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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27

Asia. Mount Everest rises 9,0O2
feet above sea level whereas the
shores of Dead Sea are 1920 feet
below sea level, total difference
in land heights of 3O,292 feet.
Mount Everest has never been
climbed.
The greatest ocean depth yet
found is S2,OSS feet at a point
about 40 miles north of the island
OF Mindanao, in the Philippine Is
lands. The ocean bottom at this
point is therefore more than IL l-2
Mills below the summit of Mount
Everest.
The difference in the land
heights in Europe is about 1873
feet.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
The Punta GOrda Herald
Punta Gorda, Fla, Feb. u, 1918
Commissioners Meeting

Board of County Commission
ers met in extra session at Area
dia, February Is, 1913. Mem
bers present: V. M. Surrency, 10.
seph Crews, H. j. Downing and
John Hagan.
Bond of James 0. Buckley for
County Superintendent of Public
Education was presented to the
Board for approval with D. N.
MCQUEEN and M. V. Williams as
surities. Same was approved.
AS Robert Dean, convict serv'
ing his term of six months fol
selling liquor is a paralytic and t
great expense to the county it il
ordered and sheriff is authorized
tos deliver the said Dean to The
custody of his relatives, provided
his. relatives take him out OF th'
county of DeSoto.
Notary bond of W. E. Lcitnel
was submitted to the Board witt
A. j. Dozier and w. E. Daniel a
surieties, Same was approved;
1t was moved and seconded tina
Mrs. Lille Waldron be allowed
$40 for temporary relief.
There being no further business
the Board adjourned to conven
Monday, the 3rd day of March
1918.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
NEIGHg0RING
TOWNS
Charlotte Harbor

Charlotte Harbor, Fla, Feb.
24-Our board of trade continues
10 have some very interesting
meetings.
Mrs. Gordon Carpenter, nee
Miss Beth Jones, of Tampa, is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. T..
s. Knight. Always glad to have
Miss Beth with us.
Mrs. Daisy Mahan of Terre
Haute, Ind, is visiting her uncle,
our esteemed and olti citizen, f.
M. harrison. Mrs. NAHUM seems
to enjoy our fine locality and eli
mate.
Mr.. McFarlane, the railroad
surveyor, is in town, and will
resume work on the Venice and
Charlotte Harbor extension.
Our cow boys, Hagan and
Whidden, are gathering a banch
of cattle at Mufdock this week
for shipment to the Tampa mar
ket. There will be two cars of
them. OLD TIMER.
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80 90 go m - m
E(CITRUS EXCHA4 GEc)N
A PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
(From the Florida Grower.)

the of Florida at the present time with
destruction of the citrus other growing indus
of the the tariff
Florida Citrus Exchange sending all
especially timely should considera-
every his living products
soil
taking this initiative
cooperative Florida is
prepared attention. add weight the that
products regardless
affiliations but in demanding
protection soil
properly Differed will position
against reduction of the
its big influence to reduce railroad bring
that allowed California shippers denied
shippers such routing socaed post
agestamp' United better look into
horticultural laws that they framed protect
stock,
with orchards
to plans for checking the pests with
good from 1t time for
fctng together the the State
Florida this call and the
meeting be hoped that
they will Plan to be there
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
Tax Assessors Notice

j will be at the following places on
days and dates below for the purposes OF
taking tax returns for the year 1913:
Wauchula, Saturday, Monday, and
Tuesday, March /, 3 and a.
Bowling Green, Wednesday and
Thursday, March and 6.
Charlotte, Monday, March 10.
Mccall, Tuesday, March II.
Grove City, Monday, March II.
Arcadia. Monday, March II, TO Satur-
day, March 2o,
H. q. MURPHY, Tax Assessor
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
Hiqhest and Lowest Points in
the World

The maximum difference in ele-
walton of land in the United States
is 14,777 feet, according to the
United States Geological Survey.
Mount Whitney, the highest point
is IA, sol feet above sea level, and
a point in Death Valley is 276 feet
below sea level. These two points
which are both in California, ale
less than 80 miles apart. This
difference is small, however, as
compared with the figures for
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN


Whereas Modern
Democracy, has
lay
which prudence requires establish with the patriotic de-
termination citizen foreign article which can be
made within ourselves without difference price, secures us
against a relapse into foreign dependency
And. whereas platform. which
platform incoming Congress
and administration States tarn
especially obnoxious
Under its laboing
sufferers of
but does their recognize that
our system of tariff intimately connected with the BUSINESS OF
the principles
advocate by legislation that will njure legitimate INDUS
try"
whereas the oscar Underwood
high priest Florida did the
honor to presidency
this Democratic platform and
leader party in and
the Chairman the Committee the House
of has stated that he is in favor Of competitive
and has print and private
utterances, in speaking for his party:
awe in favor of tariff that is levied for revenue only
definitely excludes the profits
This doesn't signify that rushing into free trade
conditions being radical legislation nure legi
mate business, benefits
past and that the period of competition here Where you
make tariff balance home and
competition"
whereas cost of labor produce and
the the
of labor produce the deliver citrus fruits in
New York City, which various foreign
SPAN and ahan the existing tariff on such citrus fruits and nat
therefore tariff entirely within the de-
clared principles matter the tariff
hereinbefore quoted: be 1t therefore
Resolved nonproft
tive brotherhood the citrus representing In
which thousand
pie investment million dollars demand that
the tariff citrus fruits be unchanged hereby pledge
dependent the
citrus with and
mind the reelection Of Congress OF
the United States Florida tariff bill
which will reduce the tariff citrus fruits and that though
have long and faithfully supported the Democratic the
Democratic through representatives bill
reducing the tariff citrus fruits that not competitive
it balance the abroad
including allowance for the difference freight rates. that we will
repudte the action viii pledge ourselves the
that will industries and
lives the disastrous influence of imported products which prod
ucts largely dependent in their production the labor OF
foreign lands: and be it further
Resolved That copies of this resolution be sent the Senators and
the State Florida order that they
be on further
meeting interested the citrus indus
called Flas the 18th day
April matters
perng efficient organization which shall be statewide
protecting industry along the
ines disclosed
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
Notice TO Creditors

All creditors OF R. M. King of Punta
Gorda, Florida, are hereby notified that
his grocery and fruit business is now in
my charge. All parties having claims
against said business will present them
to the undersigned within the next thirty
days, 'or they will not be allowed in final
settlement. w. E. DANIELS,
Feb s, 1913 Arcadia Fla
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
Notice

Hereafter a rate OF % cents Ser
month viii be charged for each
sDigot used IN connection with the
water works. The rates for electric
lights will he as follows: 60 Watt
lights. 80 cents per month; 100 Wait
lights 70 cents per month. BY drder
OF the City Council.
r. K. SEWARD, Clerk.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
Surprise Your Friends

For four weeks regularly use DIR.
Kings New Life Pills. They stimu.
late tie liver. improve digestion. re.
move blood impurities, pimples and
eruptions disappear from your face
and body and you feel better. Begin
at once. Buy at tall druggists.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
Efficient Publicity Is the
Best Way to Cure
Trust Evils
"a BY
81,
HERBERT
-
SMITH,


~
g ' : :;;:;:
WET H TIL E
N EW s PAPERS
A saTHE ME-
DION BY WHICH
To;;eEr FACTS
AND FIGURES
BEFo RE THE
PUBLIC is ONE
OF THE MOST
e r f e CTIV
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27
Former
United States
Commissioner
of
Corporations

cause of the fear
of prosecution,
but was due to
the fact that the
railroads could
not stand up
against p u b Ii g
opinion based up
on authoritative
facts.
We recognized
one fact-there
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27

is only one means of publicity, and
that is the NEWSPAPERS.
There was no use issuing volumes
of statistics and figures which no
body was interested in and would
not read.
The facts, as in the case OF the
Standard Oil rebates, had to be
boiled down from three hundred
pages or more Of manuscript to two
thousand five hundred words OF
READABLE MATTER-about
two columns in a newspaper.
These we're sent out for release on
a certain day, and it is safe to say
that five million people saw the
That was what we
called EFFICIENT PUBLIC
ITY.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-02-27

WAYS OF CURLING THE GREAT
CORPORATIONS AND PROVING TO
THEM THAT ILLEGAL METHODS
OF DOING BUSINESS WOULD NOT
BE TOLERATED.
We found that publicity, based
on concrete facts coming before
the people from an authoritative
source, was the BEST AND
SAFEST CURE FOR CERTAIN
EVILS. That was the history of
thes Standard Oil rebates. Six
moMbs after our report had been
giv# publicity through the news
papers every railroad concerned
had CANCELLED EVERY, RATE
THAT WE OBJECTED TO AS
ILLEGAL. And that was not be-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
Fate of twenty-five Men, In-
cIuding Ships Captain, and
President of Wrecking Com
pany is Unknown,
HEAVY SEA POUNDS
WRECK; RESCUE HALTED
Disaster Occurs OFF Beach at
Bay City, 0re,i Life Savers
Watching an Opportunity TO
Reach Upturned Hull,

tBy Morning Journal special Leased wlFe.l
Bay city, ore, April e.-Tweny-
two men. including the ships captain,
the president Of wrecking company
OF Portland. the representative Of the
Marine Underwriters, were trapped In
the hold Of the German ship Mimi.
which capszed off the beach here
early today, after having been hauled
off a reef on which she had been fast
for two months. How many perished
is not known Figures were seen on
the bottom OF the wreck al dark. II
was supposed they had cut their way
out.
A heavy sea was pounding the
wreck and life savers refused to at
tempt a rescue until Il calmed. They
said no boat could be launched and
refused TO let volunteers take their
boats.
The life savers are camped on the
beach tonight, watching for a chance
TO reach the wreck.
The Mimi, in ballast for Valparaiso
from Austria piled up on the reef
on February 18th last She was not
seriously damaged and the underwrit-
ers contracted with Charles $. Fish
er. Of a Portland construction COM
pany. to float her. Fisher. his secre-
tarv aud seven riggers, Captain W. +.
Grove representative - fhe Under
writer's. Captain Westial' Of the MI
mi, and eleven OF his men were
aboard the ship when she capslzed.
All were below decks when she turn
ed over, Il is thought, as no bodies
or survivors have reached shore.
The Mimi was hauled off the rocks
at high tide last night. IL was de-
termined TO take her to deep water
at once and she was at anchor off
the beach when the rising wind and
sea whirled her over.
Life savers fought all day 20 reach
her without success. After they had
given up and as night was falling, the
men on the wrecks bottom appeared.
They had been trapped in the hold
and lived on the air which kept the
vessel afloat until they cut their way
out.
Seas were sweeping the wreck at
dark. Wreckage was seen about and
it was feared she was breaking up.
Whether the men aboard can hold
on until the sea abates and the life
savers reach them cannot be told. The
hull Is low in the water and mey sink
from sight when the tide rises,
The lifesaving crew made an at
tempt to reach the Mimi tonight. The
boat got close enough 20 hear voices
on the wreck. one voice in the dark
ness said. we are all here" Then
the sea swept the rescue party back.
They will go out again at dawn.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
SECRETARY BRYA N
BEGINS A SERIES
Of ADDRESSES
Nebraska Colonel Speaks on
Religious Topics and Makes
Effort to Counteract Grow
ing SkeptiCiSm Among Men,
lny MornIng JournaI spec'hI Leased wIre.l

tNy mufHfUE bNuhhfH HN'N hAt Af#""N'H
washington. April 6.-Secretary
Bryan, laying aside affairs OF the
state department today. delivered be-
fore a religious mass meeting, the
first of series Of Sunday afternoon
addresses, which he viii make under
the auspices of the Christian En-
deayor union Of the District OF CO.
lumbia. He spoke in ONE Of the down
town theaters. 1t originally was
planned to have the meetings for men
alone, but It was decid ed that the re-
malnder OF the series should be open
to men and women alike.
Mr.. Bryan said he al ways was glad
20 address religious meetings for men
in an effort to countera ct growing ten-
denotes toward skeptici SIN. Resenting
the implication often heard that a
man who lives spirit ual life is mar E
rover than he who confines himself
to purely material things, Mr.. Bryan
said
IF a man felt his spiritual starFa-
ton as keenly as he does physical
starvation, or If his II iiritual leanness
showed as plainly as physical lean
ness, II would be easier to give spir-
itual food"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
STRIKERS IGNORE
THREAT MADE BY
EMPLOYERS
International Harvester Com
pany Warns Employees That
Plant will Go to Germany
Unless Work is Resumed.

tBy Morning journal Special Leased wire)
Auburn, ~ Y, April 6.-Leaders OF
the Loo twine mill employees who
have been on a strike for two weeks
decided today 20 ignore the ultima
tum Of the International Harvester
company giving its workers until
Tuesday to return to work. The COM
pauy announced yesterday that its
cordage industry would be removed to
Germany. whore the product of the
plant here is sold. II an immediate
settlement was not effected.
The strikers were quiet today and
the militiamen on guard at the planti
of the Columbian Rope company and
the International Harvester company
had no disorders 10 combat.
p. J. Downey, member Of the state
board of mediation. declared tonight
that everything appeared bright for a
settlement between the men and their
employers
I'VE have hopes" Mr.. Downey said,
that the conference tomorrow viii be
fruitful of solution. We put in to-
cay doing our best with the contend
ing sides and things look much bright
er than for several days"
The adjourned conference Of strik-
ers. employers, state labor representa-
ti,es and city officials will begin to-
morrow morning. The meetings will
be secret
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
WILSON VIOLATES {
WASH|N CT on
CITY LAW
Out Walking With Secretary
TumuIty They Cut Diago-
naIIy Across Street Instead
Of Crossing at Corner

(iBy Morning Journnl Special Leased W're9
Washington. April 6.-President
Wilson unwillingly violated today the
new traffic regulations Of the national
capital which provide that persons
shall not cross the streets except at
corners. The president was out walk
ing with Secretary Tumulty and when
they reached Pennsylvania avenue,
they cut across diagonally toward the
White House. One of the policemen
near the White House smilingly in
formed them of their error. The
president had paid his first call at a
residence in Washington. He dropped
in on Secretary Tumulty and ehatted
awhile with the family before going
down town.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
YOUNG MAN FINDS
HIMSELF IN BAD
PRED|CAMENT
Woman, Whom He Meets by
Chance and Takes to DIM
neG Has Him Arrested as
Husband Who Deserted Her,

(By Morning journal specinl Leased Wire)
Chicago. April 6-Aftcr making
the acquaintance OF an attractive
young woman at fashionable down
town hotel tonight and passing am
agreeable evening In her society, a
we'll dressed young man whose iden-
titv stil remains in doubt. found
himself suddenly ruder arrest and
protesting white being fnken 20 the
police station on the charge OF having
abandoned siX-months bride IN
Portland. ore, city he insists he
has never seen.
The story as told 10 the police is as
follows.
Mrs Jack Lewis and her sister, q
Miss Neweomb, both formerly Of In
diana. while seated In the hotel lobby,
noticed the young man as he passed
them. springing to her feet In sur
prise. Mrs Lewis exclaimed.
isn't your name Jack Lewis
You're my husband"
"No I'm not yonr husband, al
though my name is Jack, but not
Lewis" he replied.
The young woman Was not easily
convinced, and after a long conversa-
tion excused herself TO her sister and
male escort and accepted the young
mans courteous invitation 10 take
dinner with him AS they left the
hotel at the conclusion Of the meal
they were met by the sister and the
escort and two detectives. who
promptly arrested the supposed Lew
is. Mrs. Lewis declares he is the
same man who married her septem-
ber last, in san Francisco, took her
to Portland, ore, and there deserted
her September l5. taking with him
her iewelrv valued at S3.500.
Jack" insists that ne had never
seen his alleged wife before tonight,
and that he had lived in san Fran
cisco fifteen years. but that he had
never been in Portland He has stead
fastly refused to say where he lives
in Chicago or to give his right name
There was nothing in his clothing to
reveal his identity. An attempt to
the mystery viii be made In
court tomorrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
GOOD WEATHER IS
BUREAUS OUTLOOK

Washington. April 6.-Tempera-
lures near or slightly below the sea-
sonable average IN northern and east
ern states aud near or above the nor
NAL in the gulf states, the middle west
aud far western districts. are prom
ised In bulletin issued hy the wealth
or bureau tonight.
"'fhe precipitation for the week VIII
be generally below normal. except n
the northwest. whore rains will he
frequent according to the bulletin.
"A disturbance that now covers the
Rocky mountain region Will drift
slowly eastward, preceded by a gem
eral rise in temperature. attended by
local rains and followed hy cooler
weather, and cross the great valley
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Another disturbance will appear in
the far west Tuesday or Wednesday,
travel eastward, attended by local
areas Of precipitation and cross the
middle west about Friday"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
KING NICHOLAS COMMENTS
BITTERLY ON DEMONSTRATION

Paris, April 6.-King Nicholas Of
Montenegro, is quoted in the Temps
as saying that he has learned with
sorrow that the cruiser Edgar Quinet
Will represent France in the aaval
demonstration on the Montenagfin
coast
1T is a bitter irony" said the king,
that the name Of the illustrious writ
or, Edgar Quinet, the upholder Of the
people struggling for Independence
and unity should be associated with
an expedition against the small but
valiant champion Of Balkan inde-
pendenee. You may say that, despite
the measures of coercion taken BY
Europe against her, Montenegro will
Yield only to violence. It remains for
Europe to add the ridicule Of armed
force to her injustice"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
Notification by British Admiral
That Demands Must be
Compiled with Meets Flat
Refusal.
INTERNATIONAL FLEET
BL0CKADES SEAPORT
Premier Of King Nicholas De-
cIareS There VIII be No De-
parture from Attitude Me-
ceSSitated by State Of War;
mr Manning IournnI speeIaI L.nsed wIre.l

(By Morning journal Special Lsased wlre)
cettinie, April 6.-The little king
dom Of Montenegro has thrown down
the gauntlet 10 the six great powers.
She declines to yield to the demand
Of the powers to abandon her attempts
to gain possession OF Scutari. and has
officially announced that there Will
be no departure from an attitude
which conforms TO the necessities OF
the state Of war existing between the
allies and Turkey"
An international fleet, comprising
warships Of Austria Hungary, Italy
France. Germany and Great Britain,
Is now blockading the Montenegrin
port Of Antivari. The fleet includes
four Austrian warships the British
cruisers Yarmouth, lnflexible and
Gloucester; the German cruiser Bres-
lau. the Italian cruiser Pisa and the
French cruiser Edgar Quintet Russia
is not represented by q warship, nut
has acqulesced in the naval demon
stration.
The British admiral sent the fol-
lowing message to the Montenegrin
minister, DR.. l. Tomanovich:
Il have the honor TO inform YOU
that the international fleet is assem-
hled in Montenegro water as pro-
test against the non-fulfillment ef
the wishes of the great powers
desire to call your exeellency's at
tcntio~ 70 fhe presence of tive fleet
as proof that the great powers are
acting in concert, and request thas
their wishes be fulfilled without
further delay. Please inform me inn
mediately that your government Is
ready to carry out the wishes of the
great powers
TO this the Montenegrin premier
replied in a note expressing regret
at the presence Of the fleet. which he
considered a violation of the neutral
ity proclaimed by the powers at the
beginning Of the war. The premier
continued:
Despite the pressure which the
presence Of the fleet implies. there viii
be no departure from an attitude
which conforms to the necessities of
the state Of war existing between the
allies and Turkey
A brigade Of Austrian troops from
Cattaro has been maneuvering near
the Montenegrin boundary. The Gus
tomary note has not been given the
Montenegrin government and Aus
trias action is considered unfriendly
and menacing.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
FEDERAL ARMY MOVES
AGAINST CARRANZA REBELS

Monterey. Mex. April 6.-General
.Truey Auhert is moving on Lampasos
after a fight yesterday at Bustamcnte,
where he defeated the rebels, who re-
treated westward through a gap in
the mountains The losses in the
battle have not been reported.
The general plan Of the federals is
for two columns one under General
Auhert and the other under General
Casso Lopez. to move against Mon
clova the headquarters of General
Venustiano Carranza. the rebel gov
ernor Of the state of Coahuila.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-07
NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL
BELIEVED IN CUSTODY

Grcoley. Colo. April o.-rhe coun-
ty authorities ef Weld county believe
they have In custody one OF the most
notorious criminals ot the United
States. The man. who is about so
years of age. well dressed and wear.
ing several diamonds, was arrested at
Frederick. small town southwest Of
this city. charged with passing a
worthless check Tor $50 upon "a sa-
loonkeeper lie Is also accused OF at
tempting similar oifonse in the
town of Evans tie has used the
names of n. }. spencer and J. G. dor
dan In this vicinity and 1t Is helieN cd
here that he Is wanted In Arizona.
Louisiana New York, Maryland and
other states and that be has sictim-
lied banks and merchants m those
places,