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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
Tourist Club EntertdinS
CiUicImprOUementASS'n n
Delightful Program Rendered by
Winter Visitors; Hall Was Pack
ed to Capacity.

The Tourist Club hall was packed
to the limit, Tuesday evening, when
the civic ladies were guests of the
Tourist Club. Although a lot of
chairs and a number of extra bench
es were added there was not a vacant
seat and some guests were standing.
The meeting was called to order
by President McAfee. America was
sung, prayer was offered, minutes of
last meeting read and a splendid ad-
dress of welcome made by President
McAfee-when the house was turned
over to the entertainment committee,
which offered a splendid program.
The club choir sang Poor Little
Lamb; Mr.. Warnock offered an ad-
dress on Florida; Mrs. Roy gave a
reading as did Master---------
Mrs. Stafford, Mrs. McAfee and Miss
Sarah Ragan gave a piano reading
all being first class and making a fine
program. Not least of
this program was music furnished all
along the line by the Charlotte band.
The band is improving all the time.
Then the refreshment committee
got busy and in a little while every
body was eating ice cream and cake.
Everything during this time went
along fine except when Colonel
Stewart who handed the cream car
tons to those who served went to ar
ray himself in a beautiful apron
lady or ladies had made for hint
was gone and up until late no trace
Of it could be found. If any one
has this apron as joke or otherwise
et this earnest appeal soften his
heart, and send or take it back to its
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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
ILCHRIST DOESN'T WANT
A SEAT IN LEGISLATURE
Impression Held by Some Here That
He viii be a Candidate is
Erroneous.

For several months past there has
been an impression in the minds of
many people of this section that Ex-
Governor Albert w. Gilchrist would
be a candidate for representative
from Charlotte county or senator for
the twenty-seventh district in the
coming primary, and while there was
no apparent evidence of his desire for
either of these offices, the rumOr and
impression seems to have persisted.
Many seemed to think that it was his
plan to get back into Florida politics
via one of these positions and then
run for United States senator or
some high office, this idea perhaps
being fostered by a DeSoto county
newspaper.
A few days ago friend of the ex-
governor wrote him regarding this
impression or rumor or gossip. Mr.
GilChrist replied that he had no de-
sic to be a member of the next legis-
lature," and mentioned as his choice
for representative or senator Captain
w. II. Johnson, who was nominated
by the Herald for the latter position
some six months ago
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
TrdilBOOSterS Comma

received by the Herald We'd
nesday morning:
''Trail-blazers will hit Punta
Gorda March eighth. We are
on our way-the liveliest bunch
of road boosters that ever roll
ed up the pike-and gathering
momentum en- route. Your
town must supply it's quota.
The Tamiami trail, connecting
the two greatest tourist resorts
of Florida-St. Petersburg and
Miami-must be fastened to
completion. We are going to
tell the world about it. This
great cumulative motorcade
will pass through Punta Gorda
en- route to st. Petersburg. Get
your cars ready to join. Furth-
er details follow. Fort Myers
Chamber of Commerce.
Arrangements have been
made to entertain members of
the party when they reach Pun
ia Gorda and the motorcade
will be augmented by at least
two Punta Gorda cars filled
with boosters for the Tamiami
trail.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
MAY Change No. =.

The Tampa Tribune bureau at Or
lando reports that "rumor that the
state road department is contemplate
ing a change of route of state road
No. 2, now running through Orlando
from the northwest, has served to
induce the chamber of commerce to
forward its protest. together with
that of other Orange county civic
bodies, against such a change. It is
learned that the proposed diversion
of route will be at Belleville, and it's
course changed to run south through
Dade City and Plant City into Tam
pa"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
CITIZENS ASKED TO HELP
REBUILD MUNICIPAL PIER
Civic Association Asks Men of Town
to Turn Out Tomorrow (Satur-
day and Help

The ladies of the Civic Improve
ment Association have undertaken
the task of rebuilding the municipal
pier from the shore to the bath
house, and in their efforts they ur-
gently ask the help of everyone.
They have fixed upon tomorrow
Saturday March fourth, as the day
upon which to make a united, vigor-
Gus effort to rebuild the dock, and
they earnestly ask every person who
can come to give personal help.
Those who cannot give a whole day
are asked to give what part of it
they can spare. and those who can
not be present in person are asked
to send someone to represent them.
The ladies will furnish dinner to all
workers free on the ground.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
ARMY CARTOONIST SAW
FUNNY SIDE OF THE WAR
Mans Bulletin, France, to Lee
ture Here Soon.

Frank B. Logan, the doughboy
who saw the funny side of the war,
was a newsrarerman and cartoonist
before going to France as an officer
Uncle Sans army. Through force
of habit he spent his idle moments
in France sketching the peasants, the
doughboy, the English Tommy"
and the little scenes about him which
attracted his attention. His buddies
seized upon these sketches and one
day one of them reached the Office
of the LeMans Bulletin, the news
paper published at this embarkation
point. Logan Immediately was given
cartoonist post with the Bulletin
tention in this paper.
Mr.. Logan is to give his famous
chalk talk and cartoon lecture here
on the evening of Wednesday, March
18th at High School Auditorium.
His work is a little bit different
from that of any other cartoonist.
His pictures are aTtistically correct,
and they sparkle with keen humor
and irony. He works with lightning
rapidity, and talks almost as fast as
he works. He illustrates several of
the Robert Service Poems, reading
them as he works. He is a master
of splendid color effects.
The Estevan, Sask, Progress" said
of Mr.. Logan following his appear
ance there, His lecture covers many
and various subjects ranging from
rural farm characters and scenes to
the soldiers life in France"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
CITY VALUATION BOARD
HAS STARTED Big TASK
Gathering Data as ta Property Values
Direct from Owners. Wants
to be Fair.

The city valuation board composed
of John Hagan, c. L. Fries and w. NJ.
Whitten, which will estimate the tax
able value of city real estate for the
year 1922, has started its task, which
is a big one and will take perhaps
six weeks to finish.
The plan adopted for the purpose
OF determining values is to interview
each property owner personally and
learn from him or her what the FRO
perty's actual market value would be
at a forced sale. The board wants
to be fair INTO every property owner,
but wants the property owner to be
fair with the board in return, accord
ing to members of the board, so that
taxes may be equalized and the bur-
den distributed equally upon all pro-
peTty. It is not fair, they claim, for
one man to have to pay $50 on his
property and his neighbor pay only
$40 when the two properties are side
by side and equal in actual value.
Such situations as this do exist, says
one member of the board and cited
one instance where one-half of a
block is assessed at $1,000 and the
other half at 81 500, and both halves
are equal in value, and this member
claims that the $4,000 assessment
should be lowered to $500 or the
$500 assessment raised to $4,000,
or the two eQualized by making them
both S2,200-or in other words, re-
ducing one 500 and raising the
other an equal amount.
1t should not be assumed that be-
cause the assessors want to know the
actual market value of property that
they will use the figure given for tax
assessment, unless the figure given as
actual value is palapably too low and
it is apparent that the property own
er is endeavoring to secure an un-
equal and unfair assessment for his
property.
1t is believed that the city's assess
ed value can be raised to $1,OOO,OOO.-
90. which would permit of reducing
the millaee to half or less than half
what it is at present and would
strengthen the towns credit and bor-
rowing power a great deal, making
possible public improvements that
cannot be made with the assessment
at it present figure, should the peo-
ple of the town want to make i'm
provements.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
DEMOCRATS MEET MONDAY
TO ORGANIZE COMMITTEE
Call Charlotte Demo-
Gratis to Organize County Ex-
eCutive Committee.

Democrats from every voting pre-
cinct of Charlotte county are request
ed to meet in Punta Gorda Monday.
March sixth, at two o'clock, for the
purpose of organizing a democratic
executive committee for Charlotte
county 1t is necessary that this
committee be organized and begin to
function Immediately, otherwise this
county cannot have a valid primary
election on June sixth, and the fol-
lowing call for a meeting, signed by
7. A. Stephens, w. E. Mobley and j.
c. Hobson. former DeSoto county ex-
ecutive committeeman, has been sent
out to the various precincts, each of
which is entitled to member of the
committee:
Whereas, by virtue of chapter
1913 of the acts of the legislature of
1921, Charlotte county was created
out of a portion of DeSoto county,
which county has been fully organiz-
ed as required by law; and
Whereas, no executive committee
has been elected or organized in Char
lotte county since it's creation; and
Whereas, it is necessary under
the primary law that a Democratic
executive committee be organized in
said county in order that the primary
election may be held in June, 1922: |
therefore, this is to notify the
people of the various voting precincts
Of Charlotte county that a convention
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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03

For the purpose of attracting
attention to and creating inter
est in the Tamiami trail, the
great crosS-state highway be-
tween Tampa and Miami, via
Bradentown, Englewood, Muir
dock, Charlotte Harbor, Punta
Gorda, Fort Myers and Naples,
the Fort Myers Chamber of
Commerce has organized what
is termed a cumulative motor
cade from Fort Myers to st.
Petersburg.
Starting at Fort Myers with
a number of cars filled with
boosters for the trail and the
short-road route for it, the
mOtorcade will reach Punta
Gorda March eighth, and will
be joined here by a number of
cars. Proceeding along the
route of the trail, cars will join
at Sarasota, Bradentown, Tam
pa and other points along the
way, and it is expected that by
the time the party reaches st.
Petersburg it will present an
impressive procession.
The following telegram was
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
REGISTRATION BOOKS WILL
OPEN MONDAY MARCH G
Supervisor Says That Everyone Must
Register i'm Order to Get Valid
Set of Books.

The registration books will be
opened in every precinct in Charlotte
county on Monday, March sixth, for
the registration of those who wish to
participate in the coming Democratic
primary on June sixth and in the gem
eral election in November.
While Supervisor of Registration
Wotitzky has made a complete new
set of books by transcribing the
names that appeared in the old De-
Soto county books, this being done
by order of the county commission
ers, there has been a contention on
the part of some, Mr.. Wotitzky in
particular, that in order to secure a
set of valid registration books it
would be necessary for everyone in
Charlotte county to register again,
names appeared in the old books and
were Transcribed, and he continues
to hold this view, while others con-
tend that the transcribed records are
as good as any and that it is not ne
cessary for those whose names were
in the old books to register again,
claiming that the situation brought
about by the creation of Charlotte
county without provision being made
in the division bill for securing a
list is fully covered in
the general laws of the state.
Mr.. Wotitzky has asked the attor-
ney general for his advice as TO
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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
ALL COUNTY OFFICERS MAY
HAVE TORUN FOR ELECTION
Confusion as to AppOintees' Status
Seems to Have Been Partially
Cleared Up.

VIII the officers appointed by Gov
ernor Hardee when Charlotte county
was established have to run for re-
election in the coming primary and
general election, even though the
term of their office is four years :?
That is question that has been ask
ed many times during the past few
weeks and one that the officials them
selves have been puzzling over for
sometime past. Up to a few days
ago no one seemed to know and very
few had any very definite idea on the
subject the officials themselves being
cup in the air" as much as anyone
else
From all information available to
local people, it now seems that every
county official will have to 80 befJIe
the people in order to retain his Job
provided he has any opposition Of
course if he hasn't any opposition,
then he would hold his office until his
successor was elected and qualified"
whether he went before the people or
D0t t'lll " cStuI II
seems that there will be other aspir-
ants to some of the positions.
In order to clear up the matter, |
the Herald did little delying in the |
revised statutes, and what was found |
therein seemed to warrant the belief !
that all county officials regardless of |
the term of the office they are hold |
ing, will have to run in the coming |
primary and general election. Coun-
ty Judge Trabue was consulted and |
he was of the opinion that they would
have to run; Colonel c. A Waltmire
was consulted, and after making a
rather thorough search and study of
the statutes, the constitution and
court decisions bearing on the matter,
was of the same opinion. The mat
ter seems to be considerably involved
on account of the volumes of law
upon the subject, which is ambigu-
Gus if not contradictory. so an opinion
by the attorney general, which has
been asked for, will be of interest.
(NOte: After the above was put
in the form ready for the press, it was
learned that Attorney General Blu
ford has given his opinion that all
officers must go before the people,
thus settling the matter)
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
FLORIDA HAS THE LOWEST
PNEUMONIA DEATH RATE
state Board of Health Gives Official
Figures In Reply to Unwar-
ranted Attack

The state board of health. taking
cOgnizance of statements that manv
persons hesitate to visit Florida or
make this state their homes because
OF malaria, or stories they have heard
about malaria, devotes two pages of
the monthly vital statistics report for
January, issued under the supervision
Of Stewart G. Thompson, to discus
sion of malaria and pneumonia. The
Reporter declares that motarity sta
tlstics of the United States census
bureau for 1910 show that deaths
that year from pneumonia were 321h
times greater than those from ma
laria. Pneumonia caused more deaths
than any other disease except tuber-
culOsis
Pneumonia acCurs in all climates
and affects all ages" declares the
Reporter. 1T is more prevalent,
however, in states where the seasons
of bad weather are prolonged. While
there are other causes, such as ex-
posure and lowered vitality, a milder
climate with plenty of sunshine. un-
doubtedly gives a certain amount of
protection.
Florida has been referred to as
the playground of the nation This
is due to a great extent to the fact
hat thousands of tourists come to
Florida during the winter months
md enjoy the mild climate sunshine
md temperature that is enjoyed in
heir home states during a very short
eason of the year. Notwithstanding
he fact that many persons who come
o Florida with lowered resistance,
Idvanced age and many other handi-
APPS, the pneumonia death rate is
over in Florida than in any other
tate in the United States registration
rea
1T seems rather strange that there
re those who hesitate to come to
florida when they are right in the
midst of community where the
neumonia death rate is exceedingly
Ugh.
DO not overlook the seriousness
t malaria because of the picture
rawn of pneumonia. Malaria is
erious but it is preventable. Every
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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
Cars Crash and Several
Are Painfully Injured
{. T.. Lanier Car in Crash With Ford
at Brownyille Crossroads;
Cars Damaged.

An accident occurred at the cross
roads at Brownville about 1880 last
Friday afternoon when a large Frank
lin touring car, driven by G. f. Ian
Ter, who was accompanied by his
wife and two children and Majorie
Sheffield, another child, collided with
Ford car, which was occupied by
some boys whose names were not
learned. Mr.. Lanier was driving
along the main road from Gardner to
Carlstrom field and the Ford was
coming into the Arcadia road from
the west when the accident occurred.
Mrs. Lanier, who was formerly
Miss Clara Sheffield OF Punta Gorda,
was thrown with the children into the
ditch and one of the children sustain
ed broken collar bone. Mr.. Lanier
was not thrown out but was painfully
bruised. One of the boys in the Ford
was gashed about the head and all
were more or less bruised and cut
Both cars were damaged more or less,
the Franklin being damaged SO much
that it had to be tOwed in.
Both drivers said that they did not
see the others car until it was too
late to avoid the accident. All went
to the home of Mr.. and Mrs John
Flint, near where the accident occur
red, where they received first-aid
treatment.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03

Sanford's new preceding plant is
now in operation. 1t was installed
by the Sanford Farmers Exchange to
eliminate speculation in marketing,
and will mean the saving of a great
quantity of fruit and vegetables and
stabilizing the prices. The plant has
capacity of handling twelve to six
teen cars day, preceding the celery
or other vegetables, and thus insur-
ing against waste by delay The
plant produces forty tons of ice daily.
and has ample capacity for handling
many cars of truck.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03

Careful inspection of the Hastings
section has revealed the fact that
about 22,5OO acres of land have been
planted in Irish potatoes, and it is
further discovered that everything so
far is working toward big, fine crop.
When the season is over it will be
understood that the planting, harvest
ing and shipping the "spuds" will
have cost $1,5OO, O,OOO-but the esti-
mate of returns has been placed at
about $4,OOO.OOO. and the harvest is
expected to be complete within about
ninety days.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL
ELECT OFFICERS TONIGHT
Reports viii be Heard and Of
fCerS for Next Twelve
Months Elected

The annual election of Off
GERS of the Punta Gorda Com
merCial Club will be held to-
night, Friday, March third, at
1880 O'Clock. The meeting
will be held in the lower hall of
the Masonic building.
The president, vice-president
and secretary-treasurer are ell
ected by the board of governors
while the club elects the board
of governors and other officers.
Reports of committees and the
secretary will be read, and these
reports will show that the club
has done valuable work during
the past year.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
COUNTY BOARD OF TRADE
MEETS MONDAY, MARCH g
Is Regular Monthly Meeting
and Members Are Urged to
Attend.

The regular monthly meeting
Of the Charlotte County Board
OF Trade will be held in the low
er room of the Masonic build
ing in Punta Gorda Monday,
March sixth, which is next Mon
day, at 1880 p. m.
No business of unusual i'm
portance is scheduled to come
up at this meeting, but the
meetings have never failed to
develop something of interest.
Members of the board as well
as all citizens who are interest
ed in promoting the county's
progress are urged to attend;
non-members invited to Join.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03

The big, midwinter fair at Orlando
was a great success from start to
finish. Crowds of people represent
ing every part of Florida and many
other states have been in Orlando the
past week, and the many attractions
of the fair were appreciated and en-
joyed.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03

More new acreage to citrue is be-
ing planted in West Volusia county
than for many years. A number of
arge groves are being set out and
more are in contemplation With
the new methods of frost protection
citrus culture is becoming less of a
gamble.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
The Herald

Is the oldest newspaper
published on the lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-03
Punta GOrda

Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu-
lation of town, 1920 CEN
sus, 1925. Increase for
10 years 2S percent.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-28
Hearst Chiefs Lease
Convention Headquarters
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Aug. 27.-@That
William R. Hearst has not given up all
hope Of being the Democratic nominee
for Governor is evidenced by the fact
that William j. Corners, Buffalo, and
W. A. Deford, New York, the latter
the publishers political adviser, have
leased suite of rooms at a local hotel
for convention headquarters.
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith
also has leased a suite and rescrva-
tions been ordered for 800 Tammany
braves. Mayor George r. Lunn Of
Schenectady also will have headguar-
ters, while the Albany delegates will
hold forth in their own rooms, with
Peter g. Ten Eyeck as their favorits
son.
Among the, prominent Democrats
who have made reservations so far are
Thomas Conway, Louis Antisdale, Will,
liam Church Osborn, Joseph Mcrphv
Herbert G. Pell, Charles E. fireman,
John ii. McCooey, Harry Walker, w.
A. Huppuch, District Attorney Bant on
of New York, Elisabeth Marbury
Thomas r. Smith. John j. Gilchrist,
Peter j. Brady and Mrs. Franklin b
Roosevelt.
Miss Harriet May Mills, assoeiat.
state chairman Of the state commit.
tee, to-day issued call for meeting
of Democratic women here September
~, the day preceding the convention,
to organize as state COMMITTEES and
make plans for. the campaign. The
meeting is to be held at Miss Mills
home.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-28
Walk-Out Still Ties Up
All Trains at ROOdFaouse
Men Insist They Are Not strik-
ing, but Refusing TO Oper-
ate With Unsafe Enuiun1ent

ROoDHOUsE. H., Aug. 81 (By The
Associated press).-No trains have
been moved out of Roodhouse over the
Chicago g. Alton road since 6.45 o'clock
last night, when company officials
manned a train that departed for
Bloomington.
Chicago & Alton employees who have
refused to take out tsains. declaring
conditions have been unsafe" held u
long meeting here tonight. Besides
the shopcrafts forces who have been or
strike, other unions not working in
clude the firemen, trainmen and clerks.
Enginemen are not working because
they say they have no qualified fire.
men. Conductors say they are ready
TO take out trains if the crews are
provided.
According 60 uuion men, $50 men
have quit work. They contend that
they are not striking, but are refusing
to operate trains because they believe
conditions are not safe since an ex-
plosion in the yards several days ago,
which union men say was caused by
bombs, but which railroad officials at
tributed to frecrackers.
Twelve passenger trains and about
twenty-five freight trains operate in
and out of here daily over the Chicago
d. Alton under normal conditions. The
yards are filled with passenger and
freight trains. About three hundred
passengers who were stalled here when
train service was stopped have sue
ceeded in getting to their destinations.
some travelling over ether roads and
others making their way to nearby
points in cabs