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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Fhe Tarpon Springs Leader
thinks if a merchant hasn't any
thing worth advertising. he hash t
anything that people should con-
slider worth enough to pay their
money for. Some logic. As .
general rule though, the merchant
that don't advertise never sells e.
nough to hurt much.-Winter
Haven Chief.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
The Devil in the Road Camps

There are roads and roads and
also other roads, and the devil or
some other mysterious and astute
gentleman is evidently taking
lively practical interest in some
of them, especially in the rail-
roads
For over twenty years, there
has scarcely been meeting of the
DeSoto county commissioners at
which less than two to five public
roads were granted and establish
ed. Ave think the records will
show that, in the time stated, five
hundred new roads were estab-
lished in this county. Ii this
thing keeps on to its logical con-
clusion, in the years to come there
will be nothing but roads in this
county-nowhere to plant on or
ange grove or pasture a COW. Pos
sibly this is what the devil is aim
ing at.
In much of the recent road
building in this state, he has TAX
en- conspicuous part and caused
more and worse scandals than
that of the Arcadia-Dorr Field
road. Now he has turned his at
tention to the railroads and is
playing the devil" indeed and
in fact.
He has inspired the people who
are operating the railroads with
the most unmitigated cussedness
known since the old days of rail
road domination and arrog-
ance, and he has taught them to
lay all the blame for their mean
ness upon the government.
Darn themf Aren't they the
same people who managed and
operated the railroads before the
government took control? And
won't they be the same cusses
who will continue to run the roads
after they are returned to their
owners?
IL they do these things in the
green tree, what will they do in
the dry?
If they were competent to run
the roads two years age, as they
did, why are they not able to do
it now? The government has
given them the job, and, if it is too
big for them, turn the rascals out
and place the roads in the hands
of the returning soldiers. That
will settle the problem of what to
do for and with our boys coming
home from Europe. While lick
ing the Huns, they built rail
roads, ran locomotives and trains
and learned enough about the bus
mess to give them the necessary
ability to run railroads successful
ly and to fill with credit the
places of all those who, inspired
by the devil, are now doing their
utmost to discredit government
control and cause the people to
clamor for return of the roads
to their owners.
And they are fooling the people,
too! Maybe, one of these days
they will be sorry for it.
-~.W G c -
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Ocala Star:-One result of the
heavy penalties for getting drunk
will be that juries won't convict
the offenders. Another probably
will be that some man with money
will take a case to the supreme
court and smash the law. "Cruel
and unusual punishment shall not
be allowed" and while it is a dis.
grace for a man to be drunk - ie
not crime-unlcss his drunken.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Fort Lauderdale Herald If
Punta Gorda has an artesian wa
ter which makes an indeliable
brown stain on cotton and linen,
porcelain and concrete, and that
when it once gets in its work no
amount of scrubbing and soap
will remove it, Fort Lauderdale
has also. Can it be possible that
these two towns are in the way of
cornering the market on brown
dyes?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Wonder if Secretary Haynes of
the South Florida Press Associa-
ton, c<sent to Col. Jne. L. Nc
Whorter of the Tampa Tribune, a
copv of the resolution adonted ex-
+""ding sympathy 70 Col. John for
boring boon attacked bv crour.
roscbla and several other infantile
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

diseases. He wired the associa-
ton that he couldn't be present
because he had Group, pip or
something Of the kind. All really
regretted his absence.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
-W.S.S

If publicity agents wish their
matter published in The Herald,
they must "boil it down" to oc-
cupy as small space as possible
and get it here before "Wednesday.
1t is enough for this paper to pub
fish this matter free of charge.
and for this reason it's wishes and
convenience are entitled to consid-
Grafton.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Willis B. Powell of the Clear
water Sun, is a newspaper olive
wire," but the South Florida
Press Association got ahead of
him by two DAYS last week. The
latter commended Jeff Thomas
and his advertising service on the
10th and Powell gave him boost
on the 18th. But Thomas do
serves both of them and more be
sides.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Barlow Courier-lnformant: =
Park Trammell achieved his first
distinction in the senate by voting
against the selective draft; he has
now added to it by voting to re-
tain the ridiculous postage rates
in force for the newspapers. Flor
ida publishers should bear in mind
his distinguished services (?) to
the country.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

In Ordering change of address, please
give old as we'll 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.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

subscribers desiring THE HERALD dis
continued should notify the office la
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, 1919-01-16

order steed
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

frates-Display, 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 80 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.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16
State Press Comments

Sarasota Times The Punta
Gorda Herald has attained it's
thirty-second year, seventeen of
which have been under Editor
Jordan's capable and excellent
management. Long may he con-
tinue to preside over its welfare.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Copy for change advertising should be hands of printer before
Tuesday At above rates no extra charge for
changing a monthly intervals.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

Winter Haven Chief The ed
itor of the Tarpon Springs Leader
is so darned inquisitive that he
hands out this leading question in
a recent issue: How many people
own and operate automobiles
while they owe numerous small
bills to the people they meet every
day on the street?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-01-16

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 cnurSn SCI
vices, charged for at regular advertis-
ing rates Articles in behalf of special
money making enterprises, purely ad-
vertising, will be charged for.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
BEAT PASSENGER TRAIN
DRIVING A CHEVROLET

Racing train No. of the o. w. SC
n. company from Pendleton to Spo-
kane, Claude Miles of Pendleton driv-
ing a Chevrolet car, managed to beat
the train into Walla Walla by four
minutes. He was handicapped by hail
and slippery roads. Near Weston he
lost IA minutes when his car skidded
into a ditch because of slippery roads,
but he averaged over SO miles an hour
on the trop, which was made in IL
minutes. The distance is As miles.
The train was due to leave Pendle-
ton at a. M, but was delayed 20
minutes. Still it reached Walla Walla
on time, but the additional 20 minute
handicap nearly beat the auto.
Frank Tierney, Wala Walla, dis
tributor, and Ted Pebble, Pendleton
agent, arranged the race several days
ago and III some way news of it
leaked. AS a result of the accident at
Weston, the windshield was broken,
but the driver was not hurt.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
WAR CHANGES
WHOLE FIELD
OF AUTO TRADE

Great changes are to be expected in
the expectation of automobiles and
motor trucks now that the war has
ended, just as the war itself changed
the whole complexion of our export
trade.
During the war the yearly exporsa
of passenger automobiles more than
doubled over the prewar annual ex-
ports, due in large part to the inabil-
ity of European manufacturers to
supply cars for export trade. The
war had a much more pronounced eff
feet. however, on the expectation OF
motor trucks, which averaged 1890
per year with an average annual to-
tai valuation of $4,000, 900 as com
pared with an average of SsS, valued
at $1,459,000 for the fiscal years
ended June 30,t913 and 1914 Thus
the truck exports increased almost
fifteen-fold. AS the great majority
of the trucks exported during the last
four years were for military use by
the European nations, it must be ex-
pected that shipments of trucks will
drop almost Immediately to some
where near their former proportion to
passenger car exports. This does not
signify that they will not be much
larger than in the years before the
war. both actually and relatively on
the contrary. they should be larger.
just as sales of trucks in the United
States will be larger, for American
trucks have esta blished their reputa-
ton and the world has begun to APP
preciate the Importance of the truck
as means of quick and economical
transporta ton.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
NEW STRARTING DEVICE.

y new printing device which iniects
high-teSt gasoline into the manifold
Tor starting purposes. called the
brown Maddox starter, is being made
by the Brown Maddox Co.. West
Newbury, Mass. This device is oper-
ated from the dash, and it supplies
hlgh-test gasoline, properly carbureted,
to the intake manifold of the engine.
The engine is operated on this high
test gas until warm and then manuallv
switched over to the regular carbur-
etor. No floats are used and the de-
vice weighs 4 lbs. The sale price is
S22.5O
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

y y = i 5.f 4 a.s rs
the 20 cars built by these ten firms;
when he realizes that Is out Of 20 front
springs are interchangeable, that most
Of the ball bearings are the same size
and type that length Of fan betting
will be the same from whatever firm 1t
Is botght--in word, that he has the
stocks of ten dealers at his disposal
instead of one.
In addition to this scheme, which Is
absolutely new to the French public
and undoubtedly will appeal to their
sense OF economy, it Is the intention OF
the union to build joint cheap car.
The designs are being got out in COM
mon with view to low cost of pro-
duction. and 1t Is understood each
firm shall build the part for which it
is best fitted. There will be a separate
assembly plant and selling organiza-
ton.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

fore starting on any trip, and do not
use cheap grade of oil or grease ar
any time.
Don't attempt to run the car on the
electric starter.
Don't race the engine. you c.nrot
abuse the engine worse than bv AL
lowing 1t to race at high speed without
load.
Don't start your car with a ier,r
Always engage the clutch gradually
and see that the car starts off GA si,y
Don't advance the spark lever when
cranking.
Don't rush a repair job. Remember
what is worth doing at all is worth
doing we'll"
Don't drive fast around corners: 1t
is dangerous and destructive, espe-
cially to tires.
Don't fail to examine electrical con-
nections, gasoline and oil lines and
bolts and nuts occasionally, and see
that everything Is intdct.
Don't neglect your lamp connections
1t is very easy when washing a car to
disconnect one OF the wires.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
AUTOS GROWTH
MARVEL OF AGE

| All of us remember seeing our first
motor car years ago. Many of us pre-
dicted that the automobile would
never be more than toy, and we
need not reproach ourselves because
=, we made this mistake. Practically
every newspaper and magazine in the
country was a unit in declaring that
| automobiles should be ruled off the
roads by law because they frightened
the horses and made travelling unsafe.
After glance into the early his
tory of the motor car, just think about
the part the industry is now playing
in the everyday affairs OF the world.
Then consider that the automotive in
dustry has grown from zero to the
third largest industry in the country
in two decades.
1--WE marvel over the development OF
airplanes and wireless biography and
the inventions of the nineteenth CEN
fury, including the telegraph and
telephone, and then take the develop
ment of the automobile as a matter Of
course" says J. /. Goldstein, of the
Bannock Motor Sales company, dis
tributors of the Chalmers cars here.
When you consider the great dis
advantages that the industry was
forced to face in the early days the
development becomes all the more
wonderful. When the first automobiles
were brought here to California the
roads in winter We're seas of mud; in
summer they were dust pools, deep
and disagreeable, and full of ruts and
holes. There were no gasoline stations
every few miles along the roads as
there are now. The garages which
were in existence were run as parts of
stables and the mechanics were usu-
ally black smiths who knew no more
about a motor car than most of the
public then.
Now there is no one who can hon
estly say that he does not want to
own motor car: then only the
wealthy could afford to run them, and
they considered them expensive toys.
Now the demand for cars is so
great that the big Chalmers plant is
hard up to fill orders, although the
factory is building them as fast as
possible. OF course the Chalmers will
not sacrifice quality for speed of pro-
duction and consequently we will be
hard put to get enough cars here to
fill the demand that is growing day
by day
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
UNCLE SAM
Continued from Page one.D

total of sl45,S00000, including approx
mately s9,S00,000, from federal and
state sources for roads in the national
forests. On July ! $95. 900, 900 more of
federal funds will become available for
general road purposes, and $4,000, 900
for national forest roads, which, with
equal contributions from the states,
will provide an additional S19S, 900, 600
for federal aid road work. making an
aggregate sum of $343S00 900 for the
calendar year.
I'm other words. the 1919 program
for federal aid road building is greater
than any previous annual road build
ing accomplishments in this country.
1t is so great, in fact, that the states
will undoubtedly defer taking up part
of the federal funds until 1920, because
experienced contracting aqd engineer.
ing organizations must be developed
from the stagnant conditions of the
war period, before any exceptional
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

amount of road building gets under
way.
The states and their civil subdivi-
sions also will carry on a large amount
of road work without federal aid. The
extent of this is uncertain and will de
pend upon local labor, industrial and
agricultural conditions. The present
indications are that approximately
$3.50, 100000 will be spent in this way.
LIMITATIONS ON STATES.
The federal aid road act, as amend
ed, places only three limitations on the
type of road to be constructed, as fol-
lows:
Il. That the roads shall be 'substan-
tial in character This means that
the road must be constructed SO that it
will carry the prospective traffic with
such maintenance expenses that the
total annual charges will represent a
reasonable expenditure for the public
service rendered by the highway
-. That the amount contributed
from the federal treasury in connec-
ton with any road shall not exceed
100000 mile. The main thing is to
build a road that will stand the traffic
in the particular section of the country
where it is constructed
80. That the road must be a rural
post road as defined in the act as
amended-that is, any public road a
major portion of which is now used. or
can be used, or forms q connecting link
not to exceed ten miles in length of
any road or roads now or hereafter
used for the transportation of the
United States mails
TT will thus be seen that broad
and comprehensive road building pro-
gram has been inaugurated. This pro-
gram is being vigorously pushed, and
the indications are that larger vol
ume of highway construction will be
accomplished this season than in any
previous year in the history of the ma
ton"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
WHEEL AlIGNM EMIT.

The feature of this tool for testing
wheel alignment is thar il is made en-
tireiy out of pipe and pipe fittings
There are two standards, each carry
ing a pointer. To one standard is at
tached long pipe which slides
through hole bored in the other
standard. The pointers are set so they
almost touch the center of the tire
tread. Then by rotating the wheels
their truenesS can be determined
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
SAXON PLANS STIR UP
RUM0RS OF A 4-CYLINDER

Talk is still flying thick and fast in
regard to the change in the policy OF
the Saxon Motor Car corporation and
no one seems to know which way the
cat will jump.
There is one definite assurance that
can be given, however, and that is
that the Saxon will not discontinue
the present six-cylinder model There
may be a four manufactured, but nc
one will say
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Don't neglect necessary adjustments
and repairs until it is too late and vol
are laid up by the roadside.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Don't fail to use plenty of lubricat-
ing oil and grease where needed be-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

before the -union and in case Of DISPUTE
to submit to arbitration. An engineer
who was formerly with the Delahays
company has been appointed general
engineer for the union and will work
on questions of Standardization and
records for the benefit of all the ten
firms.
Advantages from Standardization will
be little longer in coming. 1t has al
ready been decided, however, that these
ten manufacturers will reduce tire
sizes to four. The union now Is work
ing on the Standardization of electric
equipment, size and type of battery,
size of bolts and nuts, size of brake
liners, size Of steering wheels, gaso-
line connections, magnetic bases and
couplings, body dimensions and fit
tings, etc. There is no intention of
stultifying design. Every manufac-
turer will be free to follow his own
design, but he will at al times en- :
deavor to work in with the standards
advocated by the union
EXCHANGE OF MATERIAL.
1t is quite possible there will be a
considerable exchange of finished ma :
terial between these factories as work
progresses. For instance, DeIage now
makes g. piston of S0-mm. bore for
high class six cylinder cars. There is
no reason why he should not also make
the pistons for the Clarion four
cylinder car, which has same bore
Another firm well equipped for cut
ting spiral bevel gears could very adj
vantageonsly cut these gears for two
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Don't drive fast or apply the brakes
suddenly on wet pavements.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

NEW LEXINGTON CAR
ANNOUNCED FOR BOISE

i A brand new five-passenger .
j. Lexington is about to make its .
+ entry into Boise. The Gen State .
+ Motor Co. is its sponsor, and is .
+ firm in it's conviction that its :
j. Improvements will make APP in :
i slant hit with lovers of refined .
j. motor cars. The reception that !
j already has been accorded this :
4 'tourabout" car in the east is !
+ demands call for new styles, i'm !
! indicative of how peace-time car !
i provements and conveniences, !
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Don't jam the gear shifting lever
from low to reverse, or vice versa, I'M
til the car has come to dead stop, and
then take your time.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
DOS AND DON IS

Continued from Page One)
cellence of service many times for the
care and attention given 1t.
Learn to Judge distances and speed at
which car travels. Ability to esti-
mated speed may prevent accidents
Don't start on a trip without atten-
tor to lubricating oil, gasoline and
water.
Don't fail to keep your brakes ad-
Justed. 1t is more necessary to be
able to stop car than to start it.
Don't leave the car lone with the
engine running.
Don't fail to release the hand brake
before attempting to start.
Don't attempt to start the engine
unless the spark is retarded and the
switch key turned in the switch.
Don't spend a lot of time cranking
the engine with the starter If it fails
to start after q few trials. Look for
the cause of the trouble. Continuous
cranking runs down the battery.
Don't jam the gear shifting lever
from low to reverse, or vice versa, I'M
til the car has come to dead stop, and
then take your time.
Don't drive fast or apply the brakes
suddenly on wet pavements.
Don't neglect necessary adjustments
and repairs until it is too late and you
are laid up by the roadside.
Don't fail to use plenty of lubricat-
ing oil and grease where needed be-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
FRENCH CAR MAKERS

Continued from Page one)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Continued from Page one)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Don't start on a trip without atten-
tor to lubricating oil, gasoline and
water.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

cellence OF service many times for the
care and attention given 1t.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Learn to judge distances and speed at
which a car travels. Ability to esti- :
mated speed may prevent accidents.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Don't fail to keep your brakes ad-
Justed. 1t is more necessary to be
able to stop car than to start it.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-08

C. O. McMURTRY. Auctioneer. c. R. ETTER, Owner
 l.. c. GALLAND, Clerk D
Arizona republican., 1919-04-08
For Sale-AutemobileS

FOR SALE-rHorses. mares, ana mules. If you are in the market TOT any class of a horse, mare or mule, it will surely pay to call and look this stock over. No matter what kind Of a horse, male or team you are Joking for, you will find them here. 15O head to select from. The remarkably low price on them will suit you. We nave them from cheap to the very best that ever put foot on soil. We also ex- change good young stock for old or old for young. A guarantee goes With each and every horse and mule we sell.
 See at O. K. Corrals.
 Phone 796 311 N. ith Ave.
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Arizona republican., 1919-04-08

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COOK wants position. 430 North Ninth avenue. bs
Arizona republican., 1919-04-08

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