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ALLEGANY COUNTY NEWS, WHITESVILLE, N, Y. ALLEGANY COUNTY NEWS Edited by H ER B E R T M. P E E T ^^Publish^ every Thursday by the Entered as second-class mail m atter at th e postoffice of W h itesville, N. Y. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. “No Pay, No Paper.” 4|ilc Year .....................................................fl.2 5 Six Months ................................................ 65 Three Months ................ 35 Sinsle Cops’^ .............................................. 05 Always in Advance. ADVERTISING RATES Our advertising rates are based upon ^ e cost system and the size of our cir culation. One inch, one insertion, 25c; .ten or more inches, one insertion, 15c per inch; advertising done under contract agreem ent ranges from 10c to 15c per area words tor each subsequent insert! Business readers, locals, classified j vertising and obituary poetry 5 cents ] Card of Thanks, |1.00. ertising. 75c Our term s are cash in .11 case of contract nonthly settlem e n ts nake no discount. JOB PRINTING Our offici handle th printing c your advertising matt job work, and map out all sorts of pu licity campaigns. W e solicit your e luiries. arucvwar commercial is. W e will design atter, lay out your out all sorts o f pub- Editor’s Own Column A Suggestion. We want no offense to be taken at tbe following sugges tion. It is made in a spirit of kindness, not in meanesss. Last Friday evening, the Epwortk League of the Metho dist Episcopal Church of Whitesville, gave a PUBLIC re ception for the teachers and high school students of the Whitesville school. This has come to be an annual affair with the Epworth League. We know they do not give this reception for any sectarian reason, but because of a desire to bring the teach ers, scholars and parents into a friendly relation. The ob ject is worthy and commendable. The activity of the League in attaining the object is to be congratulated. They have proven themselves to be live-wire people in a commun- ity. But, in this instance, The News^ feels their energies have been mis-directed. The public schools of New York state and of America are non-sectarian. Any effort on the part of any person to diffuse sectarianism in this branch of public institutions is an act that brings criticism from all quarters. As we said, we do not believe the Epworth League had any desire in the matter, further than to extend courtesies to the new faculty. In any other town, their act would have brought about chaos. The League’s purpose would not have been fairly understood, and would not have met with appro val from any public bodies. The News respectfully suggests to the League that next year they refrain from announcing their reception in honor of the faculty until the Board of Education has given a pub lic reception, to which people of all creeds and classes will feel free to attend, which was what the Board intended to do this year if they had not been forestalled by the League. Duke is Ferry’s Safest Opponent. With our \veather-eye watching the storm that’s brewing over the three-cornered tight for the Reimblican Assembly nomination in Alle gany county, we have deduced the following fact: The nomination lies between William Duke, Jr. and Elmer E. Ferry. There is a wave of protest going over the comity against a return, of Mr. Ferry to the legislature. Thinking Republieans are waking ui>. A stone is a stone, but Elmer Ferry is not a statesman, nor a com^ie- teiit representative of Allegany county in the State Legislature. We desire in noway to reflect on Mr. Ferry as a citizen, lie is a good, honest, clean man. But these three (pialities are not ALL the (pialities needed to make an Assemblyman. There are hundreds of Anti-Ferry Kepnblicans in the county who stand at the cross-roads, undecided whether to be for Duke or Leggett. To these voters let us say that Mr. Leggett is backed by Delbert P . Snyder, the w'ould-bc county Republican boss, av I io not only wants to be comity clerk again himself, l.)iit wants Whit Weir to be Slierifl:'. It’s too bad that there are not a few more positions on the county ticket that Mr. Snyder might push a few nttn-e of liis Cuba and Angelica friends to the front. If the Republican voters want Ferry to wfln out, or if there are enough of them who want “Dell” Snyder to keep Cuba \Hin the map,”— vote for Leggett by all means. A vote for him will bring one of two results,—either nominate Ferry or Leggett, i)resumably the former. A vote for Duke is a vote for Duke,—a sure shot against Ferry. While we are not overly anxious to see Mr. Duke a member of the next legislature, we are most certainly opposed to Mr. Ferry, and also to Mr- Leggett, if he is “Del” Snyder’s protege. Geographically Speaking Since our last issue, scores of fair-minded, anti-ring Republicans have commended this newspaper on the fair-and-square attitude we have taken toward P. K. Millspaugli. of Whitesville, who is .a candidate for the Reiiubliean nomination for Sherilf. These Republicans see in our support of Mr. Millspaugh a prin ciple. This is not a Republican newspaper, and we have no axes to grind b}’^ supporting him for the nomination. We are championing fail play. Machine politics have ruled the day in the Republican camp in this county for years, and as the Repub lican party has always been in power, machine politics have ruled the day in all the county offices. Mr. Millspaugh and WJiit Weir are the only two candidates for the nomination of Sherilf. Mr. Weir’s present abode is in Angelica. He is connected with the County Farm. rnele Dan Grmider, the veteran County Farm Superintendent, is a candidate for re-election. If he were not, Mr. Weir would undoubted ly be the uncontested candidate for the position of Superintendent of the County Farm. The shoe pinches here: What right has Whit Weir to ask the Republican voters for the position of Sherilf, when he has been so long associated with the County Farm, that it is a conceded understandingj he ^11 be advanced to the Superiiitendency of that institution as soon as “Uncle Dan” sees lit to retire? Two candidates from under the same roof on the same county ticket does not appeal to voters Avho look at a county ticket geographi cally. It must be some of “Del” Snyder’s reasoning to have the Assem. Myman and the County Clerk come from Cuba, and the Superintendent ©f Fmv and the Sheriff from Angelica. Sensible Republicans can readily see that a ticket made up of a candidate for Assembly from Wellsville, Sheriff from Whitesville County Clerk from Cuba, and County Superintendent of Poor from An gelica would be much more fair and better. If the old county convention plan were now in vogue, such a scheme of naming all the candidates on a county ticket from two towns wouldn’t “get by.” Mr. Snyder better “watch out a leetle bit” or his Republi can confreres will doubt his ability to hold down the county chairman job. Whitesville is entitled to a place on the Republican county ticket. P. K. Millspaugh is entitled to the Republican nominaion for Sheriff. If Mr. Snyder is anxious to keep “old rock-ribbed. Republican Inde pendence” in line, he had better consider Whitesville’s desires in this matter. Abstract of flPi’oposition Number One' and bonds; to the change of plans At the said Oeneral Election there is Els'© to be submitted to the people for approval, the following proposi tion or question embodied in Chapter five hundred and seventy of the Daws of nineteen hundred and fifteen, herein designated as Proposi tion Number One, which makes pro vision for issuing bonds to the ELECTION NOTICE State of New York Office of the Secretaiy of State Albany, August 30, 1915. To tlie Custodian of Primary Records of the County of Allegany SIR:—^Notice is Hereby Given, that at the General Election to be held in this state on the Tuesday suc ceeding the first Monday in Novem ber next (November 24), the follow ing officers may he lawfully voted for, to wiit: County and District Officers also to ibe elected for said County: A Member of Assembly. A Sheriff, in the place of John Tunstead. A County Clerk, in the pla«e of Delbert P. Snyder. A .'Superintendent of the Poor, in the place of Daniel C. Grunder. Two Coroners, in the place of Adelbert T. Bacon and William S. Todd. All whose terms of office will expire on the last day of December next. Given under my hand and seal of office of the Secre tary of State, at the City of Albany, ;tbis thirtieth day of August, in the year one thous and nine hundred and fifteen. FRANCIS M. HUGO, Secretary of State Notice is also hereby given that at said general election the follow ing town officers may be lawfully voted for, to wit: One Supervisor in each of tlie twenty-nine towns of the County of Allegany. One Town Clerk in each of the twenty-nine towns in the County of Allegany. Two Justices of the Peace in each of the twenty-nine towns in the County of Allegany, except in the following towns, in each of which an additional Jusitice of the Peace will be elected to fill a vacancy: Bolivar, Centerville, Clarksville, Granger, Scio, West Almond. , ()iie School Director in each of { the election districts in which they respectively reside. Abstract of Proposed Amendment Num ber Two. At the said General Election there is also to be submitted to the people for approval, the following proposed amendment to Section Pour of Arti cle Seven of the Constitution, here inafter designated as Amendment Number Two, permitting the legis lature to alter the rate of interest upon debts incurred for some specific work or dbject authorized by act of the legislature and ratified by the people. A m endm ent Num ber Two. Amendment Section Four of-Arti cle Seven of the Constitution. Section 4. Except the debts spec ified in sections two and three of this article, no debts shall be here- aftei; contracted by or in behalf of this state, unless such debts* shall be authorized by law, for some single work or object, to be distinct ly specified therein; and such law shall impose and provide for the col lection of a direct annual tax to pay, and sufficient to pay, the interest on such debit as it falls due, and also to pay and discharge the principal of such debt within fifty years from the time of the contracting -thereof. No such law shall take effect until it shall, at a general election, have been submitted to the people, and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and against it at such election. 'On the final passage of such bill in either house of the legis lature, the question shall be taken by ayes and noes, to be duly entered on the journals thereof, and shall be: “Shall this bill pass, and ought the same to receive the sanction of the people?” The legislature may at any time after the approval of such law by the people, if no debt shall have been contracted in pursuance the twenty-inline -towns in the County of Allegany except in the following towns, where an additional Director will be elected to fill vacancy: Birdsall, Friendship, Hume, Inde pendence, New Hudson, Ru&hford, Scio, West Almond. One Superintendent of Highways in each of the twenty-nine towns in the County of Allegany. Two Assessors in each of the tw e nty-nine towns in the County of Allegany, except in the following towns in which an additional asses- or will he elected to fill vacancy: Alma, W est Almond. One Collector in each of the twenty-nine towns in the County of Allegany. One Overseer of the Poor in each of the twemty-nine towns in the County of Allegany, except in the towns of Almond and Rushford in each of which towns two overseers of the poor are to he elected. Three Town Auditors in the Town of Ciiba, X. Y. Five Con'^tables in each of the twenty-nine towns in the County of Allenrany. Given under our hands and seal of office of the Commissioners of Election (L. S.) of Allegany Ccunty this 9th day of September, in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen. HARRY E. KELLER C. B. DUGGAN. Commissioners of Election of Allegany County. ELECTION NOTICE State of New York Office of tlie Secretary of State Albany, A u g u s t 30, 1915. To the Custodian of Primary . .Record of the County of Allegany: S I R : ---- Notice is H e reby Given, that, at the General Election to be held in this State on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No vember next (November 2nd), there will be subm itted to th e people for approval, the following proposed amendments to the Constitution; Abstract of Proposed Amendment Number One. At the said General Election there W'ill be submitted to the people for approval, the following proposed amendment to Sectiop One of Arti cle Two of the Constitution, herein after designated as Amendment Number One, in relation to conferr ing equal suffrage upon women. Amendment Number One Section 1. Every [male] citizen of the age of twenty-one years, ■who =hall have been a citizen for ninety days, and an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding an election, and for the last four months a resi dent of the countv and for the last th irty days a resident of the election district in which die or J»he may offer his or her vote, shall be entitled to vote at such election in the election district of w'hich he or she shall at the time be a resident, and not else where, for all officers tihat now are or hearafter may be elective by the people, and upon all questions which may be submitted to the vote of the people, provided that a citizen by mariiage shall have been an inhabit ant of the United States for five vears; and provided that in time of war no elector in the actual military service of the state, or of the Unit ed States, in the army or navy there of. shall he deprived of his or her vote hy reason of his or her absence from such election district; and the legislature shall have powder to pro vide the manner In which and the time and place at which such absent electors may vote, and for the re-: turn and canvass of their votes' to. thereof, repeal the same; and may at any time, by law, forbid the contract- of any fu r th e r debt or liability under such law; hut the tax im.pos- ed by such act, in proportion to the debt and liability which may have been contracted in pursuance of such law, shall rem a in in force and be irrepealable, and be annually col lected, until the proceeds thereof shall have made the provisions here inbefore specified to pay and dis charge the interest and principal of such debt and liability. Tbe money arising from any loan or stock creat ing such debt or liability shall he applied to tbe work or object speci fied in the act authorizing such debt or liability, or for the paym ent of such debt or liability, and for no other purpose whatever. No such law shall be subm itted to be voted on w ithin three m onths after its passage or at any general election when any other law or any bill shall be subm itted to be voted for or against. . The legislature may pro vide for tbe issue of bonds of the state to run for a period not exceed ing fifty years in lieu of bonds here tofore authorized but not issued and shall impose and provide for the col lection of a direct annual tax for the payment -of the same as hereinbefore required. W hen any sinking fund created under this section shall equal in am o u n t the debt for -which it was created, no further direci tax shall be levied on account of said sinking fund, and tbe legislature .shall reduce the tax to an amount equal to the accuring interest on such debt. The legislature may from tim e to -time alter the rate of interest to be,paid upon any state debt, which hms been or may be authorized pursuant to the provis ions of this section, or upon any part of such debt, provided, howev^er, that the rate of interest shall not he altered upon any part of such debt or upon any bond or other evidence thereof, which has been, or shall he created or issued before such alter ation. In case th e leg islatu re in creases the rate of interest upon any such debt, or p a r t .thereof, it shall impose and provide for the collec tion of a direct annual tax to pay and sufficient to pay the increased or altered interest on such debt as it falls due and also to pay and dis charge the principal of such debt w ithin fifty years from the tim e of the contracting thereof, and shall appropriate annually to the sinking fund moneys in am o u n t sufficient to pay. such interest and pay and dis charge the principal 6i such debt when it shall become due and payable.^ In case any annual tax Iieretofore imposed for the payment of a debt authorized by vote of the people under the constitution will, if con tinued, provide for the pajunent of the interest on such debt as it falls due and also the payment of the principal of such debt before it be comes due, the legislature may amend the law hy reducing the rate of such tax,t provided that the same .shall not he reduced below a sum sufficient to pay the interest on such debt as it falls due and also the, principal of such debt when it be comes due. The suprem e court shall have ,im*isdiction to direct the com p troller or any officer o f the s tate to impose a tax sufficient to comply w ith the privisions of this section. fo r the protection of any sinking fund of tke state. for work under contract; to the* measurements, inspections and esti mates iby the state engineer; to thes duties and au/thonity of the canal board; to the appraisal of lands tak en for canal purposes; to the reten tion by the State of all waters, sux-- plus or otherwise, created or im pounded as a result Of canal im - amount of not to exceed twenty-sev- provements or constructions, as pro- section sixteen of said act; and all other provisions of said and of acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto as well as tke provisions of Chapter one hundred and ninety-five of the Laws of niiye^ teen hundred and eight, as ed, relative to the special examiner and appraiser of canal lands, so far as they may be applicable and con sistent herewith, shall apply to aisd? govern the work authorized by this: act. § 4. The legislature may appro priate to the cost of said improve ment moneys hereafter coming from* premiums on the sale Of bonds o r from the sale of abandoned can-af lands, buildings or other property- In case, after the pajunent of cost of said im/provement, there shalft remain any of such moneys unused,. the remainder shall be applied toi- the sinking funds provided for the-, payment of canal bonds. Ail moneys, realized from premiums on bonds &r sale of abandoned lands, buildings esr- otlher ' property and all moneys? realized from the sale of bonds shall be applied in the first instance tfp consitruction of the canal improve ment. § 5. The legislature is hereby authorized to appropriate from the* proceeds of the sale _of said bonds;, such an amount as shall be neces sary to reimburse the general fiiEwS of the treasury for any moneys ad vanced and paid out of such fuisG' under appropriation made by t&e- legislature of nineteen hundred fifteen for the improvement of safe? § 6.' This law shall not take ef fect until it shall at a general elec tion have been submatted to the peso- pie, and have received a majority of all the votes cast for and against fc at such election; and the same shalf be submitted to the people -of this state at tihe general election to be held in November, nineteen hundred and fifteen. The ballots to be furn ished for the use of voters upon the submission of this law shall be in form prescribed by the election law and the proposition or question be submitted shall be printed there on in substantially the following- form, namely: “Shall chapter fher^p?- insert the number of this chapter? of ithe Laws of nineteen hundred and fifteen, entitled ‘An act making provision for 'issuing bonds to amount of not to exceed twenty- .sev en million dollars in addition to bonds heretofore authorized hy the provisions of Chapter one hundie€F and forty-seven of itlie Laws of nine teen hundred and three, for the im provement of the Erie 'canal, the Osw^ego canal and the Champlam canal, and providing for a submis sion of the same to the people to be voted upon at the general election EXPLANATION—Matter in black face is new; matter in brackets [] is Id law to be omitted. * 'Constitution and. resolution passed by 1914 Legislature read “debt.” t'Comma omitted in Resoliution passed by 1914 Legislature. en million dollars in addition to bonds heretofore authorized by the provi&ions of chapter one hundred and forty-seven of the laws of nine teen hundred and .three, for the im provement of the Erie canal, ' the Oswego canal and the Champlain canal. Proposition Number One. Chapter 570 AN Act making provision for issuing bonds to the amount of not to ex ceed twenty-seven million dollars in addition to bonds heretofore authorized by the provisions of Chapter one hundred and forty- seven of the Laws of nineteen hundred and three, for the im provement of tbe Erie canal, the Ostwego canal, and the Champlain canal, and for the payment of the improvemenit under such act, and providing for a submission of the same to the peonle to be voted up on at the' general election to be held in the year nlnteen hundred and fifteen. Became a law May 10, 1915, with the approval of the Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and As sembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. There shall >be issued, in the manner and at the times here inafter recited, bonds of the state in amount not exceeding twenty-seven million dollars in addition to the bonds heretofore authorized by the provisions of Chapter one hundred and fonty-seven of the Laws of nine teen hundred and three, which bonds shall be sold by the state and the proceeds thereof paid into the state treasury, and, except as hereinafter provided, so mudh thereof as shall be necessary shall be expended for the purpose of improving the Erie canal, the Oswego canal, and the Champlain canal, and for the pro curement of the lands required in connection therewiith, and for the payment of the improvement under such act. The said bonds wihen is sued shall be exempt from taxation. § 2. The com ptroller is hereby directed under the supervision of the commissioners of the canal fund to cause to be prepared the bonds of this state, to an 'amount not to ex ceed twenty-seven million dollars, the said bonds- to bear interest at the rate of not to exceed four and one-half per centum per annum, whicih interest shall be payable semi annually in the city of New York. Said bonds shall be issued for a term of not m ore than fifty years from their respective dates of issue, and shall not be sold for less than par. The com ptroller is hereby charged- w ith the duty of selling s^id bonds to the highest bidder after ad vertising for a period of tw e n ty con secutive days, Sundays excepted, in at least 2 daily newspapers printed in the city of New York and one in the city of Albany. Said advertise ments shall contain a provision to the effect that the com p troller in h n discretion may reject any or all bids made in pursuance of said advertise ments, and in the event of such re jection, the com ptroller is authoriz ed to readvertise for bids in the m anner above described as many times as in his judgm e n t may be necessary to effect a satisfactory sale. The said bonds shall be sold the moneys may he required for the purpose of m a k ing partial of fihal payments on work contracted for in accordance with the provisions of this act and for other payments lawfully to be made under the pro visions hereof. There is hereby imposed a direct annual tax to pay and sufficient to pay the interest on each bond issued under this act a-- it falls due, and to pay, and suffi.ei- entjto pay and discharge the prin cipal of each of such bonds within fifty years from the date thereof. The rate of such annual tax shall be five one-thousandths of a mill on each dollar of valuation of real and personal property in this state sub ject to taxation, for each and every one million dollars, of fraction there of, in par value of said bonds issued under this act. and outstanding or to be outstanding during the fiscal year during which the am ount of such tax is computed. The legislature shall each year compute the am o u n t of tax req u ired as above specified and in making sudh computation shall include, at the rate above m ention ed, such bonds as will be required to he issued under this act during th^ fiscal year for which the am o u n t of such tax is so computed. The tax imposed as herein provided, shall be assessed, levied and collected in the m a n n e r prescribed by law, and shall be paid by the several county treas urers into the treasury of the state. The proceeds of such tax shall he invested by the com ptroller under the direction of the commissioners of the canal fund and, together with the interest arising therefrom shall constitute a sinking fund which is hereby created. Said fund shall he used solely for the purpose of pay ing the principal and interest of bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this act. Provided, how^ever, th a t in case the legislature shall set apart in any fiscal year moneys in the state treasury as a sinking fund to pay the interest on the said bonds as it falls due and to pav and discharge the principal thereof, and such moneys shall he sufficient to provide a sum equal to the am o u n t th a t would otherwise have been raised, as hereinbefore provided, in su-ch fiscal year for such sinking fund, a direct annual tax for such year shall not he imposed and collected as required hy the pro visions of this act. § 3. The provisions of Chapter one hundred and forty-seven of the Laws of nineteen hundred and three and of the acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, so far as they relate to the appropriation of lands for canal purposes; to the routes of said canals and the manner and method of doing the work; to the preparation of maps, plans, spec! fications and estimates; to the pay ment to contractors upon engineer’s estimate; to the form of contract to be held in the year nineteen him - dred and fifteen,’ be approved?” Given under mv hand and seal o f of fice of the Recretary of State, at tlit City of Albany, this thirtieth day 0 ^ August, in the year one thousa^ixi, nine hundred and fifteen. FRANCIS M. Ht^GO, Secretary ol (siven under our hands and eea( of office of the Comraissioneft’ »d • Election of Allegany County this ( L. S. j 9th day of Seikember in the yea: one tliousand nine hundred ami fif teen. II.i.RRY E. KELLER r. B . DUGGAN Commissioner,s of Klecticrcf of Allegany County.. PRUDfcNT Mm will have hi.s children’s eyesighg examined at the beginning of each sohoolj^year, for juvenlU- eye-trouhle, if neglected, deveiop& into serious consequences. Have us examine- your child ren’s eyes now. It is a veiy good way to avoid troubie heavy expense. W. H. Richmond REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST Atirutesville, Xridaj, Oct. Itt, Wellsville, Sntfin Block. Monday, Tnes?*- day and Saturday of each week. P. F. PREST, D. D. S . Will 'WrAtesh’.Uls: of Canisteo, ev e r y T h u r s d a y for th e practiher of\ d e n t is t r y . H a v ing had se v e r a l y e a r s ex p e r ien c e he Is ab le to do alt in a sa t i s f a c t o r y m a n n e r . Office? ^ A. D. HOWE NOTARY PUBLIC Collections o« all kinds of accoceitf^s. Legal Papers carefully drav/» andfi execufeef WHlTESVIi-LE NEW -
