{ title: 'The New Rochelle pioneer. (New Rochelle [N.Y.]) 1860-1920, April 05, 1919, Page 6, Image 6', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about NYS Historic Newspapers - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85026837/1919-04-05/ed-1/seq-6/png/', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85026837/1919-04-05/ed-1/seq-6.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85026837/1919-04-05/ed-1/seq-6/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85026837/1919-04-05/ed-1/seq-6/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
Image provided by: New York State Library
SATURDAY, APRIL 5 , 1919 SIX NSW ROCHELLE PIONEER P R I C E S A R E NOW L O W E S T i ia n r m a. aKAm.sYOT & o©ai« e®* I COL.UM BUS P L A C E * ' | N E W ROCHELLE, N. Y. I fe U v t r U n t l ? ? t V/E U N R E S E RV E D L Y GUARANTEE COAL. DELIVERED O N | TJCK^T NO. ____________________ DATED, _______________________________ TO BE P U L L W E I G H T , E X C E P T I O N A L L Y H I G H IN H E A T U N I T S A N D P R A C T I C A L L Y F R E E O F A L L IM P U R I T I E S . I P N O T JS M T j 'N e ^ Y S A T I S F A C T O R Y IM K V S R Y W A Y , N O M A T T K R W H A T T H E G A U G E . W E W IU L . R t P L A C S I t T o R I F D S 3 I R C 3 , W l i , u H C M O V C I T F R E E O F E X I ' E N S S T O Y O U , A N O R E F U N D A M O U N T P A J O W l T w n u r A H S U M C N \ . D I M P L Y N O T I F Y U S J N W R I T J N O W I T H I N A R E A S O N A 9 u S T I M E , V / r I N T C \ D T O M A K S E V E R Y F U E L B U Y E R A P E R M A N E N T C U S T O M E R . T H E J . A . M A H L S T E D T L U M B E R Be C O A L C O . ■?tT_ T E L E P H O N E 3 S | D o e s A A p p e a l G u a r a n t e e t o Y o u ? T H E J . A . M A H L S T E D T L U M B E R X C O A T C O . Phone 55 C O iL U M B U S PLACE New Rochelle Notes O f The Fraternal Orders R O C H E L L E LODGE. T h e presence ol tw o o£ the boys, who hail .seen service and partici pated iu sorap o£ the leading engage- raonts ot tho w a r across the s e a s ,'a t tho reg u lar m e e ting of th is lodge held Monday evening, w a s oE s p e c ial pleasure an d In te r e s t to tho goodly num ber o t mem bers who w e re pres ent. The lodge gave them both a m o s t fraternal and h e a r ty welcome, especially that o t ope ot Its m em bers, Corporal Gus Nicolai, the o th e r vis itor heing1 B rother Williams, o t a Philadelphia Lodge, who is a t pres ent a t th e hase hospital a t Pelham Buy, being treated for a serious bayonet w o u n d received in th e Ar- gonne battle, Tho experiences of th e s e tw o young fighters as related th a t n ig h t w a s followed w ith keen interest b y all, and a t tim es some of th e s e Incidents w e re m o s t path e tic iu tho extrem e . Corporal N icolia had the gas m a sk he used through out his serv ice and showed m inute- ly how i t w a s adjusted an d used while lu action. H e was gassed In the battle at Chateau-Thieny. T o one and all th e explanation and ex hibition o f th e m a sk proved m o s t interesting, D u ring the meeting th e r e w e re m a n y m a tters ol in terest transacted, nnd the lodge received* one applica tion lor membership. A ll th e offi cers w o re In their respective s t a tions ana the business of th e night vtas expeditiously transacted. T h e entertainm e n t' committee w h ich have charge o f the arrangem e n ts fo r th e coming C e n tennial celebration of th e order In this- c o u n try, m ade a partial report, a n d w ill give a m o re com plete o n e n e x t Monday evening, i t Is th e e a r n e s t w ish of th e noble grand th a t every m e m b e r mako a special effort to be present a t th a t tim e . New Telephone Tax ’The New Y o rk Telephone Company h a s com p leted arrangem e n ts for col lecting the ta x o n certain telephone m e ssages as required by tlie new Revenue Act, which becam e effective A p ril X, 1819. The law levies a lax on each m e s sage fo r which the to tal charge, in cluding overtim e and m e ssenger charge, is 15 cents or more, and di re c ts th a t th e tax be collected from th a person paying for the m essage. Tho telephone company is held re sponsible fo r th e collection o f the tax , w h ich m u s t he paid ip addition to the regular charge fo r th c call. W h en the charge is m o re th a n 14, cents and n o t m o re than 50 cents, th e tax is 5 cents. W h en tlie charge is m o re th a n 50 cents the tax is 10 cents. The monthly toll service state m e n ts whioh the telephone company ren d e rs to its subscribers, will show th e m e ssages on w h ich tho ta x i s im posed, and the am o u n t of such tax, in addition to th e reg u lar charges fo r th e toll calls. On calls from coin box statio n s on w h ich tho tax is levied, tho total charges 'quoted by the operator will include th e tax w h ich w ill he col lected in th e regular m a n n e r, along w ith the other charges. St. Matthew’s Passion New Taxes In Effect T h e St. M a tthew P a s s ion by J o lm n n j T h e high cost of existing advances Sebastian Bacb will bo given by th e 1 a n o ther notch Monday, when m any O ratorio Society of New Y o rk a t 1 p rovisions in the new revenue a c t be- Carnegie H a ll and according to th e ] c a m e effective. In the lis t w hich custom o t th e Society, this nionu- falls under th e new schedule effective m e n t of religious m u sic w ill be heard j a re to be iound railroad and steam 1 during Holy W e e k on T h u rsday even1 ing, A p ril 17. The Oratorio Society chorus of 250 and the Boy Choir o f St, Thom as’ Church as well as th o New York Sym p h o n y O rchestra w ill tak e p a r t in th is perform a n c e . T h e soloists include Mildred Graham, so prano; M erle Alcock, contralto; ham-, bert M urphy, tenor; Charles T ittm a n , bass; and H e inald W e rrenrath, who WiU sing th e p a r t of Jesus. Owing to' th e absence in P r a n c e ot W a lter D am rosch, th is perform ance will b e conducted by T. T e rtius Noble. M r. N oble h a s been tho organist and choirm a s ter of St. Thom as' Church for six years and before th a t at Y o rk C a thedral in England, ance policies issued on a m o n thly paym e n t schem e and ln th e case o f group life Insurance. Lim itations in the case of casualty insurance policies issued on industrial or weekly o r m o n thly paym e n t schem e also a r e m ade. H E R M I T A G E LO D GE. T h o conterring o f the second d e g ree upon o n e candidate by H e rm i tag e Lodge, German Odd Fellow s, at Lodge H a ll Monday evening, w a s the occasion o f a large attendance of members being present, in fa c t the meetings of th is lodge ot la te have shown an added increase of m e m b e rs. T h e degree w ork was in chargo o f P a s t Grand Conrad Heidig, ot E ln h a r t Lodge, of Jit. V em o n , an d w a s v e ry efficiently carried out. D u r ing tho m e e ting th e subject of prop e r ly observing the centennary of th o o rder tb e la tte r p a r t o t this M onth w a s discussed. Considerable other im p o r tan t business came before th e m eeting and wns given disposition. It is possible th a t the th ir d degree w ill be conferred b y the degree team of Rocbelte Lodge in tho n e a r fu tu re. A lter the m e e ting , refresh m e n ts w e re enjoyed. , —Thomas E . Skinner, a resident of M ount Vernon for th e p a s t th ir ty years, a n d w e ll know n in New R o chelle, died a t his hom e th e r e th is week, H o w a s fo r two years presi d e n t ot tho Board ot Education of thbit city . H e was sixty years oid. BU Y W . S. S . Communications Editor New Rochelle Pioneer; I respectfully ask th a t you, allow nqe the publicity of a few rem a rks in the’ colum n s of your paper relative to a \befitting m em orial to our sold iers and sailors.\ A lthough in tho p a s t I have neither been explicitly protagonistlo nor an tagonistic to an y particulai; proposal w h e ther it he a com m u n ity house, a civic centre or a hospital, nevertheless im plicity I w a s firmly convinced th a t “th e civic centre and m e m o rial wing” a s proposed by Councilman Koch is the m o s t appropriate, reason able aud. commen sense proposition yet offered, because,’'firstly , i t would contain a befitting m e m o rial .wing and would offer a m eeting place in the future for the veterans, our v e t erans of tha world war, and because Its m em o rial tablets as planned would proclaim to the world no t only the heroism th a t prom p ted our boys to action, bu t also th e esteem .and re spect in w hich we hold th a t heroism by placing tlyese tablets in a wing of the principal building of our city, our city hall, and in a w ing especially constructed and purposed to hold these tablets. Secondly, because in building such a ’ciyic centre and m e m o rial wing w e would b e acceding to th e request of the federal governm e n t in starting construction o t public buildings which would be an incentive to other build ing enterprises a n d thus today offer w o rk to a depleted -and abnorm a l lab or m a rkdt w h o se adherents w e re th e heroes o f yesterday. T h irdly, because locally w e would be. fulfilling a necessity ot the city in w iping out th a t despicable and dis gusting “M echanic street alley\ which h a s been a bugbear to the m a jority of our citizens for the p a s t ten years, an d at the sam e tim e b reak ground fo r an im p rovem e n t w h ich New R o chelle h a s been sadly in need, a new city hall. S tr a n g e to say, my convictions fo r th is p a rticu lar m e m o rial w e re sojne- wlmfc s trengthened in a m o s t unique m a n n e r. Allow m e to relate an inci d e n t w h ioh perhaps very singularly y e t is convincing proof th a t the “city m o s t beautiful” although rightly beau tiful, is nevertheless n o t “m o s t beau tiful.” T h e o th e r day I happened -to be iu conversation w ith Lieut. F rank M u rphy, th a t daring and seem ingly fearless aviator who recently on m a n y occasions thrilled hy h is spectacular flights th e people of th is city. \We w e re talking of everything and noth in g in particular and as chance would have i t our conversation finally tu r n ed to a proposed m em o rial to onr soldiers and sailors an d of course to th e proposed Koch plan for a city hall an d m e m o rial wing to he constructed betw e e n Law ton stre e t and M echanic street. I guess I m u s t have touched a sore spot w h e n I m entioned Me chanic street, fo r my friend grew rnviiigly eloquont. \If the people of N e w R o c h e lle could only see their city aa I have seen it from the air thoy would n o t h e s itate one mom ent before w iping the M echanic street sec tio n through to th e depot off the map forever. Comparatively^, speaking, th i s section ls th e iffpst unim aginable conglom e ration th a t one could possi bly witness.” T h is exposition w a s nothing new to a g reat m any of u s although the m a n n e r in which it was dem o n strated was certainly a surprise a t least to m e nnd w ith my surprise of course I w a s interested aud ques tioned him further. “Why, do you know,” he continued, “Mechanic stre e t looks from th e a ir as a pencil m a rk com pared w ith the other w ide and beautiful streets and for one to m a k e o u t from above w h a t th is sec tion represents w o u ld b e a problem difficult to decipher.” 1 assured Lieut. M urphy th a t even though M echanic stre e t i s an alley j t w a s all tho sam e one ot N ew Ro chelle's m o st crowded streets and w ith th is he m ade quite a hum o rous offer. “If th is city ever builds a civic centre betw e e n M echanic stre e t and Law tou street, w h ich I hope they will, ho in form e d that I wguld gladly contract to blow {lie p r e s e n t block out of e x ist ence for 38 cents.” Judging from th e m a n n e r in w hich he em itted these last w o rds, I believe a logical m a n arm ed w ith a few syllogism s and dilem m as could persuade our. friend to annihi late th e block for nothing, E v e ry citizen realizes th a t M echanic stre e t alley is a problem th a t m u s t be- solved in the very n e a r future. T h is street m u s t be widened before fo u r an d flve sto r y buildings begin springing u p throughout th e block. N ew RocheHe has a tradition to up hold an th e \city mo3t*“beautiful.” S h e is i n need of a new city h a ll badly. She also h a s a problem to solve in w idening the present M echanic street. She w ill also build a memorial in honor o f o u r soldiers and sailors who so nobly fought fo r ns. W h y no t clean the business up by accepting Councilman Koch’s plan for a civic centre and m e m o rial wing, and a t th e sam e tim e offer w o rk to our soldiers and sailors wbo a r e fast coming home to us again? P, V. Farrell. P A S T C H IE F RA N G E R S EL E C T . At. a m eeting of th e P a s t Chief R a n g e rs A ssociation o f W e stchester county, held a t W h ite P lains l a s t Sun day afternoon, the following officers w e re elected: President, H a rry J. R y an, New RocheUe. F irst vice president, John Holton, M am aroneck. Second vice president, ’William F r e e r , W h ite Plains. Recording secretary, Thom as Brew er, Tarrytow n . Financial secretary, Tim o thy J. Doyle, W h ite Plains. T reasurer, W illiam H. Mead, New RocheHe, Trustee, A lbert Vos, P o r t Chester. Guard, Joseph M ateau, Tuckahoe. W H I T E P L A I N S G E T S SCHO O L . W h ite P lains h a s heen aw arded tho new state norm a l school, w hich is to b e erected a t a cost o f about $2,500,- 000. I t is to be erected on th e Welsh- M cCabe site. This decision was reached by the S tate B o a rd o t Regents a t a session recently held in Buffalo. I t Is said t h i s institution w ill be one of th e larg e s t of its kind in the country. \Is his memory good?” \Don't know. I’v e n e v e r tested i t b y lending him m oney.” Z O N E SY S T E M IN M T . V E R N O N . —Lieut. B a sil N e ftei, of Larchm o n t, h a s retu rn e d from Bervice in France. He w e n t over in 191G nnd served w ith th e F r e n c h arm y, being cited four tim e s f o r bravery and w a s aw a rd ed th e Croix de Guerre for rescuing w ounded m en a t Verdun. Somehow a creditor alw ays h a s a b e tter memory th a n a debtor. T h e W e s tchester E lectric Railw ay Company w a s granted perm ission T u e sday to establish zones upon its lines by th e M o u n t Vernon common conncil by a vote of 7 to 3. T h e zone system w ill be inaugurated A p ril 15 and will bo perm itted fo r tw o years. B y the te r m s of tho agreem e n t tiro com pany collects a 5-cent fare for all rides w ithin the city lim its of M ount V ernon, but a t flve points ou t side the city collects additional fares. T h is m a k e s th e fare to the subway, T h ird avenue “L” or th e N ew York, New H a v e n & H a rtford R ailroad 10 cents. Are You Using Enough Fertilizer? F E R T IL IZ E R IS AN IN V E S T M E N T , N O T AN E X P E N S E In c rease y o u r p la n t food ap p licatio n th i s sp r in g by using h ig h e r f e r t iliz e r . Buy fe r t i l i z e r c o n tain in g n o t le s s th a n 14 p e r c e n t o f to t a l av a ilab le p l a n t food— p h o s p h o r ic a c id , am m o n ia a n d p o ta s h . H igh g r a d e fe r t i l i z e r fu r n i s h e s p l a n t f o o d a t low e s t c o s t an d re t u r n s t h e b ig g e s t p r o f it on th e in v e s tm e n t. W r ite o r call fo r in f o r m a tio n . P lac e y o u r o r d e r ea r l y B A S S I ~ F R E R E S Sole A g e n t fo r A m e r ican A g r ic u l tu r e C h e m ical Co. T E L E P H O N E 1063 202 MAIN s V r E E T ship tickets, insurance, th e a tr e ad m issions, club dues, telephone tolls, jew elry, opera glasses and stam p taxes. M ost ot th e new taxes be cam e effective as soon as th e P r e s i dent signed tho bill, bu t in addition to tho changes w hich took place M onday there nre still other provis1 ions w h ich becom e effective M ay 1 nnd Ju ly 1. Fortunately the new rates w h ich the taxpayer m u s t face do n o t aU show an advance. Some rem a in as In the R evenue A c t o t 1917, and there Is actually one instance o f a reduc tion—th a t on tho price paid for seats, berths and stateroom s on parlor cars, sleeping cars nnd vessels, w h ich is reduced from ten p e r cent to eig h t p e r cent. As to telephone, telegraph and radio m essages, fo r w h ich th e r e has been a tax of five p e r cen t on charges o t fifteen cents o r more, th e new schedule provides th a t if th e charge is more than fourteen cents and n o t m o re than fifty cents there shall be a tax of five cents. If th e charge is m o re th a n fifty cants the tax is ten cents. Leased w ires form erly no t taxed will h e required to pay a tax o f ten per cent o f th e am o u n t paid to the company fo r th e use of th e w ire. W ires leased for new s pur poses are excepted. U n d e r th e class of the so-called “luxury tax,” m o s t of w h ich becam e effective on the signing of th e bill, th e following provision did n o t be come effective u n til A p ril 1. A tax advance from three per cent to five per cent on the price for •which sold on all articles commonly o r commercially known as jew elry, w h e ther real o r im itation, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, and Im itations thereof; articles m a d e of, or ornam ented, m ounted o r fitted w ith precious m e tals or im itations thereof or ivory (not including sur gical in s tru m e n ts); w a tches, clocks, opera glasses, lorgnettes, m a rine glasses, field glasses and binoculars. The tax o n the adm ission t o places of am u sem ent, club dues, etc., re m a ins the sam e w ith the exception th a t ticket speculators w ill be re quired to pay a tax of flve p e r cent on th e am o u n t charged in excess of th e regular price of th e ticket, pro vided the excess price is n o t m o re than fifty cents. In case tb e specu lator charges m o re th a n fifty dents fo r h is services h e m u s t p a y a tax of fifty per cent of th e w hole am o u n t of the excess charge. W h e n th e a tre m a n a g e rs o r proprietors raise th e ir prices above th e established sched ule th e y also m u s t pay a tax of fifty per cent o n th e increased charge. The stam p tax e s on articles and docum ents rem a ins th e sam e, except th a t beginning la s t M onday the tax on playing cards w ill he raised from seven cents to eight cents on each package. T h e tax on insurance policies re m a ins the sam e except th a t certain provisions are m ade for life insur- THE CITY REALTY CO. O f N E W ROCHELLE, N . Y . O F F E R S View and Webster Ridge / to in v e s t o r s , b u ild e r s a n d t h o s e d e s ir in g , se le c t b u ild in g s i t e s a t a t t r a c t iv e p r ic e s . T o r P a i t k u l a r s a p p ly to y o u r o w n B r o k e r
