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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Many More Feared to
Have Been Caught
in Trap
OVER 5000 HOMELESS
Special Trains Operated
to Bring Refugees to
Safety
fRy Asaoc.etes Press }

North Bay, Ont, Oct. 5-The fact
that upwards of thirty lives have
been lost in the fire which is sweep
ing northern Ontario was expressed
in the latest reports available from
the affected area early today.
Soon after midnight George W. Lee
chairman of the Temiskaming and
Northern Ontario Railway issued this
statement concerning the fire now
raging in the north country:
"Over five thousand people have
been rendered homeless. The loss of
life is considerable and is mounting.
Three trains with "a cars con-
tanning 400 refugees have left Co.
bait for North Bay Other trains
are being prepared as rapidly as pos
sible.
"The property loss will obviously
run into millions of dollars. The
fire is still burning briskly, famed
by subsiding wind. There is no
prospect of rain and the fire will have
to burn itself out"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
UNC|L VOTES TO- AMEND CHARTER BY
|PO|NTED BOARD, TAXPAYERS TO HAVE
|NO VOTE TO RAT|FY ITS PROVISIONS
TEXT OF MAYOR STEMS PROPOSAL
TO ENGINEER CHARTER CHANGES,
EXCLUSION OF VOTERS SENTIMENTS

To the President and Members of the City Council Paak
Gentlemen Relative proposed changes in the charter of the
city Palata mayor believing that certain changes desr
able having considerable thought to the feasible
obtaining respectfully submit the following
suggestions for consideration That the changes desirable
A limitation of 10 mills of taxation
That the council be reduced number five not
MEMBERS determined by the committee here
by your honorable body Such counmen to be
large be nominated and elected by the
such council elect of its members chairman and
mayor
present method of collections be
abandoned unsatisfactory and anad and that the state and
county method be adopted instead
That provision be made for city manager option
council mandatory be determined by such committee
and your honorable body.
s. That collection department be formed
taxes placed control officer be
called collector suitable bond shall be required
certainty that the above and 9TH
may adopted said committee and body
may operative suggest that committee of five be appointed
to draw up amendments to the charter which amendments a
prova by your body and after publication in the local be for
warded enacted law the term Of the
legislature the spring Of 1928 and that such committee be
pointed as follows-
One by the mayor who a>membe of the city council
Two by the president city council be taken from
body
these committeeman appoint two others not mem
bers of the city council five shall constitute the committee to
propose charter amendments
My the suggestions that firmly believe the
method outlined will result obtaining needed charter amend
ments without of the legislature and that
attempt charter amendments charter through
charter unknown and against the
bers of anmoy will have than
an even fail the charter election.
believe accord in demanding certain changes,
and demand of the firm opinion that the
cedure will result obtaining such changes with
anty proposed by the charter board will have great
failure The cost of the procedure here outlined VIII cost
about per the of charter by charter board and
charter board should " the charter election its
costs which would be about OOO will be utterly lost
Respectfully submitted, A. NJ STEEN Mayor
GEO E. WEIGH, JOHN p POINTS, F. j. FEARNsIDE, sR j. A
SHELLY.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Railroad Traffic
Equalli1,g Record
of Post War Days

WashigntOn, Oct. 5.-Railroad
traffic is now almost qeualing the
creates tyolune records ever made,
according to a statement issued yes
terday by the Association of Railway
Executives. In the week ending Sep
tember 20, 973,291 cars Of freight
were loaded, total not exceeded
since October, 1920. The car load
ings amounted to SO per cent of the
greatest number ever recorded, which
was reache dduring October, 1920
Along with the tremendous in
crease in traffic, there were the usu-
al indications Of car shortage. On
September %, the statement said,
shippers had ordered 107666 cars
which railroads were unable to sup
ply Immediately. At the same time,
scattered at various points through
out the country there were 1922
surplus freight cars not in service.
Coal cars and box cars were most in
demand.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
BONUS OPPONENTS
SEEK CONTROL OF
LEGION EXECUTIVE
Preparations Are Being
Made to Put in a New
Man
(Ry Associated Prean }

Washington, Oct. 5-A big drive
by administration supporters to ''kill'
the so-called soldiers bonus issue by
the election of a new national COM
mander opposed to adjusted compen-
sation," for ex-service men at the
American Legion national convention
at New Orleans two wees hence, was
we'll under way today.
Hanford MacNider, the present ma
tional commander, and his aides in
the unsuccessful fight for the bonus
at the recent session of congress, de-
clared that the issue would unques-
tionably be fought al over again" at
the New Orleans gathering.
Col. Thomas W. Miller, alien prop
erty custodian, and a world war vet
eran, who was renamed recently as
Delaware's representative on the Ie-
gion's national committee is expect
ed to figure conspicuously at New
Orleans among those urging that the
position of President Harding in We
toing the soldiers bonus bill, be sus-
tanned by the convention.
In addressing the convention of the
Delaware department. of the legion at
Wilmington while the bill was still
before congress, Miller declared that
it had resulted in placing the ex-
service men of the country in a false
light before their fellow citizens for
whom they fought"
"The anti-bonus forces in the New
ORLEANS convention are depeding for
great addition to their ranks from
the delegates from the Southern
states where opposition Of the bonus
has developed because of what is de-
scribed as the proposed distribution
of large sum among negro exser-
vice men,"
The argument is being advanced by
anti-bonus speakers in the south that
the payment of a bonus to the negro
eX-service men would cause him to
suspend his labor in the cotton field
and tobacco plantation, until his
money was ali spent"
MacNider and his associates said
they were going to New ORLEANS we'll
prepared for "hot fight" Leading
bonus advocates in and out of con-
gress are being urged to address the
convention, and Senator McCumber
of North Dakota, chairman of the
shenata finance committee, and Rep
resentative Fordney of Michigan,
chairman of the house ways and
means committee, as joint authors of
the bonus bill the president vetoed,
have invited to speak in behalf of
bonus legislation.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Florida Is Leading
County Producing
Savory Celery Crop

Sanford, Oct. 5-Florida led the
country in the production of celery
for the season of 1922 according to
T. L. Dumas, superintendent of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad here,
who has gathered statistics On the
car load movement Of the vegetable
from the leading producing states.
The Sanford section produced the
greater part of Florida's yield.
The record by states as obtained
by Mr.. Dumas follows;
Florida, 5,493 cars; California,
5000; Michigan, 4,64s; New York,
1927; New Jersey, T,f51; ONO, s57;
Colorado, $50; Pennsylvania, 256.
Mr.. Dumas said that reports reach
ing him led to the expectation that
Sanford's 1928 crop would show an
increase Of about ten per cent over
last season.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Clarke to Leave
Ku Klux KIan for
Good Next Month
Ry Assnninted Prrssl

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 81 Ormal
withdrawal from all official connec-
tion with the Ku Klux Klan will be
made on November 1C by Edward
Young Clarke, imperial wizard pro
tenn, he announced here yesterday
saying its affairs would be turned
over then to William J. Simmons,
founder and imperial wizard of the
order.
Mr.. Clarke at the same time said
the first national convention of the
khan would be held in Atlanta the
first week in November and he de-
sired to relinquish authority by then
to Colonel Simmons, who is said to
have recovered his health.
In a statement accompanying his
resignation, Mr.. Clarke said that
more than year ago, when the at
tack on tn eklan was at its height
and he was the principal target, he
announced his intention of retain
ing his position until organization Of
the machine was completed. This
has been done, he said, and he is
ready to turn the affairs over to 9TH
ers.
The statement asserted that sew
eral cases are now pending in court
brought by his enemies" He ex-
pressed his ability to win personal
vindication bg fighting the actions
but said ne wanted to eliminate him
self as personal factor in any liti-
cation against tn eclan, and leave
Colonel Simmons a machine free
from any internal disturbance.
Mr.. Clarke declared that his per-
sonal business also demanded more
attention than he can now give it.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Release of Frady
ON Bond Not First
Time This Is Done
CRy AssocIated Pressl

Lakeland Oct. 5-The action of
Circuit Judge Davis, at West Palm
Beach, in granting bail to Edgar c.
Frady, Chicago automobile dealer,
under indictment for murder in the
first degree in conection with the
shooting to death of his wife in q
fashionable hotel at Miami Beach last
winter, has been erroreously declar-
ed the first time such decision had
been reached in Florida.
The old saying that "there is moth
ing new under the sum-" holds good
in this instance.
Fred Catlett, of Polk county, was
in Jail al Barlow two years ago char
ged with the murder of a negro,
when he applied for his liberty on
bail on the ground that his health
was such he would die before the
time for his trial if he remained in
prison. Counsel for Frady won bail
for their client on a similar plea.
Judge John S. Edwards, at Barlow,
granted Catlett his liberty and he
was released from Jail under S25,OOO
bail. Catlett died before his case
went to trial.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
NEW NOTARIES PUBLIC
NAMED BY GOVERNOR


Tallahassee, Oct. 5.-Governol
Hardee has appointed the following
to be notaries public for the state Of
Florida at large:
A, Y. Lindsey, Daytona Beach; J
L. Brennan, Daytona Beach; W. F
Eller, Tampa; E, L. Mickle, DeLandi
Matte o. Mabry, Palatka; R. E
Lufsey, Lakeland; c. H. Keltner
Tampa; Dorothy L, Hensons Day.
tona; Roosevelt C. Houser, Miami;
N. C. Dorm, Miami; John H. Wilson
Jacksonville.
The governor has received and ae-
eepted the resignation of J. L
Brown, of East Palatka. as special
officer of the Florida East Coast
Railway company.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Steen Takes Mat
S3Slf of Hands Of.
People
'R0POSAL ADOPTED
! sExpressed Rea-
i That 1t Will
I'VE Expenses

ling from it's position ex-
by vote on Tuesday night,
last night voted to name a
lee of five persons to propose
charter changes, have them
bd by council and sent to the
|ure for enactment into law.
|oposaI was made in a letter
by Mayor A. M. Steen, DR..
Welch, F. J. Fearnside, An
helley and J. D. Points. All
b had previously signed a pc
b council to call an election for
|er board, in accordance with
Ee law,to redraft Palatka's an
/ charter, which Attorneys ]. /
ton and H. E. Merryday, in
kiou renndered to council on
|ber q 1915, stated was void
ii e{fect.
Hull text of the proposal is
hi another column. 1t
tes opportunity for a vote of
|pla either as to personnel of
Tho will make the changes as
to Improving the changes
We The changes suggested
q sIaall proportion of those
|he etax-payers of the city have
III 4 aesire for, and the pro-
\ b whole is charged by those
bose il as being a reversion to
|11ia, BIZ "hand picked" COM
and Elimination of the voice
beople
statement to The News fol-
Tie action of council Mayor
laid thai he thought the meth !
ht - be followed out would
The taxpayers of great deal |
lsa. and would accomplish the |
|lrposa as the election of a
hoard
LOT Says He Was MsquOted
r Eleeli said that he was mis-
|inI The News yesterday after
but Wien asked to state in |
ise. ne said he could not recall |
time. He was assured that |
|I1nIls Of The News are open to |
4 eorrection, and that The |
Eoala gladly make any correc-
snefested. He made none.
very strong opposition will
to the methods adopted by
last hight was evident this
and it is understood that
IS already being made TO have
Allfied electors express them
y q whether or not they de-
have charter amendments by
9infsd commission, or a COM
~ chafter made by an elected
and submitted at all times du-
pFeparation to the people, !
|aII1 ratified at the polls.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05

Jacksonville, Oct. 5.-A. B. Stroup,
diisional chief Of the federal prohibi-
tioH force of Florida, left here at 1
o'clock today to wage a relentless
warfare against che activities of the
moonshiners Of Pasco county and to
investigate the killing of two dry
agents there last night.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
EvERGLADE TOWNS
WATER FOR
LAST FEW HOURS
Excessive Rains Have
Caused Rivers to
Flood

Miami, Oct. 5.-F. c. Elliot, CHIEF
drainage engineer of the state inter
national improvement board, arrived
here last night and today is making
an inspection Of flodo conditions in
the Everglades around the Pennsyi-
vania Sugar company's plantation,
northwest of this city.
Reports from the glades are to the
effect that the water is rising at the
rate of about one inch ever ytwenty-
four hours.
Reports from Moore Haven at the
western edge of Lake Okeechobee.
say that the Kissimmee river IS a
mile wider than ever before and that
the towns Of La Belle, Goodno, Bare
Beach, 0kelanta and Clewiston are
all under water. Jus tsouthwest OF
Moore Haven, the report says, is a
body of water forty miles long and
half a mile wide.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
THOS. W. LAWSON FOUND
TO BE ALIVE AND WELL

Southwest Harbor, Maine, Oct s..
Thomas w. Lawson, for whom some
anxiety was expressed by close
friends in Boston, is safe and well,
according to werd received from him
yesterday by Miss Mary Lawson, his
sister. residing at Somerville, Ne.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
II Rolleston Is
8 After Several
It's Bad Health

- associated Press)
|lIelstine, Oct. 5.-Frank A.
Il. aeeretary of the st. Au-
sosr9 of Trade and news
|lan pf this city for more than
e xsars, died a tthe Flagler
this morning following a
lzzs He was one of the best
EitIzens in Florida and a lead
@o1 81. Augustine.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05

ty is entirely under water.
Rainfall for the nine months end
ing September 80 at Fort Myers is
reported TO be more than ten inches
in excess of the annual average for
the entire year.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Sd WOMAN GETS
|z=z1N HUSBANDS ESTATE

q a., Oct. 5.-Mrs. Cora
|ssss nnder sentence of death
slraer of her husband, DR..
asan, several months ago,
zzz|<& q share of his estate in
Hapded in yesterday by
'e L. Bell, in Fulton
s|zz1ior court.
z|4zon, who is held in the
|aiI bending hearing on her
|sz ! new trial, was given the
Hzne and a share in other
Eich is to be sold by
1inson, the administrator
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05

Tampa, Oct. 5.-Excessive rains in
south Florida have caused an over
flow of vast stretches of the Ever
glades in Lee county and informa-
ton reaching mere today was that
the Seminole Indian reservation of
100000 acres in southeast Lee eoun-
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05

Constantinople advices last night
said the Mudania conference was on
the verge of an agreement on all
points Of the Turkish proposals, with
the exception of that relating TO the
allied occupation of the western line
Of the Martha river in Thrace, and
that argument on this was still pro-
ceeding. The allies were said to have
agreed to turn over Thrace to the
Turkish army within days.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Journalists Protest.

Paris, Oct. 5.-The joint commit
tee of the Anglo American Press as
sociation of Paris and the Interna-
tional Association of Journalists ac-
credited to the League of Nations,
have cabled General Harrington at
Constantinople protesting at alleged
discrimination against the English
and American journalists. These
newspaper men were forbidden to go
t othe conference at Mudania, it was
pointed out, while it was understood
the correspondents of other nation
alities were allowed to proceed there
to report the conference.
Constantinople, Oct. 5 = British
| general headquarters reports the ap-
pearance of Turkish nationalist cav
airy at Kandra, in the Constantine
pie neutral zone.
Kandra is approximately 65 miles
east of Constantinople, near the
Black sea coast of Ismid Peninsula.
This is the first reported violation
by the Kemalists of the Constantine
pie neutral zone, although Turkish
cavalry has repeatedly violated the
neutral zone sound channel, on the
southern shore of the Dardanelles.
The Ismid Peninsula, offers theonly
direct approach on Constantinople
for land forces.
According to kilograms from Tur-
kish sources in Mudania the agree
ment regarding the neutral zones
reached by the allied and Turkish
representatives provides that no for
Notifications shall be constructed on.
either side of the straits Of Dard-
nelles and that the military operstde
of the British in sTFsI-S >--i
Immediately. -.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-10-05
Terms of Agreement in
Advance Show Turks
Made Conditions
TURKS seen IN STRAITS
Reported to Have Al
ready Violated Mutual
Agreement

Paris, Oct. 5.-An agreement has
been reached by the conference of al
lied and Turkish military leaders at
Mudania, and will be signed some
time today, according to private dis
patches received here.
The main lines of the agreement,
says The Figaro, are:
First, the British and Turks both
to withdraw from the neutral zone
on the southern shore of the Darda-
nelles
Second, the Turks agree that the
allies remain in Constantinople dur
ing the peace negotiations, on con-
dition that Kemalist civil authorities
are also installed there.
"Third, the Greek army to evac-
uate Thrace within ten days. If the
Greek government refuses to give
the necessary orders, the allied
fleets are to blockade the Greek
ports and the Kemalist forces across
the Dardanelles and drive the Greek
troops out of Thrace."
The dispatches do not say wheth-
er the Greek representatives accept
ed these conditions.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-17
THIRTY GUARAN70RS
Local Men Pledged Themselves to Make 1922 Chautauqua Financial Success Next Month.

Thirty local men have agreed to guarantee the expenses of bringing the Swarthmore Chautauqua to New Britain, the week of July 8 to IA, These men have pledged themselves to see that the portion of the total ex- penses, amounting to about s1,S0o, is raised. The amount they must guar antee come out of the advance eale of tickets and no credit goes to them for what tickets are sold at the box office after the tent is up.
 The men who have agreed to guar antee the expenses of the Chatauqua this season are as follows
 Arthur c. kimball. Charles F. Smith, Joseph F. Lamb, Pardon c. Hickey, F. J Wachter, E, J. Porter, Maxwell s. Porter, George P. Spear A. N. Abbe. Martin K. Pasco, George l.. Corbin, F, A. Searle. F. S. Cham berlain, John c. Loomis, w. E. Att wood, w. l.. Damon, F. G. Vibberts, Vim. c. Hungerford, B. F. Gaffney, David R, Manning, D. McMillan, c. B. Parsons, P. F, McDonough. A c. Mckinnie, J. B. Wilbor, Jr., H. H. Wheeler Jos. R. Andrews, W. T. Sloper, George E. Bean, E A. Moore.
New Britain herald., 1922-06-17
HAGEARTY CASE IS
 AGAIN CONTINUED
State Chemist Will Be Brought to
 New Trial, June 26

When Lawyer Donald c, Mccarthy of Hartford, who with Judge w. F. Mangan of this city, is representing John F, and John w, Hagearty in liquor charges, insisted that State Chemist Munroe Bailey be brought here to verify test of beer offered in evidence this morning, 1t was found necessary to continue the case to June 26.
 Is Fifth Continuance.
 The continuance Is the fifth. The evidence in the case up to the pre- senting of a quantity of beer and the chemists finding had been before the court before Lawyer McCarthy's ob- jection halted proceedings ChemiS Bailey was conNnunicated with by telephone and a sdecision reached on continuance.
 State Policeman Philip Flynp ar rested truck driver in West Hart ford on the afternoon Of May ls, charged with transporting intoxicat- ing drinks. He learned where the beer had come from. As a result he went to a botting works at 54 Spring street, where he seized s7 cases of beer and l6 kegs, placing John F. Hagearty under arrest. John w. flag earty. father of the man first held, was later placed in bonds on similar charge. According to the policeman, John F. admitted the beer being of- fered for sale contained more than the amount of alcohol allowed under law
 Reputation Charged.
 The state policeman testified tHat numerous complaints had been made to him concerning the reputation of Hagearty's establishment Some of these came from Chief R. J. Hurley of the state police. The testimony was that beer was being sold by the Hag- eartys in Hartford. Bristol and even outside of the state.
 Both Attorneys Mangan and Mo Carthy objected to the admission in evidence of three bottle of beer that were in the court room. The bottles were marked as having come from John H. Hageraty's place of business and were offered as having been seized in a raid the warrant for which called for John F. Hagearty's bottling works The chemists finding showing a quantity of beer to be above the legal percentage of alcohol was then placed before the court and on McCarthys objection, the trial was suspended.
 Decision Reserved.
 Lawyer P. F. McDonough appeared for Albert J. Rajune aged 22, held on a charge of issuing a worthless check for $22 on s. w. Menus. The at- torney asked that a suspended sen tenced to be placed over Rajune's head and that he be given an oppor tunity to straighten out.
 Rajune was in court last week with a similar offense. His fine of $50 was paid by his father, who then ordered him out of the house. Having no means, Rajune drew a s22 check and presented 1t to Menus, receiving merchandise and cash in return.
 The case of Joseph Babula, charged on March 27. with robbing Anthony schlactu of s15 and a watch and chain, was continued to Monday in bonds of $1,500,
New Britain herald., 1922-06-17
City Items


 Go to the movies on Monday and let us do your washing. Wet Wash only 75c. Union Laundry Co. Tel 9o4. -advt.
 At a meeting at headquarters yes terday afternoon members of the reg ular police force elected Patrolman Anthony Walinczus, Matthias Rival and George Moffett as delegates to the state police convention to be held at Hartford on July 20. Detective Ser geant William McCue, and Patrolmen Thomas Woods and Patrick Meehan are the alternates.
 Dancing tonight-O. U. A. M. hall -advt.
 Clarence H. Banner and Miss Gladys Mae Hale of g Madison street will be married on Wednesday after noon, June 2s. The wedding will take place at St. Marks church, and Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe will offciate.