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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20
Tallahassee Democrat Answers

The Tallahassee Democrat hav-
ing inquired as TO the political
loyalty of The Herald editor and
having been answered, the latter
last week asked some questions Of
the Democrat editor, only one Of
which was answered with satisfac-
tory directness.
The question, Did the Democrat
editor never bolt a Democratic
ticket? was not answered at all.
The question, "Will he vote for
Knott, if the courts declare him
tae legal nominee was appar-
entcly evaded, though the headline
of the reply reads, "Thc Demo
crat will support the nominees. y
In the quotation below, it will
be observed that the Democrat
considers Mr.. Cats the true nom
inee and will support him regard
less of any court decision.
The question, "Will Mr.. Cats
vote for the Woodrow Wilson e.
lectors?" is directly and satisfac-
t0rily answered in the last para
graph of the Democrats reply,
which is as follows:
"This editor wants to inform
Brother Jordan that the Demo
crat is not a Cats organ or any
other man s organ, but an organ
for justice and right The Dem
ocrat opposed the nomination of
Mr.. Cats, but since the people of
Florida have chosen him as their
nominee, and he has been awarded
the certification of nomination by
the provision and terms of thepri-
mary law, the Democrat will &C
cord him its unqualified support.
"Mr. Knott, the contestant,
puts up a new proposition to the
democratic party of Florida, He
asks the courts to make him the
party nominee. But the people
of Florida will not accept a court
nominee, and should he run in the
November election, he will be the
worst defeated man that ever ran
for office in the state.
con the authority of Mr. Cats,
the Democrat tells Brother Jor-
dan that Mr.. Cats will vote for
the Wilson electors and for every
man nominated in the primary of
June 9Th.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20
Spare the Burglars

Why is it that, after the cleo
ton managers have finished
counting the ballots cast and tai
lying and tabulating the votes,
they put the ballots back in the
box, lock and seal the box and de-
liver it to the county judge and
supervisor of registration? Why
not burn the ballots? What is
the reason for keeping them so
carefully?
Because the law requires it?
But why does the law require it?
Would it not be better, as soon as
the managers have finished the
count, to destroy the ballots, than
to go to the trouble of replacing
them in the box, locking and seal
ing it and taking it to the court
house there to be sacredly guard
ed by county officials? IfYt this
were done, no expert burglars
would break into the courthouse
at dead of night, reopen the box
and sit there till daylight work
ing with all their might to re-
mark the ballots so as to elect
one of their members to the office
of sheriff or county judge,
Suppose, however, that a bur
slar ran for secretary of state
and was voted for in fifty-two
counties. 1t would put his pals
to a world of trouble to break in
to fifty two courthouses and as
many ballot boxes and work
themselves half to death over
hauling and rcmarking hundreds
and maybe thousands of ballots;
and besides, if they were doing
this at Greenville, they might get
shot, and, if they tried it at Fort
Pierce, they would be sure to be
devoured by mosquitoes be-
fore they could recount seven
ty-twO ballots.
We object to any enterprising |
end industrious burglars heingput |
to so much trouble and risk and
we, therefore, demand that the
ballots be burned as soon as the
managers have finished counting.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Mitchell, "The Sand Man, "
writes to The Herald again, this
time intimating that Brer Cats
and the Guardians of Liberty are
not Democrats, because they are
opposed to Woodrow Wilson.
Then they must be great liars.
Brer Cats assures the Tallahassee
Democrat that he is for Woodrow
Wilson, and in the last issue of the
Jacksonville Free Press, organ
of the Guardians,J. S. Bitch, State
Master Guardian, and j. V. Burke,
State Secretary, publish card in
which they emphatically assert
that, with the exception of a very
few Republican members of the
order, the Guardians will unani-
mously support and work for the
Democrats electors. We cannot
believe that these men are liars
any more than we can believe
that the $4,000 Democrats who
voted in the June primary are Ii
airs.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

The Arcadia News of the 18th
inst. has a highly interesting dis
cussion of county repositories,
bond trustees and quadrennial
meetings of the legislature. It's
conclusions are very wise. except
the one favoring annual meetings
OF that stupendous fraud, the leg
lslature, which should be abolish
ed. AS soon as circumstances will
permit, The Herald will have
something to say about these mat
tiers; meantime, it will remark
that, if we must have such an in
cubus as a legislature, every man
aspiring to membership therein
should be required to undergo /.
civil service examination before
he is permitted to become a can
dldate. All Of our political troub-
les arise from the ignorance, more
so than from the venality of leg
islators.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Brer Cats tells the Tallahassee
Democrat that he will support all
the nominees of the June primary,
which includes the Wilson and
Marshall electors. Thanks, how
ever, to the lovely workings of the
Bryan primary law, there will be
only three Democratic electors on
the ticket.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

The state supreme court, on
Monday, decided unanimously in
favor of Contestant w. V. Knott.
who demanded a recount of votes
in several precincts of Duval
county and in all of the precincts
of Putnam county. CattS's parti-
sans will doubtless now charge
that the supreme court was fooled,
lntimidated by the Pope, or
bought by the "gang" behind
Knott.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Notwithstanding the absence
in Kentucky of Editor Il. H. Jones,
the editorial page of the Arcadia
News continues to shine with wis
dom. The wisdom evidently comes
from Kentucky by mail, telegraph
or telephone, which argues that
the editor is working while pre-
sumably resting.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Saw a boy the other day, with
an air-rifie shooting at birds along
the street. He was violating the
law and was liable to a fine of
$1,000 to. $500, for he was shoot
ing at hooking birds, not at Eng
llsh sparrows or butcher birds.
No boy should be permitted to
have an air-rife.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Florida Times-Union.- Will
a carefuland conservative contem-
porary name half a dozen of the
faithful died-in- the-wool Demo-
Gratis" who have never repudiated
a party decision or violated party
law? Could it add the name of
one who had not died" to party
obligations enough to realize the
possibility of revolt?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Florida Times Union - A con-
temporary speaks of the forty
thousand carloads Of Florida pro-
ducts shipped last season" What
was our last season? Here the
shipping is a continuous perform
anec only interrupted by al
hours or days windstorm.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Times must be hard indeed
since we hear so much about man
eating sharks Florida Times
Union--There now, you have
shown the need of the hyphen,
which you have been so persis-
tently condemning,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20
STATE PRESS COMMENT

Sarasota Sun If they don t
divide this state, South Florida
will get credit for all these storms
that hit Pensacola and Alabama.
All South Florida wants is cred
it for her own industries.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Ocala Star What seems to the
Star to be a very silly proposition
is endorsed by some members of
the state press. 1t is to the eff
feet that the names of both Knott
and Cats go on the ticket and
that the voters decide between
them in the general election. AS
this plan would almost certainly
result in the election of Knott, it
would look like it should suit the
Star, but it doesn't. We oppose
it because it wouldn It be playing
the game according to the rules.
Let the election boards and the
courts decide which man has the
most votes and put his name on
the ticket, and then let all demo-
Gratis vote for him, as they are
pledged to do.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

No one will dispute the victory
of George w. Perkins pocket
book when the elephant swallow
ed the moose.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Do you wonder how you have
earache and then blow your nose
with your mouth shut?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Do you go to the country for
health and then sleep with your
windows shut tight?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20
Says The Lakeland Telegram

The Republicans will have a
full ticket in the field in Novem-
Der; Noel A. Mitchell. "the Sand
Man," will run as an independent
candidate for Governor; then
there will be the regular Demo-
cratic nominees, Of course, and in
dications point to a boiler or so.
All tastes in politics can be graf
flied at the November election.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Arcadia News With thirteen
banks and thirty trustees to care
for the funds of DeSoto county,
there will certainly be no dearth
of treasurers under the new law.
The next legislature might amend
the law so that each taxpayer can
be the custodian of his taxes, the
same being subject to the warrant
of the county commissioners, then
create each voter county auditor,
per Sc, to check up the various
sundry treasurers, trustees etc.
Let everybody have hand in the
pie, and thus secure an economi-
cal administration of affairs la
the 1915 legislature.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Do you omit lunch to reduce
weight and then overeat at din
ner?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20
The United States Public Health
Service Asks

Do you clean your teeth and
then expectorate in the wash
bowl?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

The Miami Metropolis pro-
pounds the query, "What is a
Democrat in Florida?" In view
of recent political occurrences,
this is an extremely difficult ques-
ton to answer; but we have a def
mite idea of who is NOT Demo-
crat. 1t is the man who intrudes
into the councils of the party in
the State, participates in its pri-
maries, and at the same time a.
buses Woodrow Wilson, and can
not be counted on to vote for him
in the November election. That
man is not a Democrat, though, to
further his ends, he may outward
ly affiliate with the party in pow
err in this State.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Lakeland Telegram - Mr.. Knott
asks for a recount in certain pre-
cincts in Duval county, where he
has reason to believe errors were
made. Mr.. Cats is fighting with
all his strength to prevent a re-
count. Why? If there were
mistakes made, wouldn t any fair
man want them corrected? If
the votes were counted correctlyin
the first place, a recount can make
no change. If they were not
counted correctly, would any man
fit to be Governor object to the
correction of an error?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

1t has never been intimated
that w. v Knott would bolt the
ticket if the courts decide against
him, and we have never seen a
statement from any of his friends
other than that they would sup
port the nominee, when a fair in
vestigation should determine who
the nominee is. On the other hand,
Mr.. Knott's opponents have from
the first taken the attitude that
their man should go in, right or
wrong, otherwise they would
disrupt the party"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Panama City Pilot "a square
deal for Cats" appears to be the
slogan of many Florida newspa-
pers. Cats received 30,092 first
choice votes. His opponents re-
ceived $3.50 first choice votes,
What about square deal for this
fifty-three odd thousand Demo
Gratis of the state? Are we to have
a Democratic or monarchical form
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by
minorities or majorities?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-07-20

Apalachicola Times - Shell
Fish Commissioner Hodges who
who was reared with the salt
spray of the Gulf of Mexico,
claims that the hide of a shark
would be excellent material for
the construction of shoes. How
well the skin would appear after
it had been tanned, we are unable
to say. In the raw state it is al
most as rough as file, and shoes
made from this rough skin might
be advantageous to the base ball
runner in a ball game.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
GLAD To LEAVE
MEXICAN BORDER
TULSA MAN DISCUSSES DANGERS
To AMERlCANS-Wlll
NOT RETURN.
Danger Of Big Outbreak AVerted but
Half-Breed Outlaws Are a
Constant Menace.

That the situation along the Next
can border is quiet now compared with
what it was few months ago was the
statement made to an lntelligencer
reporter by Max Hewitt, who, with his
wife and family stopped in the city for
short while yesterday evening en-
route from their home at Tulsa, Okla,
to Akron, O.. TO visit MIR. Hewitts
Brother, John Hewitt. Employees or
regions, however, are still subject 10
danger of being held up and attacked
by half.breed outlaws and bandits, Mr..
Hewitt says. He does not expect TO
return to Tulsa, but intneds 10 take
employment either in Akron or Wheel
ing. Learning that workmen are in
demand here, he practically decided to
return to Wheeling unless he gets an
unusually attractive offer at Akron.
The threatened outbreak at the
border seems TO have been aVerted
for a time" said Mr.. Hewitt. and the
border is comparatively quite now.
Many Of the state troops have already
been sent home. Men who are forced
to work along the border in the en-
ploye of the oil companies of that re-
gion. however. are still subject 10
grave danger of being held up and at
tackled by half-breeds and bandits.
Even up in Tulsa, the people are wor-
ried constantly. fearing for The safety
Of Tulsa citizens who work along the
border have been employee AS -
meter reader for big oil and gas
company and twice week covered
route which took me along both sides
of the border south Of Mexico. My
wife has become so nervous under the
strain that she does not want to go
hack. and | dislike The danger enough
that | will be satisfied 10 stay up in
this country if can get good work.
81 have not yet been molested BY
any of the outlaws who operate along
the border and waylay many Of the
United States citizens from north Of
the border, but my partner With whom
| travelled over the route reading met
ers was held up twice. II is an eX-
tremely difficult matter TO learn who
these outlaws are. One of our meter
collectors. who covered almost the
same route did was held up, assault
ed, shot in the hip and thrown into Il
brush heap where he laid for TWO
days before he was discovered and
rescued"
Mr.. Hewitt has no love whatever
for General Pancho Villa.
81 saw General villa once he said.
Il think the authorities Of the United
States made a great mistake when
they didn't carry out their intention
of capturing him while the troops w"rn
in Mexico. There never will be peace
down on the border as long as he is
allowed TO so on with his raiding and
banditry"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
BAND OF GYPS|ES
Robbing AutoIsts in Eastern Ohio in
pretending to Tell Their For
tunes, II is Reported.

According TO The Ohio Valley Auto
mobile club, clever scheme is hc.
ing pulled off by band Of eypsi"s III
Eastern Ohio and several AUTOMOBILE
lists have been victims TO the tune OF
several dollars.
As an auto approaches several small
children run in front Of The machine,
causing The driver 10 slow down. NJ
This junclure one of the gypsies steps
upon the running board and takes
from the autniSI'S pocket handkcr'
CHIEF on the pretrnSe Of telling his Tor
tune. resulting in the victims telling
the authorities Of how much mon2y
he has been robbed.
II is reported that The gypsy OUTFIT
consists of Ten wagons and over a
score Of members. The band has
been working in Guernsey county, ii is
repOrted
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
LAUNDRY WORKERS
Becoming Scarcer Each Year In the
Wheeling District Says
Local Proprietor.

There is Il scarcity Of all kinds OF
lab Dor in the Wheeling dist riot for the
past several months. except in certain
lines.
The local lauadrie, are having their
trouble in getting Il sufficient number
OF experienced WOMEN ami rirlS. &C
cording TO the proprietor Of one Of the
larger laundri-S
ut seems" said he. thar every year
sees fewer women and especially girls
who care to work in laundrics. despite
the fact that laundry workers; are paid
more than thr majority "! .or"upa-
tions for females Il appears that
nearly all girls and not Il few wnGnCn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18

more than a score of Yost law cases.
John He'll, who on Saturday was per
mitted to plead guilty to unlawfuliE
cutting William Feeny at the county
infirmary, will be sentenced for ms
offense. a session Of juvenile court
will also be held by Judge Robinson
when three or four cases will be acted
upon.
Jury cases set for trial in both Part
and Part II Of circuit court. sched,
uled today, either were settled out OF
court or passed until later dates. and
there will be jury trial In either court
until Tuesday. Both Judge Hervey,
and Judge Addleman, however, WILL
have busy day hearing chancerIy
matters and working on cases already
submitted.
The taking of dispositions will be
the next step in the applications Tor
permanent injunctions in fifteen fost
law injunction proceedings. Orders
filing the answers in fifteen cases
were started against the defendants
by the recent grand jury.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
BECOMES DERANGED
ON ELM GROVE CAR
Pike District Foreigner Creates Furry
at Sight Of Man With Whom
He Had Trouble.

Becoming mentally deranget- at the
sight Of an Elm Grove mine boss driv-
er, with whom he had disagreement
some time ago. John Buglo. foreign,
er from the Pike district. created
quite a furry on an inbound West
Virginia Traction & Electric car at
fifteenth and Eof streets last evening.
Seeing the Elm Grove man as he left
the car. Bulge leaped 70 his feet and
shouted to the conductor something
about killing someone. He rushed or
the car, acting wildly as he leaped TO
the street. but Officer McClatchey,
who was passing At the time. naboed
Buglo and Quieted him without any
serious trouble.
Buglo was taken to police head
quarters and locked up pending an In
vestigation of his mental condition.
It was stated at police headquarters
that Buglo was insane at one time and
was treated at the state asylum at
Weston.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE
Well Known Throughout the State.

Well Known Throughout the State.
C.. L. Haubcr;, the noled truss eX
pert. having been recalled TO Wheeling
following the success Of his late visit
as made known TO the afflicted
friends, can be seen AT the Hotel Nc
Lure Wednesday and Thursday, Sep
TENDER 20 and 81. 1916. Interested
parties can consult him free Of charge.
The combination truss as used and
approved by United States Govern
menl will not only retain any rupture
in it's proper place, but will close the
opening through which the bowels
escape on the average case in a short
time. No leg-straps 10 gall and chafe,
Clean and durable. Examination and
advice free.
COMBINATION TRUSS CO.,
So. Orange, N. j.
Sep 1890
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
METHODIST LAYMEN
OF STATE TO MEET
Ninth Annual state Convention In This
Oily Friday, September 2sth, in
Nt. Guks'S Church.

The ninth annual session Of the Lay
mems Association Of the West Virginia
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held In st. Lnke gro gro
TENDER 20. The Laymen' convention
will be held in connection with the
annual West Virginia conference, which
opens in Thompson NJ. K. church Sep
The conventions will open at nine
o'clock the morning OF September %
with fifteen minute DEVOTIONAL sery-
ice. followed by the enrollment or OIL H.
taken up with the reports Of the hsso-
citation officers. to be submitted by e.
VI. Ficsher. president L. G. Young. w.
T: WiIIiamsGon' ". Fl; ,-o NeweHmo + t. t.
Buiiman, o. G. Arbogast and Z: Il.
Watkins, Jr.. vice presidents, and Il; w;
Harmcr. secretary-treasurer. The fnaI
hounr Of the mornings session VIII De
devoted to discussion or tannce SH
Hon. Sam V. Woods. OF Philippi:, hon.
" q. Alexander. Of Wheeling, and Rev.
w. E. Craig. Of Elkins.
Judae Robinson to SPEAK.
Friday afternoons session will open
with discussion of 'unificatlon or
Methodlsm." by Judge Ira T. Robinson;
Of Grafton; Hon. \. s. Thomas, of
Charleston: Hon. s. T.. Spears. of E'lkIns.
and Rev. DR.. F. 5. Townsend, OF New
MartinsyilIe. DR.. Wallace B. Fleming.
president Of West Virginia Wesleyan
college. will address the gathering on
the work OF that institution and Kew.
DR.. Harry $. Howard of Buckhannon.
will deliver an address on Social Serv-
lee The reports Of committees and
election Of officers will conclude tile
afternoon session.
Address BY bishop.
Two attractive addresses Will feature
the closing session in the evening. one
hy Bishop Franklin Hamilton. Of Pitts
burgh. who will preside over the an
nuaI conference: tho other by Director
,cnsion dcnartmcnt Of West Virginia
I.ni T: Who viii tell of the accom-
nlishmcnis of tho rural churches for the
hrttcrmcnt Of the communities IN which
they arc located.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
INDUSTRIAL BRANCH
OF the Wheeling Commercial Associa-
ton to Meet Tuesday to Plan
for Ar1nor Plant Committee.

\ special meeting of the New Indus
tries department of the Wheeling Com
mcrcial association has been called by
Chairman John T.. Garden for Tuesday
evening at \ o'clock to discuss the de-
tnis Of tho eleven million dollar armor
plant that mny be located in the Wheel
ing diStrir, and 10 make arrangements
to rrc"iv" and show the committee Of
federal engineers who are TO lok over
the rrnp"s"d three sites.
II is expected TINT the committee
will risi, this section the latter part
Of this week or next week
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
ATTEND GRAND COUNCIL.

Attorney ". f. krupp and X: D..
Walker leave today for Pittsburgh TO-
attend the l04th annual meeting OF
The supreme grand council of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite OF
Frepnasonry of the northern district:
COMMITTEES and degree work will
occupy the attention Of tho members
today. The council sessions opens on
Tuesday. The thirty-second degree
will be conferred by a team from New
York city Tuesday morning. The
Pittsburgh team will work Tuesday
a n ernooO
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-18
POLICE COURT

In police court Saturday evening,
Pal Campbell who fell off the water
wagon, was fined S. and costs with
the alternative of ten days at :be
workhouse. Charles Potter down.
and-out victim, was ordered out OF
town. John Millyost and Sam Howe,
we're each assessed $40 and costs for
raising a row in the district below the
creek. NIillyost got an additional $40