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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

The American Automobile Association
has issued a second appeal TO all own
ers and users Of automobiles, and %
manufacturers and agents. asking for
support of the Federal registration
bill introduced at the present session
of Congress BY the Hon. William w
Cocks of New York. and known as
House bill No zZS
The Federal bin. which has been de
scribed full in The Times. IS an attempt
10 establish q sane law Throughout the
United States for the registration ana
identification OF self-prOpeiled vehicles.
SAYS the American Automobile Assocla-
tons Bulletin, and has been drawn with
great care with a view 10 making u
acceptable not only 10 users OF duto~
mobiles, but 70 the community gen
orally The bill does not effect stare
rights or take away the responsibility
from the individual mOtOrist When IL
will establish a plan whereby nome
registration viii permit an autOlnooihst
TO tour the country without, the an
uoyance and inconvenience Of register
ing in other States.
President Conditions.
It would appear that the present con-
diton. which keeps a man busy register
ing IN every state through which ne
/ passes and fills his machine, fore and
/ aft. with vari-cOlOred registration tags
and cabalistic letters and signs, exists
/ because Of the lack OF just such a
} law.
! While calling attention TO the immense
! Inconvenience and injustIceS or the
I present method. the American AutOmor
I bile Association does no. seek 70 lay
/ the blame at the door OF any class 81
! community, but simply advances th'
/ new measure as the readiest ana mos
/ satisfactory means of adjusting condl
/ tons.
Referred to Committee.
] The bill has been referred TO TIT
/ judiciary Committee OF the House Of
I which John ]. jenkins. Of ChippeW'
! Falls Wis, is chairman, tie other mem
/ bers being: DeAlva 5. Alexander. Bql
I falo Ny: Charles E Iittledeld
/ Rockland, Me; John A. Sterling, Bloom
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

Joseph Letter, who is stopping Tor
several months at his winter home, on
Dupont circle, has just received Math-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02
MIDWINTER ACTIVITY
AMONG LOCAL OWNERS

eson from the factory. Mr.. Letter VIII
probably be in washington until early
spring.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

Perry Belmont, who il the owner OF
q large line Of both American and for
eign autos. is in this city for several
months IT 1871 Sixteenth street. He
brought but one Of his autos with hlm'
4tgf q Irnfc. which is stored at the Du-
pont.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

T. NJ. Clark, OF Scranton, Pa, IS stop
cling in washington ar the New Willard
for the winter. His car. driven. BY Mas
by bowling. is now at the Central Ca
rage. As soon as the weather is warm
enough AIr. Clark expects 70 star EgoA
an extended New England tour. Inc
machine was driven 70 TINS CITY LIJLh
o. TaIy,l.is ny Downing without Q gel
dent and in good time, despite me Dad
condition OF the roads
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

George Vanderbilt arrived here last
week from BIItmore, s. c, and is stop
ping al his washington home, 1907 New
HampshiEe avenue, for the winter tils
IN this city, is stored at the Dupont
Garage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

Major Crosby made a run to Baltimore
last Tuesday in a Ford runabout am
made good time and came through IN
good shape despite the almost Impassa-
Die roads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

Thomas F. Walsh. Of Denver sFS-ved
here last week, driving two Flats and a
Columbia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

Charles Z Miller expects q conslgn-
ment Of four Ford rgna50uts this week.
A demonstration Indian TriCar was re-
ceived last week This IS the first 1873
model Of the new Indian model TO ar
rive here and the machine has been
viewed with a great deal CT interest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

The central Garage. which recently as
sIue6 the agency for standardization
cars, is having troubles OF IT'S own oy
reason OF its inability to get 1905 models
of the car. The factory is SO OVeTIun
with orders that Il has not yet been aOle
even to supply its agencies with demon
st-ation models. and both washington
and Philadelphia are without olnsle
1905 machine OF this type.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

". J. Boardman, Of 1871 p street,
whose Columbia Touring car was badly
damaged IN an accident last fall, IS hav-
ing the machine overhauled and repaired
brought here for use this winter a
Packard and a Maxwell
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-02-02

A 1903 Lozier, 45-horsepower. was re-
ceived al the Dupont Garage last week
The car was accompanied from the FAC
tory at PIattsbuTg n. Y. BY Harry
NichDer. who drove the winning LOLleT
in two 2i-hour and two l00-mlle races
I'M the vicinity of New York last IAN.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-11-19
JAPANESE PERSIMMON.
One OF the Best Fruits Suited to
Florida Soils.

Who among the natives of Dix
leland does not remember with
tingling blood and smacking lips
those frosty mornings of October
and the persimmon trees9 asks A.
9. Sill in the st. Petersburg
Times. Out along the streams
and on the hills we 60 for that
most luscious Of fruits; then the
'possum hunts and the roast pos
sum, sweet potatoes and persim-
mon beer to wash it down. This
fruit is said TO have caused more
struggling in the ranks of the ar
mics during the ''late unpleasant
ness' of forty years ago, than all
other causes combined.
The Japanese have taken the
persimmon and thinking it was
"dwarfed'e they proceeded
to enlarge it many fold and in the
Japanese persImmon we have a
luscious fruit and something Of
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-11-19
MODEL TRUCK FARM.
Two Acres Producing $1,000
Annually.

Two blocks north If the Meh-
odist church Ia this city, ID. Ro-
tundo has ia cultivation two acres
OF land that will easily yield him
~, 900 worth of vegetables ann,-
ully, says the Kissimmee Valley
Gazette.
Until the past winter, this land
had never been cultivated, being
considered of little value, as IL ad-
joins the cypress swamp and waD
thought To he subject to overflow,
but Mr.. RotundO, who is an expe.
rienced truck grower, knew that q
could be made into a model garden
that would yield abundantly OF
anything planted. After acquiring
possession of the ground, his first
work was tu clear Il of Bermuda
grass and weeds, after which IN
grubbed 1t at least eight inches
deep, thoroughly pulverizing the
earth before making the beds
He then had it ditched, a well Dor
oil and the ground we'll fertilised.
As this garden was lnokcd upon
by many Of our citizens as an en-
pertinent, Mr. Rotundo's progress
WAS carefully watched, and many
were the surprises when bis celery
and lettuce sprung into life al
most within a night. Lettuce
Inaturing much the quickest, wits
the first tranSplanted, and ii b
yielding a most magnificent crop
OF good-size heads. There Is
about one half acre of celery al
ready transplanted, and as much
more ground will he used for the
same vegetable as soon as the let-
tuce is out Of the way. Onions
and turnips are proving Just DIS
abundanta crop; in fact, every
thing planted in the garden is do
ing better than the most optimistic
dared hope.
This ground will DO made to
yield ut least four crops Of vegeta-
bles a year. First, lettuce will be
planted; and as soon us that is out
of the way celery will be put h
the same bed, which will be cut In
March, when Irish potatoes will be
planted; and as soon as they ats
dug, beans will take their place,
which will ripen in time to give
way to the next lettuce crop. In
that way the ground will be kept
constantly producing truck that is
always saIable.
Mr., Rotundo claims be will pro-
duce at least ~, 900 worth Of truck
q year on bis two acres, and that
the total cost, including bis own
CONTINUED % page 2.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-11-19

Fort Myers Pes: The frat
of the week, Johu Jack, of the
firm Of Sbaw q vi. taxidermists,
showed usn white,nnllet, or king
ma|let. This dah N like any other
mullet, save heis 3erfectly white.
It's said these fs|, are known us
the king muI'et, and lead the
school Of fish IN the water. The
one 10 question was captured by
Mr.. Murray, d fisherman, down
the coast.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-11-19

There mas Deen sOllo CODlubiOu
about the names and varieties
among nurserymen, but they seem
TO have agreed, at present, and O
list of 90 or 25 varieties carried
by some has been cut down to a
few of the best.
The Japanese varieties are most
ly propagated on the wild virgin
roots by grating.
A list of the varieties follows:
Zengi. This fruits rather early
here and while it is one of the
smallest it is dark fleshed and
of excellent qualities and good to
eat while still firm. This tree be-
gins to ripen in August and con-
tinues for about four months.
Hacheya. This is the largest
known variety, very fine for pre-
serving and eyaporating, but not
quite so good to eat out OF hand.
Hyakuma. This is nearly as
large as the preceding, the fruit
is dark fleshed, very highly color
ed and rich and is probably the
best favored of all. The trees
are good growers, though they
have been rather shy bearers for
ms.
Yeddo-Ichi. This tree has a
very good habit of growth and
fruiting, and should be considered
for its fruit qualities by all who
are planting.
Tame NASH. This variety has
been somewhat moro successful
for me than any other. The fruit
is among the best of the yellow
fleshed varieties, which are astring-
ent until ripe.
Venom. This was much lauded
a few years ago as the great mar
ket sort, but 1t does not seem to
have held to its prestige. II has
not had as good a trial with me as
the other varieties named.
Tzura, or Tsura. This is the
latest variety here and have
kept them into February and
March. / have had trees which
were full of fruit so late in the
season that they shed all their
leaves and we're a beautiful sight.
The lateness of this variety makes
it worthy of planting.
Okame. The state horticultnr-
alreport, 1907, says this is the
best for home use and local mar
ket. Ills variety has not, sue
ceeded so well with me, as | have
my trees on rather heavy soil.
United States Farmers Bulletin
No.142 saystbat the persimmon is
the richest of all fruits, containing
more than twice the nutriment Of
bananas. The demand for this
fruit is increasing and those Of
you who have eaten Japanese per-
simons cut up with sugar and
cream can tell why all right.
Prof. WI 4. Grifiins, author of
"The Mikado's Empire, 2 tells us:
Gas to the fruit itself, it is nutri-
tious, palatable, and to a high de-
gree charged with those chemical
ingredients which give most fruit
their value in preserving thel
health and purifying the blood.
This fact is insisted on by some
Japanese doctors, some Of whom
! have known TO cure their pa
tients bya 'persimmon cure like
that Of the grape cure Of South
ern Europe. "a G. Sill
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-11-19
DOCK DIFFICULTIES.
Col. Whitney Explains Matters
and Appeals for Help.

Gentlemen:-Punta Gorda is i'm
volved in very large undertaking
during a financial stringency.
The situation demands plain
statement Of facts and direct APP
peal to both the men and women
of the town.
The writer feels forced to make
it personal, not from choice, be-
cause he would be glad to escape
the responsibility personally that
he finds himself in and doesn't
relish notoriety. But he is una
BILE to shift that responsibility.
In order to carry II successfully
to completion, execution depends
upon YoU.
The public works now starting
are not Tours, They belong to
you. Neither Mr.. Meadow nor
Mr.. Cooper nor myself are build
ing dock, or a school, or water
works, or a lighting plant. You
are; and within six months, If we
stand as a unit, Punta Gorda vii!
be very different town and occu-
by a very different place upon
the map.
The difficulties at times seem in
surmountabe. In organizing
forces, gathering material, har-
monizing discords and forcing the
execution of plans, the embarrass-
ment has been more than | would
wish to assume voluntarily. 1t is
true, as some say, that | have had
to use cheek, sgall, nerve and brass.
That has been distasteful TO me, ms
it may bavel to some of you;
and whatlmakes,it worse, instead
of using less in future, / feel Pye
got to use more.
As a rule, every body has been
willing, but some have not, or
they wait for others to do for
them. find labor, supplies and
supposed mistakes charged to me
and bills sent me personally.
Men demand money from me on
account of future work they ex-
pect to do.
1t is to understand the situation
that ! now write personally and
appeal for aid. The trustees may
not have met the approval in
working out the details of every
body. We have not tried 10 do
so. II would be impossible. We
have merely proceeded and done
the best we could under the con-
dtions as they arose. The pro-
ject was started without funds or
any immediate prospects. We
hoped tD sell bonds in the North.
We laboriously endeavored to do
SO by flooding the bond market
with offers to sell. We could get
no offers. Our town was at low
financial ebb. In this situation,
Mr.. Meadow came TO our rescue
and without him we would now be
helpless. He offered to take bonds,
to buy the lumber, about 80, 100000.
The lumber is now sawed and
ready to be put on the ground.
We then tried to place bonds
for the contraction. We found
the lowest bid for driving the pill
ing was Soc apiece and the lowest
bid for construction was $500 per
thousand feet of lumber. AS
there will be about 1000 piling
and from 10000 to 100000 feet
Of lumber used, it will be seen
that we would have to have thou
sands of dollars more where we
had an empty treasury.
Mr.. Meadow offered to do this:
II the people meant business and
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-11-19

bond election will DO called next
year for II school building, ii we
can place the bonds, us a very lit.
tie of the present bond issue will
be used for the present dock and
the balance cancelled.
Arcadia wishes to promote a
commercial alliance with us. Mr..
Jones, president of the Arcadia
Board of Trade, and the writer
have had a long discussion over
the possibilities which the channel
dock will open up for them. They
prefer water transportation
through Punta Gorda for various
reasons. A meeting of the Punta
Gorda Board of Trade will soon
be called to name delegates to at
tend a joint meeting of the Area
dia Board of Trade. At that
meeting plans will be discussed, If
feasible, for constructing a hard
road between the two towns and
placing on it a public motor or trac-
ton engine TO haul 10 to 20 wagon
loads at q time to vessels over our
dock, or an electric traction line,
or u freight boat on the river down
to our wharf.
The best answer as TO whether it
would pay or not, would be the
immense traffic now on the A. G.
l.. and cheaper water rates TO the
Northern markets aud the opening
new of markets. This is the
salvation Of this part Of the world,
We should also open up our land
to vegetable truckers by systemat-
ic ADVERTISING.
Tie above is the program, gen.
tleinen, and justilios and shows the
necessity Of this ponlpnal appeal.
It's up To You.
G;.,no l...,t aco<.,f.< Ein,,an Al.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1908-11-19

some sacrifice, and II we could get
the piling driven by paying reas-
enable wages, he would take
enough more bonds to get the pill
ing driven; and that, it then the
people would, as we started, con.
tribute either personal services or
put a man in their place to con-
struct the frame work, no would
see that the iron work was bought
and a competent overseer placed
in charge to use the services OF
the town to advantage.
In this situation, Clayton Porter
came to the rescue. In fact, with
out Clayt from the beginning, we
would be helpless. He offered to
take his chance of making wages
at SOC. a piling. We thereupon
rejected all bids and Clayt is driy-
ing the piling, and Mr.. meadow
has employed Mr.. Fries to super
wise and oversee the construction.
Word went out that Mr.. Nc
Adow was building the dock and
hence the writer found IL almost
impossible in almost a week of en-
deaTor, to organize and gather
money to keep the town end of
the bargain.
He finally had to organize a
paid crew to go for the balance of
the piling, by making a man-to-
man canvass and had to resort to
the embarrassing expedient Of
going to women for aid.
Mr.. Meadow has, out of pure
generous impulse, agreed to do
what we were unable to get any
one North or South to do. He
thinks and rightly, that IL the
town is in earnest, it can and must
do its part. The writer under
took to agree that the town would
do its part. 1t is for us to get the
piling up. Clayt needs 1t TO pro
coed. We are short about 200 or
more piling. We must keep our
crew after getting oil we have TO
send for more. We must keep
men constantly employed until the
dock 10 completed.
There is a fund opened in the
bank known as Improvement
Fund. Ii is urged that every one
place in it with their name from
the price Of a mans wages for a
day, $3.50, 10 as much as they
can, or hand it to the writer. An
account is made In the paper Pc
riodically. is also urged as a
necessity to keep our contract,
that squads Of 5 men be organized
with captain to each squad, and
report names to writer, and when
his squad will be ready for duty,
a day at time for each squad.
We are about to buy all rock of
the ice plant. If there is any
money left in the Improvement
Fund, it will be used to make. a
rock wall in the bay and dill in and
make town park. A wholesale
house is already arranged and will
90 in as soon as the dock is COM
pleted. The project for deep
water has been made on a new ba-
sis. Mr.. Cooper has had a long
talk with Mr.. Sparkman about it
and Mr.. .Sparkman took occasion
in his speech Of Oct. 81, at Area
dia, to say, that under the new
conditions, with a dock and the
of the water we already
bad, that we would get deep water
in the next congress. The writer
feels assured of it from the fur
Their fact that Mr.. Fletcher is
pledged to aid us in the senate.
An electric light system is to go
in and the water works system
completed during 1909. Another
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-18
WHY THE LAW rs LAUGHED AT

The suspension of the trial of w.
Y. Jones, in Union, on the ground
that ae had been refused bail by Il
circuit Judge, Hydrick,) and that an
appeal from the judges order was
pending in the suprcm ccourt, opens
up new and hopeful line for law
yers who would intcrpose delays to
the bringing of criminals to trial.
The absurdity of the situation in
tho Jones case is manifest. The ac-
cused criminal is in Jail. He has
been refused bail in the circuit court.
The most that the supreme court
could do would be to grant him
freedom until he should come to trial.
Meantime the State would bring him
to trial. Circuit Judge Klugh would
have his ease disposed of as promptly
as possible. If he be innocent the
Jury would acquit him and give him
his permanent freedom. If the Jury
should fail to agree upon Il verdict,
Jones' plight would be no worse than
1t is now, as he would be rcmandcd
to Jail and the bail proceedings be-
fore the supreme court would not be
interrupted. Thus we slavc Il man
under Indictment diligently seeking to
remain IN jail in order that the su-
Prcmr court may determine if he
should be temporarily released. The
"bJcct Of an application for bail is
I" obtain Freedom, but the object of
Jones appears to be to escape free
dom because he fears 10 go to jail.
Probably he does not hclicve that the
chances for his acquittal are good
at present, and would resort to any
cxpcdicnt to gain time.
a murder ease in which the pris-
oncr at the bar is man or means
and Influence is never drvclonod in
South Carolina that it does not .cx-
pose "nr criminal procedure as incf
frr'lv" or contradictory. Is il any
wonder that the people laugh at the
law '~NcwS and Courier.
>"n should remember that somc-
times lawyers business is uoi ia
hr'n@ his cas-" to trial and IT may be
that II Is better for the defendant to
remain in Jail rather than risk his
III" before jury. Still. the News
an" Courier puts the ease STRONGLY
and f"rrrfully and what il saws is ub-
s"mtcly true.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-18

1t was told by some Saluda people
who were in Newberry yesterday that
several bales of cotton came to the
river from the Saluda side and had
to turn back for the reason that the
water was SO low the flat could not
be operated and the mud was too
deep to ford. Another bridge should
be built at Bouknight 5 ferry. Now
is the time to build it, The bridge
at Higgins ferry will not be ready
for travel for probably three weeks.
In the meantime much trade and cot
ton are being diverted from Newberry
which rightly belong here.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-18

being made, for the reason that, to
some extent, at least, the State waived
its right to plead States rights when
1t engaged in the whiskey business. y
In the first place the State had no
business in the whiskcy business but
ii went in and it ought not to plead
the autonomy Of the State when it
comes to u settlement Of an obliga-
ton made through its authorized
agents.
Judge Pritchard has been sustained
by the circuit court and will in turn
be sustained by the United States su-
prenlo court.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-18

'Speaking of the dispcnsarv case
on March 13. 1908, The Herald and
News said:
ut is certain that the matter will
finally reach the supreme court Of
the United States. and the quicker il
reaches this tribunal the better. as
we see il. We would be glad to have
the whole matter wound up at the
earliest possible momcnt.' -
The ease will now go to the Sill
premc court Of the United States with
the State as the appellant. This
whole matter could and ought to have
been settled long ago. The State
ought to pay for the whiskcv It
bought and get the business closed
mp.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-18
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DISCHARGE.

Notice is hereby given that will
make final settlement of the per-
sonal estate Of Benjamin r. Nichols,
deceased, in the Probate Court for
Ncwbcrry county on October 18th,
1908, at II O'Clock a. H., and i'm
medlately thereafter apply for let
ters dismissory. All creditors Of
said estate will render their claims
properly proven to the undersigned
on, or before said 10Th day of Oc-
tober, 1908.
Laura c. Nichols,
Administrators of the personal estate
OF Benjamin +. Nichols, deceased.
4t-1taw
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-18
Fatal Questioning.

Judge-Elave you been arrested be-
fore2
Prsoner-No, sir.
Judge-Hhve You been in This court
beforc7
Prisoner-No, sir.
Judgc--Are you certainq
Prisoner-I am, sir.
Judge-Your face looks familiar.
Where have | seen it before7
Prisoner-I'm the bartender in the
saloon acros the way, sir.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-18

In speaking of the decision. of
Judge Pritchard which has been sus-
tanned in every point by the district
court with Chief Justice Fuller con-
currmg, on March 13, of this year
The Herald and News said:
owe hold to States rights and
would be glad to see the autonomy of
the State maintained, but we confess
to a lack of enthusiasm when we con-
slider the cause in which the fight is