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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20
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Prospects are Frightening

From all manner of sources the in
brighter times ahead for business in
every form. The federal reserve
board is showing ways for believing
that the stringency and hesitation
noticed in the money market for the
last few months of 1921 will gradual
ly pass into history and a new era
of prosperity, with a general revival
of activities will be ushered in dur
ing the first of 1922. The news is
worth great deal because it comes
when cheerfulness, optimism and en-
terprise are most needed, and will
strengthen the tone set and lead into
a chorus of good times.
The Chicago Journal of Commerce,
admittedly conservative, comes into
the new year with the declaration
that we should say, not carry on
but lets CO." The former slogan
according to the Journal of Com.
merce, was indicative of desperation
rallying of the reserves to com bat
an impeding evil. Describing thu
; situation when carry on" was tn,
B watch word and rallying cry, tn,
= newspaper says:
"A world of difference, as you see
: between the conditions that inspir
= the one admonition and the condi
(; tons that inspire the other. There
: nothing of desperation, nothing o
: hopelessness or forlorn hope, i
s. either the business or social situatio
y; as they exist at this moment. w
have carried on until the harasse
1t foes of credit stringency, price de
'f fation, labor unrest and inyernationa
T. misgivings are about to drop. De
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20

On several occasions within the
past few years, valuable property has
been menaced by fires starting in
vacant lots that had been allowed to
grow up in wilderness of weeds and
grass. Perhaps most owners of va
cant lots do not realize the danger in
allowing them to become overgrown,
but should the property of another
be destroyed as a result of fire start
ing in one of these jungles, the own
er of the jungle would be morally, il
not legally, responsible for the dam
age.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20
THE FARMERS FRIEND

Farmers, more than any other ele-
ment of the population, will be inter
ested in the establishment and main
tenance of effective bird refugees, for
the welfare of crops and the CONNER
cial success of the farm are intimately
related to the numbers and kinds of
birds present and to their economic
tendencies.
The value of birds lies chiefly in
their destruction of injurious insects.
Leading an active life, they require
much food, and are the most raven
GUS enemies of pests of this kind.
The various groups of birds differ so
much in habits that they feed upon
practically all groups of insects
hardly an agricultural pest escapes
their attacks.
The alfalfa weevil has IS differen
bird enemies; the army worm, AZ
billbugs, 81; cotton-boll weevil, sc
brown-tail moth, 81; chestnut weevil
ga; chinch bug, "a; clover-rodt boz
ers, IS; clover weevil, rs; coddlin
moth, SO; cotton worm, Al; cut
worms, 9S; forest tent caterpilla,
80; gypsy moth, 46; horseflies, 49
leaf-hoppers, 1870; orchard tent cate
pillar, AS; potato beetle, 25; rice we,
vii, 21; white grubs, 81; wire-worm
1858; seventeen-year locust, 3S
twelve-spotted cucumber beetle, %.
The agricultural department
Washington has gotten out a series
bulletins on Community Bird Re
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20

The Tampa Tribune is using a lot
of its editorial space to boost the
Tamiami trail, apparently having at
last recognized the fact that there is
such highway and that it is a real
Importance to Tampa. The Tamiam
trail might have been much further
advanced toward completion if tn,
Tribune had STATED boosting it two
never. Now If the Tribune will
just keep on boosting and the res
of us will keep on boosting, the Stat
Road Department may get to worl
on it and perhaps have it in goot
shape long bout 1882.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20
South FIOrida's Prosperity

The Literary Digest of December
3, last, shows map of the United
States based on the 1920 census re-
ports as to percent of gain or loss in
population by counties between 1910
and 1920. The middle-south Florida
counties are the only ones east of the
Mississippi and south of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers that showed a popula-
ton gain of IS per cent and over. A
line drawn from st. Augustine to Ce-
dar Key marks the northern rim of
the population growth of twenty-five
percent and better. Between that
line and the Apalachicola river, runs
from less than five per cent increase
to showing decrease, with most of
the area showing decrease. Duval,
Taylor and st Johns counties show
increases of from so to Is percent in
Duval and Taylor, to Is to so in st.
Johns. West of the Apalachicola riv-
err, Escambia shows a so to rs percent
increase while the rest runs from less
than percent up to rs percent in a
few small spots.
Looking at the map, we find that
loutside of a small area in northern
Minnesota, still smaller one in
eastern Michigan and an almost i'm
perceivable one, in the eastern edge
of New Jersey, Florida's peninsular
,, is the only part of the country east
of the entire Mississippi river which
shows a gain of rs percent and over,
for this country.
1t is a remarkable advertisement
for southern peninsular Florida, and
a startling reminder to the rest of
the state that it is time for southern
Florida to begin to be treated in a
: spirit of fairness when it comes to
Legislative enactment, road programs,
representation in the legislature, and
even in its demands to be heard in
the matter of state division or capital
removal.
map showing a repetition of
this condition in the next census re-
port, will mean that either there is
going to be a South Florida, or else
there is going to be a fairly repre-
scented, justly considered, and equita-
bly, taken care of, Florida.
1t is also interesting to know, al |
though the map does not show it, that |
the counties where the greatest popu-
lation increase is shown, are those
south Florida counties which have
built their own roads and extenuea
their opportunities for population in .
crease through immigrants, while the ,
counties showing a decrease, or not :
more than fifteen percent increase .
ire the ones which have stood back
md demanded that the state and the L.
ederal government shall build their j:
Dads for them. .:
No openminded person can study :
his map without being impressed
With the fact that southern Florida, !
nd especially a great belt across the :
middle of the peninsular, is the most +:
live, growing, and prosperous part /.
# the state today, and has been be-
oming that steadily for the past ten .
ears. What this section will be in
he next ten years can hardly be anti .
,ipated, or prophesied, for the influx .
If population is so strong and the in +.
,rease in values and development is p.
so strong, that there is hardly stan
iard of the past by which it can be :
Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20

The COW and hog nuisance seems
to have been done away with as near
as it is possible to do away with it in
a town around which so many cattle
are raised. In a neighborhood that
was formerly overrun by range cattle
almost every night, not a COW has
been seen for weeks-and every hog
has been removed from the town.
Perhaps it's too soon to pat 'em on
the back, but if the powers that be
keep up the good work, the people
who are trying to beautify their
homes and the town ought to raise |
fund to buy them a medal. One
lean, hungry range COW, that is not
worth killing, can easily nullify the
work of a yea, do hundred dollars
worth of damage and blast the hopes
If the ever-hopafni h". s-.o e-sufferipg
DiI ~
,itizen in one night. If the owners
If the range cattle are made to pay
IS for each visit of each head of
heir stock, they'll keep them out of
own, as has been demonstrated. fC
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20

A big improvement is being made
in the towns appearance by the
cleaning up of vacant lots and other
property, everyone showing a COM
mendable spirit of cooperation by
promptly and cheerfully cleaning up
when requested to do so by the town
authorities.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20

uges" which ought to interest many
farmers and every townsman. They
give instructive information on how
to attract birds. You can get copies
by writing the publication depart
ment of the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-01-20
WHICH WAY WILL THEY GO?

\ Look at your road map of South
! Florida. If you haven't a road map,
f, visualize a hardsurfaced road from
! Bradentown to Arcadia, where it con-
I meets with the Wilderness way, which
! runs, eighteen miles east of Punta
I Gorda, in an almost straight line to
I IOlga on the Caloosahatchee river,
where it connects with a proposed
Ihardsurfaced road from Fort Myers
to West Palm Beach, which will, in
all probability be finished within the
next year.
What has this to do with Punta
Gorda and Charlotte county? Just
this:
When the road wrom West Palm
Beach to Fort Myers is finished or
even before, it will turn thousands
Iof tourist automobiles from the east
coast this way. They will cross over
from West Palm Beach to Olga, |
where they will turn and take the [
| Wilderness way to Arcadia. With |
the opening of good road from
Bradentown to Arcadia, and it is GER
tain that such road will be built
in fact it is now being built-auto-
mobile tourists going from the west
coast to the east coast-and there will
be many thousands of them-will
turn at Bradentown, go to Arcadia
and from there by the Wilderness D
way to Olga and on to West Palm :
Beach. p
Why will they do this? =
BECAUSE THEY WON'T HAVE G
ANY OTHER WAY TO GO UNLESS \
PUNTA GORDA AND CHARLOTTE F
COUNTY WAKE UP, GET BUSY +
AND BUILD THEIR SHARE OF Il
THE TAMIAMI TRAIL. d
This is no pipe dream, but serious t
fact, which will be recognized as such p
by any intelligent person who will j
stop for moment to give the matter f
thought. {
Within two years at the most I'M
less Charlotte county builds her por-
ton of State Road Number Five (the
Tamiami traiD she will be practically l
lisolated-off the map, so to speak
so far as automobile travel is con-
cerned. We understand that moth
ing would suit few people better,
! but we are not addressing them.
With good road through Char
S lotte county and Lee county to the |
| Caloosahatchee river, via the short
| IrnI Of
r going from coast to coast would come
e through Charlotte county, as this
o would not only be the shortest but
n the most picturesque and attractive
Il route from every point of view. Few
It people would prefer to follow the Will
e derness way through thirty-six miles
k of God-forsaken country, and in the
d knowledge of this fact by a certain
element lies the secret of most of
the opposition to the short-route road |
S Punta Gorda and Charlotte county
r lost the Dixie Highway while the peo-
| pie slept; Punta Gorda and Charlotte /
, county lost State Road Number Two |
(now the Wilderness way) while the |,
people slept-and Punta Gorda and
Charlotte county came near losing
State Road Number Five the Tamil
ami traiD and so far as any good it {
will do for many years to come, may II
lose it yet. This will depend upon s
the attitude and action of the people. Id
Are we going to get busy and build
our share of the Tamiami trail right Il
away? ii
We believe we are, la
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Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08
RAILROADS IN
 WAGE TTACK
Western Railroads Claim That Wages For Similar Work
 Is Higher on Roads

CHICAGO. Mar. :. The western railroads opened their attack on the federal railroad labor boards present wage scale today in the nationwide hearing by introducing industrial wage figures from 2S states in all of which. 1t was declared, wages for sim liar work were generally lower than railroad wages.
 The lower wages asked, according to J. w. Higgins, representing the western roads. are from 90 to 100 per cent higher than the wage scale of 1915, and 30 to 70 per cent higher than in 1917.
 Individual exhibits covering 15 western states were presented by railroad representatives. elaborating on the general conditions shown by Higgins in his presentation. The en- tire survey showed that of 31S,S93 employees in numerous industries, 77.73 per cent were receiving lower wages in December. 1921, than the railroads are paying for similar work.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08
MAY TAKE YEARS TO D|SENTANGLE: PROBLEMS Chairman Doubts if Ford's Offer For Muscle Shoals
 Can Be Accepted FORD ALTERS OFFER. Rights of Other Corporations Likely to Prove Barrier
 to Acceptance
FORD ALTERS OFFER

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Chair- man Kahn of the house military com mittee, today told w. B. Mayo, chief of engineers for Henry Ford that it would require years to thresh out existing legal entanglements and it was doubtful even that the govern ment would be able to accept the Detroit manufacturers proposed con- tract for purchase and lease of the nitrate ard power projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala.
 After the committee adjourueS other committee members said the legal barriers to acceptance of the Ford proposal appeared unacceptable because Of the contracts held by the Alabama Power Company, and the Air Nitrate Corporation, which those concerns claim give them exclusive rights to purchase the Warrior steam plant and nitrate plant No. 2, respect lively. Both units would be delivered to Ford with free titles in the event his proposal was accepted, and could not be freed from the contract condi- tion without prolonged litigation in the courts
 The discussion of the legal diffi- culties the committee faced in con- sidering the Muscle Shoals situation developed after Mayo and Gray Silver, representative of the Farm Bureau Federation, had presented three alterations which
 tContinued on Page Two)
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08
l. ]. ONLY HOPE FOR EUROPEAN
 REGENERATION
German Minister States U. 5. Participation at Genoa
 Conference Only Hope

BERLIN, Mar 7.--(By the Asso- ciated Press)-"The United States. which decided the war and shaped the peace Of Versailles, alone can save the Genoa conference from be- coming futile attempt at solving the problems of European reconstruc- tion"
 This bpiaion was expressed today by Dr. Walter Rathenau, the minis ter of foreign affairs. before the reichstags budget committee. lie was discussing reparations and Ger many's foreign problems.
 Dr. Rathenau warned the deputies against undue, optimism in expecting relief from the deliberations at Genoa United States from the conference rahle would severely restrict the use fII'reeq or tho catherine. which at place on the road to world peace and economic reconstruction.
 The foreign minister's reference to American relief in Europe occupied conspicuous part of his speech. which constituted the first positive utterance, since taking over the for eign ministry. dealing specificallyy with the problem of Americas rela- tions to European economics as view ed in official German quarters.
 In the course of his reference to the Genoa meeting, Dr. Rathenau told the budget committee that ma. terial relief from reparations burdens would be hardly forthcoming in a gathering of 40 various nations, most of which were directly or indirectly interested in the Versailles treaty. He declared that the supreme coun- ell and the reparations commission would continue to be the court of last appeal on all reparations issues.
 Dr. Rathenau. addressing the main committee of the reichstag, express cd the hope that the nations. includ- ing the United States. would reach an understanding among themselves under which Germany, with the as- sistance of other states, would be able to realize large loan to satisfy her creditors. He said the govern ment agreed thht an effort must be made at all costs to show former enc. mics that Germany was prepared to discharge her reparations liabilities to the limits of her capacity.
 Referring to the Genoa conference the foreign minister said:
 Genoa will furnish an opportunity for diagnosing the general causes of the worlds ailments and for induc- ing the nations to collaborate in dis covering ways and means to heal the maladies from which the entire Eli. ropean continent Is suffering. Genoa will be the first link in a chain of conferences which will take place this year hnd next"
 The foreign minister expressed the belief that the terms of the Yer sailles treaty effectuallv preiudiced Germanys prospects for obtaining credits abroad
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08
Official Expects Early Resumption Of Copper Mining
Southern Pacific's President Is Optimistic Regarding
 Copper Outlook

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. T. Early resumption of copper mining, which has been suspended or reduced in scope for many months, was forecast in an address by William Sproule, president of the Southern Pacific company, to d meeting of Pacific Traffic Association members here to- night.
 "I am not just adding one more voice to the merry chorus of optimists when I say that business of the coun- try Is on the upgrade" he said. Prices for farm products are improv- ing, copper mines are preparing to resume and the banking situation, which was rather serious some months ago, Is easing up."
 Sproule said the solution of present high cost problems could be removed in large part by removal of conceal ed taxation, through which the con- sumner pays more than he ever dreams"
 The uncertainty of freight rate ad- justment, hangs like a cloud" over many business transactions, Sproule said, many shippers holding back In anticipation of possible reduction.
 "The sooner the matter of rate ad justment is definitely fixed, the bet ter for the trade of the country" he said
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08
bALFOUR PLEADS
 THAT COALITION
 SYSTEM REMAIN
! ormer Antagonist Declares Lloyd George One of Great
 Figures in History

LONDON, March 7.-(By the Asso- ciated Press. )-"He is one of the greatest figures of the worlds history what is the use of abusing him?" said Sir Arthur J. Balfour, alluding to the prime minister. David Lloyd George, in a speech at the Carlton Club today. This speech, which was expected to give some clarity to the situation, threw no new light on the crisis, however, and Sir Arthur like his Unionist colleagues, Austen Cham berlain and Sir Laming Worthington- Evans, far from representing Sir George Younger, who was the real provoker of the crisis, did not even mention his name.
 Balfour made powerful plea for continuance of the coalition system as opposed to a return to the two party system, which he declared was only fair weather system, unsuited to the present abnormal times when the nation is still laboring under the aftermath of war. Never, he said, was ther a time when the cO-opera- tion of the Unionists and Liberals was more desirable than now, declar- ing that he had spent many years politically fighting Lloyd George, and therefore ought to know something about him. Balfour paid a more glow ing tribute to the premier than had ever been heard from the prime min ister's most enthusiastic admirers.
 No announcement was made in the speech of the premeir's future plans, and in this way the speech was dis appointing. Balfour only repeated in heightened terms the eulogy of the coalition and the assurances of sup port already conveyed to the premier by Chamberlain and the secretary for war and other ministerial colleagues. It leaves the situation unchanged.
 While the crisis has subsided, the problem has not been solved. The prime minister has acceded to strong representations. and will remain to see through the governments Irish and Genoa policies. His condition to- night was so improved that he was able to get out of bed. He hopes to preside over the cabinet council at noon tomorrow. and will start Thurs day morning for Criccieth.
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08
] ] VIE I I FA|LS
 TO SUPPLY CARS
 FOR FOODsTUFFS
Transportation of American Relief Supplies Is Held
 Up by Lack of Cars

LONDON, Mar. 7.-(By the Asso- ciated Press)- The Russian Soviet authorities so far have failed to pro- vide eyen half the number of cars promised for the transportation of American Relief Administration food supplies from the Black Sea ports to Novorossisk and from Windau, on the Baltic Sea, to the famine districts of the center of the interior, accord ing to reports received here by Wal ter Llman Brown, European director of the American organization.
 Experience has shown that it takes two months for food to reach the ultimate consumers from the pOrts," Dr. Brown said today. Rus sia will be harvesting her own crops in August; so in order to be of the greatest good. American supplies must reach the Russian ports by the end of May.
 Our representatives in Moscow are in close touch with the Soviet transportation authorities, and we are using all the routes from the ports which are deemed practicable.
 During the month ended March 4, 7S,000 tons of corn, wheat and gener- al supplies were delivered at Baltic Sea ports and the same amount was delivered at Black Sea ports.
 There are now aboard ships on the way to Russia, where they are due within the next few weeks, 102,- 900 tons for northern ports and IT, 900 tons for Black Sea ports. There are due. between March Is and April Is. about 15O,O tons. and in May at least another 100000 tons--a grand total of more than 500,000 tons for the period running from February 4 to May Is.
 This will be sufficient to feed from now until the Russian harvest two and a half million children and five million adults"
Bisbee daily review., 1922-03-08
26 American Marines are Giuen Seuere Sentences on Charge of
 Killing } Mcaraguan Policemen
Ill Feeling Caused by Fiesta Day Disturbances Between Marines and Civilians Has Been Dissipated
 Marines Are Transferred

MANAGUA, Nicagagua, Mar z. = (By the Associated Press) - Twenty six American marines, who were found guilty of engaging in fight with the city police, December s, In which three policemen were killed, were sentenced today.
 Twenty of the men were given terms Of eight years imprisonment each, three of 10 years each, and three of 12 years each.
 All the sentences call for hard la bor.
 Six of the accused men we're found not guilty.
 In another case, three corporals Of marines, 4. M. Thor, Barnett and Russell, were sentenced to 20 years Imprisonment, in addition to another 20 years for having deserted with their arms, January 25. and killing four policemen at Diriamba.
 Sergeant Lee Henry of Louisville, Ky, was killed while fleeing with the three corporals after the shooting. The entire command to which the men belonged, including their officers, has been replaced by. a new company of marines, and the local resentment over the shootings has been wiped out by the verdict of the American navy and marine offic- CTS who investigated the affair, and