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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
THE WILDERNESS ROAD.

Last week the DeSoto County
News contained en- editorial and two
communications, all attempting to
justify the expenditure of untold
thousands of dollars in building a
road through the God-forsaken
wilderness between Carlstrom field
and the Lee county line, instead of
following the established road from
Arcadia to Punta Gorda and then "a
straight line direct to FIT. Myers. One
of the claims advanced by these
champions of the Wilderness road
outrage is that the Wilderness route
is the shortest one. From Arcadia
to Fort Myers via the Wilderness
route the distance is SO miles
From Arcadia to Fort Myers via
Nocatee, Fort Ogden, Punta Gorda
and New Prospect the distance is
As y miles, or five and one-half miles
less than by the Wilderness route.
There is fairly good road from Ar
cadia to Punta Gorda and from Pun
ia Gorda to the CalOosahatchee there
is an old grade, we are told. To
have followed this route would have
required the building of 612 miles
of new road through a country where
there is an abundance of local mater
ial and where fewer difficulties would
have been met than by the Wilder
ness route. Had this route been adopt
ed instead CT the Wilderness route,
the road would have served at
least 1924 people. would have short
ened the travelling distance between
Fort Myers and Punta Gorda %
miles, between Fort Myers and Ar
cadia five and one-half miles, and
with the opening of the Charlotte
harbor bridge would have shortened
the distance between Fort Myers and
Tampa 6 miles.
The only real argument brought
by these champions to justify con-
struction of the Wilderness road is
that it opens up q new country and
gives the big landowners something
for their tax money. We are ready
TO admit this to be a fact-in fact
We have admitted il many times-we
have charged it.
AS spite road" and a good thing
for two or three big landowners, the
Wilderness road is a bowling success.
The Wilderness road deal was put
through while the people of Punta
GOrda, Charlotte Harbor, Cleveland,
Fort Ogden and Nocatee, with child
like confidence in the honor of their
|neighbors, slept peacefully.
| Although the building of the
Wilderness road could probably havs
been stopped by injunction, the pee
pie of Punta Gorda have registered
no such protest and they will not.
The Wilderness road is the only
real argument against bonding tae
state and turning the money over TO
the State Road Department of which
we know, and just to show our I'M
Partially in the matter we pass the
tip on to opponents of the proposed
amendment.
Two or three Of our own peOnI4
who benefit by construction of The
. Wilderness road, sanctioned it. when
their influence might have brought L
by the other route We are ashamed
( OF them. We are ashamed OF any of
our people who attempt to Justify t..
The Wilderness road cannot be
justified 1t is an ourraee no fair
minded thinking person will attempt
to Justify.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

After all the people are good deal
like enimals. Well do we remember
when we were proving up our claim
out on the frontier of Kansas how
the coyotes used to act. Out on
some sand dune lonely whclp would
set up his mournful howl. This
would be taken up and answered by
another and another would add tneir
dismal wall to the chorus. SO it is
with people. One begins to moan
that this or that is wrong, others
take up the refrain and pretty soon
bedlam breaks bose. There may be
no earthly reason why the first how
was made except some fellow had
severe aces of mullygrubs. but wha
do the rest care. A howl seems L
be tie order of the day and the,
howl without knowing or caring why
Just as the fool coyote sits back OF
his launches and bowls at the moe n
Funny idea is it not?-Florid;
Chief.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

The Tampa Tribune says that al
vocates of the bonding amendm.nt
are endeavoring to array lin class
walking" citizens Of Florida against
the fewer than $4,000 men, women
and children fortunate enough to
own al automotiVe vehicle" and
that not since the "hellish campaign
of four years ago when religious
fanaticism was stirred to a pitch
where brother carried a dagger for
brother" has so perniciCus a scheme
as this one been set on foot. After
reading one of the Tribune's typical
heavy editorials on this subject
one cannot escape the impression
that ii was written by a doddering
old man or a 16-year-old high school
student. The only evidence of an at
this matter that we have seen has ap-
peared in the columns of the Tampa
Tribune, the Miami Herald and the
Florida Times-Union, the two last
papers being the less guilty. All Of
these papers are fighting the pro-
posed bonding amendment tooth
and nail" All three of them, at one
time or another, have been accuse d
of being partly owned and controlled
or influenced by the railroads or
.henchmen for the railroads. We d.
not say this is true, but if it is, o.
course these papers cannot be blam-
ed for serving their masters. More
and better roads mean more pleasure
cars and commercial trucks, and
more pleasure cars and commercial
trucks mean fewer passengers and
less freight for the railroads to haul
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

People throughout the tate arc
heard to remark: They are certainly
doing things in Lake county" Yes,
they are-not much talk but a whole
lot of good, practical, progressive
work of a kind that is bringing re-
suits not only to tie pee pie who now
reside in Lake county but that is at
tracing others to locate in that pro-
gressive section of the state. An
mother illustration of the fact that
at pays to advertise" and to have
the things worth advertising.-Times
Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

1t is noticeable that the cities in
Florida that have made the several
hundred percent gains in population
in the last ten years were cities in
cluded in their budgets large
amounts for publicity purposes and
never let up on their building. The
cities that stopped building because
of the high prices did no advertising
to save the half or one mil taxation
also stopped growing - Sarasota
Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
Do We Need REINFORCEMENT?

So far, every county in south Flor
ida that has received its official cen
sus figures on population, has shown
a handsome increase, except Citrus
county. In the case of Citrus there
is no reason to have expected any
thing but a decrease, because the
phosphate industry on which Citrus
largely depends was shot to pieces"
by the war, and the strikes that fol-
lowed the war, so that the men en-
gagged in the WORK necessarily sought
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

The most sinful bride in America
is making her confessions" to the
public through the columns of the
Tampa Times. She has been at it a
year and is not yet through. If
she has committed as many sins as
the great length and volume of her
confessions would indicate, it would
require the tireless services of a
regiment of expert priests to fully
shrieve her.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

If the Tampa Tribune will get the
dope" on that Wilderness road it
will have a real argument against
bonding the state and turning the
money over to the State Road De-
paTtmSnt
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
ADVERTISING RATES

De
plate set 20
1915
counted CLASSIFIED
cent word adv Copy
hands printer before
OF eaChw
thanks
Cor of l
where charges services charged
behalf special
purely will be charged for
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

There is a difference between con
struct've criticism, accompanied With
the will to work for better condi-
lions, and the senseless. carping criti-
cism of the chronic kicker and fault
finder who does nothing but keep the
park benches slick.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

One months IS cents PAYABLE order
should be made
and cent stamps VIII Dc ac''p " ~
Of
In ordering change old well as new @ IN he
that may get
swnbe on request ior same " '
Of IA not exhausted
discontinued expiration
eofice in on expiration. otherwise
regular Of until notice to stop Is ree'
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

All, ha-a! Murder will out! An
exchange says that there is move
ment on foot to take the revenue
from automobiles and construct
roads with it." Did you ever hear
of such an utterly outrageous
scheme? The paper that revealed
the plot neglected to say who is back
10. it. but Wen bet ISIS them dalged
wild-eyed bolshevvist automobile fell
lers!
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

Consider the jellyfish. When the
tide is going out the jellyfsh drifts
out. When the tide comes in, the
jellyfsh drifts in. 1t is Shiny,
.spineless thing ever floating about,
.despised by all creatures. Behold
the salmon. 1t travels the mountain
streams for thousands of miles. 1t
drives against the current, shooting
clear of the water to leap a cataract.
1t is a thing of life and vigor-a
game fish that tests the mettle of a
man. The difference is that the
jellyfish is spineless and inactive;
while the salmon has backbone and
uses it. Just so with folks. They
divide themselves into two great
Iclasses-those who act and those
who drift. Don't be a jellyfish.
Get action! Even If you make mis-
takes it is much better for you to
try and fail than not to try at all
Roger Babson.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
A Battalion for Death.

The glee with wnich such irrccon-
cilable foes of the league for peace
have greeted Senate" Harding's latest
utterunces leaves no room for doubt
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05

During June, wholesale prices
dropped "a percent, according to U.
S. department of labor statistics,
while retail prices continued to
climb.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-05
Highest Grade
SEEDS

We have just received the largest stool, of all
kinds OF garden and field seeds ever brought 10
tunta Gordo. They the best we CouId get
for we know from experience that the hest
seed are none too good.
IL l. no" unnecessary for you to send away for
your seeds We are prepared to supply your
every need-and We ARE RETAILING OUR
SEEDS AT WHAT ARE PRACTICALLY PRES
hNI Wholesale PRICES. You will actual
~ LOSE MONEY by sending away. Let us
serve YOU.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
N ux-Iron-P aW-P aW
DIGESTSFo0D. MAKESBLo0D. GIvEsPoWER
BE PREPARED TO WITHSTAND WINTERS BLASTS
BY REVITALIZING YOUR BLOOD
PUT YOUR SYSTEM IN CONDITION.
FOR THE COLD, WET DAYS AHEAD


is
Don't ih'"S blood all
physical condition by taking
powerrui FOL in
all stomach and blood
20 meet the piercing
.bronchi
of
O. ny
now
you no eoon ron
,eu Ae anaemtc weak
tablespoonful
bs
reief; al arep
Of
' ''0" sno seepeaaness abou speedily
'.o"'a f1w-Pa~ Formula
aement Tvs w. "sos Drus co
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
NEW ORLEANS MERCHANTS
READY TO FIGHT UNIONS
Intend 40 Keep Port Open Despite Re
cent Moves OF I.OREshOremcn
Against hallway.

NEW ORLEANS, March 2.-Leaders
OF unions employed on the river front
were delivered n virtual ultimatun
late today by the merchants Of the city
after tho labor leaders had practically
refused to accept a compromise of the
Illinois Central railroad relative TO
the complement OF freight handlers
who struck several weeks ago, and
whose places have been filled by nom
union men.
j. ". Cousins. general superintend-
mittee OF merchants and labor men
that he could not promise TO re-em-
ploy. all the union men as it would
not be fair to the men who had helped
out during tho crisis and who had
aided III keeping freight moving, TO
discharge them. but he would agree
TO take back the union men in lots
of twcnty-ti five to $50. until all had
been re-employcd. This proposition
the union men refused. Then Arthur
ID. Parker. president of the Association
OF Commences. told the union men TO
call the strike at their peril. that the
business men OF New Orleans were
determined to keep the port open. and
that the union men had failed to keep
Ri agreements heretofore made, that
the business men were getting tired
of continued periodic strikes on the
water front. and that all would join In
combating any general walkout OF the
union men. With the ultimatum OF
MIR. Parker the meeting broke up. with
the union leaders promising to submit
the matter TO the different locals.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
URIC ACID IN MEAT
BRINGS RHEUMATISM
Says Il little Salts in water mnv
save YOU from dread
attack.

rheumatism is easier to avoid than
10 cure states well-known AUTHORITY
we are advised TO dress WARMLY. kccn
the feet dry: avoid exposure: eat icss
meat, but drink plenty OF good water
rheumatism is Il direct result Of ont
ing too much meat and other rjc,
foods that produce uric acid which 10
absorbed into the blood II Is The
function of The kidneys to Tltcr this
acid from the blood and cast It out in
the urine; the pores Of the-sk!n are
also means Of freeing the blood OF
mis- tmpurity In damp and chilly
cola weather the skin pores are closed
mus forcing the Kidneys to do double
work, they become weak and sluggish
and fail 10 eliminate tho uric acid
which keeps accommodating and circn-
lating through the system. eventu:llv
settling in the joints and muscles cnus-
ing stiffness. soreness and pain called
rheumatism.
At the. first twinge OF rheumatism
get from any pharmacy about cour
ounces OF Jad Salts; put tablesnoon-
ful in glas or water and drink bcfor,<
breakfast each morning for q week
This is said To eliminate uric act. by
stimulating the kidneys to normal nc
ton, thus Kidding the blood OF these
impurities.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless and
is made from the acid Of cranes ;rd
lemon juice, combined with lith.a and
is used with excellent results by t,ou.
sands OF folks who are subject to
rheumatism. Hero You have {: pleasant:
cnervcscent lithia- water drink yhich
helps overcome uric acid and Is lona-
hcial TO your kidneys as wcli.--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
INVESTIGATE REMOVAL OF
REAR-ADM|RAL FLETCHER
Inquiry Ordered Into Circumstances
Surrounding His Relief by Admiral
Sims From Brcst Command.
tBy Associated Press. j

WASHINGTON. March 2.-Inyestiga.
ton by court Of inquiry of the cir
cumStances OF Rear Admiral William,
Is. Fletcher's removal from command
of American naval forces Mt Drest BY
Admiral Sims in October, 1917, was
ordered today by Secretary Daniels.
Tie court will convene in Washington
Monday, the day before the opening
of the investigation by the Senate
Naval Committee of Admiral Sims
criticism Of naval policy just proceed
ing ana during the war.
Rear-AdmAral Fletcher was per
emptorily detached from command at
BreSt following the torpcdoing of the
transport Antilles on Il return trip to
ADMIRAL Sims at the time that Admiral
initiative and Judgment that he Should
command" will form the subject of
the inquiry ordered by Mr.. Daniels.
ADMIRAL Fletcher, il was learned to-
DAY. requested at the time OF his re-
moval that the circumstances he re-
viewed by naval court, but owing
to tho impracticability Of holding suci,
court during hostilities. the request
was denied, IL was explained at the
departIncnt. The admiral. who NOW
is serving as commandant OF the naval
station in Hawaii, arrived in Wash
inEton today.
The, 'preceDt" OF the court, as is
sued by Secretary Daniels. follows:
Whether the forces under the COM
mand of RcarAdmiral Fletcher were
organized and operated by him so in
efficiently. particularly with reference
10 L. SAFETY III escorting army transports
United States naval forces operating
In European waters (Admirai Sims5.
IN ar arrix y,a ut the conclusion that Adj :
in initiative and Judgment that he
should no longer be intrusted with
s,.n 80. n.i iI command.
Admirals W. l.. Rogers. J. II. Oliver
and J. 4. HooEerwerff, with Captain
Is. NJ. Bennett acting as Judge ad-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
Delightful Taste, Immediate
Relief, Quick Warm-Up.

Inc sensation OF tho year T., o.,
arus trade is Asplronal, the w.
minute cold and cough relfeyer 80
.notilativeiy guaranteed by tho Iahoro
tories; tested, approved and mos,
ENTHUSIASTICALLY endorsed by tho h.rnns,
sulhorlties. and proclaimed by H.
common people as ten times a. ,,,,tI., o
anu eiIective as whiskey, rock and ~.
or any other cold and cough r.,,.,,
they have ever tried. coy
All drug stores arc now sr,,,
win the wonderful new elixir. az ~,
you nave 10 do to get rid OF thai cott
Is 10 step into the nearest drug .tor.
hana the clark half a dollar ros
pottie OF Aspironal and tell MIN -
serve you TWO teasDoonfuls with fonr
ieaspoonfuls oc water in a glass VIII,
your watch in your hand, take ina
urihk at one swallow and call tor vo,,r
money back in two minutes if Won can.
not feel Your cold fading away ike
dream within the time limit Dom, ~
bashfu!. for all druggists invite Won
ana expect you TO try 1t. Everybody.s
doing il.
When your cold or cough is relieyed
take the remainder OF the bottle homn
to your wife and babies, for AspironaI
is safe and effective. easy to take
and most agreeable cold and cough
remedy for infants and childrcn.-Ady.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
f|''ls|,B11,o00 HEART BALM
lskED IN DARKNESS SUIT
Action Filed by Former Wife Against
SstEt1ow and Estate Believed Larg-
Sasssste est Sum Ever Claimed.

4 ssSEW YORK. March Mrs. Flor.
esSe Stelber Gaines Hardness, widow
Canned as defendant in suit for Se0.-
100000 damages for alienation OF af-
. SsSti3ns. notice of which was filed to-
{ by attorneys for Mrs. Marie E. Cowan.
The suit involves what is believed to
bea the largest amount ever asked as
Mrs Cowan, who was the first wife
ofs Hardness. and who obtained 3 di-
wis the dcfenaant Was st nef sSe w ME
iof David Huyler Gaines. she and
Hiarkness entered into conspiracy TO
Aud Harkness. and the marriage be-
l.faer that the way might be cleared
In accordance With this arrange
3neht,ashe asserts Hardness proceeded
heS in sSsh a %ay s shat fs
sbtained in 1915. and the defendant.
s!fIarkness,. obtained q divorce from
Gaines in 1917 and married Hardness
- Two weeks later.
l,wiiile stil the wife OF Gaines. kissed
and embraced Hardness in public
places and 9th, otheTwiae confined "a
reason Of the acts complained OF she
9h s sse is ehitled t, soee the an amoSn.
Sued for
Il Mrs. Cowan also asserts that under
I.she terms OF a mutual will. signed by
herself and darkness innediatcly
iffteE their marriage on November 3.
lsoe.in which each left the entire es-
gaze TO the other, She is legally entitled
l1o+the estate.
!. with regard TO the will -of January
~23. 1919. in which, Mrs. Florence $.
darkness is named as sole lceatec.
si:ars. Cowan asserts on information and
4 belief that Hardness was unconsrions
ami Incapable OF making n will at thai
time and did not recover consciousness
soefore his death
The sui. fled today is the second
drought by Mrs. Cowan against Mrs
t:T1nrkness and the Hardness estate In
Sside OF TWO weeks. In the first suit
which was fled on February II. she
slso asked for damages OF @2o.o0o.o0o
She asked. too. for enforcement of the
tautual will OF 1906, the setting aside
aof! the paper writing" Of January %,
1919, reracstion OF the probate and ap-
& 7ointment of receiver for the estate
pead,ng settlement OF the suit.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
U. S. WILL HAVE FIRST CALL
ON FUEL BEFORE EXPORTS
Home Consumers Must Re Satisfied
Ahead Of Any Shippers to
Foreign Nations.
[Ry Associatcd presy.l

NEW york. March 2.-Tuel needs of
the United States must first be sup
Piled before coal can be exported un-
der rules announced today by J. w.
Howe and F. w. whitaker. commits
sioners appointed by President Wilson
10 supervise the trans shipment OF
coal at ;idewater ports. The commits
sioners are working in conjunction with
the tidewatcr coal exchange, and >hare
ordered that the rules and classified
tons put into operation by the eX-
change on February 20 be continued.
The commissioners also announ ced
nnexpired permits for the expectation
OF coal approved BY the central coal
committee prior TO March l will cx-
pirc at midnight March 6, and that
future permits must be obtained
through the exchange.
Ships bound for foreign ports. under
tho rules promulgated today, cannot be
bunkcred except by permits obtained
from representatives Of the exchange
at New York, philadelphia, baltimore.
agencies are to be established.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
MAKES PLEA FOR HEATHEN
Secretary vi Mission Bnard Declares
Half OF World Ia UnenliEhtenrJ by
d 49, Chrfstlapity,
NASHvJI1.E TEN>

I. 8 NASHVILLE, TENN, MARCH ..
THAT half OF the population o: The
world Is totally without any knowledge
4 OF Jesus Christ was tho statement to-
might of DR.. EgOert ". Smith. sccrc-
.taryS OF the foreign mission board q.
Sttle Southern Presbyterian Church.
-IWtho addressed the State Pastors Con
Ference Upon the need OF co-opcration
among the Protestant Churches in for
eign fields.
q In Central and Northeastern Asia
There are 100000 not claimed By any
church, said DR.. Smith. Seventy mil
lions In Africa arc utterly forgotten.
1n5 South hm,HiCa, ne declared. there
lts 4fhe greatest stretch of country i'll
the world not touched by tho Christian
Church. Because OF the collapse u;
toid ideas brought about by the world
lwar. the mind OF the world today is
more plastic than ever bcf1re to
: Formative influences OF Christianity.
de. Smith declared.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03

Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing
and snuffiing! y dose of "Pape's Cold
Compound"f taken every two hours un-
til three doses arc taken usually breaks
up a cold and ends all grippe misery.
The very first dose opens your clog
Eed-up nostrilS and the air PASSAGES
of your head; stops nose running; re-
lteveS the headache. dullness, fever
ishneSs. sneeZinS. soreness, Stiffness.
Pape's Cold Compound" is the quick
est. surest relief known and costs only
few cents at drug stores. It acts
without assistance. Tastes nice. Con.
tains no ouininc. Insist on Pape's!-
ADV
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
TRACTION COMPANIES NOT
TO 0UTGIVE FEDERAL RELIEF
Electric hallway Committee Believe.
Legislation Ill advised at
This Time.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-Fedcral
!cgisls tive relief for the traction sys-
as practicable by the Federal electric
railway commission, Vice Chairman
Sweet said today. Such legislation. Ia
he made effective. he said. would have
10 be ratified By the States and muni-
cipal councils.
The commission, which has conducted
exhaustive hearings into the present
financial differences OF the street car
lines, has not yet begun the prepare
tiOn Of its report to the President. he
cause OF the illness of several memhcrs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
Little Damage in Tampn section

TAMPA. FLA, March &C. L. stew.
art, OF the Florida Citrus EXCHANGE.
said today that the citrus crop for next
year in this section could be little
damaged by tho cold w:tvc which swept
over the peninsula last night.
AS to the vegetable crop. he SAID
he had hut few reports. at Sanford
u trucking center. tho temperature
went to IS degrees last night, but sub
irrigation saved much OF the crop The
growers ran water into their fields
which maintains an even temperature.