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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

If the statement of William II
HUT, acting governor of the Federal
Reserve Bank, that the people of the
United States are carrying around
200, 100000 in ready cash in their
pockets or have put away in hiding
places for safekeeping is true, it
means that not far from half the
total currency of the country has
been withdrawn, at least temporari-
", from circulation.
Mr.. HUT is in a position to know
the facts. But it is difficult to under
stand the psychology which leads
persons to risk their money unneces-
sarily. no matter how cleverly con-
cealed. The banking system of the
country is not perfect, but it offers
for better safeguards than any pri-
yate conCealment.
But it is in the withdrawal of such
sum from active use that the real
danger lies 1t is impossible to trans
act much business without money in
large quantities, and it is equally
impossible to secure this money
from the banks if it is not deposited
there. The hOardeTs are therefore
not only depriving themselves of the
interest which their money would
earn for them but they are putting a
serious handicap on our business re-
COvery.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12
How times do change. Eight or |

How times do change! Eight or
ten years ago. the Tampa Tribune
was paving the earth in an effort 20
saddle off on the people a debt of
$50, 900, 000-read it again-for the
purpose of building good roads. Il
is safe to say, without referring to
statistics, that eight or ten years age
Florida's wealth was at least ore
fourth less than at present and the
outlook for an increase was far less
bright. Today the Tribune, legally
fighting side by side with Col. Peer
o. knight, the Times-Union and the
Miami Herald, is frantic in its efforts
to defeat the proposed constitutional
amendment which would make pos
stble the issuance of maximum
of $40, 100000 in bonds on the basis
Of the present wealth. The proposed
amendment has been characterized
as "monstrous" and tie Tribune and
other opponents pretend to see moth
ing but ruin ahead if it is adopted.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12
NATIONAL PRESS Editorial 3

A New England textile manufac-
turing group announces reduction
of cents a yard on all its products
at the beginning of the fall sale. A
factory force, facing the probabili-
ties of shutdown, is reported to
have offered to increase production,
one far-sighted worker suggesting to
his fellows that it would be better to
recall half-hour Of the tire stricken
that means an increase of product
could be gained which would enable
their employer to bid for business
enough to keep the plant operating
at full speed.
The jointure of these two ideas, if
it should become general, would
work wonders in the solution of the
present problem Of industry and
trade, which some seem inclined to
think insoluble, except it be accom-
panied by a smash There must be
concessions somewhere if the present
situation is to be passed with safety,
and if the rate of profit were to yield,
and production were to be intensified,
prices could come down to a point
where buying would be stimulated
and work and wages would be con-
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

Before the primary, when DeSoto
county voted for division by 700 ma
jority, opponents of division said that
there would not be enough people in
the county of which Punta Gorda
will be the seat to support county
government. If created, our county
will have a population of at least O.
els, which is about 400 more than
the population of either Flagler or
Okeechobee counties, and both of
these infants are getting along
mighty fine.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

The Herald feels a great deal OF
satisfaction in observing that many
things for the Improvement and pro
gless of the town it has advocated
during the past few months are or
soon will be realities We pledged
ourselves to shout" for { modern
hotel until we got one. We viii
soon have two, orc of watch will
equal any commercial hotel in Flor
ida. We urged the necessity of a
Commercial Club or other body. II
was organized and there is no better
or more efficient organization of the
kind in Florida, TIE work done since
its birth a few MONTH ago being
enough TO justify its existence many
times over. The Herald boosted for
a golf course. 1t is under construct
ion. 1t las continually urged the
need for moro houses. The Purta
GCrCa Development COmpany and the
Fidelity Trust Company have been
org2lized and will supply the houses.
The Herald has urged the necessity
OF re-organlZlng the city government
and turning over its business to
paid manager and commission. A
charter board will be elected at the
November election to provide for this.
The Herald urged that the town be
cleaned up. 1t has been cleaned up
and is tue cleanest little city in Flor
ida and its streets and parks will be
beautitied by the planting of tkOus-
ands Of trees and shrubs. Coinci-
cent with the above things, there has
been general awakening Of civic
pride and interest in the town that
was nonresident a few months ago
and optimism and pep have taken the
place Of pessimism and indifference.
All Of which reminds us of our pre-
diction of few months ago. 1T we
ever do get up steam, wen make
some Of our neiEhbors look like a
iiyver in race with a 12-cylinder
Packard" We're just beginning to
get up steam.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

Our symp' thy goes out to the
readers of three or four Florida week
lies. CHANGING through the editorial
columns Cf enc this week, we count
ed seven items concernir Z the editor
purely personal pifIle. Another
editor was so impressed with his Cwn
importance he used six personal
items in his editorial column, tie Z, tx
totalling perhaps one-tlird of his
editorial space. o Ter editors have .
habit Of passing notes to conteIlpor-
aries via the editorial column and
frequently refer to matters th1t in
telest no one except a few member
of the fraternity. RS all right to
blow ones own horn now and cen
but it must become exceeding mon.
otcnous to the helpless publis when
the valve is tied down ard they arc
forced to listen to a continual blast.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

! In his speech accepting the Dc
Imocratic presi .eatial nomination,
Governor James NJ. Cox declared lin
self in favor of joining the league of
nations and denounced the stand CT
his opponent, HaGirg. Senator
Harding's pledge Cf formal and cf-
fectiyc peace so soon as a republican
congress can pass its declaration
means but one thiog-a separate
peace with Germany" said Cox
This would be the most dishear, en-
ing event in civilization since the
Russians made their separate peace
with Germany and infinitely more I'M
worthy. No less an authority than
Senator Lodge said that to make
peace except in company with the
allies would brand us evcrlastingly
with dishoncr and bring ruin to us. "
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

Punta Gorda hes net grown as
fast as some of its ncighbors, but
for years it has led this section in
progressive movements. The next
step will he adoption of the commits
Ision-manager form of g0vernmcn.
1t was first to bend for roads. paw
ing, cidewalks and drainage; while
another richer and large town chews
the rag about building a golf course,
Punta Gorda, which started two years
behind it, is building hers; and there
are numerous cher progressive
movements Of less Importance in
which Punta Gorda has led. AIr2t-
ion Of the commisaivn-managcr form
Of governments will keep her several
jumps in advance Of ncigl boz
which does lot seem to be able to
keep up with her slogan, always
Ahead"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

The Tampa Tribune, observing
that the Herald is net one of tao
Tribune's satellites, remarks that
"the Punta Gorda Herald don't seem
to scintillate like it used to-" Per-
haps not, dear Trib; perhaps not.
But unlike the Tribune, its sparks
are all its own and none of its lustre,
if it has any is stolen from the Pitts
burgh Sun and other northern ex-
changes.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

The increase in freight rates will
be made the excuse for further in.
creases in the retail prices of neces.
stiles. If you are asked to pay more
for shoes, just bear in mind that the
additional freight on a pair of shoes
from st. Louis to Punta Gorda is onl
and one-fourth cents, and if sugar
goes up for the same reason" re-
member that the additional freight
on a pound from Tampa y punta
Gorda is just one-tenth of one cent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

The wearing of middies or MILDLY
blouses by the women teachers got
on the nerves of certain county
superintendent in Florida, who decid-
ed to speak to the ladies about the
practice, which his wife had brought
to his attention. Calling all the
young women into faculty meeting,
this is what he said: Il want to ask
you ladies not to wear your teddies
to school in future. They are all
right to play tennis in or wear to
picniCs, but when you come to school
wear other clothes. Leave the ted
dies off in the cl2cs room" None
OF the teachers asked him what they
should wear instead, but his adomon-
lions were received without enthus-
iasm and with no little embarrass-
ment. That night the professor told
his better half: well, l got after
those girls today for wearing teddies
to school" You mean middies,'
the Mortified spouse corrected. "You
didn't say 'teddies,' did your" He
admitted he wondered why the girls
had blushed so and looked at each
other as if they didn't understand
st. Augustine Record
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

The principal cities now operating
under the city manager plan are
Akron, Daytona and Springfield,
Ohio; Grand Rapids, Mich, Norfolk
and Portsmouth, Va; Wheeling, w.
Va. The highest salaried manager
in the field is Charles E. Ashburner
of Norfolk, who gets $4,000 year.
If Miami had a city manager form of
government, it could we'll afford to
pay a fine salary for the right man
The money that would be saved
would be sufficient to pay a dozen
managers as literally as Norfolk pays
its one man.-Miami Metropolis.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

DeSotO county will, in all probable
ity, become five smaller counties at
the coming session of the legislature.
And, having traversed the county
from north to south and east to west,
to say nothing of on the bias, we
thoroughly approve of the move. In
fact, since we come to think about it.
we could plan county with Lees
burg in the center that the rest of
the state would have to so some to
beat. We've not going TO claim this
as an original thought of our own
either, for we know of whole famil-
les that thought about it before we
did.-Leesburg Commercial.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

We don't know where it started
but there has been some talk OF
enforcing the blue laws" lately
Up in Gainesville, recently, numer.
GUS people asked the mayor to en-
force the blue laws. This he pre-
pared to do by instrucling the police
TO clamp down the lid, but when III
public got wise to what was in
in the wind there was q great hurrah
and cutlery against enforc, ment of
the laws and how they are talking
about repeating the blue" ordinance
and making Gainesville a vivid ;
open" town.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

other course would have led to fr,
.ther and serious incl ease in tho oa',
of commodities and weak f7g1ois,
conditions instead of the mes.
ones, which are regarded as srrong
Brooklyn Eeagle.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

The action of the Town Council in
calling for election of a charter board
to provide for reorganization of the
town government is a long delayed
step in the right direction and means
more to the Punta Gorda of the
future than anything done by the
council in many day.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12

We want to call to the attention
OF some members CT the Commercial
Club Who kick" on Iaying 81
monthly dues the fact that members
of WaucEulas new board of trade
pay $40 as an Initiation fee AMI SIS
a month dues.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12
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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-08-12
Climate VS.. Roads.

An announcement that will be of
interest to Lee county people is that
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
Planted Turkeys Just
Wouldn't Stay Wild

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 20
The experiment of stocking woodlands
in Chester county with wild turkeys
has been abandoned after a trial of
two years. Although the timber land
is well suited for them, and there is
plenty of food they refuse to remain
there, although broods were reared
last season.
Because of the thickly populated
condition of the surrounding territory
the fowls soon became familiar with
humans and showed no fear of them.
Finally they began to associate with
the domestic fowls about the farms
and when they found they were not
disturbed and were we'll fed they be-
came as tame as their cousins. State
Game Protector N. NJ Wood has final.
ly trapped all of them and they have
been shipped back to the mountain
section and released among their for.
mer companions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
Failing In Love- Called
Immoral By Canon Chase

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O.-Love at
first sight, glorified by the romantic
lists, is the cause of so per cent of the
divorces, the house judiciary commit
tee was told today.
Canon William Chase Of Christ
church, New York, also offered the in
formation that falling in love is i'm
moral. We should refer only to iris
ing in love-" he believes.
Failing in love-" Canon Chase
said, means a slump of the higher
mental and moral functions. 1t is a
term fostered by novelists and false
ly applied to the inception of mar
riage. True love is a rising, not a
falling"
Canon Chase was one of the wit
nesses. at hearing on two divorce
bills aimed at giving congress power
to make marriage and divorce laws
now controlled by the states. His
work for the passage of a uniform
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
HOT RACES ON
IN LEE COUNTY
Sheriff And Clerk Have
Opposition Primary
March 4

LEESBURG, Jan. Z0.-Politics in
Lee county now is assuming the stage
of white heat. The present sheriff,
P. c. Coxweu, is beng opposed for
reelection by John A. Forester,
city marshal. and also by j. w.
Fouche and ex-Sher,f S. b. Smith.
For clerk of the court the present
clerk, &. a. Wallace, is being OPP
posed by j Il. Randall.
AS yet there Is no opposition to
the following officers: County Tax
Collector r. r. Green, Treasurer 7.
C. Thorpe, School Commissioner S.
J. Powell. The present tax receiver,
Chas. w. Scarborough, viii not offer
for reelection. This Office is beng
sought by the following. f. I,
King, James Mathis and John Jordon.
No Official announcements have yet
been made Tor tn remaining Offices.
The primary has been set for
March 4.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
Kissed Only Twice
Preachers Wife Sues

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-All women
and most men will agree with Gerald
inc Elliott, wife of Clarence M. Ell
lott, minister, that only two kisses
a year are not enough for wife. She
has filed suit for separate mainte-
nance and charges that since her mar
riage in September, 1918, she has
endured a life of misery. She said
her husband tortured her with nasty
insinuations, rejecting on her morals
and only kissed her twice during their
married life. She alleges she went
ahead and carried her burden of mis-
cry in order that her husband might
complete his theological course and
obtain a pulpit, from which he can
discourse sweetly on peace and love
in the home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
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WHY THIN BLOOD
MAKES THIN BODIES

Thin, pale, anaemic men and
women are starving their blood.
They are simply not supplying to
the blood the oxygen, iron and
cell-salts that the blood must have
in order to maintain the health and
vigor of the body.
The red blood cells and the white
blood cells are constantly warning
in the blood. If you starve the
red blood cells, which vitalize the
blood and build up the body, the
blood becomes thin, and full of
white blood cells, and the body
starves until it becomes thin and
emaciated, weak and sick.
Healthy blood makes the entire
body healthy. Rich, red blood,
vitaIized with oxygen, iron and the
cell-salts that Nature must have to
keep the body we'll, or make it we'll
if it is sick, will renew the strength
and restore vigor and vitality.
REOLO, the wonderful discov-
cry of Dr. 4. L. REFUSING, rapidly
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cells, and supplies the oxygen, iron
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REOLO is sold under the Posi-
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
SHRINERS' BALL
BEAUTIFUL EVENT.

A beautiful event of last night, IN
which many members of Americas
social set and large number of out
of-town visitors took part, was the
Shriners' ball at the Windsor Hotel.
The entire lower floor and bal
comics of the Windsor Hotel were
decorated with the National and
Shrine colors, a brilliant setting for
The dancers wearing smart evening
attire.
Guttenberger' orchestra, of Ma
con, furnished the music which was
splendidIy rendered and the Shriners'
were untiring in their efforts to make
the ball the notable success it proved.
About three hundred young ladies
were present as we'll as an equal
number of Shriners. The chaperones
were about fifty ladies', wives of
Americas Shriners.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
Brewery Stockholders
Got Dividend Wanted

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 90
Stockholders in local breweries re
ceived on the day before prohibition
became effective, it has developed,
what many believed would be their
last dividend, dividend of the beer
and ale in stock since operations ceas-
ed several months ago. The James
Hanley Brewing Company sent each
Of its stockholders two barrels of it's
product. after receiving permission
from the internal revenue officer
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

The Souther Field display in the
parade necessitated a slight altera-
ton of the line of march. A French
baby Newport plane on truck had
such wide Widespread that it was
found impossible to proceed between
the thiekly parked autos on Jackson
street from Church to Lamar, so the
pageant swung back onto Lee and
northward Major Schofield, rank
ing officer at Souther Field in the
absence of Major Churchill, march
ed at the head of contingent of sol
diers, followed by an enormous truck
on which were mounted an American
Liberty II motor and a German
Mercedes engine, and pulling a trail
er on which the Newport plane was
mounted. A caterpillar tractor from
the field followed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
MISS BAILEY TO
ENTERTAIN CLUB

The Wednesday club will be en-
tortained tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock at her home on South Lee
street.
The occasion Will be one of the
weeks prettiest parties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
u. S. This Austrian's
Host For Five Years

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-Having
nibbled through $4,000 worth of I'm
Gle Sans rations since August 3,
1914, Miju Cogic, an Austrian emf
grant, is now at sea again, returning
home because he couldn't see well
enough to enter America.
Cogic was ordered deported just af-
ter his arrival and was detained at Ell
lis Island to await ship home. Ger
tain British and Italian war vessels
made it inadvisable to attempt to send
him back until the end of the war,
Aand the immigration authorities only
gently bethought themselves of his
Ght.
se condition Of Cogic's eyes rem
i'm unfit to grapple for living
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
Hair Grown on Bald Head

After being almost totally bald. New Yorker
happily found some thing which brought out q new,
luxuriant growth of hair of which he 10 proud
that he will senc the information free to anyone
who asks for it Write: John Il. Britain,
Station F, New York. N Y. Many and
mon have grown hsiI after all else failed Cut
this out show others. thA genuine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
MRS. McCLESKEY
ENTERTAINS CLUB

Mrs. l. L. McCIeskey entertained
very informally the members Of the
Tuesday club this morning at her
pretty home on Harold avenue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
YOUNG NATIONS CLUB TO
MEET WITH MRS. DUNCAN

the Young Matron's Club with a party
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at
her home on South Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

marriage and divorce act is a part of
the campaign being conducted by the
anti-vice societies meeting here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
CARDS OF THANKS.

AS ambassador of Alec Temple, |
wish to thank all those, including
the public, who helped in so many
ways in making the Shrine cere-
mOnial here yesterday the splendid
success it was.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20

The Sumter County Shrine Clubs
decorated auto was wonderfully
adorned with a bevy of local beau
ties. The car had been decorated
with flags and bunting by Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Stanfeld and family.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
Society Events

mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Charles Churchill of Oswego n. Y,
whom they will later visit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
TraveIIrr Teacher..

Travelling teachers carry education
to inland children along the coast of
Maine, remaining in each isolated dis
trict a brief time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-20
S. R. HEYS.

| desire to extend the thanks of the
refreshment committee of the local
Shriners to all who assisted, es-
pecially the ladies of the Eastern
Star, in providing for the wants of
the visitors.
FRANK J. PAYNE,
Chairman.