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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15
State Agent McQuarrie Urges Farm
ers to Grow More Cane

efS TO Grow More Sane
Sugar cane is one of the most i'm
portant and best paying crops that
the average Florida farmer can grow.
The production of this crop will fit in
in any scheme of general farming
operations in the state. 1t is also a
crop that can be grown on any va
riety of soil of ordinary fertility, pro-
vided the land is well drained. 1t will
not grow satisfactorily on land sub
ject to overflow or where the water
stands on the surface for few weeks
at a time.
With the beginning of the New
Year, it seems to us that every farm
'er ought to arrange his operations so
that he can grow at least a small area
to this very important crop. We
would like to send a warning note to
those contemplating growing this
crop for the first time, to secure an
adequate quality of good seed as
soon as possible, as seed is apt to be
very scarce at planting time. The
quantity of seed required per acre
runs as follows:
If planted in u foot rows, the
seed cut and Tapped about 10 per
cent in the furrow, it will take 220
stalks averaging feet each to plant
an acre. Planted in 5 foot rows,
which is recommended on the best
types of soil, about 189 stalks of
this same length will plant an acre.
c. X. McQUARRIE, State Agent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

the homes of Marcus Conant, the I'M
dertaker, and Sheriff w. H. Bowling,
in Jacksonville, and were caught as
they were leaving the building, on
West Bay street. of the Eagle Tailor
ing Company, which they had looted
of considerable merchandise. They
pleaded guilty when arraigned.
There were three cases of breaking
and entering against each, and the
sentences were three years in each
case.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

In the criminal court of record
Tuesday, Judge James M. Peeler or
dered two white men to serve terms
of nine years each in the state peni-
Tertiary. they being Walter Barfield,
of Texas, and Martin J. Davis, of Bal
timore, the two burglars who robbed
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

The only way to know the exact
value of a COW is to know how many
pounds of milk and butter she pro-
duces in a year Begin the new
year right by keeping records. If
you do not understand how to do
this, ask your county or home demon
agent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Asa Valley of Wauchula brought
into the office of the Advocate
stalk of sugar cane measuring thir-
teen feet in length. 1t was of the
well known ribbon cane and simply
another proof that with the proper
backing South Florida could become
one of the leading sugar producing
countries in the world.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

The Wauchula Development Com
pany is putting on an active land
selling campaign, and while all the
details have not been worked out 1t
will be entirely different from the
former plans of selling land by this
company.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

A plan of reclamation work to be
carried on in Palm Beach drainage
and highway district, an area OF
100000 acres south of Lake Okee-
chobee, has been decided upon and
approved by F. C. Elliot, chief
drainage engineer of the state.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Satisfactory progress in road i'm
provements is reported from various
parts of the state. 1t will not be
long till the most of the gaps will be
filled, and autoists can go all over the
state in comfort.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15
Trucking i'm DeSoto County

Cabbage plants out and growing
rapidly. Preparations being made
for a large acreage to cucumbers in
the southern part of the county.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

The railroad commission has re-
duced the minimum carload limit on
citrus fruit from Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Many burglaries have been report
ed IN various parts of the state dur
ing the last few weeks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15
Deus OF che State
Briefly and Interestingly Presented in Paragraphs Cued
From Various Florida Newspapers

Union Telegraph Company for alleg-
ed failure to deliver a telegram an
1runcing the death of a near relative.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

The State Board of Health reports
falling off in the birth rate in Flor
ida, or rather a sort of suspension.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Joints that ache, muscles that are
drawn or contracted should be treated
with BALLARDS SNOW IMMINENT.
ed and relieves suffering. Price csc, SOC
and $1OO per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.-adv.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

A few small shipments of straw
berries have begun moving from
Lakeland, Fla, to nearby points.
They are bringing 81 per quart.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Some women are. unable to play on
amy instrument except the ear drum.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15
ABOUT THIS AND THAT

Truth Is always plain.
Toll is It's own pleasure.
Loaf sugar must be shiftiess ar
ticle.
II is truth that gives force to crit
iclsm.
Truth bushes at nothing but Sc
crecy.
A woman disllkes men who under
stand her.
London hospitals last year cost
f1,719.030.
1t would take 276OO spiders to pro-
duce pound of web.
Want Of principle is the principal
want of mean man.
He who loves without reason Is apt
to reason without love.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Three out Of every four Germans
more than 90 years old are women.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Plans are being discussed for the
improvement of the harbor at Jack
sonville.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

The Presbyterian Church at Fort
Lauderdale which owns lot and has
about 100000 in a building fund
has appointed a committee to pro-
coed to raise funds for their building.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Orlando was taken in charge by
the new city administration on the
first of year. E. G. Duckworth will be
mayor with Messrs. Topliff and Aver
as commissioners.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

DR.. VIM. w. Mcdonnell, of Jack
sonville, as city health officer, is pre-
pairing to make warfare on rats, in
the interest of health and savings.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

The Tarpon Springs Board of
Trade is trying TO find a permanent
home for itself, the irea being to
erect a building to house the board
and the tourist club.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Damages of $4,000 is what a
lady of Miami asks of the Western
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

He who loves without reason Is apt
TO reason without love.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-01-15

Want of principle is the principa
want of mean man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
BUYS DENTAL PRACTICE.
DR.. Thomas B. Tomasi Acquires Dr.. r,
W. Hudson's Place.

DR.. Thomas b Tomasl. son of Mr.,
and Mrs. g. Tomasi Of this city, has
chosen Barre a. his field of practice,
Yesterday afternoon he purchased the
office equipment and good viii ot DIR.
Frederick w. Hudson, who during the
past n wears has built np a large prac.
tice in this city DIR Tomasi takes
immediate possess On Of one of the
most centrally located offices in this
city. being in the south end of the
Miles granite building, an office build
ing in the heart Of Barres business dis
triet.
Well qualified il the young dentist
to continue the we'll les tablished prac-
ticc He first graduated from Spanld-
ing high school, and then from
Tufts Dental college last June. Since
then she studied in the post graduate
course for six months at the Universi-
ty Of Pennsylvania, one of the best
dental colleges in the country. He has,
therefore, had the opportunity to ac-
duire a most thorough knowledge of
dentistry. His instruments will be of
the most modern type and bis oper-
ating room equipped with the latest
convenenees. Tn order to do this. fur
ther investment in equipment has been
made and will be placed in use as soon
as it arrived. The rooms will be re-
decorated before being formally opened
to the public,
DR.. Hudsons retirement from the
profession ends very successful ca
reer that totals 20 years Of practice.
When he came to Barre II years ago,
he had JUST completed Is years service
TO the people Of Springfield, Mass. Since
being in Barre he has equsiled his sue
ress in Springfield He is considering
to Massachusetts, to reside,
leaving here about April |.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
SUGGESTIONS TO STATES
For Formation of Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies.

Washington, d. G.. March 3.-The
department Of agriculture, in co-opera
tiOn with mutual insurance companies
has prepared suggestions for p s'atr
law providing for the organization Of
farmers mutual FIRE insurance com.
panies to meet the needs Of states
whose laws make no suitable provision
for such companies
The value Of these companies, the
department Of agriculture says, is dem
onstrated by the record Of approximate
ly 1000 such organizations in the
United States that carry total in
surancc exceeding s6,OO0,000O00 on
property valued st more than 81 .500.-
100000. or more than two-fifths of the
value of all iusurable farm property in
the IS states.
The suggested law is designed to
make it easy for 20 or more qualified
individuals to organize farmers mu-
tuai insurance company. At the same
time provisions are included TO guard
the financial integrity Of such com
panics.
The average cost for this form Of
protection for the country as a whole
is only % cents per Sl00.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
w. F. MINES FUNERAL.
Was Held Yesterday Afternoon at Bap-
tist Church.

The funeral of William F. Milne, the
organizer of the first boy scout organi-
zation in Barre some years ago, who
died at his home al 20j South Main
street Sunday after short illness Of
influenza and meningitis, was held from
the Baptist church yesterday afternoon
az o'clock Prior to this a short pray
er service, attended by intimate friends
and neighbors, was held at the home
at l:30.
Many people assembled at the church,
where the funeral services were CON
Quoted bv Rev u. u Lehigh Deacon
+. 4. Hutchinson offered up prayer
with the asscmblage that included a
delegation from Clan Gordon, No. 10,
and the boy scouts of Barre In re-
spect 10 the young man, who for 50
many years had been such an ardent
and faithful worker nj his work at the
Barclay Brothers shed. the stoneshed
ceased operations yesterday at noon TO
allow all the workmen an opportunity
to attend the funeral These men
marched in body to the church.
The body was taken 70 Elmwood
cemetery vault and will there remain
until spring The six pail bearers. Er-
nest Batehrlder. William Barclay.
Douglas lnglis. James Grear~on, JOHN
and William Pirie repre-.
sented Clan Gordon. Barclay Brothers
employees and boy scouts. There was
a prof13ion Of beautiful flowers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
DEMOCRATIC MAYOR.
Charles A. Buck Was Elected in St
Albans.

st. Albans, March 3.-Charles A
Buck, Democrat, was elected mayor OF
the city over H NJ. brennan, the Re.
publican incumbent OF the office the
past year, by a majority OF six votes
The vote was Buck, ISL, brennan 775
Stafford u. Thorp, Republican, was
elected school commissioners ward one
with no opposition. In ward two, John
X. Hurley, Democrat, with 90 votes,
was elected alderman over +. H. For
tin, Republican, who had "A ballots.
J. q. Finn, Democrat, was re elected
school commissioner over G w. Cleye-
land, Republican, the vote standing
l21 TO ID. j. Arthur Charbonneau,
Democrat, was elected alderman in
ward three over w. S. Crawford, Re-
publican, with vote of POO to So. S.
). Gushing, Republican. was elected all
derman in ward -four, having no oppo-
sition. NJ. Maclean Dewart, Republi
can. with ia votes, was elected school
commissioner over J. F. O'Neil, Demo
crat, with los votes, b. NJ. Hopkins
was reelected city clerk and treasur-
or. Other officers were elected as fol.
lows: Grand jurors. Roswell NJ. Aus.
tin A. Fl. George. Philip r. johnson;
auditor, H NJ Hatch; trustees of pub.
lie library. n Atwood, n. n. Post. The
vote on license was yes s27. no 473.
Mayor Buck and Aldermen Hurley and
Charbonneau took the oath of office
Immediately following the announce.
ment of the result.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
MRS. WALTER SMITH.
Died Soon After Return from Visit in
st. JohnsbuIy.

Mrs. Walter Smith Of the quarry
road succlmbed yesterday afternoon
at l:30 to pneumonia after an illness
of about week She had Just re.
turned from a visit with her daughter
Mrs. Wallace Richards, in st. Johns
bury when taken ILL.,
Mrs. Smith was born in Hamilton
Ont. March q. 1860, but moved to the
States when comparatively young Her
education was received in Vermont
schools. the state in which she had
lived the greater part Of her life Her
first marriage was to Heman Winters
of New York, who died in California,
Jan. l., 1900 From this union two
children were born. now Mrs. Wallace
Richards of st. Johnsbury and Mrs.
Arthur Afagoon of Barre. The second
marriage, that to Mr. Smith, took place
In Burlington on Aug. 10, 1908.
Other relatives who survive her are a
brother Dolplus Noe of Los Angeles,
Cal, and three sisters, Mrs. Maude Da
Wis Of Morrisville. Mrs. Annie Switzler
OF Stowe and Mrs. Dora Blair Of
Montpelier. Mr. Smith and two sons.
Clarence of East Barre and Allen Of
this city are also among the mourners.
4 private funeral will be held from
the house tomorrow afternoon on ae-
count of others being sick in the home
and the body will be place in the Elm
wood vault.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
to 81. The towns of Georgia and st.
Albans, which voted no on first class
license, voted to grant druggit's Ii
cense.
BARRE TOWN RAISES TEACHERS
Bouus of $3.50 Was Voted at Yester-
days Meeting.

Barre Town voters decided yesterday
to pay their teachers bonus OF $3.50,
beginning Sept s, 1919, The town
meeting was held in East Barre and
was not largely attended The town
voted yes" on license by vote of l9l
to llS, and for fifth class licenses by
1863 to 9s.
A highway tax of 80 cents was voted,
a town tax OF 81 go and a school tax
Of Sl.s0.
These officers were elected: Moder-
ator, James Lawson; town clerk, +, Fl.
Nerney; school director for three years,
William Alexander; lister for three
years, Frank Roark; selectman for
three Years, A. e. Rouse; overseer of
the poor, James A. Cummings; town
treasurer, L. II. Nerney; auditor for
three years, Floyd Blake; auditor for
two years, A. j. Couilard; town grand
juror, M. Il. Cutler; first constable,
Frank Mcclure; cemetery commission
er for five years, G. Il. Perrin; tree
warden, Charles Parizo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
"YES" TOWNS
MULTIPLIED
Practically All the Larger
Places in Vermont Vot-
ed for License
BECAUSE OF APATHY
OF NO-LICENSE SIDE
Liquor Sale Was Not Con
sidered Probable Under
National Prohibition

Incomplete returns from the March
meetings held throughout Vermont yes
terday indicate a marked increase in
the number of license towns over the
number of last year, when 40 went
wet" for the short year before the in
coming Of national prohibition. This
year practically all the large towns
voted in the eyes" column and many
of the smaller towns changed from
their usual nolicense majority to the
license column.
This marked increase in the number
of would be wet" towns was no doubt
due to the apathy of the voters over
the issue, it being considered very i'm
probable that the sale of beverages
would be permitted in Vermont. The
chief lack of interest was displayed
by the nolicense supporters.
In Washington county II of the 20
cities and towns voted yes" on the
license issue, including the two cities of
Barre and Montpelier. In Chittenden
county 10 of the l6 cities and towns
went yes while in Rutland county
the proportion was even more marked
all but six of the 2s cities and towns
being found in the license column. Sew
en- cities aud towns, including st. Al
hans City, in franklin county, voted
yes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
MORE MONEY FOR TEACHERS.
Was Voted by Burlington--Also Medi.
cal Inspection in Schools.

Burlington, March g. Burlington
voted by large majorites for the Is per
cent increase in taxation for the pur-
pose of raising teachers salaries. for
medical inspection of schools, and for
licenses. both druggists and the other
Kind, yesterday at the city election
when six aldermen. two school com
missioners and ward officers were elect
ed. The vote was light, as there was
no mayorality contest, and in two of
the wards no contest of any kind. In
the other wards there were hot fights,
however, and the results were close.
The aldermen elected are: George d.
Mcbride in the first ward. L. A. Dey-
ette in the second, DIR. J. T.. LaRocque
in the third. Edward II. McGrath in the
fourth, +. o Mitiguy in the fifth and
William H. Wilson in the sixth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
LET PEOPLE HAVE A SAY.
In Suggestions for Amendment to
Pennsylvania Constitution.

Harrisburg, Pa, March B. Pennsyl-
vania's commission on constitutional
amendment and revision, which for two
months has been considering tentative
changes in he organic law of the state,
has taken recess until April. when
it will hold hearings open to all citi-
zens who have suggestions 10 make.
The present constitution has been in
force for 45 years with but few
changes The opinion that parts OF the
constitution are antiquated and that
large municipalities cannot properly
function under some of IFS alleged re.
strictions crystallized in the appoint
ment of the commission to study the
constitution with view of recon.
meRding to the next legislature wheth-
er it should be amended or whether a
convention should be called to make
an entire revision.
Many changes were tentatively made
in the preliminary study One Of them
was the insertion Of an amendment
giving women the right to vote. Efforts
are being made to give Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and other cities larger
measure of home rule, and changes i'm
the method of making appropriations
to charitable and educational instftu
tions in the state were also tentatively
considered.
The hearings viii continue until
early summer and in the fall the com
mission, which is composed of % mem
bers, will meet to make its report to be
presented to the. legislature next Jan
uary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
ZEPPELIN FOR TRAVEL.
Two Lines in Germany Have Carried
10000 Passengers Without
Accident.

New York, March 3.--Colonel Will
liam HensIey, .jrs the American army
aviation officer who few to England
last July on the British dirigible R.34
returned to the United States yester-
day on the transport Northern Pacific.
Colonel Hensley, who afterward went
to Germany TO study Zeppelin, pre-
dicted that in the future dirigibles
would be an important means of trav-
Ell. 1t soon will be possible. he be.
lieves, to leave Chicago or St. Louis in
the afternoon and land in Cuba the
next day.
The Germans have two air lines
running from Berlin" Colonel Hens
ley said. "0ne to Stockholm and the
other to Berne. These airships have
carried 100000 passengers without an
accident
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
CALAIS BOY DEAD
BEHIND THE BARN
There Was a Bullet Hole Through
Arthur Lawliss' Heart-District
Health Officer Says 1t
Was Suicide.

Arthur Lawliss, aged To- was found
dead behind his fathers barn in the
town OF Calais last night, there being
bullet wound in the boys heart Dis
trict Health Officer c, II. Burr consid.
ers il case of suicide, although there
was some idea that the shooting may
have been accidental.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lawliss, par
ents of the boy, were away yesterday.
the father being in Waterbury and the
mother in North Montpelier. When
they returned home late in the day,
Arthur was not az home. but as his
- caLbre rifle was gone they conclud-
cd the boy had gone hunting As the
evening advanced they became wor-
ried and. with neighbors. started search,
with the result that the boys body
was found back of the harm Grand
Juror Austin Cove was notified, and he.
in turn, notified the district health
office
Ii it was a case of suicide, no one
outside of the family could account for
the boys act There are several chill
dren in the family, and a brother of
the dead boy is an inmate of the asy-
hum at Waterbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
Is DEFENDANTS
WERE RELEASED
Reducing List in Newberry
Election Conspiracy
Case to SO
FIFTH COUNT WAS
ALSO DISMISSED
This Count Was the One
Founded on Federal Stat
ute of Oct. 16, 1918

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 5--Judge
Sessions this morning freed Is more
defendants in the Newberry elections
conspiracy case.
This left the field at SO defendants.
The fifth count of the indictment also
was dismissed. This was the one found
ed on the federal statute of Oct. 10,
1918.
Those discharged to-day were: Chris
tian Brock. Alfred II. Crawford, Fred
X. Derricks, John w Dunn, Benjamin
Gero, Alex c. Green. John Jones, Dan
iel c. Laughlin, William II. Lewis, Sam
tiel Odell, John c. Rittenhouse, James
Swain, Louis L. Thompson, Arthur +.
Wentz and Paul Woodworth.
Judge Sessions took both actions
on his own motion. He said that
very close attention to the prosecu
tion's evidence and very careful study
of the. evidence had convinced him that
he would be unwarranted in holding the
men named for jury verdict, lie di-
rected the clerk to enter formal verdict
of mot guilty" in the Is cases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-03
TWO POLICEMEN REAPPoINTED
Other Personnel of Department Still
Under Consideration.

on taking office. Mayor r. +. langley
at once reappointed Harry A. Gamble
as deputy chief Of police and John :.
Murley as rcgllat patrolman and those
officers qualified tor duty on the-Barre
police force No appointment Of chief
of police has been made a. vet The
other three members of the force last
wear were Andrew Mitchell. who was
chief Of police, and George Mowstt and
Nell Nelson, who were patrolmcn The
mayor conferred with Mr.. Mitchell last
night regarding the police department.
There is a possibility that an effort
wiz be made 10 cut down the city's
police force if such course should
seem advisable. The police department
T. soon going under civil service regula-
tions, similar to those which were in
force prior 70 last year for a short
time: bat the ordinance covering the
civil service regulations does not be-
ccme effective until Thursday Il this
week