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The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
HIGH STUDENTS ORGANIZE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Proceeds of Entertainment Tonight
Go t0 0AssOciatiOn-Studen
Enthusiastic

At a meeting of students of the
high school last Friday an athletic
association was organized. Professor
Headley presided as chairman and
the following officers We're elected :
Albert Willis, president; Tom Knight.
vice president; Mary Roberts, secre-
tary; and Maynard Rawls, treasurer.
A membership fee of 81 and monthly
dues of Is cents were decided upon.
Everyone is enthusiastic and as the
weather is fine now, members of the
new association hope to be able to
put in considerable time in practice
in the near future. Basketball class
teams are being organized, and from
these will be selected material for a
first team to represent the school in
interscholastic games, all of which
will be played under Florida Athletic
Association rules, the local assOcia-
tion being a member of the state or
ganization.
The first movement to raise funds
for the association is the Hallowe'en
party to be given by the juniors Fri
day night, October 27th, at the school
house. Everybody is invited to at
tend the party enjoy themselves, and
help the athletic association.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
4 Queer Coincidence

A new accomplishment of the celc-
brated Ford was discovered by Sam
uel Nail, Tuesday morning. He was
bringing a load of furniture to town
in his Ford truck, when he thought
the sound of the machinery indicated
that something was wrong, but he de
cided TO wait until he got to his des-
tination before making an investiga-
ton. When he did investigate, he
found that the universal joint had
been broken into several pieces, but
the truck ran on. just the same. it
is alleged that no other car can run
at all, when its universal joint is
broken. Mr.. Nail was so surprised
that he took the wrecked joint, went
out on the streets and exhibited it
to many friends and told them the
story.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
IMPORTANT MEETING OF COMMERCIAL
CLUB NEXT MONDAY NIGHT

r. c. Blount and w. NJ.
Whitten, who attended the last
meeting of the State Road De-
partment, are expected to be
present at the meeting of the
Commercial Club next Monday
night at 1880, when they wilt
make a report OF what they did
and what they learned on their
trip to the capital.
AS their trip was made in the
interest of State Road Number
Five (the Tamiami traiD and
as the quick completion of this
road is a matter of vital inter
est and Importance to every
resident of the county who is
concerned as to its future, ii is
expected that not only large
number of members of the club
but many non-members will be
present to hear what these gen.
tlemen have to say and learn
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
PUBLIC Being HELD up
BY Big CITY MERCHANTS
Profit on Some Articles Sold by Mail
Order Houses as Much as
250O Percent

The committee on finance of the
United States Senate has just dragged
into the sunlight evidence of the most
astounding public exploitation that
has been disclosed in the history of
America.
The disclosure comes in the form
of a documentary report by the
treasury department made at the re-
quest of the senate committee, a re-
port which shows in detail the prices
at which 1872 products-and there are
more to come-are purchased abroad
and the amazing prices at which
these same articles are sold when
they are disposed of to the people of
America by New York and other big
city storekeepers.
The figures are public indict-
ment of the American trade and
prove beyond question that prof.
teering in the big cities has reached
the point of open scandal.
The exploitation of the American
housewife is so amazing as to be al
most beyond belief. One glance at
the figures provides a complete ex-
planation for the high cost of living,
which, summed up, undoubtedly is
the result of fragrant and uncon-
|scionable disregard for the purse of
the American consumer.
The articles embraced in the report
cover a wide range, both of neces-
stiles and luxuries, from common
floor cloths, soap, shoes, knives. scis-
sors, fiat irons and curling rods to
silk embroidered lingerie, fancy
clocks, laces, linens, chinaware, doll
les, pipes, cutlery, and toys for child
rem. In no instance Is one of these
articles sold in this country after be-
ing purchased abroad without brazen
robbery of the purchaser.
The articles were manufactured in
more than score of different coun-
tries. including China, Japan, Eng
land, France, Germany. Czecho-Slo-
vakia, Jugo-Slavia, Hungary. Bel
GUM, Spain, Holland, Denmark, and
Switzerland. where costs of produc-
tion and labor are far below similar
costs in the United States. due to a
variety of conditions, from depreciat-
ed money 10 lower standards of living
and sanitation, longer hours of work
and child labor.
Exhibit No. ! shows that ladies'
kid gloves, 16 button, "a inches, were
bought in Germany.
The value in Germany per pair
was 1871 cents, the charges for trans
portation, insurance, freight, etc, (
3 II cents, the duty was 37R.
The gloves were in the United
States at cost of s1.20 ", and they
were sold by Rothchild & Co, of
Chicago, on June 12, 1922, for $6.95,
the percentage of retail price to land
ed cost being AT percent When the
women folk are threatened with still
higher prices for kid gloves. due TO
tariff, they will understand who pays
the piper. after an examination OF
these figures.
The men are no better of than the
women. They buy a pipe bought in
for 663 cents. sold over the
counter of J. Wallack & Sons, 36 w.
33rd ST.. New ork city, on May 26,
1922. for Ss, the percentage of retail :
price to the landed cost being 357
percent.
Another instance is an electric fiat )
iron produced in Germany. The val
ue in Germany was so cents, the re-
tail price in the United States $3.50 |
the article being purchased from "a
herman Electric and Machine Com
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
EVERGLADES HARD HIT BY
UNUSUALLY HEAVY RAINS
Engineer Says Little Land i'm 'Glades
Escaped Flooding as Result of
DownpOurs

On Monday, F. c. Elliott. chief
drainage engineer of the State of
Florida, gave out the following state
ment on flood conditions in the Ever
'glades, the statement describing con-
'ditions that existed at the time it was
made:
There exists strip of land around
Lake Okeechobee, some of which is
.entirely free of water, while other
portions in that locality have from
one inch to several inches of water
on the ground In this section are
located by far the largest percentage
of farms and other improvements.
Upon the cessation of the rain, the
water will evidently recede from this
territory, south, southeast and south
west to the lands along the lake, the
areas are covered with water, with
few exceptions. A notable exception
lis at Dania and vicinity where the
canals and bitches and levees are
nearer to completion on the final
plans for drainage than any where
else in the Everglades drainage dis
trict.
The Miami canal territory is sub
jected to severe conditions by ason
of the large outlying area which has
not yet been ditched off from the
canal. Moore Haven has not been
under water. In the Caloosahatchee
valley, a basis of comparison is af-
forded In the food of 1912, the
Caloosahatchee river at LaBelle rose
four feet higher than it did this year,
Lake Hicpochee, rose six feet higher
in 1912, and Lake Okeechobee was
four feet higher than this year.
Summing up, the Everglades has
passed through the most extreme
rainfall period known. This goes
back to 1888. Lands with few ex-
ceptions have been flooded. The par
TALLY completed works have not been
able to carry off the abnormal railfall
in full A few protected areas where
state, were not flooded.
The work which will be completed
in the next two years in the Ever
glades will have more effect on drain
age than all the work done in the
ten years since the project of recla-
nation was started. In short, the
partially completed plan of reclama-
ton this year was subjected to the
full limit of capacity for which the
completed system is designed.
The yearly average of rainfall for
this territory on the basis of the rec
ords kept since 1888 is SO inches.
From January ] to October q OF
1922, with two and half months to
run the highest record in thirty-four
years has already been exceeded,
some of the stations reporting more
than 80 inches of rain"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

what steps must be taken by
the county in order to secure
the quick building of the road.
Progress toward the actual
construction of the road has,
Of necessity, been slow, but it
seems that the time is now
near when the first definito
step-the calling of a bonding
election-will be taken, and
every citizen should keep in
touch with every step that is
taken so that he or she may dis
Huss the matter intelligently
ard vote intelligently when the
election is held.
Don't forget the meeting
Monday night. Commercial
Club meetings are always open
to non-members as well as
members and the latter have a
~tanding invitation to attend.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
DEMOCRATS OF COUNTY URGED TO
SUPPORT CANDIDATES OF PARTY

pany, &C W.21st St. New York City.
on June 10, 1922, showing the per-
centage of retail price to landed cost
of TAI percent.
Getting down to ladies' kid gloves
under IA inches, made in Germany,
the value is given at 3S.9 cents per
pair, the retail price in the United
States, $500. sold by the Reed Cor
set Shop, 1917 Broadway, Brooklyn,
N. Y, showing the percentage or re-
tail price to landed cost to be PA
percent.
Ladies' lamb skin gloves with a
wrist strap valued in Germany at 27
and y cents also were sold in the
United States for 50 by the National
Glove and Corset Company, 2S93
Third Avenue, New York City
Getting into the more expensive
phases of ladies' wear, a silk night
gown, lace trimmed, valued in Bel
GUM at $13.34 was sold by A. n.
Eaab, of 16 w. 57th St, New York
City, for $50.
The exclusive shop of John David
g. Co., Broadway and 32nd Street
New York City. which deals in mems
wear and is patronized particularly
by the smart set, sold a straw hat for
81, which the Senate Committee re.
port shows is valued in England al
91.S cents. The great department
store of Saks & Co., handled straw
hats which the Senate Committee
puts down as valued in Italy at SO. 2
cents. These hats were sold for 81
showing 270 percent for retail price
as against landed cost. Food stuffs
toilet powders, and other commodi-
ties quoted, in fact the whole line
embraced, shows that the day of 100
percent profit has long since been
thrown into the discard so far as th5
big city tradesmen are concerned
Some articles show a profit in ex-
cess of $500 percent.
Following are some of the figures
given:
In every item cited the percentage
of retail price to landed cost has
taken into consideration all charges
for freight, transportation insurance
duty and other incidentals.
/ Wooden Cuckoo Clock
/ Country or origin Germany
/ Va1ua in Germany O6,
/ Charges, transportation, insurance
freight, etc 3-1OC
J lContinned on second paGel
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
French Make Use of smoke

In France and Belgium a novel
method of not only getting rid of
smoke, but of making it useful has
been employed. The smoke is driv-
en- by a ventilating fan into a filter
filled with porous material, over
which a continuous stream of petrol
cum, benzine, alcohol or some other
liquid hydrocarbon flows. The result
is that the smoke is entirely suppress
ed. while the filter yields gas of
great calorific power which can be
used for heating purposes and for
driving gas engines. The fltering
material itself also becomes a good
combustible.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27
In Trouble

1t was apparently combination Of
misfortune and poor judgment that
got John r. Runge, seaman and
globe-trotter, into trouble here this
week. He came here three weeks
ago and put up at the Travellers ho-
tel, but he neglected to state that he
had lost his money and that it would
be several weeks before he could get
any more. Mrs. Johns, the proprie-
tor, dunned him several times; but
getting no satisfaction, she had him
arrested and brought before County
Judge Trabue, Thursday; and, on the
facts being presented, he was fined
$4,000 and costs or sixty days in dur
ance vile. He has papers as second
mate issued in Melbourne, Australia,
in 1916, and is evidently no GRIMM
al, but it was shown that he had
transgressed the Florida law.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

Cod fisheries of Newfoundland are
the most extensive in the world.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

Is the county seat of
Charlotte county. Popu-
lation of town, 1920 CEN
sus, 1926. Increase for
10 years % percent.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

japanese women do the painting
and decorating Of the thousands Of
fragil toys that the country exports.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-10-27

More tale and soapstone are pro1
duced by the United States than any
other country, but our consumption
is far beyond our production.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25
ADJUSTMENTS
Gloria Swanson Makes Hit in "Under
the Lash"


the Lash"
There are many interesting view
points in the domestic relations of
man and wife, but one of the strang-
est is provided in Under the Lash"
the new Paramount picture starring
Gloria Swanson. which scored a hit
at the Opera House, yesterday and
will be repeated again today.
Miss Swanson plays tho beautiful
Shulamitc wife of a wealthy, aged
Boer farmer of the South African
vcldt, married to him by her relatives
who wished to be rid Of her. While
loving his wife in his own way, kril-
Let. the Boer, forces her to wait upon
him as a slave. This unusual story
urfolds some highly dramatic COM
rlications, trimming over with love
interest and melodramatic action
when Krillet brings young English
man home with him to learn farming
The young wife falls in love with him
and he with her and the drama
reaches q high tension when the old
farmer discovers evidences of their
intrigue.
a delightful Scnnctt comedy and
kineto Review as well as the Opera
House Orchestra round out an enter
tainmcnt of the best kind,-Adv.
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Augusta Reptile
Now in Museum

1t will be remembered that some
time last fall, about November, two
Augusta boys found snake on VIII
low street. this city, of unknown va
riety and long enough to attract con
siderable attention. being over five
feet. They took the stranger to the
State museum, where Curator Thorn
rs A. James identified it as a fox
snake, not common but sometimes
found in this section.
Mr.. Snake attracted no little atten-
ton while on exhibition 10 the muse
UNI, but was after while left to the
mercies of the outside world, where
some of the cold snaps got the better
of his stored-up heat.
But he still lives in the museum--in
the form of plaster cast, SO artis-
tically done and so cleverly painted
in its natural colors by Mr.. James
that it has fooled about 95 per cent
of the people who have seen it. 1t is
4 decidedly fine piece Of work
1t is not surprising. but it is GER
tainly funny. to see person after per-
son step along, admire the snake and
question Tom as to the method OF
mounting such O creature and COM
plment him on the fine piece of work
he has done. Well it's worth it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25
"CIay Dollars" Gem Of Rural Come
dies With Gene OBrien

4 most amusing and absorbing
play of life and big events in a small
town is clay Dollars" Eugene
O'Bricn's Selznicll picture which is
shown at the Colonial theatre today.
There is the town dude" tho town
villain" the village comedian. and all
the other characters 50 wcll known
and enjoyed by theatresoers.
But most of all there IS the town
hero. this time played by Eugene
O'Bricn, who has to go through many
trying situations before he comes out
or top and wins June Gordon, the
village belle. His trials and tribu-
latiOns make up Il most interesting
little comedy drama that is Ekc Il
vacation trip TO the country, II is 50
refreshing. ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

lowed by a social. The next meeting
will be on the evening of March g.
Miss Jennie Wheeler is at hcr
homo in town from Livermorc Falls,
for few weeks,
Mrs. {. I. Bragdon is passing few
days in Greenville. the guest OF her
sister and family.
Dr.. c. NJ. Twitchlli Of Auburn was
in town Thursday calling on cid
friends. DR.. and Mis-. Twitchcll
expect to come to 1heir summer home
in about three weeks.
Rev. G.. w. VI. Reyes, pastor Of til"
Methodist church, will take for his
Sunday morning subject, Debtors
and Trespasscrs." Preaching at East
Monmouth Sunday afternoon at 80
O'Clock. The Union Young peoples
meeting will be held at the Methodist
church at 6 o'clock. Preaching at he
congregational church Sunday morn
ing b. the pastor. Harold Burden.
The evening service will be n union
meeting at the Methodist church,
preaching by Harold Burden.
Repairs arc being made in the
Cunningham block occupied by
Eugene Andrews, dealer in dry goods
and groceries.
At the last meeting of the local
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union held Friday afternoon Of last
week with Mrs. c. T. Bra gtlon. ],
was voted to give a sum of money
10 the State Woman's Christian
Union which will cntitle the local
union to cnrolc III a "booll of re-
membrance' the names of five of
its faithful workers. The list in
cludes Mrs. Elvira L. Norris. the
first president OF the union, Mrs.
Allie NJ. Perkins. Mrs. Mabel Pierce
Blake. Mrs. Helen Il. Haynes ana
Mrs. Ida L.. Cockrane.
w. Z. Beale, proprietor Of the meat
market, is making some changes in
his store. lie has decided not to
build this spring on account of the
scarcity of help.
Miss Ruby Wheeler, late of Liver
more Falls. returned to Monmouth,
her former home, Wednesday from
the Central Maine General hospital,
iieIc SIG was cptIdt Oh lDE APP
pendicitis less than two weeks ago.
At the Methodist Sunday school
Sunday, March 10. it was decided to
hold an Easter concert at the church
Easter morning. and the following
committee was chosen TO take charge
of the exercises: Mrs. Keyes, Miss
Dorothy Reynolds. Mrs. Helea
Haynes. Mrs. Louise Pcttingill. Miss
Virginia Richardson, Air. and Mrs.
Harold Smith. Mrs. Ruby Haskell.
Mrs Augusta Smith Of Lewiston
was the guest this week Of Mrs.
". w. Woodbury..
Chester A. Guptll of South Ber-
wick returned home Monday after
RAISING a few days with his friends.
Rev. G. w. ". Reyes and Mrs. Keyes.
Mrs. George Whittier Of North
Monmouth who is very i'll at the Cen
trail Maine General hospital following
a surgical operation is reported as
resting more comfortably.
Chandler Berry while alightiny
from his carriage Saturday morning
at Annabessacook Station in North
Monmouth, caught one foot in
the rein and was thrown TO tho
platform. receiving broken nose
and slight injuries. He was taken TO
the doctors Office where the bone was
set. and at last reports he is now
doing we'll.
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Maine Shoe Merchants

The Maine Retail Shoe Merchants
Association held its annual meeting
ut tine T.llis Club. Portland Wednes-
day night. The association has as a
guest Owen a. Thomas of the Boot
& Shoe Recorder. Boston, Mass.
Special plans for group member
ship was favorably voted upon and
an effort will be made to form county
organizations in all sections of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25
Picture of Northwest Coming Monday

\ powerful nhotodrama of con-
dieting love interests. with its locale
a Northwestern lumber camp, is
promised 10y Goldwyn, when the lat
est Frank Lloyd production. The
Man From Lost River" Will be
shown at the Colonial Theatre, Mon
day.
House Peters gives an exccptional-
~ fine performance of the strong
lumber camp foreman. FRITZ Bru-
nette is the girl who cannot see
where her true love lives, and Allan
Forrest is Il polished, cultivated
y cabling Adv.
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MONMOUTH

The Young ladies class in the Meth
odiat Sunday school will hold a food
sale at the drug store Saturday after
noon. March %.
The regular meeting OF Monmouth
Grange was held at Grange Hall
Wednesday evening with 90 members
present. Tho third and fourth &C.
Srecs were worked on class of i've
candidates by the degree staff. A
hulled corn supper was served. fol-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

81. .\ugustinc's parish house was
the scene Of a most enjoyable event
Thursday evening. when a mid-lent
party was held. The committee in
charge was composed OF some Of the
young mon of the parish and they
proved to be very efficient committee
men. The proceeds of the event arc
for the church fund.
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Dinner Sets
AZ piece S6.75

state. Officers elected are rs follows:
President, James \. Mtt'aul; first
vice president, Grover Hanson; sec
rotary Merton A. Lane; treasurer. +.
l.. Carr of Wcsthrook; second vice
president. \. T. Cropley; third vice
president, z. l.. Flood: fourth vice
president, T. T.. Andcrson; executive
Mason, f.. T. Cusick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Those who dare to predict say that
the ice will be cleared out of Lake
Cobbosseecontee by the 18th of next
month. Other fishermen are watch
ing Togus pond and also keeping
tabs on the opening Of the fishing
season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Mrs. w. T.. Morse, who has been
passing n few days with Mrs. G.. A.
Steward. SO Oak street. returned Fri
day. to her home in Kent's Hill. She
has been away for the past two
weeks, having visited in Portland be-
fore coming here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Miss Elizabeth IL. O'Donnell of
Rockland. who has been passing sew
eral weeks here with her cousin, Miss
Elizabeth Russell. Grove street, has
returned to her home. She will re-
main there for a short time and then
come back to this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Miss Hazel Davis. a student at
kent's Hill. is passing a few days
in the city, visiting with friends. She
is enjoying vacation. Miss Davis
graduates next June from the Semi
nary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Mrs. Barbara Winchester Condor.
who has been quite i'll for several
weeks. is improving, although not
yet able to get about. Her many
friends will be pleased to learn OF
her improvement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Mrs. Warren Merrill (Beatricc
Straw Of Norwich. Conn. has been
passing the week in the city as the
guest Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Luther Straw. Winthrop street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

A Jacksonville dispatch of March
II reported that the schooner Camil-
la May Page has drydockcd after
grounding. having damaged false kcc,
and lost rudder The schooner has
arrived there recently from wiscas.
set. and is probably going to Port
land with E cargo of hard pine lum-
Der The schooner also lost one an
Choir
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

j. c. Whittcmore. local manager
of the New England Tel. & Tel. Co..
has returned from Portland. where
he attended a conference of telephone
mon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Mark Cohen of Boston is passing a
short time in the city visiting with
Mrs. Cohen, who is Passing several
weeks here, with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. ChcrnoMSkN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Miss Caroline Purdie. who is en-
ployed at the local telephone office
is having Il several days leave of alb
sencc, because of i'll health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-25

Marshall Michaud. who has been
Ill at his home on Northern avenue for
several weeks past, is reported as
very much better.