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Evening star., 1916-09-10
Personal to Rivermen,

Assistant Purser William Dantzer has
been transferred from the steamer
Majestic to the steamer Gratitude, tenn
porarily running in place of tho
steamer Wakefield on the Mattox creek
route. Purser Cohen, who has been in
charge of the office Of the excursion
steamer St. Johns. Is assistant TO
Purser George Guest on the Majestic.
Milford Sutton. with q. B. Coakiey at
the 18th street wharf market, has re-
turned from a trip OF about ten days
aboard a power launch to tho lower
river, and is again on duty.
Capt. Robert Brown, chief engineer of
the tug Advance of this city, IL At 4
Baltimore hospital with a threatened
attack Of appendicitis.
Capt. Henry Davis. master Of the tug
Capt. Toby. who has been on leave Of
Capt Frank Kintz. Capt. Kints = n
aboard the tug JET.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
The Boy Scouts


The following communication "as
received from Robert Mcneil, scribe Of
uroo, % Iobp l. Ioh,, Scnutr,as4c
~,
number OF 'he members o. the
troop spent Labor day by taking long
hiIa Tho scouts y ese ,,9I,ird NJ rhc rt..sll-
IL, r,r -
lar troop i'iet'i"- HoiS' ''''''9 ~ -
start at o'clock in tie rorrin We
set ON, for Forest Glen ry wa,. Of C;aG.,-
- ..; ,7 mil
ga anu ~ '', III -
we reached SILVER spring. anu t'i"!i went
by way of the r. iIrOad tracks ugtll
-. 49,,
VI 90
Then we went west aSout = tAltS
until we reached a good spot TO luild
ero co,l, l,,,,t, ND ,,l.,,. .acT,t ..at.,.ss
hfe' cooh tUii'A '''' -
After lunch some . the -&a-ts "CIe
swimming in Rock creek 1T this point.
..rbose who vcrt o., c.,r hike ,ve~c:
MI Mcneil. the t"t.'e' OF one @ t-'1
scouts: Assistant ScoutEastcr Allen
wbi,tirotCr patrol Leaders Ar,1.:r
ny 49,
Blakeslee. t'"iifL t't'P PShtst'
johnson and FCrtrarH HackCuaer3ser:
Assistant Patrol Leaders Eo@>Tt Nc
Neil and l. Evans. and Scouts NJ. Evans.
L. Mcneil. II. omohundro and IL
Walker
Troop 43. ]. Leonard kidweli. scout
master. returned fram its camp near
Belmont Park. not :Ir from i.@eSbrrfs,
Va. Friday, after a ter-Ga% S"joura eA
the banks of Goose eek. Twenty
boys. with MIR. :<Idweli and Hr. RoE-
erson. d member Of the troop cosn-
inittee. We're in camp.
According 70 reports there was sn!er-
did fishing and swimming "a Goose
ers have solved the problem Of OUT
door cooking The hoys OF the troop
have made two folding iron tripoCS.
with a fork a the top of each to hold
long iron Var. fr0n which NAV be
Evening star., 1916-09-10

| stage anything else. so the contests
/ W he held in Potomac Park south
| east of the railway embankment. Satur-
! Gay morning at 10 O'Clock. Only those
| boys who were entered in time for the
| Labor day program will be allowed
| TO compete. One hoy will represent
/ each trooo entered in the contests. and
a prize of $50 is offered by the Ameri-
can Automobile Racing Association for
tEe Winning troop.
The scout headquarters are more than
pleased with the showing the 500
scouts made at the race track Labor
day in the worl: Of policing the course,
according to Scout Comm ssioner II. H.
Grogan. The boys were PLACED en-
i tireiy around the track at intervals Of
thirty feet. They prevented reckless
onlooEeFS from rushing across the
track while the races We're on and gen
orally looked after the welfare of the
big crowd on hand
Eagle Scout Fred H Livermore. an
honorary member of Troop AZ, in which
he received his training. has returned
to Washington after extensive railroad
pioneering work in the western states.
A surprise party for him was held Fri
day night at the home Of Col. and Mrs.
Loher. He will leave the city to go to
college September 90. Livermore was
the scout selected as the assistant in
charge of the boys at Camp Good Will
during the season of 1914.
Some of the boys who are entitled to
premiums rs 2 result Of their work on
the last tag DAY have not Yet called for
them, Headquarters Is anxious to clear
this up and the winners are urged to call
and set their priZes.~
Deputy Scout Commissioner J. W. Pat
ton, director Of Camp Eutt for the sea-
son just ended. has left FOR New Iork for
his annual vacation. He will be away
for about fifteen days
Scout Commissioner Grogan wishes to
correct any Impression among the people
of Washington that the Boy Scout head
quarters conducts any sort of employ
Tnent bureau. He has received a number
of calls to send boys to various places
for work. such as sweeping pavements,
cutting grass and other similar occupa-
tions. and of course has refused. The
scouts are willing to help any one wher-
eve possible, but they will not take up
such tasks for pay. The scout move
rent is educa tional, not commercial
The present period of registration for
1,5i9 troops. with membership of 3o.S00
boys, viii end September so. ScoutmasterS
and scouts should take notice of this
ard prepare to re-register. Letters, reg
istration blanks and information sheets
have been mailed. and it is urged that
the blanks be sNed out as soon as pos
sible and returned. with the registration
dues. 1t is expected that all of these
troops will re-register and continue to
have their names carried on the files at
the national headquarters.
In reply to q. number of inquiries. ma
tional headquarters has stated that it
favors the limiting of the membership of
troop to thirty-two boys. or four pa
trolls. 1t is recommended that the extra
boys in a troop be formed into another
troop The records at headquarters show
that, although a troop with more than four
patrols does excellent work in the first
year. there is a decided falling off in the
second year.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
SCAND|NAWANS PAYING
OFF ALL FOREIGN DEBT
Abundant Crops and Trade With
Belligerents Bring Wealth to
the Northern Europeans.
of the Associated Press

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden. August 90
Now that the wave of Wartime pros
peritv sweeping over Scandinavia has
reached its crest, in the case of Sweden,
with the greatest crops the country has
ever known. these northern peoples are
forgetting some of the vicissitudes of the
small neutral in the midst of the Euro
pean confiagration, even the rigors of the
blockade itself
So great has been the prosperity of the
last two Years that it is reported the gov
ernmentS of Denmark. Norway and Swe-
den already have paid off or have suffi-
clent funds in the state Golfers to pay off.
all outstanding foreign Indebtedness. So
IN brief space of time the three small
neutrals lying here in the very lap of
war, but not of the war, have been trans
formed from the borrowing to the lend
ing class
The process of paving off foreign oblga-
tons has been materially facilitated by a
loss in value of foreign exchange. The
German mark has led the international
moneys downward with a loss of more
than 80 per cent. The English pound, the
American dollar, the Russian ruble. the
continental franc all have been quoted
on the Scandinavian bourses at a loss of
10 per cent and upward, SO that the for
eign buying power of the Scandinavian
crowns, when buying has been permitted.
has greatly advanced. Sweden had bor-
roWed mitch money from Gel many. War
time trade with the blockaded Germans
has brought enormous profits This fact,
combined with the cheapness of the Ger
man mark, has enabled the Swedish
debtors to wipe out many million crowns
of Teutonic obligations
Farmers Are Becoming Prosperous.
When prosperity first came to Scandi-
navia it was distinctly a prosperity of
Evening star., 1916-09-10

A breeze famed it's way from the
dear Rockies, and the weather bureau
had to call it's hot wave in.
And in the evening women went car
riding without wraps They always
do. And until they get more gump-
tion they always will. ,.----.
In one open trolley that whizzed out
to Glen Echo the seats were jammed
with voile and lace-insert girls, with
escorts attached; giggling younger per-
sons, with an occasional chaperon that
didn't count, and a sprinkle Of sedate,
Evening star., 1916-09-10

the moneyed classes. People with money
opportunities and not few of them have
made fortunes by merely dealing in for
eign money. There were stock booms
that made the manipulators of American
war brides" appear as amateurs But
gradually the inflow of money affected all
industries. Unemployment became un-
known and the skilled laborers received
high wages
The farmers participated in the pros
perlty from the beginning. and their
share has been steadily increasing until
this year they will divide crop yield
estimated at more than S4oo.uoo. 900
against normal of less than half that
amount. This remarkable yield is due
both to the bountiful crops and the in
creased values of foodstufs The mid
die classes of the cities the salaried
employees. have as usual been caught
between the millstones of high prices
and big profits. the salaries having in
no case Kept pace with the increased
cost of living.
Savings banks and commercial banks
show deposits far in excess of any ex-
pectatlon- LuNuries are in great de-
mand, and of course bring fabulous
prices. The summer resorts report a
record season. People with home prod
ucts to sell are naturally not worried
py tht ltlSn DlOCkaie, Tor tney nave
discovered it has served the double
purpose of lowering the value of for
elgn exchange and increasing the value
of materials and foudstuffs now in the
scandinavian countries. There are
plenty of complaints naturally among
the importers. who appreciate the won-
derful opportunities of prosperity, but
are not able to bring in foreign goods
IN sufficient quantity to get what thev
claim is their due share of the good
times.
The bountiful Swedish crops mean
much to the Germans, for they will get
their share Of the much needed food
Stuffs in compensation for the German
coal, chemicals and other exports sent
to this country. Coal always has been
the chief import of Sweden. and great
stores of German coal are being piled
up here in Stockholm and at other
depots throughout the country. There
is long winter coming. and English
coal has so increased in cost as to be
almost prohibitive. Part of the COM
pensation'' for German coal has been
paid in Swedish horses. the export of
10000 having been approved by the
government this year. But the only
horses allowed to go to Germany are
those considered unfit for Swedish mill
tary service. For these somewhat aged
animals the price has averaged over
S4oO, thus giving the horse-owners a
share of the prevailing prosperity.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
e. Edwards, Mrs. William H. Martin,
Miss Cora Slower. Miss Florence Vande-

e. Edwards, Mrs. William H Martin.
Miss Cora Slower. Miss Florence Vande-
venter and DR.. A. Lee Penuel.
Mrs. John S. Castleman has as her
guest Miss Dorothy Dawson of Wash
ington. Mrs. David B. Tenant Of Rich
mond Is visiting her daughter. Mrs.
Henry Fairfax, at Oak Hill. Mr.. and
Mrs b. Powell Harrison and children
have returned to their home in Balti-
more. after spending the summer
months in Leesburg.
Mrs. Lewis E. Smoot of Washington
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald NJ. McNeale. at Rush Park.
Judge and Mrs. Edward Meek of Dallas,
Tex, are visiting at the home OF Col.
Grenville Meade. Miss Mary Pike of
Washington Is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Yvon Pike. Mrs. Scott
Breckenridge Of Warrington Is the
guest Of her sister. Mrs. David B. Ten
nant, at Redgate, her home near Lees
burg.
Evening star., 1916-09-10
Leesburg, Va.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
LEESBURG. Va. September s.-Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Dibrell during last
week entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
+. Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs. James F..
Dunlop. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Winslow. DR.. and
Mrs. John A. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam A. Metzgar. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
NJ. Fendai. Mr.. and Mrs. Hartley
Tundle. Mrs. BENJAMIN " White, Mrs.
Robert u Wildman. Mrs. Thomas w.
Evening star., 1916-09-10

watched. And on each baby's face was
the excited greed one might expect
from a burglar busy with safe.
To a passing woman it looked like
a case Of loot. but when she paused
for details the cupid-in- chief ex-
him-which made it all right, only:
II anybodys aunt up Capitol Hill
way, should miss a small metal bank
don't blame 1t on the maid.
Evening star., 1916-09-10

The strength of tungsten filaments
has been increased more than 500 per
cent since they began to he used for
electric lighting in 1905
Evening star., 1916-09-10

Doylestown, Pa, has dedicated a new
building costing $4,000.
Evening star., 1916-09-10

Sergt. @. Il. COrnwen Of the mounted
police of the District Won watch fob
for Qualifying as an indoor mark3rnan
over the prescribed y. u. 4. course. He
made score of S5 standing and 80
prone. 100 points in each case being the
perfect score.
Evening star., 1916-09-10

The Army and Navy Union Rifle Club
will hold It's club day ut Winthrop to-
morrow. INSTEAD of Thursday The
steamer latitude IS to leave the Poto-
mac And8Chesapeake wharf At S;45
Evening star., 1916-09-10

According TO the National Rife Asso-
citation, NJ B. Saunders, who claimed
that he was a member OF the Army and
Navy Union Rife Club. qualified as an
expert rifernan on the Winthrop range
recently, bu- officials Of the club have
stated that there is no such name on
their rolls. The association wishes that
Mr.. Saunders would communicate with
the headquarters, 1loS Woodward BUILD
ing, in regard to this matter.
Evening star., 1916-09-10

DIR. L. H. Baekeland has been ap-
pointed to represent the American
Chemical Society on the national re-
search council.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-05
RODRIGUEZ MAKES BITTER ATTACK IN PHONE
GRAB, DUPLICATING WALTER FISHER

This is a good and proper time
to draw a parallel between Aid. Ken
ma and Walter L. Fisher. If you want
to know what 1 think about it, 1 tell
you frankly have lot more respect
for Mike Kenna than l have for Wal
ter L. Fisher. My reasons for this
feeling are clear. Kenna votes for
the big corporations and keeps his
mouth shut. Fisher works night and
day for corporations and easily
classes as the handiest friend the
street car lines and the phone COM
panies have had working in their in
terest in the city hall of Chicago. But
he doesn't keep his mouth shut He
hasn't got the beautiful gift of 81
lence Kenna is known for. Fishers
job is to be a mouthpiece."
This is the statement of Aid. VIM.
E. Rodriguez, who spoke last night
in Schley school, Oakley blvd and
Potomac av., on the Automatic phone
grab. The alderman said Walter
Fisher was made special counsel for
Mayor Thompson in the present tele-
phone situation at the behest of the
same utility corporation interests
who got Fisher his job as special
counsel in the traction situation of
1907.
Fisher is going to solve the tele-
phone problem the same way he
solved the traction problem - is Rod
riguez'. statement. "He stood at the
center of things in 1907 and blocked
municipal ownership of the street car
lines. He is at the center of things
now in the phone situation. Any al
derman who wants to whitewash
himself in voting for the sale of the
Automatic to the billion-dollar phone
trust can use Fisher as an authority
for his vote. Walter Fisher drew the
ordinance and Walter Fisher says
it's all right, so come clean voting
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-02-05

and preposterous in it's fundamentals
to get by just because it's endorsed
by Walter L. Fisher.
First of all, it's too big deal, too
important, for us to refuse the people
referendum. Fisher uses his mouth
talking and talking about democ-
racy. But when it comes to prac-
ticing democracy he isn't there.
Here's a deal where we have a
public utility, the Automatic Phone
Co. 1t promised solemnly in a con-
tract with the city of Chicago that
the city could forfeit, could seize and
own the whole automatic phone sys-
TEN if 10000 subscribers were not
obtained. This promise was not
kept. The 10000 subscribers were
not obtained. The company operated
as dummy, never furnishing any
real competition to the big Bell phone
trust. Shall this treachery be pen
allied? Shall the city handle a
tricky, classifying corporation just as
sternly as policemen handle baby
bandits? l say yes.
''This is a case where confidence
has been betrayed. Specific promises
were exacted from the Automatic
phone capitalists when they got their
franchise because Interior designs
were suspected. Now it turns out
that the Interior design of dummy
competition was perfectly realized
and the Automatic phone promoters
have the nerve to ask that they shall
not be held to their specific promises
in their franchise.
81 call this a confidence game. The
city council has a chance to act as
prosecutor, in a certain sense. The
council has power to start forfeiture (
action against the Automatic. Let
this be done. Let the action be as
sharp and unrelenting as States
Atty Hoyne's procedure against the
five crooked police captains and SER
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-20
AN ACT OF KINDNESS
A Punta Gorda Resident Speaks
Publicly for the eBnefit OF
Punta Gorda People

If you had suffered tortures
from kidney trouble,
Had experimental with differ
ent remedies without relief;
If you were finally cured
through friend S suggestion
Wouldn't you be grateful?
The following statement has
been given under just such cir
cumstances
Mr.. Griggs has used Doan S
Kidney Pills.
He publicly tells Of the benefit
he has received.
His is a simple act OF kindness
to other Punta Gorda sufferers.
No need to experiment with
such convincing evidence at hand
Mr.. Griggs speaks from expert,
ence.
You can rely on what he tells
you.
l.. H. Griggs, farmer, Punta
Gorda, says: "My kidneys had
been my weak spot for years. II
seemed as though | was never go.
ing to get rid of the terrible ache
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-20
IN JUSTICE COURT, SEVENTH Els
TRICT, DESOTO COUNTY LORIDA

Town of Punta Gorda, a municipal
corporation, VS.. Jennie d. Fox.
1t appearing from the return of the
Sheriff of said county upon the original
unable to serve such process upon said
defendant Jennie d. Cox, for the rea-
son that he is unable to find said de-
PENDANT, and it further appearing from
affidavit filed herein that the place of
residence of said defendant is unknown
and that said defendant is over the age
of q years and that there is no person
or persons the service of a summons up
on whom would bind the said defendant.
in the State of Florida. in the belief of
affiant;
1t is thereupon ordered that the said
defendant Jennie d. Fox, do appear
before me at my office in Punta Gorda,
Florida, on the 9th day of March, 1916,
1t 10 o'clock in the forenoon to answer
the said complaint filed herein against
her to foreclose a tax lein for taxes due
upon real estate for the year 1914 upon
the following described property, tc-wit:
That part of Lots and in Block in
Woods addition, West 4 of Lot 2 in
Block 10, Lot in Block II, East u of
he East " of Block So. Block 81. Block
II, Block 1856, all in the town of Punta
Gorda. Florida.
And upon failure so to do, judgment
by default will be entered against her;
it is further ordered that this order of
publication be published in the Punta
Gorda Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation, published in DeSoto county,
Florida. once each week for the space of
two (2) months.
Witness my hand and official seal at
Of January, A. D. 1916.
(SeaD S. F. j. TRABUE, Justice
of the Peace, Seventh District, DeSoto
County, Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-20
IN JUSTICE COURT, SEVENTH DIS
TRlCT, DESOTO COUNTY, FLORIDA

Town of Punta Gorda, munuipaI
corporation. VS. Wilye M. Stetson.
1t appearing from the return of the
Sheriff of said county upon the original
unable to serve such process upon said
defendant, Willye M. Stetson, for the rea-
son that he is unable to find said de-
PENDANT, and it further appearing from
affidavit filed herein that the place of
residence of said defendant is unknown
and that said defendant is over the age
of 81 years and that there is no person
or persons the service of a summons up
on whom would bind the said defendant.
in the State of Florida, in the belief OF
afIiant;
1t is thereupon ordered that the said
defendant Willye M. Stetson, do appear
before me at my office in Punta Gorda,
Florida, on the 9Th day of March, 1916,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon to answer
the said complaint filed herein against
her to foreclose a tax lein for taxes due,
upon real estate for the year 1914 upon
the following described property, to-wit:
Lot and West q Of Lot in Block
10. Lot in Block 10. G5 by 80 it, of Lot
s in Block TO- Lot s in Block II, Lot II,
subdivision of Lot 6 in Block IL, Lots
2S29-38-39 in Block 6S, all in the town
of Punta Gorda. Florida.
And upon failure so to do, Judgment
by default will be entered against her;
it is further ordered that this order of
publication be published in the Punta
Garda Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation, published in DeSoto county
Florida, once each week for the space of
| two (2) months.
Witness my hand and official seal at
Punta Gorda, Florida. this the 3rd day
of January, A. D. 1916.
| (SeaD S. f. ]. TRABUE, Justice
of the Peace, Seventh District, DeSoto
County Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-20
Cleveland

Cleveland, Jan. 17-Mrs. c. V.
White has returned home from
Sumterville, where she was visit
ing at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. A. l.. Brigham.
, James Dyes and w. A. Garner
have just returned from their
hunting trip. They report a good
time and a successful hunt.
| Mrs. Garner and children have
gone on a short visit to Klissim-
mee
Dad Johnson, of Punta Gorda,
passed through Cleveland on his
way to the hunting grounds car
rying traps, baggage, camp G.
quipment etc.
Sandy Horn, Mr.. Singletary
and others went up on Shell creek
on fishing trip.
Mrs. Martha Horn is suffering
from very severe burn, the
cause boiling pot of coffee. 1t
was a bad accident, but she is re-
covering slowly, though the burn
is still very painful.
Lucian Huckeby, from up Kis-
simmee way, is visiting his uncle,
Col. Del Huckeby. He will soon
,o+,,rp 4o bio work aopoSS tho haV
r. d. and Mrs. Huckeby made
a short visit to Ft. Ogden.
Elwood Allison of Edia, Pa,
will take charge of the handsome
yacht, Myacca and will spend the
winter cruising about in Florida
waters.-JOE X. X.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-01-20
IN JUSTICE COURT, SEVENTH DIS
TRlcT, DESoTO COUNTY, FLORIDA

IN JUSTICE COURT, SEVENTH DIS
TRlcT, DEsoTo COUNTY, FLORIDA
Town of Punta Gorda, mIniCI ral
corporation VS.. Mike Williams.
1t appearing from the return of the
Sheriff of said county upon the original
process issued herein that said sheriff is
unable to serve such process upon said
son that he is unable to find said de-
PENDANT, and 1t further appearing from
affidavit fled herein that the place of
residence of said defendant is unknown
| and that said defendant is over the age
of q years and that there is no person
or persons the service of a summons up
ON whom would bind the said defendant
in the State of Florida, in the belief of
afiiant;
II is thereupon ordered that the said
defendant, Mike Williams, do appear
before me at my office in Punta GordH,
Florida, on the 9th day of March. 1916,
ar 10 o'clock in the forenoon to answer
| the said. complaint filed herein against
| him to foreclose tax lien for taxes due
upon real estate for the year 1914 upon
| the following described property, to-wit
| Lots 21-22-31-32 in Block IS, town of
| Punta Gorda, Florida.
| And upon failure so to do, judgment
| by default will be entered against him;
| ii is further ordered that this order of
| publication be published in the Punta
| Gorda Herald, a newspaper of general
| circulation, published in DeSoto county,
Florida, once each week for the space OF
| two (2) months.
Witness my hand and official seal at
Punta Gorda, Florida, this the Bird day
| of January, A. d. 1916.
| (SeaD 5. f. }. TIA ~ Jusnce
of the Peace, Seventh District, DeSoto
| County, Florida.