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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.


purchase of fire boat for Tampa.
A land sale, involving about $40.
600, was recently consummmated a
Orlando.
The Jacksonville News, q daily
started recently in that city, has
ceased publication.
Two hundred and sixty-five homes
in Jacksonville are now using cleo
tricity for cooking purposes.
1t is announced that the Atlantic
Coast Line will rebuild at once Its ex-
port terminals docks and warehouses
recently burned at Jacksonville.
Preparations are being made for
planting many more citrus fruit
groves in the Brooksville section,
mostly grapefruit.
Jacksonville officials have begun a
war on buildings without fire escapes.
The Y. w. C. A. of Jacksonville has
started campaign to raise $4,000.
They are meeting with success.
The st. Augustine chamber of COM
merce has called meeting to be held
on February the 4th In order to se-
cure the concerted support of all the
cities interested In the future of the
Coast Line canal.
The jury In the Hurst murder case
returned a verdict of manslaughter at
Ocala. The first trial, held three
weeks ago, resulted In a mistrial. The
defendant John Hurst, killed Louis
E. Boiler last July. In both trials the
defendant claimed he killed Boiler In
self-defense.
Additional entries. are being receiv-
ed by Manager C. r. Hopkins, Jr.. al
most daily for the southern champion
ship speed boat races to be held at
st. Augustine during the first week OF
April.
Three thousand and seventy-six reg
have been made for the gen.
eral primary which will take place In
Jacksonville In June. Only one Of the
thirty-fiye districts in the county, No.
2S, known as Arlington, has failed as
yet to report.
A permit was issued In the office
cf the building comm issioner at Jack
sonville for $4,000 building to be
erected by the Home Telephone COM
pany, now preparing for operations in
that city. The building win be two
stories high and will be built Of con-
crete and bricF.
President Foor has called a meet
ing of the chairmen Of the committees
appointed to date to serve the Con-
federate Reunion association at jack
in the work of handling the
reunion and to make all arrangements
in advaroe of its coming. They will
name their own committee men.
Orlando will soon have at its COM
mand 100000 to be used for street
paving purposes. Proceedings are
now in progress for the validation OF
he bond issue that Is to make avail
able this large sum, that In all prob
ability will be spent in the larger part
or brick in surfacing the various
streets of the city.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
COTTON MILL MERGERS
Will Not Be Probed by South Carolina
Legislature.

After brief debate the house killed
a resolution requiring the attorney
general to institute suit to determine
whether the merger of cotton mills
and other corporations is in violation
of the federal and state laws
The resolution followed the lines
suggested by Governor Blease in his
last annual message. which renewed
his recommendation for an investiga-
ton of cotton mill mergers.
The Parker Mill company. $HJ,-
oOO. 900 merger of cotton manufac-
turing plants, recently took the final
steps in its organization.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
DYNAMITERs' WORK.
Building at West Tampa Blown Up
Arrest Made.


For the second time within month
a building was blown up by dynamite
at Tampa, Fla. when the grocery store
of P. Avalica was sent skyward In
West Tampa. Ciullo Carlo and Biglio
Guiseppi were arrested by Marshal
Logan in connection herewith.
The store was blown to atoms and
many surrounding buildings badly
damaged.
A cottage opposite was almost de-
molished and windows were broken
half mile away.
Both this explosion and one at Ybor
City recently are believed to have
been brought about through the strike
among the grocerymen's drivers and
clerks.
The damage will be about $4,000.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
A. Il. Man Kills Self.

Sherrod Warren, an employe Of the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad at High
Springs, Fla. committed suicide at
the passenger depot by sending pis-
tol ball through his head. No cause Is
given for the act.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
NEGROES DROPPED.
Colored Inspectors at Pensacola Lose
JOhs

Jobs.
Two negro customs inspectors, who
have held office in the local force at
Pensacola for years. have been re-
quested to resign some time since,
but had refused. They were let out by
the abolishment OF their Office. This
leaves two inspectors at Pensacola
now, both OF them white men. The
orders for the abolishment of the
Offices came from state headquarters.
These are the last of the colored men
In the customs service at that place.
Their names were Frank Washing
ton and Vincent Stewart.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
MiIIsaps College Loses $4,000 by

One of the three-story main build
ings Of Millsaps college, occupied by
college offices, chapel, literary society
halls and classrooms was destroyed by
fire at Jackson, Miss. The origin of
the fire had not been determined to-
night. The loss is estimated at $780,
600, partially insured.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
Radium ChccIfs Her Cancer.

Miss Margaret Quayle, daughter Of
Bishop Quayle, Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, who Is receiving radium
treatment at Baltimore, is gaining in
strength, according to statement
made by her mother. No information
could be obtained as to Congressman
Bremner's condition.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
Banks Drawing New system.

1t was announced at the treasury de-
partment, Washington, d. c., that thir-
ty-four of Florida's fifty-one national
banks have applied for membership in
the new federal reserve system. The
application Of the Barnett National
bank Of Jacksonville has been re-
ceived.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
She Routs Burglars With Shoes.

Her husbands revolver unloaded.
Mrs. William c. Harrington. of Clin-
ton, N. j., routed burglars who tried
to break INTO her house by raining
shoes on them. She proved a good
shot.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
GENERAL, SOUTHERN, FOR.
EIGN.

A plot to assaSSinate Enver Bey,
Turkish minister Of war, was discov-
cred at Constantinople. Eight army Of
ficers were arrested.
Paul de Rouldede, French patriot,
writer and politician, died at Nice aft
er a short illness at the age of 68
years.
When three men at Chicago were ar
rested for holding up John Skolaski, it
was found that the only loot they OBJ
tanned was pocket Bible.
Miss Margaret Connolly and Miss
Laura Fitzgerald, teachers of Goshen,
N. Y, on their way to catch an early
train, met bear. They scared him
away with pocket flashlights they car
ried.
Frank France spent four hours tun-
neling under the wall of drug store,
Chicago, filled his pockets with confec-
tionery and 5000 from the cash draw
or, and crawled out into the arms of a
policeman who had been watching him.
A cablegram received from Shang-
hal, China, announced the death of
Samuel B. Capen, Of Boston, president
Of the American board of commission
srs for foreign missions and a we'll
known peace advocate.
Twenty-six arbitration treaties with
foreign nations were ordered favorably
reported by the senate committee on
foreign relations. The list includes
treaties with Great Britain and Japan.
1t is learned that Thomas Nelson
Page, present ambassador to Italy,
will be named for the vacant ambas-
sadorship in France. William Nc
Combs will, it is said, be offered the
post Of ambassador to Italy, and will
probably accept.
A blazing meteor Of large size sped
through the sky earthward, striking in
the mountains about is miles east of
Albuquerque, N. M. The meteor hit
with terrific detonation, shaking the
city.
The Stanley Nixon Hunter bill, Ak
ing flat passenger rate of 2 cents a
mile, to become effective July /, 1914,
on all railroads in South Carolina, was
passed to third reading by the house
The bill was sent to third reading
without roll call.
The president made these nomina-
tions for postmasters: Alabama, w.
B. Jones, Camden; Randolph st. John,
Sylacauga. Georgia: Thomas C. Spi.
vey, Eatonton; w. T. Thurmond, Com
merce. Florida: o. X. Paxton, Jr.,
White Springs.
After two days Of conferences with
political leaders, Thomas Taggart, In
1iana's member of the Democratic ma
tional committee, issued a formal
statement that he would not be can
didate for the United States senate,
but would support Senator Shively for
reelection.
Believing that Confederate soldier
should succeed the late Senator Shelby
NJ. Cullom, as resident member of the
Lincoln Memorial commission, Senator
Ollie James, of Kentucky, asked the
president to appoint former United
States Senator j. G. S. Blackburn, OF
Versailles, KY, to the place. The po.
'ition pays $4,000 per annum.
The court Of errors and appeals al
Trenton, N. j., affirmed the conviction
# Daniel A. Dugan, Jr., of Orange, for |
nanslaughter in killing Leo F. McDer.
mott, ID years old, with his motor car {
;wo years ago, and he must now serve {
! sentence Of from five to ten years
n the state prison. Dugan is son OF ]
district Judge Daniel A. Dugan, OF
orange, who was appointed when
Woodrow Wilson was governor Of New
Jersey.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
SHIP STORM TOSSED.
Crew Rescued From Waterlogged
Schooner in Gulf.

The British schooner, Skipton Cas-
tie. Captain Kelly, reached the port
of Jacksonville with Capt. o. r. Far
rell and the crew of the shipwrecked
schooner Joseph W. Hawthorn. which
became waterlogged in the gale that
sv ept the gulf January 2lst. The
Hawthorn was on its way from Sa-
vine to Tuxpan, Mexico. and was
swept by huge sea which completely
waterlogged the little craft. It's load
kept it afioat until the Skipton Castle
hove in sight day later. The seas
were still high and the rescue was
made with lifflculty.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
Hundreds Witness Execution of Black

More than thousand people at
Gainesville, Fla, witnessed the public
execution of Sam Hurd, negro. SEN
fenced to be hanged for the murder of
W. H. Mahafney, an old negro farmer.
on October 4, last year.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
Aaada Aim roo fs,,nel.

$50 she married him to roform him.
And what is the resultY'
Hes so good now that he's shocked
by the gowns she wears" = Boston
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05

Wives, mothers and sweethearts
looked on while 300 men and boys took
the cigarette "cure" before Recorder
McGoyern at Hoboken, N. j.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05

Sudden Death Comes to Frank DibrelI.
Frank Dibrell, aged 55, for nine
years comptroller Of Tennessee, sud-
denly became i'll with collie and died.
He was widely known in the south, and
was at one time state senator.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05
Blair Lee is Seated as Senator.

By q vote of SO to Ia the senate
seated Blair Lee, Democrat, as sena-
tor from Maryland. 1t was the first
contest to be voted upon by the senate
coming up under the new direct elec-
tions amendment. Mr.. Lee Immediate
ly took the oath Of Office. He succeeds
Senator Jackson, Republican.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1914-02-05

1t is the surmounting OF dificulties
that makes heroes.-Louis Kossuth.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-14
HOME DEPARTMENT
DISCUSSES SCHOOL
County Sunday-school Work.
ers Select Richmond for
Next Regular Session.

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Nov. a.
The home department council of the
Wayne County Sunday School associ-
alton met Thursday in the Presbyte-
rian church. Mrs. w. A. Pruitt, county
superint endent, of this city, presided.
The reading of the lesson and the re-
marks by the superintendent were fol-
lowed by a song service. Representa-
tives from various townships were
called upon, and a discussion Of the
needs and plans for the work formu-
lated.
Ralph Whiteley gave an interesting
talk on The Home Altars.' which elic-
tied general discussion.
Mrs. Keplinger gave a scriptural
reading, and the superintendent read
an interesting selection followed by a
talk by the Rev. w. NJ. Hollopeter, the
appreciation for which was shown by
rising vote Rev. Parvin Bond of
Dublin, gave an account OF the Sun
day schools in that place.
A letter was read from Rev. Zerbe
of Williamsburg, whcih was most help
full, as was also the letter from the
state superintendent, wherein he urged
Wayne county to put forth greater
effort toward securing home de-
partment in every Sunday school. The
next meeting will be held in Rich
mond, the late to be announced later,
and to which the council will extend
an invitation to c. d. Meggs of Indian
apolis, state superintendent of the
home department.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-14
N|NETY-THREE MEN
APPLY FOR LABOR
JObless List Names With Pal
ladium Which Finds Work
for Fifteen.

In two days time, after the Pal
ladium had published the announce
ment that 1t would keep a register of
all men who desired employment for
the benefit of employers in need of
men, there were ninety-three men who
presented applications for work, repre-
senting twenty-five crafts and trades.
These applications are still coming
in and they bear mute evidence as
to the necessity of a cooperative ef-
fort to provide work for the unemplOy-
ed during the winter.
So far, the Palladium, which does
not charge for it's employment service.
has been instrumental in securing po-
sitions for fifteen men.
The crafts and trades represented
by men who have applied for work at
the Palladium office are as follows:
Car repairer l, carpenters 3, paper
hanger l, janitors 3. plasterers 3, ma
chinists II, pattern maker 1, moulders
Z, painters 3, builders and cement
workers 3, cooks and bakers 4, metal
polisher 1, teamsters 2, steam filters 6.
electricians 3, wood finishers 2, printer
1, auto mechanics 2, office clerks 2,
butcher 1, blacksmiths 4, common la
borers 80.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-14
Leeds Suggests Immediate
Erection of Concrete Struc
ture With Dirt Approaches
Below South E Street.
COUNTY LIKES PLAN
Commissioners Believe COun
Gil Will Appropriate Mon
ey to Garry on Work Un-
der Consideration.

A way to provide immediate en-
ployment for one hundred or more
men by pushing through plans for a
south side bridge was presented to
the board of county commissioners to-
day by R. G. Leeds, who suggested
means by which most of the money
paid out for the construction would go
to the laboring people and less to
outside corporations for material
After the conference the commits
sioners left the court house person
ally to inspect the conditions which
Mr.. Leeds pointed out. Mr.. Doddridge
had never inspected the bridge loca-
ton. Mr.. Anderson and Mr. Linder-
man, the other two commissioners,
and County Engineer Mueller were ia
miliar with the places, but accompan-
led Mr.. Doddridge.
To Rush Construction.
Three bridge changes were suggest
ed by Mr.. Leeds. He suggested that
the county take steps Immediately to
have bridge built south of South E
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-14
By FREDERICK WERNER
Staff Correspondent The international
News Service

BERLIN, Via Amsterdam, Nov. IA
German progress in the western the
ater of war is causing great satisfac-
tion to the general staff, it was stated
at the war office today. The officials
refused to discuss the situation in the
eastern arena, but an undercurrent OF
uneasiness was apparent as result
of the operations of the Russians.
Reports from Russian sources that
the Cars troops had crossed the east
ern frontier and had been in posses
sion of Pleschen and Posen for five
days were discredited and declared to
be without foundation. To overcome
the anxiety that has been steadily in
creasing here for five days. the off,
cial newspapers declared that General
Won Hindenburg will soon win q great
victory over the Russians.
Fear Russian Advance.
The Russian offensive. near KallcZ
is the cause of some fear that the
combined Austro-German armies have
not done what was expected OF them.
Major Mohrat, military expert of the
Tagesblatt, declares that the present
conflict in East Prussia will not result
in a Russian invasion from that direc-
tion, but ignores the Posen and Siles-
ian fronts n is4s comments. -ssaess@4@~s
The Tagesblatt's expert declares
that the news from Belgium and
France is most encouraging.
"The capture of French soldiers in
the fighting about Nieuport, he says,
"is evidence that the Belgian army has
been practically annihilated and that
the Belgians have been replaced by
French troops. The number OF prls-
oners taken at Ypres proves that the
enemy's offensive is tagging.
"The enemy thought that we had
weakened our lines about scissors in
order to send reinforcements to the
northwest and attacked us violently.
but the allies found that they had
made a mistake. We have not had to
weaken our lines at any point"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-14

Charles Schwab, the only passen-
ger to be allowed to leave the Olym
pic at Loughwillys, admitted today
that he had obtained this permission
only on the condition that he keep
silent.
Warns Of Mines.
''One report of the affair is that the
Audacious sighted and sank a Swed-
ish steamer laying mines off the north
coast of Ireland The Audacious is
said then to have Marconized the
Olympic of the danger. only a moment
later herself emphasizing it by coming
in contact with one of the mines.
The explosion is said to have
caused her boilers to burst, scalding
147 men, three of them fatally. II is
said the Olympic came up in time to
tow the Audacious into a small har-
bor on the Irish coast where she sank
in "a feet of water 1t is believed that
the government is withholding news
of the disaster in the hope that before
it is given out efforts now being made
to raise the dreadnought will have
been successful"
Powerful Ship.
The AudaciOuS was completed and
launched last year and was one of the
most powerful warships in the British
navy. Her displacement was $4,000
tons; she was $50 feet long and SO
feet in the beam. She carried a crew
of 900 men.
The Audacious was heavily armored
and carried the following ornaments:
Ten 13.5 inch CAS- calibre) guns
ranged in pairs in turrets. all on the
center line: sixteen 4 inch ESQ CALI
bre) guns in easements in the super
structure: twelve forward and four
aft and five 81 inch torpedo tubes. all
submerged.
The ship had a speed of % knots
She was sister of the Ajax. Centu-
rion and King George V. She was
commanded by Captain Cecil F. Dam
pier The other officers in the COM
plement included Commander Launce-
lot n Turton, Lieutenant Commander
Philip w. Douglas, Lieutenants Henry
D. Pridham-Wippelle. Francis W. Cra-
ven. Edward B. Arathoon and Thos. d.
Galbraith.
The Audacious was put in commits
sion at Portsmouth on October 2l,
1918.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-14
CURRENT USERS
REQUEST STATE
TO CUT RATES
Twelve Members of CONNER
cial Club Appeal to Util-
tiles Body for Valuation of
Electric Plants.

A delegation of twelve Commercial
club members, large users Of power
met with the public utilities commits
sion at Indianapolis this afternoon.
The committee left with the inten-
tion Of asking three things: First, a
reduction of the per horsepower min
lmum from IS cents to 25 cents; sec
ond, valuation of the two Richmond
electric power plants for the purpose
Of rate making; third, immediate ac-
ton on the petitions made by Rich
mond citizens and utilities.
The committee did not leave to pre-
sent new schedule, according to c..
W. Jordan, member of the sub com
mittee which has been carrying on
the actual work Of investigation.
Mr.. Jordon carried with him docu-
ment showing the failure of previous
attempts at rate making. Almost ev-
cry power consumer who used cleo
tricity under the old special contract
rates Of the city and who is using
power under the new reduced rates is
represented.
Compare Two Rates.
In the following figures. the cleo
trio bills paid by the firms and indi-
viduals are based on the same number
Of kilOwats connected with the same
power apparatus under the old and
new reduced" rate:
Old rate New rate.
Henry HOlzapfel S 5o 5 $50
Reliance foundry. 525 1880
Anton Stole. .... l.lO 3l.5O
VIM. Backmeyer =. 525 375
High school. ...... so 206i
According to the document which
was prepared for presentation to the
city light plant under the old rates
before the change was made was $28,-
761.36. Having no use for the sur
plus. under the municipal utilities law.
City Attorney Bond prepared rates to
reduce the power rate 25 per cent.
With the reduced rate the earnings of
the plant were S32, ,O3292, or 1921. Sc
more.
Superintend Johnson of the light,
heat and Power company, did not ac-
company the delegation, as he said he
had already asked by petition for
some of the things the committee in
tended asking the commission and as
other elements did not agree with his
beliefs, he could not appear before the
state body in any but ridiculous po-
sitiOn
eavis Makes Trip.
President Bavis of the board of
works accompanied the committee to
Indianapolis He took with him an
inventory and a digest Of the muni-
Continued on Last Page.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-14
MAY EMPLOY AGENT
Trustees Consider Candidacy
of Lewis Heller.

County Superintendent Williams is
corresponding with Lewis Heller, at
tache of the animal husbandry depart
ment of the department of agriculture,
who is a candidate to take the office
of agricultural agent of Wayne coun-
ty, relative to a meeting within the
next two weeks.
At this meeting, the trustees of the
fifteen townships will meet with the
new trustees to consider Mr.. Heller's
candidacy. If he is satisfactory to
the new board, the present board will
sign a contract with him. The con-
tract can not be closed until the meet
ing Of the board of education next
spring.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-11-14
French Believe Progress of
Less Than One Mile at
BixschOOte Worthy of Of
ficial Mention.
FIGHT AT ARGONNE
Verdun Advances of Ger
mans Checked by Heavy
Artillery Fire, While Bat
tie Rests in WOcOre.
eY FRANKLIN p. MERRlck.

PARIS, Nov. 14.-The official
French statement issued here this af-
ternoon shows that the Germans are
continuing their attacks upon the al
lies front from the North sea to the
River Meuse. 1t declares, however,
that the German assaults have been
repulsed and says that the French
have made progress near Bixschoote.
The fact that the statement chronicles
a gain less than a mile at Bixschoote,
shows the desperate nature of the
struggle and how even slight gain
Is regarded as important.
The official comminque follows:
In Belgium--a German attack
against the great head of the bridge
OF Nieuport has been repulsed. Divers
offensive movements blythe enemy in
the region to the east and to the
southeast of Ypres have been arrested.
In the environs of Bixschoote we have
made progress amounting to one kilo-
metre Qess than a mile) toward the
east
Between the canal of La Bassee
and Arras our troops have made some
minor progress. In the region of Las
signy and in that of the Aisne as far
as Berry-Au-Bac. the Germans have
attempted advances without success
"In the Argonne the conflict has
been very sharp. The enemy has vain
ly attempted to recapture Four-De-
Paris and st. Hubert.
Around Verdun numerous partial
offensive movements by the enemy
have been checked by the fire Of our
artillery before he was able to ad-
vance.
"In the Woevre region, and in Lor-
raine, where the bad weather contin-
ues, there is nothing to report