The Sunday Times Batavia, Genesee County, New York State August 30-1914 From Oklahoma to the People's Forum Mr. and Mrs. William H. Franz took a Long Jaunt--Through Ozark Mountains After spending two months on the road, and covering approximately 1500 miles, Mr.and Mrs. William H. FRANZ arrived in Batavia on Tuesday night, from Oklahoma city, Oklahoma, enroute to Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. FRANZ left their home in Oklahoma on June 28th, accompanied by a colored hired man. Their mode of travel was a covered wagon, only in size unlike the prairie schooner of the pioneer days, and, like the prairie schooner, drawn by two horses. They carried in the wagon, besides their personal needs, a complete camping outfit. When it rained they slept in the wagon but on other occasions they pitched the tent. Mr. and Mrs. FRANZ followed what is known as the "Ozark Trail" through the Ozark mountains in Missouri, as far as St. Louis, then going by the automobile "Coast to Coast route" to Richmond, Indiana. From Richmond they came by way of Dayton and Cleveland, Ohio and Buffalo. In going through the Ozark mountains they encountered many difficulties in the way of poor roads. In fact Mr. FRANZ says they were hardly more than trails, being very steep and rocky in many places. Their wagon was overturned twice and it took them three weeks to cross these mountains. Then, too, they were hindered on account of not being obliged to buy enough to drink. On the journey here, Mr.and Mrs. FRANZ passed many camps of gypsies and also others who were traveling with their families. These people made a living by trading horses and selling lace and novelties. Mr. and Mrs. FRANZ are very enthusiastic about this kind of life, and each year they take this means of spending their vacation. Next year they plan to cover the same route on horseback. Owing to the fact that Mr. FRANZ's business demanded his being in Syracuse sooner than he expected, he sold his wagon and horses in Batavia and left on the train for that city on Wednesday. After staying two or three weeks with Mr. FRANZ's father, Mr. and Mrs. FRANZ will return by train to Oklahoma City, where Mr. FRANZ is proprietor of the Exclusive $2.00 Hat Store, the leading hat store of that city. Mr. FRANZ is a relative of Mrs. Elizabeth FRANZ of Main street and while in Batavia stayed at her home. Mrs.. FRANZ is a native of Oklahoma, Mr. FRANZ has lived in that state for the past seven years. May Tax Baseball Fans. Washington, Aug. 29.-Every purchaser of a ticket for the world series baseball games to played[sic] in October may be required to pay a tax to help the government along. Treasury department officials are now preparing a bill designed to raise revenue to make up the deficiencies in customs caused by the interruption of foreign trade. It is understood the authorities are considering levying a stamp tax on baseball and theater tickets. Electric Lights Are Forbidden Catholic churches in Batavia will be effected by a recent decree of the sacred congregation of rights forbidding the use of electricity on altars. These lights cannot be used around the nitches of saints placed in the back of the altar and even upon the gradus of the altars themselves, where the candlesticks are placed. This decree reads, at first sight, like one of those retrogressive movements of which the church is so often unjustly accused. On examination however, there is found to be a very deep significance in the decree. Everything connected with the mass, which is called "the unbloody sacrifice of Calvary," has a mystical meaning and a deep symbolic significance. Thus the candles used at this service always have been regarded as symbolizing the sacred humanity of the Saviour Himself. These candles are made of wax products produced by the labor of the virgin bee, from the fairest flowers of earth, and are a figure of the virgin body of Christ born of the Virgin Mother, Mary, the fairest flower of human race. The flame of the candle tells of Christ's divinity in that virgin body. The two candles used at low mass signify the Old and the New Testaments which throw light on the mystery of the holy sacrifice of the mass. The sum and substance of the decree is as follows: "Electric lights is forbidden not only with wax candles on the altars, but also in the place of candles or lamps which are prescribed before the most holy sacrament and the relics of saints. "For other places in the church and for other cases electric illumination, according to the prudent judgment of the ordinary, is allowed, provided that in all things the gravity be observed, which the holiness of the place and the dignity of the sacred liturgy demand. Nor is it lawful at the time of public exposition to illuminate the interior of the baldachino with electric lamps placed in the interior part itself, so that the most holy sacrament may be the better seen by the faithful." submitted by Linda Schmidt *********************************************