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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

Ocala Banner The legitimate
newspapers of the state, those who
own and operate their own plants,
who have legitimate, bona fde
circulation, who have thousands
OF dollars invested and employ a
number of printers, and in season
and out of season are engaged in
advancing the best interests of
the state, are entitled to some
thoughtful consideration at the
hands of the legislators of the
state.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06
Women's Pictures in the Papers

Any girl or woman who belongs
to a socially prominent family car
get her name and picture in the
newspapers,by merely doing some.
thing scandalous. This fact
doubtless prompts many foolish
females to do things that no true
woman would do. These foolish
creatures crave notoriety and they
will disgrace themselves to obtain
it.
Not a week passes but the daily
papers contain the pictures of
such scapegraces with a brief,
sometimes a lengthy account of
their misdeeds. 1t has come to
that pass that some young women
seem to think that, if, by the time
they are twenty-five years old,
they have divorced five husbands,
they have done something great
and honorable, and in this idea
they are encouraged by seeing
their pictures and an account of
their escapades in the daily pa
pers.
A woman who murders her hus-
band for the love of another man
becomes a celebrity. A million
aires seventeen-year-old daughter
who elopes with some vagabond is
a heroine whose fame and features
are given to the four winds; and
when, a few months later, she Sc
cures the inevitable divorce, she
gains additional notoriety. Still
later, she gets more of it when
her abandoned husband sues her
father for $4,000 damages for
alternating her worthless affections.
Really, the newspapers ought to
refuse to print the pictures Of
girls and women who commit Of
fences against decency, common
propriety or recognized good
morals. If their pictures and a
report of their deeds were thrown
into the waste baskets, these fe-
male offenders would rapidly de-
crease in number.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

Lake Wales News 1T is al.
ways the one who can I write a
four line local and spell every
word correctly, who MAKES fun OF
the errors in the newspapers, it is
usually the fellow who couldn 7
run a store two weeks without GO
ing into bankruptcy, who feels
competent to give the merchant
pointers on how to conduct his
business, and it is the folks who
couldn t make a public address
even if their lives depended upon
it, who find fault with the minis
ter's sermons.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

zolfo Truth Every paper in
the state receives each week
stacks of matter, some of which is
well worth publishing, but it
would be utterly impossible for a
country weekly to devote all the
space asked to these communica-
lions, no matter how meritorious.
Our composition bills would soon
eat up our bank accounts. Now
if check to cover cost of compo-
sition would accompany some of
these communications we would
gladly contribute the space.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

Aha! We are likely to find
out before the year closes wheth.
er that assembly in Tallahassee
which is pretending to make
laws, is a real legislature or not.
We see it stated that the liquor
dealers are preparing to bring the
question before the supreme court
in an effort to test the constitu-
tionality of the new Davis law
whose enforcement will virtually
close all the bar-rooms in the
state.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06
Our so-called legislature ap

Our so-called legislature ap-
pears to be responsible for bring
ing out seven candidates for con-
gress in the third district, to say
nothing of a lot of aspirants for
governor and other state Offices.
Well, that aggregation of usurp-
ers is at least giving us something
besides the European war to talk
about. for which we should be
thankful.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

The present bloom on the
orange and grapefruit trees prom
Uses the biggest crop in the his
tory of the state; wherefore, it be-
hooves the growers to persist from
now on in their efforts to get to-
gether and agree upon some eff
fective method for marketing the
crop at profitable prices.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

Gainesville Sun: - The citizen
that does nothing to help his town
is almost on par with the man
who does not contribute to the
support of his family, and the
apostle said of such a man that he
che is worse than an infdel. !"
The same condemnation may be
applied to the man that kicks his
town instead of boosting it.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

Say what you please about
Ceph Wilson of Mariana, but he
is certainly of gubernatorial cali
bre. Knott, however, has the Gin
side track" of all the other can
didates for governor, and the vot-
ers are sure to put an Q before
the X in his name.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

STATE PRESS COMMENT

Zolfo Truth: - Doesn't make
any difference to Col. Jordan
whether he is in Tallahassee or
Punta Gorda. He can furnish the
fish story dope from either place.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

The alleged legislature really
appears to be trying to do some
thing worth while; and, if it sue
cecds, we hope that it will not be
declared fraudulent by any high
er authority than The Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

Arcadia Enterprise - If Editor
Jordan, of the Punta Gorda Her
aid, would practice what he
breaches, let him come forth at
the next press association meeting
with a full set of whiskers or suf-
fer the consequences.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

Several of our bright brethren
pretend that they do not know
what the word "impecunious"
when applied to some
of Perry Walls friends. AS if an
editor didn't know its meaning!
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06
1t Is Unconstitutional

The Herald's article concerning
the unconstitutionality of the leg
islature, a copy of the Braden
town journal was received con
tanning an editorial expressing th'
view that the legislature is consti
tutional. In support of its con
tentiOn, the journal quotes a let
ter written by Hon. O. X. ReaveE
to the Tampa Tribune two years
ago, which letter contains the gist
of the argument and is as follows
"In your issue Of the 18th inst
in the editorial headed "An OBJ
Ijectionable Re-apportio n m e n t.
you say, The present representa-
ton i'll the Legislature is clearly
unconstitutional And a G a n,
THE present membership is in ex-
cess of that fixed by the Constitu-
ton During every session of the
Legislature since that of 1907, and
possibly before, and sometimes be-
tween sessions, prominent news
papers in the state have had more
or less to say about the 'unconSti-
tutional legislature. | remember
the Times Union particularly has
time and again spoken of the
membership in the House Of Rep
resentativcs being in excess of
that fixed by the constitution. In
this the Tribune, Times Union,
and all other papers are clearly
wrong, but | am afraid the press
will restate the proposition so of
ten that somebody will be misled. |
"It is true that Section 2, Ar
ticle 7, of the Constitution fixes
the membership of the House at |
68, but Section 4 of the same Ar
ticle SAYS, Any new county that
may be created shall be entitled |
to one member in the House of |
Representatives, etc, and at the
general election of 1900 an amend
ment to Section 4, Article 7 was a.
1opted providing as follows
Any new county that may be
created shall be entitled to one
member in the House of Rep
in excess Of the
limit prescribed in Section 2 of
his article, until the apportion-
nent following next thereafter,
and shall be assigned when Great
ed to one of the adjoining senator
al districts as shall be determined
by the legislature Constituting
Section 2 and 4 and Article 7 of
he original Constitution together,
doubt if your proposition (Which
means that the House must consist
If only sixty-eight members) was
yer correct, but in view of the a. ,
of 1900, as above quot
d, your proposition is undoubted-
y incorrect, and so has been every T.
imilar statement since 1900.
Possibly this is a matter that
makes no special difference, but !
AXE it the reading public is EMIT ,
ed to correct information, and as
assume the leading newspapers .
f the state would not persistently
lake the statement referred to if
ley knew 1t to be erroneous.
With all due respect for the v
lperior legal attainments of Col +
caves, we beg to submit that, a "
in the 1900 amend &
ent which he quotes, settles the =
lestion against at least the pres =
1t Legislature. That paragraph
{: "Until the apportionment fol "
wing next thereafter. " "
The so-called negative appor- -
Dnment of 1905 destroyed the
nstitutionality of every legisla- "
re since that date. The refusal ~
make an apportionment, which
itself was fragrant disregard :,
the constitution, could not pos v
ply cure any constitutional de-
ct already existing.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

There's merry war going on
between Tampa's two excellent
dailies. Why can't they wait till
the war in Europe is over?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

Things have come to a pretty
pass when a political boss resents
being called a "boss".
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-05-06

When England delays action on
the drink question, is it a case of
sober second thought?
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
zc Green Trading Stamps Given During These Two Days

Presidents Lannin and Baker OF the
sox and Phillies are backing up the
players demands and will not con-
sider any other proposition.
Robert McRoy. secretary OF the ma
tional commission. Is here with
Lannin and Baker, awaiting Berry's
reply, 30 arrangements for a sche-
dule can be made II tho guarantee Is
given.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14

The west is not to see the heroes
OF the world series baseball after all.
A mere matter Of lack OF guarantee
Of SIS, 900 stands in the way, and the
ball tossers will sulk in their tents.
The two teams that headed the big
eastern leagues owe something to the
public, and If that public wanted them
to tour the country they should take
some of the financial chances. 1t Is
the interest of the individual in the
game that makes it profitable enough
that a good ball player can build up
bank account faster than the pre-
sident of the United States. II public
interest dies. the Speakers, the Cobbs
and the Fosters will have to go back
to laying bricks and sweeping streets.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
REV. HILLS
WITH V|CT|M|z|NG :
: ! FRIENDS IN EAST

New York. Oct 14.--Charges that
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills. Plymouth
church pastor of Brooklyn. victimized
friends through dealings In north
west land tracts. were filed today BY
Frank Ferguson, former chairman OF
the church board OF trustees.
Ferguson attacked Hills motives
in seeking an order compelling Fer
guson to account for certain money.
Ferguson made an afiidavit that
Hills persuaded many friends, both
in and out OF the ministry. to buy
his British Columbia timber proper
ties when he began his Investments
in 1906. The pastor began with only
three to five thousand dollars, but by
quick sales ran up huge gain.
Hills brother. W. A. Hills. Of
Cleveland. was prevailed upon to In
vest, and through him Harry NJ. and
Percy D. Hills. nephews. became
agents for the Plymouth minister,
who few Sundays ago told his con-
gregation his ambitions had shattered
his ideals.
Flushed with his first years sue
cess. Hills entered into some larger
contracts, Ferguson charged, includ-
ing one to buy certain coal and tim
ber lands on Graham island for $780,
900; a contract to buy timber licenses
on Moresby island for $4,000; on
Quatsino sound for 0.000. and on
Nootka sound for $4,000. Fergu-
son charged that Hills paid only
small cash deposit on them and this
mainly with borrowed money.
Following filing of Ferguson's affi-
davit, Supreme Court Justice Kelly
granted an adjournment OF the case
until October 10. Counsel for the
minister assailed the affidavit as
false, misleading and slanderous."
and asked time to make an adequate
reply.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
TRIPLE TRAGEDY is
ENACTED AT ST. HELENs

st. Helens, Ore, Oct. 14.-W. E.
Stout, as years old, at noon today
shot and killed his divorced wife and
her sister, Mrs. s. NJ. Todd, set fire
to the Stout home, In which the
tragedy was enacted, fired three shots
at the city marshal, who was present
to prevent trouble, and then killed
himself. Mrs. Stout secured divorce
a year and half ago, and II was
understood that she was to have
been married again soon.
!, Accompanied by the city marshal
and Mrs. Todd, Stout and his former
wife went to their old home to divide
family property. The city marshal
was asked to remain outside. iy
Soon several shots we're heard In
the upstairs OF the home and Stout
appeared at the window and fred at
tho marshal. The bullets did not
take effect.
Stout then left tho window, sot
fire to the clothing In n closet and
shot himself. Tho 0ro was easily ex-
tlngulshed and Stout, his divorced
wife and her sister we're found dead.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
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THE WAR LOSS EIGHT MILLION.
Figuring the wastage Of men in
millions for one year Of war seems
almost beyond the point Of credulity.
but that II what one Of the best in
formed military men Of the United
States has Just done. General Francis
Greene Of the United States army in
an address before the New York
State Historical society has estimated
the total losses Of the hrst year Of
the wal, to be eight millions Of men.
General Greene calls his estimate an
Intelligent guess" He estimates the
killed at s.oss. 900. the wounded at
$4,000, the missing at 2,so5,ooo.
with a total Of 7,ss7.ooo.
{, He has divided the totals up as
follows: Great Britain. $4,000;
France, 1,4oo, 900; Russia, 2.aoo, zoo;
Italy. $4,000; Belgium. $4,000;
Serbia, 10000; total allied losses,
4.1s7, 900.
Germany, 1900, 900; Austria
Hungary. 100000: Turkey, 1so.-
900; total for the central powers
$3.50, 900. This is probably as near
correct as 1t Is possible to estimate
from the facts and figures available.
As the war progresses each of the
combatants develops greater eff
cheney in killing. and II 1t lasts an
other year. as 1t now seems certain.
the thought naturally arises what
will be the toll in the coming twelve
months?
It doesn't seem that humanity. no
matter what the national or racial
feeling, can calmly look on and coun-
tenance such wholesale slaughter.
The aims and ambitions of the belli-
gerents will be defeated by their utter
exhaustion at the end Of the war IL
the present death and disability rate
is maintained. The victor will have
paid price which will be equal to
defeat and the vanquished will have
little vigorous virile manhood left
with which to begin the work Of re-
construction and national regenera-
tion.-Eugene Guard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
HOLD McMINNVILLE PAIR
WHILE PROBING KILLING

McMinnville, Oct. 14.-Seldom has
this section of Oregon been so stirred
as 1t was today over the arrest OF
William Branson, % years old, and
Mrs. william Booth, 80, in connection
with the murder of the woman's hus-
band last Friday at.Willamina. Booth
was shot to death.
Following a preliminary hearing at
Willamina yesterday, at which 1t de-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
WESTERN TOUR OF DIAMOND
STARS UP IN THE AIR

Philadelphia. Oct. 1.-THE pro-
posal for a $4,000 guarantee for the
Red Sox and Phlllies today held up
final arrangements for their proposed
trip to the Pacific coast. II tele4
gram is received from President
Berry OF the San Francisco club. on
whose grounds the teams will play,
guaranteeing that the players will re-
ceive $1,000, the trip will be made,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14

Old papers, &c per package. at the
Courier efuce.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14

veloped that Booth had accused his
wife Of undue intimacy with young
Branson, both were being held in the
jail here awaiting the action OF the
grand jury.
Branson is charged with the actual
commission of the crime and Mrs
Booth with being an accomplice. Both
prisoners are members OF pioneer
families. Mrs. Booth is the mother
of four children.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14

That bean-eating Hooper is some
goer. 1t might be well to investigate
his family tree and see. II he is not
distantly connected with a certain
John Austin Hooper, who also knew
how and when to travel.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
BOOZE VOTED OUT
OF MONTANA COUNTY

Billings, Mont, Oct. 14.--The
count early today indicated that Rich
land county went dry overwhelmingly
at yesterdays local option election.
Prayer for dry victory was offer
ed at the national w. c. T. U. con-
vention in Seattle yesterday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14
Aa.or Donate. cup For Autoletp.

Assor Donates Cup For Autoisto.
Vincent Astor donated u large silver
cup to be given for the inaugural race
meeting OF the new Sheepshead Bay
IN. " auto speedway ssid sports arena
on Oct. q 3ri,. f FfaF "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14

About the only thing the Courier
can name as being more perfect than
a day in June is Rogue valley day in
October.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-14

Trespass notices, printed on cloth,
+; the Courier Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-16
FAGAN A VETERAN
Olathe Man Was First COnduc-
tor on Santa Fe.
Also Served Time as Engineer
and Superintendent.

Hutchinson, Kan, Dec. lev W.
Pagan, who : as superintendent of the
Santa Fe, when the road was first
built into Hutchinson. in the summer
of 1872, is still living at Olathe, Kan,
in retirement.
Mr.. Pagan entered the Santa FTe SER
vice June 3. 1869. Six days later he
became the systems one conductor.
The rolling stock owned by the Santa
Fe at that time consisted of one loco
motive, twelve flat cars. one coach and
one handcar. The locomotive was
originally 6-foot gauge and had been
in service on the Ohio & Mississippi
railroad for some time. 1t was con-
when it was sold to the Santa Fe COM
pany The passenger coach was orig
inally numbered - and for several
years was in the service of the Big
Four line between Indianapolis and
Cincinnati.
The twelve flat cars had capacity
of 10000 pounds, which was the
maximum capacity of all railroad cars
at that time. Some idea can be
formed of their size when it is con-
sidered that the present maximum ca
pacity of cars is 100000 pounds
On October 5, 1869, Mr.. Pagan was
appointed superintendent in full
charge of operating the line. All of
the original trainmen on the Santa
Fe came from the Whitewater di
had runs between Cincinnati and In
dianapolis before coming to the Santa
Fe. Mr. Pagan was a locomotive en-
gineer on the Big -Four line and J. H.
(Dad) Griffith. deceased. was his fire
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-16
WILL BE HELD FOR MCRDER-
Alleged Sedan Bank Ilobocr Wanled
in Pueblo. Colorado.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 16.-Joe Kit
terman, alleged to have been one of
the men who participated in the rob
bling of the bank at Sedan with DR.. G.
r. Wildes, of Wichita, on November
10. was one of two bandits who shot
and killed William F. Langdon. special
agent for the Santa Fee railroad at
Pueblo, Colo, last Friday, according
to information reaching Wichita.
Kitternan and Lige Higgins, the
bandit who is said to have been in
the bank robbery with DR.. Wildes.
were arr sted and placed in custody
by Pueblo police officers two hours
after the killing. Money sacks from
the Sedan bank We're found on the
men, and Sheriff j. H. Powell, of Sc
dan, was notified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-16
MADE $500 BY MISTAKE.
Bought Ten Times Amount Needed
War Sent Price Rocketing.

Parsons. Kan, Dec. 16.-Anton
Gamer. dry cleaner, through mis-
take ordered 100 instead of ten gal
Ions of carbon tetra chloride to be
used in his cleaning process last
February, paying $1.29 a gallon. He
attempted to persuade the drug com
pany to take back the ninety gallons,
but they refused and. he figured he
had lost over a Hundred dollars on the
transaction
the price of the chemical to soar and
last week the chemical company of
whom he bought the order paid him
$SO.15 gallon for the ninety gallons
they refused almost a year ago.
Gamer netted a profit of over $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-16
INDIANS CAREFUL FARMERS.
Fifty-Seven Varieties of Corn Raised
on Pottawatomie Reserve.

Mayetta, Kan, Dec. 16.-At least
1000 acres have been added by lease,
to the amount of land formerly
farmed by the Pottawatomie Indians.
That the Indians have not allowed this
additional land to grow up in weeds is
shown by the many Indian corn wag-
ons coming into Mayetta and Hoyt.
That the corn produced by the Indian
compares favorably to that produced
by the white man was easily demon
strated at the Pottawatomie fair this
fall. with the fifty-seven varieties on
the reservation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-16
BOY KILLED BY COMPANION.
Stepped in Front of shotgun While on
Hunting Trip.

Seneca, Kan, Dec. 16.-Sylvester
McQuaid, 16-year-old son of Jerome
McQuaid. of Seneca, was instantly
killed by a heavy charge from a shot
gun fired by Frank Rottinghaus. a 16-
year-old companion with whom he was
hunting.
Young McQuaid was trampling rab-
bits out of a brush pile. When a rab-
bit was jumped. McQuaid stepped off
the pile directly in front of the gun,
the charge striking him between the
shoulders, severing the spinal cord.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-16
MCPHERSON is CLIMBING.
Many New Buildings Going Up and
Others in Prospect.

Mcpherson, Kan, Dec. 16.-Mc-
Pherson is in the midst of building
boom. This week the foundation was
started for a ladies' hall at Mcpherson
college to cost $40, 900. A campaign
is beginning for the construction of
another college building to cost about
$4,000 at Central Academy and Col
lege In few years the Church of
the Brethren will build a fine church.
The new Union hotel is being re-
modelled and about $4,000 is being
spent on it. Then residences are be-
ing erected and as many more will be
begun in the spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-12-16
GIVE AZ AGGIE DIPLOMAS.
Parents of Drowned Boy Got His
Graduation Papers.

Manhattan, Kan. Dec. i6-Forty-
two diplomas were issued by the col
lege Wednesday morning, though but
forty-one students appeared at the
graduation exercises. The other tliplo-
ma will be given to the parents of
Wilmer Homer Wilson, formerly of
Usage City, who was drowned last
summer in the Kaw river east Of Man
haitian. The diplomas were given out
to the students in the second division
of the class of 1915.