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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14
Closing Exercises

The closing exercises Of Bakers
Academy, the local colored public
school will begin Sunday, April I 9Th
at three o'clock at Bethel A. NJ. f.
church The baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered by Rev S. G. Lyon
pastor of st. Marks Baptist church
Thursday evening, April 2Oth, the
commencement exercises will be held
in St Marks church. Maurice Bailey,
Catherine Agnes Hamilton. Vera Es-
telle Leslie, Lillian Louise Gaullman
and Dorothy Ponder are the gradu-
ates. Everyone is invited to attend
the exercises.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14
MUST REGISTER BY APRIL
so AND PAY POLL TAX
ON OR BEFORE MAY 18TH
Tan Books for State and County Taxes
viii Close May First, TaN
Collector Advises

Those who wish to participate in
the coming primary must register on
or before April so, when the regis
tratiOn books close, and those who
failed to register while the books
were open in the various precincts
must now come TO the Office of the
supervisor of registration in Punta
GOrda. However, the simple act Of
registering will not entitle one to
vote, unless SIS years of age or over.
Everyone who votes must have paid
his or her poll tax, and if this has
not been done it must be done on or
before May 18Th otherwise h @
woud-be voter will be disqualified.
In this issue Of the Herald Tax Col
lector Dewey is giving notice that the
tax books for state and county taxes
will close on May first, and if taxes
are not paid by that time the tax
payers land will be advertised for
sale, or if the taxes are paid between
May l and the time The deliquent tax
list is published, there will be a pen
atty that will have to be paid.
Supervisor of Registration Wotitz-
ky is working up the registration
books and while the work is yet in
complete he says that he believes
that Charlotte county will have fully
! 200 voters, a much larger number
than was expected, due, it is thought, !
to the interest in the county seat
large number Of women
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14
CARLETON WON'T RUN IN
PRIMARY BUT EXPECTS TO
COME OUT IN NOVEMBER
shelley Out for Representative and
Candidates Announces for
Other Offices

Politics continue to hold the public
interest and is the chief topic of con-
yersation wherever men gather.
/ Five new candidates announced this
week, but one Of them, C. C. Carle-
ton, who intended to run for repre-
sentative, has withdrawn from the
race, for the reason given in the foE
lowing letter to the Herald:
To the Punta Gorda Herald: In
the last general election voted DEM
ocratic for all state and county Off
GERS; also governor, United States
senator and congressman, but did
vote for President Harding. Since
handing you my announcement yes
terday, as a candidate for representa-
tive, | find there is an affidavit to
which candidates are required to sub
scribe that bars me from entering the
primary. | therefore respectfully ask
that you withdraw my announcement
and | will take my chances in the
general election. c. c. Carleton"
In this issue Of the Herald will be
found the announcement OF f.. o.
Coram as candidate for tax Collec-
tor, Mr.. Coram is the third candi-
date to enter the race for this Office.
Mr.. Coram is a longtime resident of
this section is well and favorably
known TO the people Of both sides of
the bay, and no doubt will receive a
very llattering vote in the coming ,
primary.
The announcement Of j. W Shell
ley, for representative. will be found
in this issue OF the Herald, Mr..
Shelley having definitely decided to
enter the race, Mr.. Shelley, who
has been principal Of the Charlotte
IarbOr school for the past two terms,
having been eminently successful,
is man of education, makes a good
appearance and impression and is a
forceful speaker. He says he will
have his platform ready for publica-
tion in a short time, perhaps in time
tor next weeks paper.
other candidates who have cast
their hats in the ring are Judge f.
X. Adams and r. :. KNIGHT
Judge Adams, whose formal an
nouncemont will appears in the first
issue Of the Herald for May, is Il
candidate for county Judge, being the
fourth candidate to announce for this
position. Judge Adams is well known
throughout this section, having sory-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14
PRICE WANTS HIS CRITICS
TO PRESENT THAT MUCH
TALKED ABOUT PETITION
Says Re Doesn't Like Fight But Will
Give Anyone Opportunity to Tell
What He Knows


DurihH Ihe past "eeh tleie mas
oeeh " great ue"i Vi 'alN on 'he S,Iee'
doout peliIioH 'naI h"u Deeh ciIcu-
'dteu' Wa" oelhS clIcuIdteu Vi "oulu
De clfcuIaIed ASKING Ior Ine recall ol
CI'y manager Irice' Out uiiiSeHV III
quify mas Ialleu u ciear up Tue IllSs-
leTy aS 10 us promoters ana ohiy
d TWO persons nave peeh louhu VINO say
they nave seen such a petltloh' Which
Is supposed TO De addressed TO the
city com mission 1t seems however
th@t "iIer the petlIioh was drawn up
'nal qui'e humDer OF people were
approached ana asked TO sign 1t.
some ul0 sign IT, Dut the hishest eS-
tiNia'e OF Ihe huihDef Is 20 ana
many people 1t seems were found
VINO "onla not sign IT, ana stlII
greater NUMBER VINO never saw
II uecI"Fed theE "oulu not sign
ana ch%faCteflzeu the act OF clrcuiat-
ing Such paper as lH-tlmed ana
without any reason 1t seems that
the promoters soon u'c'ued that they
were Oh the wrong track and that
maybe ulck Iau Deeh prayed on
thehl' Al any rate 'he man VINO
starred II says that ne reallzed 'hat
ne was wrong ana dropped the Whole
matter ana II seems now that the
"hoie lh'ns dleu-aDorhIhE' or sooner
90 Did know nptitinn gCki
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14
Pay Poll Tax Quirl,

The last day for paying poll tax
is May 18th. Women must pay for
1921 Men must pay, or have paid,
for 1920 and 1921.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14
Register Now.

The registration books close April
80. All of the books are now at the
Office of the supervisor in Punta Cor
da
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14

More cOwpeas hay and less timothy
will lower the fertilizer bill as well
as the forage bill.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14
Punta GOrda

Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu-
lation of town, 1920 CEN
sus, 1926. Increase for
le years 2S percent.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-04-14
The Herald

Is the oldest newspaper
published on the lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
Wepper Erection
Company Reports
Big Home Demand

The quick response Of home-seek-
ers to the innovation first intro
duced in the city by the Wepper
Construction Company, to build a
house complete, furnishing material
as well as labor, appears in the
closing of several contracts for
these homes in the past few days.
Among those who are already
building by this plan are Mr.. Ben.
jamin, A. Leatherman, of the firm
of George d. Horning. He is
building a modern five-room two
bath stucco bungalow on Lot 5,
Square 144O. Conduit road. d. c.
Mr.. Earl B. wsdsworth. of the
Postoffice Department. is having
six-room bungalow built at 4410
Fessenden street, Wisconsin Avenue
Heights, and Mr.. Fred NJ. Thring.
of the Interior Department, 1881
Conduit road, ID. c. BY this plan
the prospective home seeker is able
to determine to cent what MS
finished home will cost him, with
ou going to the trouble and expense
of having specially prepared plans
and obtaining bids, which in the
busy building season consumes
about as much time as the actual
building itself.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21

Gently made by DR.. Walter, Laidlaw.
executive secretary Of f>the New York
City 1899 Census committee. In dis
eussing the improved conditions
shown in the 3.427 sanitary district
areas into which the city Is divided.
DR.. Laidlaw declares:
Sixty six of these in 1910. whose
acreage totsled 2,S66. then had a
population OF i.2sS.657. an average
OF 453 persons per acre. II Is.
therefore, most gratifying to fno
that ffty-eight of these sixty-six
sanitary districts lost population
between 1910 and 1920 to the ex-
tent of 172.327 persons and that the
acreage of this same group OF sani-
itary districts. now populated to the
extent of more than 500 persons per
acre, has been reduced to 1857
acres, or almost exactly four
square miles.
"In 1910 there were 14s acres OF
this area which were populated be-
tween 500 and 800 to the acre.
These three densest districts
have lost over 25 per cent Of their
population. -,
rive districts then populated
between 500 and 700 per acre have
lost "a per cent Nine districts OF
between 500 and 500 have lost is
per cent. Eighteen Of between 400
and 500 have lost Is per cent and
di stricts between 800 and 400 In
1910 have lost only 5 per cent.
"'The greater the density in 1910,
in other words. the higher the per-
centage loss between 1910 and
1920"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
REALTORS TO MEET
in GROVE OF TREES
AT HUGE ASSEMBLY
San Francisco r. E. Men
Prepare for Visiting
Brothers.
, SESSION ON MAY 80.
Two Million Dollar Audito-
rum to Hold Realty
Delegates.
SESSION ON MAY 80.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 90. -
Americas first convention to be held
In a grove of California Big Trees
will be that Of the National Associa-
ton Of Real Estate Boards when il
meets in San Francisco for a five-day
session beginning May 80. Local
realtors point out the fitness OF this
the trees. the oldest OF living things.
and the profession, dealing with the
worlds Oldest commodity
Although the convention is to be
actually held in the 80. .000, 900 exposi-
ton auditorium in San Francisco S
civic center, crews OF woodsmen are
now engaged in logging picked speci-
mems OF California's best Sequoia or
Redwoods. which will be. used as the
convention hall setting.
These trees will be transported by
motor truck from the heart of the
Santa Cruz mountains. a distance of
several hundred miles. to the con-
vention city. They will be grouped
around the main hall in such a
fashion as 10 reproduce the famous
cathedral grove" growths of the
Redwoods in their native haunts. The
balcony will be transformed into a
reproduction of a mountain side show
ing the smaller growth of trees in
the distance
As the visitors enter the conven-
tion hall they will do so through the
portals Of a reproduction Of the Grea'
Wawona. This tree which stands ia
the Wawona grove on the outskirts
of the Yosemite is a familiar figure
to thousands of Americans who have
never seens the Redwoods. as its
photograph showing stages and other
vehicles passing through it has been
used in countless forms of advertising
and publicity work
The speakers platform viii be a
reproduction of a great Redwood
stump banked with wonderful tree
ferns for which California Redwood
groves are also famous.
The picture will be further en-
hanced by a carpeting' of Redwood
needles on the floor. II is believed
that the beauty OF the picture and the
aroma Of the Sequoia will leave an
imperishable memory on the minds
of the visiting realtors.
The creation of the forest scene is
in the hands OF the committee on
decorations of the San Francisco Real
Estate Board with St. George Holden
as chairman The actual direction Of
the work has been awarded to z.
II. Brown, who has won a wide repu-
tation for the production of land
shows and similar undertakings.
The story of the selection OF the
trees for this scene is a story in it
self. Both Holden and Brown spent
several days motoring through the
Santa Cruz mountains searching out
the best specimens of Redwood to be
found. They got into mountain sec
tions where it was even impossible
to take a car and were forced to pur-
sue the quest on foot. However
their efforts were finally rewarded
BY the finding of some finest. stands
of timber to be found in the Santa
Cruz range.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21

needs. can be installed In this group
at very moderate cost and with great
Improvement to the general scheme
of living Of the occupant Of the room
Writing Desk Convenient.
The writing desk. with its space
above. for ones favorite books and
a few photograhps-for nowhere else
In the house is "a family photograph
or that of a friend really appropriate
tho chair Of s6e right height. and
a light adjusted % the comfort OF the
eyes Of the person using the desk. are
thApecessities. for the third group.
The chaise Lounge with a small ta-
BILE beside II. a conveniently placed
lamp and plenty OF comfy pillows on
the lounge form the fourth group.
the spot where one goes for an after
noon nap. or for rest and relaxa-
tion at night after a busy day and
before the bed time hour arrives. Alb
solute comfort is the first requisite
Of this group. and nothing that de-
tracts from comfort has any place
in IT,
Celors are Important
The pleasure Of the occupant OF
the bedroom or boudoir Is much af-
fected by the colors of the walls and
draperies and other decorative items.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
NEW YORK HOUSING NG SHORTAGE
EXAGGERATED, REALTORS SAY
Lockwood Committee Overdraws Proper Ac.
count of Situation, Claim.

x0D.r A.. M ,r,
NEW iohh' may 1o'-ine So
called alarming housing shortage
in New York as depicted by the
Lockwood committee is shown to
he sensationally exaggerated nv n
study Of the report of the New
work city 1920 Census committee
according to the Real Estate Board
of New York. That report, the
realty board declares, shows that
those areas which showed the great
est density of population in 1910
showed the highest percentage of
loss of population, between 1910
and 1920.
In a statement on this point is
sued yesterday the board says.
Statistics of the tenement house
department recently made public in
dicate that the alarming housing
shortage claimed by the joint leg
islative housing committee during
the legislative session of 1922 was
greatly exaggerated Other claims
made by the committee take on new
interest as the accurate facts are
ascertained. The most recent evi-
dence of the conflict between cer-
tain statements in the commuters
report and those made by trained
and impartial investigators is fur
nished by the statement of the New
York City 1920 Census committee.
the substance Of which was publish
ed May s.
"The Lockwood committee in its
report to the legislature. filed dur
ing the session of 1922, stated:
"'The Investigation disclosed that
there existed such an alarming
shortage of dwellings in the large
communities of the State. and espe-
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
Prosperity Seen
AS Building Work
Grows in States

"As the season advances increased
activities prevail in all departments
of construction and there is sub
stantial evidence that predictions
made some time ago that the year
1922 would establish new building
records are being borne out" SAYS
an expert while there is an un-
precedented amount of residential
construction there is activity in all
other lines, including industrial
plants.
There is a firm and well sus-
tanned demand for building capital
Prices for all basic materials show
4 tendencies to stiffen up as greater
activities set under way. The labor
situation. viewed from the stand-
point OF the entire country. is IA
vorable. and wages are holding up
well. due to a greater demand as
we'll as lessened supply. as the re-
suit Of a considerable exodus of
workers from some Of the building
ktrades.
Perhaps the most salutary phase
OF the situation lies in the effect
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
PLANS NEARING COMPLETION FOR REALTOR CONVENTION

wall paper is the best covering for
the wall Of a bedroom because n "a
inexpensive and can be changed from
time TO time when the room needs
freshening up Paint comes next IN
the ltstZeither a nat tone or an an
tiaued hnish Of panels painted on the
plaster.
ffow elaborate these rooms may Be
depends entirely on the purse and
the personality OF the occupant and
draperies are the frst items In me
list of furnishings affected by the
question Of cost. oftentimes a. GOOD
an effect can be produced with scrim
or cable net as with real honiton or
other laces. and inexpensive cretonnes
may supply fhe touch Of color Just a.
beautifully as the costiest silks or
tapestries. After all. Il depends on
the taste, not the sine OF the purse
Of the owner, whether the bedroom
and boudoir are to be lows or ugly.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
HOME SIMPLICITY
URGED BY EXPERT
Compactness Proves Best
Method, Says Local
Builder.

In choosing your home plan
don't be too much Influenced by
style" is the advice given hy a
Washington real estate man who
has had many years in the busi-
ness Just because Dutch colonial.
English cottage and Spanish mis-
sion styles are popular is no indi-
cat on that they will be the home
Of your dreams
Wise home planners evolve their
dream homes from the inside out.
Simplicity. cOmpactness, service
ability, are the basic requirements
of a well planned home. These
things IN a large way determine
style. Successful room arrange
ments. location of stairs, doors,
windows, steps and labor-saving
devices are far more important in
home planning than 'frills and fan
cies.
The old idea OF spreading a home
out over a large amount OF ground
has gone. 1t IS too costly. Com
pactness is the present day rule.
1t insures economy. 1t does not
mean your home shall be small or
dull. CompactnesS means adjust
ing floor area to give you maximum
convenien without waste. This
isn't a job for an amateur planner.
Even the most skilled designers
admit that a small home is far more
difficult to plan than a larger one.
Even though bungalows are
popular with many people. COM
pared with the conveniences. COM
forts and floor area Of the story
and a half homes. you will find
bungalows are more expensive to
erect
Someone has said that building
a bungalow is like getting up
steam in a locomotive and suddenly
putting on the brakes. Your bum
galow is under way. the workmen
on the job, and suddenly you clap
on roof. whereas with a little
more labor and material you might
add a second story at compare
lively small cost. considering what
you pay a cubic foot for a home
all on one floor.
This is not an argument against
the bungalow as type. 1t illus
trates what you must consider In
home planning If your purse is lin
tied and you desire all you can get
for your money.
Taking chances on 'sketchy.
plans is perhaps the costliest home
building mistake Incomplete draw
ings. poorly detailed spell unjusti-
fed waste of material and higher
costs. a good set of plans more
than offsets the small initial cost
through the savings made II gives
you complete and independent con-
troll of your building operation"
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
HOUSE ARRANGING
FOR PURCHASERS
DECLARED AN ART
Large Double-Bed Loses
Its Popularity, 1t
Is, Claimed.

Because they are the most Intimate
rooms in the house the bedroom and
boudoir are more absolutely the ex-
preston OF the personality Of the per-
son who occupies them. However
small the room. the furnishings OF
any bedroom fall into four general
groups-the sleeping group. the dress
ing group. the writing or reading
group. and the Iounging group.
The bed. or beds, and adjacent
night lamp on its stand. form the
first group. Health authorities tell
us II is better to have two small beds
IL two persons are TO occupy the
room than the one double bed. Mod
ern decorators and furniture makers
are following this idea. and the large
double bed seems almost to have
gone out of use, II we are to Judge
by the number OF bedroom suites with
twin beds now displayed in the shops
Night Light Used.
The age-old argument about read
ing in bed still is raging. but the night
light on Its bed stand continues to be
a necessary and much utilized part
OF the bedroom equipment
In the second group may be placed
the dressing table. the bureau. the
wardrobe or closet. the mirrors-long
and Shorthand the chairs appertain-
ing to these articles. The dressing
table should be placed where the light
will fall upon the person sitting be-
fore it. not on the mirror. and the
closets and wardrobe should contain
ample space for proper care of clothes.
Many little conveniences in the way OF
built-in drawers and shelves. hat
trees. shelves for shoes and similar
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
Home Purchasers
Now Ask for Side
Lighting Systems

A distinct return to side brackets
in lighting the home Is observed
by some fixture men.
Ceiling lights are no longer as
popular as they were few years
ago. when the wonders of indirect
and semi-direct illumination were
suddenly disclosed to the world.
In fa1i. the ceiling light survives
In only the dining-room in a num-
.,.., Ivuse.s now being built.
After passing through the oil
lamp, gas and incandescent light
stages in a single generation II was
natural that people should use the
new gift of light iavishly. Now
the reaction has set in. Light and
sha dow are used simply as two ele-
ments in beautifying the home.
Illumination has been perfected L"
the point where this is now pos
sible, of course.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21

which increased building activities
Is having on general business. An
optimistic note is to be observed
throughout the entire realm of busi-
ness in this country, and evidences
Of returning prosperity will un-
doubtedly multiply with the upward
trend of building operations. A
new building is the symbol of prog
ress. because in its construction there
is involved substantially every line
of trade and industry as we'll as
increased land values in the vicinity
where il is built.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-21
Bolivia Asks Entrance
To ChiIe-Peru PdrLeB

Bolivia yesterday formally request
ed Of Chile and Peru admission 70
the Tacna AFRICA conference here, u
was announced onhcially at the Bo-
livian Legation.
The Ocala evening star., 1922-06-23
GAMBLER

| Gambler, June 21.-The melon crop
has all ben gathered and sold and the
growers bank accounts have grown
by leaps and bounds.
June bloom has made it's annual ap-
pearance in the orange groves and
gives promise of good yield next
spring. The regular bloom in the
spring was heavy, however, and next
winters crop will be a good one.
The spirit of improvement is upon
our people and on every hand i'm
provements can be seen. A. Johnson
has put new roof on his big barn
and added sheds. Mr.. Johnson has
j lso bought the farm west of town
that was the property of Mrs. Geo. d.
Thompson. Extensive improvements
will be made on the property.
Mrs. A. Johnson has bought the
house and lot owned by Lou Kline
south of town on the Lake Weir road,
and same is now occupied by Rev.
George Lantz and family of Mena,
Ark.
Mr.. II. P Gillespie of Beaver Falls,
Pa, has purchased the S. A. Dustin
bungalow and is making extensive
improvements on same. A new fence
has been build and new barn and
garage.
Ben Belcher is having new porches
built around his store with columns
made from the cabbage palm tree that
grow so plentifully on Heather Island
Mr.. John G. Baldorf is running his
sawmill on Heather Island in order to
supply the demand for lumber for the
many and various improvements 60
ing on in Gambler.
John Mathews has commenced to
harvest his immense crop of sweet po-
tatoes.
Mrs. Boots and children go in a few
days to spend the summer in Pennsyl-
vania.
Mrs. E. C. Marshall and daughter
Isabel, are spending a couple of
weeks visiting Mrs. Marshall's brother
at Winter Haven.
Master A. B. Williams of Tampa is
here on his annual vacation which is
spent with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. McClain.
Mr.. S. A. Skaggs of Lake City has
purchased the place known as the
Adams property in the eastern part of
town and has arrived with his family
Earl Marshall left today to visit his
brother-in-law at Winter Haven.
Jesse Harrer and family of Mena,
Ark, arrived last Sunday and are
much pleased with this section.