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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02
MCCALL

The long drouth has at last been
broken and we had several good
showers last week. Our tanks and
barrels have swollen from their iov
at the reception of the copious rains.
with all our hints and suggestions
we could not get our friends to hold
public meetings TO pray FOR rain.
/ the porch frogs, seeing our dire need
I0t the sparkling. life giving rain
water, organized a community sing
watch brought the refreshing show
ers. We now have more faith in tie
terVent, earnest song of the little
frogs; which because of our need
was given without the begging.
Since our letter of last week we
nave tried to get at the facts Of the
lire but there is none that seems to
Know but little if anything about il
lhe best that we can learn is tb2t
when the fire was first discovered
the entire roof, inside, was wrapren
in flames; that all the available wafer
IN Mccall, with our modern appli
anceS could not have had any effect
on the flames. We are told that
while the truck was not in the CARA ge
yet it was twenty feet closer to the
building than had it been in the.
garage. That the end of the car. in
fact was about six feet from the store
and that willing hands helped TO roll
the truck ont of danger. Probably il
will be long time before we ever
know the truth about the fire but our
old Bible tells us that that which is
done in secret shall be cried aloud
from the house tops" also that
which is hid shall be uncovered"
The main point of difference, as
we see it, between that old patriach.
Job, and ourselves is: Jobs friends
were CONSPICUOUS by their seven days
silence while our friends have been
most CONSPICUOUS by their absence.
At last we have possessed our
selves with a pair of crutches. They
"I Y WY luotl' anu tluIlSy lHluSS
but they will answer the purpose and
we can now take little exercise with
out such severe punishment.
Born to Er. and Mrs. f. y. Mills.
a siX-pOund boy, Dr.. Matthews of
Punta Gorda. officiating. Mother in
a critical condition.
Messrs. Frank Cline and Jimmie
Mills, of Arcadia motored to Mccall
and they and the Brantley sisters
spent Sunday on the banks of the
Myakka near the old stockade They
report a very enjoyable time with
fishing, taking pictures, gathering
flowers and having a good time in
general.
Mr.. Wood talks of rebuilding the |
store but wishes to purchase another |
lot or two as he intends to erect
larger and more commodious build |
ing and to combine his store and |
dwelling. He thinks the store was
first robbed and then burned. Had |
he been living in the building he |
would have been awakened and in |
that event the fire would not have oc-
B. 4. Brantley made a business
trip to Englewood Sunday.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02
STATE ROAD no. FIVE
Is of Greatest Importance, Says Cam
didate Windham

To the Democratic Voters of Com
missioners District No. ?: Hearing
that those who are trying to defeat
me are charging that | am opposed
to the building or completion of State
Road No. > (Tamiami TraiD, l beg
10 say that | consider that road of
Greater Importance than all others
TO Charlotte county, and l have been
doing ard w Co~i-ue 10 do all
that | can to promote ard expcdiatc
its con. lection and coUL 4etion in ac-
cordance IA .-t,.,e and United
States requirements, which means
paving sixteen feet wide. | have
wen freely of my time and made
We successful trips in behalf of that
sr at highway. First, rs chairman
o. The county commissioners, head-
ed . committee that went TO ITALIA
ha$sCe and induced the State Road
Com llissiOn to designate as a state
road the route from High Springs 10
Punt Gorda. Next, in tn2 same ca
pacity. | went with a committee to
Jacksonville and selected $l2.OOO.OO
worth Of road machinery to be used
on Road No. 5, as well as other
roads, and then went on third TRIP
TO Tallahassee and induced the State
Commission to let us have the ma
chinery so selected. 4 fourth trip to
Tallahassee in company with a Lee
county delegation resulted in Road
No. being extended to Fort Myers
and so designated. The fifth trip
was to the big meeting held in Tam
pa by the State Commission, when
we got everything we asked for, in
GLIDING an appropriation of $4,000
90 to help build Road No. 5. No one
can truthfully say that | did not do
my level best" on each and every
one of these trips to secure the build
ing and completion of Stat Road No. !
). In addition to these efforts, | !
have publicly announced that / will |
continue to do all in my power for
those trying to defeat me are fully |
aware of all these things, cannot
why any one should be |
so silly as to charge that | am OPP
posed to that great highway. Why, |
that road passes right by my home, |
a fact that gives me personal as
well as an official interest in it /
Emily, | will assure every voter that
if | am kept in office | will not only
do all | can for Road No. 5, but will |
look diligently after all the other in
terests Of the county, especially those
Of the taxpayers, just as | have been
doing ever since | have been county !
With sincere thanks
for"8ll votes cast for me,
Very respectfully, r, s. WIND
HAM, Candidate for County Commits
sioner for District 2,
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Saturday and Srndovur ora J.s
VIII NcEIvo ord fan,,,,
FL Ellis of NI,,rdock wos brsi.
ness visitor at CasnariIla Loot waa,
The following candidates Of pm
ia Gorda were bara ON hrsinoss lost
week: ! w Shelley for ranresento-
five 7 II IiDsoor,h co., .ha.ise
R. Y. Walden for sunerintepdent
NJ T. and 4 7 Herrina,s families
of Lakeland oro ,,5i..
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02
Moonlight Boat Ride

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will give a moonlight boat
ride on the bay Friday, June ninth.
for the benefit of the church building
fund. The boat will leave the wharf
at 7 p. m. Refreshments--coOl
drinks, coffee and sandwiches will
be served during the evening. Tick
cts are soc and are on sale by ladies
of the church. adv.-2t
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02
Big Catches OF TaipOn

F. J. French of Niles, Michigan
E. Foote of Wiscasset, Maine, and
Colonel E. G. Darlington of New
YORK city. after a month spent in tar
pom hsning at Useppa, passed
through here, Wednesday afternoon,
= t1cir va. % their homes. Dur
ing the months fishing, Colonel Car
ri son caught seventy-four tarpC,
and Mr.. French caught forty-seveD,
all with an eiGhteenLthread line
No report was obtained from Mr..
FOote.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02

f. B. Cannon, valued lieutenant Of
the Southern Utilities Company, re-
turned Monday noon. from a fort
nights visit to his former home and
old friends in North Carolina. He
was accompanied by his sister-in-law.
Mrs. z. c. Cannon, and her little
son, who came to join their husband
and father, another valued helper of
the Utilities Company. The three
are occupying the cottage on Cross
street next to the Rasch residence.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02

An interesting program has been
arranged by the local band for the
flag raising at the bandstand next
Wednesday afternoon and the public
is cordilly invited to attend.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02

good roads, not TO mention the COM
fort of the people who use the roads.
The road around Lake Elsie is about
to be completed. This will be the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02
The Weather

The following report Cf local
weather conditions is furnished by J.
J. Mccain, local u. S. weather obser-
25th, and ending May 31st, 1922.
Day Temperature Rain Kind Of
High Low fall day
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02

Band concert, fag-raising and de-
dication of bandstand next Wednes-
day, June seventh. at $3.50. Every
body is invited to attend
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02

first lake in Haines City girdled by
a hard road and that beautiful little
lake will offer some of the most at
tractive home sites in the town.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02

Free band concert next Wednesday
afternoon. Attend it and show the
boys you appreciate their services.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02

Clay roads are still going down in
and around Haines City at surpris-
ing rate. Nothing adds more to the
looNs and value of a community than
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02

Cheerfulness and industry in par
ents spread their influence over the
chiid's character as sunny day
sheds its brightness everywhere.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-02
DcrnOPcSt Springs

Near Blue Ridge mountains. Cool
rooms, excellent meals, one block
from famous springs, three blocks
from lake. Write Brown House
DemOrest, Georgia. 22-%2t
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
TWO POLICEMEN
INDICTED BY JURY
Ten Other True Bills and
Two Presentments
Returned.

Twelve indictments and two pre-
sentiments were returned yesterday by
the grand jury.
Policemen Ernest c. spaulding OF
the Fifth precinct, and Charles r.
Bremerman Of the Second precinct
who, were censured by Judge Mat
tingly in Police Court for their al.
legged attack on Louis w. Moore, a
Canadian student at the Bliss Elec.
trica1 School. were indicted on a joint
charge of assault. The Indictment
alleges that when Moore asked one
of the policemen to give his seat IN
a Ninth street car to lady. they
attacked. him with blacktacks
An Indictment charging misuse OF
the malls was returned against James
D. Bailey. alias Eugene Vann. ne Is
alleged to have offered surplus gov
ernment-owned Ford automobiles and
trucks to rural free delivery carriers
for $50 each plus freight charges. He
is said TO. have operated from 12l
Maryland avenue northeast
Neil A. Yeager. former bookkeper
at the Second National Bank. was in
dicted for alleged embezzlement, the
document charging that on Decem-
ber 2s, 1920. he took $3.50; ,on Janu.
ary 3. 1921. $3.50. and on February
10. 1921, $3.50
Two presentments were returned
on four counts against William I
Hosley. colored, who is accused OF
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Diminutive Director.

On G street at Fourteenth today
l saw a Ford touring car roll up
and take its place between two
other cars parked there. A youth
full voice giving instructions caused
me to stop and observe. A middle
aged blind man was behind the
wheel carefully obeying orders as
given by his companion. who was
too small to drive himself but he
evidently knew more about driving
than the average person. because
it is hard to be a director.
Naturally l am forced to wonder
in whose name the drivers license
is issued and who would be re-
sponsible to the law in case OF an
accident? 1t is, however, a PROOF
that two heads are better than one
if one is impaired.-Miss Mary J.
Watkins, S2S Twelfth street north
east.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
d. G.. CHIEFS REVIEW
GUARDSMEN TODAY

The District Commissioners will
journey to Camp Simms this morn
ing to review the District National
Guard.
The Commissioners have oeen
promised the sight of training war
fare at its best. In the morning the
troops will build breastworks and dig
trenches and will demolish huge
earthworks erected for the purpose
Among those who will be present
at the review are Brig. Gen. Charles
Bailey, Of Baltimore, commander of
the Third Corps Area; Maj. Gen. G.
c. Richards, chief of the militia d.
vision of the War Department, and
Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan. command
ing the District militia
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
NJ eIons and Everything
For Riddles Near Trinity

Kids in the vicinity OF Trinity Dio-
ceson Church, Third and C streets
northwest, are in for a big treat to-
morrow afternoon in the church yard,
when Mrs. David r. Covell will cut
twenty-four big. red wstermelons and
instruct the kids to dive in.
Every kid who attends, according
to Mrs. Covell. will be allowed to eat
melon until he can't hold any more.
This Is but one of many treats that
the tots in the neighborhood who
cannot leave the hot city during
the summer will have.
The community house is open every
day and all sorts of amusements may
be enjoyed by the stay-at-homes
Large swings are placed in the yard
adjoining the church and the little
folks can get as much enjoyment as
they, might fnd IN Rock Creek Park.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Just Observations.

Seated in an old-fashioned camp
chair, on the Avenue near Seven
teenth street. a man keeping tabs
on the trolley cars
Two women in an automobile. to
say nothing of the. dog that occu-
pied the back seat.
A crippled blackbird earning his
own living.
horse attached to an express
wagon. wearing a pair OF overalls
on his fore legs. A wise driver to
protect his helper from the annoy
ance Of the flies.
A voluminous skirt. must have
contained about ten yards of ma
terial, an almost touched the
pavement.
The early morning bathers. re-
turning from the beach, rushing
home in their cars. in wet suits and
the women with flying wet hair
NJ. l.. W., 1444 n street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Comment on Rockefeller.

A few days ago a local newspaper
carried on it's front page a por-
trait of Rockefeller on his latest
birthday. That night l was sittin4,
on the grass of Lafayette Square,
few yards away from a young
moher and her little girl. The
mother was reading the paper, and
after awhile the child, who had been
playing around, came and put her
head over her parents shoulder.
For a long time she gazed at the
picture, which was of wrinkled
and withered aspect. Finally she
said:
What makes him look so bad?"
That's because he's old" her
mother answered.
'Po' oil man." said the little girl.
M L. H.,1100 Thirteenth street
northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Keep Parks Clean,
Circulars Exhort
Col. Sheriff. Adopts Educa-
tional Campaign With
Picnic Parties.

Direct propaganda has been re-
sorted to by Col. Clarence o. Sher-
nil. superintendent of public build
ings and grounds, in an effort 10 edu-
cate the public up to keeping their
parks clean. Park policemen armed
with circulars go up 10 every picnic
party in the parks and give out the
leaflets which inform them that:
These are your parks: help keep
them clean Please place all waste
paper. and other trash in the recep-
tacles. Do not leave food or other
picnic remains on the ground Your
cooperation in this matter will keep
the park beautiful"
Col. Sheriff. stated that this method
is successful and the change in the
appearance Of the parks is remark
able.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Don't Blame Him a Bit.

A lady in a downtown store
asked the clerk for "fve yards OF
table down" He first looked on the
one the shelves with the canned
goods. then under the counter and
everywhere imaginable. At last he
came back and once more asked
the lady what she wanted. She re-
peated five yards of table down"
Just then someone came to his res
cue and told him that the lady
wanted FIVE yards of table damask.
Ina Smith. Cottage Farm, The
Plains, Va.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Sign Prohibits Smoking.

They may smoke in the secluded
spots of the hotels. in the window
of a coffee shop on Twelfth street,
or buy women's pipes on Ninth. but
they can't smoke in the Veterans
Bureau-not If they believe in
signs; for your reporter observed
one Of the conspicuous no smoking
signs about the building displayed
on a pillar in the middle of a
great room filled with women and
girls. and no one else-only women,
old and young.-E. L. Jones. SOC
Seventeeth street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
MURDER. ALLEGED \
IN FIRST DEGREE

Charged with first degree murder.
James Alphonso Frye. coiored, was
placed On trial yesterday in Criminal
Court No. i before Chief Justice Nc
Coy for the alleged shooting and kill
ing of DR.. Robert w. Brown, a
wealthy colored physician, at 1887
Eleventh street northwest, on Novem1
ber 81.
Frye Is alleged to have become en-
ragged during an argument with the
physician over the cost Of a prescrip-
tion. There were no eye witnesses.
but the government. represented by
Assistant District Attorney J. H. Bill
brey. relies on the testimony of thir-
ty-two other witnesses to convict the
accused.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
A Wise Horse.

Being a great lover of horses and
a keen observer of horsefiesh. my
attention was recently attracted to
a three-horse team of large white
horses, two driven in team, the third
in tandem.
On this particular hot day the
lead horse was gray with sweat
while the other two were perfectly
cool. the lead horse pulling the en-
tire load. He had 1t down to a fine
point. He gave a hard pull, carry
ing the load forward. the while the
wagon coasted he eased up until he
felt the pull of the load, then an
other pull and so on up the street
they went in this manner. the horse
still using his pull and rest"
method.-M. ]. R.. 713 Webster
street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
every Reader a Reporter

asked a bystander what the boy
would do with it-surely not eat 1t!
An Ice man came out of a store,
carrying q pail nearly full of
cracked ice. Instantly grasping the
situation. the Ice man, without
stopping, poured the bucket of ice
into the boys wagon, and climbed
upon his vehicle and drove Off To
see the child's startled. then glad.
expression. when, he Strengthened
up and wheeled around as the little
avalanche" struck him. was worth
much. And away he went pushing
his wagon and singing, THE ice
man give 1t to me-the ice man
give 1t to mer'-Norman Sandridge,
432 Sixth street northeast.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Swat the Caterpillar.

nue. I saw school girls knocking
caterpillars off the trunks of the
trees and crushing them. It's an
easy way to rid our beautiful city
of them-if they do not ruin the
trees. They cause leaves to fall
and litter our sidewalks.
With a stick one can dislodge
them and push them into the earth
killing and burying them at the
same time.
In one city where lived they
paid the children to gather them.
1t usually rains after the men have
sprayed them. destroying the effect
of the poison used.-Mrs. A. A. W,
1889 Vermont avenue northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
A VOlstead Tailor.

One of my hobbies has been un-
usual signs. OF those I have noted
in Washington 1 think the prize
taker is that one on the north side
of Pennsylvania avenue Just east
of Twenty-second street northwest.
which reads "A. Sober. Tailor" At
a distance the punctuation is hardly
noticeable. so that one going by on
a street car wonders il he is trying
to kid people,. F. H., 4525 Kingle
road northwest
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
TWO NEGROES FACE
ATTACK CHARGES

Richard N. Wooden. colored, alias
Battling Nelson" and Knox Young,
also colored. were held for the grand
jury yesterday by Judge Mattingly in
Police Court under $1,000 bond each
on a charge Of assault with a dan
geroUs weapon.
Robert H. Norton. colored, of 1872
Pierce court northwest claimed
that Young held him while Wooden
stabbed him about the head and body.
The affair happened Sunday at New
Jersey avenue and L street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Need of Drinking Fountains

One of the most pleasant spots
in the city is Meridian Park at the
top of Sixteenth street. Here Of
an evening may be seen young and
old =. enjoying the fresh air. and
dozens of baby carriages line the
walks while scores of children play
at their games on the stretch of
wonderful lawn. There seems to be
one thing missing. however-drink-
ing fountains.-T. NJ. c.. 2201 Cham
plain street.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Sign Misunderstood.

A young married man working
in oneeof the departments ekes out
a living by conducting rental
agency. Imagine what construction
was placed on this sign in his win
dow: "Will rent your rooms for you
from s to p. m" Evidently some
one called his attention to ii be-
cause he changed IL to read: will
rent your rooms for you. once
Hours to 9 p. NC. L. Thomp-
son, 1916 u street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
What's Going 'A
On Today II

Annual meeting. Better business Burssa.
City Club. 1890 D. m. fEa
C1mival. St Gabriel's Church varuum
street and Grant circle northwest all DAY
Meeting. Vincent B. Costello Post. Amer
lean Legion. Board Room, District Builsinry n
y. m.
Meeting, National Democure Club. Rs-
leigh Hotel. .. N. 49,
Meeting. Pal o Mine Club. Gil street
northwest. p. ~.
school. American University. 1907, street
northwest. p. m.
Meeting. zonta Club. City Club .. N.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Child Falls 40 Feet
From Aqueduct Bridge

Hurled forty feet to the ground
after she accidentally slipped on
one of the top steps of the Aque-
duct Bridge. Gladys Champion, 4
years old. living in a canal boat on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
broke her right leg and received
fscerations about the head last
plight.
The child fell through the railing
Of the bridge steps down to the
bottom in X street. She was taken
to Georgetown Hospital. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Champion. the child's
parents. were notified. According
to DR.. o'Brien. of Georgetown .Ios-
pital. she is exp>cted 20 live.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18

attacking Mrs. Emily Graef. 1926
Thirty-hfth street northwest.
Others Indicted an the charges
against them are: Non-support. Will
Davis, Charles Betters. Samuel Har-
vey and George NJ Downs; grand lar
ceny. Charles Burke. Edward Beck
ley. Charles E Moker and Marie
Smith: assault with dangerous wea-
pom. Rosie Brown; false pretenses.
James A. Smith.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
District Health
Board Spotless
No, Contagious Disease Case
Reported in City Since
Saturday.

Not a case of contagious disease
has been reported In the District
within the last forty-eight hours.
The last one reported was Satur-
day morning. according to health
officials. Up until closing time yes-
terday no new cases had been dis
covered. ~
While Washington has always
had a low record of contagious dis
ease for its size. the health ofiicer
expressed qualification at the new
record.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
Trusty Makes Escape,

Considered a ''trusty" at the Dis
trict Jail, Henry Ridgway. 40 years
OLD, yesterday deceived his guard
and walked off the reservation to
freedom.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
A Good Samaritan.

On G street, east of Seventh, about
IL o'clock. a little shaver was
scraping up bits of ice and leading
them in his wagon. 1 stopped ano
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18

The neglect in Tightening bolts
or filling grease cups often leads
to trouble and frequently a break
down.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-18

These La Bonita Cigars different from any
that We have heretofore sold and decidedly
better. They contain a choice long filler and are
wrapped with a selected Connecticut shade grown
wrapper. You'll get a REAL BIG CIGAR VALUE
if you buy several boxes Of these at the special
price of s9c per box of IS.
Cigars sell at sc each.