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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-20

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Every body boost the county
fair.
Stated meeting Of the .. II. 5.
tomorrow friday night.
Fresh garden seeds, all kinds,
at A. S. Burnham s. So (adN.i
C. M. Carrier transacted busl-
ness for several days this week
in Tampa.
Earnest Hansberger, live real
estate agent of Lakeland, was a
visitor here from Saturday till
Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Davis OF
Arcadia, were here from Friday
till Monday visiting their rela-
tives and many friends.
Ice cream freezers at cost. j.
F. CORBETT, at residence, Olym-
pia and Sullivan st.
Sam A. McCook, Florida's ora
tor and educator, will lecture at
the M. E. church, Jan. rs, Z 80 p.
IN. 1t will be an evening well
spent to hear him.
Mrs. G. G. Flint and little son,
of Brownville, after pleasant
visit of several days here to the
family of John Rasch, returned
to their home Monday.
Church of the Good Shepherd
(Episcopal) - Lay services Sun
day evening at 7 100 o'clock.
Chas. w. Shaw, master of the
local lodge F. & A. NJ, left Mon
day evening for Jacksonville,
where he is spending the week as
a delegate in attendance upon the
grand lodge.
After a little more than three
weeks of bright, warm, dry
weather, good rain fell here
Monday after noon and greatly
benefited the truck crops 1t was
followed by a considerable fall in
the temperature.
High grade candies, fine as
sortment at A. P. Hatch's Cor
ner Grocery. If. (adv.)
Walter Roberts, Punta Gorda
boy who has been living in Miami
for some years, has returned here
and is helping on George Nc
Lanes truck farm. Since leav-
ing here, he has grown so near
man s size that his friends had
difficulty in recognizing him.
Pastor T. r. WoOdsOn of the
Baptist church, accompanied by
Mrs. Woodson and T. c. Crosland,
went to Live Oak, Monday, to at
tend the Baptist State Conven-
ton, to which they are delegates.
They are expected back at the
end of the week.
Fresh fruits of all kinds in their
seasons; nice line of candies,
confections and fancy groceries at
K. M. Kings II. (adf'''
Many friends here deeply sym
pathize with Mr.. and Mrs. G. f.
Sans of Wauchula, in the loss ct
their baby boy, Vernon, which oc-
Cured last Saturday. The moth
err was formerly Miss Vera Shaw
of this place. The baby was an
unusually bright little fellow, and
his loss is a sad blow to the par
ents. !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
ILLINOIS MAN IS
CAUCHTBY POSSE
INSHOO7INC FRAY

Penns Grove, n. j., Jan. S.-Frank
Matson of Galesburg, H., John Mayo,
ST. Paul, and Charles Collins, members
of gang of six or seven men who were
surprised while robbing the postoffice
here early today are in hospital with
bullet wounds and two others are in
Jail after an early morning fight with
a posse. Matson was shot in the arm
and face, Mayo in the arm and Col
Inns in the hand.
On pay day at the powder plant two
weeks ago an attempt was made to rob
the postoffice, and as yesterday was
again pay day another visit from the
robbers was anticipated A dozen citi-
zens, four policemen and four post
Office inspectors, fully armed, were on
guard at the postoffice early this morn
ing when the robbers approached the
| little building from different direc-
tons, picked the front door lock and
entered One man remained outside as
lookout Soon afterwards the posse
closed in. The lookout opened fire and
his companions appeared at doors and
windows and started shooting, the
posse returning the fire vigorously.
The robbers retreated under contin-
men in the hands of the posse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
Vigorous Protest to Great
Britain Is Made by the
United States.
ALREADY DELIVERED
Washington Believes Docu-
ment Has Been Officially
Presented by Page.

Washington, Jan. S.-The United
States has sent to Ambassador Page
at London for presentation to the Brit
ish foreign Office note vigorously
protesting against the British authori-
ties interference with and censoring
of mails from the United States to
neutral European countries.
The note is understood to have al
ready been delivered to the British
foreign office. The state department
plans to make public its text here
later today.
Business Men Complain.
Numerous complaints have been re-
ceived from American business men
and others that their mails destined
to points in neutral European coun-
tries have been opened by the British
censors. Steamships carrying neutral
mails to and from the United States
have been held up by British war
ships and taken to British ports, where
practically all mails have been re-
moved by the British authorities.
The steamships then have been al
lowed to proceed and the mails de-
tanned and examined by the British
censors. After complete examination
the mails have been sent forward to
their destination. This has resulted
in much delay and some confiscation
of correspondence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
Latest Bulletins

Berlin, Jan. S.-The bringing
down OF another allied aerOplane
at the Dardanelles by a Turkish
aviator is reported i'm the official
statement from the Turkish war
Office.
Berlin, Jan. S.-RepOrts from
Italian sources state that further
arrests have been made at Salon.
Xxi during the last week on the Or
ders of the allied commanders.
London. Jan. S.-The Norwegian
steamship BOnheur, of LIS tons
gross, has been sunk. Fifteen
members Of her crew have been
landed.
Paris. Jan. S.-Dispatch from
Hayre says Mile. Juliette Renkin.
sister of the Belgian minister OF
colonies, has been sentenced to six
months in Jail and fined 1000
marks by German authorities.
London, Jan. S.-The accidental
wrecking of Zeppelin at Namur,
Belgium, yesterday is reported in
an Amsterdam dispatch. Two
members OF the crew are said to
have been killed.
Hong Kong, Jan. S-A hundred
armed men, calling themselves
reyolutiOnaries, today attacked
and looted the customs house at
Ynseng, a town about five miles
from ShatOkOk.
New York. Jan. S.-Ten bodies
we're removed today from the hold
of the oil tank steamer Aztec, on
which an explosion occurred last
Monday. Two bodies had been
previously recovered.
Denver, Colo, Jan. S.-indict-
ments against leaders OF the
United Minew0rkers OF America
returned by the United States
grand jury ut Pueblo In Decem-
Der, 1918, and growing out OF dis.
orders in the coal miners strike,
were dismissed today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
SOCIALIST STIRS
PARTY'S WRATH

Schenectady, N. Y, Jan. S.-Charg-
ed with failure to consult members of
the socialist party in the matter of his
appointments, Mayor George r. Lunn,
the only socialist mayor of any city OF
considerable size in the United States,
faces being read out of the socialist
party unless he can explain his actions
to the satisfaction Of its members.
The mayor will be given a hearing
before socialists here Tuesday. II
harmony is not restored at this meet
ing another hearing will be held in
New York before the full executive
membership of the state socialist Or
ganization.
The mayors failure TO give all the
positions under his appointment to So
cialists and particularly the fact that
he appointed outsiders to city offlces
was the cause of complaint by his
party associates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
Rockefeller TO
EXTEND HIS PLAN

Denver, Colo, Jan. S.-Extension of
the Rockefeller Industrial plan to the
steel works and quarry camps of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company is
announced in bulletin to employees
issued today by J. F. Welborn, presi-
dent. Harrington Shaffer, an employee
at the Minnequa plant at Pueblo has
been made the presidents industrial
representative and will act as inter-
mediary between the company and it's
employees at the steel works and quar-
rieS.
David j. Griffiths was given a sim
liar position several months ago with
relation to the mining department of
the company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
ENGLAND CRISIS
HOLDS INTEREST

Berlin, Jan. s, (via London, 1918 a.
m.)-The German newspapers display
much interest in the CONSUMPTION
crisis in England but venture no pre-
diction regarding its outcome.
The Morgen Post says the Asquith
cabinet energies from the struggle
greatly weakened.
The socialist organ Vorwaerts thinks
struggle is ahead, but if the war
lasts sober calculation will have to
reckon with the fact that the present
active resistance will be overcome.
The Post warns German leaders
against building great hopes on Eng
lands international conflict. 1t points
out that crises have habit Of adjust
ing themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
ONE DEAD, % INJURED DURING RIOT
Relics found
'TWixt Roots
of fixing Tree

Philadelphia, Jan. S.-Tha big elm
tree in Independence Square said to
have been planted by King Edward
VII Of England when he visited this
country as Prince of Wales, 1851, was
cut down yesterday.
The tree had been dead for some
time. Under the ground surrounding
the tree when the stump was removed
were found several objects, including
a six-pound cannon ball, variety of
coins, some of Revolutionary days, and
the grave of cat. A small tube was
found containing a note which request
ed that the bones of the cat be not dis
turbed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
BOAT OF ANCONA
PICKED Up At SEA

Rome, Jan. S.-A fishing vessel
put in at Anzio today with life boat
from the steamship Ancona which had
been picked up. Examination of the
boat seems to bear out the assertion
that it was fired upon and sunk, though
it carried passengers among whom
were women, by the Austrian sub
marine which torpedoed the Ancona.
Many hair pins were foupd in the
boat Several holes in II, apparently
made by shells from the submarine,
had been stopped up with shawls and
torn skirts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
Man is Held
For DeQfhOf
YOungBride

Chicago, Jan. S.-Anthony Palombo,
whose 17-year-old bride died under
puzzling circumstances, will be held
by the police pending complete in
vestigation into the cause Of her death,
The theory of the police that Mrs.
Palombo died from drinking poisoned
coffee has ben substantiated, it was
announced today, by the chemical
analysis of her stomach's contents and
the grounds remaining in the. coffee
pot. Both showed the presence of
large quantities of poison.
Mrs. Palombos stepfather, Joseph
Rineila, who drank some of the COT
fee, is reported to be out of danger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE.

SENATE.
Adopted Lodge resolution call.
ing on Secretary Daniels for Adj
miral Fletcher's report on naval
war game last summer.
Woman suffrage amendment ia.
yorably reported by suffrage COM
mittee.
Passed bill providing for COM
mission to c0dify and suggest
amendments to general mining
law.
HOUSE.
Representative Rainey of Illinois
delivered Jackson day address.
Secretary Garrison continued
testimony before military commit
tee.
Consideration Of water power
bill WAS resumed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
THE WEATHER

Forecast Till Z p. N. Tomorrow, for
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vicinity.
Generally fair tonight and Sunday
Slightly warmer tonight, with the low
est temperature about % degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday, 20.
Lowest last night, 90 At a. m, 20.
Wind velocity at a. m, miles per
hour
Precipitation, none.
Relative humidity at p. m, 81; at
Z a. M, "a; at p. m. today, Is.
Stage of the river, 101 feet; rise
Of l foot in the last "a hours.
]. M. SHERIER, Local Forecaster,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
KING OF GREECE
NOT PRO-GERMAN

Athens, Jan. 6, (via Paris, Jan. Z,
1920 p. MT hope you will make the
people of the United States understand
that l am no more pro-German than
your president" said King Constan-
tine to The Associated Press CORES
pondent today. Il am pro-Greek, Just
as your president tries to be only pro-
American.
1T is one Of the saddest evidences
of the hatreds and prejudices evoked
by this war that people who should,
and in their sober senses do, know bet
ter, insist upon imputing to others mo-
tives which they never could have en-
tertained"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
HOUSE TALKS TO
|. SIR EDWARD GREY

London, Jan. 8, (1O:15 a. m.)-As
the first step in his trip Of investiga-
ton into war conditions in Europe
Colonel E. M. House, personal repre-
sentative of President Wilson, today
spent some time with Sir Edward
Grey, British minister for foreign af-
fairs.
No statement was given out, Off
Gals Of the government desiring that
nothing be said to make Colonel
Houses call seem conference. Col
onel House is awaiting advices from
Ambassador Gerard before planning
trip to Berlin. The next two weeks
he will spend in England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
WILL WITHSTAND
TORPEDO ATTACK

Washington, Jan. S.-Future Ameri-
can battleships will be able to survive
the explosion of single torpedo
against. their hulls, regardless OF
where they are struck, in the opinion
of navy experts. Experiments which
have been in progress for more than a
year, it was learned today, have dem
onstrated that two or more torpedoes
must find their mark before ships SUBJ
divided and protected as new American
craft can be sent to the bottom.
The two superdreadnoughts and two
battle cruisers congress has been
asked to authorize this year will be de-
signed on this plan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
SERVANTPROBlEM
BECOMING ACUTE.

New York, Jan. S.-The war has
caused a shortage here in the supply
Of servants. No immigrant girls are
arriving from Germany or France, says
Miss Edith L. Jardine, secretary of the
International Institute for young
women. Housewives who in other
days had only to summon servants
from employment agencies, report
that green girls as the emigrants
who pass through Ellis Island are
known, have vanished. Managers of
hotels and apartment houses say the
problem Of obtaining servants is be-
coming acute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
MINISTER WAS ON
SHIP THAT SUNK

Washington.s Jan. 8.-Confirmation
of reports that the Rev. Homer R. Sal
isbury of this city, an American citi-
zen, was a passenger ON the steamer
Persia, sunk in the Mediterranean, was
received today by the state department
from Consul General Gaulin at Mar
settles. France. Mr.. Salisbury arrived
at Marseiless on the boat train from
Boulougne and took passage on the
Persia the dispatch said. His name
does not appear among the survivors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
DIRECTORS FATE
IN THE BALANCE

New York, Jan. S.-The fate of the
II former directors of the New Haven,
accused of criminal violation of the
Sherman antitrust law, hung in the
balance this afternoon. The jurors at
1:30 o'clock had been out for "a hours
without reaching verdict, and at that
time were in open court listening to
the reading Of testimony which they
had asked to have reviewed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
GENERALLY AGREE,
UPON HARBOR BILL

Washington, Jan. 8.-A general har-
Dor bill was formally agreed on today
by the house rivers and harbors COM
mittee, which voted to begin immedi-
ately the preparation of a measure on
the basis of the projects alreaAy auo
thorized 1t would embrace a maxi
mum of $44,00O000 for new work I'M
der authorized projects and 100000
for their maintenance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
PLACE CORNERSTONE
OF NEW LABOR HOME

Washington, Jan. S.-The corner
stone of the new home here of the
American Federation of Labor was
laid today by President Gompers in
the presence of prominent national and
local labor leaders. Secretary of Labor
Wilson was the principal speaker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
Youngstown, Ohio, Today
Only Scene of Ruins Fol
lowing Wild Disorder.
LOSS OF $4,000
Destruction of Property Is
Heavy-Three Regiments
Now Enforcing Law.

Youngstown, o.. Jan. S.-General
Speaks has received an appeal
from citizens OF Struthers to send
help ct once to that village for
protection from rioting there. The
message stated that mob has
formed and is engaged in a gen.
eral fight in the streets, men shoot
ing and beating up each other.
General Speaks at once sent two
companies of militia to Struthers
In automobiles.
Later reports said the situation
at Struthers was under control but
troops will be kept there.
A canvass of mOrgues and hos
pitfalls today gave a list of one dead
and % injured rs the result OF last
nights steel strike ri0ting in East
Youngstown.
The dead man is unidentified.
He was % years old and was shot
while lOOting store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
TRAIN OF PEACE
PARTY ENDS TRIP
ACROSSGERMANY

London, Jan. s, 3:27 p. m.-The
Ford peace party has arrived at
The Hague, says Reuter- dis
patch from the Netherlands capi-
tai, and was welcomed on its ar
rival there by a reception COM
mittee headed by JoRkher X. No.
BILE, n member of the second cham
Der, who in a brief speech in which
friendly sentiment toward Amer
lea was expressed, hoped that the
party would achieve its expecta-
lions. Even ii it did not, how
ever, added the speaker, its inten.
tons were laudable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08

Oldenzaal Holland, Jan. S, (v1a Lon
don, 1910 a. m.)-The special train
sarrying the members of the Ford
peace party from Copenhagen to The
Hague arrived at the Dutch frontier
today after an 11-hour trip through
Germany. The train passed through
Lubbock, Hamburg and Bremen. The
trip was without incident. At Bremen
a small crowd of German soldiers and
civilians was attracted to the railway
station by the news that the train was
passing through. The party expects to
reach The Hague by noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08

Youngstown, O., Jan. S.-With three
regiments Of the Ohio national guard,
under command of Brigadier General
John c. Speaks, patrolling the smould-
ering ruins Of the village of East
Youngstown. or encamped in the steel
mills nearby, the civic and military
authorities here today expressed the
belief that for the present at least an
end had been put to the scenes of riot
ing and loOting which marked last
night and left the thriving little city
a mass Of embers. One life is known
to have been lost, fully 10 blocks of
the town, including the entire business
section, were burned and several thou
sand people were driven from their
homes. The loss was placed at ST.
100000.
Physicians who were called 10 look
after the wounded placed the number
at %, although only Is had been
brought to hospitals here. While the
majority had been shot, there were
many wounds from knives, bearing out
the statement that when the rioters
were finally driven from Wilson ave-
nue., the main street of the town, they
began fighting among themselves.
Saloons Are Burned.
There was no liquor question to SET
tie for East Youngstown, for of the
20 saloons all but two had been burn
ed and they had been looted. The
trouble began late yesterday when the
day shift at the plant of the Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube company quit
for the day. The plant is located on
the fats of the Mahoning river, sew
eral hundred feet from the hillside on
which is built East Youngstown, where
most of the workmen live. The mills
are reached from the town by high
bridge, spanning the railroad yards,
which have been carefully guarded by
private watchmen since the labOrers at
the plant several days ago Joined the
iaborers of the Republic Iron and Steel
company and other mills for an ad-
vance Of % cents day.
Steel Workers Jeered.
A crowd Of men estimated at 200
mad gathered at the East Youngstown
end Of the bridge and jeered the work
men as they crossed. Suddenly shot
was fired and guards, taking this as a
signal, fred over the heads of the
crowd. The mob replied and another
Voliey came A number of persons,
including two women, fell-to the street,
and the mob broke and ran up the
hillside. A block away they reformed
and almost Immediately set fire to the
building occupied by the tube COM
pany's employment bureau. A little
later they fred a small warehouse and
then turned their attention to private
property.
A saloon stood on the corner and a
rush was made for the door. In min
Ute shouting crowd filled the little
room and helped themselves to what
they saw. When the looting was COM
piete the match was applied and the
mob went wild. Kauffman's clothing
store nearby was next entered and the
stock passed out TO the constantly
growing crowd in the street by those
inside. Clerks fed for their lives and
when the looting was finished the place
was fired.
Liquor Flows Like Water.
BY this time the mob was in frenzy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08
PeOrian Reaches Century Mark; Dead.

Peoria, H., Jan. S.-Simon Surfin,
100 years old, died here today. A re-
cent fall inflicted injuries which
caused his death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-08

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-28
Gospel Ridge.

Mrs. M. C. Mullin and daughter
Mamie came Saturday for a few
days visit at the Bert Stiles home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mccullough
moved from the C. e. Roe farm the
first of the week to farm northeast
of Leroy We are sorry to lose this
estimable family from our commun-
lily.
Miss Gertrude Keown spent We'd
nesday evening at the George Smith
home.
Mrs. Amy Curry and daughters
day to spend Christmas with Mrs.
Marcia Curry and family.
Miss Ruth Gittinger returned to
the home of her parents near Leon
Saturday after an extended visit at
the G. s. Evans home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Barbour and
family. departed Saturday for Will
Hamburg for q few weeks visit with
relatives and friends.
Euniee, Eulah and Russell Evans
spent Saturday night and Sunday
with their sister, Mrs. Victor Hull.
Henry Davis returned from Bel
field N. D., Fytday to spend Christ
mks with home folks.
sMr. and Mrs. Clure Curry enter
tanned with as Chri4tmaa dinner 70
about twenty relatives Monday.
The big revival meetings which
vert being SHIELD ct LEROY the pAAe
four weeks loeed Sunday night With
quite 9 few c0nyere
Mrs. G. 8. Evans Is on the sick
list this week. ".