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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE VOLUME V, NUMBER 18. INTE RESTS OF NORTHERN \WEST CHESTER. KATONAH, WESTCHESTER COUNTJ^Ti Y., FRIDAY. AUGUST 3, 1917. CONSOLIDATION OF RURAL SCHOOLS Matter Entertainingly Presented By Superintendent Covey Before, Bedford Farmers Club. The July meeting of the Bedford Farmers' Club was held at the home of Dr. Howard D . Collins, on Wednes day the 26th. It was an Ideal place to meet oh such a hot day, th o first good hay day of the soason. Dr. and Mrs. C0IU113 aro certainly to b e onviod such a per feet summer home, It overlooks such beautiful views, and if thero is any air moving at any point it will reach them, and the broad verandas would create laziness in th e most vigorous farmer. There wa s much t o admire in the grounds around th e house, a shell pink hollyhock attracted most attention as being something raro. The meeting was held on the lawn under a handsome treo. Dr. Frank D . Skeel and Seth B. Hunt were elected members. Mr. Curtis spoke of the potato aphis that is doing s o much damage, in some localities destroying\ the crop. Three-quarters of a pound of the to bacco mtxturo in one hundred gallons of the usual potato spray will stop their work. President Wood said his wheat crop this year wa s th e poorest one in his experience and th o ry e crbp the best; his corn crop the company had ad mired on \heir way had been worked by the riding cultivator, taking two rows at a time. It ha d not been hoed as labor wa s too costly this year to •use it that way. In introducing George H. Covey, Dis- tric Superintendent of SchoolB, who was to speak o n th e subject, of the day \Rural 'Schools and their Consoli dation,\ President Wood said the school systom of every state in the Union with the exception of Louisiana, -was based on that of Ne w York, and Amsterdam, Holland' was the bestf educated nation in the world. With ev ery fifty families that came over a schoolmaster was sent and when New York was ceded to Great Britain pro vision wa s made that the British should maintain th e ccbools the Dutch had organized. Likp the town meetings, the district school meetings as we have known them were the most democratic things imaginable and h e for one regrets their abolish ment very much, all encroachments on our democratic system of govern ment. Mr. Covey quickly improsced those not already acquainted with him with his complete knowledge of everything connected with public school matters It is always a pleasure to listen to a speaker that knows what he is talking about. Ho spoke of the advantages gained by th e pupils In consolidating rural school districts by classifying them, giving thorn more teachers and the opportunity o f giving each branch •more attention, bu t the impossibility of transporting every child to and from its own homo offset all the ad' vantages in bis mird and therefore he -was opposed to It. It was wrong to oblige children to g o through storms and snow drifts to the point they would meet a conveyance. Rarely, if ever, was there a place of shelter for them while waiting for it. As a general thing rural school dis tricts are opposed to LIGHTNING DAMAGED KATONMRESIDENCE Electrical Storm of Wednesday Most Severe Seen in This Section in Many Years. After two days of the most nearly equatorial weather this section of the country has seen in many years, nor thern Westchester was swept by an electrical storm on Woilnesday which in severity was second only to the hot spell that had preceded it. About noon the breezes, which had been altogether absent for forty-oight hours, began to blow slightly, and later In the after noon, clouds in the north indicated that a heavy shower might be expect ed . At about halt paBt four the storm broke, with heavy claps of thunder and sharp lightning display. By five the storm was at its height and it became apparent that some of the bolts were striking at points in this section. The only severe damage thus far reported in this immediate vicinity was the striking of the roof of the residence of Charles M. Sloat, on Cherry street, and a tree which stood In th e yard. Th e roof and the rafters supporting it were set afire, and an alarm was sent for the local Are de partment. As the storm was at Its height when the first alarm was sounded, many of the firemen did not hear it. Assistant Chief Park hurried to the scene with a party, and soon had a stream from the chemical engine trained on the bjaze. Except for a n unfortunate ac cident, it is probable that the fire could have been controlled, but a mo ment after the tank was turned on, the hose burst a t a point near the en gine, and the whole appartus became useless. A second alarm was sounded, and the hand pump and hose cart were rushed up the hill, with th e result that th e flrement succeeded i n confin ing th e fire to th e upper part of- the. TK Pa POSTAGE RATES ON LETTERS. TO AND FROM FORCES IN EUROPE enibf thayTBlagcf^ei|bnded quickly.\ Through a misunderstanding a s t o the location, they were delayed and did not reach the scene until th e local firemen had the blaze fairly well under control, but nevertheless rendered valuable aid in clearing up the wreck age and finally putting out the smould ering spots. The roof and attic were totally wrecked, and much damage was done to the first tw o floors by water. Th e household effects and furniture on these floors were carried to safety without any great daniage in handling or otherwise. Arthur Sloat, a son of Charles Sloat, has been living with his father, and had nearly all hi s furniture stored in the attic. This was , unfortunately, en tirely lost. It is difficult to estimate exactly the loss. It is stated that Mr. Sloat carried insurance. No other damage in this immediate locality has been reported. OPERA SINGER'S DAUGHTER BIT BY DOG SEEMINGLY MAD With so many country churches closed tho schoob are c 1 ! that are left to keep the community tcref'T - . Ho thinks a great mistake was made in allowing this year boys and girls to leave school to work on farms, their labor having been unsatisfactory and the loss to them in their studies i s great. Great Britain ha s fourta It a mistake and abandoned it. We should not repeat it again. Many faults there are no doubt in rural schools and grad ually they are eliminated. You cannot expect to get a good teacher unless you pay what the services are worth, poor pay means a poor teacher and a poor school. The town system we have adopted has been in use in many states for years and has given better satisfaction than th e old system. Mr. Covey described i t at some length and made it very interesting; there will be no more Bchool meetings after it comes into operation, and the tax In each district will be uniform and the 'town board of education transacts all ' business for al l districts. In this school 'district the doctors have done much, good work for school children free of cost HereWter they will be paid for their services. On the first of /iugust the Board of Two apparently mad dogs were shot in Brewster last Saturday after one of them savagely attacked Miss Edith Jennings of Dykemans, a daughter of Mme. Edith Helena, the opera singer Some flesh wa s torn from her cheek. The dog grabbed at the young wo man's throat first. She fought It off, consolidation., and the second tlme it bit hef in the face. On a third attack it was beaten off by a man with a club. -Policeman Charles Hutchings shpt the dog. Another dog, which apparently went mad, was shot a short while afterward The heads 01 both were sent to the State authorities at Albany, for exam ination. - • Hot weather and the possibility of showers did not prevent a large num ber of the members of the Methodist Sunday School from enjoying a fine outing at the annual picnic a t Lake Waccabuc yo.>terday. Education met to organize and appoint a clerk, treasurer, medical inspector, janitor, etc. The clerk will be the most important position. The abovo i s a brief synopsis of what Mr. Covey said and it would have been well if It had been said before a largely attended town meeting. Counsellor Haines naturally i s in terested in the-welfare of school chil dren and spoke of their education in his customary optimistic vein Adjournment wa s then made to the dining room whore Mrs. Collins made tea (KB Sa Ba to £a Ka Sa Pa Ra to to tsa to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to By ALFRED We pray thee for a stouter heart, The heart of nobler man. The time has come to do our part— Almighty God, we can ! In thunder up and down th e world War murderously rclls; O. let Old Glory, wide unfurled, Now quicken human souls! A lusl for universal power Has raised its hydra head To waste cur blood from !' our to hour 'Til Fate shall strike It dead. The soldier never bore n cause So sacred and s o vast; He's making clear the ouly laws That true peace a t last. The highest human deoUi«y Since history boj;au Is beckoning; ahead w o see The Brotherhood of Man ! any of its poss'ess'ions for transmit?-: slon to the United States Expedition ary Forces In Europe are subject to the United States domestic classifica tion, conditions an d rates of postage, and that letters, post cards and print ed matter orifinating withjsuch forces for transmission to the United States or it s possessions are likewise sub ject to domestic classification, con ditions and rates of postage, except as modified by the provisions covering letters indorsed \solaJer 'B letter\ an d contained in Section 406, Postal Laws and Regulations. No other than United States post age stamps are valid for the prepay ment of postage o n matter herein de scribed. Mail addressed to members of th e Expeditionary Forces should bear com plete designation of the division, regi ment, company an d organization to which th e addressee belongs, a s well as the name and address of the sender, and b e fully prepaid by postage stamps affixed. Patrons should be instructed under n o circumstances to attempt to designate on the addressed envelope the location of the unit. The correct manner for addressing such a letter would be a s follows: SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS. ..'SulsoiS: 'law-^and -, the Return to Mrs. John Smith, Blank Street New York City. Stamp John Smiti, Jr., Co. X, Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces tor the antiglare-. licensing of operatc &gjJtL -Greater New York commanding Tl»'attention of motorlBts. A one-half 'fate.will prevail in the registration of trailers for the rest of this year. The full year fee runs from $5 to $30, depending on weight and carrying capacity. Trailers are used In considerable numbers in all the larger cities and in many of the smaller communities, . particularly where contract work is under way. Registration plates of a special design must be attached to each' en d of the trailer. The following are the full year regis tration fees for trailers: For each trailer with a combined weight of truck ami carrying capacity of two tons or Icis. $5; two tons and not more than inn tons, $10 ; more than five tons ami not more than seven tons, $1G; more Mian seven tons and not more than iC\ tons, $20 ; m->re than ten tons and not more than four teen tons, $30. While the registration o f trailers is of chief interest to the business world, the working out nt the anti-glare law from now on wi'l he one Jn which practically every one of New York State's 350,000 motorists will be in terested. Headlight-: must conform with the law from now on an d judging from letters that 1-uve already reached Mr. Hugo, there 1 little question that not only the police authorities but mo torists as well wil' see that violators are summarily deal' with in order that ^organized for its official duties. Superintendent Covey wa s present and called the meeting to order. All but one of th'n five members of the''board were present, and Thomas O'Brien of Bedfcrd was elected chair man. Earl Bockwith, of Bedrord Hills, ttas selected a s Clerk to the board, at a Balary of $1,000 a year and Wilbur Reynolds wa s choson as treasurer at a salary of $250. The position of at tendance officer wont to John Klnkel, of Bedford, wh o will receive hi s ex penses and a nominal fc • for hi s ser vices, but no salary. The clerk, wh o will bo obliged to give almost hi s e n Ire time to hi s du ties, will have office room in the build ing now occup ed by the Board of Assessors and Receiver of Taxes, at Bedford Hills Tho jurisdiction of the board in cludes all schools except those of Ka- lonah and Mt Kisco. EXEMPTION BOARD MET A^MT. KISCO Bedford and New Castle Men in First 250 Drawn Appeared This Week For Physical Examination. \ Northern Westchester^, got its Ui-st real taste of conscript Urn on TtiCBday and Wednesday of this week, when about half a humlre<l registered nipn from the towns of Bedford. New Cns- tlo and Poundrtdse were notified to appear for physical examination at the office of tho Town Clerk. Town of New Castlo. on Maplo avenue,' Mt Kisco The notices rercivod by theso men notified thom that they would be ex amined by the full exemption board nt Portchostcr on Friday mid Satur day, but p;ave thom the option, for their own convenience, of appearing at Mt. Kisco on tho earlier dates. Most of those notified took advantage of this option and on Tuesday twenty- four Bedford men wore passed upon, while Now Castle furnished about twenty more on Wednesday William G Barrett, on e of the mem bers of the board, presided, and the ex ..-l.nations were made by Coroner W W Mills, of Chapp.uiua and Dr E P liriggs. of Bedford Hills George W Hai-'.ht. Town Cleric of Ne w Castle and R. T Barrett of Katonah, acted a s cleiki. assisting the physicians and recording the results of the examina tions. The physical test is & very thorough one, and many men who to the layman would appear to be i n excellent condi tion were reported a s not coming up to tho standard se t by the govern ment. The question of exemption was not passed upon at these hearings, but will be considered by the full board at hearings to be held later. Each appli cant for exemption was handed an ap plication for exemption or discharge, to be filled in and mailed.to the board RELIEF COMMITTEE FOR ENLISTED MEN . QUARANTINE AGAINST GLANDERS Cornmlssioner of Agriculture WHSOD has ordered a strict quarantine against the removal of any equine animal from the territory covered by the counties of Westchester, Rockland, Bronx, New York, Kings, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk and Richmond without a permit first being secured from the Commissioner or hi s duly qualified representative. No one is t o be allowed to bring into this district any animal affected with glan ders or farcy. For th e purpose of facilitating th e movement of animals under this order the office of the department at 90 West Broadway, New York City, is author- izzed and directed to supervise th e inforcement of th e order. Petilions are being circulated In Ka tonah and vicinity villages which will be sent to Commissioner Williams ask ing the privilege of boating on\ the^vi- cinlty lakes controlled by New Yorfek The Presbyterian Sunday School . 1 I tit 1 T -7 (»~ 1 ntnnt ^l T , • I'f City. An y who have not signed an d jTe7\gues7s think\ they were mistaken' wish to do s o will find the petition a t in thinking it was a warm day. the Country Service Corporation store. The Katonah Branch of th e Ameri can Red Cross has appointed th e fol lowing Civilian Relief Committee for work among the dependent families of our enlisted men-—William H Clark, Chairman, Herbert H. Spaulding, Mrs. George Nelson, Harold H Park and Samuel Strauss. There Is Important work ahead for this committee, since the recruiting of men, and even an In dividually selective draft, leaves be- to avoid service, except for valid rea sons. Most of tbe claims for exemp tion will be bused upon the fact that applicants are supporting dependents. Se.eral men sought exemption on the ground of occupa'ion and one i s a Friend, and under th e government's rules Is exempt from any service not classed by the President as non-com batant. In order to obtain the quota of 89 required of this district, tho exemp tion board has notified the first 250 men on the list as drawn, to appear for examination, those wh o appeared this week being Included In the list. The full list for the entire sixth dis trict appears on page two of this issue. Any Included upon th e list who were not examined at th e examinations held on Tuesday and Wednesday must appear at the office of the board In Port Chester to-morrow morning, Aug. 4th, at 9 o'clock. f Tho board will pass upon tho me n thus far examined, and these men will j receive notice, probably early In the coming week, a s to what action ha s been taken upon them. HAVE LAKESIDES A WINNING STREAK? Katonah Boys Hit Ball Hard in Last Two Games and Will Find the Answer If They Continue. The Lake.;idcs want somebody to tell them ho w many victories It takes to make a \winning 'ireak.\ On the Koomctrlc principle that a straight line Is a thing connecting two points nt tholi- shortest distance, th e local ball tossers believe that two wins does the trick, and therefore ar e bask ing in the sunshine of the first winning streak they have had for many weeks. How It Is to continue—but that is another matter And, anyway, if on e know how tho next baseball game was duo to tun out. it wouldn't be base ball, but something else again So there you are But Saturday the Lakesides met and defeated the Brewster team 4—2 In a regular league game. An d although Brewster Is i n the submarine position on the ladder, they have a good team, and play fast ball. Lent and McCann did battery ser vice for the locals, with Delorehy and Addis opposing them Lent wa s his steady old self, and shewed that sev eral years ago. when the boys used to call him \M..tty they knew whereof they spoke. He allowed only four hits and had the Brewster batsmen well ln- hand throughout the afternoon. Ai Brewster's two runs wero due, directly or Indirectly, to errors, Lent should have had a shut-out. One of th e secrets of the Lakeside success is tlu t tboy are hitting much ^ , more as they used to hit In their\ palmier days. Their harvest of wal lops on Saturday was ten, and most of them came when needed. To-morrow, Ridgefleld will be the attraction on the local field, and it iff hoped that the boys may continue the good work. An encouraging feature ot the game last week was that the crowd \and\ tlFe\local: players are delighted in> having the crowd once more whoop ing it up for them. The financial man ager adds that he, also likes t o see bi g crowds. As usual, to-morrow's game will be- called at 3:3 0 PUBLICITY. hind needy families within n rommun . j „ „. „ , . uy—families in need through sacrl the present danger of night driving. ' ly lu may be largely eliminated in the near future. No further exteiiMon of time is given those from whom an operator's li cense is now necessary. .Ne w York City's police force will get busy and the out-of-town motorist, planning to remain in the metropolis with his car for more than ten days in any one year should bear in mind that an operator's card is now required of him and that it must be carried on his person while driving. Mr. and Mrs. William'Hynard, of Attleboro, Mass., are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mr3. T. L . Smith. There will be a Friends' 1 Meeting at Peach Lake, First; ,da^'- (Sunday) Eighth Month 12th jlfl7, r = a t three o'clock p.m. Effle Danjprth McAfee, Elbert Russell, of Swarthmore, Pa.. Albert R, Lawton and^other speakers lectedd to be present 1 ! jgre expecte will hold Its annual picnicjjat Barrett's Grove and Lakeside Field foil Wednes day, August 16. i, : - 1 mm.. flees and not through any fault. There fore the Red Cross rightly assumes that the care of our soldiers and sail ors in time of war necessarily In volves the care of their dependents. The work, a s i t Is outlined b y the National organization, permits no waste. Where there is actual need, an amount will be allotted supplementary to all other allowances and pay, so that the total income will provide pro per support. Assistance will also be given In cases of partial dependence, In emergency noeds, and whenever possible in finding suitable employ ment. Regular reports are t o b e sent to the Director General of Civilian Re lief at the National Headquarters in Washington^ The premium list for the 49th An nual Danbury Fair has been received and is a valuable compendium of the great event which will this year be gin on the first day o f October and continue until th e following Saturday night, every moment full of more real information, jollity, re-unions, unusual sights, sports and- amusements than any exhibit held i n the eastern states. The estchestef County Chapter of the American National Re d Cross has. many offers o f entertainments, the profits of which, in whole o r In part are offered to th e Chapter o r Branch. To avoid misunderstanding it seems be3t that the following ruling from Washington o n this subject, be given the widest publicity First. N o offers should be accepted contemplating a division of profits be tween the promoters and the Rt'l Cross This rule appliui to the manu- fioluie an.I sale of mer .l.andlse or ar ticles ot any kind as well as t enter tainments. Second No one should b ? pt-i-niitted to promote or advertl?e a n entirtnin- ment or like function a s a Red Cross lows - Bedford— No. notified to appear . No. appearing and examined No appearing and not examin ed (enlisted) No not appearing No. examined No. accepted Aliens No. accopted Natives No. rejected Aliens No. rejected Natives 24 18 entertalnm >v. or benefit, u' less you The result of th e examination for | are gm . 0 ;b0 ma!la3 o UCJlt or control Bedford and Ne w Castle was as fol-, , s em „. eIy , „ Uie nallds of t)lc Re d Cross Chapter, or Brai ch 1 Third If, after clue 'nvestlpatlon. 24 1 thos\ offering to conduct entoriaia- 18 ' ments for th e benefit of tba Red Crooa are found to be entirely reliable and 1 acting In good faith, t'-oy may be per- 5 mined to riake annornccment !n tho — — ' press 0- otherwise of - .hei'- intention to donate tho proceeds of th e entertain ment to tho Red Cross, bu t the enter tainment should not be advertised as a Red Cro3s benefit o r Re d Cross en tertainment, nor any wording used i n the announcements that would lead the public to believe that it is being given under th e auspices of the Red Cross o r that th e Red Cross is in an y 11 i way connected with or responsible for its management. Fourth. I n n o instance should tbe use of th e Re d Cross emblem In an nouncing o r advertising an entertain ment be authorized except in the case 11 111 of such entertainments as are actually managed an d controlled b y tho Re d 33 I Cross Chapter. 24 5 11 1 1 18 18 No. of natives examined and accepted Natives accepted an d claim ing exemption 9 Natives accepted and not claiming exemption 2 New Castle— No. notified to appear No. appearing and examined 23 No. appearing and not examin ed (enlisted) 2 No. not appearing 8 33 No. examined No. accepted Aliens 5 No. accepted Natives 13 No. rejected Aliens ,. 1 (Continued on page five.) Katonah is not mentioned by the In surance Press in its report of sum* distributed to beneficiaries by the in- surance companies during 1916. but the vicinity towns received considerable. White Plains leading with $223,750, followed b y Mt. Kisco with $87,000; Goldens Bridge, $32,000: Ridgefleld,- $23,000; North Salem, $22,000; Kitch- awan; $17,000; Brewster, $13,600; Chappaqua, $13,500; Pawling, $10,000..
