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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
Tampa Meeting Devel-
ops No Funds With
Which to Work
CONTINGENT PROMISES
South Florida Gets All 1t
Asked-If Funds Are
Available
lRY ANsnciafeJ preaal

Tampa, April Winding up what
has perhaps been the busiest session
tie department has ever held, the
members of the state road department
of Florida, concluded meeting today
(which has covered the better part of
two full days.
A SUMMARY of the departments ac-
tions on various matters considered
today is as follows:
Putting West Floridas bridges
ahead Of any road project in that sec
ton by agreeing to- match $18O,OOO of
Suwannee county money on state
road No, 1 through that county; per-
mission for Highlands county's COM
missioners 10 proceed at once with
the building of the Lake Annie-Jose-
phine creek road; routing of road No.
II in Alachua county direct south
across the prairie from Micanopy, and
decision to apply for making it fed
eral aid project; the decision to put
the first convicts available on the
Lake City-High Springs highway,
which is q Part of slate road No. 2,
coupled with The announcement by
Chairman H. B. Philips that he is 60
ing to remind the board at every ses-
sien of the necessity of this project;
applying for federal aid on state road
No. A, the Dixie highway, through
Broward county, where 100000 Of
bond money is already available;
agreement to assist in patching two
stretches in Hardee county on road
No. 2, and the agreement to build any
missing link in the Melbourne-Kis-
simmee cross state road, which it is
now estimated will be about two
miles short when Osceola county's
funds run out.
Not Certain How Much Available.
Yhere the funds "as soon as avail
able" are to come from is still ques-
tion, and when is still more indefinite
according to members who endorsed
Commissioner J. M. Smiths state
ment that the road department
doesn't know just where it is filian-
cially." The west Florida member
stated that due to the fact that a
former board kept little or no books,
the situation is mu4ep1. The chair
man, Judge H. B. Sbilips, stated,
however, that highway accounting
expert is to be engaged Immediately
to bring order from the chaos and
that every dollar that is available
will Immediately be put into the pro-
jects endorsed yesterday. He is opti-
n1istic, and others seem to think that
there may be enough funds to pro-
vide for practically every project vot-
ed on yesterday. According to Mr..
Smith the board is signed up for live |
projects under way totalling more |
than $10,000,000 of which the coun- |
lies have to put up hardly a quarter,
Ind the board has only $4,000 imme-
3iately in sight for further operation.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
and Gum Club
Organized With a
Large Membership

The Putnam County Rod and Gun
club was organized last night with a
large attendance of the sportsmen
of Palatka present. This organizs-
ton has the object in view of con-
serving the fish and game in the
state, and is a great stride forward
for the realm of spot.
Judge J. C. Calhoun was appoint
ed temporary chaiman, and E. H.
Kendrick, temporary secretary. 1t
was decided that the charter mem
bership consist of fifty members, and
a committee was appointed to get
together the sportsmen of the town
so that a full quota would be pres
ent at the next meeting which will
be held next Wednesday at the court
house.
Those interested in hunting and
fishing are urged to hand in their
names to Fred Cochrane, and get in
line for a membership. From the
interest shown this club is going to
grow into a strong organization,
and many good times will be had by
the members in the near future.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
Putnam High Will
Play F. M. |. Here
Friday Afternoon

The Putnam High School baseball
team will play the Florida Military
and Naval Academy on the local
grounds tomorrow afternoon. The
game will begin at four O'Clock.
The Putnam High team solicits the
encouragement of the presence of ev-.
cry friend of the High school and of
high school athletics. They appreci-
ate very much the $65 recently sub
scribed by friends toward the indebt-
edness of the team, but they still owe
about $50 which they hope to raise by
receipts from the remaining games.
Help to advertise the games by men,
tioning them to your friends. Buy a
ticket and above all, lend the encour-
agemenb of your presence.
The admission to tomorrow's game
win be fifteen and thirty cents.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
Former Presidents Ami
versary Is Duly Gel
ebrated
BORN TOO YEARS AGO.
Official Washington Is
Paying Its Tribute
Also
Dy Associated Press,

I Eolnt Fleasant, ONO, April 27.--
The nation turned today to this little
hamlet snuggled at the base Of the
hills overlooking the Ohio river to
celebrate the one hundredth birthday
iof one Of its presidents and great
military leaders, Ulysses S. Grant.
Up the river from Cincinnati came
a flotilla of river. craft, bearing the
president, the wife Of the president,
congressman, high national officials,
uniformed military officers, soldiers,
state officials, men prominent in, civ
ii life and hundreds of other citizens.
Bells ranfg, not Mount Vernon bells,
but bells peaIing joy and gladness.
1t moored at the landing and for the
first time, though the little village
gave to the nation a president, it
was honored with the presence Of
the president of the United States.
But Point Pleasant was expecting
the distinguished guests and, though
few in number as in the days when
the. man whose memory was to be
honored trudged barefoot through
the dusty Streets they. extended
open arms.
After viewing the place where
General Grant was born-only the
lean-to which still exists here, the
house proper having been removed
to the state fairgrounds at Colum-
bus-President Harding was to de-
liver an address from a small plat
form erected near the site Of the
Grant home. Sound ampiifiers will
make the presidents voice audible to
all in the village and to crowds that
are expected to assemble in Lytle
Park in Cincinnati, thirty miles
away. The president was expected
to stress in his address the spirit
and qualities of the former presi-
dent
Though thousands are expected to
participate in the celebration of Gen
eral Grants birthday, but few are
they who will be able to say they
knew him personally. Only one such
person now lives in this vicinity. He
is William Forester, civil war vet
eran. He has been assigned place
of honor near the speaking platform.
This is the second Grant celebration
here. The first was in 1907 when a
cannon was mounted in front of the
Grant home. 1t did not bear the ma
tional aspect, however, which the
present one bears.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
Searching for the Dead.

Fort Worth, Texas, April 27.-Re-
cessions in the Trinity river and
Clear Fork creek were noted early
today and officials turned their at
tention to search for the sixty or
more persons reported missing and
reconstruction necessitated as a re-
suit of the flood which for three
DAYS has inundated low outlying Sec
tions of Fort Worth.
While Fort Worth was nearly sur
rounded by the water backed on
three sides, the city proper escaped
inundation.
Officials have stated they will be-
o;n investigation of the alleged dy-
of some dikes Monday
night as soon as the flood has sub
sided sufficiently to permit them TO
divert their attention. Meanwhile a
guard is being kept over other dlkes
10 keep them from being blasted TO
hasten the drainage of some places
now under water.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
Official Tribute at Washington

Washington, April 27-The machin-
cry Of government was halted today
by executive order of President Hard
ing in order that thousands of federal
employees and officials, in common
with visitors and the citizenry of
Washington might do honor to the
memory of General Ulysses S. Grant
at the dedication of the bronze memo
rial in the Botanic Gardens on the
centenary of the birth of the great
Union soldier and President. At the
same time the memorial services were
being held here, President Harding
was participating in similar exercises
at Point Pleasant, Ohio, the birthplace
of the Union leader.
A half holiday was granted to all
federal employees, the public schools
were closed, the city bedecked in flags
and bunting, and men and women
were marshaled from all sections of
tne country 10 form an impressive
parade in homage to the memory of
Grant.
Cadets from West Point, midship-
men from Annapolis, all the regular
soldiers, marines and sailors stationed
in Washington, members of the Loyal
Legion and veterans of the Civil war,
The Spanish-American war, the world
war and other foreign wars, as well as
representatives of patriotic societies
were in the parade which marched to
martial music, from the White House,
down Pennsylvania avenue to the Bo-
tanic Gardens Just west of the capi-
tol where the services were held.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
Regular Army Gains
Control After a Hard
Battle
SITUATION VERY TENSE
De Valera Expected to
Be Guest There
Today
CBy Associated Press)

L2A"on' April 27-Eroops of the
provisional free state government
Gained control Of the town of MuIiin-
gar after todav's figbtfng saws . Pal
PAST dispatch from The Ralfast coryo-
gDondent Of the ,,van,n.r News An
mmored car manned bv ra,,,,Iars was
easroIlir7 tha Sfroat. n tho +;n,o tbo
}ispatch was GIa9
MoIIln&ar, ireland, AEr1l 27-Fight
ln& broke out today 5otween rna reg
ol&f and irregular lf!3a Republican
army 1ofc2s stauoAc. here in anti
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27

Preparations Being Made
Entertain Over Two
Hundred

An unusual undertaking comes 10
Palatka's notice tomorrow evening
when the Jacksonville Pilgrims
Friendship Special consisting Of six
pullmans and two baggage cars whis-
Ties in at the Union Station
Word received today indicates that
every city visited by these business
men has extended a most cordial re-
ceptiOn followed by a good time which
the entire party state they will long
remember.
Palatka, according to the Commit
tee in charge, will measure up to any
community in the warmth Of its well
come to the visitors and unique plan
has been devised to prevent loss Of
time and confusion. According to the
Committee, Giles L. Wilson, Vice
President of the Florida National
Bank, who is managing the trip has
been notified that upon the arrival of
the special train, automobiles, driven
by the foremost citizens of Palatka,
will be found parked at the Station
and numbered. These numbered cars
each have certain visitors assigned to
them, and the local Committee has
made every effort to seat Jacksonville
men with Palatka citizens of the same
profession or business.
Each member Of the Jacksonville
party knows the car he is to ride in
as well as the given or mick name of
the man at the wheel.
There are F112 members Of the
Friendship Tour, and a band Of fiften
pieces. Upon leaving the Union
Station, the Committee states short
drive will be made across the st.
Johns river returning at $50 10 the
Elks Club for banquet. n
W. P. Merriam, newly reelected
President Of the Chamber of Com
merce will officiate as Toastmaster
and Howell Davis the first President
of the Putnam County Motor Club,
and DR., A. NJ. Steen, our Mayor, will
deliver the addresses of welcome. Re-
sponses are expected from F, c. Mill
err, Rev. DR.. McNair, Giles Wilson, w.
B. Corbett, President of Jacksonville
Rotary Club, John D. Baker and others
Jacksonville's band will render a
concert and plans are under way to
have the Palatka band join in the fes-
tivities. 800
"Palatka is seldom called on" 7. E.
Mobley, Chairman of the Bankers Di-
vision of the Reception Committee
said today, "to welcome such rep
number of citizens, and to
be compelled to make the reception
with the larger cities Of
,he State. We are SO well organized
With all the professional and business
nen taking part to welcome those of
heir respective classifcations, that
oalatka will be proud of the visit. |
lnow the Jacksonville men will long
their welcome and stay
With us. 1t would be a very fine tri-
,ute to these visitors if a large num-
Yer of Palatka people could be at the
Union Station to welcome the party
lie concluded.
Attempts were made, the Committee
eports to avoid stag banquet, but
With plans to seat 127 visitors and an
'qual humber of hosts, local facilities
we're greatly taxed. The announce
nent of those in charge solicits every
itizen to make reservations early
friday, and 10 impress the visitors :,
With Palatka's welcome to the Metro-
'olis. Tickets may be had until noon
it the Chamber of Commerce.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
bOD WATERS OF
|SS|SS|PI RUSH
YER WIDE AREAS
bndredS Marooned on
LeveeS and on High
| Ground
fTLE BEING SAVED
st Subsidies in Fort
Torth and Toll Of the
Dead Is Taken

tDy Associated PTessb
stchez, Miss, April 27-rIood
|ls Of the Mississippi river, which
broke through the Wee
leyeo on Lake Concordia, today
Entered the town Of Ferriday, La,
b has a population of about 500
bns. The rushing waters travel
distance Of four miles before
bing the town ana the residents
ample time to escape. in the
Of the released waters is the
of Vidalia, La, with a popula-
of 2, 600 persons, eight miles
Ferriday, which is expected to
Eached today.
|proughout Concordia and Gaia
\ parishes today the only means
|mmunication is by boat. The
|train to be operated left Ferri-
|last night with flood refugees.
fically all of the two parishes
lowered. The water promises to
/ parts Of Tensas, Franklin and
|elles parishes, which comprise
Farming area devoted largely to
b.
hks, small sawmill village, is
fated. Vidalia is partially pro-
u by a railroad embankment
h has been sacked to serve as a
Practically all livestock in the
Eened area had been removed and
remainder was taken to the le-
EO be picked up by boats. Other
/ in the immediate path are Clay
Fildsville and Frogmore.
Legion Men Are Helping.
/ hundred former service men of
Natchez post of the American Le-
are today erecting tents for a
bee camp here.
Rny who have been anticipating
|ak at Ferriday were prepared
Padhousehold goods and stocks of
fandlse raised high on scaffolds
the danger mark, but others
Fau waited in the hope that the
would hold worked in desperate
to save their belongings
groes who remained huddled on
Eees throughout the night, where
mad hastened for Safety when
Pbankment gave way and solid
P1 water started sweeping over
are being picked up this morn
y government boats and volun-
FeScue workers.
negro woman is missing.
owner Of the plantation where
'eak occurred was within a short
Zee of the crevasse. He stated
|ne levee, which was below COM
~ grade, was blown out from
PIVom and that the break occur
an unexpected point. The le-
/ well as all others in the line,
Fen constantly patrolled by the
Elghtlng forces who have been
4 heroic struggle. |,
yes received from Ferriday this
tg state that an attempt will be
o tie the ends of the gap in the
|Oy placing arpaulins on them
went erumbling. During the
'ne two hundred yard gap in
re Wldened appreciably and a
snt Is anticipated. Just be-
4 Weecoma levee the connect {
O"nkment is of sandy formation
Is feared that if the dixie is eat t
Py to this point the situation t
come more serious. h
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
THREE ARRESTED FOR MAIL
ROBBERY OF LAST OCTOBER

New York, April 27.-Louis and
Jack Wolf and Jacob Price were ar
rested here today in connection with
the $3.50, 1000. 900 mail truck robbery
onlower Broadway last October. Stol-
en- securities valued at $75.00o were
recovered.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
eubsiding at Fort Worth

worth, Tex, April 27-Trinity
ras well within its banks this
Il 'ne gauge showing a drop of
overnight and now register
ieet. Street car service was
inns morning to all flooded
r 80 The dead and missing list
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
Fevee at Poydras Breaks.

,orieans, April PA break
mississippi levee at Poydras,
rs below New Orleans, oc-
quay. Early reports are that
ured feet of the levee went
epproximately three hundred
n families are fleeing before
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27
T'hirty-Two Perish
When French Ship
Sinks Off Brittany
INV AssnnIated Pressl

Brest, France, April 27-Thirty-
two lives were lost when the French
steamer Deputy Albert Taillandier,
vessel of 5000 tons, bound from Rot
terdam for Brest with a cargo of coal,
foundered last night off the northern
coast of Brittany during a violent
storm. The captain of the ship, the
sole survivor, was picked up today by
the Greek steamer Pelagia.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27

the flood waters. Poydras is on the
east bank of the river and the break,
unless stopped, is expected to cover
large area just south of this city,
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-27

Increasing cloudiness in north
portion. Showers
Evening star., 1922-02-07
LEADERS TO MEET
At Dinner PARLEy

Another White House dinner confer
ence. to consider the Administrations
legislative program, has been ar
ranged for tonight, with members of
the Senate and House republican
steering committee in attendance.
The conference, it was assumed by
congressional leaders. will follow
along the lines of the one held sew
eral weeks ago, at which an agree
matters connected with the legisla-
tive program.
. Probable Topics at Conference.
Among the subjects which leaders
considered would be discussed are the
soldier bonus, the tariff and possibly
matters connected with the armament
conference.
Members Of the Senate invited to at
tend the conference included Senators
Lodge, Massachusetts,. the republican
whip; Mccormick, Illinois: Wads-
worth. New York; Fernald, Maine;
Kellogg, Minnesota; Frelinghuysen,
New Jersey, and France, Maryland.
IL List Of House Members.
The House members who will attend
were announced as Representatives
Mondell Of Wyoming, republican lead
er: Longworth, Ohio; Dunn, New
York; Darrow. Pennsylvania; Ander.
son, Minnesota: Nolan. California, and
Green, Vermont.
John T. Adams, chairman of the re-
publican national committee. who par.
tfcipated in the conference OF last
month, also was invited to attend tn
! one called for tonight.
Evening star., 1922-02-07
|GOV. BONE TELLS
| OF ALASKAN ROAD
Declares Railway Cost Eight
Times as Much as
Territory.

Gov. Scott c. Bone of Alaska, in an
address today at the City Club re-
marked that the government railroad
just completed and in operation be-
tween Seward, on Resurrection bay
and Fairbanks. 4S7 miles in the in
terror. with a branch line to the coal
fields. had cost eight times as much
as Uncle Sam paid for the whole OF
Alaska fifty-five years ago.
The purchase price under the
treaty negotiated with Russia by Sec
retary Seward, in 1867, involved ST.
10000 he said. This was consid-
cred at the time an extravagant out
lay Of public funds, and provoked pro-
tests in Congress and throughout the
country. But Alaska has produced
wealth apDroximating a billion dol
lars In the half century that has in
tervened, and Uncle Sam, in spite OF
his neglect of that northern country
has reaped big dividends on his origi-
nal modest investment.
$J8,0O0.O 600 Spent.
THE appropriations authorized to
date for the railroad aggregate fifty
six millions. 1t has been in course
years. the work having been sus-
pended during the world war. Its
cost exceeds the original estimate by
twenty-one millions. but this is easily
understood. in view of the abnormal
conditions precipitated by the war
demonstrated that it can build a
railroad. and build it well.
1T is to be taken for granted that
when Congress voted money to bulld
the government railroad 1t meant
that Alaska should be developed. II
haf fNf
development would come hand-in-
hand with the building of the rail
road, but the world war interviewed
and attention was diverted from
Alaska and the manifest needs Of the
territory were compelled to walt.
Now it is incumbent upon the gov.
ernment to take immediate steps &c
turn its railroad investment of s5s..
, 100000 to profit by consolidating
Alaskan activities under one depart.
ment and centralizing administrative
authority and responsibility in Alas
ka. but. with continued general su'
perviSioh in Washington.
Tribute to sCol. Mears.
In connection with his remarks or
the railroad. the governor paid higf
tribute to Col. Frederick Mears. who
is now bringing the great work tt
completion.
The admin At ration. the governor
emphasized. is committed to the de-
velopment of Alaska. and he believed
that early legislation would bt
enacted which would make devel.
opment possible. The President anG
Secretary Fall are making plans tt
visit the territory in July or Au'
gust and this will be the most mem
orable event in the annals of the
, long neglected territory. In com
memoration OF the visit colder
spike will be driven at the point or
the railroad where steel was Joined
near Riley creek, in the Broad Pass
region.
A large audience heard the address
of Gov. Bone. who was introduced by
John Walsh, chairman of the forum
committee.
Evening star., 1922-02-07
Ringold Hart. assistant corporation

Ringold Hart. assistant corporation
counsel.
THE strut over column No. 2 was
not shown or the original plans, and
the heights of the trusSes were less
than on the original plans" he said.
'The plans did not show any bearing
plates. The size of the columns We're
not shown. They show eight-inch col
umns. but no weight.
Are you talking of final plans"
asked Maj. Gordon.
The final p1ans.' witness said.
There were some dimensions on the
architectural plans. There were no
of steel"
How did they issue permit for
such building as that?" asked Maj.
Gordon.
Il do not know, sir" the witness
answered.
Former Onicial Testfnes.
Andrew X. Selden of Clearwater, Fla.
assistant building inspector here in
1916, next was called. He said he
was not employed now.
He said he made five inspections of
the condition of the ground. and the
adjoining building on the south of the
knickerbocker. That was the only kind
of inspection that he did. He said he
was in the office since 1902. and before
that he was a builder in Tennessee.
His duty. he continued. was to ex-
anime the condition~of the building on
the south, prior to underpinning. This
he found to be all right. He testified
he had nothing to do with the actual
construction Of the theater.
Maj. E. G. Curtis was the inspector
of the building at the time of con-
struetion. He testified that Maj. Cur
tbs had charge of the construction
He was excused and Rrap
nan, 1868 Potomac street. was called.
He said he had been for twenty five
years structural iron worker, and
! worked on the knickerbocker Theater
for two and one-half hours as signal
man for the engineer. He left because
the boss carried him to another job"
J. f. Donaldson, 1857 35th street.
said he has no occupation now, but
has been an ironworker by trade since
1887. He worked on the theater.
Told Not to Break Walls.
Those two beams over the stage
and one toward the balcony bore one
or two inches on the wall. In moving
both the foreman said to be careful
not to break the wall, the witness
said. me and Charlie Fits were on
the end toward the Columbia road
end. and l told Mr.. Wallace that i II
never put my foot on that building
any hoie. w ieH got my money
left because I didn't like those walls
told Mr.. Wallace. Mr.. Wagner's
superintendent. and he laughed at me
That beam rested right over the
stage"
The witness said he was employed
by Pat Mcdonald. He said he didn't
say anything to Mcdonald regarding
the beams, but Willie Carpenter was
there and heard him.
He said he stayed on the building,
! and did come back later.
The inquest then was recessed for
luncheon.