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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-04-10

Leesville. - The Democratic Exec
utive Committee for Leesville select,
ed Justice ]. M. Cakes as nominee for
alderman to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of G. w. Hadnot. who
died recently.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-04-10

Monroe, La. - Fire destroyed the
municipal water and power plant,
placed the city without fire protection
and put newspapers and other indus
tries dependent on electrical power
temporarily out Of business. Water
will be provided at once, but It win
be months before electrical power
again can be produced locauS.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-04-10

Roseland. - The Oscar Bowling
Products Company, Inc. has agents in
the field in this section, making con-
tracts with the farmers agreeing to
plant cucumbers. which are to be de-
livered and used for pickles at the
pickle station here.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-04-10

Baton Rouge. - A motion has been
1led in the District Court for a new
trial for Dewey Key, Chris Shehan
and Howard Harvey, charged with
robbing James Melville on Decem.
Der 16.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-04-10

Alexandria. - A special train over
the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway
arrived here with four outfits of the
hrm who have the contract to lay
pipe line from the Homer Oil Field
to New Orleans.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
Read, Mark and Ponder.

The chief of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor has said some excel
lent things on the subject of Soviet
ism in the course of the past year;
but none of them has been 50 EN-
phGtic, so incorporating and so
American in spirit as his unreservcd
condemnation of the mischief, the
follies and the crimes that have been
Matched in the Bolsheyist sophis-
,riCa 22d illusions.
II there is any workingman who
gGts Bol3hcviki notions into his
head thoughtle5sly, capriciously, or
tmitatiyely-for it is not easy to
that any man of hard-head-
ed sense in this country could fell
victim to them at alI-ha ought to
paste cid Sam Gompers' warning in
his hat and read it diligently at least
once a day.-Philadalphia Bulletin.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
How to Get Rid of EN-.

Divorces are getting entirely too
common in Florida. Divorce records
are taking up half the space of Flor
ida court proceedings. The divorces
are meant for lawyers, and lawyers
alone. Florida should either repeal
her obnoxius divorce laws, or pro-
vide some method by which a divorce
coupon is issued with each marriage
license, and the only thing necessary
for the securing of a divorce would
be for both parties to sign the coupon
and file it with justice of the peace,
mayor or constable. We could then
dispense with half the Florida judges
and four-fifths of the lawyers, and
let them all engage in some useful
occupation.-DeLand News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12

In another part OF The Herald this
week will be found an article writ
ten by A. R. Dunlap, of St. Peters
burg. and published in the Tampa
Tribune of Sunday, in which Mr..
Dunlap gives some interesting facts
concerning the workings of the COM
mission-manager form of municipal
government. which has been in eff
feet in st. Petersburg for the past
seven years. We hope that our
readers will look for this article and
give the facts presented therein care
full consideration. The article shows
That the ommission-manager plan of
government has worked wonders for
st. Petersburg. We believe that our
people are beginning to realize that
is unfair-unreasonable-to ask
its best citizens, who have enough to
do to attend to their own affairs. to
devote their time to the affairs of
the taxpayers without compensation.
unless the knocks and criticism that
come their way can be termed COM
executives and lawmakers as honest.
competent and conscientious men as
any town in Florida, but they cannot
be expected to neglect their own
business to attend to the towns af-
fairs in their multitude of detail.
and many things that should be done
| 90 undone. The only solution il TO
employ a city manager, pay him n
salary commensurate with the SER
vice required and let him conduct
the towns affairs just as he would
any business enterprise. Look for
the article by Dunlap and give 1t
serious thought The Farris num-
cipal charter bill has been declared
constitutional and there is now moth
ing to interfere with Punta Gorda or
any other town changing its form of
government by the simple process
outlined in this bill
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
SiXteen-FOot Roads for Florida.

The state road department has
adopted wise course in deciding in
favor of a sixteen-foot permanent
road building instead of the propos-
ed ntne-fcot policy. The Metropolis
last week suggested the adviseability
of building the new state highways
with a width of sixteen feet, believ-
ing that this would result in greater
satisfaction for all concerned, for the
present and future. To build nine
foot roads Is to only build made
quate roads and while they serve to
help the situation some, they prove
constant source of trouble and in
convenience to the travelling public.
The sixteen-foot road is the least
width which should be permitted on
any state constructed highway, and
the Metropolis wishes to express its
to the state highway de-
partment for taking this broad view |
of the situation. John E. Gilbert. a |
member of the commission from |
Jacksonville deserves credit for as
sisting in putting the policy of a
wide road as against a narrow road |
oVer.-Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
Costly Lesson.

When Polk county was the scene
Of triple killing over "wire-cut-
ting" it brought home to each of us.
what the march of progress is doing
to some lines of business. Fenced
pastures have come to stay. And
"f,ee range" was the only way that
cattle production could be made TO
pay under the old conditions. But
much greater business in stock
raising is to be built up the new way
with the aid of improved methods.
and properly taken care of pastures
1t is distinct hardship to many peo-
pie who have made their livings in
the old way to give up that living
TO the fenced pasture that they can no
longer use, but the saddest part of
the whole matter is that they should
not have seen what was coming and
been the first to take advantage of
the new conditions. The lives of
three men is fearful price to paw
for teaching folks to respect the
Jaws OF property, but it was a neces-
5ary price, for such changes do not
come without great cost. We can
but hope that the lesson has been well
learned, and that the outcome will
prove a real blessing to everyone
Lakeland Advertiser.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
Why Newspaper Men Stay Alive.

The Save-a-Life League, in pub
fishing its collection OF figures on
suicide, remarks that journalism is a
profession the members Of which are
content to let nature take its course.
Lawyers, doctors and teachers shake
off the coil, but newspaper men--and.
we assume, the clergy-are free
from the mania.
To become aid remain a news
paper man the individual has to be
cheerful and patient. Once in the
profession he works constantly and
his thoughts are largely occupied
with matters beyond his own for
tunes. He has no time for . danger
GUS amount Of introspectioc. Study
ing millions of creatures lie refu1es
to take any single creature, even him
self, too serioucly for his Owl good.
Another reason why newspaper
men respect TIE commandments in
this particular is their intimate
knowledge OF the shock, the grief ard
the distress which are cHused by
almost every suicide. Finally, there
is The sense Of duty, religious or
merely ethical. Suicide is "laying
down" on an ascignment.-New York
Sul. Al
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
100 Per Cent on Sugar.

Plenty of sugar on the market
now.
Prices are high enough to satisfy
the profiteer.
The reason for the late autumn
shortage is rather cleverly revealed.
Last season the refners reported
that America was consuming more
sugar than ever.
Consume" in the sugar trade has
a peculiar meaning. Refiners report
sugar as consumed" when it leaves
their hands, not when 1t is dissolved
in the coffee cup or mixed into cake.
In this sense much of the sugar
was consumed" in the warehouses
Of jobbers, brokers and dealers. Now
that price restrictions are off it is
coming out-at 100 per cent profit.
This is merely an explanation
not justification. New York
World.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
PrCventable Evils.

Dr. Simon Flexner points to the
fact that the influenza epidemic of
1G18-1919 cost the world more in
lives and wealth than the war. We
work off a good deal of Mysteries over
the awfulness of war, but the ravages
of deadly plague are preventable
evils. The trouble is that humanity
forever is willing to spend innumer-
able billions in the work of killing
by violence, and idiotically reluctant
to spend comparatively trivial sums
for its protection against disease.
The combined cost of the late war
constitutes a sum sufficient to have
assured the prevention of any cpl
demic ever affecting the world, and
would 90 far toward banishing all
serious disease from the face of the
earth.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12

There going a night the purpose
. which is to ORGANIZE A BOARD OF TRADE, CHAMBER OF
!. COMMERCE. COMMERCIAL CLUB. BOOSTERS CLUB
ever may be decided which really
great deal.
This is going to be MEETING and upon
done depends in degree DEVELOPMENT
AND PROSPERITY OF PUNTA GORDA and SURROUNDING
COUNTRY
in Punta Gorda who is genuinely inter
ested in his her ATTEND THIS MEETING IT
Is GOING TO BE A BOOSTERS MEETING BOOSTERS
for the HOME TOWN have to attend.
There SOME PEOPLE at this meeting
They are the sEIFsBEKERs the GRoWERs KNOCK
Frs and these who delight COLD WATER RAT
THING SKELETONS ard know but song.
CAN'T BE DONE is tie refrain Those in this category
-. with having enough to know -.
stated before THIS is GOING BOOSTERS MEETING
and in such meeting there pessmm and
whining of the pemst meeting called to discuss
and make plans for the BRIGHT FUTURE discuss the
failures and mistakes CT the PAST and VIII? with
idea of THROWING COLD WATER and Rafting SKELETONS
will soon realize that they I'm THE CHURCH BUT
THE WRONG PEW"
men have pedg themselves
to attend this meeting and to their
port to the organization be formed
BE THERE if they WALK, HOBBLE CRAWL.
lot of OTHER GOOD MEN who have pledged themselves
attend, because they could seen, WANTED AT
THIS MEETING and good
WHO cannot attend meetings
moral support, SHOWING THAT THEY ARE THE
and INTERESTED IN THEIR TOWN.
We want again that this MEETING.
1t going be the starting
or is going to result in
prevailed past years for if we don't GET To-
GETHER NOW 1t is going to LONG we
There many many things a do
there estimating of live board promoting
When going again will have to do all the
that should have the years.
sides that which will time goes
So if BOOSTER, if have FAITH in your
y if you want to DO something put the the
and company LIVE, GROWING, PROGRESSIVE :
towns CT the ATTEND THIS your
CROUCH your GRIEVANCE, your PERSONAL interest your
HAMMER and your ANVIL at home,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 100000 Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EG
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12

party in Florida for many months.
Why then this attempt on the
part of Mr. Watson to aid Cats?
Why should any democrat who has
the good of the state at heart, want
to do so? No democrat, wishing to
see the state redeemed from its
present unenviable position among
the states of the Union. should be
misled by this action of Mr.. Watson.
There is nothing to 1t but a Cats
side show.-Panama City Pilot.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
PRESS EDITORIAL

has been selected for the opening gas
attack. At the same time, Senator
Smoot of Utah made timely gesture
calling attention to 3,0OO-page
volume, containing 100000 words
spilled upon that subject in the Sen
ate last summer and fall. Is there
no way to spare us a repetition OF
this flood? Apparently not. ANY
reasonable compromise now would
be a reflection upon superior sociaI
standing, and an insult to the intel
lectual pride of Henry Cabot Lodge
Even if We agree to send President
Wilson to st. Helena. Senator Lodge
may not wholly relent. The sacred
Goldfish has suffered too much to for
give Quickly.-Philadelphia Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12

The Gainesville Sun has dug up a
REPUTATION of the tradition that Eve
was responsible for the first pair be-
ing turned out of the garden of Eden
and the consequent evils that have
happened to the human race. We've
never believed it anyhow. 1t is our
opinion that the story originated with
some catfish woman who had a spite
against Eve.-Ocala Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
Is Watson Trying to Aid Cats?

John w. Watson, of Miami, has
come out as candidate for COVER
nor.
Mr.. Watson knows as we'll as any
one, that to run two democratic cam
didates against Cats man, Swearin-
gen, will in all probability elect the
latter, and he also knows that Mr..
Hardee is, and has been, the accept
ed democratic candidate of the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
PRESS EDITORIALS

Rapid farm development has fol-
lowed good roads wherever they go.
Duva1 county could be a splendid
developed farming section if it had
as good roads as some Of the newer
counties in the southern part of he
state.-Tinlac-U
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
Tidal Wave Of Words.

Are we to be treated to another
tidal wave of words on the peace
treaty? Perhaps. Senator Walsh of
Montana has served notice in the
Senate that Tuesday, February 10,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12

With a live board of trade, tho
Woman's Civic Improvement Associ-
alton and the Tourists Club all
boosting Punta Gorda we want to
tell the world that it will have to go
some to keep up with us!
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ADVERTISING RATES

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pises, purely advertising, will be charged
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Bryan and his imitator Cats
should both run on the prohibition
ticket. Neither is democrat, and
both are soIf-seeLing politicians
Ocala Star.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12

If you are a booster attend the
tomorrow (Friday) night.
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another candidate for the office. and
possibly with the hope of changing
our view, sought to engage. us in an
argument as to the merits of his
candidate and ours. why are you
going to support Fletcher" was his
question.
Because" We replied, I'VE know
that Senator Fletcher is honest. able,
energetic and has kept faith with
the people of Florida. He has stood
by the president through thick and
thin and the positions he has taken
have never been such as to require
explanation. During his twelve
years of service he has been an in
defatigable worker in the interest Of
his constituents and no one has over
charged him with being aligned with
any special interests. He is a states
man of big calibre and the positions
he now holds and has held Ia proof
that he is recognized as such by his
coileagues. A man Of ordinary abil-
lty would never have attained his
position and influence. Even II we
were sure his successor would prove
as able as he, why should we change?
Suppose you had been working for a
man for twelve years, rendering
honest. faithful, efficient and salts
factory service, and some other man
decided he wanted your job, applied
TO your boss, and your boss fired Won
IN order to give the new man a lob
what would you think Of that sort
OF man? Do you think that Won
would be getting a square deal?"
our friend admitted that it wouldn't
be just fair. Then" we asked
would it be fair, looking at il from
that point of view, to replace
Fletcher with another man Just he
cause the other man wants his foh?"
Again our friend agreed that n
wouldn't be fair.
i had never thought about it in |
Just that way, before" he said AMI |
wearing a rather discouraged coun-
'enance, started toward the door
without attempting to present an
argument for his man.
Think about it some more, BROTH
er, before you make up your mind
hnalIy," we said, as he went out
What We want and need now is abiI-
ity and performance and not promis-
es and a strong, fierce voice" and
it's never wise to trade horses while
crossing a stream"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
Why We VIII Support Fletcher.

who are you going to support
FOR senator in the coming election?7
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-02-12
BOOSTERS MEETING.

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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-01
IN. <. A. Staff Specially

MARTINEZ, GAIA fifteen-year-
old girl mother of fatherless in
FAINT, a wealthy youth who denies
that he is it's father, and the bride
of the youth who wants to adopt
the babe; these are the actors in a
human drama being enacted here
with the Contra Costa county Jail and
court as stage setting.
Roy Locke, a well-to-do young
Oakland automobile dealer, is in Jail
on statutory charge. Dorothy
Starr, with her month-old baby, is
here to press the charge against
him, and Mrs. Locke, handsome wife
of the accused man, is weepingly
standing by her husband of three
months and offering to clear away
the clouds by adopting the baby.
Fresno on the charge that last July
he took the Starr girl to a dance
after which he took her into the
hills and attacked her. Miss STAIRS
charge is strengthened by the teSti-
mony of a friend, Grace Harper, who
was in the auto at the time of the
alleged offense. She has named the
infant Roy
The young man, who was identi-
men when brought to the maternity
hospital, denies the story.
Mrs. Locke wants the baby as her
own.
Il love all babies" she says. II
seem to be especially attracted to
this one. 1 wanted to adopt it and
prevent all this. I would be a good
mother to it, and how much better
that would have been"
in her arms and looks stolidly into
space.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-01
SENDS
FLYING CAVALRY
AGAINST IRISH

LONDON, May 29.-British mill
tary officials today took steps to meet
the critical situation in Ireland, fol
lowing attacks upon soldier barracks
at Killmallock, where two constables
were burned to death in wing of
the barracks set afire by band of
more than a hundred men.
Premier Lloyd George presided at
a cabinet conference last night at
which it was understood drastic &C
ton to cope with Irish disorders
was decided upon.
Flying columns of cavalry have
been sent to Killmallock. A motor
cycle corps has also been organized
and was expected to proceed to the
area of trouble Immediately. Four
eighteen-pounder guns, quantity of
rifle ammunition, grenades, petrol
Kingston last night, according to a
dispatch received here. Army lor-
ries also have been rushed to Dub
lin.
Latest reports received here regard
ing the attack upon the barracks at
Killmallock declared ten constables
were in the building when it was at
tackled by more than hundred men,
many of whom took positions in
nearby houses, sniping from the
windows.
A heavy fusillade of rifle fire was
the first indication the constables. in
the barracks had that they were hse-
ing attacked. Bombs, containing
burning oil and paraffin, were thrown
upon the roof of the barracks, set
ting fire to one wing in which con-
stables Keane and Morton were en-
deavoring to fight off mob that at
tempted to break through the door,
Both men were severely wounded and
were unable to escape. Their charred
bodies were found in the ruins of the
burned wing of the barracks.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-01
Immediate Release Of
Mrs. Kate R. O'Hare
Ordered by President

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-Presi-
dent Wilson today ordered the i'm
mediate release from prison of Mrs.
Kate Richards O'Hare, one of the
socalled political prisoners"
The release of Mrs. O'Hare. Eugene
v. Debs, Rose Pastor Stokes and
others has been demanded by the So
cialist party convention, and citizens
committee in petitions to the White
House.
The Socialist petition was given
Secretary Tumulty two weeks ago.
Mrs. O'Hare was convicted of vio-
lation Of the espionage act as were
Debs and others. She has been at
Jefferson City, Mo-, since April IA,
1918.
White House officials said the re-
lease of Mrs. O'Hara was on rec
ommendation of the department OF
the department Of justice and taht it
was not to be taken as a forerunner
of a general amnesty to political
prisoners" Each case, of which
there are about two hundred, will
be considered on its merits, they said.
At the justice department, officials
in charge Of the pardon department,
said no more pardons or commuta-
tons Of sentences were pending at
present,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-01
Murder Charge in
Auto Accident

VALDOSTA, Ga, May 29.-The
grand jury investigated the killing of
Alfonso Mack, colored, by Willie
George, a white boy, who ran into
the negro with his automobile We'd
nesday evening, returning true bill
charging murder. 1t was the only
murder case of the present session of
court.
About sixty true bills for other of
lenses were returned. This is the
second successive session of the su-
perior court where there was no
murder case, making a whole year
without a murder trial in Lowndes
"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-06-01
DIDN'T KNOW
'TWASSOCOOD
Texas Lady Storekeeper,
Who Carries Black Draught
in Stock, Has Found It
BEST Liver Medicine"
ObtainabIe

Barker, TeXas-Relating her expert
ence with Thedford's Black-Draught,
Mrs. A. L. Fromme. of this place,
says: 81 had for some time used
and other liver medicines,
which would nauseate and make me
feel bad. We have a store, and our
customers called for Black-Draught
so often I decided it must be good,
so thought L would try it myself.
az began its use and found it just
fitted my case. 1t neither griped nor
nauseated me, was an easy laxative
and not hard to take.
az had had headaches a great deal
no doubt from torpid liver. The
Black-Draught would cure them. The
best way 1 find to take Black
Draught is to take one or two good
sized doses until the liver begins to
act, then taper the doses to just a
pinch after meals.
"It will insure good digestion, do
away with the gas or bad taste in the
mouth, and is without doubt the best
liver medicine in the market. I have
found it so. 1 can recommend 1T to
my friends, for believe it will do
them good"
Get a package OF Thedford's
Black-Draught liver medicine today.
Most dealers cary 1t in stock.
(Advt)