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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
LEGION PLANS TO
OBSERVE ARMISTICE
DAY, NOVEMBER Il
EN-Scrvice Men Getting Ready for
Big Celebration-Fish Fry VIII
be q Feature.

The local post of the American
Legion is planning to observe Armis-
tice Day with great celebration. and
the prospects are that a brilliant sue
cess Will crown the undertaking. All
necessary committees have been ap-
pointed and are already at work.
| These committees have secured the
cooperation of all the ladies' clubs
of the town, the ladies' having enga-
ged to take charge of the matter of
providing for picnic dinner to be
served on the grounds of Hotel Punta
Gorda. They will be assisted by
Roy VanCamp and Charles b. Chad
wick, and 1t Is safe to promise that
there will be plenty of all kinds of
good things to eat, which Will in
clude a flsh-fry.
committee on athletic sports. of
which Jack c. Waltmire is chairman.
will make arrangements for a basket
ball game, a tennis match. base ball
game and other like attractions.
Equipments for these have already
been ordered.
Major Sutherland. Ex-Governor
Gilchrist, and other eminent and elo-
quent speakers will be invited to be
present and address the crowds, and
there is little doubt that they will
accept
Nothing will be left undone that
will aid in making the occasion one
long to be remembered. The COM
plete" program will be announced in
due time. Meantime, every body is
even now cordially invited to come TO
this celebration. bring well filled
baskets, and help make Thursday,
November 11th. 1920, one of the most
memorable in the history of Punta
Gorda.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
1888 PROGRESSIVE
TOWNS OPERATING
UNDER MANAGER
Range in Size from Largo, Fla, Up
to Big City Class With 200, 900
Population.

One hundred and eighty-eight
towns and cities of the United States
have adopted and found satisfactory
and successful the commissioner
ger form of government. This num-
ber does not include those that oper-
ate under the commission form with
out manager.
These towns and cities governed by
the commissiOn-man administra-
tion are scattered all over the United
States, six CT them being Florida
towns. They range in size from 552
up into the 100000 class.
Probably the smallest town oper-
ating under the commission-manager
plan is in Florida. 1t is Largo, in
Pinellas county. It's population, ac-
cording to the state census of 1915,
is 552 and so far as known the COM
mission-manager plan has been as
there as in the larger
cities.
Other Florida towns operating un-
der this plan are Ocala, st. Angus
w
Palm Beach.
If reports are true, st. Augustine
and Tallahassee have found the plan
very satisfactory, a review of what
the new plan had accomplished in |
promoting economy and efficiency in |
st. Augustine during the first year
under the commission-manager ad-
having been published |
IN a recent issue of this paper.
Letters of inquiry addressed to |
officials of abuot 80 towns and cities
operating the commission
plan brought as many replies and |
~itout exception, according to these
etters, the commissioners plan |
las been success when given a
air trial.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
NEW STATE AID ROAD.
New Road Will Connect With Wilder
ness Way Near Olga.

At meeting of the State Road
Department held in Tallahassee last
week, the board officially designated
as a state aid road, a road from West
Palm Beach extending westward
across the state on the south of Lake
Okeechobee to Olga bridge, to connect
with state road number two (better
known as the Wilderness Way) near
Fort Myers.
If this road is improved, Punta
Gorda would be largely benefited by
the improvement of the present road
to Fort Myers, via fuckers corner,
for those who use this route to get
from the east to west coast with any
of the coast towns and cities as their
destination would prefer to take the
route via Punta Gorda, following the
Tamiami trail up the coast, rather
than make the trip by way of the
road and the indirect way.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
PUNTA GORDA HAS
A CHANCE TO GET
VILLAGE DELIVERY
Little Doubt AbOut Securing Mail
Delivery If People Show That
They Want 1t.

The pOstotiice department has been
authorized to establish "village mail
delivery service" in towns having
postotlices of the third class. and it
! Is likely that the department will es-
tablish this service in Punta Gorda If
enough of its people are sufficiently
interested to make it known that
they want mail delivery. ,
The department requires that GER
tain civic improvements be made in
towns before this service is establish
ed and that the receipts of the post
ONCE amount to $1,000 or more an
hually, so there is nothing for the
people to do to secure delivery but
make their wishes known.
There are many people in Punta
Gorda who would not want their mail
delivered. but on the other hand
there are many to whom delivery
would be a great convenience The
iact that some do not want their
mai! delivered is no reason for them
10 oppose establishment of the SER
vice and deprive those who do want
1t, Those who do not want their
mail delivered would not have to ac-
cept the service.
Establishment Of delivery would
give the postohlce more clerical help.
which the postmaster has been un-
lOle TO get in any other manner up
10 TINS time, and no doubt would re-
suit in great imnrovamapt l., L.nl,..
me mails, which, especially in winter
nas become a task too big for the
small force allowed by the postofflce
department.
Those who want to see mail delive-
'y service established should make
heir wishes known to Postmaster
Rhode or some of his assistants, for
he department leaves it up to" the
people to make the first move.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
PUNTA GoRDA, FLORIDA THURSDAY OCTOBER 18th, 1920
IS TOWNS OF LESS THAN 1000, SOME
SMALLER THAN PUNTA G0RDA,
HAVE MANAGERS

During the past few davs
considerable interest mas been
manifested in the proposed
change in Punta Gorda's form
or government, and while it ap-
pears that practically everyone
taVors the change there are
some who are afraid that Pun
ia Gorda is too small to pay q
city manager, assuming that
his salary will be an added cx-
pen3e and that nothing will be
saved by putting the towns af-
fairs upon a business basis.
Are there any towns near
the size OF Punta Gorda that
are being operated under the
commission-manager plan?" is
a question often heard.
a recent comparison of the
list of 1SS towns and cities that
are operating under the com
mission-manager plan with the
latest available census figures
shows that there are many such
towns.
Altogether there are 35
towns of less than 1000 popu-
lation operating under this
plan. Twelve of these 35 are
smaller then Punta Gorda.
Out of the 1873 towns and cities,
there are 10 that have a popula-
ton of over 1000 but less than
5000. The greater number of
the remaining 13 have popula-
tions ranging from 5000 to
5000.
A significant fact brought
out by persual and study of
list of the towns and cities oper-
ating under the commission
manager plan is that these
towns are grouped in large
numbers in certain states and
in sections of those states.
For instance, in Texas, where
the plan originated, there are
20 towns that have the commits
sion-manager form of govern
ment, while some states have
none and a number have but
one or two. This would seem
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
TOWNS INCOME IS
NEARLY S30,000;;
EXPENSES $4,000
Towns Assessed Valuation Over
100000; Millage for 1921 is
20; Budget Made.

At the regular monthly meeting OF
the Town Council, Tuesday night, the
assessment roll was presented and
approved and the budget for 1921
adopted. The assessment roll shows
that the taxable value of real pro-
perty is $770,772, a considerable in
crease over last year The millage
for 1921 has been fixed at 25 and
this will yield revenue amounting to
$17,794.30.
The budget SHOWS that the total
income of the town from all sources
for the coming year will be about
29,31963. This amount includes
taxes, $17,794.3O; licenses, estimat-
ed, $500; police department, estimat-
ed, $500; uncollected back taxes, es-
timated, $1,000; proportion county
road tax, $3.50; revenue from sale
electric current, estimate based on
last years sales, $5,213.6O; uncolect-
ed light and material bills, $4S773;
sale of contract material and labor,
estimated, $1,000; balance on hand
in electric fund, $3.50; sale of water,
estimated, $1,000 labor, water de-
partment, estimated. 500; sale of
supplies, estimated, s225.
Expenses for the coming year are
estimated at 1922, ,052.71 and include
the following amounts Interest
and sinking fund, $7,117.71; salaries,
disinfectant, scavcnger, printing,
postage, $5,185.00; various street ex-
penses, street lights, 100000; cleo
trio current, salaries, labor, supplies
fer contracts, $5,7OOOO; pumping,
supplies, proportion of salaries, ST.
10000 These amounts are the es-
timated expenses for the various de-
partments.
1t will be seen by the above that
the estimated income is considerably |
more than the estimated expenses. !
The surplus goes into a contingent
fund to meet unusual and unlocked
for expenses
Comparison of the income and out
go of the electric light department.
shows that it is self sustaining and
produces net revenue amounting to
81, 900 a year. Ac-
cording to estimates prepared, the
water department is operating at a
loss, the operating income being
S425 less than the operating expense.
1t is the plan of the council to use
the surplus revenue for the coming
year in making needed improvements
rebuilding of the city dock being
Dne of the improvements contemplate
I'd.
At the meeting Tuesday night,
with a request of the
and Parks Committee of
he Commercial Club, the council {
appropriated $400 to be used by that l
committee in improving the water '
ront parks, council stipulating that c
he parks must be leveled and kept 7
n good condition by the committee. V
The request of city employee for =
n increase in salary was refused un- i
ii the council has time to consider 7
his and other matters at its next T
egular meeting, whereupOn said city I
mployee declared he would sever his q
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
$4,000
Mayor Calls Election.

The proclamation of Mayor Skies
calling for the election of town off.
cials to be held on Tuesday, Novem-
Der 23rd, is published in this issue
OF the Herald Those to be elected
are mayor, marshal, clerk-assessor-
collector, three councilmen for two
year term, and five members of a
charter board.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

County Engineer r. P. Ransom
made an inspection trip last week
over the Tamiami Trail construction
work in Lee county. He states that
the crew is now at work at the worst
place on the right of way. The drag
line dredge Is Operating at the head
OF Fakahatchee river in cat tail
swamp. The work is necessarily 60
ing slow at this point but they will
soon be out and on better ground
where progress will be much faster.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
There is a strong probability that a

There is a strong probability that a
factory for converting grapefruit
juice into a mercantable product will
be located at Haines City this COM
ing season. This is not in any way
connected with the Moffett enter
prise which fell through some weeks
ago, but is with entirely new people,
with a new process and to be carried
out on simple and direct lines.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

connection with the town on the 18th
of the month.
The request of a member of the
American Legion for the erection of
electric lights on the tennis courts
was granted. as was a similar re-
quest from the Civic Association for
lights at the new tourist camp
grounds.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

council thinking is wise to reduce
the width and thus reduce the cost
of upkeep. The dock is to be
thoroughly rebuilt with what of the
old material is usable and new ma
terial. All piling are to be at least
eight inches in diameter and VIII be
protected by concrete to height of
the average maximum high tide.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

The Florida State Fair and Expo-
sition Association at Jacksonville has
In mind the making of the fair
grounds into civic center with a
permanent plant, which will be used
all the year, instead of but a few
weeks each season. An auto speed
way, athletic field, baseball, football.
tennis, golf and trotting track in
clude some of the attractions suggest
ed.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
Advertising for Bids.

The Town Council is this week ad-
vertising for bids for the rebuilding
of the city dock for a distance of
1900 feet. The reconstructed dock
will be but seven feet in width, the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

The city authorities in Tampa
have adopted new method of auto
mobile parking law, which requires
mat automobiles be parked later
ally instead of diagonally on the
business streets.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

GAINESVILLE and Kissimmee are both
after the new Baptist hospital which
1t is said, will be built before very
long.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
Occupation Licenses Due.

Occupation licenses are now due
and payable at the Office of the city
clerk. L. E. Robinson, clerk. adv
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

Bar examinations will be held in
Tallahassee about the middle of Oc-
tober, commencing on Tuesday, Oe-
tober 10Th.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

This Poor Burdock is all Worked
Up, for there's a Stranger in town and
he doesn't Know her Name, nor Where
she's From, nor Why she Came, nor
How Long she's Going to Stay, and the
Suspense is Killing Him. The Only
Explanation for the Volunteer Detec'
tive is that he Must have been dropped
on his Bean when a Babe
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14

TO show that where the plan
has been tried it has proved
successful and The movement
has been given impetus in that
particular section of the state.
Here are the 35 towns of less
than 1000 population that are
operating under the commits
sion-m an a ser government.
These figures were taken from
a reliable atlas, giving the pop
ulation of all towns of the
United States with 1000 and
over in 1910 or 1915. Those
marked with asterist $50" were
not found in this list, so it is
presumed that they have pop
ulation of less than 200:
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
IMPROVEMENTS

Punta Gorda is an up 20
date town. having more
improvements than many
much larger
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-10-14
POPULATION

Punta Go-da's population
increased % percent dur
ing 10 years. Population
1920, 1895
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
MORE WARSH|PS GO
TO MEXICAN WATERS
DESTROYERS ARE ORDERED TO
VERA CRUZ AND TAMPIco TO
PROTECT AMERICANS.
Murder of Two More Americans Stirs
Authorities to Action and Additional
Vessels Are Ordered to the
Mexican Coast.

Washington American destroyers
have been ordered to Vera Cruz and
Tampico to protect Americans there.
The navy department acted on the
request of the state department, where
it was explained that the warships
would take aboard Americans in those
two ports in the event that should be-
come necessary.
Ii WAS said that the vessels would
not intervene in Mexican affairs and
that their dispatcl, was a precautiOn-
AIRY measure. Only the cruiser Sacra-
mento is now on the east coast of
Mexico. She was last reported at
Tampico.
No reports of any disturbances in
either Vera Cruz or Tampico have
been received by the state department.
but revolutionary outbreaks have Oc-
Cured near both ports.
The murder of two more Americans
in Mexico, reported to the state de-
partment, accentuated the concern with
which officials are watching develop
ments beyond the border. There was
nothing, however to Indicate to what
extent the attitude of the Washington
government toward the Sonora revolu-
tionary movement might be affected
by the fact that the incidents occurred
in Carranza-controlled territory.
Requests for additional warship pro-
lection at points on the east coast of
Mexico already had been forwarded to
the navy by the state department.
While this had no relation to the MUIR
ders, it was said to indicate the view
of officials as to the unsettled condi-
tons prevailing in that region, NOM
inally, at least, still held by Carranza
forces.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
LOOKED SUSPICIOUS TO HER
Mrs. Toddles Sadly Misunderstood the
Note Sent to Her Hubby From
the Library.

When a member desires a book that
Is not in certain library, he files his
application for the volume, which the
librarian reserves for him on it's re-
turn, notifying him that the book
awaits his pleasure.
Now, 1t happened that one of the
members applied for, but could not get
at the time, copy of a novel entitled
''The Girl He Left Behind Him." In
course of time postcard arrived from
the library, and as the members wife
is of suspicious nature that post
card caused trouble, for it read:
"Mr. Toddles is informed that the
girl he left behind him Is now in the
library, and will be kept for him till
next Tuesday acknowledgements
Weekly.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
HAS LONG CASUALTY LIST
Four Violent Deaths in Twenty-four
Hours in Idaho Town.

Twin Falls, Idaho.-Two farmers
and two boys, II and 8, respectively,
are dead here, representing the "casu-
atty list of the most capricious and
deadly twenty-four hours in the history
of Twin Falls.
The dead are: Francis Picket, 9,
son of Hyrum Pickett, farmer of the
Murtaugh district, who was accident
ally killed by his brother Leon, II, on
bird hunting trip Sunday afternoon.
William Popp, farmer, living near
Bull, hanged himself from a rafter
in his barn.
John Abel died as the result of
blood-poisoning caused by bullet,
wound in the right thigh. II. f. Ram
seyer is held in the Twin Falls coun-
ty Jail pending trial, being charged
with causing the death of Abel.
Richard Chandler, II, son of Mr.. and
Mr.. ]. d. Chandler, who is said to
have committed suicide with a %
calibre rifle.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
On Detail.

Private Napoleon Booker Washing
ton Simpson had obtained leave of abb
sence to visit his buddy, who had been
wounded and was in a nearby field
hospital. He was stopped at the en-
trance by an army nurse, who asked
him what he wanted.
HAS you got dark Completed
man named johnson what's been shot
in dis hospital?' he inquired.
The nurse replied that there was
such person there. adding, But he's
convalescing now"
"Ah beg yo' pardon?" said Nap per-
plexedly, scratching his wool.
'He's convalescing now" she re-
peated.
SWELL" said Napoleon, 'if yo' don't
mind, I'll set right here and wait till
he gets through."-The Home Sector.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
sMooT HEADS DELEGATION.
Utah Senator Will Attend Republican
National Convention.

Price, Utah.-The four delegates at
large to the Republican national con-
vention are Senator Reed Smoot, Mrs
Jeanette Hyde of Salt Lake, J. G.
Lynch of Ogden and ]. U. Eldredge,
Jr., of Ogden. Senator Smoot was
chosen without opposition, at the con-
vention held in this city, but the NAM
ing of the others in the quartet caused
such IA convention battle that nearly
four hours was taken before the final
ballot resulted in Lynch's choice over
A. J. Lee of Price.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Don't Let Catarrh Drag
You into Consumption

be cured by sprays, inhalers, jellies
and other local applications.
S. s. S. has proven a most salts
factory remedy for Catarrh be-
cause it goes direct to its source,
and tends to remove the germs of
the disease from the blood. Get
bottle from your druggist today,
and begin the only logical treat
ment that gives real results. For
free medical advice write to Medi-
cal Director, 1914 Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta. Ga.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Beyond EXPRESSION.

An elderly lady was questioning the
ex-artilleryman. "And what was the
most terrible sight you witnessed in
the WARP"
"Well, it was like this" replied the
soldier. 1--WE had just spotted a Ger
man machine-gun nest with about IL
enemy gunners that were holding up
our advance. We located the nest and
put the first shot right In the middle
Of the ferries"
How dreadful !" interrupted the OLD
lady, ibid it kill them all?"
"No'm," replied the soldier sadly, at
was dud."-American Legion Weekly.
AS a rule mans sugar coated
sweetness wears off with the waning
of the honeymoon.
Artless women are seldom heart.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Gasoline Shortage Probable.

Washington.-War of the prob
ability of an actual shortage of gaso-
line as result of the disproportion-
ate increase in gasoline production and
the number of automobiles in use, was
given in a statement issued Saturday
by the bureau of mines.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Even Were New Suits Not $40.

Sir Oliver Lodge says that dying is
like diScarding an old suit of clothes.
To some of us doing the latter is al
most as hard as dying, truly.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Switchmen Seeking Peace.

Chicago.-Nine thousand railway
switchmen who walked out in sympa-
thy with the strike called here April
by the Chicago Yardmen's associa-
ton are willing to return to work if
their seniority rights are restored, John
clared in federal court Monday.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Avoid Its Dangerous Stage.

There is a more serious stage of
Catarrh than the annoyance caused
by the stopped-up air passages,
and the hawking and splitting and
other distasteful features.
The real danger comes from the
tendency of the disease to continue
Its course downward until the
lungs become affected, and then
dreaded consumption is on your
path. Your own experience has
Ia ght you that the disease cannot
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Crazy Printer Committed.

New York.--Thomas w. Simpxins,
the itinerant printer who shot and
killed DIR. James Wright Markoe in
st. George church a fortnight ago,
has been committed to the asylum for
the criminally insane.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Liqhtnino Kills School Girls.

Dunning, Neb.-Ruth Taylor, aged 8.
and Ruby Moger, Z, school girls, We're
struck by lightning and killed at
schoolhouse in the country near here
The building was demolished, but none
of the other occupants was injured.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Parents Charged With Manslauehter.

Newark.-For employing prayer
alone in the vain effort to save the
life of Dorothy, their 9-year-old daugh-
ter, suffering from diphtheria, Andrew
and Elizabeth Walker came to trial
Monday in the court of quarters SEES
sions. charged with manslaughter.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08
Modern Poetry Of Motion.

Modern Poetry Of Motion.
The orchestra softly played
kiss Me Again."
She gazed into his eyes
And breathed a sigh.
"Your dancing is like poem,"
She said.
"Yes, yes, go on" he
Murmured.
IAN Amy Lowell poem;
The feet
Are all mixed up.
She answered. Record.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1920-05-08

Each package of diamond Dyes"
contains directions so simple that any
woman can diamond-dye new, rich,
fadeless color into worn. shabby gar
ments. draperies. coverings. whether