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The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-01
ALASKA WILL BE GUARDED . BY \ GREAT NAVAL FLEET

vide for increased protection of Alaska before he, with the balance of his committee sailed from this port on their tour of inspection of Alaska ports wth the intention of making a through examination Of the Boring river and Matanuska coa fields with a view of establishing naval coaling base at some point In Southwestern Alaska.
 Mir. Browning stated that the na" val fleet is to be equally divided be- tween the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, and that the United States must keep the fleet prepared and readr for action at all times.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-01
MAS CRAZY AT TIME OF KILLING
 BUT |s PERFECTLY SANE TODAY

The formal plea which was filed in part reads:- Not guilty by req son of msntal responsibility at the lime the crime was committed ard charged that the defendant has become mentally responsible between the tme she committed the crme ad the time of her trial" The plea also charges that sbe is within four months of motherhood.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-01

Washington, April The De partment of State today asked the American embassy st Mexico city for full report on the alleged Mexican concessions of land in terets. It is believed that this information is desired by the Amer
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-01
STATE DEPT. ID kNOW ABOUT
 LAPS HOLDINGS IN LOWER CAL.

ican peace delegates at Pa.is, and has d bearing on the demands made by Japan that the cOnstitu- tion of the League of Nations provide for an equality of property rights and citizenship to the people of all nations within the ieague.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-01

Mrs. D. Tallmire of Auin, re- turned on the Princess Sunday from a several months sojourn in the states.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-01

Sacramento, April HSenator Phelan, in an address whice he made to the members of the state legisiature last night, liRened the Japanese to the Germans of the Orient, and warned that it was time 70 begin and put the Japanese right in California against an attempt at Lapanizing the United States.
The daily Alaskan., 1919-04-01
JAPAN SYSTEMATICALLY COL-
 ONZ|NG IN TIE L|PPINES

assumed extensive proportions and the situation is rapidly ap preaching a critical stage.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21
Drane Has Made Good

Congressman Herbert j. Drane
has demonstrated unusual ability.
Few men have spent as little time
in the lower house Of Congress
and secured the recognition that
Mr., Drane has secured. Few
members of either house have
given their time, so unstintedly to
the various demands made by
their constituents. Few have
been as clearly and as cleanly the
direct representative of the peo-
pie who elected them and whose
interests they were elected to
serve. Therefore, we cannot see
the wilson in even considering
the displacement of Congressman
Drane at this time. There are
two aspirants for the office.
George FL, Wilder of Plant City,
was speaker Of the Florida house.
That settles him. Judge Horace
Gordon of Tampa, would be a
worthy successor to Congressman
Drane, we firmly believe after
several years friendship with Mr.
Gordon, if we were seeking a
successor for Mr.. Drane. But
we are not, and we are satisfied
that the overwhelming majority
Of the voters of the FIRST district
are not Congressman Drane will
be returned.-Leesburg CONNER
cial
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21
The Greatest Town Boosters

In MANY towns in Florida, the
citv councils and county commits
sioncrs are doing all they can to
help the newspapers pay the ex-
penses of publishing a newspaper
in a small tOwn-eSpecially III the
dull summer time. This is a wise
move on the part of aldermen and
county commissioners, as they
well know the value of a news
paper to a small town and county.
1t shows the men are wise and
want more people to settle in their
towns.-EaSt Coast Advocate
Editor Walton is correct-only
he did not put it quite strong.
enough. Take the newspaper out
of a town, and the outside world
will not know there is such a
town-and when it comes to
boosting, the newspapers do more
than all the commercial clubs,
boards of trades, chamber of COM
mcrcc and land companies put to-
gethcr-and get less for it.-Mel-
bourne Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21
Display of Cross Ignorance

Says the Punta Gorda Herald:
"What is done with all the goats !
Why are the markets not supplied
with the meat, which is as good
as mutton and better than beef?,
All of which leads me to be-
lieve that The Herald editor IS no
Judge of meat. Seriously, there
are hundreds Of meat-eaterS III
Florida who are consuming goat
camoufaged as mutton; I've
done it myself for weeks at time
and Pm sure that it had no bad
effects upon me or my folks.
And Pm saying right now that
while mutton is good, goat meat is
in the same category - running
fifty-ffty, as it were. And there
are SO many folks eating goat
who don't know it that it makes
me to laugh some considerable
Thorn in Palm Beach Post.
Tho'n is laboring under a pain
full error. The editor of The Her.
aid is an expert on meats. His
inquiry is justified by the fact
that neither mutton nCr kid has
been on sale in the Punta Gorda
markets during the past two
years. And there are no genuine
goats, nor sheep "eyether, " to be
seen in this vicinity, There are
several metaphorical ''goats"
here, and this editor may be one
of them.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21
Making Car Loads
of Honey.

The Punta Gorda Herald an
nounces that in sCme sections Of
Florida apiaries are being success
fully conducted. For the infor,
nation of the Herald, we say that
apiaries have been successfully
conducted in this part of Florida
for a number of years, and the
business increases every year.
This immediate section is the
largest producer Of honey in Flor
da.-Apalachicola Times.
Must have been a clipped GILL
err" that you observed, Brother
Johnston, for The Herald man
would scarcely have written the
statement in an editorial. He
knows that honey is shipped by
the carload from Franklin, Cal
houn and Wakulla counties, and
that big apiaries are in successful
operation at several places on the
East Coast. There is scarcely a
county in the state in which honey
is not produced.
Here on the Gulf coast there are
many small apiaries, and they are
turning out. the finest honey you
ever saw. 1t is made chiefly from
orange, mangrove, mango and
palmetto blossoms and it has a
delicious, unique favor. Right
here in Punta Gorda several
gentlemen are making a success
of bee culture as a "side line "
and the honey made is simply per-
feet in taste and appearance.
Now that the fruit growers are
urged to cultivate bees in their
groves, we may expect soon to see
carloads of honey going out OF
the orange groves.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21
Retain EN- All

The Herald is emphat cally III
favor of retaining in congress the
present entire Florida delegation,
especially Senator Fletcher, Con-
gresham Drane and that incom-
parable politician, Senator Park
TrammelI. They, Frank Clark,
Joe Sears and }. H. SmithWlck
ought by all means to be kept IN
congress at least until the country
becomes quiet, until the present
widespread unrest disappears
and the people are no longer dis
turbed in their minds and have
settled down to their usual pur,
suits and the enjoyment OF real
peace.
i The conditions now prevailing
demand the retention OF these
faithful and able public servants
for their experience and knowl
edge gained in congress, to say
nothing Of their ability and hlgf
personal characters, are lnValu
able not only to the people OF
Florida, but to those of the en-
tire country. We are glad to OBJ
serve that this is the prevailing
and predominant opinion thro
ughout the state.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

when will the great middle
class of people in the United
States awake to the realization
that they are being made "goats"
for both capital and labor? The
clash between the two supposedly
big elements in our economic life
has caused the rest of us-fully
two-thirds of the nations total
population-to forget that we,
too, have our rights.-St. Angus
too, have our rights.-St. Peters.
burg Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Persons who want to find the
water table of their soil should
dig a post hole three feet deep
and the top of the water appear
ing in the hole will be the answer.
The water table should be three
feet below the surface of the
ground, or the plants will be
shallow rooted.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21
By it's unpatriotic and tyranni-

By it's unpatriotic and tyranni,
cal conduct this year, organized
labor has lost the sympathy OF the
country. Next years campaign
should be fought out on the single
issue, Organized Labor Against
the People. Let organized labor
put out its candidates and the
people put out theirs and carry on
thp fight to a finish.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Herb Felkel's Reviewing the
Week" in Saturdays st. Angus
tine Record is rich, rare and racy
"a melange of wit and wisdom.
Give us one every week, Herb.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Vocational training for dis
abled fighters will be carried on
at the Florida State University.
Needless to say the training will
be the best in the country
Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

The farmers in DeSotO county
are raising butter beans that
weigh ten pounds each. South
Florida seems determined to keep
in the limelight. - Apalachicolo
Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

The Live Oak Democrat Is an
other Florida newspaper that ac-
knowledges it could not exist but
for outside support. And the
Democrat is published in town
of 5000 population.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Six fishermen operating at the
mouth of the Suwannee, river
print a piece in the Apalachicola
Times + denying that shell-fsh com
missioner, ever succeeded IN
hatch any mullet, as he reported
be had done. They say that the
mullet is a mystery fch; no one
knows where it spawns; not one,
not even the Washington sclen-
fists and experts, has ever sue
ceeded in Matching any mullet roe,
and no one has ever seen a baby
mullet less than two inches long
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

"Ma" Ruhl of the Sebring
White Way, inquiries: "Father
Jordan, honest now! Don't you
really think women can be more
captivating at forty than sat
twenty-eight?" Sure, especially
if they are widows. So, Ma, II
you will hurry up and become a
widow, we know Harry Gam
would Immediately go wild about
YOU and so would many OF the
rest of us-that is, those of us
who are not already wild about
YOU. Old John McWhorter anc
1Chief" Lee, for instance.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

The sweet potato crop promises
to be a large one in Florida this
season. Its life can be prolonged
by proper storage.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Florida winter resorts are MAX
ing heavy bookings for the fall
and winter.-TimeS- Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Fort Myers Press The Pu2ta
Gorda Herald, which finds the
study of the difference between
an elephants proboscis and his
tail and the lack of prehensility in
the latter more elevating than
Florida politics, wonders why
every animal has two nostrlls,
thinking one would answer the
purpose and effect some sort of
economy. Heavens, man, we need
three or four now to smell the
little bit of food we can assemble
by means Of our non-prehensile
income.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Leesburg Commercial - Con-
gratulations to our old friend
Adrian P. Jordan of the Punta
Gorda Herald upon his appoint
ment as census enumerator.
Brother Jordan acts like it was a
surprise to him, but we knew he
was to be the appomtce-O, three
months OF more ago.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Okeechobee News Friend
Jordan, we learn, has annexed the
Job to take the census in the first
congressional district. Glad he
got it, for the pay will sure come
in handy, now that he is grand
pa.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Apalachicola Times - Messrs.
Amos Lewis and A. p. Jordan are
among the fortunate Floridians
who were handed lucrative posi-
tons in the federal census bureau.
We are glad when deserving men
are recognized by the powers that
be.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Arcadia News AS supervisor
of the census for this district, A.
p. Jordan of Punta Gorda will
probably find life even more
strenuous than conducting a
newspaper.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

- Barlow Courier Informant -
1--WE earnestly want everyone to
have good wages, reasonable
hours and decent working condi-
tons, but Matchmaking the gov
crnment and creating anarchy
won t produce them for any Of us.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21

Wauchula Advocate = We will
consider we are doing the politi-
clan a favor if we sell him space.
We have not a line of free space
for politicians.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21
FLORIDA PRESS COMMENTS

Ocala Star The derned fools
in this country are heading it
straight for panic.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28
Germany Took 1t
As It Was Handed,

Germany had no alternative, it had
to accept and sign the Treaty OF
Peace as it was handed to it-admit-
ting the responsibility and agreeing to
surrender the Kaiser, Hidenberg Lu-
denorff and few other brutes for
trial. Previous to accepting however
and in keeping with the honor CD and
principle (?) it evidenced as nation
it scuttled and sunk all the surrender
ed vesstls at Scapa Flow, as also ves-
sells in German Waters. The sinking
of the ships, after their surrender,
was the most dastardly and lunprinci-
pied piece of work ever attempted by
a civilized people and is but in keep
ing with the idea of honesty demon
strated by the Huns throughout the
war. To take advantage of the fact
that the armistice exacted no guards
on the ship shows conclusively of what
character the enemy was and what re-
gard it had for trust placed in it.
When it comts to placing confidence
snakes were preferable. The formal
signing was expected last afternoon.
~ ~
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28
rIBoDAUx LAFoURcE PARISH LOUISIANA JUNE2
Aliens To Take
Their Money Back.

Many reasons are given for the exo-
dus of aliens from this country in a
very interesting interview published
in the papers recently. Among the eau
ses attributed one is that the foreign
ers in this country availing themsel-
YES of the demand for labor and the
price paid, accumulated great amounts
and propose going back to the coun-
tries of their origin. Prohibition is
another ground assigned for the exo-
dus which has started and promises
to continue for many years, with in
dividual causes in many cases: Within
the next few months approximately
one and a half millions will leave this
country and none will leave as pau
pers, estimating that each will have
boarded about three thousand each, or
an average of that amount; it will
clearly be seen that between three and
a half to four million dollars will be
taken from this country.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28
Get w. S. S.

Somebody, never mind who, possibly
thinks we oppose real Chautauquas.
We do not, for we have never witness
ed real one. A recent one was such a
misnomer, misfit, and seemed to place
financial returns above mental bene-
fits to such an extent that to have en-
dorsed it would have been to have our
good taste and the community's facul-
ty to Judge questioned to say the least.
A chautauqua, with attractions worth
while, with individuals of note on the
program, is one thing, the pretense re-
Gently perpetrated upon us is quite an
other. We are sure communities en-
joying and maintaining real chautau-
|quas would not give such as was in
ficted upon us respectful considera.
ton much less good cash and valuable
time.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28
Mexicans Sue For
Contract Breach

eleven Mexicans, who claim they
were brought from st Antonio, Tex,
to the plantation of the Godchaux
Company, of Raceland, La, on May
IA, 1919, under falst representation
and then were incarcerated in jail for
eight days without the benefit of trial,
Saturday, brought suit in the Federal
Court against the Godchaux Company
for $215,000 damages.
"The Mexicans and the 2 amount
each claims are: =
"Jose Pequero, $25,OO0; Guadalupe
Ortega de Paquera, wife of Jose Pc
quero, $4,000; Marie Heredia Lara,
$4,000; Francisco Mendoza, $4,000
Guadulepe G. Mendoza, $25.Oe0: Mi
quel Rincon, 10000; Perfecto Garcai,
10000; Malquiades Pantoja, $lJ,tc9;
Jose Jiminex and Federico Cardenas,
$25,OOO.
'The petition was filed by Charles J..
Mundy, who has been authorized to
act for the Mexicans, and it alleges
that C. Battaglio, who is known as
"Charlie" hired them at San Antonio,
Tex, on May ID to work on the God
chaux sugar plantation at the salary
of $3.50 per day, but that when rhey
arrived they were told they would on
ly be paid $1.25 per day. They refused
to work and were taken to the horle of
Nelson Toups, justice of the peace ana
charged with obtaining money and
goods under false pretenses.
"The petition then states that they
were incarcerated in the Lafourchr
parish jail for eight days and denied
the right to see counsel, or to commu-
nicate with friends, and threatened
with one years Imprisonment unless
they went to work at once. This they
still refused to do and the suit result
ted.
Sometime ago Mr.. Mundy sued out
a writ of habeus corpus against She
riff Stark, Lafourche, to compel him
to produce the plaintiffs in this case in
the Federal Court but Judge Foster,
after hearing the writ, ordered She
riff Stark to allow Mr.. Mundy to see
the Mexicans, but took no other action
on the writ.-N. o. States.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28
Get w. S. S.
View The Adirondacks,
at the ST. CHARLES THEATRE,
Lafourche Crossing, La.

"Mlle. Paulette," to be shown at the
st. Charles Theatre next Sunday, con-
tains some interesting scenery. 1t was
necessary to reproduce scenery of the
Adirondacks for this rural romance,
and the Berkshires of California were
secured for scenery and settings re-
sembling those of the Eastern noun
tains. Mile Paulette is played by Clal-
re Anderson. Wallace Macdonald, win
ner of the Charm" contest among
the moving picture actor, plays the
lead.
The two reel comedy entitled: "The
Movie STAR" will be the attraction to
furnish the fun. Everyone should see
this comical comedy. 1t will stack you
up with enough laugh to make you
forget all about prohibition. Moving
Pictures and Fair Saturday and Sum-
day on the Church Grounds. Moving
Pictures both days at s and 9 P. M
Admission 70 and Is caats.-ANv.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28
Home
K. c, Association,

On last Tuesday the committee ap-
pointed by Lafourche Council Knights
of Columbus No., lila, signed and
filed the charter with the Clerk of
Court and the Secretary of State for
a non trading corporation. The organi-
zation was formulated under tht laws
of this state and will be known as the
Lafourche Council Knights of Colum-
bus Home Association. Every member
of the local council will be by virtue of
his membership member of
the local association. Certificates OF
Membership will be issued the men,
bers as soon as everything is in readl-
ness. The association, it is stated has
practically made arrangements to
purchase lot of ground with view
of ultimately owning its own home.
The lot in view is the one corner St.
Louis and Second, now owned by the
Knights of Pythias. The sale has not
been passed but it is generally repor-
1Hd that the new organization will
purchase this site. We have no definite
from the council and SIM
ply give the report for what it is
worth as we learn il and hear it ru-
mored. The charter however was FLED
for record Tuesday.
The Board of the new organization,
as appearing in the charter, are
Messrs Charles A. Badeadx, L. Edwin
Caillouet, John q. Pierson, Edward J.
Romagossa, Edmond Marquette, Hen
ry o. Braud and Patrick A. Picou, Of
which number Charles A. Badeaux is
president, L. E. Caillouet vice presi-
dent and Edward ]. Romagossa, Secre
tary- Treasurer.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28
Canal Dredging Will
Be Public Benefit
NUMBER 19

Dredging in the Cancienne Canal is
progressing rapidly according to In
formation given us this week by Com
missioner w. D. Beraud, chairman OF
the executive committee OF the JOINT
levee boards, under whose direction
the work is being done. The bridges
over tht Canal will be made draw brid
ges, the stream will eventually be
navigable stream and will connect Ba-
you Lafourche; with the lakes and the
Bayou Lafourche thus connected Will
in all probability be recognized by the
U. S. Government and without doubt
and up keep will be forthcoming. 1t
was Mr.. Beraud's perseverance winch
caused the stream to receive the at
tention it is reviewing for at one
time there was considerable opposi-
ton to it's being dredged and after
work was started one thing and anoth.
er called the boat out of the canal for
other and pressing work. The eonta-
nuous troublee with navigation in the
bayou also appears to make possible
an early construction ofe~the icrss at
the head of the stream.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28
FAIR SUCCESS.

Despite the threatening weather
that prevailed all last Sunday the fair
given for the benefit of st. Mary Pa
mela Church, on the grounds sur
the church, proved sue
cess from every standpoint, financial
ly and socially. The gross receipts to-
tailed $2270. and while all the expense
bills are not with the committee it is
hopeful that the net amount will be be
tween thirteen and fourteen hundred
dollars and the very optimistic are
confident it will possibly reach if not
exceed fifteen hundred.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28

Mr.. J. Arthur Blouin this week NOV
ed his family from the seventh ward
to the third ward, where recently he
purchased large and modern home
on the prairie read. Fio expects to
transfer his business from his present
location so as to be installed in his
new store building in the same ward,
a short distance from his new home,
on the bayou front. by August 1st.
Thibodaux commercial journal. (Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.) 191?-1959, 1919-06-28

Press reports last Wednesday were
to the effect that the State Highway
Department had made appropriation
and contracted for the building of the
highway from New Orleans to Terre-
bonne. AS the portion scheduled to be
built through Lafourche has not ye.
fioated it's bonds it is safe to assume
the work will not start before mex
week.