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ALLEGANY COLFNTY NEWS Edited by HERBERT M. PEET th e postofRce o f W h ites’ eco n d -cla s s m a il m a t f W h it e s v ille, N. Y. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. - “No Pay, No Paper.” Always in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES Card of Thanks, $1.00, Legal Advertising, 7oc words, first insert! dreded wordsoi w readers, vertising and obituary line. Our terms are cash in ad’ n case of nonthly settlem eints i nake no discount. JOB PRINTING ten or mo] per iucl insertio insertion, 15c ;h; advertising done under contract !nt ranges from 10c to 15c per 1 your ad^ job work, and ! licity campaig 1 quiries. ids. W e will desi v e r tising matter, lay out your map out all sorts of pub is. W e solicit your r starving O u t The Enemu PUBLIC HEALTH HJNTS Pi'epared Each Week For the Readers of This Newspaper by the New York State Department of Health. TEW YOT?T\ state is at war .this summer with a race of very numer i c ous and very persistent enemies who are actively mobilizing for an attack upon our citizens during the warm months, which are most favorable for their military operations. These enemies are some times called “house flies/’ but may better he known as 'T’lLTH FLIES/’ They attack us directly with a great deal of noise and dis turbance, but their really deadly work is done quite quietly by depositing filth bacteria and sometimes disease germs on our food, for these ene mies follow none of the rules of civilized warfare. We may accomplish something against these foes by means of open warfare, but a campaign of starvation carried out by a thorough block ade of the places where they live and breed is far more effective. The fly lays its eggs by preference in horse manure, but it will breed in any Had .of organic refuse—^in decaying grains, brewery waste, decaying vegetables or fruit, old moist papers and sacking and the like. The ifc t thing to do in order to keep 4own the fly nuisance and the fly dan ger is to CLEAN IIP, so that there shall he no needless accumulation of garbage or rubbish about the premises for flies to breed in. Horse manure, which is the favorite breeding place of flies, must often be kept about the stable or the farm, but it may he effectively blockaded so that flies cannot breed in it by keeping it in a dark vault or pit from which flies are shut out by screens or in a covered box and ireating it with a chemical to destroy fly maggots. DIAGRAM SHOWING A MANURE BIN OF PROPER CONSTRUCTION. MAY OR MAY NOT BE RAISED ON LEGS TO FACILITATE RE MOVAL TO WAGON. The United States Department of Agriculture (Bulletin No. 118) recommends ordinary borax for tliis purpose and for the treatment of garbage, refuse, open toilets, damp floors and crevices in stables, cellars or markets. The government investigators found that 0.63 of a pound of borax or 0.75 of a pound of calcined colemanite (crude calcium borate) would Idll the maggots and prevent practically all the flies ordinarily breeding in eight bushels of horse manure from developing. If this amount of borax is not exceeded the manure so treated will not injure growing plants, provided that not over tii'teen tons of the borax-treated manure is applied to an acre of land. The method of using this substance in the case of stables is to sprinkle tlie borax or colemanite in the quantities given above by means of a flour sifter or other fine sieve on the pile of manure. The manure should then be sprinkled immediately with two or three gallons of wa ter to eight husliels of manure. It is essentirJ, however, to sprinkle a little of the borax on the manure as it is added daily to the pile instead of waiting until a full pile is obtained, because this will prevent the eggs which the flies lay on fresh manure from hatching. As the fly maggots congregate at the outer edge of the manure pile, most of the tK>rax should be sprinkled there. Borax costs from 5 to 6 cents per pound in 100 pound lots, and it Ss estimated that at this rate it would cost only 1 cent per horse per day to prevent all breeding of flies in city stables. If calcined colemanite is purchased in large shipments this cost should he con- fiderahly less. At the same time if the borax is used on the manure only in the proportions stated its value for use in the garden or for sale %Q farmers ^ 1 not he lessened. ALLEGANY COUNTY NEW S , W H ITESVILL e , N. Y, Remarkable Tribuie to Supreme Commanded Bina M. West of the Woman’s Benefit Association of the Maccabees. f Notice to Creditors per hundre ■tion; 50 cents per hun for each subsequent insertion. |y!R5M.lX)OlSE HIMRICHS ^•upTffme Ftn^rtcff^ ^1^. NELL|£ C.V.HEPREieT j 6-upveme Lteub^nsnt :als, classi poetry 5 cents per Ivance, except srtising, when mtract adverl are allowed. W e Ex-Senator Brackett Speaks Ex-Senator Edgar T. Brackett, sometime Republican leader in the State Senate, thinks that in our respect for the office of Governor we have lost sight of the shortcomings of those who fill it. Sometimes, he says, the Governor is a rank demagogue, but oftener only a weakling. Usually he is selected not for his experience, but for his availibility, and because, if he has opinions, he has so succeeded in concealing them that he has oftenced nobody by them. Hence in framing the new state constitution and statutory laws, we must x>rovide against, not what a wise and good man will do, but what a not wise or good man will do. So says Senator Brackett and he pointedly adds: ‘T fear that the most of our Governors are much more concerned in trying to make the White House than they are in simply trying to perform the duties of | their office.” While studiously impersonal and general in all this comment. Senator Brackett will not need to jiresent the reader with a diagram or photograph of the Governor he had in mind. What he means is that the convictions of a few gunmen, plus a clever press agent, do not con stitute an equipment for the Governorship of the State of New i ork, though Mr. Whitman may think so. So far as the White House is concerned it is a noble ambition. No American need be ashamed of it, provided only that he tries to be worthy of it. New Y^ork has had in times past great Governors who had their e^^es on the White House, and the White House had its eyes on them too. And the seed corn of statesmanship has not been h.)st in the Em pire State, even though just now we are sufiering from a gubernatorial crop failure. In pursuance <yf an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Allegany Coun ty, New York state, made by Hon. James T. Ward. District Attorney and Acting Surrogate of said Coun ty of Allegany, Notice is hereby giv en to all persons having claims against the estate of Amanda M. Deake, late of the town of Indepen dence, Allegany ■County, New York, deceased, to present the same with proper vouchers thereof to the under signed, Executor of the Will of said deceased, at the office of A. D. Howe, at Whitesville, N. Y., on or before the 26th day of August, 1915. A, D. HOWE. Executor. Dated at Whitesville, N. Y.. Febru ary 16, 1915. Aug.26. NEW HOME OFFICE BUILDING OF THE ASSOCIATION, June 18 the city of Port Hu- ■ ■ ron, Mich., officially welcomed home Miss Bina M. West, su preme commander of the Wom en's Benefit Association of the Mac cabees in recognition of her remarka bly efficient work for the association. The reception was in charge of Mayor Black and the city commission and was participated in by all the societies, clubs and business organizations of Port Huron. To quote the resolution of the city commission, it was a re markable tribute to “Miss West, able worker for fraternity and humanity.” The Woman’s Benefit Association of the Maccabees gives its protection and fraternal interest to \white women of good moral character. It is nonpoliti cal and nonsectarian, and dispenses its fraternity in fifty-five states and provinces. The protection of the association can be secured for whole life, and whole life combined with disability benefits; last illness and burial benefits; also sick benefits. The rates are scientifi cally graded, and no member pays more than the cost of her own protec tion. When it is known that Miss West has, with her own band, signed away over $12,00O,0€O, an estimate can be formed of what this association has already done toward mitigating the dread ordeal incident to death. Every year finds this association pro gressing, but the past four yetirs have recorded its greatest advancement. Women, by securing fraternal protec tion, are freer to seek out new fields of endeavor and become more inde pendent and capable. A woman’s convention without one word of dissent is rather an unusual thing. This was the experience, how ever, of the recent eighth quadrennial convention of the association in New York. Every session wms a model of business ability and parliamentary procedure, and plans were laid for the pre.sent quadrennial term which were aimed to meet the great and growing work of it.s 187,000 women. Many important features were placevl before the coiiYention for decision, one ))eiiig the changing of the name from the Ladies of the yiaccabees of the World to the Woman's Benefit Asso ciation of the Ma(*cal)ee.s. Another important step taken was the acceptance of plans for a hand some new home office at Port Huron, Mich. This will be a large, magnifi cent two «tory white stone building on the main street of the Inmie city o? the order, where the - supreme com mander, INIiss B, ; m . West, started her project twenty-three years ago. To give the reader an idea of how this society ha progressed it will be of interest to know that Miss M^est start- this nation are vitally interested in railroad rates and equity be tween ■' passenger and freight rates is especially im portant to the man who follows the plow for the farmer travels very little but he is a heavy con tributor to the freight revenues. Some of the states have a two cent passenger rate and whatever loss is incurred is recov ered through freight revenue. The jus tice of such a procedure was recently passed upon by the Supreme Court of West Virginia and the decision is so far-reaching that we have asked L. E. Johnson, president of the Nor folk and Western Railway whose road contested the case to briefly review the suit. Mr. Johnson said in part: “Some ten years ago, passenger fares were fixed by the legislatures of a large number of states at two cents a mile. As a basis for such economic legislation, no examination was made of the cost of doing the business so regulated, nor was any attention given to the fact whether such a rate would yield to the rail way companies an adequate or any net return upon the capital invested in conducting this class of business. “Such a law was passed in West Virginia in 1907. The Norfolk and Western Railway Company put the rate into effect and maintained it for two years. Its accounting during these two years showed that two cents a mile per passenger barely paid the out-of-pocket cost and noth ing was left to pay any return on capital invested. It sought relief from the courts. Expert accountants for II—L. E, Johnson On Two-Cent Passenger Rates The farmers of ( both the State and the Railway Com pany testified that the claims of the railroad were sustained by the facts. Two cents did not pay the cost of carrying a passenger a mile. The State, however, contended that the railroad was earning enough surplus on its state freight business to give a fair return upon the capital used in its passenger as well as its freight business. For the purposes of the case, the railroad did not deny this, but held to its contention that the State could not segregate its pas senger business for rate fixing with out allowing a rate that ■ would be sufficient to pay the cost of doing business and enough to give some return upon the capital invested in doing the business regulated. This was the issue presented to the Su preme Court. Its decision responds to the judgment of the fair-minded sentiment of the country. The Su preme Court sdys that, even though a railroad earns a surplus on a par ticular commodity by charging rea sonable rates, that affords no reason for compelling it to haul another's person or property for less than cost. The surplus from a reasonable rate properly belongs to the railw a y com pany. If the surplus is earned from an unreasonable rate then that rate should be reduced. The State may not even up by requiring the railroad to carry other traffic for nothing or for less than cost. The decision is a wholesome one and demonstrates that the ordinary rules of fair dealing apply to railway companies. The fact that one makes a surplus on his wheat crop would never be' urged as a reason for com pelling him to sell his cotton at less than cost. It would not satisfy the man who wanted bread to be told that its high price enabled the cotton manufacturer to get his raw product for less than cost. In this case the court reaffirmed the homely maxim that each tub must stand upon its own bottom.” POLITICAL PRAYER MEETINGS It IS a sad day for Christianity when the church bells call the communicants together for a political prayer meet ing. Such gatherings mark the high tide of religious political fanaticism, put bitterness into the lives of men; fan the flames of class hatred and de stroy Christian influence in the com munity. The spirit actuating such meetings is anarchistic, un-Christlike and dangerous to both church and state. A PURE FAKE. Thomas M ott Osborne Repudiates A n ti-su ffrage Interview . An array of newspapers has come out within a few days of each other stating that Mr. Thomas Mott Os borne, warden of Sing Sing, had de clared against woman suffrage on the ground that it “would increase crime.” Now, it seems that this story falls within the class of Information which Artemnsi Ward said he hated to have. “I don’t mind not knowing things,” said hf>. “but I hate knowing sojnany By Peter Radford. This nation is now entering upon an era of marine development. The wreckage of European commerce has drifted to our shores and the world war is making unprecedented de mands for the ‘ products of farm ^nd factory. In transportation facilities on land we lead the world but our port facilities are inadequate, and our flag is seldom seen in foreign ports. If our government would only divert the energy we have displayed in conquer ing the railroads to mastering the commerce of the sea, a foreign bot tom would be unknown on the ocean’s highways. This article will be confined to a discussion of our ports for the pro ducts of the farm must pass over our wharfs before reaching the water. We have in this nation 51 ports, of which 41 are on the Atlantic and 10 are on the Pacific Coast. The Sixty-second Congress appropriated over $51,000,- 000 for improving our Rivers and Harbors and private enterprise levies a toll of approximately $50,000,000 annually in wharfage and charges for which no tangible service is rendered. The latter item should he lifted off the backs of the farmer of this na tion and this can be done by Congress directing its appropriations to ports, that are free where vessels can tie up to a wharf and discharge her cargo free of any fee or charge. A free port is progress. It takes ou|; the unnecessary link in the chain of transactions in commerce which has for centuries laid a heavy hand upon commerce. No movement is so heavily laden with results or will more widely and equally distribute its benefits as that of a free i>ort and none can he more easily and ef fectively secured. PORT HURON, MICH. ed out with a $150 debt, no members and unknown, to organize what today is meeting the needs of 187,000 women in the matter of home protection through fraternal insurance. Miss West has been a leader beloved and adored by her members, and. as an in signia of their esteem the convention endeavored to prevail on her to accept the >vell earned salary of $10,000 a year for the next term. In a master ful addres.s she declined, stating that the weal of the association was upper- rnost in her mind, not the remunera- Hteps were taken at this meeting of representative women to endow a state hospital service in every state, Ohio, Illinois and ^Niichigan already havin.g their service in satisfactory use. By this philanthropy every member re quiring expert medical attention may have it free of cost to herself. Addresses were given by Mr. Miles M. Dawson, fraternal insurance actu ary of New York city, and Mr. James V. BaiTy, Micbigan insurance commis sioner, congratulated the association on the signal success it has attained. “Your association,” said Mr. Dawson, “is the first woman’s benefit society in the United States to be established on a sound basis, and through the foresight of your peerless leader. Miss West, you are the largest society of your kind in fho -u-orld. I congratulate yoQ.” CRITTENDENS HOWE Licensed Undertakers and Embalmets for States of New York and Pinnsylvani* All calls promptly answered, tight or day With an automobile it takes but a few minutes to reach any one within a radius of ten or twelve m iles. Cas kets and Work furnished at lowest possible prices. Stone and steel vaults kept on hapd. Robes and suits fur nished. Flowers and floral designs furnished on request. Correct GLASSES Bring Genuine Relief. SEE RICHMOND the Optometrist Whitesville, Friday, July 30. Welisville, Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays of every week. F. F. PREST, D. D. S. of Canisteo, w!!! be in Whitesville every Thursday for the practice of dentistry. Having had several years experience he is able to do all work in a satisfactory manner. Office in Firemen’s Building. FREE PORTS, BOILDERS lERCE A . D . H o w e NOTARY PUBLIC e e Collections 0 i ail kinds of accounts. Legal Papers carefully drawn and executed WHITESVI l -LE NEW YORK fire , life , acc id e n t , AUTOMO BILE, TORNADO AND SURETY INSURANCE In th« Best Companies. Rates Rear oonaoie. See i > y v y : Whitesville, N. Y. N. Y. & P. RAILWAY Time Table Taking effect July 23, West Stations 1913 East 4 12 1 ..., Ills p.m.la.m.l la.m,|p.m. 5 47} 9 09| Erie Junction.. 5 55j 9 24j C a n isteo ........... 6 20) 9 50j Greenv/ood .... 6 52jl0 22} Whitesville .... 19 03|3 39 .18 59j3 30 js 36l3 05 18 04i2 3^ 7 07110 391 G e n e s e e ........ i? 5lj2 20 7 22[10 50| Ellisburg ........ j7 3712 06 7 27|10 55j And’ws Set’m’t |7 34|2 03 7 30il0 57| Rose Lake __ j7 31j2 01 7 46jll 12} O swayo ........ |7 15|1 45 7 oOjll 17} C oneville.............|7 osjl 38 8 02111 26} Millport ........ |6 m \l 29 8 15]ll 38j Shinglehouse .. |6 46ll 17 ill 5lj C e r e s ................... } jl2aa things that ain’t so.” '’TEeYrouBEWiB the Osborne^ story is that it “ain’t so.” A letter has been written by Mr. Os borne himself to deny the entire inter- vie-w. He characterizes the incident as “faked up journalism.” “I w ish to state that I never said anything of the kind; that the whole interview is imaginative, and I am credited with all sorts of expressions and ideas which are absolutely con trary to my views. I am not a suf fragist, but as for suffrage increasing crime I think it is nonsense, and it is a pity that a paper which can report so well and accurately a meeting, such as the one in Mechanics’ hall, will lend itself to such faked up journalism as this alleged interview.” » Connections Train 2 connects at Ceres v/ith P. S. & N. R. R and electric line for Olean. Train 3 connects at Brie Junction with Erie train 26 east. Train 4 connects at Shinglehouse with electric line for Bolivar and Olean. G. M. Beasof, Gen. Pass. Agt. Theo. Cobb General Manager. EYESFiTTSS^lStfS ^ 0L A S S E S ^ W |yy^
