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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-30
Camden Court Session Postponed

Judge Boyle has postponed the session OF
the Camden Criminal Court until Friday
because the drawing for the grand and
petit iuries for the September term will
not be held until tomorrow.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02
Prizes Awarded in the Canning
and Poultry Clubs

At the three-day short course
and contest of the canning, poul-
try, and corn clubs of DeSoto
county, held in the DeSoto County
High School building in Arcadia
last week, the. following prizes
were awarded
Canning Clubs
LIST Prize--Julia Rodgers, Ar
cadia-gold watch. Given by
Mrs. Okle Painter Williams, Jack
sonyille.
End Prize - Virginia Nelson,
Harbor View, scholarship to two
weeks short course in Woman s
College, Tallahassee; given by the
G. H. & N, Railway.
Ord Prize-Lethia Crews, Wau-
chula, a $500 bank account, Civ
en- by the Bank of Wauchula.
4th Prize-Annie Whidden,
Wauchula, a canning outfit, given
by the Farm Canning Machine Co.,
Meridian, Miss.
Special Prize - To the club in
the county holding the greatest
number of regular meetings with
the best attendance throughout
the year, a library of fifteen books
was presented to the Nocatee Can
ming and Poultry Club. The mem
bers of this club are: Ruby john
son., Ruth Freeman Clara Provau,
Mary johnson, and Rosafred Rey-
nolds.
Special Prize Elma Wether-
ington, Arcadia, $3.50 for canning
the largest amount of products
from farm and orchard.
Special Prize-Dorothy Moore,
Wauchula, $.1.00 for the best
record book.
Poultry Clubs
LIST ze.-Ruth Freeman, Noe
atee, scholarship to two-weeks
short course in Woman's College,
Tallahassee. Given by the Agri-
cultural Committee of the Com
Club of Arcadia.
End Prize-John L. Milholland,
Zolfo, $3.50.
Special Prize-James Fielder,
Gardner, book of Adventures of
Tom Sawyer.
For keeping records as requir-
ed and exhibiting a pen of chick
ems at the contest, the following
were awarded a prize of $1.00I
each:
Matte Stephens, Ona; Rosa
fred Reynolds, Nocatee; Gambler
Hendry, FIT. Green; Agness Bates,
Bunker-Lansing; Ruth Wallace,
Wauchula; Thomas Jernigan, FIT.
Ogden; Inez Rowland, Charlotte
Harbor; David Winans, Zolfo;
Herbert Hall, Zolfo; David Hall,
Zolfo.
This short course was the first
of it's kind held in DeSoto county
and was decided success, being
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02
BIG SHOOT ENDS AT.
BLACK POINT, FLA.
Most Successful Tournament
Ever Held
IS TEAMS TOOK PART
Besides the Greatest Number of Teams
In History Participating, Some OF
the Best Records Ever Achieved In
a Congress of Crack Shots Were
Recorded.

With the conclusion of the national
team and service matches at Black
Point, Fla, the national rifle match
program came to an end, following
the most successful tournament ever
held. Fifty five teams participated
In the match, eight more than ever
attended any other shoot, including a
record number of civilian teams.
Twenty four civilian teams par
ticipated, twenty-seven National
Guard teams, three schools and one
team from the marine corps, which
latter organization was the only
branch of the regular service repre-
scented.
New records have been established
In Workmanship, and officers of the
matches are highly satisfied with the
results.
The competition will be recorded
as a memorable one from more than
one viewpoint. Not only did the
greatest number Of teams in history
take part, but some of the best rec
ords ever achieved in congress Of
crack shots were, recorded.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02
BOTH SIDES CLAIM SUCCESS
Els IN ROUMANIA - RUS
SLAMS LOSE AT LEMBURG
On the Somme Front There Has
been a Renewal of Intensive
Fighting - Germans on Often
sive at Sally Saillisel

Important successes for both
the Teutonic and Rumanian forces
are told of in dispatches regard
ing the Transylvanian frontier.
Berlin announces an Austro-
Hungarian victory south of Kron-
stadt, where Rumanian positions
west of the Predeal road have
been captured. Southeast of Roth
enthurm pass General Won Falken-
havns troops are reported to
making progress.
Reports of Rumanian success
are unofficial and are based on a
Bucharest dispatch received in
Rome 1t declares the Austro-
German forces have retired from
Campulung in northern Rumania,
pursued over the frontier by
Rumanian troops which wiped out
four hostile battalions.
More Russian attacks on the
troops of Prince Leopold defend
ing the approaches to Lemborg
have been repulsed, Berlin de-
clares, 1t records heavy losses fol
the Russians in five successive as.
saults ON the positions recently
won by the Germans along the es
tuary bank of the Narayuvka.
On the Somme front there has
been a renewal of intensive fight
ing. The French again exerte6
pressure near the point of the en-
tente wedge into the German, lines
between Sally Saillisel and Lee
Boeufs, advancing in the vincinity
of the last named place.
| The Germans were ON the of
fensive at Sally Saillisel, but Par
is reports they were defeated
( there in a violent engagement.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02
Safety First

The advice has become more
forceful since it has been coined
into this popular slogan. 1t has
been posted in public places every
where as an ever-present remind
err to everybody who can read;
streetcar drivers have it impressed
upon them constantly-in fact, it
is being emphasized everywhere
for the prevention if physical ac-
cident and mishap to, human be-
ings.
Isn't it about time that it was
given a wider application and
made to safegard human life and
health against mishaps and acct
dents and plumbers and Ignorance
which permit or cause diseaseY
Accidents happen, usually,
through careless lack of fore
sight. Most accidents are unnec-
essary because they might be pre-
vented Blunders and ignorance,
which result in accident, are in
excusable.
Apply these generalities to the
occurrence of disease among hui
man beings. One-third of the
deaths--probably more than one
third in Florida are from pre-
ventable diseases. One-third of the
babies born in Florida don t reach.
voting age; one-quarter die before
they are five years old, and one in
five doesn' t reach his first birth
day. Such life wastage is fright
full, all the more frightful because
it isn't necessary
Preventable diseases are called
preventable, because their causes
are known; each particular dis
ease germ and its method of trans
mission, its life history and the
means to prevent its ravages are
known, and how to control these
ravages, Because they are not
controlled, through carelessness,
neglect or ignorance, does not
change the result, and such neg
lect or ignorance becomes mex
cusable. There is no consolation
to the weeping wife or mother or
father in the demonstrable fact
that the lost one might have been
saved by simple precaution or
through a little easily acquired
information that was offered, free
as air.
The awful death rate among
young children-is due
to two general causes unhealthy
parentage or to criminal incapac-
ity or ignorance attending child
birth. More than one-half of the
blindness in the United Stat is
caused by the neglect of simple
precautions at birth. administered
to counterfeit the effect of vener-
cal disease of either parent.
No law has ever been written
into the statute books of Florida
to prevent marriage of persons,
man or woman, who are contain
mated by disease transmissable to
the next generation. Popular sent
lment is not yet ready to sanction
that. No law demands proof of
the physical fitness of any person
to marry. Safety for unborn gen
cannot be secured thru
such regulations-not yet-and
the possible evil results of par
entail impurity must be, and can
be to a large degree, counteract-
ed in other ways and by other
means.
Typhoid fever can 10 prevent
ed, and malaria and tuberculosis,
just as certainly as yellow fever
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

attended by S members of the
boys corn club, IA members of the
poultry club, and % members of
the girls canning club. Thanks
are due to the hospitable lodies of
the city of Arcadia who so grae-
iously entertained the girls and
boys during the three days.
The boys of the Commercial
league of the DeSoto County
High School are deserving of spec
ial mention for courtesies extend
ed the visitors all during their
stay. A very pleasant feature of
the course was the automobile
ride, which they rendered the en-
tire membership and faculty of
the club. During the ride the
poultry farm Of Mrs. E. Prouty, on
Joshua Greek, was visited and in
spected. Mrs. Prouty gave the
poultry club members an interest
ing and instructive talk on poul-
try raising.
The board of county commission
ers contributed $500, which was
divided into various prizes, while
the board of public Instruction
bore the expenses of the short
course and the club emblems.
Sure Shot Self Rising Flour Elk
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

and smallpox and bubonic plague.
Medical science has not yet adj
vanced to the reasonably sure CON
troll of all diseases, even OF those
which are more or less common
in the United States, but clase'"
ed knowledge, which is the con-
crete product of science, is suffici-
ent to reduce Florida S death rate
from approximately 15.5 per 1000
per annum by one-third, and with
ratio between 10 and II per
thousand, Florida would be the
most healthful and inviting coun-
try Of equal area en- this terrestli-
al glObe.-State Board OF Health.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02
Deafness Cam 1t Be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear There is
only one way to cure deafness. and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an infiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is In famed you have rumbling
sound or Imperfect hearing, and when II lie
entirely closed, Deafness is the result and
unless The infiamma alton can be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which Is nothing but an iniamed condition
Of the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars. free
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

To the Voters Of Punta Gorda
/ hereby announce my candidacy for
recollection to the Office Of Town Mar
shall respectfully soliciting the votes of
all citizens participating in the Town
Election on November 2Sth. III again
honored by election to this office, | Will
continue to conscientiously and faith
fully discharge the duties encumbent
upon me- Respectfully
JAS II. LIPSCOMB.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

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-u
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

The increased cost of milk is
being used as another argument
against prohibition.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

Vegetables and fruits in their
season and at right prices at
Griggs' grocery. (adv.) If.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

This fact remains, absolute and
incontrovertible: There was new
er any mingling of religion and
politics in the State of Florida I'M
til the issue was introduced by
Sidney j. Cats, for his own sell
fish, political purposes.-Lakeland
Telegram. =
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02
FOR RENT
MISCELLANEOUS

OUR PROPOSITION. with very little
of your time and less money, will help
out on your expenses If interested,
write Box "Y'', Punta Gorda Herald
t-dec-1
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

FOR SALE-A full set of shoe repair
ing tools, sewing machine and standing
jack included Right size for any small
town. Bargain to quick buyer. A. J.
KINSEL, Punta Gorda, Fla. 338-tf
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

APPLE MANGO trees for sale; also,
Spanish Lime trees. Any one wanting
such trees, apply to, /. p. Jennings,
Charlotte Harbor, Fla, Its
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

FOR SAI4E-Big wagon and two mules
g and years old and well broke. Offer
ed at bargain price in order to sell quick
ly.-J M MAYES, Punta Gorda. Fla. 1t"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02
CLASSIFIED

%E Advertisements inserted under this
mead for cents per line each insertion.
Blk words counting a line. Advertise
inserted for cents per line each time.
No advertisement Inserted for less than
is cents.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

NEW PIANO, never played, fine in
strument of standard make, to trade for
real estate. city or suburban.-H. W.
SMITH, Punta uotda, Fla. If
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02
Notice

All persons indebted to the
Chadwick Dry Goods Company
must settle at once or suits will
be started. Make payments to
II. r. Dreggors. (adv.)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

FOR SALE-Very desirable corner
location on Punta Gorda's beautiful bay
front. magnificent view, two-story house,
spacious grounds 20 x 109, 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, 1916-11-02

FOR SALE by owner, acressof good
pineapple and truck land, less than two
miles from post office. Good reasons Tor
selling Write or call on G. S. HALL,
Box III. Punta Gorda. Fla. 35-tf
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

FOR SALE-About rs mango trees end
1870 two-year-old Seeding wweet %orange
and grapefruit trees. Cheap for cash
SAM KENNEDY. Punta Gordas Fla. II
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Vote for Knott for governor
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FoR SALE

FOR SALE-Oranges and grapefruit,
nice fancy fruit. about $50 boxes. De-
sire to sell for cash quick. - DAN G.
SMITH, Punta Gorda. Fla. H-n
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-11-02

Sure Shot Self Rising Flour Elk
cells. (adv.)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
WOULD MAKE BIG
Changes in TAX
ON INHERITANCES
Charles n. Merriam Recon-
mends Graduated System
for Consideration

Members Of the territorial tax COM
mission will probably take up for de-
cision at the session to be held some
night next week the question OF
whether or not TO recommend to the
legislature a proposed change in the
inheritance law submitted by Charles
II. Merriam. secretary.
Mr.. Merriam expressed the belief
today In discussing the proposal that
IL will be more equitable and just by
far than the present system, and will
also follow in general the majority
of the mainland states as well as the
British government.
The secretary proposes in his re-
port to the commission graduated
system of taxing heirs instead of the
nat rate now provided by law. This
rate is at present per cent for all
inheritance money above $4,000 receiy-
ed by near relatives and for others 5
per cent above $500.
Under the new plan near relatives
would pay at the following rate: 5000
to 10000 at per cent; $4,000 to $780,
600 at per cent; $4,000 to $4,000
at 8 per cent; $4,000 to $4,000 at 5
per cent; $4,000 to 100000 at IL
per cent, and above $250,00O at 10
per cent.
For distant relatives and friends the
rates would be: 8 per cent for $500 to
$4,000; per cent from $4,000 to $780,
900; 10 per cent from $4,000 to $780,
900; 20 per cent from $4,000 to $1O,-
600, and 80 per cent for 100000 or
more.
Aliens come under speciaP class
whereby the rate of tax shall be 25
per cent of the market value of inher-
tied property above $500.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
FLOUR 90 CENTS
BARREL Cheaper
Than NOVEMBER
Wholesale Price Here Today
Is SO; Was $3.50 Only
Thirty Days Ago

Fears Of Honolulu housewives that
they might have to pay $ll or $12 a
barrel for flour before January / need
not be entertained. at least for the
present, because wholesale flour prices
In Honolulu have dropped 90 cents a
barrel IN the last few weeks, accord
ing to one of the leading wholesalers
today
Present wholesale prices for stand
ard grades of flour in this city are now
SO barrel, against $3.50 barrel at
this time last month, and some whole
salers are selling good grades to gro
GERS today at 1915 a barrel wholesale,
There are plenty of stocks on hand
and no shortage is looked for in the
near future.
One reason for higher flour prices
this year is furnished in the fact that
for the fiscal year which closed June
80, 1916, exports of flour from the
United States to foreign countries
reached a value of sS7,347,s0 against
$54,454,175 for the year ending June
30, 1914. before the European war be-
gan.
Wheat exports for the year ending
June 30, 1916, totalled the huge sum
of $215, ,532,6S1, more than double the
exports of this commodity for the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1914, when
exports of wheat we're only $S7,953, ,436.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
QUESTIONS RIGHT
OF GRAND JURORS

In just what respect the territorial
grand jury has authority to make rec
concentrations to county or other bod
les is a question that Attorney Lorrin
Andrews. chairman of the civil service
commission. would like to have an.
swered.
Andrews contends that the jury had
no authority to recommend that the
commission reinstate Jesse Gray as
police officer at Wahiawa: which, by
the way, the commission has already
refused to do.
The grand jury, not being consti-
tuted a court of appeals to view the
decisions OF the commission, | do not
see how the commission could take
its recommendations into considera-
tion," the chairman declares.
Andrews says he has had an ex-
change of notes" with Raymond c.
Brown, secretary of the grand jury,
regarding the recommendations and
the commissions actions on them.
in my opinion the jury has no
right to mix up in the affairs of any
other public bodies" Andrews adds.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
PUBLIC WILL Be
SHOWN NEEDS FOR
VICE ABATEMENT
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Lays Plans for Edu-
cation of Citizens

To make a study CT the vice condi-
tions of Honolulu so that the data col
lected can be clearly and lucidIy pre-
sented to the people of Honolulu at a
future mass meeting; To inaugurate a
campaign OF education in order that
the people will know what is taking
place in the underworld; and to favor
the passage of IAN abatement by in
junction" act by the legislature, is
the campaign outlined today at a meet
ing of special committee OF the
Chamber of Commerce. The commit
tee is composed of Judge w. l.. Stan
ley. chairman; w. r. Harrington, Rob-
ert Horner, Judge S. B. Dole, James
A. Rath and F. e. Atherton. With
these ends in view a committee COM
posed of Harrington, Rath, Horner and
Raymond c. Brown was formed to
adopt policy and to formulate a
concrete plan with which to go before
the public at such meeting.
Education Deemed Essential
That if vice is stamped out Of Ho-
nolulu the people muSt be educated,
was the opinion of the committee,
and to accomplish this a widespread
publicity campaign was approved in
conjunction with the mass meetings
that are planned 1t was pointed
spreading out over the city, is having
demoralizing effects among the
younger population who are begin
ming to think that there is nothing
immoral about their conduct THE
only way which 1t can be curbed,"
said Mr. Atherton, lis to show them
that such action will be frowned
upon"
Police Headquarters Blamed
The question of the best means of
reducing the evil was next taken up.
Judge Dole said the trouble, so far
as the police went, was entirely due
to the rottenness Of headquarters
which has continually discouraged
the men below from unfolding the
law, and the other members concurred
The abatement act was suggested and
it was the opinion of the members
that it should be passed by the legis-
lature, and other methods talked over.
Mr.. Brown said that some of the
Iwilei women had scattered over the
city and gave an incident of a COM
plant which came to him from a man
who said that the, house next to his
was being used for immoral purposes.
Must BE Popular Demand
Mr.. harrington sounded the key
note of the meeting when he said,
"The people do not know what is
going on, and before we can do any
thing to change the condition, they
must be educated We cannot depend
upon the police department, for the
heads are spineless The people them
selves must demand that the city be
cleaned up."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-16
Will RAISEPAY
OF WHARFINGERS

Included in the budget of the har-
Dor commission to be presented to the
coming legislature for the next two
year interim, will be an allowsTce for
increase in the pay Of >wharfingers. ac-
cording to a statement Of one Of the
board officials today.
At present the pay for wharfingers
tho men who represent the board
at various ports of the islands--is S.
each a month, and it has been felt for
some time that this sum is hardly
sufficient. Recently J. L. Hjorth,
wharfinger at Kauai, wrote to the
board asking that they increase his
salary, declaring the work he does Is
worth more than the allowance.
There are at present IS wharfin-
gers under the direction Of the board
and three more are to be appointed
soon at Haikane, Oahu; Hookena, Ha-
waii, and Pukoo, Molokai No ap-
pointments for these positions have
been made as yet