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The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11
Freiqht Rates Too High

One Of the great drawbacks to
business is the fact that freight
rates are go high that the shipper
cannot get a prof. out OF any
thing after settling with the roads
for the freight
The railroads have boosted
prices on transportation so high
that people are using other means
of transportation whenever possi-
BILE. and the railroads are losing
uuch that under more rational
conditions would be theirs. Tht
freight rates are 10 some sections
Is per cent. higher than express
rates. The present rates are ruin.
Gus to producers. When it takes
tso.thirds OF the price of an arti-
Gle to transport it from one state
to another something is wrong.
The prices of all agricultural
products are now very low. Freight
rates are so high that producers
cannot afford to ship and cosse.
quently they are reducing pro-
duction; for they cannot afford to
pay all or nearly all they get to
the carrier.
Government control of the rail-
roads was a rank failure. Private
ownership. uuder existing condi-
tions, is stsgnating business. and
unless a freight rate is established
that will enable producers to live
the railroads will share In the
common ruin.
II the railroads cannot get their
rates down to an equitable basis
by reducing IunniEg expenses
they should begin with their high.
priced officials and reduce their
salaries to q reasonable amount
If government regulations are OF
ever were needed in the regula.
tion cf railroad traffic they arc
needed TO adjust the salaries ot
the railroad officials in high
places.
The trouble with the railroads
seems to be that they are top.
heavy.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

When everybody gets ready to 10 the
square thing, this country viii get dow"
10 business This waiting :or tine other
fellow TO reduce pri.es before reducing
our ewu is the cause Of much OF the
unrest and trouble this country is tXPc
ricn,im2 to-day I'll" time Will soon
cone when conditions viii improve ana
confidence will bc restored. The sItua
tion is daily growing better. bat not
fast enough for general we!fre. Read
iustmelt j. a serious matter. 1t means
a great deal to the over stocked mcr
chants and manufacturers, hut il must
come before business will assume il,
pre-war liyeliness.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

jamestown Island, containing about
1900 acres, and the site of the first
English settlement in America, may be
purchased by the government and made
into National Park.
jamestown was settled by the Eng
lsh May l3, 1907, when one hundred
settlers from England, under the dircc
tion of Captain John Smith, the hero
of the Pocahontas story, landed upon
the shores Of Virginia and began the
erection of the first permanent settle
ment Of Englishmen in America.
Virginia at that time extended 2Ot
miles either way, north and south ot
jamestown, and west TO the Mississippi.
1t was al James City, few miles III
land from jamestown, that the first
legislative body in America met ii
1919. In August of that year Dutch
man. war touched At jamestown and
sold twenty African negroes, thus i'll
Producing African slavery into Amer
lea
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11
The abandonment of militarism seems

The abandonment of militarism seems
long way off when We contemplate the
vast military and naval preparations of
the nations of the world. Here in the
yEnited States militarism has a firm
hold, and only last week the National
House Military Committee reported ia
vorably upon the passage Of bill au-
fhorizing the purchase of real estate,
valued at more than $4,000,000, for
army supply bases in various sections
Of the country. The land in each case
was requisitioned by the government
prior to July, 1913.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

General Leonard Wood has begun hie
Investigations into the fitness of til.
Filipnos for complete self government
The natives of that far-away posses
sion Of the United States have had an
opportunity 10 learn a great deal il
the past twenty five wears, during which
time the l'nitad States government ha,
been sending teachers to prepare them
for I'll" day when they will assume the
entire responsibilities of an imdcpen
dent ion The results of Genera
Woods investigation will be awalteI
with the hope that he viii find them
capable; but in the event that they are
not fully prepared, it would be sii
to turn them loose to shift for them
selves. and perhaps become the prey OF
Japan or some other nation that may
have designs for conquest of political
mastery.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

The closing of the door against for
eign immigration is turning the tide in
other directions. Brazil is gaining rap
idly in population and will no doubt
receive large percentage of the sur
plus of Europe's population. The tide
has already set strongly in that direc-
tion and Central Europe is sending TO
Brazil those that need to 60 out to
tighten the burdens of those at home.
One ship in March took 1000 Germans
to Brazil, and others are going as fast
as passage can be obtained.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11
SATURDAY. THE 18th DAY OF
JUNE, A. D., 1921,


between the hours Of ii O'Clock a. m.
and 4 O'Clock p. M, the following
describ bed property, to-wit:.
"Twenty-six mules. enumerated as
follows: Mare mule named Sarah;
mare mule named Sue; mare mule
named Agnes; mare mule named
Dora; mare mule named Pigeon:
horse mule named Red; mare mule
named Brownskin; mare mule named
Ida; mare mule named Ada: mare
mule named Lilly; mare mule named
Lottie; horse mule named Cheney;
horse mule named Major No. /; ho. Sc
mule named Wildcat; horse mule
named Wheeler; horse mule named
Foster; mare mule named Kate; mare
mule named Stella; mare mule named
Lady: horse mule named Major No.
2; horse mule named Mack; horse
mule named Taylor; mare mule nam
ed Della; horse mule named Mike:
mule named Eagle.
Fifteen plows; three double plows:
two listers; five cultivators: eight
Molines; two stubble diggers; four
harrows; one roller; one road ma.
chine, one corn mill, one lot of gears,
three corn planters, one lot of hoes
and shovels, three cane pullers, one
scale, one wagon, one lot of carts.
one hay rack, three hay pullers, one
hay rake, two moving machines, four
tank wagons, one corn shelter, one
lot of double trees, one lot of cane
knives, and two corn baskets.
"One thresher shed, one pump
house, and one blacksmith shop, on
land of Estate Of 7. B. Carter. ct. ais,
at Adeline, La"
CHARLES PECoT, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of St. Mary.
La, June 1st, 1921.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

According to figures compiled by com
mercial agencies, 81 per cent OF the fail
ures in the year 1920 were non adver
tisers. Advertisers do sometimes fail,
but the percentage of failures among
that class is very small compared to
those who do not use the newspapers
or some other form of Advertising
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

There is strong and growing sen
timent for disarmament in the National
House, and it is quite probable that
some measures will be taken during this
session of Congress toward an intcrna-
tional agreement to reduce armaments.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

Landlords who object to children in
apartments rarely object to dogs. The
census taker in the City of Providence
found 60l5 dogs enjoying the comforts
of home, regardless of the high cost of
living and the objection to children IN
rented houses.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

Ohio is asking Federal aid in the con
struction and Improvement Of highways.
There is no Doubt the highways need
improvement; but Federal aid seems
to be uncalled for in the care of State
as rich and prosperous as Ohio.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

Joseph McCabc has written a book
in which he predicts that in about six
million wears the world will be per
manently covered with sheet of lee.
Well, we have no cause TO worry for
the present.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11
TOWN TAX SALES
OF
Movable and ImmOyable
Property.
Town Of Franklin, 81. Mary Parish vs.. De-
inqIent Tax Dettcrs.

BY virtue Of the authority vested in ne
IS The Charter Of the Town OF Franklin
Aforesaid and hy virtue Of the ton>tItu-
non and laws Of the State of Louisiana,
Will sell at the principal front door Of the
Court House. where the Civil District
Court is now being held. within legal
hours for judicial sales, at II O'Clock a, IN,
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11
Hard Times In Boyland.'
THE PANSY AND THE DAISY

PANSIkS: Lena Caro-, Irene Boudreaux, Ruth
ert, Ethel Ardeaux, Leona Bourgeois, Mildred Oh
Helen Blutfn Marjorie Chauvin Katie Lombardo Z
Borne.
DAISIES: Ruby Smith, Flora May Hale Pear
bot Elfreda Becnel, Louisiana La(irange, Leone !.
Marjorie Cassberg, Jeannette Guot, Mabel Men
Ceceile Leblanc.
AWARDING OF PRIZES.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11

A hundred thousand men who wore
the Federal uniform during the world
war are out Of employment in New
York City to-day.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-06-11
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd judicial District Court-Par.
ish of ST Mary.
Jefferson D. Roane vs.. William F.
Giles, Et. Ais. No. Is. .037.

Under and by virtue of an order OF
seizure and sale, issued out of the
Honorable Twenty-Third Judicial
District Court of the State Of Louis
lana in and for the Parish of ST.
Mary, and to me directed, in the
above entitled and numbered suit, |
have seized and shall expose at pub
lie sale, and sell for cash, without
appraisement, to the last and highest
bidder, according to law, at the prin-
cipal front door of the Court House in
Franklin, La, on
New-York tribune., 1921-03-13

Two old-time fashions,
the shawl and fringe,
appear in this Vionnet
model. 1t is of oyster
white silk. Both the
Spanish shawl and the
skirt are trimmed
with white silk !
fringe. i
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15
WHERE UNEMPLOYMENT
IS POPULAR,

One explanation that so many men
are unemployed in the great cities is
that many men prefer to loaf where
unemployment is popular.
Were a dozen of the able-bodied
unemployed in Boston to land in
Shrimpville of Hunchtown, some
farmer might offer them something
to do-with meals, shelter and d
small wage.
Not to all, perhaps not to the ma
jority, but to some, unemployment is
more desirable than an undesired and
uncongenial job.
Three hundred years ago, when
this country was wilderness and
every man had to dig or die, many
a man died who would not dig. I'm
employment solved itself and only
the fittest survived. In those days
there were no soup-kitchens and
bread-lines and the city did not try
to care for the unemployed. There
was no city and no man had less than
he could do in taking care of himself
and his own household.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15
WHAT MIGHT BE DONE.

"Why is it that thousands OF shoe
workers are out of employment,
while millions of our people need new
shoes? If the defect lies in the sys-
TEN, why not do away with that
system and try new one?" These
questions correspondent puts to
the New York Evening Post.
Were one-fourth of the things done
that should be done, no able-bodied
man would be out of employment.
Were all the houses repainted and
otherwise repaired that should be,
were all the yawns and gardens
planted were all the backwards
cleaned, all the outbuildings i'm
proved or removed, all the trees and
shrubs trimmed and fertilized-ln
Palatka-how many men would, ~
kept busy? =,
II shoe makers can nc. De hired
10 make four dollar s bOes, many a
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15
NEGLECT OF A STATESMAN

at was one of the strangest as
well as one of the meanest denials in
human history" So, the New York
Tribune still harps on the failure of
the government of the United States
to send General Leonard Wood to
the front in command of division
during the world war. Everybody
except The Tribune appears to be
pretty we'll informed that General
Wood was left at home because
General Pershing, the responsible
commander of the forces in the field,
preferred Dickman, Billiard, Sum-
neral and other officers, and the sub
sequent proceedings established that
he made discreet selections. Anyway,
Major General Leonard Wood could
scarcely have performed to better
effect had he been at the head of
one of Pershings divisions. What
ever criticism therefore, is aimed at
President Wilson, in respect of the
neglect to send Wood to France.
falls upon John J. Pershing and, in
directly, it is an attack on numerous
capable officers who served under
him.
General Wood is good soldier and
American people, outside of the
Republican party, seem to have cor
dial regard for him, but the party
which he has served would have
none of him. He has been an &C.
1--we and faithful party man without
neglecting his soldierly duties, but
Republican voices, like The Tribune,
apparently think that whatever re-
ward he deserves should have come
from a Democratic administration
The Republicans would not have him
IS a candidate for president. They
allowed his friends to corral a large
number of delegates for him in the
Chicagoconvention, but from the first
it was decreed that he should not be
nominated. That The Tribune well
knows. The Trbiune's party is con.
trolled by men like George Harvey
and they prefer men like Warren
Harding to an American soldier who
is also acclaimed an administrator
and statesman.
Naturally, The Tribune is eager
10 have the country forget what hap
pened to Wood when the conference
was held at two o'clock in the morn
ing in a room in the Blackstone ho'
tel.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15
Was Hurting All the Time

Kidney trouble saps the vitality
and strength of man and woman. 1t
causes backache, headache, stiff
joints, sore muscles, shooting aches
and pains. John F. Brooks, 712 S,
18th St., Omaha Neb., writes: "My
back was hurting me all the time
more or less and had a pain in my
right side. Since taking Foley Kid.
ney Pills I feel no pain at all. My
back feels good and strong, better
than it has in rs years" Also re-
lieve bladder weakness.
For sale by ]. H. Haughton.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

moss of said corporation shall De
conducted by the following-named
officers:
DR.. A. B. HARRISON, President.
w. A. Russell, First Vice-Presldent
w. C. CARTRIDGE, Cashier;
and DR.. A. B. HARRISON, D. M. eau
tier. W. A. Russell, S. M. LaBree' u
r Morrow. L. S. Turner and V. l.
Carrier, Directors.
The highest amount of indebted
ness or other liability to which the
said corporation shall at any time
subject itself shall be as limited and
defined by Section PIP, of the Cen
eral Statutes of the State OF Florida
TX.
The names and residences of the
subscribers, and the amount OF cap
ital stock subscribed by each, are as
follows:
A. B. HARRISON, Crescent City, FIa''
so shares.
D. M. Gautier Crescent City, FIa''
40 shares.
w. A. Russell, Crescent City, Fla'
40 shares.
S. NJ. LaBree, Crescent CITY, fIa''
80 shares.
C. B. Morrow, Crescent Clty, RIA,
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15
Saturday Morning, October y F,

30 shares.
L. S. Turner, Crescent Clty' Fla''
80 shares.
V. /. Carrier, Crescent City, fla',
80 shares.
STATE OF FLORIDA }
County of Putnam }
Before me, the undersigned Nota-
nv Public in and for the State of
Florida at Large, personally ap-
peared A. B. HARRISON D. M. eau
tier, W. A. Russell, s. M. LaBree, G.
B. Morrow, l.. S. Turner and " l.
Carrier, all to me well known, and
known to me to be the individuals
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15
NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO Apply for Letters Patent


Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned will apply to the Governor
of the State of Florida, at Tallahas-
see, on Saturday, Oct. 22nd, 1921
for Letters Patent, Incorporating
the Peoples Bank of Crescent City
under the following proposed char
ter, the original of which is now or
file in the Office of the Secretary Of
State of the said State of Florida.
Witness our names this 9Th day OF
September, A. D. 1921.
A. B. HARRISON,
D. NJ. GAUTIER,
w. A. RUSSELL,
S. NJ. LA BREE,
C. B. MORROW,
L. S. TURNER
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

described in and who ev.,,, +,
foregoing proposed Chart. 'Sa !.
Peoples Bank of Crescent n, y
each being duly sworn sov. ..,,'
knowledged that he av0. ,all,
same for the uses and ''tq
therein expressed. pu'p
In witness thereof, I have h.,
to set my hand and affixed ~ I' !,
rial seal this 9Th day Of San x l
A. d. 1921. p'a
(SEAL) ALBERT F Inn,
Notary Public, State ~ ~
My oo Commission expires Febn
7th, 1922. '"'
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

'"Rent situation bristles with men
ace" Headline. Somehow, that
word bristles always reminds US of
landlords.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Burglary insurance rates have
doubled in New York, but this does
not mean that the cops are demand
ing twice their former share.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

AS we understand it, Lloyd George
will agree to absolute separation and
alimony if England is given custody
of the Irish. %.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Getting the cream of Msign trade
is like milking COW. The cow does
not give milk; you have to take it
away from her.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Ever notice a busy woodpecker
nodding his head? Doesn't it remind
you of commuter kissing his wife
goodbye at 1885 a. M?
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

European nations never know what
Americas policy will be tomorrow,
but at that they haven't anything on
America.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

A gallon of moonshine doesn't re-
duce a man to maudlin asininity
much quicker than a gal in the moon
light.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

When they are dressed, it is hard
to tell an old hen from chicken.
This is a poultry item, not fashion
note.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

About the only difference between
dinner and banquet is that the
dinner provides some regular Wet
uals.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

When the murderer pleads insani-
ty and is acquitted, no one denies
that he was tried by jury of his
peers.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15
v. |. CARRIER.
PROPOSED CHARTER
PEOPLES BANK OF CRESCENT

PEOPLES' BANK Of ChhoChNl
"-r CITY.
The undersigned incorporators
hereby associate themselves together
for the purpose of becoming incorpo-
rated and forming a corporation I'M
der and by virtue of the Laws of the
State of Florida, with and under the
following proposed charter:
The name of the corporation shall
be the Peoples Bank of Crescent
City, and its place of business shall
be in the city of Crescent City, in the
county of Putnam, and State of Flor
ida.
The general nature of the business
to be transacted shall be that of a
General Banking Business, with pow
ers incident thereto, as provided by
the Statutes of the State of Florida
III.
The amount of the capital stock Of
said corporation shall be Twenty
five Thousand ($25,OOO) Dollars, to
be divided into Two Hundred and
Fifty shares of the par value of One
Hundred Dollars ($1OO) each, to be
paid in cash.
".
The term for which said corpora
ton shall exist shall be Ninety-nine
years.
V.
The business of the said corpora
ton shall be conducted by the fol-
lowing officers:
A president, one or more vice-pres-
idents, board of Seven directors, d
cashier, and such other officers and
employees as the corporation may
authorize. The board of directors
may appoint subordinate officers and
employees, with such powers, duties
and terms of office as they may pre-.
scribe, or as may be provided by the
bylaws not inconsistent iwth the
banking laws.
vi.
The directors shall be elected by
the stockholders at each annua
meeting. All other officers and EN-
ployees shall be elected annually by
the Board of Directors. The annua
meeting of the stockholders shall b.
held on the Second Monday in Janu
airy in each year.
VII.
Until the officers elected at th'
first annual meeting Of the stock
holders shall be qualified, the bust
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

During the football season, the
three "R's" of our educational sys.
TEN are Root and Raw Raw.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

We have motion pictures of Off
Gals, but there are none of Govern
ment clerks in Washington.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

That knocking you hear in the in
dustrial machine calls for liberal
application of elbow grease.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

No facecream so far invented is
quite so good for the complexion as
elbow grease.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Wine does not appeal to the typ
ical American. Nor, for that matter
does whine.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Some of the immigrants are bring
ing an alarming number of income
tax exemptions with them.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

The tariff act doesn't figure on the
billboards, but it may figure in tht
board bills.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

1t is rumored that new coal prices
are slated The anthracite output
has slated generously for two years.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

In this free country, every boy can
attain to prominence and have his
golf score printed in the newspapers.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Men soon become accustomed to
any kind of feminine style. They
first endure then pity, then embrace.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Fortunately, however, the broad
way that leads to destruction isn't q
one-wsy street.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Secret orders are harmless if they
don't try to give orders.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

An ounce of prevention is also
easier to get than a pound of cure.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

The patter of the rain soothes the
spirit, but the patter of reigning
statesmen doesn't have that effect.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

A theory is much like a man. 1t
isn't worth darn unless it will
work.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

There is something in the smell of
wood alcohol bootleg that closely re-
sembles an air of finality.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

And so skirts are to be longer.
we'll well; it's time the world was
looking up.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

The world will get on its feet when
it becomes an armless wonder.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

The mist that obscures the sun of
a brighter day is the pessimist.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

The country might profit, also, by
a little more traffic on our railroads.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

man will go nearly barefoot because
he can not afford ten dollar shoes.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Winter suits for men are show
ing some new cuts. Ours is showing
some new cuts the moths made.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

But when the meek inherit the
earth, will they stay that way?
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

When diplomats fall out, telegraph
companies get their due.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

Be sure oyur sins and bill collec-
tors will find you out.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

You might call the present one a
peace of paper.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

De Valera appears to have started
something he can't Sim Flemish.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-10-15

A fool and his money are soon
spotted.