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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
Conical Comment

We print elsewhere what the
Moore Haven Times says about
the candidacy of Commissioner
Written, because it will interest
all our readers in this district.
What the Times says, however, a.
bout the candidacy of Editor
Jones, is not so serious, and Broth
er Jones may regard it as fiippant.
At any rate, it is amusing, and so,
here it is:
"Now comes Editor Z. R. Jones
of the Arcadia Daily News, who
announces Tor rather denounceS)
himself as a candidate for the leg
islature without any platform with
the exception that all subscribers
must pay in advance just the same
as heretofore, and that Andy Car
ter'S grass will be recognized as
the legal grass and substitute for
certain foods after the legislature
meets. Mr.. Jones will not cuss or
discuss the no-fence or the libel
law at all. And he is silent on
county division. He is out after
votes, and is liable to visit Moore
Haven at any minute. Of course
he will have pocket full of cards
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
MSS,

Editor Goolsby, of the Wauchu-
la Advocate, says: "For some time
Warchula has been training a
nice, clean, moral young man for
its legislative candidate, and a.
bout next week we will turn him
loose" The Advocate predicts
that this spring will be a warm one
for legislative candidates, but
trusts that Bro. Jones of Arcadia,
will emerge from the ARRAY with
out feeling that he stepped into a
hornet s nest.-ZOlfo Truth.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
MSS

Well, we don't see why we
should boost the candidacy of any
man, not excepting that of our be-
loved friend, Editor E. R. Jones of
the Arcadia News. This little pa
per is not a benevolent enterprise,
like the Red Cross, but a business
scheme that is run to earn a living
for a family. 1t is glad, however,
to do all it can to promote all sorts
of pure benevolences and philan-
thropies, but politics are not in
cluded in this list.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
A MEMBER OF THE DEPosIToRs GUARANTEE FUND

Hon. j. H. Lancaster of Barlow,
announces that he is a candidate
in the June primary for state au-
ditor. The editor Of The Herald
is well acquainted with him and
gladly vouches for his competence
and high character. If the peo-
pie should nominate Mr.. Lancas-
ter, they would make no mistake.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Quoting the inquiry of the Au-
burndale Advocate as to why it is
that the editor of The Punta Cor
da Herald appears to receive more
gifts of strawberries, turnips, cab
bage and the like than any other
editor in the state, Editor Goolsby
of the Wauchula Advocate, kindly
explains: "Simply by being the
best fellow in the world. To know
Editor Jordan is to love him, and
he deserves all the good things
that come his way. THAT is a
compliment of which we are ex-
ceedingly proud. Like every
other person with human feelings,
we like to be respected; but, to be
loved is the greatest blessing that
can fall to a man s lot in life.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Never mind about any more ad-
vice as to food production and con-
servation, nor any more regula-
tons prescribing what we shall
eat or not eat.
Florida is producing the stuff.
Now put it where it is needed and
pay the producers a fair price for
it.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

The government poultry sharps
have neglected to tell you (maybe
they didn't know to feed your
chickens twice a week for a month
with powdered nux vomica. Mix
lit with corn meal dough, a teas
poonful to a pint of meal. We
don't know how much it will take
to kill the chickens, but give them
all they can stand. Feed careful
ly at first and observe the effects.
Increase the dose until you see the
little chicks beginning to stagger,
then reduce the dose. After four
feelings, every "chigger" (chick-
en- flea) or mite that bites one of
your chickens will fall dead--and
maybe it will kill the stray cats
that eat so many young chickens.
The Herald folks have for years
used this remedy against mites
and chicken feas and found it per-
fectly effective, and now is the
time to try it when young chick
ems are being Matched out.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

The Manatee Banner is one
year old and it is as lusty as if it
were in its thirtieth year. Cause
Geo. W. Adams is editing it. May
he and his Banner wave and -four
ish for many years.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
Very Unwise Regulation

The regulation by the Federal
Food Administrator requiring the
purchase of substitutes in equal
quantity with every purchase OF
wheat -four, is, we are sure, a very
unwise one.
The list of substitutes from
which a quantity equal in amount
to the purchase of wheat flour
must be bought, is as follows: bar
ley -four, buckwheat -four, corn
-four, corn meal, oatmeal, corn
starch, corn grits, feterita fiours
and meals (about which nobody
knows anything), hominy, potato
-four, rice, rice -four, rolled oats,
Soy bean -four, sweet potato
-four, peanut meal and peanut
-four.
Now, why should any one be
compelled to buy ten. pounds of
this stuff in order to get ten
pounds of wheat -four? There
is no sense in it; on the contrary,
it forces a man to spend money
for something he may not want
and thus violate all the preach
ments of economy with which we
have been prosecuted by the hun
dreds of government agents.
If the object of the regulation is
to save wheat -four, two other
more sensible and satisfactory
courses are open to the food boss
es, viz: First, limit the sale of
wheat -four to consumers to two
pounds per week for each individ-
ual second, prohibit absolutely
the sale of wheat -four.
In 1864-65, the writer hereof
lived in Quitman county, Georgia
he was a member of large family
living on a plantation worked by
many negroes. During the time
stated, not a soul on that planta-
ton had a grain or an atom of
wheat -four to eat. Corn bread
prepared in several different ways
was their "staff of life. " We
had sweet potato bread, persim-
mon bread, hoe-cake, batter cakes,
corn pones and all sorts of corn
rations, and we did not miss the
wheat bread very much. We were
not forced to buy peanut -four, po-
tato meal or any other stuff in or
der to get little wheat -four, for
there was absolutely no wheat
-four to be had. What we did in
the COS can be done now. Let
the food regulators take all the
wheat -four and be blessed, but
don't make us buy stuff that we
do not want and won t eat.
Another thing: These food
autocrats urged everybody and his
wife and children to plant i'm
mense food crops, particularly
Irish potatoes, and their instruc-
tons were obeyed, with the result
that the markets were glutted
with various products; and within
the past month, Irish potatoes
were rotting in Jacksonville, and
cabbage was rotting on its way
from Moore Haven and Coleman
to Eastern markets, and carloads
of celery shipped from Sanford
mysteriously disappeared in the
labyrinths of transportation.
What these food czars ought to
do is to provide a means of utiliz-
ing quickly and before they rot
the food crops which they have
induced the Florida farmers to
produce.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
W.S.S,

: When a man tries to run an
eight-cylimder car on a four-cylin-
der pocketbook, he needn It be sur
prised when his machine STALLS
Ocala Star.-What about running
an eight-page paper in a four-col-
umn town?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

The papers continue to criticise
the St. Augustine Record and the
Punta Gorda Herald for their OPP
position to the aurora borealis and
the ignis fatuus. The St. Cloud
Tribune, for instance, doesn't be-
lieve the statement of this paper
that it regards those two things as
unfit to eat, for the Tribune OBJ
serves =" Although Brother Jor-
dan denies them being edible,
there is a suspicion that he has
consumed some in some manner,
judging from the large supplies of
interesting fish stories, he produc-
esq
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

with him, and we believe that, af-
ter the voters size him up, they
will conclude to vote for him. If
elected, we believe he will serve
his constituents well. "
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
.W.S.S.

The Times-Union evidently
takes no stock in Punta Gorda fish
stories, though they are ably
vouched for. Nor does it report
any of the horticultural achieve
ments of Punta Gorda. why
this discrimination, brother?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
Editor Goolsby VS.. Editor Jones

Our friend, Mr.. E. R. Jones, ed
itor of the Arcadia News, has an
nounced his candidacy for the leg
islature from DeSoto county. His
platform is a real mild, gentleman
ly platform, and we trust it will
not lead him into any trouble. 1t
is doubtless an ideal Kentucky
platform, but down here in De-
Soto every now and then the spirit
leads us to get a little warm in our
campaigns and the legislative can
didates are the center of at
traction. We can feel in our
bones that it is going to be a warm
spring, but trust our friend will
emerge from the affray without
feeling that he stepped into a hor-
net s nest.-Wauchula Advocate.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04
--W.S.S.

Editor Goolsby of the VAUGHN
la Advocate, declines to support
Editor Jones for representative.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

Punta Gorda negroes don't
chew tobacco and but few of them
smoke.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

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money making enterprises. purely ad-
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give old as well as new address. Sub
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DE supplied with extra copy ON request
for same.
The sun., 1918-07-04
CATHOLICS TO HOLD
p SPECIAL 4TH MASSES
Services viii Be Dedicated to
Welfare and Victory.

Indepe ndence Day this year will have
a more religious character than is usual
for Roman Catholics of Greater New
York. The faithful will attend a special
mass for the welfare of the country and
the victory OF American arms. which
will he celebrated in every church in the
archdiocese by order OF Cardinal FARLEY.
II is probable that the rectors of some
OF the churches will arrange to have the
special mass conducted on an elaborate
scale. with patriotic sermons and cele-
brations, There is a possibility that the
Cardinal himself will preside at the mass
in st. Patrick's Cathedral.
In The Bronx the feature will be a
monster patriotic celebration under the
auspices of the Knights OF Columbus on
the campus OF Fordham University.
Practically every Roman Catholic So
ciety in the country will be represented.
Approximately 5000 parocbial school
children singing patriotic airs Will be
one OF the features.
In Brooklyn the day viii be observed
with a celebration in the morning in
Prospect Park by the Long Island As
sembly Fourth Degree knights Of Co.
lumbus The ceremonies will take place
at the music stand
The principal speaker will be DIR. John
G. Coyle. knight of st. Gregory. Dam
lei ]. Griffin. Sheriff of Kings county.
will preside. James J. McCabe. District
Superintendent Of Schools. will lead the
singing.
The sun., 1918-07-04
FIFTH AVE. WILD MAN HELD.
Joseph PeRun Goes to Bellevue
After Runaway Episode.

Joseph Pegun, a spool winder, %. who
until lately had been living at 225 Di-
vision street. Brooklyn. was transferred
Yesterday to bellevue Hospital for OBJ
servatlon after gleeful escapade at
Forty-second street and Fifth avenue
and later In Harlem court. Pegun's ac-
lions were not only exuberant but nan
gerous. He was arrested after being
rescued with difficulty from runaway
horse ard carriage. and when he was
taken to Harlem court JAN he knocked
down his keeper and ran shouting down
the hall.
Magistrate Simpson treated with the
man Ivy going personally to his cell aud
holding court On the safe side OF the
bars.
Patrolman Waiter Harding first
sighted Peguu going rapidly down Fifth
avenue in a wagon belonging 10 the
Department of street Cleaning. Pegun
lost control as he approached Forty-sec-
ond street and stood up. waving the
reins and shouting. patrolman Harding
pursued him In taXCab and stopped
The horse at Thirtieth street.
The sun., 1918-07-04
PRIORITY OF WOMEN
TEACHERS AT ISSUE
Appointments of Men Ignore
1910 List, Is Charge.

The Board OF Education has been re-
strained by Thomas Il. Finegan. acting
State Superintendent of Education. from
further appointments of principals of
schools, until an appeal brought by
eleven women teachers IL settled ny him
Tho women alege that the board has
been making appointments Of men prn-
clpals without first exhaustiug the 1910
eligible list, which they saw should have
have precedence over later lists.
President Somers said that II the
hoard we've bound by such 4 restriction
II would not be possible TO appoint men
to schools for which they are especially
qualified,
Final action will he taken next
Wednesday on the proposed increases
FOR teachers receiving smaller salaries,
It is expected. Some complaint has been
made by the large number OF teachers
not affected by these increases that al
vances should be made for the entire
staff
The schedule TO be acted on wednes-
day provides for an additional 500 a
year 10 teachers in the first six ele-
mentary grades, an additional $50 a
year for teachers IN the seventh to ff-
t"enth years inclusive. Assistant teach
ers ~ the first three Years OF high
schools are to be raised 500 year and
assistant teachers in training schools OF
the first three yesrs a similar advance.
DR.. William McAndrew, associate SUI
perintendent, is acting Superintendent In
the absence OF DIR. william J.. Ettinger,
who Is attending convention OF the
National Education Association at Pitts
'IW2
The sun., 1918-07-04
FLIERs TO ENTERTAIN CROWDS
Wnrplanes, balloons and Mail Car
riers to Fly To-day.

A feet Of twenty airplanes will be
seen for the first time In flight forpa-
ton over the city during days cele-
bration. They will perform aerial evo-
buttons at an altitude OF 1000 feet over
Riverside Drive, and several fiiers will
land at Van Cortlandt Park.
The flight. which Will start at 5
o'clock. has been arranged by Alan Il.
Hawley of the Aero Club of America
with Major Rinehart of the Mluoola
flying fields who viii lead the column
De Haviland and Curtis planes and
scouting machines will be In The line
The squadron formation will follow
the Hudson north as far as Spuyten
Duyvil and follow the East River on
the return. Army dirigible balloons will
take part in an exhibition flight over the
city during the morning and the Gov
eminent postal planes win ny over
Broadway ut noon
The sun., 1918-07-04
TEARS AND CHEERS
AT SHIP LAUNCHING
7-Year-Old Girl Sponsor Weeps
When Wine Bottle Misses
AlanthuS.

''Oh, boy. but she'll make the Dutch
men sick"' calculated an overalled. sun
Drowned workman from his perch atop
the steel frame of mammoth derrick
at the kearny, y. j., shipbuilding plant
Of the Foundation Company on the Pas
sale River as the sun was going down
yesterday.
Below a crowd OF 1900 enthusiastic
spectators caught the significance Of the
hrawny workman's words and took them
UP. there was a heavy rumble OF falling
blocks, and then out OF her cradle slipped
the good ship Alanthus, ner null kissed
the waters OF the Passaic, ana the fifth
ship to be launched there had gone sue
cessfully through the most important In
cident of her young career.
Even as the crowd acclaimed the new
cargo carrier. however. two big tears
stood shining on the red cheeks of Ethel,
the seven-year-old daughter of II. ].
Deutschbein. vice-president of the Foun-
dation Company. Dressed in white, she
had gone all the way from her home In
Brooklyn 10 be acclaimed as the sponsor
of the Alanthus
As the Alanthus. which Is OF $500
tons lightweight, started down the well
creased ways little Miss Ethel grasped
firmly the silk and flower covered wine
bottle which she was to crash against
the bow OF the ship. Vigorously the
girl flung the bottle, but It caromed of
and did not break Miss Ethel leaned
over. caught the silken cord attached to
the bottle and gave II another lusty
swing. Again the bottle failed 20 break
by this time the Alanthus was too far
down the ways for the girl to make an
other try. Shipbuilders who have their
own superstitlons about a craft that
touches the water unchrietened. shouted
for some one to shatter the bottle.
Charles O. TruaX. works manager for
the Foundation Company at the kearry
plant, leaned far out. caught the recall
citrant bottle and shattered It with one
powerful blow against the ships bow.
II christen thee Alanthus :" sighed little
Miss Ethel as the tears dropped. The
workmen and the crowd shouted and the
hull slipped into the river.
On her bow the Alanthus carried a
big sign painted by the workmen: ITO
the pursuit of happiness we dedicate this
ship"
The Alanthus was 10 have been
launched to-day. but tides would not
wait even for the Independence Day cell
ehration. so the ceremonies had TO he
advanced. At the launching were Theo-
dore +, Ferris, designer OF the Alanthus
and naval architect for the United
States shipping Board; L. S. kiger.
transportation engineer for the Shipping
Board. and c. A. D. Bailey. head of the
shipbuilding department of the Founda-
ton Company
The Alanthus is similar In construc-
ton to the four other ships launched at
the same plant
The sun., 1918-07-04

Tuesday night and the elder woman
allowed him to sleep In her bed, while
she slept with her sister. Shortly after
o'clock they we're awakened by the
flash OF a light and from their bed they
saw a man with a fiashlight In one hand
and a pistol In the other standing near
the bed In which Wildschut was lying.
The door to Wiidschut's room was ajar.
Standing close to the bed and with
the light flashing on Wildschut. the man
opened fire. When he ceased firing he
walked out Of the room and disappeared
into the hall.
JenIOusy Charge Denied.
Concerning the alleged statement that
Wildschut was shot by "a Jealous old
man from New Jersey" the sisters denied
that they ever made such a statement,
hut they gave Mr.. Joyce the name and
address OF a man living in New Jersey
who had key to their apartment.
A man about sixty-fivc years Of age
was brought before Assistant District
Attorney Joyce and examined. He told
the Assistant District Attorney that he
had known the sisters for some time.
He said he lived in New Jersey and is
in business in this city. lie admitted
that he was in the city on Tuesday
night. He said that after he had re-
turned home from business he discovered
that he had left his watch and wallet
In some old clothes in mis- shop. Fearing
that it might be stolen he returned TO
New York and securing his possessions
returned TO his home. where he arrived
about midnight.
The Schwegley sisters were taken be-
fore Judge Muiqueen of General Sessions
and at the request OF Assistant District
Attorney Joyce held In $4,000 bail as
material witnesses and committed to the
House OF Detention. Henrietta gave her
age as Al and Elizabeth said she was
80. Both are Hollanders.
The sun., 1918-07-04
NAVY CALLS FOR ENGINEERS.
school Graduates Have
Chance TO Win Rank.

Men of ability and officer Ike material
between 81 and 81 have an opportunity
To obtain "a commission in the navy.
Men who are technical graduates of a
recognized school are needed. "Techni-
cal graduate" refers TO men who have
completed a course in steam engineering.
Applicants must pass the rigid physical
requirements for officers.
Applicants who are accepted are en-
rolled as mach!nists' mates. second class,
for an intensive course of study, and
those who successfully complete the
course are commissioned EnslGns for
engineering duties only, Apply 10 navy
recruiting station. "a East Twen,y-third
street, New YORK.
The sun., 1918-07-04
The Sun Calenda,
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York, partly clo,,,
and warmer to-day; tomorrow par,v
cloudy; moderate shifting winds.
For New Jersey, fair to-day, wsrr.
the interior: tomorrow partly cloudy" ~ %
ue 10 moderate southeriy winds.
cloudy. pHui
For northern New England, fair tau,
ana an, to-morrow; gentle to moderat. sh"
For southern New England, fair ,o.a,,
warmer ON the mainland; to.morrow ~,
WASHINGTON, July 8.-Ths can,.,,.
Northwest disturbance - central to.ni.t
over the eastern portions Of the Datoi..
WIN rapidly rising pressure 70 the vs.,
NaId. The general depression sstsns,
southwestward into extreme western Tsts.
and there were quite GENERAL, thouxh IN
showers In the Rocky Mountain and 49,.
ern plateau regions. There were also in,,,
showers in the southern upper LAX. AZ.
WW eir.n Lover lake region. the upper oSS
Temperatures are generally higher f,ou
the plains states eastward, with a maj,
mum OF 100 degrees inwestern Nsbra,t,
while In the extreme welt they have fsl,.,
to nearly normal condition.
Showers are probable Thursday and p,
day In the. upper lake region and F,orld.
and on Friday in tho western lower iat,
region. while in the eastern lower .S,
region, the Ohio Valley, the east Gulf ass
Atlantic States. except Florida. the wealth.,
VII be generally fair Thursday and III.
day.
1t will be warmer Thursday In tho up,,,
Ohio Valley. the lower lake region Ana
middle Atlantic states and eooI e ' Fr,i y,
In the upper lake and western lower iA.
regions.
The sun., 1918-07-04
JEALOUS OLD MAN. SOUGHT
IN INQUIRY INTO SHOOTING
Sisters in Whose Flat Jan Wildschu Was Wounded
Tell How Stranger Suddenly Appeared,
Fired and Fled.

If "a jealous old man from New Jer-
sey'-real name unknown-can be
found he may be able to tell who shot
Jan Wildschut early yesterday morning
in the apartment Of the Misses Henrietta
and Elizabeth Schwegley at sac West
159th street.
Wildschut, a salesman for a Chicago
seed house. living at the Broadway Cen
trail Hotel. Is In St Lawrence Hospital
He Is thought to be mortally wounded.
The shooting occurred at about l 30
o'clock. and Ave shots were fred. -Four
bullets entered Wildschut's body and the
fifth was found embedded in the wall
Two bullets entered the mouth and
lodged in the left jaw, a third the back
and the fourth shattered the right arm.
The mans back was covered with
powder marks. indicating that the shots
were fired at very close range. 30 close
In fact that the comforter was scorched
by the pistols fire.
Investigation disclosed that the as.
sailant evidently entered the apartment
by the main hall entrance. using a key
to gain admittance. and left by the same
door,
Shots Rouse Tenants.
The apartment house is a Ave
story structure and contains upward OF
twenty families. When the first shot
was fired. many of the tenants ran into
the hail, but not one Of them saw any
one leave the Schwegler apartment.
When policemen arrived. Henrietta
Schwegler, tho elder OF the listers.
opened the door, There was no evidence
OF a struggle. One OF the sisters is al
legged TO have said that Wildschut was
shot by "a Jealous old man from New
jersey
When taken before John J. Joyce, As
sistant District Attorney. the sisters said
that Wildschut was a frequent visitor to
their apartment. He visited them on