammell and
his term began with July 18th last.
He is nominated in the primary like
other officials, and the governor is
committed to the policy of appointing
whoever is the nominee of the prima-
ry. That was Henis.
Col. A. S. Willard who has been
serving as county treasurer for the
past two years will render an account
to the commissioners and retire. He
is the last of a long line of county
treasurers, the office having been
abolished by vote of the peonle, to
whom the question was submitted by
the legislature of 1913.
The new board of county commits
sioners will meet also next Tuesday.
The board will be composed of
Mcssr3. W. c. Alvers, c. E. Rowton,
G. A. Turner. W. R. Revels and w. II.
Worley. Messrs. Alvers and Rowton
succeed themselves. Mr. Turner sue
ceeds Mr.. Waldron of East Palatka,
Mr.. Revels of Florahome succeeds Mr..
Hancock of Bostwick, and Mr.. Worley
succeeds Mr.. E. B. Perry of Melrose.
The only change on the school
board is Mr. N. L. McRae who sue
ceeds Mr.. E. R. Conway.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Miss Merryday. Hostess.

One of the most enjoyable parties
of the holiday season was that giver
by Miss Ellene Merryday last even,
ing in honor of Miss Kathleen Hi
burn, who is home for her Christine
vacation from Ward-Belmont college
Miss Dorothy Davis, Miss Florence
Hodgson, Miss Dorothy Merriam and
Miss Merryday's house guests, the
Misses Susan Fraleigh and Dorothy
Beggs of Madison.
The young men invited were Messrs
Bert Hodge, Jack Merriam, Cromwell
Anderson, Harry Keller. Lew Bars
tow, Mercer Davis, Fred LeckS and
Glenn Bayley of Stetson University
The chaperones We're Mrs. S. ]. Hill
burn and Mr. and Mrs. Harwood Ros-
ser of Jacksonville.
The guests were first taken to the
Grand theater where they enjoyed
the pictures and from there they pro-
ceeded to the Merryday home where
angel food cake and fruit salad were
served. A small Christmas tree
loaded with favors was the surprise
of the evening; the favors for the
girls were vanity bags and for the
boys, tie racks.
Dancing was then enjoyed to the
music furnished by the Victrola. The
guests made merry till late hour.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Won ENGELKEN SLATED
FOR SECRETARYSH|P

A special to the Florida Metropolis
from its staff correspondent in Wash
ington Wednesday evening stated that
the Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, w. P. Malburn of Denver, Colo
rado, is going to resign in short
time and that F. J. H. Won Engelken
of Palatka, Fla, the present Director
of the United States Mint, was slated
to succeed him.
Mr.. Won Engelken was never poll
tician but he has given much time to
the study of financial problems, espe-
cially in connection with the govern
ment's rural credit system recently
enacted into law and upon the board
of managers of which he was natur-
ally, because of his activity in the
original research, picked for place.
Because of Floridas certain demo-
cratic standing in the late election,
members of this board however were
taken from doubtful states, and Mr..
Won Engelken was appointed by the
president Director of the Mint. Mrs.
Won Engelken is the diplomat and
politician of the family, and as she is
also in Washington and is a very
charming woman, bound to have an
influence socially, it is not surprising
to Palatkans that her distinguished
husband should be slated for more
responsible position in the administra-
ton.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
At the Baptist Church.

At the regular morning hour (11 a
n.y. at the Baptist church next Sun
day there will be special service fea-
turing the work of the women. The
evening service, 1880 p. M, will be ap-
propriate to the New Year. The pas
tor, Rev. R. L. Bonsteel will preach
at both services. The B. Y. P. u
will meet at $3.50 p. m. Visitors are
welcome to all services.
Rev. T. F. Hendon, Efficiency Sec
retary of the State Board of Missions
will be with the Palatka church fol
the week beginning January I'd. Ser
vices every evening at 1880.
The W. M. U. will observe the Week
of Prayer every afternoon of next
week at o'clock.
The Florida Baptist Convention will
meet at Orlando on January 9th, re-
naming in session for three days
The pastor and several delegates will
be in attendance as representatives
of the Palatka church.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Husson-Evans NuptiaIs.

The wedding of Lieut.. W. Moraene
Husson and Miss Mary Elizabeth Muir
rell Evans which was set for Janu-
ary third, 1917, has been changed to
the evening of Saturday, December
SOth on account of the travelling or
ders received by Lieut.. Husson from
the War Department. The wedding
will take place in St. Marks Episco.
pal church, and the bridal party will
include, beside the bride and groom,
Miss Cecile Jones as maid of honor
and Lieut.. A. G. Rudd, best man
both cousins of the groom: Misses
Margaret Willard and Winnifred
Haughton, as maids of honor, and the
ushers, Julian Sutherland. Leon Des-
pland, Howard Gardner and George
Selden. Mrs. D. ]. Coughlin will pre-
side at the organ. Mrs. E. C. Cham
berlain will render a vocal solo and
the ceremony will be read bv the rec
tor Rev. c. R. D. Crittenton. Lieut
Husson has received orders to report
at Fort Leavenworth by Jan. 3rd.
1917 and thither he will take his bride
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Bride and Groom Coming.

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. T. Oglesby, nee
Miss Mary Alice Eaton, for the past
two years making her home with her
aunt, Mrs. R. F. Adams in this city
and whose marriage to Mr.. Oglesby
was an event of last Wednesday at
Quitman, Ga, are expected to arrive
in Palatka for a brief stay on New
Years day, when they will be enter
tained by Mr.. and Mrs. Adams. An
account of the wedding will be found
on the 7th page of this paper, as the
bride was born and raised to young
womanhood in Crescent City.
Additional information comes to
The News to the effect that Mr.. and
Mrs. Oglesby were the recipients of
many costly and beautiful presents.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Dancing Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Trombley were
host and hostess for a dancing party
at their lovely home last evening, hav-
ing as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. H.
F. Lecks, Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Mer-
riam, Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Barnett,
and sister, Mrs. Barron of DeLand
and mother, Mrs. Truman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Roseborough, Mr.. and Mrs. George
NJ. Boyd, Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Fearn-
side, Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman Collins
and DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hedick, DR..
and Mrs. E. W. Warren, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
H. Wilson, Mr.. A. E. Wilson, Miss
Mabel Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. D. w.
Ramsaur, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wal
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Grimm
Refreshments of punch and sandwich
es were served.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Morning Party.

Miss Ellene Merryday entertained
few friends informally Wednesday
morning to meet her sister, Mrs.
Harwood Rosser of Jacksonville, and
to enjoy the Christmas display of
lovely gifts. The Victrola furnished
fine music and as surprise to the
guests, Master Barkley Rosser gave
several piano selections in manner
that showed the talent the young man
possesses, which some day will make
a musician of more than ordinary
ability. The friends asked in were
Mrs. J. H. Randolph, Jr, of Savan-
nah, Ga. Mrs. Charles P. Cooper of
Jacksonville, Mrs. Elliott. Mrs Wick
ers, Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Warner
Hamm. Miss Merryday served an
gel food cake and fruit iellatin.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
CROOKS GALORE
FOLLOWED CARNIVAL
And Kept Police Busy Pro
tectine the People of
Palatka.

The News wouldn't have said 8
word about it had it not been for the
fact that one local publication spoke
of the outfit as "all men Of honest
dealing" and their shows as good
clean amusement" Some of them
were; there is joy in the merry-go-
round, the Farris wheel, the goat
show and perhaps some others.
But the show was followed by a
host of crooks and ICON men," skin
game gamblers and thieves, and had
it not been for the activity of the
police in suppressing many of them
there would have been a far different
story to tell.
These crooks may not be connected
with the show, but certainly they do
not follow in it, wake from week to
week without the knowledge or con-
sent of the management.
Several times these crooks set up
their skin games only to be suppress
ed by P. M. Hagan who, by appoint.
ment of the mayor, was serving as
special police. They had tents or
stalls and therefore could not operate
along with the carnival proper with
out the management's knowledge.
In addition there were all kinds of
light fingered gentry and sneak
thieves.
At least six Palatka homes were
robbed by these people during the
week. They were those of Henry
Broward, Mr.. Fields of the G. S. g.
F. R'y office, Dr. Skies, Horace Bla-
ney, Mrs. Jennings, H. Couver and E.
Alderman. Watches, diamonds and
other jewelry were taken, and other
valuables. Fortunately much of this
was recovered.
Two men were arrested; they are
New York sneak thieves, and gave
their names as Frank Hall and Harry
Gebhardtt. They were assisted by
little niger boy they impressed into
their service after coming to Palatka.
He also is under arrest. His name
is Johnnie Graham.
The police were worried about these
robberies. They had captured the lit
tie negor boy, but were puzzled over
his principals. One night Officer Ha-
gan saw a young white man looking
at a physicians thermometer several
times as if he was at a loss to know
what it was. He asked him where he
got it and the boy said it was given
him by one of the boys over at the
Whip" Mr.. Hagan went with the
boy over there and found that the
statement was true. But he took the
young man in just the same, and
through him he was successful in To-
eating the two thieves now under az
rest and being held to the grand jury.
The little negro boy has identified
them as the ones who engineered the
house robberies.
"The city was full of crooks durino
this carnival" said Mr. Hagan, "and
had not we been on the watch con-
stantly there would have been some
luscious skin games to chronicle"
Officers in the larger cities of the
State have received word not to allow
these "snow birds" and tramns TO
linger in town, but to drive them out,
and The News believes that Chief
Livingston is going to keep them out
of Palatka.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Leap Year Dance.

Miss Vinita Trombley gave a most
enjoyable leap year dancing party
Tuesday evening, to about twenty of
her young friends. The invited
misses were privileged to invite their
male escorts and the young people
made merry till late hour. Punch
was served throughout the evening.
and chicken salad course was par
taken of at II o'clock. Music for
the dancing was furnished by Vic
trola. The decorations were most ar
tistic in their arrangement and con-
sisted of an abundance of holly, mis-
tletoe, ivy, Christmas bells and red
and green crepe paper festoons.
Miss Marion Miller and Josephine
Wiess of st. Augustine were out of
town guests.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
CAPT. PR|TCHARD
OF EAST COAST R'Y
Dies at Colorado Springs
Funeral Here on Sun
day Afternoon.

Capt. Thos. l.. Pritchard one of the
best-known conductors of the Flaglel
System, died at Colorado Springs
Colo, last Sunday. News of his
death came with crushing suddenness
later in the day to his wife at her
home in st. Augustine, and from her
to members of the family in this city
Capt. Pritchard had been at Colo
RADIO Springs for several months, sent
there on advice of his physician for
incipient tuberculosis of the throat.
His wife and five children remained
at their home in st. Augustine.
Deceased was a native of Aber-
deem, Md, and was born on January
1st, 1872, consequently had he lived to
next Monday would have been As
years Of age. He came to Palatka
as young man some "a years ago
and year later married Miss Mary
Martha Lannigan, niece of Mrs.
M. Shelley, Mrs. Mary Jennings and
Miss Kate Lucas Of this city, Mrs. W.
A. Merryday of Seabreeze, Capt. j. E.
Lucas of this city and VIM. H. Lucas
of Jacksonville. He lived here a
number of years and was very popu-
lar especially in baseball circles.
For the past % years he had been
constantly in the employ of the Flori-
da East Coast Railway (Flagler
System) and at the time of his death
was second in seniority among the
conductors of the system. Some sew
en- or eight years ago Capt. Pritch-
ard left Palatka with his family and
went to St. Augustine, the move be-
ing made more for convenience in his
work.
He was prominent in Masonic cir
cles, being a member of Palatka
Lodge No. %; st. Augustine Chap
ter No. II, Morocco Temple in Jack
sonville, and st. Augustine Com
mandery No. 10 Knights Templar
He was also a member Of the st. Au-
gustine Lodge of Elks.
Besides his wife and five children,
he is survived by his father still liv-
ing at ADerQeell, Mu., one DIoIlel, VI
o. Pritchard Of Jacksonville, and two
sisters, Mrs. Aitcheson of st. Angus
tine and Mrs. G. W. Evans of Abb
erdeen, Md.
Capt. Pritchard's body will arrive
in Palatka on Saturday about noon
and will be taken in charge by Moon
ey & Davis, who will take it to the
home of Mrs. Mary S. Jennings on
Fourth street. The funeral services
at her home in the afternoon will be
conducted by Rev. S. Grady of the
Methodist church. The Masonic or
der will attend in body and will have
charge of the services at the grave in
West View cemetery.
1t is thought that many of Capt.
associates on the East
Coast R'y will attend and that Ma
sonic representatives from st. Angus
tine and Jacksonville will also attend
the funeral.
Capt. Pritchards death is deeply
felt by his numerous old friends in
this city and much sympathy is ex-
pressed for the bereaved wife and
little ones.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Rourdtree-Perry Wedding.

Miss Naomi Perry, youngest daugh-
ter of County Commissioner and Mrs.
f. B. Perry of the Melrose district,
was united in marriage to Mr.. H. A.
Rountree of McMeekin last Sunday,
the oath inst. The ceremony took
place at the home of the brides par
ents at $3.50 in the morning in the
presence of the immediate families
and few intimate friends and was
performed by Rev. Mr.. Rowls.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29
Stag Dinner.

Mrs. J. E. Lucas gave a 6 o'clock
turkey dinner Wednesday evening in
honor of her nephews, Stewart and
Joe Haw of st. Louis. Poinsettas
formed the central table decoration
and were most artistically arranged
Covers were laid for twelve the guests
including Davis Lane, Harlan Hicken-
looper, Fred Lecks, Jack Merriam,
Bobbie Bruce, Lew Barstow, Tim Mer-
rill, Mercer Davis, Warren Sleap,
Lewis Leach of Green Cove Springs
Stewart and Joe Haw of st. Louis.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

but this year it went way ahead of
cur expectations.
Z. w. Elliott, Economy Grocery
Business was fine; we wern't in it last
year but our trade has more than
doubled what it was when we took it..
We could not have done more business
during Christmas week without driv-
ing us non compos mentis. Sure,
we're satisfied.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-12-29

After extensive tests French experts
decide that modern violins are equal
in tone to, If not better than, old ones
of great reputation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-23
WATER AND SALT NECESSARY
important Requisites for Proper Manu-.
facture Of MIX, Says South Da-
kota Professor.

Don't stint your dairy cows on wa
tel, If you want them to keep up the
milk supply, suggests Prof. G. Lar
sen of South Dakota State college.
He states that the amount of water
needed by a dairy COW is In proper
ton to the amount Of milk she gives.
The average cow viii drink about rs
pounds per day. while some very large
milk producers drink 200 pounds per
day. The dairy cows should also have
free access to salt. The right method
of feeding salt is to have water-tight
box 10 or ~ feet long In the yard,
raised about two feet from the ground
on solid posts. Then put whole bar
rel of salt In the box and keep plenty
of II there all the time. The cow
needs salt not only for her body but
for the manufacture of milk.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-23
THURSDAY, NOV. %

President Wilson practically COM
pleted his next annual message TO
congress. 1t will be devoted almost
entirely to domestic matters and will
deal primarily with legislative ques-
tons recommended to congress
previously and not finally. The
principal items in the measure are
understood to be railroad legislation
to meet the situation created by the
the threatened railroad strike last Au-
gust; a measure to allow American
exporters TO form common selling
agencies abroad; conservation bills; a
corrupt practices act and the Porto
Rico bill.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-23
PURIFY WATER FROM MINE.

The largest water publication
project ever undertaken by any in
dustrial company is now being
planned by great coal mining COM
pany in Pennsylvania. Formerly
immense quantities of water were
pumped from the mines in the coke
region and emptied into the nearest
stream, polluting that stream so that
fish would not live in its waters, and
they were not fit for any use. Pump
ing the water into the stream and
treating the impure water afterward
so that it could be used in the boilers
Of the company were two expensive
operations. Now the chemicals are
being extracted from the water as it
comes from the mines. The sale Of
the chemicals pays part of the ex-
pense of pumping. The purified
water is ready for any industrial use
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-23
CLEANLINESS IS BIG FACTOR
Special Care Should Be Taken to Pre-
vent Meal in Corner of Boxes
From Fermenting.

Cleanliness is one of the most i'm
pOrtant factors in feeding young
calves. Clean feeding pals, troughs,
and stalls are safeguards against d.
gestive troubles. Milk should be fed
only. in clean pals, which should be
washed and scalded after each feed
ing. All feed boxes should be kept
clean. Special care should be taken
to prevent meal from fermenting in
the corners of boxes. Fermented or
mOldy feed will often upset the diges-
tive system of a calf and endarger
its life. No more grain should be
fed than will be cleaned up in few
minutes. The bedding in calf stalls
becomes wet very quickly. The calf
should by all means be kept dry, and
it is therefore necessary to keep the
stalls well bedded at all times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-23
FINE INVESTMENT IN CALVES
Writer Tells OF Profitable Experience
In Buying Up Young Animals
Feed Cost but Little.

Now is the time for farmers who
have more hay than they can feed. to
buy calves, for they will make fine
investment. At least my experience
proves so, says writer In an ex-
change. Three years ago we bought
II calves, as we had more hay than
we could use. II was cowpea hay.
Usually at this time of the year some
farmers have one or two calves for
sale for about SO to $15 each, which
is the price we paid for ours. We
turned them ON pasture, and by the
time pasture was gone they were In
fair shape, as they were very poor
when we bought them. That winter
all we fed them was cowpea hay. In
spring they were nice, sleek and fat.
Then about June and July we bred
them to fine registered Jersey bull.
All the calves were part or all Jer-
seys.
The manure was worth as much as
the hay, for 1t is the best of fertili-
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-23
Lines to Be Remembered.

Let us not forget, and let us teach
it to all, that there would be no dig
nifty in life, that it would not be worth
while to live, il humiliation we're to
be our lot. What is it which allevi-
ates and which sanctifies toll, which
renders men strong, wise, patient, just,
at once humble and aspiring, but the
perpetual vision of a better world,
whose light shines through the dark
ness Of the present life? For myself,
l believe profoundly in that better
world; and after many struggles,
much study and numberless trials, this
is the supreme conviction of my rea-
son as it is the supreme consolation of
my soul.-Victor Hugo.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-23

American aviators, fighting with the
French forces on the western front
have brought down a total of q Ger
man aeroplanes, according to Lieut.
VIM. Thaw, a member Of the Franco
American aviation corps who arrived
in New York on the steamship La
Touraine for a three weeks visit
among relatives. Lieut.. Thaw was
accompanied by C. c. Johnson, also
an American aviator whose home is
in New York.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-11-23

American Inventor Has Perfected .
New Defense Against
u-Boats.

Edward f. Chandler, an inventor
who has made close study of sub
marine problems, has worked out a
system Of applying microphones to
mines so that it would be possible to
blow up a submarine trying to worm
its way into a mine protected har-
Dor, or a battleship seeking to enter
a harbor at night or in a dense fog,
Popular Science Monthly says.
GIN my SYSTEM" writes Mr..
Chandler, "the mines are arranged
in groups of four, each group consti-
tuting a field unit. On each mine a
microphone is mounted. These mi
crophones literally hear the hum of
a submarines motor. Not only that,
but the microphone which hears the
submarine best, because it is the
nearest to it, can easily be located.
at is easy enough to determine
whether a submarine is nearer mine
one or two of a given field unit of
four mines. The field units are in
terconnected electrically, so that the
entire harbor is sown with high ex-
plosives.
"a mine field equipped with mi
crophones in the manner indicated is
electrically connected with lumin-
Gus annunciator. In other words,
wires run from each microphone to
a board which is divided into squares
corresponding in number with those
Of the mine-feld units. Behind
each square a lamp is mounted. AS
a hostile ship passes through mine
field the nearest microphones pick
up the vibrations of her propeller
and the corresponding lamps on tn,
board glow"