Star-Gazette from Elmira, New York • 3

PAGE THREE. STAR -GAZETTE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1933. Prohi Agents9 Truck 'On Hot Spot9 DEEDS Truck Owners Will Continue Fight on Tax Thirty-five Members of This Vicinity Meet Friday Night Renew Opposition to 65 Per Cent Increase State Official Speaks in mm iinrni i i t- ii Horace Wiggins, Lessee of Elmira Hotel, Dies Today iHoprietor of Mark Twain Passes Away at Arnot-Ogden Hospital as Result of Seizure Here Feb. 10 Suffered Relapse Thursday After Showing Improvement Had Carried on Family Tradition Horace Leland Wiggins, widely-known hotel owner, died this morning at 7 o'clock at the Arnot-Ogden Hospital.

He was 61. At his bedside when the end came were his wife; his daughter, Clarissa; a brother, Lewis N. Wiggins: and L. H. Vanderslice, a business associate for more than 20 years.

4 1 a i i I LJ EIRE'S what happened to a truck used by local dry agents when the garage in which it was stored caught fire Thursday night. The garage, located in the rear of 430 West Clinton Street and owned by Joseph Chely, was destroyed. Origin of the blaze is undetermined. Deeds filed in- county clerk's of fice are as follows: Foster I Updike and wife, Town of Erin, to Walter W. McCorkle, Town of Elmira, property in Town of Erin.

Elmira Chamber of Commerce Homebuilding Corporation to Ro land D. Hughes and wife, Elmira, property at 120 Willys street, Elmira. Eleanor R. Turnbull of Elmira to Claire Brophy of Elmira, property on Church and Grove Streets, Elmira. Irene M.

Gano, Elmira, to Jennie B. Harrington, Elmira, property in Town of Horseheads. Alfred Treat of South St. Paul, to Carl L. Kresge and wife, Elmira Heights, property in Town of Horseheads.

Business Certificate Benjamin Fidelman, 540 Mt. Zoar Street, now conducting busi ness under name and style of Ar tistic Card Company at 414-418 Carroll Street, Elmira, as" sole proprietor. Building Permits Catherine Murphy Estate, 536 Pennsylvania Avenue, to erect frame wall sign at 536 Pennsylvania Avenue; cost, $60. Charles Ferris, 535 Mt. Zoar Street, to extend frame building as two car private garage at 541 Mt.

Zoar Street; cost, $100. or me after they said: 'Stick 'em Mr. Lorello says. Us Adhesive Tape TVrnw mi nH a towel around Mr. Lorello's ankles; tied his hands back of him with adhesive tape.

They used a generous supply of the tape to place arouna nis neaa, over hi Trirnith and eves. Thov took from him $2TT in r. oney, two checks of $70 and $9, a diamond stickpin valued at $275 and a two-karat diamond ring valued at $900. They also took his purs. containing driving license nnri other tianers.

and eve classes. After the men departed Mr. Lor ello vainly tried to wriggle his hands nri fpt loose. Sometime after midnight, rapidly becoming exhaus ted, he conceived a plan to kick nrun Vi Hnnr TVie nancl of the door finally gave way. The commotion aroused Clyde Bowles, sleeping in a room across tne nan.

flnenlnc rinnr Ipniiinc Into the hall, Mr. Bowles noted the tied feet of a man protruding. Lightly clad i Iff Towanda Towanda Miss Grace Bullock has returned to her home after spending two months in the Packer Hospital at Sayre. Miss Gertrude White has gone to New Orleans, to join a party of friends for their Mardi Gras. Mrs.

A. Stanley Woodworth is seriously ill at her home on Huston Street. Mrs. J. Macklem Perkins is recovering from an attack of pneumonia at her home on Second Street.

Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Kingsbury have been called here from Elmira by the death of the later's mother.

Mrs. Flora Prince. Mrs. C. H.

Wood has returned from Bing-hamton where she has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lillian Stein. Mrs. Harry D. Bull of York Avenue is recovering from an operation at the Packer Hospital, Sayre.

Sheriff and Mrs. Howard L. Bailey are in Buffalo, where they will spend the weekend with the latter's sister, Mrs. William T. Manning.

Towandians in Wilkes-Barre Wednesday night for the annual V. F. W. gathering, included Mr. and Mrs.

Alfred Norconk, Floyd Miller and Mrs. Ida Conrad. Classified I Is Bring Results a 1 -J Police Hunt Hoodlum Trio After Holdup Hornell Money, checks and jewelry amounting to $1,531 were stripped from him by three masked men who left him trussed up with adhesive tape early Friday, Ernest Lorello proprietor of a local soft dnnkery has reported to police. A day's investigation along the Southern Tier has failed to reveal traces of the trio. "Came up from Binghamton to see you, Erny," Mr.

Lorello quotes one of the men as saying. Mr. Lorello noted that were casually surveying the room. Mr. Lorello was armed, but thought the men were bent on a peaceful mission.

Within a brief period after entering the men at a given signal sprang at him. One brandished a gun which he placed at the victim's chest. Simultaneously, the most powerful of the trio grabbed and held Mr. Lorello. They worked in professional style.

"There was no opportunity to say anything, they worked so fast. There was nothing said by the men STORES Departments Ml rn EXTRAORDINARY VALUES ON SALE OSENBAUM' 112 WEST WATER STREET Month -End Clearance Monday and Tuesday 118 Pairs of New Spring Shoes Special purchase for a one- day no profit sale. Plain Pf jj and Gore Pump, 1 Straps, Straps and Ties. Black and Brown, Kids and Calf Skins. These Shoes of Our Usual Standard of Quality! Church Plans Travesty on Wet Hearing Members of the Centenary M.

E. Church Sunday evening will present "The Brewers' Merry-Go-Round," a parody on evidence given by wet and dry leaders before the Ways, and Means Committee in Washington last December in connection with the Collier Beer Bill. The actual testimony of many of these leaders will be repeated in the presentation, which begins at 7:30 p. m. The Ways and Means Committee will be represented and the following wet leaders will be present by proxy to give evidence: August Busch, president of the Anheuser Busch Brewing St.

Louis; Professor Yandell Henderson of Yale University; Frank Schwab, mayor of Buffalo; Ogden Mills, secretary of the treasury; Mathew Woll. vice-president of the American Federation of Labor; F. H. LaGuardla, member of Congress from New York; Emanuel Celler, member or Congress from New York. The following leaders of the dry forces will be represented: Dr.

Ella. A. Boole, national president of the W.C.T.U.; Mrs. D. Leigh Colvm, state president of the W.C.T.U.; Dr.

Walter Miles, psychologist, Yale University; Mrs. A. Haines Llppin-cott, chairman New Jersey National Committee for Law Enforcement; Mrs. Henry Peabody, chairman or National Committee for Law Enforcement; Mrs. Jesse Nicholson, president National Woman's Democratic Committee for Law Enforcement; Mrs.

Ida B. Wise Smith of Iowa; Miss Lillian Wald of the Henry Street Settlement, New YorK City; Dr. Howard A. Kelly, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. INJURES ANKLE TWICE Sayr William Bailey, 29, of Candor, is a patient at the Robert Packer Hospital with a broken ankle.

Mr. Bailey broke his right ankle about a week ago, had it set and a cast applied. Thursday night he fell from his bed at home injuring the ankle again. Mr. Bowles fled to police headquarters and gave the alarm.

STREET MONDAY SPECIALS Lb. Carton 60 Lb. Bushel PECK 10c. -Lb. Carton Kenrick Funeral To Be Held Monday Sayre Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Kenrlck will be held Monday morning at the home, 10S North Wilbur Avenue, and at th Church of the Epiphany.

Burial will be in Epiphany Cemetery. Mrs. Kenrick died at her home after an illness of several months. Sna was the widow of the late John Kenrick. She is survived by.

three laughters, Mrs. Edward Reagan of Buffalo, Miss Jean Kenrick and Miss Ida Kenrick. both at home; two sons. John and Frank Kenrick of Waverly; seven sisters. Mrs.

E. Mullin of Bloomsburg, Mrs" Catherine McCanna of Elmira, and Mrs. Ellen Mrs. William F. Vail and Miss Margaret" mS Sarah and Miss Julia O'Donavaa of Sayre; one brother.

Thomas Donovan of Sayre, and three grandchildren. Robert Kenrick of Sayre and Jack and Betty Ann Reagan of Buffalo. COMPLETES TRAINING Sayre Miss Engenla Nash Troy, completed her course of training at the Robert School of Nursing, and will return to her home for a hort time before taking up professional erly. Miss Wilson and Miss Brown publicity Mr. Kast; ushers Long; tickets Mr.

Beagle and tl. Reddinirton 5 nd Mr Bargains In All Thirty-five truck owners of Elmira and vicinity Friday night pledged themselves to continue their opposition to the 65 per cent. increase in state registration fees after hearing that their efforts recognized' by Governor Lehman. In a meeting at 8 p. m.

Friday in the Association of Commerce rooms they heard of efforts made to alleviate their tax burden, not only in license fees but in gasoline taxes as well. They were also en couraged by the report that th Governor had recommended a month's study by the Legislature of the 65 per cent surtax issue and extension of the time limit for the securing of licenses Mar. 1 to Apr. 1. Introduced by A.

C. Rice, El mira, vicepresident of the New York State Truck Association, the principal speaker was Robert Men-zie, Rochester, state secretary of the organization. In his introduc tion, Mr. Rice brought out that while the truckers do not object to reasonable taxation, they belive that the present time when every one is seeking1- reductions, is no time for increases in the tax burden. Urged To Delay In informal discussion, the local truck owners agreed with Mr.

Menzie's suggestion that all truck men delay purchase of registration plates, if possible, pending the action of the Legislature on Gov ernor Lehman's recommendation and on several bills now being considered at Albany relative to the raising of the weight exemp tion limit for trucks. Under the special revenue law passed in July all trucks must carry 1933 license plates on and after midnight Feb. 28. This is the law which provided for a 65 per cent -increase in the fees, and which is meeting with strenuous opposition, not only iu Elmira but throughout the entire state. Reviewing the various laws pro posed in the Legislature that would affect commercial vehicles, Mr Menzie stated that 300 such mea sures had been introduced during the past year.

He praised the work of the truck association and paid special tribute to local operators who organized the Empire State Truck Association. The Empire State group later affiliated with the national organization and is now known as the New York State Truck Association. "The association stand," Mr. Men zie said, "is that if the state would cut its expenses, such as every other business has been. forced to do, in creased taxes would not be neces sary." Used As Football Adding that such steps constitut ed "a hard job for the politicians, the speaker told the group that the legislators were using truck taxes for a "political football." He asserted that th present arguments in Albany over commercial taxes were holding up other legislation and the adoption of a budget." Several bills introduced in the State Legislature pertaining to trucks were described in brief by Mr.

Menzie. One would repeal the bo per cent surtax on trucks: an other would make a permanent change in the registration date to March and ten have been sug gested to raise the exemption limit oi truck weights liable to the increased tax. Mr. Menzie declared the gasoline tax, increased 50 per cent last year, was originally designed to create funds for highway purposes, but only 20 per cent of the revenues were used for roads last year. The large portion, he added, goes into me general state funds.

"The surtax on trucks," the speaner said, "is a tax on a tax and will be used in the general fund also, with no immediate benefit to trucKers and motorists." While Mr. Menzie was of the opinion the gasoline tax would be increased this year, he does not believe the registration fees for auto mobiles will be increased, due to the tremendous numbers and the strength of the automobile associ ations. In surveying the state revenues through motor vehicles, the Rnch- esterian placed the total license fees ror the first 11 months of 1932 at more than operators' li censes, and gasoline taxes, urst j.u montns, $38,500,000. Trucks Pay Half Of these totals, Mr. Menzie estimated, the truck owners pay approximately one-half.

He figured the commercial cars' share of the license fees as $11,500,000 and chauffeur's licenses as $1,537,000. The local truckers voiced their approval of a plan proposed by Mr. Menzie that would call for a flat registration fee of $3 for pleasure cars and $5, with graduations, for commercial machines, with an increased gasoline tax to make up the difference in the total revenues. The speaker stated this plan was in use in California. "It is not a lump sum payment that is a burden," he added, "and by realizing the major part of the state's taxes through gasoline, we would be put on a fair 'pay as you go policy." Youths Face Charges in Wheel Thefts Waverly Two valley youths held by Chief of Police Dana Boyle faced charges todav of stealing, disguising and selling approximately 25 bicycles.

They -were slated for a hearing today before Justice C. V. McCray. The boys give their names as Harold Robinson 19, and Lloyd Mc-Cloe, 16, of Milltown. They were picked up Thursday afternoon in Milltown by Chief Boyle and Lloyd Hedges, and consented to come to Waverly to await their hearing.

Mr. Wiggins was president of the Elmira Hotel uperaung corporation, lessee of The Mark Twain. He suffered a seizure while attending a board of directors meeting here Feb. 10. His condition was im-nrnvinr until Thursday morning vhen he suffered a second attack.

aD Hotel work was not an accident with Mr. Wiggins. Inn keeping was a family tradition going back five generations. The maternal eide of his family began the pioneer hotel chain in America. Numbered among its units were the Leland Hotel, Chicago; the Palace Hotel, San Francisco; the Ocean House, Long Beach; the Delavan House, Albany; the Grand Union, Saratoga Springs; the Stur-tevant and Windsor Hotels, New York City, and the original Leland Hotel, Springfield: 111- Upheld Family Tradition Mr.

Wiggins carried on the family tradition by succeeding to the management of the Springfield Hotel upon the death of his father. He became a director of the United Hotels Company of America in 1918. At the time of his death, in addition to his affiliation with the local hotel, Mr, Wiggins was managing director of the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Philadelphia, president of the Pere Marquette Hotel Company operating the Pere Mar-tfTVtte, Peoria, 111., and a director It-numerous other hotels including the Roosevelt in New York, the Robert Treat in Newark, and the Penn-Harris In Harrieburg. Mr. Wiggins was a Mason and a member of various clubs and civic organizations in Philadelphia.

He was past president of the Illinois Hotel Association, and three times president of the Pennsylvania State Hotel Association. He also was a member of the Executive Council of the American Hotel Association. Had Countless Friends Mr. Vanderslice, manager of The Mark Twain and associated with Mr. Wiggins for nearly a quarter of a century, described him as "an oldtime hotel man with a host of friends from coast to coast.

"He possessed a limitless fund of knowledge about hotel operation whether it had to do with an engineering' detail or the proper weight of a blanket," Mr. Vanderslice said. "He was unfailingly cheerful, keen in his analysis of men and situations, and toleraat in his opinions." The body will be taken to Philadelphia tonight. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Besides relatives who were here, he Is survived by a cousin, Jerome A.

Leland of Springfield, 111. BATTERIES WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Repairs and Charging Harry E. OTIeil 80 S. MAIN ST. I DECORATING FAINTING PAPERHANGING First Class Work.

Estimates Given ALBERT F. STODDARD 452 E. Church St. Dial 7993 BE RYAN'S TAXI 4 2 12 25c Stand State and Water Sts. CROSBY CORSETS IWijrned And Made By Helene Crosby Formerly Ne-w York City Gowns Made and Expertly Bemodeled Famous Liquid Powder and Bloodlemi Surirery Demonstrated 410 lait Church Street.

Elmira. N. T. Open Evening! MORRIS RUN COAL Rescreened Range Economical CA Domestic OU Fuel Per Ton Dial 7128 C. A.

TETRIE COAL Inc. ROSAR GRILL Horseheads, N. Y. Special Sunday Dinner 114 John St Phone 88 NIMTZ COFFEE HOUSE 11S West Market St Chickea mt Turkey Dinners. Sundays 60c Eeg-ular Week Day Dinners, tie Farties Specialty Rotary Must Follow Ideals.

Crocker Says Preach Rotary Less and Live It More, Says Cortland Man At Elmira Club's Luncheon Meeting Friday Anniversary Observed "Service is the rent we pay for the space we occupy." This philosophy, notary's reason for being, was brought by Glyndon H. Crocker of Cortland to members of the Elmira Rotary Club as they observed the 28th anniversary of the founding of Rotary during their luncheon Friday in the Federation Building. "Preacher, Is Your Home Work Done?" was the topic of the address of Mr. Crocker, who is a director of the J. C.

Penney Company, past governor of the 28th District of Rotary, and president of the Crescent Corset and Underwear Company of Cortland. 'He profits most who serves is the motto of Rotary," Mr. Crocker told the Elmira clubmen. "I am just now learning to preach Rotary less and live Rotary more. "We have in our Cortland plant 000 operators.

I was face to face with an opportunity to put Rotary to work in our own business. How? By furnishing all the work that could possibly be furnished to the greatest number of people at the highest wages at which competition could be met. "The answer: There is not a vacant machine in our plant. Food or Service "Is your club a real Rotary Club or just a luncheon club?" was Mr. Crocker's second challenge.

Rotary has just 25 hours out of one entire year to devote to its programs, he said, and the men responsible for those programs should see that they typify the ideals of Rotary. "Rotary will live just so long as it directs itself to a high, useful, worthwhile purpose. Thinking, serious-minded men largely compose it because they feel it is an organized channel to community betterment. "These are trying times," Mr. Crocker concluded, "but trying times are testing times.

Men of courage and deep conviction grow stronger and rl.o to greater heights; the weak appear weaker and fall. "Create interest in Rotary. Interest begets attendance; attendance is the mother to a keener understanding of it; and that misplaces many doubts we may entertain regarding just how those responsible for it are, planning and thinking matters through." The program was arranged by a committee headed by Arthur B. Sliter. President Walter A.

Lin-dell presided. The following guests were introduced: William Butler, Myer Friendly, Hiram F. Jones, Thomas E. Moorhead, Elmira; Rolland M. Stewart, Ithaca; Forrest Mather, Cortland; A.

H. Van Brocklin, Rochester; James M. Caird, Troy; Mrs. Forrest Mather, Mrs. James Timberlake and Mrs.

Glyndon Crocker, Rotary Anns. Their parents also consented to their being locked in the Waverly jail. A hearing before Justice C. W. McCray was planned for Friday afternoon, but delayed until today so that all of the wheels could be rounded up.

Two loads of the stolen bicycles were brought to Waverly from Green's Landing. Attention of police was called Thursday to an epidemic of missing bicycles at the Waverly schools, by Superintendent P. C. Meserve. The police soon discovered the disguised bicycles and rounded up the two boys who were alleged to be selling them at from $1 to $3 each.

The boys were held on open charges. THOMAS 1 Guns, Fishing Tackle and All Kinds of Repairing: BICYCLE TIRES 85c up Dial 9888 304 S. Main St. Second-Hand Belting, Pulleys, Saw Arbors, Shafting, Pipe and Fittings. SATJL SPIEGEL 600 E.

FIFTH ST. Phone 2-2140 Rags Cleaned By LIKE NEW RUG CLEANING CO. Special Prices for SO Days Dial 4214 470 Riverside Ave. 169-171 LAKE MDAY SPECIALS Month End Clearance, Mon. and Tues.

Crepe de Chine BLOUSES $2.00 Values $1.59 Slightly Soiled FINEST QUALITY GENUINE SPRING LAitIB CHOPS, 2 lbs. HORACE L. WIGGINS Turner Sees Further Cuts In State Costs Assemblyman Expects Additional Paring of Budget to Result from Demands of Public Says Legislature Open to Suggestions Retrenchment demands of the public and the economy program of the Legislature and the Governor will result in additional reductions in the state budget, Assemblyman G. Archie Turner stated Friday af ternoon in an address before the" Elmira Monarch Club at the Rath-bun Hotel. Mr.

Turner said he was opposed to several bills which would in crease taxation, but pointed out that the budget must be balanced. He continued: "Many yeara ago there was much opposition to the improvement of a road over Jerusalem Hill because the cost of $10,000 seemed exces sive. But as time went on, and perhaps for a period of eight or 10 years, all kinds of demands for new state enterprises were made so that enterprise upon enterprise was be gun and completed. "Pressure from groups was brought upon Senators and Assemblymen as if the state were rich beyond measure. But how different we find ourselves today.

Today the objective of' the Legislature is to reduce expenditures to an absolute minimum. Must Balance Budget "Personally, I am against an increased taxation. There are several new bills on the calendar. I am against all of them. And yet, by all means, the state budget must be balanced.

The way out seems to be a reduced budget. It has already been reduced by 60 million dollars. The Governor and the Legislature are willing to effect further reductions, and they invite any plan by which it may be done. "Interest in public affairs has become tense in the past few years. Years ago a letter from the district was received very seldom.

Today hundreds and thousands of communications are received from the respective constituencies. Prople are no longer leaving the adnin-istration of government to the judgment of elected representatives. Organizations have become powerful and influential and often dictate to both houses. "Salaries of state officers have been cut 33 per cent. Road maintenance has been cut from 28 million last year to 13 million dollars in 1933.

For the last 10 years a state governor has come from New York City. They were inclined to spend and undertake new ventures and enterprises. For the last 10 years activity after activity was demanded. Today the public attitude has changed and is demanding retrenchment. "Under the circumstances, we as assemblymen must do the best we know how.

according to our judgment. I offer my assistance to my constituents, and will gladly listen to all suggestions. It is difficult now, to get back to lower expenditures and taxes with a multitude of state enterprises firmly established. Nevertheless, it must be done, and that we are trying to do it is evident right now, when the present session of the Legislature is spending most of its time to seek ways and means of making expenditures meet the income." DOANE'S TAXI Dial 2-0610 Stand 168 BALDWIN ST. RENDEZVOUS Homemade Pies and Cake Made to order and delivered Jig Saw Puzzles For Sale or Rent! Dial Z-9571 Mrs.

Bertha Peterson. Prop, 824 W. Fifth Street ARMOUR'S PURE STAR LARD, 4 MOHICAN FRESH BAKED Parker House Rolls, doz. MONTH END CLEARANCE MONDAY AND TUESDAY DRESSES WTNE COOKING POTATOES Full FULL 15 LB. FRESH SHIP3CENT 1.95 VJhite House Coffee Ct Values to $15 Not All Sizes, But Wonderful Values If Your Size Is Here i Month End Clearance, Mon.

and Tues. Untrimmed WINTER COATS $8.95 A Fine Selection of Fur Trimmed Winter Coats At Wholesale Cost and Less Musical Play Presented by Sayre Clubs Sayre The combined musical clubs of the Sayre High School presented the Russian operetta "Sonia" to a filled house here Friday evening, after a special afternoon performance for school students. The production was under the direction of Principal A- K. Snyder and Miss Ruth Frank of the music department. Marie Slagle played the title role of "Sonia," while Marguerite Knott, Charlotte Eddy, Mary Murray Beatrice Branning, Joseph Iredell, Harry Draper, Clifford MacMorran and Thomas Brierly took leading roles.

The high school orchestra played for the production. Miss Beatrice Branning accompanied the operetta, with Alberta Kleckner as assistant. The violin accompanist was Francis Mulligan. The following committees were active in preparation for the production: Costumes, Miss Peck, Miss Haverly, Miss Lewis, Miss Lord and Miss Dixon; dancing, Miss White; scenery, Mrs. Gore; stage construction, Mr.

Finch; posters and stage decorations, Miss Bowman; make-up, Miss Biles, Miss MoCabe, Misa Bowman, Miss Hev- ill fiae dflonton Coyi MONTH-END CLEARANCE MONDAY AND TUESDAY BLOUSES 1.00 Organdie, Tissue Gingham and Dotted Swiss Blouses in Maize, Peach, Blue and White..