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V NEW SERIES VOL. XXIII. NO. 19.
PALATKA. .FLORIDA, FRIDAY. MAY 7, 1915.
$1.00 Per Yeai
NOTICE!
A NEW LINE OF
BOY'S
PALM BEACH SUITS
JUST ARRIVED, IN PLAIN AND STRIPES'
ALSO IN BLUE AND WHITE PIN STRIPE.
PRICE $5.00
Service
e ouus
Boys' Double
and Blue Serg
With extra pair of Trousers
Prices $5.50 and $6.00
WE STILL HAVE A BIG LOT
OF SHOES LEFT OVER
' FROM THE SALE
Men's $5.00 and $6.00 grades we are clos- o on
ing out, $3.89 to .Oi7
Ladies' Lace and Button Shoes, value up to o in
$4.00 for t'kZf
Ladies' Oxfords and Pumps values up to i rf
$3.50, closing out at 1 ,KJKJ
Children's Slippers up to $1.50. Closing at Cfl-
39c to OUC
Curry'sShoeStore
IN THE NEW MERRYDAY BLOCK
SEE THE MYSTERIOUS
CLOCK IN OUR WINDOW
LORIDAWOODENWARE
. PLANTJjESTROYED
Important Palatka Manu
factory Consumed in Fierce
Conflagration.
Lois Will Reach $50,000 with but
$20,000 Insurance. Many Work
men Temporarily Out of
Employment.
A fire which started on the grounds
of the Florida Woodenware Co s
plant at a point between one of the
warehouses and the veneer shed about
2 o'clock, spread with a rush over
the intervening dry space to the ve
neer shed, where there was much
varnish. There was a brisk wind,
everything was dry as tinder, the
varnish was especially inflammable;
there was at the outset lack of pres
sure from the water hydrant. That
tells the story of the burning of one
of the leading manufacturing indus
tries of this city on Tuesday after
noon last.
Mistakes were made. In the first
place whoever gave the alarm sent
G. LOPER 1IIEY
BUYS SCHOOL BLOCK
At Master's Sale and There
by Invites Certain Liti
gation. Under and by virtue of a decree
of foreclosure and sale rendered in
the circuit court by Hon. James T.
Wills on the '30th day f March,
wherein Robert J. Edwards and
Francis L. Chapin, as executors and
trustees under the last will and tes
tament of Jacob Edwards, deceased,
were complainants and the Honda
Commercial Co.. a corporation, was
defendant. Hon. E. E. Haskell as
Special Master, on Monday in front
of the court house, sold at public
auction to the highest bidder for
cash, who happened to be Mr. G. Lo
ner Bailev of this city, about one-
half of block No. 53 in the city of
Palatka and thereby hangs a tale.
Block No. 53 in its entirety hap
pens to be the block which was pur
chased a little more than two years
airo bv the Putnam county board of
public instruction tor tne purposes oi
a Palatka High School building. The
school board purchased the property
of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway,
was given a WARRANTY DEED to
the property. The consideration was
$5,000.
The story of the transaction though
fresh in the memory of some is re
peated for the benefit of the many.
The people of Palatka were de
manding better school facilities. On
ly a short time before the people
had organized the Palatka Special
;hool District. Howell A.
always a plugger for better-
PALATKA'S UP AGAINST
E
The Putnam National
Bank of Palatka
PALATKA, FLORIDA
Total Aaseta, June 10th $700,000.00
Liabilities to Depositor 495,000.00
Atiets over Liabilities to Depositors 205,000.00
According to the New York Financial Review we are the second strongest
Our' Safe'positBoxes. double lock system, are the best make. $3.00 per year.
We solicit your banking business. Foreign Exchange issued.
r v wriH President A. 8. WIFXARD, Oaihler
V?H. WlIloN. VieePre1rtent CHAS. BURT, AMt. Cashier
Ford economy is not alone in low price, but in
the low cost to operate and maintain. For an
average cost of two cents a mile, they serve and
save ; add luxury to pleasure and bring profit to
business. Over 700,000 owners have found the
Ford dependable, economical and easy to oper
ate. And in anv contingency, there's a Ford
agent close at hand with a complete stock of
parts. That's "Ford After-Service for Ford
Owners."
Buyers will share in profits if we sell at retail
300,000 new Ford cars between August 1914 and
August 1915.
Runabout $440: Touring Car $490; Town Car $690.
Coupelet $750 ; Sedan $975 ; fully equipped. I. o. b;
Detroit.
On display and sale at THE FORD SALES COMPANY.
Palatka, Walter W. Tilghman, Manager.
the same to the Palatka Gas Light &
Fuel Co's plant where the 'city alarm
is located, BUT NEGLECTED to no
tify the FIRE STATION. Fire En
gineer Phillips heard the alarm, he
was ready to go to me rescue, uuv "
didn't know where to go; he waited
fnr fho telenhone to inform him. The
information tailed to come; men e;Tax school District,
heard the blowing of the whistle at n . alwavs a nlui
the Wilson Cypress Co. s mill, and he ments WHS chairman of the board of
concluded the fire was in that direc-1 trustees for this special tax district.
tion, so ne took a cnance aim nraum , He aml the otner members ot tne
for the mill. ! board saw that Palatka would soon
Arriving at the fire it was seen that: demand better school quarters. De
there would be a shortage of hose, so ; sirHbie property in a good location
Chief Phillips rushed back to the en- i wag SCarce. Mr. Davis and his con
gine house for more hose. Here he ferees settled upon block 53. They
met with a slight accident to the en- iearne(j that it was the property of
gine. Mayor Kennerly sent his auto- the A c L Ry
truck on with the hose. Mr. Davis approached the company
It was soon seen that the Wooden- y corresnondence with the view to
ware plant was doomed. There are purchase; he was met with reply
some dozen or more hydrants in the ty,at tne pr0perty was not for sale;
Wilson mill yards adjoining. In order Mr pavis js not a quitter; he went
to protect this big concern and its back to tne railway company again,
vast piles of l'imber among which The correspondence that resulted over
sparks and burning tinder was con- s jesjre t0 purchase was volumi
stantly falling, these had to be open-,nQUS finally, when its need for
erl. The oDenine of the Wilson hy- .v,nnl nnrnoses was thoroughly un-
drants of course failed to give suffi- jprstnnrf. the comnany receeded. It
riant nressure for the play of water m- Davis to name a price
Ion the burning plant. This Mr. Davis refused to do, but he
The wind was blowing a brisk gaie g.Jirfrested that the railway corres
tnward the citv. Fire fighters knew nnH witI, -ai estate men of Palatka
ithat if once the flames secured a hold arj et a valuation. Two real es-
nn the hitr Wilson mill and lumber tt , wpro consulted. One firm
piles it meant the more than probable named a valuation of $6,000; ano'her
: destruction cf Palatka. Hundreds of nmed $5,000. When the company
! citizen, business and professional u.,i rnTv-iHered these values its of-
men were in the Wilson grounds with finals wrote Mr. Davis and named a
! buckets ready for every droppig cin- price of $5,500. This was accepted
:der and they were all kept busy. by jjr. Davis and his board.
I The loss of the Woodenware plant rpne company wanted to know to
i3 almost complete. All its property whom the deed should be made; Mr.
wrs destroyed except one dry kiln r.lvjs replied that it should be made
;and the stave mill. The buildings out to the Putnam County School
!lmrneil were the main mill, the finish- mmmissinnors fnaming them) and
ing department, warehouses, one dry tneir SUCCessors in office, send the
kiln, several store houses, oil house, deed to the Putnam National Bank,
blacksmith shop, boiler house and together with a draft on the county
chocks mill. 'school board for the amoint. This
Chas. Kuppcrbusch, vice president Was done. The deed laid in bank
and general manager of the company three days and during that time the
states that the loss in stock and buildi ! attorney' employed by the board ex
ings will exceed $50,000. The compa- amined it and pronounced it straight,
nv had insurance to the amount of as indeed it was.
$20,000, all placed with Palatka agen- 1 Then the money was paid,
cies. Of this amount the G. Loper of this amount the Putnam county
Bailey Co. had placed $9,500; Tucker board advanced $3,000 with the un
Bros. $6,000. T. B. Merrill $4,000 and derstanding that when the amount
Knight & Dorn $500. I was paid back to the county, they
There was in stock some 15,000 60-'Would execute a deed of the property
lb lard buckets and some 35.000 fin- to the Palatka Special Tax District,
ished automobile chocks, in which the The Palatka district at the time had
company enjoyed a large and growing to its credit $2,500, which was paid
trade with auto manufacturers in De-jw;th the $3,000 from the county,
troit, Mich. It was only late last year that any
Mr. Kupperbusch stated thr.t the SUSpicion gained currency that there
plant was not at this time running was a cloud on the A. C. L. Railroad's
full time, but that this is always a title.
more or less dull season, though The question hinged upon whether
within 60 days they had every reason 'a paper executed in 1895 by the
to believe that the factory would be! Florida Commercial Company to Ja
working its capacity force of men on Cob Edwards was a deed or a mort
full time. As it is some 40 men will.eaKe. This document Judge Wills
be temporarily out of employment. has construed to be a mortgage, and
The company will rebuild said Mr. the sale last Monday was a fore
Kupperbusch, and within 60 days it is closure of that mortgage. It is a
likely we will be temporarily equip-1 peculiar document, one that has puz
pod to go on with the work. Of 7.)ed lawyers to understand,
course, said he, it will take time to Last Monday on advice of Attor
get back in the position we were in 'rev A. H. Odnm. Lrndis & Fish of
last Tuesday morning. Unfilled PeLand and MacWilliams & Bassett
orders the company hopes to arrange l0f St. Augustine, the latter firms be
to have filled bv rival manufacturers ling attorneys for the A. C. L., Mr.
in other cities. Frank D. Wattles, since January,
The Florida Woo:'snwarc compaiy 'chairman of the Putnam County
has been in .business here some six or School Board, had a high wire fence
cm-pn vmm'hiiH hns hnilt nn a snlen- orpctwl surrounding the block, to-
did business. It makes lard tubs.
buckets, etc., and its trrrie is with
Dr.ckers and concerns dealing in lard
In this Dixie Highway Mat
ter Alleges Secretary
' Kennerly.
Secretary C. H. Kennerly of the
Putnam County Chamber of Com
merce, who appeared before the
Jacksonville board of trade on Tues
daly on invitation of the secretary
of that body, says that Palatka has
some work on its hands 11 it secures
the proposed highway.
Mr. Kennerly states that it is
private opinion publicly expressed
that Jacksonville will secure this
highway which is to ran from Chi
cago to south Florida. He furth
er gives it as his opinion tnat jack
sonville's trade body will favor the
highway running from that city to
St. Augustine and Hastings, although
if sufficient pressure is brought to
bear on them from the towns on the
west side of the river that Jackson
ville will likely throw its influence
with the western route.
At the meeting in Jacksonville
Mr. Kennerly was alone in repre
sentating Palatka, but eight mem
bers of the St. Augustine board
were present to urge the east coast
route. They had some argument
tco. said Mr. Kennerly. They made
the statement that St. Johns county
offered 66 miles of brick roadway
as a connecting link between Duval
and Volusia counties, which is a
fact.
In the event that the highway
should be located on the east side of
the river it will be up to Palatka
to secure the route from Hastings
to Palatka and thennce south via.
DeLand. Kissimmee is already
making an effort to secure the high
way and if other towns down through
the interior of the state will do their
part it is possible that the high
way may lead through the most in
teresting part of Florida its inte
rior. Palatka has two chances. If the
highway runs to the east, we will
work to secure its continuence here
and on south. If it shall be decided
to come south from Jacksonville on
the west side of the river, Palatka
would secure it. This route, how
ever, in the light of present senti
ment, seems unlikely.
T
TO BIDjRICK FLAT
For Mrs. Ella H. Brown, To
Accommodate Four
Families
Mrs. Ella H. Brown of Rensselaer,
Indiana, who has just purchased
grounds of Miss Mulholland in her
addition on an extension 01 iMortn
Second street, has let a contract to
Contractor Bogart for a four-family
flat, which is to be erected imme
diately.
The new Hat is to lie or brick ve
neer and ornamental. It will be on
the west side of the new street and
facing the river.
Miss Mulholland Has already ne-
gan opening up tne street tnrouffn
her extensive grounds, and concrete
sidewalks are being laid. This
large property has been cut up into
lots and will be placed on the mar
ket, where they will undoubtedly, ow
ing to their excellence ot location,
find a read" sale.
Mr. F. H. Wilson some time ago
purchased a lot of Miss Mulhollond
nearer the river, and it is under
stood he contemplates the erection of
a handsome residence at an early
day.
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institutes, r.nd other food "jrcucts.
Tie company is composed of F. H.
Wilson, president; Chas. Kupper
busch Jr., vice president and mana
ger; W. P. Merriam, secretary, end
Chas. G. Grimm, treasurer.
That there was no lack of water
pressure at the pumping stotin is
attested by Mayor Ken-ierly, City En
gineer Stilimgo and the gaurro. Mr.
Stallings was called up 011 the tele
phone by Mayor Kennerly at the
breaking out of the fire a.id asked
about the p-essure, .".nd his reply was
thrt it was 95 pounds to the sonare
inch. Mr. Sellings r.ssures The News
that this pressure was certainly on at
the time, r.l'Jiough in the neichtor
hood of the fire this world probably
be reduced to, 50 pounds to the square
inch, sufficient however for the needs
of the fire.
The company is grateful to the peo
pie of Palatka for their quick re
sponse and help, and the Wilson com
pany feels this same gratitude
gether with a gate which was closed
and locked and to which was at
tached a "No Tresoass" sign. The
A. C. L. authorized Mr. Thigpin. its
local agent, to lend the section hands
of the road here to assist in erecting
this fence. The fence simply is a
legal formality denoting possession.
Hon. Robert w. navis or uanes-
ville who was in the citv on Mon
day in consultation with Mr. Bailey,
has given the opinion that his title
is perfect. This to about one-half
the block. Other lawyers are or
same ommon. The court lalso so
ruled when it made the order for sale
irMer foreclosure of the mortgage.
That the county is safe is shown
in the fact that its title is a WAR
RANTY DEED. The A. C. L. K y
will undnnhtedlv make good its
warant But it is more than likely
that it will defend its tflle and that
iq whv The News makes the pre
diction that Mr. Bailey has invited
litigation.
- The description of the part of the
block purchased by Mr. Bailey is one
that will also make it difficult for
When Talk Begins.
Hostess "People are very dull to
night, Adolph. I really can't get them
to talk." Host "Play something,
dearest." Judy.
A Real Peach.
Our Idea of a peach is the wife of a
man who thinks sho Is prettier than
the cashier at his favorite restaurant
Galveston News.
FRESH WATER FISH
HLJECAPITATED
Its Enactment Meant Much
to Fishing Industry of
State.
By striking out the enacting clause
of the fresh water fishing bill, the
House of Representatives at Tallahas
see has gone on record as opposed
to any state supervision of or pro
tection to, the fish in the fresh wa
ter lakes and streams of the state.
And not only this, but the action is
believed to have weakened the pow
ers of the state game and fish com
missioner in his enforcement of laws
already existing.
The enactment of this bill into law
was important to the fishing interests
of Putnam county. In fact the bill
had its inception at Welaka in this
county, where the fishing industry is
prominent. The time had come when
the fihshermen themselves felt the
need of protection in the prosecu
tion of their business. The bill pro
vided for a closed, or spawning sea
son; a time when under the pro
visions of the law it would have
been impossible for fishermen to
violate it. It provided many other
essentials for the protection of the
fresh water fishing industry and
would have been instrumental in
guaranteeing an unfailing supply of
fish for all time.
At present the statutes of Florida
abound in countless local fish laws
laws for practically every little
stream and lake and those of one
county usually conflict with the local
laws of an adjoining county. this
bill which has gone to its grave
without that investigation into its
rights to live which a legislature in
reason ought to bestow upon a meas
ure of such import, would have been
a blessing to Florida. The fishing
industry of Florida is so vast and
affords such a magnificent revenue
to the people that its conservation
becomes a duty of the state. It
is one 01 tne states great natural
resources, one which the legislature
of 1915 has said may slide. It is a
natural resource the conservation of
which is of vastly greater impor
tance than that of game.
LAWFlWlW
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
May be Unconstitutional
Supreme Court to Pass
on Measure.
A Tallahassee telegram on Wednes
day evening says:
The bill by Senator Farris of Jack
sonville, creating the new Twelfth ju
dicial circuit and providing for two
circuit judges for the district, which
is Duval and Nassau' counties, must
run the gauntlet of the supreme court
as to its constitutionality before it will
be signed by the governor.
Senator Farris said today that he
has had grave doubts as to the con
stitutionality of the measure, and it
was understood that the governor
would ask the supreme court for an
opinion thereon before signing it.
The doubt exists as to the right
under the constitution to provide more
than one circuit judge for any one
judicial circuit, and senatorial legal
opinions differ, as there is evident
room for construction either way.
It is understood the governor will
make the request of the supreme court
very soon and the opinion will be
ihanded down as soon as an examia
tion of the matter can be made.
On the constitutionality of this bill
will depend the changing of Putnam
county to the new circuit which under
the provisions of the bill becomes a
part of the new Fourth Judicial Cir
cuit formed by the three counties of
Clay, St. Johns and Putnam.
The contest however over who will
receive the appointment as judge of
the new circuit goes merrily on. The
candidates are Hon. S. J. Hilburn and
A. H. Odom of this city, and David R.
Dunham of St. Augustine. J. N.
Blackwell of this city and Col. E. No
ble Calhoun of St Augustine are can
didates for State's attorney for the
new circuit.
him to know just what he has pur
chased, bit down and draw a square.
Then trace out this description: 1
Begin at N. W. corner of said block
, run south along west lin- to S.
W. corner, tnence east along south
line to S. E. corner, thence north
along east line about 13.5 feet to a
point '10 feet, measured at rignt an
gles from the center of the railroad
track as located across said mock
53. thence in a N. W. direction along
a line parallel with and 20 feet from
the center of said track to tne nortn
boundary of said block 53 thence
west about 32 feet to place of be
ginning. , , . .
What will make tne aescription
particularly hard to follow is the
fact that there is no railroad track
crossing the block. There once was
such a track, Out it was long since
torn up.
It will be a matter 01 general re
cret if the school board has to lose
this valuable piece of property. It
is in every way most desirable.
Certainly no censure can be placed
tVio iYipn who engineered the pur
chase. A warranty deed, which
was pronounced good by attorneys,
coming from the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway would be accepted by any
good man of business.
Chamber of Commerce Quarters.
The Putnam County Chamber of
Commerce has rented the store at
the east entrance of the Howell Ar
cade and is fitting the same up for
permanent quarters in an attractive
manner. E. Madison the artistic
sign pain'er of the Palatka Sign Co.
is placing some attratcive lettering
on the window and the interior has
been fitted up with desks, chairs,
etc., preparatory to meetings. The
location is one of prominence and
Secretary Kennerly, who will un
doubtedly make it his headquarters,
will be in position to gather in the
stranger at our gates and fill him
with Palatka lore to the point where
he will want to come in and dwell
with us. The new trade board is
starting out with zeal and a whole
lot of bottled up energy for Putnam
county and Palatka, which will be
uncorked at the proper time and made
to tell for the welfare of this section.
m
Extra One new cane syrup
$ in new Cypress barrels.
IS rts Qt
L. C STEPHENS,
628 Kirby Street.