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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11
THE FORUM.

Mr. Editor: There is considerable
discussion going the rounds concern.
ing the attitude Of the different can
ddates for County Commissioner from
this district, on the question Of bond
ing to build roads.
What ! desire to know, is, what has
the opinion Of these men on this ques-
tion to do with their fitness and quail
fications for the office Of County Com
missioner The County Commissioners
cannot issue single bend until au-
thorized to do so by the voters Of the
proposed district. They cannot call an
election until properly petitloned so
to do. and when such petition is pre-
scented the board as a whole-not the
commissioner from this district
MUST call the election. and il the
election is called and the majority OF
the voters decide for bonds, the board
rs a whole-not the commissioner
from this district-MUST execute the
will of the voters.
Such being the case, why does so
much hinge on the attitude of the can
didates on this question?
To defeat one Of them because Of
his attitude on this question, does not
change his opinlon, does not cause him
to vote otherwise, does not cause him
to use one whit less influence In the
election in accord with his views.
Neither does 1t increase his powers by
electing him. He will have only his
one vote and what personal influence
he can WELD. and he will vote and
WELD this influence. no matter wheth-
or he is County Commissioner or just
plain voter.
Personally. favor bonding the
district. because I am convinced that
we will never have a comprehensive
system Of good roads-which means
so much to us now-in any other man.
ner. but when it comes to voting for
County Commissioner I expect to vote
for the man whom / consider best
0udllUeU 10 HuHulS 'hV
the county; the man whom I believe
would be in a position to get the most
and best roads for the amount OF the
bond money II bonds are voted; the
man who knows enough about road
building to know whether to let con-
tract or to reject any and all Dds
and the man who will conserve his
regular road tax money for maintch'
ance and use 1t over the entire dis
trict where most needed. q,
I expect to leave the question al
bonds to the voters who have the say
and Il the bonds are voted. | expect
20 leave the question Of grades, etc.
70 the engineer who will have direct
superyision Of the construction WORK.
and who is competent to say wien
contracts are properly carried out'
Unless by special act Of the IeGiS'
Iature. roads in nonded districts must
he built by contract. and want q
commissioner who knows how to get
In a bunch OF nids,or all ccntenplat-
cd work. and who knows whetner
or not any Of them are reasonable.
When I have decided this question
am 'e"'' GRlTs.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.

Saturday night Mrs. w. w. Duke.
accompanied by her husband, Mr.. w.
W. Duke. was driving a new Ford
car around the corner from South De-
Soto avenue into West Oak street,
when the traffic was congested worse
than 1t had been all day. In order to
save being run down by cars coming
from all directions, Mrs, Duke was
forced to run into the lay drant just in
front of the Boston Store. The only
damage done was to the car, however,
both the occupants luckily escaping
injuries.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11
SPECIAL MEETING.
OF the County Board OF Public In
structiOn.
From Tuesdays Daily.)

FROM lueSuhNS DdllE'I
The DcSoto County Board Of Public
Instruction met yesterday in their
rooms at the court house In special
session. Chairman +. d. McClelland,
Hon. II. A. Ware and Hon. +. Il.
Hogan were present. The purpose Of
the meeting was to consider bids for
contracts for building a new school
house in both he Bowling Green dis
trict and in the Charlotte Harhor dis
trict. There were twelve bidders for
the Bowling Green job and six for
that at Charlotte Harbor. However,
all the bids called for more money
thnn was available in either of the
districts. and had to he rejected. The
secretary Of the board was ordered to
readvertise for more bids on this
work. and the meeting was adjourned
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11
ARCADIANS
Go to Bradentown This Morning for
Days Outing.

From Tuesdays Daily
All the stores in town, except two,
closed for a few hours this morning
in order to give their clerks an oppor-
tunlty TO attend the annual union
Sunday school picnic. which was held
at the river today. But instead of al
tending the picnic at the river, about
1875 prominent Arcadiahs chartered a
special train from the East and West
Coast Railroad Company and ried
themselves to Bradentown. where they
are spending today enjoying the many
attractions a seaport town has to Of
fer inhabitants OF an inland city.
This crowd Of pienickers will return
some time tonight.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11

4. rore catarrh In this section OF the
Iner ,hap ali other disease put together. ana
country NIi s.t few years was supposed 10 be
until tne "For great many years doctors
lneufaon,a a. local disease and prescribed local
PrOsses and By constantly falling 60 cure with
local uee cstarrh 70 be a constitutional disease,
ha, pSs,sfore requires constitutional treatment
si na catsrrh Cure. manufactured By y. J.
Cheney CO.. Toledo Ohio sn t.S Se ,S SHSiE
uoeai 81 from 10 drops to a teaspoonful II acts
n , uo', on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
~ System. 1hey oner one hun 20, ooiiaS ros
''I aSSs...: r. J. CHENEY a CO., Toledo. Ohio
sold By Druggists, Toe. ..
~. Hsus FAMILY Pills for constipation.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11
CRAZY NEGRO.

Last night about 10 o'clock the peo-
pie who live in the eastern part Of
town were awakened by some one yell
ing for all he was worth. Upon in
vestigatlon 1t vas found that a negro
was making the noise. The city police
department was Immediately notified
OF the disturbance, and II was only q
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11
LADIES' GUILD.

The regular meeting Of the Ladies
Guild was held with Mrs. C. n e
Mitchell as the hostess, Monday May
sth, 1915. .,,.. nv
The meeting was called to oruer "
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-05-11

The story about villa's death and
burial may I've just another Of those
grave rumors' so prevalent on the
border. Southern Lumberman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
R. R. MEDIATORS
HURRY TO N. Y.
Continued from page l

Dor stands squarely behind the railway
men in their demand for an eight-hour
day was made plain in letter ad-
dressed to officials of the unions in
volved by President Gompers and made
public here tonight. The communica-
ton was sent on behalf of the execu-
tive council TO the secretaries of the
Order of Railway Conductors and the
brotherhoods of Railway Trainmen and
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. In
it Mr.. Gompers said:
at is our most earnest hope that
the railway companies may be induced
to take a broad-minded and humani-
tartan view of your demand. When the
railway companies understand the full
meaning of the eight-hour day and
realize the material moral and social
advantages that will inevitably result
from its establishment, they cannot re
fuse to concede to the workers the
boon of the eight-hour day-and con-
cede without imposing upon the work
ers the necessity of cessation of work
in order TO establish your demands.
"Reeardless of whether your purpose
is secured by the voluntary agreement
of the railway companies or whether
il is necessary for the railway men to
strike to obtain this just and neces'
sary protection, the American Fedora
ton of Labor pledges TO the brother
hoods its support and sympathy in the
effort to accomplish that which /;
fundamental for the protection and
betterment Of the railway men,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
rnErArIoNAL WEEKLY

ISOLATION has won in the twenty-four
years fits existence" said j. j. Rear
don, executive member Of the ANA ga
mated Association of Street and Elec-
trical Railway Employees Association,
told the men. This agreement con-
tanned everything you demanded. You
must DO your work better than ever De-
fore. Don't go back TO work with a
chip on your shoulder. II you don't
give the company a fair deal 1t Will do
right by discharging you"
After the men had accepted tho
agreement Mr. Wood issued two state
ments. In one he thanked the men
who had remained loyal to him. The
second statement, addressed 70 the pub
lie. contained this paragraph:
This settlement will place severe
additional financial burden on this
company, which has for years done
pioneer work without profit. The pub
lie and the public officials, the latter
of which assisted in bringing about this
settlement, will, We trust, aid the COM
pany to met those increased expenses
if way may be found for the reason.
able adjustment of existing burdens"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
Railway Strike Outlook
Uncertain. but Clearing

Results of the referendum strike vote
! for an eight hour day held by 100000
employees of 227 railroads throughout
the country were made public yester-
day at conference between represen-
tatives of the railroad brotherhoods
and the national conference committee
OF the railways. The men voted 81 per
cent in favor of a strike. Adjournment
was taken until this morning to give
| the railroad officials time TO frame
counter proposition.
Pending to-day's conference, neither
| Elisha Lee, chairman of the railroad
/ committee, nor A. B. Garretson, spokes-
man of the orotherhoods, would discuss
! the outlook.
Mr.. Garretsons attitude apparently
! is the same as he maintained through
| out the unsuccessful conferences held
from June to 10. He seems to cher
ish the hope that the companies will
meet the workers with a proposition
which, if il does not accede to the de-
mands for an eight-hour day and time
and a half for overtime, will afford the
men offsetting compensations of equal
attractiveness With the other leaders
of the brotherhoods, it is understood
that he is empowered to accept any
proposition which may be considered
advantageous to the men.
Men Prefer Mediation.
The railroads prefer to place the
whole matter in the hands of an arbi-
tration committee and hope for the
best IN the June conferences they
offered 10 arbitrate under the Newlands
act or the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The men are inclined to be suspicious
of arbitration. As Timothy Shea, as
sistant president of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen,
put il, il was not so much the principle
of arbitration as the awards of recent
arbitration boards which had aroused
the skepticism of the men. They are
unwilling to place their destiny in the
hands of committee whose decision is
binding. Mediation, which offers more
opportunity for compromise and less
room for a discussion of the merits Of
the case, is more to their liking. Mr..
Garretson declared that no sane man
would refuse an offer of mediation.
"Now you know the vote" said Mr..
Garretson when the figures were an
nounced, "and it's up 70 you whether
you want 70 Do anything With II The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
Storm-Battered Schooner
Is lowed Into Port
by Cutter.
CREW BEGGED FOOD
OF PASSING LINERS
Vessel Sprung Leak Off Massa.
chusetts Coast as Climax
of Mishaps.

When the schooner Frederick A. Dug
gan was towed up the bay by the sea-
going coast guard cutter Gresham yes
terday, she ended voyage of nearly a
year in crossing the Atlantic.
Last August the Duggan set sail from
Cardiff Wales, with a cargo for Phila-
delphia. She was only well on her way
when a collision with tramp steamer
in fog oc the Irish coast forced her
to put back for repairs. Captain Han
son, of the Duggan, disliked to return,
believing, with most seagoing folk, that
to do so augured an unfortunate voy-
age. However, it was impossible to
continue, SO much against his Will, he
put the helm hard down."
Makes Second Start.
As soon as repairs were completed
and the matches once again battened
down, the Duggan, with all sails set,
passed Cardic light Onward bound. All
went we'll for a few days, and Captain
Hanson was beginning to believe his
fears groundless, when a spell OF dirty
weather set in. For nearly three
months. without let-up, the Duggan was
battered about with high gales and
heavy seas, and driven far off her
course.
Finally the gales subsidized, only to be
succeeded by a dead calm. with the
wind "runnin' up and down the mast"
Day after day the schooner rolled in the
oily ground swell, with no prospect OF
a change. Food gave out and Captain
Hanson was forced 10 beg from pass
ing steamers.
Runs Into Storm.
Month after month went by. Finally
a favoring breeze sped the Duggan tow
ard New York. But a storm OF the
Massachusetts, coast overlook her. The
seas buifeted her waterlogged sides and
she .prang a leak. All hands that
could be spared were set at the pumps.
The water gained, aud as last resort
Captain Hanson flew the distress signal,
which was sighted by an outward
bound vessel, which in turn wirelessed
back news of the Duggan's plight.
The Gresham received the message
and went Immediately to the rescue.
The storm made it difficult to get tow
line aboard, but after much maneuver-
ing the rescuers succeeded in making
fast to the schooner and towed her up
the Bay yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
WESTCHESTER, STRIKE
OVER, RIDES FREE
Cars Operated for First Time
Since July 81.

Southern Westchester County, where
the car mems strike originated, saw
cars running yesterday for the first
time since July 81. At 10 o'clock in
the morning the motormen and con-
ductors of the Yonkers Railway
marched from Hibernian Hall to the
car barns through a cheering throng
that lined the streets. The cars were
on sidings ready for them.
"Hop on, boys" called Leslie NJ.
Sutherland, general manager OF the
road. "No fares this trip"
The first two men in line took charge
of the car and started up Main Street.
AS the word spread that the first round
trip was free passengers swarmed 10
ride wherever they could get a foot
hold.
While the strike was on in West
chester County il is estimated that the
COO union car men lost 100000 in wages
and that the companies lost SI5,OOO IN
fares. The Yonkers Railway, the West
chester Electric Railroad and the line
north to White Plains were affected.
All are controlled by the Whitridgs
interests.
Every car stayed in the barn from
the calling of the strike until Edward
A. Mahon, vice-president of the York
ers Railway, adopted proposals similar
to those made by Theodore p Shonts
for the PETERBOROUGH. The proposals
were ratified Immediately by the strik-
ers.
New Rochelle and Mount Vernon, the
other cities most seriously affected by
the Westchester strike, also got car
service Yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09

we'll, II we're not going to strike what
have we union for3 But we will
have peace If we have TO break a few
heads to get It,"
Motorman Protests.
IL was one of the dissatisfied
motorman who said his name was
John O'Connor-who created a disturb
ance at the meeting in Lyceum Hall
Yesterday when Y. J. 0'Brien, vice
president Of the Amalgamated, was de-
scribing the benefits that would flow
from the settlement and urging the
men to forget all that had happened.
O'Connor charged that the organic
ers were running away, leaving the
men in trouble.
"How do we know that we will get
anything" he asked. what is there
20 prevent our being fred in n couple
Of weeks ~
There was a scuffle, and some blows
were exchanged, and as 0'Connor was
led from the hall 0'Brien said he knew
men had been sent to the meeting to
make trouble, a statement for which
he was later criticised by his assocl-
ates.
To satisfy the element that insisted
the union had not been recognized
Louis Fridiger, counsel to the strik-
ers, issued a statement that IT had re-
ceived all the recognition expected
SAYS Union Is Recognized.
"Tf, as this thing progresses" he
said, "the men strike snag, 1t is GER
tain that Mahon and Fitzgerald, or any
man they may delegate, will come IN
and assist and be welcome. Any man
who says the union is not recognized
is making a tremendous blunder.
The announcement that President
Williams OF the b. K. 7. had said It's
employees would receive an increase IN
wages within the month interested the
labor leaders, but they did not think
it would seriously hamper organiza-
ton.
Doubtless" said Hugh Frayne, or.
canizer of the American Federation OF
Labor, certain types of men Will prob
ABLY be affected, but it won't catch
many. If the threat of an organization
works such wonders, what Will an or
ganization do?"
The first local TO be organized by the
election of officers is the Second Ave-
nue. system. In Mozart Hall yesterday
the men elected Thomas Davey, presl-
dent; John Conlor- and George Fox,
vice-presidents; Michael Conlon and
Thomas Walsh, secretaries; Frank Les
ser, Charles Young and Daniel Murphy,
members of the executive committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
Ask Injunction to Permit
Continued Shipments
of Explosives.
FACE FORFEIT If
DELIVERY is LATE
Commission Votes to Keep En-
bargo-Divers on Black Tom
Seek Submerged Cargo.
TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune


Trenton, n. j., Aug. Suit to re-
strain Jersey City's commissioners
from interfering with the shipment OF
munitions through the city was filed
in the United States District Court TO-
day by the Canadian Car and Foundry
Company, Ltd. Judge Rellstab Will
hear arguments on the application for
an Injunction at Belmar on Thursday.
Compulsory unloading Of a car OF
explosives shipped on the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western from Kings
land. n. j., is the basi sof the suit.
While the company seeks only to re-
strain the commission from interfering
with the Delaware, Lackawanns
Western Railroad, the action is gen.
orally recognized as test Of the com
missioners' powers. Railroads and
manufacturers threatened with SUITS
because of delay in delivering NUM-
tions are watching the case with IN
terest.
Under contract with Russia the
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
must deliver 100000 partly loaded
shrapnel and high explosive shells at
! Gravesend Bay in August. The con
tract is for S13,000,000, and carries
penalty of one per cent for every
weeks delay in delivery. For months
the company declares, it has shipped
ten carloads a day without accident
Specimens of the partly loaded shrsp'
mel and high power explosive shells
will be introduced as evidence at the
hearing in Belmar.
It is asserted in the complaint that nc
New Jersey statute forbids the ship
ment of munitions and the rulings OIL
the Interstate Commerce Commission
expressly permit them under certain re-
strictions.
Despite a suggestion by Jackson
Reynolds, representing the Central
Railroad of New Jersey, that the whole
question of munitions shipments be
thrashed out at hearing where rail-
roads could be represented, the Jersey
City commissioner voted yesterday to
continue the embargo on explosives
Commissioner Henry Byrne voted
against the other three commissioners
present, saying that there was plenty OF
law to protect Jersey City and still per
nit the transportation of munitions.
"The law that we have is in the end:
of the nightsticks carried by our po'
licemen," retorted Commissioner Hague
"That law is in force, and let them take
it off if they can"
Permission was given for the trans
portation of ammunition in small lot:
to government stations.
Divers are at work at one OF The
Black Tom piers rescuing parts OF
/ bargeload of trinitroluluol which re
NAMED unexploded after the barge sank
| Unexploded shells are being gathered
up and packed by men from the du Pom
works.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09

controversy. But we recognized clearly
that settlement upon the terms they
proposed would probably involve IN
creased financial burdens upon THIS
company.
No Dividends Paid.
"Tbe New York Railway has out
standing approximately $1S,OOO,OOO a
per cent bonds and approximately s5o'-
000 600 3 per cent income bonds. IN
der the terms Of the mortgage, the
company must pay out all OF It's net
earnings after necessary working, re-
serves in the form Of interest on THESE
per cent bonds. Yet, in no year
since the reorganization of the New
York Railways has it paid or earned
full interest on such bonds. No dlvi-
dends whatever are paid on the COM
nany's stock. The property, as a mat
ter of fact, has never yet yielded laIr
interest on its conservative bono issue.
ave felt it only fair, therefore, 10
bring the financial aspects OIL the sl'ua
tion Immediately to the attention OIL
these officers representing the puolc'
II wages are to be increased, some
body must pay the Dill. os
"No matter what increases IN wages
or other expenses the street railroad
must meet, the public must De car ca,
ried any distance for five cents; Inc
five cent fare is about as deeply IN,
bedded in the habits Of the American
neople as is the Constitution OF the
United States. ,.,,,.ol,,
Though the company is absolutely
limited to charging hve cent Iaie
the purchasing power of that nickel - Is, IS
constantly decreasing. Nor does the
street railroad company actually re-
ceive a five cent fare for every pas
serEer carried. The New York Ran,
WAYS, for intsnace, in 1913 carrier REV
251l 10000 passengers VINO pald It,,
fare. and 109,000,000 passengers "ho
travelled on free transfers. The re
bult was that our actual receipts
per passenger were actually little
| less than 81 cents per trip.
1T being impossible to increase the
five cent fare, one possible otner way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-09
Strikebreakers Win Strike
For Right to All Nickels
Men Pocket Whole Income of Staten Island Cars in
Glorious Last Day-Company Gets
Its Cars Back.

a policeman was asked.
ooh, no." he replied. "One guy
turned in 10 cents and bale of trans
fers on a ty-dollar run the night
before. The company's lucky to get
the cars back"
So it wasn't strange at all to those
who knew to see conductors at the
ferry terminal helping aboard the aged
and the halt and shouting Justify that
there was lots more room on the car.
But it was pathetic to hear a conductor
tell a motorman at the end of trip
that "a lady gives me a ten-dollar bill,
and, of course, | can't change it, and
have to let her ride for nothin'. Amt
that ferce?"
IL wasn't strange, either, when an
irate woman passenger was carried six
blocks by her destination, and, hooking
her umbrella handle on the cash fare
cord, rang up fourteen fares, and the
conductor yawned and said, 81 should
worry
Some Waxed Rich.
While the non-union strikers were
waxing rich-some of them-the union
strikers met in the Emerald Athletic
Club and. after ten rounds of converse
ton from organizers ratified the agree
ment to settle differences and adj
journed with the decision in their favor
and cheers. This morning they will
return to work, and once again the
cash register bell will ring and passen-
gers will not wonder what's missing,
for it is surprising what is lacking in a
ringless trolley car ride.
AT o'clock last night Staten Island
was trolleyless, for the cars were safe
ly housed in the barns and sleepy pa
trolmen were on guard. The detective
agency that hired the strikebreakers
paid them off, and the man who came
to take the cots from the car barns re-
fused to move them.
They can walk home themselves
he growled.