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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
new OFFICERS
Elected by Board Of Trade, Which
Takes on New Life


The meeting of the Board OF
Trade on Friday night was fairly
well attended and considerable
business was attended to.
Amongst other matters a com,
mittee was appointed to look into
the requirements of this locality
in the matter of special drainage
legislation. Owing to the impor,
tance of the matter, it was urged
that prompt action be had.
The board gave attention to
other matters in routine order. As
is was the regular annual meeting
at which time the election of off
GERS comes up, the following were
chosen:
President, A. F. Dewey.
First vice-president, j. F.. Cor
bett; second vice-president, Rev,
T. H. Sistrunk.
Secretary and treasurer, G. A,
Waltmire.
Board of Governors: Fl. P.
Porter, r. C. Blount, p. 0. Gautier,
w. D. Payne and A. G. Jordan,
Mr.. Dewey was not present
when elected president, but a COM
mittee was sent for him. When he
came in, Rev. Sistrunk with a few
fitting remarks notified him of
his election. Mr.. Dewey thank
ed the Board and pledged his best
efforts to reviving it and making
it power for the good of Punta
Gorda. He asked for the CO.
operation of all members, saying
that he was sure with united eff
fort much good work could be ac-
accomplished.
Mr.. Waltmire, who has served
faithfully as secretary and treas
urer during the past year, gave
assurance that he would continue
to gave his services without COM
pensation, being willing to do
what he could to aid in the advan-
cement Of Punta Gorda and hop
ny to see all members of the board
again united in the one common
effort.
The matter of admitting boys to
honorary membership free from
dues was taken under considera-
ton. 1t is thought that valuable
aid may be enlisted in young men
under twenty-One years of age in
this way. Final action will be
taken on this at the next meeting.
1t is gratifying that the board
now seems in a fair way to resume
its activities, and with the new of
ficers, who are in every way eff
cient and energetic, enthusiastic
about the future, there is pros
poets that a good record will be
made.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
MARKETING WORLDS
GREATEST PROBLEM
WE ARE LONG ON PRODUC-
TON, SHORT ON DISTRI- "
BUTTON.
BY Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

The economic distribution of
arm products is today the worlds
greatest problem and the war,
while it has brought its hard ships,
has clearly emphasized the i'm
portance of distribution as a fact
or in American agriculture. and
promises to give the farmers the
cooperation of the government
and the business men the solution
of their marketing problem.
This result will, in a measure,
compensate us for our war losses,
for the business interests and
government have been in the
main assisting almost exclusively
on the production side of agricul-
ture. While the department of
agriculture has been dumping
tons of literature on the farmer
telling him how to produce, the
farmer has been dumping tons of
products in the nations garbage
can for want of a market.
The World Will Never Starve.
At no time since Adam and
Eve were driven from the Garden
Of Eden have the inhabitants of
this world suffered from lack of
production, but some people have
gone hungry from the day of Gre
alton to this good hour for the
lack of proper distribution. Slight
variations in production have
forced a change in diet and one
locality has felt the pinch of want
while another surfeited, but the
world as a whole has ever been
a land of plenty.
We now have less than one
tenth Of the tillable land of the
earth's surface under cultivation,
and we not only have this sur
plus area to draw on but it is safe
to estimate that in case of dire ne
cessity one-half the earth's popu-
lation could knock their living out
of the trees of the forests, gather
it from wild vines and draw it
from streams. No one should be-
come alarmed; the world will
never starve.
The consumer has always feared
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
Odd Bits Of News

Bellevue, Ohio.-Chas. w. Zieg-
Ter, veteran railroad conductor,
was never late He made his last
run recently. His train was on
time, but Ziegler was dead.
Allentown, Pa.-Cupid is the
star boarder in the boarding
house run here by Mrs. Celia AL
spach. Ten couples, all boarders
in the house, have wed within the
past three months.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Earl Fratz was being searched by
detectives for two stolen diamond
rings. He had successfully pass
ed the inspection when he started
to walk away. He showed the
slight limp and when the detectiv-
es took off his shoes they found the
diamond rings on two of his toes
Ottawa, Kansas.-Mrs. Mollie
Stewart, life prisoner here, makes
enough money by doing fancy
work, to support and educate her
two children.
Palmerston, Ontario.-A penny
in-the-slot gun machine standing
innocently outside of a business
house in this city, has aroused the
ire Of the Lords Day Alliance,
the secretary, stating that "its re-
moval will be approved by the
best citizenship. 1.-THE machine has
been removed, not only for Sun
day, but for all time.
Pasadena, California Mrs.
GeorgeBowman, aged Sc, has elev-
en- children and two grandchil-
dren. She was married when
fourteen and became a grand
mother at 80.
Tacoma, Washington Miss
Media Jaeger is now police judge
at this place.
Trenton, New Jersey Mrs.
Harriet Fisher Andrews is the on
ly woman iron manufacturer Of
America of international fame.
Chicago, Illinois.-Chicago re-
ceived its supply of Christmas
trees last year on a boat captain
ed by a woman, Mrs. Barbara
Schuneman. Her two daughters
acted as her crew.
Ottawa, Illinois.-Dwight Cook
and G. p. Gepherd are making ex-
periments in irrigation i'll this Vi
vinity. The experiment is being
watched with a great deal Of inter
est.
Coswell, North Carolina.-Mrs.
West Graves has just presented
her husband with the eighth con-
set of twins. There are
eight children living, one Of each
set Of twins having died.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Floyd
Trayer, 10, threw his aunt's teeth
in the river for a joke. He has
just been sentenced to from one to
five years in prison for the" joke"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
Genius and Insanity.

DR.. II. ArmStr0ng-JOnes, chief med
ical officer ut Clay asylum. Wood
ford, England, in lecture on the re-
lation of genius to insanity. recently
stated that he knew man who could
recite the Decline and Fall Of the
Roman Empire" from cover to cover,
yet his mind continued to be of the
nursery type, and he did not under.
stand what he dramatically recited.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

If you send your cluothes to the
Barlow Steam Laundry, you not
only get first-class work, but miss
ing buttons are replaced and min
or repairs made without cost to
you. Specify Barlow Laundry
when you send your next lot Of
clothes out. If. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

Lame back may come from over work,
cold settles in the muscles of the back,
or from disease. In the two former cas-
rs the right remedy is BALLARD'S
Snow LINIMENT. II should be rubbed
hi thoroughly over the affected part the
relief will be prompt and satisfactory.
Price 25c, soc and $l0O per bottle. Sold by
The Seminole Pharmacy
u aid @AGN O. tIseAeAt'
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

News print paper has been
made by the forest service labora-
tory from "A different woods, and
number compare favOrably
with standard spruce pulp paper.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

town electrician is hereby in
structed to cut the current off on
the 18th day of the same month.
On motion the council adjourn
ed till Tuesday, 7 p. m, January
10Th, 1915.-P. o. GAUTIER,
Clerk.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

Usage orange wood is a source
of dye and can be used to supple
ment the imported frustic wood as
a permanent yellow for textiles.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

that the producer would not sup
ply him and his fright has found
expression on the statute books
of our states and nations, and the
farmer has been urged to produce
recklessly and without reference
to a market, and regardless of the
demands of the consumer.
Back to the Soil.
The city people have been urg-
ing each other to move back to
the farm, but very few of them
have moved. We welcome our
city cousins back to the soil and
this earth's surface contains TO-
092, 10000 idle acres of tilla5le
land where they can make a liv-
ing by tickling the earth with a
forked stick, but we do not need
them so far as increasing produc-
ton is concerned. The city man
has very erroneous ideas of agri-
cultural conditions. The common
ly accepted theory that we are
short on production is all wrong.
Our annual increase in produc-
ton far exceeds that of our in
crease in population.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

Cut flowers for sale.-Mrs. A.
P. Jordan. (adv) If.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

WANTED-Your orders for job print
ing. Commercial stationery our speci-
atty. Work neatly and tastfully exc
cuted.-THE HERALD.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
The World as a Farm.

Taking the world as one big
farm, we find two billion acres of
land in cultivation. Ofthis amount
there is approximately 750,000,000
acres on the western and 1885,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
MISCELLANE OUS

CUT FLOWERS-Cu flowers at reas-
enable prces-Mrs A. p. Jordan, Cross
street, near Episcopal Church.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

MANGO TREES-for sale. 15c each,
$3.50 doz, Address Mango, Care Herald,
Punta Gorda Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
FOR RENT
WANTED

FOR RENT-Elegant upstairs office
rooms. Apply at THE HERALD office If
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21

FOR SALE-Waterfront for Hotel,
clubhouse. store; sawmill and ship-yard
sites. deep water; sand for citrus fruits,
some $50 acres; pineapple, farm. garden,
truck and timber land bearing groves,
good houses; location opposite Cleveland
Call, investigate or write.-N. G. LAR
SEN, Cleveland Florida. tjan1-16
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-01-21
CLASSIFIED
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Horse and Wagon, suit
able for farm or dray.-C. D. Richmond.
Punta Gorda, Florida. st"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
HESPERIAN CASE
WILL Be SHELVED
Germany's Disclaimer Of Hav-
ing Sunk the Liner Ac-
cepted as Sincere.

WAsHISGroN, Sept. l6.-The German
note dlsclaiming responsibility for the
sinking Of the Canadian liner Hesper!an
was received at the State Department
to-day. II wac announced that the 70,
was identical with reports OF its text
published In press dispatches from Ber-
lin.
As the state Department does not con-
slider that the evidence before IT in the
Hespertan case warrants the conclusion
that the liner Was sunk by a torpedo. 1t
is not the intention at present to maze
any further representations TO Germany
on the subject.
so far as the state Department Is in
formed II now has all OF the evidence
that II can hope to receive bearing on
the question OF whether IL was a mine
or a torpedo which caused IN" destruc-
ton OF the vessel. Consequently II "
understood that the case will be shelved
as being one in which II IS Impossible
for this Government 20 reach any def
mite conclusion ~warranting further ac-
ton.
Officials OF the Administration are
satisfied OF Germany's sincerity In dis
claiming responsibility on the basis of
reports thus far received from the sub
marine commanders. II Is pointed out
that hitherto the German Government
has accepted responsibility for the de-
~struction Of vessels the cause OF which
would have otherwise been left In doubt
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
SENATOR LEWIS PROTESTS.
Fears Panic From Loan and sends
Word 10 ~rcretar McAdoo.

Cu1CAGo. Sept. l6.-Fear that the loan
which England and France are asking
from the United states may result in a
financial panic in this country Is ex-
pressed in "A letter made public to-day by
Senator j. Hamilton Lewis OF Illinois,
The letter is addressed TO Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo and the Federal
Reserve Board. The Senator explains
that hts purpose In writing the letter is
To enable the public to take counsel with
the bankers looking TO the proper guar
dianship OF the peoples money
The Senator says this amount or
money II lent TO these countries Will alb
sorb one-half OF the available cash ~ the
United States. In case OF an emergency,
he SAYS, the United states will have no
other source TO recoup this great deficit.
'1h, erect OF this foreign Loan says
the letter. would he to take 1900, 0o0,-
600 from our people Of their money and
lend u 10 nations who are spending
$4,000, 900 a day. In sixty days all Of
that money will be spent by the foreign
nations and We will have In its place Sc
curities OF tNo or three countries issued
upon n credit already taxed beyond its
resources and w will have no way left
by law to collect the collateral.
This condition woul bring on a crisis
in this country such as occurred IN 1873
and In 1898, when panics were brought
on America by sending our money out Of
the country 10 bolster tho falling for
tunes OF Europe
"Rememher. We never recovered that
money. We got securities in concerns
that went into receivers hands and
bankruptcy as collateral for payment for
those lost millions.
Now, II It be said that our people do
not need the money At home and that II
should be lent abroad. then ! suggest
that We lend II to South America. There
we would rave a chance TO build up
trade and We would get a collateral and
security resting or empires Of valuable
land.
by this system ! suggest II will be
seen that no charge Of discrimination
against any European country now AZ
war would be made. Through what we
send to south America, Brazil, the COM
merCial ally OF Germany Chile, the COM
mercisl ally of England. and Argentina,
the commercial ally OF France n Italy.
would all proportionately gain some
thing. America would lose nothing,
while our commercial interest and ma
tional defence would not be jeopardized,"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
EXCHANGE GOES UP
ON LOAN PROSPECTS
Sterling Advances to Highest
Since Beginning of Great
Decline.

Sterling exchange rates advanced at
the close OF the market yesterday TO
i7Oi. for demand and Al for cables,
the highest prices at which exchange
on London has sold since the great de-
cline which carried sterling down to
$50. the lowest point ar which II has
ever sold. This was a gain Of 3l4 cents
In the pound for demand and 2% cents
In the pound for cables. On Wednesday
demand sterling advanced l cent In the
pound The closing rates o., mat day
we've i6s* for demand and 4G7. for
cables.
The remainder of the exchange mar
KEY rallied sharply in sympathy with
sterling. with the result that exchange
on practically all of the leading financial
centres OF Europe was carried well
above the low figures Of a few weeks
ago. The gain was particularly notice.
able In the exchange rates on The Allies.
francs, lire and rubles all advancing
sharply.
Foreign exchange experts said that
llf F4ulfl strength III Sterling WAS due
20 a belief that the negotiations for the
great Anglo-French credit wera well on
their way 10 conclusion and that better
days were IN sight for thu pound sc
ling. For the last few days there has
been a very strong tendency on the
part of well informed persons who Were
long Of exchange TO refuse to sell at
the current prices,
Reports were current in exchange cir
cles last night that the loan would not
he as large as had been first announced,
but that the chances for it's success
were increased as the amount Of the
credit decreased. At the present hg-
ures. demand sterling is ga. cents in
the pound above the lowest price OF
the year and shows a loss Of but l6&
cents In the pound. where a few weeks
ago il showed "a loss OF 36Ns cents IN
the pound. The gain is thus about 20
cents In the pound.
Francs were considerably higher.
closing at 5.S6 for checks and S.s5 for
cables. Us compared with 5.95 for checks
and 5@4 for cables on "Wednesday.
Italian lire jumped from 6.35 10 SOS.
while rubleS advanced from 3iA To- AZ.
Marks, which were quoted at SEA-.
for sight drafts and S2is for cables on
Wednesday, closed last night NJ sea,
and S27s respectively. Austrian kronen
closed higher az 1880, against 1913 on
the day previous.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
NEW R X COMMITTEE.
Campaign Body Organised with
Bronson winthrop Chairman.

A Perkins campaign committee with
thirty-hve Republican. Progressive or
Democratic members. was organized
yesterday with Bronson Winthrop as
chairman. Langdon r.. Marvin, secretary
Of the Harvard Club, secretary, and VI.
w Clephane OF rs Broadway. treasurer.
Lucien =. breckenridge. Mr.. Perkins s
campaign manager, is chairman OF the
executive committee OF the larger Per.
kins committee OF 100 members.
Those on the campaign committee
are;
Charles L, Bernheimer, George Blagden
Cornelius \, Bliss, Jr,, William Rendy
Howard s. Borden, b. W. d. Brown,
charles g, Birmingham. William IL. Chees'
brough, Alfred A Cook, Joseph d, cotton
Alfred c, Coke, Jr, Charles A. Dana, Joseph
q Deane, Nathaniel A. ElsberE, Joseph H'
Emery, sumner Gerard, Arthur r. Colt
hold, Henry O., Gray, John Henry Ham.
mond, George = Hornblower, William III
Hotchkiss, Charles p. Rowland, David ii,
Hyman. John II, Iselin. = Walter Kauf.
mann, Albert b Kerr. Walter Lindner' &
8 Mcclure. Philip J. Mccook. William A
Marble, Alfred ?. Marling, Langdon p.
Dallas II, Pratt and Joseph " Price.
state Senator william VI. Bennett, Pro-
gresslve. promised Mr.. Perkins his sun
port yesterday.
Mr.. Perkins will resume his stumping
tour on Monday night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
GERMAN Z OF
May he Contemplated With Equa-
nimity, says Commercial Organ.
iaI cable Despatch to Tue SIS.

Special Gable Despatch TO TBE SUN.
AMSTERDAM. via London. Sept. 10
The Berlin newspapers are giving much
space T., Bngland's hopeless financial
position
The FrankJurter Zcitun1. the leading
commercial organ views with undis-
gulsed displedsur what II acknowledges
as likely t. he the success OF the Anglo
French loan in the United States, hut
SAYS the ,uan may he contemplated by
German w,th equanimity.
1.-The proceeds OF the fiotation OF this
loan" tho jour nal says, will be OF
strong ASSISTANCE 10 England, although
costly and h~unuliating. But for the mo-
ment they will bring a very important
relief from painful emblrra ssment Thus
far we Germans have had TO wage war
against the capacity not only OF English.
but Of american industry as well. and
have won II, We shall also be able to
triumph over this newest financial help
from neutrdls who give our enemies
everything, We only have to will It and
victory will be ours,
with far more anxiety than they
feel concerning the Engiish-French
financial negotiations In the United
States our foes are perhaps looking
toward the result OF our German TO-
600, 600. 900 mark $500, 600, OO0) wa
loan, Everything now depends on that.
W" must prove TO our antagonists VINO
hone f.: our exhaustion that they will
ds""iya themselves and that we Will be
able Z. produce the las, billion. Thai
will he Dur best answer 90 the Eng i'm
borrowing attempts In New York"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
BERLIN GETS DATA.
Arabic's Case Reaches Gerard for
Presentation,

BERLIN, via Amsterdam. Sept. IA
communication from the State Depart
ment at Washington bearing on the sink.
ing OF the Arabic and on submarine war
fare in general reached Ambassador
Gerard to-day. Its contents are with
held, but Il r. believed nat the commu-
n~ication sets forth In detail the Arabic
case, enumerating in particular all the
evidence in the possession OF the State
Department, based upon the affidaTts
and testimony OF passengers and crew
Of the liner.
II Is conjectured that along with this
communication there came another for
the German Foreign office from Am
bassador Won Bernstorff reporting on the
situation in the United States and prob
ably containing suggestions. Wireless
communication being somewhat uncer-
tain at present. II is believed that the
German Ambassador has avalled himself
OF the state Departments offer to use 'ts
channels OF communication for the for
wsrdlng OF his W urgent messages,
The herman press is considerably at
sea with regard to the German-Amerl-
can negotiations. This confusion Is a
consequence OF conflicting newspaper
dispatches from Washington and New
York. some asserting all is Well and
others displaying pessimism, Just what
the true effect Of Germany's latest note
was nobody seems to know here,
The Tae0liche Rundschdu prints an
article by Admiral Kirchoff pralslng the
note and emphasizing the per!ls OF sub
marines at the hands Of British mer-
chantmen. He calls the British 'treach-
erou and cowardly," and continues:
"The conclusion OF the brief communl-
cation TO the German Ambassador in the
United States Is Of especial clarity and
beautiful definiteness in pointing out
that We recognize no obligation for dam
ages even In cnse the submarine com
mander really Mas la error"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-17
BRITISH NAVAL CHIEF
PRAISES MEMS SPIRIT
Admiral Sir David Beatty Says
Mighty Fleet is "Barg-
ing in North Sea"

LONDON. Sept. l6-Admiral Sir David
Beatty, speaking to-day At the opening
Of the Nava Institute. said
More than a year q we started
this war in the navy with "A whoop Of
JOY. We were at last to put to proof
a weapon upon which W. had spent
many weary years in perfecting. a
weapon upon which many distinguished
men had given their lives in making
efficient, and we congratulated ourselves
upon the opportunity which was thrown
into our hands to prove TO the world
that the British navy was an absolutely
incalculahle factor.
we started fun Of promise OF what
we were about TO do, hut the promise
has fallen away. We thought We We're
going out to follow In the footsteps Of
the heroes Of 100 years ago. but what
has been the result? We have bareed
about the North Sea, massing mines and
dodging submarines, and u patrol YES
sells have kept our harburs intact.
In the meantime you have been able
to read In the newspapers Of the glorious
deeds done by our fellows all over the
world. | think every naval officer viii
agree with me that in such C!rcum-
stances the cheerfulness OF the men has
been utterly wonderful"