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rKlDAY, OCTOBER 27, PAGE NO. SIX. FHE PALATKA NEWS, PALATKA, FLA. 1916. Steele. P. R P . Z" RELATION OF GOLD IMPORTS TO INCREASE IN PRICES. Wrlllsn (or The Falalka News by F. J. H. von Engdiken, Director of the U. S. Mint Inspectors: TT n -nVS' Rl A. Won PnctibC1 In addition to the exhibition of Duval County products, this great fair will have features making it an event of State-wide interest and inter-State import ance. Every hour of the five days will be filled with amusement and instruc tion send anything you have to show, then come yourself and bring your family. Reduced rates on all road entering Jacksonville, on exhibits and for passengers. Agricultural Exhibit United States Government Shown in Jacksonville for first time at a county fair. Covers 8.000 square feet of space, costs $20,000.00 a year to maintain ; expense of bringing to Florida $1,500.00. Represents model farm, on large scale, with residence, farm machinery and buildings. Livestock, Pig Clubs And Tick Eradication Exhibits Livestock will be featured. Many ex hibits of blooded animals from Florida and other States. Tick-free cattle will be shown in comparison with infected animals, and complete dipping vats exhibited with experts in attendance. See the pig clu'o porkers ! "Made in Florida" Goods Exhibits That Florida is rapidly becoming a manufacturing State will be demonstrated by scores of exhibits of machinery engaged in converting Florida raw material into useful articles. Something for the Women to Enjoy Art and needle work displays will es pecially interest them. G i r 1 s' can ning clubs will be in competition. Various domestic science ex hibits will help solve household problems. Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables All are to be given place. Citrus and de ciduous growers will show fruits. The floral displays will add color. Vegetables in wide var iety will come from all over the State of Florida. Plenty Good, Clean Fun for Everyone Concessions sold only to amusements of the better class. Local theatres will provide special at tractions during fair week. You'll have a good time ; everybody who can come, will. This ,-uuntry has been faced in the last twelve months with two extraor dinary and unusual condtions. The first an unprecedented importation of gold and a consequent unprecedeted demand for coin for use throughout the country; and secondly, an equally unprecedented condition of high prices of commodities in general use. To determine, in anything more traordinarv demand upon this coun- trv for its products has stimulated in. dustry to an unusual extent. In many cases also, tne pronts invoiveu. are oui of the ordinary. As a direct result, a greater number of people are em nloved at rates of pay above normal. with the result that our supply of available goods, already heavily drawn upon by foreign buyers, is fur ther called upon to stand the increas- than a general way, what relation ed purchasing capacity of our own these two conditions bear to each oth er, would involve an exhaustive eco nomic treatment of the subject. As neoDle. a condition which further con tributes to advancing the price of such things as are demanded by tha l nnnlvRia ' people at large of the situation, it will be necessary! The United States is normally a to confine ourselves in an endeavor borrowing nation. Capital that has to show in a general way the causes ! been utilized for construction of one and effects contributing on the one . kind or another has, in the past, been nnH nn the 1 very largely recruited abroad. Our other hand to the consequent increase ! economic affairs have, in consequence, in commodity prices. j in the past, been adjusted to meet an Generous prizes offered. Send for catalog and full particulars to H. H. Simmons, Chairman Entries Committee. For other information, address L P. AHT(S0ciY, Chairman, Scanty Feir Commities m B ' B g J m a j vis Janseiiiiii linamoer ii loiniiisro hop,, unusual outflow of money required to ! poured into the United States a vol- pay our interest bills in foregn coun- ilime of gold amounting to almost j me suuuen rcvmMim -m ! $700,000,000 over and above the im- j condition, the retention of interest ! portations naturally flowing to this 1 payments at home, coupled with a re- country under normal conditions, in j versai oi me usuai i-onuiuuns oj. uaue, consequence of this unusual importa- , jwe&euis mi uuu&uui uu uiiuu tion, there has been created througli ', out the country an unusual demand for spending money, which can be best ! appreciated and understood by the ! follnu-inir fip-nrps. which show the de- i mnnH nnmi the Mints of thp United tion. It is-to be. hoped that we. will j States for coin for the period Janu- , not become so accustomed to the pre. nvv 1 tn Oetn her 17. ns com- ' "em aunuy iu supply our various per. Tini Prl tn the same neriod in 1910. 1 snal demands that we will find it dif- The demand for ten-cent pieces in ficuIt to readjust ourselves to the more the imn npi inrl nmonnted tn sr.F.S.000: normal state of affairs that will con- in the same period of 1916 it amount- frmt us we hope, in the very near ed to SL',200,000. Five-cent pieces in iulule' 1915, ,$1,100,000; in 1916, $2,950,000. ; ; One-cent pieces in 1915, $266,000: in . Lookout. 1916, $1,008,000. j Wnen a cold hangs on as often hap- iy economic problem. For the pre sent, we are reaping a golden harvest and are spending it in our turn with a prodigal hand. The high cost of living is a creature of our own crea- The question is. of course, how does this condition contribute to higher prices of commodities which come un der the classification of necessities.? To begin with, gold sent to this country is sent in payment for goods purchased. It necessarily follows, 1 here fore, that an extraordinary mar ket opened up for the consumption of our trnods to the extent represented pens, or when you have hardly got ten over one cold before you contract another, lookout lor you are liable to contract some very serious disease. This succession of colds weakens the system and lowers the vitality so that you are much more liable to contract chronic cataarh, pneumonia or con sumption. Cure your cold while you can. Chamberlains Cough Remedy by the gold importations must draw j has a great reputation. It is relied heavily upon the supply of goods upon by thousands of people and nev available for our own consumption. , or disappoints them. Try it. It only Given a certain quantity of goods in j costs a quarter. Obtainable every- hannon at Carraway, Fla W. SI. JOHNSON. Sworn to, and signed before me, Q. I. ROBERTS MAKES DEFENSE. that the 2400 ft. was received by him 2 x 6 12 ft. long on an A. G. S. Car Putnam Hall, Fla., Oct 31, 1916. , lmd tne bm O- K-'d for same at $25.00 , No. 12645 to be shipped to Lewis Bo. It seems that for some cause Hen- Per iL u- B- Carraway, Fla. rv Hutchinson, Clerk of the Circuit The affidavits herewith attached and A t j- t,4.. n ?, 4.....: the records of the office of the Clerk ' to n the f ntii-r chnivmff nnf T Tanaum, ' injure me by circulating false reports , .sco.oi) for this lumber, show that I j s 30th day of October, 1916. in regard to a shipment of lumber did not receive $30.00 per M. as re- (Notarial Seal) which I furnished Putnam county last ported by Mr. Hutchinson, but that I F. H. GREEN, AUo-Ust received $25.00 as per Mr. Bohan- I Notary Public, " T ' ' , ..... , . , non's affidavit. I My commision expires August 10, He states that the bill for this lum- T (lon-t know Ml, Hutchinson's ob- 1 191- ber called for 2400 ft. at $30.00 per jeet in circulating this report but in i Carraway, Fla. Oct. SI, 1916. M. and that he personally checked order to protect myself I have sub- 1 Before me, a Notary Tublic this this lumber and found it short by mitted the above. j day appeared Lewis Bohannon, who several hundred feet. Q. I. ROBERTS. ' swears to the best of his knoweledge Now, to show this report to be Grandin, Fla. Oct. 30, 1916. j and belief that he received 00 pieces false, I have furnished an affidavit ' Before me, a Notary Public, this 1 of 2 x 0 12 ft. long of lumber for from my sawyer, W. M. Johnson, to day appeared W. M. Johnson, who : bridge purposes shipped from Q. I. the effect that the 2400 ft. of lumber swears to the best of his knowledge Roberts of Grandin, Fla. on or about was snipped and also an affidavit and belief, that on the 11th day of the eleventh dav of August 1910 and from Lewis Bohannon to the effect August, 1016, he loaded 200 pieces of j did O. K. bill of same at 5 per M this country at any one time, the ! greater the volume of purchase by I an outside people, unless such pur : chnscs bp offset by a corresponding -oliinio of trade flowing to us to meet our needs, the greater will be the de : r-j-piftp C)f goods available for our own ; consumption, and, as the price of any thing is representative of supply and i ! mnnd. an increase in demand, with ! no covresnomling increase in supply, ' necessarily brings about an increase ; in prices. Further than this, the ex- where. delivered F. O. B. Carraway, Fla. LEWIS BOHANNON. Sworn to and signed before me, a Notarv Public this 31st dav of Oc tober 1916. (Notarial Seall F. B. GREEN, Notary Tublic, My commission expires Aug. 10, 191 S. (Adv.t) PUTNAM COUNTY REPORT OF SCHOOL FUNDS. The fullnwiiLv ivpi.rt of the TUceipts and Disbursements of the SCHOOL Funds t i'l'TXAM COL'XTY for the six months emiinff June 30, 1916. with the rvdanees and tin- Amount of Wan-ants Outstandinna:, and a Statement of the Assets and I.iaM lit i. s. as reported l.y the ('.unity School Board and the Super intendent of I'ulilie Instruction on the ::nth day of dune, 1016, is hereby pub lished under the Provisions of Chapter r,SKi of the Laws of 1915. V. V. KNOTT, Comptroller. c.):;kral school fund. Treasurer's Ilalanee December 31st, IMS AVarants Oulsta ndini; December 31st, l;iir, Deficit in Fund December 31st, I'.il," RKCKirTS: Dec. 31st. 1M3 to dune 3ith, 1D1C. From: foniptrnllei-. Tax Redemptions $ 70.91 Comptroller. Coome.ii School Fund 1,1 13. CO Comptroller, cue Mill Tax 1,616.04 Comptroller, Kailroad Taxes V . r. T !l . S ,"i Tux Col 11,-1 tor. Taxes 21,021 46 Tax Collector. J'oll Tax. s 1,019.00 Huiitilii;- Licenses 176.50 lo-nts (;0VjO Transfer from Spei ial Tax District 123.00 Miscellaneous 70 uO t ta l i:i:ci:ii'Ts Z $ 192.02 9.S22.1G t 9,630.14 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ASSKTS. ni-:xi-;p.AL school fund. Daanee Casli in Treasury Uncollected Taxes 7. 32V OS 2. OSS. 56 SPF.CIAL TAX DISTRICTS. Halanee Cash in Treasury Uncollected Taxes " Total 4.001.13 113.93 Jotal ?13. 531.70 ! 1,1 Altll.I l ies. I GEXF.UAL SCHOOL FUND. 1 Current Warrants Outstanding i SI'KCIAL TAX DISTRICTS. Current Warrants -Outstanding- Total 533, 554. S6 Makiiv-,- r.alanee in Fund DISI'.URSK.M n.X'rS; lire. 31st. 915 to dune 30th, 1916. T, ach. i s $13,591.75 50.00 955.50 $ 1,003.50 $23,924.72 1 For:- -Salaries of Repairs to Duildinus. i-'urniture Insurance Ti anspoi tation of l'upils 1-1111 Incidentals for Schools Cannimr Club Salary of Superintendent .. Z Trav. lina Kxp.-ns. s of Snpei i'itepub-nt 1'i-r Diem and Mil.-aii-e Members of Dd. i'onimissions of 'freasur.-r . Incidentals for D..ard Supt. I ITintiniT J-'inancial statement I'lintinir Tntenst zzzizrzzzrr LeLial Services total disiiursu.mknts r.alanee June ."Oili. lf-16 AVarnnts nitstamlin:, June :;eth, 1916 Treasurir's Ralance Juno :boh. 1916 99.SS 3.45 6.56 596.90 22.90 3in).90 750.00 16.25 119.20 15 s. 2 5 12S.54 12.no S.25 32.71 150.00 VALUE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY GENERAL. School Houses and Lots j School Furniture DYNAMITE LETS OO. Explosion Wrer I.r r-.ring Camp Near l- i ro at Flip- f (!: l(ige,MJr canip. fonr'ecp i'-i!cs 'V,,p, u, n.v, Flti., ox plo.lc.l !00 t.,i-;--Is of ilyii.-nn'i'i' stored in oho of tbe ooM'o.ieS'iry lmiblings and wrccl.nl t'-o bn;i.'iitt.'s for (1(10 foot in all 'ii'votions. Abo'lt lii'lV !;!!!. Who V.T' (l Ltll t 111 (1k lire near I'to bui'ding in wlileli tlio dynamite v.:s siovi-il. and several otbet-s were iiij-ircd liy living frag nii nt, but pone of ('.ten seriously, W'iiiilov.-s wi re e;-n-!;eil ami loiibiings wore sliitlien by tlio l'o''(t of the ex plosion seven miles aw iv. The shook was fell in Perry, fourteen miles from the explosion. V. S. FARM E.VHIDIT. Model Display at El Paso Exhibition Sho'.vi at Jacksonville. The ."'iM.'Miii 1'niiMl Sia;es e-,,vern-mept lpodel farm el;ildt lias been se cured for tin' Duval County fair, in Jacksonville, December ,"i to 0, in clusive. This is the first .lime tlio govern ment exhibit lias ever boon shown outside of the irr-vit state fairs, and the in-oouripy- of this model farm dem onstration exb'b'tion for Duval coun ty is of InrsriiniiMo value to the farmers of tin- entire state, who will have one and one only opportunity to see this erbibit at the Duval county fair It w!H be sent from the exhibi tion at El Pusn. Tex. ' ANCIENT REMAINS. oanas, inspectors- rC we' . busch, Clerk. ' Chas- Kup iivciiiei, ISO. j? t i ,. Brakeman, Horace atka-H. sa- Benbow. InBnof ?rward, p. Clerk. a. G. Philr . Precinct No. 14. Pim. . S. P. Hafer, M. H Martin t' 1 G Herbert Crook. K rtm' InsPectoJ T . - - ' r-recinct JNo. 15 pit1 Pearce, R. h. BonstWlf W iw"7?' 31erk. cn-c. Inspectors: J. H w,u."t- atchel Prpeiet-' v Vlerk. Inspectors: R H rl '5 Cd Precinct No. ir T;.T..r' ,uk. irrie. ft To rJr-C Currie, G. E. Gillett j E Inspectors; J. H. Wylie.nl. rrecinct No. 17 fnhl Vause, J. H. EvorVA tt0?80". InsDectors: C. m r : A' K"untr Precinct i""". Clerl smith, p. p. .T,.i-i;' r,a,luwi-G. -pecton; L . W. FeimXcie?' - -X--F . A CiliiCil, V T TIT I ersbec. Insneetorc ii V J' Weal Clerk. r ' u' VTatki Precinct No. 20, Bannervillo Cranda 1. W A ;Viiu' "erHIle-C. kinson,, Inspectors; D. ' Bow! Precinct No. 21 p.net.:i. - I E. W. Glisson, L. C. V i 1 1 tors; B. B. hUL, X , 'feH Precinct No. 22. Pm',,.:," , nold, D. S. Cannon, W. R. P1;;; ;,? W"- "iniooper, CleJ "-'"v 11U. .,t. Mi Intl.. m Merrill, P. IX Wattles, J. L. Dunsfii Inspectors; B. E. Jarrett, Clerk Browniner. J. II. A CIS.' InSpeCtors; L L- DeYoui x xct.ilic.1, iu. ia. n atL-n TJ T 1.1 lnM XT A r..:. ' '-" ".UJU xi.opct.L-.isj j. j. cannon, Clerk Precinct No. 26. Hnin0f. 't Chesser Jr., John Blount 'p. t t.1 t : v u. liii ner, inspectors; E. J, McClendJ Precinct No. 27. FI Tubbs W. H Holloway, John WeeJ nipeci,ors; j. j. cnarlos, Clerk Precinct No. 2,9 pnj,. t Buie, Edward Lantrdalp. W v ii borough, Inspectors; L. H. ThomJ Clerk. 1 HENRY HUTCHIXS0N, CleJ 'I i!'lli inn fr n.J Liidcr M-cIooi s t I Inipter 4SJ Kn in I lerinii. NOTICE is he. - . Sniit it. pui-cii:e-. 1- No loii. Ullted l lie lit !i !., has filed said a rt;:i ind lias made nm.lira to issue in neeonla n, . Said certificate ,1:0 In: described pi op.. Putnam county, n.,, 1 1-. -J;i a of tiiv1 ,' in 1 ; ' . v 10, S. KllllL'O L'e I ... j:l .-. r, The said laud .,.l. late of Issuance of s the nuuie of Sinnier Tn- Lnless sai-i celtile--t-med accor lin.nr to ! 'to- t hereon on li e ' .'. J; A .11. llllii. witness HIV otIie seal Hits tin-1. Hi .lav 01 1 i ISEAL) IIKMIV !;f'lC-lilo Clerk Circuit Court. I'-itaam C".. F Uy H. Hat. !:.. n -v.. P. C, '.v siren thl e, t :, 1 , ...jij,. ' e: .li:iS..lM it-- ia my 0:! I'-t" for tax dd with l.i iv, I ' s tic- fclK.J ' :. te-v it: ss.-,1 at tl : titir..te sb ill I... v. tax ri.-.-d n ttattiri- Bones 20,000 $ 7.3.10.00 i,:;o.oo SI'KCIAL TAX DISTRICTS. School Houses and Lots School Furniture School Apparatus Total rt.cMi.oo 1.3S7.00 !f-".,So2.00 Dur l'p in Florida 'ears Old, Said. Attention of the foremost scien tists in the country has been att raeted to the reeeut iiM-oory in Florida, near Voro, whore a l-iu' (irainase en mil Is belli? out. of human remains of men who lived at the s'lmo time as the .-iriiindlllo. wild horse and many oilier now extim-t species. State Ceoloist Sell.-irds lias invited B iniinbi-r of tlio lcudin scientists of the Vnitetl States to view the (lis roverv that man lived in Florida dur In,!.' the remote t.erioil estimated at from 1 11.000 to 20,000 years ago. $1G,G4C64 I ,278.08 60.00 $ 7,325.08 ' Putnam County. -Report of Special Tax School Districts, six months ending June 30th, 1916. IMMll ItSKMKNTS 0 ' s 1 ' " - 1 177.74 ! C7.07 ' 4f19.fi3 2p?2 50 3 51.17) I 229.15 2:).75 5 17'Mil ' 43.;. 9 Ii:5.00 7 f.S.73) 144. f,0 f.0.00 8 17.!-:. 75.00 ei'7.33 10s5 00 15 31.43 3IS.26 52.50 31 SI. "7 1S4.1C 20.00 32 I4S.SS 3n 12 70.00 35 200.73 109.05 1S2.50 45 76.07 276.4S IP... on 4G lf.S.f.9 15.00 240. OS fAOO 47 S5.40 174.S7 30.00 49 5S.10 139.42 115.00 Total 17C6.13 167.07 S3S9.46 6057.25 30.00 30.00 I ; ! .- ? -1 - p y1 77.58! 2JC.931 6316 40700 "TgOiOO 16.75 3.00 30.00 2.25 21.04 59.00 65.82 12.00 7.00 8.23 3.76 89.81 317.97 108.98 42.00 40.00 239.00 29.76 c 0 a t. I I s -3 0 2 H i & 18.60 346.17 38.25 40.85 41.25 185.00 45.62 1.50 16.62 J.OO 49.50 84.00 60.87 203.60 667.63 125.00 125.00 1256.51 55.11 . 329.71 56.32 139.56 675.69 255.23 429.00 110.66 155.13 314.04 192.52 31.65 4001.13 S 5 23S.50" 715.00 953.60 IXSPECTORS AND CLERKS APPOINTED. To" Conduct the General Election in I'utnam County, Florida. rrecinct No. 1, Crescent City E. D. Lounds, Jas. Padgett, Jr., Geo. Neal, inspectors; Paul C. Smith, clerk. 1 recinct No. 2, Fruitland A. Mixer Hugo Melzer, John Varnes, inspec tors; S. R. Causey, clerk. I recinct No. 3, Norwalk-Joe Joiner, Gabe Jones, B. C. Jones, in spectors; Harvey Bard, clerk. - I recinct No. 4, Welaka Jake Clark , A- Greenwood, Mack Bard, inspec tors; John Dallow, clerk. Precinct No. 5, Como W. L. Gable, torf-' r UrCn,ry' W- ,Sl ,Prior' insPec: tors, c. C. Sullivan, clerk. I recinct No. 6, Pomona G. W. Ot terson C. C. Alvers, O. B. Olmstead, inspectors; H. H. Hays, clerk. I recinct No 7, Satsuma Heights uL H Cat0 John Fi"k C. W. Love lace Inspectors; C. A. Curtis, Clerk. Precinct No. 8, San Mateo-ls. W. Insni'T' T- TJ' 4Wriht. mes Gray Inspectors; J. A. Crosby, Qerk. I recinct 0. 9, East Palatka- Jno. ORDER FOR Pi ni.ICATION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, TIGHT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN CHANCERY. Cora Gunn ) vs. ) Divorce. Cortez Gunn ) It appoarintr by.affidavit appended I the bill filed in the above stated caul hat Cortez 'iann, the defemlant the n nr.med n a non-reulent of State of Florida, and is .1 ro.icent the City of Charle-iton. S:.-.te (f Sosl Carolina, over the r.ec n:' tv;enty-oi ear.", and thrt there no p."..on the State of Florida. mn Hon ' service of Subpoena wonid hni sr.l Defendant: it is there! ore orner that said non-residei.t r.'fcmlant nd he is herein- rf-.ilro I to awl to the Bill of Comnhvnt filed in s: cause on or before ?.Iond".V. the II day of November A. P.. I'.'lr. othf wise .he alleyati-ns o:' slid bfll 1 ho taken as eonfes-ed cv s:nd Defer! ant. It i-. fi.vfhoi- nrdeved that this ' ilnl- l.n rnilil tslind n!l"r- :l v.'"('k for f 1 eonseentivo we eV-q in the Palati News, a newspaper published in H Conntv rtnii Stnte. Wtlmc. m,. Inn,! n.-.l official 51 this the 2(ith'day of SVntomVr. 1MI (Seal) IIEMn 111 n lii.N'.'-i rt,.,-!; (-ortnt t"'l n,. a v HI,t,.;i!!oii. D. CI Ililburn &' Mewydt'v. Solicitors for Complainant. ORDER FOR PUBLICATION'. tt TiTf r.Tir.TTTT rniTRT. EIGlill JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, JF Till STATE OF FLORIDA. INLAND I FOR PUTNAM COUML FLORIDA IN CHANCERY. Annie G. Burt, Complainant, D..i. tt n rnnnnftnnnl? pany, a corporation or?3fnlJ!,,,1 lormerly aoinff irasnitw iVTjj under laws of the State uf Flor It appearing from the return oi t oi,-;(tr o p,,i,m Conntv. FwnJl that process cannot be srvea wj s.iM efenrfont.. Putnam Handle a3! ..r "x " J, " . ' ;n(T to tne ( sence from the State of the offi! of the same for more than s Tivin t tho filino- of the Din -! iccii(.nA rt fin writ herein, it "ii u.l j a defendant . om ttou Tonnfnetiinn? tompi do appear and defend the said or suit, on or Deiore m;-- & &m November 1916, bein? the J of said month, otherwise the 8 J Will UC UlhCIl a action bcintr a suit to foreclose t- chase mor.ey mortprae, m ? c . U nninl.11.ianii - i i , i u . t-.iin.iu. - i suic Dcing orougui. Til ? J Done and ordered at C"Zi fininosville. Florida, l"15 of August, 1916. . m -Tf Tg.