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Official Paper, Vakge of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1920
VoL XXIV, No. 1
DEATH OF SNrni F. PEiUISJIlL NOIIRNED THROIKDIIT COUNTY
Civic Worker, Fraternity Man, Zealous Work¬ er for Publk
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Freeport—One of hVeofiorl'd most Ijo- ived cltlr.<>nR, Smith F. Pearaall, waa loot to future a'tlvlthii of the village ht- loved no tuTfll when on Tuesday evening lie paiHied Ihrough the ffiviit flatpB.
It la douhlful whethcir thfro In any mun In Freepfirt today who has donu aa mut^h for the vlllaKO att he did. Solely by hla own efforlH ho <-Hrvfd it way fijr hlmwlf Ihnt will livo Iook In tho hlK tory of our rommunlty.
At the lime of his death. Smith. Pi'ni aail waa hut forty yearn of age and hh atrong and vigorous uh oould Ik'. lliu death came aa a tivmendouw tdiock to the whole villago. llo was uliout hlH ,.tlMual dutlofl tho day bo-foi-e Christmas. T'p to a few hours Ijoforo tho ond thoi-f waa hope th.-it ho would survive.
The llfo of Smith Pearsall Is a gotnl example of whut <an Is- u<'< oniplishod by ambition and lirm adhoiorui' tn a oourse of action. Years aKO he Htarted ns a printer's "devil" on tho old Uovlew and after two years went with tho lili- aerver. Ho then went l)(i<k to tho Uo¬ vlew and later sot up n prinlinK shop or himself. Finally ho houRht Iho 'aasau t\nmty llovlosv from Charlos J), Hmlth and ran It for fourloon yonrs. .TaleA hnve beon lold ulwut his hlK heurtcdness at Christiniut time wh<'U ho would flnd who noedod (osl or Ki'oi'oi-les and thoy would loc'olve thoir iiooomhIIIob Without over knowliof whoro llioy oann' from. In all his doallnif with incti. Wo¬ men ond I'hlldi'ou, Hmlth Pom-Hall has Kalnp<l the roiiututlon of iK'ing siiuaro all Ihe wuy throunh. in Sihool ho was ime of thobrlKhtost pupils and was con- sldered a vory hrllllitnt mun. Mail he lived he would have Kono vory high lu thasonlc rrlrolea where he alromly had won u name.
ITe waa born In Freeport and llvr<l here all IUa Hfe. and he lived for Frue- pon. WhcTi he .lold out tho Review lasl apring he opened up a roal estate and Insurance business and was a (.andidalo for the postmastership of the villane.
Mr. Pearsall was Past Master of Mas- Kipequa and Spartan I.tHlKes und was one of the ohlef organUers of Spartan Lodge. Ho waa the first Master under dispensation and also under oharter of Hpartaii LodKe and Past Ili>fh Priest of Freoport Chapter, Koyal Arch Masons. He wga Orand Master of the First Veil. Hoyal Arch Masons, State ot Now York, and secretary of thp I'ast Masters As- Aoc-latlon ttt Queens, Nuasau aiid SulTolk TV)untlea. He was un ox-deputy chief of the Freeport Flre Departmont, a mem¬ ber of the Klks, .Ir. O. II. A. M.. United Commercial Travelers. Froeport Club, Houth Shore Y'acht Club and tho Metho¬ dist Chui< h.
•Mr. Peirrsall was an active fireman seldom It ever fulling to respond to an alarm. When he was publlshtr of the Review all ot the omploytn-H, but one »were memHers of the deimrtment and a flre alarrri meant the shutting down of the plant. He was u m«Tnl)or Of tho Kxcelsior Hook and l.adder Conipany and was formerly second dep¬ uty chlof.
Mr. Pearsall waa a member of the •Methodist KplMcoixil l^hurch and active In all Its work, being one of the deacons. Puring the wur he waa very active In the War Comp Community Service and waa treasurer. Ho was also treaaurer of the Freeport Memorial Library ^Vaso- ciatlon.
Boon after buying the Review ho mar¬ ried Marguerite Walters, daughter of valentine O. Walters, and has one son. Raymond. Beside* his wife and child he leaves a father, Wealey I'earsall. a brother. Howard E. Pearaall, and a sis¬ ter, Mra. John T. Cotter. Tho cause of death was a compltca- in of diseases slarHng from a small
, jple.    Erysipelas  developed,  and'on
Tueaday aeptlc pneumonia set In. Death came shortly attor nine o'clock In the ovenlng.
Smilh F. Pearsall will bo rememliered aa one of Freeport's leading clil«ena and will long be loved by tho vlllagfe that ewoe ao much to hbn.
There will be private funeral services at hla home, 64 South Mdln Street, ou Friday afternoon, foUowpd by sorvlcea the Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Walter R. Thompson otfleiating. lowing the church eervhes .Masonli; „ will be conducted hy Rixht Wor ipful William K. Wataon, Chaplain of Orand Lodge of the Slate of New interment will bo In OriHnllold tery.
Naaaau County Review plant at port will be closed all day out of re- to Its former owner, village dug was placed at half 'otgff, and will iio renialn until tlw fun"r- al of Mr. I'earsall. So far as known, this Is the first time In the history of the village tliat this honor has be,?ft paid to a civilian. %tr. Pearsall had never held a public IOO, although many of tho civic dutiea •oeopted ae a cltiaen were entirely the public welfare, fexcoptlonal honor waa paid by Roolt- 10 Contre <Md Fellowe, Wednesday f«nlng, when ipe^- p»iB.sed reaolutlone reopeet and sympathy, rucognhddg Pearsnll aa an oxamphu-y frBternlty n. although not rt brother OI»l •.'..ii<>v»-
Holh tho Orand Army of the tt»'pul> Uc and tho Amerl«an ,1/exlon roconniaed Mr. Peamaira i)Htrloti<- natural. 1). B. I". .Mott Poat, (1. A. it., and William Clin¬ ton Story Post. A. I.,., both of Froeport. hod made him an  honorary member.
Honorary membership In the two poHtM was an honor held alono hy Mr. Pearsall. Suiiervlsor Hiram U. .Smith is the only honorary memlM'^r of the (I. A. It. post, and the l.«Klon, in u|> tiolnting tho Rev. .1. Sidney (lould chuii. lain, conferred a like honor upon him.
MEMORUL UBRARY COMMIHEE DEPLORES MR. PEARSALL'S DEATH
Freo|>ort—Tho Momorlal Library Com-1 mltte<' met Woilnosilay evonliiK and in ! view of tho ilo.ith of Smith K. IVarsall. ! who^was treaMiiror of tho orKanlzatloii, } apiM^inted S. It. Smith actiuK trea<<ur-1 or. SulMoriliorH are roquewtofl to Bond! I'ontriliutions to las .'^mith street, un-! til   anothor  oltloo   has   Im-«'|i  establi.shed. |
Commit le«> memliers werp greatly ;ili<Kkoil over the death of Smith Pear-1 S!ili. nnd npiioiiiiod J. lluyler Klllson, j .(<ihn .M. Hnrriiirton. and F. II. Swexey | fo draw 'Ip roMolutionH of »ymi>athy foi oxt<ml  lo the lioroavod  familv. j
The (iljii reioninicndod liy the bulld'j iiiK <'ominlltoo wa.s adopted ar.d Charles; .Al. I'lan •vai; authorized to ('.luw plans n;i I s;i oil i.iiions Tho co'iinililoo Is toi Ju'.f- iithofrrap'iM of the pruiiom tl I ul! 1- ¦ ¦ 'iiK  <M<n;;uod.
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"^.SKifl^linilNNEirS NAME CLEAKED:
SMITH
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ANOrp LETTER
Writer,  ia  s  Mare   CoacSatsrjr
Mood, Apolofiies for Pre-
vieas Threats
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NEWSIES' OWN CHRISmS PARTY BESTniHINIliEIRYOUNGLIVES
Another letter wns received by Mrs. A. Kutler Duncan Moiiilny, evidently from the same iMirly. who has lieen writing hor thrt-ntenloK letters and de¬ manding money. The last letter, how¬ ever, showed the writer to lie in a more conciliatory mode. It was somewhat apologeti<- for the trouble that had lieen iraused her and expressed the opinion of tho writer thut -Mrs. Duncan should employ an ex-soldier and iion-commls- sioiied o(n<-or In tho place of a man who now works for her.
Jl'ho'letter, which wns in the same hand writing as the othor.t received and also mailed at the . Hompstead poat odlce.   waM  turned  over  lo  the  County
uthoriiioK und County Detective Fer¬ dinand .Vllllor, with Chief of Polico Vaii- dewal.'r. have ivon InvostigatlnK. So tar they have not obtained siiniclent <;vidoiice to wairaiit an arrest, but it is inKierstood thut a hiindwiitiiig expert will lie oniploved to lOmparo tho writ¬ ing on tho Iftlerx to that of .-i person who is undor Hiisplcion.
JURY DISAGREES AS TO OniERS
WANT ADS BRING HOME
THE BACON; SELL HOGS, TOO
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You just can't satlafy wime folks. Now there's Fnrmskl, i*ho lives not so far from Hempstead. He claims Ills lo<-ai editor made him lo.«>
tmo.
This was the way of it.
Vou see-he advertised he hart (<lx pigs for sale and It wasn't long Ix^- fore ho soid them and got enough Inquiries aft<»rwartl so he could have sold llTiO Worth moro if he had thrm.
llo says tho littlo want ads not _ji[ply bring homo the Imcon. but they can got rid of tln> whole hog in short order.
PHONES TO HUBBY IN NEW OEEANSi
Solid Enjoyment for 100
Kiddies in Pressroom
Of Big Print Shop
llockville Centl'e.—Ouo nundred boya I and  girls  who shout  "Reviow.  .Mister!" Wife    of    Jockey    Who    Received j along  the  streets,  ut   the  railroad  sta-
Fake Message Utet Long Kt- taace To Relieve Tensioo
Uockvlllo Contro.—A tolegnim, ro¬ ceived by .Merritt Buxton, jockey, now at tiie New tlileans, Iji.. race track, caused considerable concirrn and the ex¬ penditure ot approximately flOO beforo I Christmas party, given for their especial ltf<   message    was    rectlflod.    Thuraday   '^neflt
lions, and in ovory other place where tliey think thoiv might be a possible .sjile; In Frooport. Hempstend and Rock¬ ville Centre, gathered In tho big press room of the ftp>-"levf ol!l(*,"tH Observer street, Ko<'kvllle C'entre. Tuesday aft¬ ernoon. December 28. and made a "duced ot ifracket" while enJoy'lAg the
evening  December  'iS.
While ut tho ti-nck, Mr. Huxton ro¬ ceived a moHsago .signe<l "Mother" that his-wife was vory ill and not expected to live. Tho shock almost drove him frantic. Ho immodiately made effortu to got In touch with his homo at 181 Windsor- nvenue. thia villago. Mrs. Buxton was in .N'ew York and not Ixjing able to got a response on his own tele¬ phone, he sent sevenil telegrams to friends ixfiuesting them to ascertain the facts and lot him know.
Finally Mr. Buxton called the local polli-o department, who sent an ofllcer to the house. .Mrs. Buxton upon her return calltnl hor husliand on tho long distance and siilisned him she was well and happy.
No trace of the sender of the tele¬ gram has boon found,
Mrs. Buxton roceived a letter Mon¬ day In which her husband said ho was nearly frantic und had sent , hbout twenty telegrams in an effort to got aomo verification ot the message. He said It cost him about $60.
Tolephone conversation rate between Rockvillo   Centre   and   New  t)rleans   Is
For weeks these urchins were looking forward to the Christmas party. It waa a happy "buoi-h when It gatliered, nnd mado happier by the Ico cream, cake and candy, and u happy-go-lucky bunch that departetl.
Howard Cornwoll's big buses gathered the Freeport and Hempstead "tribes" and brought tbem to Rockville Centre. Tho Koekville Centre "vanguards" did not have an automobile r|do, but th<>y woiv not a hit Jealous, and c"Joyed every minute of the party.        ,^,
"Is tho party commenced yot. Mlas Hlggins'?" questioned two llflle boys about 1 o'clock, -Kvery. ten tAlnutes theroafter, until 2 o'clock, came similar questions. , •
A busload of happy, smiling kiddies from Hompstoad arrived shortly after 3 o'clock, and 1>H KO a shout that aroused tho neighborhood, when they tutw the big Christmas tree through tho basement windows, brilliantly light¬ ed with colored Incandescent bulbs, kindly supplied by Crumbs A Company, of Park avenue, Roc|KVllle Centre.
Thoso and the Rock vilie-Centre kid¬ dies were soon  In the basement admir-
$9.B5 for each three minutes, In the day-   hig the de<>omtion«, and shouting:
time, and about half that rate at night. Mr. and Mrs. Buxton have on oth.-^r occasions uaed the telephone between the  southern  city  and  Homevltle.
BROTHERS IN THIEF CHASE, ONE SHOOTS THE OTHER
Lynbrook—John Pellegrlno is suffer¬ ing from a flesh wound cauaed by a gunshot dlai'hargod by hla brother Tom while these two and several ndghborn were endeavoring to drive of thieves trom the Pellegrlno garage. Merrick I-oad. near Wright avenue. Pellegrlno and hla brother heard sounds in the garaKe and  investigated.
Tom mistook his brother foi- one of tlw  thtevea and  fired.
asking all to sing "America."
His glance directed to the good tlilnne on  the  tables,  Izzy shouted:
"Don't wc get oats llrslT'
They didn't.
So Minnie stoo<I up on her clinir. be¬ side one of the numerous cedar trees, used for decoration and sUirted tho singing. After the second bar .'ill the boys and girls were singing lustily. Minnie has a sw-eet voice. She holds the pitch exceptionally well, and hor sense of tone nnd expression are re¬ markable.    How thoae kids did sing!
A ^llt^le later they tried "The Star Spangled Buoher." but It naust be con¬ fessed thnt the Chriatmaa festival waa more firmly Implanted in those youthful (Continued on pago 3).
COMMIiNrrYTREE MADEJOO HAPPY
RockviOe Ceatre Finds the Custom
So Plessiaff h WiD Be Con-
tmoed Hereafter
Rockvllle Centre—Santa Claus arrived at Uockville Centra's Community Chrtat- mas tree aa per schedule on Christmas Kve. Friday, December 24. About 800 "kl<*ll«B" wore mado happy. It was tiie llrst time they had enjoyed such niv event. Chlldrf.n and grown-ups voiced ^vorable comment. /John F.' Dempsey, chairman of the Comniunity Christmas Tree Commit¬ tee, and hla assistants, hope the custom i\lll be continued ^oq many years.
Thp celebration waa on the lawn of Rockvllle Centre Clubhouse and in big auditorium. It will be remem- liered a long time.. The program be¬ gan with a band concert at 7.30 p.m. At tt o'clock Santa Claus arrived—a Veal live roly-poly Santa Claus who led the band and all tlie kiddles Inside. There Chairman Dempsey led the throng ainglng carols while a atereop- tlcon displayed the words on a large canvas.
After the singing, the youngest chll
tte
the
''Hurray ter Miss StllesI'
"She's  a   regular   fairy   godmother," said Sophie Peshkln.
Soon there was another' loiid shout outside, as the bus brought a load ot dren were requested to rise, and under Freeport newsies. It wus echoed trom Sahta Claua' guidance moved toward tho pressroom, nnd then re-ochood I the door. Eoch received a box pt can- everywhere, as the second wave of Joy   dy and an applo     ""—  —^—~i»»~. ji.
The committeo dis-
struck   the  gathering.
All lielng present, things liegan to happen. Tho boys were interested in tho big press, the rolls of paper and the table settings. . Their onthusinsm overflowed to the second floor, nnd In short order, CHIT Macevoy, Clarpnce Hannon and iLouls Bushlinger were surroundetl by a crowd of curious, brlght-eyeil children, asking seventeen "What'a that?" questions all at once.
Work  simply  had   to    cease.       Tho
newsies were as perslstept ,ln knowing
,_ .    .      ,    , ,     ,    ...    , J1 as  they  aro In  selling  Hi-vlew*.     One
rhe shot struck Johnln the leg and I ^^ dl«-overed  Bd  Robinson and  Olen
the hunt ceaaed     He waa attended by| j^^,, ^^ ^^^^ ^ machines as soon
Dr. Arthur 6. Jacques. |^^.^, ^,j,„j^j ^^^^ ^j,^^
"Hej-,  fellers!    Ixioker dis!" "Was tho signal  for a scramble around the  ma-
Jacques.
IIKMPKTKA|» BOV HIT
BY   lUM'KVII.I.K   CKNTRR  TAXI
Heinpsteod.—Oeorge Reanlck. son of 8. Resnlck, of 14 <lre.«nwlch street, waa Ktinicft by an'automoblle of the Nassau Taxi Componi'.'df Uockville l>ntre. near the Strand Theatre, \\'ediiesday night. The  machine  wa»  driven    by     Harry
Smith.     Motorcifcic Ofllcer John Pe*Iy jr.;r'ha['hV/n^^ "would make go^ printer's rtcompanJed Smith and the boy to tl»e j apviis.    They've gOt the pep
chines. Some watchM the keyboards, some the elevator, some the distributor, Sud "all  pUed< questions.
ICd und (lien illdn'( attempt to answer any. They couldn't. They x-amo too fast, and no two were alike.
Ciinindiia Ike Conway waa quietly reading proof, so he didn't attract much attention, but he did utter the remark
tributed 800 boxes of candy. They still have about 200 left and will be pleased to learn where -they can best distribute them.
Tho big Christmas tree set up on the lawn of the Rockvlile Centre clubhouse., was Illumined with vari-colored elec¬ tric lights and haa been burning night¬ ly since.
RED CROSS HOUSE CHRISTMAS CENTRE!
Youngsters   at   Hempstead   Have| Fine   Time   With   Tree
and Presents i
llompstond.—A goo<l time wns pro¬ vided for .ibout 200 poor children of Ihe vicinity at Hod Cioss Houso Friday !ftt«rnoon. The children, somo of whom are town charges, enjoyed a luncheon. conslHling of cocoa, siindwi<-hec and laike, and oach received an apple and an   orange.     FoUowing   this   they   were I *»'"<''ng and II Is s,-iid that tho fact thut
BOOKBINDER DIES BY HIS OWN HAND
Leon MsiUard, Employed at Gar¬ den City, Quit Work and Fired Fatal Shot
Hempstend.—l.,eon Mniilard, a French Ijookhinder. employed nt tho plant of Doubledny, Pago & (^impany sliot and kilUKl himself shortly after leaving fh(^ plant of the company last Thui-adnv night. IVspondoncy Is believed to have boen  tho cnu.so of  his act.
.MaiUard. who lived wilh his family (It 8 Ormond street, HempHtead. had lieen with Doubloday. I'ago H <'ompany about threo years, coming from Clove- land.    He was skilled in the art of Isiok-
taken  to a  largo  front   ixxim,  whore  a Christmas   tree   had   beoq   lighted   and prosentH   x-onslsting    ot    toys,    candy, knitted  ^oods  and  otiier distributed.
'About 150 partlciiiated In this treat, and uome lifty more who hod been at the KIk's distribution ot gifts at Free- port were brought to Red Cross Houso, whero edlldes  were provided.
The ontertalnment was matiaged by Mrs. W. Herbert l-iiton, chairman of the Red Cross canteen work, assisted by. Mrs. Walter Scofleld, Mrs. Perry Rushmore. Mrs. 8. H. Johnson, Mrs. Daniel Sealy, Mrs. Charles Finn, Mrs. George Ireland. Miss Jackson of the Y. W. C. A.. .Miss Jlitchell and .Mrs. James H. Carll.
thero was not enough of tho clann jf work ho laid been accustomed to doing preyed ujion his mind, llo seemed in lothing wore I a happy frame ot rtiind. however, as ho 1 left tho plant Thuraday evoning. He went to a spot a short distance south of Country Ufe station, whore he .sent a  bullet through  his  head.
Mr.  Mnlllaj-d leaves a wifo and tiirac children, one of whom is marrlod.
Justice of the Peace Walter R. .fone.s held a "coroner's inquest yestorrtjiy.
DR. SHDMORE MADE MASTER OF MORTON
ROCKVILLE CENTRE AUXIUARY I RoekviUe   Centre   Member   Gets ADDS TO TEMPLE FUND^      Highest Honor in Masonic
Lodge at Hempstead
Rockvllle Centre.—Tho l.adio«' Auxil- iaiT of the Temple nt Rockvllle Ontre held their semi-monthly mfiotlng on De¬ cember 2'/, Honorary I'rAldont Mra. Stnvenhagen preaidiiig.
The maiiv feature of tho afternoon waa the awarding of the doll, which Mrs. S. Ooldberg donateii, and on which was renlized $107. The winner of the beau- tifuMy dressed lady doll was Miss Kau Kllnkenberg. of fX-oan Side, and It was with a feeling ot prido that she took possession ot hor treasure, upon being notilied that tho coveted prise was hers. Mr. Lamport, of Rockvllle Ontre, and Mr. Hess, of LynbroOk, who both dis- playe<l the doll in their windows, are gratefully thanked for their co-operation.
Card   Club   Winners
The Eighth and Only Eighth Card Club met at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. C. I..ynch, 188 Windsor avenue, Rockville Centre, Wednesday evening, December 29. Favors were awarded to Mrs. Charles Orabau and Mrs. Frank Fack- lltsch.    Refreshments were served.
The big erowtl was well handled by the flne work of tlS) Flre Der>artment. Flre Chief Curley's men In uniform, prevented any accidents from highway traftlc. The commlltee Is enthusiastic In its praise of them.
Dogs' Christmas Party, With Tree, Most Novel Yuletide Celebration
offlce   of   I>r.   Harry   M.   Warner,   who touiitl that the boy was not Injured.
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LeghM to Install OOeerH       ' .
Uockville Centre iPoat. 303, American Legion will meet Monday night. Janu¬ ary- S. In Eureka Uook and Ladder Company's hoadquhrtere to Install oflloorh.
Prepara'tloBB   arc   complete   for   the' . BKNSbltim
annual Kew 'Tegr'a eve cel<!<braUon of Hm ««M«utebi« xwis^wM Alen. IIo'm Company. It will be held In t»ro»» nnd iMwiuua. |ii oomiwny oitancrrt, Friday , evening. [2^^«'^*,„°*,„«^'»i^ "o.-ernhor  Sl , , ,^,ai ifcj I want dtim atata.—Jtd<i.
Tho Job pi-e«se«, t>ower cutter, punch¬ ing and irtitchii^g machines all had tbo on<}«-over, and the poVs know just how they all work.
Nothing more to see upstairs, the bunch deeconded to the hasemdnt. Mies SIttleo   started   tho   ontortalnmeht   by
Jul—JU
rMaaOr.   fer  data
Merrick.—A dogs' Christmas party here was one of the moet Interesting holiday celebrations on  Ixing laland.
MrsL I.. I,. Ixird Is visiting ber dauglAer Bessie at Baltimore. In con¬ sequence, her housekeeper, Mlse Kate Moran, has been \-ery lon^y. While particularly lonely, one day laat Week, «he spoke to Beanie, the beautiful col¬ lie of the Lord family, something like this:
"Bessie, we are alone; our dear mis¬ tress Is l-n Baltlmor«|. It will be a dull Chriatmaa. Tell you what: I've ;«.n Idea: we'll have a treo and Invite all of your friends to aee Itr'
FoUowing thia Impulse, Miss I^tc wont to Btrch'a store, purchased a tree and thing* to dooorato it wltb, and aurrlod home to oend out the Invlta- tioaa The party was held Batarday afternoon. Doadom wa* well repr^ sented, yed a number of recrets were reeel red. ae In the case of the Mlsaes HesH'    Patsey   (fornwir   Governor    flu)-
aer's dog).    His note of  regret was as follows:
Dear Bessie i
1 am very sorry that I will )^ unable to attend the party; titer mistresses had rather that • I would not accept ^our kind invitation, as they aay 1 might kdl and chew up the company —you aee they have rather a poor opinion of irie.
Thl^nking you for your kind Uivltatk>n and hoping the can¬ dy and "Frankfurters" will be enjoyed.  I am
Youm   lovingly,       ,
PATBKT The moat noted of the dog vUdtors wae the Rev. Utxebraodt's Uttlo dog: he made the moet ludicrous attempt* tO' pull "goodli}*" from \iida Kate'* tree. It takes but Ilttle lo |foaUe people happy, and the dog's party certainly droN-e the spirit of loneltneaa out of kind Miss Kate's, heart.
Hempatead.—Henry S. Skidmore. D.D.S., ot RockvlUe Centre was elected master of Morton Ixnlgo, 63, F. and A. M.. at the annual communication Jlon day night. Dr. Skidmore has passoil through all tho stations ot tho hnlKo an<l now hus roachod the highest honor in tho organizatiou.
Other offlcers eieetod are:
Senior Warden.  W. Herbert I'iiton.
Junior Wurden, C. H. C./Harniti.
Treasurer, Klliott J. Pray.
S«'crotary,   AValter   R.   Junes.
Trustee for thro*- years. Carman R. Lush.
Mr. Eaton was advanced from the station.of Junior warden and Mr. Harms from that of senior deacon. Messrs. Pray, Jones  and  Lush  wero  re-elected.
The reports of the secretary ami finance committee showed the lodgo in flne condition, both numerically nnd flnanclally and thut excellent progress had been mado during the year, Tho mehnbei-ship now iiun^bers 881.
Tho new officers will be Installed -it the communication  ot January  3.
Hereafter the lodge wJII return to the regular Hcml-monthly communications, eliminating the spe<-lals that have been held for two years or moro.
Stated communications will be held this month on January 10, when the Entered Apprentice degree will lie con¬ ferred and on the 27th when the work will lie Fellowcmfl degree.
Supervisor Doughty and
Sheriff Smith May
Have Retrial
Mineola.—A.ssomblymnn Thomas .\. Mi-Whinnoy has hot-n <loarod of tho in- dlclment for conspiracy in connection with Nassau county gambling i-aws. The 'Jdry announced Ils dei-lslon on Tuesday night .-tt court hei-e. In Supreme Court, before  Justice   Young.
When the verdict w-as returned in tho ca.se of .McWIilniiey, fho Jury re |>orte<l It had Is^en unable to agree in tlie ca.ses of Su|>orvl.sor OiHirgo Wilbur Doughty .ind ShorllT Charles W. Smith. The indictment against Posimaster 'l'lioni:is II. l>-Keero, the fourth ottliial on trial, w.is dismissed a w>t>k ago with tho. aiMii-oval' of District Attorney Weeks.
CouitH»'lor Henry .\. I'ti-rhnrt. clilef of counsel for the dofenw, siatiMl at the dose of the trial that ho would make every ilTort to wciire a now trial as soon as posaible.
Distill I .\tfoi-ney Cliarlos R. Weeks s.ild ho imd lioon oblige<l to let n mass of work slide because of thi.s trial, and it was llis intention to clean thai up be¬ fore doing unything else.
The DIslrli-l Attorney said ho had a grand jury in .lanuary. lor which ho must make ready, and thoro are also a number ol' persons awaiting trial, wltoso cu.ses must ho lu-osocutod.
.lustico VoiinK askfMl that dollls^ratlons bo i-PHUini-<l in the cases ot Doughty and .'^inith. s.iying that Iwcauso of the ini- Iiortaiico or the case lie thought it his duty to iisk tlieni lo make anothor at¬ tempt lo roiich a verdict. Befofo rotir- liiK. I'^on-m.iii William A. Isiu'ics asked that Ihe lostiniony regarding tho raiil- ing of Ihe Sluikey gambling establish- ment  lie   reail.
.•\t midnight the Jury camo Into court again, and roporiod that it had Is-en un. able lo roacli a verdict as lo Hie guilt or tnniMonco of  Doughty and,Smith.
Juatice Young then dlsmisAHl llio Jury, saying tli.it tho defendants will bo tried again. It was said that seven mombors of tbo Jury were for acquittal and Ave  for i-oiivlction.
Tlie acquittal ot .McWhinney was re¬ turned at 111.OS. The Jury began its doliboi-atloiiM at 7.45. .McWhinney is n mombor of the Lockwood committee, which is InvostigatliiK the building in¬ dustry. Tho princiimi testimony against him was tliat of .lolin X. Fleischer, asso ciate secretary of the .Vassau County Associ^ition. who suid that tiio Assem- l>l.vman jilTerod him $200 to ceaw tho piibiicatlon of iirtldcs concerninK the activities ot gamblers In Nassau counly. Arguments by counsel for the de¬ fendants and District Allorney Weeks consumed the gienter Jiart of Tuemlay. Mr. Weeks auuglit to show that Mc¬ Whinney, Douglity and SheiilT Hmith i-epealediy exerted influf-nco to protect Nassau coiinty'H gambling institutions. He called sever;il witnesses, who testl- fled that they had conndonco In John N. Fleischer, file state's principal w-|t- nesH, and that they would bellovo him umlei oath. Early hi Iho trial Ihe do. tense brought out the tact that Fleisch¬ er, while pi-actlcinK law in Boston, had been  barred from  the courts.
Counsel for the d<>fenso placed aevei-iil witnesses on the stand, who testifled t»i the character of tho tliree doteiidants. They Included Lieutenant-Oovernor- Eloct Jeremiah Wood, August T. Kelsey, Edward lUx-he. .Morris Craft, lloawoll Eldridge. president of the Oreat Ne<k Bank: Asseniblynian .Nicholas il. Pettle, fi-om tho .Ith Dlslricl ot Queens, and State Senator George  L.  Thompson.
HNDS DONORS' NAMES ON PUBUC MONUMENTS; WANTS TO DO UKEWISE
IIMorlcai   Society   Election
The Nassau'Historical Society lias elected these ofllcera:
President. Jnroes 8. ClotAfy, M. D., Mineola; vlce-prealdent, Frank. A. Coles, Olen Cove; secretarj^, Jeasie Mcrritf, Farmlngdale; treasurer, Georgo D. A. Combea, Rockrillo Centre.
Executive committee. ofHcertf and Henry M. W. Eastman, rUittlyn: J. Carl flchmuck, Jf. D., Lawrence, and F. T Delano. M. D.. Rockvllle Centre.
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Babylon OofeaU Itanpotegd , Hempetead—The Community Mve Baaketball team of B-kbylon defeated the team of Hen^pstead Post, Amerlc«n Legion/at Bahyla«r. on the Community BuUding court, at Babylon, Tuesday ev¬ ening of last week.    The score waa 40
to 15.
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WDI Inatall Om Jamiair 13
Tbi Wonon'a Relief Corpa. Hqnp- «tead, will ho^-o tneullatlon of OOlcora Wednoadoy {afternoon, January 13. airs. Uohr of Brooklyn will he ihe Install¬ ing  offlc<*r.
Hompstoad—In the controversy rel¬ ative to tho Soldiers' and Sailors' Me- morlal. lo lie onn-ted by the Chamber of Commerce In llempstead, ever erwt- ed upon public land bore the name of tho donor. To refute this, the Chain ber of Commerce haa Inspected numer¬ ous monuments and tablets throughout the \iclnlty with  the  following results:
Fraunce's Tavern, o»-ned by the clt>- of New York at Broad and Pearl streets, a tablet hesring the historic teotureK of the building bears Uie inscription that It was placed there by the Spns of th«»  Revolution.
In Battery Park, city of New York, the' statue of Abraham Depuister, bears the inscription that 11 was erected by John   Watts   DepulsUT.
Ffoeport I. O. O. F. lustaNatton
Freeport L<odge No. 600, I. O. O. V.. Will Install tho following newly-eleclod offlcers on January 10: Noble grand. Stephen L. I'earsall; vUV grand, William L. Wiener; right support noble grand. Harry Wailing; left supimrt noU« grand, WlllUun Pearsall: right sopport vice grand, Peter Cokelwt; left mipport vice grand, Mllford VanRlper: warden, Frank Harrlaon: conductor, Frank M. Smith: clutplain. Smith BedeU; recording aacre Ary, D. Frank Seaman: flnancial aee- rotary. WllUam B. Merrill; treaearor, ». F. Shog; trueotea for 3 yearn, Frank M. Smith; pfanlat. J E. ApboU: right Acenu waptpoiier, minton Vfhtllng: left scene ounportor, Albert  K   Whaley.