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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.

Putnam county has let the contract
for sand-asphalt road % miles long
An invitation has been extended
President Wilson to visit the big live
stock show at Palatka in November
o. G. Pope was elected mayor Of
Fort Myers by a large majority as
the result of the general city election.
A company is clearing 1870 acres
of recently acquired land in st. Jehns
county and will engage in farming
and stock raising.
Jacksonville is making extensive
preparations for the big preparedness
parade at that place on August 20,
rs and 81.
A bond issue of $4,000 for the
erection Of modern school in Bron-
son was carried by an almost unani-
nous vote, only two dissenting votes
being polled.
Marcus Fagg Of Jacksonville re-
ceived an appointment from Governor
Trammell, naming him as delegate
from Florida to the American Prison
Congress, which is in session in Buff
falo, New York, October to IL.
Chairman George P. Raney, of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee, has called meeting of the COM
mittee, to be held in Jacksonville on
August "a. The meeting will be for
the purpose of reorganizing.
During the month of September
forty-nine State prisoners located at
different points in Florida, including
the State prison farm at Raiford, will
be given their liberty, their terms of
various lengths having expired.
For the purpose of naming a county
seat the commissioners of Okaloosa
county have called special election
for March s. 1917. Milligan is the
temporary seat, the county of Okla
loosa having been created by the re-
cent legislature.
Oil burning engines, which elimi-
nate the smoke and cinders, will be
in operation on the Florida East Coast
Railway this coming winter, and will
be inaugurated ON the entire SYSTEM
when the tourist season is in full
swing.
The appointment of the following
Florida postmasters is announced:
Dover. Hilsborough county, Thomas
r. Williams in place of P. l. Copeland,
resigned; Gasparilla, DeSoto county,
Oren Vickers to succeed w. A. Nc
Elya, resigned.
In round figures the assessed valua-
ton of Miami property is twenty-one
million dollars, according to tax rolls
submitted to the city council by Tax
Assessor T. A. Price. These figures
indicate an increase over last year Of
approximately one and half million
dollars.
, The tobacco crop in Gadsden county
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
FLORIDA VETERANS.

State Reunion at Tampa Is Big Com
ing Event.
Veterans of Florida have been ad-
vised in general orders sent out by
Major General L. H. Buchanan, com
handing the Florida division, United
Confederate Veterans, of the coming
State reunion, which will be held in
Tampa, October II, 18 and ~,
Daughters of the Confederacy, the
Ladies' Memorial association and Sons
of Veterans are expected to coop
crate in making the reunion a tre-
mendous success.
According to information from
Tampa plans already have been begun
there for the entertainment of the
veterans.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
st. Lucie Pineapple Crop,

The total seasons pineapple ship.
ment from st. Lucie county to date
has been approximately SIS carloads,
About 10 per cent of the seasons crop
is still in the fields. This production
will be between so and SIS per cent
of normal. Shipment is still being
made at the rate of from one to five
cars daily. The outlook for good
crop is at present quite encouraging
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
From Cows with Many Ticks

reduces milk flow IS per cent, while
a heavy infestation will cut down a
cows milk production as much as AZ
per cent. Study the sums below,
worked out on basis of cows that but
for the ticks ought to and can give
eight quarts of milk a day.
The valuation of seven cents quart
is the average wholesale price in Flor
ida, and Is not intended to represent
a retail price, which necessarily is
higher to cover cost of delivering the
milk.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
Tick Eradication Adds Profit

The Bureau of Animal Industry,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, which has supervision of tick
eradication work in all of the quaran-
tined territory, estimates that cattle
tick eradication means an additional
profit of from $50 to $50 a year on
each average dairy COW.
Every ounce of blood the tick takes
reduces the milk flow. This means
that part of every pound of feed a
COW consumes goes into the ticks In
stead Of into butter fat. This is not
theory. These are carefully determin-
ed facts certified to by Government
dairy specialists who find, after care
full test that even light infestation
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
FATAL EXPLOSION IN
PENSACOLA PLANT
Hurled Against Wall, Foreman
Rebounds Into Boiler
Was SCALDED TO DEATH
and keicnman, a Watcnman, Nsre
Elxaged III Testing OaG IGe bolier,
1t Expieded-Lsss SS,svo.

When a boiler in the turpentine
plant of the Turner Turpentine Com
pany, at Pensacola, exploded, Thomas
=. Gravette was instantly killed and
Otto Reichman badly injured. The
explosed was heard for several miles.
The damage is estimated at $4,000.
Gravette, foreman of the plant, and
Reichman, Waterman, both OF whom
were slightly interested in the own
ership, were engaged in testing out
the boiler when it exploded. Gravette
was thrown against brick wall and
rebounded into the boiler, where ne
was scalded to death instantly. He
formerly lived in Tennessee and is
survived by a wife.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
CRUISER SEEKS PORT.

FreRch Vessel Goes to Pensacola fol-
Coal and Food.
With her food supply and coal ex-
hausted, the French battle cruiser
Amiralaube, commanded by Captain
L. Liquie, has put into Pensacola
harbor.
The Amiralaube has been in gulf
waters on watch for the German sub
marine Bremen, which, it has been re-
ported, was coming to Pensacola and
not to an Atlantic port.
The Amiralaube was berthed along
side the informed Austrian liner
Lucia.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
Per Capita Savings.

Per capita savings in the banks OF
Jacksonville are $97.26 for each man.
woman and child, according to figures
published in the current issue of the
Manufacturers Record, which carries
a comprehensive story on savings ac.
counts in Florida banks. For the
State the per capita is estimated al
$50, as the total savings deposit is
calculated at $30,000,000.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
A HACKING COUGH WEAkENs THE
SYSTEM

Don't suffer with hacking cough that
has weakened your system-get bottle
of Dr. Kings New Discovery, in use over
40 years. and benefting all who use it,
the soothing pine balsam with tar heal
the irritated air passages-soothes the
raw spots. loosens the mucous and pre-
vents racking the body with coughing.
DR.. Kings New Discovery induces nat
ural sleep and aids to cure you.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
WANTED
Florida Summer Schools.

Florida schoolma ans and masters,
who have been attending the summer
school sessions, have returned to their
homes, their work done for the vaca-
ton period and ready for well-earned
rests in, anticipation of the opening
of the fall terms. All schools ope-
rated Successful sessions and were
largely attended.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
BLEW OUT BRAINS.
Lakeland Man Kills Self in View Of
Crowd.

In view of number of people in
Lakeland, Fla, Luther L. Bryant,
aged Sc, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head with pistol.
He walked into vacant lot just off
Main street and blew his brains out,
Bryant had been a resident of Lake
land a number Of years and was well
known. The coroner's jury could de-
termine no cause for his act. He was
married and had several children.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
ROADS BONDS SOLD.
Florida County Sells $1,50O,0OO to
New York Concern.

NeW IOTK COnCefh.
r The Polk county commissioners
awarded the $1,5OO,0O0 roads bonds
to New York concern. The buyers
agreed to deposit the cash in local
banks at once.
With the money Polk county will
lay PIT miles of asphalt roads. Con-
tracts were drawn up for the work
on designated sections before the bond
question was voted on, so that the
voters were aware just what work
would be done with the proceeds.
Five contractors are to begin work
September l.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
When Lightly Infested By Ticks
When Heavily Infested By Ticks
Loss for 200 days


milking .13,400 quarts $93S.00
Cows carrying ticks did not hold
up so we'll in milk flow as the cows
kept free from ticks. and did not in.
crease their flow of milk when the
feed was increased as did the tick
free cows.
THE heavily infested cows lost an
average of 9.S pounds in weight while
the tick-free cows gained an average
of 44.2 pounds, although both lots we're
fed alike. Farmers Bulletin $685.
Does cattle tick eradication pay I?
The affirmative seems to be well prov.
en- by those figures. If more milk can
be produced from the same number of
tick-free cows on the same feed you
now are giving to tick-infested cows,
it certainly is worth while.
When the tick goes out the dollar
comes in. Why not get rid Of the
ticks in this community?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
CLASSIFIED

aE Advertisements inserted under this
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six words counting a line. Advertise
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No advertisement inserted for less than
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

FOR SALE--A double team of mules.
II taken at once, price $S25.0O. Now
working on county roads at $500 per day.
GEO. A. McLANE Punta Gorda. Fla. If
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

FOR SALE-Very desirable corner
location on Punta Gorda's beautiful bay
front magnificent view, two-story house.
spacious grounds 20 x 1909. an ideal spot
for a winter home.-Apply to Senator F.
M. Cooper or DR.. Burland. Punta Gorda.
Fla. tmar1.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

NEW PIANO, never played, fine in
strument Of standard make, to trade for
real estate, city or suburban.-H. w.
SMITH, Punta Goida, FLA. If
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MISCELLANEOUS

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE - Town
lots and cottages in Wauchula to ex-
change for improved property in Punta
Gorda.--Address P.O. Box 2, Punta Cor
da, Fla 29-f
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

feet from Dixie Highway. in center of
city. Price 15c. per foot for lot and
house thrown in for good measure. Ad-
dress Box GAG, Punta Gorda, Fla.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Good saddle and driving
horse and good rubber tired buggy
H. L. DDOTY. Punta Gorda. Fla. If
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-08-17

VISITING CARDS-Visiting cards
printed from appropriate type faces lin
en- or velum finish. rs for Soc. 50 for 75c..
100 for s1.O0.-THE HERALD.
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.PENn0SE FORCES
lose PHILADELPHIA
Ware Faction Controls the City
Committee.

Philadelphia. MGy 1S.-A sweeping
victory for the ol2n-Fare
allies in this city was the alliances
Interpretation of the completed PR
mary election returns.
These are the high lights OF its
victory:
Passage of both loan bills by ma
iorities of more than 10000, and with
only four wards out OF forty-elglt-
the home wards of Senator Penrose,
Senator McNichol, Select Councilman
Seger and Select Councilman Trainer
showing majCrities against the
loans
The election of twenty-five members
OF the legislature out Of the forty-~ne
members OF the Philadelphia de.ega-
ton, favorable to the Brum JauSh-ad-
minis tration cause.
Six OF the eight state senators from
Philadelphia allied with the state an
city admins trations.
Maiorities in the city for at least
seven and possibly eight out OF the
twelve national district delegates.
Control OF the Republican CITY com
mittee by vote of 33 to Is. Before
the primaries the lineup of the city
committee was twenty-five Penros o.
McNichol members and twenty-th ee
administration members.
Speaker Amber carried the city by
more than $4,000.
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SENATE AGREES TO
FORCES OF $4,000
Adopts Conference Report on
Army Bill

Washington, May 1S.-The senate,
after an a.l-day debate, agreed to the
conference report on the army reor-
ganization bill without roll call.
The house is expected to approve
the report within a day or two, and
send the first OF the big national de-
tense measures to the president.
The bill provides for regular army
Of 211, 900 officers and men at peace
strength,a nd approximately 100000 at
war strength, and for a federallZed
national guard of 451 900 officers and
men at maximum strength.
Senator Fall, during discussion OF
the conference report, ASSERTED that
General Pershing, with the $4,000
troops at his command, could march
on to Mexico City, taking every town
with little trouble, if he were unham-
pered by orders from Washington, and
that ninety per cent OF the Mexican
people would welcome such action.
He also said representatives of Gen
eral Carranza were negotiating with
foreign governments against the Unit
ed States and that this government
would be forced to fight foreign forces
on Mexican soil if it did not soon dc
it's full duty to the people Of Mexico
and the United States.
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Bandits Murder Chinese.

Columbus, N. NJ, May 1S.-Reports
of the murder of ten Chinese mer.
chants at San Antonio, Mexico, by ban
dts supposedly followers Of Francis.
CO Villa. were brought to the border
by army truckmen.
According to the reports, the Chi
nese had been selling supplies to the
Americans and were killed after the
withdrawal of the American troops.
Mexicans in the district occupied by
the Americans have been warned they
would be killed if they dealt with the
troops and it is believed the slaughter
of Chinese was intended as a warning
to the native population.
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FRENCH CHECK TWO
ATTACKS AT VEROUN
Several AeropIane Raids on
German Positions.

London, May 1S.-German troops
made an attack with grenades on
French positions in the vicinity OF
Dead Mans Hill in the Nerdun region,
The effort failed, the French Official
report says Another German attack
with grenades was launched east Oh
the Meuse against the French trenches
in the region of Thiaumont farm, but
the statement reported that it, too,
was repulsed. The infantry action
followed intense bombardments by the
Germans.
To the east of the Mouse there was
continuous cannonading on both sides,
particularly at Hardremont wood and
Vaux pond.
French aeroplanes made several
raids during the night. Bombs were
thrown on the German camp at Dam
villers and on the railway stations at
Metz. Frescati and BIieuiles.
The German army headquarters
staff in Berlin gave out the following:
There were lively hand grenade
engagements northwest of Lens brit
ish 'front.', following mine explosions.
"On both banks of the Mouse artll-
lery activity of each side increased at
times to great liveliness. An attack
made by the French against the south
ern slope of Hill 304 broke down I'M
der our curtain of fire.
1.-THE ayiators of both sides showed
great activity. First Lieutenant I'M
melman brought down his fifteenth
enemy aeroplane west OF Doual. An
English aeroplane met with defeat In
an aerial battle near Fournes. Its
occupants, two English officers, were
captured uninjured.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-05-18
CHAPTER 100.

AN ACT to repeal Sections 1874, 1876.
195 and 1913 of Article 33 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, title
Elections" subtitle Primary
Elections" and to re-enact said
sections with amendments, so as
to abolish what is known as the
Envelope System of foting in Pri-
mary Elections; and also to add a
new section to said Article 33 of
said Code, to follow Immediately
after Section 1913 thereof, and to
be known as Section 198a, provid-
ing that offenses committed under
the said sections repealed and re-
enacted by this Act before this Act
takes effect, shall be prosecuted
and punished as if this Act had
never been passed.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Sections 1874, 1875, 1875 and 1913 of
Article 33 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title Elections" subtitle
Primary Elections" be and the
same hereby are respectively repeal
ed and respectively re-enacted with
amndments so as to read as follows:
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5000 Miners Cult Work.

Pittsburgh Pa, May 1S.-Ten mines
have been closed and others along the
Monongahela river are working short
handed as a result Of walk-Cut of
bituminous coal miners because of
dissatisfaction over certain causes in
their wage scale. The men have ask
ed the officials Of district Nc. ;, Unit
ed Mine Workers of America to coll a
special convention to discuss the stu
alton. Between 5000 and 1000 are re-
ported to have quit work.
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FEDERAL MOVE BILL IN
Censorship and License Measure Re-
ported to the House.

Washington, May 1S.-The Hughes
bill providing federal censorship of
motion pictures was reported to the
house by the house education commit
tee, with the recommendation that it
be adopted.
The bill provides for federal mo-
ton picture commission of five men,
bers, with officials here, and power to
appoint necessary deputy commission
ers throughout the country. Under the
bill all films must be licensed by this
commission before they can be ship
ped from one state to another. Orig
inal film licenses will cost 81 thou
sand feet, and duplicates fifty cents.
News films depicting current events,
may be granted license so they may
De exhibited Immediately after being
made, with provision that such IL
cense may be revoked if abused.
Prize fight and bull fight pictures
IRE barred from licenses.
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DUTCH STEAMER LOST
An American Among Four Victims of
Batavier Disaster.

London, MAY 1S.-The American EN-
bassy was informed that Luigi Martini
Mancini, an American citizen, was
drowned when the steamship Batayier
Y was blown up.
The destruction of the vessel in the
North Sea was announced in des'
patch to Lloyd's from Great Yarmouth.
Four persons on the ship were lost,
the remainder landed at Great Var
mouth. The Batavier V was on her
way to London from Rotterdam.
Mancini, wireless expert, was
from Roosevelt, n. NJ. He was major
of the national guard of New Mexico,
snd a deputy sheriff of Cleaves coun-
ty, In that state.
Samuel Howard Comstock, of Santa
Monica, Cal, another American on
the vessel, gave the following account
of his experiences:
81 was in the saloon, talking when
a terrific explosion occurred. My hat
was smashed against the ceiling OF
the saloon. | think the vessel must
have been blown up by mine as the
explosion apparently was directly un-
derneath the ship.
The ship sank in twenty minutes.
We ewere picked up by trawler pa
:rol and arrived at Yarmouth
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new ARMY PISTOL DEADLY
Accuracy of Weapon Accounts for
Mortality in Mexican Fiuhts

Mortality in Mexican Fights.
Field headquarters, May II, by army
motor train to Columbus, N. NJ, May
18.-The high mortality OF Mexican
bandits in the Ojo AZules fight, last
Friday May 81, when Major Robert
L. Howze's company killed fifty-tive
Villa bandits, is credited by officers
Ia part to the effectiveness OF new
army automatic forty-five calibre pts
toll.
Most Of the fighting was done with
pistols by the Americans, who ran
down the bandits at close range.
The blow from the big forty-five
lead bullet is said to be nearly suffi-
cient in itself to stagger horse. The
new pistols shoot point-blank at more
than 100 yards
The briefest report of the fight was
that brought by Sergeant Chicken, old
est of the twenty Apache Indian
scouts. He was in the van during the
pistol battle, where his experiences
were said to be thrilling. Urged to
tell what he knew. Sergeant Chicken
aid: Him dam fine fight.
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MISS TOWER DIES
Daughter of Ex-Ambassador Succumb'
to Motor Kccident Injuries.


Philadelphia, May 1S.-Miss Ger
trude Tower, daughter of Charlemagre
Tower, former ambassador to Ger
many, died at the Pres byterian hospi;-
al, as the result Of injuries sustaine
in a motor accident Saturday evening.
Miss Tower was thought to be re-
covering, but she suffered a relapse
from which she was unable to rally.
Members of her family were at the
bedside whene the end came.
Miss Tower, with Thomas Harvey
Dougherty, Jr, School H-use 'ane,
near Wissahickon avenue, German
town, was injured when the motor
which Mr. Dougherty was driving up
set opposite Horticultural hall, in the
park.
Mr.. Dougherty was seriously injur-
ed, and he is also in the Presbyte ian
hospital.
Captain Duncan, o the park gnarls,
says Mr.. DOugherty was driving forty
miles an hour when the accident &C.
Cured.