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TIIE BIXG1IAMT0X PRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, A PHIL 1, 1023. DNE MAN KILLED Meanest Man Type Observations of a Man About Town Hospital May Refuse $10,000 X-Ray Outfit Room Necessary to House Apparatus Offered by Humane Society Is Lacking at Tuberculosis Institution, Managers Declare Revealed in Arrest Pennsylvania Man Had Gone About Country Collecting Money for Testimonial to Farmer Who Had Died While Fighting Fire Donations to Fund for Fireman's Widow Coming in Slowly Subscription Papers Have Been Placed in All Fire Stations in the City Cause Should Appeal to All People, Says Commissioner menial fund for the family of a man CASE IS NOT UNDER COMPENSATION LAW would be necessary to build another building at the hospital nnd the cost would be more than the hospital could afford. A new X-ray outfit which would fit In tlio room available could bo purchased for the cost or building the rooms necessary to houso the ono offered, it Is said. A meeting of the board was held last night in the olllco of Herbert A. Williams, secretary of the organization, at which it was decided to put in a new tile floor In the dining lull of the hospital and to make necesHiiry repairs this spring.

Another man of the "meanest inV the world' type has been arrested in Binghamton by fvteettves Jeremiah Donahue nnd Frank H. Casey, He ia Burr Kimball, 6 years old, of Mala-moras, lMke county, who has been dodging police of several cities after a w.arrant had been issued for his arrest on a prand larceny charjie after he had dumped twveral unstis-peotlns1 eltizena out of money which he eaid he was colk-ottn for a testt- to the benefit fund for the widow of H. Claire Brainard, j.y who was killed In the blaze that partly destroyed the at l'S Washington street a week ago tonight, are not coming In a- the committee believes they should. I pi on papers have been placed in all Are stations In the city subscriptions and any cash contributions made will be given in charge of the station, who will be responsible (or all fo'th on the subscription list In his station. SPORTSMEN MEE Water Meter Bills Are Now Payable Thirty Days Will Be Allowed Without Penalty and Users Who Fail to Settle by May 15 Will Be Shut Off IN CYCLE CRASH Ralph Hall Succumbs Shortly After Accident at Glenwoocl and Lake Avenues DIES IN AMBULANCE Bottle Found in Clothing of Victim Yields Suspicious Fluid I.tilph 1 yeirs oil, otnpluve of the Deyo Bros.

Farm nt Binghamton I. B. 5, wns killed nlmost Instantly and Paul Micha. 2sl years old, of 44 Lake avenue, was seriously Injured shortly after 6:15 o'clock last night in a head-on col-lt-ilon of motorcycles at Glenwood and ake avenues. Hall, operating a single motorcycle, collided with a motorcycle with sidecar bearing Paul Mlcha and his brother, Joseph Mh ha, 1 years old, of 4 4 Ijike avenue.

Coroner Frank Hitchcock, after performing an autopsy, pronounced dentil due to oedema of the lungs, which is similar to death by drowning only that as the result of the Impact. Hall was struck in the chin, causing an Internal rupture of blood vessels which allowed the blood to fill up the lungs, causing almost instant death. The accident victim was In the police ambulance being rushed to the Cltv hospital when he died. Mlcha Is reported us being out of danger and is much Improved today. Police received a telephone call at 6:35 o'clock last night, reporting the accident.

Officers Frank Derail, Charles Toby and Harold Fitzgerald responded and found both accident victims unconscious. The motorcycles were lying beside the road a mass of wreckage. Micha showed signs of life in the ambulance, while the officers saw that Hall was breathing his last. Mlcha Is Improved. Br.

Bobert Thomas attended Micha and after sevcrul hours his condition was reported as favorable. Joseph Mlcha went to police headquarters to report tho accident a short time later. He said mat no was driving his motorcycle Into Lake avenue from Glenwood avenue, when he saw Hall approaching on his motifc-cycle from the north on Ijike avenue. The machines collided and ttnil was catapulted from his mo torcycle to the roadway where he remained motionless. After recover ing from the shock, Joseph Mlcna said he attempted to give, tne men first aid treatments hut without success.

Residents notified police of the accident. Assistant District Attorney Woos- ter questioned Joseph Micha and a trip was made to the scene of the fatality where measurements were taken. Micha was allowed to go homo and was told that he would be ouestloned later. At first it was believed that it whs Paul Mlcha who had died on the trip to the hospital hut hospital authorities soon learned the mistake. Marvin Hall of Binghamton R.

J). 5 was notified of his son's death early this morning by Desk Sergeant Thomas Sullivan. lr. Thomas said that Micha is suffering from a fractured right leg. and bruises and lacerations of the body.

To Analyze IloUle. It has been learned that Hall was on his way to Binghamton after finishing his day's work. He had lived at home with tils people. A bottle containing a liitiid believed to be liquor was found In the clothing of Hall according to Coroner Hitchcock. The fluid will be analyzed.

Hall Is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hall of K. F. 5: a sister, Miss lva A.

Hall, and two brotnera, Kennein rtau oi rui-falo, and Guy Hall of this city. A prayer service will be neid MLiur-day morning at o'clock nt the Miller Brlggs funeral parlors, 140 Front street. The Rev. U. Stanley Shaw will officiate.

The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock at 1he church at Birchardville, Pa. The Rev. Leslie Wilson will officiate. Burial will be In Birchardville cemetery. BINGHAMTON BOWLERS ROLLED HIGH DOUBLES AT BUFFALO CONGRESS 1 The Illnnhamton I'res) Buffalo, April 1 F.

and C. Beyo rolled high doubles score, 1,030, of the Binghamton club contingent participating In the American Bowl-Irfg Congress' annual tournament here yesterday. Fred Hammond hit 636 to lead his teammates in the singles. The scores: Doubles I ft T'l At. Smith l'W 154 IIS 440 14(1 Hammond 179 l.M KB 4l Hi.

Totals Poahles F. Jteyo C. Deyo Totals Sinrle. Hammond F. Ileyo C.

Reyo .147 1 170 I 210 200 s2J 3 100 lfsil T'l r72 4: 1ST. Av. JW I'M 1T1 Av. 37! 212 2 20 3 IKS Kit 374 PW 3 T'l i'J KI7 215 (B0 211 Rt tm 521 To a I'oct. I sing for one who ever goes Singing a-down his way, Who sees a rose, above Ute's snows And paints it red and gay; Who loves the quiet sheltered nook Fringed by the Iris blue, Who listens to the babbling brook With Its music, tender, true.

I plead for one who sits alone Hy his humble fireside. And woos a vision at his home To be his friend and guide; Who shuns the rich and worldly- wise To live within his dream, Who sees the wonder of the skies With silver threads agleam. I plead for one who meekly goes To rest when life Is done. Whilst from his song there ever glows Fresh laurels for his crown. We measure his success above Power of gold or fame.

For in a message sweet of love Lies his Immortal name. Dear M-A-T: Now that you have sprung the trap and called me "Old" Ham R. Hard 1 might as well own up that If I were to pick and choose a wife in this age of Jazz and Junoesque following of forms I would choose an old-fashioned girl (if there be such), one who would pay more attention to the brand of baking powder she uses than to the brand of face powder she covers up really good complexion with. And one whose favorite flower in winter is not the exotic orchid but the low ly buckwheat. HAM R.

HARD. The man who can smile when the joke's on him Can sure get credit with me. But the guy who gets mad can call on dad His stuff goes C. O. D.

HAM R. HARD. Culled from The Bingrhamton Press by an observant contributor: FARM FOR SATjE One hundred acres, frood buildings. 20 cows. 100 hens with crops and all Improvements.

"I'm no farmer," sez-he, if I were to buy hens I certainly would Insist on those with crops; they are so muoh more reliable. I am not so keen, however, aout hens with all Improvements. I'm suspicious of them." Pear M-A-T I propose a contest. to be known as a dumbdora contest and the plot whereof this: Offer a prize for the finest dumb dora verse or worse constructed on these general lines, to wit. as follows, colon, dash It Of all the dumbdoras I ever did spy.

Commend me to one with a nice Kewple Eye. Of all the durrfbdoras I ever did see. Commend me to one who shows no silken knee. Of all the dumbdoras, bright beyond compare. I like beat the one that don't bob her hair.

(Doesn't wouldn't track there) Of 'all the dumbdoras, 'tis true there aren't many, Commend me to oner who can buy her own Bennle. Of ail the dumbdoras that e're came to town, Commend me to one who don't know anything about' toasting marshmallows brown. I'll admit that that last one is not verse, but worse, yet it has such a nub of sense that I let it go for what It's worth. Now, let the first prize be a box of candy, with no others and let the contest proceed. This contest ought to have a national scope.

Let 'er roll. Offer a further prize for the name of the Inventor of this blue-blamed contest. It'll never be won, for I am leaving town, for a time. The Woman Pays, and Pays and Pays. The ways and means committee In Salem, Oregon, is now considering a tax on cosmetics ss a means of raising revenues for the state.

LAUREN W. SWANK NAMED CONSTABLE BY MAYOR GILES Mayor John A. Giles has appointed Lauren W. Swank a city constable, succeeding his father, Charles W. Swank, who died Inst week.

Swank had assisted his father In his official duties and Is conversant with the requirements of the office. The appointment is for the unexpired term of his father, who was elected for four years at the last municipal election. Ku-jinU a graduate of Syracuse University and a student in the Co lumbia University law school. His term as constable will expire Dec. 31, 1927.

STONE STREET MAN IS FOUND TO BE INSANE Louis Dugo, 63 years old, of 6 Stone street was arrested yesterday by officer Wilfred S. Germain after Dugo threatened to kill his wife and other members of his family. Ho has been acting strangely for sometime past and when he made the threats authorities believed that he should be taken Into custody. A commission In lunacy was appointed and found that Dugo was insane. The charge against him has been dismissed and he has been mltted to the Binghamton corn-State Hospital.

BAKACA CLASS MEETS The Conklin Avenue Birnca class will hold a regular meeting Thursday nifflit at 8 o'cloek in the Harara room at the chuih. The entertainment committee tins arranged a promm. The niember-ahin contest finds the "Hunters" team leading ibe ''Fishers'' team by points. T4iis contest closes on Sunday. ftfW Easter SEWING CIRCLE MEETS.

B'Ulab fewing Circle. I O. O. will meet In Calumet Temple. Thnrtolay afternoon at 2 o'clock.

The regular circle supper will be served 6:30 o'clock. Til" Ill'milm hospital at CI fount Tuberculosis naiiKu Bridge, prub- ably will nut. accept the $10,000 uiitrit offered to It by the Ititimne county Illumine othcer. It was lesmn'il today, because of lack uf fileiu.iie space In tlio building to I. ike cure ut ihe nui iuiictit.

The liuKplt.il, it in sui.l, bus only cue riioni for the X-ray iiplaiMiuH and It nst three rooms Hi ncei ssnh y. 'lie ii 1 the miinugers said today that lit order to accept the gift it Present Quarters to Be Doubled by Extra Assessment Passed The annual meeting of the Ring-hamton Shad Club. held last night In the Calumet temple. I. O.

O. on Chenango street, voted unanimously to assess each of the 65 members 5 for doubling the size and capacity of tho clubhouse on the Belaware river, near Hancock. The work will be taken up at once nnd pushed to early conclusion. The plans for the regular ex cursions of the club to the river at Hancock, to draw the seines tor shad sre left entirely In charge of the officers, following custom, owing to the fact that Oecoratlon Iny falls on a Saturday the club cannot make the trip on that day, for under the state law no shad can be taken from Friday night until Monday morning. Instead the members are seek ing for some other day, and upon the appointed time the members and guests will go, by automobile, to the liver, malting probably not one, but several trips during the season.

These trips probably will be made late in May and early In June. Tho women of the club served an unusually tine chicken dinner. The annual business meeting was held, with the president, L. IT. Slauson, presiding, and all the retiring officers were reelected, as follows: President, Mr.

Slauson; vice president, C. Kd Martin; secretary, K. T. Sexsmlth: treasurer, Starbird, Forty-five members attended. PRSSOVER FEAST TO BEDDED Members of Jewish Faith Will Prepare to Note Annual Event Members of the Jewish faith are preparing to observe the annual event known as the Feast of the Passover, which will begin Wednes day evening, April 8.

The festival Is one of a cycle of three which are designated In the Bible as "Pilgrim Festivals," on which all males were In ancient times duty bound to make a pilgrim age to the Holy City. According to the. Bible, Passover is to be Kept Tor seven days, but orthodox Jews In lie lands of the diaspora observe It ror eight days. The Jews of Palestine, however, strictly follow the ordinance of the Bible. In ancient times Passover had an agricultural significance, marking me beginning of the harvest season.

Since post -exilic days, however, Passover has largely lost Its agri cultural meaning, and It has come to be primarily tho great festival or freedom, commemorating that great event in Israel's history when it cast off the chains of Kgyptlan slavery and became a free and Independent people. Passover then may well be spoken of as Israel's birthday. It Is this story of liberation which is told in great detail at the Seder service. A special feast Is served at the home In which nil the members and friends of tho family partlcipat Strangers, too, are invited, since It Is an ancient Jewish tradition that none shall suffer want on this great night. The feast Is rich In symbol isms, all of' which are explained by the head of the family from a spe cial ritual prepared for that eve, known as tho "Haggadnh." In this ritual the entire story of the ancient liberation Is explained in an inter esting manner.

CONTAGIOl'H niSKASKS Three new eises of whooping cough, three of chieketipox, three of diphtheria nnd one of influenza were reported to the Bureau of Heiibii yesterday. Ihe dally record of total contagion in the city shows: liipht.liena, 4: scarlet fever, 10 pneumonia, l'i; whooping cough, tft chiekenpox. 17; 1. The deHtha from comaglnn dnring th month of March were: IHphtaeria, scarlet fver, pneumonia, 8. BRANCH SI TO KIJECT.

Branch 31. L. C. B. will hMf a rogulnr mwtfns and Motion of ofFicfrs toniKlit at the rooms at 110 Court street.

7 HWS SHAD CLUB MEETS PUN MORE ROOM who was burned to death in a tire in I'ort Jervis. Newspaper reports of the terrible death thf farmer met while fighting the lire at his little farmhou.se caused the residents of the entire countryside to hnve a feelluR of sorrow for his family. Kimball visited the neighbors and collected the fund and aftMp he had collected more than $150. departed from that Bed ion of the country, but he was traced to Uinphumton and hU arrest resulted. the hills loft at their residences by employes of the Water Hureau must obtain duplicates from the bureau before they can settle.

A number of consumers were unpleasantly surprised to find their bills far larger than they anticipated due to leaks In plumbing or an unaccounted for use of water. They protested vigorously but were obliged to pay the bills as there Is no provision for revising meter readings or readjusting bills after the readings are once recorded. OF SCOTTISH RITE Fifty-Ninth Event Marked by the Conferring of Grades VISITING MASONS HERE Syracuse and Ithaca Send Members to Take Part in Ceremonies The fifty-ninth annual reunion of Otsenlngo Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Bite, Valley of Bing hamton, opened In the Masonic temple this aternbon. Seventy Masons from several of the different cities and towns in the Jurisdiction of Otsenlngo compose the class which' will receive the five grades. Ithaca Lodge of Perfection opened the reunion by conferring the 14th grade this afternoon.

Masons from Ithaca also wrere in the class. Otsenlngo Consistory will confer the 19th grade tonight and the 2 7th In full form and the 32d In short form tomorrow night Central City Consistory of Syra cuse will confer the 21st grade tomorrow afternoon. III. Jerome I Cheney, 33rd. active member of the Supreme Council, and past commander-in-chief of Central City Consistory, will lead the Masons from Syracuse In the visit here.

They will arrive In two special cars on Lackawanna passenger train 906 tomorrow afternoon at 2:05 o'clock. It is the annual custom for Central City Consistory to visit Otsenlngo Consistory at the annual reunion and the. Consistory here is invited to Syracuse each year. The visits are emblematic of the excellent fraternal spirit existing between the Masonic bodies in the two cities. Members of Otseningo Consistory will meet the visitors at the Irficka-wanna station tomorrow afternoon and escort them to the Milsnnlo temple.

They will be entertained at dinner at the temple tomorrow night and will return home late at night. The class will have its dinner in the dining room in the temple tonight at 6 o'clock. The usual business of naming the class and electing officers will be completed either then or early tomorrow afternoon while waiting for those from Syracune. 111. Robert Archibald Shlreffs of New York, 33rd, grand secretary general, heads the ll.st of those highest of the fraternity here for the reunion.

Other Masons of the rank of 33rd are Ir. Joseph F. Roe, commander in chief of Otseningo Consistory; Fred C. Kelley, Uollln W. Meeker, W.

Wirt Newell, Jrome F. Peck, D. Walker Wear, William A. Johnson and Harry C. Walker.

Another familiar figure at the reunion is the Kt. Hev. Harry S. Long-ley of Des Moines, suffragan bishop of Iowa. Bishop Longley is a thirty-third degree Mason who, until going to Iowa, lived here and was affiliated with Otsenlngo Consistory.

He returns to participate in the reunion each year. PATIENT ESCAPES FROM LOCAL HOSPITAL Police have been requested to aid in the search for Austin Reed, 35 years old, a patient of the Binghamton State hospital, who escaped from that institution this morning, lie is five feet, eight inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, and when last seen was wearing dark clothing and a brown overcoat. BAN' WET ASD EM-XTIOX. Th" annual banquet of th Ontnary M. K.

Sunday school and elcrion of offi-cfT. will he hM tonifrht at 6 o'clock in the church. The Hfv. James Itennincfr, pant or of the church, will preside an toast master. The Mrn's Oxford clans will close its membership content with a banquet and announcement of th winners.

Friday nipht. Troop of the Boy Scouts will be the guests of the class. ANNUAL PENS IN TEMPLE APPEALFDH DUES Necessary to Continue Present Work at Same Efficiency, Letter States Following a meeting of the Broome County Sportsmen's association, held last night at the Binghamton Chamb-r of Commerce rooms, letters are going out from I lie preeldent, Myron W. Brlggs, appealing to the members and their friends to send in dues that the work of the organization may be continued with the same efficiency as in the. past.

Another letter also nsks farmers and land owners of the county If they will take the pheasants' eggs coming from the State Conservation Commission and place them under setting hens. for hatching the young pheasants. These eggs will arrive bite In April or early in May and will be distributed at once among members and friends of the organization and the farmers and general public, for hatching. The individuals accepting the eggs will be furnished with food for the young chicks, and after the. chicks have been hatched and raised the young birds will be released.

Frank S. Bump, local sportsman and business man, was appointed chairman of a committee to' urrange for the Becond annual field day of the association, to be held probably at Ideal 1'ark the coming season, at a date yet to bo selected. The meeting adjourned until the first Tuesday night In April, to reconvene at the sumo place, and perfect the plans for the held day. Additional committees will be named, and the program will he, elaborated. i At tho meeting next week attention also will turn to the member ship campaign, and this will be pushed more vigorously now that tho season is opening throughout, the county and It is possible for the members and workers to get.

out, and about the country districts. Ct.AKH IMS MKKTINO The Ftintdilne rhflnthea class of file Grace Hiiptlst cliiireli held a covered dlfh luncheon nd Fundiies in the church pnrlorfl Tuesday night. The deco- r.llnna Btru In ir.x.nlricr n-ifti l-lnaint seimon. 1 hose present were Mrs. Andrew Turkington, Mrs.

Henry Hurler, Hernlee Kohlnstin, Mrs. fffirrv Mrs. t'hsrles Rector, f'hurles Mrs. lty Mead, Mrs. Shoemaker, Mrs.

Arih-ur Kiker and Mrs. William Teller, I.AIIIKM' AIU TO MKET. The Uroad Avenue Presbyterian I.a-- dtea' Aid Society will meet at the church; Thursday afternoon. Plana for the runt- mage and apron sale, which will he held In the Western Union building en State; afreet, beginning April 7, will lie corn-; pleted and arrangements made for the-bazaar to be held later. All those who" have rummage for he sale are asked to leave It at the church or send word" nd It will be called for.

heads of lettuce are better than one, but one is generally enough if you have some leftovers and a bottle of er Salad dressing Recifx book on ntfuen la F. H. Uum New Vork TMr PREMIER COFFEE TOO Ycur Automobile Is an Investment Unless It Is adequately covered ii-y lnsuranee, it Is also a liability. There are many kinds of automobile inatiratire. The kind you need is largely d-termin by the use you make of your car.

We offer ATJ kinds- and prarTienl advice on how to apply each. EDGAR O. ROSE KF.AI.TOR IXSl'KAXCK Phorie 441. 322 Security Bldg. Binghamton, X.

Y. tew T3 remi Binghamton Motor Car $25: Mr. and Mrs. Ii. leaser, a friend.

James II. Ellett. a friend, a friend, a friend, $1. RESTAURANT REFUSE MUST BE REMOVED An echo of last Wednesday's fatal fire on Washington street was heard today when officials of the Bureau of Health served notice on Berry and Farley, owners of the building occupied by the Coffee Den to remove forthwith quantities of decaying foodstuff that threatened to make a nuisance In the vicinity. When the tire that wrecked the Coffee Pen broke out a large quantity of food had been prepared to serve supper patrons and some were in the res taurant which was speedily vacated when the smoke began to filter through.

More than 100 dishes of salads of all kinds, large quantities of cooked and uncooked meats, vegetables in various stages of preparation were left in the restaurant when the employes were driven out. They were still in the restaurant yesterday and when Fire Marshal Arthur J. Pillon on a tour of inspec tion opened a cooler door he was driven back by an overwhelming odor of overripe chicken and meat. P. A.

Greenmun, assistant sanitary inspector, notified the owners of the building that the spoiled food must be disposed of at once, for If the weather turned warm the odor would be extremely, annoying and un healthy. It was said today that arrangements were under way to transform the building formerly occupied by the Coffee Den into a moving picture theater. SLATEDF0RTR1AL Suit to Recover $15,000 Will Start Friday in "Supreme Court An action brought by Robert Brown of Deposit, a merchant and trustee of the Deposit National Bank, to recover $15,000 which it is alleged was improperly distributed by the directors and liquidating committee of the old Deposit National Bank which took place over the settlement of the obligations of the Knapp bank which failed 13 years ago, was fcheduled for trial today in Supreme court before Justice Leon C. Rhodes. Through arrangement, however, the case was adjourned until Friday.

Brown as trustee appears for about 25 other stockholders in the old bank nnd several legal firms are represented. The defendants or di rectors of the Deposit bank are charged with Brown with taking the $15,000 turned over to them as members of the liquidating commit tee from the Knapp Brothers bank and distributing the money among themselves to the disregard of the ether stockholders. The defendants claim they turned over to the credi tors more than they ever received from outside debtors. ONH MARRIAGE LICENSE. The city clerk has issupd a.

marriage license to Cleveland J. Bowers of the T. M. ('. A.

and Susan V. Harris of 178 Washington street. o'clock at her home, 141 Conklin avenue, and at 10:30 o'clock at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The Rev. J.

Delancey Scovii officiated. The pallbeRrers were Brown, Mary Murphy, Irene Hellner, Edna Palmer, Marie Hein, Mildred Davis. Matilda Hein and Marion The f'owerbearer wras Jane Huntley. Burial was in Chenango Valley ceme-' tery. Watson Tj.

Jackson. The funeral of Watsen L. Jackson was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his home. 39 Frederick street. The Rev.

Andrew Turkington officiated. The pallbearers were Or lando Cooper. Arthur Combs. Floyd Van Auken, Harold Ruman, Waiter Buman, Kugene Carmer and William Bond. Burial was in Chenango cemetery.

Mrs. OUIc Felt. Mrs. Ollie Felt, 62 years old. died Tuesday night at 8:30 o'clock at her home.

122 Baker street, Johnson City, after a long illness. She is sur vive'! by her nushano, Horace ieit: three daughters, Mrs. Louis Sterns of Milwaukee, Mrs. Hazel Warren of Johnson City, and Mrs. Kthel De Haven of this city: two sisters, Mrs.

John Cannott of Elmlra, and Mrs. James Whittnall of Bath, N. and a brother, Edward Greene of Elmira. The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:3 o'clock at her home. The Rev.

William MacAlpine will officiates. The body will be taken to Homer for burial. Mrs. Addie Haskins. The funeral of Mrs.

Addie Haskins will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of her daughter, 41George street. Burial will be in Floral Park cemetery. Fdward Arthur Parkins. Edward Arthur Parkins died this morning at 10 o'clock at his home, 13 High street, after a short Illness. He Is survived by his wife, Sarah, and a sister, Mrs.

Charles Hammond of Cuba. N. He was an employe of Trultt Bros. He came here from Middletown, 10 years ago. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock at his home, and at 9:30 o'clock at St.

John's church. BANK ACTIO IS pnovan, a lieutenant of the tn nt, is in charge of this T'ie firemen of the city have nut nr, iiv subscribed which tm-ned over 10 i.ieuienum -an who has transmitted It to treasurer of the commission, at the Central Fire stain! t'nose employed tn the itntinn have subscribed $124 in 7. the station in which was serving at th? of ina death turned in a collec-fmm members of $42. 1 rd commission, calls tttuition to the public to the 1 and i turn I the thru Fireman Brainard, had he been employed by a business lirm or fj-inn and lost his life tn the his duties his widow would compensation under W'ki'man's Compensation act or he been a city employe he wo" have been protected by com-pen'atl'm- but as a fireman he was a Ci-v citicial. sworn in as such and is not covered by the em-pinves law.

As a city employe he wo" id not have been required to work more than eight hours a day o- on Sundav, but as a fireman he work 24 hours a day every oth-r day during the day regardless of Sundays or holidays. These facts, the committee believes entitles the widow to special consideration from the public and a recognition of his services in the shape of generous contributions to aid in ths $5,000 goal by the commission. Treasurer Couper of the commis-(ion today announced the following additional contributions: Tri-Citles Postal Employes, fund collected at recent banquet, H. H. F.isbee, William G.

Phelps. $100: HisSls, McLean Haskins, $50; Graphic Arts Association, F. A. West, treasurer, $10; City officials, ildermen and employes. Many Pay Fines and One Speeder Is Before Judge Titus Traffic violators constituted the greater part of the persons arraigned In Police court today and $27 "was collected.

Fred Travis of 162 Penn- vania avenue paid $15 for speed- Ihe- en Main street. lie was arrested bv Plalnclothesman William May lor going 40 miles an nour. Warren DeMann of 442 htate Street bad nerve wnen Hrruisueu iu aunouKn ne nau uu uiuucj. no pealed guilty to a unarge ui ia'h- lne: his automobile on tne wrong siue ot a one-way street. He pieauea emnv nut torn ntua mm was without iunus.

rie utsm this arternoon to pay mc im cr eo to lau ior iwo ucijs. The following paid fines of I eacn for traffic violations: Koianu Whitten. 157 Oak street; oscar Matthvs. City: Morris Hure- vitch. 151 Murray street; Mrs.

A. C. 355 Conklin- avenue; Miss Louise t'rary. 99 Oak street. OBITUARY Mrs.

Olive Hose. The funeral of Mrs. Olive Rose will le hf.ld Thursday morning at 9 o'clock at the McDevitt Bros, funeral parlors. 123 Washington street, and fit o'clock at St. Patrick's rhmvl, TiitviMl will he in St.

Iat- r.iks cemetery, riends may vi-w the body from 7 to 9 o'clock tonight at the McDevitt funeral parlors. Malicl MeCormick. Mahr-l MeCormick, 13-months-old dauzhter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mc-Cormii of Towanda, died this moraine at 6 at the City hospital.

The body was taken to To-anda today for funeral and burial. Floyd Stalker. Ths funeral of Floyd Stalker was Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 rock at his home. 354 Main street. Rev.

Jesse I. Wilson officiated, hv the Rev. C. W. Main-Miss C.

Habel sam? "Saved Grace" and "I Shall Be Satisfied." "he Johnson City lodge of Masons charm nf the services, tsunai in c.ienwood cemetery. The U. W. charge of the services crave. Mr-.

Hmma I'ine Smith the funeral of Mrs. Emma Tine will he held Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home of her Nwe. Mrs. w. H.

Smith, 47 Louisa The Rev. Frederick Perkins officiate. Burial will be in Windsor cemetery. Mrs. Mary E.

Barton The funeral of Mrs. Mary K. Bar-tea niu be held Thursday afternoon o'clock at the funeral parlors of George H. Scholderer, thenar. eo street.

Burial will be in Mrs. Mary Ii. Ellis. Mrs. Mary L.

Ellis. 70 years old. 'el Tuesday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Frank Whittaker. She is survived by three Mrs.

Whittaker. Mrs. George Sevens of this city, and Mrs. Adam --er of Windsor. The funeral will Thursday afternoon at 2:30 ock at the home of her nephew, l0T4 A.

Feher. 2G2 Conklin will be In Spring For-cemetry. Alma Harriet Dolan. fca01! f'Jneral of Alma Harriet Dolan h. 4 Tuesday morning at 10 1 TRAFFIC CASES I POLICE COURT Water meter bills became due to- dfty at the city treasurer's office and City Treasurer George M.

Scott ana his staff of assistants were kept busy receipting bills. The bills may be paid without penalty for 30 days but on May 1 a penalty of five per cent, will bo charfted and if the bill la not paid by May IB the water supply will be shut off. Kvery taxpayer must brim? a bill to the city treasurer's oflice and those who have forgrotten or mislaid TAX RETURNS IN DELOGESINGECUT BY Governor's Demand for a Decrease Made Many Wary About Paying PEOPLE WERE WAITING Tax Office Flooded by Blanks with Revised Amounts on Them A deluge of Income tax returns have flooded the Albany office of the Income tax bureau following the signing of the 25 per cent, persona Income tax reduction bill by Gover nor Smith. It waa announced Mon day by the state tax department. "Manv taxpayers apparently hat: been waiting for Governor Smith to sign the 25 per cent, reduction measure and were quick to chop off that amount from the total tax due when Rendinir in returns." said a statement from Thomas M.

Eynch, director of the income tax bureau. Estimates at the bureau figured that 672,400 taxpayers In the state would be able to make their own deductions when filing returns and thus save the bureau the work and cost of making refunds, lip tm the time the governor signed the bill on Raturdav. about 177.600 taxpayers out of an estimated total of 850.000 had filed returns and made payments. It was announced. Ktate Income tax officials warned yesterday that if deductions were not made under the law, it is probable that it will be some months be-H refunds can be paid.

John F. Gilchrist, president of the state tax commission, urgea an nf the BhO.OOO persons wno nave hoi yet filed returns to claim their deductions and take the 25 per cent. off the amount or tax aue wnen mo total is calculated on tne uiana forms that have been sent to an payers of income taxes. This will make it possible for taxpayers of the state to put back in their pockets approximately which they would have had to pay to the state if Governor Smith's tax reduction bill had not passed the Legislature and received his signature. A total of J2.724.77 1 will have to be refunded to taxpayers who made payments before the bill lit i oi tTifA "By signing the reduction bill thej governor has saved ahout to approximately 850,000 state income taxpayers," said President Gilchrist, "or an average of $10 to each person.

A similar amount was saved to approximately the same number of taxpayers last year by the governor's 25 per cent, reduction measure, making a total saving in two years of $17,000,000." BIDS TO BE OPENED FOR 40,000 FEET OF CROSSWALK LUMBER The Board of Contract and Sup ply will meet this afternoon ana open bids for furnishing 40.000 feet of lumber to the city to be used in crosswalk construction. Proposals will also be received ror wiring several fire stations but the pavement bids will not be received until next week when proposals will be opened for paving five streets. A large number of bids Is expected for this work which will exceed $300,000. SPEAKS AT Y. W.

C. A. Miss Florence K. fariienteT of the Hieh tvhool Fpofce on "Prnyer" at the weekly Inneheon of 5 business women At the Y. W.

C. A. this noon. This was tile next to last Lenten talk on "K.veryday Problems of Business Womn." Her sul-jeet in the final talk next week will be "Maturity." LEGION AI'XILURV MKFTS. The Ladfps' Auxiliary to Binghamton Post, American Lsinn.

will hold its s-'ml -monthly metinp Thursday niplit at 8 o'clock at the American Legion clubhouse at 76 Water street. ID iTH Drimi GREEN TEA Always sealed to preserve the rich, fresH flavor. Finer than any Japan, Gunpowder or Young Hyson. Try it..