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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
From an American Father

Letter from father to only simple and typical
expression of the broadmned patriotism and good of
. American fatherhood
My dear Boy:
In the matter of the Reserve Training Camp enlistment
for service follow your conviction of duty without fear
favor Of course your mother and have had anxetes
and heartaches ALL have thousands of other
parents But from the first have held ourselves ready
cordially to support you in whatever decision you should
make We have felt that you would decide for yourself
leave the decision to the fortunes of the seectve draft
in your Judgment was best
We still want you to make the choice for yourself
There be doubt that in all questions of service and
secrice the only is to the matter
with conviction committing all things Him whose
wants and going forward with calmneSs and
of right, not looking back
think all thoughtful and conscientious people of
this opinion but human nature is not always dependabe
and have always the strength of character even
the small things that should To determine the right in
big crisis of life is far difficult when realize that
the choice lead to danger and deprivation to disap
pontment.
Sometimes duty seems to call two ways and often the
seeming is real Now and then have obligations in
than direction In such it seems to me that
should take the that calls to the highest service and
the greatest good well able to Judge it, not per-
fere The call to s taught, of the suprem
est duties, perhaps the most supreme.
We want to help you to make right decision. We
want to support you in that decision and we will We do
not want to influence you personal grounds We do not
want to force into the service We do want to hold
you back from going you think you should Do right as
God gives you to see it. That Lincolns motto No
greater authority among lived
have doubt that you have filed your application and
that will go ahead
We proudly go with you-howbeit bit full up at heart
But there are thousands like us.
once more, our love-
DANNY
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
"a LITTLE CHILD SHALL
LEAD THEM"

Christmas is the apotheosis of en-
feeblement. 1t is the exaltation~of
Childhood 1t is the glory of the little
child.
We celebrate this festival in bleak
december, the uncrowned month in
our northern zone, lighting its dull
skies by the eternal fires of love in
human hearts
There is not in all this land home
where the rain beats through the
roof. where the mother and father
gather the children more closely to
shelter them, but the Christmas truth
is shining, BLESSED are the poor"
There is not homeless boy who i'll
the December night creeps out of the
snow irto an empty dry goods box in
the alley, not little fellow up under
the rafters of the poorhouse on the
county farm, not a founding left in g
basket at the rich mans door, not a
shivering. tiny girl untitled for fight
with the storm, but the new truth Of
the Christmas spreads it's wings over
them.
when I am weak, then am |
strong" Who is weak? Who is in
firm upon his feet and walks with a
crutch? Who is afraid of the north
east wind? Who says: 81 am better;
yes, l think I am getting better. But
somehow | do not get my vigor back"
Who leans up against the bale of
goods on the half hidden counter and
knows that she came back to work
too soon? Who was born blind Who
hears the unfeeling call for an iron
will and has it not, for a tireless en-
ergy and confesses that he lacks it,
though he prays to heaven for this
force that others have?
To all of YOU the Christmas has its
meaning. There never was a con-
oueror like the child in the cradle.
Cod hath chosen the weak things to
confound the mighty. For 1000 years
the history of the worlds civiliza-
ton has been the story of the gen.
t'er virtues the poem. the song and
the triumph of suffering well. The
race is not to the swift nor the bat
tie to the strong. Every letter of
that sentence is eternally true.
The grandest things that were
ever done on earth were dove bv men
and women who had the shirt of the
child, The sublmest work Of the
Trnator is the sweet faced little child.
1t is everything for the child, heaven
nioasn-al' harvests all cold an
schools, all trade. all government, all
the coming better times. Christmas
means. "And little child shall lead
them"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
GUARDIANS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that on
the 14th day of January, A. D. 1918,
or as soon thereafter as | may be
heard, I will make application to the
Honorable Judge of Putnam County,
Florida, at his office in Palatka, Flor
ida, for authority to SELL at private
sale for cash, and to convey to the
purchaser thereof, all of the estate,
right, title and interest of R. Theo-
dore Strunz, minor, in and to all
of an undivided one-third interest in
and to the following described tract
of land in the County of Putnam and
State of Florida, to-wit:
Lots 12 and 13 Of the Subdivision Of
Block 80, as per plat thereof filed for
record in the office Of the Clerk Of
the Circuit Court, Putnam County,
Florida, and recorded in Book of Maps
No. 1, pages 13 and IA thereof. Said
Lots fronting so feet on Jones (now
tenthl Street. and extending back 10
feet.
Said minors interest consists of an
undivided one-third interest in said
land
Petition therefor now filed in said
Court. this 7th day of December, A.
F. H. WILSON,
AS guardian of R. Theodore Strunz,
a Minor.
Dec. 14-4t.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
A Christmas Blessing.
(By Rev. Howard Duffie

(By Rev. Howard Duffeld.)
May the blessing of the light that
shone at midnight come to the hearts
that are shadowed and the homes
that are dark.
May the blessing of the Manger
Cradle come to that innumerable
company against whom the doors of
hope and peace and rest are shut.
May the blessing of the Holy Child
come to every one who has forgotten
that thou, 0 God, art his father and
that all men are brothers.
May the blessing of the Guiding
Star come to those who wander in
the night and cannot find the home
ward way.
May the blessing of the Stable
come upon all hearts, wakening a
kindly sense of kindred with every
living thing that walks the field and
forest or wings the air or passes
along the paths of the seas.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
NOTICE.
Annual Meeting-Hastings Drainage
District.

Notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, December 27, 1917, at the
hour of o'clock a.. m. at the Audito-
rum at Hastings, st. Johns County,
Florida, the annual meeting of the
owners of the lands situate in the
Hastings Drainage District will be
held for the purpose of electing one
supervisor of said district for the
term of three years, and for the trans
action of such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
At such election each and every
acre of land in the District shall rep
resent one share and each and every
owner shall be entitled to one vote
in person, or by proxy in writing, du-
ly signed, for every acre of land own
ed by him in such District.
HASTINGS DRAINAGE DISTRICT,
I By T. R. Byrd,
G. V. Leonard,
F. E. Bugbee,
Board of Supervisors.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
NOTICE.

| will be at the following places
with the Tax Books to receive taxes
on the following dates:
Pomona I Knowltons Store) January
4th, A. M. y
Welaka (McLeods Store) January
4th, p. m.
Florahome (Wesemans store) jam
ary 7th, a. m. ''i'-
Grandin (Padgett Store) January
7th. p. m. JANUARY
Hollister tWhiteheads store) lam
uary 9th, a. m. '"N
interlachen (Gillettes Store) Janu-
ary 9th, p. m. '"nu
johnson (Johntrys Store) January
11th, p. m. JANUARY
Baldwin School House January 1atb
p. m. 'ii
Crescent City (Lounds DRUG co,
January 10th p. m. 0''
On above dates the Tax Collectors
o1hce will necessarily be closed
RANDALL WELLS
Tax Collector for Putnam County
Dec. 14-5t. county
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING.

The Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders, Palatka Automobile and Sup
ply Co., will be held at the offices of
the Company in the City of Palatka,
Fla, on the Second Thursday in Jan
uary 1918, same being the Tenth day
OF the month, at Eight o'clock P. M,
for the purpose of receiving reports,
electing Directors and transacting
such other business that NAV come
before the meeting.
Palatka Automobile & Supply Co.
HERBERT CROOK,
Secretary & Treasurer.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
Notice of Application for Tax Deed
Under Section of Chapter 1888,
Laws of Florida,

NOTICE is hereby given that
Fannie White purchaser of Tax Certificate
No. l49, dated the 7th day of July A. D., 1913
has filed said certificate in my office,
and has made application for tax deed
to issue in accordance with law
Said certificate embraces the follow
Ing described property, situated in
Putnam county. Florida, to-wit:
NWA of sWA. Section l3, Township 10, S.
Range % +. 40 Acres.
The said land being assessed at the
date of issuance of such certificate in
the name OF Rodman l. Co. 4 Mann
Il. l..
Unless said certificate shall be re-
deemed according to law, tax deed will
issue thereon on the 7th day of January A.
D., lHlS.
Witness my official signature and
seal this the 9TH day of DecemberA A. D., 1917.
(SEAL) r. J. HANCOCK.
Clerk Circuit Court. Putnam Co.. Fla
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
YOUR INCOME TAX---
COLLECTOR COMING
Will Answer Your Questions
Take Your Money
Due Jan. 1st.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 19, 1917.
Especially You won't have to figure
out your own income tax all by your
self hereafter. The Government sis
going to send out men to help you.
1t will be up to you to hunt up these
men, who will be sent into every coun-
ty seat and some other towns besides,
to meet the people. Postmasters,
bankers and newspapers will be able
to tell you when the governments in
come tax man will be around and
where to find him. He will answer
your questions, swear you to the re-
turn, take your money, and remove
the wrinkles from your brow. Re-
turns of incomefor 1917 must be made
between January and March /, 1918.
1.-The Government recognizes" Col
lector of Internal Revenue James M.
Cathcart said today, "that many per-
sons experience good deal of diff
Guilty in filling out income tax forms.
It recognizes too, that taxpayers res
ident at points where collectors Of
fees are not easily accessible find it
hard to get proper instruction in the
law. Next year, when every mar
rled person living with wife or hus-
band and having net income of $2,-
coo, and every unmarried person not
the head of family and having a
ret income of $1,000 for the year
1917. must make return of income on
the form prescribed there will be hun
dreds in every community seeking
light on the law, and help in execut-
ing their returns. My own and ev-
cry other collection district in the ma
ton will be divided into districts, with
the county as the unit, and Govern
ment officer informed in the income
tax assigned to each district. He
will spend hardly less than week in
each county, and in some counties a
longer time, very likely in the court
house at the county seat. In cities
where there are collectors branch Of
fees, he will be there, and in other ci-
ties, possibly at the city hall. My
office will in due time advise postmas-
tors and bankers and send out notices
to the newspapers stating when the
officer will be in each county. 1t
will be unnecessary for prospective
taxpayers to ask my office for forms
on which to make returns. The Of
ficer who visits their county will have
them.
at may be stated as a matter Of
,,,fo +Lo{
is the remainder after substracting
expenses from gross income, personal,
family. or living expense is not ex-
pense in the meaning Of the law, the
exemption being allowed to cover such
expenses.
"The new exemption OF $1,000 and
$4,000 will add tens of thousands to
the number of income taxpayers in
this district, inasmuch as practically
every farmer, merchant, tradesman,
professional man and salary worker
and great many wage workers will
be required to make return and pay
tax.
"The law makes it the duty of the
taxpayer to seek out the collector
Many people assume that if an income
tax form is not sent, or a govern
mont officer does not call. thew are
relieved from making report. This is
decidedly in error. 1t is the other
way round. The taxpayer has to 90
to the government and if he doesn't
within the time prescribed he is
violator of the law and the govern
ment will go to him with it's penal
ties"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING,

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Putnam National
Bank of Palatka, will be held Tues
day January Sth, 191S,' at their Bank
ing Office in the City of Palatka be-
tween the hours of 10 a. m. and p.
m., for election of Directors for the
ensuing year.
A. S. WILLARD, Cashier.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

This is not only one of the best and
most efficient medicine for coughs,
colds and Group, but is also pleasant
and safe to take, which is important
when medicine must be given to
children. Many mothers have given
it their unqualified endorsement. Ack-
erman-S Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21

In child that is subject to attacks
Of Group, the first indication of the dis
ease is hoarseness. Give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy as soon as the
child becomes hoarse and the attack
may be warded off and all danger and
anxiety avoided. Alderman Stewart
Drug Co.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21
V|NOL MAKES
WEAK WOMEN
STRONG
Positive-Convincing Proof

II
We publish the formula OF VINO. It
to prove convincingly that 1t mas inc
power to create strength.
r Cod Liver and Beef PspsonIes, Is:n isod sod
Ammonium Citrate Lime and SODA
Giycerophosphates, cascarin. .
Any woman who buys bottle OF
Vinoi for a weak, rundown, nervous
condition and finds after giving 1t a
fair trial it did not help her, Will
have her money returned.
You see, there is no guess work
about Vinol. Its formula proves
there is nothing like it for all weak,
rundown, overworked, nervous men
and women and for feeble old people
and delicate children. Try it once
and be convinced.
N-STEWART DRUG CO..
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21

+ the e said last mentioned , ;,
iand designated as Tract an AZ,
OF Charles A. Clark. NY
Dated at Jacksonvi,,o :.
4th day of December, AZ A. n
As snoo,, NJ.
cooper. Cooper & OshorrnSee h,rSeel
solicitor for Complain, ,ie, y .
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-12-21

The University of Alabama has en-
o." rcd woman instructor for the first
tjne in its history.
The herald., 1917-02-15

have been elected and qualified
ArEg'c \lI-lars a-t ut lu. s-g1-l'.an may
be changed, modified or altered. OF 'a., cor
p1r4H.u nay be dissolved. w.th he asscn;
stock ~ the corporation, ~ general meet
ING convened for shat purpose. and after q.
.ra,. fifteen l5 days Written notice %:
this "ecEaE has bee" given personally ~
through mail. addressed 90 each stakeholder.
al his last known place NJ residence. J.
case u a.->r turto1. by the expiration Of ;l--
charter or otherwise, after compliance with
law. the stockholders shall elect Two l-GIs-
la,ors from among ;h-.r number 90 llqu.-
date and settle the business and affairs Of
the corporation. The said !qgldato-s shall
have full p9we- . settle the corporation :
debts, and divide the remaining money and
property among the stockholders In case
If death Or disability OF any one OF said
..qu'1a'g-o, the remaining !gUIatgr shall
talnI all the duties Of Ilqu.da,or. Said
Hq1'dat'~> shall have the power 20 tx the
price and prescribe the terms of sale OF said
property and the manner IN which the sale
shall be made. They sail be vested with
full, final and complete power and authority:
necessary, proper and eNpedIeat. 10 do and
perform any and every act and thing TO
wind mp and Aquida;e the business and al
ta,rS y The corporation.
Article NIII-NO stockholder shall ever
he liable or responsible for the contracts,
faults or debts Of said corporation, nor shall
any mere iuformdlIty IN its organization have
the effect OF rendering this charter null or
u exposing a >LoNhlOlltT 10 any ldDlllty
beyond the unpaid balance due on the shares
Of stock owned by him.
Article lN-Ihe subscribers hereuuto have
respectively written opposite their names,
the amount OF stock in this corporation sub
Sc-.hed Tor by each Of them that this act
Of Incorporation may also serve as the orig
lnal subscription list of the corporation.
Thus done and passed in my office az the
city Of New Orleans, on the day, month
and year hrSt hereInabove written, in the
presence OF McssIeurs Charles Leblanc and
Leslie p Beard competent witnesses, above
The age OF majority and residents OF this
parish and state, who have signed these
presents. together with said appearers and
me, notary, after due reading OF the whole
Original signed: Names omitted.
Witnesses: L. z. Beard, Chas Leblanc.
JOSEPH SINAI. Notary Public
l. the underSI gned recorder Of mortgages
I in and for the parish OF Orleans, State Of
Louis ana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of incorporation, of the
'San-I- Baker Company, Incorporated, was
;hs day recorded in my office in book 100
folio New Orleans. Jan. D. 1917
lS!gned) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. r.
\ true copy.
JOSEPH SINAI. Notary Public.
/ jan > feb ! Is p mch /
The herald., 1917-02-15

4 directors shall c'cc; as soon as poss bic
.:'r- '.r'r own election pres lent. vice
president and >r.retarv-tgtasl-cr and such
other 1.accr, as ;aey desire, and may grant
O. each officer such powers as tGey deem
proper. except chat the .tagcrs herein named
shall. serve u-t. tac FIRST annual meeting.
NH..1 ,1a. .c held un the r-st Monday
.n January, I9iS, or u"Hl thc.- successors
aye elected
All vacancies in ,he board for whatever
cause sla.. be allied by The remaining dI-
anpo.u; any other director HIS proxy % act
board
SAID corporation shall have the right 70
purchase any business or businesses within
the objects and purposes Of this corporation,
and 90 pay therefor such price a. the board
oi directors shall determine.
The board 1f directors may make, repeal
and amend all bylaws for the regulation OF
the company.
Arasi,e. EL-,This act Of Incorporation. may
he modified, changed or altered. or said cor
py-atIou may he dissolved with the assent
~ two-talriS of the capital stock outstanding
a. meeting Of the stockholders convened
Tor that purpose and after nf;een days no.
;lce has been delivered in person or given
by letter mailed 20 the last known address
Of each stockholder The said notice nay
be waTved by the unanimous consent OF all
the stockholders
In case Of the dissolution of the corpora
tion is affairs shall be lquida;ed by two
commissioners elected by the stockholders.
Article Vino stakeholder shall ever be
held liable Tor the faults or contracts Of this
corporation IN any further sum than the I'M
paid balance due to the corporation on the
shares owned by him; nor Shall any mere
lnfo~malty have the effect of rendering the
charter null or Of exposing any stockholder
= any liability beyond the unpaid balance
due on his stock.
The subscribers hereto have respectively
written opposite their names the amount of
stock subscribed by them in this corpora
also serve as the original subscription list
/ u the corporation, and they have stated
| their post office addresses, so as to conform
/ with Act POI of 1914
Thus done and passed at my Office in the
/ city Of New Orleans, state OF Louisi asa on
/ The day, month and year first herelrE above
written, in the presence eof George Arthur
/ Seaver and James NJ. Dillon, competent wit
( ncsses, Of the age Of majority and resid-
I ing IN this city, who hereunto sign their
after reading OF the whole.
Original signed; Jas. p. Moore, 1908 Pop
, lar street, New Orleans, La, "a shares !;
Simon Gonsenheim, 1910 Marengo St, New
Orleans, La, ~ shares; Edward Payne, SIS
ti5s; street, New Orleans, La; shares
CHARLES ROSEN. Notary Public.
New Orleans, Jan. IS, 1917.
l, the unders sped recorder of mortgages.
n and for the parish OF Orleans, State of
OF Incorporation of the Werner Shoe Store,
| Inc. was this day duly recorded in my
office, in book 1901, folio -.
New Orleans, Jan. Is, 1917.
(Signed) NJ. J. DUNN,
CHARLES RosEN. Notary Public.
Jan Is feb l s Is p march l
The herald., 1917-02-15

directors. subjec, - the limitations in ,hi,
regard now imposed by law. No stock GER
. :.rcate snail issue % any person until The
layment in iull Of the shares subscribed 10,
by him.
The ap?earers here declared that they hav,
subscribed, respectively, 70 the follow n.
number u shares % the capital stock Of this
c7~pD--.iou. to-wit: Frank ". Kelly. $50
/ p~y,-nla $. New Orleans, 10 shares; Mrs
F. May Kelly. 452S Prytania St. New Or
/ leans % shares; Harry ID Brown. Jackson
vile, Florida. SHARES; Joseph a. Wisong
5lS DcneEre Building. New Orleans, share
shall be fully paid for and settled by tn,
/ transfer by him 20 this corporation Of all the
assets. property, business and good viii OF
the Ice Cream and Confectionery establish
me0t conducted by him al Spanish Fort New
Orleans; a detailed and item.zcd statement
and description OF such property being here
% annexed, and the said property and good;
viii having been appraised by the directors
NJ the present corporation at the values sci
forth in said annexed memorandum
Article N.-Au the powers OF this corpora
tion shall be vested in and be exercised by
board Of directors, to be composed OF three
Stockholders, who shall be elected at stock
holders meeting. 70 be held for that purpose
annually. on the second Monday Of January
At the dDmIcile OF the corporation. At It's
FIRST meeting following election, the directors
shall elect from their own number, for the
term OF one year, a president, vice president
and secretary treasurer, who shall remain
in Office until their successors have beer
duly elected and qualified, and who shA
perform such duties are gned TO- thyS
respectively. by the directors and as
vlted by the bylaws, rules and regula, Scs
TO be adopted for the operation of this
poration. The first board OF directors eleNrt
under this charter shall remain in Office unit.
the second Monday in January, 1915 or until
their successors have been duly elected and
qualified.
Article VL-The first board Of directors OF
this corporation shall be composed OF MessrS
Frank NJ Kelly, 452S Prytania St. New Or
leans; Harry d. Brown, Jacksonville, Flor.
ida. ce-president; Mrs. f. May Kelly, 452>
Prytania St. New Orleans; with Frank NJ
Kelly. as PRESIDENT Harry D. Brown. vice
president, and Mrs. E. May Kelly, secretary
| treasurer; and these directors and othcer:
shall serve until the second Monday in Jan
uary, 1918, aforementioned.
Thus done and passed in my Office, at New
| Orleans, the day, month and year first above
written. in presence Of Messrs. Delvaille II
nesses, who have signed with the appearer,
! and me, notary. after due reading
Original signed: Frank NJ. Kelly, F
| May Kelly, to autorize my wife, Frank NJ
Kelly; II. d. Brown, Jos. A. Wisong.
Witnesses Delvaille H. Theard. Edward
GUS A. LLAMBIAS, Not Pub.
I, the undersigned recorder OF mortgage,
| in and for the parish OF Orleans, State o
and foregoing act of Incorporation of tn,
| Kelly Concession Co., Inc, was this da,
| duly recorded in my office in book 1920
folio ?. New Orleans, January %, 1917.
CSigneD EMILE J. LEONARD. by. R.
true copy.
GUS. A. LLAMBIAs, Not. Pub
| Feb / 8 IS p march ! 8