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New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
'Ihi.tv-se,en 2-Fainily Houses
For Part OF Eerkie, Oval

Nathan wilson. who recently bought
the. Bcrkley Oval. sold to Samuel
Kosennerg and John Debus al 1.-The lots
en Andrews Avenue. with the adjoin-
ing piots on Burnside Avenue, in all
.t,'irty-seven lots, which will be i'm
soNcd with twenty-soven semi de-
ehcd two-famiiy houses with garages.
Ion & Hobbs were the brokers.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Invests i'm 9th Ave. Realty

Leonard Schafcr sold to r. g. A
Westerfeld two two story buildings at
1854 and 1856 Eighth Avenue, 50xloO.
north Of l26th Street
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

The above reproduction represents
the tiftecn-story apartment hotel which
is TO be erected on the old car barn
property on the vast side OF Madison
Avenue, between Elghty-ffth and
Eighty sixth streets. I. Fluegelman, Of
the Hotel Hamilton. purchased the
property recently following the sale of
the block at auction
The Improvement will cost moro thnn
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Sale on First Avenue

Joseph Schwartz sold to Mollie
Frisch two-story store building at
1903 First Avenue l6Sx94
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

not reached that neighborhood. The
war, which stopped construction. ex
cept for government purposes, helped
to defer that which is now about to
start The New York Ccntral's plan
for utilizing the surface Of its prop
erty was a big factor in centerine
apartment house construction in the
lower sections Of the avenue. Ten
years Of such development has left
very little more to be done south Of
Lcnox Hill.
The decision Of the Board Of Esti-
mate restricting the height of future
construction on Fifth Avenue from
Sxtieth Street north to Nlnety-sixth
of the reach of apartment house
builders. This has curtailed the sup
ply Of building sites, placing a higher
value on those in the unrestricted
area. Brokers are Of the opinion that
the loss of this territory viii mean
that apartment house builders will
operate over TO Third Avenue end per-
haps will jump that Thoroughbred in
some places.
Builders who have held apartment
properties. especially East Side houses.
are said to have large funds laying
idle They are ready to put them to
work, and as apartment suites have
proved good invcstmen they are pre-
pairing TO place their money in new
buildings.
The situation is that rentals on the
East Side are not likely to come down
for some time.
Rental Outlook Bright
Mr.. Gilman says that the rent out
look was never better. He says the
demand for suites Of four to ten rooms
was nevcr greater than it is now An
indication Of the rental situation is the
apartment house being erected al the
corner Of Fifth Avenue and Seventy
third Street. Mr.. Gilman says that so
per cent Of the suites have been rented,
although the building is only partly
completed. 1t is one of the most ex-
pensive houses now under construction
in the district. Rentals there viii
range from $4,000 20 $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-09

from S. w. Straus & Co. on the prop
erty. The building will have many in
teresting service features intended to
relieve housekeeping. 1t will contain
365 apartments, or l,003 living rooms.
1t is expected to earn $546,000 year
net.
Schwartz & Gross have designed the
structure and the Fred T. Ley Company
will build it. Operations will be started
SoNn,
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TO START SURFACING NO.
TWO ROAD SOON, IS SAID
Less Than u Mile Remains 10 be
Graded After Which Smfac-
ing is 10 be Started.

According to the Fort Myers Press,
which is quoted below, it will not be
a great while until the work of sur
facing State Road Number Two will
be started. Says the Press:
State Road No. is a conner,
There is now less than one mile to
grade beyond Bermont road. When
the 33 convicts complete that import
ant work to the saw-mill on the Fort
Myers Arcadia highway they
will be through grading next week
the convict camp will be moved to its
old site near fuckers Corner, or the
twenty-five mile post. Then the work
of surfacing the highway will begin,
and there will be no let-up until the
road is finished
This information was brought back
to Fort Myers last night by Walter
j. Edelblut who received il first-hand
from the engineer in charge of the
work on State Road No. 2. Mr.. Edel-
blut was a member of the delegation
REPRESENTING tHe fllty lHOuSdnu CluD
that returned here early last night
from Tampa where they attended the
initial meeting of the Year Round
Club of Florida West Coast Cities"
The motorists left here Wednesday
noon, traversing State Road No. 2
both going and coming and finding il
in shape good enough to travel the
distance between Fort Myers and Ar
cadia in a little over three hours.
They had busy time in Tampa, each
having a special assignment to
cover" and the boosters did a lot in
giving demonstrations of real Fort
Myers pep, enterprise and enthus-
iaSm.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30
GREEN is APPOINTED MEMBER
OF STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT

L. p. Green, of Bradentown, was
appointed Tuesday by Governor Har-
dee as member of the State Road
Department to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the untimely death of w w.
Clark. The appointment of Mr.
Green was not unexpected to local
people. who, following the definite
announcement that T. Ed Bryan
could not accept the appointment, en-
dorsed Mr. Green, who received the
of Fort Myers good
roads advocates also.
Mr.. Green is mayor of Bradentown
and one of that city's most progress
sive citizens. He has been active in
the gooG roads movement in Manatee
county and in the south Florida sec
tion and led the fight for the recent
bonding election in the
district which provided
for a road to Cortez and a bridge
from that point to Anna Maria island
and a road down the islnd to Anna
Maria Beach.
Mr.. Green moved to BradentowD
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30
Woodmeu Gave Barbecue.

The Woodmen OF the World of
Fort Ogden gave barbecue Friday,
the card, at their beautiful picnic
grounds near Fort Ogden. The
ladies of the Woodmen Circle assist
ed them in serving the bountiful din
ner consisting Of barbecued beef,
pork pillau, pickles, bread. swamp
cabbage. iced tea, etc. Everything
was served in the very best style and
everyone seemed to enjoy the occas-
ion to the utmost and all expressed
the hope that they would have the
opportunity TO enjoy another such in
the near future. Lodges throughout
the country were invited, but Punta
Gorda lodge did not receive the in
vitation in time. Lemon Grove, No.
IS, was represented by Mrs. COston,
Mrs. Whiteaker and Mrs. Emmett
Adams.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

from Marietta, Ga, ten years ago.
He had been an attorney in Marietta
served his county (Cobb) as prosecut-
ing attorney, and also as a member
Of the state legislature. When he set
tied at B"adentown he gave up his
profession to enter the real estate
field, and has been very successful in
that business. He was a member of
the Bradentown City Council which
put big bond issue for street paving
that made the Manatee county capital
one of the best paved cities in the
state. He has been president of the
BradentOwn Board of Trade and now
is president of the Manatee County
Fair Association, also president of
the Sugar Bowl Drainage district,
which embraces large tract of land
in Manatee and Sarasota counties.
When the Tampa Board of Trade
endorsed T. Ed Bryan of Tampa for
the place made vacant by Mr.. Clark's
death, it also endorsed Mr.. Green for
the place in the event Mr.. Bryan de-
clined to serve.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30
CARLSTROM FLYERS LEFT
FOR TEXAS field monday
Only Small Contingent Left at Carl
strom as Guard; Flying There
is at an End

According to the DeSoto County
News of June 23rd, 290 men from
Carlstrom field departed on Friday
for the aviation field at SanAntonio,
Texas, and another contingent of
250 left Monday of this week for the
same place. This movement practi-
cally completes the abandonment of
Carlstrom field by the government as
an active training field. Only q few
men will remain at the field as a
guard for buildings and grounds.
Training activities ceased with the
graduation of the last class some
days ago.
According to the News. with the
primary flying school transferred to
Brooksfield San Antonio and the OBJ
servation school from FIT. Sill to Kel-
ly field also at San Antonio, the Air
Service will have concentrated most
of its flying activities in one locality.
This concentration was given as the
reason for disseminating the field
here, it being said by Maj. Gen. Pat
rick on his recent visit to Arcadia
that much money would thus be saw
ed to the government annually in
training expenses.
Lighter than air flying will be CON
centrated at Scott field, Delleville,
Illinois, to which place the balloon
school at Ross field, California, and
the airship school at Langley field,
Virginia, will be transferred. The
air school for field officers will be re-
tanned at Langley.
Technical schools for the Air Ser
vice will be at Chanute field, Ran
toul, Illinois, the mechanics school
and photography school from Langley
being located at that place. The
communication school from Fort Sill,
Oklahoma, also will go to Chanute
field.
The army will concentrate all it
artillery schools at Fort Sill, it has
been announced by Secretary Weeks, |
who has approved recommendation |
for this change. The artillery off. |
GERS basic school" at Camp Knox
Kentucky, and the field officers
school at Camp Bragg, North Caro-
Ina, will go to Fort Sill.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30
COMMISSIONERS PROPOSE
To BUILD COURT HOUSE?
Is Said They Propose to Levy 5-MilI
County Tax and Issue
Warrants.

The county commissioners met Sat
canvassing the votes cast in the coun-
ty seat election the preceding Tues
day, and after finding that Punta
Gorda was the choice of a majority
of the voteTs-so it is said-the mat
ter Of building a courthouse was
brought up, and after some discus
sion a motion or resolution was pass
ed-unanimously, ii is said-direct-
ing the county attorney to draw up
a resolution in proper form so that
the board can levy a tax of five mills
for the purpose of raising funds TO
build courthouse. No record of
this motion or resolution appears. 1t
is said, further. that the commission
ers propose to issue script and build
a court house as soon as possible.
County Attorney Hancock, when
questioned stated that he did not
understand that he was directed to
draw a resolution looking to- the
levying OF a tax for the purpose of
building a court house, but said he
was asked to look up the law.
The supposed action of the COM
missioners and the action it is pre-
sumed they contemplate has been the
subject OF much and heated discus
sion about town, and, ii one may
draw conclusions from these discus
sions. desirable as it may be, nobody
wants a courthouse-yet 1t is
pointed out that the county has
''about as much use for courthouse
as a fish has for umbrella" as one
man put it, and will not have much
use for one for several years to come.
Others Iecite the need for roads and
the fact that the county records
have not been transcribed, and one
man recalled the promise made dur
ing the campaign for division that no
courthouse would be needed and
none would be built for five years
after the county was established un-
less a phenomenal growth made it
necessary.
No representative Of the paper was
present at the meeting and no definite
information as TO just what was said
there can be obtained, so the street
talk concerning what the commissi
oners propose to do is being given
for what il is worth. This talk clear
Iy indicates that a majority of those
who are talking, at least, do not
favor a tax levy TO build a courthouse
at the present time and that they are
prepared 10 fight any such move Ito
the last ditch" if the commissioners
attempt to make the proposed or sup
posedly proposed levy, and several
ways of dong this have been outlin-
ed.
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NEARLY $500 SUBSCRIBED
TO PURCHASE COCOANUTS
from Cape Sable to Beauty
the Town.

Nearly s6O0-$5S2.50 to be exact
have been subscribed by towns
people for the purpose of purchasing
and planting cocoanuts, which after
being sprouted in a nursery will be
used to beautify the town. 1t is
estimated that the nuts will cost
about eight cents each. They will be
bedded in nursery form on the Coup
place in the eastern part of the town
and kept there until moved and re-
planted. However, if those who sub
scribed to the nut fund so wish they
may take their pro rata share of the
nuts when they are delivered at
Punta Gorda and do what they choose
with them or othose who so desire
may take a part of their share and
allow the remainder to be bedded in
the nursery. 1t is stated that most
of them will have sprouted and be
ready to transplant about year from
now-during the rainy season of
1923.
General Gilchrist, who is a large
subscriber TO the nut fund and who
secured the remainder of the sub
scriptions, in common with many
others, is very anxious to see King
street improved and beautifed. The
most important street to beautify,"
said the general, "is hing street, the
railroad street. 1t should be made
the most attractive street in all Flor
ida. NOW it is the most unattrac
i've street in ALL FLORIDA. Let
everyone bend his or her efforts to
beautifying the town of Punta Cor
da-making BEAUTY a great asset
to the town"
Following is a list of those who
have subscribed to the nut fund, to-
gether with the amount subscribed
by each:
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Went North Via Tampa.

Tuesdays Tampa Tribune contain
ed the following: c. NJ. Carrier of
Punta Gordg, guest at the Bay View
Sunday night, was exhibiting one of
the largest pineapples on record. 1t
weighed ten and half pounds and
was two or three times as large as
an ordinary pine. II was crown at
Punta Gorda. Mr.. Carrier. who is
one Of the largest land owners in the
state, was on his way north. He will
visit points in Pennsylvania and New
York this summer. He is interested
in large tracts Of land around Punta
Gorda, in Pennsylvania and New
Brunswick.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

With the arrival this week Of three
more carloads OF machinery for the
Grass Fiber Pulp and Paper Corpora
ton, the equipment for the mill prop
er is practically complete. One more
carload and the reaper boat are all
that are yet to be received and in
stalled before actual manufacturing
can begin. One of the shipments
last week was the big Jordan beater
which reduces the pulp after it has
been through the digester and the
agitatOr tanks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30
LII GAME COST COLORED
BRETHREN 1870 IRON MEN
City Treasury Gains 1880 as Result
OF Raid by Police Early
Sunday.

The city's Golfers We're enriched BY
$3.50 this week as a result of a raid
on the home of VIII Edwards, color
ed, early Sunday morning by Chief
of Police Adams and special deputies.
j. E. Locklear and Norman Johns.
Something caused Chief of Police
Adams to suspect that visitors to the
Edwards domicilc were amusing
themselves by indulging in games of
chance with coin of the realm as
stakes contraryto the laws and ordin-
ances provided. Having satisfied
himself on this point, he went TO the
door and knocked softly. Who's
dat?" came from within. The chief
did not reply but waited minute
and knocked again. WHO'S dat p"
came from within a second time in a
very anxious tone. The suspense
had grown unendurable to some OF
the occupants, for Immediately fol-
lowing the second challenge and be-
fore the chief could have responded.
there was great commotion follow
ed by a crash of window glass as four
occupants Of the room went through
the chief applied his shoulder to the
door and succeeded in preventing the
flight Of the remaining four oCcu-
pants, those who had escaped in the
having dashed by Locklear
and Johns needless of their com
mands to stop. However, those who
escaped were rounded up later in the
day and put up bonds for appearance
in municipal court.
When he entered the room by way
of the broken door, Adams found one
Billy CGOat'D Dorsey Stimulating
sleep of the righteous, but the chief
claims Billy had just occupied the
bed as it was yet cool when the afore-
said Billy sat up, rubbed his eyes
and looked about as if to inquire
what all the Commotion was about.
The eight men were tried before
Commissioner-Mayor Carleton Wed
nesday and were fined as follows:
Lex Bass, $40; Berry Williams. $40;
Alec Allen, $40; Ben Coleman, $40
Milton Millard, 500; VIII Edwards, |
500; James o.. $40. Billy (Goat) |
Dorsey was not fined as he claimed !
o have been asleep and there was
lot sufficient proof to the contrary. |
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

About three years ago Mrs. Eliza
beth Turner set out four grape vine
cuttings which are bearing this year
and from which she will get about
rs bunches of fruit. She does not
know the variety. but the grapes are
rather small, purplish- black in color
and grow in large, well formed
punches. Mrs. Turner believes that
grapes can be grown proltably here,
and the success of her four vines
bears out her belief.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30
Pnta Gorda Inutes Glorious
Appointed on Committee.

City Manager Price has received
notice of his appointment as a memb-
er of the public safety committee of
the lorida League of Municipalities,
which was organized a few weeks
ago. 1t is expected that much good
will come as a result of the organiz-
alton of the league. which proposes
to work for uniform legislation regu-
lating automobiles and along other
lines.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30
Appreciated Treat.

The Charlotte Military Band gave
parade and concert Monday night,
which was appreciated by a consider
able number of people on the streets
who were attracted by the. music.
The band was treated to ice cold tea
and box of excellent cigars by j.
H. Howard, proprietor of the Grocer
terra, the boys expressing their appre-
citation of his thoughtfulness by a
vote of thanks.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30
U. S. COURT JURY FREES
MEN WHO SLEW F.B. PITT
Iooher and Bredvad Tried aud Ac-
quilted; Not Likely ,Iungbluth
Will BE Tried.

Lieutenant B. j. TOOhcr and Ser
gcant Krisjan Bredvad Of the U. s.
Air Service, were found not guilty'
of charge of first degree murder in
Federal court at Jacksonville Mon
day. Tooher, Bredvad and a private.
Jungbluth, it will be remcm bered.
were indicted by the Charlotte coun-
ty grand jury for the ALLEGED murder
Of f. B. Pitt ft his homo mere little
over a year ago. Their aCuuittal
was expected by local people. who
realized that all of the evidence
against them was circumstantial and
would not stand against their own
tetimony as to the incidents leading
up to and instrumental in bringing
about the tragedy.
The trial was unique in several
respects. The actual hearing lasted
less than four hours and although
the case was heard in federal court
the two men were defended by Unit
ed States District Attorney w. NJ
Gober and assistants, while the state
conducted the prosecution.
The trial was necessitatcd by the
action of the Charlotte county grand
jury in returning indictments charg-
ing murder against Toohcr and Bred
vad. Private Jungbluth was also
named in the Indictment but lie did
not appear in court and ii is under
stood the case against him will be
dropped.
According TO testimony at The trial
Lieutenant B. ToohGr, Sergeant X.
Bredvad ana the private were search
ing for two deserters the night Pitt
was killed. They had Information
that the two men were in hiding in
an clubhouse Of Pitts home. They
went there in search and were with
drawing when Pitt appeared and fired
into the darkness with shotgun,
several buckshot taking effect in
Lieutenant Tooher's arm. Lieuten-
ant Tooher testified he did not know
who fired and droppinG to his knees
returned the fire, killing
Pitt instantly.
The prosecution offered little but
routine testimony. The story as re-
lated by the defense today was ac-
cepted by the military authorities Of
Carlstrom field who cXonCrated the
three men comprising the detail.
With the returning OF the grand jury
Indictments, however, civil authorit-
les made several infcctual attempts
20 obtain custody Of the men.
On one occasion Sergeant Bredvad
was arrested in Jacksonville while
planning to 20 north on a furIough.
tviators went there from the field
md demanded his rcIoaee.
The jury which took the case de
iberated about an hour and Judge
/. d. Clayton, who presided. showed
considerable Impotence. His charge
lad been construed by spectators as
'irtually an instructed verdict. After
almost an hour. the jury
to the court room and ask
ID that some of the courts instruct
Ons be explained. Judge Clayton
hen made plain the nature OF a YER
IiCt he expected. In addressing the
urOrs before their dismissal, he said
here was not the least doubt as to
verdict of not guilty.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

Lee county is up and doing in the
matter Of road building, which is re-
garded as the most important work
that can be carried on by any com
munity anywhere. According to r.
P. Ransom, county engineer, fifty
eight miles of the West Palm Beach
highway has been hard surfaced, to
a point within six and a half miles
of Clewiston. and there remains only
three miles to be graded and nine
and half miles TO be surfaced to
complete the road to the Palm Beach
county line.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

Taking one hundred and twenty
five pounds of honey from hives at
the Montverde Industrial school
apiarics recently is said to have made
the total for the year nearly half a
ton. Florida honey is always in de
mand, and while the honey has been
used at the school, It shows that
Florida is the place for bees and
honey making. By producing this
excellent food product right at home
the Montverde authorities have some
thing that is healthful and most
pleasant to add to the table and help
to keep the busy boys and girls in
good humor Bee keeping is an in
dustry not yet over-crowded, and Of
fers great attractions.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

Daytona Beach is planning a big
celebration on the Fourth of July,
and has added attractions to the pro-
gram since the idea was suggested.
The latest announcement is to the
effect that bathing beach beauty"
parade and competition is TO be a
feature. This will be popular and
bring many visitors to join with the
merry folks Of Daytona Beach.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

The June bloom Of the orange and
grapefruit trees is unusually heavy
this season and the air in Lakeland
and the surrounding territory is
sweet with the delightful odor Of the
blossoms. The June bloom as
general thing is an inverse proper
tion to the February bloom, it hav-
ing been designed apparently to
make up for what ever the earlier
may lack.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

Grape growing in Polk county was
the topic discussed at the weekly
luncheon of the Kiwanis Club. In
the absence of the president of the
Grape View Nurseries, s. r. Holland
secretary OF the corporation, spoke of
the prospects of the grape industry
and Strather Booth, who has a fine
young vineyard, gave some facts and
figures on grape growing in this sec
ton.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-30

\ good many people are busy
gathering blueberries which e
bringing a fancy price in Walton
county. Interest in this crop is rap
idly growing in this section; some
are expecting to plant 40-acre fields
this winter.