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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08

The primary itself is one of the
reasons for this dangerous condition
of apathy toward the nomination of
CAPABLE and efficient officials. In a +
party state like Florida, where a
primary nomination is equivalent to
an election, it is,a great deadener of |
public interest. Ii makes for the
nomination of a horde of little men,
who have nothing to commend them
but their ambition to hold some pub
lie office where the pay is good and
the work is light. Too many Of them
get by with their ambitions and fill
our congressional and legislative halls
with mediocrities, whose ill-consider-
ed work is seen in vast volume Of
foolish and impossible laws. The old
convention system gayd us better
; men in office because it was composed
of the best men Of the party, and they
felt the responsibility of placing good
men in nomination for the credit of
the party, if nothing more. Especial
, ly is this true in states like Indiana
where the two great parties are more
evenly matched. In such states it i:
political necessity.
, But all over the country there is
!, growing tendency to get rid Of tn
y primary, as not having fulfilled tn
hopes which were entertained of il
e The intellectual degeneracy Of con
r gress and the state Legislatures, an
e the apathy of the people regardin
: politics, is believed to be chargeabl
+ in large measure to the primary me
id thod of selecting officers. Ideally,
70 would seem to be perfect, in that
Il gives every man an equal chance
lie serve his country and enjoy the hol
lie ors and perquisites of office, but
d does not work well in practice.-Tar
Ve pa Times. y--t..
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08
With Other Editors
IN APATHETIC PRIMARY.


The quietest primary election that
Florida has ever known, perhaps
closed last night, with, in the MAN,
the past holders of state and county
offices scoring successes where thley
were running for reelection. There
are various reasons to account Tor
such a result. 1t is hard to dlslodge
an officeholder. If he has been fair
| Nv successful in the conduct OF his OIL
flee, has treated the public fairly and
courteously and has been kuilty OF no
outrageous incompetency or dlshon-
esty, the public is inclined to continue
him in office, rather than take the
chances on new man. This sort d
visinertiae has been known to operate
lin Hillsborough county to the extent
Of thousands of votes for man VINO
was under Indictment fir malfeasanct
in office, and was later convicted
General apathy always works for th'
man in office, and the recent prlmGar!
campaign WIS one of the most pathel
ever conducted in Florida.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08
a better man next time.

Professor Wharton says success
and getting there are Synonymous.
Mr.. Wharton, meet Mr.. Bryan.
Teachers can now have a rest. 1t
lis time for people to look after their
own brats.
We know pretty man who doesn't
admire anything about his wife eX-
cept her taste in husbands.
Too many girls think sophistication
consists in reaching the point where
iyou don't give a darn.
\ civilization starts on the down
grade about the time it becomes too
mice to say swea.
You can't tell by looking at an En-
glishman whether he belongs to the
Iruling class or the aristocracy.
As the average employer sees it,
the difficulty is not to get women in
business but to get business in women
One reason why it is easier for q
poor man to get to Heaven is because
it is easier for him to want to,
"A woman is as old as she looks,
said certain man, but he hadn't seer
her at seven o'clock Of the morning
/ after the party.
There's little resistance when tina
kind Of wife asks for absolute divorc,
and custody Of the poodle.
-L---
d Boiled down, Margot Asquith's OBJ
s selvalon is that the American flap
e per becomes bibulous too soon afte
d disrarding bibs.
r The objection to open-air concert
y is that the performers can't tell whe
= Their the audience is applauding c
+ slapping mosquitoes.
Il There seems to be a general III
!" ,'pression that a pleasure resort Is
I place where one can resort to an,
= thing in quest of pleasure.
"a After a few months the bride GU
grows the notion that two tremulo1
slices of bread enclosing q lettuce le
T. making something to eat.
\ lot Of people think thrift co
sists in saving a portion Of ca
ut weeks pay in order to have plenty
i'll spend on a vacation.
W. J. B. travelled a thousand mil
er Ito cast his ballot. The Peerless U
on is consistent, along with may OF
other virtues.
n. Have you made a contribution
re the park Identification fund We
-----s--a-a-------s---
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08
MIR. RUSSELL APPRECIATES
Editor Palatka Daily News:

Editor Palatka Daily News:
Permit me space to say that l am
profoundly grateful to the Democrats
of Putnam county for their renewed
expression of confidence in me, as was
exemplifed by the vote in the county
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08
PED WINGS ATTENTION

All members of Degree Staff OF
Red Wing Council No. z, are requested
to attend ready for initiation OF can
.didates Thursday evening at 1870
Refreshments will be served.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08
PAGE

primaries last, Tuesday. ! shall do
my utmost not to fail them IN service
should the test Of loyalty be laid upon
me.
W. A. RUSSELL,
Crescent City, June 7th, 1922.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08

As we understand the clever mag
Zines, it isn't an epigram if it isn't
naughty.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08
\ STILL
ING OLD BULL.

|llSG OLD BULL.
4 y before the election of Pres
harding, Senator Lodge, Judge
and some twenty-nine other
uo'e names were thought suf-
|. impressive to make the peo-
an otherwise improbable
INV statement in which they
! me way to get inc he League
r0lS was to vote for Harding.
and Hughes and the 9TH
\. -hlne must chuekle at the
Of the average voter!
u. Tell for it. Thousands are
.'uas for that other great piece
H.ap' the Preyiaiseiniits claim y
.sononles N the adminis4
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08

W. J. B. travelled thousand miles
to cast his ballot. The Peerless One
is consistent, along with may of his
other virtues.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08

session of Congress adjourns along
in the Dog Days of August, or later,
it will be found that the appropria-
lions for the support Of the govern
ment will be fully as large as for the
previous year, and that saturnala Of
extravaganza was lso a Republican
financial debauch.
H. H. Kohlsaat, for many years the
editor Of Chicago's great Republican
newspaper and the friend of McKin-
| lev and Hanna, tells in his autobiog-
raphy a little tale Of Lodge which,
had it been known in the fall Of 1920,
would have caused the public to take
with grain of salt his promise that
Harding would lead the country into
the League of Nations. Of course
his manifesto was given out in order
to hold to Harding those Republicans
who favored the League. KohlsaaI
tells how he urged Hanna to show
to Lodge the draft of the financial
plank on which Mckinley was to run
Ia plank sawed out in the offices 81
~. P. M. & Co., in Wall street, just op.
Iposite the New York Stock EEchang,
Hanna swore a mighty oath and re
fused, saying that Lodge couldn't be
TRUSTED to keep it under his hat
Kohlsaat over-persuaded him, howev
! er, and with Hanna's reluctant per
, mission, showed the plank to Lodge
!. who Begged copy on promise Of Sc
crecy. What was Kohlsaat's chagri
to find that the Boston papers had
, the next morning with Lodge headliN
. ed as The author of hesplank, and tn
Associated Press wiring it to S
Louis under a Boston date-line! An
:, thus Lodge slipped under the canva
and made all Massachusetts believ
" that it was his brain that achieve
y that monumental financial hocus-pc
y Gus that fooled the people in the yea
! 1886. Now the question NATURAL
- arises, who engineered the hocus-p'
- Gus of 1920? No matter who is e,
l' titled to wear the leather medal as II
champion buIl-sRooter Of the part
~ certain il is that they always hay
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08
crvERNORSHIP

clrBRNoRsHIp |
pi,rs Of both par
[,ried. They do not |
people Of that state
think is a joke or !
about because |
bles Of Youngs- |
4uly going to run
4 Independent ticket |
It all sure that he |
successful in getting |
bsen in selling pota-
], it will be recalled
resident of Miami,
The ozone which he
Fere is putting the
| campaign. AT any
|have plenty Of pep
Ia use all the modern
Renting himself to the
\ make a flying visit
\ Of the state' by ae
HI also conduct a front
\. but what he says.
listed throughout the
As the closing fea-
rpaign he will tour the
H train, with red-fre
iii. Of course all this
lazy and silly to the
they are worried, just
/ on WHICH he plopooCH
campaign is also wor-
Il it is, to chase the
Of the state house, ta
.blers from every city
and start prohibition
is going TO help, too
assuring to the polit.
r Mrs. 0les has dem
1t ability as a cam
Is not at all modest il
he admits they are un
ltiOnal. But he think
!. At any rate he ha
ptatcas by these meth
he go the idea fror
He took Billy Sunda
? because he notice
ell he gave them tn
ied it and the MOI
into the hat. So
dy out-the street CO
.yor, the city council
0 my market TO st
blamed fool this ma
st Of them bought
u a peck of potatoe
I cared what the
as lorr as they bong
vas elected mayor
nee to clean Times I
$ announced plan I
t be done. His affo
'a chief was baked
e commission. He W
reduce wages of el
plan for establish.
r and light plants w
gal When he disco
2uld not carry opt !
called the city enlplc
.old them he could :
his threats and ask
n Of those he i
arge, And they {
-at cooperation, W
some of the probe
being solved.
campaign will be
her it is suggestive
.ods could hardly
ted. There is only
md probably one Nj
low, his campaign I
.erest of an otherv
.itical year. And fo
yor Oles are many
o Bellevue that he we
rely satisfactory g
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-06-08

Uncle Sam wishes Russia well, but
declines to be too neighborly until
she gets well.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
Work on New Church
Started in Roundup

Roundup. May 12.-Work has started
on the new church building now being
constructed by the Methodist Episcopal
church. and ~excavating for the big base
ment is now under way. When com
pleted this building will cost about
10000 and will be one of the best
equipped plants in the state. Al pres
ent the basement only will be complet-
ed, and this will be used not only for
church services but for recreational
purposes. About $4,000 will be ex-
pended on this part of the work. half
being raised locally and the balance
given by the national officers of the
church. Excavation has also started
for the rectory being built by the Epis-
cOpal church here, and this will be
finished within a few weeks. In addi-
ton to furnishing living accommoda-
tons for the rector, large Sunday
school rooms are provided in the base
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
Half Million Pounds
of Wool Contracted
in Beaverhead Co.

Special to The Tribune.
Dillon, May 12.-Close to 800. 600
pounds of wool have been contracted
for in Beaverhead and Madison coun-
ties during the past three or four days
and other buyers are in the field and
are figuring on other clips throughout
the county. The Cook Sheep company
and James Dodd clips were the largest
contracted for here and though the
price paid has not been made public
it is rumored that it is considerably
more than 80 cents. 1t is estimated
that the entire output of wool for Bea-
verhead county this year will be some
thing over 100000 pounds and the
expected price Of from 35 to 40 cents
will bring about $4,000 to local grow
ers. 8
The sheep industry here has a
brighter outlook than for the past two
years and flockmasters are rejoicing
over the prospect. which means gem
eral prosperity for the entire COM
munity.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
State Collections
of Inheritance Taxes
Hit Low Ebb in 1921

Helena. May 12.-There was a slight
amount less collected by the state in
1921 from inheritance taxes than for
four years previous to that time. Total
collections for the year ending Novem-
Der 80, 1921, was $73, 800. according to
X. ID. Miller, chief of the division for
the collection of these taxes. The state
is trying to establish that James A.
Murray, Butte millionaire who died last
year. was a legal resident of Montana,
and if the state is successful in this
the figures for 1922, or whenever the
taxes are paid, will be much greater
than usual. The estate has offered to
pay the state $50. but State Treasurer
urer j. w. Walker, on instruction of
the state board of equalization, has
declined to accept this amount A pc
tition to compel the state to accept
the $50 in full payment is pending in
the supreme court.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
More Gophers Expected
in Hill County This
Summer Is Report

Special to The Tribune.
Havre. May 12.-Reports from out
lying communities indicate that there
viii be a greater number of gophers in
the county this year than last, accord
ing to County Agent l.. A. Campbell.
On account of the scarcity of funds
resulting from several crop failures.
and the uncertainty of crop conditions,
the compulsory determination plan in
Hill county vas discontinued about two
years ago by order of the board of
county commissioners.
The state and federal governments
have distributed approximately 1000
pounds of gopher poison this year in
the county for use on state and feder-
al land. The county has mixed and
sold to farmers about $500 pounds at
~ a 10 pound sack this season. An
other LOCO pounds will be mixed in the
near future and will be available at
the county auditors office.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
Expect Early Setting
of Hobson-Stanford
County Seat Case

Special to The Tribune.
Hobson. May 12.-John J. Jewell.
local attorney for the Hobson county
seat forces. has received word from
Gum, Rasch and Hall of Helena, chief
counsel for Hobson, that the famous
Hobson-Stanford county seat case has
not yet been set for argument, but
that it is expected to be so set n day
now. The Helena firm advising Mr..
Jewell that Judge William f. Carroll
of Butte. who tried the case at Stan
ford, has been tied up with a jury term
of court eve since last February when
the transcript of the county seat case
was finished.
In addition to having tried his own
cases, in Butte. Judge Carroll has had
to leave his district and try several
cases outside. so that he has been busy
ever since the Hobson- Stanford case
was ready for argument. and it has
been impossible for him to set a date
for the hearing.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
Hold Two Hearings
on Freight Rates
in Butte, May 19

Helena. May 12.--The Montana rail-
road commission will be represented at
two hearings to be held in Butte May
interstate m commission. One
of the hearings will be on the ques-
ton of readjustment of freight rates
on coal from the mines in Wyoming
and Utah to adjoining states. The
mines of Utah and Wyoming seek TO
have the rates lowered. The ~investi-
cation is on no special complaint but is
a general review. The other hearing
concerns the attempt of shippers TO
have the d~ifferential rate on, wheat
the same as that on coarse grains and
grain products.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
Musselshell Valley
Oil Company Contracts
to Drill Immediately
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown, May 12.-One of the
most important announcements made
in a long time here with regard to
oil development was that given out
to the effect that the Musselshell Val
ley Oil company, owned almost entirely
by Lewistown, Winnett and Milestone
people, had let a contract to Mr.. Burke
to put down a well on the Brush creek
structure of Cat creek. This m as
a direct result of the return Of much Of
the very valuable acreage that this
company turned over to other concerns
under drilling arrangements, and which
has not been drilled out. The Mus
selshell Valley is in fine condition fl
nancially and otherwise, but has been
at a standstill because of its old ar
engagements, all of which are now abro-
gated, giving it a free hand to proceed.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
Operators Remove
Wage Schedules in
Mines al Roundup
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Roundup. May 12.-Wage schedules
which were posted at the local coal
mines. have been taken down by the
operators, and are understood to have
been withdrawn. No explanation is
given for this action which is taken by
some to mean that lower scales will
be offered, and by others to predict
conferences between operators and min
ers on the question of going to work
again.
The district president of the United
Mine Workers visited Roundup this
week, and it is stated that an effort
will be made to also close small wagon
mines which have been in operation
steadily since the strike was declared.
These mines near Roundup produce
about 100 ons per day which has been
sufficient to keep the city well sup
piled with coal. In the event of their
shutting down most people would be
forced to burn wood, as no coal yards
have coal stored, the operation Of the
small nearby mines making that un-
necessary. Many miners employed at
Roundup have left this vicinity. some
taking vacations. while others are max
ing visits to other parts of the u
try,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
FORMS
ORGANIZATION To
SUPPLYDA|RYME
Men Subscribe $4,000
to Purchase Cows
for Farmers.
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Glendive. May 12.-The business
men of Glendive have organized an as
soclation to provide mich cows to
farmers on an easy-payment plan. Last
week the Glendive Chamber Of Com
merce called a meetinAof the business
firms of the city and It was decided to
organize a corporation for such pur-
pose. Since then a campaign WAS made
for subscriptions of stock.
Already nearly $4,000 has been sub
scrIbed. The corporation was duly or
ganized at the courthouse Monday
named the first trustees: +. p. Elem
ing, Fred J.. GOulding, T. f. Hagan,
X. E. Herrick. G. d. Hollecker, Guy
r. Lowe, e. A. Sabel, j. J. Stipek and
w. X .Worthington.
The name of the association is the
Glendive Dairymen's Mutual Loan as
ISOLATION. The officers will be named
at a meeting next Wednesday after
noon,
1t was the universal Judgment of
the stockholders that the new organic
alton should confine itself to the pro-
motion of but one breed of dairy cat
tie and so build up a community of
one breed. This will result in making
the Glendive trade zone a center for
this kind of animal. The association
fixed on the milking shorthorn as the
best type for it's purpose, and one
which is best fitted for this territory.
Steps have been taken to learn
where these cows could be secured in
quantity at once. About 100 head
will be secured as soon as possible and
distributed at once. Application blanks
will be sent out to the farmers of Daw-
son county within a few days. so that
all who wish to enter the dairying field
or enlarge their present dairy herds
may file such request with the assOci-
ation. 1t is planned to have the cows
in the hands of the farmers within 30
Gays.
The promotion of dairying by this
means is regarded as one of the great
est factors for building up the agri-
cultural territory near Glendive, and
all the business men are very enthusi-
astic over the proposition.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
Lewistown to Observe
independence Day
to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune.
Lewistown. May 12.-At Thursdays
luncheon and meeting of the chamber
of commerce. the first of a series to
be held right along now, II each
month. it was definitely decided to have
a celebration of July Fourth here. The
American Legion agreed to take charge
of it and the county fair board gave
the use of the fair grounds for the
celebration.
Mayor Jack Briscoe told of the good
accomplished through the annual clean
up movement.
1t was announced that Secretary w.
D. Fisher of the Custer Battlefield Hi
way will be here next week when a
meeting will be held to consider mat
ters connected with the hiway project
and it was decided to recruit a party
of Lewistown men to accompany Mr..
Fisher to Roundup, where a meeting is
to be held.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY REDUCED
To FOURTH CLASS
Alteration of Tax System Will
Leave None in State in
First Class.

Helena, May by reason of the
law altering. the tax system in Mon
tana on a classification basis. passed
at the regular session of the Legislature
in 1919, Lewis and Clark county will
be reduced from the third class to the
fourth class, according to County As
SCISSOR Charles H. Martien. with the
attendant reduction in salaries and re-
duction of office help. Every county
in the state will be affected. in the
opinion of MI. Martien, who also said
and that it was very doubtful if there
would be any second class counties.
Valuation $i7,545,000
Under the old law, the assessed valu-
alton OF the county was S25.OOO,OOO or
S5.OOO,OO0 more than the required val
lation for a third class county. Last
year the assessed valuation, under the
1919 law, was sec, OOO. 900. sufficient
to put it in first class. which required
a valuation Of $4,000, 900. had not
a new county classification law been
enacted. This new county classified
ton law. enacted at the extraordinary
session in 1919. requires a taxable val
uation of $20.OO0, 900, but last year
the taxable valuation of this county
was only S17.545.OOO, under the new
tax classification law.
Salaries Reduced
Following reduction from third to
fourth class, salaries of officials will
be reduced as follows: Sheriff, $500
to $500: assessor. $3.50 to $500:
county clerk. $1,000 to $500; clerk of
court. $1,000 to $500: superintendent
of schools. $500 to 81 800.
The salaries of the county attorney
and auditor are not affected. AS the
salary of ar official cannot be reduced
after his election. the salary Of Will
Whalen. clerk of the court. who was
elected for four years. will not be re-
duced. No chief deputies are permit
ted in fourth class counties and the
number of deputies is also reduced.
The salary of deputies is generally re-
duced from $3.50 to $137.5O.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-13
ROUNDUP HIGH SCHOOL
TO GRADUATE 26 PUPILS

Special to The Tribune.
pills of the Roundup high school will
largest graduating class in the history
of the institution. Professor G. H.
Clapp, president of the state university
at Missoula, will deliver the graduation
address. and Rev. s. r. Mccarthy will
preach the ~baccalaureate Glass
day program will be given Wednesday.
and commencement exercises will be
held Thursday evening. On Tuesday
the high school orchestra will give
their second annual concert, and on
Friday the senior play, "All of a Sud
den Peggy" will be presented.