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The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01
Y. w. G. A. BOAT TRIP
Down the: Bay Last Saturday was
Social Success.

Without a dissenting vote the
7. w. c., A. boat trip to Boca
Grande and Useppa last Satur-
day, was pronounced a real sue
cess. Miss Nell Linquish, chair
man committee on arrangements,
did her work well. A party of
more than one hundred, Punta
Gorda and Arcadia people, to-
gether with some 30 cadets, had a
fine day from start to finish.
The weather conditions were
ideal, the bay was at it 5 best and
even Florida could not have pro
vided a finer day for the occasion.
The cadets, too, were in tune and
the music on the waters added
pleasure for the party. Kodak
pictures were made from the
time the boat started until the sun
went down.
The beauties OF the islands, the
blueness of the gulf waters, the
bliss of the surf bathing will long
remain in the minds of those
members of the party from pos
sibly fifteen states other than
Florida. Il
This excursion was one Of the
first social occasions planned. by
the Punta Gorda Y. w. G.. A.
Many requests have been made
for "another right away
The opportunity ito help to
place the Y. w. G. A. on d per-
manent business basis in Punta {.
Gorda is open now to all citizens
OF Punta Gorda. This is neces-
sary in order to establish the
club rooms for the girls and to
begin the health, educational, SOC
ial and religious program of The
Y. w. G.. A. Clubs are being or
ganized by the young women of
the town under the supervision of
Miss Helen Hughes. Now 1T is
necessary that the women OF
Punta Gorda support and guide
this work into the best plans and
policies and that they begin at
once to perfect the organization:
The men are requested also to
in a minded way to
this opportunity offered them.now
to make possible a work among
girls similar to that the girls and
women have most willingly done
for the boys. The Y. w. 9. A.. .
has for its purpose for young
women the opportunity TO keep
well, TO learn, to have good times,
10 strive toward an. ideal and to
serve. The Y. w. C. A. is the
organization thru which all girls
nay strive together for this pur-
pose. Let all who believe in this
dea become an active part of the
Z. w. C. A.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01


land on legal business yesterday.
Read Fl. w. Smiths bargain
prices on groceries in this issue.
FEEDS, FERTILIZERS AND
CRATES. M. WHITTEN. 8tf
Mrs. Mary G.. Rankin left this
morning for st. Cloud where she
will make a visit of several weeks.
Mrs. w. B. Buckingham and
Mrs. G.. P. Davis went to Arcadia,
Tuesday, to spend the day shop
ping.
DR.. j. c. Davis, optometrist,
will be at Mrs. Goldsetin S resi-
dence Tuesday, May goth to Sat
urday, May Oath, inclusive, to ex-
anime eyes and fit them with
glasses. Don't wait till the last
day, (Adv.) 18tf.
There has been placed in the
local post office a very nice honor
roll of the men from this district
who made the supreme sacrifice.
The names inscribed on the roll
are Louis Bonnell. Augustine
Willis, Clarence McDaniels and
Paul ID. Mobley.
Mrs. c. II. Bryant and daugh-
ter, Alberta, who have been here
Twisting Mrs. Bryant s parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Moger, returned
to their home in Boca Grande yes
tcrday morning Mr.. and Mrs.
Moger are looking for another
daughter, Mrs. Campbell, to come
and visit them this week prior to
their removal to Fit. Myers, where
they are going to be near their
sons on account of Mr.. Moger's
failing health.
The Herald has received a let
ter from Mrs. Archer Smith. re-
newing her subscription, in
which she says that Capt. Smith
sails this week for the states. He
has been discharged and will take
a post graduate course in New
York City before returning South
Mrs. Smith says that they expect
to visit Punta Gorda soon which
is good news to their many
friends here. Mrs. Smith is now
at Madison, this state.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01
County Y. w. G. A. Notes

The county Y. w. c. A. camp
at Sebring, May 23-Junc 2, is now
an assured success. Arrange
ments are being made for fifty
girls and all who desire to apply
for registration should commune
cate with Miss Helen Hughes or
Miss Stennis. The invitation to
go OH this camp is being extended
to the different communities of
the county Any girl in the
county desiring to go may join
the Y. w. G. A. and make her ap-
.plication to go ON the camp. She
gets her appointment thru Miss
Hughes or Miss Stcnnis. Punta
Gorda, Arcadia, Wauchula. Bowl
ing Green, Avon Park, Sebring
and Zolfo have been visited re-
Gently and given an invi' alton to
select representatives for, the
camp. Other towns viii be in
vited.
The program for Recreation
Club Councils, Story Hour, etc,
will be announced later. This
viii be a splendid opportunity to
bring girls from all parts Of the
county together, and at the same
time to bring them all in contact
with the big program of practical
Christian citizenship.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01
Crosland's Store-house Burns

AT five o'clok, Tuesday evening,
Cecil Crosland's storehouse, just
west of his garage and back Of
his residence on Rctta Espanlade.
was discovered to be on fire and
an alarm turned in.
Soon our volunteer fire brigade
was at the scene of the fire and,
while too late to save the building
itself, the boys prevented the fire
spreading. The building was
almost entirely consumed, AS it
happened there was very little
stored in it at the time of the fire.
The damage will probably amount
to less than 5000. There was no
insurance on the building.
Mr.. Crosland says he has no
idea Of how the fire originated,
but others think that, perhaps,
children may set it on fire while
playing with matches.
This makes two fires in as many
days for Punta Gorda and when
the alarm sounded this time
hearts missed beat. The wealth
er has been so dry that frame
buildings are like tinder and it IS
a wonder that more fires do not
occur as people are so careless as
to the kind of flues and chimneys
they use.
People at this fire were proph-
esying a third fire, saying that
there are always three, and-just
as we wrote this the whistle
sounded the alarm again.
1t was a mercy that the wnd
was not stronger and that it blew
in the direction it did, at the Cros-
land fire, as the storehouse was
surrounded on all sides by frame
buildings, many OF them close en-
ough to be fired by flying embers.
The second alarm was caused
Tuesday, by a live coal igniting
the roof of the Mrs. Sandlin pro-
perty, near the Crosland home.
1t was extinguisned and no dam
age was done.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01
Attended Centenary Meeting

4 number of Punta Gorda
people last Thursday night aIt-
tended a Methodist Centennerv
nneetlng at Arcadia. The trip was
MADE IN automobiles and ali had
a good time and returned in The
ing. i''y hiorli-
!, Inc following were among
Nhose who attended: ?
Mrs. George W. Gatewood Mrs
a. a T. Jordan, Mrs. T. S. Sisfrrnk T
Mrs q. Z, Davis, Mrs. T. P, Dong,
lass, ass Mrs. F. M. Glover, DR.. D, N.
McQqeen and wife, Col. and Mrs,
:; !, Il. Hancock, II. L. BlakeIy ei :.
uiarleS =; al s McLane, Charlie Chad
WICK, w Vasco Rawls, Rev. Q. L.
luce. and Prof. Chandler. Mr.,
Wlllls and Mr.. Jennings. The
last three are from Charlotte Har.
Dor. -0''e Aiai
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01
THE STAFF OF LIFE"
Has Been Brought Down in Price
by II. w. Smith Who Also
Cuts Other Prices

III. w. Smith, baker and grocer,
advertises in this issue some cut
prices on groceries which will
save money to the consumer, even
if it bankrupts Mr.. Smith.
But what does the average
human care for what happens to
the other fellow when he can get
such bargains as these? One OF
the bargains offered is tall, pink
salmon ait Is cents can.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01
LOCAL ITEMS

Col. Hancock went to Lake
land on legal business yesterday.
Read Fl. w. Smiths bargain
prices on groceries in this issue.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01
County Normal

Will you kindly mention in
your paper the County Normal
which viii be conducted in Area
dia, beginning May 5th. No
charge for tuition will be~made.
Inasmuch as the County is in
need Of trained teachers, it is
hoped that they will take advan-
tage Of this opportunity.
Yours truly,
p. G. SHAVER, Co. Supt.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01

The Farmers Dairy Associa-
tion Of Pasco County now has
$50 cows. A number of grass
demonstrations have been started
in several parts OF the county.
Preparations are shipping $50 gal
Ions of milk a day and plan to,
soon be- shipping more than 200
gallons q day.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01

MISS Ihelma White of Jackson
Vlile' IS expected home Sunday. to
spend the time between the trains
White. g.
Matt Weeks, chief engineer ON
the Gulf Refining Co. s oil boat,
ccoiller, ! came Sunday to spend a
lew days here the guest of friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Elias Keen returned from
Lakeland, Monday evening, where
she has been at the bedside of her
father, who is very low and not
expected to live.
Ii farmer brings produce TO
town and can't sell it, the next
tlme ne is quite likely to take it
somewhere else and spend his
money where he sells his produce.
Mrs. M. d. Curry, Miss L. M.
CarneS and Capt. R. tW. Carnes
returned to their homes in Louis
vile, Ky, Tuesday morning, after
spending the season here. They
are regular winter visitors and
nave been for several years and
are held in high esteem by all
Punta Gordans.
Frank NJ. Powell came up from
te Hammock Ponds yesterday and
took DR.. W. NJ. Matthews back
with him, His little daughter.
Oveda, is very ill with a compli-
cation of diseases arising from d
bad tooth. The little one was
brought here to the residence Of
DR.. Matthews where she will
have medical attention.
George Cahoon, vice-president
OF the j. & j. Rogers Company, OF
Ausable Forks, New York, manu-
facturers of sulphite papers, who
has been spending the season at
Cleveland, has gone to his north
ern home. He comes to Cleve-
land every winter and has many
warm friends here and at Cleve-
land, who were sorry to see him
leave.
Maj L. B. Babcock and C. j.
Hurst left on the north-bound
evening train yesterday for Bah
cock, Ga. The Major has been
lere several seasons and
enjoys his visits very much.
This is Mr.. Hurst's first visit but
we hope it will not be his last as
he says he has enjoyed his stay
here and likes Punta Gorda and
its people. They stopped at the
Rlazer Cottage. After a time III
Georgia they will return home to
Pennsylvania.
The Maypole dinner given by
Ehe 9th grade HI. E. girls at IL o.
clock Tuesday was a success. Inl
he center of the table was a min
,ture May pole trimmed with fir
md pink vine. From this were
pink and green ribbons
o May basket and place cards.
The menu consisted of fruit cock
all, veal outlets, rose potatoes,
.reamed peas, biscuits, butter, to-
nato jelly salad, grapejuice frap-
,e, angel food cake. Covers were |
aid for nine. This dinner was
Inder the management of Miss
iladys Martin, domestic science
eacher.
Sen. James Mckinney, sister,
Iiss Adelaide Mckinney, and
fiss Margaret Bloomer left this
lorning for their home in Aiedo,
IL. They will stop enroute at
DAWSON Springs KY, for a week
r so. Mrs. Mary j. Bergen,
mother of Sen. McKinney's sis
,rs, will leave next week early
Or her home in Unionville, CT.
he will visit friends near Rich
lond, Va, on her way north.
he McKinneys have been here
,yeral seasons and Punta Gorda
eople hold them in high esteem,
en-. Mckinney says that they
ave enjoyed their stay among us
,d leave wit hthe warmest feel
nd leave for Punta Gorda and its
aonle
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01

Surgeons agree that In cases OF cuts.
burns. bruises Fand wounds, the first
treatment is most important. When an
efficient antiseptic Ii applied promptly,
there Is no danger OF infection and the
wound begins to heal at once. For use
on man or beast. Borozone IL the ideal
antiseptic and healing agent Buy IL now
and be ready for an emergency. Sold BY
all druggists.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01

For the arrest and conviction
of the party or parties who broke
into the boat-house of Charles A.
Dean, ON or about Feb, goth and
also early in April. Goods stolen
were clothing, suit cases, cart
ridges and groceries,. H.
LIPSCOMB. 18-1mo.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01

Those who thought that styles
for women ORIGINATED entirely in
the large cities, are cited to. a
fashion shop at Punta Gorda,
Florida, where styles for milady
are created and garments design
ed and shipped to New York and
other large cities. The Georgia
crackers who gaped at the scant
apparel worn by the women bath
ers of the South Florida coast
towns, will no longer wonder
where these abbreviated suits
came from.-Apalachicoh Times.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-05-01

Reports Of big shipments Of
fruits and vegetables are numer-
Gus in Florida these days and the
prices are the highest Oh record.
Prosperity floats ON easy wings
over the state this year Times
Union.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Poker Players Nabbed in
Hotel Patten Draw Fines
Knocking on Wrong Door
Proves to Be Costly
Blunder.

A. J. Leighton, John Morgan, J. F.
Phillips, l.. f. Smith, O. d. Phillips
and G. II. Varbell, who were discov-
cred in poker game at the Hotel
Patten Sunday morning, appeared in
the city court Tuesday morning to
answer to a charge of gaming.
The offenders We're dealt with le-
niently by Judge Fleming. who fined
each Of them 50 and costs.
Carson Biggers, John Lowe and
Clarence Roach were arrested on
charges of trespassing at the same
time.
officer Woods stated that he re.
ceived a complaint from a guest in
the hotel, who said that these men
had knocked on his door and told
him that they were looking for n
poker game which they had been told
was going on on the ninth floor. The
officer stated that the three entered
the hotel from the basement and be-
gan their search for the game on the
seventh and ninth floors. The court,
being convinced that Biggers and
Lowe were professional sharpers,
fined them SO and costs in the city
and held them for the grand jury.
Roach, who is a boy II years old,
WAS fined $40.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Plumb Explains Plan to
Philadelphia Railroaders
Declares Public Pays for Use
of Engines Long Since
Gone to Scrap Heap.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2, 49, Glenn Z
plumb, originator of the Plumb plan
'or partial control of the railroads by
abor, explained his plan to Philadel-
phia railroad workers yesterday. He
was the speaker at the Labor day ex-
ercises in Paramount park which fol-
lowed a labor parade.
High railroad rates, Mr.. Plumb as
serted are due to the fact that they
are based upon the liabilities of the
roads, and that these have been pyra-
mided for generations, so that the pub
lie today is paying for virtually the
entire cost of the railroads since their
construction.
1.-THE railroad experience of the last
eighty years" he said, shows that no
road ever paid off an Indebtedness eX-
cept by creating a new Indebtedness
of the same or greater par value.
To-day we are still paying for the
use of locomotives long since sent to
the scrap heap. We are paying re-
turns on the shades OF ties that have
been ashes for generations Rails that
have been replaced half a dozen times
still demand from us the earnings paid
investment account of the railroads
is nothing but whited sepulchre, full
Of corruption and dead mems bones"
Mr.. Plumb welcomed the plan of
President Wilson for a conference be-
tween capital and labor
IF permitted" he said. "the men
supporting labor's plan for democratic
control OF the railroad industry will
gladly Join with the president in seek
ing the solution of the tremendous
problems we face"
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
Speculation Is Blamed
For High Food Costs
Herbert Hoover Gives His
Opinion of Responsibility
for Rising Prices.

Paris. Sept. "A distressing era
of speculation in foodstuffs in the
United States and throughout the
worlds primary food markets is
largely responsible for high food
costs, in the opinion of Herbert Hoo
yer, chairman of the interallied re-
lief organization. who on the eve of
his departure for the United States
granted the Associated Press an in
terview.
Wharves and warehouses and
northern European ports are over
flowing with foodstuffs. principally
meats, fats and dairy products, sent
by merchants all over the world, Mr..
Hoover said. These merchants, he
declared, had "gambled" on sales in
Poland, Cze hos vakia, the
Baltic states and Germany at high
prices but these states have only a
deprecated local currency and many
commodities are in danger of spoil
ing as the central European market
for foodstuffs is limited to the ability
of the people to buy on credit.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
American Brigade for
Lithuanian Army Formed
Government Plans to Protect
Enlisted Men by In
SuranCe.

Paris Monday. Sept. Am American
brigade for service in the Lithuanian
army has been formed, the work being
a complete success. according to an
announcement made by the military
mission of the Lithuanian delegation TO
the peace conference. Enough demob-
ilzed American officers to form the
staff have applied for commission and
many discharged enlisted men have
entered the ranks. It is said.
The Lithuanian government is said
TO be planning to protect the enlisted
men and is reported to be negotiating
with a prominent American insurance
company to insure the men along the
lines followed by the American army's
war insurance bureau. The company's
Paris office has cabled headquarters for
authority to issue such policies. The
American Red Cross has also cabled
officials In America for permission to
form medical and welfare unit 90
serve with the brigade.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
ADVISES SENATE
MAKE PROTEST
Former U. S. Minister to
Persia Says 1t Is Time Eng
land Learned Manners.
PACT SCORED VIGOROUSLY

Washington, Sept. 2.-Discussion
of the treaty recently negotiated be-
tween Great Britain and Persia was
precipitated by Senator Knox, re-
publican, Pennsylvania, during the
session today of the senate foreign
| relations committee. At the senator's
| suggestion Charles w. Russell. min
lister to Persia during President
Taft's administration, was heard. He
asked that the senate make a writ
ten protest" against the pact.
The treaty. as quoted by Mr.. Rus
sell, provides for control Of Persian
financial and military matters by
joint British Persian commissions
but Senator Knox declared that by
the treaty the decisions of the Brit
ish members would be final.
Mr., Russell told the committee he
had obtained the copy he read "con-
fidentially" and would not disclose
the source, but added that 1t was au-
thentic.
Senator Swanson, democrat, Vir-
ginias asked If 1t was a secret treaty
Mr.. Russell said it could not be I'M
der the Persian constitution, nor for
that matter could 1t be constitutional
in any case.
No constitution" he said, "could
contemplate giving either the parlia-
ment sor the executive or both, the
powersto commit national harl-kari."
Senator Brandegee, republican, Con-
necticiit, acting chairman, asked
what. MIR. Russell thought the senate
could do about it.
"YoL could make a written pro-
test" Mr.. Russell said.
He declared that the treaty gave
Great Britain power over 1.-THE purse
and the sword of Persia" For a
hundred years." he AIDED, Great
Britain with Russia had bedeviled
sand F1adgered Persia" and it was
stime ..fhe got out Of the old habit and
siearneA better manners"
Th&, IA committee today also heard
re5mfs< 4 tatives of the Hungarian
American organizations and A1'5nn :
ian Americans and tomorrow will
hear Swedish views as to the peace
settlement.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
ESCAPED CONVICT S'...' !.
NABBED BY DETECTIVES
JOHN HATFIELD CAUGHT
ON STREETS.
Circular States he Was Given
Life Sentence for
Murder.

John Hatfield. a@od 90 years. arrested
Monday afternor by Detectives Dug
gan and j. n. CauIdy. is wanted In
Madison county. .''abama, for escaping
from prison. where he was serving a
life sentence on "A murder charge, II
was stated by the police Tuesday.
Officers Gouldy and Duggan spotted"
Hatfield on the street Gouldy ap-
preached him and asked him his name
lie was informed that it was Jim Stew
ard. The fugitive told the officers
where he was from When Gouldy
called him John the man registered
surprise and then admitted his name
was Hatfield.
He told the officers they stated, that
he escaped from prison. When cues
toned by Gouldy Tuesday morning
HATFIELD snid the man he was charged
with killing WIS named Walls.
According to IA circular received nv
the local detective department from the
Alabama convict department at Mont
gomery. Hatfield was sentenced from
Madison county on June II, 1918, to life
Imprisonment for murder and escaped
at Wetumpka, Ala. on June 1, 1919.
just rev days over a year after he
was confined
The photographs which accompanied
the circular. showed Hatfield to have n
stubhy beard and mustache. When
arrested he was clean-shaven.
The Alabama authorities have been
notified of his arrest Officers Duggan
ana Gouldy are entitled to a reward of
$5O offered for Hatfield's capture.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-02
orlner Solder Finds Wife
Better Batuer Than Huns
Var Revived for Joe Thomp.
son.. Colored, by His

Joe Thompson, a discharged colored
pldier. living at the corner of Tenth
nd B streets, and his wife, jessie
thompson, were arrested Monday on
harges Of disorderly conduct.
Thompson, according to the story he
old the court. made a strenuous eff
ort Saturday night to escape from the
,aliantly combated by his wife. The
rouble arose over muddy umbrella.
Thompson accused his wife of walk
mr. on his umbrella, and she denied the
hArge. He then beat her over the
lead with the walked-on umbrella and
he retaliated by throwing salt shaker
thim. The next missile was an and
ron, but as Thompson's aim was bad
10 harm wasS done.
THOMPSON stated to the court that he
bought it was time to leave after these
amenities, and on the next day he
lacked up his belongings and engaged
i drayman to remove his trunk from
he house. His wife opposed this idea.
She also insisted that he must return
j $40 gold piece which she gave to
him in an excess of patriotic fervor
while he was at camp.
When he declined to return the Gold
piece and tried to escape with his
trunk, she and her mother forcibly de-
tanned him.
Thompson claimed that there was a
struggle, in the course of which his
wife cut his head with a razor. She
denied this, asserting that she used
knife. She admitted that she had
other encounters on her record, her
being four. Thompson exhibited a
bloody head as evidence Of his part
Of the fight. The court fined them
each Sc and costs.