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NEW SERIES VOL. XXII NO. 5.
PALATKA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1914.
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Sold on easy payments to responsible parties. Write
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BICYCLE TIRES A SPECIALTY, $2.50 TO $5.00 EACH.
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' At the nnnuiil mpptlni; of thn Stockholders rind n romilnr meeting of the
Boftrd of Director of tins Hunk held .limuiiry l:ith, IH14. a Hesolutlon was dulv
adopted thut this Bunk shnll necept the terms nnd provisions of the Federal Re
serve Act, nppioved on the iSlrd day or l)eceinler, WIS, and has authorized, em
powered and directed the flashier to notify the Krvo Bank Organization Com
mittee of the acceptance hythls Bank of the terms and provisions of the Federal
Reserve Act. and of the Intention of the Hoard to subscribe, on behalf of this
Bank, to the capital stock of the Federal Reserve Rank to be oi'nunlzod In the
district In whlcli tills Hunk will be located, after the Keomphleal limits to be
served by such Federal Reserve Hank have been tlxed by the Organization
Committee. - '
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TOM WILLIAMS WILL
PROBABLY HANG.
Special Lunacy Commission
Says He is Feigning to
Avoid the Rope.
' Tom Wiliams the Welaka murderer
who was to have been executed last
Friday, but who was respited by Gov.
Trammell till Friday, Feb. 6th, in or
der that a special commission might
have time to pass on his mental con
dition, has been by that commission
pronounced SANE.
The Commission was composed of
Drs. A. M. Steen and Geo. E. Welch,
and citizen! W. M. Cannon. They
made their report yesterday and the
same is on hie in the County Judge s
court. It was unanimous. It was to
the effect that Williams is sane.
This report has been duly forward
ed to Gov. Trammell by Sheriff Ken
nedy, and it is expected that the Gov
ernor will act on it immediately and
forward his decision to the Sheriff.
That it will be in accordance with the
sentence of the court there is little
doubt. In which case Williams will
pay the penalty for his crime on the
gallows one week from today.
It will be remembered that for
nearly two weeks Williams refused to
touch food or water. The first that
he had to eat was two oranges which
Deputy Sheriff John W. Glisson
crowded into his system a little more
than a week ago.
Since that time he has undergone
a complete change. Ho now eats all
that is set before him, and then licks
up the crumbs that nothing be lost.
But he will not eat during the day.
His meals are set in the cage regular
ly three times a day, but he touches
nothing until after night, when the
lights are out. In the morning ev
erything has disappeared. Williams
also eats the oranges, ot which he
was always very fond, at night.
But he still acts in a crazy manner.
He doesn't talk much, but he talks
some. On two or three occasions he
has said to the sheriff: "Open the
door and let me out; I want to go
home and see my wife.
During one of the visits of the com
mission the sheriff said to him: "Tom,
tvhat do you want to see your wife
for? He didn't give any reason;
he simply repeated the sheriff's ques
tion. Even the officials at the jail
who were inclined at first to think
him insane, are now of the opinion
that Williams was only feigning.
That he is afraid of the death trap is
certain.
The callows is ready and the exu-
cution will be in the jail enclosure,
practically public, as any one can see
from the street.
Fancy Costume Party.
A fancy dress party will be given
at the Athletic club ort Friday even
ing, February 13th. Prizes will be
awarded for the best costumes In
dies and gentlemen's two for pret
tiest, and two for best comic cos
tumes.
The grand march will start at i)
o'clock, and prizes will be awarded at
9:30, after which refreshments will
be served and dancing will be indulg
ed in. The proceeds will go to the
public library fund, and the commit
tee hopes that the lovers of frolic and
beauty will turn out in force. Tick
ets 50 cents.
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REGISTRATION
B00KSJN0V OPEN.
List of Precinct Registration
utticers-Get Busy Now.
The precinct registration books will
be open another month. In some of
the precincts there has been a good
registration, but in other precincts
the number has been small. It is
thought that by the end of the com
ing month, when the books close,
there will be a good showing made in
an tne precincts.
It is in the city of Palatka precincts
where the registration is lightest.
Perhaps that is because the voters
Know they will be given, another
chance. ljalatka being the countv
seat, the law provides that the Supervisor-
of Registration, Henis Peter
mann, shall keep the books open from
March 15th to April 15th, in order to
register any one trom any of the pre
cincts who has neglected to register
with the precinct officer. His office
is at the courthouse , and he will be
on hand between those dates.
But voters in the country precincts
will probably find it much more con
venient to register at home. It was
for this reason that the law provides
that the precinct books shall be kept
open from the first Monday in Jan
uary to the first Monday in March.
In order to vote in the coming pri
mary every voter must register. No
matter if he has registered at a form
er time. That won't do; he must re
register, as this is an entirely differ
ent law and provides not only for the
voter's name, but his party affilia
tion' as well. None but Democrats
will be permitted to vote in a demo
cratic primary, and the registration
books will show what he is politically.
the tollowing is the list of precinct
registration officers, and the various
precincts served by them:
No. 1, Crescent City, J. L. Burton.
No. 2, Fruitland, Max Melzer.
No. 3, Norwalk, J. McN. Bard.
No. 4, Welaka, J. L. McLeod.
No. 5, Lake Como, H. A. Perry.
No. 6, Pomona, W. M. Williams.
No. 7, Satsuma Hights, F. V. Owen.
No. 8, San Mateo, W. F. Rogero.
No. 9, East Palatka, S. S. Browning.
No. 10, Federal Point, B. B. Dancy.
No. 11, Palatka Heights, Robert
Mullis.
No. 12, Palatka, W. N. Coffee.
No. 13, Palatka, A. G. Phillips.
No. 14, Palatka, E. E. Dodge.
No. 15, Palatka, A. T. Triay.
No. 16; Interlachen, J. I. Wimberly.
No. 17, Johnson, W. H. Cribb.
No. 18, Baldwin School, L. M. Bald
win. No. 19, Grandin, T. J. Rogers.
No. 20, Bannerville, Aaron Varnes.
No. 21, Bostwick, L. C. Williams.
No. 22, Francis, Geo. Weathersbee.
No. 23, Palatka, A. M. Haughton.
No. 24, Palatka, J. W. Matthews.
No. 25, Palatka, C. H. Wigg.
No. 26, Hollister, M. B. Osteen.
No. 27, Florahome, G. L. Knight.
No. 28, Rodman, L. H. Thomas.
Bungalow Park Booming.
Of the nine pretty bungalows built
this winter by the Palatka Develop
ment Company, the company has al
ready sold eight.
This company has made a wonder
ful improvement in the section of the
city most seen by strangers on the
A. L. L. trains passing through Pa
latka, and many times has the News
representative heard remarks favor
able to the city and from parties
whose only knowledge of the place
has come through an impression gain
ed by a view of Bungalow Park.
These bungalows are certainly at
tractive and convenient homes and
have added materially to the attrac
tiveness of the city. And it is with
much pleasure that the News an
nounces the purpose of the company
to continue building houses of the
same attractive design, at least un
til such time as the demand for them
ceases.
Allen's Big Minstrels Coming.
At Kalbfield's Grand on Tuesday
night of next week the celebrated A.
G. Allen's Big Minstrel Show will he
seen, and if the people turn out in
DroDortion to the merits of the com
ing performance the theater will have
a sure-enough crowd.
The Little Kock, (Ark.) Uazette, in
speaking of a recent visit of this show
to that city said:
"A. G. Allen's Big Minstrel Show
gave a performance at the corners of
l,rth and Kingo streets last night to
a crowd that filled the large pavil-
linn theater to its utmost capacity.
The whole performance was clean and
free from any objectionable features.
The stage setting was very pretty, be
ing tastily arranged and the entire
back of the stage masked in by two
large United States flags. The sing
ing and dancing was lar above tne
average. the performance was
brought to a close by a np-roanng
negro farce, which brought forth a
storm of applause and sent every
body home laughing. The Allen
minstrels have never disappointed an
audience."
Royal Welsh Ladies Choir.
The famous Royal Welsh Ladies
Choir will appear at the Howell The
ater on the evening fo Saturday, Feb.
7th.
This musical organization which
has attained much fame abroad and
in this country1, having sang in all
parts of the world and to representa
tive audiences, is coming to Palatka
under the auspices of the Woman's
Club. The securing of this excellent
musical company is looked upoa by
musical circles here as another steD
forward for this city, being signifi
cant of a desire on the part of the
people for that whicn Is best and
highest in music.
With the splendid performance in
Grand Opera this week and the com
ing of this magnificent company the
people feel that we can compare ta
vorably with any of the cities of our
class in giving the people the very
best. Every one should hear this
wonderful choir, and thus assist the
Woman's Club in making a great sue
cess of the entertainment. We hope
to have the program in next week's
paper.
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VON ENGELKEN
NOJJN ACCORD
With Majority of Rural Credits
Commission-Makes Minori
ty Report.
cut little has been made public
concerning the action of the Ameri
can Commission which spent last
oummer stuclying (.he various sys-
terms of rural credits in continen
tal Europe, though .t is expected
that the full report of the Commis
sion will soon be made public.
Col. F. J. H. von Engelken of Pa
latka, who was the Morida mem-
and who but recently returned from
a meeting of the commission in
Washington, was seen concerning
the action of the Washington meet
ing this week and kindly consented
to make a statement. Col. von En
gelken said:
the American Commission met
in Washington last month to pas:
upon the report as prepared by u
committee appointed for the pur
pose. By a vote of 2!) to 2 a re
port was accepted which is a brief
for co-operation among farmers, and
urges that action be taken in tin.
country to enable farmers to form
co-operative organizations for cred
it purposes.
"the two members voting against
the acceptance of the report were
Mr. Gordon Jones of Denver, Colo
rado, and myself. With the report
insofar as it encourages co-operation
among farmers in the coudu'l
of their business, the dissenting
members took no issue. With thai
part of the report, however, which
might be construed as advocarir;;
the formation bv the farmers of co
operative organizations for credit
purposes, they took issue siiuarelv
and since the limited time at the
disposal of the commission did not
admit of full discussion of this ques
tion, tne two dissenting members
have issued a minority report, which
will appear with the majority repoi-t,
and as a part of the report of the
American Commission.
The majority report embodied no
plan for a system of rural financt
in America. The Federal Commis
sion appointed by President Wilson
has, however, submitted to the Presi
dent the draft of a bill for this pur
pose, the minority report issued by
the dissenting members of the Amer
ican Commission also presents a
plan. This step was taken bv the
minority after careful study of the
draft of a bill submitted to the presi
dent by the federal Commission, anc
in the firm belief that the plan pro
posed by the Federal Commission is
impracticable. The report of the
minority will be placed before the
President, and will enable him tc
have available both sides of this im
portant question in making his de
cision as to what action is to be tak
en. The plan proposed by the minori
ty has received the unqualified ap
proval ot men high in financial as
well as agricultural circles. It ha?
also been endorsed and signed by such
members ot the commission, (who
were not present at the session ir
Washington) as Ruge of Florida
William of Texas, Thrailkell of Ohic
and Woodside of South Carolina. Ii
has further been endorsed by the Col
orado Farmers' Congress.
It is hoped that all interested in
this question will read the reports
and will keep in touch with the actior
to be taken in the near future in
Washington."
Palatka is Honored.
At the annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Masons of Florida, held in
Jacksonville last week, Mr. R. II.
Cooper was honored by appointment
of the Grand Master to the olhce ol
Senior Grand Deacon. This is an im
portant office in the order and one
from which many of the past Grand
Masters have graduated to the higher
office.
Mr. Cooper is one of Florida's most
efficient Masons, and his brethren in
Palatka are proud of the honor shown
him, not only at the recent meeting,
but at former grr.nd sessions, as it if
not a new thing for Mr. Cooper to re
ceive appointment at the hands of the
Grand Master.
Masons here are sure that the tim-
is not far distant when Mr. Cooper
will be advanced to the Grand Mas
tership. In fact it is said that he
came within two votes this vear of
being elected Junior Grand Warden,
an office from which he would hnve
naturally succeeded to the Grand Mas
tership "in- three years. This honor
fell to Mr. T. Picton Warlow of Or
lando, whom Mr. Cooper modestly de
clares is really deserving of the hon
or and in whose success he takes spe
cial delight.
Religious Census of Palatka.
The Putnam County Sunday School
Association has this week decided on
taking a religious census of Palatka.
This decision of a question which has
for some time been in the minds of
the association, was made at a meet
ing of the association held at the
home of Mr. A. T. Anderson last
Tuesday evening, at which all . the
protestant churches of the city were
represented. The date fixed upon for
taking this census is Friday, Feb.
20th, and the following are the chair
men of the committees charged with
the work: Archdeacon William Wyl
lie, Episcopal; Henry S. McKenzie,
Methodist Episcopal; B. E. Jarrett,.
Baptist, and W. N. Markey, Presby
terian. Mr. Frank S. Chapmaa was
made chairman of the publicity com
mittee. The city will be districted and can
vassers assigned to each district. The
canvass will be taken during the noon
hour, and will cover the city proper
and Palatka Heights.
I'alalka Elks Entertain.
The Palatka Elks had the pleasure
of entertaining at their meeting last
Monday night, B. E. Megmms ot lal
lahassee, district deputy Grand Ex
alted Ruler, and M. B. Craig, Ex
alted Ruler of the lodge in Jackson
ville. Judge Meginnis is the county
judge of Leon county.
The guests were introduced by H.
M. Fearnside, Exalted Ruler of .the
local lodge in well-chosen words and
in order named addressed the gather
er! members. Judbe Meginnis paid
the Palatka lodge a very high compli
ment for efficiency, membership and
work. The meeting considerde tho
subiect of asking the next State As
sociation to meet in Palatka, but it
s decided not to do so until the
lodge can have its own building. The
lodge however decided to send a large
delegation to the State convention in
Miami.
At the conclusion of the meeting a
banquet was served in the hall and
s;ood fellowship vied with good eat-ir,-,
as leader for a pretty entertain
ment.
Death Removes a Noble Woman.
The death of Mrs. R. T. Brantley
was reported from Grandin on Mon
day. It seems that Mrs. Brantley
had come from her home down to the
randin station Monday forenoon lor
the purpose of taking the tram to
Palatka to do some snopping. mr.
Brantley stepped over to the station
to secure her ticket while Mrs. Brant
ley went into the store of Fred Green
to await the train. It was while her
husband was out, and after she had
entered the store that Mrs. Brantley
was suddenly stricken with apoplexy
and expired.
She was taken to Mr. Green's home
and every effort made to restore her
to consciousness, but it was death,
and there was no recalling her de
parted spirit.
The funeral was held form Parart
church on Tuesday, and in the ab
sence of a minister, the Masonic rit
ual was read by Hon. John P. Wall,
who also made some most appropri
ate remarks concerning the life and
character of the deceased. The in
terment was in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Brantley was a native of
South Carolina, but had resided at
Grandin nearly if not quite 40 years,
ind here she had raised a fine fami
ly consisting of four sons and one
i.n.rriior All of whom will rise up
and call her blessed. They with her
husband, and one sister, Mrs. B. N.
Brantley are her near survivors. Tho
ons are Levi, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,
Fred, of San Francisco, California,
nnd Lawrence and Allen; of Grandin.
The daughter is Mrs. C. F. Haskill
of Okeechobee, Fla.
The people from all the country
round turned out at the funeral, for
Mrs. Brantlev was a woman whom all
loved and the sense of community
loss is great.
The family desires through The
News to thank all for their loving
aid and svmpathy in this hour of
their great bereavement, and espe
cially Mr. and Mrs. Fred. Green, to
whose home the stricken wife and
mother was taken and her body ten
derly kept until the final service the
following day. -
The Earnest Company, always on
the lookout for an opportunity to bet
ter its business and make a popular
move in its own and the city's inter
ests, has iust nnrehnsed a Ford toi"--:
r.ar hich it will use exclusively
or carrying itscustomers andMheir
bundles to androm the depot. The
"r of course will also be used for
'!e1ivrrin parcels about the city.
Rut the Earnest Company has a large
out-of-town business and its custo
mers are frequently hurried and an
noyed to make trains. It is the m
pany's plan to save them this annliy
ance and hack fare at the same time.
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