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THIS IS RED CROSS ROLL CALL WEEK
PUTNAM County is asked to enroll 3,200 members; It is a gigantic task. The committee needs help. Dont wait to be solicited.
Send your name and your, dollar to your chairman. Make the roll grow and have your name written there.
THE WEATHER
Fair to-night, Sun-
day fair. Cool-
er north west.
TODAY'S
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PALATKA, FLORIDA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. I. NO. .20.
501.
NATION if
COAL BINS GROW L
i
END BEFORE
CABINET FAVORS SUGGESTION
OF ENGINEERS, BUT WILL NOT
NAME A COMMISSION TO ARBI
TRATE MINERS STRIKE WHILE
STRIKE IS ON.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 Secretary
of the Interior Lane said today that
at the next cabinet meeting he will
call attention to the proposal of the
Brotherhood of .Locomotive Engineers
for the appointment of a committee
by Governor Deal with the coal strike
-fend Industrial situation. .. The weekly
meeting of the cabinet is scheduled
for tomorrow. Mr. Lane said he re
garded the proposal an endorsement
of the Presidents offer for the nun
o.o tn snhmit. their demands to a
commission to be appointed by him
It is ikey the cabinet will recommend
that the President appoint the com
mission, provided, the coal strike is
first declared ended.
SHIPPING COAL SUSPENDTD.
Bv United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 Coal ship-
ivnir oDerations were temporarily sus
pended today by the shipping board
nn account of the coal strike. With
the exception of twenty-five ships
partly loaded, no coal cargoes will
eave the country at present, was an
ncunced.
STEEL STRIKE ENDS.
(By United Press.)
CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 30 The
steel strike here ended today.
All former employees of the
Stark Roling Mills returned to
work. The Canton Sheet Steel
Company has been running full
force for sometime. Today the
" United Alley Steel Company, the
largest steel pant here, reported
a arge force at work with more
men applying than could be taken
care of.
. . . (By United Press.)
" " PARIS, Nov. 3 The Supreme coun
i; vf ihJ Peace Conference today de
cided to order Rumania to reply to
the Council's note of October tweutu
u. tt nf which was suppressed
tJJO
rci.' ir,t,illierl transDorts commis
sion today ordered Poland to open the
railways between Germany roianu.
STORM PENSACOLA JAIL.
, . ' (By United Press.)
PENSACOLA, Nov. 3 All is quiet
today following ,a demonstration by
b'.ue jackets from the aviation station
here yesterday when tn effort was
wade to take one of theff comrades
mi of pail. No arrests have been
made.
ANY ACTION
SUPREME COUNCIL IS
;;SE!IJ)T ORDERS
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BURIAL OF A FRENCH OFFICER AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY
Lieut Henri Coquelet; a distinguished French officer who died In Washington, was buried at Arlington cemetery
wit!) full' military honors. Members of tha ptate department and the French embassy attended.
RED CROSS ROLL
GAIL BEGINS AT
A MASS MEETING
GRAND THEATER PACKED WITH
WORKERS AND THOSE INTER
ESTED DESPITE THREATEN
ING WEATHER ENROLLING
BEGINS TODAY.
It looked like war times yesterday
afternoon when the Grand Theater
was packed to capacity by workers
and supporters of the Red Cross to
witness exercises attending the com
mencement of the Third Annual Red
Cioss Roll Call.
The Droirram aranged for the occa
sion was both lengthy and intensely
interesting. The audience was car
ried back to the days of August and
September 1918, when the clouds hung
le w and it seemed that the Hun will
despoil Paris and, perhaps, place his
bloody boots on fair England s throaV
Men and women Irom the war torn
areas pictured again the agonized suf
fering of those who stopped the ad
verse tide of battle, and pointed out
the duty Americans still owe the men
who gave their all for their country,
and the duty still unfulfilled to those
who still live to tell of their experi
ences. Tn those who mieht have believed
that the job is finished the meeting
yesterday would have been a revela
tion. The work of caring for the
maimed and their dependents, admin
istering to those still suffering from
eftects of wounds and disease, the
ctring for the homeless and sick in
the devastated regions, as well as tak
ing up other burdens of mercy which
fall to the lot of the Red Cross was
pictured L' the unmistakable terms.
Saw War at Its Worst.
One of the most intensely interest
ing features of the program wa3 ,the
talk by Mrs. B. C. Pearce, who was
a Red Cross nurse in the very thick
est of the fighting. She held the at
tention of the audience every moment
(with Mr (txperiences, and vivWBy
. ... . .rt . 1L-
portrayed the signincance oi me pus
&rs which have been- issued by the
Bed Cross to create interest in the
third roll call.
Service men told of their experi-
AMDS PAT WHILE
fell 0
WOULD CREATE A
MERCHANT FLEET
E
TWO BILLS INTRODUCED IN
CONGRESS WHICH PROPOSE
RADICAL CHANGES IN OUR
METHODS OF GOING AFTER
FOREIGN TRADE.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 Two bills
settling up the Peace time shipping
program aimed to make the United
States equal to the other great pow
eis in foreign trade were introduced
today. Senator Jones of Washing
ton, introduced one which would abol
ish the Emergency Fleet Corporation
now building new ships. The other
gives the shipping board authority to
build and sell ships, ,but takes from
the board authority to operate ships.
ences and what the Red Cross meant
to them and the address of Major
Jenkins drove home the duty of every
citizen. .
George R. Hilty, county chairman,
made an enthusiastic talk in which he
said he is sure that Putnam county
w.'ll go over in its drive for 1,500
more members than were asked for
last year. Mr. Hilty came to Palat
ka from New York state, where he
was chairman of the liberty loan com
mittee in his county, and the success
he had there insures ,constant and
intelligent effort here in making the
roll call a success.
' Mrs. Alston Haile's reading of "In
Flanders Field" ,was a splendid fea
ture of the program.
The fighting Americans, a quartette
of soldiers, furnished preliminary en
tertainment with songs and imitations'
Committees Busy Today.
Committees are busy today getting
lined up for the active work. Chair
man Hilty requests all to send thr
names and dollar direct to their dis
trict chairman without being solicited
if possible. This will greatly re
lieve the committees and leave them
free to do jvork that will be needed.
A bulletin board has been erectei
at the intersection of Lemon and Sec
end streets with the names of all
chairmen in the county and the quo-
DUAL TO
WORLD
T
E
ON PEACE TREATY
NEXT THURSDAY
ADMINISTRATION FORCES PRE
P RING TO PUT IT OVER, CON.
TINUING VOTING UNTIL SAT
URDAY WILL PUT IT UP TO
REPUBLICANS.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Adminis
tration forces today decided to ask
for a final vote on the Peace Treaty
Thursday November 6th. The voting
would be continued, under this propo
sal, unil the following Saturday after
noon, whn, if no resolution of ratifi
cation had received the necessary two
thirds vote, other business might be
taken up.
The proposal was drafted at a
meeting of the Democratic steering
committee today. Will be put up to
the Republicans in the Senate at he
first opportunity, Senator Hitchcock
said.
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Nov. 3 'Returns from
Saturday's municipal elections early
today indicated virtually a country
wide victory for the laborites. It
was the first time labor had figured
even as runner up in the municipal
contests.
Late returns in London show the
labor majority increasing, with a hea
vy vote in the working districts.
SHIPWORKERS RETURN.
JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 3 Fifteen
hundred men who went on a strike at
tha Merrill-Stevens ship building
yands on October 25 returned to work
todLy, their grievances having been
settled.
sjassigned placed on it. From day
lay the progress made will be rec-
ontd
on this board. ,
0 ASK
FOR VOT
ARMISTICE DAY
IS
NEEDING HELP
APPEAL MADE TO CITIZENS OF
PALATKA AND PUTNAM CO.
TO ASSIST IN PROVIDING BAS
KET DINNER FOR RETURNED
SOLDIERS AND THEIR
FRIENDS.
Help is needed to provide a suita-
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ble dinner for the Armistice Day
crowds who will come to Palatka and
soldiers who wll be here to partici
pate in celebrating the day. The
occasion will be one designed to make
official welcome to the returned sol
diers, as well as to celebrate the day,
The committee has lssuea an appeal
to the citizens of Palatka and Put
nam county as follows:
Mr. Citizen ..of Palatka and Putnam
County:
Tuesday the 11th day f this month
will be the first anniversary of the
signing of the Armistice between the
Allied Natons and the Central Pow
ers of Europe which broubht to an
end the bloody fibhting between these
nations of the late worlds war and
in which the United States was the
man of the hour.
As we all know every city, town or
hamlet in this Country bave up its
best f younv manhood to the call of
our President and by thousands our
boys left their peaceful homes, cross
ed the seas and on foreipn soil won
the fipht, that you and I might live
on in peace and comfort.
As they left their homes to enlist
in this service of war they were din
ed and wined by their respective
towns and along their way to the
fighting front other cities reeted
them with cheers and open homes.
Since the signing of the Armistice
thousands of these boys have return
ed to homes with honorable discharg
es from, the Army, and true to the
American spirit, they have been giv
en rousing receptions of welcome by
the big Cities and their home towns
and counties, except in Palatka and
Putnam County. Here they have re
turned in small groupes, one, two,
three, or four at a time and they
all have been welcomed personally
but not officially.
An official welcome and reception
s now due these boys as from the la
test information all have returned
home to us except a small squad that
were left to reside amongst the livng
dead in Flanders Field.
The Palatka Business Association
at their last meeting apopintied a com
miteo to make arrangements for this
Welcome to be held in Palatka on
Armistice Day Tuesday, November
the 11th, and you Mr. Citizen are re
quested to help make this day one to
be long remembered in our County.
A program of events for the day
is being arranged by the committee,
which includes an address of wel
come, parade of all the soldiers and
sailors in uniform, followed with dec
orated automobiles and uoats, dnner
on the Court House lawn under the
supervision of the Red Cross an old
time .open air joint debate between
the candidates for the Governor
ship of Florida, horse racing, Fid
dlers contest for the champonship of
Putnam County and a big dance at
night, music by a band.
Cash prizes will be awarded in tha
racing, fiddling and pante events and
every one who wishes to enter same
are welcome to do so.
Donations for the dnner are so
licited from every one; such as cakes
COMMITTEE
OWER
NINETY PER
CENT OFF IN
PRODUCTION
OPERATORS SAY THESE FIG
URES ARE HIGH BUT STRIKE
LEADERS DECLARE THEY ARE
CORRECT OPERATORS WILL
NOT ESTIMATE NUMBER OF
STRIKERS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 3 Striking
coal miners, mine operators and the
Government today stood pa twhile the
public watched the coal pile steadiy
diminish.
The miners believed coal produc
tion has been reduced ninety per cent,
by strike. Mine operators said these
figures were high, but stated they
were without complete, data on which
to compile "accurate estimates. ' Most
of the operators refused to make any
estimate today .on the number of strik
ers in the respective districts.
.Government officials continued
watch sharply for any radical tenden
cies on part strikers but no disorders
reported. A
NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY
(By United Press)
MACON, Ga., Nov. 3 Paul Jones,
negro accused of attacking a white
woman near here Sunday afternoon,
was lynched near the scene of the
crime early today, following positive
identification by the woman. Sheriff
Hicks pleaded with the mob in vain
that the law be allowed to take its
KAISER MUST ANSWER.
Supreme Council Perfecting t Final
Plans for Trial.
(By United Press.)
PARIS, Nov. 3 The supreme coun
cil has completed its plans for the ex
tradition ,of the Kaiser and Crown
Prince Ruprecht, but no details have
teen announced. The extradition of
Ruprecht will be used as a precedent
for bringing the Kaiser to trial.
PRESIDENT HAS ENOUGH.
Reported He Will Decline Presidency
of the League.
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Nov. 3 President Wil
son intends to decline the presidency
of the league of nations, the Geneva
correspondent of the Daily News tel
egraphs he learns on good authority.
The president adds the correspondent,
will recommend instead for the high
office Paul Hymans, the Belgian for
eign minister.
pies, fried lhisken, roast pork, sand-
wishes salades and every thing else
good to eat that will please a sol
dier so please do your bit, as he did
his.
Funds to defray other neressary
expenses will be solicited from the '
public by the tommitee.
So Mr. Citizen please help us to
make this day a big day and one of
much joy to all.
Respectfully, ,
THE COMMITTEE