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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-03-06
VALUABLE INFORMATION
For Growers of Alligator Pears

Mr.. Wilson Popenoe, Agricul-
tural Explorer of the Office of
Foreign Seed and Plant Introduc-
ton, U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, who has spent two years in
vestigating the avocado (alligator
pear) industry of Guatemala and
Mexico, is making a trip of in
spection in Florida. He is de-
sirous of getting in touch with
those who are interested in exper-
imenting with this new fruit, and
will be pleased to have the names
and addresses of those in Punta
Gorda who would care to meet
him during his brief stay in this
city sometime during the month
of March. This office of the De-
partment of Agriculture has on
hand quantity of seeding Qua
temalan avocados and proposes to
place them in the hands of those
who wish to experiment with
them in order to determine on
what variety of soils these harder
avocadoes will grow and just how
low winter temperatures they will
stand.
Any bona fide cultivators who
are interested in this new fruit
and who wish to meet Mr.. Pope
noe, should leave their names at
the office of this paper so that Mr..
Popenoe can get in touch with
them when he arrives. Should
he be prevented from visiting the
city, he will take up correspond
ence with those who have express
ed an interest in this matter.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-03-06
Order Fertilizer Now for Summer
Application to Citrus

1t is not too early for the citrus
growers to begin making plans
for ordering the fertilizer needed
for the summer application. De-
eide at once the analysis Of the
fertilizer you will give your trees
during the summer, and then
place your order. This applica-
ton should be given in June, and
it is none too early to think of Or
dering.
For this summer application, B.
F. Floyd of the Experiment Sta.
ton advises the growers to use a
fertilizer running lower in am.
monia than that applied during
the early spring. The formula
should contain about 3 per cent
ammonia for bearing trees and 4
per cent for young trees.
Those who are planning to use
potash in their fertilizer this year
should plan to apply it to bearing
trees at the summer application.
1t should be used at this time in
order that the potash may have
time to affect the carrying quality
of the fruit before it's maturity.
About 3 per cent to 5 per cent
potash should be used in the fer
tilizer formula. For young trees,
those wishing to use the minimum
amount of potash should probably
save it until the fall application.
Sufficient time will then elapse be-
fore cold weather for the applica-
ton of potash to induce hardness
of the trees.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-03-06
State Sunday School Convention

Sunday school speakers of In
formation reputation have been Sc
cured for the Florida Sunday
School Convention, at Orlando,
April 1924, according to j. O..
Webb, General Secretary, Flori-
da's Sunday School Association.
In addition to large number
of Sunday School and church
workers of Florida there will be
two officers of the International
Sunday School Association, Mar
ion Lawrence, General Secretary,
will speak several times during
the convention and conduct con-
ference for superintendent each
afternoon. A. M. Locker, Super
intendent Field Organization, will
address the main convention each
day, and will conduct a confer
ence for adult workers each after
noon.
Mrs. R. F. Armstrong, of North
ampton, Mass, specialist in the
children s work will conduct a
conference for that division each
afternoon.
DR.. Joseph Broughton, of At
lanta, superintendent of the larg-
est Baptist Sunday school in
Georgia, will be a prominent
speaker at the main sessions of
the convention.
Every Sunday school worker of
all denominations in Florida is in,
vited to attend this convention.
Detailed information can be Sc
cured from j. 0 Webb, general
secretary Florida Sunday school
association, Alb Professional
building, Jacksonville, Fla.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-03-06

to get it back from the consum-
er. An attempt is made to pass
every one Of these taxes down. to
The consumer and it is not entire
ly unsuccessful. Ten men out of
eleven, if they are ten thoughtless
men, may imagine that they do
not ray the income tax, but they
know they are paying higher
than they ever did before for the
necessities of life. A large part
of this burden is their share Of the
income tax.
But what if it could be passed
down? Money is the most mobile
thing in the world and there is
nothing to prevent man from
changing his residence. If busi-
ness in the United States is to be
permanently Improbable will
men continue to do business in the
United States when they could do
it protitably elsewhereY If the
design of sticking it to the rich as
hard as possible could succeed
without in part being passed to
the poor, and if it were the per-
mancnt policy of the government,
docs any man doubt that business
here would be killed and that bill
lions Of dollars would flow from
the United States to countries
promising capital better returnsg
III the income tax could be con,
fined to the rich, the result would
be that one concern after another
would quit business Hundreds
of thousands and perhaps millions
would be thrown out of employ
ment The United States would
not continue to be the wealthiest
nation on earth. 1t would drop
behind in the race for every desir-
able goal.
So we say taxation must be
heavy for a time, but congress
should not prolong the time by
wasting money in unnecessary ap-
propriations. 1t should not even
spend all the money needed for
desirable purposes. Many things
that would be Of use should wait
till we get out Of debt.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-03-06

Spanish mackerel are beginning
to bite and anglers are happy.
Worlds largest submarine is
British and has a length over all
of $50 feet.
Recently a car of Manatee coun-
ty celery sold in Chicago for
$2,345.25, netting the growers
about 1851 per crate.
Florida was bought for five mil
lion dollars a hundred years ago.
Today, people spend that much
money on their winter homes in
Miami Miami Metropolius.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-03-06
SEVERAL IMPORTANT
REAL ESTATE DEALS
Consummated Here During Past
Month
BIG ORANGE GROVES SOLD
G. G. Carlton of Arcadia the Pur-
chaser.-Valuable Town Lots
and Cottages Change Onwers.

The Herald has recently made
mention of several sales of valua.
BILE town property, which was
bought by visitors from other
states, who intend to make their
W in er homes here. Amongst
these was the sale of Mrs. Virginia
Trabue's concrete cottage on
Cross street to Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Patterson of Ohio, who bought ii
for winter home; also, the sale
of the w. c. Hall place in the
eastern part of town to Mr.. and
Mrs. HI. L. Stallo of Illinois, who
will make it their permanent
home. These two properties which
are finel y located and very val
liable, being well improved and
having bearing orange trees on
them, sold at a low price, less
than 100000 each.
Last week, DIR. and Mrs. G. HI.
Honess, excellent people from
Asheville, N. c., came here on in
vitation of Capt. w. I'll. Johnson,
who showed them the many de-
sirable properties in which this To-
cality abounds, After looking a.
round, they took a fancy to the
two two-acre lots overlooking the
bay in Solana, owned by Capt. A.
F. Dewey and the estate of the
late John I'll. harrington. They
were so well pleased that it did
not take them long to close a deal
for the lots, which adjoin each
other. The price paid was not re-
ported, but we understand it was
less than $2,500.00 for the four
.acres. The property forms one OF
the loveliest locations in the land
for home, for which purpose
DR.. and Mrs. Honess bought it
During the summer, they will
build an elegant residence on il
and occupy it for winter home
Before leaving, Thursday, they
engaged Capt. j. J. McCann to be,
gin at once the improvement OF
the property by planting on il
fruit and ornamental trees and
shrubbery.
The largest purchases of valua.
BILE property here were made a
few weeks ago by C. G. Carlton
of Arcadia, who bought four bear
ing orange groves out on Shell
creek. His purchases include the
F. NJ. Cooper, formerly the Mar
shall grove, and the groves form
erly belonging to j. G. Hobson, j.
NJ. Weeks Pepper, Jamieson)
and Rasmussen. For these, it
is reported that he paid $37 500.
Some of these groves adjoin one
another; all are near together.
They contain sixty-fve acres of
bearing orange and grapefruit
trees. Some of the trees are thir-
ty years old, and these have never
had any disease. The lands on
which they are located have the
reputation of being the finest in
the couaty for orange growing.
They are well protected from
frosts, and the big and beautiful
creek on which they border af-
fords excellent facilities for irri-
cation.
The property contains some
lovely residence sites, and it is
likely that Mr.. Carlton may util-
ize one of them for the erection of
an elegant home. Meantime, he
will make his home in Punta Cor
da, having bought for the pur-
pose the former residence of Geo.
T. Brown on Marian avenue, east.
This last purchase was made from
Mrs. M. A. Meadow this week,
and it brings the total sales of
real estate in town and country
up to figure above $45, 100000.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-03-06

Florida has some of the largest
and most beautiful springs in the
world. Several of them flow at
the rate of 100000 to 100000 gal
Ions per minute--large enough to
float steamboats,. Silver Springs
near Ocala, flows 375,000 gallons
minute. 1t is believed to be the
largest spaing on earth.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-03-06

Punta Gorda folks are delight.
ed at securing as residents all
these good people and they sin.
cerely hope that these purchasers
viii never have cause to regret
their investments here.
The sun., 1919-07-02
BROKER GONE, HIS
OFFICES STORMED


certificates for which they had made full
payment.
Val O'Farreil, head OF a private de-
tective agency. was said last night 10
have been conducting extensive investi-
cations into Lillys affairs for one of his
clients.
Mr.. O'Farrell said that more than
three months ago Lilly found II neces-
sary to apologize to his clients for de-
layed deliveries Of stocks and failure TO
furnish statements of accounts.
zone of the features of the market let
tiers of ]. Frank Lilly & Co.." he said,
was to advise customers to sell stocks
as we'll as b ~ them. Even since Key
stone Tire sold at around SIS per share
the firm had been advising its customers
to sell II. Our investigation shows that
]. Frank Lilly sold enough OF this stock
short in the open market for the account
Of the firm on the way UP from SIC per
share to present prices to suffer loss
of close to $1,000, 000."
The career OF Prof. Lilly has been a
remarkable one in several respects. He
is said to boast a one-quarter strain OF
Chickasaw Indian ancestry. He was
graduated from the University OF Mis-
souri,, and in addition to teaching psych-
ology at the University of Chicago he
has held the posts of member of the
Oklahoma State Legislature and Super
intendent of Schools in the same State.
A little more than two years ago he
was employed by the curb brokerage
house Of Jones & Baker as a market let
ter writer. He has done a general busi-
ness in securities. and Is said to be the
owner of a seat on the Consolidated
Stock Exchange.
The sun., 1919-07-02

brokers to take out license, which was
reported favorably by the Committee on
General Welfare last week. The license
fee is $500. An amendment was made
which will prevent the brokers from
evading the ordinance by changing the
place OF the curb market. This was
originally defined as in Broad street,
between Exchange place and Beaver
street. tn, amendment covers any street
in the city on which the operations OF a
curb broker may be transacted.
An ordinance advocated by Deputy
Police Commissioner Harriss establish
ing a card system for automobile drivers
was defeated by a vote Of 20 to 22, but
on motion to reconsider II will be taken
I'm again at the next meeting of the
Board in September. Under the ordi-
nance each driver would be required to
carry n card, which would have to be
disniayed TO any policeman on demand.
A violation of the traffic regulations not
grave enough to call for summons at
once would cause a policeman to punch
this card. When three punches had been
msde n summons would be issued. When
the card was punched full OF holes 1t
would be sent to the Secretary OF State
with a recommendation that the drivers
license be revoked.
Jefferson NJ. Levy sent a communica-
ton TO the board asking them to have
the statue of Thomas Jefferson, now In
the basement OF the City Hall. placed
in the Governors Room. It was referred
10 the Art Commission with the indorse-
ment Of the board.
The sun., 1919-07-02
ARRESTS BREAK UP
WHOLESALE THEFTS
Milling Company's Drivers
Did Big Business With
Gr0cers, Charge.

Twenty employees OF the Standard
Milling Company. whose offices are In 40
Wall street. were arrested yesterday by
squad of detectives under the command
OF Capt William II. Klnsler and Lieut..
John J. Stapleton. The men, who are
chauffeurs. leaders, drivers and drivers
helpers. have been indicted by the Grand
Jury for alleged grand and petit larceny
in the theft Of flour. cereals. gasolene
and automobile accessories from the
milling company which are said to have
covered a period of several years and to
have aggregated several hundred thou
sand dollars
The raid on the stables and garages
of the concern, which are at Water and
Corlears street, was the result of an
investigation begun two months ago by
Arthur ]. Pagan, a private detective OF
1888 Broadway, In the employ Of the
officials OF the milling company. The
system of the alleged thieves was to
send the trucks out loaded with two
and three times the amount OF -four
and cereals and other goods that their
deliveries to customers called for, and
the surplus was disposed OF to various
grocers throughout the city. at prices
far under the market rate. Forty of
these grocers. have been indicted on
charges of having received stolen goods
and will be arrested to-day on pencn
warrants issued yesterday.
Pagan and his assistant. District At
torney Lewis A. Abrams, trapped the
gang by opening a decoy grocery store
in So East First street, purporting to be
one of a chain operated by the Royal
Grocery Company. Shortly afterward,
according to Pagan and Abrams a
chauffeur employed by the Standard
Milling Company appeared and offered
to sell -four at greatly reduced prices.
Pagan bought from them and through
his connection with tho chauffeur man.
aged to obtain information which led to
| the arrests.
The twenty men arrested were taken
ia the Madison street station. and sub
| sequently were arraigned before Judge
Wadhams in General Sessions. where
seven of them pleaded guilty and were
remanded to the Tombs for sentence on
| July 3. The others pleaded not guilty
| and were held in $1,000 bail each for
| trial.
The Standard Milling Company Is the
| holding company for the Hecker-Jones-
Jewell Milling Company and the Hecker
| Cereal Company.
The sun., 1919-07-02
VALERA TO AVOID
CLASH WITH WILSON
Will Plan Tour With Eye to
the Presidents.

cannon De Valera, President OF the
Irish Republic" returned from Boston
last night. He said at the Waldorf that
ne was greatly impressed by his recep-
ton there and in New Hampshire, and
that in his forthcoming speaking tour Of
the country every effort would be made
TO avoid conflict with the schedule
mapped out for President Wilson in his
projected trip to speak OF the Peace
Treaty.
That Mr.. De Valera has been out
spoken in his criticism OF the President
has not prejudiced the Democratic or
ganization in Kings county against the
Irish leader. for 1t has invited him to
deliver an address at the Brighton Beach
Theatre July 20. John H. McCooey. the
Kings county Democratic leader, said he
did not feel that what De Valera had
said about President Wilson would be at
all embarrassing TO Brooklyn Demo-
Gratis
1--WE are not interested In the politics
OF this matter" said Mr. McCooey. I'VE
are moved only by the sentiment of II.
We believe Ireland should have a free
government OF her own. satisfactory TO
her own people, and we have determined
to help them by contributing to the
cause. But there is no politics in this
and we are not interested in the phase
or political controversy connected with
T."
Mr.. McCooey said a subcommittee
headed by Joseph A. Guider would call
on Mr.. De Valera at the Waldorf within
a few days and invite him to speak July
~. Tickets for. the theatre will be on
sale next Monday and will cost SIS, SO
and 50 respectively. The proceeds are
10 be devoted to the cause OF Irish free
dom. The committee recommends that
block parties be held in every Assembly
district August ~ to raise money for
De Valera's expenses.
The sun., 1919-07-02

the principle Of collective bargaining and
an eight hour working day, coupled with
far reaching recommendation to changes
In Canadas Industrial system, are in
cluded In the majority report of the
Commission on Industrial Relations,
which was presented to tho House Of
Commons to-day.
The commission was appointed to in
vestigate the causes Of the Industrial
unrest which spread through Canada as
an aftermath OF the war and to make
suggestions for permanent improve
ment IN the relations between employers
and employees The principal recon-
mendations made in the majority report
are:
Legislation for n maximum work day
OF eight hours, with a weekly rest OF
not less than twenty-four hours; mini
mum wage, especially for women, girls
and unskilled labor Government action
to relieve unemployment through public
WORKS: Government aid in the building
or workers homes: restoration of the
fullest liberty Of speech and press and
the establishment OF a bureau for the
promoting of Industrial councils to bring
employers and workers together.
Other recommendation call for an in
auiry by experts with a view to early
legislation in respect to proportional
representation In Parliament and state
insurance against sickness unemploy-
ment and old age. The report says that
many employers agree with the workers
as TO the need OF a change in the basis
or industry, but that there is a differ
ence OF opinion as to methods.
In regard to collective bargaining and
organization In unions the report saws /:
THE commission believes that the day
has passed when an employer should
deny his employees the right to organize
"a right claimed by employers them
selves and not denied by the workers
Employers gain nothing by opposition
because the employees organize anyway
and refusal only leaves in their minds a
ranking sense Of injustice. The prudent
employer will recognize such organiza-
ton and deal with its duly credited rep
resentatives."
The sun., 1919-07-02
CRIME CHARGED TO LAWYER.
Councilman ana Prosecutor Ac-
cused OF Assaultinr Child.

Theodore r. J. Brown, a member Of
the legal staff Of the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, for seventeen years Prose-
cutor of Ocean county and recently
elected a Councilman of Brielle, N. j..
was arrested Monday on a warrant
charging him with attempted criminal
assault upon Belle Wilbur. the thirteen
year daughter Of William II. Wilbur,
keeper OF the Coast Guard station at
Deal Beach, N. J.
Brown was arraigned before John A.
Longstreet, Justice of tho peace, In Man
asquan, N. j., and waived a hearing.
He was held In $1,000 ball for the Grand
Jury. which was furnished. The COM
plant against Brown was made at the
instance of his wife. daughter Of Mrs.
Edward Lyman Of Manasquan. and de-
clares that the Wilbur girl was living at
the Brown home when the crime was at
tempted. Detectives and Mrs. Brown. It
Ia alleged, saw him entering the girls
room.
Brown yesterday said the charges
were a frame up"
The sun., 1919-07-02
FORD MEN ASSAIL
'TRIBUNE'S' RECORD
Lawyers Bring Out That Paper
Urged War With Mexico,
Not Germany.
PATTERSON ON STAND
Publisher Denies That Capt.
talist Interests Control
Editorial Policy.
PATTERSON ON STAND
Special Despatch 10 TIE Sun.

cpcCtdt DcSputCh 10 lhh Bun
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. July Ito
days witness in the million dollar libel
suit brought by Henry Ford against
the Chicago Tribune was one OF that
papers editors and publishers, Capt.
Joseph Medill Patterson, author OF "A
Little Brother of the Rich" soldier, cow
boy, college graduate, war correspondent.
at one time prominent Socialist and
member of the Illinois Legislature.
Capt. Patterson denied that capitalist
interests had any influence on the edi-
torial policy of the Tribune. and denied
that the paper was pro-German. lie
admitted upon cross-eXaminaticH at
the paper always stood ready to back
Mr.. Wilson to the limit as soon as war
was declared.
Many Tribune editorials were read,
among them being the one entitled
Bitter Fruits" written by Mr.. Patter-
son. In this the writ advocated in
tervention in Mexico, but added that
there was difference of opinion on
this point among leading military men
whether or not intervention really meant
war
The editorial was written at the time
Of Gen. Pershings expedition into
Mexico and said fate holds a ripe apple
10 our lips in Mexico, and bitter fruit in
Flanders. Yet our President persistently
turns from the golden fruit. determined
TO make us eat Of the bitter"
Capt. Patterson made a lively wit
ness, several times cross-examining his
questioners. once was in regard to an
editorial following the Sussex note in
which the President told Germany that
a repetition of the Sussex outrage would
be regarded as a cause for breaking off
diplomatic relations.
"You were not ready to follow the
President If he declared war. were you? 2"
asked Mr.. Lucking.
Does that message say he would de-
clare ware" demanded Capt. Patterson,
and the attorney corrected himself.
Capt. Patterson testified that he did
not see the anarchist" editorial criti-
cizing Mr. Ford before 1t was published,
nor was it especially called to his at
tention until after suit was started by
Mr.. Ford.
do you consider that the Tribune
was playing Germanys game in advo-
eating Intervention in Mexico?"
1t took half a page of objections to
reach the answer. mo"
Attorney Lucking directed the cross
examination, particularly toward sus-
tanning the Ford contention that the
Tribune was actuated in its Mexican
and other policies partly by pro-German
lesnings.
"Didn't you go to Germany in August
1914, for the express purpose of report
ing Germany's side OF the controversy?
he was asked.
"No. sir; I went to Germany to get
the news" replied Capt. Patterson.
During the break in diplomatic re-
lations between this country and Ger
many the Tribune opposed and de.
nounced war with Germany. did It not?
NO. it said there might be occasion
for war. 1t said that If war came men
would have TO go. that 1t would not be
check book war We were easy about
getting into the war, but getting ready
for war: that was our policy. We did
not want 1t to come until we could SEE
where we were coming out"
The sun., 1919-07-02
REDS IN MONTREAL
RAIDED BY POLICE
Evidence Found of Participa-
ton in Disorders.

MONTREAL, July lions OF Bolshevist
and Socialist literature were seized in
a police raid on the foreign quarters of
the city to-day.
No arrests were made, but the police,
armed with special warrants supplied
by the Federal authorities, ransacked
houses, hotels and apartments to collect
information linking up the activities Of
the radical elements In Winnipeg with
Montreal, Toronto. Hamilton and Wind
sor, between which cities there has been
a regular exchange of correspondence.
Property leases, passports and regis
tration cards, marriage certificates. tele-
grams. red flags photographs and great
quantities OF pamphlets and publica-
tons. including the Labor World, the
Dial, the Revolution and the National
Her aid, many OF them printed in Yiddlsh
and Russian, were seized. The confis-
Gated kilograms included messages to
radical leaders here from conferees in
other cities. They dealt with the Soviets
and other Bolshevist propaganda.