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New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

ing rapidly towards parity, when II
will make a strong bid for recognition
as the outstanding medium Of ex-
change. British shipping l. recover
ing more rapidly than American from
the postwar depression. In fact, pri'
yatoiy owned American vessels are
speedily disappearing from Atlantic
trade routes. The alliance Of British
shipping, manufacturing, insuranee,
banking and export industries II
strengthening the combination which
was disrupted BY the war.
Growth Is Rapid
The Merchants Association recently
compiled an Illuminating statement on
the importance Of New York City a. a
commercial center. These facts give
the reason, in addition 20 the geo
graphical location Of the port as the
chief gateway for the foreign COM
meree Of the country, why New York
has reached its dominant position.
Interest attaches 10 the statement
that in 1897 the revenue from customs
collected at the Port Of New York
amounted 10 1lls.000,000 and In 1922
10 s230,000,000 because the last named
figure 10 approximately 65 per cent OF
the total revenue Of the United states
from import duties.
To accommodate the shipping that
brings this enormous revenue 10 the
United States Treasury, Il has been
necessary since 1897 70 make physical
changes in the port by Increasing the
depth Of the harbor channel from
thicty 10 forty feet at low water. and
10 widen Ambrose Channel 10 1000
feet, shortening the distance from
Sandy Hook 10 the upper bay By about
three miles. This affords safe en-
trance to the largest vessels ahoat
The piers for berthing the great ships
now number $40.
These are some Of the factors which
make the Port Of New York the su-
preme port in the United States.
Greatest Industrial Center
To-day there are nearly $4,000 manu-.
featuring establishments In the City Of
New York with 5000, 100000 OF capt.
tai, employing in round numbers
Ga0.00O wage earners who receive
$500 100000 annually for their SER
vices in turning out products valued
al $500 100000. The following table
will indicate the increase in all thess
items between 1899 and 1919, accurate
data previous 10 the former year and
since the latter date being unavailable:
ffeg
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

22to 40 H. 22ao lbs 10 per bbl III bsgA
both bases charges
assessed At hps option shllngs and ouarttE
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11

Millions for improvements
During the twenty-five years since
1897 the City OF New York has spent
a vast sum on public improvements,
among which may be mentioned $500
100000 for subways; S200,000,00O for
additional water supply; S50,00O,0OO
for new bridges and S95,0000 600 for
dock construction. These outlays are
IN the nature Of proht-earning capital
investments, the profits Of which will
eventually extinguish the debts In
CURED and return a surplus to the pub
lie treasury.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-11
shipping Board Report Sho,Us
failure Under u. S. Ownership
- Vessels in Active Operation, Studied as Private
~ Enterprise, Reveal Deficit of 49 Million on 100
MILLION Income and 100 Million Investment
By David S. Kennedy

.ren ownership and simple. derived fregh
when considered and passenger charter hire
Of from recovered from prevou
the striking
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22
Is There Il Santa Claus?

(The following, written by Charlie!
A. Dana, appeared in the New York
Sun a little more than so years ago
1t is regarded as newspaper classic
ana since it was 6rst published has
been reproduced thousands of times,
but will always be worth publishing
again.)
! We take pleasure in answering at
once, and thus prominently, the COM
munication below, expressing at the
same time our great qualification that
its faithful author is numbered
lamong the friends of the Sun:
Dear Editor am eight years
old.
Some of my little friends say
there is no Santa Claus.
Papa says, If you see it in the
Sun it's so.
PLEASE tell me the truth, is there
a Santa Claus? Virginia O'Hanlon.
115 West Ninety-ffth street"
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skeptcism of a skeptical age
They do not believe except they see.
They think that nothing can be which
is not comprehensive by their minds.
All minds, Virginia, whether they be
mems or Children's are little. In
Of
mere insect an ant in his intellect,
as compared with the boundless
world about him. as measured by the
capable of grasping the
whole truth and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exists,
and you know that they abound and
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22

give to your life its highest beauty
and Joy. Alas! How dreary would
be the world if there were no Santa
Claus 1t would be as dreary as ii
there were no Virginias. There
would be no childlike faith then, no
poetry, no romance to make tolerable
this existence. We should have no
enjoyment, except in sense and sight.
The eternal light with which child
hood fills the world would be ex-
tinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You
might as well not believe in FAIRIES!
You might get your papa to hire
men to watch in all the chimneys on
Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus,
but even if they did not see Santa
Claus coming down, what would that
prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus,
but that is no sign that there is no
Santa Claus, The most real things
in the world are those that neither
children nor men can see. Did you
ever see fairies dancing on the lawn?
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22

OF course not, but that's no proof
that they are not there. Nobody
can conceive or imagine all the won
ders that are unseen and unseeable
in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's
rattle and see what makes the noise
inside, but there is veil covering
the unseen world, which not the
strongest man, nor even the united
strength of all the strongest men
that ever lived, could tear apart.
Only faith, fancy, poetry, love ro-
nance can push aside that curtain
and view and picture the supernaI
beauty and glory beyond. 1t is all
real? All, Virginia, in all the world
there is nothing else real and abid-
ing.
No Santa Claus! Thank God!
He lives and He lives forever. A
thousand years from now, Virginia,
nay ten times ten thousand years
from now He will continue to make
glad the hearts of childhood
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22
NECESSITIES GOING UP

Progressive increases in the cost of
terials and other commodities are be
ing recorded in the press and in the
price lists issued by manufacturers
and dealers, following the enactment
scf the Fordney-McCumber proiteer's
tariff act.
In the national capital, official hab-
itat of the Republican congress
which passed, and of the Republican
president who signed, the profteers'
law, a considerable advance in the
price of mems clothing has brep
made by leading firm of tailors
In an announcement sent to their
customers, Frederic A. Cochran &
Company says:
due to the increased cost of pro-
duction and materials, | am compell-
ed to advance the present price of all
suits $40. This increase will be-
come effective December a."
The American Wooden Company
(the Wool Trust) has increased the
prices of it's products from 10 to As
cents a yard, and makers and retail
ers of mems clothing in various parts
of the country have followed this ex-
ample. The rise in the prices of tex
tile materials and clothing between
November l and December l was 2 4
per cent, or at the rate of 27 per
cent a year.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22
CLIPPED COMMENT
"YeS-Nien"

One OF the best slang phrases ever
invented is ''yes-men." A "yes-man"
is fellow who always agrees with
whatever is proposed particularly
when the proposal is made by his
/ boss or anyone else with whom he
seeks to win favor.
Around newspaper offices, an edi-
tor picks up the latest edition and
comments, Well that's as good a
paper as we've had for sometime,
don't you think so?"
The "yes-men" instantly nod and
clirp their agreement.
Their idea, of course is to flatter
the editors vanity. Then, too, by
agreeing with whatever is suggested,
the ''yes-man" is relieved of what
he breads most of all-the agony of
doing his own thinking, particularly
reaching a personal decision along an
original line of thought.
There's "yes-man" in every
office, every factory, every social
gathering, every home.
You find them in politics the
voter who votes a straight ticket even
though Satan happens to be one of
the candidates, and the legislator
who can always be counted on for an
Aye" when one of his political
leaders tells him how 10 make up his
mind.
The 'yes-man" follows the line of
least resistance. He is a mental
loafer. So he rarely rises to the top.
The man with more chance of get
ting to the top is the "not-by-a-darn-
ed-sight-man." This type is aggres-
siye, has ideas of his own, personal
convictions and is willing to work
for them. Mentally lazy "yes-men"
follow him gladly, like sheep follow
a leader.
Carried to extremes the "not-by-a-
darned-sight-man" is a bullhead On
I >thSt ttl pl lhIlplV lS ODpOStb "
everything suggested often before he
knows what is proposed. Like the
! s Ishipwrecked sailor who, crawling out
ION the shore of a strange land, was
told there's a government here,
instantly he said, I'm agin it,"
Much evil is merely good carried
| to extremes
Which are you-a ''yes-man" or
Observation-Disclosures " An
swer this question and you know
whether, by nature, you are tug
boat doing the hauling or a barge
| being towed by the tug.
There's a third type that says, 81
can't answer offhand, am not sure
whether | like this thing or not.
Let's 90 into it very carefully, con
slider it from all sides, make up our
mind after due deliberation Then
whatever we decide, we'll go after it
hammer and tongs.
In the long run, this third type
rules the world and its people For
this third type represents conserva-
/ tive progressiyeness- which obeys a
law of nature by striking "a happy
! medium. Tampa Times.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22

= ganda, and malicious nonsense chat
tered by fools. Some folks idea OF
> small town politics is to get some one
= right or wrong - get them! He
7 don't belong to our gang, so God
knows he's rotten!" If you don't
scratch by back you had better watch
your knitting or I'll stick the keen
edge in yours.
The bane of the small town is the
guy called the rumor-monger. This
bug is usually lined up with a crowd
which opposes the other crowd called
the Clique" Rumor is an overdose
and double discharge of scandal
Rumor travels faster than gossip
and that's going some!
Rumor-mongers are destructive in
! the development of the small town.
They are the "throttlers" of the
Clique" The difference between
the throttler and the clique is that
a clique works for something besides
self and throttler kicks everything
but self. Because the clique gets
out and works the throttlers call its
members grafters, thieves, lawbreak-
ers, degenerates and atheists.
The church worker with red
blood in his viens, who keeps the ,
week day holy operating his business
and civic life with an uplifted
thought is valuable to his commun-
ty. But the fellow so blinded by
he religion of his church that he be-
ieyes the other fellow all wrong, is
10 good OFTEN the rumor-monger
develops among the "goodie-goodie"
,oys whose wings have grown over
heir shoulders, ObstruCting their Wis
on and stagnating their thinker"
a full crop of rumor-mOngers de- /
elops each year from the fellows =
Tho try to put over a civic PROPOSE 7
ion for personal gain and fall down Ii
hen there is the little man who I
wants to be the big gazabo because In
e made the annual fourth of July t
pech at Titus Corners, in Missouri Ir
Because he doesn't get the immedi- la
tie and entire attention of the '
lique he forms a competitive Organi- i
alton and sets himself up as king. "
The main issue, the main plank in
lie platform of this self-crowncd {
yipT sr |
BETTY affairs of the clique, magnify {
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22

come at all-that they might bA for
gotten. But Santa smiled.
Il will be with you, have 10 fear
he said; but just the, nour | can,
not say. If get lots bf help, it may
be early, very early; But who knows
When the mince pie is in the oven
when the big gobbler is crisp and
brown and nuts and raisins rest on
mothers snowy tablecloth, when
sleepy eyes are opened and behold
the tree and the laughter of all the
children echoes over fields and down
the streets, when tender hearts, just
everywhere, are all aglow with the
| joy of human brotherhood there will
not be a child in all the land that
! will not know old Santa's been
around. A little lump will rise in
mothers throat and perhaps tear
in dear old dads eye will tell us that
the spirit of Christ still lives"
This year, Santa said, he will have
a gift for everyone, the greatest gift
in all the world. OF course he will
leave the toys, the apples and the
candy sticks, but the candy will be
eaten and one day the tin soldier will |
be bent The big gift is to last for
ever. Santa found it in a manger.
We forgot to ask its name, but as
we look across the years and view
he setting sun, we think that Jesus
'alled it Love, so let us watch for it
IN Christmas morn and nourish it
throughout the years-each day, each ,
of our lives
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22

them, SOW them in the field of scan.
dal and let his army of fertilizers
irrigators and cultivators push the
vicious stuff along.
So, gentle tourists, let you and me
not add to the most disgraceful thing
in the life of small town. There is
only one way to stop a rumor-that
is to not start it. Let us organize
Block System" and when someone
else starts this underhand prOpagan-
da and it filters through to us, we'll
throw on the emergency brake!--
Tourist News.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22
WHAT DO YOU THINK"

While it is generally under
stood by the public that the
columns OF the Herald are al
Wavs open to readers to ex-
press sheir views on subjects of
interest to the community, now
that the voters of the county
have for consideration til e
question as to whether they
Wish to issue county bonds for
100000 for the purpose of
Y building good roads, we wish
Mo call special attention to the
net and invite everyone who
e-~fshe9 to give their views on
Aia important subject through
q M Herald.
n As is well known, the Her
I fald has consistently advocated
a bond issue for the PURPOSE
of building Charlotte county's
Tart of State Road Number
Five, but communications from
citizens who do not favor bond
/, ing will be given the same con-
sideration as those from people
who Go.
Whether you favor or oppose
bonding, if you wish to air
your views through the paper,
observe the following rules:
1. Don't write more than
500 words. 2. Stick to facts.
3. Don't criticise or accuse
any present or past public Of
ficials. Those that are no
more can have nothing to do
with the proposed bond issue
and there is no reason to be-
lieve that those who are now
in Office will not do as we'll
as you could do. 4. Forget
ancient history. Write on one
side of good paper. preferably
with a typewriter. Don't ask
US to publish more than two
300-word communications.
What do you think about it?
Remember the above rules, put
the rest of it on paper, send it
in and We'll publish it whether
or not we agree with your
views.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22
SANTA'S GREATEST GIFT

We talked to Santa Claus the
other day asking him what time he
planned to come to our little town,
because all the children were anxious
to know. Some of the little ones,
we told him, feared he might not
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22
Small Town Rumor-MongerS

The most disgraceful thing in the
life of a small town is the persistent
peddling of Intentionally injurious
rumors, vicious underhand propa-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22

Punta Gorda and Charlotte county offer wealth of on
portunites TO those who have the energy to
take advantage of themand these kind of people
most wanted and needed here, in a comparatively new
country. Lands may yet be had low prices but this
condition will not last long completion of good
roads building program that is now getting under way
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22

Blessed with good lands suitable nearly anything that
can be anywhere in Florida climatic conditions that
exist noWheres else in the state being very favorable to
fruit growing and market gardening and making this seq
ton of remarkable heathfuness with building of good
roads, the years sure to witness remarkable
Booklet on request
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-12-22

THE PUNTA GORDA COMMERCIAL CLUB
NJ. C. Price Secretary
Punta Gorda
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

faithfully that their prayers had been an
swered by Ste. Anne, they Immediately set
to work constructing a rude wooden
chapel which was destined to become
world famous through the successive
churches that followed 1t.
In the erection of one OF these churches
that followed the original frame struc-
ture parishioner accidentally discovered
that the shrine had curative powers. Louis
Guimont was his name he helped in the
construction OF the church to show his
reverence for the patroness saint, al
though he could scarcely walk because OF
rheumatism, from which he had suffered
since his youth. But he had no sooner
placed one stone in the foundation than
his rheumatism vanished
Whether by the amazing faith OF those
who come to the shrine to be cured OF
divers afiiictions or by some divine quality
in the statue and the old chapel or by
something that no man can understand,
cannot be said. but 1t is indeed true that
most miraculous cures are effected at the
shrine Of Ste. Anne de Beaupre.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

1t is curious that the other famous
healing shrine OF North America, the
shrine OF the Virgin of Guadalupe, near
Mexico City, was also overtaken by disas-
ter recently. Mexican radicals placed
bombs under the celebrated chapel and
wrecked 1t, but the statue to which divine
powers are attributed was unscathed.
This shrine, too, has had most interest
ing history. II was established in 1881.
The legend is as follows: Juan Diego,
poor Indian. was wandering in the noun
tains when suddenly the Virgin appeared
ia his path and ordered him to return to
Mexico City for an audience with the
Spanish ruler OF the province She told
the Indian that he must ask the ruler TO
build church on the spot where they
then stood Bewildered. he told her that
he was only poor Indian and would not
be able to even get within sight of the
ruler, who was a great man with little time
and no inclination to see such an insig-
nifcant person as Juan Diego. For an
swer the Virgin took small blanket
worn by the Indian. filled 1t with roses
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

which she gathered from bramble bushes
and told him to take this and show 1t to
the ruler, who would be convinced, in
consideration OF the fact that roses were
out OF season, that he had really seen the
Virgin.
Showing the rose5 as his proof, Juan
Diego finally was admitted to the palace
He told the ruler of his extraordinary ex-
perience. His story was doubted and the
Indian prepared to show his proof He
opened his blanket to show the roses;
they had disappeared. and in their stead
there was picture OF the Virgin woven
into the cloth OF the blanket The evil
dent miracle instantly convinced the ruler,
and he constructed the church which now
stands on the spot pointed out by Juan
Diego--a church somewhat wrecked but
retaining nevertheless its marvellous cura-
tive powers.
Except for one other, these two shrines
are the most famous in the world. This
one is the shrine of the Grotto OF Lourdes,
in the Pyrenees OF France, not far from
the Spanish border.
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

came to his aid. Another general fight
ensued, and when calm had come again
there were only three left: Thompson
and two others. These three turned on
the praying women and murdered them
every one.
Now they were in plight! Three men
could sail the vessel by superhuman
strength and skill perhaps to the main
land hundred miles away, but their
course was the path of pirates, and they
knew they could not carry treasure with
them, for they would in such a case be
shown no mercy If captured. So they
dragged out one sack OF gold and hid it
on the boat Then they set out They
were not caught by pirates, but storm
drove them far from any land, and they
were caught by Peruvian warship, trans
ferred from their vessel as prisoners and
taken to Callao, where there was much
anxiety about the fate of Capt. Morgan's
vessel Because the ship was recognized
Thompson told story that brought about
the immediate hanging of the two sailors.
He himself, however, was not taken to the
gallows because he was needed to direct
another vessel to the treasure island.
A large vessel was chartered from an
American captain, who was in the port of
Callao, and sail was set for Cocos. When
this vessel, the Mary Dear, was within sight
OF the island 1t was becalmed not far from
another ship In similar predicament, and
The New York herald., 1922-04-23

ABLY tnere is aDun-
dant pirate gold buried in the soil of CO.
cos. The evidence is indisputable.
A hundred and two years ago Lima, rich
est city of South America, of which the
port was Callao, found itself threatened by
the invading army of Chile. The Govern
ment officials and the people became afraid.
They were overtaken by panic. for the peril
had been unforeseen.
Steps were taken to save the riches. The
viceroy called his Cabinet into session and
after lengthy discussion the bravest cap
tain of the little Peruvian navy was called.
He was Capt Morgan, an Englishman, who
had sailed the seas of all the earth. At
that time he was in the hire of the Govern
ment of Peru.
Captain Morgan was told to take the best
ship of the fleet, load upon it the treasures
of the cities, take as passengers the beauti-
full wives and daughters OF wealthy and
distinguished gentlemen, and put out to
sea and safety-for 1t was a deeper fear
that the Chilians would claim the loveliest
women as the spoils OF victory.
AS the hour for his arranged departure
came the rich men OF the cities came to
him with their wives and daughters, and
begged that he take them to safety. He
agreed.
In the dead OF night Captain Morgan
sailed out of Callao with his cargo Of
Jewels and gold and feminine beauty. The
vessel stood out two days from shore and
waited.
The elements took hand and a sudden
storm drove his helpless vessel far out into
the sea. When II abated the ship was far
Off the course Of trade vessels, but In a
sector where private craft were not unac-
customed to sail. Captain Morgan became
frightened.
But again the Fates took his affairs in
charge. Land was sighted and upon max
ing an approach to it Captain Morgan saw
that it was an island. Then thought
came to him: He would hide the treasure
in the island and return to Callao. After
all danger there had passed he would re.
turn to the island and recover the treasure
He put into small port. The next morn
ing the Captain sent members OF his crew
out to explore the land. They found IL un-
dergrown and bushy with plant life, but
uninhabited by animals or human beings
Captain Morgan sought on his map for the
little dot that would bear the islands name,
and he found It, "Cocos Island"
The next day Captain Morgan put his
crew to work burying the treasure, and he
placed in charge OF the assignment the
most trusted of his officers, an Englishman
whose name was William Thompson. The
Captain mapped the island and the spots
where the wealth OF Peru was buried. Az