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NOT TOO LATE TO GET YOUJl NAME ON RED CROSS ROLL
A LL THAT is needed is a heart and a dollar. Putnarri county is far behind, Tear loose from a little change and
help put it over. Mail all names and remittances, vith your address, to George R. Hilty, chairman.
TODAY'S
NEWS
TODAY
VOL. I. NO. 29
LAW AND ORDER UNION OF NEW
YORK DEMANDS MORE VIGO
ROUS METHODS BE SUED
AGAINST ANARCHISTS AND
IRRESPONSIBLE ALIENS IN
OUR MIDST.
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 A demand
that the death penalty be inflicted on
"Reds" held here for trial on crimi
nal anarchy charges is made by the
Law and Order in a letter to the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee. . 4
"The law passed by congress spe
cifically provides that such acts are
treason and punishable by death," the
letter reads. It also contained a pro
test against the loose manner in which
the department of justice is conduc
ting the campaign against Bolshevi
vists, "
It is pointed out that anarchists
coast on trie streets or all the princi
pal cities that hey will yet overturn
the present government and that no
steps are taken to punish hem.
Searching for Murderers.
(By United Press.)
CENTRALIA, Wash. Nov. 13 Of
ficials of the Northwest were noti
fied today to search for iBert Brand,
charged with the killing of Lieu
tenant Warren Grim in an attack on
the Legionaires Tuesday. Legion
aires in large detachments today
'continued the round up of radicals in
conjunction with police.
TI1ED BACK BY
F VV
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEDERAL
;ESERVE BANK THAT LOANS
V1LL BE RESTRICTED CAUSES
PA. V IN WALL STREET, BUT
WILL BENEFIT LEGITIMATE
BUSINESS
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -Approximately
$800,000,01 will be released
to ; help local enterprises throughout
the United States as a result of the
crash in New York of the stock mar
ie late yesterday, according to state
ments of treasury officials here today.
:.' ThisTast sum, no longer attracted
ov men rates ior swxuiauvo yunvraco
will be Available to local Dustness
men needing cash to increase produc
tion, build factory additions, buy new
machinery and to boost business gen
erally. It is believed this will tend to help
reduce the cost of living. Part of
this money should also be made avail
able to farmp-s to help finance their
work, it te el Xy treasury officials.
... ' What Cwtsed the Break.
eerv()&nk jf its intention to curb
ape iation'ta the stock market by
URGE BE
REDS
THEIR ACTION
IS TREASON
TO COUNTRY
nllLLlQNS VViLL BE
STOCK GAMBLERS
PUTNAM POST OF
AMERICAN LEGION
NAMES
OFFICERS
I'IGHTY-THREE SERVICE MEN
ENROLLED CAPTAIN J. H.
RANDOLPH POST POST COM
MANDANTMAJOR BALLARD
DELIVERS ADDRESS.
Eighty-three service men were en
rolled as members of the Putnam
Post of the American Legion at the
meeting held last night for the pur
pose of perfecting a permanent organ
isation and election of officers. A
great deal of enthusiasm was evident
and the post was launched under most
favorable auspices.
Officers elected were as follows:
Post-Commander, John Randolph;
Vice-Post Comander, B. C. Pearce.
Post Adjutant and Finance, C. H.
Eowton.
Post Chaplain, Rev. Webber-Thompson,
j
Post Historian, L. S. Barstow.
Post Master-atfArms, Clyde Rit
ter. Executive Committee, F. E. Jen
kins, R. G. Browning, M. A. Murphy.
Committees.
War Risk Bureau J. J. Cannon, W.
N. Walton, Chas. P. Phillips.
Allotment and Pay W. Griggs, C.
E. Anderson, A. K. Hutchinson.
A feature of the evening was an
address by Major Ballard, of United
States Medical Corps who is here to
designate physicians to look to the
needs of wounded soldiers. Major
I'allard spoke of the humorous as
well as the serious side of the war,
and related some intensely interesting
personal experiences.
A resolution was passed thanking
the citizens of Palatka for the splen
did banquet tendered the service men
on Armistice day, and also thanking
the Elks for the dance and use of
their club quaryers for meetings.
These resolutions were introduced by
C. H. Rowton.
The next meeting of the post will
be held the second Wednesday in (De
cember at the Elks Club, unless a
special meeting is deemed necessary
by the post commandant.
WILSON CONSIDERING MESSAGE
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 Presi
dent Wilson has begun the consider
ation of his message to the regular
session of Congress which meets De
cember first. It was learned at the
White House today. The president
will soon be ready to put his ideas
on paper, he has told those about
him. It is probable he will be strong
enough to read message personally.
restricting loans caused the hull panic
in Wall Street. Price declines were
greater even than those in the money
panic of 1907 and were exceeded only
by those of the Northern Pacific panic
of 1901.
The trading was the heaviest in the
history of the stock exchange, more
than 2,700,000 shares changing hands
on the exchange and at least another
million on the curb. In addition, the
transactions in bonds were estimated
at the equivalent of another million
shares of stocks The volume of bus
iness was great and the stock ticker
was kept busy for forty minutes after
the market had closed.
Further declin in money rates are
expected today.
PALATKA, FLORIDA,
ATI KENALTY
IN
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SWEDISH
These leaders of organized labor In Sweden have come to the United Stales to study lubor and economic
conditions here. Left to right they are : H. von Kock, HJalmar von Sydow, Charles O. Johansson, Gunnar Huss,
Miss Kerstin Hasselgren, Slgfrld Edstrom and Herman Linqulst, the speaker of the Swedish Second congress.
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BE HELD FR
COMMITTEE WILL GO FROM PA
LATKATO COOPERATE WITH
BOND TRUSTEES OF ALACHUA
COUNTY COUNCIL COMMIT
TEE TO MEET TODAY.
Members of the State Road Com
mission will be in Gainesville Friday
for a conference with bond trustees of
Alachua county and the county com
missioners and citizens generally of
bcth counties of Putnam and Alachua.
A committee, including Chairman
Steen, of the county commissioners,
and President Harry de Montmollin,
of the Business Mens' Association,
will go from Palatka to attend the
conference and take whatever steps
are necessary for securing state aid
for constructing the road between
here and Gainesville.
Incidental to this conference a ses
sion of the special committee ap
pointed by council on this same pro
ject will hold a meeting this after
noon to determine what the city will
do towards building streets to meet
the road.' V
Looks Like a Certainty.
It looks certain now that the road
will be built, unless some unexpected
change of sentiment comes over the
tax payers of Putnam county. It
will be necessary to bond for the
county's share of the construction,
but sentiment now seems to be prac
tically unanimous for the road.
Alachua county is just as anxious
as Putnam county is for the road, al
though it will really mean more for
this county than it will for Gaines
ville. One of the chief benefits to
Putnam and Palatka will be the year
round travel it will induce to come
this way. AH of those residing in
the interior section will use this route
in making trips to the beach resorts,
and this is no small item.
Trimming The Trees.
The city authorities are trimming
up Ifche palm and other trees around
the city, cutting off all dead branches
and giving to the shrubbery a much
more orderly appearance.
ERENCE
ALACHUA ROAD TO
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1919.
OTiAMS
LABOR LEADERS VISITING
HI
E FOR PLACE
LEFT BY
SELECTION OF MINORITY LEAD
ER CARRIES CONSIDERABLE
IMPORTANCE IN FACE OF
NEXT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINA
TION .DEMOCRATS TO CAUCAS
IN A FEW DAYS
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 Demo
cratic members of the senate are ex
pected to caucus within a few days to
select a minority leader to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Sena
tor Martin of Virginia. With the ad
ministration's hardest congressional
buttles in prospect, the position of
Democratic floor leader of the senate
is one of the most important in Wash
ington, from a political standpoint.
Senators liitchcock of Nebraska,
Underwood of Alabama and Simmons
of North Carolina, are the three fore
most candidates.
Theontest will be a lively one, ac
cording to cloak room gossip, as the
winner will be a strong contender in
the Democratic national convention,
which selects a presidentiol candidate
next year.
TO INSIST
ON TREATYAS WRITTEN
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 Demo
cratic Senators who favor the unqual
ified ratification of the Peace Treaty
met today at the call of Senator
Hitchcock. Plans to defeat or mod
ify reservations and the question of
invoking the Cloture rule to speed up
consideration of the pact were dis
cussed by Senators. Both Democrats
and Republicans, it is understood, will
he ready invok Clothure against a
Filibuster by Senators who favor de
feating the Treaty. Indications to
day were that the balance of the
week will be consumed reservation
three, dealing with article ten of the
Treaty.
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SECURE EXHIBITS
EXPECTS TO HAVE GREATEST
DISPLAY OF PUTNAM PROD
UCTS EVER ASSEMBLED
WILL TAKE EXHIBITS TO
JACKSONVILLE ON MOTOR
TRUCKS TO SAVE TIME AND
EXPENSE.
County Agent Cantrell left this
morning for Fruitland, Crescent City
and other points in that section for
the purpose of making the final round
up for tne Putnam county exhibit at
the state fair at Jacksonville. This
visit is for the purpose of perfecting
plans for the citrus fruit exhibit
which heretofore has been negleetei
in Putnam county's exhibit.
Especial attention will be given to
the citrus fruit exhibit this year for
the reason that the idea seems to have
tone abroad that Putnam county is
too high up to successfully raise ci
trus fruits. In addition to the ex
hibit which it is hoped to have at the
fair statistics will be on hand to show
that the second largest citrus shipping
loint in the state is located in Put
nam county Crescent City.
Wants Exhibit In Soon.
Before leaving this morning M.-,
Cantrell says he desires all those who
intend participating in the exhibit to
send in their products early next
week so that they can be assembled
ready to be transported to Jackson
ville on November 19. He will carry
the exhibit to the fair in motor
trucks, making as many trips as is
necessary to carry all of the products.
In this way he will avoid so much
packing, loading and unloading. Al
so there is always more or less de
lay in Jacksonville in securing trans
portation from the cars to the fair
grounds, and it has often been the
case that exhibits were not in place
before the last two days of 'he fair.
SILESIA ELECTIONS VOID.
Supreme Peace Council Also Tells
Roumania Some Things.
(By United p.esa.)
PARIS, Nov. IS The 1 Supreme
Council of the Peace Conference to
day decided to notify Germany that
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
FOR
JAIL
COUNCIL DETERMINED TO HAVE
MORE EQUITABLE VALUATION
ON THIS FORM OF PROPERTY
SOME OF UNEQUALITIES
SHOWN WILL NOT ACCEPT
PRESENT ROLL.
Folowing disclosures in council last
Monday night of the inequality of
the personal tax rolls of the city coun
cil, headed by Mayor Merriam, has
gone thoroughly into these assess
ments, with .t&gesult. that so many
inaccuracies' were found that the en
tire list will probably be rejected by
council tonight and the assessor or
dered to make up a new list with
equitable revisions. ' , .
Tuesday night Mayor" Merfiam and
members of the finance committee
worked for several hours over the
books and found such a condition of
affairs that it was decided to report
the entire matter to council with the
request that a revision be made.
It was found that many of the lar
ger institutions of the city were not
returned for personal taxes at all,
that among these is the Putnam
House, wholesale groceries and man
ufacturers. On the contrary it was
found that small property holders
were assessed to the full valuation of
their personal belongings.
The investigation was brought
about when it was noted that the city
revenue is not sufficient to meet the
city's needs for actual operating ex
penses. The loss in reventfe from
the personal tax list is estimated at
several thousand dollars, which would
make up the deficit that the finance
.committee now faces in making up its
budget.
All of these matters will be taken
up at the meeting of council to-night
when the Asessor will be requested
to be present. It is pointed out
that in order to have the personal
tax list made over each year, and not
copied from the former year, the sal-
nry of the assessor was raised from
$J00 per year to $1,000, and for this
salary the city expects to get re
sults. 18,000 TENNESSEE IN
Tl
(By United Press.)
KNOXVTLLE, Nov. 13 Approxi
mately eighteen thousand miners re
sumed work today in the East Ten
nessee and South Eastern Kentucky
coal fields, according to reports receiv
ed here. Orders cancelling the strike
was received by local leaders late yes
terday.
Cool Wave Coming.
Predictions are that it will be much
cooler here tomorrow. Extreme cold
weather prevails in the northwest, ac
cording to weather bureau advices.
the elections in upper Silesia are void.
The Council also decided to noti
fy Rocman ia of the consequences
should she fail to comply with the Al
lied demands regarding her occupa
tion of parts Hungary.
PERSONAL TAX
ROLL SUBJECT
EOR REVISION