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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
WATCHING SITUATION

Douglas, Ariz., April 2S-Army off cials are watching cldeiy the situation brought about by the revolution in Mex ico, and every adequate precaution is be- ing taken to protect American interests on this side of the boundary, Col. Alonzo Gray, commander of the Arizona rnai- tary district. announced here today
 It was announced additional artillery was being sent to Douglas from Fl Paso, Texas
 The Douglas Chamber of Commerce has appealed to the war department, and Gen Joseph Dickinan, commander of the southern department, asking tl1s more troops be sent to protect the city in case of an attack on Agua Prieta, So- nora, by Carranza troops.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
Cattle Barons Arrogant.

1--WE decided to stand pat" was
the only information given the pub
lie after a star chamber session of
the Florida cattle barcrs at Barlow
last Friday.
This was the meeting advertised
as get together" meeting of the
cattle men wit those who seek to
change the present iniquitous law
which justifies the cattle nen in the
arrogant attitude tcey have assumed
The cattle tarons have declared
themselves. They have outlined a
campaign and have agreed to put up
the funds to enable them to continue
to own Florida AID dictate to it's peo-
pie.
One of the elements they have de-
cided to inject into their campaign
is the shedding of crocodile tears
over the little farmer with one COW
and few pigs"
None of these farmers was invited
to the Barlow meeting. Only the
cattle barons were there. And the
bill they have banded together to
fight does not injure the little farm
er or any other farmer. Read it care
fully and you will see that it does
not. But it does take away from the
cattle barons-tEe millionaire cattle
barons who live in affluenCe while
their herds destroy the crops the lit
tie farmer tries to raise and eat the
pasture his COW should have-the
stranglehold they have held on the
tie state of Florida, its little farmers
and its big farmers, so long that the
cattle barons take possession OF
others land as a matter o. course
pasture it, burn tie owners fences
when they please and s2ornfully
pcint to the law when their breachy
cattle break into his fields and eat
his growing gro"e and crops. And
the law protects them.
This is the lav that will be repeal
ed at the next session of the Legis-
lature-repealed as sure as the sun
riscs-and if the cattle barons do not
fool The people with the propaganda
they are preparing to issue, some law
similar to that offered by the Com
mercial will take its place.-Lees-
| burg Commercial.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS.

Many people who came to Punta
Gorda to spend the winter just clos
ed were compelled to 60 elsewhere
because they could not get suitable
accommodations ard the same thing
is sure to occur next year. Miami
gathered in harvest of gold be-
cause she had tie houses and apart
mcnts to rent. The building cam
paign that was started t-erc several
years ago has 2ever slackcned, be-
cause there has always been great
er demand that could be supplied
Even under the abnormal conditions
prevailing in The materials and labor
market, everybody who had the
courage to put their money into a
building has received a substantial
return. In Mis- mi, it seems, they do
not consider the cost of building
alone, but they also take into con-
sideration the fact that While the
cost of building has doubled rents
and the price that can be obtained
for house have more than doubled.
In some places in Fl1irda ordinary
houses, comfortably furnished, rent
for from $1,000 to $4,000 for a sea-
son and these places offer lie tourist
nothing more than, and in many
cases not as much as, Pu2.a Gorda.
The houses that command tie sums
mentioned are modern, however, and
such prices canrot be expected or
obtained for houses that were not
modern 90 years ago. Next winter
will bring tourists and homeseekers
to Florida in greater numbers than
ever before and the man or woman
who has desirable residence property
for rent or sale will be fortunate in
deed. Those who have the money
and intend to build "wheT prices
come down" have a long time 10
wait and in the meantime are pass
ing up a golden opportunity for
themselves and a chance to become
public benefactors by supplying
modern homes, for which there is
such a great need.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
A Big Scheme.

The outlaws of the railroad unions
had a big thing in mind. All hands
were to be forced into a big union,
which, by entire suspension of rail
road operation, would compel the
turning over of all lines cf transport
alton to them. This accomplished,
the scheme was to unfold.
With the power to staYve the pub
lie into submission by putting the lid
on all food reservoirs, which easily
could be effected through stopping
all railway traffic, the rule of Lenine
and Trotzky was to be established on
American soil The conspiracy has
miscarried, but it is only a question
OF time when it will be revived, un-
less vigorous measures are taken be-
forehand to counteract such schemes.
1t is clear that these measures prin-
cipally must be directed against the
suspension of railroad operations.
Foreign enemies first of all strive
to get possession of their adyersary's
transportation lines as the most es-
sential condition of success. Com
munists have grasped this military
lesson and evidently intend to apply
it in their wars On society. This
makes it incumbent on Congress to
provide measures Of the utmost sew
Gritty against any attempt to block
the lines of traffic by any organiza-
ton or for any reason Whatsoever.
Enquirer.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
State Road Bond Amendment

Can it be that the ever-increasing
use of good roads for the t-ansporta-
tion of freight and passengers by au-
to trucks will defeat TIE proposed
constitutional amendment providing
for the issue of state road bonds?
The Gainesville Sun has a long edi-
torial argument against the amend
ment, and frankly admits that all of
the thought and mUcf. OF the langu-
age of its editorial was taken from
a manifold letter Of cur friend Col.
Peter O. knight, OF Tampa" This
editorial was copied and endorsed by
the Florida Times-Union. Mr..
Knight is closely identified with the
transportation Interests CT the state
which have undoubtedly felt the COM
petition of the ship by truck" move.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

The voters of Florida, more especi
ally the rural voters, should bear in
mind that Van SweGrengen is the
mouthpiece of the labor unions; he
is endorsed by the railway and other
union laborers. It is very important
for the future prosperity of the coun-
try that all labor agitators who are
candidates fer the executive office
should be defeated and kept out of
places of power. We have too much
labor agitation as it is without the
election of such men to public office.
The farmers and agriculturists of the
state are realizing the effects of
union labor and the outrageous de-
mands made upon them by the
present wage scale. Should labor
agitators be elected to office, the
chances are that scme high-handed
labor laws may be attempted. Our
advice to the yctor- of Columbia
County is totte- ret support such
men as Swear2Igen fer governor.
The sooner the CItts-Sweare1ge
brand of politics is purged from the
state. the better off the state will be.
Lake City Reporter.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

Ed has started to pull the strings
he holds and is fixing to grab another
wad of that state aid money to build
another road through another wilder
ness. A part of this money belongs
to Punta Gorda but she will never
get it as long as she does the Rip
VanWinkle and let's her enemies
grab everything in sight The
money that Is being spent on that
state" road through tie wilds for
the purpose Of beneflting private land
owners and divcrtng travel from
Punta Gorda should have been spent
on the Punta Gorda-Arcadia road
where it would have benefited more
than few homesteaders and three or
four big landowners. We don't care
one thinkers how many roads Ed
! and his henchmen build through
their land with other peoples money
/ just so long as we got our share Of
the state aid money and Ed doesn't
! get any Of our tax money, but it's
time for us TO wake up and get our
share of the state money or know the
IrCpson why.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
STATE PRESS EDITORIALS S

ment. The Times-Union ic accused
of being partly owned by railroads,
and if this be true its opposition to
state road bonds could be traceable
to the same source. 1t is natural
that the railroads 90 not want their
taxes to be greatly increased, when
the very purpose o. the Increase is to
build roads that will in a way com
pete with the railroads. And we are
not surprised that their representa-
tive is sending out a manifold let
ter" against tne amendment, and
that arguments contained in the let
ter are endorsed by the pCrticans of
the railroads.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
INFORM YOURSELF

THE public funded debt of the
United States amounts to $25,00O,-
/ 100000, or about $500 per capita.
All the money in circulation amounts
/ to $3.50 per capita. Now when
every man woman and child in the
United States lacks $144.11 of hav-
ing enough to pay his pat Of the
public debt, where on eartn will we
get the $40 additional each of us in
/ Florida will need to pay for That
$2O,O0O,OOO state road schcm@, -
Exchange.
/ Some Florida newspapers, probab-
/ lv influenced by henChmen for the
railroads, not having found any good
argument against the proposed
amendment to the constitution,
which if adopted will allow the state
to issue bonds for good roads, are
printing balderdaGh of the above
kind in the hope Of pulling the wool
over the eyes Of the voters and pre-
iudcing them in advance against
the proposal. Newspapers that re-
sort to such attempts to fool their
readers put themselves in the same
class with a certain candidate who
is going up and down the state ap-
pealing to the ignorance and preju-
dices of his hearers in the hope that
he can fool enough people to elect
him.
Another paper walls that if the
state issues $2O,000,O00 in bonds
the annual tax will amount to ST.
100000. Terrible! Monstrous!
(Col. Peter himself says it's mons
trous.) There are 100000 people
in Florida and s1,000,000 divided
among 100000 people makes each
persons share 81. Terrible, monstrous
outrageous! One dollar year for a
statewide system of good roads!
One dollar! The price of six ice
cream sodas or ten cigars or five
shaves or half the price of an ordi-
nary necktie. Could the poor people
bear such a burden? We fear It
would be the straw that would break
the camel's back. (Actual!y, if the in
terest amounted to $1,000,000, it is
likely that each Taxpayers share
would be $3.50 a year; this assump-
ton being based upon the estimate
of 4 Y people to each family and one
taxpayer in each family.)
Nothing will have so much to do
with the future of Florida and the
prosperity of her people as their at
titude toward good roads. If the
proposed amendment is adopted the
state can issue $2O,OOO.OCO IN bonds
for good roads. This would he sup
plemented by an equal amount by
the Federal government. II Mr..
McRac's plan is adopted the interest
on the bonds would be cared for by
tax Of probably one cent a gallon
on gasoline, and the bonds could be
retired in 25 years without one cent
Of state tax on real estate for roads
Voters should be careful to inform
themselves upon this subject from
sources not influenced by the rail
roads and their hcnchman, who will
fight the proposal tooth and nail"
Nothing will please the railroads
more than to have the DroDosod
rm"ud~ent defeated.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
Bonds Lower - Buy More.

Prices of the various issues of Lib
erty bonds have sagged again, some
of them selling at S8 or thereabouts
That is good news for persons with
savings laid by who are locking for
the best investment in the world
Anyone who buys a Az per cent
bond of the United States Govern
ment at SO cents on the dollar gets d
Clittering bargain.
The latest decline is attributed TO
The selling of bonds by wealthy men
who intend to reinvest their funds in
5 Il per cent treasury certificates.
AS usual, the ticker statisticians fig
ure the loss" to the 20,000,000 or
more citizens who bought such bonds
at par when they were issued by the
Government. For persons who find
employment in spectacular figures
the estimates may hIVe an interest.
But, as q matter of fact, to those who
bought and now hold the bonds as an
investment there has not been q cent
of loss. The Government has paid
tne interest as the coupons came due
and it will continue to do GO. And
when the bonds mature the Govern
ment will pay them at their full face
value.
Meanwhile the thing for the wise
man with money to do when liberty
bond prices decline is to buy more
of the bonds. There is no safer in
yestment. - Chicago News.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

Several weeks ago we called at
tention to the fact that the Charlotte
harbor bridge is too narraw for two
big trucks to pass and suggested the
desirability of having offsets and
turnouts constructed before the
bridge had reached a point where it
would be impracticable. The sug-
gestion met with favor but nothing
has been done about it. We "snick-
er to contemplate" what may happen
out on the bridge some day when two
big trucks meet about the middle and
their mule-headed drivers get into
an argument as to which must back
off!
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
Supply and Demand on the Job

1t appears that the public has an
effective weapon against u1warrant-
ed rise in prices, particularly food
commodities. The Detroit price of
potatoes dropped in les tLan four
days from as high as SO per bushel
to $4.25 and $4 The drop was
brought about by a loosely organized,
hastily launched boycott by the stew
and the Detroit Federation of Wo-
mans Clubs. The peddler's organ
izaton, which refused to purchase
potatoes unless the prices were re-
duced to IS or below, also assisted
1t must not be assumed that all re-
tail dealers in food supplies were
prO(iteers. Hundreds of them, with
small stocks, were compelled to pay
what was asked and in turn to pass
the increase to the consumer But
somewhere, someone made killing,
on the whole, it could not have been
the farmer. His bins and pits are too
largely swept clean at this time of
the year, or his supply il held under
a contract price made months ago.
Spectators, undoubtedly, figured
largely. But laying aside responsi-
bility, Detroit has been given an ex-
ample Of what can be accomplished
by united action. The boycott move
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

"The Punta Gorda Herald is one OF
the most interesting of he state ex-
changes, and judging from the news
stories and editorial expressions, Pun
ia Gorda is trying to keep up with
the pace the new management has
set'-PenGacoIa Journal. We thank
you, lady. rs a real compliment to
be classed as among the most in
teresting of the state exchanges" by
one so able as she vino presdes in
the Journal editorial sanctum, for
the press of no other state is so re-
plete with interesting papers as that
of Florida.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
PRESS EDITORIALS

ment was organized overnight; it
had little publicity; it was not in
effect more than "a hours before the
results began to appear.
Messrs. Supply and Demand, it
appears, can be made to work one
way as we'll as another - Detroit
Free Press.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

THE gang" in Arcadia is said to
be almost frantic in its efforts to
hatch up some scheme to defeat
county division, holding sessions al
most daily. They've done their
"durndest" to make break in the
ranks of the diyisionists and have
failed complotely in every instance.
They are going to keep up the fight
to the very last ditch, however, and
goodness only knows what fool
scheme they'll spring next. Don't
believe any story that comes from
Arcadia.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

Packers blamed the rail strike for
higher meat prices. Anon it was the
war, tLen the armigtice. Soon it will
be the hot weather, the tsetse fly, the
boil weevil or something handler
They are not bothered making ex-
plantations Of why prices drop.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

Some candidate for governor may
have promised the gang" at Arcadia
that he would veto the bill dividing
DeSoto county if it Is passed and if
he Is elected, but it wasn't Cary A.
Hardee, so we are not going to lose
any sleep over it if all the rest Of
them promise to veto the bill.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29
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Punta Gorda should be represented
by big delegation in the motorcade
to Fort Myers next Thursday. Ar
cadia and nearly every other town in
DeSoto county will be represented.
The sole object of the visit is to Gre
ate goodfellOwship between the
towns of DeSoto and the metropolis
of Lee. If you intend to go send in
your name to NJ. C. Price, secretary
of the Commercial Club.
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We've been wanting to get a small
tract Of land to raise home garden
and had just about agreed to rent a
vacant lot when it occurred to lis that
we could use the streets. We've sell
ected a rich-looking portion of a
main street and expect to fence it off
and start planting in a week or so.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

In this issue is reproduced an edi-
torial that appeared in the last issue
Of the Arcadia Enterprise, which ap-
peared in that paper under the head
Marvellous Natural Phenomena in
South Florida" It's worth reading
for amusement if nothing more.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1920-04-29

The regular monthly meeting of
the Commercial Club will be held
Friday evening, May seventh. Every
member should be there. The club
has already more than justified its
existence for the next year by the
work done since its organization a
few months ago.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-03-11
ANOTHER OF THOSE THINGS
Fun for the Young and Fun for thl
Old ut Athletic Benefit

The Athletic Benefit given for
equipment for the new gymnasium Of
the Presbyterian church promises to
be some affair. Exhibitions Of this
kind have always been popular in
Oakes and no pains are being spared
to make this program specially at
tractive.
It will be held in C. NJ. c. hall Sat-
urday evening, March 20, doors open
at $3.50, performance on at 900.
There will be music by the Oakes
Ukelele Club of six young ladies', q
solo by Mrs. H. E. Dady and club
swinging by Mrs. o. E. Elmer.
Six bouts Of boxing will be put
on among our young folks: Skeeter
Loepp against Harry Bartlett; Tom
Fuller VS.. Reuben Billigmeier, Math
Pfeifer VS.. Aug. Quasi Jr., Tom Jen-
kins VS.. Kenny Espeland, Elmer Olson
VI. Alfred Erickson and Gransalke VS..
Dark Horse, ending up with wrestl-
ing of Youngdahl against a man yet
to be picked and Honl vs.. Brennan.
i is advised that shopping be done
saaasdy that day 50 that !all stores may
be closed at nine.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-03-11

Tuesday and Wednesday were ideal
days, the temperature being such a.
10 convince one spring has arrived.
This morning it was rather raw, but
still it seems that winters grip 10
loosening. A few days more Of thaw.
ing and the snow viii all be. gone.
Automobile owners are only waiting
for the weather to settle down to bus
mess before they get ont their cars
and Start in on . seasons enjoyment.
It won't be long before our main
street win look like \ great long "a
rage. The sooner the better.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-03-11

long before any Of US were here, and
that law will stand and be observed
after we are gone. Now it is up to
each one to consider whether he is
willing to defy God and set up man
made law in place of Gods law. That
is the point to decide. The soldier
boys are said to demand such law
for their pleasure. Can you believe
that? When did our soldier boys
learn that they had become superior
to God? When did they displace God
from his power and authority? That
is question to consider. Personally
the writer does not believe that it
is demand Of any large part Of the
soldier boys, but believes it a lie of
the devil to mislead the people who
think well Of the boys for the work
done. But If the boys do demand such
law, are they any more to be pleas
ed than the people who backed them
in the home land? They would not
have stood long before the enemy had
they not been solidly backed by the
home folks. Those boys were sent
away from home attended by the
prayers Of the God fearing people.
There were many thoughtless people
who acted and spoke % If the boys
were going On . holiday parade, but
it was not long until the whole coun-
try was called upon to pray God to
bless tho efforts Of the Allies and the
American boys. Yes, there were dark
days, and it seemed that no human
hand could. stay, and no, humsn hand
did stay, the onrusf Of the mad forces
Of brutality and destruction. The hand
Of God staid the onrush, and our peo-
pie are grateful that the boys were
saved. In the complications Of human
affairs it calls for level headed action.
Now is not the time to forget God:
Now He is needed as never before,
and it is to be deeply hoped that ev-
eryone will return to his best and re-
member the God he has been taught
to love and revere in this our great
state and country. The mothers and
fathers who sought Gods protection
on their boys when they left home
are not the ones now asking to cast
that God aside. The fathers and
mothers who have boys sleeping on
the battle fields Of Europe are not
now complaining, but are thanking
CONCLUDED on Page Twelve)
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-03-11
TAKES STUMP TO
FIGHT SOCIALISM
The Farmers Economic Program Has
Little to Do with Present
Contest in State
MOVE LINKED WITH SOCIALISM
Debs and Mills the Men Behind the
Secret Movement

The opera house was we'll filled on
Tuesday night to listen to the address
Of Rev. Allen O. Birchenough Of st.
Thomas. The doctor is out on an
other tour of the state under the
auspices Of the Independent Voters
Association, and there is no mistak-
ing that he has the goods on the Nom
partisan League in linking that or
ganization up with international So
cialism.
It il not men who live in the state
that have put the N. P. League over
in North Dakota. It 10 not Townley,
it is not Lemke, nor any of these
lesser lights in the socialistic constel-
lation-it is none other than the
brains Of Walter Thomas Mills and
Eugene v. Debs that. have put this
thing over.
The speaker traced the secret visit
and the secret methods that obtained
when Eugene v. Debs made his Wis
it to Devils Lake to engineer the
deal. Nothing but well known So
cialists were invited to this confer
ence, the plan explained put in OPP
Grafton. Hon. Walter Thomas Mills,
that high-p priced international social
ist, was engaged to go up and down
the state and preach the gospel
and how it was all done under the
camoufaged scheme Of the farmers
economic program.
"The farmers economic program,
the building Of an elevator and -four
mill, were nothing" said the speaker,
compared to the deep plot that was
laid for turning the state Of North
Dakota over to the socialists. They
never could get anywhere under their
own banner, and the acceptance Of
the word 'Nonpartisan' was first sug-
gested by Arthur LeSueur, q well
known socialist worker Of Minot. The
socialistic plan did not rise to the sur.
face until the farmers had fully
grasped that the movement was
purely (?) economic"
The record Of Walter Thomas Mills
was followed through the states
where he started preaching interna.
tional socialism twenty-five years ago
-on to Australia and New Zealand
where $1,000 workers were incited to
strike, and where American axe.
handles saved the day against q tie.
up of industries In the hands Of the
sturdy farmers. And how Walter
Thomas escaped New Zealand just ia
time to take mp the work in North
Dakota. F
BY mass Of cumulative evidence
the speaker showed that the commun.
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