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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27
The Reason Why.

Every now and then the old ques-
ton as to why some counties share
state senator" and others have one
all their own, hobs up for discussion
by the state press.
"Why has Volusia county a sena-
tor all its own" while Hillsborough
and Pinealles have to snare one,
while Seminole and OGceola have on
ly one between them, and while Dade
Broward, Palm Beach, St. LuCie and
Breyard have but one fifth a senator
cach?"
The DeLand News says: The
answer is simple to one who has
lived long enough in Florida and who
has kept up with politics. The last
appOrtionment was made nearly
thirty years ago. At that time Volu-
STA had Wheeler H. Bristol in the
senate, and he was on the apportion-
ment committee. 1t is probable that
the senators from Hillsborough and
D@de were also on the apportionment
committee. They took care of them
selves They made each of their own
counties a senatorial district. Since
then Dade has been cut up and dis
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27
STILL ROOM ON BANDWAGON.

There are a few people in Punta
Gorda who are expected to vote
against F.M. Cooper and w. j. Ether
eredge, the division candidates for
the senate and house of representa-
tive, and thereby vote against divis-
ion. These men have every right
granted citizens of, free country to
vote as they choose, but before they
vote against the division candidates
they should look into the future. De-
Soto county is going to be divided
and there are going to be four new
counties. Punta Gorda iG going to be
the county seat of one of these new
counties. This Is as certain as the ris-
ing of the sun tomorrow. Those men
who are now secretely or openly OPP
posing division should not delude
themselves with the belief that they
are unknown and that the fact that
they voted against division will be
forgotten after the county is estab-
lished. 1t will not. They will be
marked as so-and-so who voted
against division" In deciding Ques-
tons regarding the administration
of the new county's affairs their
voice will have but little, if any,
weight. and this will &c as it should
/ There will be Offices to be filled, work
to be done and supplies to be furn-
ished. 1t is not likely taat those at
the helm viii hand the largest
pieces CT pie to those who fought and
voted against. division.
Fortunately, there. are but a few
of these men who are going to vote
against division and their influence
ard votes will not change tie result
of the election except to keep the
vote in the Punta Gorda precinct
from being unanimous for TIE di-
vision candidates.
There is still time to get on the
bandwagon, boys, and there's no usa
to walk if you can ride. HCD on and
les make it unanimous for Cooper
and EtIridge.
There's no uce in biting Off your
nose TO spite your face.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

crossed steadily since 1t became a
settlement 80 years ago. For a
period in Florida's history many of
the towns were at standstill, and
during this period Punta Gorda was
one of the few that showed any
growth and progress to speak of. In
1890 Punta Gorda's population was
262; in 1900 it was $50 and in 1910
1t was 1912. We don't know what
the last census will show but we are
sure that 1t will show that the town
has grown some since the 1910 tab
ulation. If we were going to make
a guess we'd say the population of
the town proper is now somewhere
between 1900 and 1850. The
population of the town and suburbs
should be somewhere In the neigh
borhood of 1000, but this will not
show in the official report. If you've
been building air castles on the 1915
state census and imagine that the
Federal census is going to show an
increase over it, you had just as well
prepare yourself for disappointment.
And this is good advice for the peo-
Pile of some other towns we know of,
too.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27
Drastic Action Justified.


The public will approve drastic
measures to relieve the Nation from
paralysis of its transportation agen
cies. The interstate commerce com
mission will have support in strain
ing its authority to the limit to clear
away confusion and congestion, and
start adequate supplies of necessit-
les moving again from farm and
factory to market continuation
of the intolerable conditions of the
last few weeks could lead only to the
most deplorable results. TO avert
them is the duty of all public officials
The situation is without parallel in
American history. Thousands of
railroad workers, with only the
skeleton of an upstart organization,
defying their duly constituted super
iors, have quit their jobs. and neither
the threats of their own officers, the
alienation of the public, nor the
cajoling of mediators or employers
has moved them. Whatever else
may be said of the strike as against
public welfare and subversive of the
integrity Of contracts, it reveals an
astounding indifference on the part
of the strikers themselves.
In the meantime the railroad
labor board is urged to grant in
creases to hundreds of thousands of
employees. At the same hour the in
terstate commission is asked TO ap-
prove increased freight rates. Both
railroad employees and railroad man
ayers are seeking "a living wage"
Such adjustments, in their nature,
come slowly. So many issues are in
volved, so many men concerned, that
neither freight rates nor wage sched-
ules can be fixed to meet changing
conditions without prolonged in
Quiry, study and judgment. The
roads are required to exercise pat
fence while they wait decision. The
men have been importuned to re-
strain resentment at the unavoidable
delays.
Through it all the public has been
most patient. But the time has ar
rived when patience on the part of
the American people is no longer a
virtue. Unless we are to invite dis
aster. the trains must move.-Pitts-
burgh Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27
A Foolish Kick.

Some people are kicking because
Cats does not stay at Tallahassee
and attend to the peoples business,
for which the people are paying him
$500 a month Wrong--the less he
messes in State matters the better
off is the State. 1t might have been
quite an advantage If he had started
campaigning for the Senate i'm
mediately after his Inauguration as
Governor. Why, with just the few
months he has been trotting over the
State vote-hunting and letting things
run themselves, the Comptroller is
able to announce a reduction of one
mill in State taxes - Apalachicola
Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

Three weeks ago we offered to
give Ed Scott, of the State Road De-
p-.-tment, all the space ne needed to
explain why he is building that will
d2rness road instead of putting the
money on an established read where
1T would benefit the taxpayers - if
there was any good reason to spend
it on the wilderness road. So far
Ed hasn't explained and we take it
for granted he has very good rea-
son - the best reason in the world:
He hasn't explained because it can't
be did"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

Many of the good people of Ar
cadia cannot understand why Punta
Gorda is suspicious of the former
town. If these good people realized
fully all this town has suffered at the
hands of those who should be her
friends they would not wonder that
we are suspicious. For instance:
The wilderness road" designed for
the benefit of few and to divert
travel from Punta Gorda, when with
out hurt to Arcadia the money being
sunk in this road could have been
spent on the Arcadia-Fort Ogden
Punta Gorda-Fort Myers road for the
benofit of the thousands along its
route and without lengthening the
trip between Fort Myers and Arcadia
This is sufficient, but there are other
reasons.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27
THE REASON.

Commenting on an item that ap-
peared in the Herald several weeks
ago, in which we noted the lack of in
terest on the part of Arcadians in the
motorcade to Lee county and express
ed the opinion that there must have
of Arcadia's cars, the DeSoto County
News, under the heading, Garrett
Gives EN- Too Much Credit" has the
following to say, which will be of in
teIest to our readers, since they. too,
wondered why Arcadia wasn't there
Editor Garrett, of the Punta Cor
da Herald, had the following to say:
Where were Arcadia's cars in
the motorcade to Fort Myers? We
do not state it for fact, but we have
been told that there were but two
automobiles from Arcadia in Fort
ia Gorda's twelve or more. Arcadia
was the prime mover in the affair
and it seems singular that there were
but two cars from that town in the
procession. If this is q fact, there
must have been some reason-and
we'll confess we'd like to know what
it was
Nay, nay, Brother Garrett; it was
not politics, as you probably imagine.
The real reason was that the business
men of Arcadia are too self-centered,
careless as to good fellowship be-
tween neighboring towns and this,
and wholly Indifferent as to whether
or not the motorcade was a success.
'"To say that they had a reason for
their failure to take part in the
would be giving them
credit for more interest in the matter
than they possessedF If you haG
said that they were found "asleep on
the switch" you would have been
oXCusable."
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

Somewhere, not long ago, we read
an editorial advocating a constitu-
tlonal amendment changing the time
fer the meeting CT the legislature
from April to June. 1t seems to us
that tiis is a suggestion worthy Of
consideration. April is one of the
busiest months of the year for many
of the states best men and for this
reason the commonwealth is deprived
of their services in the legislature.
few weeks ago we asked a very
able member of the legislature if he
would be a candidate for reelection.
NO" he replied; April and May
are two Of my busiest months and
cannot afford to sacrifice my bus
mess to serve the state for less than
| get out of It," No doubt there are
many others who feel like this man.
In June and July business in nearly
all lines is at its lowest ebb and cap
able men could better afford to leave
shetr business at that time than any
other and we believe that if the time
of meeting was changed a higher
type of men than now compose the
legislature would be willing to serve
and God known the state needs all
the capable men she can get in the
legislature.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27
PRESS EDITORIALS

day, are the soundest investment in
the world.
No astute financier is needed to
reveal that opportunity is knocking
for every man with ready cash when
government bonds paying more than
four per cent interest on face value
are sold in the market at $50. Some
of the issues. if purchased at prev
vailing prices and held to maturity,
would show an annual yield of more
than 6 per cent.
The prices of Liberty loan issues
are a great inducement to thrift.
They are certain to be redeemed at
full value and the purchaser makes
himself a gift of every dollar by
which the price he pays is less than
par. The chance of appreciation is
as great as ever, and many econom-
lists predict that certain of the long
term issues, especially, will one day
sell considerably above their face
value.
With fresh evidence that we shall
lONSA "Ilnlh lhS uCdl
future, the average man has further
incentive to save. whether he puts his
money in government bonds or in a
savings bank. The dollar spent to-
day buys little The dollar saved to-
day and spent tomorrow, when prices
may be lower. buys more.
Opportunity is knocking at the
door of the average Manipulating
Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27
Opportunity is Knocking.

The latest offering of United States
treasury certificates Of Indebtedness
was oversubscribed q per cent, sur
prising government officials and evil
dencing to the financial world gener-
ally that, while there has been de-
probation of quoted prices for Lib
erty bonds, there has been no dimtn-
ution of the esteem in which such
securities are held. United States
government bonds, today as yester-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

Tampa's population, according to
Uncle Sans latest census, has been
announced, and as was fully expect
ed, it is much less than Tampans
thought it would be and they want q
recount. All towns and cities that
do not show an increase OF about 200
percent want q recount. In the
course of human events Punta Cor
da's population is going to be an
nounced and when it is we are going
to accept Uncle Sans figures as cor
rect, even If they are considerably
less than the state census report for
1915. Punta GOrda people should
bear in mind that the states enum-
orators did not stop at the corpora
| ton line but went out for a consider
able distance into the suburbs. The
| L. S. enumerators did not take ac-
count of anything outside the town
limits The hst L. S. census is sure
to show a population of less than
1,772, which is the towns popula-
| ton according to the state census
bureau. However, we feel certain
that the U. S. census will show an in
crease over the 1910 population.
Punta Gorda has grown and pro-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

That mean old thing, tie Times
Urior, Ict only neglects to congrat-
ulate st. Pete on her 245 per cent.
population increase, but ironically in
sinuates that tie presence in the
Sunshine City. during tho census
taking, OF some 10000 tourists
might hGvc had some influence on the
growth Of the city.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

One Punta Gorda taxpayer pays
into Arcadia rat-hole the neat little
sum of $24, 900 a year, according to
his statement A few years ago he
was paying about $4,000 on the same
property. All of which goes to
prove, according to the anti-division-
lists argument, that big counties
mean lower taxes
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

If Jacksonville had had TIE neces-
sary prescience last fall, she would
have obtained her census cnumera-
tors from st. Petersburg.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27

The anti-divisionists say that if
DeSoto county is divided and four
new counties created the poor people
of the new counties will be taxed to
death to support four new sets of Of
fcers and build four new court
houses. When they spring this
spiel just bear in mind that there is
but one salaried officer to each coun-
ty, (the superintendent of public in
struction) all others receiving their
pay out of fees, and that we don't
have to have court house right
away. There are several buildings
in Punta Gorda that will serve as a
court house until it is convenient to
erect one. Division will not mean
higher taxes for the people. of the
new counties-on the other hand we
have reason to expect that they could
be lowered. At any rate, if we
should have to pay more taxes, we
would have the satisfaction of spend
ing the money where it would do the
people who pay them some good.
Better pay higher taxes and get
something for the money than high
taxes and get nothing.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-05-27


Here it is just as we received it
through the mail:
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-03

Mr.. Samuel Lockheart and Miss AL
media Westbrooks were married Sun
day afternoon at the residence of the
brides sister, 2S19 Bell street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-03
Mrs. Burt Boyd is on the sick list.

Mr.. William Towers and Miss Or
thea Scott were married at the Sth
Street Baptist Church, Rev. Jackson,
pastor.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-03

Mrs. Margaret Phoenix and Miss
Eva Sublett of Springfield, Ill, are
the guests of their sister, Mrs. Adrian
Shelby, 306 Troup avenu
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-03

Mrs. Katie Holland of 1913 Holmes
street has returned home from a visit
in Western Kansas.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-03
ILL THE NEWS OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, THAT'S NEWS

Mrs. Beulah Root jackson of Van
couver, British America, who has
been the weekend guest of Mrs. Mel
lie Lyle, Mrs. j. c. Branch and Mrs.
l. F. Bradley, left for Denver, Colo,
Saturday, enroute to her home. she
has been visiting various places
throughout the East.
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-03

Mrs. Nellie Lyle is spending a few
days with Mrs. l. F. Bradley enroute
to her home in Detroit. She is NOV
ing from Kansas City, Mo.
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-03

Ruth Murray, a pupil in Attacks
School, left Saturday for her home in
Washington.
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Mrs. George Mobray entertained
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-05
SUMMONS
n THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL. DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF UTAH. IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY or CACHE.
John Reynolds, Plaintiff.

Frederick T. Bradshaw. James u
Haslam, John Haslam. Rachel Bank
head, Nellie Haslam, George II
ankbead. Laura Bankhead, De
Wayne Bahkhead. Edwin Bankhead
tuby Bankhead. Grant Bankhead
ames H. Bankhead, David n. Bank
cad. Mary b. Deiemare, Lucy b.
lies. Ephraim Haslsm. Samuel Has
am. Lettuce Broadbeut. Florence
Archibald. Ann Haslam. Robert Has
am. Richard Haslam and Briar Has
am. the heirs at law and the only
heirs at law OF James II. Hssiam,
deceased. Reuben C. Smith, Mary
Bailey. Clara Maughan, Deseret
Leishman. Margaret Parker. Hazel
Kerr Ora Smith, Alberta Larsen. Lu'
LA Larsen. Orilla Haslam, James
Smith and Farley Smith. the heirs
law and the only heirs at law oil
ames Kilfoyle and Mary Ann XII
oyle, both deceased. Defendants.
The State Of Utah 10 the Said De
endants;
You ere hereby summoned to sp
ear within twenty DAYS after ser
pee ~ iris snmS oKs apes You, 4
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-05
raR BEST coux,n msD,crx.

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eustomers III spesh well Of . eer-
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'eDapion Of II aid when II sssA -
such . ipsdieiss 10 almost certais q
~ u himself and ID his fsaasy.
This b why 20 many drSsGtsfs ass
|ant .ress.ssud ehsmecrsxin's cssxa
Remedy. J. b. Jones. 4 well kssws
drusaist Of Cohrunt KY. says. =
have used Chamberlai.'s Cough Rsn-
|sdy In ny family for the past ssvrs
ysAfs and have found II to b. shs
ssst cough medicine have svs-
Known" Ace
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-05

served vfiAis the county In which
this aeti,n is brought. otherwise
within shissy dsys AFTER servlee. ana
sefend the above entitled action: snd
in case Of your failure % 10 do,
udsmsat win be rendered assiasl
you according to the demand Of The
compsaint. which has been filed with
he clerk OF said court. This action
. brought to obtain a Judgment
euieslns the plaintiffs title to the
lands described In said complaint.
G. ". Dus...;:.
Attorpss for Plaintiff.
Post once Address. losss. utaA.
Adv-s-S
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-06-05
Joseph IA. Downs, Plaintiff,

Joseph n. Downs, Plaintiff,
VS..
Erastus Johnson, George johnson.
Alice Smith and Ainnle Peterson,
Heirs at'Lsw OF Catherine Johnson.
Deceased. and John Doe johnson.
nd Sunday Other unknown Persons,
1eirs at Law OF Catherine Johnson.
Deceased. Defepdants.
The State OF Utah 70 the Said De-
endsnts.
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within twenty days after the
erviee of this Summons upon yeu. II
orved within the county in which
this action Is brought, otherwise
within thirty days after service. and
efend the above entitled action ;
and in case OF your failure 40 to do.
Judgment will be rendered against
you according to the demand Of the
ompiaint which has been filed with
he clerk OF said court.
This action is brought TO quiet
tile OF Plaintiff TO the lands describ-
d in said complaint.
c. W. DUNN,
Attorney For Plaintiff.
Post Once Address. Logan, Utah.
Adv-6-5