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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-02-24

lowering of a railroad to avoid a
crossing at grade-all these things
bring in sure and speedy returns.
Medical inspection in the schools is
another investment which commun-
tiles sometimes hesitate to make on
the ground of expense. This also
soon pays for itself.
The difficulty in public matters is
the same as in private ones-to avoid
waste and needless expense. With
these eXcrescenses Topped off by
honest and intelligent officials i'm
provements which really improve may
be undertaken by any commpnity
with courage and confidence as to the
financial outcome. - St. Augustine
Record.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-02-24

There is something deplOrable in
the report that in 10000 papers re-
turned by students of high schools,
colleges and normal schools six out OF
ten questions about men. places and
problems of current public import
ance are answered wrong or omitted.
Taking 1000 of this years high
school graduating classes in country
districts, small towns and cities, the
Institute for Public Service to which
the 10000 papers were turned over
by the Review of Reviews for analy-
sis. finds that 40 did not recognize
President Harding's picture; 30 die
not know who Pershing was; $50 die
not know the meaning of "opeI
shop" 25O could not mention an lten
of current interest connected will
Washington where the disarmament
conference was in session, not t
mention congress; 500 could not n
member the much advertised Bulge
Director Dawes; 500 did not kno'
that Mellon Is secretary of the treas
ury; go could not recognize the pie
ture of the United States commission
er Of education, and 7lO did not eve
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-02-24

We have received the first issue of
the Florida Post, Republican daily
published at Winter Park. 1t was a
big paper so far as the number OF
pages go, but it can never hope to be
a big state paper and financial sue
cess if it continues 10 slander native
Floridians as they were slandered in
the first issue, who were designated
as "degenerates, scions of the former
inhabitants, who were sent over from
Spain and England when Florida was
a penal colony" Nc newspaper, no
matter what its politics may be, can
grow and prosper on such SANDER,
for it will be resented by all FlOri-
dians-Republicans and Democrats
alike-who are Floridians first and
place the fact above their political
beliefs. Maybe the Post can live
down it's first blunder and some day
become what it had half a chance to
become-a big state newspaper-as
useful and valuable to the Democrats
as to the Republicans-bu as anOth-
er paper observes, it looks as if it
will not be apt to live through the
year of it's birth and will certainly do
nothing to make Republicanism re-
spectacle"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-02-24
CHASING RAINBOWS


government to dredge the channel
thirty feet deep from Boca Grande
to Punta Gorda let it be known by
saying aye"
Were the people of this town ad-
dressed thus while "in mass meeting
assem- bled" to discuss proposed i'm
provements of Charlotte harbor" the
response would be so loud and en-
phatlc that the aye could be heard
at Fort Ogden. -"s"a,. .--
And if there seemed to be half a
chance to get the government to
dredge a thirty-foot channel from
Boca Grande to Punta Gorda we
would tear around and gather up
statistics that had been gathered up
a dozen times before and submitted
to the government and spent thous-
ad dollars to send delegates to
Washington and other places to con-
vince said government that thirty
foot channel is crying necessity,
vital to our present and future pros
perity and growth.
After looking over our statistics
and reports and hearing the argu-
ments of our delegates, Uncle Sam
. would look up over his specs and ask
, the inevitable questions:
G "You already have twelve feet of
r water. What are you doing with it?
. I understand you are not using more
r than six feet and have no publicly
e owned wharfs. If you can't or won't
e use more than half of the water you
e have, what use have You for nearly
three times as much and why do you
want it,"
q 1t seems that docking facilities is
9 the only thing that stands in the way
q of Punta Gorda having boat service
between here and Tampa. There is
RI not a question in the world as tC
, whether or not water transportation
f would be the means of a considerable
n saving in freight charges, it would
q place every other point north of us al
: disadvantage as distributing point
because of the lower rates it would
o give us-and most important of all
= it would give us something upon
: which to base our claim for harboT
r improvements. We could show the
e government that our twelve feet of
: water was being used and that more
e was needed for further development
r of water nSpOrtatiOn-and our
S own past experience and the expert
| ence of every other community that
, has tried to get government aid for
, channel and harbor improvements go
S to show that until we can show that
We are using what we have and
need more there is no use in asking
for more.
' If it is true that Mr.. Shore is ready
1 to establish boat service between
Punta Gorda and Tampa if a wharf
> is provided and we believe it is, it
: would seem that our efforts would be
: better directed toward making possi-
BILE the use of what we have than in
chasing the Ot-channel-rai
bow-which can never be attained by
efforts OF the kind that have been
: made-and perhaps wouldn't be
worth a cent to us for MANY years
TO come If we got it.
! Let's get down to earth and make
use of what we have. 1t is an asset
worth many thousands of dollars an
nually-if used-ad its use will
hasten the day when we will need
that thirty-foot channel and give us
something upon which to base claim
that may get it.
Chasing rainbows is a pleasant
pastime, but does not help to reduce
freight rates and get deep water.
The way to get thirty-fOOt chan
mel is to build a dock and use our
twelve-foot channel.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-02-24
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Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
QUARANT
AGAINST OKLA.
is ASKED FOR
Health Officer at Fort
Smith Says Smallpox Sit-
uation in Neighboring
State Alarming.

Little Rock. Jan. 5-Urging that
sn immediate quarantine be de
ciared against interstate commerce
and travel between oklahoma and
Arkansas, DR.. w. p. Parks. dis
trict health officer of Fort Smith
called DR.. c. w. Garrison, state
health officer, over long distance
telephone yesterday and Informed
him of the alarming spread of con-
fluent malignant smallpox III Ok
lahoma. DIR. Parks said the disease
is breaking out in towns and coun-
ties of Oklahoma bordering Arkan-
Sas.
DR.. Garrison said last night that
he would leave today for an i'm
spection trip along the Oklahoma
border before making recommends
tions for quarantine.
Dr. Parks informed DR.. Garrison
that the disease has spread along
the lines of the Kansas City South
ern railroad from Kansas City tc
the southeast oklahoma border. lie
said that at the town of POteau
Okls., 20 cases of confluent malig-
nant smallpox were reported te
have broken out and two deaths Ia
have resulted. The disease is alse
said to have scattered over LeFloy
county, Oklahoma, which borders
Arkansas, DIR. Parks said.
81 am strongly against a quaran-
tine of this kind" Dr.. Garrison
said last night, "unless it is alb
solutely necessary. We can combat
this evil with success If we can
persuade the people in the district
adjoining the infected area and
travellers who are exposed TO the
disease to be yaccinated."
DR.. Garrison said, however, if aft
er his inspection of the border he
believed that it was vitality neces-
ssry to declare quarantine he
would take the necessary action.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
ARKANSAS IS
ABLE ENFORCE
ITS own LAWS
Senator Shields of Tennes-
see is Informed That Gov
ernment Need Not Handle
Our Lynchings.

Little Rock, Jan. Attorney
General Utley yesterday sent the
following letter to Senator Shields
of Tennessee in response to COM
munication from Mr.. Shields, wheth-
er, in the opinion of the attorney
general, the federal government
should take jurisdiction in lynching
cases:
Senator John x. Shields, 349
Senate Office Building, Washington,
d. c.
Dear sir: This office is in re-
ceipts of your inquiry of Dec. 80,
1921.
you ask whether the state of
Arkansas has special statutes for
the prevention of assaults and homi-
eides committed by mobs, common
ly called 1ynching, and also you de-
sire reference to the sections of our
code, or the acts of our general as
sembly containing such statutes.
So far as | am advised there is no
special antilynching law, but the
law against unlawful assemblies,
riots, assaults and homicides is suf-
ficient to cover every imaginable
case.
You also ask whether, in my
opinion, the laws, the courts and
the executive officers of this state
are effective to prevent, as far as
humanely possible, the perpetration
of the crime of lynching and to
properly punish those engaged in
this offense, and whether l think
it necessary, in order to suppress
lynching and maintain law and or
der in this state, that the federal
government assume jurisdiction o<
this character of offense. To the
first part of this question | would
make an affirmative answer, and
to that part relating to the neces-
sity of federal interference l would
say no"
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
Witness and Colonel
Bethel Clash i'm Senate
lRx The United Pressl

Washington, Jan. 5.-An open
clash occurred between Col. w
Bethel of the army staff and Her
bert Cadenhead of Greenville, Miss.
former private, when the latter
told the senate investigating COM
mittee that he witnessed the hang
ing of ten or twelve American sol
diers in Sur Tile, France. "This
Witness" shouted Bethel, ''is swear
ing to executions of which the wal
department has no record" Bethel
sprang to his feet and glared at the
witness. only eleven hangings took
place in France altogether and only
two of them in Sur Tile" Bethe
cried. Cadenhead snapped back a
Bethel the statement that he saw
at least ten hanged in that place
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
TWO NEGROES
ARE KILLED in
PULASKI
Several Buildings Demolish-
ed as Result of Twister
Near Jacksonville We'd
nesday Morning.

Little Rock, Jan, 5.-Two negro
farmers were killed and considerable
property was damaged by twist
er," which struck near the Dick
Jeter farm, two and one-half miles
southeast of Jacksonville, at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. The dead
are: Mitchell RumDh, aged SO, and
his son, Hammond, aged IS. The
path of the storm was said to have
been approximately rs yards wide,
and Travelled more than a mile, de-
molishing d large barn, in which
Rumph and his son had taken ref
uge and which collapsed, causing
their deaths. The home of Elliott
James, a negro farmer, was partial
ly destroyed, and the Smith-Allen
cotton gin was wrecked.
The two negroes saw the tor
nado coming. it was said, and hur-
ried to the barn, where they were
killed a few minutes later. Three
mules in the barn were unhurt.
Rumph was a well-to-do negro, and
had lived near Jacksonville for sew
eral years.
DR.. w. A. Lamb, Pulaski county
coroner, left for the scene of the tor
nado, following a call from p. w.
Oupress, merchant of Jacksonville,
who notified him of the death of the
two negroes. DR.. Lamb said last
night that residents OF the damaged
section said the "twister" came from
the southwest and travelled in a
enthusiastically direction.
The region near Jacksonville was
the only section reported to have
been hit by the tornado.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
WHITE MULE
PROVES Fatal.
IN MISSOURI
Young Men Near Poplar
Bluff Proposed q Celebra-
ton and it Ended IN a.
Funeral.

Poplsr Bluff, Mo, Jan. Ben
Rubottom, clerk in a store at Will
lism8ville, is dead, and two broth
ers named Morris are in serious
condition following q New Years
celebration at that town, 20 miles
north of Poplar Bluff. The three
men procured some moonshine whis-
key, of which they are said to have
imbibed freely. They were found
laying near each other in street
q short time after they began the
celebration. Rubottom was dead
when found, and doctors say the
other two men would have died
within a short time. They were
given medical treatment and will re-
cover, it is said. The brothers say
they believe they accidentally drank
some wood alcohol.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
HIGH VOLTAGE
line IS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
Arkansas Light & Power
Company Building Line
From Picron to Malvern;
Cost Big Sum.

Little Rock, Jan. 5.-A 5000
volt electric transmission line. the
heaviest in Arkansas and as heavy
a pole line as any in the Southwest
is under construction by the Arkan-
sas Light and Power Company from
Picron to Malvern The line, which
viii cost approximately 100000
will be completed within six months
and will connect the Malvan-Ar-
kadelphia line with the Arkansas
Light and sPower system, serving 19
cities and towns from the Pioron
and Pine Bluff Central stations.
The line will have capacity OF
$4,000 kilowatts, about twice the
present requirements of Little Rock
and will be used to distribute the
electric power to be generated by
the hydro-electric plants of the Caddc
River Power and Irrigation Com
pany, of which H. l.. Remmel ia
president. Permits for the con-
struction of dams on the Ouachita
and Caddo rivers were obtained by
the company recently and plans foi
construction work are being pre-
pared. The combined capacity OF
the Picron and Pine Bluff power
stations is $1,000 kilowstts.
This pole line is equal to any
in the Southwest, according to Will
oh oin nf &
Arkansas Light and Power Company
who was in Little Rock yesterday
1t will carry $4,000 volts, with
steel cross arms of the Billesby
wishbone type, heavy enough to car
ry 10000 volts, and Suspension
type of insulator. A crew of sc
men is at work, under II. B. John
son, construction superintendent
and larger force will be used al
the work proceeds.
The line may be termed an Ar
Crooks said, as the heavy No. 4-C
steel cored aluminium cable is man
ufactured from aluminium derivet
from ore mined at BauYite. The
59-foot, S-ineh top creosoted polet
were purchased in Arkansas and
these are being set by a machine
designed by Mr.. Crooks and made
st Pine Bluff. The aluminium ore
mined at Bauxite, was carried tt
Niagara Falls and Messina, N. Y.
and is being returned to the state
as finished product. The quail
ties of copper and aluminium IS s
conductor for electricity are about
on a parity, Mr.. Crooks said, bu
aluminium was purchased because O
Mr.. Couch's policy of stimulating
the demand for Arkansas products
in every way. approximately five
car loads of this heavy conductor
will be used on the line. The line
has been contemplated for some
months, Mr.. Crooks said, and appli
cation was made to the then Ar
/ kansas Corporation Commission las
year for certificate of convenienc'
and necessity to operate the line
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
JAPANESE ARE
RESENTFUL OF
new PROPOSAL
Will Not Consider Authority
of Conference to Pass
Upon Her Famous "2l
Demands" Issue.
f.v Tho United press)

Washington, Jan. S.-Japsa will
soon announce her refusal to have
the validity of the famous "twen-
ty-one demands" upon China pass
ed upon by the Washington con
ference, This position of the dele
gates from Nippon was declared in
official circles today, according tc
we'll authenticated reports.
This position Of Japan to oppose
any such movement on the part OF
the conference will be Forthcoming
in an announcement which probab'
ly will be made at meeting of the
far eastern committee of the con
ference, it is said. A statemen'
of the Japanese case in regard tt
the ''twsa yt-one demands" upor
China has been, it is indicataed
prepared by the Japanese delega
tion to be presented at the commit
tee conference in event the confer
ence insists passing upon the valid
ity of these noted demands.
There is admittedly little chance
of a settlement of the Shantuns
question. 1t is generally believed
that Japan will offer to enter int
an agreement of the Shantung issue
only upon the condition that thu
question of the "twenty-one de
mandy will not be brought before
the parley.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
HURRY! SIGN THAT PROTEST!

An effort is being made to deprive this section of The
Highway after the officials of the Association have
unanimously designated the rou through here their choice
been developed to route the road along the
mainline of the Missouri Pacific Railway from Poplar Bluff
to Newport through Paagou and Jonesboo thence
south.
STRONG pressure is brought bear upon the State
Highway Commission the Highway will be lost to this section
It has already that the mainline Of the Noun
will selected final meeting before the State High
will be conducted in Little Rock January 3t
when the subject will be definitely passed upon
petitions of protest in circulation All per-
sons-men akenterested in procuring the Lone
Star through Paragoud should Immediately sign of those
petitions protests No obligations whatever involved by
signing Just your expression of protest is desired
Looks like somebody persons are endeavoring to
do some political wire pulling deprive the community Of
routing that already had been given to this section by
the Lone Star officials
you interested in getting the Lone Star to come
this way sign of those petitions and sign it NOW Only
few days left in which to protest against taking
the road from
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
SEN. PENROSES
FUNERAL HELD
PHILADELP PHIA
Only Immediate Family
Present at Last Sad Rites
of Famous Republican
Politician.

Philadelpnia, Jan. s.-Funeral
services over the late Senator PEN
rose were held here this morning
Only members of the immediate
family attended the simple services
held at the Penrose family lot in
Laurel cemetery. AT the Penrose
residence. it was announced the ser
vices were private because of the
wishes of the late senator. The
body will not be cremated.
Half dozen names have been
as possible successors to
Senator Penrose, following definite
announcement of Governor Sproul
that he would not resign to take
the place himself.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
SPORTSMAN'S BODY
TAKEN FROM LAKE

Helena, Jan. 5.-The body OF j..
e. Love, president of the Arkansas
Trapshooters' Association and one
of the best known sportsmen in
eastern Arkansas, who drowned
Tuesday afternoon in Porter lake,
near here, was recovered yesterday
morning. 1t was found in five feet
of water near the point where his
cap was found late Tuesday after
noon.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
MUST PAY some
IN JANUARY
and FEBRUARY
Decided at Supreme Coun-
Gil of Allies That Ger
many Has TO Produce
Cash for These Months.

Cannes, France, Jan. 5.--Whst
Germany must pay, and when and
how, was discussed at a preliminary
conference of the supreme council.
There were strong differences OF
opinien between the British and
French, the Belgians disagreeing
with both. Lloyd George and BRAND
reached an agreement that Germany
must make substantial cash pay
ments for January and February.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06
I'EREST in
YTHEVILLE
TEST OIL WELL
Persistent Rumors Indicate
That Production Will Be
Achieved-Well Now at
1900 Feet.
(From Thursdays Daily

According to report puDllSneu III
the Jonesboro Sun of yesterday, in
dividuaIs returning to that city
from Blythevile bring the report
that a strike of either oil or gas,
but more probably gas. is expected
in the test well five miles from that
city, which is now Gown 1900 feet.
At 1900 feet a heavy gas pressure
was encountered, which threw sand
and water up the pipe for 500 feet.
The throw was finally stemmed to
Is feet
Chances for an oil or gas well
within the next few days are said
to be good.
The Blytheyille Courier, in it's
issue of yesterday, says: ''The oil
indications continue to please the
promoters who battle with sand
pressure from gas formations, handi-
Gaping their efforts temporarily,
but making more certain their feel
ing that they are on the right track
and in oil and gas territory.
Friday morning they found 900
feet Of oil sand packed up in the
casing, pushed there by the tremen-
d0us gas pressure, which must be
terrific to raise that amount OF wet
sand. 1t was necessary to drill and
pump this sand out, and Saturday
morning 100 feet showed up again
Sunday only 20 feet appeared. Since
that time it has been process of
drilling and pumping sand, but all
:. this to an oil man looks good be-
meath the surface. They reason
y that gas must abound to force this
sand coo feet, and with this gas
evidence comes oil indications un-
mistakable. That both oil and gas
have been found there is no ques-
ton. The only question is as to
paying quantities.
"The biggest evidence that it is
q good field is that the largest in
dependent oil operator in the land
appeared on the ground Friday un-
announced and purchased $4,000
worth of oil leases. This was rant
Stebbns, ten times a millionaire,
one of the biggest operators at Tul-
sa and Eldorado, having purchased
II acres of leases at the latter place
for 200 or $1,000 per acre.
Mr. Stebbins said If the indications
found here were any other place
with which he was familiar, he
, would say they were fine. He back
ed his Judgment on it being good
oil territory by investing. He said
if we get oil in this well he will
at once set about to establish a
refinery here. He will also drill a
number of wells on his holdings at
Yonce ii present indications in the
we'll continue to look good.
This gives weight to the evidence
OF the promoters who do not tire of
well doing, giving their time and
money to the prospecting, hopeful,
yea confident all the time that we
have oil territory with strong indi-
cations of gas predominating.
All week tne We'll mas CoHIhueu
to draw large audiences of interest
ed citizens, not only from this city
but all surrounding country. Osce-
ola has evidenced an especial in
terest in the we'll and only want
one "squint' of sure enough oil
when thew will get busy.
>The gentlemen who are working
and night say they momentarily
WVbct a well to come in. They
W1lld not be surprised if gas pre-
dominates and in quantities suffi
cient to assure factories in Blythe
Vile world without end"
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-01-06

Will EXPOSE
BOOZE RINGS
Indictment of Score Of lndi-
viduals in New York May
Soon Lead to Other Dis
closures.
tBy The United Press)

Washington, Jan. 5.-The federal
government is ready 70 expose seV-
eral big booze rings in various parts
of the couatry. Indictment OF a
score of individuals and concerns in
New York for alleged conspiracy to
withdraw illegally tcn million dol
lars wortA of whiskey from bond
may lean SOON to other disclosures
of the same kind. officials said.