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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25
Wrong Again

The Tampa Times, when con-
fronted with the law which plac-
es the collection of taxes from
banks in the hands of the tax col
lectors-and not in the hands of
the comptroller, retorts that the
law makes it the duty of the tax
collector to report delinquences
to the comptroller, that one tax
collector has done SO, and that
Mr. Knott has taken no action.
Wrong again. The law, sec
ton So, Chapter 6421, Laws of
Florida, says: "It is hereby made
the duty of the TAX COLLEC-
TOR and COUNTY JUDGE to
report to the Comptroller and
States Attorney any violation of
this act.
Before the Comptroller can be
justly censured for a dereliction
of duty, it must be afirmatively
shown that such reports have
been made, signed by the county
judge and tax collector to the
Comptroller and States Attorney.
Be fair. The Times is too great
a paper to be ruled by prejudice.
Jasper News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25


Knott for twenty-five years or
more. Justified by that knowl-
edge, he is giving Mr.. Knott cor
dial and efficient support in his
race for governor. Same with
the editor of The Herald. We,
therefore, feel safe in saying that
every patriotic man in Florida
who has known Mr.. Knott for
twenty years or longer, will sup
port HIM for governor, for they
all know that, in every respect,
he is well fitted for the office.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Fort Lauderdale Herald 1T s
funny and it's true, that many a
man who doesn t believe in news
paper advertising for his bust
ness will rush into the newspaper
office to air his grievances when
he wants the city to fix the street
in front of his place or his neigh
Dor forced to pen up h.i chickens.
Men who depend on their person
atty to advertise thei" business
should use the same material
when they want the hide peeled
off their enemies.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

A little child of Auburndale
was bitten by a bull dog on Fri
day, Nov. 18th inst, whereupon
the News of that city, after giving
full details of the occurrence, re-
published with approval the edi-
torial of The Punta Gorda Herald
about Dangerous Dogs" And
the News printed on it's second
page an editorial on the same sub
ject which was much better than
The Herald's.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25
Avery Powell Of the Macclenn,

| Avery Powell Of the Macclenny
Standard, having met Gen
Hough and Col. Harrison, CHIEF
editorial writers of the Times.
Union, says that "they are not q
bit 'uppish' and look and talk
just like regular men. They both
smoke pipes and both use a GER
tain brand Of tobacco" Now, if
that doesn t put those two men in
a class to run for governor of all
the Crackers in both Florida and
Georgia, nothing else can. We
move that they be made presi-
Dental electors at least.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

A state census bulletin just is
sued shows that, during the ten
year period from 1905 to 1915,
the population of DeSoto county
increased from 12,446 to 22,lS4,
being a gain of 1872 per cent. In
the fve-year period from 1910 to
1915, the increase was 56.2 per
cent, the population in 1910 be-
ing 14,200. Not more than six
other counties have equaled this
record of growth. The figures of
the bulletin show a great increase
in populatiomn in all the counties
of the southern part of the state
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Ocala Star The air is full of
brown and yellow butterflies,
flowers, brick highways, big corn
crops, better cattle and prosperi-
ty. Florida isn't so bad after
all. Pensacola News.-We don t
mind seeing the air full of butter
flies, but if the atmosphere ever
becomes crowded with cows and
brick highways, we are going to
make bee line for the nearest
Kelley cure.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25


Panama Pilot:-On Monday
Ex-Governor A.W. Gilchrist made
our city a visit, shaking hands
with numerous friends, and renew
ing old acquaintance. Mr.. Gill
christ is well known upon the
bay, and has many friends in this
section. He seemed to be in the
pink of perfection SO far as good
health and candid cordially goes,
and was gladly welcomed by our
people. From here he went to
Millville and other bay points.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25
Too Darned Exclusive

! When The Herald, some week,
ago, put in the claim that Punts
| Gorda would have the first rip,
Strawberries of the season, the
state news editor of the Daytona
journal, referring to that fact
stated that "the first strawber,
ries of the season for South Flori.
da would be in the market by
November 18TH" not mentioning
any place, but leaving it to be in
ferred that Miami, Detroit or
some other East Coast place,
which is in South Florida, would
have the credit of marketing the
first berries of the season.
The Herald demonstrated with
the Journal for not giving the ex-
act locality entitled to the dis
tinction mentioned, whereupon
the Journal of the 18th inst.
made this rejoinder:
"The Journal would like to ask
Brother Jordan if Punta Gorda is
the only place in Florida where
Strawberries grow? If Punta
Gorda wants the credit, we don t
care the rap of column rule, sch
can have it."
Then, why didn t you give it9
Because, in our opinion, you are
obsessed with the idea that there
is no South Florida outside of the
strip of territory extending along
the East Coast from st. Augustine
to Miami and Detroit.
So many old blase millionaires.
with their encourage, represent
ing the Himalayan social status
OF New York s famous 400, have
Tor years been making the east
coast their winter habitat, that it |
seems as if a number of editors
over there have imbibed the idea
that nothing, either material. |
moral or social, away from the
east coast, is worthy of recogni- |
ton by either the financial mag !
mates alluded to or their Journal
istic satellites.
That is to say, some Of those |
east coast fellows are too darned |
exclusive. They would exclude |
from the papers all mention of
this plebeian west coast, which |
they consider far beneath them
socially, because these west coast
outcasts have the best lands and I
sell them cheaper than Miami
'ock barrens and Everglades wa
,er.
Well, we don't care. AS long
Is we have the most fertile as
veil as the cheapest lands, and
people who are not too darned
stuck up" to associate with us
re continually coming here to
make their homes, we can laugh
t the east coast boosters for at
to ignore this, the best
egion in the world
1t is but just to say, however,
hat the east coast is simply )
rand, a veritable paradise for
nllionaires and burglars. !,
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

From all appearances, ex-Gov.
ernor Gilchrist is trying to catch
Wall in his Trammell net.-Pen.
sacola Journal.-You have that
reversed; it is Wall who is trying
to catch Gilchrist, a candidate
who is un-Trammelled by nets OF
anything else. On land also, Wall
is trying to catch Gilchrist, who is
leading in the race.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

We haven't the slightest no
ton what Editor Clarence E..
Woods got for it, but it certainly
wasn't enough-St. Petersburg
Times. The thunder it WASH II!
He got the darnedest lambasting
from Clearwater and Orlando
that ever a man had. If that
WASH t enough, what'n dickens do
you call enough?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25
THURSDAY, NOV. 25, 1915

If we should ever take a fool
notion to run for a state elective
office, we would first try to get
the support of John Caldwell of
the Jasper News; and, if we
couldn't get it, we would swear
out an injunction against him
prohibiting him from having any
thing to say about the matter.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

That admirable paper, the
Gainesville Sun, in its issue OF
last Saturday, pays the editor of
The Herald a highly valued com
pliment by referring to him as
"the man whom political pap
cannot prevent from expressing
his opinions and who looks with
equal favor or disfavor, as cir
cumstances or conditions demand,
upon men Of all sizes and stations
in life
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

The imperative need of a trans.
peninsula railway in the southern
part of the state was strikingly
illustrated last week by the at.
tendance at the State Sunday
School Convention in Miami. Ow.
ing to the want of necessary
transportation facilities, there
were not a dozen delegates from
the west coast in attendance al
the convention.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Ocala Star Why kick on Con.
troller Knott going around Flori.
da to see about state affairs. Ev.
erybody is glad to see Will Knott,
and if he is elected governor he
will know more firsthand about
the people and the public business
Of Florida than any man who has
preceded him.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

The plant of the Tavares Her
aid was destroyed by fire on the
18th inst, but the paper still ex-
lists. Pending the arrival of a
new plant, the Herald is being
printed by the Leesburg CONNER
cial Editor Bell has the sincere
sympathy ofthe state press in his
loss.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25
STATE PRESS COMMENT

Ocala Star State Treasurer
Luning is as Independent as a
wood sawyer's clerk. Says he
wants to remain in his Office, but
he isn't going to lick anybody S
boots to do SO, and that he be-
lieyes he can make living even
if he is defeated.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Punta Gorda is to build IL mi
les of sidewalks. Whatyergoing-
TODD, Jordan? just walk and
walk and walk Clearwater
Sumo; just keep on doing
what you are doing just talk and
talk and talk, until we talk too
much and have to run.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Tampa is the only place for the
location of an exposition to COM
memorate the centennial of F'lori-
da's cession to the United States.
1t is idle to suggest any other
place.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Arcadia is to have a county
fair. -Wauchula Advocate.-No
DeSoto county is to have a fair
at Arcadia. Fall in, Brother
Goolsby, and let's make it huge
success.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Powell of the Clearwater Sun,
Toasted on homegrown watermel-
on last Friday. A farmer friend
brought in a wagon load of mel
ons and gave Powell 40-pound-
er.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25
PUNTA GORDA, FLORIDA,
The fair! the fair! Everybody
boost the county fair.

The Fort Myers Press has an
advertisement of a steamship sail
ing from that town three times a
week, but it doesn't say to what
place the blamed thing is going.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Judge s. A. Murden, editor of
the Modcllo Tropical Topics, has
personally known William V.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

Presently the world will be ask
ng Why is a diplomat
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-11-25

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Tuesday noon of each week.
of changing at intervals.
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FOREIGN ADVERTTS

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fees in New York and Chicago AM
Branches In all principal cities.
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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-07-02
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

/. The 1915 session of the legis-
lature changed the dates of the
teachers examinations to the first
Thursday and the Friday and Sat
urday following of the months of
March, August and November, there
fore the examination in Whitman
county in August will be held on the
9th, 9Th and 18th of August, in the
high school assembly in Colfax.
2. The new law regarding the
holders of accredited papers from
colleges and universities will be OPP
eratiVe in August. 1t requires that
graduates of accredited colleges and
universities must present evidence
that they have completed satisfac-
torily IL semester hours in profess
sional study in an accredited insti-
tuition in such professional subjects
as the state board of education may
direct. The state board has ruled
that the applicant shall be required,
in making this proof, to designate
the particular courses, the number of
hours of work, and the names of the
instructors under whom the work
was taken. Applicants should do
this before sending in the applica-
lions so that there may be no delay
in acting on them. Notice will be
given after the June meeting of the
state board of the subjects in which
examinations may be taken in lieu
of this work, and also the rule of
the state board regarding the issu
ance of temporary certificates to
holders of accredited papers.
8. In the August examination no
questions in theory and art of teach
ing will be taken from the course of
study and the examination in state
manual will be simply on excerpts
from the code which are found in
the state manual, 1913 edition. to-
gether with the rules and regula-
tions of the state board regarding
teachers and pupils which are found
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-07-02

There is us much incongruity be-
tween paved sctreets and neglected
parking strips filled with long grass
anu weeds as there is between an
elaborate gown and dirty, shabby
PAIR OF shoes. The contrast is bound
10 FOCUS attention and to a large ex-
tent nullify the favorable impression
made by the fine streets. A neglect
cd parking strip in front of one
lot VIII greatly impair the effect of
Well-kept parkings on all the rest of
the block. Unelipped grass and
weeds harm onize with dusty trails
and lanes, but not with paved streets
and concrete sidewalks. We can
never have Pullman beautiful with
parkings unsightly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-07-02
THE COST OF WAR

Mr.. Asquth's fresh demand upon
parliam ent for funds once more calls
attention to the unprecedented rate
at which the wealth of Europe is be-
ing squandered in war. In the first
phase Britain's outlay was about
$5,000,000 day. BY October it had
doubled, and for the past three
months it has been over $13,000,0 900
a day. Yet the rate is still raising,
and the call, promptly honored, is
now for funds to provide for the next
three months at the rate of SIS, 000,-
600 a day.
Already the war has cost Britain
over $4,000, 100000, and by the ex-
ed for it will come to ABB billions,
for about an even year of war. While
Britain is probably spending money
more layishly than any other coun-
try, the direct cost to the six great
powers involved must by now be we'll
above the 500, 100000 a day estimat-
ed last summer.
How this dwarfs the cost of pre-
vious wars may be seen by putting
the $4,31O,O00,000 which Britain is
spending in single year with the
1000 which, according to
Leroy Beaulieu, it spent in the score
of years of war with the French rev.
olution and Napoleon. That figure
is more or less conjectural; with the
Crimean war we come to more ac-
curate bookkeeping. 1t cost Europe
LOO, 900, 900, and England's share
was 1871 100000, which at the pres
ent scale would last less than a
month. All the wars of the second
half of the 10Th century in Europe
cost but 6.l billions, or no more than
the present war would cost Britain
alone if kept up for another half
year. Our Civil war, north and
south, cost som ewhat over $4,000
100000 in four years.-Springfield
Republican.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-07-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
THURSDAY, JULY 10
continued from first pager

defamation contest. There will be
t"o' one for the boys and girls u
and under, and one for those from
IL to Is inclusive. Medals will he
sNeh Tor this contest--first and sec
ond in each. Each school will be
allowed one contestant in each
class. Let each contestant choose
chapter or selection of scripture
ana commit it to memory and give
1t as defamation. The judges will
decide as in other defamation con
tests, considering memory, interpre-
tatlon, expression, enunciation, etc.,
etc. Following the contest will
come the business meeting. election
OF officers, etc.
The athletic contests will include
races, high and broad jumps and
amusements for all ages, with prob
ably a baseball game. 1t might be
good idea to have one between the
superintendents and the preachers.
Ribbons will be given for winners in
these events.
We trust that all Sunday school
people will take an interest in this
affair and assist in making it a sue
cess. The gathering will be of value
Ill many ways and will be of spe-
cial good in stimulating interest in
the Sunday school work. It will
cause the young people to under
stand that Christianity is a Joyous
thing and not thing that gives the
blues and an uncanny seriousness.
We can afford to take the DAVIS
vacation from the harvest field and
the place of business for the good it
Will do. We want all to come
whether member of some school
or not. The gates of Pullman will
be open--come in.
The following COMMITTEES are in
charge of the picnic:
Executive committee. N. EN-
erson, Mayor Jackson and Walter
Mcneil.
Program committee-Mrs Elton
Fulmer, Mrs. VIM. Porter, Mrs.
Mailey.
Dinner committee-Mrs Ben
Manning, Mrs. Ewing, Mrs. J. n.
Emerson and Mrs. Heater.
Athletic committee-Leon Mar
TIM, Jervis Fulmer, Monte Burnham
and Eric Egge.
LEO L. TOTEM,
Chairman of General Committee.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-07-02
CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS
WANTED

Recent Investigations by a grand
Jury in Yakima county have again
brought to public attention the woe
ful lack of efficiency displayed by
many of the IS a day accountants
employed by the state bureau OF IN
spection. Although a corps of these
so-called public protectors has for
several years spent weeks of exceed
ingly valuable time going over the
records of the county, it has failed
to find any trace of the startling evil
dences of graft which have been dis
closed by the grand jury and its
group of certified public account
ants.
When the law requires that our
public records shall be audited at
frequent intervals by firms of certi-
fled public accountants of recog-
nized standing instead of by polit-
ically controlled corps of bookkeep-
ers posing as expert accountants, we
may expect to prevent such gross
in public office as has
been uncovered.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-07-02
Order TO Show Cause Why Mortgage
or Sale of Real Estate should
Not Be Sold

Not be Sold
In the Superior Court of Whitman
County, State of Washington.
In the Matter of the Estate of Cath
arine e. Aldrich, Deceased.
1t appearing to the said Court by
the petition this day presented and
filed by Jessie r. Grow (nee Aid
rich), the Administrative of the es-
tate of Catharine L. Aldrich, de-
ceased, praying for an order for
mortgage or sale of real estaet; :
that 1t is necessary to mort
gage or sell all o the real es-
tate belonging to the estate of Cath
arine Aldrich, deceased, being let
l in Block of Reaneys Second
addition to Pullman, Washington. in
order to pay the debts, and the costs
and charges of administration.
1t Is therefore ordered by the said
Court that all persons interested in
the estate of said deceased, appear
bSAOAO ShO oalu oupSIIOI SOuILJ On
the Sth day of July, 1915, at 10
O'Clock a. IN. of said day, at the court
room of said Superior Court, at Col
fax, in said County and State, to
show cause why an order should not
be granted to the said Jessie r.
Crow, as Administrative of said es-
tate of Catharine e. Aldrich, de-
ceased, to mortgage or sell so much
of the real estate of said deceased as
shall be necessary; and that copy
of this order be published at least
four successive weeks in The Pull
man Herald, newspaper printed
and published in Whitman County,
State of Washington.
r. L. McCROSKEY,
Superior Judge.
d. G. Dow,
Attorney for the Estate.
State of Washington, County of
Whitman, IS.
l, B. f. Manring, Clerk of the
Superior Court of Whitman County,
State of Washington, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true,
full and correct copy of an order
duly made and entered upon the
minutes of the said Superior Court.
Witness my hand and the Seal of
said Court, this 1st day of June,
1915.
B. F. MANRING,
(seal County Clerk.
BY M. p. Bellinger, Deputy.
June4July2
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-07-02
OBSOLETE CODE OF HONOR

Time was, not so very many years
lEo, when the generally accepted
bde of honor, required a man to
fsent any real or fancied insult by
challenge to duel. Public opin-
ID demanded that man receiving
Ich challenge must accept it or
Il branded as a coward. 1t made
ID difference how trivial or fanci-
n the cause of the dispute might
|f, the fact that a man imagined
pat ne or a member of his family
one OF his friends, had been in
llted was deemed sufficient provo
luon to require two men to risk
er llves In a personal conflict with
ae form of deadly weapons. An
PUT real or imaginary, could be
led out only with blood, and to
" participated in a duel was re-
gnl2ed as mark of distinction in
pey. Many a promising and use
NE was prematurely sacrificed
Tue altar OF this silly and false
INCEPTION of honor.
but gradually the standard of
assuring the value of human life
raised. The public recognized
unfalrness and brutality of set
ias disputes by method which
rays gave the advantage to the
r. skillfui user of weapons. re-
fuiess OIL the merits of his cause.
the folly of requiring men to
'neir lives every time some one
ssslt mat he had been wronged
.suleed. Today duelling is ridi-
=. instead of admired and the
,l"'' IS regarded as law-breaker
E.'au ot a hero. Disputes are now
aeu IN courts of Justice and
= nave supplanted swords and
's Us the protectors of the rights
Populations of citizens.
~ while public opinion has
sane and enlightened
punt regarding the code of
la0r for individuals, it has pro-
- Out little regarding the code
a0nor for nations. War. or
sac duelling, is still accented
! logical method for a nation
a real or fancied insult
H. '' people contend that every
- en should be trained in the
IuIe,aa,' iis so as to be prepared to
h a., 80 IN one of these whole
uuels' whenever his governm emf
ho. the conclusion that its
hi. las been insulted. Why do
= VINO ridicule and abhor duel
1 b. means of settling differ
koes. Tween individuals accept and
kal,ss { war as a means of settling
Inanr' ''ons between nations? The
,a.,',. involved is the same and
Eo,s =, !, Is determined by the same
IpOt...n e relative strength Of the
b. s IN money, men, cannon
moi sources, and military skin.
bse Wy ~ the righteousness of their
|Iicle0."'.nl en civilization progresses
inters 10 regard and treat as
hi wa. national outlaw any govern
kor !. "ieh seeks to vindicate its
|IItra,io1' 0rce of arms instead of by
|nOur war will lose its
II WIN. GOODYEAR.