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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-05
CHARLES WHITE

Charles White, pioneer citizen of
Cleveland, died here Monday night, aged
seventy years, and was buried in Pineap-
pie River cemetery yesterday. He had
been sick for several days and came to
Punta Gorda to be where he could re-
ceive medical attention. and his death
occurred shortly after his arrival here,
and resulted from constitutional complica-
tons. He is survived by his wife, three
daughters and two sons, who have the
sympathy of many friends in their bere-
avement.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-05
SPECIAL ELECTION
In NeIshborins District tuesday Carried
For Bonds by Safe Majority

Based on partial returns from the cleo
tin held In a portion of commissioner
district No. 2 on Tuesday. it is estimated
that the proposition to create special
road and bridge district and issue bonds
to the amount of s60,6o0 for improved
highways was ratified by a safe major
ity.
The Charlotte Harbor precinct voted
Is to for the proposition: Grove City
was solid for it; Murdock was divided and
Plat is supposed to have voted against
II.
until the vote as canvassed is given out,
results cannot be stated in detail; but
1t is generally conceded that the PROPOSE
ton carried safely.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-05
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION

To the Democratic voters of Desoto
County,
desire to announce that am candi-
date for denomination to the Office of
county superintendent of public instruct
ion, subject to the coming Democratic
Primary.
am now serving my first term having
been recommended by your county DEM
ocratic executive committee, February
1918, and appointed by the governor. to
all the vacancy caused by the death of
Hon. W. B. Hare. For this expression
of public confidence. wish to thank you.
If given the nomination to fill the UNI
expired term of two years, / shall con-
tinue to perform the duties of the office
to the best Of my ability without fear or
favor.
have but one business and that is to
make DeSoto county public schools Sec
ond to none. / shall appreciate your
support at the coming primary.
Respectfully.
JAS. o. Buckley.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-05
CANDIDATES. ANNOUNCEMENTS
CARLTON ron COUNTY TREASURER

To the Democrats of DeSoto County;
+ desire to announce myself a candi-
date for the office of County Treasurer'
subject to the nomination az the com'nk
Democratic Primary.
am now serving my first term as
County Treasurer. and II gives me g
great deal of satisfaction to be able 70
saw that NV official duties have thus far
heen performed without error, discrep-
ancy or delay. I have dealt imparuaily
with all and have at all times been ready
to render a full and faithful account of
my stewardship.
claim neither special credit nor con-
sideration on account of these facts, how
ever, as the people had neither right nor
reason to expect anything short of the
best service in this office. But do de-
sire to call attention Of the voters and
especially those to whom am endebted
for this my first term In office, to the
fact that I have kept a clean record
which has been passed and approved by
the State Auditor. If favored with a
second term / pledge for the future the
same strict attention to the duties of the
Office that have given In the past.
hope to meet the voters of the coun-
ty personally during the campaign and
express to my friends the gratitude I
feel for favors in the past, as well as to
seek their support at the coming pri-
mary.
HORACE L. CARLTON.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-05
FoR REPRESENTATIVE

TO the Democratic Voters of DeSoto
County:
I am candidate to succeed myself as
representative In the state legislature,
subject to the choice Of the Democratic
voters In the June primary.
81 am indeed grateful for the honor you
have Conferred upon me In the past, and
a. an evidanc D Of my appreciation
strove u render the very best service Of
which \ &&s oapable
II again your choice It will be
my pride ~ eilleavor to maintain the
high condolences that is expressed in the
choice Of your vote BY rendering to De-
service.
Respectfully.
WILL. c. LANGFORD.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-05
SPRING BLOOD AND SYSTEM CLEAN.
SER

During the winter months impurities
Accumulate, your blood becomes impure
and thick. your kidneys. liver and bowels
fail to work, causing so-called Spring
Fever" You feel tired, weak and lazy
Electric Bitters-the spring tonic and
system cleanser-is what you need they
stimulate the kidneys. liver and bowels
70 healthy action. expel blood impurities
and restore your health, strength and
ambition. Electric Bitters makes you
feel like new. Start a four weeks treat
ment--it will put you in fine shape for
your spring work. Guaranteed. All
Druggists 50c and $1.00.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-05
FOR COUNTY TAX REFLECTOR

To the voters OF DeSoto County:
hereby make my ANNOUNCEMENT for
reelection to the office Of Tax Collector
for Desoto County subject to the action
of the Democratic Primary To be held
next June. thank the voters of the
county for their past support and again
solicit their support for which | win be
grateful.
Respectfully,
CYRIL BALDWIN.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-03-05
FOR TAX ASSESSOR

will be a candidate for reelection to
the Office of Tax Assessor for DeSoto
County. subject to the Democratic Pri-
mary in June, and will appreciate your
support. I thank my friends for past
favors. assuring each of you tibet I will
do all in my power to merit your sup
port.
am respectfuily,
g. MURPHY.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

ana

Just 30 years ago the United
States congress hrst ofacially
recognised the present system OF
standard time by adopting Il for
the District of Columbia. The
frst to propose that time should
be governed by meridians one hour
apart 10 said to have been Charles
F. Dowd. principal OF q young
women's school at Saratoga, N.
". who sketched numerous
schemes prior to 1882. The plan
taken up by the railroads the fol.
lowing year, however, was drawn
by william F.. Allen. secretary OF
the general time convention. Pre-
viously there had been 20 many
different standards Of time In the
United States that q travellers
watch had to be reset some so
times in . trip across the CONT.
neut II he desired to be correct.
For years It had been said the
problem was past solution.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
nliterates symptoms Of
. Disease Of the Educated
~ HERBERT QUICK,
Author OF ION Board the Good ship
Earth" when Glory Ceased" ETC.

There are enough voters In the Unit
ed States who cannot read or write 70
hold the balance Of power in any na-
tional election. In other words, there
are 2,27S.60S Of them. according to the
census returns.
It's just as well TO prick the bubble
danger In the above statement now
as any time. The facts are stated.
The danger IL great; but 1t Is not
the danger OF election control by INT
GRAFTON. though In congress and else
where that 10 the thing most emphs
sized.
niiterates cannot control any cleo
ton. They cannot combine. They
vote according to the way their asso-
ciates vote. II In any state there are
10000 illiterate voters. and their votes
were separately counted. they would
be found divided about an the rest oil
the votes are divided. except In tho
south, where the illiterate Negro voter
has opposed the average white voter
In politics and has been In the main
disfranchised for II.
Moreover. we are disfranchising the
illiterate voter all the time by ballot
reform and direct legislation. An IL
literate voter cannot vote true Aus
tralian ballot to save his life. And
when he comes to Q measure on an int
tiative or referendum ballot he IL alb
solutely lost.
Government by direct legislation is
government by the literate voter. As
voters the illiterate do not constitute
q menace.
Their menace to our institutions IL
found In the fact that they are dis
Inherited. exploited. hopeless. unen
| lightened clAss-the Helots OF our
age, with . low standard Of living.
| They are danger, not because they
can hurt the rest Of us by their votes
but because they cannot help them
selves by IL. They menace us. not be
cause OF their strength. but by their
weakness. On them rests. In the
main, the burden carried by the mud
sNls Of society.
They are symptoms, not disease
They show the extent to which our ma
ton has failed to bring to its "Mer
with the hoe "the upward looking anc
the light" They are q symptom ane
not disease. and the disease II In the
rest OF us. not In them.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
By gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON. March as.-sen'
ator Walsh. of Montana, speaking for
the anti-conservation forces In the
senate, has admitted defeat. He has
declared for the leasing system TOR
the development Of mineral lands -
opposed 20 the alienation OF the re-
simple title Of such lands. not be-
cause he prefers such system. but %
cause he must accept such q system.
Mr.. President" he said In the
senate debate. II desire to announce
now that I have myself been for
many years an ardent opponent OF
tho propaganda In favor Of the reten-
ton Of title 20 these lands by the gov
eminent Of the United States and the
| substitution of leasing system. But.
Mr.. President. we have come to
time when we must either determine
to yield something to those who hon.
estly believe that that IL the proper
policy to be pursued or We must con.
tent ourselves with the perpetuation
Of the present paralysis that AFFECTS
! the mining industry OF the west. So
far a. ! am concerned. I am willing
to accede to some kind Of leasing
law In relation to those valuable de-
pocits, not because we want II. not
because we think It IL the best sys'
tenn. but because we recognize that
VIC have got to have It or have no
effective law for the disposition Of
lands at ALL"
The public should beware how II &C
cepts this sort Of surrender" on the
part Of the anti-conservatlOn forces
Senator Walsh IL chairman OF the
mines and mining committee OF the
senate which reported out the radium
lands bill after two month"; delay. On
the day after the Montana senator
made his confession on the hoor OF
the senate. Clifford Pinchot. President
of the National Conservation associa
ton. issued 4 statement In reference
to the handling OF the radium bill
which contained these words:
THE brutal callousness Of the men
In congress and out who. by delayins
this bill. have delayed relief to this
army OF sufferers from cancer) fol
the sole purpose of extracting an OK
lhorbitant profit from their necessities
makes even the offense OF the food
prisoners look mild and small. OBJ
struction by the radium lobby and
their friends In congress could not
however. last indefinitely. On March
Is, the Walsh bill was reported with
amendments. which were never dis
cussed In any public hearing. nor In
any conference with the friends o.
the measure, and which makes thu
bill q fraud upon the people of thii
,country. One OF these amendment
proposes that II the government fails
a. any time to purchase radium orr
rendered to Il at any railroad station
and derived from any claim reseTvet
for government use under the bill
and does II just once, then the Rov
eminent loses forever all right to buy
the radium that claim and from al
contiguous claims In the same owner
ship. II would seem a. II the synica
,impudencs Of monopolists could reacl
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
Postmasters as CensOrs

Not long ago the postmaster OF New
York refused to admit to the malls
the iasue OF q popular magazine be-
cause he thought two Of it, pictures
weren't proper. An appeal was taken
over his head and he was overruled.
But the delay cost the publishers q
lot OF money and now they are suing
the postmaster for damages.
II was Q question of judgment.
Somebody has TO exercise judgment
in these matters II the mails are to
be kept clean. We suppose that Post
master Morgan used the best judg-
ment he had. That in this instance
II wasn't very good IL proved not only
BY the rapidity with which It WAS
cancelled after an appeal. but also by
the fact that when the pictures
reached the people there was no out
cry and, indeed. very little interest.
The damage suit may help to make
clear within what limits OF author
ity postmasters may act - censors OF
morals. II Is to be hoped SO. The
propriety Of keeping smut and NTH
out Of the mails II clear. But there
are borderline cases In which .
laundering postmaster may do more
harm than good, especially II actual
ed by prejudice. :.
II postmaster II sure enough OF
his Judgment to be willing to test It
before q jury. perhaps the discretion
at present resting In him need not
be changed. But power certainly
ought to be accompanied by RESPONSE
bility.
Somehow, though, 1t doesn't seem
quite fair that Uncle Sam snouio
force the victim OF blundertng agent
to 20 to the trouble and expense OF
lawsuit for redress. Either he
should choose his agents with greater
care or be willing to settle when they
make q mess.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

n. j.. thursdy-a very small thing
will sumtimes mock the stufnng out
OF PERFECTLY good honeymoon
like a yung cuppel know that lives
over in jersey. where the people use
their snowshovels all the year round
In the winter they shovel snow with
them, and In the summertime they use
them for killing muskeeters
well. this yung clam and his tootsy.
wootsy was getting along pretty nice
till the uther day she made pie
she had tried II 2 or times before.
with different kinds Of luck
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
NOW

Today clocks al over the Uni.
ted States are ticking OF the &C.
onds almost In perfect unison.
Some 30 nations have followed the
lead taken by the United States
by computing standard time b.
meridians one hour apart. In this.
country Q score Of time balls are
dropped precisely 1t noon IN the
principal Atlantic, Pacific, gulf
and lake ports by electric signal
from the United States naval OBJ
servatory ut Washington, whore
three standard clocks are regular
ly Get by star sights and meridian
transit instruments. The dlAAr.
ence In onicial clocks over 1000
miles apart u seldom more than
two-tenths Of . second. Astrono-
mers the world over ere striving
to be still more precise - to timo
signals and hope soon to ~ able
to fash instantaneous : signals
around the world By wireless.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

troit This may b becauae they
haven't oAeeed to bring him In .
taxi.
Il may b - you say. Phyllis. thai
the new u. u r. belt II To Be another
hold-up.
Now the theft OF mahogany
dresser from an upstairs nat - 10
ported to the police Spike down the
Springheld, Mass, has . scarlet
fever Epidemic following 0o-tU Church
Sunday. You're welcome.
MEMORY TEST.
Ca yea roDoab0e when . Ma
And for se0s sweet 91rsb favor -
TAey'A ct you woFk1ng sseun4 ~
In ysar worst esothes and 9z1nny naeaS
Just WAoa the aDOae 81 yoor ey~
Wa sa~sss
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
@1myyvwM'b6a

when hubby got homo from work
In the evening. she busted into tears,
and she moaned out
or. harold, made pie this morning
and set Il on the window sin to cool,
and tramp came along and stole Il
harold had sampled her pie on Z or
3 occasions. and he says TO her
never mind, dear. what's one tramp
more or less In . busy world
he thought he was being funny, but
II looks like II win take him the rest
Of his life to make her see the COAX
~ johnny
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
The Initiative Chinese

"A Chinese onlcer told me an inter.
esting Stogy Of the Arxt visit OF the
representative Of vickers Sons 4
Maxim to Shanghai. After fetching
his sample Maxim gun to the arsenal
at Shanghai and demonstrating It
thoroughly to the Chinese, he was
taken In to 64-course Chinese feast
that lasted until the small hours OF
the morning. Meanwhile Q large par.
u Of the best Chinese mechanics In
the arsenal. infinitely subdividing the
labor. quietly took the gun entirely
to pieces and either duplicated or
took templates OF every part. The
following day the sample, re-assem.
bled was handed back to him with
thanks and the remark that China
was not In the market for Maxims
just then. The Chinese imitation
failed. however. to work properly
worlds Work.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
False Alarm.

6IUO AtoVUs
"You ought to have seen Mr.. Mar
shall when he called upon Dolly the
other night" remarked Johnny to his
sisters young man, who was taking
lea with the family. II tell you he
looked fine sitting there alongside OF
her with his arm"
Johnny" gasped his sister, her
face the color Of a boiled lobster.
Well, so he did," persisted Johnny.
"He had his arm"
John" screamed his mother fran
tically.
why" whined the boy. Il was"
joint" said his father sternly.
leave the room"
And Johnny left. crying as he
went, Il was only going to say that
he had his army clothes on.n-Top-
Notch.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

as-you-enter, testified that the car WAS
not crowded. We demand charactsr
witnesses,
New military yule: Home ualoa"
Meaning. Break ranks!"
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
SQBODY CALLED ON THE ALDERMEN
m BEHALF OF THE ORDINANCE!

q. - ssun recently passed an regulating pool
SfA AAss kinds in this city, al ciha have
= ~ Dsal which paszonised BY toss Who love the
~ ~ sisncs aaorda and thsrs il tho
- xoea vaisA boys who mako Of II loang
49, wA they can indulge profanity and tobacco with
&s Sas 4 pol vicious in it, aatars for in II the
= sannt With I'D companions and vicious influences and,
HanW and vaywardnsss.
poe Asaa agreed that the pool which caters to
ssshalng delinquency and several o. IT. hind
Ysnty
- ~ ordnance passsd BY oound pool
Suo pnzi11ed = them.
- yassd IL elasing midnight lsaving din
& " 1l1 1risds u pEssmss Il women
& ct busy and result Of their activities
& 1G 49, regulations boasht up
- - dsfsatsd but the wonder il that It
o e,ping ~ goi1s and alderman bsing pulled
1D ~ szss and hbersd with, fond parents Of Detroit
vssaG = Cur bet citizens ware na's compilations BY
- 800 tine siacs the counGl chamber has
~ o. aldnsa WHO pat and voted the side Of
u ts - laaviag 4 lazssdssd boaqass.
Nm - = daaht NJ y The time q voting and the sup
= ~ camdl sqqEshnsive, because, - AID
i ~ mu ABOUND 10 sn THE AIDEaEz N BE
X Nn on1mArcxs
D ~ ysung nsnbeya fact-in calls in county jail
49, vaag - Asar tAsr atss grimes thy have con-
- i Asad-sp waih cost The life Of brother.
~ my = sjoy sids which mdsd n The killing Of u
y ~ ps,naa v,s dons By the brother Of Of these
No eak 70 ysazs q ~ and whom stofskssper shrt
Gsosr q Urine upen which this young had started
- q 1H1U YOUNG MEN % recently told II occurs
R aun1 - psest soadbutng the dsinqasncy Of boys
~ SssAsn = prstE undesirable thing 70 have
vsn eur nahes and fathers while cheap pool room
~ ~ $500 III hsag tolerated they cusht not to b
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
Sympathetic.

"You don't make very good music
with that instrument" said by.
stander to the man with the bass
drum. as the band ceased to play.
mo-" admitted the FOUNDER Of the
drum, Il know I don't; but / drown
heap Of bad music"
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
From Another Point of NielU

police Who thought Detroit New York
Give him La
The Hotel Mropo robbsr Dayton refuses to
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
Anti OnSerUlh01iSts'
Surrender Looks Suspicious

no further. Yet the hill contains a.
otner clause under which III tai =
hScessary 70 take the rodiun - -
any claim out frum undo thu NOW.
sions OF the bill. Into ~ sphceo &C
the srabbers. 10 for the locator of
toet claim not 70 know when he 10.
cates " that Il u valuable Tor fDAium.
Another senate enactment romlros
the secretary OF the interior q nay
for radium ore. not Q just prico. but
the market price, which g n q.
cesslve monopoly price today. The
senate amendments to the roAluu
bill are simply infamous. They ~
Il weasel bill. which wifAdrawd
from the people the benofts e pre-
tends to give. and Il does 20 = I'D
interest and at the behsst oe mn Who
are preventing the relief OF huuanl
misery in order to make moasy ont
OF It,"
Will we witness the same kind Of
amendments" to the proposed ninA
eral leasing bills which Mr.. walsh
and his co-workers In senate ana
house will have to handle In commit
tees and on the floor?
Tho Fletcher-Moss land mort9age
bankers bill. which has masquerade
Under the name Of rural credits logis.
lation. has gone into the Yuttore aud
turned turtle. David J. INbin, Amer.
lean delegate 70 the Intornational IN.
stitute of Agriculture Ia Rome, Italy.
the man who originated the Europoan
jrnkct Of the Fletcher Southern Com.
nercial Congress crowd. and who has
worked with Fletcher and Moss, has
now denounced the bill In unouallflod
Language. Here n . sample OF long
letter TO Fletcher: II am disappointed
In your BILL" he writes, ~ 6md your
bill to be In substance q plan for
mortgage banks by bankers instead
OF being for cooperative Uortgago
associations operated by farmers Tor
farmers" II this legislation comes
TO life again II will be under the name
OF the Buckley Hollis bill. Watch Il.
Certain kinds OF statistics collect.
ed by the United States census once
have . way Of not getting reinted.
For instance. the figures relative to
children In occupation under the agS
OF ten years have been collected. but
never given to the public. Econ.
|omy" II one of the pet excuses. Now,
Dave Lewis. chairman OF the house
COMMITTEE on labor, which ~ consid-
ering Mitchell Palmsrs child labor
bill. has called on the census bureau
In furnish the imprinted statistics to
his committee. and they may So the
light Of day after oil.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
Correction.

The meeting held with the COVER
nor In Lansing, wednesday. had no
political Significance. Nobody was
present except the governors ap.
pointees.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
Only = akInnar

Many q young husband thinks his
wife IL the first mate until she turns
out to be o skipper.
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

"placs Il IN q eeenueepia and
hold % he light
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26
The Orchestra Man.

inc Oreh00SF0 MAN
He takes his seat down In tho ne,
All evening long he'll cit and IL
And turn out harmony.
The music that he plays II grand.
'Twould take q lot to beat the band.
They're % chucked full Of glee.
by Jim Nance.
p. S.-"Sit down, cit down. ~
down. I can't sec the stage"
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

A citizen hailed to court for break.
ing into the door Of d. q. H. pay
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

%
A boy in Chester. Pa, n reported
to have dax1ngly killed . mad dog
that was biting chicken. The young
lady II Undoubtedly very gra&Soul
Alex. Beanlisu. OF wiliimanttc. says
that marriage 4 an appendicitis pee
However. science has progressed to
the point where an operation - sim
pie, with no danger attached. and.
besides. after the operation V II oil
over with.
Germany, We ind In the statistical
notes. has 4,616,297 horses. This
would seem 70 stick Germany.
The state Of New York has Just
completed . comprehensive report ol
IT. wood-using Industries. The -
port takes note. We presume. Of .
Excellent results have been obtained
tinguishlng nres with . mixture OF
solutions OF cau0tic soda and alum
which forms an air-sxcluding foam
Popular Science.
In case Of nre either the oanstis
soda or the alum or both may b
procured At any drug store.
The fortune Of Adolph Busch, st
Louis brewer. inventories ct $4,000.
900. This II one Of the instancea
whore the consumer doesn't have the
The Detroit times., 1914-03-26

Louis brewer. inventories 1t 100000
whore the consumer doesn't have the
same.