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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10
DiXieland'S Wealth.

Several months ago the Manufac-
turers Record pointed out that the
South's proportion of the value of all
crops raised in this country last year
was "A per cent of the total The
marvellous wealth-producing power
of the agricultural South is further
emphasized when one remembers
that this section with approximately
one-third of the population and area
of the whole country is able to raise
crops the value Of which almost
equals one-half of the total crop val
ues of the entire country. Another
striking fact in connection with the
superb showing for the agricultural
interests of the South is that acre for
acre this sections crops are more
valuable than those of other sections.
Last year the total of all crops in the
United States was 36S, 100000 acres.
1879, acres, or 81 per cent, OF
which were in the South. Therefore,
the South with one-third of the pop
ulation and area of the United States
produced on only 81 per cent of the
country's crop acreage A per cent OF
the total crop values of the country.
This is indeed a tribute to the
South's agriculture and is not in its
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

We notice that at the last meeting
of the Woman's Citizenship Glass
that "a count en- the form of ballot
now used in Florida was demonstrat-
ed by the class leader" If the ladies
have learned how to use the Bryan
primary system ballot and can dem
onstrate its use, they've learned a
darn sight more in four weeks than
the men have learned in four years,
and we are ready to admit they are
fully qualified to vote.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

The Senate's foreign relations
sideration of Mexico with a threat
and promise. 1t threatens inter-
vention if the present Obregon re-
gime does not establish peace and
order; it promises financial aid if it
does. Incidentally, the Mexicans
here have a splendid opportunity to
get the benefit of both barrels of the
proposal, for if the threat be carried
out, the promise must be executed;
there can be no Intervention in Mex
leo that does not involve the extern
sion of aid in money and materials
and men to rebuild the unfortunate
land.
Just what the effect of the COM
mittee's suggestion will be in Mex
leo remains to be seen. 1t is improb-
able, however, that this unofficial
warning will be taken any more ser
iously than others that have preceded
it. Should General Obregon permit
it to be thought at lis capital that he
wcs frightened into a friendly Gtti-
tude toward the United States, his
tenure might be short indeed. If the
committees report has any influence
in Mexico it is likely to handicap the
defacto authorities in whatever eff
fort they may make to iron out their
difficulties with this country.
However, that may be exactly what
Senator Fall desires. He has given
repeated evidences of his Intolerance
of a peaceful policy toward Mexico.
There is moro ti.al suspicion that
he would like to go into that coun-
try AM seize it, lock stock and bar
rel. Fortunately mis- judgement is
not necessarily hat Of the foreign re-
lations committee, end that of the
foreign relations committee is not
necessarily that of the Senate, and
that of the Senate is not necessarily
that of the Congress, and that of the
Congress i3 not necessarily that OF
! the president. We are still a long
way from war with Mexico.
OF course, Senator Fall says inter
vention would not be war on the
Mexican pee rle. Arrant nonsense
Intervention may sometime become
necessary, but the senator from New
Mexico cannot delude the American
people into supposing that it will be
a pleasure party.-Pittsburgh Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10
PRESS EDITORIALS

While the Woolen Trust is making
so much money that the president OF
the trust now opolcgizes every time
it declares a dividend, it is interest
ing to have the assurance of the Ma
tional Sheep and Wool Bureau that
1895, 100000 pounds of virgin wool
has accumulated in the storehouses
of the world and that the world
wool clip this year will increase the
quantity another billion pounds.
Even at present prices for clothing,
says the bureau, the purchaser gets
old rags respun and pays virgin wool
prices for shoddy. Perhaps the
truth in fabric bill Senator Capper
Is pushing will help some here
Capper's Weekly.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

entirely due to the high price re-
coived for cotton, for the value of the
Soutks cotton crop last year, in
GLIDING seed, was little more than
50, 045,000,000, as against $1,000
100000 received fer its diversified
crops. Only about SO per cent of the
total crop area Of th2 South last year
was in cotton, and in the ten states
which grow more than 95 per cent
of tie cotton produced in the United
States miscellaneous crops increased
more than 25 pc cent last year and
22.4 per cent over the average OF the
last five years. Manufacturer
Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10
Forward, Tick Eradication

The decision of a Judge in this
state that the tick dipping law is void
because OF certain durable defects
should not operate for a day to re-
tard the eradication of this course to
the cattle industry of the state.
If the law is nullifed, not only will
the industry be set back a score of
years, but Florida will become the
dumping ground for all the scrub,
disease infected stock of the sur
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

The voters of the southern portion
of this state are figuring in no care
less manner regarding tine action
which may be taken in the next leg
islature looking toward reapportion-
ment. 1t has been declared in no
light terms, and asserted by men of
all classes and followings that there
must and shall be either fair and
just representation from every sec
ton of Florida-or there will be ere
ated South Florida which, because
Of its vast assets, will flourish as a
green bay tree. Stick a spike there
Thorn in Palm Beach Post.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

Twenty-Five votes were cast for
Sawgrass in the Punta Gorda dis
trict, but as quite a large number of
those who voted for Sawgrass voted
for Cooper also, it seems likely that
those who voted for Sawgrass
thought he was the division candi-
date. The number of out-and-out
in Punta Gorda is
probably better represented by the
vote for Graham. Anyway, the forty
or more we were told were going to
vote against Cooper and Etheredga
didn't show up at the polls.
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

Just nine votes for John A. Ora
ham and against county division. 1t
came pretty near being unanimous
for Cooper.
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Every candidate supported by the
Herald was given a substantial ma
jority in the Punta Gorda precinct
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

Who said Punta Gorda wasn't for
county division?
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

Political sanity has returned to the
people.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

The Cats whiskers have been clip
ped and his tail singed. So he's a
bare-cat sure-enough now!
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

Wen bet Vans swearin-agen this
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

Down with demagogues!" cried
the people-and down they went.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-10

1t was a Catastrophe for political
buccaneers and pap-seekers.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-09
"UntoId MIserIes. |"

A friend hands in the following
clipping from the New York
World, with request to publish,
and we pass it along:
Young Mr.. Will Hayes went
up to Maine the other day and
exhorted the Republicans of that
State to help save the country
from the wicked wisconsin that
has brought untold miseries up.
on the people who have every
right to be prosperous and con.
tented"
"These untold miseries are ev-
identity confidential on the part
of young Mr.. Hayes, but it is ca
sy to enumerate them.
"They do not apply to the wor.
king poplation of the country, of
course, for wages were never
before so high, the demand for
labor was never before so great,
and there was never before so
little unemployment. They do
not apply to the farmers, who
never before received such pri.
ces for their crops and were new
er before so prosperous. They do
not apply to the average business
man, who has been making prof.
it's that he never dreamed of in
former days.
AS a whole the American peo.
pie are the richest, the best fed,
the best housed, the best provi-
ded for of all the people in the
world. But the Republican poll
ticians, whom Mr.. Hayes repre-.
sents, have suffered dreadfully
during the last seven years.
Thousands Of them have been
compelled to earn their own liv.
ing without assistance from the
public payroll. Nobody can over
estimate the anguish of a Repub.
lican office seeker under a Dem.
ocratic administration, and that
is what Mr.. Hayes meant when
he talked about untold misery"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-09
NO A..
democracy than the women them.

democracy than the women them
selve es?
II have been in executive ses.
sion with my conscience. declar-
ed Lovill, of Watauga, and urge
the enfranchisement of women.
1t is hard at tany time to under
stand this lack of faith in woman
hood that would deny her equal
voice and responsibility in gov
ernment but when such menas
Lovill of Watauga hold executive
session with their conscience
the vote, the efficacy of the Craft
of Doughton of Allegheny, and
the cunning of Warren of Beau
fort, in killing the comradeship
of heart and head, that is chival-
ry, is inexplicable.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-09
CENTRAL OHIO FARMS.

We have sold several farms
within the last few months to
North Carolina people, and we
desire to announce that we will
send to any one interested, our
catalogue free of charge, upon
request for same.
This section of very fertile
land, is natural grass and clo-
YER soil, in fact in the limestone
and heavy clay districts, blue
grass nd clover become self
seeded, and just naturally grow
well, all through this section are
fine flowing springs and creeks,
plentiful supply of pure water
the year around. The wonder
full hay, corn and forage crops,
the silo, the climatic advantages,
the ready markets for farm pro.
ducts within easy reach, these
things mean profit for stockmen
and dairymen.
There are Jew sections of the
United States where a greater
variety of crops can be grown
and where the danger from fail.
ure is less.
A total crop failure in this coun-
try has never been known. In
this land OF promise, with our re.
markable variety of crops, WE
ARE SAFE.
Write us for the free illustra-
ted and descriptive catalogue
with free list of farm bargains.
Address: E. A. STROUT FARM
AGENCY, Blake V. Mizer, Mgr,
! Shelby Building, COSHOCTON,
\ OHIO.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-09
The KRAFT CONCERT COMPANY.

The musical and entertain.
ment features of the Chautauqua
program eliminate on the after
noon and night Of the third day
in the attractive work of t h e
KRAFT CONCERT CO., whose
repertory runs from jazz togrand
opera" Variety and versatility
will be manifested by this group
of players whose members are
expert with the saxophone, pi-
ano, clarinet, Hawaiian steel gui-
tar, the banjo and the ukelele.
Not only in instrumental adap-
liability is this company remark
able, but also in the vocal and
dramatic elements. One member
has a rich con tralto voice, anoth-
er sings soprano and another ten.
or, while an accomplished reader
is also with the group. Hazel
Kraft is a musician of intensive
training with considerable Chau-
tauqua and other concert per-
form experience. Karl Kraft and
Miss Helen Bartron are other
personalities in the group, each
a skilful technician as we'll as
an artist in feeling.
The closing concert company's
program will sparkle with fun
and light musical jolities willlend
grace to the heavier operate
numbers. Hazel Kraft, as a read.
er, will furnish the dramatic ele-
ment, while the costuming W IL
give color to the musical ensem-
bles.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-09

to classification as advertising
propaganda, and we would want
to write in avoidace of that. But
it is a fact that interest in the
project has not been confined to
the people along the territory Of
the line. The commercial inter
ests of the surrounding sections
have been taking note and there
is evidence that Jefferson and
North Wilkesboro in particular,
and Taylorsviile and other towns
within the drainage area" are
anxious and waiting to take
hand in the enterprise. They
want the project extended so as
to carry the line on to Jefferson,
thence back toNorth Wilkes boro,
to ..Taylorsville, thence to some
convenient connecting point on
the parent line. There is wisdom
back of the proposition, the ar
gument being that with the ex-
tensions suggested by the Blue
Ridge Development Company's
line would touch termini of four
steam railroads-the Norfolk &
Western at Jefferson; the Cape
Fear & Yadkin at North Wilkes
boro; the Taylorsville and Char,
lotte branch of the Southern at
Taylorsville and the enarrow gauge
from johnson City, Tenn, at
Boone, picking up and concen-
trating the freight from all these
points ian undeveloped terrific.
tory from transportation stand
point at Charlotte, where it
would come in contact with the
main line of the Southern and
the Sea Board Air Line Rail.
roads.
1t will be seen that there are
tremendous possibilities in store
for the electric line which is be.
ing projected for Blowing Rock
from the freighting standpoint,
alSne. Its benefits to the passen.
ger traffic, great as they would
be, are Of secondary considera-
tions. The opening mp of these
mountain sections to the travel of
the outside word develops pros.
pect of delightful contemplation.
The Observer has established
, sufficient faith in the ultimate &C.
complishment of the company
that it writes in assured safety
from having aroused false hopes
in this instance.
TWO RIG NASH TRICKS that
will solve your hauling prob
lens, will be ready for you at the
} Highway Motor Co. Garage in 9
e.. Ior.,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-09
VOL. XXI.
The Electric Road To The Rock.
Charlotte Observer.)


The general public has known
in a vague way that a project is
on foot for the establishment OF
an electric railroad from Char
lotte to Blowing Rock-it has
been heretofore referred to as
"from Mount Holly" to Blowing
Rock-but in the existing ab-
sence of details the people have
been disposed to indifferent in
terest, rather than to a growing
confidence. But with develop
ment that the project is backed
by "a going" company, the pub
lie will be inclined to prick up its
ears. The working Office of the
company is located at Newton,
and it is officered by J. D. Elliott,
president; W. T. Shipp, general
manager; A. P. Rhine, first vice
president; Thos. H. Coffey, Sec
ond vice-president; J. l.. Cilley,
treasurer, and Osborne Brown,
secretary. The capitalists or
ganized into the enterprise are
drawn: From Charlotte, j. Ar
thur Henderson, j. B. King, Jr.,
]. E. Crayton and A. l. Hender-
son; from Salisbury, j. D. Nor
wood; from Mount Holly, A. P.
Rhyme, J. A. Costner and H. A.
Rhyme; from Long Island, Os-
borne Brown; from Newton, W.
B. Gather, A. H. Crowell, Chas.
A. Brady, A. B. Kuhn and W. T.
Shipp; from Hickory, G. N. Hut
ton, ]. D. Elliott and ]. l.. Cilley;
from Lenoir, J. H. Bell and Il. H.
Broyhill; from Blowing Rock, T.
H. Coffey, w. l.. Alexander and
W. H. Holsbouser. The person
mel of the organization, which is
know as the Blue Ridge Develop
ment Company, is the circum-
stance that will establish conf.
dence in the minds of the people
who know it.
Incidental reference has been
made in newspaper reports in
recent weeks of the progress
toward the mountain objective OF
the progress toward the noun
tain objective of the surveying
corps, but the latest report of the
general manager to the stock
holders of the company will give
a clearer idea of the accomplish
ments so far of record. In max
ing note of satisfactory" prog
ress, General Manager ShipI
saws that while we have no
been able to push the survey anc
outdoor work to the fullest ex
tent for the last few days on &C
count of weather conditions, W.
have made progress in othel
ways. 1t gave our engineers
chance to work up their tiel(
notes and get them in shape fo
making a final estimate of ou
work for making up maps, pro
file, blue prints, etc, all of whicl
have to be done. While the wea
ther was good we pushed tn
outdoor work and left this par
of the work for just such a tim
as this"
1t is developed that proflesan,
maps for thirty miles of th'
railroad have been finished an
that contracts have been signe'
for a considerable mileage i
rights of way. Speaking of on
item in the prospective develop
ment of business, the genert
manager says: I'VE have liste
the incoming and out tgoin n
freights of Lenoir, Hickory ant
intermediate points and find
reaching we'll up into the hur
dreds of millions of pounds annl
ally. We have secured the assul
ance that our electric railroa
will get a a very substantial an
satisfactory patronage from tn
business houses and manufa,
turing plants of Lenoir, Hudson
-. n 1 4
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-09

c \ | Y A | R Y.

Ah ul uIlu liz Noou III Wi WI . w SShAy
We very much wish every man,
woman and child in North Caro-
lima could have heard the speech
for ratification of the suffrage a.
mendment made by Captain Low
i'll in the State Senate Of North
Carolina, for it would have done
even the rankest "Auntie" good
to have been made to listen to
chivalrous Wataugan's reply to
the argument that Chivalry de-
mands that womanhood be pro-
tected from politics.
Over on the other side of the
Senate Chamber the forces of re-
action drawn out in long array
aiding and abetting that preco-
cious Home-saver and Rejection
ist, Lindsay Warren, of Beaufort,
in playing in playing all the poll
tics he possibly could with an is
sue that is mucli too big for him.
Senator Warren praited naively
of that bright and intriguing lex
icon of his days in which the
world "expedient" stains no
page, they threw sophistica,
ted jeer at the western counties
of the State for standing behind
the womens' desire for voice in
their own government, assured
the assembled Senators and au-
dience of the tremendous valor
of his courage of his convictions,
introduced the rsolution passing
the buck to the next General AS
sembly, raued of the undying
beauty of his Interpretation of
"Chivalry" and showed neither
the courtesy, backbone or cour-
age ito shoot a brave enemy
without resorting to blindfold.
Thus, lip service, mocked in
in the very temple of the law the
high comradshipof true chivalry.
Chivalry! CaptainLovill learn
ed chivalry in the armies of Lee;
and the worth of womanhood
from the women of the Confeder.
acy and running true to tradit.
ion, in his speech he honoured
both; a gentleman unafraid OF
either the uses of adversely or
chicanery of political opponents.
In the epic days Of the sixties
Captain Lovill had seen women
SOW, reap and starve that Lees
armies might be fed, had seen
wives, mothers, and daughters
bent by the hardships of four
years of devastating war snatch
from the ceaseless grind of theil
poverty, time and money to give
an education to their sons. Had
seen women bear witness
through through the loyalty and
silence they wove into the uni
forms of the ku Klux Klan - tt
their appreciation of the elemen
tary principles of self-determi
nation. And now, men, born 0,
these women's blood and bred o
their bone gatherered themsel
YES together to cheat an aspirat
ion for self-government tn
sprung from a tradition born o
the fundamental truth of justice
and honour, of courage and mag
nanimity. And straight in tn
cause of the right, fearless, tenn
pered of fire and welded by tn
hand of an honourable adversary
from out of the scabbard of hi
conscience Captain Lovill drey
the chivalrous blade of his fin
speech.
''The women have earned tn
right to VOTE" said Captain LO,
i'll, earned it by their INTEL
gence, their patience and thei
loving Kindness" The women
the Confederacy earned it fC
themselves and their d laughter
who have shown themselves NJ
unworthy of Such mothers. Ci
ilization demands the ballot fC
these who have held civiliza tiont Il
pether. TO what odds that a man
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1920-09-09

TWO BIG NASH TRUCKS that
will solve your hauling prob.
lens, will be ready for you at the
Highway Motor Co. Garage in a
few days.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-22
July Clearance Sale of
Towels and Towelings
1 T1

Huck Towels
AT Csc. zoe and 39c. Special
values worth one-third more than sale
price.
Crash Towelings-Four
Very Special Values
Half Linen Bleached Crash. Blue
edge, 35c value. 29c yard.
Russo Bleached Crash Very heavy
splendid wearer 39c value, 33c yard.
Extra Heavy Red Border Half Linen
Crash. 48c value. 36c yard
Pure Linen Crash. Plain or red
edge. SOC value. SOC yard.
Turkish Towels-Three
Very Special Numbers
Double warp bleached towels.
Splendid soft towels. Each one a very
unusual value.
Csc each, $500 dozen.
39c each, $3.50 dozen.
46c each, $3.50 dozen.
Extra Large Ribbed Towels, S5c
each. $1,000 dozen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-22
STORE COUNTY
CLIP IN CHICAGO
Wool Growers Hold Product
For Increase In Com
modity's Price.

81 Joseph county associated WOOL
-rowers Tuesday shipped 1900
pounds OF wool 10 the National Wool
Storage co. Of Chicago. This rep
resents the shearings from neigh
boring sheep pastures OF more than
COO sheep owned by approximate
50 local shepherds.
50 low has the wool market slump
ed that not one offer has reached
the association and IL has decided 10
store it's products until the price
again scars. When the orSaniza-
ton was formed the raw product
was selling at so cents a pound. The
present price is so cents. with all
eVid euces Of further decline.
The closing OF several New Eng
land mills has created an oninous
outlook in the wool market. Pro
duccrs cannot sell even at a loss.
and thousands Of pounds or the raw
fabric are being stored away 10
wait a more favOra BILE attitude The
action of the weavers in putting out
wartime shoddy fabrics in face Of
the threatening wool situation is
artitcially keeping the price OF
clothes at abnormal standards. \
break is bound to occur soon, say the
growers.