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Evening journal., 1922-04-22
PRESSING

Any garment will hold its press
much longer II allowed to hang for
a short time after being pressed.
Wearing Immediately shortens the
life of creases considerably.
Evening journal., 1922-04-22
CURTAINS

Curtains that have started to rip
at the edge will last much longer
II you will Immediately stitch up
the little rips. to prevent further
tearing.
Evening journal., 1922-04-22
DRESSING

Homemade salad dressing will
keep much longer, and not cake at
the top. If kept in a closed top con-
tainer. Tkis holds in the moisture.
Evening journal., 1922-04-22

An aggressively conducted Want
Ad campaign works wonders.-Adv
Evening journal., 1922-04-22

"The telephone. telegraph, and
ocean cables have never been able
10 handle the traffic thrust upon
them As new facilities are created
much business handled by mail Is
transferred TO the wires The radio
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
S100, 900, 90 TO Be
Spent FOR ROADS IN YEAR
$3.50, 100000 of State and Govern
mcnt Money to be Spent in Next
Three Years.

approximately 500, 100000 will
throughout the country during the
fiscal year which began July l. This
will be brought about by the contin-
uation of federal aid for roads under
recent authorization of an appropria-
ton of almost fifty million dollars for
distribution among the several states.
Under the conditions of the aid each
state must match the sum allotted it..
At the same time, the postohice
appropriation bill, signed by Presi-
dent Harding June IS, authorized ap-
preparation of $65, 100000 for the
samC purpose, to be expended during
the fiscal year beginning July /, 1923
and $75,000,0O0 for the succeeding
fiscal year. The conditions are the
same for all three years, and will
bring the total amount expended dur
ing the period, if the states adhere
10 the stipulations and expend like
suns, to $380,006,0 900. The funds
will be administered by the secretary
OF agriculture through the bureau of
good roads.
II is estimated that the 0,00O,-
900 appropriated will result in the
construction of more than 25,000
miles of road, which, added to the
$4,000 miles that are expected to re
suit from previous federal apprOpria-
tiOns, make total of II zoe miles,
or nearly 40 per cent of the estimated
10000 miles of good roads on the
system of federal aid roads now be
ing outlined.
With the aid of the $3.50, 900, 900
previously appropriated by the gov
ernment, 1900 miles of road haC
been completed on last May 81 and
in addition, nearly 14,500 miles were
under construction, involving more
than $2875OO,OOO of federal aid. To
match this fund the states have ap-
propriated approximately $38O,0O0,-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
BOND FUNDS or The FIVE
COUNTIES ARE ALLOCATED
DeSOto Board Fixes Amounts to he
Paid Through DeSoto for Roads
and Bridges

Schedules of payments to be made
Apply ON payment OF bond issues and
interest in special road and bridge
districts in DeSoto county were made
up at the July meeting of the DeSotC
b a d OF county commissioners
The four counties organized from
parts of old DcSoto county and the
parent county itself are Jointly obi
gated for payment of these bonds and
The interest, and the other counties
have accepted the ALLEGATION of funds
for this purpose which they have
agreed to pay through DeSoto county
Charlotte, Glades, Highlands and
Hardce counties are asked TO make
tax levics and remit to DeSoto cou'
ty funds in the following amounts on
the dates given:
Hardee County Special road and
bridge district No. /, June ], $11,-
Oil; December I, $4,9O2.50. Special
road and bridge district No 4, April
u, $GS5-S0; October |, 1,531. a |.
Special road and bridge district No
5, March !, $4,279.52; September !,
$9,S47.97.
Charlotte County Punta Gorda
special road and bridge district,
March /. $2,3OG.5S; September /.
$5,7G992. Mccall special road and
bridge district, June ], $932.32; De
cember l, $2.OS2.32; Charlotte Har-
Dor special road and bridge district,
February !, $1,O52.63; June !, S12,.
455.57; August /, $1,052.63; Dccem-
Der /, $1,353.38.
Highlands County Special road
and bridge district No. 4, April
$2,4G9.2S; October |. $5,513.96.
Special road and bridge district No 5,
March ], $4,697.87; September !,
$1O,810.67. Special road and bridge
district No. 6, June /, $2,40S.52; De
cCmber l. $1,100.29.
Glades County-Punta Corda spec
Continued on last page)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
TREAT CITRUS ROT IN
THE EARLY STAGES
This Disease May be Cured II Work
is Begun in Time

Citrus foot rot is a very dcstruc-
tive disease and develops rapidly,
oftcn killing large bearing trees in a
single season. The disease is prevail
cnt on trees planted on. low land,
especially nursery trees. 1t yields
easily TO control measures, if such are
applied in time. according to the
Florida Experiment Station.
The disease begins in the bark of
the crown or main roots. usually at
or iust below the surface of the soil.
/, is first noticed by small area of
decayed bark from which there is a
slight oOzing of gum in small drops.
The decayed bark has a wateI-soaked
appearance and a watery gum is usu-
ally found beneath.
The treatment for foot rot consists
in removing the soil from about the
crown roots, exposing all the infected
areas. All active diseased areas
should be cut out clean to the healthy
tissue. and some antiseptic applied
such as crude carbOlic acld one part,
and water one part. in which little
soap has veen dissolved; or avenarius
carbolieum, dilute or full strength:
or bichloride of mercury | to 1909
solution.
Where all the diseased areas have
been treated the trunk and the expos
cd roots should be painted with a
wash made of equal parts of air
Stacked lime and powdered sulphur,
mixed with sufficient water to make a
thin paste that can be easily applied
with a brush. The entire trunk
should be painted for three or four
feet above the surface of the ground.
This prevents further spread Of the
disease, if the old infected spots are
thoroughly cleaned and the diseased
parts cut away before treating.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
To Pull Old Piles

Der Of citizens and city officials Thurs
day il was decided TO have all the
old piles pulled out OF the bay where
the city pier once stood, before the
Ireland equipment leaves. 1t is un-
derstood that Ireland wanted $500
for pulling all the piles above the bot
tom, but on account of the interee'
of the Gulf Refining Company in this
work agreed to do it at q cost of $500
to the city. The work involves pull
ing about 1900 piles and snags.
Citizens agreed to contribute $3.50 of
this and the city will pay the other
half.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
LOCAL CREAMERIES OFFER
BEST MEANS OF MARKETING,
Lack OF Them Holds Back the Flor.
ida Dairy Business

The product the daiTyman is to
produce determines the type Of dairy
farming he should follow. Dairy
farming is organized on basis to
supply the large consuming centers
Large cities demand large quantities
of fresh raw milk, and if the dairy
man is going to produce whole milk,
he should move near some large con
suming center, and equip himself to
become a highly specialized dairy
farmer
The market for high quality milk
in Florida is limited because OF the
the tourist season, which lasts from
three 10 five months, there is a fairly
good demand for high quality milk
but small in comparison to the states
with many large cities, as is found
in the East and Middle Western
states.
The amcunt of the whole milk con
sumeG Is small in comparison 70 th'
amount consumed as by-prOduCts OF
milk, such as butter, cheese, ice
cream, or canned and powdered milk
for cooking purposes; and Florida
imports some 100000 worth in
these forms each year, according TO
Professor H. l.. Brown, extension
dairyman.
In speaking of Florida's needs in
marketing dairy products Mr.. BroH
says: THE great need in this state
are markets conveniently located to
the farming sections, so that farmers
may supply milk and cream to be
manufactured into by-products. Dur
ing the tourist season the CreamcriCS
can supply milk to the large consum.
ing centCrs.
This type of dairy farming will
make dairying possible on thousand
of farms that are situated too far
from the whole milk markets, and
will put the dairying in rural COM
munities where the full benefits of
the industry can be secured.
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would get square deal"-that is, ?
large property owner in the eastern
port of town would not be taxed to
make improvements for another
property owner in the western part
of town.
The commission adjourned to meet
Tuesday for the purpose of eXamin-
ing the preliminary assessment roll
recently prepared by the valuation
board. This roll represents the pres
ent administration first assessment,
the assessment upon which taxes
were based for this year having been
prepared by the collector and asses
sOr and council under the former re.
gime. Whether or not there will
an increase for the next tax year de
pends entirely upon the mifaSe that
is decided upon. 1t is thought tha'
if the millage is reduced to 20
most taxpayers will pay less the com.
ing year than for former years, VIII
u few will pay slightly more. If 25
mills is decided upon, this being the
present millage, most people will per-
haps pay a little more. The millage
that is decided upon depends upon
how much money will be required to
pay running expenses, back bills and
make UP deficiencies.
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600, making total OF $667, 1000.
The average cost per mile of all
types Of road construction wi,
cral aid has been $17,120. The new
Legislation, however, reduces the
maximum participation Oh the part OF
the government from 100000 TO
$16,250 per mile for the first fiscal
year, and $4,000 thereafter. The
appropriations are to be used on CON
struction of a connected system of
primary, or interstate, and secondary,
or intor-county.
1t is further provided that the
states receiving aid must maintain
adequate highway departments, must
maintain the federal roads when COM
pleted, must construct roads sufficient
10 the traffic anticipated, and must
match the amounts allotted by the
government. Otherwise, the federal
road funds for new projects WI be
withhold
Plans for the proposed system have
already been received by the bureau
of good roads from all but eight
states and the state systems are be
ing co-ordinated so that when joineG
together they will serve the best in
Continued on last pagc)
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
THE ANVIL CHORUS

/ detest the busy knockers who
have won a punk renown; they are
evcrmore the blocEers Of all progress
in Grr town. They are out with bat
tie axes and with hammers in their
hands, talking of the frightful taxes
that town government demands. If
we wish to pave an alley or repair the
Village pump, we behold the knocker
rally, and thcir spokesmen take the
stump, and their oratory wakes till
the welkin shows dent, and they zip
about our taxes which have risen
twelve per cent. Oh, they sound like
shilling shockers as they hand out
language sour, but the taxes of the
knockers wouldn't run the town an
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hour. Boosters do the heavy paying
in the tax collectors lair. and we
hear them blithely saying that they
still have coin to spare. Anything
TO boost Mud Hollow we will back &"
they cry, "by jings. and leader we
will follow who will march to bigger
things. We will root for any hiker
who above his fellows stacks, and
that voter is a piker who will beef
about his tax" And the knockers
oh, the Knockers, they are beefing
wildly well; they are sitting in their
rockers just before the Stag Hotel:
and they ply their verbal axes, and
their hammers, rataplan, as they
groan about the taxes that they dodg ge
whene'er they can.-Walt Mason.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
Landed Big TarDOn

C. w. Hewitt w. f. Mobley and
H. C. Goldstein, with Capt. Allie Ste
vens as their guide, formed tarpon
fishing party going to Boca Grandc
the first of the week. AS is usual
with there gentlemen, they landed
number of big "silver kings" and re-
turned Monday.
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The Herald

Is the oldest rsTspa aper
published on The lower
southwest coast and the
only one in Charlotte
county.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

Is the county seat OF
Charlotte county. Popu-
lation OF town, 1920 cen
sus, 1926. Increase for
10 years % percent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

Lie detecting by a special electric
machine s he latest invention
against false evidence.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-18
HIGH VALUE OF SAND BATHS
From Findings of Danish Medical
Men, It Would Seem Their Impor.
lance IL Underestmated.

From the earliest history of man
baths Of hot sand have been used
to relieve bone and joint disease, es-
pecialIy govt and rheumatism. Faber
and Plum, in Danish medical jour
nal, tabulate the findings during and
after the sand bath in number Of
cases as regards the pulse, respiration.
temperature at different points Of the
body and the blood pressure, urine
and changes in weight as we'll as the
effect on the pathOloglc condition.
Their conclusions are to the effect
that the hot sand bath seems to COM
bine with the benefit from the heat
reducing pain and stimulating local
circulation-a direct action on the
muscles from the weight of the sand.
This relaxes the muscle and tends to
break up the various circles of pain and
muscle contraction. This relaxing ef-
feet on the muscles from the sheer
weight Of the sand has been over
looked before. they think, but they
regard it dis an important factor in
the effect, promoting resorption as
well as combating the possibly unsus-
pected hypertonia in the muscles: An
other advantage Of sand Maths is that
they can be graduated with precision
to 1T conditions in the weakest. The
only CONGRATULATIONS are febrile dis
eases, valvular defects, great instability
of the circulation, and possibly anemia
and asthenia.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-18
WIDER HIGHWAYS WIN FAVOR
Originally Engineers, Considered 10.
Foot Roadway Adequate-Now
Urge 20 Feet.

Former Superintendent Of Illinois
Highways s. p. 5Bradt Of DeKalb, ILL.,,
who has done much to boost the good
roads movement in his state, says en-
gineers originally considered a 1O-foot
highway adequate to meet the needs Of
traffic between populous centers.
Then they learned the folly Of this
contention and boosted the width. 1t
was finally made 16 feet. Roads are
being built 10 feet in width and now
come prominent engineers advocating
a 2O-foot highway.
The shoulder maintenance is prom
inent factor entering into this prob
lem. The upkeep Of a shoulder usual
" exceeds the original cost Of the ex-
ira two feet of pavement, 1t has been
learned by experience. For this reason
highway experts are going on record
advocating the wider pavement for
trunk line highways. The upkeep Of
shoulders is very high, especially
where there is heavy truck traffic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-18
GAVE WORLD POWER TO ROME
conquerine Leoions Carried the Eagles
to Victory in Practically Every
Known Land.

In the early days of its history the
republic of Rome consisted of a city,
but wars of conquest extended it's
dominion over the whole Italian pen
insula. For centuries only the citi-
zens Of Rome had q vote in the cleo
tion Of the ruler. The republic was
a conQuering state, and extended Ro-
man power as far north and west as
Spain, the British isles, Belgium. and
Germany, and as FIR east as the Black
sea. At first the army consisted Of a
levy Of citizens: AS Rome came to
need more than one army at once. and
warfare grew more complex a stand:
ing force was built up, and it was
largely because Of its superior equip
ment and discipline that the armies
Of the barbarians, often superior in
numbers. were defeated and crushed.
The unit Of the Roman army of that
time was the legio, translated into
English, the legion. 1t correspondent to
a regiment in our army but was much
larger, for a Roman legion contained
from 1900 to 5000 men. They were
heavy infantry with some cavalry. The
leglons comprised the first7class troops,
while the auxllia, or .auxiliaries, were
the troops of the second class.
At the time Of the death of the first
emperor, Augustus, in the year IA A.
D., the Roman army consisted Of %
such legions. This heavy infantry lost
much of it's Importance when the bar
barian invasions altered the character
Of ancient warfare and made cavalry
a more important arm than infantry in
the late Third and the Fourth cen
turtles.
The word legion came to express
any large number with the accessory
ideas of order and subordination.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-18
MOST POPULAR SCOUT BADGES

For the past five years the most pop
ular merit badges among scouts have
been those in public and personal
health, swimming, firemanship and first
aid, though sometimes one and some
times another leads the list. During
1921, pubic health was the most popu
lar, 7,465 scouts qualifying in that SUBJ
ject In the one year, whereas 1925
qualified in personal health, 7,141 in
fremanship, $3.50 in swimming and s.
B37 in first aid. It IL noteworthy that
every one Of these Ave popular badges
are those on subjects which constitute
marked steps In the making: Of a
healthy, responsible and helpful citi.
zenry.
In spite Of the greater stringency Of
demands madezhy the national court
of honor in the cages Of lite-saying ap-
plications, the number OF medals
awarded during 1921 for conspicuous
service was greater than ever before
totaling lat, against 81 Of the past
year and IS of tie year before. Three
gold. medals were awarded as follows:
Thomas II. Robinson, Camden, N. j.;
Howard Rate of vjIeland, N. J., and
Henry A. Skilton of Wilmington, Del.
Scout Robinson lost his life in saving
that of his friend.
Henceforth there will be only one
type of medal awarded by the national
court Of honor in place Of the three
grades Of gold, silver and bronze hi:h-
erto awarded. The new design, which
willy be worked out In gold, was &c
signed by Belmore Broune, artist, trav-
eler and scout man. &. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-18
PAVED ROADS AND .DAlRYING
As More Improved Highways Are
Constructed Milk Routes Ace
Being Extended.

Paved roads and dairying go hand
in hand. AS more improved roads are
constructed, milk routes are extended
and the farmer farther from the city
is prodvided with market for his
milk. Over unimproved routes re-
quiring wagon delivery. the longest
route possible is only approximately
Is miles while over paved highways,
travelled by motortrucks, routes Gov
s4ring as high as 40 miles are estab-
lished. Large areas of prospective
dairy country are waiting Gully the
construction of more herd surfaced
roads. When these are built, many
@fnore farmers, now cut of from their
market, will receive the benefit Of the
economical, and rapid transportation
made possible by the motortruck and
the paved highway. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-18
SAD FATE OF HENRY JASON
Abj.et Condition Of Aenppeeked Illus.
band, Example OF the Loss Of
Personal Property. 80.

Henry JASON the noted henpecked
husband, . isy another example Of what
the loss of, personal liberty gan DO Is. q
man. When the fathers Of our constitu:,
ton passed the law, relating to. matri-
mony they forever put the; shackles on
Henry Jason. Henry's, zero hour came
when Portia Strong led him to the altar
and the justice Of the peace, tied the
fatal knot. He has tasted no nectars
Of liberty since, Bert Walker writes
in the Topeka Capital. But Henry
has not the strong and forceful charac-
ter Of Old Bill Shiftless, so he sub
mits without a whimper. He tried
whimpering once and it put him in a
hospital for two weeks. One day when
Portia was away attending a meeting
Of the Advanced Thought club, which
was very busy emancipating woman,
long-haired leader left pamphlet
at the Jason kitchen door. Henry
stopped long enough to read the front
page. The first line read: 1T is
high time to administer a rebuke and
to check the forces which are try
ing to overthrow our constitutional
immunities and liberties" Just then
Henry heard a step on the front porch.
He thought it was Portia. He was
at once stricken with palsy and fell
in dead faint. It was two hours
before he came to and was able to
burn the pamphlet. He was stu
shaking like an aspen leaf when Portia
returned at midnight. Had Henry
Jason not been deprived Of his personal
liberty when young man his name
would have gone down on the pages
Of history. alongside those of John L.
Sullivan and Jack Dempsey.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-18
Trick Fatal to Many .Maoicians.

Hermann, famous magician, who
died in 1896, invented most of his
stage receptions. To him Is credited
one Of the most mystifying and at the
same time the most perilous Of all
tricks, that Of catching upon a plate
bullets fired at the magician from DIFF
ferent parts of the auditorium. TO the
profession it was known as the trick
with the trail Of blood" In attempting
it's performance on the stage of a
London theater, William E. Robinson,
or, as he was better known, Chung
Lung 500, met his death. Another VIC
tim was an Irish .conjurer, who
dropped dead, struck by six bullets,
on Dublin stage; others were q son
Of the famous French magician: Ed
mond de Grisy, the; wife Of the Ger
man prestidigitator. de aLinskys. and
the well known BLACK Wizard Of the
West,"4 who was killed: on q. Dead
wood, South Dakota. stage. It Is ,sa.d
too that. H. T. SartelI perverted the
trick to the use of deliberate suicide
IN a Lynn, Massachusetts, theater.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-04-18
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
WORK WELL UNDER WAY

CONTINUED From Page ~
will be Two classes for the calves in
the ,irsC wear contest, namely pure
breds and grades. Grades have been
included in ,rder that the contestants
may get some experience in feeding
and caring for them, preparatory for
the pure-bred work. The winners
will 60 to the State Fair this fall in
stead of the Livestock Show at So.
St. Paul.
Pig Contest-Those who have their
pigs should start feeding May 1st.
All others should plan to start not
later than June 1st. There will be
two classes, sows that were exhibited
last year and pigs that were farrow-
ed this spring.
Sheep Contest-At least ten mem.
bers must enroll before this contest
will be recognized as a state project.
Lambs must be dropped after March
LIST.
Bread Baking Contest-Contest-
ants are divided into two classes, A
and B. The baking should be COM
pfeted before June 1st. There will
be demonstrations in both classes.
Dairy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will
he requ. red to judge the four dairy
breeds. There will be two classes,
A and. B.
=" Any boy or girl who wishes to en-
roll in the above projects, may do SO
by sending in their names together
with their age and the name of the
contest tsrHia.f Rfughoeft>or D.. C.
Cvoracek.~