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The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
fort myers FOLK
WANT SHORT Route
ROAD and bridge

According 20 the Fort Myers Press
at an enthusiastic meeting of the
Fort Myers Board of Trade few
Gays ago. held in the old Arcade
Cafeteria, the Board of Trade rooms
being inadequate to accommodate the
large attendance, a pro- 1ressive step
was taken toward that gIeatly-to-be-
desired consummatiCn, the aCquisit-
ion of good roads in Lee County and
the building of a bridge across the
Caloosahatchee to connect that place
with a short-route road from Punta
Gorda to Fort Myers.
Many plans were offered and many
suggestions were made looking to the
Improvement of the road situation in
Lee County, and enabling Fort Myers
and other points in the county to get
in touch with other sections of the
state and of the United States by
means of good roads and the neces-
sary bridges.
The real accomplishment of the
meeting was the appointment OF
CUllllllltt " " SpIlS q SS-~N'N''-
and bylaws and to arrange for
countrywide mass meeting, to be held
as soon as practicable at s"me point
yet to be decided, probably in Fort
Myers, although it is possible that
meetings will be held at various
places in the county The real OBJ
ject of the meeting or meetings. is to
educate the people, particularly the
votes, to tne necessity for good
roads and the value OF such roaGs to
the community in general.
The general discussion that took
place at the meeting was on the sub
ject of proposed bond issue for the
construction of the necessary roads,
bctn main and lateral, and incorpor-
ated in the program as outlined was
a proposition to include magnif1-
cent bridge across the Caloosahat-
chez at Fort Myers, thus comP.eteing
the c6nnectien needed to complete
the Tamiami Trail, the Gulf Coast
road from Miami via Fort Myers to
Punta Gorda and thence to Sarasota, |
Bradentown and Tampa.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
Ray Carleton and Miss Annie Dur
renee United in Marriage.

Before the altar in the old church
While the dim light from the stained
windows permeated TIE interior
midst the flower and tulle-deckeC
pews, whilst the sweet, low strains
OF music awakened the expectancy OF
their intimate friends and invited
guests, Ray Carleton and Miss Annie
Helen Durrance. were united in mar.
riage at the Presbyterian church in
Arcadia at 3 O'Clock Tuesday after
noon, April fifth, Rev. w. C. Norton,
pastor of the Methodist church,
officiating. The ring ceremony was
used.
The church was beautifully dec
grated with palms, ferns and baskets
of pink and white Killarney roses.
The pews were tied with tulle and
roses.
After the ceremony tGe guests re-
paired to til handsome home of the
brides parents. where they were met
at the door by Mrs. A. L. Durrance,
mother of the bride. These in the
receiving line were the members of
the weddicg party.
The bride AID groom left on the
6:15 northbound train fer New York,
Boston, Detroit. and cthe: points
north. The brides travelling gown
was of navy blue tricontine with
shoes, hat and gloves to match.
The groom is a sol of Councilman
c. C. Carleton, of Punta Gorda, and
a partner with his father in the cit |
rus fruit packing business and is one
Of the substantial business men of
The county. He is held in high I
esteem by his business and social as
The bride is the charming and ac-
daughter of Circuit Clerk
md Mrs. A. L. Durrance, and is very
popular in social circles throughout
Arcadia and county.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
PUNTA GoRDA, FLORIDA THURSDAY APRIL 18th, 1920.
LOCATION FOR GOLF COURSE
AGREED ON; LAND SECURED
Committee Decides RverFont Location for Course Raises
Money in Few Minutes and Buys Land for $4,000
Cash. Everyone Will be Given OPP
portunty to Subscribe

rangements for organization and in.
corporation of the company.
At a meeting of the committee
Tuesday night it was decided to inn
mcdiately raise $4,000 and to make
the owners of the land lying along
the bay and river between Punta Cor
da and Cleveland an offer of this
amount in cash, the land to be held
by the subscribers until the country
club is organized. C. NJ Carrier,
Louis C. Lossig, C, A. Skipper, H. R.
Dreggors, w. L. Koon, Mrs. NJ. A.
Meadow and Geo Cahoon, Of Cleve-
land, subscribed $500 each to this
fund, which brings subscriptions to
date to $4,000.
About $4,000 will be needed to
buy the land clear it, lay off and
prepare the course and build a club
house, it is estimated, and this sum
will provide nothing for capital need
ed to finance tire club until it be-
comes self-sustGining 1t is hoped to
raise this amount by interesting prac-
JlCdllS every ClIlLel III SOCK Ill Iue
club at least to the extent of taking
one SO share, while of course those
of greater means will be expected to
subscribe according to their re-
sources. Canvass Of the town for
subscriptions will be started in a
few days.
It has been pointed out that the
land chosen for the course is ideal
for the purpose and will make one of
the finest courses in Florida, practi-
calIy insuring its success from the
start, but even if it should be a COM
plete failure, the land itself is a very
valuable property, being good truck
and farm land, and so situated that
sooner or later it is bound to ap-
preciate il value rather than de-
preciate
Owners of the land, who were Of
fered $4,000 cash for their property,
accepted this offer by wire to Mr..
Cooper yesterday.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
Council Met.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Town Council was held Tuesday
night, all members except Mr.. Whit
ten, the mayor, the marshal and the
city attorney being present. The
council agreed to allow a so per cent.
rebate on the taxes of the Hotel
! Punta Gorda for a term of three
years, provided the new owners re-
modelled it and repainted it by No
yember goth of the present year.
There was very little business of in
terest transacted but about three
hours were spent in discussion of
various subjects including cows run
ming at large, buttermilk and clabber.
water connections, effects of light
ming, unsanitary clisets, faulty me-
ters, waste of current and other such
things. The clerk was instructed to
notify property owners whose toilets
were found to be unsantary, it being
presumed that they will be required
to make them conform to require
ments of the State Board of Health
The superintendent of the street
cleaning and sanitary department
was present and informed the coun-
Gil that he had an offer of $35 a
month more than he was getting
here and asked that in consideration
of the high cost of living that they
grant him an increase of SO a
month, which request was complied
with
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15

A special meeting of the CONNER,
ciaEClub was held Monday night for
the purpose of furthering plans for
the organization CT a go,f and coun-
try club, a large number Of Interested
citizens being present.
Mr.. Carrier, chairman of the COM
mittoe appointed to secure subscrip-
tions and prices on lands suitable for
the golf course, repG7ted that one
piece of land that had been offered
is not be suited for the purpose,
it having developed that the railroad
cut through the center Cf this tract.
A letter from a local concern that
owns a large tract was rccc'"ed, but
the land offered by them and another
parry did not seem to mCCt with
general favor wien compared with
the land situated about midway be-
tween Cleveland aid Punta GCrda,
this property lying along The bay and
being on the railroad and two nGrd
roads. Messrs. Wilson, Fellows and
Lessig. all of whom arc golfers, were
of tie opinion that tic latter tract is
the ideal one. Mr. Cooper, men,
Der of the committee, reported That
the administrators of the estate cwn-
ing this lar, Lad finally made price
cf $50 an acre, or 4 tel of $4,000
for the 100 acres. Mr.. Cooper said
that ne had been offered 10 percent
of this amount as commission for
selling the land and that he would
take e-7c.e in the club to the amount
Of his c-i.},.@stOh, Sibc.
After considerable discussion of
the best way, or the proper way. in
which to proceed with the crganiza-
ton of the club, it was decided to
continue the committee appointed by
the president of the Commercial
Club, with the substitution of Clar-
ence Hewitt for T. C. Crosland, who
is unable to serve, and the committee
was instructed to proceed to solicit
to stock in the financ-
ng company and to make ether ar
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
Arcadia Gets New Hospital.

A new concrete hospital is being
constructed at the Baptist orphanage
grounds at Arcadia. 1t is to be a
memorial hospital and will be open
to the public under the management
of Mrs. J. E. Trice, wife of the super
intendent of the orphanage. The
hospital will be a large, two-story
structure and will contain 16 private
rooms, two wards with eight beds in
each ward, an operating room,
laundry, kitchen, nurses rooms, din
ing room, elevator, well-eQuipped
dental room and will be heated with
steam and lighted by electricity.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
Landing Big Ones.

Louis C. Lessig, an enthusiastic
fisherman, of Pottstown, Pa, has
been having the time of his life dur
ing the past few days in pursuit OF
tarpon, king of the game fish. A few
days ago Mr.. Lessig landed the larg-
est one known to have been caught
in local waters so far this season.
This fellow was six feet in length
and weighed 105 pounds. 1t was
caught and landed with an l8-thread
line. a rather remarkable feat and
one not accomplished by ordinary
fishermen. 1t was landed in IS min
utes, making Is leaps during the
contest. Mr.. Lessig is mounting the
fish and will present it to the Hotel
Purta Gorda. A few days before
Mr.. Lessig landed 300-pound sea
bass. which was also taken on an IS
thread line and furnished some real
sport. Until Mr.. Lessig caught the
los pound tarpcn, Mrs. Fred G.
Cooper. of Providence, r. l., held the
record for tie Ceaso1. On March
goth Mrs Cooper landed 59-pound
tarpon near Cleveland, and on We'd
nesday, March 31st within the
space of an hour, she landed two
more. one of which weighed 95
pounds and the other 101 pounds,
all of which were taken without as
sistance. Few, if any women, can
claim greater skin and success than
Mrs. Cooper, and Mr.. Lessig, who is
one of the most enthusiastic and
skillful fishermen following the sport
in Florida, is LEGAL champion only by
virtue of the kindness of the fisher
mans little 'ucB-god.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
Good Programs.

For Saturday, Monday and Tues
day Manager Goldstein has arranged
pleasing programs for patrons of the
Plaza theatre. Saturday comedy
program is offered, and Lila Lee in
a five-reel feature and Fox Comedy
will be seen. Monday the offering
will be Clara Kimball Young and her
own company in Shirley Kaye,
which is a typical Young picture.
Tuesday the ever-popular Marguerite
Clark will be seen in out of Clear
Sky"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
FIRST OF SCHOOL
CLOSING EXERCISES
TO Be HELD SUNDAY

The series of events that mark the
closing of the 1919-192O term of the
local schools will start Sunday, April
18th, with The commencement SER
mon and service in the High School
auditorium, Rev 0. f. Rice, pastor
of the Methodist church having been
selected to preach the sermon.
Following is the program for this
and succeeding events:
Chorus, "Aloud to Cod, union
choir; hymn, Holy. Holy. Holy"
congregation; Scripture reading, DR..
II. G. Kenney; Invocation, DR. C. T.
Blarchot; offertory and announce
ments; cornet solo, Mrs. A. ]. Farm
er; chorus, Blessed is the Man, un-
iCn choir: commencement sermon.
Rev. 0. E. Rice; hymn, "Hark, Ten
Thousand, congregation; benodic-
ton
Monday night, April 10, s O. clock
May Pole Dance" first grade:
song, The Milkmaid," drill. The
Fairies" song, "The Soldiers" by
second grade; song, The Jolly Cow
boys" song, The Little House
maids" drill, by third and fourth
grades; "A Dream of Centuries"
sixth and seventh grades; THE Fairy
Queen Choir" fifth grade; recitation,
The Old Flag Forever" Maynard
Rawls, salutatorian; paper, Bio
SraDhy of General Pershing," Louis
oaley, valedictorian; presentation of
certificates by Supt P. G. Shaver.
Glass night-Tuegday, April 20,
o'clock-Auditorium
Introduction of the class, Irene
}atewood; class song, senior class
COlive Stevens, class poe); class
history, Vasco Rawls, historian; class
prophecy, Thelma Johnson; chorus.
Blossom Time" glee club; class
will, Ethel NJ. Goulding; selected
music, Elizabeth Cooper and Louise
Iautier; class play senior class.
High school commencement-W
1esday night, April 81, s o'clock
Invocation; chorus, "a Merry
Life" glee club; essay, "Woman's
Suffrage" Ida Mae Huckeby, saluta-
orian; annual address, DR.. Edward
Conradi president Florida State Col
ege for Women; chorus, BarcaroIre.
rom Tales of Hoffman," glee club; q,
'ssay, Industrial Development"
edgar Roberts, valedictorian; chorus,
Hark, the Mandolin" glee club;
of diplomas.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
Big Clearance Sale.

What they claim will be the big
gests bargain sale ever put on in
Punta Gorda" will open at the A. ].
Kinsel & Co. store tomorrow morning
at 9 o'clock. According to Mr.. Kin
sci everything in the store has been
substantially reduced for this sale.
The reason given for the sale is that
the store is overstocked.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
Selling Auto Insurance.

l.. E. Robinson has added another
feature to the line of insurance he is
selling and is now Offering automo-
bile, fire and theft, collision, liability
and property damage insurance. The
policies he is offering insures against
practically all mishaps to the auto
owner, including protection against
claims brought against car owners
for bodily injuries, including death
resulting therefrom.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15

The pineapple industry is being re-
vived in st. Lucie county. New
fields are being planted and old ones
resurrected under the advice of ex-
perts, who have studied the needs of
the fields in the experiment station
of the state. Pineapple growing has
been confined mostly to the east
coast, although magnificent speci-
mems are raised somewhat extensive
ly in the neighborhood of Punta Cor
da.-Highlands Pilot.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15

Thursday afternoon, April 8th, the
Married Ladies Social Club and a
number of guests were delightfully."-
Ientertained by Mrs. r. X. Seward at
her home. The musical program
was a special feature ard p delight
full one. There were two interesting
contests, to the winners of which
were awarded beautiful prizes. De-
lightful refreshments were served.
The next meeting will be held April
% and will be entertained by Mrs.
B. B. Blount. Responses will be
miscellaneous.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15

to the effect that thirty-one crates OF
peppers sold for $465; and then
there is another story about the sale
of twenty-six crates for $13 a crate
Punta Gorda stuff gets to market
early and the people North, East and
West are iust yearuing for green
stuff from the South. Elephants are
selling at Sc . crate and green beans
bring $12 to $14 at the railroad plat
form. - Times Union.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15

Punta Gorda Herald had wonder
full fish story the other day and our
hair was almost standing on end
when the description of the marine
monster captured and brought in
and then noted the date of the paper
and decided not to be frightened
until further details were given
Times-Union.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15

TIE Punta Gorda Herald last week
told of the sale of a quantity CT early
peppers for at average price Cf SIS a
crate. The story makes us think of
Peter Piper, and we wonder If he
would Lave made a fortune picking
peppers and then its seems certain,
provided he picked them from his
own place. The Herald's report was
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
Tax Books Close April 30.

The city tax books Till close April
3Oth and taxpayers who would avoid
the penalty must pay their taxes to
the city tax collector at tie city hall
on or before that date.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15

April is the month in which to
plant cassava for fall feeding. II
fed when ripe, an acre Of this crop,
planted in An foot rows, will furnish
feed for 20 hogs for 80 to 40 days.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
POPULATION

The 1915 census gave
Punta Gorda a population
of 1,772. 1t has grown
steadily since then and
the present population Is
estimated at 1000.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-15
IMPROVEMENTS

Punta Gorda has more
Improvements than any
other Florida town of its
size. Paved streets, side
walks, sewerage, electric
lights, waterworks, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
WILL OUTLINE FINANCIAL
PLAN FOR IRISH REPUBLIC
cannon De Valera to Speak at Mass
Meeting-Others Listed for
Addresses.

Arrangements were completed today
for a mass meeting under the aus
pieces of the Friends of Irish Freedom
at the old Eagles Hall, where the
plan for. financing the Irish repub
lie Will be explained by canon De
Valera Friday night.
Rosa F. Downing, president of the
local Friends of Irish Freedom, will
dresses will be delivered by Senator
sentative James NJ. Mead of New
York, John f. Milholland, member of
the executive board of the Protestant
Friends of Ireland; Philip Francis.
journalist, and Gen. Isaac r. Sher-
wood, representative in Congress
from Ohio.
The meeting will be held primarily
for conside ratiOn of the financial es-
tabliShment of credit in independent
Ireland and advice on the subject will
be requested during a short discus
81 on.
One of the topics will be the pro-
posed s250.O06 local goal for the Irish
republic bond subscriptions A sum
of $500 was raised as a portion of this
quota at a dance by the Friends of
Irish Freedom at COL E street last
night. Floor committeeman were
Rosa F. Downing. William McDon-
ough. Thomas McGraw, Thomas
O'Day. Robert Barrett and Jere O'Con-
nor.
Announcement was made at the
dance that Harry Boland. NJ. P, and
secretary to Mr.. De Valera, would be
present at the mass meeting Friday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
U. S. TRADING POLICY
WITH RUSSIA SOUGHT
American Business Men Hear That
Other Nations Are Contra citing
With Soviets.

Representatives of the American
business concerns who assembled here
ldst week 10 urge granting of licenses
Tor trade with soviet Russia from
the state Department have asked Sec
rotary Lansing for definition of
poiicH by the government toward pro-
posals OF American manufacturers TO
open trading relations with Russia
talilhg the attention of Secretary
lansing 10 the report that CONNER
tidi representatives of other nations
are from information and adyices
a. hand IN that country at the present
time. preparing and closing contracts
ana securing valuable concessions
from IN" Russian government" the
Representatives. who have formed an
organization known as the American
commercial Association. inquired WHY
-Aih"T-can manufacturers had been re-
FUSED export licenses for shipments
10 Russia
Announcement was made that the
association had decided to send a
delegation to Russia TO conduct trade
negotiations
In the view of officials of the State
'Depaftment. the question of trading
win Russia will have to be taken
up through direct negotiations by the
various governments Interested
IL IS stated officially that permis-
sion TO trade with Russia will not be
considered without guarantees that
the bOlsbeViki will not use materials
ana foods obtained in barter for poiit-
lCal purposes. How such guarantees
can Toe given is a problem that has
not been determined to the satisfac-
ton OF the officials of the State De-
partmcut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
ASSERTS WOUNDED MEN
NOT TREATED PROPERLY
Representative Johnson Gives
House Views After Tour of
Army Hospitals. ~.

Just returned from visit to Army
hospitals. Representative Royal C.
johnson. republican. of South Dakota.
who served in the American expedi-
tionary forces. told the House yester-
day that wounded soldiers are not re-
ceiving the treatment guaranteed
them by law
Because of ignorance or negli-
gence. or because of wlllful disregard
of the laws by Carter Glass. Secretary
of the Treasury, or Rupert Blue. sur
geOn general of the United States"
said Representative johnson, sick
and wounded American soldiers are
not receiving treatment that cannot
be Justified by any one who has any
regard for the well being of the men
who fought to maintain the country.
Replying TO Representative Garner.
democrat Texas. who inquired the
basis of the charges against the Off
Gals. Representative johnson assert
ed that funds to provide, hospital ia
cilities had not been used because,
of opposition of officials to taking
over the Chicago Speedway Hospital
and that because of this attitude funds
for other hospitals were not being eN
pended.
Representative Byrnes. democrat
South Carolina. interrupted to say
that the purchase of the Speedway
Hospital was directed by Congress
on Inc COnullfpn lndt 'i' hVopi'h'
could he mad" to meet the needs
of the public health service and that
Secretary Glass, under the lcgisla-
ton could not purchase the property
on the conditions asked by the hospi-
tai contractor.
johnson said that on last December
Z he saw sixty men at the Fort
Sheridan Army Hospital who were
not fed and many others who could
not secure sufficient food. He added
that his complaint of this to Secre-
tary Baker resulted in an investiga-
ton, which admitted the truth OF
the complaint and an attempt to
remedy the situation.
Johnson exhibited a photograph OF
a bathroom. ten feet square. in the
Chicago Marine Hospital, which, ne
said. was used for u vocational train
ing workroom-
I'm that bathroom" he said. hold
ing up the picture before the House,
ten men are supposed TO work, and
il would be crowded If three men
were there at one time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
NEW STAR IS ANNOUNCED.
Harvard Observatory Discovery
Due to Examining Old Plates.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. January u
The discovery of another new star Is
announced by the Harvard College
observatory. the Nova being discov-
cred in the course of examination of
plates taken nearly two years ago.
The position was right ascension 10
hours As minutes "A seconds; decllna-
ton minus 20 degrees 2I.S minutes
$1,000.
This star is invisible on photo
graphs taken previous to April L.
1911 some of which show stars to
the seventeenth magnitude. but APP
pears on "A plate made April D, 1917,
when it was of magnitude 6.5. Large
fluctuations of light occurred until
August of the same year. 1t has not
been found on recent plates
THE five new stars discovered with
in the last five months" it's statement
said occur in the region of the
milky way. This is not due to spe-
cial attention given to this region.
The maximum magnitude of the five
stars. 10. :, 10, 6.5 and 90. respec
lively, are Unexpectedly uniform"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
FAVOR THE CONTINUANCE
OF U. S. SHIPPING BOARD
Foreign Trade and ,Transportat ton
Committee Members Also Urge
Active Shipbuilding Program.

Continuance of the United States
Shipping Board and an active ship
building program until an American
merchant marine is thoroughly estab-
I,shed was, advocated by members of
the midwest-gulf-South Atlantic for
.eign trade and transportation commit
tee at "a dinner at the New Willard
Hotel, which followed the appearance
of the trade representatives before the
Senate commerce committee yesterday
afternoon.
Matthew Hale of Wilmington, n. c.,
presided as toastma ster. J. NJ. Hayes
of Galveston said no other nation was
at a better advantage than the United
States in entering the markets of the
Levant. because of the great confidence
the people of the near east have in
America.
Continuance of the shipping board is
the only practical solution of the world
trade situation if the policy of an
American merchant marine is not to
be abandoned. according to John W.