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Ii r- 7 UHorton Asks Mayor to Withdraw Mime--Trolley Company May Raise Fares-Chamber Directors Meet I MlDDLETOWN iillMlP TIMES- Press DECV 4,965 LEADING NEWSPAPER, IN ITS TERRITORY VOL. XLY NO. 58. (As naiiv). THREE CENTS THE COPY S5.00 the Year.

(If Paid in Advance MIDDLETOWK. N. THUEtSDAY. JAXt'AUV 4. 1917.

50 Cents the Month. WILSON, NOT YET DISCOURAD, PLANS NEW PEACE MOVE I LEADING NEWSPAPER IN ITS TERRITORY "night and Krida Warmer Friday. Moderate varialje winds. PRESIDENT IS TOLD Asks Mayor; Court Decision May Permit Trolley Company to Bkost Passenger Rates to Gqghen City Needs Laboratory Report Says Dr. Hanmer Points Out Advantages of Having One at Home TELLS OTHYSTERIA Says Only Time People Show Interest Is Daring a Scare One Suspect Is HelM; in Philadelphia MurdejCase ANSWER OF WILL NOT New Board of Health Organizes Officers Reappointed at First Meeting of the Commissioners ELLIOTT NAMED Vice-Presidant on by Unanimous VoteU; of the Members I lust ENTENTE BAR STEP Has Information That Leads to Belief Allies Are Willing Conferences of Today May Pave Way for New Proposal (By International News Service.) Washington.

Jan. 4 Coincident 11I1 activity at the White House and Department fida it was held certain in olllclal circles that President Wilson aiready has information the entente reply to ilia peace noto which convinces him the way is left for a step 1. this inent. That he SCCll oil informed Colon 1 E. M.

House, the Presi-nfidentlat adviser, who con-Ith the Picsfdi-nl last evened at the State Department today and was closeted whh Secretary Lansing for over an hour. At the end of tins conference Colonel House. acooiMP.inied bv Assistant Secretary of State Phillips, re-lurne to the White Hoi.se where another long conference was scheduled. It is known that Ambassador Page has been able to before the President a very clear ouilino of how far the allies will leave- the door or peace ajar. One of the most diP.icuil prob-lens.

so presented, iu to so move now that England will be thoroughly convinced that there is no tinge of pro-Germar-ism In this country's- attitude. That way to. proyjs. thedisinterested t-incerlty of the United States can be found the President and his advisers flrmlv believe, and their conferences will he largely devoted to seeking it Spanish Stand Explained. Amsterdam.

Jan. 4 It is declnred in German diplomatic circles Uiat the Allies, particularly England, have exerted powerful Influence at the Spanish court and that this was responsible for the action of the ish government in refusing to sup port President Wilsons note. The peace terms of Germany wil lie in President Wilson's hands "very soon," probably within two or three This was stated on high diplomatic authority today. It was learned from the same source that an outline of these terms is expected in ad- The program of the administration, in receiving the German peace terms diplomats here bf'li'-e. will be to for ward copies to the American ambassadors iu the capitals of the warring nations.

While no one pretends to know what is in the President's mind or the succeeding steps, the belief ia that these diplomatic envoys will ba instructed to take up with the governments to which they are accredited, a flat request from the United States that steps be taken to bring the T-ar to a close. Lodge Renews Attack. Washington. Jan. -1 Senator Lodge, In cits, rew- his attack on president Wilsons peace note im-mediately after the Senate convened this afternoon.

He "iade a minor correction in his translation of Ambassador vonBern- storfl's statement approv ing the Pres- ident's peace note, "just to be per- ch nleasins oar- the Star of Bethlehem 1 th. ident's note," he ex- L'OI- tn enforce noacp "When we abandon our traditional tnke a -verv great step and one which could not thorough knowledge of the distance we will, be ir-vited to he said. GOES EIGHT MILES TO AID TRAMP DOG Mrs. Grace Roberta, and to date un This is the latest photoorach of published. Report from Philadelphia luoman will occur in a rew nours.

ic; ism 1. r. o. (By International Xews Service.) Taxi Driver's Story Leaas to Arrest. Philadelphia.

Jan. -1 A warrant for the arrest of Bernard W. Lewis on of a weal! Pin Imreh coal dealer, was issued here this afternoon on To Withdraw Appointment Mr. Horton Would End Any Unpleasantness Over His Selection DOESN'T WANT POST Thinks Opposition Was Not Among Members of the Council Tho action of tlio Ccn Tuesday evening, in continuation of li. whom Mayor Tlion-psi for Commissioner of and Taxation has ed Mr.

Horton that Mb wilh- 1 by tho The miration ent to Mayor Thompson this Middietown. N. Jan. i. 101 1 Mavor A.

C. N. Thompson, Citv of Middietown. X. Y.

Mr Lear Mayor. Pleaso accept ny sincere thanks for votir confidence, expressed 1 my fitness, by present -rg my name to the Common Comif 11 as ycur appi mimeni to the responsible i.osltion cf Ccm-missioner of Assessments and Taxa- A great many of the prominent business men and taxpayers havo offered me their hearty congratulations, since the papers announced vour intention to make me vour appointee, which fcas been very gratily-ing and appreciated by nic. However, it aimears for ome reason, which no doubt In their good judgment has some unfavorable bcar-imr aKainst your selection, tho Com- nion Council at their meeting was not -just prepaxeo to maKe ears as a icsident of tho city, five "of which I was a member of the Common Joiincll. and threfj years a membe' of the Beard Of Health, should give a fair opportunity for wise judgment. I cannot believe that opposition originates in the Common Council, for I am sure each Alderman wishes to do what is best and I have the heartiest good wishes for each one of them.

Xow, my dear Mayor, in order to clear up the matter and relieve both von and the members r-f tho Council from what I am generous enough to believe is an unpleasant situation. I earnestly ask that you will withdraw my name before the next meeting ot the Council-Assuring you of my warmest regards and wishing yoa a most successful administration for the coming Sincerely yours, H. CLARK HORTON. When a representative iiort nr ATavor Thompson, at his of fice, he had just received Mr. Hor-j ton's letter, and stated that he had nothing to say in regard to the mat-! ter at present.

WANTS CAMP SITES FOR EXPERIMENTS Mr. Radeker Gets Let ter on Subject Acting Commissioner Radeker of the Chamber of Commerce has rt-celvcd the following inquiry, which has been referred to the Board oi Directors: "ocretarv of Chamber of Commerce. Middietown, X. Y. Dear Sir: A group of folks interested in experimental education, wants to buy a tract of land, from 60 to 100 acres, for camp sites for spring and sum mer work.

Ronsh iand. with a stream is necessary. The iand need not he valuable for farming. It must be out of commuting distance of Xew York city. ir 5 thing valuable on the mountains ne Very truly, LAURA B.

GARRETT Chairman of Committee on Sites, 529 West 13Sth Xew York. was received and read. The following committee was appointed audit all bills of the Chamber: L. C. Purdy.

Stanley Mills-paueh and E. T. Han ford. The following committee appointed to audit the report of the retiring officers, made a report, which was adopted: G. Spencer Cowley.

V. F. Royce, and H. J. Leonard.

The appointment of a committee was authorized to take up with the was autnonzea to tase jii hh uic I Erie, the matier of haiing Lne No. i omhat tiiTSaSn generally stops 1 here to tane on Dbi tnat no tickets are soiu aerse o. iw that train to persons desiring to stop made one oi the regular stops. the charge of failing to pay a taxi-bill, Powell is Vhe chaufieur wnc- toid within half a 'mock of Grace Roberts' 21 hours before the model's tody was he told the police, left the car and Franchise Clause at County Seat Not Binding Transit Co. Willi Make Applica tion for Increase i Taylor 'Royce, counsel for the Wailkiil Transit this morning that lUey had just received the decision of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.

Third Department, at Albany, in the test case brought by the trolley roads of this state to determine the legality of the "conditions bv local municipalities as to the xates -of fare to be chaieed "bv-trol-'ev roads oner- ating; within their limits, in which the supreme uonrt decides mat tne act of the Legislature creating the Public Service "Commission and putting under its jurisdiction the regulation of Public Service corporations abrogates all restrictions By local authorities on trolley roads as to rates of fare to be charged. The effect of this deci-sion is that the trolley roads may apply direct to the Public Service Commission for permission to increase its rates of fare without regard to nny restrictions contained in the franchise. Mr. Royce stated that the Wall-kill Transit Company intended some time ago to make application to the Public Service Commission for permission to increase the fare between this city and Goshen in order to meet ihe growing expenses of labor and materials in the operation of the trolley, but that practically all the trolley roads of the stale haddecidedto join in one test case. "-The case in which the'decision is made was brought by th Mineola.

Roslyn and Port Washington Traction Company for permission to increase its fare from Mineola to Port Washington from 10 to 15 cents. One of the conditions imposed by Board of Supervisors at the time of the construction of this road was that the fare for a continuous trip from Mineola to Port Washington should never be more than 10 cents. The "company undisputcdly showed that it was losing money operating under that rate of fara. The Public Service Co-nnussion of the Second District held that although facts were alleged whlcn would warrant granting; the relief asked, nevertheless the commission was without power, without the consent of the local authorities, to increase the rate of fare beyond that stipulated in the consent under which the richt to con struct ana operate tne railroad was granted. The trolley roads appealed from the 'denial of "this application to tne 'supreme The appeal was argned early in September and the court maae its decision only a the bnpreme reversed the oroer 01 tne service Commis sion and sent the -case back to the commission for it to determine what fare" shall be" charged as "to" yield reasonable compensation for the service rendered.

The Court in its opinion written by Judge Lyon said, "The local authorities are prohibited from attaching conditions to the consent Thich assume to regulate the rate of fare for the reason that the to rerrnlate fares-to be charged by oublZc service corporations is essentially a legisla tive function. The consent sxanted li-r-rhp t-iih of Goshen to construct and operate the trolley in that village contains "But a single fare of 10 cents shall ee ccargea ior transport a nor. to from any point in the village of snrn to or from any point in the city Vnless the Mineola test case is carried to the of Appeals or the P.iblic Service Commission it is probable that the local trollev xcin apply for an increase of fare between Middltown ar-d Goshen. Mr. Royce siated that the decision of the Snoreme Court is in line with a similar test case rccentlv made the State of Massachusetts.

The interests of. the Mineola Traction Company and the other Jrollev c-omDanies in the test cise were represented by James A. McKlhinr.v of York, while Ledyari p. Hale, general counsel of the Public Service ymmission. conaucted tr.e proceed- uss ior tne commission.

ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED The holidays bring: arnoupcementi 01 me eneagemeni 01 Mary K. Costello. of Chester, and Rich ard Lewis, of Wilkes-Barre. The couple' have occasionally visited mends Middietown. The wedding day has not been set.

TO ROLL OFF TIE. The Elk and VonBersr fives will I mil off ibfir tin in fh TiMTotrvnm city Bowling League when they meet tonight on the Empire Alleys. Tho match promises to be a fast one and I many spectators are anticipated. house where Mrs. Roberts lived.

The man, he said, n' cane back and he left at 9 a. m. with a SI0 hill unpaid- Lewis, according to trie po.ice. is tne son of ennam j-ewis. who in the fashionable east end section of Httsburgc.

CHAMBER DIRECTORS At the meeting of the Board of Health. Wednesday evening. Health Officer Hanmer presented the following report of the work: for It has been my practice nparly even- year to cite the work and progress of the activities of our beard in all its yhases. and to inaie such recommendations -as seemed it would be useful and helpful tc me I This year I refrain: first. "I think hoard is alive to the needs of the city, and second, because the public at large does not seem to trouble themselves to even read what we publish, "and it seems to me waste of monev to have them printed.

About the only occasions the people at large show any interest in healtb matters is when they get an attack of hysteria. Thev then besiege the hoard with all kinds of advice and claim one and all to possess the only solution to the- crisis the only Mcses to lead us out of the wilderness of chaos create.hy their periervid im aginations. The greatest difficulty we. as a hoard ofhealth, have to contend with is imdue ana improper publicity, for it excites the public and has no- good counterbalancing results. Since a.rgtae cesponsioie par- omside amateurish advice? Diphtheria.

During the last fiscal mr we have had 90 cases, of which five died. The epidemic began the last of 1915 and was at its" height in January and February. The cause was infected milk on farms of several dairies and we took cultures from all the people on these farms and found the infected people. They were prevented 'rom taking part in tile handling of milk. The city's supply -as recommended to be boiled and the epidemic was soon under control.

Tub rculosis. Seventv-four cases were reported and 37 deaths. Prom tms showing these cases are not f-illy reported notwithstanding She strictness of the state's regulations and the care that has been taken by our board and the dispensary. Typhoid Fever. Five cases and one death, a remarkable" showing- for -year.

It proves--that our water supply is beyond reproach. pouomyeii This disef not a new one eith- -to the world at city in particular. We have had six or eight cases as a light epidemic but as no particular attention was" paid "to it by the State -not even requiring q-iarantini-ic the else5' tsat appeared, no out of the ordinary precautions were taken. The trouble soon passed away no great anxiety being Hianlfested. The first case apoeared here on August 1, "1016.

and the last Xovem-her 21, 1316. There were IS cases, "of which three 'died and about half a dozen were left crippled in a more or less degree. It is not "necessary cr expedient to relate here our experiences during our -unwelcome visitor's stay with us "hut we should remember -vaat we did and endeavor to avoid som of oyr Milk. The milk sappL 01" this citv as ascertained "ov the last insreclion. is 6.7o4 quart? daily which is produced bv 4-i farmers ana oy 13 dealers.

Number of cows. 3iU, highest score SS. lowest 60. Only grade raw is allowed tc Continued 1 page five.) "GRACIOUS ME! 1 WONDER WHAT HEZ BECOME OF THE OLD- FASHIONED bui lncii uoau PLAY A JEWS HAJrtr OPPOSE NEW FACTORY Would Work Against Local Concerns The of Health horth loners Kogu Sanitary Health Otlicer yum; Biiei monthly reports were gien by the Health Officer and the Saul- iry Inspector, Ihe w.rLiniL; ha.l ot 'been long in session oefore tho rnval of Commissioner Marks Tho monthly report of the Registrar of Vital Statistics showed ileaihs births. Fourteen ot llieso deaths occurred at the "State Hospital.

Would Relieve nuisance. Yice-Prosidcnt Elliott referred to the desirability of filling up the pond opposite the State Hotrital, at this time ot year, with ashes, to relic -J the nuit-ancj of mosquito-breeding during the waini season. This developed the Tact that a number ot loads of ashes hf.d already been placed thert- this winter, and Hc.ilth Oftlcer Hanmer staled that he would seo the of Public Works, -Korscheu, in regard to tho On motion of Commissioner Rogers the price for licenses to milk from the wagon was fixod at th-3 same as year. i'or sk'm-iinll; and bntiermllk the license wiil be 0) cents, and for Ice cream manufacturers, $5. The clerk will issue tic more ice cream licenses, pt on the written recommendation of the Sanitary Inspector, as pro ided in a motion made by Commissioner Rogers and unanimously adopted.

Arnual Reports. Health Officer Hanmer read his annual report and also the annual report of the Public Health Xurse. Sanitary Inspector Greene presented nls report, and the documents wcija ordered filed. They will be foend elsewhere in this issue. The annual report of Clerk Stanton, which was reaii oriicial.

was very interesting, embodying something of the reports given bj the Health Officer and Sanitary Inipcctor. and showing the work accomplished during the year by the Depart Health. All the tinj Jng been transacted, the meeting sine die. on motion cf Commissioner Strack. zation of ImmediateH" followir.g the adjourn i called the board of order.) those presort being Commission Elliott, Pagers, Marks.

Strack, Health Officer Hanmer and Sanitar Inspector Greene. On motion of Commissioner Rogers Commirsionei Elliott again nominated for vice-president. There were-no other nominatior.c and he- was quickly elected, resuming the as presidirg officer zrC thanking the gentlemen for the honer conferred On motion 'f Ccmmiosioi.er StracK. Z. K.

Greene was re-appcinte-d te.ry inspector ior tr In than kins all for shown, Mr Greene declared that he would continue to perform, faithfully his duty decided that the regular SS, ofeS Th, at o'clock. Fixing the Srlarles. On motion of Ccmissioner Strack. tiie salary of the Health OlSoer was fixed at $1,000 a year. The salary of the Sanitary Inspector fixed at on motion of Commissioner Rogers.

For some time past it has been the thnro he a lahora- torj esiaunsiieu floor of the City in order that yphoid and 1B" examined fc without taking the to send them (Continued on page five) i I 1 SjJMrs. -Find Miss Pfluke's Work Most Satisfactory is, that an arrest of a prominent of S19, to Elwood Powell, a chauffeur. the ponce mat ne drey a man to apartment early last Jay morning, found in her apartr- The man, he believes he entp the aoartment overseer for the year or 1915 which has been filed, v.e think, with the proper officials. This a total expenditure for 151c of ing an average monthly exnendit? for the yjar of Her accounts of course, cover only six months beginning with the moaih of June. The average monthly cxpendiciire for those six rr cr-zhs was S6I5.73, bems a difference between the two cf In these expenditures during her administration theie is an increase in the salary of S41 so that she shows a gain of 52.i5.51 besides absorbing this increase of SJl.fiti.

There were in her six months expenditure one or two abnormal they prob- abiy would occur at ar.y lim. This would seem to oe a lavcrauie oacis bich to compute he results of The committee would report that: in shcir opinion she should certainly be retained. She is roving a very efficient official. She handling cases in the proper manner. Siie is showing efficiency of the higr.es: degree.

Herewith we hand you as. part ot this rc.iert a copy of the report of the commissioner r-f the Board of Charities fiom June 5. to Xcv. 30, 1315, inclusive Also a sample page of the recoid that she keeps uf cases. Also i a.

copy of a report of the former over seer tor tne Verv trulv. ARCHIBALD TAYLOR L. C. PURDY. The con concemin: unication New York the establishing of an camp the mount near here, which given elsewhere, 1 Van Etten Cares for Injured Canine Xew York.

-Tan. 4 Mrs. Edgar Van EUen, wife of a reared railroad who has a summer home near The directors of the Chamber of Commerce enjoyed a dinner at Hotel Waido, today, at noon, after which tbey discussed matters pertaining to the organisation and received rerorts A communication was received from a firm in Xew York, which em-niovs female hem, inmirnss concern ing the matter oi locating here. The 1 directors did not feel that tney snould encourage the establishing cf factories here to operate agaiasi those already located Lere, as they would cave a tendency to draw from shem. Commissioner of Charities.

The committee appointed to iniesu-gate the status oi the Commissioner of Charities was received and it was the sensp of those present it should be The report is December 20, VJ16 To the Board of Dirertors of the Chamber of Co-nmercc. Middietown X. Y. Your committee in the matter of the Charity Commissioner leave to report as follows: The full committee met Miss Pfluke in the afternoon of December 19, examined her books and papers and discussed the matter of her work with her. They report as" follows: That they found the books, as shi her of the former overseer to be incomplete and unsTtisfactory and very difficult co obtain any infoimation fr-jni.

It was foand that her Looks and the accounts were kept in a very satisfactory manner, a record being kept of each case in so clear a way tl-at any one could understand. She sub- emitted the expenses of ihe former mobile Injured in Irvington TaesdaJi and motored eignt nines out ot uer course to get it surgical aid. I The tramp fox-terrier was rowtea over Ik- the bis machine contau Mrs. Van Etten and her husband, for i merlv general superintendent and vice 1 president of the Xew York Central lines. Mrs.

Van Etten, the dog 5 in her lap, inquired wnere sne coma- find a veterinarian. She had i chauffeur detour from Irringtoit- Elmsford, and left the dog in a kennel hosnital. When everything jhad bsen done for its comfort Mr. and Mrs. Van Etten motored away and returned to' their I apartments in tne rioiei hattan.

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