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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

Gin'ral Foster is detcriorating IS q
soldier One of the first requisites of
a good soldier is obedience. He rem
ders prompt obedience to his superb
or officers. The Hon. Sidney J. Cats,
by virtue of his office as governor
IS the commander-in-chief of the land
end sea forces of Florida. As such
he saw fit to reduce Gen. Foster
from the dignity and emoluments of
acknowledgement, and appoint in his
stead a watch repairer of Tallahas-
see. Gen. Foster made a vigorous
kick, ETC., he was the only dyed-in-the-
wool material the state Fad from
which to equip a general. But the
protest did not avail; the governor
had his way and Mr.. Christian, the
watch repairer of Tallahassee was in
Quoted into office with the assistance
Of his first chief of staff, Col. "Buck"
Lanier. Gen. Foster is not vet salts
fled however. On Monday he served
notice on the comptroller warning that
official not to pay the salary of the
new adjutant, and that if he did so
it would be at his own risk. The
adjutant generals salary is paid
quarterly and the next installment
is not due until April 1st. Then Gen.
Foster proposes to test the eligibility
Of Mr.. Christian't appointment. Fos-
ter dies too hard, even for a general.
and he's not making any friends by
the tenacity with which he seeks to
hold onto life that has been "chuck-
3D." II
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
COmmendable Preparedness

Plant City Courier: The Brooks
vile Argus says: "Dr. w. H. Cox
left Wednesday morning for New Or
leans, where he will be associated for
several weeks with DR.. Dowling, State
Health Officer of Louisiana, and will
also take special course in hygiene
and sanitation at Tulane University
in that city" The Argus goes on to
say that the Doctor expects to thor
oughly equip himself for appointment
as Florida's State Health Officer in
May of this year. And so this gen.
tleman was not wholly actuated, as it
was said, by love of patriotism and
"Americanism" when he campaigned
the state last summer in the interest
of the present Governor-he was
looking for something" 'Tis a pity
that Florida could not afford some
place for DR.. Cox and let our State
Board of Health alone.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

jurisdiction and designating the dis
trlcts as eGst and west instead Of
north and south. VI
1t is to be regretted that the FIorid 10
senators are not agreed between them
selves on the proper remedy for tbe
situation. There seems to- he M M
question that Judge Call of the south
ern district is overworked. We have
heard no complaint from Judge SLan-
ard of the northern district bnt we
should not be surprised to hear = in
diclal roar when the Judge Of fbe
northern district learns that il is in
tended to put more work upon hin,
II stands to reason that if the inJgo
OF the southern district has too nncb
to do that it will not be long bnforn
the same condition will confront tbe
Judge of the northern district for 'ne ae
the state grows it is inevitable that
litigation will grow, and the remnd,, ,c,P =,
proposed by Senator BRYAN wb;iSs
probably effecting temporary reI;of %
would be at best a makeshift WI
not make ample provision for the fly fn
ture while Congress is at il? WIG iu
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
BROWNS SUIT BARGAINS.

NJ. S. Brown, the popular Lemon
street clothier, is announcing cler-
ing sale of suits and overcoats, a
sale where the price has been cut to
about one-half the real value of the
goods.
The Brown Clearing Sales have al
ways been looked forward to and
taken advantage of by people in Pa
l&tka and Putnam county who appre-
clate staple goods at bargain prices,
and they know that when Mr.. Brown
makes announcements of sweeping
reductions, well, that they are get
ing hold Of some mighty rare bar
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
The Universal Cry of Florida

Tampa Times: Never before have
the hotels of Tampa been as crowded
as they are at present, and this con.
dltion has prevailed almost continual,
ly since the tourist season opened.
The Tampa Bay, for instance, is
packed to capacity with desirable Wis.
ltors, and among the number are not
more than dozen who came to the
city to attend the fair and carnival.
They came because they like the ho-
tel and city, and the number will be
greatly increased next year.
What applies to the Tampa Bay ap-
plies to other hotels, making the need
OF the addition of one or more hos
telries evident.
Tampa not only needs another fash
ionable tourist hotel, but it needs one
at which moderate rates would be
charged, and both would undoubtedly
prove money-makers.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

the word male" be stricken from the
second section of the Fourteenth
amendment, and it's effect would be to
base representation and in the elec-
toral college upon the voting strength
OF the respective states. In states
where women have citizen rights,
there would be no change in the pres
ent representation, so the virle west
ern states which have declared for JUS
tice i'll this matter would be the pow
er-states in all national elections and
in all national legislation. And this
is as it should be. A state that 1e-
fuses citizenship rights to women is
under the control of corrupt political
rings that should lose their power in
Washington, for the good of the ma
tion.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

A candidate in perpetuity is Sena-
tor Ion L. Farris. He told tho Talla-
hassee Record the other day that che
was candidate for governor next
time, that he intended to campaign
for two years before the election and
that he would be candidate for gov
ernor every four years as long as he
lived or until he was elected" Sem
ator Farris certainly has one advan-
tage-he is young and-we were 60
ing to say-fresh,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

A freeze has many advantages in
Florida. Without them certain men
would pursue the even tenor of their
nolSele5s way and never be heard
from. A freeze will bring them cut.
New there was a Mr.. Skinner down
Tampa way. Few of US had ever
heard of him previous to this freeze,
but now that he has barked Floridians
are aware that they have been nurs-
ing most delightfully."- cheerful liar
who but needed an opportunity to
contributed his mite to the gaity of
the times, Mr.. Skinner was proving
in an interview in a Tampa paper
that freeze was valuable to the
State. Without them the citrus in
dustry would become fiat, stale and
Improbable. why" said he, 81
have some budded trees on my place
which are seventy-fve years old and
are barring wonderful fruit, and l
bought that grove in a severe snow
storm; | went out into that blizzard
and took over the property" 'Rah
fer Skinner, he's all right as far as
he goes, but he don't go far enough;
ne should have told how he tele-
graphed to Chicago for a consign-
nent of snow plows which came bv
express end with which he opened up
path through the grove and was
hus eanbled to see the wonderful
'argain offered. a
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
Beating the Frost King

Leesburg Commercial: If if
wasn't for freezing" said L. B. Skin.
ner, one of Florida's foremost citrus
fruit raisers in an interview with the
Tampa Times few days ago, "they
would be growing oranges in Goor-
gia, so that is a necessary part of
the business. The wise grower makes
most of his money from a freeze and
some of the finest property | have
are groves which | bought when thew
looked hopelessly shrivelled from cold
weather. | have some budded trees
on my place which are seventy-ive
years old and bearing wonderful fruit
and | bought that grove in snow
storm in the winter of 1S94-'95. I
went out with the owner with biz
zard blowing and took up the prop
erty."
This is from the man who knows
no such word as fall. 1t is from \
man who believes that occasional
freezes in Florida are essential. are
necessary and are boon to those who
prepare for them and protect their
property. During the recent cold
wave he spent $1,000 per night for oil
to burn in his various groves, but the
saving went up into the tens of thous-
ands of dollars. He didn't lose
tree or piece of fruit. He was
lust prepared and at the right time
he waged his battle and while others
are deploring their losses, and Won
dering if the game is really worth
while he is going along reaping the
profits Of other mems deficiencies.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

No, we are not prepared, and be-
cause of this lack of preparedness a
great many peopei are afraid that in
Case war was declared with Germany
dentiary of Emperor Bill's "souer-
Tennessee Old steal across the sea
states in every mated States into
legislation. In 1876, 4Lo,, rooIr,l
see adopted a constitution 10. ,1'.,
into tie Union, Thomas Jefferson S.
it was the most republican of any con-
stitution yet adopted by a state. In
the middle period of the nineteenth
century the state, led by brilliant CO.
terie of statesmen, was pivotal state
and frequently pointed the way.
Now the great old Volunteer State.
with its traditions of justice, and es-
pecially of courtesy to women, has the
opportunity to do this matter of right.
Why should not Tennessee be first in
a movement which is bound to sweep
the south as it has the west? What
inspiration there is in the community
of interest in political matters be-
tween the south and the west! They
agree on practically all other Ques-
tions. Why not on suffrage?
The arguments made against an
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
MIR. Won Engelken-

Tampa Tribune. F. J. H. Won En-
genken has been chosen as president
of the farm loan bank at Columbia.
s. G., his being the first appointment
made under the new farm loan act.
Mr.. Won Engelken goes to the new
position from the highly responsible
office of director of the mint. 1t is
significant that the man thus vested
with remarkable honor and trust by
this government is a native of Ger
many.
Mr.. Won Engelken attracted the at
tenton. first Of Senator Fletcher and
then of President Wilson, by his ex
cellent work in developing and plan
ming the rural credits system which
was finally embodied in the present
farm loan bank act. He was a mem
Der Of the commission which went to
Europe to study the question and it is
stated that he practically drew the
act which Congress passed and which
IS now the law of the land for the in
stltution of the rural credits system
Tie is said to be an exceptionally able
man-and must be, when, at thirty
five years of age, he is selected for
such an important duty as institu-
ting rural credits banking in this
country.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

Gov. Cats has had a commission
in Jacksonville investigating the man.
ner in which the Davis Package law
is being enforced. 1t is to laugh.
The Davis Package Law has never
been enforced in Jacksonville. On
the contrary it is openly and fragrant
ly violated every minute of every hour
of every day by all the retail liquor
dealers in the city. And there isn't
a citizen in all Florida who knows
this to be fact better than does Gov.
Sidney J. Cats. To h hades with
these officials who only make a bluff.
If Gov. Cats really wanted thAt law
enforced he would notify the Sheriff
Of his desires and then quietly send a
commission to find out if the sheriff
was doing his duty; our Gov. Cats
isn't built that way. He sends the
band first.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
How About Ze Roach Cock

Miami Metropolis: Farmers are
reporting another benefit from the
cold weather. They say that mill
ions of insects were killed by the frost
and that even if Florida should have
no winter crops at all this year, the
value Of having the insect pest des-
troyed would be more than enough to
balance the loss of the returns for
this seasons crops. But Dade coun-
ty will have both early spring crops
and freedom from insects.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

Florida is not the only citrus fruit
growing section in the United States
that has had set back The DeLand
Record of last week publishes a letter
from Rev. DR.. c. ]. K. Jones, former
citizen of DeLand now living in Or
ange Tulare county, California, in
which he says under date Of January
3Oth: "Since writing you we have had
another cold snap-freeze in Tulare
county, San Joaquin Valley, damaging
young trees as well as their fruit
This week it has been SO to SO deg.
We wish it to keep cool till March
1st. l keep around horne; it is too
cold to ride in comfort"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

The Lake City Index and the Talla.
hassee Record have been urging Chair
man Rainey of the State Democratic
Executive Committee to call state
convention, and all unmindful of the
fact that no power for such an act
has ever been vested in the chair
man. The primary law makes no
provision for a convention, and the
democratic state convention that adop-
ted the primary also abolished the
convention as a thing Of evil.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

no quarrel with either of the par
ties to this secession-not until they
attempt to take some of our terriory.
In the meantime they are inclined to
encourage these neighbors to fight
their quarrel to a finish, at which
time st. Johns will come in and
gather up the fragments, that moth
ing be lost.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
III South Second St. Phone 1876.
VIM. A. RUSSELL, Editor.

Senator Ion L. Farris of Jackson
vile called on Gov. Cats one day last
week and the report states that they
shook hands. Now as the senator
passes along the streets of Jackson
vile nearly every man he meets stops
him and says: Permit me to shake
the hand that the governor shook"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
An Extra Federal Judge

Orlando Reporter Star: The Flor
ida senators do not agree regarding
the condition of litigation in the fed
eral courts of Florida. Senator
Fletcher has introduced a bill provid-
ing for another judge to assist Judge
Call of the southern district, while
Senator Bryan has introduced a bill
redistricting the state as to federal
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
X X X x X X X X X X X X X X X Y
WHAT LEADING STATE
EDITORS ARE SAYING.
The New Mayor of JaX-

lie Ne" Mayor OF JAZZ
Ocala Banner: The election of
Mr.. John W. Martin to the office of
mayor of Jacksonville is particularly
gratifying to this city and county.
Mr.. Martins grandfather, the on
ly surviving member of the Confcd-
crate Congress, who is greatly cs-
teemed by all of our people, has
long been a resident of this city: his
paterial ancestors long residents of
ion, county, and his father and HIM
In re natives of the county, so we
womenTt he is an Ocala and Marion
lege andontribution, and we feel al
worse if2uch elated over his election
And yet tire citizens of the metropo-
rcpress their
glibly of soutf Johh W. Martin will
placing woman position and that
pedestal woman never regret having
on a foundation ~ upon him.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
Knew the Schsp,.

spenditt-l say, old chap, If Won
would lend me $50 could make S75
smart-How would you make the otbo,
twenty five Boston Transcript
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
should like to me
A Well

"Why don't yTribune should apol-
nel?" i the apology should
81 am not so III Americans should
one happy an6hen outside danger
Fliegende Bla.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
that you hav
While Won m
Full Vote

much consolatioolis: Florida's repre-
lief may be hae national House of
Chamberlain's will be cut from 4 to
prompt and { that Poindexter con-
everywhere. ldment should be rati-
Poindexter asks that
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

When you people lessons of thrift
accompanied up new resources to in
loathing of civities. The recent "un-
liver, vomi' will be no exception to
food and r.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
THEPALATKAN NEws
and Advertiser.

Entered at the Palatka possoffice as
mailable matter of the second class.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
WeetneSS. Please

.,,,,ul Vul'hsl,eTe hS. Telegram: "Sweet are
''"ieS ne"' Edversity." Every disas-
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16

Published at Palatka, Florida, on
Fridays by
RUSSELL & NICkERS.
S1.00 Per Year in Advance
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-02-16
ericans Together

His message shonI, was mollycoddle
in the Tennessee ! TO Europe on
democrat should v get IIe men out OF
republican party ne teal henry FORD
pledged. There shehoous success OF
as to the enactnoo, uacturing business
of his country in
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-18

SANp tndL caves
p.'otlt to the farm and a Money
Crop can only be crop Of known
market value Immediately convertible
into money in any town at any time.
The problem of supplying the South.
ern farmer with q cash market for
other crops that would yield as much
or more profit than he derives from
the cotton crop, has engaged the at
tention Of the farmer and his friends.
and with the assistance of the Boil
Weevil, they have found q solution Of
the problem in Peanuts.
The Peanut
The Peanut crop offers wonderful
opportunities. It can be grown over
the entire South with profit.
1t reaches its perfection in growth
and yield on we'll drained, gray, sandy
loam soils such as exist In the Coastal
Plalns along the Atlantic Seaboard.
which territory is now either occupied
or IS being rapidly encroached upon
by the Boil Weevn.
There is a constant demand at q
Cash Surrender Value" from a mar
ket that would be difficult to glut with
the peanut, for the reason that there
are five. avenues Of profit.
r. Five Avenues of Profit
First: Progressive oil mills through
out the South are eager buyers Of the
Peanut and offer a spot cash mar
ket Al very remunerative prices. The
Oil is in great demand.
Second: The nut and vines are a
splendid feed for cattle, producing a
quick growth of firm and tender meat
A proEt in the sales Of cattle thus
fed and fattened is certainty.
Third: The best quality Of peanuts
find ready sale at top prices to the
manufacturers Of candy, of peanut but
ter and other confections.
Fourth: Peanut cake (from the oil
mills), fed to hogs, makes vigor-
GUS growth and gain in weight and
when properly finished off" with
corn, gives firm meat with the fat
containing proper proportion of
stearine for making good firm lard.
Feeding the whole nut to the hog
Is mistake for two reasons: First,
the value or profit from the oil is
lost, and second, the oil of the nut
gives an excess Of oil over stearine
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-18
YOU NEED A SPRING LAXATIVE.

DR., Kings New Life Pills will
remove the accumulated wastes of
winter from your irtestines, the
burden of the blood. Get that slug
gish spring fever feeling out of
your system, brighten your eye,
clear your complexion. Get that
vim and snap of good purified
healthy blood. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills are non-griping laxative
that aids natures process, try them
tonight. At all druggists. Csc. ]
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-18
Better Farming i'm the South
tANUTS AS A CASH CROP

and produces in the hog soft, habDy
meat, the fat of which will not pro-
duce lard of a proper consistency.
Fifth: The Peanut, being legume'
is a soil builder and adds nitrogen 10
the soil and works in splendidly in
rotation with cotton or corn, both OF
which are voracious feeders on nitro
clean culture. rap-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-18

To make money
Is the object of
the farmer as
we'll es Of the
manufa acturer or
the merchant.
Real profit is
the difference be-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-18
Estate Notice.

All persons having claims against
the estate of Elbert Stevens, de-
ceased, are hereby notified to file
the same, duly verified, with the
undersigned, or with B. E. Mich
olson, atty, and those indebted to
said estate will please make pay.
ment likewise.
Joe Stevens.
Administrator.
Elmwood, S. G.
April 2-3t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-04-18

LuS pant itquiioS Sufficient
amount Of nitrogen from quick acting
source to carry 1t to the nodule form
ing period while the presence in suffi.
oient quantities of phosphorio acid and
potash is essential during the growth
and maturity Of the plant.
An application Of a fertilizer con-
tanning IL per cent available phos.
phoric acid, 1-2 to 2 per cent am.
inonia and 3 per cent potash, applied
at the rate Of from 400 to 600 pounds
per acre. will make a crop Of both
nuts and hay sufficient to return the
cost Of the fertilizer and leave hand
some profit while an unfertilized crop
will barely return cost Of production.
The Profit Value
Tho profit value Of an acre OF well
cultivated and fertilized peanuts is
equal to the profit value Of an acre OF
cotton producing two-thiTds Of bale
to the acre.
The following tabulated cost and
value estimated by DR.. J. N. Harper,
clearly proves this point:
Cost Per Acre of Cotton
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26

rich in orc. But an overwhelming sur
plus Of water which flooded the mines
and could not be successfully combat
ted caused shutdowns Of several large
mills and Lincolnville suffered a severe
setback.
Lately discovery was made that OPP
erations in other fields had drawn off
the surplus water. In some instances
this was accomplished So thoroughly
that where floods prevented operation
before there IN not sufficient water
now Plans have been perfected N
these cases OF aggravated dryneo to
procure a water supply and very soon
those mills Which have been Idle a long
while will resume activity with splcn
did prospects
A railroad spur has been built ia
Lincolnvillc and ga' pipcd there, the
fuel situation, which was a serious
matter before, thus being relieved
Very shortly Lincolnvillc will agair
be the scene oi intense activity, re.
sumption Of old mines and mills ant
inauguration of new plants promising
extraordinary development Of tn,
ncighborhood
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
SAMMY BACKERS' ARE
PALS TO THE SOLDIERS
Write Newsy Letters; Pro-
tect Interests at Home.

ARDMORE, Okla, Sept. y Spe-
cial) One Of the most unique help
win the war" movement is in progress
in Carter county, 1t is known as the
Sammy Baoker" plan To be sam
my Dackcr" you must stand sponsor tpr
one Of Uncle Sans fighting men, The
lo2 members OF Company !, One Hun
drcd Eleventh regiment. engineers, has
been provided with Sammy Backers"
and now they are being secured for the
4OJ members OF Carter county's quota
for the selected army.
The Sammy Backcr' movement Is
being promoted and given much pub
licity by the Daily Ardmoreie and was
launched at the suggestion of {, W.
Richards, superintendent OF school,
Sammy Backers' agree TO write eha,ty
letters to their "Sammies," to execute
any commission back home that is re,
quested by tho soldiers, Recently a
large number Of pillows was forwarded
to Camp Bowie for the use OF Compan,
+ members Cigars. tobacco, cigaret'
and many incidentals that are moi
ordinarily, within the reach Of the sol
dier are forwarded by the hackers
The letters are requested to be Of {
more personal nature than general, fo
provision has been made whereby cacl
member OF the company is able to rcat
his home DADer every day