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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27
MAY NOW PUT PEACE
TREATY INTO EFFECT
DECEMBER FIRST rs THE DATE
SET FOR so DOING
Prospects of Action BY United States
Senate Early in Month, if Seen,
VIII Delay this Step

Upon receipt of news of the ad-
|Journment of the Senate without rat
|ification of the peace treaty the
English, French, and Italian repre-
sentatives at the Paris Peace Confer
Fence decided tentatively to put the
German Peace Treaty into effect on
December / 1t is said that if before
Dec. ] 1t appears that the Senate
will ratify the treaty early in Decem-
Der. there will, in all probability, be
a further delay in putting the treaty
into effect; but If meanwhile the
prospect Of American ratification re-
mains uncertain, the plan for making
the treaty effective on Dec. / will be
carried out
When news Of the Senate's ad-
journment without favorable action
on the treaty reached Paris at first
there was feeling of dismay, but
within a short time che feeling spread
abroad that during the few days
preceding the opening Of the nav
session Of Congress the leaders Of
both parties would be likely in some
way or other to effect compromise,
and that the treaty would to ratified
early in December; and there is now
q disposition to await patiently the
further action Of the Senate in the
matter.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27
CENSUS WORK pILING UP

The work in the District Census
office here is piling up. On Monday,
the Office received over two thousand
pounds of mail, which was packed in
big boxes. The boxes, piled in the
lobby of the post office, attracted
much attention and every body want
ed one of them, but all of them will
have to go back to Washington. The
work of counting the people will
begin on Jany End, for which the
supervisor here has been Smelling
the woods" in his efforts to secure
enough enumerators. He hopes that
the examinations of applicants for
appointment as enumeratcrs, which
are to be held on Saturday, 29th,
will result in giving him many good
helpers.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27
SUGAR SCARCE IN HAVANA
Profiteers There and Here Taking
Dangerous Risk

| Under big headlines, the Havana,
Cuba. Evening News of the 18th inst,
contains the following:
| The very idea of sugar being
iscarce in Havana is perfectly ridic-
ulous, but ridiculous or not, the
grocery stores are telling their Gus
toners they haven't got any, and the
lbodeguero who has been lucky e.
nough to have laid in stock more than
the five-pound dab many of them
usually carry, is rapidly approaching
the time when his dream of castle
in Spain will become reality. They
are asking as high as fifteen cents a
pound for sugar here now; and by
1.-THE time it comes to making dulces
for Noche Buena, the street dulcero
will have to have a police guard with
him and keep his stock in safe to
prevent highway robbery.
Sugar shortage in Cuba!
Now what do you think of that?
With warehouses we know of filled
to bursting with bags of it!
The Equalization Board has re-
fused to give permits for the expor-
tation of sugar, but the board can
hardly issue orders to prevent the
distribution of sugar to local con-
sumers. We are well aware that if
there were any chance to do such a
thing it would not be surprising to
us to see it tried.
Here we have been inviting tour
lists to come to Havana for short
sweetening" and right away we see
the sugar supply cut off.
In spite of the fact that there is
booze joint on every street corner in
Havana and generally one or two in
the middle of the block as well, the
people here consume a large quanti-
ty of sweets and this sugar scarcity
will stop a lot of this.
1t may be that the present short
age will only last as long as the Fed
eral supervision of sales, which is
still a. month and half away, but
while advocating a high price of sug-
ar in foreign countries, the Evening
News had no idea that the thing
would be left on our doorstep.
Someone is making killing in
this sugar situation and he had better
keep his head under cover. We are
all after him, and IL we get him,
heaven help him!
How's your sugar box?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

Miss Gaines and her pupils gave
a musical recital in the High School
auditorium, Monday evening, which
was we'll attended. The program
consisted of nine numbers from
Beethoven, Rubenstein, Brahms.
Grieg. Haesche, GODDARD and RAN.
Two of the numbers were given by
the Glee Club, violin selection was
given by Harry Goldstein and the
other numbers by Miss Gaines and
Louise Gautier, Elizabeth Cooper
and Alma Rowland. 1t was a de-
Iightful entertainment in which the
performers were at their best. Miss
Gaines pupils acquitted themselves
in way to refectscredit upon them
selves and their instructor.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27
FARMERS IN FLORIDA
SHOULD MAKE SUGAR
AT LEAST ENOUGH FOR THEIR
OWN REQUIREMENTS
Professor McQnarrie Gives Explicit
But Simple Directions For Max
ing Sugar From Cane

Every farmer in the state owning
cane patch should make 1t point
to make enough sugar to supply the
family wants for the coming year.
The scarcity of the sugar supply and
the probable great increase in price
makes 1t very imperative that our
farmers with cane crops consider the
matter of making their own sugar.
Syrup weighing Tx pounds to
the gallon will yield about pounds
of sugar, and at the present cost or
sugar it can readily be seen that the
farmers can save money by produc-
1 ing their own supply
Farmers owning kettles for the
manufacture of syrup can very read
lily make sugar by having the last
batch of the day used for this pur-
pose.
There is nothing very difficult in
the process. All that is necessary is
to boil the syrup down to as thick q
consistency as possible, constantly
stirring during the while. This
lshould be done very slowly by with
drawing the fire, so that instead OF
boiling the syrup let it simply come
to the simmering stage. Use a cou-
pie of sticks, such as piece or planed
lath about four feet long and work
this simmering syrup by throwing It
up in the air, which causes the grain
to break, somewhat similar to butter
l..
in churning. When once the grain
breaks 1t is an easy matter to contin-
ue this operation nutil 1t gets too
thick for the free use Of the sticks.
| The syrup should not be cooled too
quickly, as the result would be candy
rather than sugar. Gradually with
draw the fire and let it simmer very
slowly and cool off. Great care
should be exercised to prevent burn
ing of the. syrup and sugar after the
granting process.
Next morning this thick, soft mat
erial should be put in cotton sacks
holding twenty or twenty-five pounds
and hung up to drip. In day or so
they will be dry enough so that the
sugar can be emptied onto a bench
and worked very thoroughly with q
wooden paddle SO that the drying
process may be completed.
II the bench holding this material
is in location where sunshine pre-
walls all day, by keeping up this
working the sunshine acts as a
bleacher on the sugar. and the quail
! ity and appearance cannot be very
much improved. Contrary to gener-
al expectations the sun does not tend
to melt the sugar in any way. and
this bleaching effect is very marked
in improving the quality.
The sweetening qualities OF this
home made sugar is very much SUD
erior to the ordinary granulated
sugar. e. X. McQuarrie, State
Agent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27
MEMORIAL SERVICES

Programe for o. E. S. memoria
service at Masonic hall, Sunday at
p. m.
Song-Blest be the tie that binds
Prayer-Chaplain.
Song-Rock Of Ages.
Reading-Mrs. d. N. Mcqueen.
Solo-Mrs. M. w. Sturdy.
Reading-Mrs. J. G. l.. Smith.
Solo-Miss Grace Laubach.
Address-Mr. Tucker
In memoriam-M ]. N. Skies.
Song-Nearer my God to Thee.
Public is invited to this service.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

Farmers Bulletin No. 927, Farm
Home Conveniences," issued by the
u. S. Department of Agriculture,
Washington, d. c., is fun of common
sense suggestions for making the
work of the farm home easier and
more interesting. To quote from
the introduction: THE household
conveniences described in this bull
letin have been selected because they
may be made at a moderate cost by
anyone who has few simple tools
and the ability to use them. Their
use also yields large return in com
fort, economy and sanitation"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

Why not shirtwaists for men?
Tails on shirts for men add from 80
to 40 per cent of the cost in material,
and material is scarce and high in
price. Women wear shirtwaists,
which are but shirts without tails.
OF what earthly use is the shirttail?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

There promises to be scarcity of
coal this winter, the strike of the
miners has cut down the surplus
stocks and the railroad car situation
may further complicate matters.
Wood is good substitute for coal.
Florida is a wooded state, but how
much is ready for use in stoves?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27
DAY OF THANKSGIVING

will wash my hands In in
nocency: So will compass thine
altar, o Jehovah; That | may
make the voice of thanksgiving
to be heard, And tell of all thy
wondrous works. Psalm
26:6-7.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

If all the American people would
work hard and do without what they
don't need, b. c. of |. would hit the
bottom of the cellar in a week.
Ocala Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

The West Coast Fish Co., has
purchased new planing machine to
be Installed in their boat shop on the
waterfront northeast of the railroad.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

Offer unto God the sacrifice of
thanksgiving; And pay thy
vows unto the Most High; And
call upon me in the day of
trouble: and / will deliver thee,
and thou shalt glorify me-
Psalm 50:14-15.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

Oh, that men would praise
Jehovah for his loving-kindness,
And for his wonderful works to
the children Of men! And let
them offer the sacrifices of
thanksgiving, and declare his
works with singing. Psalm
107: 21-22.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27
sHRTNKAGE IN CORN

Ear corn loses from to 20 per
cent of its weight in the first year of
storage, the loss being greater with
poorly matured than with we'll ma
tured corn, and with dry fall weather
than with rainy weather. Excep-
tionally soft corn may shrink as
much as 80 per cent. Most of the
loss occurs in the first six months.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

The federal census is to be taken
during the month of January.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

Sing praises upon the harp
unto our God, Who covereth
the heavens with clouds, Who
prepareth rain for the earth,
Who maketh grass grow upon
the mountains.-Psalm 147:7-8.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-11-27

will praise the name Of God
with a song, And will magnify
him with thanksgiving. And 1t
will please Jehovah better than
an OK, Or a bullock that hath
horns and hoofs.-Psalm 69:
30-31.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
woman, and they all love Lena
Madesin Phillips.

woman, and they all love Lena
Madesin Phillips.
Florence Spencer will handle one
Of the most fascinating subjects in
women's careers and one in which
few American women have made
much of a showing-fnance. Miss
Spencer herself is perhaps the best
example of what a woman can do
in the financial world. She is young
and good looking and magnetic,
qualities all too seldom associated
with the woman who works. After
being graduated from the Univer-
sity of Illinois she entered the Ma
tional City Bank Of New York as
librarian Later she was appointed
assistant chief clerk of the National
City Bank. Her latest job is that
of chief of the women's division of
the government loan organization
of the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York,
These four women, an organizer,
a newspaper woman, a lawyer and
a tlnancier, ought to supply inspira-
ton to even the most sluggish work
ing girls.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
All Agencies
Called Upon

Agencies not actually cooruinated
with the Americanization council are
TO be brought into the work. re
school Libraries, neighborhood houses
and schools themselves are TO be
made the center Of community social
llfe. Factory owners and labor lead
ers are to be sought 20 help in the
work. Exhibits Of foreign art.
dances. music and other gifts OF
nina, heart and hand are TO be ar
ranged. Information centers. legal
aid bureaus and speakers bureaus
are TO be established. where different
kinds Of help for all need and occa-
sion are TO be found. Clinics are to
be fostered, as well as baby welfare
stations; English and interpretation
CT it in foreign languages are TO
bring these institutions nearer the
foreign-born woman. Public baths
are TO be made disable Nothers'
clubs with English classes and homs-
making lessons are to be organized.
These methods are suggested and
they are to be carried out under
the zone director. Fairly accurate
knowledge of the conditions of each
zone is already in possession of the
Ctafa Dopor<eAar+
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
Composed His
Own Name in Peerage

At sixtyeight years of age, with
plants scattered over the whole civil
lied world, the "Soap King Of Eng
land" has now undertaken to revo-
lutionize the fish industry. Start
ing with the purchase Of the Island
of Lewis, with a population of 30,-
600 people, he is investing millions
of pounds in canneries, fish shops
and a system Of distribution which
will lower costs and cut present
wastes in this source of food supply.
Fried fish for penny is already be-
ing sold by a chain of shops in Lon
don and other cities.
At Port Sunlight there is a monu-
mental memorial to Lord Lever
hulme's late wife. When he was
created baron in 1917 he refused
the honor unless he was permitted
to adopt title composed Of his own
name, Lever, and his wifes name,
which was Hume, thus violating i'm
memorial usage-as is his custom in
business as we'll as personal affairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
Census Of
Foreign Born

The program is TO start With a
community survey, which shall re
cord such things as the attitude of
the native and foreign born toward
AUGMENTATION. the illiteracy and
status of citizenship of the men,
Lers Of the community. any data
concerning work which has been
done, and workers to do it. Then
a census Of the foreign born will be
made in the community. In this
connection the State Department
announces that is files Of the mill
tary census are complete, contain
ing the name. age. address and ma
tiorality of every foreign born and
illiterate person in the state
Once these two surveys have been
made the department directs Ameri-
canization workers to % forward
with the actual work at hand \
campaign. aided by various publicity
methods, TO obtain members Of Eng
lish study classes. the formation &c
the classes and teaching of them is
left largely TO the communities.
Twenty teachers, listed by c.,ll
service examination as qualified for
this special work, are 70 be ap-
pointed by the State Department.
within a short time to get the work
under way. While many communi-
ties are engineering the American
ization scheme through their own
there are places which
either can not or Will not respond.
In these the state teachers at large
are TO function. For the organiza-
ton of classes in all these districts
the State Department will supply
organizers. Volunteer workers will
be required to take special training
and to submit plans ard reports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
They Love
Lena Phillips

Lena Phillips, executive secre-
tary of the National Federation of
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs, will address the young women
interested in careers, with inspira-
tional material, principally. Biogra-
phies of great men are always fed
to young Americans for their in
spirational value. Miss Phillips will
vary the timeworn custom by CIV
ing something about the leading
women of America, and indeed Miss
Phillips knows more of them per-
sonally than almost any other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
Churchwomen's League
of Patriotic Service to
Give Training for Two
Weeks to Volunteers
Lectures to Prepare
Girls as Aids
Movies Showing Homes
OF So.called sWav-
ward Girls To Be Given

4 TWO weeks course for Won
~ en- volunteers in preventive
and rescue work for girl-
is announced by Mrs. HALEY
Fiske, chairman of committee
on girls work of the Church.
womens League for Patriotic Ser
vice of the Episcopal Church,
Graduates Of the course will be vel
coined as working members of Mrs.
tiske's committee Of the league.
which, although founded by Episco-
palian women, draws no Genomina-
tional lines in its membership.
Employment for girls, social by
giene, settlement work, penal laws
affecting women, the problem Of the
delinquent girl, that of the unmar-
ried mother-all will be discussed
during the course by specialists in
these fields, who Will approach their
subjects from the standpoint OF the
need Of volunteer help. Members Of
the course are not intended to do the
work of trained social workers, Mrs.
Fiske explained yesterday, but are
to be prepared as aids to help where
the need is greatest and in co0pera-
ton with existing agencies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23

as to how much it costs a girl to
go through school, the number of
their scholarships and how much
these pay, and the opportunities
for summer work and outside work
in the school year. Miss MacAlar-
ney is dealing particularly with
these expenses as related to fresh
men. She finds that even in these
Eastern schools there is much vari-
alton on the minimum expense.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
No Limit TO Women 8 Work.
Says Soap King Of England

wives of his men workers. on the
ground that six-hour day makes
better fathers and husbands. A
home and garden are not Of much
use to tired man who never sees
them until after dark, is another
paraphrase of one Of his arguments
for the short workday. Make your
self capable of making a living
and something more-by six hours
work, or I can't afford to pay you
the eight-hour rate, is another i'm
piled condition that goes along with
Lord Leverhulme's short workday
plan.
He believes that if there ever was
any basis for the idea that there
are limits TO the value of women's
service in industry the war has re-
moved it. If men are going to
maintain the idea that they should
be paid more than women the men
must do better work. On the other
hand, if women are to retain the
status they gained during the war
they must expect to compete with
men now that the war emergency
is over. The race will go to the
most efficient without regard to sex.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-23
Woman Appointed
10 Department by
Attorney General
Edith Strauss Will Work in
Campaign Against High
Cost OF Living and Viola.
tors of Fair Price Rules
.Ncsu York Yyibun.
Washington Bureau
A TTORNEI GENERAL A.
N MITCHELL PALMER is

preparing to combine TIE
power of the Department of Justice
and that of the nationally organized
women Of the country in his fight on
the high cost Of living, the profiteer
and the propagandists of cred"
principles. 1t was recommended to
him that women be employed as spe-
cial agents of the department. to de-
tect profiteers, but he has made
plans for a program that will in
clude every woman in the land.
A director Of women's activities
has been named in the Department
Of Justice. She is Miss Edith
Strauss, Of New York City.
The new post is not permanent. 1t
was created to meet the present ma
tional emergency of the high cost Of
living and social unrest. After the
departments special phase Of recon-
struction has been accomplished the
division of women's activities will
pass into history, it is thought.
A nationwide educational CAM
palgn against waste, decreased pro-
duction and failure to meet the
changed order Of national affairs
has been planned. Through their
national organizations the women of
the country will be urged to look for
violators of the fair price list and
the hoarders of food. They will be
asked to notify the nearest agent of
the Department of Justice when
they have suspect. Primarily, they
will be urged to educate their COM
munities to do without senseless
luxuries, to wear their clothes in
stead of boarding them, to remodel
last years wardrobe, to practice
wartime economies in the kitchen
all with view to hating the
over-consumption Of commodities
until production increases. They
will be asked to talk about in
creased production at home, to in
splre their men folks to do a full
days work and to give them the
courage to have the disturbing ele-
ments around their factories or
workshops turned over to the De-
partment Of Justice officials.
Miss Strauss will direct the cam
paign toFreach women. She is a
graduate Of the Quincy Mansion at
Boston and was with the Foreign
News Service of the Committee on
Public Education during the war.
She went to Paris after the armis-
tlce with the American Peace Com
mission, and on her return from
abroad was named to this new work
with the Department of Justice. She
studied economic questions and their
solutions abroad for several years
before the war and has been work
ing night and day since her coming
to Washington to get ready for the
intensive drive among the women's
organizations.