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Evening star., 1922-06-04
MONKEY GLAND SURGEON
QUITS MEDICAL SOCIETY
DR.. Edgar Adjudged "Unethical"
for Giving Paper to Press
Before Reading It.

BY the Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, June 3.-Dr.
Thomas W. Edgar, New York surgeon,
Evening star., 1922-06-04
House and Hermann
Open a
Charge Account
With Us

There is absolutely no reason
why you should deny your
self something that you really
need simply because you don't
happen to have all the money
to spare.
1t is to meet just these con-
tingencies that we have or
ganized this Credit Depart
ment. You will be simply
opening a charge account
with no red tape; and no for
bidding obligations. You'll
buy what you want, when
you want it-and pay for it at
YOUR entire convenience-in
such amounts and at such
times as will be perfectly
agreeable to you.
It's one of the features of
our service-that's extended
gladly-and one which you
will find very accommodating
we are sure.
The next time you are buy
ing-just tell us to ''charge it"
and it'll be easily arranged.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
Chicago journal Hits Snag

The Chicago Daily Journal has
been conducting STRAW vote" on
the manufacture and sale of beer.
These elections" have been conduct
ed among that element OF the city
that have never been accused of be-
ing dry. Naturally enough, big ma
jorities were being rolled up for
light wines and beers and all went
merry as a marriage bell. On
certain fated day, however, the Hi
nois State Medical Society was in
session in the Congress Hotel Chica-
go. 1t occurred to the booze boost
ers that it would be a capital prize
to have the physicians lined up on
the side of the amber fluid. When
the vote was taken. the Illinois doc
tors voted 81 to II against booze.
There is nothing surprising about
this dry vote. The doctors have
seen in countless cases the normal
effects Of their medicine interferred
with or entirely upset in acholized
bodies. Both surgeons and clnicians
have had their professional death
rate increased to their detriment by
alcoholic patients.
There are just two surprises in
ths-first, that the Journals agents
did not have more sense than to tao
kle the doctors-thc other surprise
is hat II regular physicians could be
found in Illinois who would advo-
cate liquor. They must have been
doctors of the old school" or else
alcoholic addicts.-Exchange
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
TIME TO BUILD

If figures talk at all, they are nov
shouting to those who contemplate
building homes to get busy and lei
their contracts. Moreover, they tel
the same story in every state in the
union. An examination Of the fig
ures just completed by the United
| States Department of Labor discloses
/ that the cost of building is now %
per cent below 1920, and every in
dication is that from this time on any
change is more likely to be upward
than downward.
Great volumes of money have been
released for building purposes, as
forecast some months ago in this
newspaper. The result is building
activity is found in all sections of
the United States.
The price of materials has taken a
considerable tumble, and while wages
remain high, nevertheless, the read
justment has been downward rather
than upward. Experts agree that
prices, both for material and labor,
will not reach the pre-war standard
for many years to come, and with tn
increasing activity, labor certainly
will hold it's own and material will
90 up in price by reason OF greatly
increased demand.
1t is a mistake to imagine that the
building being done will take care of
the shortage of homes that came to
MS as a result of building stagnation
during the war. 1t will take several
years of steady work to overcome
the shortage and keep pace with the
normal increase in population.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
TEARS OFF MASK

Senator Capper is making a gal
liant fight for the farmers in ConneC-
ton with tariff legislation, tearing
off the mask of the American valua-
ton plan, which he describes as a
cloak to hide the enormous tariff i'm
posed in the interest of certain man
Ufacturers. These manufacturers,
Mr.. Capper explains, want still high
er duties and the only way they ex-
pect to get them is to have them APP
pear in the guise of higher values.
thus in one fell wOop, h e
Kansas Senator has punctured the
spurious patriotic cry for an " all
American tariff" The cheap appeal,
he says, must not influence the de-
cision of the lawmakers. There have
been too many plumbers made as a
result of popular clamor aroused by
some catch phrase. American valua-
ton by increasing the height of the
tariff wall, would limit the exporta-
ton of American agricultural prod
ucts in exchange for the manufacture
ed goods bought in foreign countries.
1t is the old battle-the manufacture
CT against the farmer-the battle
that has been won by the manufac-
turcr for years, because the farmers
We're unorganized. Conditions, how
ever, seem to be changing. Senator
Capper appears as a new Richmond
in the field and unless all signs fail,
he will win victory for the men who
produce the wealth of the nation. II
American valuation is to be used as
a method of concealing increases in
protective tariff rates, then it is
clearly inimical to the farmer and
should have no place in our govern
mCnt system.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
Florida Wants Builders

William c. Freeman, nationally
known in the advertising field, thinks
Florida is missing the golden oppor-
tunity of the age if she devotes all
her energies to the cultivation of the
tourist trade, which at the present
time is limited to the winter months,
and does not enter into a broad pro-
gram of development utilization of
the rich resources that nature has so
bountifully buried in the soil of the
the Miami Metropolis, written in
his characteristic style, Mr.. Freeman
pointed out that
1--WE must remember that Florida
is the only frontier state left in the
United States of America. We must
tell the world what we know to be
the fact-that there are wonderful
possibilities here; and we must let
| it be known how inadequate Is the
present population to cope with the
development of Florida's resources.
Even if the population is doubled in
five years or trebled in ten years it
will still be inadequate to cope with
the 100000 acres still undevclop-
ed-acreage that is awaiting the
touch of energy and progress to pro
duce what the world expects and
wants from Florida"
This is the truth. If we may Judge
/ the future by the past-and it should
be thousand times more wonderful
the next 2 years should see Flor
ida an important factor in the econo-
mic condition of the country. The
/ latent riches are merely awaiting
the touch of energy and progress. +"
The task of selling" Florida should
not be a difficult one because the I'M
developed soil is actually bubbling
with possibilities that are evident
even to the eye of one not familiar
with such things in nature; and the
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
GAMAIIiiL TO COLBY

If any one desires to retain a
souvenir of the Harding administra-
ton, now headed for oblivion, he or
she can cut out and frame the fol-
lowing letter from President Harding
to the notorious Nat Goldstein of St.
Louis, who admitted having taken
$4,000 of Lowden campaign funds
when a candidate for delegate to the
Republican National Convention OF
1920, and who was later named by
President Harding for collector of In
ternal revenue at ST. Louis:
My Dear Mr.. Goldstein: I have
been intending for some days tc
make an acknowledgement of the
very gracious and considerable letter
which you addressed to me under
date of May 10.
You very promptly recognized &
difficult political situation. for which
neither of us is responsible, and yor
took Yourself out of it in a very
prompt and considerable way.
should like you to know of my un
derstanding of your feelings and m!
appreciations Of your thoughtfulnes!
in helping to solve it, though yol
We're fully conscious of the undeserv
ing character of the attack whicl
your nomination brought out. | cal
assure you that Senator Spencer ha!
said only the most pleasing things
concerning you, else l should no
have so approved of your nomination
with very best regards, | am very
sincerely, Warren G. Harding"
In view of President Hardings en-
dorsement of Senator Newberry be
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

to the proposed publicity law and the
proposed law to define an official
newspaper, which are being sponsor
ed by every other newspaper in the
stale and many of the states big
gest men. Not content with express
ing disapproval Of the proposed laws,
the Eagle editor impugned the mo-
tives of the editors who approve of
them. Reference by the Herald to the
idea held by the 90 in opposition to
that held by the 1,502,999, go was
made for the purpose of emphasizing
the idea that a contrary attitude on
the part of the Eagle was nothing
more than was TO be expeced ana
need not be taken seriously. Now
listen for theEagle to scream again.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

chief need now is presenting the facts
to the world in the most forceful and
Truthful manner In the long run
ieXaggeration never pays; further
more it is not necessary, for the old
saying, truth is stronger than fic-
ton" is peculiarly applicable to
Florida, where all the forces of ma
ture have combined to make posi-
BILE a modern Garden of Eden.
Looking into the future, Mr. Free
man says further:
Il have lived in New York City
for nearly 20 years. There are g.
600, 900 people in that congested cen
ter Thousands of them can be per-
suaded to. live in Florida. There is
plenty of elbow room in Florida;
there is not in New York City. Half
of the people now living there on
1925 to $50 week and having moth
ing at the end of the week could
come to Florida and by doing real
work they can live comfortably and
save money, own tnelf homes anu be
happy.
Florida has no room ror those who
are not willing to work. In sounding
the call for developers this fact
should be emphasized. While it is
possible to live comfortably here by
the fruits Of ones labors and enjoy
life fully at the same time, there are
already tco many non-producers inI
Florida who are trying to get by"
These E0n-producers are liabilities in
he states economic system and the
quicker the welcome sign is removed
from their sight greater is going to
be the general benefits resulting from
the concentrated efforts of those ded-
cating their energies to the building
up of the state.
Florida welcomes the builders, but
offers nothing to the parasites
Jacksonville Journal.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
ChinS of the Old Block

Some men in every community go
about CIV nC that this road building
is going to bankrupt the country.
The Eustis Lake Region has them
sized up fairly well when it says:
Those persons who are opposed
to building hard-surfaced roads are
of The same type as the ones who in
the early days of the automobile said
they never would amount to much !;
laughed at the idea of the telephone,
jeered the flying machine. said wire
less biography was impossible and
have endeavored to hold back and re-
tard progress and civilization ever
since its beginning"
But they would take the earth with
fence around it, provided it could
be had without cost or fee from them.
They are like the cattle-tick men
more to be pitied than anything else
for they are fast disappearing
genus. And when the counties of the
United States are connected with,
and crossed by, good modern roads,
they will huddle together in little
hut on the side of the road and mum
Bile as the rest of the world goes by.
Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

fore the Newberry case was decided
in the Senate; his determination to
stand by Attorney General Daughter
ty despite the serious charges against
that official and the above certificate
of character to Goldstein, it is sug-
gested that the next billboard adyer-
tisement Of prosperity credited to the
White House shall also bear the sign
"Whitewas hing Done Here.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
CLIPPED COMMENT

Curious how we differentiate be
tween criminals. A man took an axe
and chopped off child's head. They
hanged him soon and high. Another
man sold milk from COW he knew
had tuberculosis. A mother and
baby contracted the dread disease.
They fingered longer than the child
attacked by the axe, and suffered
more. But the man who sold the
milk was not hanged soon and high.
He was not even 'reprimanded. -
Miami Metropolis.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

If you don't own an American flag,
possess yourself of one before the
fourth of July and display it on the
day-at least. In former years. on
such occasions. the national colors
have not been displayed on more than
one-third OF the homes. This is not
because of a lack of patriotism but
rather because of thoughtlessness.
Get a copy of Old Glory and display
it on the fourth, It's small thing
to do but will make you feel a lot
better.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

When it comes 10 getting things
balled up, Pete Ruhl, of the Sebring
White Way, is ChamHen of the lea
que with batting average OF 1000
percent. Says Pete in the aforemen-
toned White Way: The Punta Cor
da Herald and the American Eagle.
Estero, are calling each other names.
The Herald says the Eagle represents
a colony of ants running about in a
cocoanut shell, and the Eagle says
the Herald is a Carrot full of bats "
The Herald said no such thing, dear
Peter. What it said was to the effect
that the Eagle represented a com
tnHnistie colony whose members be
lieve we i've on the inside of the
earth. and therefore must move about
in the manner of ants inside a cocoa
nut shell. The last time they were
counted, there were 1908, 600, 900 in
habitants of this earth. About 90
of them believe they live on the inside
of the earth and the remainder, t.
5O2,999,910, are under the impress
sion that we live on the outside. The
American Eagle is the organ of this
colony of 80 and its editor one of
their number. The Eagle, or its edf-
tor, assumed an attitude of opposition
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

City election is the next stop, then
comes bond election for roads Qike-
ly) and then the general election in
November. Gosh Well be glad
when people have time to do some
thing besides talk politics and vote
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

Some people We know would want
to and prof ably would lick" us if
we went about saying they are trif-
ing and lazy, but we don't have to-;
the high weeds and trash about their
premises shout it 10 high heaven.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

There is no record as to the first
boob who cut off his nose to get
even with his face. but we know
number Of his genus who are still
doing business in the same way.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

Even if you don't mind living in a
give a durn what your neighbors
think. clean up a bit before the
fourth so our visitors won't get lost
There are a number of very insight
ly lots right along Marian avenue, as
we'll as in other parts of the town.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

Members OF the sewing circle are
notified that on June S the Republi-
can majority in the United States
Senate voted to take sewing machines
off the tariff list and impose a tariff
tax there on ranging tiIm 25 per cent
to 40 per cent on the value of these
machines. thereby enabling the man
ufacturer5 t" raise their price to you
from % to 40 per cert. There is
only one way the women can show
their opposition i this kind of prof
tcerue ard tl2t l. to vote the Demo
cratic ticket this fan and thus help
20 set sowing-machines back on the
free list
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23

We've been reading a great many
headlines concerning a row that's
been going on in China and notice
in recent dispatches that Chang Tso-
Lin and Gen. WI Pei Flu are TO treat
regarding peace. while the same dis
patches tell us that the forces of DR..
Sun Vat Sen and Chen Chlung-Ming
are still fighting like i, all OF
which is very interesting. We've
never been able to figger out who's
who or what's what and have never
seen anyone who could enlichten
us but We hope the chink with the
shortest pigtail wins, anyway.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-06-23
Now is the Time to Advertise
Extensively.

Don't throw chips blazing The
a public
economically
The New York herald., 1922-08-13

charge your public duties. II is now i'm
your power to give me this assurance
which / consider absolutely necessary
tc avert the consequences of an opposite
conclusion.
II address you through the Post Of
flee. not wishing to consult any one in
this affair in the present doubtful state
Of my mind concerning 1t.
II have the honor to be, sir. your
obedient servant. GEO. PoINDExrER."
Here is tho vice-President's reply:
"WAsHrNGToN, Jan. 6. 1895.
"SIR You are quite correct in not
permitting yourself to believe that The
official act to which you allude, in your
letter of yesterday, was designed to
arrogate to myself the right OF deciding
upon the propriety OF the Senate's choice
OF their President pro fcmpore, or to
interfere with the relations in which you
or any other member may stand TO that
body. and TO the country.
Your very proper and explicit dis
claimcr OF all idea OF holding me re-
sponsible for the commentaries or con-
structions OF the public press has enabled
me 30 far to respect the official relations
existing between us. and TO which you
refer, as to give you this answer.
II am, sir your humble servant.
m. VAN BUREN,
'ro the Honorable George Poindexter. ("
What happened thereafter Is told In
Martin Van Buren's autobiography.
These views led to tho suspicion that
the Senator. after what had been done.
might think n parol alteration with me.
more eligible way OF bringing about
the fracas upon which we believed him
70 be bent and consequently to a con-
sideration Of the expcdiency of placing
myself In n situation to prevent at the
instant any hostile attempt that might
be made upon my person therefore,
for the first and only time In my life.
placed about my person, pair Of loaded
pistols OF a size which I could carry
without danger OF exposure. and wore
them In the chair and out OF Il. until ]
became fully satisfied that my adver-
sary had made up his mind TO drop the
whole matter where my answer had left
II, and neither to say nor to do. nor 10
publish anything further upon the sub
ject.'
Not newspaper In the United states
printed this correspondence or the fact
| OF the vice-Prcsident OF the United
states carrying two pistols. II was only
\ on the recent publication Of the auto
biography OF Martin Van Buren, IN the
annual report Of the American Historical
Association that this interesting episode
became publicly known.
The New York herald., 1922-08-13
By WILLIAM MMURTRIE sPEER.

.IX THArEvER may be said Or
M thought of the Senate to-day
Vice President Coolidge does
not feel it necessary to carry two pis-
tolls to protect himself against threat
ening Senator. History glosses over
the personalities of the earlier Sena-
tors. The reports of Congress in those
days consisted in printing speeches
and not incidents of the Senator's pri-
vate lives. To-day If Senator threat
cned the Vice-President and the Vice
President bought a pair of pistols to
protect himself the newspapers would
give it more space than any speech or
caucus. The Vice. President ~who did
this was Martin Van Buren,. The
Senator was George Poindexter of
Mississippi. The time was June, 1885
Gen. Andrew Jackson was President
Senator Poindexter was 4 swash-
buckiing gambling Mississippi planter.
He had been a member OF the House
of Representatives and was elected a
Senator when Gen. Jackson's friends
controlled the Mississippi Legislature
That was before the days of railroad
travel. Rich planters drove to Wash
ington with their own horses. Sena-
tor Poindexter made his appearance a
few days before the session of 1s30-35
and drove to the White House In a
coach drawn by four cream colored
horses 20 make a call on the President
II happened that Mr. Van Buren,. at
that time Secretary OF State, was in
the Presidents office when Senator
Poindexter made his formal and i'm
pressive call. Gen. Jackson introduced
the Secretary and the Senator, who
seemed at once TO take an instructive
dislike TO each other. The conversa-
ton between the Senator and the
President Is related by Mr.. Van Buren,.
1t consisted Of the Senator's telling OF
gambling with Henry Clay when Henry
Clay bet hotel he owned In Cincin-
nati and Senator Poindexter refused
to call the bet out of consideration for
Senator Clay, although he had tue
better hand. Senator Poindexter en-
joyed telling this story of his patroniz-
ing consideration for Henry Clay more
than II he had won the hotel
Soon after Senator Poin6exNar took
his seat he made a personal attaek upon
The New York herald., 1922-08-13

Senator Poindexter thereupon wrote a
formal letter 10 Vice President Van
Buren, which reads:
Washington City, Jan. 5th, 1895.
"Sir:
The unusual punctuality with which
you attended as the presiding officer OF
the Senate at the commencement of the
present session Of Coalrsss has been
attributed by Ger an newspapers edited
by your friends er5 s'Ipporters. to con-
siderations having d direct personal re-
lation to myself.
This innovation on the uniform prac-
tice or your predecessors would have re-
ceived no attention from me- as II
was an act resting exclusively on your
sense Of propriety. and therefore
wholly unimportant in reference either
to my feelings or wishes. had II not.
Vauntingly, been put forth by presses
under your control with explanation
well calculated to attract my notice.
and doubtless designed TO make Inn
pressions incompatible with my honor.
! refer especially to an article in the
Ne"purgh telegraph, which has been
copied INTO other kindred prints, and
cannot have escaped your observa tion:
me President OF the Senate was al
MS char ~ the opening of the session
and thus PRESCRIBED II from being dis
0rucod ~ that bloated mass of cor.
ruption-- Poindexter.
4 have waited a reasonable length oi
time 70 afford YOU or your friends ar
opportunity to disavow the foul motiv,
attributed To YOU In the paragraph
above quoted none has been made. al
though explicitly called for in one OF tn,
pubic journals Of this city. desire I,
be distinctly understood as not intendn,
y claim the right TO hold you answer
able for this offensive article or an,
other Of like character which may havi
appeared but the novel and extraordi
nary circumstances attending this who'll
matter authorizes me TO ask OF you tina
which is due 70 me---and to the station
which you occupy--a disavowal Of al
connection between your conduct on tn
occasion and the relations In which
stand 70 the Senate and to the country
II Will not permit myself 10 bcliev
that ~ taking your seat at the openinl
Of the session YOU we're actuated by tn
Unworthy motives which your friend
have 50 indiscreetly attributed to yo'
rntil YOU manifest 4 disposition TO plac
yourself " that attitude. ! shoul
much prefee for Your own sake and tha
o* the august body over whose delibera
tions you have been called TO preside, {
regard your early attendance as an cvi
dence Of the prouptitudc and industr
With which you sere anxious to dis