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feather Forecast
Showers Saturday and
Sunday .
Good, Morning
. Poverty is the test of civility
.and the touchstone of friend
ship. Hazlitt.
Ml
III. NO. 5.
ROADS
claim
ii
H CANNOT PUT
ling to Cut if Work
i Will Reduce Their
Wagese
Jill STILL TENSE
Says Executivese
ave Their Nerve to
Suggest a Cut
BULLETIN
(By AaaoclaCed Freaa.)
jiicago, Oct. 14. At the con-
nee tonight between the un-
leadera and railway execu
i the union leaders asked re
iteration of their request of
July that a 12 1-2 per cent
je reduction, granted by the
jor Board, be put into effect
ifdiately, (that no further
le reduction be sought at pre-
and that no change be made
lie overtime pay rates. Ahis
ijest was refused and the rail
Is (presented their statement
fencing the proposal to seek
reductions and not to re
rates until further reduc
were granted.
le labor leaders 'left the con-
lee immediately and few of
would discuss its proceed-
or predict the result.
am no prophet," said Warren
(one, president of the Bro
wd of Locomotive Engjn-
. "What will happen is
than I can say." .
Binkcr, of the Asaocia-
of Railway Executives, teaid
the transportation eryetem
facing one of its greatest"
nut also rcfuieoTlo make'
actions.
JOHN W. MACE
PALATKA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY MOIINING. OCTOBER 15, 1921.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
0 C K LAWAHA
8E
PAY
WILL
10
UP ITS TAXES
PERMITTED
John W. Mace, national Meld secre
tary of the Near East relief, who has
returned from a survey of conditions
In Transcaucasia. He declares that
the food shortage Is so acute that in
Alexandropol, Armenia, a wagon
makes two rounds daily about the
streets to pick up the bodies of starv.
ation and cholera victims.
10 ILL 10
No Indication That Any
Other Witnesses To
Be Called
- (By Aaaoclated Preaa)
Washington, Oct. 14. Because -of
the illness of William J. Simmons,
Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan
the house rules committee hearing
on resolutions calling for a congres-
SKnaTnnSTlgatrtncTTtn
went over today until Monday.
A Washington physician called in
last night to attend the Wizard at a
hotel after his collapse at the hear
ing yesterday, reported that he was
in bed suffering from an acute attack
of bronchitis, exhaustion and af-
but that he
would be in shape to undergo exam
hnation by committeemen the first of
i the week.
There was no indication as to whe
ther the committee would summon
other witnesses before making a re
port to the house. The suggestion that
E. Y. Clarke, Imperial Kleagle, and
head of the Klan's propagating de
partment and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler,
his assistant, be called to testify,
has not been discussed by the com
mittee, it was said.
(By AHNuejnted Preaa)
go, Oct. 14. Representatives
I nation's railroads today, after
ring that they cannot reduce
rates at present without to-
i.7 "r , , feetion of the throat,
rM"iiiii"nj oceiw a xurtner re
in the employes' wages from
ited States Railroad labor
went into a secret conference
toion loaders in an effort to
amicable settlement of
ifficultics which at times have
fided to tie up the transpor-
ipystems of the country.
executives announced, hnw.
fiat the proposal to pass fu-
fie reductions on the miblb
flymg to the Interstate Gom-
- Commission for a reduction
pt and passenger rates had
jwepted and that all future
f Actions would be met by a
jading rate reduction,
fn Leaders Ask Conference
Jtonference was begun at the
I on of the union leaders, their
fn for a meetinir beinc an.
3y the rail heads following
uncement concerning freight
s the meeting started the
fee appointed by the Associa-j
uamvay Executives ri arsl
'wed it would settle most
"'mediate difficulties between
s anil their employes.
"ion leaders were backward
bussing the meeting si-
some nidicated its nurnose
be almost nullified by the
'"em that a fiirtw wo nn
would be sought.
Lee, president of the Bro-
of Railroad Trainmen, said
nee the union men nlreaHv
Prized their leaders to call
rather than accept the re
12 per centrwaee cut. I
ee how the roads can have
e to suggest another cut:"
fnt further Wage Cuts
f ecutives, n was announced,
wages of train serive men
10 the same basis as nre-
Judge Bullock Agrees
to Issuance Of
Certificates
TO REHABILITATE ROAD
Details of Arrangement
to Liquidate Taxes
Not Announced
(llr Awoclated Pre)
Ocala, Oct. 14. Judge W. S. Bul
lock, in circuit court today autho
rized the receiver of the Ocklawaha
Valley railroad to issu ecertificates
in the sum of $19,000 to satisfy tax
claims of four years standing.
A portion of the road was recent
ly taken over by the sheriff of Marion
county under ' an order issued by
Judge Bullock and is advertised for
sale at Silver Springs next month.
In the belief that the road was in a
fair way to being junked, residents
along the route extending from Ocala
to Palatka, have been waging a vig
orous campaign against such action,
and at the hearings before Judge Bul
lock, which occupied several days,
many business men and others as
serted tha tthe road is now able to
take care of its tax claims and is
operating on a net earning basis.
Just what the next development
in the matter will be is unknown, but
it would appear that the cause for
the sheriff's action in levying upon
the road has been removed and that
it will now revert to the receiver for
continued operations. - "
SENATE REJECTS
PLAN F
REPRESENTATIVES
E
Siegel Proposal Lost By
a Vote : of 146
to. l2 -V'
ANOTHER BILL OFFERED
LAKELAND BEATS ARCADIA
(lly AHMiM'la(ftl Fri-NN
Lakeland, Oct. 14. After two
years of more or less advesity on
the gridiron Lakeland's high school
football team came into its own to
day and romped over Arcadia High
55 to 0. Lakeland's team work was
too much for the Arcadia eleven and
time after time when within a few
yards of the goal Lakeland held them
for downs. Bates, Gillespie and Mon
etta starred for the locals, while the
work of Scott featured Arcadia's
game.
Details Unknown Here
. (By Aaaoclated Prea
Announcement in Palatka that
JHtigtf- Bulloclc
issuance of receiver's certificates by
the O. V. with which to pay its taxes
will be received with deep interest
in Palatka. Just when the certificates
will be issued, and how the operation
will be perfected is not disclosed, but
it was understood before the applica
tion was made to the court that ar
rangements had already been made
for the sale of the certificates in
case they are authorized.
Steps will be taken locally, as soon
as the road is restored to full con
trol of the receiver, to support the
line so that it can make returns on
outstanding obligations.
Tinkham Wpiild Cut Off
Some of lSouth's
Membership
(Br Aaacelatad Prcaa)
Washington, Oct 14. The house
recorded its opposition tonight to
any increase in its ";hiembership, re
committing to the census committee
by a vote of 146 to 142 the Siegel
bill to increase its size from 435 to
460 rflembers. C
xne voie was tanen alter nine
hours of debate and,; wrangling over
parliamentary procedure.
Previous to recommitting the bill
the house rejected sn amendment to
authorize reapportionment wihtout
any increase in memjbership. Another
amendment offered by Representative
Tinkham, Republicai, Massachusetts,
10 decrease tne membership to 425
was smothered under an avalanche
of nos. I .
Eleven southern "states, which Mr.
Tinkham charged
negroes, would have
Massachusetts one under his amend
m'ent, while a gain jf 24 would have
been split among la dozen states
which made considerable gains in
population during the last decade.
Second Defeat for Proposal
It was the, seeondy time within a
had disfranchised
lost 33 seats and
year that the- houstfilias blocked ef
forts to -Increase tii size, during the
haSBgreed" tJrTff'Sffr??
time another bill providing for re-
S apportionment under the 1920- cen
sus without increasing the number
of members was passed by the house
but no action was taken on it by the
senate.
Opponents of the bill tonight con
tended; that the house already was
an unique body and that it would
function less efiectively with an in
creased membership.
QUICK TURNOVERS LOWER PRICES;
BUY HOME AND THE MERCHANT
CAN AFFORD TO SELL CHEAPER
We now have seen the origin of merchan
dizing and expressed the expectancy of home
protection. Let us proceed.
The merchant whose stock will consist of
everything that a community of this size'fe
quires is bound to have some articles of quick
turnover and some that move slowly. Any
comprehension of good business management
recognizes the advantages of quick turnovers.
ThesteeS"of this city are so broad in the
distal ion of the stocks carried that any class
of buyers can be accommodated. The prices
for all articles will be comparable with same
quality elsewhere only so long as the merchants
can have quick turnovers. Increased buying
at home will provide the turnovers and by their
very nature induce a lowering of prices. Buy
ing away from home similarly enables the mer
chants in other cities to do what you expect your
local merchant to do, namely: carry good mer
chandise and a wide selection at a fair price. By
buying elsewhere you are giving those with no
interest in your city an opportunity to do what
your own merchants are anxious to do.
Therefore, if your local markets appear
high, or if you want greater variety, we might
well ask who first can make it possible?
(Clip this and read tomorrow's)
TESTIMONY III TRIAL
OF
Defense of Accused Will
Be That Hickman Ac
cidentally Shot
I the
increase granted in tho
1 decision of July 1920.
f necessitate a ten npr rpnt.
it Was said.
vision of tho wi
& ? meeting at the Associa-
""iway Executives followed
'ion of niimimn.
wuo friaua vtiiu
'egardine vaninnH rato.
I0sal Was fr . 1
m freight -rates on ri.
ommoditiea, the reduction
"We for sixty or rtjnety
days as a test. This plan met witn
opposition from a majority of the
roads, most of them maintaining that
they could not exist with lower rate.
Day of Excitement
The announcement which was em
bodied in a statement of some 1,500
words reviewing the financial condi
tions of the roads made thetranspor
tation situation more tense than it
had been through a day in which one
rumor after another of strike, wage
and rate cuts nad been prevalent.
An announcement from the labor
board that the piece rate system of
pay had been restored also added to
the excitement and brought reports
of dissatisfaction from the unions.
Union chiefs were dubious as to how
their men would take the various an
nouncements of the day.
The roads declared their action
was being taken with the view of
lowering freight and passenger rates
in the future.
"It was determined by the railroads
of the United States to seek to bring
about a reduction in rates, the state
ment said, and as a means to tnat
end to Meek a reduction in present
railway wages which compelled
maintainance of present rates.
No U.S. Planes In
Rum Running Says
Army Investigator
iny Aaftneiated Pr?HH. I
Detroit, Oct. 14. Denial that
United States Arfy planes had been
used for smuggling liquor across the
Canadian border was made here to
night by Captain C. H. Kells, intel
ligence officer at Fort Wayne, who
recently investigated the destruction
of an army plane on Canadian soil.
The aeroplane, Captain Kells re
ported, made a forced landing near
Sunnyside, Ont., August 20, and the
nilot was injured. Later the motor
was stolen from the machine and
the inflammable parts burned.
The plane landed in a district
where rum runners operated exten
sively, some months ago. Following
the accident residents declared fre
quent landings of aeroplanese from
the United States aroused their sus
picions that the machines were en
gaged in smuggling whiskey.
Steel Corsets Is
Latest Fashion
For N.Y. Police
New York, Oct. 14. Steel corsets
for blue coats is the latest fashion in
New York. Ten pairs, it became
known today had been purchased af
ter tests had shown them bullet
proof. They will be distributed in
emergencies to members of the bomb,
Italian and loft squads.
Although they are intended, pri
marily, for use when barricaded
criminals are to be attacked, they
laetre may be introduced generally
among the force. Made of silk, can
vass and Norwegian steel, they
weigh only six pounds.
WHOLESALE GROCERS
ASK f RES 10 AID
South Florida Organiza
tion Going, After
Small Fish
(By Aaaoclated Prraa)
Lakeland, Oct. 14. Representa
tives of inland Florida wholesale
grocers appeared before the south
Florida Press Association in quar
terly convention here today and re
quested that the association assist
them in combtajng the wholesale
grocery merger recently innaugurat
ed at Tampa. The delegation de
scribed the merger as a plan to ob-1
atin a monopoly on the grocery in' j
dustry of south Florida. j
The representatives said that the
wholesale grocery's organization
plans to place warehouses at points
in inland Florida where wholesale
grocers are now located and undersell
the local wholesaler unless he agrees
to buy from the combine. The dele
gation, announced that inland whole
salers will niet in Orlando Saturday
to perfect an organization to protect
themselves against what they de
scribe as a trust octopus. Members
of the press asscoiation said they
would stand by the inland wholesal
ers in case such an emergency should
arise. '
(By Aaaoclateil 1'rcftH.)
Jacksonville, Oct. 14. Hearing of
testimony will begin tomorrow in the
trial of Frank Rawlings, charged
with murder in connection with the
killing of George H. Hickman, man
ager of the Palace Theatre, where
Rawlings robbed the playhouse of
$800.
Selection of a jury was completed
today. Rawlings related his story of
the robbery and killing at the trial
of John H. Pope, who was last week
sentenced to life imprisonment in
connection with the affair. Several
witnesses have been summoned in
cluding the arresting officer and E.
S. Harrison, treasurer of the thea
tre who wsa with Hickman at the
time he met his death. Rawlings
claims the shooting of Hickman was
accidental and it is understood his de
fense will seek to establish this with
a view to obtaining a mitigated sentence.
LY
REPUDIATE PRESIDENT
OF NATIONAL MACHINE
Howat, In Jail, Sustained
By Thousands At
Pittsburk .
T
NIPPED IN BUD BY
Fifteen Thousand Lon
don Coppers Ready
to Go Over
Advance Information On
Move Made Battle Of
Picadilly Tame '
(By Aaaoclated Preaa.)
London, Oct. 14. Information ob
tained by police emissaries several
weeks ago that noon yesterday had
been fixed for the beginning of a
revolution" under the communist
banner accounted for the unprece
dented preparations for realing with
any emergency by Scotland Yard, it
was elarned to'day.
After what the Daily Herald, the
Ioborite organ, terms "the battle of
Picadilly" yesterday, when hundreds
of mounted and foot police charged
into the crowds of unemployment de
monstrators and bruised a few heads,
all wsa quiet today.
Inquiry today elicited the fact that
yeseterday's police preparations In
cluded the commandeering of tho
Metropolitan Underground Railways
and the omnibus lines if found nec
esesary .which would have enabled
the concentration of 15,000 police at
any center of trouble within half an
hour.
Looking for Booze
Gotham Cops Find
Diseased Chinese
(Br AaauctatFfl IreMa.l
New York, Oct. 14. Customs of
ficials searched the British freighter
Helenus today for smuggled drugs,
but instead found fifteen half starv
ed Chinese hidden in empty ballast
tanks, several of them afflicted with
berri berri. A report that another
Chinese had the disease and had been
thrown overboard before he was dead
either in the harbor or on the voyage
from Boston, started the harbor po
lice ' on a search for the body.
(Br Aaaoclated Preaa.)
Pittsburgh Kan., Oct. 14. Between
4,000 and 5,000 Kansas coal miners,
meeting at Franklni today, adopted
resolutions upholding the adminis
rtation of President Alexander M.
Howatt, suspended yesterday on or
der of John L. Lewis, president of
the International Mine Workers
Union. Resolutions also were adopt
ed declining the recognize the pro
visional administration created un
der President Lewis' order and refus
ing to comply with instructions that
all striking miners return to work
immediately.
About 12,000 miners have been on
voluntary strike over the commit
ent to jaii recently of President
Howatt and August Dorchy, union
vice-president, for violating the
criminal section of the state indus
trial court law.
In the resolution adopted at Frak
lin, belief was expressed that to re
cognize the new administration would
in effect, be recognition of the indus
trial court.
Citizenship Course
for Female Voters
MORAN KAGOS CLINE
New York, Oct. 14. Pal Morgan,
of New Orleans, won over Irish Pat
rick Kline, of New York, in the
third round of a. scheduled ' fifteen
round bout here tonight by a tech
nical knockout. Cline weighed 139
pounds and Moran 138.
66;
FOOTBALL RESULTS
At' Auburn, , Ala., Auburn,
Clemson, 0.
At Jackson, Miss, Mississippi A.
M., 14; Misssisippi College, 13.
Charleston Fire
Loss $1,500,000
Special to the Ncwa
Charleston, S. C, O.ct. 14. It is
not yet possible to ascertain, offi
cially, the extent of the damage
caused by the fire yesterday after
noon and last night at the Columbus
street terminals of the Charleston
Terminal company, but it is believed
that the loss is in excess of $1,500,
000, partly covered by insurnace. The
many tons of nitrate of soda, potash
and other materials in storage have
been destroyed, it is declared, and
the loss of these, partly covered by
insurance, is in excess of $1,300,000.
Irish Peace Confab
Goes Over to Next
Week; All Is Quiet
1 By Aawoclnted PreMi.)
London, Oct. 14. The adjournment
today of the Irish conference until
next Monday afternoon has no poli
tical significance, it was understood
tonight. The postponement of the sit
ting of the tconference, which aims
at a solution of the Irish queestion,
was attributed by the Sinn Fein
delegates to the "Englishman's pas
sion for week-ending."
Some of the Irish delegates are
taking advantage of the interval to
(By Aaaoclated Preaa.)
New Haven, Conn., Oct. 14 Wo
men voters of Connecticut will have
a cance to go to school this month
for a week's intensive course in citi
zenship. The lessons will be given
in Yale University class room- and
Yale professors and instructors will
give the courses. This will be the
first school of the kind in this state.
It will open October 24,-and if deems
ed successful, similar . weeks of
schooling will be held from time to,
time. The Connecticut. League of
Woman Voters, Miss Mabel C. Wash
burn, president, sponsors the inno
vation. One day will be given over to in
ternational relations, economic, soci
al and political, and limitation of
armaments; another to the funda
mentals of American history; the
principles and service of political
parties, another to a study of Con
necticut legislative processes party
conventions and caucuses; another
to city and town problems. s
Those who will lead the classes
include professors who are among
the best known of the Yale faculties
as well as among the educators of
the country.
Ontario Now Has
a Whipping Post
(Br AaMoctated Preaa
Kingston, Ont., Oct. 14 Forty
lashes on the bare back is part of tha
punishment awaiting two prisoners
brought to the provincial peniten
tiary here to serve 10-year terms.
They are Louis Morin, 23 years old,
and Walter Goodchild 24, both of
Amherstburg, convicted of cruelly
beating an old farmer while robbing
his house.
The revival of the whipping post
at the penitentiary is due to the op
eration of an amendment to the crim
inal code enacted last year authoriz
ing judges to order applications of
the cat-o'nine-tails in cases where
More La La's In
Paris Than Males
visit Ireland in order to deal with
what was described by the Sinn Fein victims of assault and robbery are
publicity department, as important subjected to cruel treatment.
ucpa, unci. i.c. uuamciiiii
Considerable currency was given
here today to a sensational report of
the ordering of uniforms for the
Irish Republican army Bnd the for
mation of a company to come to Lon
don to escort the Dail delegation
back to Ireland upon the conclusion
of peace.
The story however, was ridiculed
by the Sinn Fein leaders, who say
no uniforming of the army is going
on and that there is no question of
any detachment coming to London
at any time. . .
(Br Aaaoclated Preaa)
Paris, Oct 14 Parisian women
greatly outnumber the men. There
are 65,947 women in one arrondise
ment alone, where the men "number
only 47,418. This preponderance is
especially manifest - among1 persons
between 20 and 39 years of age,
where the war alas made such gaps
in the ranks of the men.
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