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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11

of deaths that may not become
known to our registrars, and we
feel that if they win come forward
with their assistance Florida will
not fail in her effort TO ent"r the
registration area this year. y
Major Greene says, at is vitality
important to the health interests
of our state that the death rate be
standardized and this can only be
done by placing the state in the
registration area"
"lt should be a matter of state
pride to every man and woman in
this state to know that the Floida
death rate is standardized and they
should be willing to do everything
in their power to help us achieve
this worthy ambition.
at would not take more than
five or ten minutes for a doctor,
minister, undertaken or school
teacher to sit down and send us
the report of a death which they
have reason to believe is not reg
istercd. "Yet the states success
in entering the area may hinge on
these reports.
"Our vital statistics depart
ment has worked with unfagging
energy during the last two years
to get every death in the state re-
ported. We can say sincerely
that we have done our part. If
the people to whom We are appeal
ing for help will do theirs we will
not fail. " Major Greene con-
cludes.
Major Greene urges that any
one knowing Of death he or she
may think is possibly unreported,
send it in to the Vital Statistics
Department, State Board of
Health, Jacksonville, Immediately.
The check will be complete with
in thirty days and only one more
week has been allowed DR..
Thompson to turn in his death
check to the government agents.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11
WHY SUFFER so?

Why suffer from a bad back,
from sharp, shooting twingeS,
headaches, dizziness and distress
sing urinary ills? Punta Gorda
people recommend DOan's Kid
ney Pills. Could you ask for
stronger proof Of merit?
Mrs. w. II. Walters, Goldstein
ST., Punta Gorda, says: GA few
years ago / began taking Doan 5
Kidney Pills for a severe case of
kidney complaint and they gave
me great relief. My kidneys
panied terribly and made it hard
for me to straighten up. My kid
neys didn't act as they should and
caused me a lot of misery. | suf-
fered untold misery off and on for
ten years and in spite of DOCTOR
ing and taking different medi-
cines | could get no relief. Final
1y | began taking DOan's Kidney
Pills and | am now free from
every symptom Of kidney com
plant. | have great faith in this
remedy. Statement given June
9, 1914.)
On April 4, 1918 Mrs. Walters
said: 81 am glad to repeat what
| said iii my statement Of 1914.
My health has been fine ever since
and | owe it all to Doan'S Kidney
Pills"
6Oc, at all dealers. Foster
Milburn Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
SUGGESTS RETAIL PRICES
DeSoto County Committee Meets
and Studies H. G. L.

At meeting Of the "Fair Price
Committee" of DeSoto county
held in Arcadia last Thursday the
question of prices and percenta-
ges of profits on the necessities of
life sold in DeSotO coutny was
taken up and discussed. The
following list with the maximum
prices and percentages set oppos-
lite were considered fair profits.
All merchants not within this linn
it are expected to at once correct
and adjust all prices to come with
in this limit. 1t is not expected
any merchant will take advantage
of this as a license to adjust their
prices on an upward scale. In
adjusting and making these prices
and percentages all classes of mer-
chants were considered, and it is
expected merchants doing a large
volume of business will be able to
come under every one Of these
prices and percentages, as there
were statistics available at this
meeting to show that they could
handle practically all necessities
Of life at lower percentages than
shown in our fair price list.
None Of the below exceed pro-
fit, meaning wholesale cost, plus
freight, in figuring cost:
Butter Toe per h.. Lard, pure
Sc per h.. Lard, compound SC per
b.; Flour 20 per cent, Meal 20 per
cent, Grits 20 per cent, Coffee 20
per cent; Bacon, white 712 per
centcent; Bacon, breakfast, 8 per
cent, Bacon, sliced 13 per cent;
Beans, dry 20 per cent; Canned
goods Is per cent, Sugar 12c per
h., Dried Fruits 25 per cent.
The price Of sugar was based
upon the present cost price and it
is expected that it shall recede in
prices as the wholesale price does
until it reaches II cents per
pound
The question of fresh meats
were taken up, sufficient informa-
ton was not available to make
prices and the same was left over
until the next meeting, but the
very best cuts of Florida beef and
pork should not exceed 80 cents
per pound.
The fair price committee found
that one of the main factors that
kept the high price of living up
was the high cost of delivery.
Several merchants testified that
there were any number Of in
stances where they were requir-
ed to make several trips each day
to the same house to deliver small |
and that it was an
actual loss to make the delivery. !
RUPERT SMITH, Co. Charm. |
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11

Mayor Trabue and Manager
Skies of the Southern Utilities Co.
visited Arcadia, Saturday
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11
A VERY IMPORTANT MATTER
Your Imperative Duty to Report
Deaths.

Doctors, ministers, undertakerS
and school teachers are being call
ed on by the State Board of
Health to rally to it's assistance
and send in any unreported deaths
they may know Of to aid in get
ting Florida in the death registra-
ton area.
James G. Mitchell and f. Lack
ely, agents of the United States
Bureau of Census, are now max
ing a check of the death records
of the Vital Statistics depart
ment to determine whether Flor
Under the regulations of the
Bureau Of CansuS a state is enter
ed in the registration area when
it can show 80 per cent. of its
ieaths reported.
The government agents have
already cOmbed the state for re-
ports of deaths occurring il 1918
and are now checking their re-
cords with those furnished by DR..
Stewart G. Thompson, vital Stats
tician. According to Dir. Thomp-
son two unreported deaths in
each county will bar Florida from
the registration area.
If the state is successful she will
be the sixth Southern state to en-
ter the area and will precede both
Georgia and Alabama, as neither
of these states has come up to the
80 per cent. requirement yet.
There are thirty-one states III all
in the death registration area.
While the State Board Of
Health has 666 registrars at var
ious points in Florida, working Oh
births and death records, it is still
difficult to get complete reports,
as in many outlying districts
deaths occur that do not become
known to them.
For this reason Major Ralph n.
Greene, state health officer, is
calling for the cooperation Of
doctors, ministers, undertakes
and school teachers.
"These in their activities hear
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11

Mr.. and Mrs. G: E. Sans and
baby daughter, after a pleasant
visit here to kindred and friends,
returned Tuesday evening to their
home in Wauchula.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11
Weather Forecast

Forecast for the period Septem-
Der s to Is, inclusive: South At
lantic and East Gulf States: De-
cassional showers, except gener-
ally fair first half north portion.
Nearly normal temperatures
FRANKENFIELD.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11

Lake Wales Highlander, Sept
4. Among the Sunday visitors to
Lake Wales were Mrs. Marian A.
Meadow, of Punta Gorda, the
well known authority on tropical
and ornamental plants, and Harry
?. johnson, of Fort Myers, the
largest avocado grower on the
west coast. They very naturally
expressed their admiration of the
beauty of the country, but were
surprised that so little attention
had been given to the planting of
tropical ornamentals and fruits,
when they learned that this dis
trict was freer from killing frosts
than most of the parts where they
are planted freely.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11

Mrs. Ed. Edmunds, who has
moved into town from the home
stead in the Bermont section, is
occupying a cottage on Cross
street next to the Baptist church.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11
Improved Farm Machinery

Don't grub along with faulty
plows, harrows and other
tools, while we have a COM
plete line of the most perfect
labor-saving FARM MACIAIN-
cry on the market.
The man who neglects to get
all possible from his soil, is
ncglecting gold mine right
at his feet. Our tools will
help you to mine your gold.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11

Ward Lampkin of Arcadia, a
prosperous bee man, was here on
the Sth inst, on his way to his
apiary in the southern part of the
county.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-09-11

Fort Myers Press, Saturday =
Harry Goldstein, manager of the
Punta Gorda theatre, was in
town yesterday for few hours on
a business mission.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
MRS TOUCHETTE HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
bennington Woman in Troy Hospital
But Believed Not to Have Suf-
fered Serious Injury.

Mrs. Liscomb Touchette of this viii
lage is in the Troy city hospital un-
dergoing treatment for injuries re-
ceived when Ford touring car went
over a bank just out of the city of
Troy late Sunday afternoon. While
the hostital officials were unable Sun
day night to give any definite infor-
nation regarding her condition, it is
believed that she is not seriously
injured. She has a severely strained
shoulder and cuts on the face. At
the time of the examination at the in
stitution the shoulder was so swol-
len that the surgeon could not deter
mine its condition but they were OF
the opinion that there were no brok-
en- bones.
The accident happened at the head
of Hoosick street while the party of
five persons was on the return trip
to Bennington. The party consisted
of Mr.. and Mrs, Touchette and son
of this village and Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Touchette and two children of Ar
lington.
At the time the car reached the
head of Hoosick street one of the
small boys in the car lost his hat,
the car was stopped and pulled to the
side of the highway, while the hat was
being recovered The car was run
too close to a ten-foot bank, the earth
crumbled under the outside wheels
and the result was a roll down the
bank. According to the statement of
the owner the car made one complete
turn and nart of another
Mrs. Lscomb Touchette was the
only one of the occupants who suffer
ed any injury. She is a large
woman and she was lying
under the other members of
the party when extricated. AS
quickly as possible she was hurri-
ed TO the hospital. The car, new
one purchased less than two weeks
ago lost its windshield in the crash
and the top was wrecked. The engine
was not damaged and the uninjured
members of the party returned to
Bennington in the car during the
evening. After attending to some
matters at his home in the Burgess
house on Main street, Mr. Touchette
returned to Troy on the sleeper.
Unless he finds that Mrs. Touchette
is seriously injured he will return
soon to resume his employment at The
barber shop of Thomas Cartwright on
North street.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
AIR MAIL STRIKE
AMICABLY SETTLED
Settlement PdecIudcs Possibility Of
Further Trouble--Manage to
Decide About Starting

Washington, July 27-Second Assis-
tant Postmaster General Praeger
reached an amicable settlement to-
day with the air mail pilots who went
on a oneday strike last week. Al the
conclusion of the conference with Pi-
lot Charles II. Anglin, representing
the pilots, the reinstatement of Pilot
E. Hamilton Lee, one of the two men
whose dismissal resulted in the strike
was announced. Leon Smith the
other dismissed aviator, will not be
reinstated, Mr. Praeger said. This
action was said to have met with the
approval of Mr.. Anglin because Smiths
case presented complications which re-
qhired separate action.
Under the settlement, which accord
ing to both MIR. Praeger and Mr.. An
glin preciudes the possibility of fur
ther trouble, the departments order
concerning flying under adverse
weather conditions has been clarified
so as to permit the manager Of the fly
ing field to determine whether the pi-
lot shall take the air when his life
might be endangered. In the event
the manager is not at the field ,as is
the case when pilots make an early
start, the pilot need not leave the fold
pending the arrival of the manager,
when in his judgment flying would be
unsafe
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
FATTEsT MAN IN WORLD DEAD
Jack Wilson of New York Weighed
$50 Pounds

New York, July 27-"J Jack Will
son, said to be the fattest man in the
world, who weighed $50 pounds, died
in hospital here today of paralysis.
When Wilson, who for years has been
exhibited in a sideshow at Coney
Island was taken TO the hospital it
was found an ambulance was too
small to hold him and he was trans
ferred in motor truck. At the hos
pital it was found necessary to farry
.,im through the door sideways on 81
improvised stretcher and to arrange
two mattresses ON the floor to serve
as bed. His body fill be taken to
Chicago for burial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
PREPARATIONS
FOR WELCOME Of
CEN. PERSHING
Plans Are Not Completed for
Great Event
70 CONFER HIGHER RANK
Congress VIII Also Present A Sword
and Vote of Thanks to the
Commander
10 CONFER HIGHER RANK

Washington, July Preparations
for the welcome of General Pershing
on his return home are being made by
both Congress and the war department
but the plans of neither are yet COM
plete. The congressional program,
however, as already drafted, calls for
the gift of a sword, vote of thanks,
and comforting the permanent rank of
general on the commander of the
American expeditionary force War
department plans have not yet beeen
completed and are awaiting receipt of
information as to the time of General
Pershing's return.
Representative Royal Johnson OF
South Dakota, who served in the A. e.
F., after conferences with department
American commander at the direction
of the House rules committee, an
nounced tonight that Legislation was
being drafted calling for vote of
thanks and the presentation of a
sword. He added that this legislation
would be presented to the rules COM
mittee during the week in an effort to
dispose of it before the beginning OF
the House recess Saturday.
Chairman Kahn of the House mill
tary committee announced that a meet
ing of his committee would be held
during the week to approve the bill,
drafted at President Wilson's request.
which authorizes the bestowal of the
permanent rank of general on Per-
shing. Preliminary committee discus
ion already has indicated that there
would be no opposition to the pro-
nosal
Congressional awards to army gen.
erals for distinguished service in war
are divided into three classes: (1) the
thanks of the Congress; 90 breyet
frank; (3) increased rank ON the active
or on the retired list. - ss 81.
From 1889 to 1903 the thanks of Con-
gress were extended by name to 20
officers for services in the war of 1912.
the Mexican war and the Civil war.
Since 1903 the thanks of Congress have
been extended only to four officers
those for distinguished service in con-
structing the Panama canal.
The rank of general has been given
to few officers. among them Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan. On the death
of General Sheridan the rank ceased to
exist and was not revived until the
world war, when temporarily given to
Pershing and Peyton G. March, as
chief of staff.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
SUNDAY SPORTS ARE
BEING LOOKED AFTER
No Sunday Golf, Tennis Nor Baseball
in Several of Massachusetts
Cities

Westfeld golfers were intrepid
enough to defy the old blue laws
against amateur Sunday sports and
the state police yesterday. but there
was no Sunday golf, tennis or base
ball in Holyoke. Chicopee, West
Springfield or Springfield, according
to police officials. 1t was played as
usual near Boston yesterday how
ever, and the state police who
stepped it at Holyoke, made no move.
Technically the law was violated at
Loon pond, in Springfield, where two
amateur teams of swimmers played
water polo.
At the'Westfield country club there
were not as many as. usual on the
links, but 25 or 80 were counted during
the day. No attempt by the po-
lice was made to disturb their illegal
fun. Two sets of tennis were also
played with impunity There were
about 80 at the club for lunch; some
what less dining-room business than
usual.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
AUTOMATIC HAY
DRYER TRIED OUT
Bellowa FaIIa Men Have e Machine
That viii Make Hay When
D,t,,e


Bellows Falls, July 26.-Thirty or
forty interested spectators gathered
at the c. F. Howard farm in Westmin
ster yesterday afternoon when dem
on stration was given of an automatic
hay drying machine, the result OF
several weeks work on the part OF
William NJ. Richardson and VI. c.
Dodge, both employees of the Vermont
Farm Machine company of this vii
lagc
The machine is a galvanized iron
portable affair about 20 feet in
length and about three feet in width
The green grass is fed in by hand at
one end and is carried by a roller
wire screen conveyor the length OF
the apparatus, passing over series
of oil heaters and being deposited in
rack at the other end.
The machine is operated by gaso
line power and has temporary ar
rangements consisting of nine oil
stoves supplying the heat. The con
veyor travels slowly, taking about
one and half minutes to pass from
one end of the apparatus to the other
1t is estimated that with the pres
ent machine only about two tons Of
hay day could be handled.
The inventors were more than sat
isfied with the result. There is nc
doubt but what the hay was thorough
ly and evenly dried and with improve
ments the machine may become q
valuable asset to the farmer in :
rainy season The appartus viii be
returned to the Vermont Farm Ma
chine company's shop Monday foI
further Improvement.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
RED ARMIES RETREAT
BoIshevists Admit Retirement Due to
Enemy Pressure.

London, July PA Russian wire
less message says that Bolshevist
military reports announce the retire.
ment of the Bolshevist forces along
the railway in the Archangel region
to their positions of departure, ow-
ing to enemy pressure. e8
Retirements are also reported for
the same cause along the Luga Road
to a line about thirty miles east of
pskov, along the Pskov-Polotsk Rail-
way to twenty miles south of Pskov
and in the direction of Kamenetz and
Podolsk
Copenhagen dispatches of July "a
reported that the Bolshevist Of
fensive east and west of Pskov had
been stopped by Esthonian troops,
and that the Bolshe wiki in that reg
ion were in full retreat. The Esth-
onians had beSin counter-offensive
and the Bolshe-st losses were
heavy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
NO WAGE REDUCTION
NOR CHEAPER LIVING
Philadelphia Board of Trade Gives
opinion--Much Reduced Supply Of
Worknamen in This Country.

Philadelphia, July "a Correspond
ence of The Associated Press -
The cost of living is likely to stay
high for a long time to come in the
opinion of the Philadelphia board of
trade. This view is the result Ca
compilation if statistics from many
lines of trade and industry.
According to these figures the ad-
vance in prices in this country, since
1914 has been about 107 per cent in
Canada lis per cent, Great Britain
1913 per cent and France 235 per cent
1t is pointed out that, in spite of ma
terial reductions in the price of steel
the advance in other commodities
since the armistice has been so great
that the avenge price schedules have
been reduced but 81 per cent below
prices prevailing October /, 1918.
The following are given as reasons
why wages will not be much less for
a considerable period of time.
Practical stoppage of immigration
since 1914, depriving this country of
several millions of workers who
would normally have come to us and
thus have relieved the labor shortage
which confronts American industry
upon the resumption of capacity op-
erations.
Retention in the government mill
tary service of nearly 100000 work
ers, which, it is declared will doubt-
less continue an indefinite period.
Creation of new industries such as
shipbuilding, manufacture of fhemi-
Gals and dyes.
Urgent demand for bui!aing and
construction of every class due ts
their having been forcibly held back
for several years.
Shortage of food supplies and uni
formly high prices.
Proportionately higher levels of
commodity prices existing through
'ou: Europe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28

Chicago, July 27-Race riots fur
nished the excitement OF the day in
this city. Two negroes were killed
and about fifty were injured several
probably fatally, when the rioting
started at South Side beaches this
afternoon and spread into the heart
of the Black Belt. Among the known
wounded we're two policemen and
three women.
So great was the confusion through
out the district that the acting Chief
of Police, Alcock, was unable late to-
night to estimate the total number OF
injured. Scores received cut and
bruises from flying stones and rocks
but went to their own homes for med
ical attention.
Although il-feeling between whites
and blacks ON the south side has ex-
tended over a period Of months, EN-
phasized by bomb explosions. some
shotting, and numerous fights,
days riots seem to have had their
start in petty quarreling at the beach
Reports that negroes wandered
across the dividing line to the white
section of the beach. and that whites
amused themselves by throwing
small stones at negro bathers, appear
ed the most plausible cause. Soon
after the fighting started, a negro
fed pursued by several whites.
He took shelter behind a building
and began shooting at a policeman
who had joined the pursuit, and who
returned the fire. The negro finally
surrendered.
During the fight, one negro was
probably fatally wounded.
Twenty-ninth Street was soon pack
ed with whites and blacks, the latter
predominating. More fighting took
place, and few shots were fired as
some of the negroes fed and patrol
wagons loaded with policemen raced
to the scene.
A fire broke out in small build
ing and fire apparatus was blocked
by throngs Negroes are said to
have tried to drag the firemen from
their seats.
During the fighting rocks, bricks
and other missiles were hurled, both
at the beach and at various points
along Twenty-ninth street and along
State Street. White men were fire.
quently attacked and beaten on State
Street, the police said
At the beach, while missiles were
flying, negro on raft was report
ed to have been struck with rock
and hurled into the lake. Later the
body of negro was taken from the
water.
A white man, a swimmer, also was
reported hit and drowned.
With the police stations emptied OF
reserves and scores Of others rushed
from north and west side stations,
Acting Chief of Police Alcock ordered
every available policeman on duty to
prevent further outbreaks. The
small army of policemen succeeded
in bringing about a fair semblance OF
order.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-28
PROPOSE 100 NEW HOMES
Building Organization Is Being Form
ed In Burlington.

Burlington July 26,- -Burlington's
housing problem is on the way to So
luton, II the plans OF the Burlington
Chamber of Commerce are carried
out. This organization has prepared
plan to get the business men of
the city behind building project,
and papers will be circulated today
among the leading business men of
the city to secure their cooperation
and give them an opportunity to get
in on the ground floor of this big pro-
iect, which includes the formation of
a realty company TO build 100 or
more houses in Burlington, which
will be sold to those desiring homes,
thus going far to improve the cramp-
ed housing conditions in the city and
at the same time stimulate an inter
est in building.