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The Washington times., 1915-06-12

use the knight motor. But these cars
range In price from $4,000 to 81, 900.
It's remarkable power. reliability, and
economy of opera tion are vouched for
by manufacturers both in this country
and abroad. One of it's most redeeming
features, from the owners standpoint.
lies In the fact that II is smooth In ac-
ton and practically noiseless in opera
uon. Five minutes ride in a Knight
motored car will convince the most
skeptical on this point. ..
Longevity Of Engine.
However. It is the longevity Of this
engine that has been responsible for its
adoption by most manufacturers In
Vulnerable tests have shown 1t to be in
even better condition after the COM
pietton OF long run than at the be-
ginning. This is explained by the fact
stead OF an Ill effect on a Knight motor.
ost proper valve engines need decar-
ponizing after every two or three thous-
ana miles. In the knight this trouble
Is virtually unknown. For this reason
Knight motorists when on the road
do not experience that uncomfortable
power. -, ''A
!, Il am not in a position to divulge
the name of the American manufacturer
who has succeeded in producing this
popular priced Knight motor car. Need
less to say, he has solved the all i'm
portant problem of building the Knight
prediction some time ago that the
sleeve valve motor would displace
eventually all other types for motor
cars. With the advent OF this new car
ieel confident that my prophecy il
we'll on the road toward realization"
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
LIGHTING SYSTEM
At MODERATE COST
Electric Plant May Be Installed
on Your Motor Car at Small
Outlay and Little Trouble.
BY c. P. SHATTUCK.

owners of gas and oil lighted cars
can equip their machines with the
straight battery system OF electric
lighting at moderate cost. A large
number of motorists employ the sys-
tenn, which Is decidedly convenient
especially for city driving.
To install such a system does not
require technical knowledge of elec-
tricity and the wiring plan shown in
the accompanying illustration is sim
pie. 1t Is adaptable for side and tail
lamps. or tall and headlights.
The oil lamps may. be changed into
electrical units by converters, a large
variety OF which are marketed. They
are made to clamp over the oil burn
er and for inserting at the side of
the lamp. Three converters will be
REQUIRED and a similar number Of
double connectors. although the lat
ter can be dispensed with. A switch,
some No. IA or No. 10 B. & g. gauge
insulated wire. cleats and tape COM
plete the equipment aside from the
battery.
The wiring plans shown requires
three splices; that is, the wires are
stripped of their Insulation, attached
to each other and covered with tape.
Any type of switch will serve.
T.i CieHr
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Bigger Chalmers Plant.

Record-breakinE sales for April and
May have compelled the Chalmers Mo-
tor Company TO lay extensive plans for
increased production. Authorization has
just been given for the erection of a
four-story, 90xs0 foot addition to build
ing No. s. which 10 devoted to the man.
ufacture of motors and other parts.
All departments In this building will
be enlarged. Plans have already been
drawn, and work on the new steel and
concrete structure will begin at once.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Monster Shipment of
Overlands En- Route

What Is probably the largest single
shipment Of automobiles ever made. left
the Toledo factory of the willys-Oyer-
land Company yesterday.
The entire shipment. which has a total
valuation considerably in excess Of one
third Of million dollars, is consigned
TO the c. T Silver Motor Company.
Overland distributors for Greater New
YORK and the metropolitan district.
The longest "throush'' freight train
known In the history Of railroadinx will
be required to carry the automobiles.
1t will consist of more than le5 freight
cars and from end to end will be more
Two OF the largest modern "Moe,,i:
engines will be used to haul the train.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
SilvertOWn Tires Used
By All Race Winners

The important part that was played
by Sllvertown tires in the 50o-mile
Speedway race, Indianapolis, May 81
the greatest race on record. is shown BY
the following positions Of the drivers a,
the finish:
De Palma. Silvertown, Mercedes.
Resta. Silvertown. Peugeot.
Anderson. Silvertown, stutz.
Cooper. Silvertown. Stutz.
O'Donnell. silvertown. Duessenberg.
Burman. silvertown, Peugeot.
Wilcox. Silvertown, Stutz.
Alley. Silvertown. DuessenberR.
Carlson, Silvertown, Maxwell
van Rallte. Silvertown. sunbeam
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Trade Boosting Trip
In Motor Cars Planned

Charles J. Columbus. secretary Of the
Retail Merchants Association. is plan
ming an automobile trade boosting trip
INTO Virginia and Maryland on June
along.
Mr.. Columbus announces that reser-
a large number of Washington mer-
chants are showing interest in this
novel idea for increasing trade.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
The WHY of the greatest Mileage
-per Amount invested by You

Observe likewise, that many of the
best known Brands of Tires, now in
competition with Goodrich Tires, had
their birth in the Goodrich Factories.
Ours was the parent factory
our successful ideas and methods were
the inspiration-yes, the capital that
made it possible for other Tire concerns
to start and exist.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
Caring for Ones Ozon Car
BY GEARS"

Gears is mechanical engineer who drives and cares
for his own He will discuss your problems in this
column weekly lnclose selfaddessed stamped envelope
for answer to. questions not of general interest.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

HE largest Rubber Factory
in the World is that of the
B. F. Goodrich Co.
work rs Acres of floor space
d, and more than $1,000
uently employed.
yh Is Rubber and Tire
followed it to Akron it is
significant that the B. F.
Goodrich Co. pays one-sirfh
Of all the Ta1es in that live
and prosperous Rubber
City, (which has more than
100, ,0N population).
The Factory of the
B. F. Goodrich Co. bays more
Crude Rubber every year
than any other Factory in
the World, manufacturing
more than 60 900, 900 pounds
of Rubber Goods yearly out
of it.
This fact, with its Pre-
cision Policy its War on
Waste and its division of
Overhead Charges over the
284 lines of Rubber Goods
it manufactures, with its As
years of EXPERIENCE re.
suits in lo.pesf Cost for Manu-
facture of its Product.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

can afford to, and
Il does, produce the
most Mileage in Tires, at
the fairest Cost per Mile of
Road Service rendered to
Users.
This is why Consum-
ers may implicitly rely upon
Goodrich Tires being always
maintained at top.notch
quality (regardless of List
Price reductions) so they
shall never reflect unfavor-
ably upon the 283 other
lines Of Puhhar Goods for
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

which the name of Goodrich"
stands sponsor.
Why pay for Experimental Tires
when you can have the Sare-fhing
that maximum EXPERIENCE, and
greatest Stake, pledges,-at the fairest
price in the Market for such Quality
and Mileage?
THE B. F. GOODRICH co.
Akron, o.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

Experiment in order to provide Selling
Feature" or force sales beyond normal
bounds.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12
DUBBER in Tires, must do the
X work Of Steel.

, ~ Though nothing yet has
been discovered which would do Tire
work 50 sceH as Rubber, it has serious
limitations for that purpose.
Its Mileage depends upon its treat.
menf quite as much as on its Cost.
A Tire made wholly of highest
grade, strictly-pure, Para Rubber, cost
ing many times as much as the best
Goodrich Tire, would, for instance, not
give fraction of the latter's MILEAGE
in actual Serpice
What Rubber will do. for such
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

But, a Following, like Procession,
is not Race.
In manufacturing Rubber at least,
there is no effective substitute for that
long and practical EXPERIENCE which
is the father of safe and conservative
Initiative.
The Kind of Initiative, by the
way, which is careful to keep year
or more ahead of Competitors, in quality
and Value, but never to market a raw
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

IL B. F. Goodrich
Co.'S Factory that we do not
learn something new about
the working of Rubber
something which increases
its efficiency without increas-
ing its Cost.
And the point of this
article is that the B. F.
Goodrich Co. has been con-
tinuously and cumulatively
learning from day to day
hot0 to get the most Service
out of Rubber, during the
impressive period Of IS
years.
What the accumulated
experience of As years in
the working of such an
unique and almost TEMPER
amenfaF" material asRubber,
has to do with the Mileage
and Residence of Goodrich
Tires, with the evolving of
ways to secure minimum
Cost in producing marimun
has everything to do with
to Tire Users
Observe now that the !
rich Co. for 30 years before a
Tire was ever made was,
one of the Worlds larges
Concerns.
Observe, too, that it
lIa,-,r e. IL
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

TNHAT is why it
can afford to, and
Il dOas prod,ca tha
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

purpose, therefore, depends
entirely upon what is done
to II, to make it best serve
that purpose.
1t is a fair statement
then, that a Tire will give
Service and Mileage, per
dollar invested by the User,
in exact proportion to the
Makers EXPERIENCE and
the Mileage-Intention, be-
hind it.
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

T HARDLY a day
passes in the
AA r r Goodrich
The Washington times., 1915-06-12

Cause of Short Circuits.
As the wire employed for ignition
purposes is composed Of large num-
Der Of fine strands Of copper, it is i'm
portant that they should be soldered to
a terminal or connection. to avoid the
possibility Of any of the strands COM
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town to keep away long enough
to give her time to wash up the
supper dishes.
| do not want a stenographer,
typewriter, dressmaker, manicur-
list, chiropodist or milliner out of
a job, who would take this posi-
ton just to wait for another open
ing in their own line and expert
ment on me with their amateur
cooking. My stomach now is on
the ragged edge of a rupture;
dyspepsia stares me in the face,
and my clothes are supported by
only one button and three ten
penny nails. What | want is a
plain cook who can fasten on a
button when it is needed, keep
the cockroaches out of the butter
and the flies out of the soup. i
will give her a good home, a
spring bed with real feather pill
lows to sleep ON, and pay her fair
wages to boot. Address,
j. E. TRACY, Taft, Fla.
p. S.-Please write before you
come. The last time | advertised
for a housekeeper, four came OH
the same train; ! had to pay three
of their fares home, and | have of
ten wished since that | had paid
the fare of the other one home at
the same time. j. Z. T.
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Wartcd-A Housekeeper

The following advertisement
appeared some time ago in the
Orlando Sentinel and we pass it
on, for it may be Of benefit to
some who think they can fill all
the requirements that may be
made of housekeepers:
Editor Sentinel Il would like
to get a housekeeper; one who can
boil potatoes with or without their
skins on, sew on a button and
make loaf of bread. ] do not
care what color her hair is, or how
big her feet are, nor what church
she goes to, nor what her nation
atty is, if she can make good
with the kids and keep me in
plain grub. | have two little
girls, one ten years old and one
five, who have been keeping house
for me until there is nothing more
to keep-they have broken up all
the dishes. | would like some one
who could make out list of what
is needed in the line of crockery
where there is not a great variety
to eat, and one who knows how to
dispose of empty tomato and fiji.
ty-seven other varieties of cans
that have accumulated under the
kitchen table, i'll the panty and
under the beds.
| am not particular as to her
beauty; would rather she We're
plain-looking, and at least forty
years old-it might then be posi-
bic for the young men Of this
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How MIR. Harding
Conducted the
Defense
By DWIGHT NORWOOD

"Mr. Harding" said Captain Vain
wright, handing his glass to his first
mate, what do you think of that
thing over there?"
II think" said Harding, THAT 1t is
one of those devilish Chinese pirates
that infest these waters"
This dialogue occurred on the Amer
lean tramp steamer North Star in the
Java sea, a region dreaded by mari
ners for the vilainous characters who
infest it
what do you think of our chances
in case they attack us?" asked the
captain.
''That depends on our ingenuity. We
can't sink them before they reach us.
Wen have to prevent their boarding
us If we can, and if they board us we
will have to fight them for our lives"
How can we prevent their board
ing us?"
by so manning the points they at
tempt to climb that they can't get on
deck. One American sailor armed
should be able to keep off three China
men from climbing a perpendicular
ships side. But excuse me, captain.
l see that the villains are pointing for
us; must go below and order up
the arms"
Harding left the captain peering at
the junk. 1t was a small vessel, small
er than the North Star. but its deck
was literally swarming with copper
colored fiends ready for loot and muir
der. 1t had no ordnance Of any cali
Der; 1t had been armed and equipped
by men who had no especial means to
equip 1t, and. as Harding said, relied
on taking such ships as it could over
power by boarding.
Soon after the first officer had gone
below the men began to bring up guns.
pistols and cutlasses and distributed
them, with ammunition to fit, along
the bulwarks.
where's Mr.. Harding?" the captain
demanded of one of the men. whats
he doing below when we're In peril for
our lives?
Hes in the engine ROOM" was the
reply.
At that moment diabolical shout
went up which diverted the captains
attention from the delinquent Mr..
Harding. 1t was bloodthirsty CRY q
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-15
A FINE TRUCK PATCH
A Variety of Vegetables May be
Seen in Flourishing Condition

A fine truck patch is that of
John Olsen's just south of the
city. 4 variety of vegetables
may be seen in a fOurishing con-
dition, and it does one good to
note the healthy color of every
thing that is in the patch. No
prettier stuff, from the standpoint
Of healthy growth and appearance
/ is to be seen any where.
Mr.. Olsen has a tract Of two
and-a-half acres planted, and he
has adopted an ingenious method
of using this acreage to the best
advantage. He has it all planted
in corn and watermelons, and in
various parts of the field he has
spots devoted to turnips, Irish po
tatoes, lettuce, beets and onions,
and one-and-a- fourth acres in
beans. Everything is well along
towards maturity, except the
corn and watermelons. That is
the way he has worked it-after
the other truck had gotten well
advanced, he put in the corn and
watermelons. These last are now
coming up fine, and the other
stuff will be out Of the way before
the melon vines begin to run or
the corn gets high enough to in
terfere.
The bean patch is one of the
finest in the country. In two
weeks or less time, shipments can
be made up from this patch. From
these, if the market holds up, Mr..
Olsen ought to derive a handsome
profit.
On the whole, John Olsen's
truck patch looks fine, and it
shows a method of doing things"
that might be adopted with profit
by others, Mr.. Olsen is growing
the stuff and if he gets anything
like fair returns on what he sells,
he will come out all right.
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SPELLING CONTEST
At School House Friday Night
Prize Winners

AT the school house Friday
night, the pupils of the High
School took part in spelling
contest in which the three wo-
men s clubs of the city-The
Married Ladies Social Club, The
Fortnightly Club and The Wo-
men IS Civic Improvement Asso-
ciation-had offered prizes, $500
to the best speller and $500. to the
second best. One hundred words
were given out and those taking
part were required to write them.
High per centages were made by
all, which speaks well for the Pun
ia Gorda boys and girls. Miss
Mary Smith was the only one
making a perfect grade and she
was awarded the first prize. Miss
es Elise Blount and Ruth McWil-
liams tied for second prize, each
making a grade of SO, and they
divided the prize.
While the papers were being
graded by a committee of citizens,
the audience was entertained with
an interesting program, as fol-
lows:
Vocal solo-Miss Sue Dotson.
Cornet solo-Miss Ruth McWil-
liams.
Recitation - Miss Bonniebel
Boykin. :,
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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

Notice is hereby given that on Satur-
day, the 18th day of April 1915, the I'M
dersigned intend to apply to the Cover
nor of the State of Florida for LETTERS
PATENT to be issued to the CONNER
CIAL TRAVELLERS PINEAPPLE COM
PANY,, a corporation, incorporated under
the laws of the State of Florida, of which
company the following shall be the arti-
cles of Incorporation.
This notice is given pursuant to the re-
quirements of the State of Florida, and
articles of Incorporation have been filed
with the Secretary of State of the State
of Florida, and are given below
T, C. CROSLAND
w. r. EUBANK
d. L. SKIPPER
C. c. BROWN
B. A. WACHOB
ARTICLE l.
The name of the Corporation shall be
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS PINEAP-
PIE COMPANY" and it's principal place
of business shall be in Punta Gorda, De-
Soto County, Florida, but it may estab-
lish offices and agencies at other places
within the State of Florida, or elsewhere
in the United States.
ARTICLE 2
The general nature of the business to
be transacted by the corporation is to
buy, own, hold control and convey pine
ries. pineapples and lands upon which
pineapples are grown; to buy. own, hold
control, and convey pineapples, pineap-
pie products. material for the manufac-
ture, sale and marketing of pineapples.
pineapple products and pineapple juices;
to own, hold. convey, hypothecate, mort
gage. sell and convey pineries, the lands
upon which pineries are situated, pine
apple products and pineapple material; to
buy and improve land for the purpose of
building pineries or setting out pineap-
pie orchards: to issue notes, mortgages,
due bills and other evidences of debts for
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triumph. The pirates, having com,
near enough to the North Star to make
sure that she had no means of sinking
her adversary, were in very hilari
Gus state. Their junk was a toerably
good sailer. and the wind was fair to
enable them to bear down on their en-
envy. The North Star, though steam
err. was tub and could barely do sew
en- miles an hour.
On came the junk, her murderous
crew dancing and shouting and chat.
tering and brandishing their weapons
The captain of the North Star was 50
terrified that he took no action what.
ever. but the second officer. Mr.
Meiggs, was quietly arranging the men
in groups along the bulwarks and Civ
ing them their orders. There were a
few hand grenades in the stock of ex-
the forecastle. where it was expected
the Cinnamon would attempt to climb
the bowsprit chains. for the North
Star was part steamer and part sailer
The crew was divided into two sec
tons, the one for'ard. the other aft.
"Why are you leaving the ship clear
for the devils amidships. Mr.. MeiggsY'
walled the captain. Don't you sup
pose they've got sense enough to come
aboard where they have the least
height to climb"
ITS Mr.. Harding's orders. sir"
"Harding's orders? What's he doing
giving orders from the engine roomT
Again the captains attention was
distracted by yell from the pirates.
who were right under the North Stars
stern. There was volley from the
men posted there. and Il graphing hook
that was thrown and caught on the
gunwale was cast off.
Then the Cinnamon were seen taking
to their boats with the evident inten-
ton of stringing the fight out so far
that the little crew of the North Star
would not be able to keep them of
from all points mt once. A boat load
Of men well armed and with hooks and
rope ladders attacked the stern. nnoth.
ct the uOWs WINE d uodt WdS Seut vi
each side.
At this time Harding. dragging a
hose. and the fireman. dragging anoth.
er. came up the companionway.
what are you going to do with
that?" asked the captain.
Harding had no time to reply In
words, but he did reply in action. Two
or three of the Cinnamon had climbed
up the unprotected port side. and one
of them had Il leg over the gunwae
Harding let drive at him with huff
inch jet of steam from the boiler. aad
he went back over the side. doubtless
glad to get into the cold water below.
At the same time the fireman opened
mp on another party about to jump
down on to the deck on the starbOard
side. Both Harding and the fireman,
having cleared the gunwale. carried
the nozzle to the side and, pointing the
stream downward. gave death scald
to every one in the boats below The
bow and stern being well protected by
legitimate arms of warfare and the
sides being impregnable against jet
of hot steam. the pirates withdrew
Harding. who had saved the ship by
his admirable foresight and resource,
became the idol Of the crew. while all
respect for the captain was gone
When the North Star sailed again from /
an American port Harding was her
master.
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NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed as Guardian of the persons and
estate of Ernestine SELF, Alton SELF and
Bertram Sell, minors, intends to apply
10 the Honorable w. d. Bell County
Judge, in and for DeSoto County, Florida,
i1n the 18th day of May A. d. 1915 at
ten O'Clock in the forenoon of said date,
or as soon thereafter as the same may
De heard, for authority to sell all of the
minors in and to the following described
lands lying and being in the County of
DeSoto and State of Florida, and more
particularly described as follows, to-wit:
Lot Sixteen Q6) of Block Thirty three
(33) in the Town of Punta Gorda FIori-
da.
DATED Tampa. Florida, this 18th day
OF April A. d. 1915.
DORA FLOOD.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX
DEED

Notice Is hereby given that John C.
Longwell, purchaser of Tax Certificate
No. 1888. dated August 5th, 1901 has filed
SAID certificate in my office, and has made
application for Tax Deed to issue in ac-
cordance with law. Said certificate EN-
braces the following described property
situated in DeSoto county, Florida, to-
Wit: NEA of NEA of SWA, section
lS), township 1881 south, range (24)
east; the said land being assessed at the
date of the issuance of such certirirate in
the name of Unknown Unless said GER
tlhcate shall be redeemed according to
law, tax deed will issue thereon on the
Gath day of April, A. D., 1915.
Witness my official signature and seal,
this the goth day of March, A. D., 1915.
(SeaD A L. DTTRRANCE
Clerk Circuit Court of DeSoto County, Fla.
BY CLEARANCE j. CARLTON, D. C.
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If you send your clothes 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 CT
clothes out. If. (adv.)
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The best stove wood, no slabs
or sobbed stuff but good pine
wood, now on hand in large guam
titles. Prompt deliveries.-Cros-
land & Brown. (adv.)
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Right to the Point.

Right to the Point.
Dame tstanding in aisle. 10 occupant
OF pew'-Are you Mrs. Pilkington-Ha
cock!
No"
We'll. I am. and this is her pew
London Punch.