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I m 8 -! 82 €- ’B f p ' Hothing Loses Its Usefulness Entirely. Somebody Will Buy It. Tell Them About It In a Times Ad. ]99u(mtm$ County Ctmos VOLUME LI. $1.50 PER YEAR WARSAW, N. Y., THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1924. NUMBER ONE FOUR YOUNG PEOPLE ON WAY TO DANCE HON INTO MOVING TRAIN Three Warsaw Girls and Perry Boy Escape Instant Death at Pearl Creek Crossing Tuesday Night. All Injured. ____ While on their way to attend a dance at Pavilion on New Years night, Winfield O'Brion of Perry, Miss Edna Carr, June O’Brion and Mildred O’Brion of this village met with an accident at Pearl Creek which very near cost the lives of the entire party. Tlie four young people were riding in an Overland coupe and a short dis tance before reaching the B. R. & P. crossing a t Pearl Creelc on the state road they discovered th e approach of a freight train which w a s pulling into th e P e a rl Creek s tration from Ro chester. Mr. O’Brion who w as not very famiMar w ith the handling of the car w hich he w as driving endeavored to put on the brakes and instead of hit ting th e brake lever his foot struck the accelerator. The car jumped to ward the approaching train which O’Brion tried to avoid by tum inf the car into the guard rail on the right. The car struck the second engine of the train which w as a double header and w as dragged along hy the engine until it struck an iron post, wedging th e car betw een the engine and post, crushing it into small pieces and throw ing out and injuring the four young people. Dr. Sweeting of Pavilion was called w ht| rendered first aid and a call was sent' in to th e Community H o spital in this village. An auto from Mim- ger's Livery was sent to the scene of th e accident and two of the in jured girls accom panied by Mr. Jam e s M urphy of P e a rl Creek w ere brought to the Hospital. The P ittsburgh flyer which was in the block hack of the freight w as flagged and Mr. O’Brion and M iss Mildred O’Brion brought to W a rsaw hy train. Upon exam ination of the injured at th e hospital it was found th a t Mr. O’Brion had suffered *, fracture of both legs, one being fractured twice, was badly cut a b out the head and face as well as m any body bruises. Miss June O’Brion fractured h e r left ankle besides suffering from several cuts and bruises. Miss Edna C a rr received a bad scalp wound and it is feared 'that her skull m ay be fractured. She also received a fracture of the right shoulder as well as m any body bruis- The least injured was Miss Mil d r e d O’Brion who was able to return to her home th a t night after having her m inor injuries dressed a t the hospital. The other people are receiving care at th e W yoming County Community Hospital. The accident happened about 8:30 and Mr. Jam e s Murphy who saw the car pass his home about th a t tim e states th a t the car was not going over 20 m iles an hour, hut th e fact th a t Mr .O’Brion was not very fam iliar w ith the handling of the car is given as the cause Of the accident. Mr. M urphey was one of the first a t the scene of the accident and rendered valuable assistance in caring for the injured. Miss June O’Brion is in the. em ploy of W yoming County F ire Insur ance Company of this village and her sister, M ildred O’Brion lives w ith her. Miss Carr has been in the em ploy of the M arathon restaurant. Mr. O’Brion is employed in Perry and his parents, live a t LeRoy. The party was on th e ir way to attend a dance which was being held at St. M ary’s church of Pavilion. Succeeds Warsaw Man As Referee Former City Judge G. W. Bab cock of Batavia Appointed As Referee in Bank ruptcy Following Ms election to the posi tion of County Judge and Surrogate, B a rber B. Conahle who has filled the p o s itio n ' of referee in bankruptcy has resigned th a t position w hich took effect January 1st, and form e r City Judge George W. Babcock of B a tavia has been appointed ‘to fill the vacan cy. Federal Judge John R. Hazel of Buffalo m ade th e appointm ents and Mr. Babcock w a s infonned of his ap pointm e n t through H a rry S. W illiams clerk of the U n ited States district court for W e stern New York. T h e dis tric t over w h ich Mr. Babcock will act as referee comprises the counties of Genesee, W yoming and Allegany. The position of referee has been held by some m em b e r of W yoming county for 24 years, since Judge Ed ward A. W a shburn of B a tavia resign ed the position a t the tim e he w as elected Genesee county judge in 1899. John K n ight of Arcade, now state senator, succeeded Judge W ashburn. Then H a rry R. B ristol of W a rsaw was named. About th ree years later Mr. B ristol retired and Mr. ConaHe becam e his successor. There is no fixed salary for the of fice of referee. A fee of $15 is paid in each case and in addition there are fees on claims filed and commis sions on all assets. All W yoming and Allegany county cases will he handled in Batavia, ex cept when for the convenience of w it nesses, Mr. Babcock will go to those counties for im p o rtant hearings. On such occasions the interested law yers will be required to furnish ofiicers. WARSAW BANKER CHOSEN DIRECTOR NORTH JA*^A POST OFFICE RECLASSED The postoiTce a t N o rth Jav a was ahvati.t-e'.i iro S i ’th e t*-' th 4 ‘, presidential class January 1st and the salary of th e postm a ster fixed at $1,000 a year. The advancem ent of the postoffice to another grade m ay result in a change in the postm a ster, as fourth- class postm a sters are appointed by th e Postm a s ter General on examina tion hy inspectors, while the presi dential postm a sters are appointed hy the president. If the service of the N orth Java post m a s ter has been satisfactory to the departm e n t and he is approved by Congressm an Archie Sanders and the W yoming County Republican leaders h e m ay be reappointed without m uch ado, otherw ise an examination of can didates w ill he held w ith a view to selecting a new postm a ster. ASSUMES OFFICE Mr. B. B. Conable has been sworn in as County Judge and Surrogate and taken up his duties of th a t office. Mr. M. L. Coleman w h o has filled th a t position so- acT-vt^tablcC, for. the past year, under the appointm ent from Gov ernor^ Smith, will again be located at his office in the P o s t Office building 'which he has occupied for m any years. SURROGATE'S COURT TTie petition of Mabel S. Rix of M idHehury for th e probation of the wfiQ of her mother^ Allie V. Smith, Itas been granted. ’Mrs. Sm ith died November 20, 1923, leaving a will dat ed February 4, 1922. By the kerm s of the will her brother, F rank J. Vader of M iddlehury was given $100 and the life Hse of th e money invested in the Spirella Corset Co.^ Ltd., of N iagara Palls. The residuaiy estate was left to h e r daughter^ M abel S. Rix. The property valued a t $1,000 real and §4,000 personal estate. The will of W illiam W. Pluker of W a rsaw has been adm itted to probate. Mr. Fluker died December 16, 1923 leaving a will dated October 20th 1928. By the term s of the will the entire estate valued a t $3,000 real and $4,500 personal property is bequeathed his vrife. She is a l s o n a m e d executrix. Letters of administration have been isued to Henry Huhin of Java on £he estate of his father, Jo’hu Hu- bte who died Noyemher i27, 1923. other heirs to the estate besides the petitioner are one daughter, Margar- «t 2eehes of Bliss. The estate is a small one. MONDAY CLUB The m eetings o fthe Monday Club will be resum ed, after the holiday ad journm e n t, on Monday January ' 7th In accordance w ith the new constitu tion adopted last year, a vote will be taken a t this m eeting on the subject for study for the coming year. Let everyone come prepared to express an opinion bn this very im p o rtant ques- The program , which will he in charge of Mrs. Charles Smallwood, will be C u rrent E v e n ts by Mrs. H o r ace Avery, The Holland Land P u r chase, hy Mrs. M ary M athews, Robert Morris, by Mrs. W. J. Taylor and M ary Jem ison—T h e W h ite W oman of the Genesee, hy Mrs. Price Kinney. The m u sical num b e rs will be a tenor solo by Mr. E r n e s t P e r ry and a piano duet, Prelude and N o c tum from Men- tielssohn’s M idsummer Night’s Dream. ROCK GLEN BAPTIST CHURCH 3:3# p. m. Subject ‘^ d ’s New Tear Gift. 3:30 p. m. Churoh sehool. Welcome. Car Owners Leave Big Sum In Fees TB b rush for 1924 license plates on Monday was such that Gounty Clerk Williams kept the •ffiee open until. 7 o’clock to care for all who had waited In line for several hours, to secure plates before the new year. No time limit was granted the auto owners this year so that any iiriver without a new license •n their car on New Tears day was liable to arrest The receipt o» Monday from the license fees amounted to over $12,000 and on Wednesday over $5,000 was re- seived In l^ees. The rush for the past two days- Tms unequalled since the county began issuance of plates. Federal Reserve Bank of Buffalo Honors President of Wyoming County National Bank At a recent m eeting of the Federal Reserve Bank of Buffalo Mr. W o lcott J. Humphrey, president of the Wyom ing County N a tional Bank of W a rsaw w as chosen one of the seven directors of .that institij'tion for th e ensuing year. T h e choice w as -evidently in recognition of Mr. H u m p h rey’s ability as a progressive banker, for the other m en of the directorate are among the m o st prom inent hankers and business m en of Buffalo. The other m en on the Board of Di rectors are E lliott C. McDougal, presi dent of the M arine T r u s t Co., H a rry T. Ramsdell, president of the Manu facturers and T raders’ Bank; John A. Kloepfir, president of Liberty Bank; Fred J. Coe, president Pow er City Bank of N iagara P a lls; Carlton M. Smith, a prom inent lum b e r dealer and financier of Buffalo and W a lter W. Schneckenhurger, m anager of Buf falo B ranch of the Federal Reserve Bank. MILLER-BARNARD M arried a t the hom e of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd B a rnard 16 South Maple street on Sunday af ternoon Miss Alice LeNora B a rnard and Mr. Ralph A. M iller of Dale, by Rev. J. A. Barker. Miss Elsie C h rist acted as bridesm a id and Mr. Ells w orth M iller cousin of the groom as best man. The bride and groom left on the six o’clock train for Buffalo a n d amid a shower of rice and good wishes from all. GRANGE NOTES The next regular meeting of the W a rsaw Grange will be held Tuesday evening, Januaxy 8th- At this meeting the officers for the coming year will be installed. William J. Halstead, for mer County Deputy will officiate at the installation. Mrs. Merrill Slocum will have charge of the Tableaux Vivants to be given during the cere mony. Supper will be served after the installation. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Next Sunday morning the pastor will preach on the subject, \Redeem ing the Time.\ The Sunday school will meet at noon and the Junior League at 3:30. 'The Epworth League at six will be led by Edith Corwin. The union evening service will be In the Presbyterian church. A large number of Epworth Leagu ers held a banquet Tuesday evening and observed a Watch Night service. The Week of Prayer will be held next week as announced elsewhere. TRINITY CHURCH Sunday, January 6th the feast of the Epiphany or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. 10:30 a. m. Holy Communion and sermon. Church school at noon. The annual election of Trinity Guild will be held on Thursday eYening at 7 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Marr. The election will be followed by a parish social td which the mem bers and friends of Trlnlti* are covh dially invited. TRIFTHAUSER-SPRING A t eight o’clock, December 27th Miss Mabel Spring and Mr. George T rifthauser w ere u n i te d 'in m a rriage a t the home of th e bride’s parents at Perry, N. Y. The Rev. Archie B a rker, pastor of the F i r s t B a p tist church of W a rsaw officiated. The house w a s ap propriately decorated in green and white. The ceremony w as perform ed to the strain s of M endelssohn’s wed ding m a r c h ,. p layed by Mr. Norm an Slocum of Perry, N. Y. The bride’s gown w as of canton crepe trim m ed w ith pearls, w ith veil caught w ith orange blossoms. The m aid of honor was Miss Liuella W alz of Buffalo, who wore orchid georgette w ith over lace. The bride carried bride’s roses, the maid of honor carried Am erican be: ty roses. The groom was attended by his brother, Mr. Dewey T rifthauser of Binghamton. Eleanor and Avis Spring w e re flower bearers. A fter a deliglitful wedding- dinner, the bride and groom left for Georgia and Flori da, The bride wore a suit of Poiret MARY ANN FISH Miss Mary Ann Fish died, at the Gerry Home, Gerry. N. Y. on Saturday morning, December 29th. She was the daughter of the late George and Har riet Skinner Fish and was bom !& England, June 5, 1855. She came to America with her parents when six weeks old and resided In this vicinity for many years. Two years ago she went to Gerry to make her home. She was a member of the Free Methodlsti denomUnation Isiince childhood. Snr- Tlslng is one brother William Fish of Warsaw. The remains were brought to War saw and taken to the Free Methodist church where funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at one o’clock. Rev. A. A. Foster ofidciated. This was the first funeral to be held In the new church. She was buried in the cemetery at Periy Center. BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor will conduct the morn ing service. 10:30 a. m. Subject “God’s New Year’s Gift.\ 12 M. Church school. 6 p. m. Young People’s society, 7 p. m. Union service, Presbyteriwi church Dr. G. D. Miller will preach. Commencing next Monday evening the W>ek of Prayer will be held be- ginnlxig at the Preebsrteriaik church. Voters Approve Of Fair Request The voters of the village show ed th e ir approval of th e prop osition to pay th e W yoming Couixty F a ir A ssociation an an nual rental of $1,000 a year at the special election held on*.Mon- T h e polls w e re open from 4 to 8 p. m. and the to tal num b er of votes cast w as 112 of w hich 75 w e re in favor and 37 against. Starting on Septem b er 1st the grounds will be leased to the village for a term of 4 years a t an annual rental of $1,000. The village will have the privilage of using the grounds for all r e c r e a tional and playground purposes except during the tim e of the fair. ELECTRIC SERVICE WILL BE IMPROVED Wyoming and Adjoining Coun ties To Be Benefited By Recent Merger of Com panies TO IMPROVE ALL PLANTS The New York C e n tral Electric Cor poration w hich was recently autho rized by the Public S p v ice Commis sion to tak e over the properties, fran chises and assets of the P e r ry Elec tric Light Company, W a rsaw Gas & Electric Company, H o rnell Electric Company, W ayne Pow er Company, Yates E lectric Light & Pow er Com pany, and the Dansville Gas & Elec tric Company^ which .com p anies are located in W yoming, Livingston, Steu ben, Allegany and Yates Counties, are rapidly completing plans to begin busi ness in the territory ofithe companies above m entioned. In addition to the above, the corporation has mailo con tracts to purc’=ase- the elecir c com panies at Canisteo, Ca^aseraga, Ark- port, Springw a ter and has nogofia- tions under way for. 3eve!'.:il other rtunpanies. Mr. Geor.ejft 'W . is Prr;si. dent o f the new eorporatidn and Mr. Ellis L. Phillips who form e rly lived a t Naples, N. Y., is Vice President. Mr. Phillips has a large engineering organization at 59 Church St. New York City, w ith a corps of trained as sistants whose experience in public utility work is available, and should assure the success of the new corpor ation, A careful study lasting over a per iod of more than a year has been m ade by E. L. Phillips & Co., to determ ine the m o st practical way to supply the entire territory w ith electric energy, and it has been decided to m ake ad ditions to and improve the present •steam generating plants, and to con nect w h e re it m ay seem advisable, to the lines of neighboring companies having w a ter power developments, it is also the plan of the new company to develop several water power sites now owned by the corporation, and through these plans the corporation expects to be in a position to supply large quantities of electric energy for power and lighting purposes In any p a r t of the entire territory served. It is part of the corporation's im m ediate program to connect the prin cipal tow n s in its territory by high tension steel tower lines, and serve the surrounding commiinities by lat eral lines branching out from the principal centers, thereby making it possible to serve the entire territory from the principal generating plants and through the lines connecting- to w a ter power developments. The corporation is adequately fin anced, and the Public Service Com mission recently authorized securities which are to be sold a t par for cash, which is the price fixed by th e Oom- mission. Part of the issue of the se curities wiU lie 7 per cent cu/tnnla- tive Preferred Stock, and the eon* poration contemplates offering its consum ers a -certain portion of this preferred stock. The policy of Cus tomer Ownership has been, carried out by a number of companies and it has proven a desirable relationship between the consumer and the com- A parcel of land has been purchased on the Main street in Hornell where a modem, fire-proof office building will be erected, and buildings have also been purchased in other towns and villages which will be remodeled for use 0 8 commercial offices. It is thought that one large organi sation serving a territory connected to the principal generating stations by high tension transmission lines will offer many advantages hardly possible by small companies operating as single units. As soon as the legal formalities, which are nearly completed, are con summated, the new corporation will begin business under its own cor porate name In the territory to be served by i t Select Perry Man As Under-Sheriff Sheriff Simons Makes Annouce ment of His Selection of Deputies From Var ious Towns John Simons, Jr. who w a s elected to the office of sheriff of W yoming Coi^nty took over t h e affairs of th a t office on Tuesday. H e h a s moved iuto the residence connected w ith th e jail and his hom e on W e st Court street which he vacated will be oc cupied hy Dr. and Mrs. George Skiff • ^ o /recently purchased th is {prop- Mr. Simons has served as sheriff of the county before and has held the position of U n d e rsheriff during the term of Sheriff Conger ju s t ended. H is experience in this office for the past few years fits him for the responsible duties before him and he has come to he looked upon as an able and effi cient m a n for this position. ' Sheriff Simons has appointed as un dersheriff, Charles Stainton of P e r ry and F r a n k K o h le r w ill r e tain his posi tion as turnkey and deputy. Other deputies who have been appointed in the several towns of th e county are follows: Grover Ahl, A tticaf Chris tian H a ller, B e n n ington; B e rt H o l mes, A rcade; Joseph Goodenbury, M iddlehury; Charles New, Orange ville; Fred Butler, P e r ry; Charles Christ, Gainesville. Joseph Gooden bury will continue to act as court Mr. Stainton, .th© newly appoint ed undersheriff has taken up his duties and expects to move his fam ily to W a rsaw in the spring. COMING TO THE FARMAN THEATRE A fter a lengthy correspondence with Mr. George M. G atts, he has consent ed to send W a lter Scanlon, w ith his supporting company to . W a rsaw on Tuesday, January 22nd. P resenting an Irish romance, dear to the h e a r ts of all, w ith its old-fashioned sentim e n t, quaint charm and spontaneous wit. It is seldom if ever th a t Mr. Scan lon plays a town as small as W a r saw, as his bookings are confined to Boston, H a rtford, Philadelphia, Provi dence, W o rcester, Baltimore, P itts burgh, Cincinnati, W a shington, St, l^ouis and other ^ _ —The town basket ball team will ■play in LeRoy Friday evening of this week. LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM OUTLINED BY GOVENOR IN ANNUAL SPEECH To H e lp Spend Ford’s M illions Wheels of New York State Leg islative Began To Turn at Noon On Wednesday L. G. VOGEL One of the interesting item s in the day’s news is the announcem e n t th a t Lewis Grover Vogel, a native of W a r saw to handle the poster advertising campaign for Ford and Lincoln cars Over one milion dollars will he spent by Mr. Vogel throughout th e U nited States in carrying out th is g r e a t pos te r campaign for th e largest m anu facturer in th e world. W a rsaw m ay well he proud of this advertising accom plishm ent for it is a signal t rib u te to th e ability of Lew Vogel to be entrusted w ith such a great responsibility. Mr. Vogel has long been identified with th e autom o bile industry having held im p o rtant executive positions in advertising and publishing in New York City, Chicago and for the last 11 years in Detroit, the home of the m otor car and Henry 'Mr. Vogel will still continue to he active in his direction of the advertis ing work of the well known m aga zine—M otor Life, but his m ajor ef forts from now on will be concentrat- ifefi-iB.- th& 'g reat w#r5i;ffic#saB 'h t -hand- th a t of directing the placing of at tractive poster advertising in the city of ev6i*y Ford dealer in the United States. Masonic Orders Enjoy Dinner And Installation Ceremonies One o th e yearly events of interes to Masons of this community is th a t Qf installation, when th e m em bers of the lodge gather for an annual din ner preceeding the work of installing the officers of the lodge and chapter. The annual cerem o ny took place a t th e M asonic Temple on Tuesday evening ’a t which tim e both the officers of the lodge as well as the C h a p te r w e re in stalled, A t 6: SO a dinner was served by the ladies of the E a s tern S tar to some 75 m em b ers which comes up to the high standard of dinners served by this organization. The work of installing the officers of the C h a p ter w a s first on the pro gram following the dinner. P a s t High Priest, Charles R, Mason of Silver Springs acted as installing officer. Af ter duly installing H a rry M. Brown to the office of High Priest, Mr. Brown proceeded to install the rem a inder of the officers of the C h a p te r as follows; King, W illiam Grey; scribe, George F irestine; treasurer, Jas. E. Slaught; secretary, P rank Crippen; chaplain, W. A. W a lker; captain of H., H. E. C u thhert; P. S., Edw in K. L u c a s; R. A. captain, Joseph O’Keefe; M. 3 V., W illiam M e arns; M. 2 V., John L. Larson; M. 1 V., John R Brownell; sentinel, Fred Lester. Mr. A. B. Bis hop acted as m a rshall Following the w o rk of installing the ofiicers of th e Chapter, th e officers of W a rsaw Lodge 549 were installed by P a s t W o rthy M aster, C. H. Greff. \The officers for the ensuing year are: W. M., C h e ster A. K ingm an; S. W, P rank Gliss; J. W., Mead Ew ell; treas urer, Jam e s Bishop; secretary. P rank Crippen; S. D. George Pettingill; J. D., W. M erle Robinson; S. M. C, W ai ter J, Peckham ; S. S., LeV e m e H e r m an; J. S., E r n e s t P e rry; m arshall, Fred M aurer; tiler, Fred Lester. The question of taking over the prop erty of t h e M asonic Club and increas ing the lodge dues to the am o u n t of $1.00 a year making each member of the Lodge a m em b e r of the Club was ,carried by an unanimous vote.On be half of the Lodge Mr. Firestine pre sented retiring W o rthy M a ster H. E. ■Cuthhert w ith a P a s t M a ster’s apron. The lodge has had a vey substantial grow th during the past year and tlie treasury showed a very substantial balance. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our apprecia tion to our friends and neighbors for their synTpathy and help so willing ex tended and flowers so generously sent daring the last U ln ^ and the interment of our mother. Fred W. VaaClse and Family, MRS. SUSAN W. HATFIELD The day befoi’e Christmas 1923 was set for the passing of Mrs. Jerome B. Hatfield of Hermitage. A lingering ill ness lasting two years was brought to a close with four months of intense suffering. On Wednesday, December 26th Her. Asquith of the Gainesville Methodist church conducted the services at the Hermitage house, where a company of friends from Rochester, Buffalo, Bradford, Pa., Franklinville, Varys- burg, Warsaw, Silver Springs and Her milage had assembled to pay their last resi>ects. The interment was in the Hermitage cemetery. Susan L. Wenrick was bom in the township of Wethersfield, Wyoming County, January 29th, 1849. On the 20th day of May, 1672 she was mar ried to Jerome B. Hatfield who still survives. Besides her husband the de ceased leaves one son George of Her- mitage^ four grandchildren and one grandson. In addition to the many duties of a hotel hostess for nearly forty years Mrs. Hatfield assumed the care of •five children during their early years. They were her niece Bertha for seven years, Susie Van Vanluven, now Mrs. Jacob Huber of Warsaw for six years, her nieces Cora and Josephine Hat field and her nephew Henry Hatfield for seven years. Those children now grown to womanhood and manhood have abundant reason for always re membering thankfully the kindness of benefactress who has gone away THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Christian people are God’s watchmen on the walls of our national life, it is , their duty to observe moral and spiri tual conditions, to help In the conser vation of moral values, and to pro claim a truth w hich shall purify and elevate moral ideals. America needs the real gospeL How shall we bring that m essage? The ps^tor will preach morning on \God’s Watehr The authority of the Bible is beii^ discussed by the daily newspapers and many people are confused about the message which the Scriptures bring to us. The Rev. George D. Miller wffl preach at the union evening searvi^ at 7 o’clock on “The Light from the Scriptures.” The Bible school will meet at 12 o’clock. The new lessons for the year will begin 'next Shnday. We hope every m em b e r of t h e school will be present Next week, January 7th to 12th, the churches of Warsaw wiU observe the Week of Prayer. The general theme will be John 3:16, “God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlast ing life.’’ The subjects wiU he: “God’’ “The Inspiration of the Scripture,’’ “The Divine Christ,\ “The Atone ment’’ “The Resurrection” and “The. Judgment.” The first service will be held in. the Presbyterian church Mom day evening at 7:80. Furthw an nouncement in another column. INCOME TAX EEDUCTION Favors State Control of Water Pow er Development. Would Issue Tax Exempt Bonds To Pay For De velopment. R e c o m m e n d s immediate Reduction In Taxes Albany, Jan. 2, 1824. To the Legislature: The year 1924 dawns upon our State full of promise for the future. W e have'abundant reason to bC thankful to Alm ighty God for the blessings that ^ He has showered upon us in the past. Putting forth our best ef forts in appreciation of these bene factions we have reason to hope for their continuance. The pathw ay of progress is clear before us. We have but to sink petty, personal and par tisan notions to achieve the success th a t lies in its wake. The State can not afford to stop a t the blank wall of mere adm inistration. It m u st constant ly strive to m eet the new problems th a t continue to arise, beyond the solu tion of which there is a better day for the citizenship th a t m akes up the Government itself is subject to all the frailties that attack hTfhian kind upon the theory that there is nothing in the world so good that it could not he better. No governm ent has reached the point where can safely stand still or turn Its back unon that which spells progress. We are living in the age of the greatest m aterial advance that the world has ever known and in this, the E^’-'nirp- State, we« are particularly charged with keeping the governm ent in harmoni ous step. Agencies of the govern m ent equipped to operate .successful ly a quarter of a centnrv. ago. are practically useless toda” . The theory of representative dem ocratic governm ent is tnat ti*e Peo ple them selves being unnb’e m gather in any one place ard laws have delegated power to ' representatives, au\'' ait nrr-h- lems of state-wide should b-3 ■ y'jcfT'p'Ji-. . the Legislature from rh\’ standpoint of the well being of all t’^p uaople of the State. When the no wo- 'f nnblfc Office given by a direct aran* from the people, tbem se’ves is suho*''t!nated to any consideration other than the Pub lic welfare, the man or men holding the grant cannot be otbp^'^'tsp f-pan unfaithful to their trust, ft is n great honor and a high privilege to per m itted to sneak for the aTd con science of the people of th / greatest State in the Union Defeating meritorion.s le.°:islation for partisan advantage is in effect'put- ting the party above the State. No m an or group of men c.an exnect to last very long taking that attitiide. There is no permanency in any posi tion that has for its foundation a sup posedly short memory on the part of the masses of our people. Every sug gestion from whatever source’Sivh'ch tends to promote the welfare of the people of the State is entitled to the fullest discussion on its merits. R e p resentative democratic govern- ’ m ent is not without its etiemies. Nothing leaves them more helpless than to be able to point to definite progress. There are altogether too many disciples of the doctrme that our Constitution and statute laws ar.e intended only to protect property and money. Every statute designed for the better care of the poor, the sick and the afflicted as well as -every ef fort on the part of the State to add to the health, happiness and comfort of her people, is a complete answ e r to their unreason. It is possible for the State to perform an errand of m ercy and do it ip such a business like way as to bring substantial re- A t th e c l o s e o f th e old y e a r and the heglnning of the new, let us take account of stpek and let us examino our consciences and see if we can honestly say to ourselves that in the past w e h a v e done a l l w e could in the discharge of the duties that fell to our lot. Let us ask these questions of our*=“lvf\ in some CoMtiaued on page seven , \------------------------- ■ \ WEEK OF PRAYER Services at 7:30 p. m. 6 toueral subject, John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gay* His only-begotten Sou, that wkase- ever believeth in Him should not per ish, but have everlasting life.” Monday evening,. Presbyterian eburch. Sabject, “Our Heavenly er.** Z/eader, George D. Miller. Tuesday evening, Congr^ialloi«l church- Subject, “An Inspired Bible\ Leader, J. G. Snyder. Wednesday evening, Methodist church. Subject, \A Divine Saviour.” Leader, Owen C. Baker. Thursday evening.* Trinity HpiseepsI church- Subject, “The Atonemen*.’’ Leader, Charles R. Allison. Friday evening, Baptist ehurah. Subject, “The Resurrection of Ckihris\ Leader J. Archie Barker. Luke 13:17, “All the p e ^ e ed for all the glorious things that were done by Him.\ -R obs and Richard Thomsom a dancing party at Sitouceria h a l «a Monday) •vening for their wanxy- MemiSjk
