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i'' ’ The Associated Press Coveping W o rld ’s E v e n ts ,li| E v e r y Issu e of EBTE G A Z E S ^ E ■> TOL. h l Y . ^ m . 285 # f i i e t t t l g i a f f l l * Largest Circulation m Port J ^ i s ^ d Suiroiuiding Ten-itory t i e W eather Si^Morl R a in \to n i g l i t a n d ■ W e d n e sdS^. C o lder W e d n e sday aftrecnoon .^ o r niglit stro n g so%itliwest winds* TWO SMALL BOYS AND KITTEN TRAPPEDON TRESTLE AND KILLED PORT JEBYIS, y. %, I'TUESnAY, APBIL 3 ,1 923 TTO H O il^BffiR MILL AND GARAGE DESTROYED BY FIRE PRICE THREE OEHTS Boys Tried to Run Oat of the Way and Engineer Tried to Stop p His Train Bat All Failed and Boys and Kitten Were Ground Under Wheels ord Automobde Also Lost in^ Midnight Blaze at vie-^ireroen CaD|l foom Middlefowi Two sm a ll boys and a k it te n w e re tra p p e d by an onrush in g express tra in as tbey w e re w a lk ing ;on th e L a c k a w a n n a Railroad- tre s tle across C lifton avenue, C lifton, N. J., M o n d ay a f t e r noon. A lth o u g h th e y ra n d e s p e r a te ly to escape th e d e a th they saw a p p roaching, and althjongh th e en g in e e r saw th e m w h e n he still -was 50(1 feet aw*ay and ja m m e d 'o n his b r a k e s so th a t th e passengers w e re th ro w n fro m th e ir seats, boys and k it te n i •ground u n d e r th e w h e e ls an d killed In s tantly, T h e hoys w e re W a lter V a n Bevoran, S, son of M r. an d M rs. D a n iel V a n 3 e v e r a n of 10 M ilton place, Clifton, #md F r e d Vose* 8, son of M r. an d M rs. F r e d Vose, of 157 H a m m o n d avenue, also of C lifton. Y o u n g V an B e y e ran ■was carrying th e k itten . T h e th r e e w e re h a l f w a y across th e tre s tle whfin F r a n k P r a n f la k e r , of S c ranton, P a ., engineer of th e L a c k a w a n n a ’s Buffalo E x p r e s s No- 4, first glim p sdd them ah e a d of him on th e tra c k . ^ T h e tra i n w a s ru n n in g fo r ty m ites a n h o u r an d P r a n f lak e r felt ce ttain he could n o t check his speed b e fo re' th e boys could reach solid ground. H e ptflied’ d o w n th e w h istle-co r d , % o p lng ANOFFICIE VEIT TO LAUREL (30DRT MONDAY Order of Amaranth Have De lightful Occasion at Masonic HaO L a u r e l C o u rt, O r d e r of A m a r a n th , h a d a m o s t enjoyable session la s t eve nin g a t M asonic H a ll. I t vvas th e of ficial v isit of D istrict D e p u ty G r a n d R o y a l M a tron, M rs. E lizab e th H e n d r i c k s , of K ingston, an d A s s is tant G rand Lecturer*, M r Louis G lassing, of H a v e rstraw . B o th cf tliem w o re accom p a n ied by sev e r a l m e m b e rs of th e ir coprts. A |ja i ^ ,u e t w a s served in the lodge th e b w r w o u W J u m Z a n d ' a r t h r s r m l ain in « room h t 6:30. i^^bout one h u n - tlm e h e applied th e air brakes. The { d red fifty w e re p r e s e n t. T h e tab lee la d s w ere running a s fast as their. P ^ s e n ted a beautiful appearance with s h o r t legs w ould carry them , t h e i l h f i f hPPtoprlate deoor^itions. V a n B e v e ran lad clutching t h e k it ten u n d e r h is rig h t arm . lean e d out of th e cab w indow an d ’ yelled a t th e m to jum p , bu t they did n o t h e a r. W a lter V a n 'B e v e r a n and h is k i t te n w e n t u n d e r th e w h e e ls of th e locom o tive together. The k itten w as decapitated- P r e d Vose jum p e d as th e pilot b reasted him . It stru c k h im fu ll in th e body and he too w as killed in s tan tly . MAN’S LEG BROKEN IN FALL FROM ROOF A t tw o o’clock on M o n d ay a f t e r noon M r. W illiam S later fell from th e h o u s e ro o f a t 107 O range stre e t to th e ■concrete w a lk a distance of about tw e n ty feet, fra c t u r in g his left^ leg above th e shoe top. ' . M r. S later w a s engaged in installing a radio an d in try in g to reac h th e chim n e y to a t ta c h th e w ire he slip p e d fro m th e steep roof, a n d . fell to th e w a lk strik i n g first upon his feet. T h e young m a n w as ta k e n in to th e house. D r. H. F- M u rray w a s called a n d a f t e r tre a ti n g th e in ju r y took him to his hom e on ECudson street, T h a t M r. ,-Slater d id not receive a m o r e S'er- lous i n j u r y is a m iracle as he is quite eto u t and th e r e w as no obstruction to break the fall. CENTRAL VALLEY MAN BLOWS HEAD OFF C e n tr a l V alley, A p ril 2-^—Louis Bosl?^Vitz, 45, p r o p r ie to r of a gen e ral sto r e a t H ig h lan d M ills com m itted suicide th i s m o rn in g a t '9 o’clock by shdoflngr him s e lf w ith a sh o t g u n in h is ^to re. B u s iness trou b les are be lieved to have been th e reasc^ fo r his act. D r. D. H.- S p rag u e o f C e n tral V a lley w a s p a lled b u t B o skovitz w as dead w h e n th e doctor arriv e d . H is h e a d h a d been p r a c tically severed frd h i th e Body by th e explosion of th e sh o t gun. B o skavitz cam e h e r e from B rook- lyn ab o u t a y e a r ago- and p u rchased th e store of C larence T u r n e r. Busi- nees h a d been dull ail w in te r and B o skovitz is believed to have w o rried ab o u t th i s fact. H e' is survived by a w ife an d th r e e children. ... .. j LaU rel s p rigs w e re a r t a n g e d to rep - P r a n f la k e r resen t th e A m a r a n th in e w r e a th th e ^em b le m of th e order. W ithin these ■wreaths w e re placed th e favors— tiny b a s k e ts of r e d crepe paper, filled w ith m in ts — rep r e s e n tativ e of th e co l ors of th e order. E a s t e r bunnies and red candles w e re also tastefu lly a r ran g e d in th e tab le decorations. T h e m e n u consisted of chicken bouillon, fricasseed chicken, ■with gib- let sauce, cream e d ' potatoes, boiled eggs, olives, apple salad, rolls, cof fee cake and ice cream . Mr.s. M a tilda H o m e r ■was ch a ir m a n of su p p e r com m ittee w ith M rs, A n n a b e lle Van Tn- w^egeh as ch a ir m a n of th e -lln’r g rcom . ^ M u c h cred it is due to them , also to th e ir efficient corps of a.ssist- ants. A f ter th e b a n q u e t, L a u r e l O o u rt 'convened in th e lodge room . R o y a l M a tron M rs. G e r tru d e Q u a c k e n b u s h an d R o y a l P a tr o n M r. EJdgar Cowan presided. E v e r y officer w a s p r e s e n t an d in h e r statio n . T h e d istrict deputy. M rs. H e n d ricks, an d assista n t g r a n d lectu r e r , M r. G lassing, w e re in tr o d u c e d an d given honors. B o th m a d e in terestin g an d profitable speeches to th e court: E a c h \was bt'esented w ith a to k e n In re m e m b r a n c e o f th e evening.. T h e w o r k of th e deg ree w a s exem p lified upon two- can d id a tes, A d e lig h tfu l p r o g r a m w a s r e n d e red. T h is consisted of a vocal solo by Miss C lark Eocleston accom p a n ied by Mi.sS F lo r e n c e H a n n a h , a n in s tr u m e n tal se lection, piano an d sax a p h o n e by M iss M afgueV etta Stoll and Jo h n L, Stoli, sn d a Vocal solo by M r. S c h w e iker, a c com p a n ied by M rs. Raynotr, T h e s e num b e rs w e re greatly enjoyed. O n e ca n d id a te w a s balloted, upon and miieh\Routine business was trans acted. ■ . ■ Inv itatio n s w e re recei'ved fo r offlelal v isit^ a t K ingston on A p ril 17th, an d eit H a v e r s tr a w on A p ril 19th. The n e x t m e e ting of L a u r e l C q u r t w ill.b e held M ay Tth. AUBURN LAWYER HANGS HIMSELF IN NEW YORK (B y T h e A ssociated P r e s s ) N ew Y o rk, A p ril 3.— J o h n V a n Sic kle, of A u b u rn N. Y., com m itted su i cide today a t his room in th e H o tel C o m m o d o re by hanging. H e tw isted tw o b a t h tow e ls aro u n d his neck, and suspen d e d h im s e lf from a- tran n s o m over th e door. F r ien d s said he h a d b e e n ill fo r som e time- H e cam e h e r e S u n d a y n ig h t w ith his son-in-law an d d a u g h ter, to consult a specialist on n e r v o u s diseases. F ir e , believed to have been due to a fau lty flue o r defective electric •wiring caused one of th e m o s t disas tro u s fires in th e history of Otisvijle, sh o r tly a f t e r m idnight:. 'The resi dences of Joseph M itchell an d Will* ian:^ Stansfield, Sr.,\ “S tansfield’s cider m ill, an d a garag e co n taining a to u r ing c a r an d a F o r d Car w e r e desti'oy- ed. . , T h e tw e n ty-tw o occqp a n tk of th« tw o houses h a d h a fely tim e to escape T h e dam a g e is estim a ted to be be tw e e n $26,000 an d $30,000. T h e fire w a s discovered by A r th u r N e a ring, w h o lives in th e u p p e r floor of th e M itphell house. M r. N e a ring w a s aw a k e n e d b y . th e acrid odor of sm o k e , an d attem p ted to tu r n on th e electric lig h ts b u t th e y w o u ld n o t light. H e rush e d doWh stairs an d fo u n ^ tlie flam e s betw e e n th e ■Walls. H e w o k e th e o th e r booupants of tho house, including his w ife an d tw o Children, w h o escaped in th e ir n ig h t clothes, ^ust as th e house b e c a m e en veloped in flam e s . T h e Stansfield house ca u g h t \fire an d w a s ’ soon destroyed. Mr. an d M rs. Stajnsfleid a n d th e i r children., ' M arie, C a th e r in e , Jan e , P r a n k and Jam e s stood, h u d d led to g e th e r in th e roadw a y in 't h e i r n ig h t clothes w a tch ing th e i r h o m e as it 'bu r n e d . T h e cider m ill and g a r a g e to o k fire next. T h e M cQ u o id E n g ine C o m p a n y of M iddletow n w a s sum m o n e d and arriv e d a t th e fire a t 12:40 an d soon HMLTH BOARD COMPLAINS OVER SEWER DELAY COMMON COUNCIL HAS THREE APPLICATIONS FOR BUS FRANCHISE Two are for Port Jervi^Mdletowii Serrice and One is F<r Port Jervis-MOfprd Route—PnbBc Hearif Wffl Be Held April Twenty-third WOMANBADLY INJURED IN Alf ADTO'ACCffiENT ^tninon Comejl Replies f c . Joseph Reiss, of Green- vie Sitffers Fracture of Work Being Done as Fa.st special m e e ting -of th e B o a r d of Sknfl at Slate Hill .S late H ill, A p ril' L — One womn». H e a lth ■'was M o n d a y evening a t b^dly I n ju r e d a n d / o u r o th e r p e r - jLhe^ cdty h a l l fo r th e p u r p o s e o f con- son s ’ ’ e s c a p e d serioUs in juries a t sidei-ing th e condition of th e sew e r ii;2 o 't h i a m b r n ihg w h e n a F o r d to u r - systbiri a t (?wen s t r e e t 'a n d Jersey c a r driven by Jo h n R e is s over- aventie, an d th e ja l | sectlp n of th e tu r n e d on a curve in th e s ta t e h ig h - clfy hall. .... w a y n e a r th e hom e of E d w a r d S tr a in. . T h e follbw ing ■ resolution s ■were! T h e in j u r e d wom an' is M rs. Joseph adopted by th » b o a r d : ,*’ ‘ - , .ReFss, of G reenville,,, s is ter-in - law of ; TH a f i t Is tiislsfense ,ot th e .B S S jjl o f .’ th e 'd r iv e r Of t!iB Siufom o b lle. She l H e a lth th a t’'th e r e i$ u h d h e 'd e lE ^ h i w a s ru s h e d to T h r a ll H o spital, Mid- th e cleaning j j p Of th e sew e r cOndi- dletow h . • M rs. ^ R e iss received a th i s Work'Tjd liurlried fo r th w ith . fra c t u r e o f th e skull. H e r condition J t is also th e sense of th e b o a r d iq reg a r d e d a s 'c r itic a l . •* * autom o b ile w e re M r. an d Jo h n Reiss, M rs: Josep h Reiss \and h e r tw o children, H elen, aged 14, and E d m u n d an in f a n t. Mr. Jo h n th a t th e condition o f th e city ja il is u n s a n itary an d th a ^ th e city be fo r - ^ Iddden to k e e p . p r is o n e r s in th e b a s e - m e n t of th e build in g un til it is put «,****. ^ san itary condition, subject to th e h a d a s tr e a m of w a te r on th e o th e r ai^proval of th e h e a lth officer, tw o h o u s e s in th e row of fou^r. p r e - Th© c l e r k iVas in s tr u c ted to serve venting th e m fro m being destroyed, on th e Coinm o n Council of th e ftCtlOH t3-K©n* T h e re w a s in atten d a n c e P r e s id e n t R u tan , M e m b e rs H a m m o n d , R e y nolds, Porter Murray, Millspaugh, T h e ro o f of th e Caw ein hom e cau g h t fire and th e firem e n extinguished it b u t a h e n n e r y in th e re a r of th e house w a s ,destroyed. T h e fact th a t Mr. N e a r ing w a s u n able to tu r n on th e electric lights led th e m to believe t h a t th e fire w a s due to defective w irin g fo r it first s ta r t - R e iss w a s suffering fro m shock and v^as ta k e n to th e h o s p ital in th e a m bulance w ith M rs. Joseph Reiss. D r. P . D. M yers, of- this village, and D r. M- A. Stivers, of M iddletow n . A t .the reg u l a r m e eting, of t h e C o m m o n C o u n c il held, a t th e city h a l l M o n d a y evening, th r e e petitions f o r m o to r bus fran c h ise w e r e /r e c e i v e d - T h e first w a s th a t of ',the H u d s o rt T r a n s it Com p a n y , of N eW b u rgh, w h o w ish to establish a bus line betw e e rt th is city and Mj|iddletown. 'Their p e titio n w a s presented by A ttorney Ifv A P a r s h a ll: . To th e H o n o rable C o u n cil of t h e C it y of P o r t Jervis, N. Y,: The petition of H u d son T r a n s i t C o rr p o r a tion respectfully show s: T h a t your petitio n e r is a doraesUfi corpo r a tio n duly organized an d ex isting fo r th e purpose of opera^ngf. m o to r bus lines w ithin th e 3ta t e o f New Y o rk. . • T h a t your p e titio n e r hereby make® application fo r th e co n s e n t of th e C ity of Poirt Jerv is to th e operatfem of a m o tor bus line along th e follo^w- ing rou te: L e a v ing t h e city of P o r t Jerv is th e U n ion Station of th e E r i e an-ft O. a n d W* R a i lr o a d s ; thetice p r o ceeding on F o w ler stre e t to K i a g - ston avenue, an d then c e procee^n g r on K ingston avenue,'on th e st&te ed betw e e n th e w a lls, th o u g h i t I® on (Dwen te e n th e cause. CLASS EX A M IN A T IO N T o n ight a t 7:45 o’cloak, exam ina tion of th e catech e tical class w ill be held a t St. P e t e r ’s L u t h e r a n C h u rch. Confirm a tion service w ill be held a t eleven o’clock S u n d a y m o rning. i», x\«ji'Lex' J.YJ J iiSpa_,^ —, H e a lth OfiFieer Pobe, C lerk Senger w e re called to tre a t th e in ju r e d and lOtil Stated, th a t a l l pos to w a rd th e rep a i r of th e sew e r sys- •id City A tto r n e y Jonei*s. s s ib le is bein g done A f ter being no tified by th e C lerk of te n by th e H e a l t h ,, A lderm a n - a t-L a : S T th e action tak< a ; directed th e rem o v a l of th e w o m en to th e hospital. ' T h e o th e r persons stre e t an d Jersey i s t a t e d - t h a t 't h e b: in th e sew e r is betw e e n Owen stre e t alal yarc a r d ' of B o e h m e r B ros. and th e co y on Jersey avenue an d th a t it is ' i m possible to rem o v e it w ith o u t the; necessary m a c h in e r y an d equipm e n t. H e recom m e n d e d th a t a new m a n h o le be bu ilt in Jersey avenue w h e r e th e obstruction is and of th e .situatkfn. T h e m a tte r of p u tt in g a m a n h o le th e r e -was r e f e r r e d to th e st;re m ittee. ° ^ i n n e y were suffering from- shock. The auto party was enroute to New H a m p to n w h e n th e accident occur red, W h a t ca u s e d th e a u t o - t p . u y e r - tu r n could n o t be established. I t skidded into th e ditch and is aid to have turned, over tw ice. , this will take care s t e t com - R5ERCHANTS MEETING THURSDAY EVENING ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED AT REGULAR MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL MONDAY EVENING A t th e reg u lar w e e k ly m e e ting of th e M e r c h a n t’s B u r e a u of th e C h a m b e r of com m e r c e th is m o rn ing i t w as decided to have a m e e tin g of m e m r bers o f th e B u reau a n d -other busi ness m e n of t h e city a t th e C h a m b e r of CJommerce room s .on . T h u r s d a y even in g ,'A p ril s 5th ,, a t 8 o*olocK, w h e n M r. (Jharles A. OocK,. or th e firm of. ^ Com p any. . w h o oi‘ o m I e r 'B i s i t o s . ” o T m 7 t i o n 'o 7 X r , conducts a d s n a r tm e n t sto r e tn ’I)6rby derm k n- M u r r a y a-co m m ittee con s is t- *^6 e x p e r l e n ^ Of- ir.g Of A lderm e n M u r r a y an d liw y e r J*'® m e r c h a n ts o f . t h a t city In .-hold- m g ’ cbbpeiUtiVe sales. . ; T h e mer-; A t th e m e e ting of th o C o m m o n th e civil service com m ission to hol4 Council M o n d a y evening, a petition an exam inatio n fo r police officer Ao signed by 4 i resid e n ts of W a s h ington ! fill th e . vacancy caused by th e .d e a th - ^ a^'enue an d -vicinity was received. It calls th e atten tio n o f th e council to th e cave-in a t th e end of W a s h ington avenue caused by th e giving aw a y of th e w a ll w h ich su p p o r ts th o stre e t a t th e canal end; I t leaves th e outlets of tw o su r f a c e sew e rs exposed, Thb petition e r s req u e s t th a t th e can a l bed w e re app o in ted to d r a f t a se t . o f resP' , Jua< n n .of c o n d o lence to be s e n t t o th e ; . '* « « « • ' « . » » » » . hnve held w * 9ni.es •wldow o f O fficer H iggins. . k in d .- w ith in .th « p a s t tw o T h e follow ing rep o r ts fo r th e m o n th M r, C o t * , w a s a m e m b e r. .. . . ____ . . . „ „ ™ . „ . . . . of M a rch w e r e received! O f S e a ler of com m ittee o f f i j r a i y e m ^ t s on be m ied In to la k e th e place of th e W e ights an d M e a s u res G arlss, s h o w - .*’“**’ occasions. It.w M th o u g ^ th a t . . he could- giver som e; v a luab le in f o r m a - | th r o u g h an d a l o n g ----- -- — ---- - public-plaoes in Mid City as hereinhe* and modern safety appliances. That your petitioner had had in op— 1 for a consid dderable tint srit: ■county of O range, and believes th a t t h e ------ - ^ ,ime v a r ious o th e r m o tor bus lines w ithip th e MURDER JURY COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF WOMEN (^By T h e A ssociated P r e s s ) P iheville, Ky., A p ril • 3 , ^ A ju r y com p o sed en tirely of w b m em th e first fem inine p a n e l in th e h isto r y ot P ik e C o u n ty, occupied th e box to d a y in th e tria l in circu it co u r t h e r e of M rs. J. B. E lam , ch a r g e d w ith having stab b e d to d e a th Jam e s Case a t H e l- lier, tw o y e a rs ago. Case w a s s ta b bed a f t e r he h a d been sh o t dow n by a son of th e defendant, w h o recently w a s sentenced to prison fo r six years. foot bridge a t t h a t place w h ic h 'is now ing th e exam ination of fo u r suspen- • t. , in a bad condition. Th© m a t t e r w a s sion scales-, one Com p u ting scales, ten, reg a r d to ^ c h ^saJeg, ^.»d all. referred to the street committee. counter scales, two platform scales, ^“ ^iness m e n in p ^ t J e r v ^ a r e A ’petition signed by three property two beam scales, twelve dry meaa- v i t e d - t o - a t t e n d , - T j e m e t i n g v(ii ow n e rs ask in g t h a t a sew e r he extend- ures, five liquid m e a s u res, tw o a u t o - ‘ in f o r m a l and Mr* ed up E r ie s t r e e t w a s re f e r r d to th e .,m a t lc pum p s ; 36 avoirdupois w e ights, 4^®Wer a i ^ ^ .^ a s stree t com m ittee. .■ - ^and one co m p lain t satisfacto r ily . a d - , ^«S:hrd td the w o r k in g opt of A p e titio n presen ted by R. B. G u th- ju s te d ; G. A.- R. C o m m a n d e r 'F , S. j ^ ^ rie b e a rin g th e 's i g n a t u r e of tw e lve G o b le g i - r i n g 't h e am o u n t expended ®oce o e com m ee~ n . c ty, resiijents pro testin g ag a in s t th e in - fo r relief as $116; of F ire A l a r m ‘I n stallatio n gC a gasoline ta n k an d ser- specto r A. D. Brojvn show ing tw e lve •vice s tatio n by M r. R e e v e s on his p ro- inspections of th e p la n t an d five alarm s .io f fire; of C h ief of Rolice M o o rehead giving th e n u m b e r of a r - le s t s as 47, n u m b e r of lodgers h o u s ed as fo rty - tw o an d a n O u tage of s tr e e t lights N e a r p a s s Show ing th e cases tried as 46 and 8 SOVIETS EXECUTE VICAR GENERAL Lord Camanron Worse (B y T h e A ssociated P r e s s ) Moscow, A p ril 3.— ^Vicar G e n e ral B u tchk a v itch' h a s b e e n ‘ e x e c u ted. T h e n e w s p a p e r P r a v d a says tho execution o c c u rred M a rch. 31. T h e new s p a p e r Izvestia tasserts th e \sentence of death on B u tchkavitch, w h o se reprieve w a s refused has been carried out.’ p e r ty a t th e c o r n e r o f K ingston av e nu e an d 'E a s t M ain street, w a s receiv ed an d referre d to th e city atto rn e y . R e q u e s t of W illiam N, M o u lton, Jr., fo r a g r a d e for. sidew alk, alo n g his p r o p e r ty on H a m m o n d stre e t w a s g r a n ted . R e q u e s t of th e H o o k and L a d d e r C o m p a n y fo r an h o n o r a r y d isch a r g e ■certificate fo r W illiam D a m o n and m e m b e r s h ip certificates fo r C. G. W a inw right, D a llas J. E b e r and P e rcy FTorn. w a s granted. A lett*er pro testing ag.ainst d a y light .saving w a s received from M rs. M. G. UTamilton. ’ R e q u e s t of C h ief of Police M oore- head to atte n d th e an n u a l m e e ting or convention of th e In te r n a tio n a l P o - Elks TO OBSERVE EASTER WEEK P o r t Jerv is L o d ^ No. 645,* B. P . 524 h o u rs; of J u s t ic e B., w ill celebrate E a s t e r w e e k w ith n u m b e r of an en tertain m e n t a n d dance on W e d - collection o f ' n e s d a y evening, A p ril 4, a t th e ir $151 in fines; of City C lerk C leary hom e oh P ike street, T h e e n tertain - giving th e am o u n t of $9,983.42 col- m e n t will begin a f 9:30 o’clock and lected by him in fees, taxes,\ etc. w ill be in th e form of a cabaret, w ith Those in atten d a n c e w e re M a y o r M essrs. Jam e s Connelly, ^Al. Youngs, Rutan.^ A ld e r m a n - a t- L a r g e Kinney, ‘an d Miss M illicent B o g a n as th e en A lderm e n M u rray, D w y e r, Mager, j te r tain in g artists. L e o n a rd, B ierlein, M cK eeby, C lerk j Sandw iches an d salads w ill be Cleary, C o rporation C o u n s e l Jones [served a t a nom inal fee. ' C u n n ifle’s an d City E n g in e e r R ig h ter. I «..k-u e 1ieces , ----- T h e \police alarm com m ittee w a s authorized to in s tall a police alarm in th e city hall. T h is alarm is to be (B y T h e A ssociated P r e s s j . tim e an d place are n o t given. C airo. A p ril 3.— T h e , Illness of th e M o h signor B u tch a v itch m e t p a r i of C a rnarvon, took ■Si;. i^udden tu r n fo r th e w o rse today. H is cort- d itio n is ch a racterized as critical. - f t M o h sign o r B u tc h a v itc h m e t death before a firing squad. E v e n lip to late la s t night, th e r e w e re rum o rs ^ t h a t a n exchange m ig h t be arran g e d . [ R e s p o n s ible officials, how e v e r th o u g h t th e execution h a d alread y ta k e n .. ’ Pi^plt Mutt Bt inforrtiedl; ' a popular government without ^pop- place, branded the rumor as false and laiar Information or thfe means of ac- ai^rfed that soviet justice iritast take qnirlng it.' Is but a prologue its course regardless of protests and iaree or a trapdy,—Janies xMadlsop. ... attacks abroad. f 1' ^ lice C o n ference w h ich is to be held ] com p o sed of a n a i r ta n k w ith an air in New Y o rk A p r il 30 to M ay 5 in- w h is tle, w h ich w ill he used as th e fire alarm system -was previohsly. Ay resolution w a s passed w h e r e b y , ther pro p e r ty ow n e rs along W e s t M ain elusive w a s g r a n ted. W illiam M a thas of 13 O wen stree t ap p e a r e d before th§ b o a r d an p s t a t ed t h a t he fe l t he should be reim b u r s -1 s tr e e t, w h e r e the paving is to be done ed fo r dam a g e s to his re a l an d por-j th is sum m e r, w e re directed to reset sonal p ro p e r ty caused by th e back in g up of th e sew e rs. T h e m a tte r w a s left itn h e hand s of th e city attoirny for investigatldn and report- A com m u n ication fro m C o m p troller F lem ing re l a ti v e t o a retirem e n t fund fo r city em p loyes w a s received nnd referre d to the iti^yor a n d c i ty a-ttorp iifey. . . • .* ■ Tli« clerk w a s d n s tirtictsd to ’ r#qh®**^ fir curb and* to change w a te r service from iro n to lead w h e re necessary by th e first <yf J u n e . 'ITie section \to. be paved extends from New street to Delaware street. v The council decided to advertise for bids for the furnishing of 40,000 to 50,000 gallons of rjtreet^oil.L . BidA must be In the hands of the city clerk by 8 o'clock on. the even^ig of Mmf 7. county. o r c h e s tra of 5 p w ill fu r n ish th e m u s ic fo r th e dancing. All m e m b e rs an d holders of ladies tickets only are invited to attend. *1 Deal Completed D illistin and M a rch, dealers in m ilk and m ilk products, have pu r c h a s e d th e building ow n ed an d occupied by th e P o r t Jerv is C o -operative A ssocia tion. T h e deal w as consum m a ted on S a turday, M a rch 31. T h e new ow n ers w ill ta k e possession on M ay 1st, M e s s r s r D illistin an d M a rch ■will njake alteratio n s w h ich w h e n co m pleted w ill g ive th e m one of th e fin est cream<^ries fo r th e storage and distrih o tio n of. m ilk p r o d u c ts , .ja th e FOUR HUNDRED ATTEND POLICEMEN’S BALL A b o u t 400 persons atten d e d -th e \C o p ’s B a ll” held a t t h e K . of G. h a l i M o n d ay night. L a th a m ’s orchestral, fu r n ish e d th e m u sic, Joseph Men?? ges, Jr., received th e safety razor n e t a n d H e r b e r t N elson th e silk um b rellat given aw a y as dPpr p r i z ^ . T h e nm\- bretla 'w u s donated by B . Jo r d o n and. C o m p a n y an d . tiie ra z o r *set w a s do* h a ted by. Officer H o lzer, of Otisville, H o w e lls, t _ ___ o f M iddletow n , and then c e p through th e streets ■ a n d h ig h w a y s 'O f city of M iddletow n to th e m o to r b u», statio n in .the C ity o f M iddletown* an d re t u r n over th e sam e rputo. * T h a t yo u r p e titio n e r h a s in se r vice and available for use' on niotor- bus line, if th i s consent ^ g r a n ted, such pox'fion of over tw e n ty - five m o to r busses as m a y be n e c e s s a r y to pro p e r ly serve public convenienoe an d dem a n d s of traffic. A L L of s a id m o tor busses are o f t h e la test design an d co n s tr u c tion a n d s e a t from tw e n ty-five to tw enty-nin® passengers, w ith th e exception of t^ a w h ich are tw e n ty passenger busses, and all of said busses are equipped w ith pneum a tic tires, electric lig h ts m a n n e r in w h ic h it h a s operated a.nd co n d u c ted such lines , is-, p roof-nf. th e efficiency of th e p e titien e r an d Its ability to o p e r a te th i s proposed lin e properly if eonseut is gr£«vted.; T h a t th e proposed ra t e of fa r e for- said bus line is as follow s: P o r t Jerv is to H u g u e n o t, tw e n ty-five (25) cents. H u g u e n o t to Godeffroy, ten (10> G o d effroy to C u d d e b a c k v ille, fif- . teen (1.5) cents. C u d d e b a c k v ille to O tisville, ten (1D> ' Otisville' to H o w e lls, fifteen (15> H o w e lls to M iddletow n , twenty-fiif®^ (25) cents. and the same rate of far© -will appl^* for the return trip. T h a t th e proposed schedule of s a id line is as foljpw s: Leave Fort Jervis id : 30 a. m. - 5:0d p. m- ' . - r . ^A rrive in M iddletow n a t 11:45 A. M . . and 6 :15 p.. m. ' Leave Middletown at 9:00 A*'Bf; and 2;45^F,'M :, ' ' / , Arrive in {Fort Jervis at iO:l& M„ and '4:00 P. M. • ^ ■ A d d itional trip s w ill b e establish e d as th e dem a n d s of service m a y war--, ra n t , su b ject to th e app r o v a l o f t l i * '> P u b lic Service C o m m ission ^ of ■State of New Y o rk: ■' « W h e refore, yd u r petitio n e r resp e c t fully requ e s ts th a t th e consent o f tR e city of P o r t Jervis, N, Y,, tlp e « g |3t fore specified) as a portion Qf ft . to be operated between .the city ,€HT oPrt Jervis and the city of Middles'*- * .to-wh, ' N. Y.’■■ ■ \ ' ■ ' D a ted; N ew b u rghr N'tTY,, - •i '■ . .■'«.-.- 1 :, . Manager^*. T h e se c o n d 'l9; t h a t of (Jeorge w ald, of M iddletow n , to o p e r a t e E bus line betw e e n ^this city a n d M i d d ^ - tow n and read. similar^.tOL that of tltit* H u d son T r a n s i t Com p any- T h e th i r d -is th a t, o f vTStemas C.. P i t - ’ n e y . 'o f Milford^ :w,hOj.wiahes t o dper?-. ate ,two busses betw e e n th i s oity- onA. M ilford, fo r t h e tra n s p o r t a ti o n o f p a s sengers and personal baggdge to and. fro m th.e B a r r e t t B ridge a n d E r i e depot, and special parties betw e e n t h e B a r r e t t B ridge an d th e New T h e a tr e . T h e se petitioners state th a t it is th e ir desire to carry passengers fro m w ith o u t th e city lim its to th e city, an S from the^ city to points -without h e . city lim its. ^ I t w as decided by th e councl|. to hold a public hearin g on all' th r e e p e titio n s on M o n d ay, A p ril 23, a t th e S u llivan avenue school a t eight o’clock in th® evening. \tl • v .
