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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
Valuable Papers
of Dead Director
Said to Be Gone

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. 16.-Oil
stock and money, believed to have
constituted part of the estate of Will
liam Desmond Taylor, murdered film
director, are missing, according to
Charles A. Jones, investigator for
the district attorney. Jones made
this statement after cecking up Tay-
lor's personal papers and belongings,
and then comforting with Mrs. R. M.
Berger, an income tax expert, with
whom Taylor is said to have discuss
ed his 1921 income tax report a short
time before he was killed.
From this it was learned, accord
ing to Jones, that Taylor was pre-
pared to pay tax on securities and
money which have not been located.
Further investigation into the
murder was planned for today.
Thomas Lee Woolwine, district attor-
ney, stated witnesses would not, how
ever, be summoned to his office, but
would be questioned at their homes
by his agents. 1t was believed the
publicity attending their visits to his
office frightened persons in keeping
to themselves what might prove val
liable clues.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
Five Died From
Salts a Mother
Gave Children
CRy Associated Press)

Centralia, Wash, Feb. 16.-The
package of EPSON salts from which
Mrs. Edward Rhodes, of Klaber,
WASH, administered doses ito her
five children last Saturday, after
which all five died, contained about
10 per cent of an alkaloidal poison,
according to Herman Allen, prose-
cutting attorney of eLwis county, fol-
lowing an analysis of the remainder
fthe package by the state chemist.
An analysis of the stomach of one of
the children has not been completed.
Dir. Allen said that an inquest
probably would be held.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
CBy Associated Press)

Washington, Feb. 16.-The four
power Pacific treaty which was ne
gotiated at the Washington confer
ence, again assumed today promi-
nent place in senate affairs, both on
the senate floor and before the for
eign relations committee.
Pending before the senate was the
resolution of eSnator Hitchcock, OF
Nebraska, ranking committee DEM
ocrat, to ask President Harding to
transmit to the senate additional. in
formation and documents relating to
the treaty's negotiation Before the
senate convened today the foreign
relations committee was called to
resume consideration of the treaty,
which began last Saturday.
The return from Massachusetts
today of Senator Lodge, committee
chairman and one of the American
delegates to the arms conference,
was expected to result in definite
action on the Hitchcock resolution.
The republican leaders also were
planning to press committee action
on the four-power and other confer
ence treaties.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
Forged Letters and Joint
Telegram Sent to
Harding
PRAISED A HEAD WAITER
Endorsed Him for Job as
Register of the
-,
Treasury

| Philadelphia, Feb. 16-The sending
of many fake kilograms and letters tc
President Harding from Pennsylvania
has caused W. Harry Baker, secreta.
ry of the Republican state committee
to seek an investigation by the federal
district attorney.
Mr.. Baker reveaed today that
fraudulent kilograms had been sent
to the President purporting to en-
dorse the candidacy Of J. c. Overton
negro head waiter at West Phila-
delphia hotel, for appointment as reg
ister of the United States treasury
The kilograms bore the names of Mrs.
George Wharton Pepper, wife of SEN
ator Pepper, Mrs. John Wanamaker
III, Mrs. Baker and others. Baker
said that none of the persons whose
names were signed to the kilograms
knew anything about them.
Mrs. Wanamaker said she had re-
Iceived a letter from George S. Christ
ian, secretary to President Harding,
in which he acknowledged the receipt
of an endorsement from her for Over
ton and also of a joint teegram from
her, Mrs. Pepper and Mrs. Charles
S. Brown of Philadelphia, endorsing
the negro.
Mr.. Baker recalled that recently
similar kilograms We're sent to the
President and Senator Pepper asking
that appointment of a state prohibi-
ton director be deferred.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
Storm Warnings Contin-
ued Along North At
lantic Coast
CENTRAL OFF HATTERAS
Five Inches of Snow Is on
the Grounds in
Norfolk
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Feb. 16-Storm warm
ings continued today from Hatteras
to Eastport, Maine with the disturb
ance central off Hatteras.
Freezing temperatures are fore
cast for northern Florida, with near
freezing and frosts in central Florida
and probably frosts in southern Flor
ida.
Snow has been falling during the
last twenty-four hours in the north
Atlantic states and snow and rain
in the middle states with cold wave
in New England, Eastern New York,
extreme northern New Jersey and
northern New Jersey and northern
Pennsylvania.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
MEXICAN ELECTIONS BEGIN.
tRy Associated Press)

Guatemala City, Guatemala, Feb
16.-The presidential elections began
Yesterday, to continue for week
Choice of a successor to Carlos Her
rera. whose government was over
thrown by a revolt early in Decem-
her, lies between General Orellana
the provisional president, and Gen.
eral Jose Leon Castillo. General Or
ellana is the original candidate and
General Castillo is the choice of the
conservatives.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
PRELIMINARY STEP
FOR MOVING STATE
CAPITAL IS TAKEN
Statewide Organization
to Be Formed in
Spring
ALL ASKED TO join IN
Expected That Conven-
ton Will Be Held
at Central Point

Calling on the commercial organ
izations of Florida to join in the for
nation of a Capital Removal asso-
citation, Secretary Jim Hart, of the
Palatka Gambler of Commerce, today
mailed letters to every Board of
Trade and Chamber of Commerce in
the state. The plan proposes that
each body select delegates to attend
convention to be held on March the
18th and questionable accom-
panying the letter requests that the
place for the first convention be de-
termined by ballot.
This is the opening gun in a cam
paign to have the next legislature
pass resolution submitting to the
people constitutional amendment.
United effort, the letter states, is
essential to favorable action by the
legislature and Sin view of increas-
ing population, development and ac-
complishments peculiar to the penin-
sula, the time to organize an asso-
citation, whose sole object shall be
capital removal, is now"
After reciting that the capital
should be located at a central acces-
sible point, the local secretary states:
"Obviously the present waste of
time, labor and money must grow as
population and development in
creases. In view of this fact, and
without regard to location, the Pa
latka Chamber of Commerce extends
to your organization an invitation to
participate in the formation of an
association whose sole object shall
be capital removal.
"For the purpose of formulating
and completing a capital removal as
sociation, entailing memberships,
drafting of constitution and bylaws,
electing officers, and appointing
requisite committees, we invite you
to select a delegate or delegates to
attend a convention to be held at a |
point pleasing to a majority on |
March 10, 1922. Your delegate !
should be empowered to act fully in |
behalf of your organization.
"Will you complete the enclosed
QUESTIONABLE and return it to the
before February the
25th?
RELIANT on your abiding concern
in Florida's advancement, we are"
The question of capital removal
1as been widely discussed during the
asst few years. The Miami Cham
oer of Commerce, West Palm Beach
Chamber of Commerce, and like or
yanizations in almost every east
,oast city have endorsed the removal.
n central Florida and the west
oast cities the agitation has been
trenuous. The inaccessibility of the
present location, entailing heavy
expenses, long rail
rips and consequent inconvenience
md loss of time, have all been cited
IS counseling removal.
With the formation of a represent
tive statewide association. the To-
al Chamber of Commerce contends,
hese objections will be in a fair way
oward that end. 1t is expected that ,
he first convention will bring to-
ether seventy-five delegates, there
eing one hundred commercial organ =
cations in the state.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
Business Better
Than a Year Ago
Asserts Treasury

Washington, Feb. 16.-Business
conditions throughout the country
are better than they were a year ago
in the view of treasury officials, who
declared, however, that the improve
ment has ben gradual and that
there is no immediate prospects of
a sudden picking up in business. Bet
ter conditions may be expected in
the spring, it was announced.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
Five Inches Snow in Norfolk

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 16-Five inches
of snow had fallen in Norfolk this
morning. Telephone communications
to many parts of the city and ada
cent territory was cut off. Traffic
is at a standstill in some of the sub
urbs and is badly interrupted in the
city. A thirty mile gale RACES, MAX
ing the situation doubly uncomforta-
be.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
Peace
in Pacific Holds
Senate Attention

Washington, Feb. 16-Adoption by
the Senate of the resolution of Sena-
tor Hitchcock, of Nebraska, asking
President Harding for additional in
formation about the four power Pa
cic treaty was virtually agreed upon
today after two hours of discussion
in the foreign relations committee.
The Senate later adopted the reSolu-
ton.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
SIX GIRLS SUMMONED TO
TESTIFY AGAINST RICHARD
Cry Associated Press)

New York, Feb. 16.-Six girls,
ranging from II to Is years, yester-
day were called to testify before the
supreme court grand jury against
Tex Rickarda sports promoter, re-
Gently held for the grand jury on a
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
Bill to Establish a Free
State Under Debate
Today
OPPOSITION INCREASES
Shooting in Belfast Is
Continued-Child Is
Killed

Belfast, Feb. 16.-The authorities
today Communicated U1ster hall,
the commodious structure on Bed
ford street, ordinarily used for con-
certs and assemblages, for the use
of the troops now engaged in COM
batting the disorders here. Up to
10 o'clock this morning the casual
ties had reached a total of ia, with
the deaths numbering 81.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
CHANGE FORCES AT MANAGUA.

Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 10
A contingent of American marines
has arrived to replace the force at
Campo Marie. The change is made
because of recent clashes between
the marines and the Naearaguan po-
lice in which several lives were lost
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16

charge of assaulting a 15-year-old
girl.
After hearing the girls testimony
and that Of two of her companions
on alleged visits to an apartment in
West 47th street the Jury adjourn
ed.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16

th Interlachen, Johnson, Baldwin
ster and Florahome still to bt
from the vote on the school time
ents for the construction of two
high schools stands 312 for anc
gainat in yesterdays election, 8
fity for the issue of 1862. This
it is certain, will not be over,
by the returns from the five
ng precincts.
" the activity of the good womer
llatka and committees from the
Rber Of Commerce, Rotary anc
nls clubs are responsible for the
polee. as there were indications
nsiderable Indifference, even ir
a The Woman's club did val.
EerNce, with its special commit.
nd at least fifty per cent of the
pOlled in Palatka was cast by
gomen voters.
Peral Point was the banner pre-.
IN votes for the issue. The vote
unanimous, while only one vote
past against it in East Palatka,
escent City the vote was consid-
hghter than was expected, the
Oelng true in Palatka. Every
S' at Palatka gave a majority
Y ISSUE except No. IA, where
was tie.
Looked Bad at Noon.
i"oh yesterday the vote looked
u'e opponents had registered
lull u voting strnegth against,
'nOSe logically favoring the is
pc indifferent about voting.
elS OF the various committees,
ny Secretary Jim Hart, began
OuSy and wires and automobiles
lep' buzzing until the issue
10 be safe, as it was kown
sia'ks would have to go to the
"'VA a majority in order to
over.
not believed that the ballot
w e'e opened at Georgetown and
~ 80 these are not counted in
ei't1S that might return a ma
asalnst' The majority of 1872
pected, will be cut some when
eoiile IN from Interlach-
0n, Baldwin, Grandin, Hol-
&Iu flOrahOme. 1t is conserv-
M eSimated that these five pre-
,n' A' return a majority against
VI % votes, leaving a total
v iOf the issue of approximate
=, ,''ner surprise to some
mel Francis and Bostwick
r;11 HiaS' = the issue as these local
Ue most effected if it be-
.. SSary to confine the atten-
pa,, .ne Mellon school strictly
ralatka district.
w.. uen the warrants will be is
|ss'', wv yet known, as this will de-
seiy upon the revenue from
as and the condition of the
e,m ces e at the end of the pre-
! (c.... n, Il is hardly probable,
"'a''Ausd on Page 81
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16
|AJOR|TY OF
b FROM ALL
IN.
BUT ;
fivity of Women Was
largely Responsible
| for Success
[ATKA WAS FOR It
krv Precinct Except
bne Returned Good
| Majority

Iust before going to press this
ernoon the News received final
rns from all prcinsts with the
eption of GranGn, making the
{ S25 for and 27S against, a
jority of At for the warrants.
y 27 votes were cast at Gran
so thai whichever way they
he cast will make no difference
the final result.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-02-16

c.,der tonight. Probably heavy
:, Clear Friday. rising tenn
|eratures'
New Britain herald., 1922-09-12
NEW BRITAIN HERALD TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12 1922

drew near. and came to meet him.
 In this one he recognized her to whose salvation Chance had first led whose salvation chance had first led ciate face Of pallid lovciness, in- telligent and composed while she ad- dressed him quietly and directly An exquisite voice. English he guessed, or possibly American, but much at home in France.
 Monsieur d'Auhrac has been wounded. a knife thrust. It will be necessary to get him to a surgeon as quickly as possible"
 "If monsieur would be so good"
 Duchemin knelt beside the man, who welcomed him with open eyes and a wry mile that was almost as faint as his voice.
 Tt is nothing monsieur--a clean cut in the arm with some loss of blood"
 me young girl in whose lap rested the head of Monsieur d'Aubrac sat back and watched Duchemin with curious, grave eyes in which traces of moisture glimmered.
 Had the animal at my mercy, I thought" d'Aubrac apologized, when suddenly he drew that knife, struck me and broke away"
 T understand" Duchemin replied. But don't talk You'll want all your strength, my friend"
 With his pocket knife he laid open the sodden sleeves of coat and shirt, exposing an upper arm stained dark with blood that welled in ugly jets from cut both wide and dep.
 Artery severed,' he announced, and strengthened up and looked about at loss. My pack--?"
 The woman who had spoken to him found and fetched 1t from no great Duchemin to improvise a tourniquet, and when the flow of blood was checked, bandage.
 With d Aubrac disposed as com- fortably as might be in the barouche, Duchemin turned to find the other women at his elbow
 To the eldest he offered bow suited to her condition and hand to help her into the barouche.
 Madame ~
 The gentle inclination of the aged head which acknowledged his cour- tesy was as eloquent of her quality as he found the name which she gave him in quavering accents.
 Madame de Sevenie, monsieur"
 With madame's permission I am Andre Duchemn.'
 Monsieur Duchemin has placed us all deeply in his debt. Louise :" The girl in the carriage looked up and bowed murmuring. "Mademoiselle de Montalais, mon- sieur: my granddaughter And Eve She turned to the third, to her whose voice of delightful accent was not in Duchemin's notion wholly French: Madame de Montalais, my daughter by adoption, widow of my
New Britain herald., 1922-09-12
|DOAN'S kFRH5Y P9iis
6Oe al all Drug Stores Bster-h r-hlhun Co. hie.Ch<~Bmfalo.NX

Since it took them some moments
 10 come to their senses and appreci- ate that all this was not an evil dream. Duchemin's hands were clutching the back of the carriage when the horses broke suddenly into an awkward gallop.
 The moment Duchemin found his own feet swaying in the vehicle he leaped on the shoulders of the other and dragged him backwards from the box
 What followed was not very clWr to him, a melange of impressions. The mock American fought like a devil unclaimed. The animals at the pole ran away in good earnest, that wretched barouche rolled and pitched like a rudderless shell ma crazy sea, the two men noundered in its well like fish in a pail.
 They fought by no rules, with no science, but bit and kicked and gouged and wrenched and struck as occasion offered and each to the best of his ability. Duchemin caught gimpses of a face hideously dis figured with smears of soot through which insane eyebals rolled and glared in the moonlight
 Then hand like vice gripped his windwindpipe, he was on his back, his head overhanging the edge of the floor, a thumb was feeling for one of his eyes. Yet it could not have been much later when he and his opponent were standing and swaying as one, locked in an embrace of wrestlers.
 Still. Duchemin knew as many tricks of hand to-h hand fighting as the other, perhaps few more. And then he was, no doubt, in far better condition. At all events the fellow was presently at his mercy, in hold that gave one the privilege of break ing his back at will A man of mis- taken scruples, Duchemin failed to do so. A thrust and kick which he enjoyed infinitely, sent the brute spinning out to land on his head.
 The fall should have broken his neck. At the worst it should have stunned him. Evidently it didn't. when Duchemin had scrambled up to the box, captured the reins and brought the nags to stop he saw no signs of his Apache by the road side
 Not five figures but four only were waiting beside the cirque when, the barouche as near the group as the lay of the ground per he climbed down. \ man lay at length in the coarse grass. his head pilowed in the lap of one woman. Another woman stood aside, trembling and wringing aged hands. The third knelt beside the supine man, but rose quickly as Duchemin
New Britain herald., 1922-09-12
EXTENSIVE CITY
Cost of Living in Osaka Highest in
 All ,IaDan.


 Asaka, Japan, Sept 12,--Osaka the industrial capital Of Japan has the reputation of being the most ex- pensive city Of the empire In which to live, The prices Of commodities in Osaka in June averaged s.7 per cent over the same month last year, Tokio the. next expensive city, averaged 6.S per cent, The general advance ih prices in ten years has been 150.39 per cent in Osaka and 13o.34 per cent in Tokio. according to official figures.
 Believing that the high prices are due to profteering the government recently ordered the department stores to make reduction of IS per cent in necessities. The stores re- piled with bargain sales at which they got rid of their surplus stock. This did not satisfy the government so an order has gone out to all retail CTS to reduce the prices of 'soba" a sort of macaroni and "tofu" bean paste, staple foods of the people. If present weather conditions continue
New Britain herald., 1922-09-12
GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER III. Battling By Moonlight.


 Now the last of the A. F. F. had long since said farewell to the shores of France. Then, too, Monsieur Ducheman knew that the uniform of the Americans had more than fre- e.uently been used by those ancient acquaintances of his, the Apaches of Paris, as cloak for their own mis- doings So it didn't need the air of stealth that marked this business to persuade him there was mischief in the brew
 He got in motion to investigate without stopping to debate an excuse for so doing, and several seconds be- fore h eheard woman's cries.
 Duchemin broke into a run that carried him round still a corner and pumped him headlong into the thea ter of villiany.
 This was open ground-a rudely oval pit little less than seven hundred let in its narrowest diameter and something like four hundred in depth. a vast black well against whose dark ness the blue-white moonglare etched a strange grouping of figures, seven in all.c
 On his one hand Duchemin saw a woman in mourning clasping to her bosom a terrified young girl, the author of the screams; on the other, three men close-locked in grimmest combat, one defending himself against two with indifferent success; While Tn between stood a third woman with her back to and periliously near the chasm, shrinking from the threat of a pistol in the hands of the fourth man.
 This last was the one nearest Duchemin. who was upon him so sud- denly that it would be difficult to say which was the more surprised when Duchemin's stick struck down the ristol hand of the other with such force as must have broken his wrist. The weapon fell, he uttered an oath as he swung round, clutching the maimed member; and then, seeing his as.ailant for the first time he swooped down to recover the weapon so swiftly that it was in his left hand and splitting vicious tongues of orange flame before Duchemin was able to get in a second blow
 But there was the abrupt end of
 
 the passage. Smitten cruelty between the eyes. the fellow grunted thickly and went over backwards like bundle of rags head and shoulders iutting out over the brink of the precipice so far that, though his body checked perceptibly as it struck the ground, his own weight carried him on, he shot out into space and vanished as though some unseen hand had lifted up from these dark depths and plucked him down to annihila- tion.
 The young girl shrieked again the woman gave gasp Of horror, Deuchemin himself knew a sicklsh oualm. But he had no time to spare for that; it was going i'll with the man contendng against two.
 The adventurers stick might nave been bewtched that night, so magl- cal was it's work; single blow on the nearest head (but believe 1t was selected with careD and instantane- ously that knot of contention was re- solved into it's three several parts.
 The smitten clapped hands to his hurt, moaning His brother scoun- drel started back with staring eyes in which rage gave place to dismay as he grasped the change in the situation
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and saw the stick swinging for his head in turn. He tucked neatly; the stick whlstled through thin air; and before Duchemin could recover the other had turned and was running for dear life.
 Duchemin delayed a bare instant; but manifestly his assistance was no more needed here. In a breath he who had been so recently outmatched recollected his wits and took the in- itiative with admirable address. Duehemin saw him fly furiously at his late opponent, trip and lay him on his
New Britain herald., 1922-09-12
Back Feel Lame, Sore and Achy?

Are you lame every morning? Do you drag through the day with a steady naggng backache-evenng find you ''all played out?" Probably your kidneys are to blame. Hurry, worry, lack of rest and heavy diet, all tend to weaken the kidneys. Your back gives out; you feel depressed and suffer headaches, dizziness and kidney irregularities. Don't go from bad to worse. Use Doans Kidney Pills. Home folks recommend them Ask your neighbor.
 Here's a New Britain Case.
 Howard Maloney. 392 Park St., says: After taking cold my kidneys were not working properly The se- cretions were dark in color and passed often at night, was lame across the small of my back morn ings. I got Doan's Kidney Pills at the McBriarty Drug Store. About two or three boxes drove the pains out of my back and left if strong"