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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

Coles Phillips, famous American
illustrator and artist, and one of the
judges in the contest, said of Miss
Campbell:
Years ago the nation was thrilled
by the so-called Gibson Girl. In the
last few years two types Of beauty
have usurpcd her place. These are
the type that Flo Ziegfeld has ex-
plotted, and the Mary Pickford type.
Neither OF these girls in my opin-
ion really typilies the American girl.
Instead, ! should say she more nearly
approXimatcs Miss Campbell's appear
ancc. The type ! mean is rather tall,
with straight lines, broad shoulders,
a free swing 10 her body, and a clear
intelligent race. She is rather
athletic.
LAS matter Of fact, measurements
mean really nothing. Proportion is
much more important. At any rate,
the type ] have described is seen to
the highest degree in Miss Campbell.
Artists, by the way, say that the type
is produced most generally in the
Middle West. The beauties were
judged from three points-in eve
ming gown, bathing suit and general
appearance.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
Praises Artesian Water

At the meeting of the Florida Lea
que of Municipalities held in Orlando
last week, the Punta Gorda represen-
tative asked DR.. Herlong, an eminent
physician of Jacksonville, what he
thought about the artesian water of
South Florida, and the doctor an
nounced that no drinking water from
springs, equaled in health
fulness South Florida's r t e s Ii
water, and he gave excellent reasons
for his assertion. 1t is fact that
many people claim that they have
been cured Of various ailments by
Punta Gorda's artesian
water.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
SUBSCRIBE $3.50 TO HELP
PAY FOR PULLING SNAGS
Was $500, Half of Which
Citizens Pay

Business men of the town have
subscribed $3.50 to defray half the
cost of pulling a large quantity of
old piles and snags from the harbOr,
the remainder of the cost being
borne by the city. This work not
only removes a menace to navigation,
which might have involved the city
in costly suits, but has greatly iH-
proved the appearance of the bay. A
part of the cost of the work, not in
cluded in the $500, was borne by
Quednau Brothers, Standard oil
agents, and the Gulf Refining Co. in
connection with the construction of
the new dock.
Following is a list of those who
contributed:
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
Lightning Plays Peculiar Prank

One evening last week, there was
sudden, terrific peal of thunder pre-
ceded by a great blaze of lightning.
clearly indicating that some object
had been struck by the electric bolt;
Dat il was not until this week that
it was ascertained what had been
struck. 1t was a small avocado tree.
only six feet high, which was grow
ing in the center of pineapple bed
on j. r. Elliott's place in the east
ern part of town. On reaching the
roots of the tree, the bolt went off
at right angles and plowed a straight.
perfect ditch eight inches deep and
five feet long to the drainage ditch
beside the bed.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

\ new discovery by which vulca-
nized rubber may be dnade in any
shape or color, ranging from the most
delicate pink and blue to the deepest
puppies and blues, has been announc-
ed. Toy balls made Of rubber may
now be made highly colored in de-
signs similar to patterns in linoleum.
No paint can chip or come of, be-
cause the color is in the rubber. The
new discovery has broadened the field
of usefulness for vulcanized rubber.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
COMMISSIONERS APPROVE
BONDS OF BOND TRUSTEES
Bond Money OF Charlotte County VIII
be Kept Here as Result of
This Move

All the county commissioners were
present at an adjourned meeting held
last Saturday. The first thing done
was to approve the bonds of 81 1000
90 each of six bond trustees, as fol-
lows: For the Charlotte Harbor
special road and bridge district.
T. Swinney, w. Il. DeLoach and w
w. Knight; for the Punta Gorda dis
trict--E. w. Smith, II. II. Dreggors
and Clay Chadwick.
The clerk was directed to buy Of
the Tampa Tribune a bond register
made according to specman present
ed, to cost $S3.00, and to record in
it at once complete list of the
bonds of the following special road
and bridge districts: Punta Gorda
| Charlotte Harbor and Mccall; also,
those of the Punta Gorda drainage
district. He was authorized to ac.
cept the offer of b. Vance of Arcadia
TO do this work for $4,000.
The clerk read telegraphic CORES.
pondence relating to the procuring ol
cement gun to be used in COVERING
the exposed steel on the bottom OF
the Charlotte Harbor bridge. \ tele-
gram sent by the clerk after the
board adjourned was answered by q
manufacturing concern in Allentown
Pa, that they were sending here
their general manager, Mr.. Collier
who would arrive today (Friday), in
spect the bridge for the purpose OF
ascertaining what is needed and re.
port TO the board at a meeting to be
held tomorrow.
\ petition was filed from Il. r
Riley of Jasper. asking that his name
be printed On the official ballot to be
used in the general election in No
vcmber as a candidate for state sup
erintendcnt of public instruction.
The board adjourned to meet to-
morrow as stated.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
Cabiria n Great Play

"Cabiria," the picture-play to be
shown at the local theatre next
Thursday night, is said to be one of
the greatest screen spectacles ever
produced. II was written by Gabrielle
d'Annunzio, the Italian poet who
created such sensation at Fiume.
1t is not a picture Of medern domestic
life, or Of sex problems, but tells in
vivid colOrs of the death grapple of
the two autocrats of the old world
Rome and Carthage. 1t shows the
destruction of cities, burning of fleets,
battalions armed with spears in con-
fict, and many other scenes that ap-
peal to the spectator. A charming
love story runs through it all.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
Victim of Curious Accident

George f. Bryant, while ont fish
ing with hook and line recently,
caught catfish and, on hoisting it
in, swung it against the lumbar mus
cles of his back with the result that
a fin stuck deep into his back. and
it Was with difficulty that he succeed
ed in getting the fish loose The
accident made Mr.. Bryant sick and
he was laid up until this week, when
he was able to return to his work
Being tinned by catfish is sometimes
a very serious matter. In one in
stance at least, it caused the death
of a Punta Gorda man who was fish
ing on the East Coast when he was
fnned.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

Being beautiful does not take all
oil ones time. One can be beautiful
and still be quite intimate with kitch-
en- utensils. Mary Katherine Camp
bell, Of Columbus, Ohio, says So
and Mary ought to know.
Miss Campbell is a 16-year-old
school girl and daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Il. Campbell. She has
just hcen crowned Queen Of American
Reauty for 1872. She prides herself
that she can cook well-seasoned
dish of ham and cabbage.
Miss Campbell was picked as
Americas most beautiful girl from
griup of 10 prize winning beauties
representing as many different towns
and cities in the United States.
The competition was the annual
Beauty Pageant at Atlantic City. She
was entered as Miss Columbus.
Miss Campbell is wholesome,
mid-Western miss just out of high
school She swims, rides, dances
and helps mother cook. She is IT,
5 in. in height and weighs 1873
pounds.
Marriage, she blushingly admits, is
at least years away although she
confessed to proposals already.
The man of her dreams-well, he
should be tall, slightly interested in
athletics, good-humored, and not too
handsome. He can be either rich or
poor-if she loves him.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
CALOOSAHATCHEE BRIDGE
HEARING SEPTEMBER 28
Government Engineer to Hear Obiec-
tions, if Any, to Bridge Across
the CaIooSahatchee

/ The Herald is in receipt of a no.
tice from United States Engineer 1t.
Col. Gilbert A. Youngberg that a pub
lie hearing will be held in the court
house at Fort Myers at 1870 p. m.
September 2Sth on the application of
Henry Colquitt and E. E. Damkoh-
Ter of plans for the construction of a
bridge across the Caloosahatchee riv-
er."
The bridge referred to is one
Messrs. Colquitt and Damkohler pro-
pose to build at Fort Myers as a
connecting link in the short cut high
way from Punta Gorda to the former
place, and is a project Of vital i'm
portance to not only Punta Gorda
and Fort Myers but the entire south
west coast.
All interested parties are invited to
be present or represented at the meet
ing, especially those interested in
navigation. They will be given an
opportunity to express their views up
on the suitability of the location and
adequacy of the plans in reference
to navigation, and to suggest changes
considered desirable in the interest of
navigation.
1t is expected that permission will
be granted for construction of the
bridge by the war department, and
that actual work on the proposed
structure will start soon thereafter,
almost enough money having been
subscribed to pay for it.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

Members of the advertising COM
mttee of the fifty thousand club of
Fort Myers are busy getting letters
of information off to the leading sport
magazines and large newspapers Of
the country, telling of the big water
carnival to be held there on February
20, 23, and "a. They have hoped
that such information will be big
drawing card for winter visitors who
will come to Florida next year
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

sooner, than to vote this amendment
down next November?
Il trust that every citizen of the
state will study both the constitution
and he amendment before the Novem-
Der election, and then vote according
to his or her better Judgment, and if
this is done, believe large MAORI
ty will vote for the amendment"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

at the meeting of the state municipal
league. which met here. AS this
form of government has proven so
successful in many Florida cities,
which have tried it out, Mayor Duck
worth has stated to his friends that
if elected again to the office. he will
shortly after call a special election for
the citizens to vote on the proposition
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
Five Cents Copy; 500 a Year
WORK ON ROAD NUMBER
z BEING RUSHED. AGAIN
bitches Being Widened and Grade
Made Higher; More Help May
be Sent Soon

Regularly every month or so for
the past two and a half or three
years, the public has been informed
that work was to be rushed or was
being rushed on StQrc read number
Two, and that it was expected to be
in travelable condition by a certain
time. Work is to be rushed again.
according to report that appeared
in the Fort Myers Tropical News this
week, and the engineer hopes to be
able to complete the grade and sur
face the road within the next IL
months. Says the Tropical News:
Capt. Hammond, with thirty-fve
state convicts is rapidly drawing
nearer Fort Myers on State Road No.
2. The grading in Township Al mas
been completed and the work of eros
sing AZ is being pushed as rapidly
as the present force and the inclem-
Ient weather permits.
Engineer Heath is having the
grade raised six inches, as the re-
cent rains rave taught all concerned
that the former grade, as establish
ed by another engineer, was too low.
The camp is still at fuckers Cor
ner but there is talk that it will be
moved to the Meadow Still which
will bring it nearer the halfway
place between the termina of the
work.
Both sides of the road are being
Iditched as it has been demonstrated
ito the State Road Department that
Ia grade in South Florida will not
stand If the water stands on both
/ sides Of it and waterlogs and sand
until passing vehicles work it to the
consistency of motar. The bitches
are running full at the present time
and they will be widened and deep
Iened The work of Capt. Hammond
extends only to the Lee county line
but from there the road is already
Ihardsurfaced with the exception of
the last mile before Charlotte county
lis reached and we are told that this
IWOIh Will Dc Coillpltl'u iilhoSt Au'-
lmediately. Although Capt. Ham
ImOnd's work extends only to the
county line Engineer Heath has
found il necessary to extend the
ditch to Owl creek, in this county, in
order to get an outlet.
THE State Road Department has
promised more men for the work and
Capt. Hammond hopes soon to have
enough of a force to complete the
Igrade and bitches and hard surface
the road in the next twelve months, or
less. There are eight miles between
Prairie Creek and Arcadia yet to
Igrade.
I'm the meantime with scrapers,
mules wagons and shovels the work
lis being pushed while the convicts are
often compelled to work up to their
knees in the mud and water.
while the grade was fresh last
week it was amusing-to everybody
except those in trouble-to see how
many cars were stuck in the mud. 1t
Ishowed the difference in drivers and
cars. Some drivers went right along
as though there was nothing the
matter with the roads while others
stuck more than once. Some men
who drive cars should never leave
the paved streets. Many large and
heavy cars stuck fast and the engine
bed scraped the ground while the
little Tin Henrys went merrily on.
when this road is completed it
will be a Godsend to the commercial
travellers who have to drive over it
whether or not it is passa BILE"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

Many Orlando citizens are express
sing themselves as in favor of the city
form of government. The
was indorsed by num-
Der of individuals who were present
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

Poppies transported from Flanders
Fields to dump heaps OF Jersey are
adjudged a nuisance and a pest to
agriculture by the Federal Horticul-
tural Board. They are TO be plowed
under at once. The seed of the pop
pies came over in earth ballast, ship
ped from France by troop transports.
The pathologist of the Federal Horti-
cultural Board believes the reason
the poppy blooms in. Belgium and
France is because the farmers can
not get rid of it.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

About fifty years ago, Josh Billings
said: There is things in this life
for which we are never fully prepar-
ed, and them is twins" which is as
true now as it was then.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

The year 1921, according to the
records of thirty-seven companies.
comprising figures for 27,000,O00
lives. was the healthiest year in the
whole history of the United States
and Canada.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

The chamOis is becoming rare in
the Savoie Mountains in Italy and in
Switzerland and unless the killing of
these animals is prescribed they will
become extinct inside of 30 years, ac-
cording to department officials. Ami
NAL lovers are pettioning their parli-
ments and demanding that the cham
ois be protected Thousands of vet
Grams returning from the war with
modern rifles and supplies of ammu-
milton hitherto unattainable are re-
sponsible for the slaughter.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

Two of the greatest literary pro-
ductions of the Chinese are diction-
ary of,5,O20 volumes and an encyclo-
pedia of 22,937 volumes.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22
Punta GOrda

Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu-
lation of town, 1920 CEN
sus, 1926. Increase for
10 years % percent.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-09-22

The Herald |
Is the Oldest newspaper |
published on the lower !
southwest coast and the |
only one in Charlotte |
county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-22
REGISTRATION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the officers
of registration for the several election dis
tricts, precincts and polling places Of Mont
gomery county will sit at the following
places on
Tuesday, October 3rd, and Tues
day, October 10th, 1922,
from 9.o'clOck. A. NJ. until 8 O'Clock, P. NJ,
to register and transfer qualified voters.
and Tuesday. October 18th. 1922. for re-
vission only, from s A. NJ. to P. NJ.
Laytonsville-First polling place. store
room of George W. Mobley in Laytonsville.
Second polling place. room of Frank Dryer
in Laytonsville.
Clarksburg First and second polling
places in the storeroom of c. W. Gibson in
Clarksbur9
Poolesville hall in POolesville.
Rockville precinct. ST. Mary's Hall
in Rockville. Second polling place. Office
Of w. E. Ricketts, in Rockville Second
precinct. Office Of the Supervisors of Elec-
tons in Rockville.
Colesville-First and second polling
places in W. C. T. U. Hall in Colesville.
Darnestown Ricketts, storeroom in
Jamestown.
Bethesda-First and second polling
places in the garage Of Imirie Brothers in
Bethesda. Second precinct. Library Build
ing in Chevy Chase. Third precinct. town
hall in Glen Echo.
0lney-First precinct. Grange Hall in
0lney. Second precinct. Odd Fellows Hall
in Brookeville.
Gaithersburg -First precinct, Masonic
Hall in Gaithersbure. Second precinct, St.
Martins Hall in Gaithersbure.
Potomac-Knights of Pythias Hall in
Potomac
Danesviile--FiFst and second polling
places in Grange Hall in GAINESVILLE
Damascus and second polling
places in Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Hall in Damascus.
Wheaton-First precinct. Hckerson's
stOreroom in Wheaton. Second precinct.
both polling places in the Armory Building
in Silver Spring. Third precinct. town
hall building in Kensington. Fourth pre-
cinct. both polling places in the basement
of the Presbyterian Church in Takoma
Park
LAURASON B. RIGGS.
j. FURR WHITE.
FRANK DWYER.
Supervisors OF Elections for Montgomery
county. Maryland
JOHN JONES, Clerk.
sep l5-td
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-22
what Wool Tariff viii Cost The
Farmers.

As the farmers Of the United States buy
half Of the products consumed they VIII
nay half of the enormous tax which the
Fordney- McCumber bill imposes on the
American people for the enrichment OF the
profiteers for whom il was primarily In
tended. II. E. Miles. chairman Of the Fair
Tariff League. a protectionist orsaniza-
ton, in a statement to the Senate Finance
Committee. said Of the tariff which the
Fordney- McCumber bill has put on raw
wool ito stimulate agriculture
AT SO cents per secured pound duty
(the rate in the Fordney-McCumber bllD'
the cost 10 the public will be $l9S.OOO.OOO'
of which the wool growers would get S79.-
100000, against which the farmers as
whole would pay 100000 and the
rest Of the public an equal sum
This estimate is extremely con IVA
tive. A widely exper snced
manufacturer has given you his es safe
that this S6OO0O,000 Of protectoo ~
wooll nsntected by a duty OF 70
pound) would cost the consumer 80,
100000. Personally thirs %,
farmer would pay 500. 100000 to 81. IA.
S60,000.000.
The farmer puts upon his own back as
much wool as he raises. He is therefore
only taxing himself. He also pays full
wool duties on the 40 per cent of cotton
and 80 per cent Of shoddy adulteration in
his winter clothing another. say. $751;
100000 loss"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-22
Senator New Returns Beveridge
Silence For Silence.

Republicans Of Indiana have opened the
Congressional campaign with the determi-
nation TO make vigorous hght-aeainst
one another.
Senator New. who was defeated for re-
nomination by Albert j. Beveridge, has
begun the fight He has flouted Beveridge
and Beveridee's following by announcing
that he will not make any speeches for
his successful opponent in the recent Re-
publican primary.
Clarence B. Martin. who managed Bev-
eridge's campaign before the primary and
who is now head OF the Republican head
quarters bureau in indianapolis. inquired
Of Senator New about his itinerary during
the coming campaign. The latter replied
My itinerary will be easy to arrange,
since follow the same route as that Of
Beveridee in 1916"
This caustic statement referred to Bev-
eridge's refusal to make any speeches for
New when he was candidate six years
ago.
Senator News attitude is to be the cue
for a great many Indiana Republicans. II
New won't talk for Beveridee it is pretty
certain that a good many Of his followers
won't vote for Beveridee either.
At first there was an effort to make it
appear that the story of News refusal to
make at least an oratorical contribution to
Beveridees candidacy was fabrication.
But New has confirmed il.
Il am not going to make any speeches
in the campaign" he said when inter-
viewed in Washington by the correspond
ent Of the New York Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-22
Lewis Backs Bruce In Senatorial
Race.

BALTIC. Sun Bureau, Washington, Sept. Is.
David J. Lewis today declared himself
unQualiiiedly in favor Of the election Of
William Cabell Bruce. his successful rival
in the recent Democratic Senatorial pri-
mary in Maryland. Mr.. Lewis rendered
his support to Mr. Bruce in letter made
public here today.
The defeated candidate said he would
like to aid Mr.. Bruce in the general cleo
ton campaign. but is declared from doing
that because. as a member Of the United
States Tariff Commission. he may not take
part in controversies between the parties
when the tariff may be an issue. II he
had been nominated. Mr. Lewis said. dis
cussing the matter today. he would, Of
course. have resigned as a member OF the
commission at once.
Under the new tariff bill the Tariff Com
mission acts as adviser TO the President
In the exercise Of the power givep him to
lower or raise certain rates. The President
has indicated that he will rely on the CON-
mission almost entirely. The members Of
the commission feel. therefore. that they
have a judicial duty.
Il is understood here that all of Mr.
Lewis close friends and supporters in the
late primary are prepared to take of their
coats and work for Mr.. Bruce with enthu-
siasm. The Lewis people. Maryland poll
ticians in Washington believe, can render
Mr.. Bruce large service in the counties
especially in Western Maryland.
Mr.. Lewis carried all the counties in the
Sixth Congressional District except Mont
gomery He has been regarded as irwin
chile in that district since he first carried
II for Congress IL years ago and the poll
ticians believe the support Of his friends
there for Mr.. Bruce will aid the latter
materially in overcoming the normal Re-
publican majority.
In making public his letter to Mr.. Bruce.
Mr.. Lewis took occasion TO make the fol-
lowing statement
want to take advantage Of this oppor-
tunity to express my thanks to those who
so generously supported me in the Sena-
torial contest. Il has been said that the
greatest Of all debts is that Of gratitude.
when il cannot be repaid. | am keenly
conscious Of the obligation am under to
very many loyal friends. Since am in
debted TO so many and il is impossible to
make individual acknowledgment in each
case. | hope this general acknowledgment
will be accepted.
Mr.. Lewis letter to Mr. Bruce follows:
May extend to you the fluctuations Of
a rival candidate upon your nomination
by the party for the United States Senate
and also express an earnest wish for your
success at the polls in November.
wish ! were free to join you in the
forthcoming campaign. However. am
not permitted actively TO engage in con-
troversies between political parties when
the tariff may be an issue. under the rules
of the United States Tariff Commission. Of
which sra member. in view Of It's judi.
cial relation to this subject
Wishing the party and yourself an I'M
qualified triumph
an very sincerely yours,
DAVID J. LEWIs-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-09-22
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