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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

he left saying he would pay the tax
It's pity this principle could not be
applied to some of the tax dodgers
in every community. If man had
to give in his property at value
he would sell it for he would be a
little more careful what he told the
assessor. Ii not half the taxable
property in the state could be put on
the tax roll at reasonable valuation,
the millage would come down and
the honest man would pay less than
he does at present.-Florida Chief.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
Florida Cattlemen See Light

Florida has had its share of cattl,
tick loving, vat destroying, fence cut
ting vandalism. but the indications
are thai the better spirit of acccptina
the best is taking hold of the cattle,
men. At least one may easily believe
that the tendency is that way, when
it is noted that range cattlemen OF
South Florida are actually advocating
and are going to have fenced areas.
This will make for the more speedy
eradication of the tick in their
ranges. The Palm Beach Post, of
recent date had the following:
"a meeting OF men who range cat
/ lie in Okeechobee, ST. Lucie. Polk,
Osceola, Highlands and Glades, coun-
ties was held at Okeechobee City,
Thursday of this week. There were
about seEenty-fiye men in the gather
ing; all of them were range cattle
men, with one exception, the except
ion being the editor of the Okeecho-
bee News, who had been invited, al
though the policy of his paper does
not reflect the views of the cattlomcn.
No dairvnen were present, ana no
representatives of the state live stock
sar itary board.
The cattlemen decided without
vote to begin a campaign
OF tick eradication.
THE Okeechobee City meeting was i
one OF a series held recently and at
tended by range cattlcmen from /
South Florida, and its action under
the circumstances, is interpreted as
being the most important taken since
he tick eradication campaign began
n the state. The cattlemen will I'M
lertakc to bring about the building,
)f a double fence around st. Lucie
md Okeechobee counties a program
hat calls for the stringing of about
Eighty miles OF wire and a cost OF
5000. These two counties are to
re part OF the territory of a zone +
he boundaries of which probably will
include all of Okeechobee and Saint
mcie counties, parts of Osceola and
'olk counties and all or parts of :
highlands and Glades counties. One
hundred and twenty miles of fence :
will be required for the proposed .
one. Tampa Tribune.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

During the post week, those indom-
table, interchangeable and dclightru,
daily papers Of Tampa have had n
regular news godsend in the alleged
conspiracy of two men to procure the
murder of a charming widow of that
city. The widow, au amateur detcc-
tive and two professional detectives
set a trap for two alleged culprits and
caught them. Since then, every is
sue of those great papers has contain
ed from one to two columns each
about the affair. aud the end is not
yet. for tEc two bold. bad men are
yet TO b. tried in cprrt, when the
reading public will be treated to sew
eral more repctitiOns of the thrilling
story, which has already been related
three times by both the Tribune and
the Times. Well, you can scarcely
blame them, when you reflect that,
fer a long time they have had preci-
ous little news to print, save an I'M
ending story about the coal strike,
he railroad strike, the strike at the
Hague and the robber tariff which
he Republicans are threatening to
'ut upon the country.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

When Woodrow Wilson went into
Office as President in 1913, the csti-
mated wealth OF the United States
was $3.50, 1000; when he re-
tired at the end of eight years it was
$500, 600, 900 900, a gain of $215.-
600, 100000. The present estimated
wealth OF the United States is $225,-
600, 1000. showing a decrease of
W 1000, 900, goo in the fifteen months
Ia Republican administration has been
in power. These figures were recent
~ stated By Senator King (Dem.,
Utah, upon the floor OF the Senate.
they are approximately correct. The
greater part of this loss has been sus-
tanned by the farmers of this coun-
try in land values, agricultural pro-
duets and live stock values, although
part OF this loss has fallen upon
every industry and business and upon
every form of property values. Al
the arguments that can or will b
made by Republican speakers cannot
wipe out or materially change these
tgures. They are concrete illustra-
ton within the understanding of
everybody of what it means in the
way OF prosperity to have a Demo
cratic administration and what il
means in the way of disaster to have
reactionary Republican administra-
ion.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

Not long ago Georgia girl was
driven to suicide BY the whispcrings
of her hometown scandal mongcrs.
1t may be she vas at fault, but the
chances are she wasn't, but was lust
one Of the thousands of innocent vic
TINS of damuablc character assasinS
who curse nearly every community.
and if that be true. the person re-
sponstble for the stories that caused
her to take her life is, morally, her
murderer and as richly deserves
hanging as any murderer ever hung.
1t is impossible to stop these people
from talking by appealing to their
sense of honor, for honor is a stra
er to them. They are the mongrcls
of creation. a shame and disgrace T.
decent society, and why they are al
lowed to exist only God can tell.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

The superiority of shcll--evcn So
called rotten shell-oyer mari as a
road building material is clearly
shown by the condition of local roads
after the heavy rains that fell dur
ing the past few days. The mari
roads, even whore well drained, are
full of bad holes, and fully three
fourths of the mileage of mari roads
are in such condition as to make them
almost impossible in some places
Short strips of shell road. which were.
subjected to tn" same torrents, show
but little if any evil effects, and the
new shell road north OF Cleveland i
almost as smooth and free from holes
as are Punta Gorda's asphalt streets
we have heard road experts of the
park bench school assert that she'll
is no good" as road material bu
the condition Of the two classes OF
local roads after the heavy rains seem
to prove what W" would hesitate to |
say-that these experts were talking
through their hats"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

\ headline in the Punta Gorda
Herald states that "Gilchrist and the
Nuts ArriVe." What were their other
nam's, Garrett Moore H ave
Times. Our star reporter wrote that
item and the head, and we didn't see
any Ct the Nuts, but understand that
some Of them belonged to the Coco
family.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
CLIPPED COMMENT

Punta Gorda Herald wants to
know: Ever hear OF meeting down
with anything" Yes, with the place
in which his satanic majesty awaits
Russian and all other Bolshvists. S.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

Punta Gorda Fourth OF July cclc-
oratIon committee accomplished the
unexpected and unusual in having a
balance OF S77.25 uncxpcnded, out of
the fund provided for the occasion
which means that those who celebrate
and save will live to celebrate another
day .-Times-Union.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

We notice where the Commission
ers OF Osceola county called the blum
oil taxpayer who came before them
claiming too high assessment on his
property by Offering to take it at
twice the value he was asked to nav
taxes on. This spiked his fuzee and
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21

Former Governor Gilchrist, twice
beaten by Park Trammell, is going to
enter the patent medicine business, so
he says. We wonder if his new dis
coFery is 4 salyc.-IIighlands County
Pilot.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-21
10 the Ladies Aid, the Church
Supper Committee, the Cake
Sale Committee and Few Others

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The Washington times., 1922-05-23

his associates, due to native
ability and the liberal embonpOint
of his lines In the character he
is a most reCalcitrant swain, with
the homing instincts of the cat but
none of its embracing qualities.
Evelyn Darlington. Audrey Baird.
and the. famous Smith Octet OF
sailors are personable types which
supply much of the humor, and
be il said they do 1t well. Thomas
F.. jackson, as the naval fireman,
was notably good.
The play is almost folk drama.
spinning sidelights on the exist
enCe of seaport people. The viii
lage seamstress Miss Starr meets
"BilGe." n COB on leave, and for
the first time in her fading youth
her world brOadens beyond the
expanse of n cottage tenanted only
by heretofore vain hope, dress
forms and people calling for fit.
tings. Love flies in the window
and YOU can see it in the Vigor-
Gus pcdaling of the sewing ma
chine. Before Bilge departs she
finds her mouth made for else
than holding pins.
Years pass. but Bilge has for
gotten; Connie has not. ore
night he returns. emancipating
Comics faith, and here is real
pathos. intensified by the setting
which beckons his coming ard his
failure to recognize her. Ere act
The Washington times., 1922-05-23

N1 err" scored at the Garrick
Theater last ninght with Mrs. Cal
houn in the leading role. Society
turned out en- masse; II was a regu-
lar get-together party. Most Of
the audience knew Mrs. Calhoun
personally. Some Of them were
dear friends and others, oh. we'll.
It was a phase Of Washington
society life and the smart set JUST
revelled in the fun.
The ease with which schemers
and dangerous radicals could find
entree into the best homes OF Wash
ington during the stress OF the
war period is the ajor theme OF
this drama. But Mrs. Calhoun has
woven into her main story some
incidental sidelights, about lit Is
whispered some frictions existing
between women OF the various
factions engaged in the National
Capitals civic activities. This ex-
pose OF internal troubles will be
choice tea table gossip after The
Marriageable Mother" has passed
into history.
The story centers around a
Russian musician come to this
country ostensibly to raise money
for starving children Of mis- home
land. His work carries him into
the homes of the rich and aided
by hypnotism, he succeeds in OIL
tanning large sums OF money and
jewels from rich society women.
He is finally exposed by the De
partment OF Justice as one Of the
master minds in a plot to over
throw both the Governments of
America and Russia. The play
has a happy ending in the marriage
OF four of the principal characters.
Captain Calhoun. husband of the
author. is a Washington lawyer
and II he was q bit amateurish
in his character OF a devoted lover.
he at times showed signs Of real
talent. Earle FoXe, as an English
officer. and Wanda Lyon, as the
daughter OF THE Manageable
Mother" carried off their parts
wen. AuA Medue gave ner usual
finished characterization. Edward
Trusheim. who took two parts. de.
serves mention, while Mrs. Charles
b. Hanford. Frank Dufranc. Gerald
Oliver Smith and J. r. Joyner are
entitled 10 praise. katherine
Pritchard, a wee bit Of girl who
played n boys part, received d
big hand. Sarah Agnes Farrar.
who was only on the stago a. few
moments. scored strong. She is
deserving OF a really honest.to-
goodness part in the coming Gar
rick shows
All in all the show was a good
one. Mrs. Calhoun. who through.
out the play is besought ty four
admirers, looked like a finished ac-
tress.-V. +. c.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
BY HAROLD PHILLIPS.

NTOTED for his filial-lilIe devo.
tion to his pet stars, Mr..
- David BelasCo seems con
strained at times to Ielegnte
technique and repute for the mere
economic eXpedient of keeping the
family larder stocked and the pay
roll in evolution. We are i'm
pressed at times, notably on
witnessing "One," and now Shore
Leave" with that other ia"ct of
the Belascoesque sentiment which
cannot abide the sight Cf abb
bodied talent lying idle. Hence
the eight hour day idea may be
said to subdue the qualitI Il oI.-
put which comes with less hour
age and more concentration.
To us "Shore Leave" seemed a
sea a-going comedy which founders
even with such capable helmsmen
as Frances STAR and James Hon
ME. From such charted channels
of refuge as Rose of the
Rancho" THE Easiest Way" and
THE Case of Becky Miss Starr
has veered to an untried course
in "Shore Leave" which bereaVes
her of the emotional quality
which always suggests her name,
and which may, we believe, dem.
onstrate ere long that home
waters are safest unless there ia
much re-rigging of line and situa.
ton.
Briefly our indictment against
"Shore Leave" is its redundancy
OF situation; the almost frivolous
treatment OF it's "Weak-to-Begip-
With" love theme and a tone OF
negation throughout that obsCures
the reason for it at all. During
some of the dialogue a seventh
inning stretch would have been
welcome.
Now. as to its finer qualities.
Worthier people than those in
trusted with the play could hardly
have done better. The characters
and impersonators are finely drawn
and ably handled. To us few
parts. however negative. can sub
jugate the full bloom Of Miss
Starts art. James Rennie, as
"Bilge" Smith. a lover with the
bluntness of a stoker's scoop, was
a revelation in naturalness and
appeal. He is outstanding above
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
Movie Houses
Give Patrons
Good Variety

Missing Hus-
" bands" a French play Of
mystery and thrills.
Metropolitan-M Am the
Law" a herman story of the
Canadian Northwest.
Rialto "Thunderclap."
made to order for racing
fans, and a thriller for every
body.
Crandall's s-"Love's Mas
duerade" is the first of three
bookings.
Palace-"Through a Glass
Window" follows Beyond the
Rainbow"
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
LightS IMPORTANT.

% ,IGHTING and shading is one
OF the most important phases
Of motion picture photography" ."
according to Chester Lyons, cam
eraman for Cosmopolitan Produc-
tions
ITS the shade and the lights
which help convey the spirit Of
the play and which goes a long way
to indicate emotion" the camera.
man declares.
THE best Of actors must be
assisted by soft lights and dreamy
lighting"
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
SHORE LEAVE" NEGATIVE BUT is ABLY ACTED
Norma Talmadge
EXPLAINS Latest
Move to Coast

NJ ORMA TALMADGE, whose
~ latest production for First
National release, "Smilin'
Through" Is having a tremendous
" popular run at Crandall's Metro
politan Theater where II begins its
second week this afternoon, was
recently asked why she has desert
ed New York to make motion pic
lures in California.
my sister Constance and ! pre-
fer New York to any city in the
world as a place to live" she said,
but we are wrapped up in our
work and are anxious to make
bigger and better productions In
1922 than we have ever made be-
fore. and for the picture industry
California is the ideal place.
started 'Smilin' Through my
latest picture. in New York and
finished It in California. And
think that without a doubt 1t Is
the finest l have ever appeared In.
hope to make more like 1t now
that am located on the coast.
practically all motion pictures
OF magnitude have been made in
California-notice ! do not say all
pictures Of merit. but all pictures
of magnitude.
Producers came out to the
coast. at first. because they
thought we had to have natural
light We have since found out
that we can make the pictures
better by artificial light. but the
producers who came here remained
here. and that means that actors
can readily be obtained for any
play without delay, that properties
are to be had at a moments notice,
that. in short. a whole community
has grown up which devotes itself
entirely to filling the needs of pic
ture producers at a moments no.
tice. Then. too. California has tire.
mendous advantages over Florida
or New York because OF the
variety of its scenery. In Florida
you suddenly need a mountain and
you can't find one. but out here.
lakes, hills, deserts. or jungles.
grow over night under the skilled
hands of our technical directors.
We cannot afford in New York.
even II we could obtain them-to
rent fifty or sixty acres for sets
For best results for big exteriors
there is no place like Los Angeles.
and with the industry firmly estab.
lished here. the climatic advan-
tages and variety of scenery.
California will remain the capital
Of the industry"
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
Nothing Doing.

A DA MEADE spent a year on
the Continent. returning in
March, and is convinced that
Paris can never popularize the
long skirt. She yielded to the
French craze for the long gown
and bought several while abroad
but finds it difficult to spread the
fashion among American women.
One of these new creations will
be displayed the present week as
wardrobe for her Characterization
in The Hole in the Wall"
C0THE APOLLO" three.masted
schooner captured during the
world war while in the German
espionage service, was returned to
San Francisco on the completion
OF Allen Holubar's "Hurricane's
Gal" and is being outfitted for
sealing trip in Arctic waters.
rAklt1 MCGARR1, or the Gar
rick Players. is a fourth de-
gree member of the Knights Of
Columbus, and Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts, a fellow member Of
the order, will give a fourth de-
gree box party in his honor, on
Wednesday night OF next week
when up In Mabel's Room" will
be the attraction.
"SCRAP IRON" was the first
picture directed by Charles
Ray. In this photoplay. he not
only did the directing but played
the leading role.
MARY PICKFORD has been
supervising the erection of a
five-room bungalow which is to
be her studio headquarters and
dressing room while she makes
''Tess of the Storm Country"
GEORGE WALSH who played
opposite Miriam Cooper in
"Sercnadc" is making serial en-
titled With Stanley in Africa"
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
CalhOunS Will
Remain in Cast

TN response to urgent requests
from society leaders eager to
u see some Of their own set as
thespians. Mrs. Clarence Crittcn-
den Calhoun and her husband.
Captain c. c. Calhoun, agreed to-
day to continue in the cast Of "A
Marriageable Mother" for the re-
mainder Of the week with the Gar
rick Players. Their original in.
tention was TO appear only in the
opening performance last night
which was a benefit showing for
the Women's Universal Alliance.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
Realism.
SMALL-TOWN railroad st'

A SMALL-TOWN railroad sta
ton was one Of the sets
which had to be built for THE
Good Provlder." a new Cosmopoli
tan picture. When the setting was
nearly completed. Frank Borzage,
director, looked at the two rails
in the foreground. called the tech
nical director and said: Those
rails will have to be polished"
Even when that was done It
was felt that the station looked too
new. Carpenters were therefore
instructed to hack corners OF the
platform boards and otherwise sim
ulate the ravages OF time.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23

curity and Trust Company, Dis
trict National Bank, Stewards Bust
ness College. and Van Strum,
Scott g. Co.
Following the election, II was de-
cided in executive session at last
nights meeting to proceed with
prosecution against several Wash
ington advertisers who have been
found guilty by the bureau with
Illegal advertising practices.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
Society Turns
Out Strong For
Garrick Drama

The Garrick Players last night pre-
sented at the Garrick "A Marriageable
Mother" a comedy OF Washington life
in three acts. by Mrs c. {. Calhoun;
staged under the direction OF George
Henry Trader.
The Washington times., 1922-05-23

GEORGE WALSH who played
opposite Miriam Cooper in
"Sercnadc" IL making serial en-.
titled With Stanley In Africa"
The Washington times., 1922-05-23
Old FapOriteS
Delight Merry
CrOWd at Keith'S

HOT-SPOT, laughy bill put
"A Keith patrons out of range OF
i annoying weather last night
and turned said night into one OF
gladness. Thoughts about getting
the old Palm Beach suit out of the
moth balls, which had been run.
ming through male minds most of
yesterday, were forgotten for at
least three hours while the think
ers parked in front OF the foot
lights.
Unaccountable, perhaps. but GER
tain. is the hold "cUmrbacks" have
on a vaudeville audience. The
Beaumont Sisters, for instance,
barking back to the days of Tony
Pastor when waltz songs with Few
physical contortions were. the
vogue. took headline honors and n
half.dozen encores. The old boys
in the crowd clapped their hands
to soreness. and even the young
folk seemed to enjoy the revival Of
old.time choruses.
Julian Eltinge. adding weight
with his years, interested with his
beautiful gowns and admirable im-
presentations, but the audience.
perhaps overfed with that slant of
stagecraft. did not greatly enthu5C.
Young "Spotty," an aCrohatic
terrier introduced by Paul Svdell.
claimed honors well up in the ap.
plause money. Almost human
were his aerial stunts.
Alma Nelson, sleek figure.
pretty gown. turned herself inside
out. clog danced on her toes and
what-will-you. Surprisingly n!nble
and eccentric, she found real wei
come.
Putting 1t Over" with Chet
Spencer and Lois Williams, startled
the house into approval by the
very clatter OF its exhaust. Rau.
cOus, maybe. but a lottu fun. and
even the trim major, WHO came IN
late and had to have the 1okGS rc'
peated for his benefit. thought the
act mot so bad. really pretty
good"
Fern Redmond and Fl. Wells out
lined the history of fortune tel'irS
amid much laughter. Fred Lind
say brought his whips from Aus
tralia. Pathe pics and Aesors
fables flash up as usual. Which
brings us to Tom Smith. artist,
gentleman, scholar and tumbler eN-
traordinary." Tom nearly breaks
down the house-he certainly re-
leved the audience OF It's dignity
while ne was putting callous"s on
his hack. We put Tom in the last
paragraph. but that doesn't rHehn
-. UhOlp
rrice. BE careful OF the splintrrs.
Tom. Z. L. h'
three Is far apace, Bilge is back
again. straining at the tether. but
captured finally by Comics naive
Identification of the heir to her
little fortune.
Mr.. Relasco adorned the interval
between acts 2 and 3. So did the
author. Hubert Osborne. With
deletion and a better dovetailing
The Washington times., 1922-05-23

c. c. CALHOUN'S play
M The Marriageable Moth.
4V1 err" scored at the Garrick