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Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16
DISPATCH APPEARED
SADLY INCOMPLETE

Information was forwarded from
Washington that President Harding
was to deliver his address to congress
next Tuesday in person. The dis
patch said that che would go" to the
capitol-.but lacked in detail, inso-
much as nothing was said or even
limited regarding the manner in which
the rtip is to be made. Is the going"
to be by jitney, by the white house
automobile, by Ford, by the old FAM
lily carriage, by a landau as once the
custom of WashingtOnians? Will
the president hurriedly walk or, in
order to kill time, saunter along upon
his way? The nation, eager, expec-
tant, excited, awaits with feverish
impotence the remainder of that
dispatch which seemed to be cut off
in its infancy-or badly mixed by a
telegraph ticker en- route. "He will
CO." It's true; but, gadzooks, how
will he go?
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16
LEESBURG'S CURFEW
FOR AUTOMOBILES

Quietness prevails on the streets
of Leesburg after a certain hour each
night, for there is no sound of the
chugging of starting delinquent au-
tomobiles and the whi-r-r-r of throw
ing them into gear. By ordinance reg
ulaton if a car is found parked any
where on any of the streets of that
sedate city after the allotted time the
police run the recalcitrant rounder to
the police garage; after which it
costs something to have the car re-
leased. If fellow visits his sweet
heart and spends his time and the
evening in her society he had best
drive his gasoline consumer fright
into the yard" otherwise it will be
impounded, provided the police know
how to drive that special brand.
Should such a ruling be made in Pa
latka it is obvious that the collected
conveyances would crowd the city
hall block to Overlooking, and the
sums collected for the misdemeanors
woul destablish a precedent of sudden
incomes to the city treasury. Auto
mobile owners in Palatka should give
praise that they do not reside in
Leesburg.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16
SLOW SPEED WILL
GIVE GREATER SAFETY

Speed rules on the bridge crossing
the St. Johns river should be rigidly
enforced in order to assure a greater
factor of safety for the careful driv-
err and act as a preventive against
accident to the fool drivers who de-
light in making it at forty miles"
1t is not impossible to skid on the
planks of the bridge when the driver,
making rapid pace, turns quickly to
pass another car; and the ratings Of
the structure are not intended to
withstand the assault of a car that
happens to run into them. Then
would occur an accident which might
result fatally; in any event there
would be some serious result. The
cry would then be made: "Why was
not the speed limit allowed on the
bridge enforced?"
1t is within the power of the coun-
ty commissioners to create and en-
force such rules as may be deemed
best for the safety of the public
and such a course should be insisted
upon by that body. A few arrests
and fines of a size to be really fines
would put stop to the practice of
darting away from the keepers and
stepping on it. 1t is possible that if
only the driver of the erring car was
to be injured by his own foolishness
the demand for rigid enforcement
of the present rules would not be SO
strong, but others are to be consid-
cred
An accident on the bridge will not
be good propaganda for the commu-
nity-no matter whose may be the
fault. Reports Of such an affair
might be misconstrued, and the safe
/ ty of the structure be questioned by
those not knowing all the conditions
The commissioners should see to il
that the speed limit is closeyl adhered
to-and that infractions shall be pun.
ished. The board has the power II
should use it.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

shall get once more upon their feet.
There is no opportunity for graft"
in this form of solicitation-for the
men who are asking cooperation of
the state are placed in the same list
of needy as those for whom assist
ance is being sought. The loans will
be repaid-for there are real men
around the lake. The gifts will be
appreciated. The situation is critical,
and those who can do Something"
should lose no time in doing it.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16
body cares darn where you park.

A pessimist is young married
man who buys seven-passenger
touring car.
Still, it's rather unreasonable to
feel sorry for the dog because he has
fleas and express no sympathy for
the fleas that have to live on dog.
Thoughtful parents are those who
try very hard to live up to their chill
dren.
High taxes are occasioned by two
things: War, and the fellow who
lodges his.
About the only prominent war fig
ure who hasn't lost prestige since the
event is Bergdoll.
Coal is becoming plentiful, and
about the only thing the country is
out of now is order.
Why shouldn't men pluck their
eyebrows? They don't intend to be
browbeaten by the women.
You can say one thing for football
heroes. They have crowded bathing
beauties off the sport page.
In small town a man is consid-
cred rd-boiled if he expresses a
doubt about Jonah's sojourn in the
whale.
If there is no other way, why not
park honest people in jail in order to
protect them from criminals?
There are two kinds of business
men: Those who wait for prosperity
to return, and those who go after it.
Man has his little faults, but we
seem to remember that Eve was re-
sponsible for pulling the first bone.
Sport in America is clean, and the
star tackle gets his pay even though
the agreement is mere verbal.
Correct this sentence: Lets GO
home now, mother" said the small
boy. 1--WE seen the parade, and that's
enough"
This is the season when a cold bath
can be improved by the addition of a
little hot water.
No doubt the Turk shivers with
dread whe;' told that he has earned
Uncle Sam disapproval.
Cleanliness may be next to godli-
ness in some localities, but in others
lit is next to impossible.
1t seems probable that every living
mortal knows how to cure cold eX-
cept the chap who has one.
We shudder to think of the COM
ment that would be made on the Of
fetal acts of an American named
Bonar.
1t won't be such hard winter, aft
er all. Fewer European celebrities
are engaged to lecture us this time.
When the motorist stops and goes
back to the manned, he probably is
trying to be sure that his batting av-
erage is correct.
Another advantage the bachelor
has is that there is nobody to "fix''
his tie after he gets it properly ad-
justed.
Correct this sentence: CAS- she
stepped high to board the street car,
the cake-eater with her turned away
his head"
Fortunately, however, mother isn't
| AgqQ7Eza n n n
liz ~ T. IN
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16
PHh IN Paragraph
By the way, what is beer?

By the way, what is beer?
Crime is neuter, but acquittal is
feminine.
Home is a place where some wOm-
an darns socks.
Apparently the unspeakable Turk
has become the unspanka5le.
A hick town is a place in which no.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

The little boy in the fourth row
will no wtell us what great changes
have been effected since Bonar Law
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

The funniest thing about the comic
supplement is dads pretense that ne
is merely reading it aloud to please
! the kids.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

\ - ~ - 1%TF ~
Sophisticated enough to understand
the naughty part of the books daugh-
ter buys.
Faith is belief in the unknown. For
instance, great many people believe
these United States have foreign
policy.
The first severe frost is noticed
when effort is made to solicit money
wherewith to pay a small town ball
clubs deficit.
Some small boys are intelligent,
and some believe without question
when told how good their fathers
were as small boys.
We may as well confess that we
are invariably impressed by the
seeming Importance of the man who
gnaws savagely on his cigar.
And so scientists will add twenty
years to our lives. Well, we always
knew there was some way to improve
those brake Innings.
The season for poison mushrooms
is over, but in little while now
those who like to take a chance can
have a try on thin ice.
Our idea of an impudent child is
one that knows how to work prob
lem and yet asks questions to expose
his poor old dads ignorance.
"What shall we call a woman SEN
ator?" asks an editor. Well, for
chivalry's sake, something less vio-
lent than we call men senators.
When daughter begins to embroi-
der a design, she doesn't really know
what it is going to be, except that it
is going to be a Christmas gift.
The height of fashion refers to al
titude, not pulchritude.
An experienced boarder is one who
can tell whether it is coffee or soup
The alien never really learns to
feel Americanized until he can say
"Wot tell"
"Do you love me still?" she asked
STILL" he answered. And then the
row started.
Sheik stuff makes courtship thrill
ing, but sheiks let their wives carry
in the coal.
The chief objection to a living
wage is that it makes no allowance
for blowouts.
When the movies are thoroughly
purified, tn efinal closeup will show
the hero madly throwing kisses at
his distant sweetie.
Protecting the rites of a minority
means permitting them to bury their
dead without interruption.
That S. o. S. may mean that bust
ness is in distress, or it may stand
for Standard Oil Satisfied.
"Women are aiming higher now.''
J Not all of them. A New York wom-
an shot her husband in the leg.
The game of hearts is very old.
The only difference is that the cave
man used a club instead of a dia-
mond.
About the only difference is that
in the Black Hole of Calcutta there
was no moving picture to watch.
Colonel Harvey questions woman's
possession of a soul. What social
element is he currying favor with
now?
n u : Z. Z n = n - -
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

sophisticated enough to understand
the naughty part of the books daugh-
ter buys.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

Faith is belief in the unknown. For
instance, a great many people believe
these United States have foreign
policy.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

Still, it's rather unreasonable to
feel sorry for the dog because he has
fleas and express no sympathy for
the fleas that have to live on a dog.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

A pessimist is a young married
man who buys seven-passenger
touring car.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

The first severe frost is noticed
when effort is made to solicit money
wherewith to pay small town ball
clubs deficit.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

Europe need not be discouraged
Uncle Sam played the role of observ-
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

err for a long time after the big war
started,
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

Thoughtful parents are those who
try very hard to live up to their chill
dren.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

Fortunately, however, mother isn't
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

took the reins.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

Some small boys are intelligent
and some believe without question
when told how good their fathers
were as small boys.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

No mere man ever feels as hard
boiled as small boy feels when he
learns to spit through his teeth.
Another fine thing about being a
nobody is that nobody will expose
your weaknesses in posthumous let
ters.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

High taxes are occasioned by two
things: War, and the fellow who
lodges his.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

A hick town is a place in which no.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

We may as well confess that we
are invariably impressed by the
seeming Importance of the man who
gnaws savagely on his cigar.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-11-16

About the only prominent war fig
ure who hasn't lost prestige since thu
event is Bergdoll.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-06
BY WOMAN'S WIT
BLOUSE HELEN GOODHUE

hring with me certain important and
necessary papers. l fastened hack
Immediately. entered the house by
The rear entrance. and"
You entered by the rear entrane I?
Why?' broke in Richmond
because in changing my suit haG
forgotten the latchlsey / always car
riee. was about to enter our priv
ate Office when / became aware OF
voices from the library. although il
was difficult To distinguish the words.
Believing he had merely late caller
and not wishing TO interrupt them.
proceeded 10 search for the papers
required. Having found them. was
preparing TO leave by the way l had
come. when the voices in the mex
room were raised so that the wordF
were distinctly audible:
Il could kill you for that / heard
strange voice shout furiously
Thoroughly amazed, approached the
communicating door. | listened.
strained my ears 10 catch the slight
est word. AS | stood debating whe-
Their 10 leave quietly. or enter the lib
rary. there came a sudden connection
from the other side of the door, as Ii
n chair had been hastily overturned
Then a mans voice exclaimed in a
/ fury:
Some day. will kill you-mark
/ nv words Leonard whitmore. WIN
XIII YOU if have TO go to the electric
chair for IL. A cool derisive laugh
was the only response to this threat
/ paused. noting the effect of my mar
rative upon the eager little group be-
fore me.
/ What did you do them prompted
/ Richmond. pencil and notebook in
+ hand.
Instead OF dashing into the study
: | slipped into the hall and hid myself
where I could see the man when he
came out l had not long 10 wait. In
/ less than a minute the door was jerk
ell open violently From my hiding
| place could see Leonard Whitmore
standing upright and smiling beside
the long table. his fingers toying with
a small revolver that | recognized as
! the one we always kept in the house
in case OF emergency. The other man
was a total stranger. From the tIrfei
j glance had of him as he stood on
the threshold,l he appeared 10 be a
man a little under middle height, with
hair and. moustaehe turning grey
noticed nothing particularly distinc-
tive about him. for i'm fact j had short
time for a minute scrutiny, ,4.,,.4.
| l's'I am going To- South America
now, but remember what 4 told you ;
/ win get even with you yet, he Kissed
vieieuslys and. pulling his hat further
over hi. eyes he was gone. =
what did Mr. Whitmore do?"
For few moments he continued
| to stand where the stranger had left
him, gazing vacantly at his revolver
He then thrust. it into its usual
drawers and closed the door into. the
hall, leaving nieswondering If. had
not been dreaming as everything had
passed. so 'qaickk. The simportah;
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-06
IT'S FOOLISH TO SUFFER
When So Many annapolis People Are
Pointing The Way Out.

You may be brave enough TO stand
bSclacho or headache or dizziness
but, If. in addition urination is dis.
ordered looS out. If you don't try C
rx your sick kidneys. you may fal'
iato the clutches of dangerous dis
case before you know It, But. IL yor
1--we mere carefully and help your kid
,seys with Doan's Kidney Pills, yor
ON STOP the pains YOU have and avoit
gNutYo dangersas well. Don't expert
Sons ase tie remedy Annapolis PEG
bio arc pul.cly endorsing. Read this
Mss c .. Gray. 12l Conduit St.
saysa Ny Kidneys were weak and
had much trouble with backaches am
a dull and languid Headache
ere lrequeat and / We often Dig
Tho. seton Is fsN Kidneys IVES n
regular usea Doan's Kidney Psi:
ani IN short time | was feeling Tx,
= different person The back aches
lcs and my kidneys were regulated
Price e0e at ali dhalers. Doa'
SIMPLY ask for lSidn@ remedy-ge
noans Eiduey pills sne same thai
Nrs. Gray had. Fostdi -AIilburn Co.
Mfsa. Buffalo y. y @Advl
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-06
CHAPTER VIII (cont.)

This was perhaps as good a time
as any TO make my statement so /
| began:
ut is my turn now to tell you some
thing which think may prove equally
as valuable as any of the evidence
you have given us this evening"
Five pair of eyes were fastened on
me in open amazement and expecta-
| ton. ! knew l had aroused their
curiosity. so l did not hurry my ex-
PLANTATION. slipped my coffee calmly
| until Barry. after lingering as long as
possible. left the room. However. IL
anyone had cared TO open the hall
| door quickly, am sure he would have
found the valet with his ear placed
l7close 10 the keyhole. But that does
not matter.
Every man has his enemies. is that
not SOP said. placing my cup on the
table. and noting the impatience and.
eagnerness of my listeners. Every
man has his enemies. and Leonard
Whitmore as we'll as others. But he
kept this fact securely hidden, and il
was only by the merest chance that |
discovered t. Il came about in this
way:
1T was 4 cold stormy night over
month ago, and Whitmore and / were
10 attend an important business meet
ing. We had dismissed Barry for the
evening. and were ready to start
when Leonard complained Of feeling
i'll. I offered 10 stay at home with
him. but he urged ne TO go alone !.
saying that all he needed was rest
and that by morning he would be in
his usual health"
"lou say that Mr.. Whitmore com
planned of feeling III? As ] remem-
Der him. he looked physically perfect
Can you tell me what was the matter
with him." asked Miss Carson. inter-
rupting me.
He had suffered for sometime with
severe attacks of neuralgia. though ne
seldom complained or let 1T interfere
with either his work or pleasures. I
have heard him say that the pain was
worse than torture" answered DR. 4
Woods in his professional tone.
Hmm" commented the detective
through his cigar
II agreed to go alone" / resumed
land at half-past nine l left the
house. Whitmore was seated COM
fortably by the fire. a book in his
it was the same chair in
which he was afterwards found dead
I drove straight downtown. but upon
arriving at the meeting discovered
that in my hurry had neglected 4
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-06
SYNOPSIS


AIda Lockwood. bachelor. arhO
occupies house ia IVdshiagtoa
iCifh Leonard Whitmore. for sir
years his lac partner. is 0iraL,-
ened one Sn0lss morning bg
Barry. The ralcf. scho Is much er-
cited FoiIoriH0 Barru dorm
stairs 10 the librcrg. T0eiarood
diseoscrs WhifmoTc dead in
huge armchair before The fire a
dagger sticking ia his back. DR..
Woods and the coroner arc SUM
moaod az once. and the physician
declares thar H'hifmore has been
dead for sir hOHrs.-SiRce one
o'clock that morning. Killed by
one stroke 81 the dagger. and that
death coRh not hare been self
ialicfcd because TIC sronnd acas
in the dead mans back. The cor
0Hcr agrees NTH The physicians
rerdict aud fhc HbroTB is LEFT an
disturbed 10 Girdif police inspec-
ton. Lockwood 'pkonce the home
~ AGnes Marion. his murdered
partners 6aAccc. srith ichOm ne
zoo as Ia lore and tells her father
Dcfcclirc Richmond Grripcs aud
his Questioning cfieifs me fdcf
that. INC ursctg Is an cr-coRrief.
icifh prison reeorI fos' forging.
ghc dcfeciire'S queries gi0ke Il Gp%
pnrcaf fhdt nc sHspccis BarfB o.
me crime. Lsckf1o0d Cuesiioas
BarrH TaTiher and loai7,s that
Jack MGri0a. tones brother. ris-
lied Hhiimorc az midaisht. short
IA before nc crime aces c0asmit-
ted ne tells Barry MOI 10 ten
dnBfhia0 Of fhiS. as Ne fears joel.
icill fan uader suspicion. The ia
guest IS held. Bat the circHm eisa-
fiGf cridcHce against Bdr.g not
bciag SEfHeicnf 10 oGusc cH ar
rest. the usual rcrdici 81 'deefa
Jg dagger il the hands 81 per
7oH or pcrs1Ss gaigoWR.r IS
brought ~. After The iaqucSt
Lockwood IS startled. bB me 0p-
PcaTaHcc Of Jack Marion accom-
panied on a beautiful ladp. Mss
Carson. she desires 10 uiS;t the
librdrg icacrc Inc murder occur
red. cgpiainiHg that SHE IS se1ftiag
b book and iciSbes. %, use The
Uhitm ore murder .as bal7 81 mr.
Z 7lct. Lockwood grGatS. TIC dasIf.N
permission. Niss CaiSoa's iafcS-
legations lead 10 me arrest OF Jack
Marion rs the fai,7dcjff Of Knit
mare. Lockwood coUS cv .Igaes
and is'Gsfoaishc6 az Hse cfFdhsc in
her. she tcils him that shcIoueS
lFhit1sorc moro aoaf iSsas nc Is
dead han before. Jack Hqrion
pcisaades Lockwood to become his
attorney. nc also Tells fottwood
thcf Agnes is falling rGnid3y and
fhat the slightest STOCK wi.i Kill
her. Miss Carson phones Lock-
Uool Gnd makes az c9t1ug smcdt
tor Dciectirc Richmond. Jdcb
Marion and herself 10 .xFcct at his
rooms al Q the Jollonsng eueRing.
AT this meeting Dcfcctlre Rich
niond diScloseS The fact that Whit
mere 1cas not stabbed TO death,
but fhat prHssic acid. administers
cd iit an itRknoUn manner. caused
his dc9fh
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-06

The b1pp.czt people in lac world
arc Always the loss fo4 settess. They
seem % K allie 10 forget anything
miserise. Thas Is obvious; for other
wise they Woiid not stay happy
80 csc has led an altogether happy
ife. ips most anyone can rid them
SEXES - memories that keep them
unhappy lhat Is. II they know how.
a good memory Is valuable: bur a
good Forgcitef is vital The latter is
tae guardian of a wholesome spirit
s Is lie miiy device 70 keep the past
So sauring the present.
i'm rs elective use three things
large part They are self-con-
aBence. masinat'on and the Will
faey are the outstanding factors in
Die forgetting of any memory. no mat
Ter low hitter that memory may he.
By Self Confidence ] mean the be-
l}el that no matter what happens or
lhcg litter the memory seems TO be
III VIII ultimately yield 10 the desire
~ = rid OF It. The moment Unbelief
liefs ihe thought that the memory
SIN always he as it is now-any at
tempt to forget II is futile
Dg imagination ] mean thinking OF
the troublesome memory in a differ
an- Iiehl This can be best dcnc 10y
doah'ae g. Doubt it's bitterness. it's.
/ ilfrflance. us Encouragement. Re
fuse 10 believe than It has t.iesc char
iaCor'siics. 4 memory cam only be
az unpleasant as you imaginc 4 20 be
+ 20 ifs unpicasantness takes On an app
4 pctraucc 81 importance. re-pletnre tc
. 80 inaElnafion as trivial You can
rhinec sra significance; you can pic-
iHre its humiliation as incidental. h's
fifeouraermcut as superficial. lis
color q co,eriess That ~dnyth.ng is
+ enig as bad 81 you think Il s." Is
irfc ayur VA in actual experience
nnfhn ffutr Events are ONLY re-
.mfnterrA when thcy are ladened With
isien.feance Change that significance
~ rcnpre 81 entirely and the event l.
. ors1fun The possibility Of an un-
niole4nt memory can be prevented by
refrsmE 90 yield any significance OF
+ bitterness or unpleasant importance
+ to an eytut. No one needs To believe
70 thing is bad against his will. Re
fuse 10 accept an event as important
Ter bitter. ard Il will not be remem-
hcrod SO ID will so aforementioned
+ because there is nothing 10 remember
IL hy. a.
By the VIII 1 mean the use of the
lwll 10 lrng the new memory fas re
constructed ~ the Imagination FIRE
aucntly to mind. Unless the new
imomory can le made familiar il will
movers permafohtly replace the old
lThe nofe this IS done the moro sure
/ .y will j replace the old. No ides
lcla be made familiar 80 the mind cx
( ccnt by q continual process Of recol-
llerton and perception.
/ vhere is niu memory thst the com
tsea forces of Self-coniaehce, Imag-
lvisticn and will-nower cannot de.
sssoy., Used properly they are the
foremost defenders of the spirit IN
heir mower lies the possibility Of
Testing happiness-of soul living in
ih6 Present and Future. unshackled
10y Tie Past,