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The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
GAS2 2A2|LLA CARNIVAL
AT TAMPA NEXT WEEK
Combined With South FlOri-
da Fair, Viii be Great
Event.

Tampa, Fla. Jan. 25--The program Of
the South Florida Fair and Gasparilla
carnival, to be held here from Feb. 2
to 10, will be one of the best vet pre-
sented in cosmopolitan Tampa, which
has an international reputation for
the brllliancy Of its entertainments
Many new features have been added
particular attention being paid to
unique pageants which will please WIS.,
ltors from other states. The fastest
hardness and running races seen in
the south for years will be run daily,
and the fair grounds in the rear of the
Tampa Bay Hotel, with new buildings
added and extensions made to others.
will present an entirely changed ap-
pearance. Twenty counties, repre-
senting all sections of Florida, also
the Island of Cuba, will have exhibits.
Systematic preparations have been
made to care for the crowds that will
be brought to the city and state by
low round trip rates.
Among the program features are
the following:
Friday, Feb. 2-Opening patriotic
parade by thousands of flag bearing
school children. Street carnival and
ball during evening.
Saturday, Feb. Big military
parade, with United States troops. mi
litia companies and other organiza-
tions participating.
Sunday, Feb. 4.-Sacred concerts in
Tampa Bay hotel park, boat trips, etc.
Monday, Feb, 5.-Imposing and
spectacular float parade of social and
fraternal organizations.
Tuesday, Feb. 6.-Rotary breakfast
at Tampa Bay hotel in honor of Flor
ida editors and distinguished winter
visitors; landing of Ye Mystic Krewe
of Gasparilla in Hillsborough river.
and fantastic circus parade and dances
including cake-walk and Charlie
Chaplin contest, on Franklin street
during evening.
Wednesday, February 7-Gorgeous
allegorical and historical float parade.
rivaling Mardi Gras pageants at New
Orleans.
Thursday. Feb. S.-Annual ball of
le Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla and il
Illuminated carnival parade and street
dance.
Friday, Feb. 9-Great commercial
and industrial float parade.
Saturday, Feb. 10.-Uniquie pa
rade of Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine
and grand finale of fair and carnival.
with special features added.
High class shows, including free at
fractions before the grandstand. dav
and night fireworks displays and 9th
er features will be presented.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26

John Hancock, since 1871 a resident
Of Putnam county, died at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. w. II. Minton,
in this city on Thursday night the
18th inst.
The funeral occurred on Friday, the
service being at the grave in Bost-
wick cemetery. Mr.. Hancock is sur
yived by his wife and daughter, and
several sons, among whom are D. P.
Hancock, eX-county commissioner, and
R. J. Hancock, Clerk of the Circuit
Court and County Clerk of this coun-
ty.
John Hancock was a native of
Georgia; he came to Florida soon af-
ter the civil war and settled in Co.
lumbia county. He came to this
county in 1871 and settled at Bost-
wick, where he has resided continu-
ously since. He was a farmer and
always ranked highly in the esteem
of his neighbors and the people in this
city and throughout the county. He
served several terms as a member of
the board of county commissioners.
Mr.. Hancock was "a years of age.
He received an injury some two years
ago and has been in feeble health
since.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
LEES BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED HERE
At Joint Meeting of Wo-
mans Club and Daugh-
ters of Confederacy.

The birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee
was appropriately observed on Friday
last at a joint meeting of Patton An
derson Chapter United Daughters o1
the Confederacy and the Palatka Wo.
mans Club. The meeting was helc
at the Putnam House in the afternoon
of the day
The parlors of the Putnam were an.
propriately decorated in the colors of
the Confederacy, red and white bunt-
ing, and Confederate flags being plac-
ed to admirably advantage and to
pleasing decorative effect. Two large
pictures of the great Virginian, drap-
ed with the colors under which he
won immortal fame, were also in evil
dence.
After a short business session of
the club, Mrs. J. L. Dunsford, the
president, turned the meeting over to
Mrs. j. N. Walton, who, as chairman,
had prepared an elaborate and most
interesting program in honor of Gen.
Lee.
The "Eulogy of Lee" by Mrs. Wal
ton was eloquent, and was such as
could only come from the heart of a
loyal Southern woman.
The "life of Robert E. Lee" by
Mrs. l.. L. Boyle, was excellently writ
ten and was a splendid tribute in
structively given.
The "Anecdotes," revealing the
personal character of the Virginian,
in private and community life, were
entertainingly related by Miss Susie
Lee Walton.
"Reminiscences of the War;" writ
ten by our pioneer resident, Mrs.
Mary Benet, and read by Miss Wal
ton, proved one of the most interest
ing features of program replete
with interest and patriotism.
Musical selections-the old South
ern favorites, Maryland, My Mary
land rendered by Mrs. E. G. Cham
berlain, and "The Mocking Bird" by
Mrs. G. w. Bassett and Mrs. D. J.
Coughlin-were delightfully."- given
and were received with liberal APP
plause.
The recitation by little Miss Mary
Belle Lane was cleverly rendered, and
was well received.
Other numbers on the well arranged
program were:
Sketches: "As His Friends and the
World See Him. by Mesdames S. J.
Hilburn, G. W. Bassett, J. D. Points
and R. F. Adams, Miss Estelle Nc
Kenzie and Miss Belle Welch, GAS the
Poets see Him." by Miss Walton.
The attendance was large, and the
meeting proved one of the most in
teresting of the season. The pro-
gram, so carefully prepared, was
splendidlv rendered; thus the obser-
vance of Lees birthday was of that
lofty and patriotic nature characteris-
tic of the higher type of loyal South
crn wCmanhood.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26

Mrs. William Jennings Bryan vii
give Il lecture this afternoon at
o'clock at the Court House, under the
auspices of the Woman's Club of Pa
latka-an open meeting, free to all
women. Mrs. Bryan'S subject will be:
"Woman Suffrage" and she will deal
with the responsibilities and influence
Of mothers and all workers with chill
dren also laying broad emphasis on
welfare and community work. Mrs.
Bryan is an interesting speaker, and
the room should be filled with the wo-
men of Palatka. The lecture this af-
ternoon takes the place of the regular
literary meeting with Mrs. E. L.
Mann, as leader. Mrs. Mann will
preside at the postponed meeting, Feb
ruary 9th.
The Political Science Glass will
meet next Friday afternoon, February
2nd at 3 o'clock, in the Putnam par
lors. The union meeting last Friday
afternoon of the Woman's Club and
Daughters of the Confederacy was
well attended and an interesting pro-
gram given. The occasion was the
joint celebration of Lees birthday.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
FLORIDA LANDS ARE
BEING BOUGHT UP
At Lively Pace This Winter
Truckers, Farmers and
Stock Men.

1t is doubtful if there is another
man in all Florida who keeps closer
tab on the lines of development
throughout the State than does James
R. Murphy, president Of the Florida
Farms & Homes, Inc.
Mr.. Murphy has only within the
week returned from an extended visit
to New York and New England
While there he learned Of the wide
spread Florida settlement movement
that has taken hold among the small
farmers who had come out of the
west to engage in farming in close
proximity to the great munitions
plants spread out in the New Eng
land states.
"These men are not satisfied with
the farming opportunities in bleak
New England" said Mr.. Murphy,
"and are now talking Florida. Hun
dreds of them have already settled
here and more are coming"
Mr. Murphy has a compilation of
all the recent Florida real estate trans
actions. This is collection of news
paper clippings from papers from all
parts of the State, and better than
anything else could, they show actual
transactions. They also, show that
the people Of the country are waking
to- the great opportunities that have
been lying dormant in this state for
so many years. Farming, stock rails
ing and trucking are the three things
which are most engaging the atten-
tion of these new settlers.
"Another thing | learned" said
Mr.. Murphy, "is that crude petroleum
has been found in this State and that
26 Wall street is getting options on
lands near where the discovery was
made and in other sections where they
see Indications"
"We have been selling lots of our
land" continued Mr.. Murphy, "and
not day passes but that several
come to our office with the view to
purchase. Several big
tracts have already been sold. to-
gether with great number of small
ones. The growth of the trucking
and stock raising ideas are tremen-
dous. In Marion county immense
tracts are being taken up for truck
ing purposes"
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
Mangled by Train.

Henry Williams, a negro section
hand at East Palatka, was killed by a
freight train at an early hour Tues
day morning. No one saw the acci-
dent, but it is thought that Williams
attempted to board moving freight
train and that in the attempt he was
thrown under the moving train. Both
legs were cut off and horribly man
gled and he received some bruises
about the head.
Sheriff Hagan and Deputy Fennell
went over early and found the man
still alive but unconscious. He died
before daylight An inquest held by
Justice Marshall gave a verdict hold
ing the death due to carelessness on
part of Williams.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
To Sell Automobile Accessories.

Mr. A. M. Probst of Orange Mills
has recently formed The Probst Sales
Co. with offices in Palatka, which
company will act as wholesale distrib-
utors for the southern states of sew
eral high-grade automobile accesso-
ries. The company is featuring at
present an automobile body renewer
called "Lustarall" and claim that one
dollars worth will keep an automo-
bile bright and new for one year if
pronerly applied.
The company will also act as Put
nam county agents for the "Hitchon"
Auto -Kamp two wheel trailers that
will carry a load of 1900 pounds.
Just as soon as the samples arrive
the company will be pleased to dem
onstrate the usefulness of this trail
or to the farmers and merchants of
Putnam county, on request.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
h Of Mr.. Vernon Wall.

|rnon Wall, son of Hon. and
IN p. Wall of Putnam Hall,
friday morning the 19th inst.
bng Illness.
heral was held the following
Parian church, and the in
was in the church cemetery.
bill was long engaged in the
business and was we'll
Jacksonville and other ci-
he state where his business
h. He was a genial, pleas
leman and one filled with
kindly impulses. He bore
Illness with patient resigna-
|ympathy will be felt in all
he county with the bereaved
nd sisters. This is the third
has been taken from Mr.. and
I in the past few years, all
had made their mark of
! in the world.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26

At the last meeting of the board of
county commissioners a resolution was
adopted to effect: All bills against
the county must be filed with the
county clerk by the last of the month
in order to secure payment at the fol-
lowing meeting. Mr.. Hancock has
asked The News to renew attention to
this resolution. Under a new law
these warrants must be filed and in
order that they may be so filed within
the prescribed time it is necessary
that they be acted on promptly.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
st. Marks Church.

ector of St. Marks church
|al) will conduct all the SER
xt Sunday except Mathis at
kk a. M, which will be in
bf Mr.. M. E. johnson, lay
Early service at 7 a. M,
Holy Communion; Sunday
9:45 a. M, and Evensong at
h., with address by the rec
fttenton will celebrate divine
| nd preach at st. Matthew's
church, San Mateo, at II
(xt Sunday, the fourth after
hany.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
Presbyterian Church.

Services next Sunday at II a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Rev. c. M. Afford, D.
D. pastor; morning topic, Failures
and Their Causes, evening subject,
Tightening the Girdle- Chains" Sun
day school at 9:45 a. M, F. T. Merrill,
superintendent. Midweek prayer SER
vice Wednesday evening at 1880. A
cordial invitation to all services.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
Baptist Church.

. 4. Bonsteel, the pastor, will
BIT IL a. M, and 1880 p. m.
school at 9:45 a. m. Fine
or young men and young wo-
Prayer meeting Wednesday
|at 7:30. The field secreatry
Hay school and B. Y. P. U.
with the Palatka church the
February 4th to 18th. Visi-
|ially welcomed to all services.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26
The Unsafe Safe.

Willis (ready for schooD-Mamma,
they are hosting a safe down the
street. Mother-Well. be careful not
to walk on the safe side. = Boston
Transcript.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-01-26

From the seeds of the castor oil plant
a German chemist has extracted what
is said to be the most powerful poison
known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

SECTION A. 1-French forces again crash into German lines at Craonne and ad- vance over four-mile front, talk ing 400O prisoners. Submarine menace will be com bated by new method, says head of naval consulting board. Proposal to place tax on cotton raises storm in committee. S-Political slates revised in Missis- sippi. 5-Birmin gham held back because she cannot use rivers. says Conner. Birmingham responds promptly to nations call to finance war. 6-America is well able to put out tremendous loan. Irwin Cobb tells of "trail-hitters" at Sundays meetings. S-England's newest gun invention is most remark able. 9-Steel interests claimed to be back of prosecution of German plot ters l0-Three Alabamians stood for drastic censorship clause. L1--Oscar s. Lewis to manage Wallace campaign.
 SECTION B. 1-W. C. T. U. activities. Passports. 6-On picket line with suffragists at home of the President.
 SECTION c. -2-5-Society. 4-Editorial comment. Ned Brace. 6-DoIly Dalrymple. g. Carpenters letter. SECTION p. X Comic supplement SECTION P. Rotosravure,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

of the bill. uncertain, but predictions to- night were it would be ready for submis- sion to the House by Tuesday. Chair man Simmons of the Senate finance com mittee announced that his committee would begin work on the bill as soon as 1t is reported to the House. Public hear. ings will be held by the Senate com- mittee.
 Despite the fact that the House bill now totals much less than the desired $lS0,- oo0oco, the measure as finally enacted in expected by Senate and House leaders to- carry this amount. Some senators indi- cate q willingness even to raise the total above the administration request.
 House democrats again are looking with favor on applying graduated scale toE excess profits taxes. once suggested by Secretary Mc-Adoo.
 ANOTHER BUSINESS TAX
 Consideration was given proposal to- day to strike out all exemptions and sub- stitute for the subcommittee plan Of doubling the present excess profits tax a
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 5I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

FIFE Southeast of Vauxaillon we attacked a salient in the Hindenburg line and carried German positions on a front of about six kil5meters. one part of the line extending from the Noisy farm to Moulin de Laffaux and the other east of Moulin, where we advanced our lines as far as the immediate vicinity of the road from Soissons to Laon, north of Nanteuil-la-Fosse and Clancy.
 .The enemy suffered exceptionally heavy losses in the course of his coun- ter attacks. which he has multiplied in this region and which have broken down under our artillery and ma- chine gun fire.
 German columns observed on the march near Chermizy and Chamouille were caught by the fire of our heavy batteries and dispersed.
 "In the region of the Chemfn-des-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Danes our infantry occupied the en- tire plateau from east of Cerny-en- Laonnois to east of Craonne, notwith- standing the resistance and counter at tacks of the enemy, and have reached the hills which dominate the Ailette valley south of Allies and the Vau- clere forest.
 "The number of prisoners counted during the course of the day exceeds 430O. which may be added to the 1000 taken yesterday.
 Belgian communication: The artivity of the artillery was relatively feeble today. In the neighborhood of Steen- straete bomb fighting was resumed.
 Eastern heatre, May 4: There was moderate artillery activity along the whole front. Patrol engagements took place in the Italian sector. An enemy depot at Cestovo was bombarded by British airplanes."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

he believed, the assertion that 8 plan had been found by which the submarine peril could be eliminated.
 MT. Saunders was unwilling to go into further details of the boards experi- ments, all data on the subject having been forwarded to Washington, but he said the public had a right to be in- formed of the progress made toward nui- lifying the depredations of the German undersea craft.
 Mir. Saunders in talking to a group Of newspaper men emphasized that inas- much as he was not disclosing details of the naval boards recommendations to the government the statements he made were not military information and would be of no informative value to the Ger man government
 OPERATION OUTLINED
 "It is the boards opinion that to cope successfully with the submarine prob lem," Mir. Saunders said. aggressive warfare must be carried on, In the en- emy's territory. This included in the boards belief naval operations in the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

serting it's unalterable determination not to make peace except on these condi- tions, appeals to the entire revolutionary council of workmens and soldiers dele gates, and declares Its firm assurance that the peoples of all the belligerent countries will be able to overcome the resistance of their governments and force them to enter upon negotiations for peace on the basis of renunciation of all an nexations and indignities."
 The explanation of the note of May l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

tionary force is understood to depend TOW almost entirely on whether the allies would prefer to divert from tie transport of food the amount of ton mage necessary to carry the soldiers across the Atlantic.
 The names of the officials on the several committees were not au- nounced. It is understood all of them will begin sessions immediately and definite agreements are expected with in few days.
 TRADE COMMITTEE PRESENT
 Already trade committees of Ameri- can officials and members of the Brit ish and French missions are at work on a general export programme to b. submitted to the American and allied governments. The American members are bureau chiefs of the state treas ury, agriculture and commerce depart ments and of the shipping board. The foreign representatives will speak for all the allied trade and shipping inter : ests
 A plan of apportioning American supplies among the allies and the 4uoiHiShdASc oA pAoPCi o~A-iASS SST tween munitions. foods and other ship ments Is the first thing to be worked out by the trade committees. The all lies will present an outline of their needs and the Americans will submit q list giving the amounts this country can furnish
 If permanent allied comm ssion is established here the American members of the committee will deal directly with 1t. For the present the com (Ccatiaued on Pare Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Workmen- Soldiers
 Vote Confidence m Russian G0Uernr77e11t

Petrograd May 5-Va London 1.-The sitting of the grand council of the wormens and soldiers delegates ended late last night after the delegates had discussed supplementary communication from the provisional explaining the of May to the allies The council passed resolution declaring that the governments noe which 1t will send the allies puts all interpretations the note
 May contrary to the interests and aims of the revolutionary democracy.
 Another resolution the first time had resolution concluded:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Distinguished British States man Sounds Note of Warn
 ing to American Congress
INITIATES WAR MUST NOT END TOO EARLY
President Wilson Breaks Another Precedent and Goes Into House Gal lery to Hear Address-Great
 Demonstration Is Given

Washington, May 5.-For- eign Secretary Balfour, speak ing by invitation today before the House of Representatives, said the world only onw was coming to realize that peace and material civilization may bring the greatest possible menace to free governments. "When I was young" he said, I've used to flatter ourselves that progress inevitably meant peace, and that growth of knowledge was always ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

MT. Saunders. who has been chair man of the naval consulting board about two months, supplemented his announcement by saying that while the submarine problem cannot be con sidered in reality to have been solved until the U-boats have been destroyed, nevertheless numerous experiments had been made along the Atlantic coast with highly encouraging results, which led the board to feel confident that successful solution had been reached.
 'It looks as though the subma Tine problem has been solved" MT. Saunders said, mot only in theory, but on the strength of practical tests on the Att lantic coast"
 MANY PLANS SUBMITTED
 MT. Saunders added that 800 inventions for U-boat suppression had been submit ted for consideration of the board and experiments with many of them justified,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

The cotton tax was proposed while the committee was struggling with indifferent success to raise the total of the bill to $1,s0o, 100000, desired by Secretary McAdoo. City products, Mr.. Moore maintained, had been heavily burdened with taxes, and it was only fair that southern planters should bear their share. Approxi- mately $30,o00,O0O could be raised during the coming year, he said, by the levy proposed.
 A storm of opposition ensued. and to- night southern members in and out of the committee were up in arms. predict ing confidently that the Moore proposal never would carry. They argued it would be just as fair to tax wheat. corn and oats.
 TO RENEW ARGUMENT
 Argument on the proposal will be re- newed in the committee Monday. Itssi in lection has made the time of completion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

today represent the offering of less than per cent of the total number of financial institutions before which Secretary McAdoo placed the offering AS hours ago. Should the present ratio be maintained the banks and their cus- toners will have subscribed to approx imately $6.500. 100000 worth of the bonds. an oversubscription of more than 200 per cent.
 As many of the larger financial in stitutions have telegraphed their suh- scriptions. however. officials are in- clined to believe that the present ratio will hardly be maintained.
 Replies to the offering received to- day came from virtually every part of tho world where the American flag Is
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Paris May 5A brilliant for the French army corded in the official communication issued by the office tonight An important French advance has been made against powerful opposition along the road from Sossons Laon extent of nearly four miles French have captured all the plateau in the negborhood of Cey and Craonne and the hills dominating the valley of the Aiette The number of prisoners captured today 430 addition the 1000 taken yesterday. o the Danes
 
  very liant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Compilation of the actual amount of subscriptions received today was be- yond rhyyicai possibility with the p m w6rkiag staff. Probably one fpulta of Inc offering already has bsea spoken I pr.
 0lssel4la sis ed subscriptions up to g perm ting the large bundles os geeKsans received thereafter to lns ~ spuiate nn found that during the sis bopFa ss working time that had e paea since he last compilation tie ct in{r5 hsd bscribed to $172,9ss.0oo al eonal Dr!a Eing the grand total for II fsfu daye Ito Sa11,s57. 900. exciu- si os taousards of replies yet to be
 hser plis listed yesterday and