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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

1t is gratifying to observe that not
single note of pessimism has been
sounded by any of the Florida pa
pers since the election. While flor
ida wanted it to go the other way.
the result is not looked upon as a
calamity. This state knows by ex-
perlence that, under any administra-
ton, it has to hustle for what it gets.
and 1T is also finding out that it can
get what it hustles for. So whv
worry? There is not state in the
Union with better present or a safer
future prosperity. If they have less
prosperity in the north, more visitors
will motor down here to save ex-
penses in the winter; if they have
more prosperity, more of the people
will be able to come. In either case
they will constitute an ever growing
market for everything Florida has to
sell. And we have yet to learn that
Florida sunshine is less alluring. or
Florida soil less productive. under 4
Republican than a Democratic admin
latration.-Lakeland Evening I lie
gram
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

The Tampa Times says that the
Florida Development Board is all
worked up over what is to be done
with Florida's surplus supply of milk,
Inc development board is the first to
discover that Florida has or is ever
likely to have an oversupply of milk
Inc Times suggests as a remedy for
tne situation that the dealers, most
OF whom are asking Csc a quart, nut
the price down to figure within the
reach OF poor people and ordinary
mortals, many of whom have forgot
ten what milk looks like. do that"
says the Times, 4" and the dreaded
surplus will vanish like dew before
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

New Smyrna voted on its new
charter providing for the commission
manager form of government Tues.
day, November 23rd, and while there
was some opposition, as there ALWAYS
Is "hen reform is attempted, the new
charter was adopted by a very deci
slVe majority. New Smyrna is the
latest and eighth Florida city to
ADOPT the new form of governments.
1he result of the election" saws the
New Smyrna News, Shows conclu-
slVely that the people of New SMYRNA
want q change from the cumbersome
lz-man method of managing city af-
talrS TO an up-to-date, efficient. bust
nesS-like handling of the taxpayers
business In every instance where
the new form of government has been
proposed, it has met with opposition
from politicians, ringstcrs. grafters.
and other barnacles and parasites
mat live and thrive under the old
form of city management. Fortu-
nateIy, Punta Gorda has but few of
this class, but there is every reason
TO expect that there will be opposi |
tlon to the new charter when it is |
presented to the voters for adoption |
no matter how good and near per- |
tect 1t may be-in fact, there is al
ready some sneaking, undetermined
opposition. There can be no objec-
ion to friendly criticism of the new
'harter when it is prepared. The
Herald expects to do some criticising
tself. when it thinks criticism in or
Ter, but on the other hand it will
lot hesitate to SHOW up" anyone
Who tries to defeat the adoption of
ne new charter just because it means
change from the present insufrer-
Dly wasteful and inefficient system
f government.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
Warming to Negroes.

No paper has been more persisten
ana Vlolent Tor many years than The
Chicago Tribune in denunciation Of
the southern whites because of the
existence of race problem" in the
0outh. And now it is the Chicago
tribune which is appealing to the ne
groes not to force on the northern
whites similar race problem. Here
IS current leading editorial from
that paper:
Mr.. Edward Morris, the colored
MEMBER OF the constitutional conven-
ton, will do the race to which he be-
longs more good by Withdrawing his
provision concerning racial equality
IMAM by securing its adoption.
The race problem in Illinois is in
It's infancy. A long course of study
and experimentation must take place
before the races of different color
must settle down to a frictionless
contract.
Our problem comes from the large
migration of colored people from
southern states to the North. where
they come into competition and con-
tact with the resident white popula-
ton. In the cities this contact is
crowded and in the present condition ,
OF home shortage, has proven exceed
tngly irritable, leading to numerous
clashes and to terrible race riots.
LASTLY, by the mobilization of the
newly arrived colored population into
the ranks of one faction of the Repub-
llcan party, this faction of the party
became dominant, dominance which
was used by Senator Lewis as a cam /
palgn argument in the recent cleo
lion, arousing a great deal of latent
racial hostility.
The friction which has arisen :
since the migration of colored people !,
rom the South did not exist between .
he whites and the colored people who .
'eSlued mere formerly. We look :
hopefully toward the end of the pres a..
mt animosity, to the elimination of :
existing prejudces and social inius-
ices. Such an end can only comm I.
WITH forbearance and Cancellation. );
ne demonstration of an aggressive ::
pirit on the part of the new arrivals J:
force themselves upon the old pop !:
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

If there is reason to suppose that
the Republicans are going to inter-
fere in southern elections Florida
eral southern states did this for y
mold their state and county elections
on some other day than that on which
the national elections are held. 1t
is entirely their right to do so. Sew
eral Southern states did this for a
time, until it began to look like all
sectional trouble had died out. If
II revives, we can hold our state and
county elections in October, or any
other month we choose.-Ocala Star
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

The number of tourists passing
through GAINESVILLE in automobiles is
absolutely astonishing. An obser-
want friend said to US that there are
now, in Florida, 100000 visitors who
had travelled hither by autos. His
estimate is probably little high but
there are great many. There are
more perhaps, than came to Florida
by rail during the whole course of
the winter, rs or 80 years ago.
Hundreds of them are coming thro
this city.-Gainesville Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

One thing that distinguishes
American business from all others
is its dependence on ADVERTISING
the man who thinks his business
doesn't need advertising will ere
long find himself with no business to
advertise.-St. Augustine Record.
If you don't think it pays to adver-
tise, get a line on the mail orders
that go out daily for merchandise
every dollar of which is obtained by
ng.-Apalachicola Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

Dade county, with the greatest
mileage of good roads in the state,
voted in favor of the state bond cleo
ton by which good roads should be
built in less progressive counties with
Dade paying large part of the bills.
The less progressive counties where
roads are so sadly needed voted
against the bond issue. No wonder
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
ADVERTISING RATES

DISPLAY,
to be
preferred position 10 to 20 LELAND"
cent word Legal
Of
OO'O's tuesday
Caros thanks obituary
Of
Of
prises purely advertising, "e enter
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
STATE PRESS EDITORIALS

The advertising fakirs are meeting
with anything but cordial reception
IN Florida this season, although
some of them find enough pickings to
remain. They should be sharply
handled by the civic organizations
and they will be if the business ap-
preached by them report the fact
Times-Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

The Punta Gorda Herald a weekly
publication, has purchased an Auto
caster, which will enable the paper
70 make its own cuts and do its
stero-yping. That's going some for
weekly paper, but Florida papers
"rc IN the habit of having tie best
or equipment in their shops.-Fort
Lauderdale Herald.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

one months
etrthnces should be stall
counts 800 '''pe VIII oe accepted In pay
OF address please
cpers railing OF the
OF tat particular '' '"'N'' IL supply
desiring subscription expiration should o
twill be
d" regular rate OF subscription until received
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

the morning sun" Nearly everyone
except the milk dealers know that
there has been a decided drop in the
price of feedstuffs, the former high
price of which having been given by
the dealers as the reason for very
high prices of milk.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-12-02

TINS lower East Coast country has
made place for itself among the
stars.-Miami Metropolis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05
Public Discussion
e-as@S-%@SSs3SeSs@ss%sS@4>3S&,:A
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) BOIL WEEvIL IN MISSISSIPPI :.
. %
,s,S.a.s.s.1

To The News Scimitar:
| am one Of your subscribers at Gov
ington, Tenn, and until came to Mis-
sissippi to visit my sons, was under
the impression that the boil weevil was
only prospective menace. |, however,
find the bug is now, and has been for
some time, an actual menace. He is
very busy on account of the showery
weather and is destroying the fruit as
fast as the plant makes II in this (Tal-
lahatchie) county, where he has not APP
peared before since 1916. In inter-
viewed a farmer this evening who told
me that he had Just examined an eight
acre field OF cotton which promised ten
days ago to yield a bale to the acre,
but on account of the depredatious OF
this pest, he says one bale will he all
that he will get. Other conservative
| farmers take equally as gloomy views
OF the situation as he does | got my
| impression OF the situation before my
visit here from the reports made by
| the representatives Of the cotton buyers
| in the daily press, and | now wish TO
emphatiCally state that the little bug
| does not threaten damage TO the cot
| ton plant, but has already Curtailed the
yield of 1t more than 25 per cent. He
| Is still busy in the fields hereabouts
and will likely levy a toll Of 30 per cent
or more Of the crop before he retres
| into winter quarters
n. w. RUFFIN
Enid. Miss
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05

at all from the Bolsheviks It may be
expected that the United States will
share.
Our department Of state is already
addressing notes to the allied govern
mcnts asking what they mean by con-
STRUNG their "mandates'' over con-
auered territory TO include the right Of
oil monopoly in the former Turkish ter.
ritories, When the Caspian oil fields
begin to gush. Standard oil will be
there, its hands upheld by this govern
ment.
Meanwhile it is food for comment how
downtrodden American monopoly tina,
used 10 he considered III for abuse only
is hailed as a champion when il goes
abroad and completes with monopolies
just as predatory"
BY its artful battle against foreign
interests Standard Oil has intrcnched
It's position at home so as 10 stand for
all time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05
Twice Told Tales
SleWs Of Memphis
rs Years Ago.

AUG. 5, 1895.
General regret was evnressed h,,.tbe
congregation of The GentraI RS s nt ts
church over the resirnation Of tho pa a. ~
Tor, DR. G A Nunnaii" ''''' VI Tue pas
pa. g., -. .,,r
sig. i1nf Iir Ihs upbulIdlng OF the Mis-
@ a,ri,I,Io river leVer system We're being
"6 SrIJ'I w. CWudN' 80 lhat proper approach
,Uotu ~ maze 10 lhr next congress for
rov,vr,!'' LOT inc MISSISSIPPI delta
NJ
praa ne Young people Of the ldlewild
',. rSuS .riIih church gave an open air
''"I,u 1l9 GonGert a. the home Of Mrs.
N'r' n3uulT' idleWlld avenue.
ard -, H. Jug was arraigned today
" "iioro r5''ote9 pea OF not gully to
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05
The German Empire.

A shrcwd stroke OF foreign policy ia
that Of the French in setting up
separate embassy in Munich to repre-
sent them with the Bavarians
In the course OF the peace negotia-
tons, as brought out recently by NJ
Tardieu, the right hand Of old Glenn
enccau, the French wanted more than
most things to separate the German
empire into its ancient component
parts. But it could not be done The
premier confessed as much. BY the
law Of self determination the Germans
had as good right to stay united as
to undo the work Of 1870 and become
| again unity that was merely geo
graphical and not political The EN-
pirc would not be split
Nevertheless there have been from
time to time various evidences Of ri
valrv between the component states.
and these cases have filled French
hearts with high hopes They know
that they have nothing to fear from
Germany in dtsunion.
During the first months ot tho Rhine
occupation there was certain doctor
Dorten who agitated for the establish
mcnt Of Rhenish republic. lie moved
about from one allied zone TO another.
| finding among the people a considerable
response to his propaganda 90 star,
"A state ~ their own. free from ru-
| dcmutty taxes, In the French gone.
particularly he got more than SYM
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05
Standard Oil.

We are not worried over the h'Ip-
lessness Of Standard oil In the face OF
British and other foreign competition
in the worlds oil fields that has turned
many patriots blue in the face stand
ard oil has hitherto shown cohsidera-
bic natural ability for taking care oil
Its own.
STANDARD Oil beat out us 'on'P''.''' s.
recently in France as II mas p'"'
them nearly everywhere else ro'e'H'I
oil investment Interests are 'o"lo''''u
In what Is known as inc ''o''' ''', "
group ana th's '"n'"'"""o" %" "'
occasion OF 'h' 'Np"''.o" W '''
tracts OF the freh'u ''''.''S '','"'
cry ettert |" "'a" ,"''" I'ol'' ''''
Oh but o] '"'''o"S ,".''', yea W., Jus"
long experience '',, ''''''"''' N,'' ',,'
pie khe" 'N"'"E we Wv
thst broush' '"' l''''' '''''''' "''''
thumbs again
IN M'Nl'o we ''''' '''"'U
Of the l"'o'' ''s'', S'''"" ,'''
group aE""'s' "'e '''' NV
iacts sh"" 'n"' sauna W. s''' ''a'
su"nble ""l" "'' ''' >'''''
neht' ne '''k'e ,''.''.,y n...l.,...
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05
sVNCLE WlGGITN % s.
BEDTINE STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE BOX

nearly finished the box for Nurse
James ciothespins. while Floppy and
Jackie looked on
The piggie boy and doggie boy were
yust thinking how wonderful Uncle
Niggiiy was, to be able to hatch robin
eggs and make things for Nurse Jane,
When, all Of n sudden, there was
rustiing in the bushes. and out stepped
the bad old Skeezicks.
%, An, you are busy see said the
hungry.
Yes--yes, l am rather busy" said
Uncle Wiggily as he got ready to nail
the cover on the box.
snickered the Skee. Il am going to be
busy. in just moment, taking souse
off your ears. An, har"
oh, please DON'T begged the bunny
gentleman.
''Ha! Ha! Yes. l shall" went on the
ear souse today and l am-oh! so
hungry
Jackie Bow Wow suddenly leaned
over and whispered to Uncle Wiggly.
The bunny gentleman dropped the
hammer and put his paws up to his
ears and then he thrust his paws down
into the box he was making
"Herel Hold on! | see what you are
trying to do" shouted the Skeezicks
You are trying to hide the souse from
your ears IN that box, but you can
do it! I'll get II out"
With that the Skee stuck his two
front skinny paws down inside the box
and began feeling around on the bot
tom for Uncle Wiggilys souse, which
he thought was there.
Now, nail him fast Nail his paws
inside the box, Uncle Wiggily!" sud
denly barked Jackie.
The rabbit gentleman took up the
hammer and the thorn nails and while
tho Skee's paws were stll in the box.
Mr.. Longears fastened on the cover,
letting the Skee's legs stick out Of
course, but his paws were held fast
Now let's see you get my souse!"
cried the bunny, as he and the pggie
boy and the doggie chap got ready to
run away
What Isn't your souse in this box"
howled the Skee.
NO. only told him to make be-
lieve put IL there. TO fool you. so he
could nail your paws fast, and he did
IT." barked Jackie Then the bunny
and the animal boys ran safely away,
and the Skee had to wait for the Pip
sisewah to come to get his paws out
OF the box.
But Mr. Longears made another box
for Nurse Jane. And il the foot Of
the stairs doesn't go to sleep and make
a funny face at the looking glass when
It wakes up, IN tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the cream puffs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05
Maeterlinck.

a lyccum bureau Is suing Maurice
Maoterllnck for 10000 damages by rea
son OF failure to fulnn his contract by
completing his lecture tour in this coun-
try. The whole story is one Of the
PRACTICAL incaracity Of genius
The war being over, outside Of the
United States senate, II seemed n good
time last winter for a great revival OF
the peacetime pursuits Of the arts and
letters. The famous poet, dramatist
boxer, mystic, and newlywed Of Bel
GUM offered the lyceum bureaus a
shining mark. and they soon were bid
ding for his services as a public lee
tLrer throughout this country.
The bureau now bringing suit secured
him for a consideration OF $4,000, and
, n expense account including transpor
tation for himself and his bride and a
flat s25 day in return he was ia
deliver 20 lectures before American
audiences.
NJ. Maeterlinck accepted his obliEa
lions under the contract In all good
faith. But he relied upon a scheme
thing ever undertaken by man OF
public experience. Neither himself
nor his bureau seems to have consid-
cred his ignorance Of the English Ian
guage drawback on lecture tour
The American public which bought vi
the seats for the various performances
far in advance was not informed about
that fact Maeterlnck himself laid hi,
plans as follows:
He had written a beautiful lecture
such as no living man could write, in
his own French, He had taken Il tc
an expert linguist who was also a mar
OF letters, and had II translated into
English. almost as beautiful as the orig.
inal He had taken the English tc
another man still. noted for his enuncia
ton. and had carefully listened Will,
II was read. As every word was called
NJ. Maeterlinck wrote down the French
letters that correspondent most nearly
The document thus produced. whicf
meant nothing to him but combination
OF sounds. and those far from accurate
he proposed to read by way OF lee,
ture to his good Americans. for whom
he felt a genuine friendship.
The first lecture was a near-tragedy
The audience stood II for a little with
out understanding a word he said. Their
they began shouting suggestions. on
OF them advised him TO try French, ont
advised Choctaw, and some said h,
might as we'll quit compromise wa
effected when NJ, Maeterlinck made
short address in French, which wa
translated sentence by sentence by al
improvised interpreter.
This experience was terribly depress
ing 10 the high-strung poet, and 1t wa
no surprise when the lecture tour wa
subsequently called off
The marvel in the case Is that afte
such an unpleasant experience, in whic
he was himself at fault NJ. Maeterrinc
has come out with charming word o
appreciation for the Americans, who's
soul he processes to understand II
spite of the barrier Of language. II
has wound up handsomely
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-05
Copyright, 1920. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS.

Dear mo" exclaimed Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house
keeper of the hollow stump bungalow,
one morning. Il never saw such a
place"
What's the matter with the place."
asked Uncle Wiggily, as he came out
in the kitchen where Nurse Jane was
fussing away
oh, l don't exactly mean the bun
galow,' went on Miss Fuzzy WuzZy,
but | need box in which to Keep
clcthespIns and | haven't any, I've
been using basket, but Sammie Little
tail, the rabbit boy, came to borrow 1t
the other day to go fishing. ami !
haven't seen 1t since"
so you need a box, do your" asked
Uncle wiggily slow and thoughtful
"A box for my clothespins," went on
Nurse Jane. II you're down at the six
and seven cent store you might buy me
one %
IN do better than that exclaimed
the bunny. "In make you one"
Can you make a box" asked Nurse
Jane.
Wei, l guess II can help hatch
baby robins out OF their eggs, as did
last week. | can easity make box for
at ali proud or boastful like, as might
naturally be supposed
I'm get some pieces OF wood. my
hammer and some long, sharp thorns
for nails, and III make you such hox
for your cIothespins as never was,
Nurse Jane" said the rabbit gentle
man.
Thank you, very much, responded
Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy.
Uncle Wiggily was always glad to
have something to do when he WASH t
looking for adventures So he put on
an old paper cap, such carpenters
wear, and he put on his old clothes and
then. borrowing an extra saw from Mr..
Sawfish, the carpenter, and getting
some boards and thorn nails, Uncle
WiRgily started to work.
Us II hard to make box Uncle
Wiggily2' asked Floppy Twistytail,
the piggie boy. as he came grunting
along with Jackie Bow Wow. the
puppy. dog lad. as Uncle Wiggily was
hammering away.
"Oh. no, II In very easy" answered
the bunny. IAN have to do Is to take
four pieces OF wood for the sides and
fasten them together with thorn nails
Then / fasten n piece on for the bot
tom and another piece for the ton I'm
putting on the bottom now" and rs
Uncle Wiggily said this, he whacked
and hammered the boards until he had