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AS*' A WEEKLY UwSPAPEB DEVOTED TO^^MpBSjl«STS,OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER. VOLUME V, NUMBER 11. KATONAH, wr:aTnH^STER,COtnSMpi-r FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917. SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS. DRAFT ^UMBERS MAY BE ANN(MCED TODAY -of -Sti ^Hyitfhoi-TuH^ Will Probably Result in PreVen- tipn of More Serious Trouble. BANDS ON VILLAGE WATER TANK BURST After patiently serving the katonah Water Company, and, Incidentally, the people of this village as a whole, for over a score of years, \the wooden tank on the sidohill at the west of Given Below and Serial Numbers For District on Other Pages. Most of the local exemption boards for Westcfiestet County completed their work early^that In the sixth dis- trlct, Including the towns of Bedford, New Castlo and Pnundrldgo finishing its re -numbeVlng of registration cards | Edgemont road registered a protest in ample time to turn over the list to | on Sunday* morning, while the ma , the dally and weekly press of the ' jority of residents of the village , county for publication before tho.l 'werc engagelrtMn attending divine wor- draft, which, as^announced in the ev^pstiip. Whether the \obstreperous old ! eniug papers last 'night was SLhednlcd \ub chose this particular time for mak- j for 9:30 this morning. ins its protest with malice afore-' On the second page will be found i thought has not been learned It is I the complete list for the towns in this conjectured, however, that it may ' vicinity included in the sixth district, j havo done so, omthe' theory that most • As the members of the boards in other of the able bodied citizens would be at ' districts including northern Westches- i liurch ter towns, as originally uppoinled, re-. It is impossible to state whether the fused to serve, the work\ of these' large group wlilch congregated soon | boards was not completed until jester- after the^tank'^sprung Its little joke I day, and it has been impossible to | (and, simultaneously, its leak) rushed I procure the serial numbers for publi-1 to the scjBlfe'otr&ction from church, or i cation in this issue. ^ ' whether they^were at home reading' As explained in an official state-' the Sunday papers. But,'at any rate, nient iSBued.-y.esterday In Washington, j they arrived on the scene in an almost there wlllSBe^fwo drawings—one <bf ; unbelievably 'Short space of time, numbers from one to one thousand I An Investigation showed that four another of front cipher to ten to i iron bands had snapped and that the form a so-called master-key by which ' water had leaked out to about half the thousand'' numbers drawn .will . the depth of the reservoir Conjec- reach every man in every district, j tures were made as to the probability For the Town of Bedford,, the regls- tration numbers range from 3861 to 4414 and the master^ key numbers therefore will be 3 and .4, Awhile the serial numbers will range'frpm 861 to 1,000 and from 1 to 414. In'-New CaB- tie the mastor key will be 3 and the serials will be froni* 420 to 860. In Poundrldge, the key.number will be 4 and the serial numbers from 416 to 469. The offlclalje^'lanatlon of the meth- *P ?bd of makingxthe\ drawing continues: v ^here_ia|fdistrlct has more Than - ; ' iesa.'than^ljOOpt^Would'rbpr'esent 898, wlUiTnore^naif 1,00,0, and less than 2,000, and so on. The master key will establish the or der in which the- SSS, added to 1,000, 2,000,iand so on u p to the largest num ber of\tn*6usands in the district shall be placed on the local lists when the numbc% 898-is drawn Thl number of registrants in each district varies from about 185 In the smallest to more than 10,000 in the - largest, so that the serial numbers to < be dealt with In tho drawing range from one to between 10 and 11 thous and. of further accidents, and it was docld- ed to keep the tank about half full, arrange to make^the 'necessary re pairs as soon as possible, and await results. Nothing further'' happened, .and on Monday, Henry W. Kellogg of-the Wa ter Company began to repair the dam age. No further trouble Is anticipated —at present. Among those -who in spected the tank on Sunday, the opin ion was expressed that the village had escaped luckily, and that some definite action should be taketgat once to pro vide fox^a t .Btrongeri rejeryplr.^joable oldlng a ^eataj^q^^fe^cj^wa^e- The Ba , fle \HS Americans have too.fe:^^ these few they cannot be3r$ of them, which, As Dr. .Lynja sue of the Outlook, is per^ ^ America, we reprint belaw$Sj|| hymn is not merely for ouj&l would be as appropriate tor-ell democratic nations as Russti* Italy as for the United Stateg liberty.\ Mine eyes have seen the He Is trampling out the vlntagiitj^ He hath loosed the fatefuf llghtigtj His truth Is marchlngonJ I have seen him In the watch>f$ They have builded him a n altac I can read his righteous aentejj His day Is marching on}' I have read a fiery gospel, wrjp \As ye deal with my contemne'e Let the Hero, born of womanj&fe Since God Is marchlng:on> He has sounded forth the trumgra He is sifting out the hearts.^fffl 5 ' Oh I be swift, my soul, to aha^ Our G>d is marching on^ In the beauty of the lilies Chrf With the glory In his boson^th- - As he died to make men holyjStj While God is marchtingi !f !he Republic Est-.' » OT^hy patriotic songs, but of fctoooften, One of the best tgott points out in a recent is- most truly representative of Abbott: \This battle- .it is for all republics. It ^feio^ual hymn fty such ^England, Belgium, or ari' international hymn of P ^mlrig -of the Lord: |je_grapes of wrath are stored; i.terHJble swift sword; ^\circling camps; S Fennjj dews and damps; tn.aha flaring lamps; Ri Pa Ea Ma RH 1% NEW ANTI-GLARE . HEADLIGHT LA% Goes Into Effect on August 1st and Its Provisions Are Explained by Secretary Hugo. RESERVE POLICE TO BE_REVBEWED. Plans Being Formulated for Holding Competitive Drills of the Various. Divisions Later in Season. tied rows of steel: imy grace shall deal; jntjwfth his heel, Mjp ^jr call.retreat! ?ilWJudgmen£seat: 3 ^;,tlubilant, my feetl In order that automohllists may but At the rinse of the drill of the local ter understand the requirements of 1 division of tho Reserve Police on the new anti-glare headlight luw Monday evening, Supervisor Barrett which goes into effect August 1. Secrc- announced that it had been suggested lary of State Hugo lias Issued the fol that the entire force be reviewed by lowing statement the Town Board, and called for an ex- \The law gives no authority for of- • piession on the part of the members fU-iul approval of an> particular t\\ic present us to whether tney would bo of lliihl or lens, as is the case in New willing to take part in such a review. Jersey No list of authorized unM glare When asked to step- forward If they devices will be issued in this State ' were -in favor of the idea, the entire Motorists in order to rumply with the division moved up two paces, making luw must see that their lights are of a the vote unanimous It is stated that type such as will come within the ful ' the other divisions took simitar ac- lowtng requirements Hon 1 -The beam of the reflected light The date and place of tho review has must not rise above A'l inches from Ui» not been definitely fixed but it will roadbed at 70 feet ahead of the car probably be held at Katonah in tho 2 -The light of the front lamps mu->t early part of September or the latter be visible not fess than :;00 feet in Hie part of August. direction from which ilie motor ve In connection with the review prop- hide is proceeding, and shall be of er. It is planned to hold exhibition sulllclent Intensity to reveal objects : drills of the various divisions on a straight ahead foi nut k-bs Uian 1 > omw-i't.vo baslb, points being award- feet, ed for various features, and a division 3—The front lights must give suf prize of some sort being awarded to llclent side illumination to reveal ob- the group obtaining the highest total jects 10 feet to both sides of the car , score at a point 10 feet ahead of the lamp. , As there has always been keen 4—Any auxiliary light or projecting 1 rivalry between the precincts of Bed- evice (spotlight) is subject to the • ford, Bedford Hills, Mt. Klsco and restrictions In regard to the beam Katonah this feature Is likely to make The \beam of light\ Is construed as the officers and men of all divisions _pa (a te Pa la POLITIOA,L^CAIiENDAR. \CUP 6 F|WOE IS AL* 5 The political calendar for the pri mary and general election of this fall has been made public by Secretary of State Hugo. Primary day will come on a Wednesday this year— September 19—and designating petl tions may be filed with the secretary of State or board of elections any time from August 14 to August 21. The calendar follows: August 14 to August 21—Certifi cates of designations to be filled with secretary of State and custodian of primary records. August 31—Last day for filing de- Walt Mason In hiB^ filing In the district with only 185 regis- 1 trants, the 185 will be liable for ap- f pearance in the order in which their , ellnations of designations, numbers are drawn, and when a num- September _4—Last day for ber higher than that appears the dls-1 new designation after declination, trlct, of course, will not be affected. ; September 6—Last day for secretary Application of the master key makes j of 8tate t0 transm1 ' to custodians des- it. possible to apply fairly each of the ^nations filed in his office, one thousand numbers drawn L o dis- > September 1—Last day for appoint- ! ment of election officers in cities 4—Designation of poll- trlcts with more than one thou and registrants. As a nnn.ber is < rawn It .vwill be added to eac it t i the thousands in excess of one thousand in each dls- . trlct. For instance, if 25 is the first num September Ing places for entire State (except the city of •Buffalo ) September 19—Fall primary day. Primary day held from 7:00 a. m. to 9 00 p. m In New York city, where ber drawn, it will represent 25, 1,025. | \ \ u v - *\ -•• 2,025, 3,025^4,025, 6,025. C.025. 7,026. ' P olIs afe °P en from 3:00 P- m to 9:00 8,025, 9,026 and 10,025. i p. m. \ By applying the master key the or-, Se P tember 25 to October 12-Inde- der in which these numbers will be peUdent nomlna \ ons to be filed with listed in each district will be deter-' secretar y of stat e- mined. If the drawing of eleven numer- 1 September 26 to October 17—Inde- •als for the key should result this way: 1 P endent certificates to be filed with 10, 9, 7, 1, 5, 2, 3,' 0, 8, i, 6, I board of elections or county clerks, then the drawing of 25 as tho first ] Registration in cities outside of New number of the thousand would fix the ! York and vlllagea'of 5,000 inhabitants first men to appear before the exemp- 1 or more. tion boards in this order:- | October 12—7 a. m. to 10 p. m., first 10,025, 9,025, 7,026, 1,025, 6,025, 2,025, I dny - \Of all his many friends>It 'i8\doubt- ful if William.' H. Baxley, formerly Secretary of the Westchester County Y. M. C. A., has any warmer or truer ones than those whom he made In Northern -Westchester. All whtf(know Mr. Baxley will be sorry to learn ^of the death of his six- yearK )ld dadgh'ter, Frances, at Cum berland, MdJ wToere Mr. Baxley is now located as Secretary at the Central Y. M. C. A., following an operation for what was diagnosed as appendicitis, but which later proved to bo a most peculiar and baffling form of periton itis. While the operation was in progress a meeting connected with a religious campaign in which Mr. Baxley had been much interested was being held in Cumberland, and the \Evening Times\ of that city tells tho story of a most unusual and touching tribute to Mr. Baxley, and a most remarkable evidence of the esteem In vrhich ho i s held. After telling of the Illness of the little girl, the account continues: News of the dangerous illness of the little six-year-old daughter of Secre tary Baxley was received just before the adjournment of the .tabernacle meeting. Upon the suggestion of Mr. Stephens that a number of men and women march to the Western Mary- ] that it could be best promoted by turn- land Hospital to show thoir sympathy j t„ g over the helm to' someone else, to Mr. and Mrs. Baxley. not less than handed In hls*Te-,ignatlon*on Tuesday ..BfWi-r^l\ BRIMMING. ^Wm\ • ' hii^^wee'test mode could not compose'aKyr^g-pyerse ode to celebrate a tcam^that'sfblowed its rep. The subtle QuipMofglrvin Cobb would never still the^hpwllng mob or put the team back :6nj'the job with The Lakesldes losei|t,heir wontod stride; opposing rooteia»;tiem_deride; the other teams have-nailed their hide up on the door YVeekvafter week we patient wait to wclcomeiat the garden gate a band of vlsltorsgglad, elate— pot sore. They come^back'-each week with hanging head. ,wTtK |lagging feet and slouching tread—eay^is ^he Lake side spirit dead or'wfial? Has every hope of victory and all,' ,they are or hope to be ficd from their hearts and gone. (Ah. Me'i to potj&j\ Rut enougl- of tliis ^Sw 'William Schnopr^chauffeur tor 's. D, Tompkins, residing on the 'New Castle Armonk road, with two friends, Frank Jabrstorser and Frank Mulholand, who are also employed by Mr. Tompkins are—in-the—Bedford Police jail this morning awaiting the investigation by Coroner' Mills of the death of a laborer on the road near St. John's Hotel, Armonk, by being struck by an auto mobile last night, meaning tho approximately parallel, focalized rays gathered and projected by a reflector, lens or other device. The co-operation of every motorist is sought in order to do away with the glaring headlight evil which has been the cause of so many accidents. The enforcement of the law is up to the police authorities.\ The keenest interest Is being manl tested among motorists throughout the State In connection with the new law. ,,viThe glaring headlight nuisance is so generally recognized that there is on^ evident desire on the part of E. STARR SANFORD.\ 1 E. Starr Sanford died at'tho home of his brothor and sisters cn Parkway ind Edgemont .oad, this village, Wed nesday morr'.nc. July 18. after an ill ness which has prevented l .im from engaging i-i active work for several yesrs, although he has bee., confined Schnoor and his companions Inqutr-1 to his room only about n wc.k ed the direction to Dr Brigg's office! Mr Sanford was born in Danbur . about 1:30 this morning when they ac-! Conn., and resided there during the But enougl- of thisgSwaltmasonic ^ stuff. The Lakesides'hav ^hit the mid- ] K)sco po ij ce that a man had been kill costed Officer John E. Eich of the Bedford Town Police The officer ob served that they were Intoxicated and that their Marmon car was consider ably battered. He took them to the station bouse and Superintendent Mills ordered them locked up as in nu condition to run the cur About five o'clock this morning word came from Officer Egan of the Mt earlier years of his young ma hood Removing to New York, he entered the partnership of Davis and Sanford. photographers, and soon established a national reputation, build'i.g up a business so far-ieuching that, al though both of t.te partn rs have long I since retlr?:l from the firm, tho name Is still retained by the corporation which has succeeded th^m j San | made in a later Issue of the Record work hard to get in shape for the re view, and it will be strange If it does not attract much interest. Although, as stated, the place of the review has not been decided upon. It Is thought that this village will probably be selected, as Bedford and Mt. Kisco have already held celebra tions In which the Reserves have ta ken part. Lakeside Field, with its large tract of level ground and its pleasant surroundings, would be Ideal for the purpose/^and the grandstand affords as ^e& an.iapproach to a T®- viewing ''Bti ^^^^ti^'lngJthe Town ~ \ •!»' ':•>:< :08S3gWfc «S\' W \' the presence jjf^a^jiujhber'jpt specta tors. These \galleries\ help to put the men on their mettle, and make them feel as If the public is taking: an lnterect in their work. And while they are. still Imperfect in much of their work, an evening spent at the High School on drill nights is not a t all uninteresting It is suggested that more of the people of the village at tend these drills, and the officers and men will assure them a cordial wel come •—'«« Since the announcement of the re view was made on Monday evening the opinion has been expressed that If this village Is selected for the pur pose, the residents of Katonah should begin at once to make preparations fur given Ihft visiting divisions a hearty welcome Further announcement as to the time and place of the review will be season slump into wtiSfethey seem j ^»«» - - - — A / lcr New Vcrk Mr doomed to slide each -.yearV This year ?\ ttn * an0t \° r ,nJured at A ™ hy \ ^ stIlb,ls ,ed » \««»° , ln , Grei \ ,' it appears to Imvojgottlm on their I J ° y \ P °\ \elng questioned by | H'IC-1, Conn., in which city he has re-1 ORCHARD DUSTING „ ,,,„ „, „,-{;i«=!: r , , i Mr Mills the prisoners admitted hit- 1 sided for some time, and. through his, nerves a little more> than .usual, and as a result the wliole'fmachine came dangerously near blowi'ng'.'up the early part of the week from \anjinternal ex plosion. Captain Ticknor,- being loyal to the team's v.-elfare,*/and believing DEMONSTRATIONS. ting a man there but said they did not | exceptional abll ty and true artistic consider that he was Injured badly i Instinct, sained a reputation hardly and proceeded on their way J second to that which hud bcri aeliipv The men struck were laborers on J ed by tho New York firm When ill the state road work and their names ness fo - cing l.im to give up this work could not be learned One was killed I be came to Kato.iali, and lias been instantly and was considerably cut , residing with his relatives in this vil- about the head and body Tho other 'age for some three mon.hs was unconscious and was hurried to Beside his widow. Mrs Emma G Sanford. and a son. Charles G. Sun 2500 persons formed In line and walk- At a meeting on Wednesday even-, (he Eastv |ew Hospital where he Is in ^ Sanford IK ed to the hospital on Baltimore ave-, i„g John Carver former'manager of, a cr|tlcBl cond ,,ion ««•° amp | Misses Oral* «»\ - - ».,„ i okBRtdes was chosen to succeed sur,luu tho Lakesides sen , ^ CIVILIAN RELIEF I Mary Sanford. sisters, and his brother 1 OPENS HEADQUARTERS. , Fred W Sanford. of this vil.agc As Mr Sanford was a Knight Temp- nue. Mr Baxley appeared for a mo ment to wave an acknowledgment of the remarkable outpouring and the Ticknor and lias agreed;to accept. Last Saturday. ML Kisco trimmed 1 3,026.- 26, 8,026, 4.025 and 6,025, The district with mora than ten . thousand registrants thus will have -I ten of Its men assigned to their places ' at the head of its list, with 10,025 on top. The district with less than one thousand men will have one number, 25, at the head of Its list This process will be continued until'every man of the ten million has been assigned his place on the roster of this distrioU- Chester J? Thomas and family, of White Plains, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Holmes and Mrs. John C. Holmes who are spend- .3? ing the summer at Cross River, have -•- Barrett several to 10 p. m., crowd responded with tho Chautauqua salute. It was generally known ^then that only a slight chance remained for the recovery of the child. m. to 10 p. m. m. to 10 p. m., : October 13—7 a. second day October 19—7 a. third day October 20—7 a. fourth day Registration In districts other than cities or villages having 5,000 Inhab itants or more: October 13—7 a. m. to 10 p. m., first day. October 20—7 a. m. to 10 p. m., sec ond day October 17—Last day to file declina tion of independent nomination which was filed with the secretary of state, October 19—Last day to file declina tion of an independent nomination which was filed with the board of elec tions. October 22—Last day for filing cer tificates of new nominations caused Mrs. A. S. Knapp, Mrs. Harry M. Knapp and two children spent Wed nesday visiting Mrs. Richard Doyle, of Mt. Klsco. i by declination or disqualification. October 23—Last day for Secretary of State to transmit to board of elec tions nominations filed in his office. October 23—Last day for publication of nominations in newspapers except in counties were no dailies are printed. October 31—Last day for transmis sion qf UstB of candidates to town clerks and aldermen of cities by board of election! November 3 —Last day for list of candidates to be posted by the town clerk of aldermen, fl^t ^\J^faTLl^! The Westchester County Civilian , lar . a member of the MysMc Shrine fact tha the, n Committee of the Red Cross of ; and a i 0 yal Mason, the funeral will be T C \ Wnd o ^Kt\vT. fte'whlch Mrs. Paul Revere Reynolds is • maBonlc and w ,„ bo held at Danbury and lead the kind of U W»»™ l \ j Cna , rman an d Miss Anita Peck, execu- to-morrow morning at eleven o'clock. 225 b°e X weTJ«I t^etall\ 1 tile secretary has opened an office In The lntcrm ent will be in the Wooster would be well of the game as by the censor It Is only fair to Mt,-Kisco to say that on Saturday, theyybutclassed the locals fn every branch \fpt the sport, and in proportion to' '.getting a fair proportion of the breaks', .deserved to win on the merits. Sojlet it be. The Lakesides go to Ridgefield to-morrow * f> Fred and Cornelius Noe, Arthur Mar- ler and DeWitt Wright reported at the armAry of tho^Cpast Artillery regiment i on Mom1ay,-;.and were mus tered Into the federal;'service. ?0£' i Miss Grace Soden|pf?HarriBon, has been employed as assistant cashier November ^General election day. by the Country Seryfce^Corporatton, Polls open 6 a .'V polls close 5 p . m. and began, her duties|n^Monday. • \*\' • my having) been deleted , Room 630 on the Bixth floor of the \•• i Court House, White Plains. This will •be the central executive office for tho committee. To may come the family of any soldier or sailor, living in the county, who is In need of advice or assistance. Application may be made either by the families, themselves or by interested persons. The Red Cross Is amply supplied with funds to carry on this work for some time to come and earnestly re quests the co-operation of the county in its task. Applications may be made daily at Room 630 between 9-12 a. m., and Wednesday evenings between 7-8 p. m. The secretary may also be reached by telephone any morning during the of fice hours at White Plains 1300, Cemetory. Danbury The Camp Fire Girls, under the leadership of Miss Adelaide Arnold, enjoyed an outing at Lake Waccabuc on Wednesday They made the trip In the big red car of the Country Service Corporation, Ensley Armstrong driv ing. Mr. Armstrpng says that carrying furniture and groceries has no further attraction for him after toting such a load Qf concentrated spirits of jollity eight miles and back. Miss Marion Murdock, who became ill while on the Camp Fire Girls out ing on Wednesday, as a result of too many dips in the cold water of Lake Waccabuc, Is stated to have returned to her normal health. The Farm Bureau has arranged to hold two orchard dusllns demonstra tion meetings as follows Friday, July 30th. 2 p m.. at furni of Floyd Q White 1 mile noitheost of Yorktown on Corner s.rcot. Saturday July 21. 2 p. m.. at farm of Mrs Selh Low fBroad Brook Farm), 1 mile suuthcest of Bedford Hills. It is believed that tho Brooks Fruit Spot, whit li caiispn sticl. serious dam age to the appearance and sale value of apples In Westchester county, can. be controlled by thorough dusting or spraying at the proper time.' Attend the meeting most convenient for you and tell ypur neighbors about it. An expert from the Department of Entomology at Cornell will be present and will be ready to give information and answer practical questions about spraying, dusting and fruit growing. CANNON FODDER? Sign in the local Post Office _ Notice. Registration list with cereal numvy bers io'ready for Inspection at the Court Room. Peekskill. N Police Headquarters, jj $ 1 B. B. Nostrand, Chairman Local Exemption Bpant^ District No. 1. - • i Probably the exemption board j^JE^^ getting ready to winnow the chaff frpiggOTgj$ the wheat. Or are they merely w^m^^^ ing the young men to- tuft sOWlni^^^ their wild oats? . *
