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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-03-18
Minutes of DeSoto County
Press Association

The DeSoto County Press Asso-
citation met at the court house in
the city of Arcadia, at 10, a. M,
March IL, 1915.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, A. P. Jordan,
and the following members were
present: Geo. M. Goolsby, Wau-
chula Advocate; Geo. w. Adams,
Zolfo Truth; A. P. Jordan, Punta
Gorda Herald; Andrew Carter,
Arcadia Enterprise. e. R. Jones
of the DeSoto County News, was
present and was unanimously e.
lected to membership in the Asso-
citation.
Moved by Mr.. Adams that the
rate for tax deed notices be SIS for
single description and 81 for each
additional description, so that the
clerk of the court may know the
cost to be collected in advance.
Motion carried.
The following resolution was
introduced by the president:
We, the members of the DeSoto
County Press Association hereby
agree and promise on our honor:
First, To charge no more and no
less for state, county or indiyidu-
al legal advertising than the rate
fixed by law.
Second, That we will not furn-
ish proof of publication for legal
advertisements until the bill there
for has been paid, save in case of
advertisements of county delin-
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Advertising

The man who does not advertise
simply because his grandfather
did not should wear knee brooches
and wig, says an exchange.
The man who does not advertise
because it costs money should quit
paying salaries for the same reas-
on.
The man who does not advertise
because he doesn t know how to
write advertising should quit eat
ing because he can It cook.
The man who does not advertise
because somebody said it didn t
pay should not believe the world
is round, because the ancients said
it was fiat.
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Apalachicola Times The Liv

Apalachicola Times The Live
Oak Citizen expresses the opinion
that Florida s game laws should be
amended to prohibit the hunting
of deer with dogs. In the opin-
ion of the Citizen the deer are fast
disappearing from Florida, and if
the game of the state is to be con-
served, there must be a law made
that will put a stop to the whole
sale killing. Let the citizens be
taught that it is to their interest
to conserve the game of the state /;
that they have a personal interest
in the matter.
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Married Ladies Social Club

The Married Ladies Social Club
was delightfully."- entertained
Thursday afternoon, March 18th
by Mrs. j. G. L. Smith, at her
home on the Rock Road. Mrs. S.
j, Hewitt resumed the reading of
Jerusalem in the .Stoddard Lee
ture Course. Mrs. Meta Smith
assisted the hostess in serving the
ladies with delicious refreshments.
After a most enjoyable after
noon spent with the hostess the
ladies departed to meet March
25th with Mrs. VanCamp, at her
home in Solana. The responses
to roll call will be Suggestions
or anecdotes on Easter. Mrs.
f. l.. Laubach, Sec.
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Taylor County Herald =
Thomas A. Edison is said to
have remarked that his great ac-
cOmplishments are not due to
genius, but to hard work. What
ever the fact concerning Edison
may be, we all know men of no
great ability except the ability to
stay con the job, " who win big
successes while others who are
much more brilliant mentally
make failures because they will
not stick to their work.
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quent tax list.
The resolution was adopted.
Motion to adjourn until 2 o.
clock, p. m, carried.
The association met at p. m,
the president presiding.
1t was moved by Mr.. Goolsby
that the president be delegated to
formulate resolutions condemning
the tendency of courts and public
officials te muzzle the press. Mo
ton carried, and the following
resolutions were submitted and
adopted:
Whereas, One of our leading
public men has recently denounc-
ed the press and declared in favor
of legislation to restrain its liberty
and limit its value to the country;
and,
Whereas, in view of a recent
decision handed down by one of
our courts in which judgment was
entered against fellow publisher
in the state Of Florida for publish
ing as news, matters of court rec
ords; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the DeSoto Coun-
ty Press Association, that we de-
plore and condemn the spirit man.
ifseted by utterances and the de-
signs to put unwise restrictions on
the press and thus limit the use
fulness in exposing the evils from
which the country is suffering. 1t
has been acknowledged by some
of the wisest and best men of this
and past ages that a free press is
the greatest bulwark of the liber-
ties Of the people, and any attempt
to limit its right and power to ex-
pose corruption in high places,
and all other public evils, is an
insiduous blow at the right of the
people to protect themselves a.
gainst these evils through the
agency of a free and untrammel-
led press.
Resolved, That all court records
are public property, and that
newspapers have right to pub
lish them without any restrictions,
and that it is the duty of newspa-
pcrs to publish such records when
ever such publication will tend to
the promotion of private or public |
morals, and we hereby appeal to
the Legislature to enact legislation
to protect newspapers in exercis-
ing this right and discharging
their duty to the public.
The chair announced the annu-
al election of officers in o"'lcr AID |
the following officers were nDmi-
at2d and elected;
A l.. ..o'tan president; l.. R.
Jones, vice president; Andrew
Carter. secretary and treasurer.
1t was moved that vice-presi-
dent and secretary of the Associ-
alton be authorized to draft bill |
the present newspaper
libel laws, and to use all neces-
sary and proper efforts to have
such amendments enacted into |
law at the coming session of the
The motion carried.
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Daily for Legislative Session

The Tallahassee True Democrat
will be issued as a large eight
page morning daily during session
of 1915 legislature. All legislative
proceedings reported without BIZ
as. Price for entire session $1.00.
Send remittance to TRUE DEMO-
GRAFT, Tallahassee, Fla. 4wks
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There being no further business
before the Association, the meet
ing adjourned subject to the call
of the chair. A. P. JORDAN,
President.
ANDREW CARTER, Secretary.
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Silage Crops

who contemplate building silos
this spring or in early summer
should be planning to plant an
abundance of forage with which
to fill their silo.
Good crops from which to make
silage are the following: Japa-
nese cane; sorghum; corn; a mix
ture of corn and cowpeas; or
sorghum and cowpeas. Beggar-
weed may be substituted for cow
peas.
Japanese cane should be plant
ed in the fall or during the winter.
For the best results it should be
planted not later than March Is.
The rows should be six to eight
feet apart. A liberal number of
seed canes are required to insure
a good stand. About $500 to
5000 canes 3 feet long will be
needed to plant an acre.
Sorghum is one of our best sill
age crops, as it produces a
heavy yield Of forage per acre.
1t also makes silage of
good quality. If sorghum
is placed in the silo
when it is immature, it will not
make silage of good quality. If
it is well matured, that is, if the
seed is in the hard dough stage, or
even if the seed is ripe, it will
make silage Of good quality. The
cultivation of sorghum is the same
as that of corn. A good seed-bed
is prepared by thoroughly blowing
the ground. The rows are three
and half or four feet apart, and
the seed is drilled in the row. One
bushel of seed will plant five or
six acres of land. On well prepared
land an application of 800 to
500 pounds Of fertilizer per acre
will give satisfactory results.
There are several varieties of
sorghum that will do well in
Florida. Among the best of these
are Sumac Gotten called red top,
Orange, Goosneck and Shallu
Egyptian wheat. The Early
Amber is another good variety
which natures a little earlier than
the others, but does not produce
as heavy yields per acre. Any
of the above varieties will produce
two crops during the season.
Corn is also a good silage crop.
On the best grade of land it will
produce about as many tons per
acre of green material as will
On the poorer grades
of soil, sorghum will perhaps out
yield corn. The planting and Gull
tivation of a crop of corn for sill
age is the same as for a grain crop,
except that the corn should be
planted much thicker. The rows
should not be more than three
and half feet apart, and the
stalks should not be more than IL
to Is inches apart in the row.
An important consideration in
the growing of any silage crop is
to handle it so as to produce the
yield per acre. This re-
quires good cultivation and liber-
al fertilization.
(). The nutrients of the en-
tire crop are conserved; there is
no teaching, or SCATTERING of leav-
es. (2). Silage is Of succulent |
nature, furnishing pasture condi-
lions during the winter. (3). 1t |
may supplement pastures during
a severe or continued drought.
az. Feed is economically stored,
so far as space is concerned. (5). |
There is less loss in storage when
put in the silo than by almost any
other method. (6). The stock
carrying capacity of the farm is
increased. (7). The feed thus
preserved is palatable and relish
ed by cattle. (S), 1t is economical
and convenient to feed JNO.
M. SCOTT, Fla. Experiment Sta
ton,
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heat. We might have known
then that he would not thusly in
vite disaster unless there was
something coming on him. Po-
etry, at his age, and no wife to
comfort him, Lordy, but it is
tough.
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Sarasota Sun: = Ex-Governor
Gilchrist has gone to writing po-
etry, and his newspaper friends
are advising a commission to
examine him and locate the bug.
AT the Rotary feed he accused the
Sun editor of having the prickly
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Mrs. G. w. Gatewood was in
town from Bermont, spending
Saturday with friends and kim
bred.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
FEW FISH FROM THE SOUTH.
Receipts of Florida Shad and Her
ring the Lightest in Years.

So far this season receipts of shad
and herring from southern waters have
been exceptionally light. though the
dealers are looking for a run of the
fish at any time now, after the full
moon of last night. This Is the first
season for many years. the dealers say,
in which a good supply of Florida her.
ring has not been on the market, ana
usually at this time the fish are COM
ing from Carolina waters as we'll as
from Georgia and Florida.
Lewis Fuenstein of Norfolk. one or
the leading fish supply men in the
south, was visitor yesterday to the
office of George w. Stuart on the 18th
street wharf, and he reports that so
far less than fifty barrels of shad and
herring have been received by the Nor
folk dealers and that the big fish houses
in New York are sending representa-
tives south to secure all the shad they
can find.
Many of the older fishermen of this
city base their calculations as to the
catch on the Potomac in the spring
fisheries on the size of the January
catch in Florida waters If the Florida
catch is good it will be good in the river
and vice versa, and as the Florida
catch this year is small. a light catch
Is being predicted for home waters.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
THE DAILY STORY.
HomeIiest Girl in Kempton.
Copyright. 1915. by ". wernerJ

sT inst can't ask Petra Boyce to be
4 bridesmaid, Jim. and that's all there
IL to it."
Miriam Lanes voice was distinctly OF
the Carving kind. It reached Petra
lust as she was about to emerge from be-
hind a group of palms. where she had
been sitting, listening to the strains OF
the dance the orchestra at the other END
of the hall was playing. She now shrai'h
back into her seat, unwilling to listen'
hut afraid 10 move. lest she make her
presence known.
"Why not 1t was Jim Burton's deep
voice. and Petra felt little thrill at the
very sound OF 1t, as she Always oiu WIZ"
he was near.
well in the first place. she's so tall
taller than any of the men We've pickeu
for ushers-and it would look 50 ridicuioIs
TO have her stalking down the aisIe'
towering way above the men beside her'
And then, too she's so dread ully homelS.
Jim, and I'd planned to have only pretty
girls among my bridesmaids. Petra wouio
detract from the looks OF the Whoie Weu-
ding procession.
Petra is not as tall as | am" said
Jim, "and rs for the oth.r-why, fetra
isn't homely, Miriam.
Unfortunately. you would not De aoie
to walk with Petra in this particular pro
cession. anyway" she said' and as !or
her not being homely-well. you evidently
aren't much of judge of such things.
that's all. Fetra Boyce is the homelest
girl in Kempton, And Miriam walked
away.
Jim stood where he was for moment.
then ioined the dancers but Petra Boyce
sat as if turned to stone, dull ache
somewhere in the region of her heart.
and watched with hard eyes the crumbl!ng
away of her air castles.
SO they We're eugaged-Jim and Miriam
Lane Well, she should have known that
Miriam would get him at last-Miriam.
the prettiest and most popular girl i'll
town, and daughter of kemptonS wealth.
lest merchant. Miriam Lane had always
succeeded in getting whatever she had
gone after. and, although she had pur-
sued both Jim Burton and his brother
Rob with about the same amount of zeal
Evening star., 1915-01-31
INSPECTOR IN CHARGE.
Capt. H. D. King Named as Head of
Lighthouse District.

Official confirmation of the assign
ment of Capt. H. D. King as inspector
in charge of the local lighthouse dis
trict, with headquarters at Baltimore.
has been gwen by the Department OF
Commerce. and 1t is expected he VIII
this week take up the duties OF MS
office. Capt. King is appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the death. about
a month ago. of Capt E. c. Rutland. He
has for several years past been In
charge of the sixth district, with head
quarters at Charleston. S. c.. having
been sent there from Key West.
Henry c. Beck. inspector Of the
seventeenth district, at Portland. Ore'
will succeed Mr.. King at Charleston
Both appointees were former ofhcers IN
the coast and geodetic survey. Robert
Warrick. superintendent of the Port
land district, has been promoted to in
spector in place of Mr.. Beck.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
M'COMBS SEES WILSON
ON POLITICAL SITUATION
Chairman of Democratic National
Committee Thinks There Will
Be No Extra Session.

w. F. McCombs. chairman of the dem
ocratic national committee, talked with
President Wilson for long time yester-
day after the President had returned
from his morning game of golf. Mr..
McCombs was the only visitor who
saw the President. and the conversa-
tion dealt largely with political condi-
tions throughout the country and the
situation in Congress. Mr.. McCombs
said that it is his intention to call a
meeting of the committee within a
short time to begin plans for the cam
paign next year.
Il believe in politics 365 days in the
year. although personally 1 do not have
chance to indulge in the game that
often" said Mr.. McCombs. Some of US
are meeting here informally now, but
We do that quite often. The party is
in pretty good shape. and by the time
the next election comes around the
country will be ready to sustain the
administration"
When asked If he was proposing to
work for the denomination of President
Wilson, Mr.. McCombs said he did not
know whether the President would be
a candidate. but he would support and
york for the nominee of the party.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
ONLY SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE.
Freezing Weather of Past Few Days
No Bar to Navigation.

Though the temperature has been
considerably below the freezing point
for the past three nights. the little
ice that made along the river is only
in the coves. where 1t did not interfere
with passing vessels. On Four-mile
run and other tributaries of the river
in this vicinity ice a half inch or more
in thickness formed Friday night and
reports received from Occoquan creek
and other streams that empty into the
Potomac in Maryland and Virginia are
of ice Of varying thickness. AS many
of the streams run between high banks
and the sun does not reach them in the
middle of the day. the ice is slowly
growing thicker.
On the tidal basin ice the thickness
Of window glass was formed. but II
will require several days of freezing
weather to cover 1t with ice thick
enough for skating. The rivermen are
Of the opinion that the present cold
weather will not make much ice un.
less there comes a heavy fall of snow
to aid in chilling the water, which has
become comparatively warm from the
recent rains and the rays of the sun.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
Admits Getting Money by Fraud.

]. Arthur Leffingwell was arraigned in
the Police Court yesterday on charge OF
false pretense and also with larceny after
trust He pleaded guilty to both
charges and was sentenced by Judge
Mullowny to pay fine of $50 or in the
alternative to serve sixty days in each
of the cases.
Owing to the fact that he had pleaded
guilty and had endeavored to commu-
nicate with the prosecuting witness OF
his intention to make good the money.
the court ordered the probation officer to
investigate the case with possibility
of placing him on probation.
Evening star., 1915-01-31

the appropriations about to be passed.
''The. country Is economizing now and
thing" he said "I am sure the leaders
there intend to cut every large item
that can be done away with for the
next fiscal year.
THE people Of the country are econo-
mixing in their private affairs because
of the war in Europe ,and there Is no
reason why the government should not
follow a similar course"
After his conference with the Presi-
dent, Chairman McCombs said that he
expected the ship bill and the appro-
priation bills to be passed at the pres
ent session of Congress.
Evening star., 1915-01-31
Doesn't Expect Extra Session.

Asked as to the congressional situa-
ton. Mr.. McCombs said he had been
talking with congressman and felt sat
isfied that there would be no extra
session. II do not believe the coun-
try wants an extra session. he said.
ut is not necessary. The outlook is
apparently good for Congress to con-
ciude it's work at the present session" :"
Mr. McCombs expressed the belief that
Congress will economize very much in
Evening star., 1915-01-31

she heard her mother Alright? Who
was It that had sent her flowers every
day. haunted the house and wouxH't
wait any longer to see her? Who
could it be except. Her heart
pounded for JOY at the thought. But,
no. 1t couldn't be; it was absurd.
There was a soft step beside her and
Petra opened her eyes. And then. be-
cause she had been very ill and vas
wildering and unreal, she burst into
tears.
Doubtless Jim Burton had intended te
make short call, leave his flowers
and ask to come again next day. That
Evening star., 1915-01-31
mo, no." said Petra, you mustn't.
You're 1axed tn Miriam Lane.

mo, no! SAID Petra, you mustn L.
You're engaged to Miriam Lane.
Jim drew back in astonishment. Il
engaged to Miriam Lane? Miriam
Lane is going to marry Rob. Petra!
why-why. Petra! Haven't you known
all this time that I love you-just you
nobody else? I'm to be best man at
Rob's wedding and walk with Miriam s
sister, who Is to be maid Of honor"
He made a wry. face. and al OF a a
sudden the truth of what she had heard
the night of the dance dawned on
Petra. The reason Miriam had said
Jim couldn't walk with her. Petra. in
the procession. anyhow. was because
the best man always walked with the
maid of honor, of course.
''Oh. but you can't love me really,
Petra protested weakly. although IN
her heart she knew much better than
that why. I'm the homeliest girl IN
Kempton"'
Jim only drew her closer.
"Homely? You? To me you are the
most beautiful woman In the "hoie
world"
(The end.)
Evening star., 1915-01-31

is the proper thing to do when making
a first call upon some one who has been
very ill, even if the caller does happen
to be a young man very much in love
with the invalid. But at sight of
Petra's tears he forgot his original in
tention and kneeling beside her on the
floor, he drew her head over against
his shoulder and patted her mouse
colored hair with awkward but tender
fingers. :,
Dear" he whispered. "Darling-
Evening star., 1915-01-31
WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE.
Sophia H. Spalding Leaves Prop
erty to Children and Others.

The will Of Sophia II. Saplding, dated
June IS, 1914. and modified by cod!cil OF
January II, 1915, has been offered fol
probate. She leaves $1,000 to her son
Edwin W. Spalding, and acquits an
other son. James H Spalding. of all
advances made to him. Her daughter
Evening star., 1915-01-31

in-law, Lilly B. Spalding. is to hold $500
in trust for the four grandchildren OF
the testatrix. The remaining estate is
given to Margarita S. Gerry, a daughter.
and James H. Spalding. son. The two
Evening star., 1915-01-31

sons are named as executors.
BY the terms OF the will Of ychu n
Grinstead. dated November %. 1s09., hii
entire estate is devised to his vifa
Amanda ]. Grinstead. She Is als(
named as executrix.
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US. REFUSES TO LET
IMMIGRANTS LAND
Seventeen Brought by Lam
port Liner Barred From
Ellis Island.
ARE HELD ABOARD SHIP

Uncle sam has locked horns with the
I.amport 4 Holt Line and hereafter all
the lines steamships from South Ameri-
can ports will have Che unique distinc-
ton Of landing at its Brooklyn piers all
passengers. cabin and' stcerage, entitled
to land and Of keeping aboard all other
passengers who under normal conditions
would be taken to Ellis Island.
Representatives Of the Government
say that the Lamport & Holt l.ine has
'persistently refused To- comply with the
statute requiring steamship companies
to return TO the ports whence they came
all undesirable immigrants" and that is
why the battle has begun.
The first I.ampOrt n Holt ship to get
into the clutches Of the immigration
bureau is the Noltaire. which arrived
Yesterday morning from liuenOs Ayres,
brazilian ports and Barbados She
brought thirty-one cabin and siNty-nin.
steerare passengers. Nine men of Com
missioner Of immigration Huwe's stdif
boarded the Noltaire at Quarantine.
Among them We're an interpreter. sew
eral inspectors and Messrs. sullivan.
Gregory and MacCiregor. all in charge
OF Roman Dobler. head of the boarding
division.