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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31
Presbyterian Church

Sunday school as a. m.-
Boys class 9;45 a. M, Rev
Binkley, teacher.
Morning worship II: 100 a. m.
Evening service 7 80 p. m.
Prayer and conference, Wed.
nesday evening 7:15 o'clock.
Theme for the Sunday morning
service Moral Enthusiasm; for
the Sunday evening service: The
Lost Commission.
Miss Martin will sing a solo at
the Sunday evening service. Ev-
eryone is invited to attend all of
the services of this church.-REV.
STANFORD B. BINKLEY, Min
lister.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31
Red Gross Officers Chosen

At a meeting Of the local chap.
ter of the Red Cross Society held
last week, the following officers
were chosen to serve for the en-
suing year:
Mrs. j. HI. Hancock, chairman
Mrs. F. L. Laubach, vice-chair-
man; Mrs. Grace Davis, secretary
Mrs, Mabel Weeks, treasurer
Membership and extension COM
mittee, Mrs. N. G. Hewitt; finance,
Mrs. j. M. Weeks; woman s work,
Mrs. Slocum; conservation, Mrs.
D. N. Mcqueen; publicity, DR..
Blanchet educational, Mrs. X. B.
Harvey; canteen service, Mrs. E..
W. Rountree; nursing, Mrs. Clar-
ence Hewitt; civilian relief, Mrs.
Clara Davis; motor cars, Mrs. T..
G. Crosland; auditing, Mrs. Laura
Reed and Mrs. Clara Davis.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31
Candidates for the Penitentiary

There are some boys in this
town who may find themselves IN
one of the government peniten-
tiaries, unless they Immediately
quit doing devilment in the post
office. 1t is barely possible, but
not probable, that some grown
folks may be guilty, but all evil
dence thus far points to boys as
the perpetrators.
The devilment consists of tam
pering with the lock boxes, past
ing paper over the numbers on
them, smashing the glass panels
and actually breaking open the
boxes, all of which are offences
punishable by Imprisonment in
federal penitentiary.
Besides these more serious of
fences, the boys make a romping
ground of the post office lobby
and litter it with trash they even
empty the trash barrel on the
floor and scatter the contents all
over the lobby. This is also an
offence against the laws of the
United States.
The parents of these boys, who
ever they are, had better take
them in hand at once; else, Uncle
Sam will do it, and that pretty
soon, for the deviltry has gone on
long enough and must now be
stopped.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

amendment increasing the consti.
tutiOnal school tax to ten mills
not because they are against en-.
larging and improving cur school
facilities and paying the teachers
better salaries, but simply and
|solely because the taxpayers are
llaboring under as heavy a burden
of taxes as they are able to carry.
We, know this to be an indisputa-
bic fact that applies particularly
to this section of the state. The
DeSoto county delinquent tax
list this year was, the biggest in
the history of the county, and the
delinquent lists of many other
counties as published are ocular
proof that the taxpayers are over
burdened and unable to pay their
taxes. Florida, in proportion to
wealth, in the past twenty years
has done more than any other
state for the cause of public edu-
cation; and, as soon as the ire
mendous bonded Indebtedness I'M
der which the taxpayers are
groaning, is relieved, a vast deal
more will be done for schools and
teachers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31
Busy Brunswick

G. B. Robbins, who is in Bruins
wick, Ca, helping build ships for
the government, writes The Her
aid a very interesting note about
that place and the work being
done there, "This is live
place, he says, "but many deaths
are occurring from the influenza.
| was told that there were six
teen bodies lying last night (21st)
in the undertaking rooms.
"The ship am working on was
launched on the 10th. | am still
working on her, helping build the
cabin. She is a monSter,-3O0
feet long, SIS feet wide and So feet
deep. Her name is Euharlee.
Chadwick and / are in fine
health. He is working on No. 2.
which will soon be launched. He
and | both have bought Liberty
Bonds of the fourth loan. Chad
wick has been here only three
months, yet, in that time, he has
bought $4,000 worth of Liberty
Bonds and paid cash for them.
For making money, this place
is far ahead of Punta Gorda, but
not Tor living. | think / will be
home some time in November TO
spend few days. Give my best
wishes to all my friends at Punta
Gorda."
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31
Only One Contest, TIL esday

Only one Office will be contest
ed for in next Tuesdays election.
with this exception, the names OF
all the Democratic nominees will
appear on the ballot and, as they
have no opposition, voters will
not have to cudgel their brains
to decide for whom to vote.
The contested Office is that of
county commissioner to represent
District No. / Of DeSOto county.
No nomination was made in the
June primary and, as a conse-
quence, there are five candidates
running in a free or-all" race.
1t is regrettable that this contest
has to be decided by the voters of
the entire county, for it would be
better for each district to nomi-
nate and elect its own commission
er; but, as the candidates for COM
missioner have to be elected by
the vote of the whole county, it
behooves the voters to try to Sc
lect the very best man of the five
who are running to represent the
Wauchula district. Lay aside pre-.
JUDGES of all kinds and vote for
TIE man you sincerely believe will
render the best service for the
county,
The race for the first district
honor unfortunately has develop
ed some i'll feeling between the
candidates and their friends and
opponents. Charges and coun-
ter-charges have been made and
they have been denied by those a.
gainst whom they were made;
nevertheless, the charges are per-
sisted in, and the result is that the
average voter is confused, does
not know whether they are true
or not, and he is finding it hard
to decide for whom he shall vote.
The average voter wishes to do
what is right, what is best for the
county; but, in this case, he is
puzzled.
The Herald is not in a position
lis not well enough informed to
advise the voters and it, there
fore, leaves it to them to do the
best they can. We can only hope
that the result will be the choice
of man who can and will serve
the county Loyalty, efficiently and
with an eye single to the best in
terests of all the people.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

SO far as Punta Gorda is con-
cerned, the influenza has become
the outhuenza, and the prospects
are that, after another week, the
whole country will be enjoying
the same happy condition. The
influenza never became epidemic
in Punta Gorda, nor did a single
death result from the few eases
that occurred in this locality
Punta Gorda continues to be the
healthiest town in America.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

Did you turn your clock back
one hour last Sundayg If so, and
if it is an eight-day clock, but you
felt very irreligious before the
day was over. However, next
day, you went down town and
made the clock-maker feel better
and richer.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

They say fish diet increases
brain power. Punta Gorda peo-
pie should be real brainy.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31
-W.S,S

The Ocala Star, the Palatka
News, the Live Oak Democrat,
the Punta Gorda Herald and a
few other papers are opposing the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

Any person can predict what s
coming after the war,-peace.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

Colored people Of Florida will
be greatly interested in the news
that the Florida State Fair and
Exposition will follow it's usual
policy of liberal representation
for this race at the approaching
engagement at Jacksonville, No
vember n to December 6. The
colored exhibit building will be a
center Of tremendous attraction
not only for colored visitors to the
Fair grounds, but for white peo-
pie as well, and will, better than
anything elsee, show the really
fine work which the colored peo-
pie of the state are doing in varied
lines.
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continued should notify the Office IL,
writing on date of expiration, other
wise it will be continued at the regular
rate of subscription until notice to stop
is received.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31

Manatee Banner From some
part of the state comes complaints
that many of the negro women
who are drawing allowances from
the government refuse to- work.
They should be made to under
stand that this "work or fight"
rule applies to the women as well
as the men. Our noble white wo-
men are working necessarily to
provide comforts for our boys
l"over, there" regardless of color
and negro women who are
and refuse to work should be
classed with other slackers and be
made, to understand that we will
not tolerate shirkers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-10-31
STATE PRESS COMMENT

ST. Cloud Herald: - Senator
.Fletcher's time is now taken up
with explaining why he voted a.
gainst the woman suffrage amend
ment. And all agree with him
that it is a question to be decided
wholly by the several states and
not by the government.
IWauchula Advocate: - TIL e
county school board has agreed
to pay the salaries of the teachers
in the county in schools closed
this week on account of the Span
ish influenza. Should the schools
continue closed that will call for
further consideration. 1t cost the
tax payers eighty dollars every
day the Wauchula school is closed
in salaries paid the teachers.
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In Ordering change of address. please
give old as well as new address. Sub
scribers failing to get any issue of the
paper that may get lost in mails will
be supplied with extra copy on request
for same.
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Cards of thanks, obituary notices other
than news mentions, resolutions, etc,
charged for at rate of one cent per
word. Notices of entertainments where
charges are made, except church SER
vices, charged for at regular advertis-
ing rates. Articles in behalf of special
money making enterprises, purely adj
vertising, will be charged for.
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rates-Dlsplay, run of paper,
matter to be set. 20 cents per single
column inch each insertion; preferred
position 10 TO 20 per cent, Island" po-
sition SO 1-3 per cent. additional Loc-
al notices 10 cents per line, six words
counting a line. Classified advertising
cents per line of six words. Legal
Advertising at legal rates.
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Copy change advertising should be hands printer before
Tuesday each week At above rates charge
changing monthly intervals.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
OKLAHOMA DRAFT
WORK IS sPEEDED.
Thirty Counties Have AS
signed Serial Numbers,

Thirty counties had reported TO
Adiutant General Gipson up to noon
today tost they had completed assign
ment of serial Numbers TO the regis
tration cards Of the l8 to As men who
registered for the seleetive draft last
Thursday, BY night General Gipson
estimates that every county'in the state
will have completed this phase OF the
work OF getting the. new men -yady
for induction into the. service. Octob.
er 2 has been Tentatively selected as
the dntc for the drawing Of numbers
at Washington to determine the order
Of liability 81 the new men,
Alfalfa county has the distinction OF
being the first county to report com
pletion OF the task OF assigning serial
numbers, and Creek and Usage tie for
second honors.
The rapidity with which this part
of the selective service work is being
completed shows the efficiency the
draft machinery In Oklahoma has at
tained aftef more than years opera
ton. II required thirty days 10 assign
serial numbers to the cards OF the men
who registered in 1917.
No ordew have yet been received by
General Gipson as TO the date OF mail
ing the questionnaires 10 the regis
trants, but this information Is ex-
pected now most any day.
No Instructions have been received by
the local draft boards in regard to the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
SPLIT Of ALLIES
SovolH, n SEEm
BY TN. DAlFouR
tcoutInusu From Psss ~


declared that the questions now between
the belligerents were definitely defined
Il am not taking the proposals OF
two years ago or Of last year. but oi
last week." Secretary Balfour said,
The German vice chancellor speaking
for the German government, clearly and
without obscure verbiage, showed where
Germany stood on the question OF Bel
gium, Alsace-Lorraine. the German
colonies and the Brct-Litovsk and Bu-
charest treaties
No Disrespeet MsAst
The foreign secretary said he agreed
with the Austrian note when its authors
pointed ont that the whole Of civli,a-
tion was at stake and that the pro-
longation Of hostiiities was a risking
or sacrificing Of a great deal that was
really dear to everybody interested in
the progress OF mankind The terms of
peace and war were so tremendous and
the calamities imposed by the continua.
tion OF hostilities so overwhelming, he
said, that he would never treat with dis
respect any peace proposal
II could not be more clearly set forth
than II was by Won Payer last week
that Germany intended to pay no in
demnity 10 Belgium, Mr.. Balfour con-
tinued. He indicated, the foreign sec
retary said. that Germany did not BE-
lieve In the principle Of indefnnities
and yet at the same time she was
squeezing millions Of dollars out OF
Russia.
This" the speaker went on, was
one OF the wrongs Russia is supposed
to have done Germany. How can those
wrongs be compared with the devasta-
tion and ruin which Germany Is wreak.
ing on Russia now3"
Regarding the question OF colonies,
Secretary Balfour said:
The colonies are question on
which there Is no misunderstanding
We stand on one side and Germany on
the other"
Germany IL Clumsy.
Referring to the lack Of concerted
Efforts by the central powers as empha-
sired by the Won Payer speech and the
Austrian note, the foreign secretary
pointed to the clumsiness Of German
diplomacy.
The German" he added. 'exeels IN
direct, simple brutality, but when he
tried to dress in President Wilson's
clothes or tries to act as President vii
son would act, he is clumsy"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
PRISON nEFoRllER
WILL SPEAK MERE

Dr. Katherine Bement Davis, known
throughout the country for her work IN
prison REFORM will speak in the banquet
room OF the Lee -Huckins hotel on FRI
day afternoon at 2 30 under the aus.
pices of the national war work council
of the Y. w. c. A. The meeting Will
be open to the public
Miss Davis was appointed commis-
sioner Of correction OF New York City
in January, 1914, by John Purroy
Mitchell. then mayor. In this position
Miss Davis was responsible for the
welfare Of some six thousand prisoners
in the city prisons and reformatories.
Through her efforts the honor system
was first introduced in New York City
prisons and her success with this
method was eagerly watched by soci-
ologists and prison workers everywhere.
The group OF twenty-five Oklahoma
CITY women who constitute the educa-
fional and information committee on Y.
w. c. A. work and whose chairman Is
Mrs S. X. Cunningham, will form the
reception committee for the meeting.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16

Draft Call Out for Blacks on
i September 1921

WASHINGTON. Sept. l6.--A draft
call for 2s,0l6 negro registrants from
tl,irty-,hvee states, qualified for gen
eral military service and to entrsin
for national army camps September Is
az was issued today by Provost Mar
shall General Crowder.
The number Of men to be furnished
by each state and the camps TO which
they 90, include:
Arkansas 1000, Pike, Ark; l2O Fun
ston, Kan; Louisiana o40. Sherman,
Ohio; SO Grant, Ill. 1000 Beauregard,
Ia, Oklahoma 8iS, Funston, Kan.
Tennessee 1000. Sherman, Ohio; Texas
5000, Bowie, Texas.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
EITRl! EIIA!
HUNS FolDr 10
AAM ST.. uIAIEL

R ARIS, Sept. 16.--The fact that
~ 81. Ajhisl was left BY the re-
- treating Gernsps virtually in
tact before the advancing Americans,
has led to the sugsestion that the
enemy may have abandoned the prac-
tice Of wanton destruction in the
sections the Amcficas are traversins.
One theory 10 that the American
onrush was so sudden that II gave
the Germans no time to wreck the
buildings, but Marcel Sembat points
out that dynamite bombs could
quickly have wrought destruction,
unless they had decided 10 renounce
their system Of methodicsl devas-
tation because Of the recent out
bursts OF Indignation against It. and
o desire not to renew such revolving
spectacles before the Americans.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
Lloyd George Is
Showing a Gain

LONDON, Sept 16-Premier Lloyd
George had distinctly better night last
night and had several hours Of contin-
nous sleep, says the official bulletin is
sued by the attending physicians today.
The symptoms Of exhaustion" the
bulletin adds. which were manifest yes
terday afternoon are passing. The
premier's temperature has fallen and his
pulse Is better. The state Of his thros,
shows satisfactory Improvement"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
Automobile Livery
Men Attack City
License Ordinance

Automobile livery men and taxicab
operators in Oklanoma City VIII tesi
the legality Of the city ordinance re-
quiring them to pay SIS license. fee to
the city. In q petition filed In the dis
trict court this morning they ask that
Z restraining order be granted against
the city preventing their arrest and i'm
pfisonment on their refusal TO pay the
license until the matter csn Be tested
In the coutt.
The petition asserts that the supreme
court held that the, ordinance was un-
Constitutional two years ago, but tliat
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
Marriage Licenses,

Marriage Licenses,
John Russell. % years old. and Mrs.
xlh wssheyrn. % yeus old, both Of
otla1os1s ciy A, IA 49,. v..
fAsals Harris, 20 years old. both OF okla
ASsSsh Green. 50 years old, aud
NlillS1 4: pshnsy. II Year, old. both
-! g.. If1sr s,:,.s. :, y:.., s:.,,. old, 4;
~ 4 e re: zT,s:.:. ~ b G!::;. ,::;.
S;'i hl',sT ,... ca ST. So.
ss - - ) a~.r., ,sa.. CITY.
= = :. : -. ~, !"
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
No Picture Trust
{, Methods Allowed

WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.--In a de-
oision establishing a precedent and in
terpreied to have far-reaching effect
upon the motion picture business, the
federal trade commission today order
the Stanley Booking Corporation to
desist from practices designed to force
film producers and theaters to deal
with each other through the corpora
s,aa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16

mailing Of qusstionnalres to The men
who registered last Thursday and the
boards are speeding up the work as
rapidly a. possible 20 that when the
var depafsmeHt orders tho question:
naires mailed there will be no delay. /.
An .snIsted man hes been furnished
each local board to assist In the work
of classifying the men and In all other
board work. These men began their
work TODAY. -.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
Crown Values
Affected by Note

AMSTERDAM, Sept lo.-Ihe Aus.
ro-Hungsrian peace proposal reached
the Dutch Sunday newspapers just u
time for its publication without com
nent The possibilities Of the situation
created we're, however, eagerly can
vasssd in various quarters and an ex-
cited speculation In foreign currency
stated 10 have run into the millions,
was in progres. throughout Sunday
Marks, which. closed Saturday At
Bliss wee largely bought privately
Sunday afternoon at "a, while Austria
crowns rose from i72S to 1880.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
CITY BANK CLEARINGS
GO UP FIFTY PERCENT !

Oklahoma City stands ninth In the
increase of bank clearinga in the United
States for the past year. showing IN
increase of SOP peresnt, u reported BY
Bradstreef The cleafinss for Okla
homa City for the week ending Sep.
senber II aggregate 3i0.60l 900.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
WASHINGTON FINDS
no PEACE BASIS IN
tine AUSTRIAN NOTE
CONTINUED From Page ~

lasted two hours and half. Admiral
won Hintze, the foreign secretary, and
Herr Walraf, the minister OF the in
terror. are also stated to have been pres
ent. II was said the deliberations would
be continued today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept, i6.--In
a raid on q house here last night po-
lice captured . typewritten Iist pf all
the banks 10 Texas, jimnies and bur
glsr tools, ~ we'll - large supply Of
dope. The house, which wss hsadquar-
tiers Of gang, most of whom have
been killed In bank robbefies or ere in
prbon, was suspected Of being the rem.
devious for drug sellers.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16

Jersey City. N. ~ omer 4. Rice. Valley.
Neb,; james II. Roberts. Baltlmore,
Ma. Leslie T. shePtcn, charleyoi1.
Pa; wilbert W. Sinclair. Woodstock. N.
4; Andrew J. Sullivan. Moesss Bridge,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16

Groves Daty Bowel Asdisins
aids Digestion, relieves Sour Stomach,
Diafrhoea and FINK. 1t is Just o ef-
fectiye for Adults as for Children, Per-
fectiy harmless. (Adv.)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
KILLED IN ACTION

KILLED IN ACTION.
Sergt Myron II. Beals, Plymouth,
Mich
Private Lee Pitzer. Hamersvllle, Ohio.
WOUNDED IN ACTION SEVERELY.
pRivATEs.
Roy Striegel, burlington. Kani Geo
W. Wissman, Winnetka. ~
WOUNDED IN ACTION, DEGREE UN-
DETERMINED.
Second Lieut.. Jacob n. Hickman,
Elizabeth, ". J.
WOUNDED IN ACTION, DEGREE UN-
DETERMINED.
previously reported missing In actionl
PRivArHs.
Max Bradley, Setomlr, Bolin. Russis ;
William y BalinAsrI Dayton, Ohio;
Gust A. Birttnen. St. Paul, MINI.
MISSING IN ACTION.
pRlvArEs.
Louis J, Boudsau, Cohoes, N. Y; Jesse
n johnson. Spokane, wash. John Kur-
tawski Albion. N T.; Arthur o. oneck
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16

william M1shy Nv iisss3 ty,p6
nat they Asst w the lieenss bsiorf
Sept1nihesl n. s@tE FftfF
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16

A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant
to take. Just Try one S0e bottle tor In
digestion or Constipatioa. Nov made
and recommended BY tie ninuufactur-
ers Of Groves Tastsless chill Tonic.
= lAdv.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16
GARLAND Is CITED
ON CONTEMPT ORDER

In an order issued by District Judge
George W. Clark this morning, Fred
J.. Garland, automobile liyeryman, Is
ordered to appear in court not later
than September II and show cause why
he should not be held in contempt Of
the ooGrt for failing to pay temporary
aiimony and court costs in divorce
proceeding filed by his wife Hazel B.
Garland, former moving picture
pctresS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-16

Groves Tasteless chill Tonic
hestroys the malarial germs which are
Transmitted to he blood by the Malaria
Mosquito. Price 6Oc. (Adv)