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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13
THE OLD FORM AND THE
NEW IN GOVERNMENT.

Several years ago the city council
discussed the advisability of request
ing the railroads to repair certain
street crossings that were, and are, a
disgrace to any city. The request was
made, but nothing was done.
About a year ago Mayor Fearnside
brought the matter to the attention
of council and the record was resur-
rected to show that The city had al
ready taken the matter up with the
railroads. The then Mayor urged
more drastic measures. The roads
We're told that they MUST do some
thing about the crossings. The roads
did. They sent a crossing expert
here, who knew how to put them down
cheaper, without regard to utility,
who first looked the situation over.
A few months later he returned and
suggested that a sample crossing be
put down, processing that if it was not
satisfactory he would install the kind
the city desired-csment.
The demonstration crossing was put
down so long ago that it has worn
entirely out, and no effort has beer
made even to repair the others that
were not put down. Alderman John
son brought the matter up in cOunci
a few nights ago, and very pertinently
asked if there were not some methot
by which corporations which ignore
all requests and demands Of the mum
cipality could not be made to d.
things. They can. The crossings
can be put down just as the city want
them and a lien Issued against TIN
railroad property to pay for them 1t
lust the method of going after it t,
get it done.
Down in St. Petersburg they hav
q commission form of government
with city manager whose duty is t
{ attend to the city Affairs. Here "
{ have a council with committees. Tn
method there is to go and tell the ra'
roads what they must do. If it is nc
done Immediately steps are takeI
! The tracks were torn up there on on
occasion to force the road to carry OF
its obligations to the city in maxim
] certain crossing changes. Under on
system the railroad is sent note b
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13

cept that we might correct an i'm
preston that such a statement might
give, and which is an injustice to the
local papers. No such statement or
headlines appeared in the local ma
pers, but this newspaper did quote
the city attorney, from statement
made in open session of the city
council some months ago, that the
city was facing bankruptcy if certain
Echanges We're not made in the taxing
system.
And while we are at it we also wish
to interpose that there was no basis
OF printed word on which a SUPPOSE
ton could have been based that the
city at present is bankrupt or even
approaching insolvency, and it was
not necessary to set up straw man
and then uppercut him to death. The
News said in a recent issue that the
city's finances are in bad condition,
presenting the auditors figures to
show why, also showing that if all of
the monies due the city were paid in
this condition would be relieved. The
News didn't say so at that time, but
it does now, that the lax system of
collections is responsible for this con-
dition.
The council has not, in the last few
years, taken the trouble to inform
the people of the condition of the
city's finances. No statement of re-
ceipts Or expenditures is ever pub
lished in newspaper or pasted on
the council chamber door. We ven
ture to say there is not another city
in the United States the sixe of Pa
latka whose administrative officers
are not required to make public
statement of finances at least once &
Iyear.
The News has had little to say
about this because there are so many
persons ready to say that a newspa
per is merely looking for advertising
When this newspaper urged the adop
ton of a new charter, providing flo,
= a more business-like administration
i a member of council made the insin
h uation in open session that the cos
n of advertising such procedure an
t the net result to newspaper nigh
: be the cause of such agitation. TIL
o News offere dto do the pubicatio
S free of all cost to the city, entailin
e a personal expense to this paper 0
= ten times as much as that member O
council pays in taxes to the city i
e ten years.
e We endeavored to show, so tina
i the average person could understan
e it. what the auditors report present
Il ed as to the condition of the city
: financial affairs. The figures stan
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13
MIsQUOTING THE PRESS.

All newspaper writers have had eX-
perience with the public speaker and
the interview bugs who make rash
or Incorrect statements and then
seek refuge behind the old gag that
they were misquoted, but it is sell
dom that newspaper has to rise to
its defense and declare that it has
been misquoted, for always what the
newspaper says is in print and can
not be- altered.
We are not disposed to take issue
with the gentleman who made the
rather general statement at the XII
wants luncheon yesterday that he
had seen big headlines in "the loca
paper that Palatka is bankrupt" ex'
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13
1,u i it possible to prove that

How is it possible to prove that
capital punishment does not deter?
Il seems to be much less difficult to
,,vove that it does. london is the
largest city in the world, more than
twice the size Of Chicago, and be-
cause nurderers are put to death in
England at the ratio of. about 9 out
Of 10 convicted, the mortality rate of
murder victims is extremel ylow. One
YEAR London had thirteen murders
and eleven hangings. The same
year Chicago had more than 100
murders and seven hangings.
It is easy enough to make the
claim that capital punishment does
not deter murderers, but it is hard
to prove it. It might be that withou
capital punishment there might be
more murders than ever. The pic
tl1re of the gallows in the minds eye
of the would-be murderer is bound to
have a wholesome effect upon him.
Remove it and the fear of punish
ment is lessened. All psychologists
agree to that.
The News readily agrees with the
idea that the death penalty safe
guards society from an increase in
this form of crime. Violence is
worse, of course, when unbridled
Remove the restrictions and the
worst evil comes as though invited
mad encouraged. The fact that one
who has killed should pay with hi:
own life does not enter into consid
Grafton of the question. That is j.;
matter of revenge. What the state
ought to consider at all times ii
furnishing offenders is the effect O
that treatment on crime and crimi
nails.
Capital punishment serves tw,
purposes; it removes the murderer
precluding the possibility Of his com
hitting another crime, of that kline
and it serves as warning to others.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13

for themselves and we have pre-
scented them as a duty to ths public.
If they were incorrect and if the de-
auctions we're from false premises it
is the duty of the member or mem
bers Of counci lwho Seek to explain
the awkward situation away to do it
publicly, and The News will oe glad
to give what wide circulation its ia
cilities permit to- any SUCH state
ment.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13
PALATKA DAILY NEWS

the city clerk once every few months
requesting" that certain things be
done.
The difference in the obsolete and
the modern form is that one has i'm
mediate contact and execution while
the other shoots at long range.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13


Slogan for American tourists in
Europe: Tip till it hurts"
why shouldn't Cuba go bankrupt?
She might as well make it unani-
nous.
So live that when your summons
comes you can establish a satisfac-
tory alibi.
1t must be fine to be he-flapper
and have nothing to do but light an
other cigarette.
Another good way to keep from
eating too much is to buy used car
and keep it in running order.
"Let's go" was an excellent war
slogan, but it is playing thunder
with home life in America.
Love is the quality that prompts a
sweet-breathed wife to kiss hus'
band who has been smoking that
kind of pipe.
After all, the immodesty Of the
Ione-piece bathing suit depends large
ily on the size Of the piece.
Physical culture in this countr!
has progressed to the point wher,
very few people say "athalete."
The most helpless things in tn
iworld are a newborn infant and
q chap of 20 besieged by widow.
The farmer along the lower Missis
, sippi can understand why Noah &c
drunk shortly after the flood.
Few things in the world taste a
good as they look, and it may be tina
} this is true of flappers, also.
The bonus hunters are beginnin
} to suspect that while faith may NOV
mountains, it won't remove defici
. The sweeping reform needed in tt
home is one that will get the cobwet
out from under the furniture.
e Executive: Anybody who is fri
i to think the weather too hot for o
t flee work and seek the cooling bleac.
l. ers.
t 1t seems to require lot Of blo'
q Splitting in Ireland to prove the ge
+ tleness and sweetness Of the Chri
" +ian religion.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13

The allies at last are willing to let
Germany borrow. All that is needed
now is to interest the chap who has
the money.
Too many people think culture
consists in reading rot written by
some ancient who got by because he
had no competition.
A bride never realizes how 'ppou-
lar she is until she begins to count
the silver-plated pickle forks receiv-
ed as wedding gifts.
Some day when we have plenty OF
money and time, we are going to find
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13

It seems to require lot Of blood
Splitting in Ireland to prove the gen
tleness and sweetness of the Chris
tian religion.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13

Executive: Anybody who is free
to think the weather too hot for Of
flee work and seek the cooling bleach
ers.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13

The sweeping reform needed in the
home is one that will get the cobwebs
out from under the furniture.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-13

ht Of view.
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pfc cheap
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| execution.
Hasize the
IAN life by
|acrifice of
capable to
j not value
would not
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on human
the states
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
BABE RUTH LEADS THE WAY.

The other day a farewell party was
given 70 Babe Ruth by the sporting
writers. Putting aside the usual
speeches, they told him some plain
truths about himself. This moved
Babe Ruth TO make a speech which
ended: Fellows. / realize now what
you have done for me and what you
nave tried to do for me- If | don't
make good on my promise then I'm a
bum. Go as far as YOU like"
Next week we understand there is
10 be another little dinner given by
twenty-nine eminent Republicans to
TWO eminent Cabinet officers. The
usual speeches will not be made, and
instead some plain truths will be told.
These two Cabinet officers are 10 be
told what Senator Walker told Babe
Ruth, that the public got its impres-
sion of politics from those who were
most conspicuous in politics and that
II the public saw public men break
ing public pledges it would soon lose
faith. Thereupon Mr.. Hughes will
make speech ending as follows
Fellows, / realize now what you have
done for me. If / don't make good on
my promise, then I'm a bum. Go as
/ far as you like"
The dinner will end In tears-Nev
/ York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
HOLDING ALLIES ACCOUNTABLE.

II would not be safe to treat the
alarming reports from Turkey as ex-
aggerated. We know that Turkish
pairiotism has risen to a feverish
pitch. and we know that there are
great numbers OF Christians and
Jews who are in mortal danger. The
danger is so great that the Western
Powers can afford 20 take no chances.
No one at this distance is comper
tent 10 state what the right measures
of protection would be. But this is
clear: The Allies by their victory in
the great war established a position in
Turkey which is responsible for the
terrible hostility against the nom
Moslems. The fury of Kemal's fol-
lowers is aroused by their resentment
against what the Allies have done.
The Allies cannot, therefore, allow
this resentment to fall upon the re-
| ligious minorities whose chief sin is
that they have been friendly TO the
Allies.
Great Britain, France and Italy are
individually and severally responsible
for any massacre which may occur In
Turkey. They cannot act too ener-
getically to prevent It. for the world
will hold them strictly to account
New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
MIRROR. OF PUBLIC OPINION

skilled laborers who cannot speak
English are still making Sc n day in
many regions. II Angelo the sewer
digger is worth So day. then Angela
the stenographer surely is worth at
least So day.
Much IL expected of the woman
worker She must keep up TO GER
tain standard In dress. She must be
clean and well nourished. Even IL
she gets SIS a week she can scarcely
find food and lodging for less than
si4 OF ii. That leaves her 81 for
clothes. recreation. medical attend
ance and incidentals. 1t takes won
derful management to go along on
those figures.
Let her get married, says Old
Scrooge of the girl who wants a fair
wage. Very often she cannot find Il
ip her conscience to marry, being the
Only support of n mothCr. And. even
IL she is foot free, she cannot make
| a good marriage IL she is too poor
| to make herself as attractive as she
| should look. That is another case of
keeping up to a standard-the stan
dard which recently caused a visitor
from Europe to say that the most
! beautiful women In tho world were
to be seen In lower Manhattan at the
| luncheon hour.
Tho young working woman is more
important than the young working
man. She not only is an important
unit in the business of business, but
she Is Indispensable in the business
of life. She is the future mother OF
the race and we cannot afford tc
skimp her.-New York Herald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
AMERICAN FICTION.

Sir Andrew MacphaiI, speaking be-
fore the Contemporary Club. said
some things about the American novel
which some OF it's manufacturers will
d. we'll TO perpend. One OF the best
sellers seriously told his friends that
he mad made an agreement with one
Of our noted illustrators. The artist
was 70 divide a large sheet OF naper
into slXty-tour squares. In each of
these he would make a sketch. Round
each picture the author would write
An episode, and these would be strung
together in a story. The incident was
not a part Of the remarks OF the
speaker. But II is n part of the at
tNude toward art which he combated.
writer's 10 their duty 10 idealize as
punSent phrase, recall some Of our
II vas we'll to have him, in trenchant,
we'll rs 10 realize.
The gravamen of his quarrel with
certain Of our novelists was their metl.
culous realism. He was severe-prob-
I aDly too severe--but he made his
po!rt with moral earnestness Faith
ful are the wounds of a friend" As
owen Wister pointed out in an ad-
mira bic aftermath 10 the address, in.
stead of indignant resentment 70
th'se VINO point out our SHORTCOMINGS
we should do better TO consider the
structures for what truth there may
be in them.-Public Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
THE BAYARDS.


That is refreshing revelation OF
the character of Thomas f. Bayard,
newly elected Senator from the State
of Delaware, that Mr.. Bell. Washing
ton correspondent of The Courier
Journal, transmits i'm his dispatches.
1T is related" says Mr.. Bell. that
when he (Mr. Bayard) became the
Democratic nominee, he was urged to
soft pedal his beliefs along this line
Gan issue in the campaign), and to
keep the voters in the dark on the
subject. lie is said to have demurred
firmly against this proposal, saying
that he would present himself to the
electorate only in the light of his
earnest, convictions"
Americans who knew the father of
Delaware's Senator-elect cannot be
surprised by this courageous atti-
tude of the son, 1t is now almost
fifty years since Thomas II. Bayard,
the father. who was then in the
United States Senate and who later
became Secretary of State and first
American Ambassador at the Court
of st, James, was tested on this point
as few men have been tested In pub
lie life. n bill providing for resump-
tion of specie payments was before the
Senate. Against its enactment were
arrayed powerful popular protest and
clamor. In Delaware the bill was
angrily opposed. and especially by a
great number of Senator Bayard's S
/ rarty associates--men to whom he
owed his election to the Senate. A
committee, representing these friends
of Senator Bayard's, wasfappointed TO
go To Washington 10 protest against
the bills enactment, and. incidentally
to warn Mr.. Bayard that. in case he
should vote for the bill then pending
his action would be resented by
! Democrats of Delaware and he would
he dcnied the privilege ever again tC
represent them In public life.
Mr.. Bayard received the committee
courteously, treated its members
CONSIDERABLY. When, however. its
spokesman closed his speech with thu
warning that vote by Mr. Bayar6
for resumption of specie payments
would result in his being retired &c
private lifc." the Bayard spirit flash.
ed out with the unforgettable answer
Gentlemen. home has no terrors fol
me- MIR, Bayard voted In favor oi
pthe bill To the lasting honor of Della
ware and the Democratic party h,
was reelected to the Senate
NJ. Bells dispatch touching thi,
latest Thomas +. Bayard provides con
vincinE evidence in behalf of wha
this newspaper has pointed out sine,
Mr.. BaYard was first mentioned 70
the Scnatorship from Delaware
namely, that in him Is represented tn
lhighmindedness and courage that nav
heen all too uncommon OF late fl
American public life. If the characte
of the now sunkcn Senate is to D.
repaired. men like Bayard-father an,
son-need 20 be sought out in eacI
State and sent 10 Washington-me1
who are known to have intellectual
integrity and who. having It. scor
10 compromise or TO equivocate whe
their earnest convictions are at stak,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16

such danger. j believe the danger re-
ferred to would be best avoided by
recommending to the employers who
employ female workers in factories,
the adoption OF a rule requiring such
workers to confine their hair in nets
while at work"
Yet 1t is the intense desire OF many
Negro women TO have the kinks re-
moved from their hair, so that 1t will
be straight and flowing like that Of
their Caucasian sisters. Perhaps this
information may incline those who en-
gage in hazardous occupations to let
their kinky hair alone.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
MIGRATORY BIRDS INCREASE

The reports Ct large numbers Of
wild ducks on the marshes in the Vi
cinity of Delaware City and Port Penn
are very gra tifying 10 the man who is
fond Of cunning. Their number both
in this State and on the Chesapeake
Bay is attributed to the protection by
law of all migratory birds in recent
years.
Five years ago the Migratory Bird
Treaty was ratified by Canada and the
United States in order to protect those
birds that winter in the United States
and breed in Canada. Up TO the time
the treaty was signed the birds werc
playing a losing game. and gradually
their numbers were shrinlxing-some
almost TO the verge Of extinction.
But the five years of protection that
has been given them has alread.
brought about the results that wer'
hoped for by the bird lovers of Canads
and the United States who urged th'
passage of the treaty.
On one 1O-acre preserve in Esee,
County, Ontario. q few years age
seven geese and ducks came 70 eojourr
with the generous owner Of the prop
erty. The next year the seven re
turned. and brought with them clever
more. Each year the 1ock continue
to grow. until this last spring betweeI
three and four thousand appeared
The owner of this preserve, on whic
the terms of the treaty are CAREFUL
enforced, attributes the increase in tn
number OF birds entirely to the pro
lection given by the treaty. BY thi
treaty the open seasons for game bird
We're made the same in all the state
and provinces, and spring shootin
was prohibited. Insect-eating bird
which are of particular value in keel
ing down the insect pests. are granite
continual protection.
Very apparently the treaty is a SUE
: cess, for the birds il was designed
protect are increasing in number.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt. Mason.
COPS COrNTRY.

Gods country is, in very truth,
the very country where 7 spent
nv youth II - a bleak and
rocky place whose climate Is
a rank disgrace; six months you
freeze. six months you bake. and
every rainbow n = fake. But
there 7 ganboled IN tho snow,
when va. young. long. iouEaso.
and there 7 fsn>d N shady
streams, IN summertime, and
dreamed nv dreams, and there
7 had a. bunch OF friends VINO
loved ne, with TO selfish ends
Now 7 inteet a pleasant cline
where spring IL smiling all ne
time; my trees are bearing figs
and cloves and I have Eaudy
lemon groves; TO sizzling heat
deforms July, no winter gales go
whooping by; the skies ara near
~ always blue. a standard ocean
IS in view, and al the heart OF
man could ask seems !avished on
me where I bask. Gods coun-
tryl" people say 20 me, when
first this pleasant land they see.
And I exult with them d While,
and say Gods country" with
a smile. But IN my dreams I
still go back along a dim and
winding track 70 that far region
where the snow i on the ground
six months or SO, and where q
pleasant days as rare as antlers
on a polar bear. And having
reached that region drear. n
dreams I cry, Gods country's s
here"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
WORKING WOMEN'S PAY,

Miss Cornelia Martin, president of
the Association to Promote Proper
Housing for Girls, says that s1S a
week is the least that the working
girl in a big city can live on. This
figure is none too high in times like
these. Rents, food, clothing, in fact
all the items of living expenses, are
still inflated. There is no sign that
rents VIII come down for years and
in this city it is her rent that hits
the working girl hardest Even ii
she lives at home that home must be
within reasonable distance of her
employment.
The American standard of living is
high. There are scarcely any excep-
tions TO the rule. The silk shirt era
is past, but the passion for porter
house steak and motor cars remains
| Wages among men are high; un.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-16
NO CITIZENSHIP FOR JAPS.

The United States Supreme Court
has decided that Japanese cannot be
naturalized because he ia yellow
man. If he We're black or white he
would be automatically eligible. 1t
is only the browns and yellows who
are barred.
Under the decision a Japanese who
has lived among us since infancy.
who was educated In our public
schools. whose children arc American
citizens. Is barred from sharing their
citizenship because of his color
Can anyone blame Japan and the
Japanese for resenting such discrim-
ination? We criticise the japanese in
this country for their loyalty TO their
native land. and yet we will not allow
them To swear allegiance to ours. How
can we ever expect to maintain friend
ly relations with powerful sovereign
nation Of 6O00O.O00 while our laws
hold the 100000 Japanese in this
country inferior to the meaucst Inn
migrant from Africa or Europe.
Yesterdays decision places the bur
den for this discrimination squarely
upon the shoulders Of the ration
/ Hitherto Il has rested rather unfairly
! upon such Western States as Califor
| mia. when they legislated against
aliens ineligible TO citizenship"
Japan herself has realized that sh,
was dealing with the Fundamental
! discrimination inherent in our forty
year-old naturalization law In on,
Of the last notes sent TO Our Stat,
Department on this subject she ask.
for It's removal. That request ende,
the correspondence ard the questioi
remains open. II dcsrvee a more gen
erous answer than Is possible unde
our existing law.-Brooklyn Dali,
| Eagle