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NEW SERIES VOL. XXIII. NO. 9.
PALATKA, FLORIDA, FRIDAY. MARCH 5, 1915.
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MORTON RILE, DEAD
Morton Riddle, general manager of
the Florida East Coast Railway, died
at St. Augustine Thursday morning
of paralysis. Mr. Riddle had been
ill some three weeks, during which
time it is said he suffered two dis
tinct strokes.
Mr. Riddle was- one of the most
prominent railroad managers in the
south, a polished, affible gentleman,
and was popular with all who came
-within the range of his acquaintance
ship. Before going to the East Coast
Railway as fie successor of Mr. J. R.
Parrott in the general management,
Mr. Riddle was for sometime general
manager of the Jacksonville Terminal
Company.
PITY THE WILD WEST.
A telegram received yesterday
noon states that the heaviest snow
and sleet storm of the entire winter
was falling over the middle western
states and that all traffic was serious
ly interrupted. Bulletins concerning
Florida predicted rain in this section,
with ram and cold in the western
portions of the State.
Optimistic Thought
One's duty Is to accept the challenge
of the passing day.
quality first
Browning-Fearnside Co.
now located in our permanent
quarters
202 Lemon Street,
New Merryday Building
cordially invite our friends to inspect our
new and up-to-date line of all
that is late in
Men's Wear
quality first quality first
The Putnam National
Bank: of Palatkia
PALATKA, FLORIDA
Total Awets, June 10th $700,000.00
Liabilities to Depositor 495,000.00
Assets over Liabilities to Depositors 205,000.00
According to the New York Financial Review we are the second strongest
National Bank in Florida. ....
Our Safe DeDosit Boxes, double lock system, are the best make. $3.00 per year.
We solicit your banking business. Foreign Exchange issued.
GEO, E. WELCH, President A . 8. WILLAR D. O. hler
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VITAL STATISTICS
Has Been Urged By State
Board of Health. '
The model ordinance which is now
being urged on all Florida cities by
the State Board of Health, was up
before the Palatka city council last
Tuesday night and passed without
opposition after its need was tho
roughly explained by r resident lel
verton and other members of the
council.
This ordinance makes compulsory
the registration of every birth and
death in the city, and provides pen
alties for failure to meet the require
ments. There has been only a care
less registration in the past, and Pa
latka has suffered in more ways than
one by these omissions to make re
turns.
Interest in public education in this
county continues to grow; people
don't kick about paying school taxes;
the Grandin and Putnam Hall dis
tricts are now asking for a special
tax school district. Let the good
work go on.
Daily Optimistic Thought.
Truth may be smothered but not ex
tinguished. quality first
IF IN TROUBLE
and within a radius of
25 miles, you have but
to call
PHONE 166
and we will repair to your
relief with our repair
machine, prepared to
remedy the trouble at once
or to tow you in.
Johnnie-on-fhe Spot
ZST" PALATKA
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EVERYBODY HAPPY MARCH 10TH AND 1 1 TH
The entertainment features
Knight3 of Pythias Grand Lodge Convention are not restricted to the
'r members of the Order. The good people of Palatka and Putnam M
County and visitors sojourning here, are invited and urged to enjoy
them with us. The public Opening Ceremonies and Addresses take ?tr
place at the Grand Theater Wednesday, March 10th at 9:30 a. m.; Re-
ception and Musicale in the Putnam House Parlors, Wednesday Even- K
K ing at 9:00 o'clock; Grand Ball in the Putnam House Dining Room
Thursday Evening, March 11th at 9:00 o'clock. Everything is free
M and you art thrice welcome. We will have mirth and music by day and
$ by night; our city will be dressed up as never before the Stars and )K
Stripes, Pythian Colors and streamers
K Now, remember, this is our
ST.
AS TRUST BUSTER
Junior Alderman from Third
Will Bust City Express
Ordinance.
A eood many people in this city
have been in the habit of looking up
on Alderman Walter McNally of the
Third ward as a plutocrat an offi
cial whose sympathies were all with
the corporations, and who was more
or less careless of his duties to the
common people. How this came
about The News would not attempt to
say. Perhaps it is because of his as
sociations in a Business way wim
Jack Flinn, a' man of wealth and
well-known predilections for pluto
cracv.
' But the people have evidently had a
wrong line on Mr. McNally. mat ne
has, deep down in his heart, a warm
s-oot for the people and an abhor
rence of trusts and trust methods, is
proven by an ordinance he introduced
in the council last Tuesday night. The
ordinance will permit a hackman to
carry a trunk from the depot or boat
landings in the absence of an express
man. At the present time a hackman
cannot carry a trunk. He must con
fine himself to people.
Frequently trains or boats will ar
rive at night and no expressman will
be in sight. The hackman not being
allowed to carry the trunk puts trav
elers to an inconvenience, the pre
sent plan was for the purpose of cre
ating a city expressmans' trust. Al
derman McNally's ordinance, if pass
ed, will "bust the trust."
As members of the trust generally
live in Alderman Joe Adams and
Parson Robinson's ward, Mr. McNally
will probably not suffer any political
ly for his activity in behalf of com
mon sense and the "plain peepul"
who arrive in Palatka by the night
boats. Vive McNally! Viva ze pee
pul! Allagazunda!
Fatal Auto Accident.
A most regrettable auto accident
occured on Tuesday afternoon in the
vicinity of the Wilson Cypress Co.,s
mill. A little colored boy named
Henry Gooden was rolling a hoop, and
in losing control of it backed into a
passing auto, which was running slow
ly. The little fellow fell under the
rear wheel which passed over him,
breaking his neck and killing him in
stantly. The car was stopped within
four feet and the little fellow's body
picked up and taken home.
A colored man was driving the auto
but there were several witnesses all
of whom agreed that it was no fault
of the driver. The owner of the auto,
however, paid all expenses of the fu
neral ana n terment ot the boy. An
inquest was held at the court house
on Wednesday and all the testimony
of witnesses showed that it was one"
of those unavoidable accidents that
no amount of care on the part of the
driver could avoid. The driver was
exhonerated by the jury.
City Primaries Next Week.
The ward primaries for the purpose
ol nominating aldermen m the various
wards and for the purpose of choos
ing delegates to the- city convention
which is to select a nominee for may
or, will meet next Tuesday night.
Who will be named in the various
wards The News does not know. It
hopes good selections will be made,
but it does not this year feel that it
is called upon to offer advice.
The city convention to nominate a
mayor will be held the following Fri
day night, March 12th. No names
are being mentioned on the streets,
except that of the Hon. Joe Kennerly,
the present incumbent. Last year
the people made him take it; he didn't
want it then and he doesn't want it
now; but he is one of those kind of
men who is willing to make sacrifices
for his town when the people rise up
and ask him to do so.
The next Mayor will be S. J. Ken
nerly, unless he kicks over the traces
gets ugly and says "not on your
life, which, as we were saying he is
not likely to do in face of a popular
demand.
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We don't claim to eat prices
below a living profit ,but We pos-
itively guarantee to give yon as
good value for your money as
ean be given by any honest bus!-
ness and the volumn of business
that is coming oar way proves
our contention.
Quality and Quantity oar Motto.
L. C STEPHENS, -
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that have been provided for ' the
of electric lights everywhere.
treat, we want you with us.
JOHNS LODGE No. 8, K. of P.
IN GALA ATTIRE
PALATAKA AWAITS
PYTHIAN HOSTS.
Great Convention Will Open
Next Wednesday
Morning.
Everything is ready for the shout
ing.
Lemon street and other business
portions of Palatka are decorated
with flags and bunting, the stars and
stripes being, the dominant feature.
These are also patriotic Pythian col
ors. Here and there you will see the
Pythian coat of arms and perhaps a
fast color representation of Pythias
flying down the pike on a white horse
to offer himself as a willing hostage
for his friend Damon.
Palatka Presents a Pretty Pythian
Prospective.
The city is gay with colors.
These decorations were all made by
a Jacksonville hrm of decorators who
know how.
The committees have everything in
readiness for the grand conclave. The
city is worth seeing. Come and see
it.
Come next week and enjoy the fes
tivities; everything is open to the
public, except the business sessions
of the Grand Lodge, and no one will
care for them. The fun, the frolic,
the music, the dancing and the ora
tory are all yours.
The delegates will begin to arrive
Tuesday afternoon; and all will be
here by Wednesday morning. The
great public reception and welcome
will take place at Kalbneld s Grand
theater at 9 a. m., Wednesday. Grand
ball at night; everyone invited; sev
eral bands will be here.
Not only the local lodge of Pyth
ians, but the people of Palatka want
all the people of the county to come
in and enjoy the festival. It will be
worth coming to see.
Supreme Chancellor and Mrs.
Young of Ohio, have been invited to
lead the Grand March at the Putnam
House Ball.
The Clearwater uniform rank will
be here in a body with their band
made up from the membership.. Oth
er bodies of a similar character will
bring bands.
The Putnam House has been select
ed as headquarters, but the other ho
tels and restaurants have prepared
to take care of their share of the
crowd.
Next week will be a memorable
week in Palatka.
In addition to the Grand Lodge K.
ef P's the Grand Temnle of Pythian
Sisters of the State will be here with
a delegation of some 75 or 80.
Then there will be the D. U. K. K's,
a side line ot r'ythiamsm devoted
solely to fun and frolic. The K. of
Ps will hold their sessions m the
Pythian Temple; the Pythian Sis
ters will hold sessions in the Ma
sonic Hall, and the D. 0. K. K's will
meet at the Athletic Club.
Distinguished Georgian Here.
Hon. W. H. Burwell of Sparta
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives in the Georgia legislature, was
a visitor in Palatka for a couple days
this week and was registered at the
Putnam House. Mr. Burwell was m
Palatka for the purpose of looking
into some land matters in which he
has an interest. He seemed greatly
pleased with Palatka, especially with
its well-paved streets, fine stores and
general air or prosperity.
Putnam's New Map.
The new and official map of Putnam
county, compiled from the maps,
plats and held notes of the govern
ment surveys and from the surveys
of Randall Wells, C. E., and county
surveyor and engineer, by Mr. Wells,
and published by E. F. Noll & Co.,
Philadelphia, is being delivered by
Mr Wells this week.
This map is the only official map of
the county ever issued and is a com
plete description of the lands of the
county. It shows all eovernment
land lines railroads, county roads and
many settlement roads, streams and
lakes, and all little town sites, as
well as cities. The map is in colors,
different color for each commis
sioners ditrict, and also colors which
show the Florahome and Bostwick
drainage rtdisicts.
It is a most valuable contribution
to the county records and Mr. Wells
is entitled to great credit for tae
naingtakin? care with which he has
drawn t'his man. The man unmount
ed, sells Sor $2; mounted and with
cloth back, Jbn rollers, the price is J5.
It should He in at least every busi
ness office In the city and county.
FLORIDA'S HEALTH
On Monday and Tuesday
School Pupils Visit it
by Grades.
The Florida Health Exhibit, under
the direction of Dr. J. Y. Porter,
State Health Officer, and who ranks
among the foremost men of the age
as an authority on public health
matters, was on exhibition in the
Fry building last Monday and Tues
day. Dr. Porter was here in person
and in charge, being assisted by Drs.
loung and Dawson of the depart
ment, and Miss F. Domaris Hern
djon, superintendent of the depart
ment of tuberculosis.
During all of Monday and Monday
evening and all day Tuesday, there
was a constant stream of visitors,
many of whom were attracted
through curiosity, but came away
with a large fund of useful infor
mation, together with a pamphlet or
two dealing with certain branches of
health conservation.
Tuesday the pupils from the pub
lic school visited the exhibit, each
grade taking its turn and coming un
der the leadership of the grade tech
ers. i
The big store room was divided
off into spaces in which the different
subjects of health were treated. There
was the "Kill the Flies department;
another department for explaining?
"Babies and their Care," "Tuberculo
sis, "rake Remedies, a depart
ment showing how ignorant people
are taked by patent medicines,
"Small Pox" "Tyfooid" "Malaria,"
"Ventilation for Sleeping Rooms."
"Hookworm," "Florida Cripples,"
"Diphtheria and Measles," Whoop
ing Lough, and various communica
ble diseases, and showing the best
means of their prevention,
Then there were other departments
devoted to an explanation of hog
cholera, cattle ticks, with a model of
the best cattle dippiner vats. etc.
Miss Herndon very graciously ex
plained to all comers who stopped be.
fore the tuberculosis exhibit, the va
rious forms for sreading the disease
and summed up the whole idea of pre
vention in a word FRESH AIR
Tuesday night atthe Kalbneld
Grand, two reels depicting the tuber
culosis and cattle tick (systems of
prevention and cure were exhibited
The first named was a reel entitled
"The Temple of Moloch," which Dr
Young explained to the audience.
The cattle tick reel, very interest
ing and showing the tick in motion,
was ably explained by Dr. Dawson,
who is in charge of this department.
Palatka people have been greatly
profited by this visit of the health
exhibit, to which their gratitude is
largely due to Hon. F. J. Fearnside,
president of the State Board of
Health, and who had it brought
litre.
The Hastings Minstrels.
The Hastings Minstrels have come
and gone, and left a neat little sum
in the treasury of the Woman's
Club, under whose auspices the en
tertainment was given last Friday
night, at Kalbfield's Grand. Our po
tato neighbor has some classy look
ing minstrel boys and their show was
much superior to the average ama
teur minstrel performance. The sec
ond part of the evening's entertain
ment, especially, was one that brought
a warm feeling of sympathy and en-
loyment to the audience, because it
featured a little dialogue of song and
acting between Mr. J. E. McDonald
and his three year old daughter; the
little tot seemed to understand per
fectly what was required of her and
she acted out her little part with
naive ability. Singing of old plan
tation melodies always charm, and
the boys did their part well.
The County Commissioners.
The regular meeting of the county
commissioners was held this week
with all members present. Only rou
tine business was attended to, with
the possible exception of some dis
cussion of the question of a new
bridge to span the St. Johns at Pa
latka. A warrant was ordered for
the transfer of $1,019.72 from the
county treasury to the Florahome
drainage fund.
And on motion of Com. Alvers,
seconded by Com. Perrv, a committee
consisting of Corns. Millican and Wal
dron was appointed to employ a con
sulting engineer if in their opinion it
eemed best to secure specification
tor a new Palatka-East Palatka
bridge.
A petition for the establishment of
a new precinct to be known as No. 29,
to include territory between this city
and Bostwick, was deferred to next
meeting.
At a meeting of the Florahome
drainage board in the afternoon of
Tuesday, Com. Waldron reported that
as instructed he had visited the Flo
rahome district and had found that
the work was proceeding as desired
by the land owners of the district in
their former petitions. Mr. Wal-
dron's report exhonerated those in
charge, of the work from any effort to
do otf than for the best interests
of Jr , district. The engineer in
St:J4 reported that the average cut
was 2.9 inches.
Extra fine new cane avrnn
in new Cypress barrels.
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L. C STEPHENS.
628 Kirby Street
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St. Monicas.
Rt. Rev. Michael J. Curlev. dT"
bishop of St. Augustine, and with
one exception the youngest bisho, ,
the Roman Catholic church, will
his first official visit to Sb Mon jf
church, Palatka, next Sunday. I
The bishop will preach aV the!
o'clock mass, and at 4 o'clock S-nda
afternoon will confirm a class of sev
en. He will also deliver a sermon
at this hour.
At the time of his elevation to the
episcopate, Fr. Curley was serving as
the parish priest at DeLand, in which
city he was highly regarded by all
citizens without regard to religious
preferences. Last week he visited
his old parish where he was tendered
a reception. The bishop also deliv
ered his lecture on "Citizenship," be
fore a large congregation, and to
whom he was introduced by President
Lincoln rlulley of John H. Stetson
university, who paid him a high tri
bute regarding his work for Chris
tianity in that city.
Bishop Curley will arrive in Palat
ka late Saturday evening and will
leave early Monday morning, other
wise the Catholic people here would
arrange such a public reception as
befits the first official visit of this dis
tinguished prelate.
Held to Circuit Court.'
The negro Stover, charged with the
murder of the two Gardners from
Massachusetts while on a camp hunt
up the Ocklawaha river in January,
had his examination before County
Judge Haskell last Saturday and wag
held to the circuit court in April for
trial. There was a large crowd pre
sent in the court room, most of whom
came through curiosity, and expect
ing to see the negro.but he was not
present. He had made a previous
visit to the judge who heard all he
had to say.
Lectures on Prophecy.
An old gentleman with long, flow
ing whiskers and a searching, far
away look, has been delivering a se
ries of four lectures on "Prophecy"
dozen e ty hairs in the court hous9
dozen people and
this week, ills name is J. X. Light-
foot.
Mr. Lightfoot looks like a prophet,
but whether the look comes natural
or is cultivated doth not yet appear.
He has the same cut of whiskers that
are to be seen in all authenticated
photographs of Moses and Elijah and
other ancients who seem to have set
the pattern, in whiskers at least, for
all our modern prophets from Joseph
Smith the founder of Mormonism,
to Dowie of Zion City, and Pastor
Russell of everywhere who has been
elected Spiritual Advisor of The
Times-Union and which paper ran a
half-tone of the great No-Hell advo
cate in its Wednesday edition.
Our Mr. Liehtfoot who is inter
preting prophesy to the republicans
and sinners of f alatka, is not so
well-known as borne , of the above
mentioned whiskers, but its dollars to
doughnuts he has all the modern
ones skinned a mile when it comes to
putting up real stuff to the Gentiles
in this town.
Prophet Lightfoot ranks well at the
court house. It seems that County
Clerk Hutchinson didn't like to take
the responsibility of letting him have
the court house rent free, being a
stranger, as it were, within our
midst, so he put it up to the county
commissioners, and the board voted
unanimously to let the old propnet
have it.
You know a prophet is long on pre
dictions; he foresees the future; to
him an event that is going to hap
pen two years hencely is as clear as
is something that happened yester- ...
day to a man without this keen for
sight. Most of the court house
crowd want a line on what's going to
happen two years hence; this visit of
Lightfoot gives 'em the opportunity
of finding out the will of the demo
cratic electors before they are regis
tered.
Pete Hagan has been laying
around the court house more than
usual this week, and it is whispered
that he is waiting an opportunity to ;
consult Prophet Lightfoot. John,'
Glisson was also seen in the city this
week. ,
.T'ldfe Haskell professes iurooran'ee
concerning the man; and this we yean
readily believe for the Judge has giv
en it out that he will not be y can
didate for re-election.
Even Janitor Gravier, who iBra lin
eal descendant of a Muskraty Frech
man who settled in this country in the
eighteenth century, was seen talking
to the prophet the other night, but
whether it was for the usual tip or to
get a line on his prospects for keep
ing the lawn green next summer, is
not known possibly it was both.
The News regrets it conld not have
heard these lectures of the prophet,
but being a leery, its editor was a
bit timid about butting in on a man
who deals in futures, vvnat ran
concerns us at this present writing is,
does the Hon. Leo. Jacobsonn, alder
man nearly extincto irom de Fort
ward, really mean what he says in
the postern serial, i- e., that he was
as yet undecided as to whether he
would permit the use of his )(name
as a candidate for re-election.
Mr. Lightfoot doesn t know, and
when we sent .wire to Mr Foster.
his dntTS '? 40 Cn-
time the sacrifice.
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