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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
FOSTER CENTRE.

James r. Tucker is serving on the jury
this week.
The haying season will soon be under
way in this section.
Henry w. Havens of this place was Sc
riously injured while at work loading flat
car with poles at siding Of the Danielson
Scituate. The car while being moved,
ran over Mr.. Havens, frac,uring one of
his legs. He was taken to the Rhode Is
land Hospital.
The graduation exercises of the Foster
schools were held on Friday afternoon of
last week at the Town Hall There was
a large attendance of the friends of the
graduates and pupils. The hall was
tsstefully decorated with flags and bunt
ing, the class colors being prominently
shown. Instrumental and vocal music
was furnished by Harold Raymond
Tucker and the pupils of the Hopkins
Mills and Foster Center schools. The fol-
lowing graduates received diplomas !:
Edna Elizabeth Read, Clara Armstrong,
Wesley Z. Cole and Alice VI. Briggs of
the Foster Center School; George How.
ard Bryant, Emery Saul Bennett, Gladys
Irene ANGEL and Bertha Estella Cahoone
OF the Howard Hill SCHOOL, Elsie May
Boles, Moosup Valley School; Alma NJ
Schuman of the Dorrance School. The
following program was given:
Music, march, "Shadowland," Harold
Raymond Tucker; music, Temperance
Rally" Foster Center School chorus I;
prayer, Rev. w. Il. Greene; address of
welcome, James S. Tucker; solo, Alone
In Loves Garden" +. J. Hewitt, Harold
Raymond Tucker; recitation, "Gradua
tion," George Howard Bryant; recitation,
"The Flag Of the Rainbow" Clara Arm.
strong music, "Angel Of Peace H. NJ.
:. chorus; recitation, The Old Red
School House." Edna Elizabeth Read (;
recitation, The Wreck OF the Hespe-
rus" Gladys Irene Angel; music, Long
Live America" cornet solo, WeMy Z.
Cole; recitation, Experience" Alma VI.
SchumaD; music, II. NJ. ;. chorus; recita-
tion, "A Song OF the Twentieth Cen
tury," Bertha Estella Cahoone; recita-
ton, "Relics of the Civil War" Emery
Saul Bennett; recitation, Alice NJ.
Briggs; recitation, Elsie May Bates I;
music, MY Dreams +. 4. Weatherly,
Harold Raymond Tucker; address, "The
Center Of Interest," Rev. w. r. Greene;
awarding of diplomas by James sheldon
Tucker, Superintendent of Schools
America" congregation bsnedetion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

count of the regular time for the next
ments are well under way for the annual
lawn festival 10 be held July Is, after
noon and evening, on the library grounds
for its benefit.
Hopkins Mills vs. North Scituate at
Hopkins Crossing. Sunday, July :, 1916.
Mr.. John F. Psulding returned home
last week after business trip through
the State Of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. John F. Paulding who has been i'll
with tonsilitis is very much improved. DIR.
< II. McCurdy is attending her.
Two very pretty home weddings took
place here on Wednesday night, at which
Rev. G. b. Cutler officiated for both. The
first one took place at the residence of
the brides sister, Mrs. Charles Hudson,
the contracting parties being Edward
Carter Hohler, son of Councilman Louis
G.. Hohler, and Miss Lena Myrtle Ed
wards, daughter of Mrs. Dora Edwards.
After the knot was tied the happy pair
departed on their wedding tour 10 the
accompaniment OF cowbells, red fire, rice
showers and congratulations from
friends gathered to see them off.
Rev. A. f. Kenyon of Dover y. H.,
a former pastor of the +. B. Church.
made a brief visit with relatives here
this week. Mr.. and Mrs. Kenyon will
spend most of the summer at their new
bungalo, Ocean Park, Me-, where they
will entertain.
Mr. Charles b. Mofiitt has had the
misfortune to lose one of the alligators
which he had as mementoes of his trip
to Florida last winter. The animal wan
dered from home and was found in the
road dead near the McGonagle place. He
has the sympathy of many friends.
The Ladies' Aid Society met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. +. b. Dexter.
| Twenty seven members attended and the
| following guests: Mrs. Annie Atwood
and the Misses Grace Atwood, Cora An
gell, Ruth Boss, Ada Crocker and Cora
Dexter. Mrs. Della Hopkins presided.
| 1t was voted to have the annual outing
of the society at Roger Williams Park
on Tuesday, July Is. Mrs. Willis J
| iooo w III tHt'i loi Vic HtAt
| in two weeks.
The second marriage followed imme-
diately at the home of the brides sister,
Mrs. William j. Smith, when Miss Alice
Elnora Arndt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred ID. Arndt, was united in marriage
to Harry Stanley Mitchell of Providence
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Smith attended the
couple. After a short wedding trip the
newly married pair will reside at lbs
Laban street, city, where a newly fur
nished home is ready to welcome them.
They have the best wishes of host of
| friends.
The funeral of James A. Olney, re-
spected lifelong resident of Scituate, was
held Thursday afternoon from the home
of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Abby +.
Olney. Rev. G.. B. Cutler was the Off
chatting clergyman at the house and
grave in the family lot on the Stephen
Olney farm. The bearers were the son
of the deceased, Henry w. Olney; a
| grandson, Arthur c. Olney; Frank Olney
and Harley L. Luther. Mr.. Olney will be
well remembered and favorably by the
older residents of the town.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Leaders Refuse Offer and Take Strike Vote

eaders of the train service broherhood the joint conference held NJ
Federal review and the employees voting the question whet
shall be these declare wide
railroads
which
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Town of Scituate, RI.
TAX
Assessors Notice
1916.

WHEREAS, The Electors OF the Town
OF Scituate, qualified to vote on any
proposition TO impose tax In Town
Meeting legally assembled on the 4th day
Of April a. ID. 1916. have ordered a tax on
the Inhabitants and the ratable real
estate and tangible personal property and
ratable intangible personal property (the
tax on fatable intangible personal prop
erty 20 be at the rate OF forty cents on
each one hundred dollars OF the value
thereof in "A sum not less than twenty
eight thousand dollars. and not more
than thirty thousand dollars 20 be as
sessed and apportioned on the ist day Of
July, a. ID. 1916, at ~ o'clock, noon.
NOW, TIL EREFORE, NOTICE Is
HEREBY GIVEN
That i'm accordance with said resolu-
tion and i'm conformity with the law In
relation to the assessment Of taxes, eyery
person, co co-partnership and corporation
liable 20 taxation is required 10 bring
IL 10 the assessors a true and exact aC-
count OF all his or their ratable estate.
describing and specifying the value OF
every parcel Of his or their real and per
sonal estate.
accounts 10 the assessors I'm order 10 be
entitled 10 exemption from taxation
wholly or In part under the law, lnclud
ing soldiers and sailors Of the Rebellion
and their wives and widows, are re-
quired To render annually 20 the assess
ors said account In order 10 be entitled
TO the exemption prescribed BY law.
For the purpose OF receiving such ac-
counts the Board OF Assessors will be
in session In the Town Council Chamber
in said Town Of Scituate, on Monday,
July 3rd; Thursday, July 9Th; Friday.
July 7th a. -. 1916, from I O'Clock Il.
NJ, 20 4 o clock +. NJ, on each day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

No other body with such intimate knowledge
OF railroad conditions has such ue1oned posi-.
ton in the public confidence.
The rates the railroads may charge the public for
transportation largely fixed by this Govern.
meni board.
Out OF every dollar received by the railroads from
the public nearly one half is paid directly the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
SOUTH SCITUATE.

Mrs. Frank Luby is spending the week
at her summer house.
Miss Edith Whitman is spending the
weekend at Newport.
Master Fred Whitman has just returned
from a weeks stay at Hillsgrove.
The Misses Luby of Providence, have
opened Bachelors Hall for the season.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
General Laws OF Rhode island, Chspte
So, Section z.

Every person bringing In any such ac-
count shall make oath before some one
81 the assessors that the account by him
exhibited, contains 10 the best Of biz
knowledge and belief. a true and fun a.
count and valuation 81 all his ratable
estate: and whoever neglects or refuses
to bring In such account. II over taxed
shall have no remedy thereof"
All ratable real and personal estate viii
be taxed 20 the persons. cO-partnerships
or bodies corporate who own or hold the
same at twelve o'clock noon on said isi
day Of July, a. ID. 1916.
Executors, administrator, guardian
and trustees are hereby notified that al
the foregoing applies 90 them and O
trust estates as well as TO other persons
PHILIP sHIPPEE.
FRED A. REMINGTON,
EMANUEL HOPKINS.
Assessors Of Take
scltsste. r L, June Let, 1919.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?

engineers
problem
o n impartial Federal tribunal.
With these employees whose efficient acknowledged the railroads
could decided
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31

Amsterdam is to have floating
theatre which will accommodate q
800 people and have a restaurant
and bar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
BUSINESS AND PATRIOTISM.
The Combination Demonstrated by
Recent Mobilization.

"Big Business has demonstrated
it's patriotism by facilitating the mo-
bilization of the National Guard,
writes Thomas F.. Logan, in Leslie's.
Not only have the big business estab-
lishments assured their employees
that absence with the National Guard
will not interfere with their reem-
ployment after the term of their SER
vice is ended, but full pay is being
allowed National Guardsmen in near
ly every instance. The war depart
ment has found that the railroads
are prepared to give their best SER
vices in transporting the National
Guard troops At the Depew shops
of the New York Central lines at
Depew, N. Y, the war department
was recently Informed that there was
an impressive flag day celebration
by all the employees. There was a
bugle salute to the flag, gun salute
and other ceremonies in which all the
employees took part. Such evidences
are being noted in all the big indus
trial organizations of the country.
The first sign of national danger has
brought the promise of undiluted
Americanism to realization.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31

The primary election Tuesday re-
suited in the nomination of Senator
Black for reelection, and the nomi-
nation of Messrs. Carter and Crum
for reelection as representatives.
The race for clerk of court is un-
comfortably close, and the official
count will doubtless be required to
determine who is in the running for
the second primary. Kirkland leads,
according to the unofficial returns,
with PIP votes. Free comes next
with 26S, followed in close order by
COPELAND with 264, and Brooker with
25S.
Sheriff Ray is elected on the first
ballot to succeed himself as sheriff
of the county.
Carter and Crum were reelected.
Second races will have to be made
for the following officers:
Clerk of court-kirkland and
Free. as indicated by the returns last
night.
Probate judge-Brabham and Bel
linger.
Auditor and Supt. education
Rowell and Price.
County commissioner-Copeland
and HERS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
Olar.
THE COTTON WEIGHERS.
Cain and Staley, Bishop and McN1il-
Ian, Fail and Templeton Run Over.

In the race for cotton weigher at
the four points in the county, no can
didate seems to have been nominat-
ed on the first ballot Cain and
Staley run over at Denmark, Bishop
and Mcmillan run over at Ehrhardt,
and Fail and Templeton run over at
Olar. One box was missing from
the Bamberg cotton weigher's dis
trict, and the result is uncertain.
Farrell's had not been received at a
late hour last night.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
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UNOFFICIAL RESULTS FOR COUNTY OFFICES
Senator Black, Representatives Carter and Cum and Sheriff
Ray Reelected. Brabham and Belinger, and
Kirkland and Free Probably to Run Over

Andrew J. Bethea received a very
complimentary vote in Bamberg
county, receiving 932 to his oppo-
nent's 241, with two boxes out.
Cansler received 532 votes, the
largest given any candidate for rail-
road commissioner.
The election passed off very quiet
Iy, nothing occurring to mar the day
at any place in the county, so far as
reported.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
BYRNES REELECTED
BY HANDSOME VOTE

CONGRESSMAN James F. Byrnes is
reelected to congress by an over
whelming vote. The vote in Bam-
berg stood as follows: Byrnes l.
O52, Etheredge 1876.
Telephone communication with
Aiken last night brought the lntor-
nation that the vote was heavily IN
favor of the congressman in every
county in the district, including Sa-
luda, the home of Mr.. Etheredge. A
four or five to one vote was indicat-
ed in Byrnes's favor all over the dis
trict.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31

Copper mines of Newfoundland,
now employing only 191 men, pro-
duce yearly about $1,000 tons of
ore.
Figuring on an average of four
persons to each car, which is conser-
vative, there are 100000 people in
this country in daily enjoyment of
motoring.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
MAGISTRATE.

Dickinson, Kinard and Lain Elected.
Cox and HightOWer Run Over.
The race for magistrate in the four
divisions of the county resulted in
the nomination of J. H. Kinard as
magistrate at Ehrhardt; Edgar Dick
inson as magistrate in Bamberg; O..
J. G.. Lain as magistrate at Olar.
Cox and Hightower run over for
magistrate at Denmark. The follow
ing is the vote:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
Governor Carries the County

Bamberg county rallied nobly to
the support of Governor Richard l..
Manning in the primary election
Tuesday. In approximate numbers
the governor received a vote for each
vote received by all other candidates
for governor combined. With two
boxes missing, the vote stood:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31
118 81 81 213

The Farrell's box is not included
in the tabulation for Bamberg cotton
weigher. For some reason the party
giving in the returns failed to state
the vote for this office.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31

Lawyers are light on clothes. AT
least they frequently make one suit
last ten years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31

Seventy-five steps a minute is the
average walking pace of a healthy
man or woman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-08-31

tits remarkable how few men VINO
follow guitar playing for living get
rich.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-21

Weigher Smith on Elsen Essac The
weights shown by the scales Snith
divided by two and you passed them.
That night messenger was sent to
Costello with a statement OF the short
weight you had passed, Costello paid
half the duty on thia short weight. You
and the weigher split on the basis Of
forty. sixty.
I'VE know Of score OF ofSenses
equally glaring on your part, Tho
government needs You an witness,
Under the circumstances do you not
think II world be advisable for you 70
80 without ma to the district attorney
and make a complete statement or all
you know about customs fraudss.
The man that the government
wanted usually came through with all
he knew. So were the cases made
absolute and 10 were NIL the methods
OF graft revealed. Eleven weighers
and checkers were convicted and sent
to the penitentiary. Many hundreds
Of thousands OF dollars III duties that
had been avoided we're assessed
against and paid by importers, The
government was lcnient with most Of
these because OF Ito chagrin over the
part played by Ito Representatives and
because the initiative In the offending
had usually been taken BY govern
ment agents.
Altogether the cleaning up Of tho
customs scandals In the port of Nav
York was I most complicated tAak.
The work OF Special Agent Gard II but
fragment OF II, but WA vastly Inn
portant and decidedly typicAi of ~
problem In hand and its solution.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-21

my tip to you." said the go-between,
Is to do as the weighers suggest.
Tt y could as easily charge you over
weight as underweight. Besides. you
will save much money"
The importer. a foreigner, thus adj
vised by representatives of the gov
eminent Of his adoption, took the tin
and thereafter protited through this
Official corruption and shared the
duties thus saved. Costello received
most OF his goods as part of what
were known as Mediterranean car
goes" cheese, macaroni, olive OIL The
government was afterward found to
have been losing an average Of $780,
900 on each Mediterranean cargo that
came to port.
The case is typical. The represen-
tatives of the government practically
forced the importers into these decep-
lions. The customs service and COM
mercial New York became permeated
with this sort of fraud.
Henry L. Stimson was appointed
United States district attorney in 1909
and determined to clean up these GUS
toms frauds. William Loeb, Jr., was
collector OF the port, and of the same
mind. The two men got their heads
together and considered ways and
means. A big cleanup followed and in
bringing 1t about the work of Detec.
tive Billy Gard played q most impor-
tant part.
This young special agent was told
to go out and master the detail of New
York customs, a service that was new
to him. to come to understand them
SO we'll that he could place his finger
on the points where things were going
wrong, to pick out the men in the
service who were corrupt, to get his
information in such form that 1t would
be admissible In court as evidence and
so strong that 1t would insure convic-
tions. He was to do all this In the
face of the unfriendliness Of the serv.
ice he was to study, despite all the
stumbling blocks that would be put in
his way, in opposition to the dominant
political machine of the port, In the
face Of lack of any special knowledge
OF the service. Young Gard accepted
the assignment with grin.
What are you doing on the customs
cases?' District Attorney Stimson
asked three weeks later.
Going to the baseball games" said
Gard.
II hadn't noticed any cargoes being
unlosded out that way" said Stimson.
How long have you been a FAM"
Just a week." said the special
agent. "Never attended a game be-
fore in my life. / sit in the nice.
warm sun of the bleachers to the
right among the fanatics. I have
learned to keep score card al.
ready"
Aud such were actually the facts
To solve the riddle of the customs
frauds Agent Gard was working hard
at the task Of becoming a baseball
fan.
Two weeks he had devoted to the
docks. During the first Of these weeks
he had gone from wharf to wharf and
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-21

The efrrontery Of this special agent
you would quite naturally conclude
was ridiculous. You approve of the
sort OF courage that makes a man
willing to tackle almost any big task
but you also recognize the limitations
OF the individual. David with his
slingshot had an obvious chance OF
success. II he could make a scratch
shot and land on the coco of Mr.. Go.
Hath he would win. But Special Agent
Billy Gard sailed forth nonchalantly
against the whole army of Philistines,
apparently without even q slingshot.
The Philistines in this case were
typified by the customs crowd of the
port Of New York. That crowd was :,
ring within the administration of the
affairs of that greatest of gateways
that had built up system for divert.
Ing a million dollars a year from the
pocket of Uncle Sam and appropriat.
ing the money to itself. For twenty.
fve years the men of this inner circle
had steadily strengthened their posi-
tons, their hold upon those in author
ity. their power to shake down i'm
porters. There is a great influence to
be welded by million dollars a year
In the hands of willing spenders.
The development of this condition
OF affairs was based primarily upon
the fact that positions in the customs
service are dependent upon politics.
The men who built up the system of
customs graft had secured their ap-
pointments because they had political
influence. They afterward used that
influence and put their easy money
back of it. Their power grew. 1t
made 1t possible for them to dictate
appointments more important than
their own, even to the collectorship
itself. 1t made it possible for them to
bring about the removal of any small
er official who seemed to stand In their
way. Men not in the ring learned to
wink at many things that they saw.
When an emissary of the crooked Gus
toms crowd went to an importer, even
where he was honest, it came to be
known that 1t was wise to listen to
any proposal made. Thus did the ma
chine gather force.
Just one example Of the workings
of the system. An Italian named Cos
tello was an importer of cheese. He
was a successful, enterprising and
honest merchant. One day he received
. large shipment from Italy, upon
which he expected to pay duty Of
$4,000. The cargo was unloaded and
weighed by the customs representa-
tives. That night an emissary Of the
ring called upon the Italian merchant.
He showed the record Of weights for
the cheese cargo. According to this
record Costello would have had to pay
q duty of but $1,000. 1t showed but
half the weight in cheese that had &C
tually arrived.
1--WE save you $5,00o," said the
spokesman. I'VE expect you to d.
vide the profit"
But / believe in dealing honestly
with the government" said Costello.
Il have always done so and / have
prospered"