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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17
BRYAN WAS RIGHT IN RESIGNING
Opinion Expressed by W. Gchrist in Interview Pub
lhed in the Orlando Reporter Star Former Governor
Also Expresses Some Ideas the Rules of War

without first providing safety for
the noncombatants and for the
neutrals The combined fleets of
Great Britain, France, Russia and
Italy are far superior to the Ger
man feet. Germany has declared
a war zone around the British
islands. Germany cannot use her
larger ships of war. A submarine,
from its nature cannot possibly
house noncombatants or neutrals.
From the entrance of the submar-
ines into warfare, the laws of ma
tions must change to suit the
changed conditions. If England
had million or more dollars
worth of ammunition on board of
one of her merchantmen with
which to try to destroy 100000
Germans, more or less, and il Eng
land were to hire-say two Ameri-
cans, to take passage on such boat,
and if a submarine were to de-
stroy such boat, the United States
would necessarily be forced into
war. Under the international
rules of warfare, neutrals may
ship certain goods to other neu-
trails, Citizens of the United
States have shipped such goods
! to neutral countries in Europe.
"Great Britain has captured
such ships, though flying the
American flag, and has taken
them into British ports. These
ships have been held subject to
the verdict of prize court. The
British claim, however, that they
will pay the Americans for the
value of the cargo. This is in
contravention of the laws of in
ternational warfare. Great Brit
ian has not established a blockade
of the German ports. Unless such
blockade was effective, under the
international laws, she could not
legally capture American vessels
going to German ports. Great
Britain, however, does capture
such vessels, and has captured
vessels bound to neutral ports.
The United States has never yet
practically issued an ultimatum
to Great Britain.
"The very life of Germany, as
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17
INDICATION THAT GREECE WILL
GO INTO WAR ON SIDE OF ALLIES
Germans Claim Again Driving Russians Back The
French Their Trenches - Italians Continue Ac
vities Against War Costing England S15OOO
900 Daily and a Billion and Qnarter More is Voted

road junction twelve miles furth-
er east, also is threatened.
The inquiry into the loss of the
Cunard Line steamer Lustiania
has been opened. Nothing is to
be made public concerning the or
ders sent to the ship by the Brit
ish admiralty, but testimony
showing the acton of those in
charge of the steamer after the
torpedoes were fred will be per-
mitted. Attorney-General Carson
in his opening statement said the
Lusitania was steaming at only
eighteen knots an hour at the
time of the attack, using nineteen
of her twenty-five boilers. This
was done to save coal and labor
on account of light traffic.
The house of Commons has vot-
ed another credit of 250,000,000
pounds ($1,25O,0OO,OOO) making
with previous sums total of S62,-
100000 pounds ($4,310,000,000
already allowed for war purposes.
Premier Asquish, on moving a
vote of credit for f250,000,000
informed the members of the
house of commons that the ex-
penditure in the next three
months would not be less than
SIS, 100000 daily.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17

to marine warfare, depends upon
the use of submarines. The Unit
ed States has practically said you
cannot use them. The principle
involved in all of our treaties,
which as before shown, required
all controversies which could not
be settled in the ordinary course
of diplomacy to be referred to an
impartial commission before is
suing an ultimatum, has been
treated as scrap of paper.
"There has been much talk
about peace. There won't be any
peace until one or the other is eat
en- up alive. There has been much
talk abut disarmament. The very
life and safety of Great Britain
depends upon her having the
greatest navy in the world. Who
thinks Great Britain will convert
her battleships into merchantmen
and her cruisers into fishing
boats?
Without Great Britain in the
fight, Germany would now 2
corporal's guard in every :
in France, would have lick the
Russians, and would now be eat
| ing up the Italians. With the adj
ded power and strength of Great
Britian, however, in my opinion,
Germany will eventually be beat
en-. 1t will be remembered that
for twenty years Great Britain
followed Napoleon, finally placing
him on the isand of st. Helena. Z"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17

Once more Florida is making
a new advance in the fight against
tuberculosis. 1t is putting into
operation a plan which it is ex-
pected will secure a careful sur
vey Of the entire state to enumer-
ate and locate the consumptives in
Florida and spread a knowledge
of the treatment of the disease
that is within the reach of those
of most limited means.
Florida s Board of Health does
not oppose the sanitarium treat
ment of this disease. 1t advocates
it for those whose financial cir
cumstances permit them to take
advantage of the splendid disci-
pline and attention that it insures.
The Board has realized that the
erection of such sanitaria in Flor
ida, for both races and both sexes
is beyond the practical financial
reach Of the State, when it is re-
membered that the State of Ohio
has expended nearly three quart
ers of million dollars for such an
institution, which has a capicity
of 142 patients only, while the
canvas of the state shows more
than sixty thousand patients enti-
tied to its benefits. But the board
appreciates and fovors the practi-
cal value of the open aid treat
ment which is within the reach of
even the poorest. Within the past
few weeks plans have been COM
pleted to put into operation, July
/, the district nursing idea and to
cover Florida with this practical
work. For this purpose the State
has been divided into six districts,
nearly equal in population, not in
cluding in the operation of the
work the three largest centers of
population, Jacksonville, Pensaco-
la and Tampa, which have already
taken the matter in hand more or
less efficiently.
The first district includes the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17
June Meeting Board of
County Commissioners

OlHllIo do oulCtlOo was uPPlONCN.
Notary bond of Lee M. Ham
nell with Harry Stanfeld and w.
E. Mitchell as sureties, was ap-
proved.
Notary bond of B. l.. Maurice,
with w. B. Beeson and w. l..
Warren as sureties was approved.
1t was resolved that all news
lpapers publishing legal notices for
IDeSoto county from this date,
lshall attach affidavits of publica-
tion to their bills when presented
to the board for payment.
Notary bond of A, w. Sargent,
with Gerge F. Smith and Frank
| G. Roe as sureties, was approved.
Pay roll for state witnesses
during spring term of circuit
court was approved.
Widows pension claim of Mrs,
Sarah Caraway was approved.
1t was ordered that after TAX
ling up all No. 6 warrants due in
1915, that all of the approved
monies from that special fund be
applied to the general revenue
of 1916.
Because of present assessed val
uation being excessive, the comp
troller was requested to allow
Mrs. P. w. Meadow to redeem
certain lands at face value with
out interest.
The present valuation being ex-
cessive, the comptroller was re-
quested to allow Victor Gentilly
to redeem certain lots in Bowling
Green at lower valuation.
County treasurer was directed
to deliver to the trustees of the
Punta Gorda special road and
bridge district fund 81, ,435.47,
amount of taxes collected by
comptroller on account of said
fund.
The Zolfo Truth was designated
as the newspaper to publish the
laws enacted by the legislature of
1915.
The tax assessor was instructed
to levy assessments on lands in
cluded in the Arcadia drainage
district, as embodied in report of
commissioners of said district.
Attorney for the board was in
lstructed to prepare and the clerk
to publish a notice offering bonds
of special road and bridge district
No. l, in the sum of $210,O 100000
for sale Oh Monday, Aug. 2, 1915.
The report of the committee ap-
pointed to assess lands embraced
in the Arcadia drainage district
was ordered filed and recorded
and made a part of the minutes
of the board, and there being no
complaint or objection to the as
sessment was ordered placed on
the assessors books of the county
as a levy upon said lands in ac-
cordance with report of commit
tee.
The commissioners adjourned to
convene again at their next regu-
lar session in July.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17
Delegates to League Convention

Rev. and Mrs. I. Ii, Sistrunk,
Mrs. j. H. Hancock, Mrs. Lillian
Lester and Miss Dorothy Rasmus-
sen attended the state conference
of the Epworth League in Lake
land this week, representing the
Punta Gorda league.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-06-17
VOLUME XXIII-NUMBER %.

SlOn OIL JUNE I'm.
Minutes of May meeting were
read and approved.
Bids were received and opened
for clearing and grubbing OF
roads in the Punta Gorda special
road and bridge district. Robert
Wilkins was awarded the contract
for the lump sum of $1O,067 AT,
and the county attorney was IN
structed to prepare contract ac-
cordingly.
The sheriff was ordered to post
No Trespass notices on county
barn property in northeast part
of the city of Arcadia.
Mr.. Thad Carlton was appoint
ed game warden for DeSoto coun-
ty, under legislative act of 1915.
The treasurer was ordered to
transfer $1S.25 from the general
revenue fund to road fund of dis
trict No. 4, for work furnished for
court house sidewalks
According to advertisements,
bids were received for road grad
er. The bid of w. A. Neal and
Son was accepted. The bid was
for $3.50, less the freight, the ma
chine to be delivered at Zolfo,
Fla.
Bids for bonds of special road
and bridge district No. | were re-
ceived and opened. Two bids
were received, one from j. G.
Mayer and Company, and one
from H. G. Ferring Engineering
Company. Both bids were reject
ed and the clerk was ordered to
readvertise for bids to be submit
ted at August meeting.
d. P. Pendergrast and Henry
Williams were placed on the coun-
ty pauper list at SIS per month
each.
The county treasurer was or
dered to transfer $249.34 from
road fund No. 2 to road fund No.
S.
Road petition of citizens of Lily
was granted, and r. B. Cause, r.
j. Davis and w. H. Platt are ap-
pointed as blazers to view and
mark out said road.
Road petition presented by citi-
zens of Murdock was granted,
and j. L. Martin, M. S. Roberts
and Daniel Childs are appointed
blazers to view and mark the
road.
Petition from citizens of Zolfo
district for road was granted.
This road being in a bonded road
district, the appointment of blaz~
ers was deemed unnecessary.
Road petition from citizens of
Ona, Vandolah and other commu-
mites, was granted and the said
road to run from Vandolah to
Ona along east side of C. I'll. & N.
Railway. Cab. Murphy, G. w.
Hampton and HI. G. Dickerman
are appointed blazers to view and
mark said road.
Upon motion Mrs. H. Thomp-
son was ordered stricken from
county pauper list.
A resolution was passed max
ing it an order that interest be
paid on outstanding county war
rants only semi-annually in Jan
uary and July list.
The report of Fort Ogden drain
age district assessment was defer
red until the next meeting,
Charles Masstman was placed
on the pauper list at $5 per month.
Notary bond of Locke Addison,
with w. l.. Koon, r. G. Blount
and E. L. Perkins as Sureties, was
approved.
Petition of Fort Ogden citizens
that right of way be granted the
C. II. & n. Railway was granted.
Notary bond of w. L. Draughon
with c. ]. Carlton and w. D. Nc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
Globe Sights
BY THE ATcKIsoN GLOBE.

If you haven't time to eat. don't eat.
At a concert, how long the bad Sc
lections are!
AS rule, a boss is a leader of the
opposition party or faction
Ever notice how a man whose wife
is away visiting, is watched?
False teeth are the only ones that
can be extracted without pain.
Neither does a cauliflower ear prove
the prowess of a pugilist.
The amateur gardener is usually an
adept at explaining why his garden
isn't better.
A young attorney usually has plenty
of time to consider the ethics of his
profession.
How many times some men can
make fools of themselves without
finding it out.
Some of the minstrel jokes are so
old one wonders how they stand the
strain of travel.
If there is anything the matter with
a tramp, it is usually something the
rest cure won't benefit.
The average man is always = little
surprised to hear of anyone making a
success in the show business.
Referring to other things of i'm
portance, what was the real intention
of the man who invented the sliding
trombone?
The Lancaster Literary society will
please pause and consider this ques-
ton: Whether it is a greater joy to
run a bluff than to call one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
1Ded] d !!
10y /%claa hssram&asson -
BILLY SHARES HIS FEAST.

One bright morning in the summer
time, Tommy Sparrow returned from
settled down on the apple tree at the
edge of the garden. He smoOthed his
tail feathers, licked off his bill Che
hadn't taken time to do that since
finding his breakfast out in the woods)
and brushed up the feathers on the
top of his head. Then he looked
around.
Right over there in the middle of
the garden was Billy Robin. Hello
there. Billy Robin" called Tommy
Sparrow, but Billy didn't look up or
answer; he just went right along tend
ing to his own business-which seem
ed to be digging up the dirt that had
recently been worked.
Now what can he be doing?'
Tommy Sparrow asked himself. Il
think I'll watch and see. He seems
to be eating sOmething-but what
the something can be, is more than
1 see. 1t isn't worms, I'm sure of
that Tommy Sparrow sat very still
on the lower limb of the old apple
tree and watched Up and down the
garden Billy Robin walked; pecking.
Decking, pecking at the ground in the
most regular fashion. He must be
eating pebbles" said Tommy Sparrow
to himself in great disgust, I'm watch
a while longer to be sure"
So Tommy Sparrow watched what
seemed to him a long, long time, then
he could stand it no longer-you know
the sparrow family are noted for their
curiosity rather than their patience
and Tommy was no exception to the
rule He must find out what Billy
Robin was doing and why:
Billy Robin he called.
No answer-Billy went right along
tending to his own business.
Billy Robin, Billy Robin, Look
here! / want to talk to you. he re-
peated.
Thus addressed, Billy Robin heard
and looked over to the apple tree.
s.Oh, good morning, Tommy Sparrow"
he answered politely, what is it can
do for you:'
You can tell me what you are do
ing Sa id Tommy Sparrow.
Billy laughed. THAT doesn't sound
like a hard task, but ] should think
YOU would know without being told.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09

Welt-Politik, and the Philippine ques-
ton, the California question. the Pa
cific islands question, and the British
colonial emigration question have any
part in it, one can imagine Germany
being a useful ally to Japan, and Eng
laHd being quite the reverse. On the
other hand, If Germany, although
guaranteeing peaceful possession OF
Frances Indo-Chinese possessions
after the war, thinks she can acquire
them a few years later, Japan Will De
very useful. Above ALL one can under
stand Germany being very anxious to
have a naval power as an ally. There
is no doubt whatever in the minds
of Far-Eastern experts that the ult1-
mate object of Japan is to replace
Great Britain in their own interests as
the leading power in Asia, and that
they are now starting on their policy
to reach this end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
NEW MENACE IN FAR EAST ,,

The war Notwithstanding, incidents
have occurred during the past few
months which afford ground for the
ance is possible in the near future,
writes Francis Aldridge, in the May
number of the North American Re-
view. There is certainly today, de-
spite the war, no animosity between
the Japanese and the Germans. The
latter have practical liberty in Japan
and are well treated. while every one
in China has been struck by the re-
markable leniency shown to them at
Tsingtau and to the fact that they
gave up after so poor a fight. 1t is
we'll known that hundreds of people
who were engaged in the defense and
might have been made prisoners were
allowed to escape. and the courtesy
shown to the German governor, Meyer
Waldeck, would have been more ap-
propriate if he had been a guest and
not a prisoner. Everything has prop
agated the idea in the Far East that
Japanese policy was. so far as it could
be, based on the principle of being
agreeable to the German enemy; and
of course, as the Japanese are credited
with having a reason for everything,
some reason is obviously to be sought.
1t may not be that the Japanese gov
eminent, despite the British alliance,
is a strong probability that at any rate
some Japanese party is so doing If
the japanese have a program of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
Betrays Great Emotion as He
Leaves State Department
Wilson and Retiring Secretary
in AffectiOnate Parting.
"HONOR LIES NOT IN GOLD"
Nebrashan Says Reward Lies in
Inner Life.
Stops to Shake Hands with
Woman and Children.

Washington, June lin the clos
ing hours of his administration, Sec
rotary Bryan babe farewell to the
state, war and navy building When
he came out of Assistant Secretary
Rooseyelt's office he was surrounded
by newspaper men.
"Well. gentlemen" said he, you
see 1 am not late today Sometimes
I have been late, particularly so yes
terday. Did you ever see an old hen
trying to gather her chicks beneath
her in the evening. Well, OFTEN feit
like the old hen in some respects !
have been trying to keep a number of
international secrets covered up under
my wing, so to speak. IT sometimes
/ have seemed cross and irritable, 1t
is because 1 have been AFRAID that
some of the secrets would creep out.
OF course. you don't question the old
hens good intentions and L hope you
won't mine.
L have none to give you. You know II
ALL
Mr.. Bryan in taking leave of state
department employees told them, Ine
rewards of life are not to be found
either in the money we make or IN
the honors we enjoy.
1.-The real honors are affections We
feel for each other" said he. The
best reward is appreciation, accom-
panied by good will. In leaving you,
1 want to assure you, without refer
ence to distinction or position you oc-
cupy, of my appreciation of your CO.
operation and devotion to duty, and
that my good will follows you where
ever you may he. If I can go out
feeling that your good will goes with
me, it will be u precious memory"
Solicitor Cone Johnson responded
on behalf of the states employees
and an affecting scene ensued. Friends
of Mr.. Bryan present said they never
had seen him show so much emotion.
At the White House the president
and Mr.. Bryan talked for fifteen min
utes. The secretary was making his
last official call on the president, but
nevertheless the personal element was
present. Each spoke dispassionately
of their differences and his belief the
other was doing what he thought best
for the United States. Those who saw
them were touched with the regard
the two men displayed for each other.
"GOd Bless YOU
Finally Mr.. Bryan remarked that he
knew the president was busy, and
that he would not detain him longer.
The two mon who have stood together
during the East two years in one crisis
after another rose to their feet stimuli
taneously and clasped hands.
God bless you" said each as their
hands touched. And so they parted.
Waiting near the White House was
woman and two small children.
Mr. Bryan stopped and shook hands
with all three, and walked away with
Secretary T.Imulty.
Secretary Bryan confided to friends
today that he slept all night last night
for the first time in months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
FULTON ON STAND.
Denies He Accepted Bride in With
draWal From Race.

Kansas City, June 9.-Dr. j. A.
Fulton took the stand for the first
time today in the investigation con-
Quoted personally by Governor Arthur
Capper of Kansas Of alleged election
frauds in the last Kansas City. Kan,
municipal election. DR.. Fulton,
a candidate for mayor, with
drew shortly before election. He Wig
orOusly denied that he had been Of
fered money for withdrawing from
the race. His withdrawal was first
suggested to him by o. w. Shepherd,
a banker. According to DR.. Fulton,
Shepherds attitude was that of a
friend and was the result of an in
formal political meeting in his bank.
The uselessness of further expenditure
on DR.. Fulton's part for campaign ex-
pense was included in Shepherds adj
vice, he declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
Jayhawker lots

To the Holton Signal, the meanest
thing a man can say about his wife's
cooking is that he enjoys a meal at a
lunch counter.
Related by the Oakley Graphic: A
tramp timidIy Knocked at the door
at 1880 and asked for a hand-out.
Clear Quit" said the irate lady, be
fore 1 call my husband and have him
throw you over the fence!" You
can't scare me that way, mum, a man
who married woman like you is new
er at home only at meal time" said
the tramp.
When you see an article in this
paper under the heading, 1.-TWO Old
Women" the matter under it means
trouble, explains the Norton Cham
pion. The Chinese have no word to
signify trouble. but to express it they
make a picture of two old women. If
China with equal aptness could invent
cannons. submarines and dread
naughts as she constructs fire crack
ers, the 400 million people could cas-
lily hang the picture of brace of old
women over 60 million Japs.
Projected on the screen by the
Lindsborg News's Vitascope: The
best present you can give a graduate
is a job. Once in while you
run across a woman who is engaged
to a man long before he finds it out
And there are women who real
ly believe that youth and beauty are
the only assets worth while. :.
Being a natural born kicker is no
mark of distinction. Even the mule IS
noted for its kicking qualities. &.
No matter what your idea of oppor
turity may be you will never find it
coming down the street beating
drum.
Musings of The Village Deacon. in
the Osborne County Farmer: You
can't tell the size of a mans bank &C.
count by the kind of collar he wears.
any more than you can tell the kind on
a cook girl is by the way she waltzes.
The only reason some fellows
do not try to borrow enough religion
to get them into heaven, is because
they don't have to. It's free. . :.
If a cranky man has pleasant wife
his crouch is always excused on the
grounds that he has bad case of
dyspepsia. Pretty nearly ev
erybody ina gines that every old bach
elor in. town has picture of old
sweetheart in his trunk that he hauls
out and looks at about twice a month.
Your hair is very thin on top a
barber recently said to Louie Wal
dauer of Atchison. according 20 the
Atchison Globe. I'm glad of that, for
I certainly hate fat hair replied Mr..
Waldauer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-06-09
Journal Entries

Any plumber of women are two
faced-plain at times and then hand
painted.
= ss =
An almost certain way to obtain
everything you desire is to quit want
ing so much.
i. + J.
The jaws of death have no terrOrs
for the married man. The jaws of life
are what he fears.
Presumably, it's all right to refer to
a fair auto enthusiast as a girl with
mobile face.
+ i +
Another mystery is why some folk
don't get splinters in their fingers
when they rub their heads.