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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1915.
THE PALATKA NEWS, PALATKA, FLA.
PAGE NO. THREE
ARMENIANS' WOES
v By FREDERICK HASKIN
5fe
are more likely to dwell in the towns
than in the country. They are mer
chants, artisans, craftsman and the
backbone of the communities.
If mm, llai.ii kaan l-Uoi.. Trt...!,.l.
? strain that caused them to persist
The Armenians were the first people
to be converted as a nation to Chris-
death. A whole race of people is be- 'a y' wnlc" "aPPenea B?. r!-b.u"
in turned out nf it h,L I'V- ears ae- and they are stl1' Chris-
t linn :i . ' i. itians.
w w manv a uuu-uiUB maiCU llllO H
strange and inhospitable land. Wild
A million Armenians are today be
ing driven into the desert by the
lurks, there to meet almost certain
mountain tribes are being unleashed
Held Fast to Faith.
Because of their religion they have
in their rear and allowed tn km ami , been subjected to persecutions. Yet
ravish them Fnn,l i on., a,i thXitheT faith was not to be shaken,
march is through a hot country in the ! Those. Armenians who are today filing
immer time.
This incident that is taking place
at the back door of Europe is a horror
obscured by that which is greater and
into the desert in the direction of Old
Nineveh on the one hand, and Deir-
Zor, west of Euphrates, on the other,
might remain in their homes' if they
nearer at hand. The powers that I wo , a s ,Z , r , nlty
ruin Tnrkev have . tn ,),.;,, . declare themselves Moselems. But
COMPLEX MARKETING SYSTEM
Wholesale . Distribution of Fruits Of
ten Appears to Take Circuitous
Route.
ijr.,,.1,: i. r n m fucsaajuy xuumii imnuiinK 01 cars may
I&dSZ" PW deterioration of
diseased fruit, or failing to give prop
er attention to packing, to loading,
or to bracing the packages in the
car. Sometimes the railroad is at
fault. Delay in transit, improper
ventilation or refrigeration, or unne
cessarily rough handling of cars may
auunuance 01 iresn vcgeiaDies anOitv,- cv,;ot .;,i
DEAN SWIFT AND HIS CHOIR.
fruits brings with it the perennial
necessity for their rapid, economical
distribution and for encouraging a
gensrous and steady consumption. Th j
The lack of proper refrigeration
facilities at distributing centers is a
cause of much loss. When produce
moves slowly, there is often much
machinery for mormg these food pro- spoili Defo're mmete sales can
ducts is complex and retail aealers made. Rough handling during un
are often accused of net following loadin, or rti ; noth f
closely the wholesale market quota- tant cause of ,os Ag a matterP of
turns ; that m times of glutted mar- fact, the Opp0rtunities for losses due
kets tliey -do not cut prices severely to the SDoifin of commodit.ies are so
fraught with dire possibilities if tnac
nation retains suilicient power to exe
cute it. They have determined that
Turkey shall exist for the Turks alone.
AH other races, all religions but that
of the Moslems, are to be driven out
or exterminated.
The Armenian tragedy is the first.
In May the initial orders of removal
went forth. Into a given region
would come the command. All Arme
nians were to arise and walk men,
women, children, young and old. At
Tarsus on the Mediterranean, at Ber
gama, by the Aegean, at Unieh across
the peninsula on the Black Sea the
order has been received and the pop
ulation is moving.
Two streams of Armenians are
winding into the semi-desert of Mes
opotamia one toward the wild, arid
jegions at the headwaters of the Ti
gris, the other into the valley of the
upper Euphrates. These are inhospi
table regions, inhabited only by wild
and nomadic tribes. Few of the refu
gees can survive.
Last month a cavalcade of hurrying
fugitives paused for the night in the
outskirts of Tarsus. American mis
sionaries the next morning found that
35 babies had been left behind by
mothers who could no longer carry
them. At another point the fugitives
.had to climb into the high mounains.
Being almost without clothes, the mis
sinoaries gave certain of them quilts
to protect them from the cold.
Babies Offered for Sale.
One mother received a quilt, but
asked whether, after she had passed
the mountain, she should discard the
cover or her babe as she had not
strength, to carry both. All along the
route babies are offered for sale for
pittances.
The Armenians occupy that portion
of Asia Minor which extends furthest
toward Europe. They are just across
the straights from Constantinople and
can hear the boom of guns from the
Gallipoli Peninsula. This neck of
land between the Black and Mediter
ranean Seas is 501) miles wide and
t00 miles long. It is a high, broken
Dlateau. dillicult of access. Lvinsr
ere, almost m the cradle ot cmlizu-
lon and at the fountain source of the
nnm nm i.i.'i's ill i.im wmi i. I . is ;i
they will not.
It is 75 years since American mis
sionaries first began to establish
schools among these Christians dwell
ing among the wild tribes of Asia Mi
nor. Today, there are six large col
leges maintained in the region by
these Americans missionary associa
tions, and a thousand young Armeni
ans have been attending each. Aside
from these, there are several hundred
and aid in a rapid movement from
picducer to consnmer. But the res
ponsibility for slow and uneconomic
movement into consumptive channels
is difficult to trace. The large class
of food distributors known as "mid
dlemen" are often accused of levy
ing, arbritrarily, a heavy tribute on
all food stuffs passing from 'the pro
ducer to the consumer. The aten
tir.i of the public has been frequent
ly directed to increased costs of pro
ducts rather than service rendered.
The new United States Department of
Agriculture Bulletin, No. 267, Meth
ods of Wholesale Distribution of
common schools.' Altogether 20,000 , Fruits and Vegetables on large mar
.mc...... j.iB .kets, does not indict the "middlemen"
been studying in these American as a d although it points out some
schools. They have learned cnglish,of the abuses j the trade. As a
niive in turn uecmie preacners, tins
merchant, engineers, de
.matter of fact, say the Department'.-
t X 1-. i v, t ; tnt marketing organization, econom
of ivlightenment has stcien into
tre vhole ruu-n has thus be-t e ren
dered by Americans.
So has Armenia become a sort of
stepchild of Uncle Sam. When in
1895 the Turks gave the Kurds a free
hand to surfeit themselves with
slaughtering Armenians, the Ameri
can missionaries were present and
laws would not permit the long con
tinued existence of a marketing agen
cy which was solely a parasite.
Several important factors hav"
contributed to the establishment of
many middlemen as necessary agents
in the present system of marketing.
Production during the last decade has
lvcreased greatly, and improved metb
saw 50,000 of them killed. Again in ods and facilities' for handling the in-
l'J09 the demon of bloodshed was un
leashed and these same Amreicans
saw their Christian charges killed to
the number of 20,000. At Van and
Mardin they have recently seen the
men and the' old women murdered and
the young women borne away by the
hundred to the harems of the Turks.
They are today witnessing the driv
ing out of the whole people .
Missionaries and Armenians.
These missionaries have led a tu
multuous life. Many of them have
died in their attempts to save their
people. Many of them have attempt
ed to prevent their
crease have been introduced. Keep
ing pace with increased production
has come the demand of consumers
for more elaborate and efficient ser
vice. Seldom is the fact considered
that service can become a very ex
pensive luxury With the widening
of the distance between the city and
the sources of its fruit and vegeta
ble supplies there has arisen the ne
cessity for special agencies to meet
the changed conditions
The present distributive machinery,
with all its strong points and its
weakness, has been created of neces-
manifold that it is impossible to en
ter into a complete discussion of them.
It is always well to bear in mind
the really serious side of losses and
wastes. The spoiling of a dozen can
taloupes, a basket of grapes, or i
crate of strawberries represents an
absolute loss to the community. No
benefit accrues to producer, distribu
tor, or consumer from such a condi
tion. The loss accurring at this point
must be borne by both producer and
consumer, and in a great many caseis
the distributor must bear his part of
the burden. The Department's spe
cialists think in many cases losses an I
wastes are entirely too heavy a tax
on food distribution and that the elim
ination of unnecessary wastes would
do as much toward effecting perma
nent, substantial economics in mar
keting and distributing as any read
justment ot present marketing meth
ods could do. The fact that a large
percentage of these losses can be
avoided by proper grading, packing,
and shipping, together with prompt,
efficient handling while the goods art
in process ot distribution, makes it
imperative that this subject be given
special consideration by those inter
ested m the efficient marketing of
farm crops.
A better understanding by the far
mer of the complex marketing ma
chinery would enable him to intelli
gently choose between the many chan
nels through which his fruits nnd
vegetables might be marketed The
new bulletin aims to make clear to
the layman the rather intricate ma-
hinery of the market and deals with
methods of receiving, inspection, re-
p;ttions, terminal distribution and
sales methods, the broker, auction
sales, carlot wholesalers, commission
merchants, iobbing sales, public mar
kets, etc. This bulletin may be had
Gingers, Like Poets, Must Be Very
Good, He Wrote.
A characteristic letter written by
Deau Swift lu reference to an applica
tion bv 11 Mr. Lovelace for a vacant
place In the choir of St Patrick's cathe
dral, I')ublin. appears 1 the appendix
to the thirteenth report of the histor
ical MSS. commission. Musical News
gives an extract:
"I desire you will ask my Lord Ox
ford whether his brother Nathaniel un
derstands musk k; if he does and rec
ommends Mr. Lovelace particularly
from his own knowledge, something
may be said. I have the honour to be
captain of a band of nineteen musi
cians (including bys! but my quire Is
so degenerated under the reigns of for
mer Deans of famous memory that the
race of people called Gentlemen Lovers
of Musick tell me that I must be very
careful in supplying two vacaneyes.
whirh I have been two years endeavor
ing to do so.
"For you are to understand that In
disposing the musical employments I
determine to act directly contrary to
Ministers of Stnte by giving them to
those who best deserve. If you had
recommended a person to me for a
Church-living in my gift I would be
less curious: because nn Indifferent par
son may do well enough. If lie be hon
est; but Singers, like their brokers the
Poets, must be very good, or they are
good for nothing."
massacre
have succeeded. The embassy at Con-j of much adverse criticism,
stantinnnle has been kent. busier with part of the country is now
missionary pleas from Armenia than I the perishable products
jam witnout law, almost wiinoui. , rcfllsl,(1 to !et him ,eturn to Asia and
roads. Tne people who farm it dwell ihe js now vro(essor of mathematics
111 vuiu.yt-s iui jti usi-i -nun.
The majority of the inhabitants of
the region are Turks. There are. n
addition, the wild tribes of the moun
tains, the 'jriK These sji-aget me
not Moslems, but are used by the
lurks to serw tbvxr purpo-es. Ui
thiiikably blojdthii iy, they have but
to be passed a hint and they are ready
to swoop down linn any scti',cir.":i'.
and slay and ui'ti! they are sur
feited. Then there are the Armenians,
irreTtlv m the minority and the vie
tims of both Turks a
usual risnire set as the
Armenians is l.a'M,0tH). but tlvro are
probably not more than UHiO.PUO.
.The Armenians have dwelt heve
since the dawn of history. They are
greatly superior to the wild, bb ly
peoples among whom they ilvc. fl iuy
smd sity, anu " nas weainerea uie storm . ... j-..--.-., PrlnIi,
. bve,'y i cation 'to the United States Depart
einoymg I , . f a:h,, w..n n
of the most I r ' ' .
with all their other duties combined. ! remote districts. Any reudjuscmeni I
When chaos has raSfd throughout ,of present market practices must be , p j Christian Endeavor
this lawless, isolated and the govern- I based upon the tact that some agency " ' ; '
ment at Washington has exerted vast 'must continue to perform the func- 1 he topic lor loung Peoples and
lions oi tne presem-oay middleman. riLcuncuuuf ruliclics iical ounuuy is
The problems mvulved in handling '. te a Leader: lie a follower: We
"oods th'-cuirh a hvee market iJWl'cv : think this means not to shirk respon
creatlv from those of production. ! sibili'.y when it is our duty to stand
Usually one man or one firm can not.
handle both production and distribu
tion and succeed at both. Tre ves!
volume of business transacted at
Y:ili large market centers makes necessary
some special agencies which can tie-, "nee
vote all their energies to distribution.
Especially does the machinery for ef
ficient marketing become necessary
when perishable goods are to be han
dled. Commodities of this sort must
be moved rapidly, must be distribu
ted evenly, and from their very na
ture permit of, no weakness in dis
tributive machinery, if they are to
be sold at a profit.
With the perishable nature of a
dwelt large part of the fruits and vegeta
bles marketed tneve must, be s nne
pressure in the interest of its citizens
who were conducting Amei iean
schools there.
They are a people who respond
readily to an intellectual opnortnui'.y.
j A youngster in one of the missionary
! college.-', showed such promise that he
was sent to America to nnisn at laie,
lie showed such mentality that
!o of being unwilling to be
by others who know mo
at the American institution, the au
thor of books, master of many lan
guages. The Armenians of the mountain re
gions are tall, handsome, sharp-faced
men. Their hair is coarse and bla' k
and their noses are apt to have a de
cided hook. Nearer the coast they
are shorter and coarser. Thev live
in the same sort of houses, half undc
ground, in which their ancestors
:;.000 years ago.
in a responsible place; and it also
mears that we should not have th
fals.' p;
directed
about bow to do the work than we do.
in a while conies the call to
id;" many times to be a "follower."
i Mr. W. ,1. Glendon, president of the
ll'ir-t Christian society of Jacksonville,
Us employed on the Florida Metropolis
; fon-e. He is one of our Endeavor
I workers who can be depended upon to
!an-wer letters faithfully.
The Daytona Halifax Journal an
nounced last week: we invite hn
deavorers young and old. Tins night
we set up the 'Dixie Standard.' You
will want to help us raise it. Come."
This invitation was by the Congrega-
ly ami me le- i j me larinei leancs. rtir insuui
nd Kurds. The , ftT QlV ClVTTT' ClV according to the Department's m:
3 number of the ! IW kSlA'M.iAL V "VJIA. ket specialists, the los on su-h en
This
,1, i.i u in.au I'll"" uiii,iiw -'vi.i.iii
... ki I. in .-. - s- ti i a rrurn i-IH1
mi nriMiMniM w i.nii.13 ob reven.
XT: ,i.,n..o ...:lt k.,...L
l ivc in 'A uv.sio win uiv.n uny i.i.-., niiu . , . - , t ,
if tiikcn then as a tonic the Fever will not '"
return. It acts on the liver better than CJ (l"e to spoil. n
Calomel nnd docs not gripe or sicken. 25c 01 ,he shippers i
loss. This often totals higher than i tional church, and one tiling is note
the farmer realizes. For instance, I worth, not only young but older-grown
nr-1 r.mleavorers are wanted. How many
specialists, the loss on su;'!i com- joiner societies set up tne Dixie ew
modities as strawberries, neaehe.-'. idard" last Mmday night '.' How many
grapes, sometimes amounts to
1(0 or ID per cent before they reach
retail trade. Loss
; nvy be the result
ending over-ripe or
Note
the
Tread
W t A J ; i-J I 1 III f I VV
NON-SKID
Safety
Service
Satisfaction
At
Low Prices
Lower Than The Prices On Plain Treads Of Many
Other Standard Makes
FISK
NON-SKIDS
Compare With Plain Tread Casing Prices
Of Other Standard Makes
41x34 - 27.30,
31x30 - 12.20
4 x33
4 x34
20.00
20.35
41x36 - 28.70
5 x37 - 33.90
There is no Better, no Safer Tire ! There is no Organ
ized Service in the industry to compare with that back
of Fisk Tires.
Fisk Tires For Sale By
r-1 ,r T"
ELc I U W B LI
, -i .
WALTER W. TILCHMAN, Majer
PALATKA
FLORIDA
Kt.U.t.Pal.C.
TirotoRa-tfcfcf
(Boy Ftafc.
really known what the Standard is?
It was noticed that in the tine pro
gram prepared by the State Sunday
School Association and given due
space in the papers, our O. K. slogan,
"Florida for Christ," appeared as part
of the grand climax. F.ndeavorers ai "
also Sunday school members, and of
ten teachers in them. We believe in
! going to Sunday school year around,
l rain or shine, and EVERY Sunday.
"Make your dollars get results" wa-'
1 printed on a mail order envelope sent
to this parsonage home recently by a
!iijiior house. That is just what En
lieavorers want to do both in money
land other things "done unto the Lord."
jWe want, results, and even when they
seem slow in coming, after having
idono our best, can have fatih that the
'results will surely come,
j Mrs. Louis E. Eigle, secretary of
I the l'omona society is one of the last
:to return the press department blank,
tilled out and showing that she had
I undertaken to serve as reporter for
lEndeavorers in that large, wideawake
(organization of Northeastern district.
I Has your society sent its annual
dues or any such help to Mr. Cava-
! GRACE A. TOWNSEXD,
ilnterlachen, Oct. 4th, 1915.
When Dahy Has the Croup.
When a mother is awkened from
sound sleep to find her child who has
gone to bed apparently in the best of
health struggling for breadth, she is
i naturally alarmed. Yet if she can
keep her presence of mind and give
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy every
.ten minutes until vomiting is produc
ed, quick relief will follow and the
Ic nild will drop to sleep to awaken in
j t he morning as well as ever. This
hemedy has been in use for many
years with uniform success. Ob
tainable everywhere.
j Mrs. Bumpweather Explains.
'I have observed," says Mrs. Bump
weather, "that when I am extra kind
to people they think I am easy going
and take advantage of me. But I can
well afford to laugh, because it Is per
fectly true "
Despise the Little Fears.
Don't be afraid of shadows. They
are , really not dangerous of them
selves, and have often been known
to be quite friendly especially In
sweethearting times. Tou wer not
afraid of them then.
Chronic Constipation.
"About two years ago when I be
gan usin" Chamberlain's Tablets I
had been suffering for some time with
stomach trouble and chronic consti
pation. My condition improved rap
idly through the use of these tablets.
Since taking four or five bottles of
them my health has been fine,"
wtites Mrs. John Newton, Irving, N.
Y. Obtainable everywhere.
DR. F. E. JENKINS
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
Office Hours:'
9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Other hours by ap
pointment. Moragne Building
Over J. H. Haughtons Drug Store
PALATKA. FLORIDA.
NEVH0NE
77
my wife
1
NO OTHER LIKE IT.
NO OTHER AS COOO.
Purchase Ihe "NEW HOME" .nit v wtllh.n.
a life onset at the price you pay. The elimination of
repair expense by superior workmanship and best
quality of material insures life-lone service at mini
mum cost Insist on having- the NEW HOME".
WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
Known the world over for superior Bewing qualities.
ot sold under any other name.
THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE C0,,0RANGE,MASS
ton SALC BY
J. H. YELVERTON, Palatka, Fla.
RANDALL WELLS, C. E.
County Surveyor of Putnam
County
I .n ml Hurvfylntf, .Drain aire "Work,
-Maps, Hlue Prints, i'niwinusi of il
kinds Tiniber Kstimates, 1,hik1 lu
spectfen, lOtc. AiMMirney uiiriiniot cl.
20 acres of, hammock land
situated at Lundy, Fla.,
two miles south of Palat
ka, on the A.' C. L. Ry.
Suitable for Chicken
Ranch, Orange Grove,
Trucking, etc II o m e
market for all products
raised. Price $500, terms.
Title perfect.
Farming Lands
suitable for
Truck, Stock,
Pouitry, Etc.
Also bearing groves of
Oranges, Grapefruit,
Tangeries, Etc
Choice City and Sub
urban Property.
LIST BKNT OS HKQUE8T.
P. J. BECKS
Real Estate Palatka, Fla.
G. I.OPKH BA11.KT. J. W1.IKII 1I1I.1.IAHD
President Pevy. and Trees
THE G. L0PER
BAILEY CO.
Fire Insurance
Leading American and Foreign Companies
Life Insurance
Isrfb fnscrsnce
The Leading Cohipanies
Crescent City, Fiorida
ALL CLAIMS PROMPTLY
SETTLED.
117 Lemon Street
PALATKA, FLORIDA
KOPFEREOSCH
Hotel and
Restaurant
CHAS. KUPPERBUSCH, Proprietor
REGULAR MEALS, 25 CENTS .
At all hours.
We make a specialty of
! serving Oysters.
Court Week Is Right Here
ami you may have time to go down to the new Harness, Wagon,
and Farm Implement business. Come and make yoursslf at
home. Perhaps I can do you some gnod, a :d save you some
money. REMEMBER, "If it isn't rirfht, I'll make it right."
GEM CITY HARNESS CO.
GEO. W. NEWTON, Proprietor (Formerly with J. E. Edmonson,
GRIFFIN BUILDING
PALATKA, FLA.
Bungalow Park
continues to excite admiration from all who have an pmbitirn tn
OWN THEIR OWN HOME. Those pretty Bungalows look HOME
LIKE; they are home like. And they were easily acquired.
YOU CAN ACQUIRE ONE SIMILAR
TO THEM VERY EASILY.
All you have to do is to turn your rent money into payrrents
to apply on the purchase. We would like to take the matter un
with you tell you what we will do to help you get a home.
Palatka Development Co.
L. K. TUCKER, SR.. Agent
113 S. Second Street PALATKA, FLA.