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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
How China Is Advancing,

The new woman has appeared in
China. She believes she has an indi.
viduality, personality, a soul, just as
Individually as has man, contrary to
the teachings Of Buddhism and other
native religions. Polygamy she has
not yet conquered-perhaps many Of
them have no interest in the perishing
of that old custom-but those who
have embraced Christianity are fight.
ing against that evil among the many
others which have fettered and bound
the women of China for untold gener-
ations.
Woman has been the slave or the
toy OF man, her life one ceaseless
round of obedience, first to her father,
then to her husband and finally, If
widowed, to her son. The first leaven
that worked among the old sIaveries
of women in China was put there by
the early Christian missionaries. That
leaven has worked until now the dough,
so to speak, of the new womanhood is
overlooking the bowls of tradition and
oppression.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
How Arctic Region Is PatroIIed.

Royal northwest mounted police, the
noted Canadian force that patrols
western Canada, last summer estab.
lished a station at the mouth of the
COppermine river, which flows into the
Arctic ocean $50 miles east of the
mouth of the Mackenzie river, accord.
ing to word brought to Seattle from
the north.
The new Coppermine station is the
"farthest eastern" station of the west
ern arctic posts of the police. The
new post will work with the station at
Herschel island, near the mouth of the
Mackenzie, and also with the post on
the east at Bakers lake, on the Hud.
son bay side of the arctic region.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
ATTENTION
Automobile Owners
AGREEMENT

81 Guarantee to pay for any inju-
lies that my automobile may cause,
whether it he to a person, or to .
mans property, real or personal, re
CARELESS of whether l am driving it.
and regardless of whether I am in The
car at the time of the accident.
'ln this I agree to pay all hospi-
tal bills, doctor bills, nurse bills, costs
Of Judicial proceedings, lawyers fees
and any other most or expense, as
well as any judgment regardless #
amount, that grows out of an injury
produced by my car.
GAS a further guarantee to this
contract, l pledge as security all my
real etsate, chattels, and property of
any kind which now own, and
"Still further guarantee to the per-
Torrance of this contract all real es-
tate, personal chattels, and property
of any kind which I may hereafter
acquire, accumulate or possess"
This is a pretty broad contract, but
nevertheless every man that buys an
automobile assumes it and regardless
of whether he likes tn condition of
this contract or not, he is bound I'M
to it.
Why not let The Belt Automobile
Indemnity Association of Ell Paso, III
tnois, assume all THE responsibility,
pay all this expense, do all the work
and relieve you of all this worry?
Rates very reasonable.
Represented by:
+. ]. KNIGHT
Real Ertate and Insurance,
Palatka, Fla.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
MASTERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that pursu.
ant to Final Decree in the Circuit
Court, of the Eighth Judicial Circuit
of Florida, for Putnam County, In
Chancery, dated the 9th day of De-
cember, A. D. 1919, in a certain
cause for the foreclosure of a mort
gage wherein State Bank of Palatka.
Florida Banking Corporation, was
Complainant, and James Jones, and
Tempey Jones, his wife, We're defend
ants, the undersigned, as Special
Master in Chancery, will sell at pub
lie cutlery for cash to the highest and
hest bidder therefor, at the front door
OF the Court House in the City of Pa
latka, County of Putnam, and State
of Florida, at 1890 o'clock P. M, on
Monday, January 9Th, A. D. 1920, the
following property and lands, being
situate iNthe City of Palatka, County
of Putnam, and State of Florida, and
described as West half of Lot Four
az, Block Sixty-Eight (68), Bound
ed as follows: Northerly by Main
Street and so feet thereon; Westerly
by Lot One (1) of said Block; South
eriy by Lot Three (3) of said Block,
and Westerly by West Line of East
half of said Lot Four az of said
Block. The same fronting so feet on
Main street and running back dis
lance of ITS feet, more or less. All
in the City of Palatka, Putnam Coun-
ty, Florida, according to a copy of
Dicks map of said City of Palatka,
filed for record in the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Putnam
County, Florida.
W. P. DINEEN,
Special Master in Chancery.
J. V. Walton, 12-5-4t
Solicitor for Complainant.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
- The -
crap Book
! pc A MEAL FOR SPIDER
Snakeship, Entangied In Web,
lad No Chance When 1t Came
to Infighting.

Ills spider, which caught a snake,
I the black and yellow kind, COM
In country regions among the
les or along the roadside. This par
ar spider was very large, being
1t 2h inches long, including the
The web was very light, but
1g, and was made In fiat circle
the spider in the center at all
$, with his head down, as shown
he picture. The snake was of the
non brown variety, about six inch
png and one-quarter inch THICK,
h subsist on bugs, spiders, etc.
snake was in a bush over the
and, on seeing the spider, decided
rop on the latter and knock him
the web and then catch him
he fell on the ground. But his
We're clearly failure. for, when
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
How Lightning Changed Coin.

Some years ago while walking along
the street in the French city of Nantes
man was suddenly envelbped in
lightning yet remained uninjured On
arriving home, however, he was amazed
to find that a gold piece had vanished
from his purse, and in It's place was
substituted a silver piece. The light.
ming had, In fact, penetrated the leath-
er of the purse and covered the gold
piece with a coating Of silver taken
from two other coins.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
To Escape Hydrophobla.

When bitten by an animal that is
suspected as mad, the best thing to do,
according to Drs. J. G. Regain and A.
Silkman of New York, who describe
q recent case in Archives of Diagnosis,
is to squeeze the wound to encourage
bleeding, wash it with solution of
mercuric chloride Il in 1,000) cauter-
ize it with tuning nitric acid, and
apply wet dressing of the mercuric
chloride solution. The wound should
never be sewn up; if a deep punctured
wound, 1t Should be cut open with q
scalpel.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19

Tive German submarines cut the
cable between this country and Eng
land just outside New York harbol
in the spring of 1918, but the break
was spliced by a small corps of ex
perts within 10 hours.
This fact was made known for the
first time by Col. J. J. Carly, vice pres
ident of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company, in an address al
a luncheon of the New York Electrical
league.
A cable extending from New York to
South America was cut at the same
time and was repaired as quickly. Ac.
cording to Colonel Carly, Germany
evidently was discouraged by her fail
ure to interrupt communications and
the exploit never was repeated.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19

Lots of married people might study
harmony without taking music lessons.
Boston Transcript.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
Observation-Disclosures

} HOW DESIRE FOR SOFT
w SNAP" MAY INJURE
MAN IN BEGINNING LIFE.
In "As You Like It." Shake
speare, speaking through JAG
ques, tells of the "seven ages
Of man. Of course, says the
Ohio State Journal, the category
Is complete and truthful, but
we think that more modern
times have suggested an eighth
age, that might be inserted be-
tween the whining schoolboy
and the soldier, bearded like
pard, and that is the "Age of
the Soft Snap" when the whole
Of the life Is to get as much as
possible for nothing. A boy gen
orally reaches that stage when
he is just out of school, with a
smattering Of Latin and algebra
and imagines that the world
owes him living, and all he has
to do is to pick 1t off when the
world swings around his way.
Nothing will do him but a soft
snap, an easy job, with big pay
and infinite leisure for society,
with motor rides and dressing
for dinner. There are many such
young men, or rather boys, Just
stepping on the stage of life, to
whom the soft snap seems to be
the blossom Of their years. They
spend the beauty and strength
of their lives trying to get hold
Of 1t. How many noble youth
is utterly Spoiled by waiting for
a soft snap: and the longer they
wait, the less fitted they are for
any kind Of real business. They
are today the chief apostles of
the high cost Of living and are
looked upon as such by the peo-
pie. No person can be a soft
snapper If he possesses any real
pride. He will take the first work
that comes to hand and depend
upon his merit and worth for
his promotion and success. And
now to the sweet damsels, let
us say a word-steer clear of
the snappers, until they show
some disposition to work out
their own salvation.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
Why She Couldn't Understand.

Lucy's next door neighbor, Swedish
woman, gave her puppy. Puppy be-
gan to whine on account of his new
home, and Lucy, failing to pacify him.
went to her mother, saying: Mother,
please see If you can understand what
puppy is whining about. I can't, for
he is whining in Swedish"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRAC.
TORS

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Comfy Commission
ers of Putnam County, Florida, at Pa
latka, until II o'clock, a. M, Janu-
airy 9Th, 1920, for one REINFORCED con-
crete bridge over Duval Branch, in
accordance with plans and specifca-
tons on file with the Clerk of the
Board, and approximately 1900 Gu.
yds. earth fill for improving approach
es at bridge site. Bids for the
bridge must be in a lump sum for
bridge above base line of foundation
and an additional price per cubic yard
of concrete below the indicated foun-
dation of base line shall be named in
the bid. Each bidder shall name in
his bid certain definite number of
working days in which he will agree
to complete the work as outlined. The
bridge is to be 20 foot clear span by
16 foot roadway, and an alternate bid
for bridge with 25 foot clear span by
16 foot roadway will be considered.
A certified check for $4,000 payable
to A. NJ. Steen, chairman, must ac-
company each and every bid. Any
bidder may bid on the bridge and the
fills separately or jointly. The right
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
This December 18th, 1919.
R. J. HANCOCK,
Clerk Board of County Commission
ers, Putnam County, Florida.
12-12-4t-wky.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
Couldn't Eeaze Pa.

"Pa," said Willie looking up from
his book, what kind of fruit comes
from an ambush?"
"a bury" replied the old man. And
silence reigned.-Boston Transcript.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
Love Will Find a Way.

'The old-fashioned buggy had Its
advantages. You can't drive a car and
hug girl at the same time"
81 notice many ladies are learning
to drive" -LouisvilN Courier-Journal.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1919-12-19
Lines to Be Remembered

The sisht Of battlefield after the
light Is enough to inspire princes with
love of peace and horror Of war;
Napoleon [
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
CENTRAL ELEVEN is
MAKING READY FOX
RESSEMER G A M Il

rx Central High School Crimsons
.re hard at work conditioning for the
pessemer game, which will come OIL
Thanksgiving morning. The crimsohS
,ook on the Bessemer game as .ne
hardest of the season, and notnins
will be left undone which VIII alo tne
team TO get in condition for the scrap.
Despite their surprising victory over
the Tech High team, the LOCALS Nd
NOT become over-confident. Althous 4
thew triumphed over an eleven winch
out-weighed them 80 pounds to the man
thew will not let this fact cause them
to let up in their hard training Tor
Bessemer. 49,
They realize that they will go up
against one of the finest prep organl-
cations in the south on ThanksglV-
ing.
Daily workouts are being held on
Smiths field. and Coach Burbage is
nutting the finishing touches on his
1919 machine Carlysle who was dis
qualified a short time ago. will get
another chance, and will be allowed
to play the remainder of the season
with the team He has been making
an excellent showing at end during the
past week or So and is expected to
"shine" before the season Is over. Few
injuries were sustained in the Tech
game, and the whole squad is in ex-
cellent condition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
BIKE RACE SLATED
FOR THANKSGIVING
Edwards Promoting Event.
Three Races Scheduled.
Many Prizes

The Edwards bicycle race Is slated 10
come off THANKSGIVING, and Marvin Ed
wards, promoter of the race. INTENDS 10
make 1t the biggest event OF us KIM
yet staged in Birmingham
The race will be run over the Norwoou
course. This course embraces d
part of the boulevard, and atforns soou
riding for the racers. There Will De TN
events of the meet, two races tor "ni.e
boys and one negro race. bach event
will be for a distance of tlve mics.
The race will be a handicap a1lair
That is. the more experienced riders VIII
be handicapped, and the less experienced
riders given a good start over the otners
BY this method all will be gwen an
equal chance to come out nrst
There will be many prizes awaroeu'
time prize will be given the rioer IN
ishing the course in the least tifne' anu
a prize will be given the racer coifi.ii9 ~
first. The time prize Will De tfe olss
turkey that can be bought in Birming-
ham. claims Mr. Edwards, while the
handicap prize will be a gold watch
MANY other interesting prizes VIII also oe
awarded. ~,
IT is thought that the real race VIII De
between Ralph Hughes and Johh baloy
Each has triumphed over the other u,
past races. but John has come oue -. 10
in the last two These two Maglc 10y
stars will fight for the time horors III
the Thanksgiving race .rv
The entry list is now open, ana any
r;der wishing to enter the races can 40
81 at anv local bike store Mr. Eo-
wards wishes to extend an INVITATION ~
every bicycle rider in the city TO ehter
tha lists and take part in the coming
races.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
ENSLEY WILL MEET
TUSCALOOSA FRIDAY

The Ensley Yellow Jackets will jour-
ney down to Tuscaloosa Friday after
noon to play return game with the
Tuscaloosa High school. About three
weeks ago the Jackets defeated the
Tuscaloosians, to 0, but the Tusca-
loosa outfit says that they can't do
it again. Ensley claims that the score
in the first game should have been
"a to 0, but the back field couldn't
hold the ball after they were within
striking distance of the goal line. And
as the Jackets are going into the
Tuscaloosians' back yard to battle with
them, they will have to go their limit
to down them.
After the defeat of the Jackets last
Friday at the hands of the Bessemer
Tigrs, they are determined that their
goal line will not be crossed again
this year. And they are going to
try to hand the Tuscaloosa outfit the
greatest surprise that they have had
this season, and roll up a big score
against them.
From the reports, all OF the Jackets
will be in the pink of condition for
the game, with the exception of Scholl
and Cushen, but it is probable that
they will get into the battle
Coach Craig is driving his men hard
every afternoon, trying to get them
back In old-time form. They are hav-
ing scrimmages with the scrubs and
long signal practice every day. and
by FRIDAY they should be in the best
of condition
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
.bESSEMER TO MEET
JEFFERSON FRIDAY
County Boys Staged Great
Comeback When They
Defeated Preds

The Bessemer Tiger win meet the strong
Jefferson County team Friday afternoon
This game should prove of considerable
interest to the local prep. school fans.
Although the county boys have been de-
feated by both Ensiley and Central, they
made strong comeback last week
and defeated the Admission Preds., "a to
O. This was a great upset to old man
dope, as he had them doped to be beaten
by about two touchdowns. Two weeks
previous Central managed to defeat the
Preds. out 6 to 0, while they had beat
jefferson 10 to o. 1t can easily be seen
that previous scores will not determine
the strength of the county boys, and the
Tiger will have their hands full when
they tie up with them.
Although the Tigers goal line has not
been crossed this year, they viii have to
do some hard fighting to keep 1t clean
next Friday afternoon. In Thomas,
Sweet and Grisby the Tiger has three
men that will stop most any high schools
back field in the state. In the Ensley
game it was these men that stopped the
Jackets powerful onrush, and in all the
games this year they have proven to be
the manstay of the Bessemer line.
However, all the credit must not be
given to the line for their back field is
one of the strongest in the south. Cap
tain Baty, Merritt and Waller form
trio of backs that no prep. team in the
state have been able to stop in the last
two years These three men are con-
sidered by most every one that has seen
them in action as the most terrific line
plungers seen in the last few years
The Tiger will not go into the fray
overconfident but they will go into it with
a determination of fighting to the last
minute of play. This is the only game
that they have before the battle with
Central on Thanksgiving morning, and
it will depend largely upon this game as
to who will start against their ancient
rival.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
ATHLETIC CLUB IS
GIVEN BOXING AND
WRESTLING MEETS
At Meeting of A. A. u, Ma
tional Championships Are
Awarded to Local
Club

According to n telegran sent to
the Birmingham Athletic club by G.
w. (BilD STREET, secretary of the
southern division of the A. A. u.
the national boxing and wrestling
championships, as well as the
ladies' 44O-yard swim, have been
awarded to the b. A. c.. and will
be held in birmingham early next
year.
These awards were made at the
meeting of the union In Boston,
STREET. was pulling for the wrestling
meet for Birmingham. and the bas-
ket ball meet for Atlanta. He was
successful in ., obtaining these
awards, and besides, secured the
boxing and swimming event for the
local club.
These three events will bring to-
gether in Birmingham some of the
highest class amateur wresfTers
and boxers I'm the country. Bir-
mingham had the wrestling meet
last year, and the event proved
n complete success Local club Of
hcisIs consider 1t n great boom for
Birmingham that the boxing meet
was also secured. The ladies' swim
will draw the best lady swimmers
in the country. This last meet will
probably he held at East Lake the
first part of next summer.
The boxing and wrestling meets
will come of some time in March,
and will be staged at the local ID.
A. G. The announcement mt the
club that these meets were secured
for birmingham caused quite n
furry among the local lovers of
the sports.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
SPORTS
by ROB MeDAvTD
Japs Are Masters in Games
In Which Skill Is Required
Have Little Do With Sports of Brute Strengh-Stars
Tennis and Billiards-Play Baseball-Good
Wrestlers
By JAMES ]. CoRBErE.

OF the American games that are OF the
rough" variety. But the sons OF Nip
pom surely are coming to the fore as
masters OF the sports where skill. sci
ence, speed and muscular control are
vital needs.
Japan today has few billiardists op-
Grating in this country who are ranked
among the greatest in the world. And
many others of almost equal brliliance
are performing in their native land will
ing to sacrifice the plaudits of America
and world renown for the joy of living
at home.
The Oriental nation long and brilliantly
has been represented in tennis affairs in
this country by Kumagne. one of the
most remarkable of net wieiders. Other
Nipponese have come to these shores and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19

where there is ever the likelihood Of
bloodshed. of broken bones, serious in
jury or death. those are games that
Japan fancies not at all. Its leaders have
seen many such contests-but they like
them not. For the Jap code of sports
barring wrestling-embraces no contest
where brute force is a mighty asset.
Even in wrestling the Japs make it a
scientific contest. For their jiu jitsu
tricks, their weird holds, the lightning
movements, their knowledge of how a
gentle pressure here or there will pro-
woke temporary paralysis. come more I'M
der the classification of science than
strength test
The Japs truly constitute a yellow
peril in all games where scientific work
is needed. For they are masters in sport
ing strategy. masters in skill, masters in
speed and thickness and in CO. ordination
of mind and muscle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19
B. A. C.. Basket Ball Team
Begins Practice Friday

The B. A. c. basketball team will be-
gin regular practice Friday night, and
all candidates for the eleven are re-
quested to be on hand in the club gym
nasium on that evening.
This basketball team will play some
of the strongest teams in the south this
year. Already a game has been sched-
uled with Vanderbilt university team
and others are expected with Alabama,
Auburn Louisiana State and other col
leges Illinois is trying to get game
for January 2, but no definite arrange
ments have been made as yet for this
game
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-19

JAPS PLAY HARD
The laps who have played here have
shown harder and faster forehand drive
and also a back court drive than is gen.
orally seen in this country. It is due TO
that as well as their remarkable agility
| that the Japs have scored so many vic
tories here.
Explaining the reason for the chain
lightning drive. Kumagne said:
Until a short time ago all tennis balls
used in Japan were considerably smaller
than the regulation American variety.
AS a result it was necessary for us to
put terrific power into all of our drives
to get any distance That got us into
the practice of driving with mighty force
at all times. and now, when we put that
power into the smash at the big Aneri-
can balls, we can send them hard and
fast-usually a bit harder and faster
than most American players
Tennis, like billiards, is comparatively
new game in Japan. The net sport
was unknown there until 1898. Then some
American introduced it into Kio univer-
sity. For some years the game was
played only there. But, after time, the
College graduates, having developed a
fondness for the sport decided to organ
re tennis club and erect few courts
The success OF that venture led to the
formation of others, and soon tennis be-
came a. recognized and rather widely
known sport in Japan.
But it is still much of college game.
with its devotees recruited almost wholly
from college men or their immediate
families. The middle and low class Japs
so far have shown no interest in it.
terming it merely "the rich man
game
PLAY BASEBALL
tn0-fhP ancient
and the national sport of japan. Wres-
tiers in that nation are looked upon diff
ferently than they are here. For
champion wrestler is a man of men; the
envied of all in the empire.
But boxing, football and other sports,
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were when they appeared here at the first
of the season against the Birmingham
Southern Partners.
The Bulldogs are not discouraged over
their defeat at the hands of Marion last
week, and are determined to trounce the
Aggies Friday, and do it in decisive
fashion Daily workouts are being held
on the college campus, and Coach Dillon
expects to send his team into battle FRI
day in practically perfect condition