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A hen does not quit scratching just because the worms are scarce—Advertise ✓ Y.: V . *. % V; There Are Many Bargains Advertised in the Classified Columns—Page Two ALL THE NEWS FOR ALL YATES COUNTY Volume CIII—Number 17 PENN YAN, N. Y„ THURSDAY, APRIL £9, 1926 Whole Number 5321 OUTLOOK FOR YATES COUNTY GRAPE GROWERS NONE TOO BRIGHT * Many Carloads from California Vineyards Sold in Finger Lakes Region—Our Total Crop Last Year Equalled but 50 Per Cent of One Day’s Shipment from That State—Packing and Shipping Problem With p r a c t ica lly a n o r m a l c r o p o f grapes in this s e c t i o n in 1921 636 c a r loads were sh ip p e d b y ra il fr o m Y a t e s county w h ile in 1925, w i t h b u t 5 5 % of a crop, 573 ca r s w e r e s h i p p e d . It was estim a t e d b y d e a l e r s a n d growers that in 1921 o n e - h a l f th e c r o p was m oved to m a r k e t in e i t h e r th e truck of the g r o w e r s o r b y c i t y tru c k - orb. On th a t b a s is 1,272 c a r l o a d s ('.iiinimum o f ten to n s e a c h ) w o u l d equal a norm a l c r o p fo r Y a t e s c o u n t y . A 55% crop w o u ld b e 700 c a r s o r la s t year's crop, O f th e s e 573 m o v e d b y rail, which w o u ld le a v e but 1 8 % o f last year's cro p th a t w a s m o v e d b y trucks. T h is is a s m a l l p e r c e n t a g e considering th a t a la r g e n u m b e r o f growers p u r c h a s e d I r u c k s fo r th e e x press purpose o f h a u l i n g th e i r o w n grapes to the m a r k e t s th a t a r e w i t h i n trucking d istan c e . C O M P E T I T I O N . The grape in d u s t r y b r i n g s a p p r o x i mately one m illio n d o l l a r s in t o Y a t e s county annually am i its s u c c e s s is o f vital im p o r tance to th is c o m m u n i t y , but our little c r o p m a k e s v e r y little impression ou the m a r k e t , o u r 573 cars last year a m o u n t e d to a b o u t o n e - sixth of the g r a p e s p r o d u c e d in N e w York stale but r e p r e s e n t e d le s s th a n one-half of on e d a y ’ s s h i p p i n g fr o m the state of C a lifo r n ia . Prom these fa c t s uve s e e th a t o u r grapes afford but little c o m p e t i t i o n to the California g r a p e s . O n th e o t h e r hand the C a lifo r n ia g r a p e s a f f o r d a v e r y s t i f f c o m p e t i t i o n t o o u r s . J u s t h o w k e e n th i s c o m p e t i t i o n is m a y b e g a t h e r e d fr o m th e fa c t th a t n o le s s th a n te n 20-ton c a r s o f C a l i f o r n i a g r a p e s w e r e s o l d o n th e tr a c k in the c i t y o f G e n e v a , in th e h e a r t o f th e F i n g e r L a k e s g r a p e s e c t i o n , la s t y e a r b e s i d e s th e C a l i f o r n i a n s tr u c k e d to th a t c i t y fr o m R o c h e s t e r a n d S y r a c u s e . A t r u c k e r g a v e if75 a to n f o r g r a p e s h e r e la s t y e a r , t r u c k e d th e m to S y r a c u s e a n d fo u n d h e h a d t o s e l l th e m in c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h C a l i f o r n i a s w h i c h w e r e r e t a i l i n g th e r e f o r $75. N e e d l e s s to s a y h e d i d n o t r e t u r n fo r a, s e c o n d lo a d . F R E I G H T R A T E S . T h e r a t e o n g r a p e s fr o m C a l i f o r n i a to a l l th e e a s t e r n m a r k e t s is $1.73 p e r h u n d r e d o r $31.60 p e r ton . T h e ra t e fr o m P e n n Y a n to N e w Y o r k , B a l t i m o r e , P h i l a d e l p h i a a n d th e m o s t o f th e e a s t e r n P e n n s y l v a n i a to w n s is 56% c e n t s p e r h u n d r e d o r $11.30 p e r ton . T h e C a l i f o r n i a d a i l y o u t p u t is s o g r e a t th a t o n l y a b o u t o n e - t h i r d is s o l d F . O. B. s h i p p i n g p o i n t , a n o t h e r th i r d is s o l d w h i l e in tr a n s i t a n d th e r e m a i n d e r a r r i v e s in th e m a r k e t s u n s o l d a n d is d i s p o s e d o f f o r w h a t e v e r it w i l l b r in g . T h e g r o w e r s m a k e th e ' ‘ f a t \ c a r s o f f s e t th e lo s s on th e \ l e a n \ c a r s an d fig u r e t h e i r p r o f i t s fr o m th e n e t a m o u n t r e c e i v e d . In o u r g r a p e b e l t 9 5 % o f th e g r a p e s a r e s o l d F . O . B., th e g r o w e r r e c e i v i n g h i s m o n e y b e f o r e th e g r a p e s le a v e th e s h i p p i n g p o in t . (Continuvd on page suvun.) College Girls To Appear on Program T h e w o r s h i p p e r i o d s a t th e th r e e s e s s i o n s o f th e Y a t e s C o u n t y Sunday- S c h o o l C o n v e n t i o n w i l l b e in c h a r g e o f fo u r g i r l s fr o m K c u k a C o l l e g e o f th e cla s s , in R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n . W o r s h i p is a p h a s e o f S u n d a y s c h o o l w o r k w h i c h h a s b e e n s a d l y n e g l e c t e d . T h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f th is im p o r t a n t t o p i c w i l l h a v e a la r g e p l a c e o n the c o n v e n t i o n p r o g r a m , f T h e c o n v e n t i o n w ill b e h e l d F r i d a y , ( M a y 21st, in th e H im ro d B a p t i s t c h u r c h . A n in t e r e s t i n g an d p r o f i t a b l e p r o g r a m h a s b e e n a r r a n g e d . Y a t e s c o u n t y is v e r y fo r t u n a t e in b e i n g a b l e to s e c u r e a te a m o f fo u r s p e c i a l i s t s in th e fie ld o f R e l i g i o u s E d u c a t i o n fo r th is c o n v e n t i o n . F u r t h e r a n n o u n c e m e n t c o n c e r n i n g th e s p e a k e r s w i l l be m a d e la t e r . T h e e x p e n s e o f s e c u r i n g th is tea m o f s t a t e w o r k e r s is p r o ra t e d a m o n g ten c o u n t y a s s o c i a t i o n s a n d th e n o m in a l a d m i s s i o n c h a r g e o f 50 c e n t s , it is h o p e d , w i l l d e f r a y Y a t e s c o u n t y 's s h a r e o f th is e x p e n s e . If y o u a r e in t e r e s t e d in b o y s a n d g i r l s a n d th e b e s t m e t h o d s o f tr a i n i n g th e m in C h r i s t i a n life , th e n c o m e to I-Iim r o d o n M a y 21st a n d le t u s fa c e o u r c o m m o n ta s k to g e t h e r . OUR IMPRESSIONS OF CALIFORNIA Interesting Trees—Eucalyptus Grows 15 Feet in Year—One Crop of Pear Tree Nets Owner $5,000 COMPENSATIONS AWARDED MONDAY Court Meets in Penn Yan and 31 Cases Are Heard—Dun dee, Himrod, Branchport < and Milo Mills Workers at * Hearing SAYS YATES CO. HAS LOST $300,397 P. Y. A. Musicians to Entertain Deputy Tax Commissioner Re ports Heavy Loss Caused by Assessors Not Living Up to Law—Praises Equalization I T h e P e n n Y'an A c a d e m y G l e e C lu b a m i O r c h e s t r a w i l l g i v e .a p o p u l a r e n te r t a i n m e n t o f m u s i c in s e v e r a l v i l la g e s o f Y a l e s c o u n t y n e x t m o n t h . In a d d i t i o n to th e m u s i c a l n u m b e r s th e r e w i l l b e r e a d i n g s b y M i s s F l o r e n c e B u t te r s , w h o w o n first p l a c e in th e d i s t r i c t o r a t o r i c a l c o n t e s t s a t G e n e v a M o n d a y n i g h t . T h e c l u b ’s itin e r a r y in c l u d e s e n t e r t a i n m e n t s a t B l u f f P o i n t c h u r c h , M a y 5 ; B e l l o n a M e t h o d i s t c h u r c h . May;. I I ; M i l o C e n t e r M e t h o d i s t , M a y 1 3 ; R e n t o n C e n t e r , M a y 18; H a l l a n d H i m r o d .at la t e r d a t e s . \By your fa ilu r e to a s s e s s p r o p e r t y at full value as the la w r e q u i r e s , c i t i e s , towns and v illa g e s in Y a t e s c o u n t y lost $300,397 in th e la s t s i x y e a r s , o f which $51,509 w e r e lo s t in th e la s t 12 months,\ D a n iel R . S p r a t ! , d e p u t y state tax co m m issio n e r , to l d a c o n f e r ence of su p e r v isors a n d a s s e s s o r s a t Penn Yan last T h u r s d a y . “ T h e la w requires that p r o p e r t y sh a ll b e a s s e s s ed at full or m a r k e t v a l u e , ” h e c o n tinued, \n o t at fifty , s i x t y , s e v e n t y o r eighty per cent o f v a lu e . Just, as lo n g as you con t in u e th e ille g a l u n d e r a s sessment plan, th e lo s s to y o u r c i t i e s , towns and v illa g e s fr o m th e d i s t r i b u tion of in c o m e la x m o n e y s -will g r o w . The question is, h a s it b e e n w o r t h $53,500 in the la s t six y e a r s , a n d w a s it worth $12,000 la s t y e a r to th e ta x payers Of this c o u n t y to h a v e th e i r property u n d e r a s s e s s e d ? N o s t a t e ! MISS FLORENCE BUTTERS WINS AT GENEVA Will Now Compete for Further Honors in Rochester Oratorical Contest lax is avoided o r s a v e d b y u n d c r - a s - j G e n c \ a s h e s p o k e sessmenls. The* sta t e b o a r d o f e q u a l - ‘ [\o m C a n a n d a i g u a , izalion atten d s to th a t . L a s t y e a r while the sta t e b o a r d h a d b e f o r e it your assessed v a lu a t io n o f re a l p r o p erty totaling $11,200,000 it r e q u i r e d you to pay state ta x e s o n a v a l u a t i o n or $2-1.200 the county monts down the county e q u a liza t io n is p r o p e r l y prepared. (Continued on page three.) M iss F l o r e n c e B u t t e r s , d a u g h t e r o f M r . a n d M v s . F r e d B u t t e r s a n d a se n io r in P e n n Y a n A c a d e m y , w o n first p l a c e in th e d i s t r i c t o r a t o r i c a l c o n t e s t h e l d u n d e r th e a u s p i c e s o f th e D e m o c r a t a n d C h r o n i c l e a n d R o c h e s t e r H e r a l d in th e G e n e v a h ig h s c h o o l M o n d a y n i g h t . M i s s B u t t e r s h a d fo r m e r l y w o n th e rig h t to rep r e s e n t ; P e n n Y a u A c a d e m y in th i s e v e n t - b y 'w i n n i n g th e i lo c a l c o n t e s t h e l d h e r e recen tly\. At a g a i n s t s t u d e n t s G e n e v a , A u b u r n , N e w a r k , E a s t B l o o m f i e l d a n d N a p l e s . T h e E a s t B l o o m f i e l d p u p il w o n s e c o n d p l a c e a n d a n a w a r d o f $10. M i s s B u t t e r s w a s g i v e n a p r i z e o f $15, a b r o n z e m e d a l a n d th e o p p o r t u n i t y to 1,000. Y o u e s c a p e n o p a r t o f ! c o m p e t e in th e n e x t c o n t e s t to b e h e ld y tax byr k e e p i n g y o u r a s s e s s - 1 ^ 1C M o n r o e h i g h s c h o o l a t I l o c h c s - >wn— a t le a s t y o u d o n o t if I t e r n e x t * v id a y . M a y 7th. R e f e r e e G e o r g e M a c D o n a l d , o f R o c h e s t e r , p a s s e d u p o n 31 c a s e s at th e te r m o f C o m p e n s a t i o n C o u r t h e l d in P e n n Y a n , M o n d a y a f t e r n o o n , A p r i l 2Gth, a s fo l l o w s : C. C h r i s t e n s e n , P e n n Y a n , e m p l o y e r , F . J. H a m , P e n n Y a n ; a w a r d m a d e fr o m F e b r u a r y 23rd, to M a r c h 30 t h , at $15.39; c a s e c o n t i n u e d ; th e cla im a n t m u s t b e p r e s e n t o r th e c a s e w i l l b e c l o s e d . C a s s It. W h e e l e r , P e n n Y a n , e m p l o y e r , W h i l Q c l d & S o n s , P e n n Y 'an ; a w a r d m a u e fo i th e 40 p e r c e n t lo s s o f m i d d l e fin g e r o f rig h t h a n d ; le s s p a y m e n t s m a d e , a n d c a s e c l o s e d . G e o r g e H . C la r k , D u n d e e , e m p l o y e r . L . S . C a r p e n t e r , D u n d e e ; c a s e w a s d i s a l l o w e d ; c l a i m a n t n o t e m p l o y e d b y L . S . C a r p e n t e r . R o w l e y E d s a l l , H i m r o d , e m p l o y e r , II. S . H a l l , H i m r o d , a w a r d m a d e fr o m F e b r u a r y 23rd to M a r c h 3 r d , a t $15.39, a n d c a s e c l o s e d . Is a a c H a r r o p , D u n d e e , e m p l o y e r . C a r p e n t e r & S e a r s , D u n d e e , a w a r d m a d e fr o m J a n u a r y 5th to A p r i l 26th, at $19.23, an d c a s e c o n t i n u e d . M illa r d T r a v i s , M i l o M i l l s , e m p l o y e r A n d r e w s P a p e r C o ., P e n n Y a n , c l o s e d o n p r e v i o u s a w a r d ; n o lo s s of v i s i o n . F . B u t le r , P e n n Y a n , e m p l o y e r , A n d r e w s ' B r o s . P a p e r C o ., P e n n Y a n ; c a s e w a s a d j o u r n e d fo r fu r t h e r m e d i c a l te s t i m o n y , r e g a r d s th e lo s s o f v i s ion . S h e r m a n W a l t e r s , P e n n Y a n , e m p l o y e r , W . 'H . F o x & S o n s , a w a r d m a d e fr o m M a r c h 22nd to A p r i l 26th, at $12.50 an d c a s e c o n t i n u e d tw o h i o n l h s . M a r y L o d e r , P e n n Y a n , e m p l o y e r , A r t h u r H . M i t c h e l l , P e n n Y a n ; c a s e a d j o u r n e d fo r te s t i m o n y re g a r d i n g ra t e fo r b o a r d an d lo d g i n g . (Continued on page three.) ---------- ♦ ---------- MANY PRIZES OFFERED IN MUSIC CONTEST Episcopal County Conference o •i o T h e Y a tes co u n t y c o n f e r e n c e w i l l be held in St. M a r k ’ s c h u r c h T u e s d a y , May -4th, a f t e r n o o n a n d e v e n i n g , be- riiming at 3 o ’c l o c k . T h e R t . R e v , l):ivkl L. K e rris, D . D., o f R o c h e s t e r , will be the lead e r . A s u p p e r fo r th o s e who attend the c o n f e r e n c e w i l l b e . sewed in the p a r l o r s o f th e F i r s t ! Vvvsbytevkm ch u r c h a t 6 o 'c l o c k . T h e | program of the c o n f e r e n c e is g i v e n below. p. m.. O p e n in g la, \W h a t the W o m e n o f th e A u x iliary Are D o in g in th e G e n e v a D i s trict,\ Mrs. II. B. T y l e r , C h a irm a n ■1:110, \W h a t tin* W o m e n in Y a t e s County A re D o in g \ •1:30, \S u m m e r P l a n s ” — \ H o l i d a y House,\ M rs. Julian B u c k l e y ; \G e n e v a Summer S c h o o l ,” M iss C l a r i c e L a m - bright 5:00. \T h e C h u r c h S c h o o l a n d Its Work,\ M iss L u c y G. A r n o l d , H o n o r ary Chairm an, C. S. S . L . 6:00. Supper 7:00. \H o w G o d In v e s t s O u r G i f t s /* Miss Elizabeth L a w r e n c e 8 : 00 ; A d d r e s s b y B ish o p F e r r i s \Y. E . D e M e l t , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t o f th e P e n n Y a n s c h o o l s , M i s s A l i c e S i m p s o n , t e a c h e r o f E n g l i s h , M i s s E l i z a b e t h D e i g h t o n , tr a i n i n g c l a s s te a c h e r , an d M i s s C h r i s t e n s e n , w h o w o n s e c o n d p l a c e in th e lo c a l c o n t e s t , a t t e n d ed th e G e n e v a con t e s t , in a d d i t i o n to s e v e r a l o t h e r s fr o m th is v i l l a g e . Final Notices for Music Memory Con test and Operetta at Kcuka College Saturday I T h e w i n n e r in th e R o c h e s t e r c o n t e s t w ill b e a w a r d e d $100 a n d w i l l b e e l i g ib l e to g o to L o u i s v i l l e , K y ., to c o m p e t e iu th e n a t i o n a l s e m i - f i n a l s on M a y 14th. T h e h o n o r o f s p e a k i n g b e f o r e P r e s i d e n t C o o l i d g e w i l l b e p a r t o f th e r e w a r d o f th e w i n n e r in th e s e m i fin a ls. H e a l s o w i l l b e e n t i t l e d to a tw o m o n t h s * trip t o E u r o p e . T h e ju d g e s o f th e c o n t e s t w e r e : C h a i r m a n . C. S . D o y l e , o f C a n a n d a i g u a ; E . H . E a t o n , o f G e n e v a , a n d B o y d E. I-Iart, r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f th e D e m o c r a t a n d C h r o n i c l e , w h o p r e s i d e d at th e c o n t e s t . M i s s B u t t e r s s p o k e o n \ T h e C o n s t i t u t i o n . \ Penn Yan Stores Entered News and Features This Week. § ♦ i ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ I ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ Current N e w s .................... 1 a n d 9 Penn Yan P e r s o n a l s . . . 4 Penn Yan L o c a l s .......... 5 an d 15 Uushville N e w s ............... 6 Gorham N e w s .................... 7 Editorial P a g e .................... 10 Classified A d s .................... 2 Hude R u r a l R h y m e . . . . 10 Penn Y a n M a r k e t s . . . . 10 New Y o r k M a r k e t s . . . . 9 Illustrated P o e m ............ 10 County N e w s .................... 6, S, 16 T. 0. H a m lin L e t t e r . . . . 1 l N o .a r r e s t s h a v e b e e n m a d e fo l k r v - in g th e b u r g l a r y o f th r e e P e n n Y a n s t o r e s la s t T h u r s d a y n i g h t th o u g h m a n y r u m o r s a r e c u r r e n t . F r i d a y m o r n i n g M r . M c C o n n e l l , m a n a g e r o f th e Q u a l i t y C a s h s t o r e , fo u n d a b a r r e l o f b r o o m s b l o c k i n g th e s t o r e e n t r a n c e . E v i d e n t l y th e y h a d b e e n p l a c e d th e r e to s c r e e n fr o m p a s s e r s - b y , th e a c t i o n s o f th e in t r u d e r . A n e x a m i n a t i o n o f th e s a f e s h o w e d th a t th e c o m b i n a t i o n h a d b e e n ta m p e r e d w i t h . A fe w d o l l a r s h a d b e e n ta k e n fr o m th e c a s l i r e g i s t e r s . T h e b u r g l a r g a i n e d a d m i t t a n c e b y b r e a k i n g th e lo c k o n th e b a c k d o o r . T h e n e t t i n g .and g r a t i n g on th e re a r w i n d o w o f th e H o b a n B r o t h e r s m a r k e t h a d b e e n to r n a p a r t . T h e r e w a s n o m o n e y in th e ca s h d r a w e r a n d a u in v e s t i g a t i o n s h o w e d th a t n o t h i n g h a d b e e n ta k e n . A t T o n y C in c o t t V s s h o e s h o p th e o n l y lo s s w a s 15 ce n t s . A w i n d o w th a t h a d b e e n le f t u n l o c k e d p r o v e d to b e th e e n t e r i n g p l a c e fo r th e p r o w l e r . S i x t y d o l l a r s w o r t h o f p r i z e s a s r e w a r d s fo r th e i r w e e k s o f s t u d y -are a w a i t i n g th e c o n t e s t a n t s in th e M u s i c M e m o r y C o n t e s t t.o b e h e ld a t K c u k a C o l l e g e on th e a f t e r n o o n o f M a y 1st. T h e r e c i p i e n t s o f th e s e p r i z e s w ill be d e t e r m i n e d in the c o m p e t i t i o n a t th is I t im e . A p e r f e c t s c o r e fo r e a c h n u m b e r c o u n t s ten. T h e c o n t e s t a n t s w ill b e a s k e d to c o n s i d e r 20 s e l e c t i o n s , a p e r f e c t s c o r e fo r th e 20 th u s g i v i n g 200 p o i n t s . In a d d i t i o n t o th e in d i v i d u a l p r i z e s t o th e h i g h e s t p o i n t p u p il iu e a c h g r a d e , s p e c i a l p r i z e s w i l l b e g i v e n to th e tw o h i g h e s t p o i n t in d i v i d u a l s as w e l l a s to th e twet h i g h e s t p o i n t s c h o o l s . T h e s e w i l l b e d e t e r m i n e d a c c o r d i n g to th e p e r c e n t a g e o f c o n t e s t a n t s fr o m e a c h s c h o o l s o th a t b o t h sm a ll and la r g e s c h o o l s w i l l h a v e a fa i r ch a n c e . A b r o n z e ta b l e t w i l l b e g i v e n to the h i g h e s t p o i n t s c h o o l and r e c o r d s to th e s e c o n d h i g h e s t . T o th e h i g h e s t p o in t in d iv id u a l, a u k u l e l e w i l l b e g i v en , a n d to th e s e o n d h i g h e s t , a ca m e r a . A n y a d u lts w i s h i n g to e n t e r th e c o n te s t w i l l p l e a s e n o t i f y M i s s H e l e n W a g n e r b e f o r e M a y 1. A l l o t h e r c o n te s t a n t s ’ n a m e s sh o u l d a l s o b e s e n t in b e f o r e th a t d a t e . A f t e r th e c o n t e s t , th e o p e r e t t a \ T h e T h r e e B e a r s ” w i l l b e g i v e n b y K e u k a P a r k ch i l d r e n . M u s i c w i l l b e fu r n i s h ed b y th e P e n n Y'an A c a d e m y G lee C lu b an d O r c h e s t r a . A d m i s s i o n t o th e o p e r e t t a is 15c. Immediately following the entertain ment, the prizes will be awarded. A s p e c i a l c a r w i l l le a v e P e n n Y a n a t 1 :1 0 in o r d e r to e n a b l e e v e r y o n e (o a r r i v e in tim e f o r th e co n t e s t . W h a t is th e h o m e m a k e r w o r t h ? O n e o r g a n i z a t i o n fo u n d th a t it c o s t a h u n d r e d an d s i x t y d o l l a r s a m o n t h to r e p l a c e h e r in a le s t fa m ily . Article No. 3, In m e n t i o n i n g the tr e e s c o m m o n in C a l i f o r n i a b u t n o t g r o w n in th e ea s t , w b n a t u r a l l y th in k o f th e o r a n g e tr e e s first. W o h a v e -not b e e n a b l e to a s c e r t a i n ’ w h e r e th e y ca m e fr o m o r i g i n a l l y b u t w e d o k n o w th a t th e w e l l k n o w n n a v e l o r a n g e w a s in t r o d u c e d b y th e h o r t i c u l t u r a l d e p a r t m e n t o f W a s h i n g t o n a b o u t 10 y e a r s a g o . T h e tr e e s a r e o f m e d i u m s i z e , m o s t ly , n o t o v e r JO o r 12 fe e t h i g h w ith b r i g h t , d a r k g r e e n a n d g l o s s y le a v e s . T h e y a r e v e r y a t t r a c t i v e a n d h a n d s o m e . W h e n c a r e d fo r th e y liv e and b e a r fr u i t fo r m a n y y e a r s . A w e l l kept o r a n g e g r o v e w i t h its y e l l o w fru i t is a v e r y in t e r e s t i n g s i g h t th a t d o e s n o t b e c o m e tire s o m e . O n e fe a t u r e o f th is tree is that: rip e fru i t an d b l o s s o m s at the sa m e tim e a r e c o m m o n . T h e lem o n tre e s a r e sim ila r , b u t a r e n o t u s u a lly a t t r a c t i v e . T h e p e p p e r tree is s u p p o s e d . t o h a v e b e e n in t r o d u c e d fr o m M e x i c o -and is a t t r a c t i v e uvith its g r e e n fo l i a g e all the y e a r and is v e r y g e n e r a l l y u s e d . Part o f th e y e a r it b e a r s red b e r r i e s w h ich m a k e a p l e a s i n g con t r a s t ; w ith th e fo l i a g e . O n s o m e s t r e e t s th e tre e s m e e t o v e r h e a d , g i v i n g a tu n n e l lik e effect;. T h e tr e e g r o w s v e r y irre g u l a r l y , and th e tru n k s an d b r a n c h e s o f s o m e ol th e o l d e r o n e s a r e a t t r a c t i v e b y re a s o n o f th e i r p e c u l i a r s h a p e s a,ud b u m p s . T h e le a v e s a r e v e r y sm a ll, not o v e r o n e - f o u r t h o f an in c h w i d e and th e b r a n c h e s d r o o p , s i m i l a r to ou r w e e p i n g w i l l o w s . T h e e u c a l y p t u s tree, o f w h ich there -are sa id t o b e 150 s p e c i e s , is a n a t iv e o f A u s t r a l i a . It is o n e o f th e co m m o n ost. in C a l i f o r n i a an d v a l u a b l e in s e v e r a l r e s p e c t s . It is th e m o s t rapid g r o w e r o f a n y tr e e iu th e s t a t e a n d v s h o o t th e s i z e o f a lea d p e n c i l 'w h e n w a t e r e d w i l l g r o w a b o u t 1.5 fe e t higl th e fir s t y e a r . In a fe w y e a r s it at ta in s a h e i g h t o f 75 o r 100 fe e t , and o l d tr e e s o f t e n h a v e a d i a m e t e r ol m o r e th a n th r e e fe e t n e a r th e g r o u n d T h e tr e e is v a l u a b l e ns a w i n d b r e a k , foi fu e l an d fo r o i l . .T h e . oil is u s e d la r g e l y fo r n a s a l arid b r o n c h i a l \ tr o u b l e s w ith g o o d re s u l t s . T h e 'w o o d is fin e f o r fu e l , a n d g i v e s o u t a b a lsa m lik e fr a g r a n c e w h e n b u r n i n g th a t is d e l i g h t f u l . W h e n p r o p e r l y ca v e d foi a n d n o t to o o l d it is an a t t r a c t i v e tree, th e le a v e s b e i n g o f a p e c u l i a r shap< a n d s h a d e o f b l u i s h g r e e n . U n c a r e d fo r tre s a r e v e r y u n s i g h t l y a n d o b j e c tio u a b l e a s th e y sh e d b a r k th e y e a i ro u n d , c o v e r i n g th e g r o u n d a n d h a n g in g in s t r i p s on- th e b o d y o f th e tre e T h i s b a r k m a k e s g o o d k i n d l i n g a n d ig n ite s ra p i d l y . T h e c a m p h o r tree, fr o m w h i c h is d c riv e d o u r w e l l k n o w n g u m c a m p h o r is a n a t i v e o f th e isla n d o f F o r m o s a It is w e l l p r o p o r t i o n e d , u s u a l l y ol m o d e r a t e size w i t h s h i n y lig h t g r e e n le a v e s tu r n i n g to p in k a n d is a h a n d s o m e tre e . R u b b i n g a le a f b e t w e e n th e th u m b a n d fin g e r g i v e s a d istin c t c a m p h o r o d o r . T h e tr e e is e n t ire ly fr e e fr o m p e s t s , b u t a s it s h e d s its le a v e s fr e e l y all th e y e a r w e d o not th in k it d e s i r a b l e . T h e a c a c i a is a n a t i v e o f A u s t r a lia an d w h e n c o v e r e d w i t h its b i l l o w s of g o l d e n y e l l o w b l o s s o m s is o n e o f tin m o s t b e a u t i f u l an d d e s i r a b l e o f tin flo w e r i n g tre e s o f C a l i f o r n i a . T h e jacar-an d a , fr o m B r a z il, fe a t h e r y le a v e s an d b e a u t i f u l flo w e r s a n d is a d e s i r a b l e tree. T h e o l i v e tre e is o f g o o d size, p r o p o r t i o n e d , an d th e fr u i t w h e n is b l a c k a n d h a s a m o s t d i s a g r e e a b l e a c r i d fla v o r . O n e o f th e stu n t s fo r an e a s t e r n te n d e r f o o t is to in d u c e h im to e a t a n o l i v e fr o m th e tre e . W h e n p r e p a r e d fo r u s e a f t e r an a lk a li b a t h o f s o m e d a y s o r w e e k s th e o l i v e s are v e r y d e l i c i o u s a n d n o u r i s h i n g , m u c h m o r e so th a n th e im p o r t e d g r e e n on e s . 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T h e r e a r e n o s e e d s in th e m , bu t in th e c e n t e r is a la r g e h a r d su b s t a n c e th e size a n d sh a p e o f a sm a ll e g g a n d filled ’w ith a se m i - s o li d cre a m y c o l o r e d m a t e r ia l. W h e n p la n t e d this e g g sh a p e d c e n t e r w ill p r o d u c e a tree. T h e p e a r is d a r k g r e e n in c o l o r , rou g h - ish an d u n a t t r a c t i v e in a p p e a r a n c e . T h e fig tre e is p e c u l i a r .as it h a s no b l o s s o m s , th e fig s g r o w i n g fro m the b a r e lim b s a n d o f t e n b e f o r e a n y le a v e s a p p e a r . A stu n t g i v e n to a te n d e r f o o t is to b e s u r e an d s e e th e fig b l o s s o m s . T h e o n l y o n e s th e r e a r e a r e in th e figs. T h e tre e g r o w s to q u i t e a la r g e size and is n o t a t t r a c t i v e . 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H ie s o c i e t y 's r e p o r t s w e r e g i v e n in a u n iq u e s c h o o l s e s s i o n w ith M r s . M. E. Van N o s t r a ju l, o f A lb a n y , a c t i n g .as te a c h e r . F o l l o w i n g a s s e m b l y e x c r - riscs le s s o n s in a r i t h m e t i c w e r e tau g h t >y M r s . G e o r g e A. V a u g h n , o f B r o o k - yn . in g e o g r a p h y b y M r s . C o r n e liu s tV o e lfk in , o f N e w Y o r k C ity , and M iss R u th R i c h a r d s o n , o f B r o o k l y n , in rea d in g b y M r s . J a m e s M . P r a t t , o f N e w Y o r k , and M r s . W a l t e r C. M a s o n , o f M o n t o u r F a lls, iu la n g u a g e s b y M r s . \. H . N o r t o n , o f K e u k a , P a r k , a n d M r s . F r a n k L. S h e p a r d s o n , o f H a m ilto n , all - >fficers o f th e s o c i e t y d u r i n g 1 the- past /e a r . C u r r e n t e v e n t h o u r b r o u g h t out u t e r e s t in g fa c t s c o n c e r n i n g th e v a r i ous p h a s e s o f th e fo r e i g n m issio n w o r k . E L E C T O F F I C E R S . O f f i c e r s o f th e F o r e i g n M issio n So* '.iety e l e c t e d T u e s d a y a f t e r n o o n w e r e i-s fo l l o w s : M r s . W i l l i a m F. G u r ley , Troy, p r e s i d e n t ; fo r e i g n v ice - p r e s i- len t , M r s . C o r n e l i u s W o e l f k i n , N e w Y o rk C i t y ; s e c r e t a r y , M r s . L. H . Stevv- irt, Ne*iv Y o r k C i t y ; fo r e i g n co r r e s - ‘Oiulent, M iss R u t h R i c h a r d s o n , B r o o k - y n ; a d m i n i s t r a t i o n v i c e - p r e s i d e n t , Mrs. J. M . P r a t t , N e w Yro r k C i t y ; trea s - ■iver, M r s . G e o r g e A. V a u g h n , B r o o k - y n ; c o r r e s p o n d i n g a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s e c retary, M r s . W a l t e r C. M a s o n , M o n t o u r /a l l s ; 'w e s t e r n N e w Y o r k s e c r e t a r y , M rs. A. H . N o r t o n , K e u k a P a r k ; e a s t ern N e w Y o r k s e c r e t a r y , M r s . F r a n k L. M iepardson , H a m ilto n . T h e n e w W o r l d W i d e G u ild d i r e c t o r s o r th is d i s t r i c t follow '.1 M iss L e o n a la b c o c k , S y r a c u s e , O n o n d a g a A s s e r t i o n ; M r s . C h a r le s G u t e r m u t h , B o r in, S t e v e n t o w n A s s o . ; M r s . S t a n le y iak lw in , H a m ilto n , M a d ison A s s o . R E V . A D A M S ’ A D D R E S S T h e p r i n c i p a l a d d r e s s o f th e a f t e r noon o n “ T a k i n g th e W o e O u t o f W o m a n h o o d in C h in a ” wa,s m a d e b y R e v . A r c h i b a l d A d a m s , o f C h 'cngtu, W e s t C h in a , w h o w ith h is w i f e h a v e been d e v o t e d m i s s i o m u ies in th a t s e c t i o n s i n c e 1914. M r. A d a m s paid trib u t e to th e pa ie n t p l o d d i n g vvom en o f J a p a n an d to he fa i t h f u l m i s s i o n a r y w o m e n , w h o ire n o t h i n g s h o r t o f h e r o in e s . T h e m t lin e w a s a s fo l l o w s : B o u n d fe e t o f C h in e s e w o m e n ; foot b i n d i n g still is c a r r i e d on in m a n y iarts o f th e co u n t r y , m o t h e r s fe a r i n g h e ir d a u g h t e r s w i l l n o t m a k e a fa v o r a b le m a r r i a g e w i t h o u t \ l i l y fe e t / ' H o u n d e y e s , so m u c h p r e v e n t a b le b l i n d n e s s d u e to th e d irty m id w iv e s and ig n o r a n t m o t h e r s . B o u n d b y p o v e r t y and cu s t o m , b a b y g i r l s a r e o f t e n d r o w n e d w h e r e C h r i s t ’ s te a c h in g s h a v e n o t g o n e . B o u n d m in d s , su p e r stitio n b r i n g s h o p e l e s s n e s s and o f t e n in s a n i t y . . B o u n d by fea r , C h r istia n ity b r i n g s h o p e and p e a c e . B o u n d by s l a v e r y , a m a n h a s a rig h t to b e a t b is s l a v e to d e a t h and th e law ca n do n o t h in g . O n e d e v o t e d k in d e r g a r t e n teacher* in the m issio n w h o h a s g iv e n 12 y e a r s o f e f f i c i e n t s e n d e e w a s re s cu e d w h e n a c h i l d a f t e r h a v i n g b e e n b e a t e n in t o in s e n s i b i l i t y an d throwm o u t o n a d u m p b e a u fo r d e a d . A s a re s u l t sh e is a h u n c h b a c k . (Continued on page two.) six m e m b e r s o f th e b o a r d o f tru s t e e s in a d d i t i o n to th e v i l l a g e p r e s id e n t . O n M a r c h 1st o f n e x t y e a r ra t h e r than e l e c t i n g the c u s t o m a r y th r e e tru s t e e s t o h o ld o f f i c e fo r tw o y e a r s th e citiz e n s w i l l c h o o s e bu t o n e tru s t e e t o s e r v e tw o y e a r s an d a p r e s i d e n t to s e r v e o n e . T h i s w ill re d u c e th e m e m b e r sh ip o f th e b o a r d to fo u r in a d d itio n to the p r e s i d e n t , w h ich is in a c c o r d a n c e w ith th is new' ru lin g . O t h e r v i l la g e s in Y a t e s C o u n t y an d the sta t e w ill a l s o b e re q u ire d to re d u c e th e ir n u m b e r o f tru s t e e s to fou r . T h i s c h a n g e is a g o o d o n e in the o p in io n o f v i l l a g e o f f i c e r s wdio h a v e had e x p e r i e n c e . It is said (hat fou r tru s t e e s and a p r e s id e n t ca n transact b u s in e s s m u c h m o v e s a t i s f a c t o r i l y and e f f i c i e n t l y than th e la r g e r b o d y . T h e g e n e r a l v i l l a g e la w s , w h ich h a v e just, b e e n a m e n d e d .as is sh o w n b y th e let te r b e l o w , a r e said to b e the best, co d e o f la w s in 1hc state. A p r il 21, 1926. H o n o r a b le , the B o a r d o f T r u s t e e s . G e n t l e m e n : T h e first bill re c o m m e n d e d b y the sp e c i a l jo i n t c o m m i t t e e o f th e le g i s l a tu r e t o re v i s e th e v i l l a g e law' h a s b e e n sig n e d b y th e g o v e r n o r and is n o w a law . T h i s bill w a s in t r o d u c e d b y A s s e m b l y m a n J o i n e r , v i c e - c h a i r m a n o f th e co m m i t t e e . T h e n e w law' ch a n g e s the g e n e r a l v i l l a g e lawr a s fo l l o w s : S e c t i o n 43. T h e o f f i c e o f street, c o m m i s s i o n e r is m a d e o p t io n a l. T h e o f f i c e s o f tre a s u r e r an d c o l l e c t o r are m a d e a p p o i n t i v e . T h e o f f i c i a l y e a r h e r e a f t e r b e g in s at n o o n on the first M o n d a y in A p r il in s t e a d o f a t n o o n on th e first M o n d a y a f t e r th e th ird T u e s d a y in M a r c h . T h e term o f o f f i c e o f in o r w i t h o u t v i l l a g e s to be a p p o in t e d s t r e e t co m m i s s i o n e r s an d to h o ld both o f f i c e s in v i l l a g e s w h e r e o f f i c e o f st r e e t c o m m i s s i o n e r is a p p o in t e d . S e c t i o n 44. V illa g e s o f the first, s e c o n d and th ird cla s s sh a ll h e r e a f t e r h a v e o n ly fo u r tru s t e e s . V illa g e s o f the fou r t h cla s s m a y h a v e tw o o r fou r tru s t e e s . S e c t io n 45. If the n u m b e r o f trus tees be red u c e d by t lie p r e c e d in g s e c tion, no tru s t e e s shall b e e le c t e d un til by re s ig n a t io n o r ex p ira t ion ot term s o f o f f i c e Hie n u m b e r o f tru s t e e s in o f f i c e shall be the m a x im u m p r o v i d e d by Urn p r e c e d i n g se c t i o n and th e r e a f t e r on e -h a lf sh a ll be e le c t e d a,l each annual e le c t io n . S e c t io n 46. T h is is rep e a led . T h e r e fo r e , no v i l l a g e h e r e a f t e r ca n e l e c t tru s t e e s b y w a r d s . S e c t io n 56. If p e t ition a s k in g for su b m issio n o f p r o p o s itio n is p r e s e n t e d a f t e r D e c e m b e r 1st and not. m o v e than fifteen d a y s (in s t e a d o f ten d a y s as p r o v id e d in the old la w ) p r ior to an nual e l e c t i o n , p r o p o s i t i o n sh a ll be su b m itted at. su c h an n u a l e l e c t i o n . S e c t i o n 58. T h is g i v e s to B o a r d s o f T r u s t e e s p o w e r to req u ire o f f i c i a l un- d--Flaking o f v illa g e o f f i c e r s requ ired to file the sa m e sh a ll be ex e c u t e d by a su r e t y co m p a n y a u t h o r ized to tra n s a c t b u s in e s s in the state. It a lso p r o v id e s th a t tin* e x p e n s e th e r e o f shall be y v i l l a g e ch a r g e . S e c t io n 87. T h is is ch a n g e d s o that the an n u a l m e e t in g m u st b e h e ld at. 8 p. m . on th e first M o n d a y in A p r il in s t e a d o f 7 p. m . on the M o n d a y fo l lo w i n g th e an n u a l e l e c t i o n . V e r y tru ly you r s , \V. 1\ G A P E S , E x e c u t i v e S e c r c 1 a i* y . Evangelistic Services at Brandi port Baptist Church * E v a n g e l i s t i c s e r v i c e s co n d u c t e d by R e v . If. W y s e J o n e s , D. D., w ill begin n e x t S u n d a y . M.ay 2nd, a t 10:30 a. in. S e r v i c e s S u n d a y s a t 1 0 :3 0 a. m . and PFNNYAN MASONS TO ENTERTAIN 7 :3 0 p m ., an d c a c l , w e e k d a y e v e n i n g , S c n c c a L a k c Dundee U n d Milo at 7 :3 0 p. m . T h e Y a t e s B a p t ist M i n - . ' Lodge Members To Be Guests May 4th—Will Display Old Relics of Fraternity is t e r s ' A s s o c i a t i o n and ILev. G. F r a n k J o h n s o n , d i r e c t o r o f the K e u k a dis-. ir i c t , w i l l c o o p e r a t e in th e s e services'. T h e K e u k a C o l l e g e stu d e n t s an d o t h e r ta le n t e d s i n g e r s w i l l h a v e ch a r g e o f th e s i n g i n g and w ill re n d e r a s p e cia l m u s i c a l p r o g r a m e a c h s e r v i c e b e fo r e th e se r m o n b y D r. J o n e s . T h e w id e e x p e r i e n c e an d p u lp it a b i l i t y o f the e v a n g e l i s t an d so m a n y train e d sin g e r s and '(Y o rkers ou g h t to a t t r a c t la r g o c o n g r e g a t i o n s . E v e r y o n e is in v ited to all o f th e s e s e r v i c e s . YATES DELEGATION AT ITHACA MEETING Kcuka Park and Penn Yan Represent ed. Rushville Voted in Finger Lakes Association. K e u k a , P a r k aud P e n n Y'an wrere r e p re s e n t e d at th e sp r in g m e e t in g o f the F i n g e r L a k e s A s s o c i a t i o n held in Ith a c a S a t u r d a y b y W a l t e r B. 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S e a r in g , ch a irm a n o f the a s s o c i a t i o n 's h ig h w a y co m m itte e , w ill g o to A u b u r n to p r e s e n t p e r s o n a i- T h o Penn Yan C h a p t e r , N o . 100, R o y a l A r c h M a s o n s , w i l l en t e r t a in the m e m b e r s o f S e u e o s L a k e , D u n d e e and M ilo L o d g e s o f fre e and a c c e p t e d M a son s and all v isitin g m e m b e r s o f the c r a f t at. an op e n m e e t in g aud en ter- la in m e n t to bo h e ld in th e M a s o n ic T e m p l e at P e n n Yan n e x t T u e s d a y e v e nin g , M a y 4!h , at 8 o ’ c l o c k . A short, m u s ica l p r o g r a m w ill be fo l l o w e d by an illu s t r a t e d le c t u r e on llie \H o l y C ity .\ R e f r e s h m e n t s w ill be served and a s o c i a l h o u r e n jo y e d . T h e ch a r t e r o f the ch a p t e r w h ich is o v e r 100 y e a r s old and the high p r i e s t ’s b r e a s t plate, w h ich is b e l i e v ed to h a v e o n c e .b e e n w o r n by the first gran d .high p r iest o f the state, w'111 be ex h ib ited at this m e e t in g . B o th o f th e s e h a v e an in t e r e s t in g h isto r y . T h e ch a r t e r w a s issu e d F e b r u a r y 3rd, 1826. It w a s sa v e d fr o m the fire on D e c e m b e r 6t.li, 1826, 'w h ich d e s t r o y e d p r a c tica lly all o f the ch a p t e r 's b e lon g in g s , but d u r in g the a r ili-M a s o n ic period, a fe w y e a r s later, it ly th e d e s i r e s o f th e re g i o n a l b o d y as e x p r e s s e d in a lo n g s e r i e s o f h ig h w a y re s o l u t i o n s a d o p t e d a t the m e e t in g . T h e J 50 d e l e g a t e s p r e s e n t wrcre g u e s t s o f th e h o t e l p r o p r i e t o r , J a m e s A. C a u s e r . A t the m e e t in g E v a n H o lt, p r o p r i e t o r o f V a lo is F a r m s C a s t le, in v ite d th e a s s o c i a t i o n to h o ld an ea r ly m e e t i n g as b i s g u e s t s . M a n y m a t t e r s o f p o l i c y w e r e d i s cu s s e d at the; b u s in e s s session w h ich fo l l o w e d the o p e n m e e t in g at w h ich R . H . T r e m a n , ch a irm a n o f th e F in g e r L a k e s sta t e p a r k s co m m i s s i o n , w a s the p r in c ip a l sp e a k e r . R o b e r t E. F e n - to h a v e had a co m b in e d v a lu e o f n e a r ly $300 d o lla r s . T h is orig in a l ch a r t e r is still in the p o s s e s s i o n o f the ch a n ter and is th e a u t h o r i t y u n d e r w h ich it w o r k s . T h e high p r i e s t ’s b r e a s t plate is a h i s t o r i c re lic. It w a s m a d e b y E z r a A m e s , a je w e l e r o f A lb a n y , secon d gra n d high p r iest o f lint sta t e o f N f i v Y o r k , fo r the gran d ch a p t e r p r o b a b ly d u r in g the tim e he w a s gra n d k in g in 1802. N o t b e in g cla im e d by th e m up 1 1 ) J825, w h e n the co m m i t t e e from the Venn Y a n C h a p t e r w a s in A lb a n y pu r ch a s in g p a r a p h e r n a lia , it w a s sold to the loca l m e n . It. is o f c o l o r e d enam e l in 12 co m p a r t m e n t s set in a su ita b ly g i l d e d m e t a l l i c fra m e and lias on each * I Child Struck by Brick ton . A u b u r n , *ivas e l e c t e d th ird v i c e - ! 0 *; '^s co m p a r t m e n t s the n a m e o f on e p r e s id e n t , aud R o b e r t V . R . B a s s i t t , ! ^ trib e s ol Israel w ith its sup- O w e g o , as a d ire c t o r -a t - la r g e . \ iw s c d p r o p e r co l o r . It is said to have seen . H. (T o b e c o n t i n u e d .) J u liu s B e a r d s l e y , 5-year-old son o f M r. and M r s . C e c il B e a r d s le y , w h o liv e in th e J o h n J e n s e n h o u s e a t F iv e P o i n t s o f th is v i l l a g e , n a r r o w l y e s ca p e d d e a t h F r i d a y w h e n stru c k on th e h e a d b y a b r i c k w h ich w a s d r o p p e d fro m th e top o f a tw 'o-story h o u s e . T h e ch i l d w a s w a t c h i n g a m a n m ix m o r t a r o n th e w a lk tw o d o o r s b e l o w h is h o m e , w h e n a m a s o n w 'ork in g on th e c h i m n e y d r o p p e d h a l f a b r i c k w h ich stru c k h im sq u a r e l y o n to p o f the h e a d s e r i o u s l y fr a c t u r i n g th e sk u ll. A t th e h o s p i t a l it is re p o r t e d th a t the b o y is im p r o v in g , and it is h o p e d th a t an o p e r a t i o n w i l l m a k e p o s s i b l e c o m p l e t e r e c o v e r y . T h e d o c t o r s sta t e d th a t th e b r i c k s t r i k i n g o n e - h a l f in c h d i s t a n c e on an o t h e r p a r t o f th e sk u ll w o u ld h a v e ca u s e d in s t a n t d e a t h . T h e p r o g r a m o f th e F i n g e r L a k e s sta t e p a r k s co m m i s s i o n w a s e n d o r s e d and a co m m i t t e e n a m e d to a r r a n g e fo r a jo i n t m e e t i n g w ith th e new- G e n e s e e C o u n t r y A s s o c i a t i o n . O n th e co m m i t tee a r e W a l t e r B. T o w e r , P e n n Y 'a n ; J a m e s U n d e r w o o d , O d e s s a ; J o h n C. M o r g a n . N a p les. R u s h v i l l e , O d e s s a and B a t h w e r e fo r m a l l y v o t e d in t o the s o c i e t y . Injured by Horse b e e n .o n e o f the first p i e c e s o f en a m e l w o r k d o n e in th is co u n t r y , and tra d i tion sa y s it w a s o n c e w o r n by D e w itt C lin t o n , the first gra n d h jg h p r i e s t o f I the sUite. S p e c ia l e f f o r t is b e in g m a d e to m a k e this m e e t in g o f in t e r e s t to M a s o n s and if it is a s u c c e s s 'Will no d o u b t be m a d e an an n u a l ev e n t . P e n n Y'an, D r e s d e n and D u n d e e m a r k th e ca p itu la r lim its o f this ju r i s d i c t i o n and n e a r ly all o f : the m e m b e r s o f P e n n Y a n C h a p t e r be- | lo n g to o n e of th e s e th r e e lod g e s . L a s t w e e k T h u r s d a y a f t e r n o o n . S ia n - i le y M c C a ll, o f B r a n c h p o r t , r e c e i v e d j bad b r u i s e s a b o u t th e b o d y w h e n h is | h o r s e w h ich h e w a s a t t e m p t i n g t o 1 m o u n t fe l l on him . Dr. G e o r g e K in n e and N o r m a n N . B e lt, o f P e n n YTan, w-ere e x a m i n i n g th e a n im a l w h e n the a c c i d e n t h a p p e n e d . T h e h o r s e rea r e d and fe l l o v e r b a c k w a r d s . 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