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The Washington times., 1922-08-06
SENATE To VOTE ON.
TARIFF. IN 8 Weeks
Speedy Consideration Is Assur-
cd m Party agreement Put
ting Gag on Debate.
BONUS is TO COME NEXT
Soldier Advocates Predict Pas
sage Of Compensation Bill
Before September 1.
BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
International News Service.

IntornntiOuh- NeWs pcfNtco'
~ The last long "mile" in the
senate's bipartisan tariff fight
was reached last night following
adoption of a form Of cloturs
which insures q final vote on the
McCumber bill within three weeks.
Check on Debate. J.
By passing q unanimous con-
sent agreement, the senate placed
q gag" on tariff debate begin
ming tomorrow which win be
frightened next. Saturday, follow
ing disposition Of four priority"
schedules.
With the tariff bill on its~way 10
passage after sixteen weeks Of un.
limited debate, champions Of the sol.
diers' bouus> began laying battle
plans for enacting the adjusted com
pensation bill before September i.
The bonus will follow the tariff In
Senate debate through q special
order" adopted last June 20. It's
passage within q week after the
tariff bin was forecast last night BY
Senate leaders.
Under the agreement passed by the
Senate late yesterday afternoon, -FOUR
schedules were given right Of way
In this weeks debate with q definite
date set for q final vote on each.
These were:
Schedule Adopted.
1. The sugar schedule to be voted
on at . p. m. Tuesday.
2. The potash and thits arsenic
schedule to be voted on later on
Tuesday.
.. The hides, leather. boot and
shoe schedule to be voted on
Wednesday.
1. The paragraphs affecting Presi
Dental powers or amendments to
the tariff act, to be voted on Friday
Each Senator will be limited IL
two speeches with one hour in the
aggregate in debating any Of the
paragraphs or amendments to them
This limited debate will proceed un'
til Saturday, when the gag" Is
drawn tighter.
From Saturday until final passage
Of the bill each Senator will be
limited to fifteen minutes debate on
any amendment or motion and tc
thirty minutes debate on the bill
| itself.
Agreement II Reached.
The agreement was q compromise
reached by Republican and Demo
cratic leaders with Senator Lenroo,
Rep) Of Wisconsin. who led Re
publican insurgents In objecting to
the fixing OF any definite date for
. final vote on the bill.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

This is the first and final reduction Of
summer suits from our regular stock,
priced for the purpose of quick clearance
at less than cost. All are suits that will
stand for several seasons hard wear.
Naturally men wait for this sale, and as
the quantity is limited to 465 suits it is
evident that you'll have to get busy if
you want to get bargain!
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
CLOSING EXERCISES Begin
SUNDAY NIGHT, APRIL 23
Eighth Grade Exercises Postponed;
Sermon sunday; seniors Gradu-
ate Monday Night

The closing exercises Of the Punta
Gorda school begin Sunday evening
at the auditorium, when at. eight
O'Clock, Rev. w. N. Swain, pastor OF
the local Baptist church, will preach
the commencement sermon. The
graduating exercises OF the eighth
grade will not be held tonight as
previously announced, but will be
held sometime in the near future,
The graduating exercises Of the
senior class will take place Monday
evening, April cath, when the liter
ary address will be delivered by Dr.
James NJ. Leake, head Of the depart
ment of history at the University of
Florida. He is said to be a splendid
speaker
The senior graduates this year are
Justus Blount. Elizabeth Cooper,
Minta Hopper, Lena GOulding, Lucy
Ingram Addie Larrimorc, August
RiCkenbach.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

WILL;kSK DESIGNATION OF
SHORT Route AS PART OF
STATE ROAD NUMBER 5
". II. johnson, II. =. Windham and
Myers Delegation Attending
Road Meeting

Captain w. H. Johnson, official
goOd roads promoter for the Punta
Gorda Commercial Club, and Hon.
r. 5. Windham, chairman of the
Board OF County Commissioners of
Charlotte county, left Wednesday af-
ternOon for Tallahassee to attend the
meeting of the State Road Depart
ment to be held there today and to-
morrow. They were TO be joined at
some point on the way there by a
delegation from Fort Myers, Sarasota
Tampa and other points. all OF whom
are gOing to Tallahassee to appear
before the State Road Department in
the interest OF State Road Number
Five.
The local delegation and the dele
cation from Fort Myers will ask that
the short route road from Punta Cor
da to Fort Myers be designated as a
portion of state Road Number Five,
and it is probable that they will be
Joined in this request by all other
west coast delegations No money is
to be asked for and it is thought that
the road department will readily
agree to the designation to this miss
ing link.
When the Tallahassee meeting is
finished members of the road depart
ment will go TO Tampa for meeting
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
purlOined pineaDDleS

Seven white boys Of the average
age of twelve years went out to B.
A. WaChob's pinery, Saturday; and
while two of them remained outside,
five of them entered the piuery, ap-
propriated an ample supply of pine
apples, brought them outside and all
seven feasted on them. The owner
soon discovered his loss, got on track
Of the boys and had three of them ar
rested and brought before County
Judge Trabue Tuesday afternoon
The judge decided that they should
pay all damages, including the costs
in the case, which amounted to a
little over five dollars each, on which
condition he would consider the mat
ter settled; but, if any failed to pay,
those so failing would be sent to the
reform school at Marianne. At the
same time, he recommended that the
boys be given a switching by their
parents; whereupOn, one parent, who
was present, stated that his boy had
already been given a good whipping
Relatives Of the three boys arrested
paid their fines. Up to yesterday
afternoon, the sheriff was still look
ing for the remaining four boys. He
has their names, and will soon have
them before the judge
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
Trustees Entertained

Among the numerous pleasant
events attendant upon the closing OF
the school year was a dinner served
to the trustees and their wives We'd
nesday evening of last week by Miss
Anderson and her domestic science
class. 1t was a pleasant occasion, the
dinner being excellent and skillGuily
Served. Miss Anderson and the girls
OF the class were highly compliment
ed, and the trustees agreed that the
dinner fully compensated them for
their services, for which they draw
no money. and the bachelor member
observed that since the way to a
mans heart is through his stomach
the girls of this class could have
their choice.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
c. HAPBOR SCHOOL CLOSES
SUCCESSFUL YEAR TONIGHT
Primary and Intermediate Exercises
Held Last Night; Two Plays on
the Program

The closing exercises OF the prl-
mary and intermediate grades Of the
Charlotte Harbor school were held
last might. A program OF songs
recitations, dances. stories, etc, was
rendered and pleased the large crowd
in attendance and showed great care
in preparation.
Tonight at eight o'clock, the grad
uating eighth grade will render a
we'll prepared program, including two
PLAYS. and will be presented with
their diplomas. The eighth grade
graduates this year are Elberta Sias,
LLOYD Nelson, Gladys Roberts, Orbin
Nelson. Eva Guthrie, Peter Bennett,
ZuIa Hendry, Harry Willis, Nellie
Roberts, Kirby Roberts. Exile FaIk-
ner. Estele Hall and Alice Barnhill
Professor ]. w. Shelley is prIncl-
pal of the school and this closes his
second successful term there and 1t
is understood that he has been re-
tanned for another year
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

The drought which has been pre-
vaiiing in this section for the past
| two months, during which only an
occasional trace of rain has fallen,
cannot be compared with those of
1889 and 1907, which, according to
|B. A. Wachob, lasted for nine
months. Each of them began in
September and was preceded by a
long rainy season, that of 1889 fol-
lowing a rainy season of six months
duration. At that date, no farm or
vegetable crops were grown in this
vicinity. The orange groves suffer
ed, the leaves whiting and drying up,
but the trees survived. Cattle also
suffered. but none of them died.
Settlers were put to it to get drinking
water. Mr. Wachob and Gus Cook
secured drinking water by digging
holes in the ground, from which they
drew the water and distributed it in
barrels amongst the people, who paid
them twenty-five cents a barrel for
it, At that time, there We're no ar
tesian wells here; but, during the
drought of 1907, there was plenty of
artesian water, and nobody suffered
from this cause. Pineapples were
planted after the drought Of 1889;
but being of the nature Of air-plants,
the subsequent droughts did them no
harm. Nothing in the trucking bust
ness was done here until after the
drought of 1907 The experiences of
the two years named proves that
Florida can stand a greater drought
than any other state in the Republic.
Indeed, a nine-months drought in any
other state would most likely leave
it utterly devasted.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
H. H.E.HEITMAN, PROMINENT
CITIZEN Oft. myers AND
lee CO., DIED MONDAY
Had Been Sufferer With Cancer ot
the Stomach for About Blight
cen Months

II. +. Heitman, prominent banker,
merchant and man of affairs of Fort
Myers and Lee county, died at his
home in Fort Myers Monday night
between six and seven o'clock, his
death being the result of cancer of
the stomach, from which he had suf-
fered for about 1S months
While yet a comparatively young
man. not having attained his firtieth
year. MI Heitman had risen to q
place Of importance in the political,
commercial and financial affairs Of
Fort Myers and Lee county, being
regarded as the leading citizen there
He did a great lot for the upbuilding
of Fort Myers and Lca county and
was an enthusiastic promoter Of
State Road Number Two as well as
other good roads projects.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
Punta Gorda'S Easter

II is impractiCable to give any
thing like detailed report of the
observance here of Easter. Suffice it
to say that it was a lovely day and
there were appropriate exercises and
sermons in all the churches, which
were beautifully decorated. There
was an unusually large attendance at
each church. The Sunday school
children of each enjoyed the custom
cry egg-hunt. The primaries and
junior leaguers Of the Methodist
Sunday school had their egg-hunt at
the church on Saturday afternoon,
At the same time, Mrs. T. c. Cros-
land's class of the Baptist church en-
joyed theirs on the lawn behind the
church. The children of the Presby-
terian Sunday school had theirs on
the spacious grounds OF the home of
A. Rickenbach, Monday afternoon,
Each one of these affairs was inn
enjoyed by the children and,
also, by all the grown folks present.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
Good Advertising

Some excellent advertising for Pun
ia Gorda appeared in the rotograyure
section of the last issue of the Sunday
Cleveland Plain Dealer. This was a
large pisture of big alligator caught
in Peace river by Col. f. C. Caring
ton. Underneath the picture was the
story of the monsters capture. This
is valuable advertising, Of the kind
that can can hardly be bought and
was secured by Ray Payne, manager
of the Hotel Punta Gorda.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
Boys Took Boat

Norman Fisher and RaymOn Fab
yam, two young men from Tampa,
neither of whom is over twenty years
old, appropriated from George f..
Bryant, without his knowledge or
consent, on the ! 4th inst, a roW-bOat,
with which they started on a cruise.
Not knowing the geography Of this
locality, they ran the boat up a tide
creek and mOored it near BTyantS
house. The latter had discovered his
loss; and, when the boys landed, he
called in Sheriff LipScOmb, who
brought the Culprits before County
Judge Trabue on Tuesday. After due
investigation, and considering the
youth of the accused, the judge re
leased them on payment of fines and
costs aggregating a little over fifteen
dollars each, which was paid by rcla-
tives Thursday morning Rev. G. w.
Dubois reported that his boat, which
was moored at the railroad dOCak, had
been taken. 1t was a small rowbOat.
He has no idea as to who took the
boat but has reported its THEFT to
Sheriff Lipscomb
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
Five Cents a Copy; $500 a Year
BASEBALL CLUB ORGANIZED
TUESDAY NIGHT; NEEDS
TOWNS SOLID SUPPORT
Some Officers Elected; Will Start To
Work on Diamond just as Soon
as Possible

/ AT well attended meeting held in
the lower room of the Masonic hall
Tuesday night, plans were made and
an organization effected for the pur-
pose Of boosting baseball in Punta
Gorda. The meeting was called by
T. c. CrOsland, a tireless worker for
better baseball and more of it.
After a discussion Of the purposes
of this meeting an organization was
effected with Dr.. D. y. Mcqueen as
president and r. c. CrOsland as vice
president. The other Offices are be
ing held temporarily with the
exception OF field manager, which will
be filled by Nh Sparks. Mr.. Sparks
has had a great deal OF experience
in both playing and managing and
has a keen interest in baseball The
position of captain will be filled by
j. G. Cooper, and everyone knows that
he will inspire more confidence and
put more pep in the team than any
one else who might have been select
ed for the place
One of the first things discussed
was the problem of a diamond. c.
NJ. Carrier has given the use of
piece of land near the school house
where the diamond was formerly To-
Gated, and now the problem is to
get it into shape to play on and pro-
vide seats and conyeniences for the
l. I'LL H. t,t, f,l
on this ground and it will be but a
short time until it will be in good
shape to play on.
Money is needed for this work and
other expenses that will be incurred,
so a committee headed by w. r. De
Loach was appointed for the purpose
of securing donations. and everyone
who is interested in baseball, in hav-
ing u good o.amond, and in having
well uniformed team to represent
Punta Gorda, is expected to open his
or her heart and pocketbook when
the committee calls and gtve-liber-
ally.
A committee on bylaws and also
4 committee to oversee the work on
the grounds was appointed.
The association was named the
Punta Gorda Athletic Association.
The next meeting will be held at the
call Of the president and at that time
it is expected that the committees
will have their reports ready
Every real Punta Gorda booster
should give literally to this cause.
said town booster and baseball
booster, "and should become a mem-
ber and attend meetings A ball
team can never amount to much if it
cannot feel that it has the support
Df the community it represents. This
organization has dream that might
be realized in the not 50 distant fu-
.ure of having one Of the big league
cams do their spring training here
That would be big thing for the
own in the way of advertising and
would bring many new people here
So let's all get tOgethp" and boot
'or baseball and the boys will do
heir share by giving us some good
lean, snappy games this summer"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

In Starke the recent cool spell re-
tarded the ripening of Strawberries
somewhat, but now the market is ac-
tive again and many berries are being
brought in. The Telegraph says that
at least a carload is being sent out
daily from Starke and that the price
ranges from $3.50 to SO bushel.
Truckers who raise Strawberries are
busy. and there are several buyers
on hand to secure the berries as soon
as they come to town. The move
ment from Starke is increas ng every
day.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

During the recent milk campaign
in Tampa, literature on the selection
of foods was translated into Spanish
and printed and distributed among
the Spanish population. Miss Sarah
w. Partridge. state home demonstra-
ton agent states that this effort met
with most encouraging success, the
Spanish residents showing keen desire
to learn ell they could about food GO
lection.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
POLL BOOKS INDICATE A
LARGE VOTE IN PRIMARY;
1,175 HAVE REGISTERED
Two Punta Gorda Precincts Have
Total of 7is; Balance of the
County Has i27

The number Of Charlotte county
people who have thus far registered
indicates that a large vote will be
polled in the coming primary, the
county-seat election and other cleo
tions that will probably be held dur
ing the summer Up to Saturday H.
175 had registered and before the
books close this number will prob
ably reach 1850 or 1900. These
voters are distributed as to districts
&c FnlIpuc-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

Miami business men are pushing a
project for the construction of rail
road through the Everglades to con
meet with the line from Moore Haven
to Clewiston 1t is probable that the
road will follow the Miami canal Tor
about twenty miles and from that
point will be linked with the Atlantic
Coast Line branch which ends at pres
ent on the southern shore of Lake
OkeeChObee.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

The Green Cove Springs Times
tells that Coffey & Co., Of that place
have closed a deal with Atlanta peo,
pie by which a large moss factory
will be located near Green Cove
Springs. Correspondence on the sub
ject has been in progress for several
months, and recently promoters OF
the enterprise visited the section and
were entirely pleased with the out
look.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
According to Miss Sarah W. Par

According to Miss Sarah W Part
ridge, state home demonstration
agent. the st. Augustine meeting OF
Southeastern Home Economics Work
ers, April 1915, will be success.
Members of the home demonstration
extension staff and of the State Col
lege faculty are taking active parts
in this gathering of women workers
from fifteen southern states.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
4 Stng Purity

d. X Midkff entertained Messrs.
W l.. Stewart, T. Frank Sparks, W.
A. Placier d. b. Jones and j. II.
Topper at a stag party Thursday eve
ming. An elegant supper was served.
and much enjoyed, all agreeing that
Mr.. Midkiff possessed a first-Class
cook and a very entertaining waiter.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

Work has started on the 100000
steel bridge which will span Chatta-
hoochee river at Caryyille. A Pen
sacola firm has the contract for the
construction, which will be over 5000
feet in length.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
Watch Your Fires!

In these exceedingly dry times,
everybody should use extreme caution
with fires. A spark might set fire
to the whole town and destroy it
Be careful with gasoline, kerosene
everything in which there is the least
danger.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
Entertained i'm Arcadia

According to the Tampa Tribune''
Arcadia correspondent, Mr.. and Mrs
r. NJ Carrier and Mr. and Mrs. II
A. DeHayas were entertained at din
ner Tuesday evening Of last week by
Messrs, Shell, Wcy and Turley OF
Arcadia, and the paper named con.
tinues: "Thc golf course at Punta
Gorda has been made possible by
Messrs. DeZayas and Carrier. and by
their generous support many Arcad.
ians are able to take advantage Of the
opportunities W i c h it affords. u
Messrs. Carrier and DeZayas are
among the most enthusiastic Of the
hundred or more subscribers to the
course, quite a number of whom have
contributed from $500 to more than
$1,000.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

Wauchula has let contracts for
two unit electric plant. Heretofore
the current has been bought from
local manufacturing concern.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

The Sumter county officials will
award contracts very shortly for
about $4,000 worth of pavement for
the streets of Bushnell.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

The oil well machinery is arriving
in Fort Myers and one car was
unloadcd recently and five loads
transported to the scene Of opera
tions, twelve miles southeast OF the
city. The oil drilling crew has ar
rived from Louisiana and the ma
chinery is being placed in position on
the derrick recently completed at
Scrub Pens" r. d. Bevill, of Win
field, La. a man of wide experience
in oil fields, is there and is getting
the work organized for immediate
operations.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

The packing plant at Chipley,
which has been closed down for a
short time, has reopened on a much
more extensive basis.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

Plans are being formulated for the
building of two meat packing plants
at Fort Lauderdale.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21

or the total the two Punta Gorda
districts have 74S and the remainder
of the county 427. According to J.
G. Myerick, assistant registration
officer about one-third of those regis
tered are women and there are about
100 Republicans in the county. so
far, a great many have not qualified
TO vote by paying their poll tax.
The registration books close April 50
and poll tax must be paid by May L.,
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
Punta GOrda

Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu-
Lation Of town, 1920 CEN
Sus, 1895. Increase for
10 years % percent.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-21
The Herald

Is the oldest newspaper
published on the lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
The Snowflake herald., 1922-02-10
CHAPTER XIV.
Which Describes a Pleasant Holiday
and Pretty Stratagem.

Two days later BIN suggested that
they should take days ride in the
open and spend the night at the home
of a friend of hers in a settlement
known as Plains End, Harry having
expressed a wish to get out on the
prairies in the saddle after his long
term of travel on a steamboat.
Are you sure that you can stand
an all days Journeys" BIN asked.
T l could kill a bear with my
hands and carry him home on my
back and eat him for dinner" the
young man boasted.
''Ive got enough of the wild West
in me to like a man who can eat
bears, if there's nothing better" said
BIN. 81 didn't know but you'd been
spoiled in the home of those eastern
milliOnaires. If you're willing to take
what comes and make the best OF. it,
I'll give you a day that you will re-
member. You will have to put up, with
a very simple hospitality but
wouldn't wonder if You'd enjoy +. !"
1--WE will leave here day after to-
morrow. Our horses will be at the
door at eight o'clock in the morning.
We shall take some lunchepn and
reach our destination late in the after
noon and return next day. 1T will
give us a good long visit with each
other and you'll know me better be-
fore we get back"
II want to know you as well as I
love you," he said. 81 suppose it will
be like studying law-one never gets
through with it."
"Tve found myself a rather abStruse
subject-as bad as Coke, of which Abe
used to talk so much with my father"
she declared. II shall be glad if it
doesn't discourage you"
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
The Snowflake herald., 1922-02-10
PARROT MADE MUCH TROUBLE
Abilities Of Brooklyn Bird Entirely
Unappreciated by the Women of
the Neighborhood.

For several weeks past young wom-
en- passing along Hanson place have
been much annoyed by loud whistling,
apparently coming from someone who
wished to attract their attention. The
whistling has had most peculiar eff
feet, depending on the temperament
of the women. Some have quickened
their pace and tried to get away; 9TH
ers have turned and surveyed the man
who happened to be behind with
flushed faces and angry glances. One
or two have even complained to the
out what it was all about.
Recently a highly indignant woman
complained to policeman.
"That man behind me has been
whistling to attract my attention for
five minutes" she said Il wish you
would stop it,
Much to her amaZement the police
man laughed unrestrainedly. He
pointed with his hand to a window
opposite the Hanson Place Baptist
church and there sat the culprit, wink
ing and whistling away. 1t was
gray parrot with long red tail. He
had learned to whistle like a mischiev-
GUS country boy, but he reserved his
tricks for the women passing. For
some time the flirtatious parrot has
upset the equanimity of the entire
Observation-Disclosures Eagle.