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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-03
Clerk of Circuit Court

l am a candidate for the office of Clerk of this
County.
I am making this my own record as
citizen and Official Of this County and am not
being run by any political ring faction. |
have always tied TO stand for what | believed
to be right, = gardless of the consequences, en-
deavorinG at all times to represent the interest
of the whole people as against the private inter
est OF the few WI would run the affairs of this
County to suit themselves.
All county officers belong to the people, there
fore, they have the right to demand, and know
what to expect out of the men they employ to
fill these offices. If am elected, I propose to
administer the affairs of this Office along the fol-
lowing lines:
First. To promptly record and return all in
,struments filed for record.
Second To give immediate attention to all
tax matters, inquiries or other business.
Third To cause to be published in the news
papers Of this County, at least once every three
months, full and complete statement of our
county finances.
Fourth To perform all duties as Clerk of
the Board Of Commissioners at actual cost
Fifth. To stand ready at any and all times
to advise and assist in any way, all persons hav-
ing business wiki this Office.
Sixth To how my appreciation of this trust
By not u3jng ais Ofc4 for political purposes.
Seventh To personally supervise all the de
partmrnls Of mis- Office, and provide sufficient
clerical help 20 Oppose Of the work efficiently
and promptly.
I wish to correct in unfair, unfounded and
wholly Intro= in nuaG)1 which mas been made
in tria c&mpa "a by saying here that if elected
Will not employ q single member of my family
In this office
My b99us-s experience, and services on the
Board Of Commissioners for almost eight years,
two of which I was Chairman; makes me com
petent to discharge every duty connected with
the office Of Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
AS Commissioner, in 1919, I endeavored to re-
duce the SUN paid TO the Clerk as Clerk of the
Board, from 22T00.OO to $1SOO.O0, the actual
cost Of the work, to save $4,000. failed be-
cause I stood alone, If / am elected and the
Board insists on paying this extra 100000, l
will pay it back into the County Treasury.
At the same time l also tried, as had prom
lsed, tc have published monthly, a complete
temiEsd statement Of the county bsiress and
met the same failure because alone. If / am ell
ected will have charge of all the records nee
essary to make up such statements, and will
publish them if have to pay the expense out of
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-03

In cooperation with Fort Myers,
Sarasota. Bradentown, Manatee and
other towns along the west coast
that are interested in completion of
the Tamiami Trail, Punta Gorda is
going after State and Federal aid for
the completion of this highway
Florida Grower.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-03

(Paid Political ADVERTISEMENT
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-03

The melon growers of Citrus coun-
ty have formed an organization for
the marketing of watermelons CO.
operatively. All melons will be
graded and packed under the super
vision of one man. Each melon will
have a sticker stating the grade and
where the melon came from. The
acreage represented in this organiza-
ton was eight hundred and fifty.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-03
SRERIFF'S OFFICE MAKES
GOOD FINANCIAL REPORT

according to n statement accom-
panying his monthly report. which is
published below, during the time he
has held Office, seven years and five
months, Sheriff Dishong has collected
and turned in to the county treasury
a total of $57,511.99 in fines and
other MONIES not coming from taxa
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-03

Don't believe false reports circu-
lated at the last minute--but vote
for Cooper and Etheredge, five-coun-
ty division and home rule!
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-06-03

my OWN pocket. say this because | believe
eVeTy tax payer in this county mas the right to
Know "hat Eoe2 on in the public offices of this
county anc where and how the public money is
spent ana propose, if elected. to give every man
an 22omunity 70 know for himself. regardless
II what others think. More knowledge on the
part OF ne public regarding the administration
of public Offices, makes for better officers and
~&SS
Furthermore, I believe that every county Of
hceF ocg@5 to attend to the duties of his own
Office AID let others alone
mi7h' add in conclusion that amp as have
always ben against the ring who tries to run
the politics Of this county, believing that to keen
the public n 5ao"ance is necessary to the sue
"ess OF their ring
have stood by the people of Punta Gorda
and still stand with them, in their efforts for
county division, and my record shows it, Others
nave fought them, and the people know who
they are Remember this when you are casting
your ballot on June Sth
l am a native of this State. and tbirtv-fve
years resident of this county.
If you honor me by electing me to this office.
Will try to make the best Clerk this county has
ever had.
Assuring you of my appreciation of your vote
and support, 1 am,
Sincerely yours,
l.. w. WHITEHURST
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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-02-07
PRO VAST.

Ceshoslovcnsk6 Narod. Sdru
Heni vystavuje We vykladu zlat-
nickGho obchodutpzra MikeSa
" Cask6 N6rodni SIM mramo-
roVou sosku, "Pro Vlast', zho-
toVenou ceskoslovepskym legio
nafom m SibiFi, pFedstavuifci
tesk0slovenak6ho hrdinu, kle-
saiiciho ma znak pod snrtfcf
sHelou, v prsa zarytou. Leva
rulEaeran6na, visi bezvlady
dola, pravice svira hrud'; u no
hou klesaiicfho hrdiny lezf pre-
razen5 pu5ka, V pozadi pax
nad bfeh tryska voda oceanu.
Nevelka soska tato pdsobi
mocnym doimom ma cit vnfma-
v6ho pozorovate,e. Vycftite z
nj tn ohromnou ob6t, ktereu
na5i iunaci V dalnd Sibifi pro
svobodu sv6ho naroda pTinesli,
kladouce sv& mlad6 zivoty pro
lep8i brti Geskoslovensk6ho IL
du V drah6 otGine. DobJvaiice
81 costu nehostinnJm kraiem,
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-02-07
STRACH JE HORST NEZ
SAnfA INFLUENZA.

Neztrat'te hlayu' Strach ma
vdboc velke toc5 ale pfi influ-
enze primo 2abi'i vice lid nez
"flu" sama. Zapud'te nesmysl-
NJ tento strach, ienz nicf vasi
odolavai1cf sflu! Uziveite Tri-
norovo L6civ6 Hofk6 Vino, iez
Jest neispolehliv6i5im l6kem
pro pdrzeni vnitTnosti V pohy-
BIZ. Vsichni znalci shoduif Sc
v tom, ze vypuzeni odpadko-
v1ch latek vnitfnosti a snfze
nj mistnfho nap6t zvysi silu
odporu q povsechnou vitalitu-
t3la. Triner6v lex vycisti vnitr-
nosti udrM lie cistote a Sc
sill celou soustavu. Odmftn6te
vsechny padelkv a napodobe-
ninv, priim6te len Trinerovo
L6Giv6 HoflS6 Vino, Tam, kde
kupujete l6l1v, dostanete i Tri-
norovu Angeliku Hofkou, iez
SC velice osvedGnje pfi nava-
loch horecky, TrinerGv Mirni-
tel kasle, jenz iist6 zbavi Vas
kasle Trinerdv Antiputrin,
vTteGn6 to kloEtadlo a prostre
dek pro nosni Iazen (pfi vypla
chovanf nosu rozfed'te takto:
ieden dill Antiputrinu a ctyfi
dilv vlazne vody). = Joseph
Triner Companv, 133-43 s. Ash
land Ave, Chic2ro. I'll.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-02-07
PRfTOMNE KLESANf CEN

Jest pfedzv6stf icSt6 v6tsi dra-
hoty "a neiakJ cas-. Podobn6
pfipady minu,osti tomu ma
sv6dcuif. Pred rokem take ce-
NY klesly, ale op6t Ease stoup-
ly jest6 vyse nez byly pred
tim a nynejsi pom6ry isou to-
tome.
Ceny vyrobkl neklesnou,
pol7ud ceny stpovin a.mzdy ne
klesnou.
Proto take, kdo jest dosti
proziravym, aby Sc zasobil stFi-
Hnim zbozim, spodnfm pra-
diem, puncochami a vJbavnim
zhozfm vseho druhu re striz-
nich obchodi ~ Koudelu",
Abs Broadway a 1928 Warner
Road = nyna kdyz ceny jsou
velice mfrn6, ttsetri Cd 25ti dc
50ti procent La svych naku-
pech.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
Industrial Stacking During
 Nitrate Plant Construction
 Charged byMany Witnesses

dispute. Everybody knows there. has been waste at the plant" the represen- tstiVe said, expressing the voice of the committee No attempt has been made 10 deny it or condone it, except on ths ground of the wartime speed.
 nevertheless" MT. Garrett exnlsined It was well to have some idea of inc conditions prevailing at the time. In checking up the committee found tha f one or the big causes of the constantly sniltlng labor army. often running up 70 SS,ood' was the hired labor agent, wno went about the country painting wonderful pictures of high wages and cheap life at Muscle Shoals, with gam bling permitted and long vacation at the end of the year.
 Arriving by the thousand, white and negro workmen discovered little gam bling, but went away. the witnesses say because of poor accommodat tfnns poor food. trouble with the police ana other things.
 As the men reached the plant they were turned into 2 big pen to await their turn to begin the tortuous march to the pay check window. Kennets F. Smith, formerly in charge of the labor adjustment bureau at Washington. told the committee that it often took man ss hours to he recorded after entering
 tCeaetnued sn rnxe Eleven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
MYSTERIOUS GIRL STILL BEING HELD Hearing of Charges Against Jeanne De LOnge' Is
 Postponed
By Associated Press

Atlanta, January a2.-- Hearing of charges of 'disorderly conduct filed against the young woman arrested here under the name of Jeanne De Longe, for masduerad- ing in a hotel in male attire. was post poned late today.
 The woman was still held at the police station tonight and 1t developed that Father Moylan, priest. who visited her yesterday, had telegraphed to John De- kav of Chicago, brother of the missing .Je.Mne Anna DeKay, to come here and determine if the woman is his sister, as she claims Local police had concluded tonight she was not Miss pekay.
 Garbed in feminine clothes, sent 10 her cell by Father Moyian, the young woman continued today to assert she is really the Chicago girl, but that she had been married to Haroo De Longe, whom she expected to meet soon in Los An- geles. She stoutly maintained he was at 2 New York hotel within the past few days. Press dispatches, however, showed no such person had been registered there in a month
 Asked if she had not given the name last night as Harrow De Longe," she laughed and said NO. that sounds like a farmer doesn't it? It's Haroo De Longe"
 The young woman's stay at the police station seemed indefinite tonight, as she refused to permit medical examination preliminary to hearing of the charges against her, according to the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
NASHVILLE BANNER
 PLANT COMPLETELY 1. GUTTED BY FLAMES
Loss Estimated at S130,000. Many Employees Have
 Narrow Escape-Will
 Continue Publication
By Associated Press

Nashville, Tenn, January 2c.-
 Upper floors of the fivc-story
 building of the Banner Publishing
 Company on Church street were completely gutted by fire late this
 afternoon. Damage is estimated at
 &i00,00O to tho equipment and &30,-
 900 to tho building, covered to
 the extent of soo.OOO by insurance.
 The fire is thought to have started
 in the stereotyping room from an
 overloaded metal box.
 The blaze was first discovered just after ue last city edition of the paper had gone to press. Fifteen linotype operators were in the composing room on the fourth floor The first warn Ing they had of the fire was smoke coming through the floor. They were forced to take to .ne fire escapes, as the stairways were burning.
 Many employees of the paper had narrow escapes in trying to extiuguish the flames by hand fire extinguishers, although no casualties were reported.
 The manasement of the paper an- nounced tonight that it will attempt to get out the regular editions tomorrow. using the typesetting equipment and presses of the Nashville Tennesseea n until new equipment is secured. Me- shanical equipment in the composing room was totally destroyed, but the presses, which were in the basement of an adjoining building, were dam iged cnly by being flooded with water. U IS expected to have them in opera lien in few iavs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
H. c. l.. IS CHARGED
 TO BIG PACKERS BY
 WILLIAM B. COLVER
By Associated rrsss

Awark. N J.s Januar, The nigh cost of living since 1915 has been due largely to five great packing con cerns. whose profits from 1915 to 1917. inclusive. were more than $192.000, 900, as compared with s59.000.000 for the three preceding years. William 5. Con- yer. chairman of the federal trade commission, declared in an address read by Robert R. Kane. of counsel for the commission, before the Atlantic coast conference of the National Con- sumers League here today MT. Colver vas unable to attend.
 A representative of Swift & Co. of Chicago later read a telegram from Mir. Swift in which he denied that the packers had been responsible for in creasing the cost of living and declared that Mir. Colver's statement showed "another disregard of facts" It was asserted that the price of meat had risen only 59 per cent since 1913, while the average food increases had been 103 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
.DELEGATES BEGIN
 CONSIDERATION OE !. FINANCE PROBLEMS
Group Conferences Present Their Recommendations and Reports Taken Up
 By Representatives
sy Associated pr..,

Washington, January 22.-Delegates to the Pan-American financial congress to- day got down to consideration of definite financial and transportation problems through presentation of recommendations of various group conferences which have been meeting since the congress opened Monday.
 Submission of the reports brought about lengthy discussion in which the represen- tatives of the South and Central Amerf- can countries took the leading part Con- sideration of the reports. however, was interspersed with addresses by Houston Thompson, member of the United States federal trade commission. who discussed international regulation of competition; Paul M Warburg, former member of tho federal reserve board, who spoke on fiscal and currency standards, and Senator Mo- Cormick of Illinois, who told the dele gates of the federal budget system now being considered by Congress.
 Close attention was given by the dele gates to the report of the congress com mittee on transportation, which asked the immediate extension of ocean freight ana passenger transpoFtatlon 1achities De- tween the United States and South Amer- ican ports. Weekly sailings by fast ships between New York and Buenos Aires were recommended to the attention of governmental bodies of the interested na- tions and the committee also advanced proposals for the betterment of railroad. postal and cable and wireless communica tions in Latin-America.
 At the final business session of the con- gress tomorrow, delegates will consider resolutions summarizing the conclusions of the body. The visiting members will be taken to Annapolis Saturday and on Sunday and Monday to Philadelphia and New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
Rivers and HarbOrs Bill Is Passed By the
 House Yesterday
Rx A,sociated pr.,,

Washington, January 22.-All attacks on the 'porkless' rivers and harbors ap- propriation bill failed today in the House. ana a1ter numerous amendments had been rejected the measure was passed with appropriation of $l2. 4oo 900 for main tenance and continuance of work on proi- ects under way. The vote on passage of the bill. which carries the smallest ap- propriation of any measure of it's kind in years, was 1s7 to 25
 Previous to the final vote effort was made to recommit the measure with in structions to specify numerous river and harbor improvements, scattered throupb- out the country, but this move was de feated, 07 to 1l6 Likewise the House refused to appropriate $11 100000 for work on the Mississippi. Ohio and Missouri rivers. as we'll as for numerous smaller projects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
E Associated rrsss

= Florence, January 22.-Evidence of widespread stacking by the great in- dustrial army employed in the con- struction of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant piled up today at the hearing con ducted here by the House war expendi- lures committee. There was no end of it. according to witnesses, who made no attempt to deny the charge that erec- tion of the plant was held back while thousands of workmen moved about in helter skelter fashion, with union car. penters cutting underbrush and water boys drawing down the pay of struc tural iron workers
 The morale of the whole organiza. ton. the witnesses said. was affected Man after man told how material was wasted under the general policy of fin- ishing the job at any cost
 Near the end of an all-day session, after half dozen witnesses had testi- SSed concerning wholesale extrava- ganca. such as "only Uncle Sam could stand" Representative Garrett of Ten nessee. broke into the tale of waste by declarIng that it was net c question of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH
 GERARD ROBBERY
By Associated Pres.

Atlanta. January 22.--A man who gave his name as s. A. Sanders of Montgomery. Ala, was arrested short ly before midnight on suspicion of be- ing one of the four men who recently robbed the Phenix-Girard Bank at Girard. Ala, of s27,oO0.
 Police claimed that they found ps- tol in his possession which they iden- tified as one taken from President c. L. Mullin of the bank the day of the robbery. They also declared that Sanders was known in Columbus across the Chattahoochec river from Girard. and that they did not believe he came from Montgomery.
 Sanders went to St. Louis after the robbery, police say, and came back to Atlanta to meet his wife. whom they fol- lowed here from Americus, Ga. The arrest was made possible, police said by complete confession made by one of the men already under arrest in the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
By Associated rrsss

New York, January Exchanges that iron torture chambers have been intro- duced by Col R. D. Johnson, executive officer at Alcatrez Island. San Fran cisco. in which conscientious objectors of
 absolutist" type are imprisoned on the island were contained in statement issued here tonight by the national civil liberties bureau.
 Albert De Silver. director of the bureau, has left for Washington, it was stated, to place the matter before Secretary of War Baker
 Robert Simmons, who is serving ten year sentence as a conscientious objector, after being kept in solitary confinement, has been transferred to the latest tor turing device, in which he is at present kept" the statement declared. He is unable to sit down, lie down or fully stand; it is practically an iron strait jacket into which the prisoner is squeezed.
 "The dimensions of this torture cham Der are feet high, 23 inches in length and 1 foot broad.
 Tt is absolutely dark, the only air ob- tainabl being from the top of the cage.
 This cage is so made that it fits into the cell of the prisoner. When the cell door is closed. it forms the fourth side of the cage
 The statemest said that four of these iron cages were manufactured in the prison machine shop by orders of Colonel Johnson.
 The "absolutists," the statement ex plained, are Simmons, who is at pres ent confined Grosser, Rodolph and Dart
 These men, it was stated, have been kept "in solitary confinement, and were absolutely ignored in so far as medical at tention was concerned"
 The bureau declared that information regarding the torture chambers was received from officials of the Labor De- fense League of San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
FAIL TO AGREE AND
 ASHEVILLE FIREMEN
 REMAIN ON STRIKE
By A..ei...s Pre-.

Asheville. N C., January 22-Following
 a conference held during the afternoon Between Commissioner Fitzpatrick, head of the fire department. and F. w. Davis, whose discharge yesterday caused a gem CT al resignation of all members of the
 depa rtment. it was announced no agree rnent could be reached and the fremen
 would remain out. While the firemen are not striking for higher wages, they are striking for what they call principle. in fiat the commissioner has no right to discharge a fireman who is hired by the companies themselves. Chief Woods res ienation was accepted and A. l.. Duckett.
 the assistant. will be appointe din his place. The strike is likely to spread to West Asheville. where is was stated to- night the members of that department will hold a meeting. Arrangements are being made by the city to put in new
 Bremen to take inc places of those who struck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
ALL DANGER OF
 RACE CLASH IS
 REMOVED, BELIEF
By Associated Prsss

Little Rock, Ark, January 22-Prompt dispatching of federal troops to Dumas, Desha county. today prevented any pos sibiiity of further racial disturbances, Gov Charles H. Brough, who is at Dumas, said over long distance teie- phone tonight
 The governor said the negroes were greatly impressed by the soldiers from Camp Pike with their two machine gun and that f the ne groes yer hstd any iN- Htention of offering armed resistance to the civilian authorities, they promptly aban- doned it. The troops and the governor will return to Little Rock tomorrow morning, he announced
 Civilian posses having ascertained be- fore arrival of the troops that the ne- groes responsible for yesterdays crash at small negro settlement near Dumas had fled across the Arkansas river into a wild region, where pursuit was impracticable, the detachment was halted before it reached the vil- lage and returned to Dumas. Governor Trough was marching with the soldiers along the muddy roads when they were halted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
2 Americans Die In Clash With Russians
By AMeeiatsd Prrss

Washington, January 22.--Two American soldiers were killed and one severely wounded In the clash with nussian detachment os G~n- eraI scmenoffs forces on January 10 near PosoIsakaya, while five Russians were killed. one wounded and 5J captured, including one general md six officers. who still are held.
 In reporting the clash to the War Department today. Major General Graves. commanding the American expedition in Siberia, said the Russians. In an armorcd car. made an unproyoked attack on the Americans. who were in similar car. The Russian attack was repuIsed and the Americans then captured the car md it's oc- cupants.
 General Graves said he believed the incident could he peacefully adjusted with General Semenoff, "who could not have been re- sponsibIc.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
CYST OF THE NEWS
GEN ERAL

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
BONES OF MOTHER
 AND CHILD LOST
 IN 1915 ARE FOUND
By Associated Pres,

New Orleans. January 22-Horrors of the 1915 storm were recalled here today when 1t became known that the remains of Mrs. Reno Colloun and her for-year old child, lost during the storm in Bayou Grand, had been found
 Only the skeletons of the mother and cniid' With their shoes and life pre- ies washed ill by the storm. lav in IA marsh for almost five years. They were ldentified by what remained of the shoes and by the life preserver. This bore inc na me of the boat from which they were lost-the Hazel
 The skeletons were discovered by Ba- briel Collins, trapper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-23
TRAINMEN :. DEMAND
 A DEFINITE ANSWER
By A...cistsd Pres.

Cleveland, O., January 22-The Brother hood Of Railroad Trainmcn, which has a membership of approximately 2oo,ooo will ask the railroad administration for a def mite answer to it's demands for general wage increase of 70 per cent Tuesday.
 William e Lee, president of the broth erhood, today asked Director e;enerat Hines for an appointment for Tuesday morning and called the ? general execu i've committee chairmen and grand lodge day. s'''
 ne men are pressing us too hard, 's MT. Lee said today. "A reasonable time nas elapsed and the cost of living gone