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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
AMERICAN GOODS
TO Be SACRIFICED
FORCUST0M COSTS
Millions of Dollars
Worth Held by Cuba
for Fees
loss IS TREMENDOUS
Theft and Deterioration
Are Staggering
Items
(By Associated Press)

Havana, Cuba, Feb. 14.-CustOm
house officials have been instructed
by the treasury department to open
and appraise, preliminary to selling
at auction, unclaimed merchandise
received in Havana from foreign
countries prior to the establishment
sixteen months ago of bondded ware
houses and the resultant deconges-
tion of the wharves.
This move is considered to be the
first step in the governments plan
to evaluate and dispose under the
hammer of millions of dollars worth
Of goods placed in twenty officially
designated bonded warehouses in the
winter of 1920 to secure approxi-
mately $5,000,00O in wharfage, ware
house and custom duties.
Strenuous efforts have been made
by the shippers of the merchandise,
it is planned to dispose of at forced
sale, who are mostly Americans, to
secure further time in which to at
tempt to recover on their property
wren the current reprieve granted by
Pesident Zayes expies February %.
With regard to these requests, ac-
cording to statement today by
Jose Rodriguez Acosta, under-secre-
tary of the treasury, the government
cannot see how either shippers or
consignees can better their position
through further stay of proceed
ings while warehouses charges keep
piling up and the goods continue de-
teriorating. Moreover, the under
secretary points out, the parties in
terested still have time to withdraw
their shipments, while the offer of
the government to the shippers to
allow them to re-export their goods
without payment of import duties
still stands.
Although it is estimated that
American shippers have forwarded
to Cuba goods with a wartime in
voice value of $sO,oOO,OOO, it is free
ly predicted that forced sale of the
contents of the bonded warehouses
will give neither shippers nor con-
signees much after customs and
storage charges have been liquidated
since, in addition to the loss that
will be suffered through deteriora-
tion and forced sale, it is claimed
that the value of the goods lost or
stolen will reach a staggering total.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
Man Afloat on
Ocean Is Searched
for by Mariners
(By Associated Press)

New York, Feb. IA score of
ships of all kinds, from battered
tramp steamers of the seven seas, to
graceful, pleasure-freighted passen-
ger liners, Were leaving for ocean
routes today on mission of mercy.
They were continuing the search for
John Birkner, "a, the sailor who was
cast adrift from the steamship Gaff-
ney, last Wednesday, 700 miles in an
unfrequented part of the Atlantic.
If Birkner's frail craft is still afoat
today's dawn marks the beginning of
his seventh day adrift on the waters.
The master of the Gaffney, Captain
Walter Beckwith, advised every craft
carrying wireless to seek the drifting
sailor
Birkner was one of four sailors or
dred to lash life boat in a trrifc
storm, when giant wave heeled the
Gaffney over. The life boat was
swept into the sea, and Birkner with
it. He clambered into the boat, but
the Gaffney was already too far away
to throw him line. For sixteen
hours, Captain Beckwith cruised about
trying to get close enough to put a
line aboard. But the high seas frus-
trated each attempt.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
MIAMI TRAFFIC so HEAVY
JITNEYS ARE RESTRICTED

Miami, Feb. 14.-Operations of
jitney buses have been restricted by
the announcement of City Manager
Wharton that he planned to enforce
an ordinance prohibiting the convey
ances from operating on streets
served by the municipal street rail
way system.
The jitneys will be permitted to
continue service in sections of the
city not reached by the electric cars,
but City Manager Wharton held that
there was not room, either financial
ly or otherwise for the two utilities
on the same street.
Miami, it was asserted, at this sea-
son of the year, has more automo-
biles, per capita, than any other city
in the country, and traffic conges-
tion was a major element in his de-
cision to restrict the buses, Mr.
Wharton said.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
Seven Marion
County Farmers
Fined by Judge
(By Associated Press)

Ocala, Feb. 14-Seven residents of
the Kendrick district of Marion coun-
ty who pleaded guilty to charges OF
conspiracy and rioting in connection
with the beating near Kendrick last
May of J. P. Mile, a farmer, by
masked men We're sentenced today by
Judge Bullock in Circuit Court to pay
fines ranging from $400 and costs or
ten months in Jail to $25 and costs.
It is understood the defendants wall
pay the fine. They are Will Chap
pell, Roger Lysle, Walter Lysle, Clyde
Ray, James Hooper, Harvey Waters
and Lee Bostwick. Judge Bullock, in
passing sentence delivered severe
lecture.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
SHINES SELLING SHIPS
(RY Associated Pressl

Buenos Aires, Feb. 14.-The min
istry of marine has bought eighteen
auxiliary craft from Hugo SHINES
German financier, at an average
price of 100000 German marks
Ten of the vessels are of 500 tons
each an dthe others of 1856 tons. They
will be used in the photographic,
lighthouse, river and coast guard
services.
The ministry's announcement indi-
Gated that Shines offer was more
advantageous than those made by
several British concerns.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
KENYON INTRODUCES A
BILL TO PLACE COAL
MINERS ON SUAS|ON

Washington, Feb. 14.-Establish-
ment of a federal tribunal and code
of laws for regulation of the coal in
dustry was proposed in a bill intro
duced today by Senator Kenyon, re-
publican, Iowa, chairman of the SEN
ate labor committee which investi-
gated the recent West Virginia coal
field disorders.
The bill follows the line of Mr..
Kenyon's recent report on the West
Virginia situation and probably will
be his last before he retires to go on
the federal bench. 1t would create
a national coal mining board" and
provide statutory rights for both la
Dor and capital in the coal industry.
DEGREES of the board would be en-
forced by public opinion and their
violation not mode punishable.
The board would be composed Of
nine members, three each represent
ing the employees, employers and
the public. All would be appointed
by the president, subject to senate
confirmation. The labor group
would be selected from six names
presented by the United Mine Work
ers of America. Employer nomina-
tions would be made by the National
Coal association and the Anthracite
Operators association.
Under the bill, employers and en-
ployees would be required to make
every possible effort to settle dis
putes between themselves, but in
event of failure would be required to
submit the controversies to the
board.
Decisions of the board would re-
quire assent of a majority. The
board members would receive annual
salaries of $4,000.
The caol mining "code" detailed
III IuS plll 1OIlUWS LHC ISCOIlHlSIlud-
tions of Senator Kenyon in his re-
port on the West Virginia contro-
versy. 1t includes eleven "princi-
pies" The first would declare coal
to be " public necessity and in its
production and distribution the pub
lie interest is predominant" Others
would declare for collective bargain
ing, human standards in fixing
wages and working conditions, ade-
quate return for invested capital, a
six-day standard working week on an
basis, and would prohibit
of women or children
under 16 years of age. Other pro-
visions would prohibit interference
with non-union men or with union
men seeking peaceably to organize.
The bill was referred to the senate |
abor committee.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
ONLY WOMAN IN CONGRESS
is OPPOSED TO A BONUS

New York, Feb. 14.-Alice NJ.
Robertson, representative in congress
from Oklahoma, declared yesterday
in an address to the Women's Re-
publican club that she was opposed
to the soldier bonus.
Soldiers demanding a bonus, she
said, lacked the patriotism of Amer.
leans who fought in the revolution
in the civil and the Spanish-Ameri.
can wars.
Those veterans" she said, "didnt
put price on their patriotism"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
TORSO OF MAN FOUND IN
MIAMI RIVER IDENTIFIED

Miami, Feb. lathe butchered
body of man found in Miami river
last Wednesday was last night posi-
lively identified as that of Patrick
Brady, retired bricklayer, residing
in this city. Two suspects, one a
neighbor of Brady's, were taken into
custody by the sheriff's force about
midnight.
For the past several weeks Brady
had made his home on a small farm
just outside the city. One of the
suspects now held lived on an ad-
joining farm, and he and Brady were
frequently seen together, preceding
the day Brady disappeared last
Wednesday.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
BIDS FOR AUDITORIUM AT
UNIVERSITY EXCEED FITNnS

Tallahassee, Feb. 14.-The state
board of control in regular session
here yesterday had all members pres
ent. Routine matters were dispensed
with and bids were opened on the pro-
posed building of the auditorium for
the University of Gainesville.
1t is understood that the Southern
Ferro company, of Atlanta, may be
the successful bidders, though after
tabulating the bid it was found that
the estimate stood several thousand
dollars higher than the appropris-
tion.
The bids of other firms were far in
excess of the appropriation and were,
therefore, rejected.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
Jax Bunco Men
Held in Bonds
of $1,000 Each
(By Associated preHsl

Jacksonville, Feb. 14-The five al
legged confidence men arrested here
last week in a raid on wire tapper's
headquarters were held today under
$1,000 bond each on charges of at
tempt to defrud. Warrants charging
the operation of a gambling house was
Immediately served and hearing ON
these charges will be given Friday.
Indications are that the authorities
will pile up charges and bonds ON each
OF the men until the total sum will be
too great for them to pay.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
TO FLY ACROSS PACIFIC.
(By Associated Press)

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 14.-An at
tempt to cross the Pacific by airship
will be made soon, according to a
statement made by Brigadier Gener-
al Mason Patrick, chief of the army
air service, in an address here before
the Aero club of st. Louis. Beyond
this statement General Patrick would
not discuss the matter.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
Big Watermelon
Acreage Being
Planted in Fla
(Rv Associated press)

Gainesville, Feb. I4v-FIorids IS get
ting ready to plant the largest water
mellon acreage i'm history according
to the federal bureau crop estimates
here in the weekly review of crop
conditions in the state. From all sec
tions farmers are reported as pre-
pairing to produce a crop the coming
season that will eclipse anything ever
known in the state. The bureau also
declared the cantloupe acreage will be
increased.
The outstanding feature of the re-
port is that farm labor is plentiful
and willing to work"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
ALLEGED THIEF FROM :
INDIANA IS ARRESTED

Jacksonville, Feb. 14-Local police
announced today the arrest Of Charles
Wonrell, of Fort Wayne, Ind, wanted
there in connection with the theft
last November from Mrs. Martha
Shordon Of $4,000 in currency, $751;
900 in Liberty bonds. The arrest was
made at the request of Indiana au-
thorities who said they had trailed
Worrell to this city.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
BAN MARY AND MABEL

Lynn, Mass, Feb. 14.-Local mo-
ton picture theaters have discontin-
uel showing pictures featuring Mary
Miles Minter and Mabel Norman,
whose names have been mentioned in
connection with the murder of Will
liam Desmond Taylor, motion picture
director, at Los Angeles. The action
was taken at the request of the city's
board of censors.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
Six Prisoners in
VoIusia Jail Get
Out Through Wall
iRx Associated Pressl

DeLand, Feb. 14.-Si xnegro pris-
oners in the Volusia county Jail es-
capped last night by breaking out of
their cells and picking hole through
the brick wall. Four, including one
charged with murder, were captured.
Two are still at large. Several pris-
oners escaped from the Jail in the
same manner several weeks ago.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14

Washington, Feb. 14.-Members
of congress charged with the report
ing of soldier bonus legislation ex-
pected to receive from President
Harding today an expression of his
views as to how the necessary funds
should be raised.
When the president conferred on
this question yesterday with Secre-
tary Mellon it was understood two
proposals resulting from committee
discussion of the subject had been
presented to him for discussion. Re-
publican members of the house ways
and means committee have suggest
ed program of special taxes to
raise the necessary revenue, while
Chairman McCumber and Senator
Smoot, of Utah, ranking republican
member of the finance committee,
have put forward plan under which
short-time treasury notes or bonds
would be issued during the period
of cash payments. The two plans
are understood to have been placed
before the president following an at
tempt to thresh the matetr out in
Joint conference after the house sub
committee proposal had been oppos-
ed by majority members of the fl
nance committee.
There was no indication today that
Secretary Mellon, following the con-
ference with the president, had
changed his views with regard to the
issuing of notes or bonds as express
ed in his recent letter to Chairman
Fordney, of the ways and means
committee. Congressional leaders
on the othe rhand, said there appear
ed to be a growing opposition to the
levying of additional taxes at this
time.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14

The above does not include the acre
age for number of important points
in the potato belt such as Tocoi,
Green Cove Springs, st. Johns Park,
Dupont and others which it is believ-
ed will run the total up to about
22,500.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
POTATO ACREAGE
THIS SEASON TO
Be OVER $4,000
Estimated Value Fixed
at $4,ooo,ooo by
Dealers
WILL COST s1,5OO,OOO
Price Believed Will Be
at Least s. on an
Average

A most complete report of the to-
tai acreage of potatoes planted in the
Hastings potato belt has just been
completed by A. W. Glow, field mana
ger for the Nix Produce company.
The report covers thoroughly the i'm
mediate Hastings section and gives a
fair estimate of what is planted in the
entire potato belt inn this section. The
total estimated acreage for the coun-
ties of st. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and
Clay is believed to be 22,50O and will
cost the planters in the neighborhood
of $1,500,O00 to plant, dig and place
aboard the railroad cars or steamboat
lines. II is estimated that the crop
will bring to this section of Florida
in the neighbohoord of $4,000, 100000
Within the next ninety days.
In the immediate Hastings section
there is planted 1880 acres divided
fas follows:
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
PUTNAM TO VOTE
ON WARRANTS FOR
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
Taxpayers Urged to Be
Hand to Garry
Issue
NEEDS ARE IMPERATIVE
Cannot Complete Build
ings Before 1923, 1t
Is Said

Approximately 1900 taxpayers of
Putnam county will vote tomorrow
whether or not to accord to the coun-
ty school board authority to issue
school time warrants for $115,000
for the purpose of building a county
high school building at Palatka and
county high school building at
Crescent City.
The purpose in erecting these
buildings is to afford high school ia
cilities to every boy and girl in the
county, as the demands now made
on the Palatka school building, which
is not the property of the county, is
such that it's facilities will probably
have to be withdrawn from all ex-
cept those in the Palatka district
next season. The present building is
hardly adequate for the grammor
schools of Palatka, to say nothing of
the high school and students who
prefer to attend school here, where
facilities are so much better than in
the smaller communities.
All of the civic and patriotic Or
ganizations of the proposal have en-
dorsed it unanimously. The Kiwa-
mis-, Rotary and Woman's club and
the American Legion passed special
resolutions favoring the issuance and
will work at the polls to impress
taxpayers with the necessity of vot-
ing favorably.
Voters Asked to Come Out.
Every voter in Palatka is urged
to come out tomorrow and register
his approval of the issue. There is
some opposition in certain sections
of the county, where an erroneous
idea exists as to the purpose of the
issue. Opponents have spread the
report, it is said, that the issuance
of the warrants will greatly increase
taxes, that it is a selfish plan of Pa
latka and that there is no money in
sight with which to retire the war
rants.
Under the law taxes cannot be in
creased to meet the interest and
sinking fund payments. The neces-
sary amount must be secured out of
the general school revenue. Palatka
will pay it's full proportion of the
cost of the building, although it al
ready has one of the handsomest
buildings in the state for which no
other district in the county was tax
ed. The money fors paying off the
warrants will be in Sight before they
are ever offered for sale. This mat
ter has been carefully gone into by
the school board, which estimates a
slight surplus revenue for next year,
and still greater surplus IN sue
ceeding years through more equita-
BILE valuations.
Unless new buildings are con-
structed for housing the students it
will be necessary for the board to
rent quarters, which will cost, per-
haps, as much as the interest on
bo\s and will be far less satisfac-
tory. If the warrants are voted IA
vorably it will p robably be next fall
before they are issued and sold,
making the work on the new building
start some time in 1928.
Every taxpayer in the county has
been mailed a letter setting forth
the needs of the county in this mat
ter, with an earnest appeal that they
vote favorably.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
(By Associated Pressl
Shooting Begins Again.

Belfast, Feb. 14.-Shooting broke
ont again in the North Howard street
area at 8 o'clock this morning, but
no candidates have been reported.
Four of the children who were
wounded in yesterdays bomb attack
in Weaver street died in the hospital
during the night. Twenty-Five per-
sons were wounded by the missile,
but 13 were sent home after hospital
treatment. The deaths in the dis
orders here since Saturday night
now total sixteen.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
[SH WAR seen
| BRITAIN WITH
bIH VS.. NORTH
|op Movements Kept
Secret in Effort to
| Keep Peace
/ SHARPLY DRAWN
k;sh Parliament Is
Confidence,
| Leaders Think

nv Associated FFesst
pdon, Feb. 14'-Michael Collins
|.fc disclosure of an alleged re-
IAN plot to overthrow the pro-
bal government, the sudden and
blamed suspension of the Brit
hillary evacuation, and the dam
Is tension between the north
kouth have combined to produce
Rious situation in Ireland.
matches show that the position
he frontier is not far removed
a state of war. Indeed, the
beet of civil war is being seri-
discussed in Belfast and else
l in the north.
! dispatches sent by the Belfast
spondents of the London news
IS represent the temper of the
rmen as being such that unless
Kidnapped unionists are speedily
bed there will certainly follow
splosion which may lead to war.
neerning the supposed plot
st the provisional government,
ng is known here beyond what
Collins revealed in his cable cor
Indence with Thomas Lyons, sec
h Of the American Association
Recognition of the Irish Republic,
the Dublin correspondents re-
from even speculating on it.
Troop Movements Secret.
the suspension of troop move
5, also, little more is known
than the fact, but it is gener-
believed this development is due
le dangerous state of affairs on
orthern border of the free state,
ugh some correspondents refer
initely to Certain weekend
enings in south Ireland" as a
fbutor ycause.
is obvious from Mr.. Collins
ments to the reporters in Dublin
night that he strongly dissents
the British action in holding up
Evacuation, and will insist that
contract shall be carried
gh." Last reports were that he
coming to London today to seek
explanation.
Rpatches from Belfast show that
olstermen are still skeptical of
PDillty Of Collins and Griffith to
ne the release of the kidnapped
plsts. They regard the free
as a state of anarchy, and faith
help the imperial government
give, is practically non-exis-
Vertheless the British govern
has promised to increase the
IN Ulster by four battalions,
ing the total to IA and to send
IL necessary, and it is assured
some Of the forces held from
fking yesterday are destined
'ne north. Premier Craig of
is said to have suggested to
british government that the de-
hty Of posting troops on the
sue Of the border, but this
firmly refused.
available northern police are
moved to the frontier from
ssiet areas, according to The
MAILS Belfast correspondent,
= boundary will soon be lined
'en thousand armed and dis-cip-
men The difficulty of pre-
s'he guns going off of them
under these circumstances, is
aslled by the correspondent,
mat at ePttigoe, in County
ssi, the rival forces are sepa-
Only by width of a street, while
W., and Beleek in County Fer
81 'ney are watching each 9TH
'ae ne opposite ends of a bridge.
D,i'lSh government is vitality
over the latest develop
,, anO their possible effect on
'e OF commons. Many con-
s VINO 'hithlrto have sup
e governments Irish policy
~. 'erests of peace are said to
lmss. iaith in the prospect of a
=of 81 ana may withhold sup
ysas sae Dill D establishing the free
1t comes to the second
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
REV ARD FOR HUSBAND

Macclenny, Fla, Feb. 14-Mrs. l.
R. Henderson today offered a reward
of 81 900 for the body of her husband
if dead. It is understood that he has
been absent from home since Wednes-
day and searching parts are scour-
ing the county for a trace OF MN.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
reading on Thursday.

reading on Thursday.
Lord Carson plans to raise the
subject of the Clones shooting and
other matters concerning Ireland in
the house of lords today.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-14
PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED
TO TELL HOW TO RAISE
MONEY FOR BONUS ROLL
(Ry Associated Press)

Washington, Feb. IA President
Harding is udalterably opposed to
the enactment of special taxes sug-
|gested to finance the soldier bonus or
to return to those taxes which have
been repealed, it was stated officially
today att The White House.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-06-29
500 MORE SIGN POOL PLEDGE

More than five hundred growers
were added to the signed member
ship of the Burley Tobacco Growers
Cooperative Association during the
past week, not counting the West
Virginia and Eastern Ohio territory,
in which Manager Clifton Rodes and
his staff of workers are said to be
making considerable progress in the
face of a determined fight made by
warehouse and speculative interests.
More than a million and a half
pounds of tobacco are added to the
holdings of the hurley association by
the past weeks work, it was said at
the Office of the field service divis-
ion. Assistant Chief William Collins
spent most of the week in the west
ern part of the district, in the coun-
ties of Barren, Hart, Larue and Met
calfe, aiding local workers in perfect