Nassau County Review 19200423

              Gounty Review
Official Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y^ FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920
VoL XXIIL No. 17
i
ACTIVE YEAR IN NEIGHBORHOOD WORK
Report* of Officers Show Many
Cases That Received Help
and Benefit
The Neijfhborhood Workers, under the able leadership of Mrs. Phoebe A. Scholey, have concluded a most act¬ ive year, and the work of the various oSieera, committees and individual helpers has been most untiring and valuable to the community, as aid was given to a larg* number of cases that otherwise would have been neglected and left to become human derelicta, east acide and shunned by all.
There ia an unlimited field for such •work, in any community, however small. The innocence of childhood, that used to be such a beautiful thinR to behold, has passed into the "things tfaat used to be," and mere children are subjects to the lure of sin.
Besid^ helping those who had be¬ come despondent to a point of com¬ plete indifference, the Neighborhoo<l Workers have spread sunshine among t^e sordid surroundings where the heavy hand of poverty and sickness has laid heavily upon the helpless. They have brought comfort to the sick and joy to the wee pinched faces whose faith in Santa Claus had been
UNITES WITH LEGION
New   OrgraBlzatlon   Needs   Fiaaiieial Help
The American Legion and the Free- port Athletic Association have joined forces in the interest of baseball and will present a strong team playing un¬ der the name of the Legion. In order to effect the needed improvement."! on the grounds, the new organization will need financial help and a drive is being made by the members of the team and those interested. Elwood Myers, who was manager of the old club team, will act in that capacity now, and will receive contributions.
The grounds arc at Grand avenue and Graffin place, which has a cov¬ ered grand stand. The diamond is in first class shape and seats 'will be erected along first and third base lines to accommodate about two hun¬ dred.
Many familiar faces will appear on the new team, such as: Pettit, Ellison,
ELKS CLUB PLANS
AUTOMOBILES CRASH
mm OF EVENTS »*^»"^t/J^n^" **''* **-
American Dance and Dinner
to Clarence A. Edwards
Open Series
-<:	
As the Arabian Nights of old forth- told of Oriental wonders that happen¬ ed in the brief space between dawn and dawn, sb has the Freeport Lodge of Elks instituted a series of forty events, each of which will be start¬ ling and entertaining to the extreme degree. The "Elks have always been to the fore when it came to promot¬ ing good fellowship and good times and the series of forty events will not fall below the standard set long ago
There was an early morning auto¬ mobile accident at tlie corner of Long Beach aven te and Merrick road, Mon¬ day, when a touring car owned by Richard Rogers, of Baldwin, and driv¬ en by Ervine J. Smith of that town, collided with a sedan car owned and driven by Elden D. Cloud of Freeport. Both cars were considerably damaged, especially -the sedan, which was thrown up against a tree by the force of the collision. Luckily neither of the drivers was badly hurt. Mr. Cloud •was cut in the thumb, and the other driver sustained a bruised arm and leg.
The accident happened about nine thirty in the morning, but there was nobody   in   the   vicinity  at  the  time
TRUSTEES FIRM ON GAS CO.'S INJUNCTION
Application to File Bond Re¬ fused—Coal Contract Is Awarded for the Year
by the lodge.
The first of t'h events will be known j and consequently, no witnesses could
as the  American  Ball, Charades  and | be found  who had seen the cars col-
Ncvelties, to be held in honor of the   lide.    The accident was evidently un-
Bedell,  Edwards,   Rollo,  Cheshirr| j 'Jdy   friend?  of  tbe  Freeport  Lodge. I avoidable.
~ ~ Brandes   Diplomacy  at   the   beginning   insures'
Schwab,    Raynor,    Steward,      ^.....v.^.^ , -  ^ - .,    --    --    --^ ^         ' nrt t w r..rmvwm   r\.nr  rtw-trAr\mxw\tt
ant] Johnsto.i. New members who will tho success of the entire forty. Five | "IIAI nWI^ |W\ KrI IlKIl appear on the field arr: Bedell, Phil-i hundred dollars has been voted to thej tltXLiU 11 tiJ Mil khU\j\flt,U iips, Ryan, Albright, Remsen and sev- i committee composed of A. B. Wallace, WITW   Cl IIR'5   ^1 AflAM
eral others. i chairman; G. B.  Hunt, secretary anil llEiff    LiLiUlJ O   kJljUU/\il
Some strong, fast tear* have been i treasurer; E. .\. Spiefjel, G. E. Wheel-1 	
booked for the coming season, among I er and A. E. Harvey, to |e used n the I pj     •  i ¦ir   r»»iUv F1ort<>rl Hoa*!  ''^<'**'
them being:    Flatbush B   B. C, Rich-  pursuit  of  up-to-the-minute  pleasure.  *-"""""  v . i-'<"*cy i^icticu »»«=»"  erything on the market had been felt
The members of the Board of Trus¬ tees, which body met Monday even¬ ing, found themselves in a peculiar situation when it came to the ques¬ tion of the raise ih the rates of the Na-ssatf and Suffolk Lighting Com¬ pany. The Board comprises a group of me^l in whose hands the welfare of the village of Freeport has been plac¬ ed and who have the confidence or the wrath of the public to deal with, de¬ pending upon their decisions in mat¬ ters of public welfare.
George P.  MacDonald, pre-iidenrt of the Nassau and Suffolk Lighting Com¬ pany,  ap^ared  before  the   Board   in person,  to show cause  why  the  Gas Oompany would be justified in raisin the  rate  from  $1.40 a thousand feet, to $1.75.    His statement of the condi tion of the company, due to the pres ent  rate charged  to    the    consumer, hoflred that the increased cost of ev
SERVICE CLUB ACTIVE
VdanUry Committee Holds Mectiaf —To Keep Work Alive
mond Hill, Bushwick, Erie, Brooklyn Blue Sox, Ridgewood Lyceum and other first class outfits. Patrons of tlu" game will see some good, clean :<anir!es of the great An-erican game
''^Sunfie and help in more concrete | «';;}^f''e^j''.^PP^^rt "fthe villaKe is earn-
forms have been the wands that these     ^	
fairy godmothers have waived »ver j j-irippwwxfjfp PAMDI I?T<I?C tbe heads of the sick, the poor and the | f liLEirUIV 1 LUIIlr Ll!i 1 l!o -wayward, and that their work has not | „_,. inirkiTa   aimirni/
bee'n in vain is shown by the reports! RELIGIOUS   SURVEY
that follow. !
Mrs.  Scholey's  Keporl | 	
The needs of those coming under! Meihodist and Catholics In the
the scope of the.Neighborho.ul Work-;     j_^^j  j^  ^^^^ ^^  Number
The second of the forty events will be a beefsteak dniner, given to Clar-j ence A. Edwards, Past Exalted Rul¬ er, as a testimonial of acknowlelge- ment and appreciation of his recent administration and his elevation toi the prc'sidencv of the Village Board o'l
of New Civic Body Organ¬ ized Monday
Baldwin on Record" is the slogan of a new civic organization that had its incofvtion (n the Knights of Pythias " "    " "   ' Monday '   "
ers have been fully met during the payt year. As Acting N'oi'n'tjr Pro¬ bation Officer for FrVcport th.-ie were' boys and yirlg paroled into ny pustwly ; ¦vidio reporled weekip to the .Neigh¬ borhood Workers' oflice, whtrt' the ef forts made to redeem yr.in',' '.iris from Hves of .shame and re.^tore their self- respect resulted in briiiginir many of, them ba<:k as goud inonil)ers of soci-1 ety.
Many cases of babies for adoption
Freeport. tW full stoiy of these ilal|. Baldwin, on Monday evening, events will appear in the' next issue I f«a' and pride were the two dominant ll" The P.evicw ' fa<^to''s nnd the future of the village
'Albin "n. Johnson, the ne* exalted I cannot be anything but bright vihen ruler of the lodge, is bent upon get-'there is such splendid co-operat'o.i ting m.>.r.bers out to th*' meetin-s and I'-'-'ong tho citizens. The meeting was for that reason ha,s starlcl mvsteri-n^ell attended and remarks from the ws proceedings that will maw th.! i^oo^ were terse and to the pomt, show- delinquent from their lairs. -It" is t'"-'J^eP,'nterest m the vyelfare of th.' known as the '-.Mv.^tic Mist of the B. I f^n. From the enthu.siasm display- B.  3.  B.."  and   i,s  composed   cf   such U^'l at  the  first  meeting it is safe to
  I terrifying titles    a.s    "'Sultan    Mush-   Prophesy   that   the   new   organiz'Uior
The first bit ..f work done in Free-   mush."    "Pasha     Meemec,"    "Caliph   will be in the front rank of active bo'l- poit uprfler the direction of the Inter-i Kookkook" and "Rey LaiflafT," not to I'^-s on Long Island before, long church   World   .Movement   is   to  coan-1 forget   the   Oriental   band   under   the
plete a survey of the villa;i'e to learn ! able leader.'ihip Of Drum Maiah C. H., - ,    ,. j   . i   •
Viu relieious'preference of each indi-1 Kerr.     It   is   rumored   that  they  can  town, jsn   elected   temporary   chair \i:iaal.     The   prodigious   amount   of  play   "Dardenella"   and   "Out   of   the! "jan;   his  election   beinu;
Of Members
I>^»(|Vid V. Dailey, who has been vers I prominent   in   the   activities     of     the
I in the executive end of the business, and the inevitable must needs take place, namely, an increase in the charge to the consumer.
Mr. MacDonald said that three iteniK should be taken into considera¬ tion. First, the question of the coal Used in the production of gas, which had jumped from $5.2.") per ton to $9.22; second, the question of oil. which had increased in price from $3.35 to $10.50; third, the ir.crease in the cost of labor. When oil goes up one cent, it makes a difference of a thousand dollars a month to tho com¬ pany. He further stated that no divi¬ dends had been paid to the stockhold¬ ers since 1917 and that he had not tak¬ en a eent out of the company for sal¬ ary or expenses during that time.
If the Board of Trustees, repre-ifi. tng the people of Freeport were   o b ;i.ni, and cling to the victory tbat t'^" present   injunction   againat   the   gas
were given to u...    The_ hrst  instinct  ^^^ ,.,,;^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^-^^ ^ ^^^^„,,
work this has re(iuired will be known I East" simiiltnnoously, without di« by the fact that every house in the'cord. There is much more that is sec village  has  been  called   upon,  and   if i ret, and members are urged to ptten !
orf a girl in such straits i.s to free her self of her baby in order to concea her disgrace. She places the child in an institution if she can where it be¬ comes a public charge, and starts life handicapped  en  account of being de
ami  sometimes  a  third eall has  been i
ni i((-.'.     Ill  a   few   instances   informa- i
^tioii has been refused and thon resort i
h;u-   been   had   to   the   neighbors  who
;caulil  '.generally tell whether the peo-|
^   , .¦ ¦ ., ., ~,       . , , ,-.  «ile were .lews or   Roman  Catholic or'
serted by Us mother.   The girl her-self   protestant and the name and  number !
meetings in larger nuniber.s than evr before.
LIGHTNING PERFORMS SOME QUEER PRANKS
fimls it only too easy to repeat her of¬ fence af^ the road to prostitution lie.^
Ill   tlie (ever)
laniily.     Every   block   of   the 270  blocks   in  the  village  has
open before her If these young moth-; j,^,^.^ ^.^^^^^^ ^.^^j, j^_. , tio„ „f era can .be reache.1 and helped just at ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ j,^,^. ^-^^^^.^ ^^^^^^ .^^ .^^^ the time of their greatest distress and I ,^^^^,,  ^^  g^^,^,.^^  ^^ ^^.^^^ J^ij,
mental anguish, and if they can be ^^,,^^,j^^ ^^ (^^. ^,^,^^ ^j, ^^^ returns' p«!r8uaded to keep their habie.s "nd^,.^ ^^ ^^^.^^, ^^,;^,, the'exception of a care for theni. the dormant mothe. , ^. ^^^ ,^, ^,. .3 j^,^^.^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ love may be developed and the Kirls 1 ^^^^ eompleted but are still in thfe may be saved by the feeble hands ofi^^^j^ ^f \^^^, workers. The figtlPfe^ their helpless children.
Smith   Slreet   House   Struck
and Considerable Damage
to Property Is Done
unanimous. Herman Sessler was al^o eh.-ctei lei: • n,.rary secretary and  treasurer. Uuonsibility of an increased toM
One of the first actions of the new 1 ^,^^ probably larger thanlh body was to ftnd a letter to the Pub-1    ^^   company   desires   to   mike lie   Service    Commission,    protestintr' against   the   new   rate   of     $1.75    as charged   by   the   Nassau   and   Suffolk Lighting C/Ompany.   There was severe criticism on the action of taking awa;- the   express   station   at   Baldwin   and
In response to a call issued by tlfe Voluntary Cpmmittee who have been trying to keep alive the work of the Community Service Club in Freeport. a largely attended meeting, represen¬ tative of twenty-five civic, religious and fraternal bodies of the village, was held at the High School last Fri¬ day evening.
Harold Brown opened the meeting as chairman, Mrs. Agnes C. Earon act¬ ing aa secretary. After roll call of tbe delegations present, a general dis¬ cussion of the need for a community organization in Freeport and tly- scope of its future work was partici¬ pated in by Village President Edwards, Rev. J. S. Gould, Mr. Atkinson of the National Community Council. Mr. Ben¬ jamin Asch, Werner Nygren and oth¬ ers. A motion was unanimouslp car¬ ried that a community council should be organized and that a committee of seven be appointed by tbe chair to frame a constitution and scheme of or ganization to report at a general meet ing on Monday, May 3. to which n'l of Freeport be invited. Benjamin Asch was named chairman of the commit¬ tee, which included Mrs. H. J. Ray¬ more, Miss Edna Hanna, .Messrs. John S. Sumner, George Dubois, C. A. Guil- lot and E. W. Ault.
FIRE COUNCIL OPENS DISABILITY FUND
Part of Foreign Insurance Tax
To Aid Injured Members     ,    ,    ,   .     „     „     ,,   „
£  i-v . . lerland. jr., Mrs. Harold    E.    Ma.xon,
Ot department | Mrs. J. S. Gwathmey, Mrs. George F.
  I Ilasbrouck, Mrs. Jacob Post, Mrs. T.
The first meoting of the Fire Coun- B. (^lark, Mrs. Lr. D. Amerman, .Mr.;, "il was held Friday evening for the I ("hMrles C. Copeland, Mrs E V\. Ault] purpose of organizing and electing of-1 Mrs. E. T. Hall, Mrs. Wallace Post"! ficers. All of the companies were w*ii| Mrs. Thomas Cann, Mrs. J. B. Mack, represented and some important i\iea.--! Mrs. F. C. Young, Mrs. Robert h! ures were adopted and acted upon. I Earon, Mrs. Ben Homan, Mrs. Ham- All of the companies consented to the ilton King. Mrs. Benjamin .Asch. :etention in a disability fund of one- This eonimittee wishes to thank the ;ilf of the two per cent, tax ijue them, local newspaper and the Brooklyn :-m'.unting in all to about $250.    Ex-1 Eagle  for their eo-oi)eration   in  pub-
Y. W. C A. CAMPAIGN WEEK m& $1^.S5
Drive Ends, Bwt Contributions
Are StiD Needed and Are
Being Received
The women's committee of the Y. W. C. A. met TteMday afternoon at the headquartera on Grove street to hear the reporta of the various jom- ' mittees ilppointod for the raising of funds for carrylnar on the local work and for support of the summer camp for girls and ytamg business women. Though the qooU of $2,000 seems very small fo»<a> village that boasts a population of ll^OOO, that amount has not yet been raiaod, and Freeport is about to take a secondary plaee. while Hempstead, Bay Shore and other vil¬ lages with a larjrer quota go "over the top."
If the work so auspiciously begun and already functioning so effectively among the girls of Freeport is :"o continue, the citizens' must respond with their financial support. Though the drive officially ended last week, personal soliciting is still being car¬ ried on by the committee women. No others are authorized to receive con¬ tributions and the public is urged to beware of impostars. One mftn has e.i ready received contributions by say¬ ing that he was making the house to house canvass for the Y. W. C. A.
The committee Is composed of the following women: Mrs. Alfred T. Davison, chairman Mrs;. R. G. An- aorson, Mrs. Avereil Marlow. Mrs. .Arthur P. Davisson, Mrs. David Suth¬ erland.
'¦ompany   hnd   given   them^   then   the],.hiefs   Pear'^nll.  Cozzens and  Randall j licity for the drive; Julius BImlrim for P jaru  woam  aave  i-u  a.-.;.... i ... rc apjioii^'a"!  a eomiiiittee to draft ithe   use   of   his  building  on   itaiiroyd
;.;le.- - th! ncrW
present rate, it means hiiikruptcy forj     (hie' Willian^s wa; instriuted to
The  returns  now  stand: .Methodist  Episcopal   (white) .Vlethodist   Episcopal   (African)
Koman  Catholic	
Presbyterians	
Protestant Episcopal   	
Lutherans  . .
¦'ewi'sh
Much time has always been spent on the neglected children living un¬ der almost intolerable conditions. Fol¬ low me, if you will, for a few minutes into a home where I was called late one night a couple of weeks ago—ba^k off the main road down into a lane across a lot stood a house without a light anywhere in the neighborhood. After calling the elii!(l by name she appeared at the baek door poorly clad. I learned this child's father had left the mother two years ago. The mother was out. I entered the house where this family of five occupied one   ^^^^^^   ^^i^^^^y
rpom.    Two, double beds, a baby car-   ^^  t,,^,   (colored)	
riage   and   k   kichen   SLOve   were   the   .-ongregationalists	
furnishings of th« roon.      l-our small   Christian   Science   	
children were asleep under hlthy bed-   Brethren ding.    I heard a squealin> noise and   Church  of God     _  1_ on inquiring what it wa.s the child told   Quajj^.rg '~"_ "_J
tne in her simple way not to be afraid ; p^^^ Reformed   .II.'..: that It was only the pigs in the clos- ' Freethinkers _
et.    Late    that night I located    the | ^^j^^j^^ g^^      ,.-,•_• the moljher visiting blocks away and  ^^iggi(,„
learne<l of her disgraceful living. This : 'ij„in^g       -
caae   like many others, was reported  Methodist Protesta"nT"
to the Society for the Prevention of | Ratin,ni»iiah
Cruelty to  dlWreri.    These children ro^HJx  Greek TZr:;
¦were removed and placed in an institn- j Universalist
woi*. A.iriTostic .-
The procession of those needing our gaivation   Army'" "I" protection never seems to end-pale-   ojscipies   of   Ghriat-I
cheeked boys kicked about by drunk-' nj^du 	
en   fathers   blue  eyed   girls  rescued | jjone and uiiknowi:...I from haunts of vice, delinquents and defectives have been sent to institu- { 'tions—all have come under the Neigh-1 borhood  Workers' care.
caving considerable damage to gu-en' bzelow are""therefore""not'''qu*ite i ^""''0 at kast. Howard Combes, who complete but will varv but little when |''^¦«"» '»t 24 Smitli street, was in one 01 all is returned, 'i'he work has been!'he upstairs bedrooms planing the drne thoroughly and is as jiccurate "'f jy^^^n the crash came that was a- anv such work that is done volun- f«'t all over the town. Outside of a tarily and without compulsion in the tl'"'''"'^.''''^'"^'"" '" hm hand he saul matter of giving information ean be. I that he had no other ev.denc.' that the
and have it restored.
Many good  8Ug'4restions were made during the courtso of the evening, es- jiecially those pertainin-.? to the condi¬ tion of the roads in the vicinity of the town.     It   was   decided   to  take    the The first thunder ^torm of the sea- j matter up at the next meeting and go son   which   hit   Freeport  oij  Wednes-   into  it fui ther.    The  slogan was en- lay  moming, did not depart without [ thusiastically   received   and   aceeptec'
as official. Those who were Present i ^{(^'"^"^;^""^j^'""^.g'^'*yVr:'j" invite all red-blooded citizens of the | ,^^^ condition, and n.t town who are interested in making their town, TIIE town, to come to the next meetinjg which will be held Mon¬ day evening, April 2fi, at the Baldwin High  School.
1920
181
1908
1026
916
., 51"
406
340
..    20
102
.    80
.    27
25
17
.    16
.    12
7
4 4
4
8 2 1 1 414
bolt had entered his house, but realiz¬ ing that it had been near, he investi¬ gated, only to tind that between tive and six hundred dollars' worth of dam- '.ige hnd been done in less than a min¬ ute. .Ml'. Combes was the only one in the house at the time and had just come upstairs from the kitchen when the lightning struck.
The lightning hit the roof just back of the chimney and tore a large hole in the shingles, splintering the heavy rafters like matches. From that point it spread in every direction, knocking out both the north an dsouth windows of the attic. Traveling along the edge of the roof towards the back of the house, the lightning tore its way dowr the end of the building, ripping out a space of over two feet •wide, the whole height of the building, and entering the ground at that point. Neighbors who were looking out of the window at the time saw a flash of fire in the path of the lightning.
Stranore fr -aks wer'- played in oth^r parts of the hoaae. In one of the up stairs bedrooms a large piece of pin ter was ripped out of the ceiling, and in the downstairs living room, the same thing occurred. A fireplace that had been covered with paper had the paper ripped off into many pieces. All
let- i'il the sia.lie. ! avonue and Main street, where fnuik-
¦fhe riuee clii"f:. Wire appoini^-d  to   furter sandwiches were served "lui-iru-
gas   company   desires   10   miKe   m.w.......t.^n. bids on a chief's car, for whici   the imst week; Mr. Larson of the Hy
was  the warning gi-.en  theni.   •¦ \ pi .On 1   h..,^   been   allowed   "oy  the   df-' ^.Tade    narket,  who  gave  the  iih>  of
Under the presen ctomliticns. ;iow j oartment. Perniissiuii was" granto.' the former restaurant at 4^1 ,VIain applications for service cannot be ril-i Hese Company N'o. 1 to take their ai) :.street; .\Ir. antl Mrs. Rei'lnieytr. for filled, and if the gas com,);iny h'ls to|par[itU'; to the tournaiuent in Green their eu-cperation in the movie liene- continue  serving the  pu^''ic    at    *^^ei-,ic,;t Juno  10. , fit, and the Boy Scout.s for their vahi
able aid on tag day.
The committee women are to h? es- ipecially congratulated for the hnc I work they did!.during the drive, with I particular menqon of Mn. /'"jv.ill i Marlow and Miss Muriel Pitrirk, 1 chairmen of tag day; Mrs. R. C. An- ; ' Miss Ruth Mack and .Mi^-. (icr
i trade .lohnson, chairmen of the .iio\ ic : benefit;   Miss   Margaret  Johnson  nad Mis':   Alice  Haight,  chairmen    f tie
.Strenuous efforts will  be made to try , them.    The company wu'd so..e the I eure  bids ori  p^.inting  hose  vvag^.ns  1
REVIVE RADIO LEAGUE
matter in this way. per..ling the decis ion of the Publie Serviee Coinrai»-n(in which wil! act at an early date. They will file a bond wi'ih the villn^'e and increa.se the cost of ¦ service to $1.75. If the I'ublic Service Cj'.umis.-ion I'ixe^- a rato lower than the ore naniel, ther the gas company will rcfrnd to the consumers. Mr. AlacDonaid stated tha with an abso- a theory. The company was ready <\ncl willing to lay their books and ii;rui^--s bofjAe Ike Commission in order to prove beyond a doubt that'the priee asked fi;r wa- necessary, to keep the company ir. busint
and _.
In an effor tto relieve the congest¬ ed  eondition  of  Main  street,  particu- ' lailv  evenings, a  tommittro   uas  ap pointed   to  interview  aU  of  the   mer chants of thjit s'rect and petition Iliei
l"i!!.T::- Uoard f r tin  relief dcidc"! up-1
'on.
!      ll'e   Ift'.'d _M   t'o.nc'i  is  in-irie  ¦:p
jthe following members:    Chief, '•''. ii. jf.-ankfurter caW.
i Wil'iiam.s.  Deputy Chief;t S.  I).  Smith        'iilili:;nal  rontributlon- and   ider!'.;-
land C. F. Frit'/.; Wardens. Hose 1. Vai- es l.'i'.o been received from Jiicob l'(-t.
Unti.ie   Wright   and   Kilward   Smitb;!Mrs. Lester Tucker, George W. Spring.
j Hose 2, Hamiit.'in King aiid W. B. Co/.- j Mr;. '1 homas Cleverly, Mr.s. L. D. A in-
I/.ens;   ilcse  .?,   1*.   !).  <'oinbs.  jr.,  and j me)man.  Mr. and   Mra,   Martm   Ford
I Samuel  Corlser;  Hose 1. Harry  Chil  | Mrs.   C.   1.   Braith'viraite,   Mrf-   .lidiiin ton and J.P J.  Randall, jr.; Truck  l.iDof.ii, Mr. and Mra. John Goller, Mi;
Clarence Edwards, president of the i (¦   q   j^.jip,.  j^,,,,  jj   r.  iie„,sall;   K:i i W. W. Winship, A. G. Smith, Sinclair
I,' ....      . u"    1 ^     I.   . „,;„„ T.' ^"'*'''^ °^ Trustees, said that the .ludge  ^„^. j   Charles Vogt and .M. T. Bond; 1 Kaynor. J.  D.  Cummings,  Samuel  K.
I'reeport U.reless Fans Preparing lo   had   signed   an   order   against   an   in-5|.,„rol   1, George    (ii.ssell    and   .S.   L.Umrh,   Rosv.tH   Davis,   Mr.  and   Mrs. <.et^)gether                         1 crease in the rate of gas. and that he ! p^,,,,.sall.                                                            Edward   Goldman,   MifsEtta   Johns- did  not  feel that  the  Board  of   I ru.;-;     ,^ eommittee headed by W. B. Coz-1 ton,   Mr   .and   Mrs.   A.   L   Mosbacker, About twenty radio men of I'reeport   tees had any right to allow the com-1 ^p,,^ j^ arranging a departmental din-1 Whi:nev   Van  Wicklen,  C.   E.   Kearn, will   soon   have   a   meeting  with, the   pany to hie a bond, that such action 1 ^^.r which will be held in the near fu-1C.   A.   Ryder,   C.   P.   Smith,   Messrs. viewpoint   of   starting   the   old   radio   would bring severe entieism from theUijr^.                                                                    ' Sch -lidt   Ortell and Gatter club of Freeport, known as the  Nas-; public   at   large.     The   people   appro-1     j^p following officers were elected:!     T!e   report  from   the  drive  .so   far sau Radio League.                                       1 ciale the fact tha-, the gas company is , s;pp,.ptjjj.y    (.    ,)    jvjiles-   treasurer   J  I is ;¦•   fo'lows- Radio   operators   of   Freeport     and   entitled  to a  fair return  on  their in-, j    Randall,   jr.,  chaplain,   Rev.   c' H.i 100 general memberHhln surrounding towns wno are interested,   vestment,  but  that  it  was  up to the   j^jupr:   .surgeon.   Dr.   W    H    Kuncie;! iMovie   beneflt      '^"""f" and  would   like  to  become  a  charte.   court, and not th" Board, to grant the 1,1.1 .^'... ,u. 'vi   v-   ol... .' «  :_'  t:..'. .1....  • "-
Total   7974
I     The total number    of    persons of _.        ,    . ..   iu 1 u     'Whom information has been secured ia  -,vl      --, ,. -..-..u    j-
The  closing  of  the    saloons    has therefore 7948.    That this represents of these places were out of the direct changed home conditions.   The family  the population  of the village is  not Path of tiie bolt, have been well cared for by the wage claimed.    There has been Ts careful
member of the reorganized dub.s are i request of the company. When asked requested to send their name and ad- ] what would happen if the judge's de- dress and description of their set to [ cision should be found to be unjust, Th.jma.s F. O'Brien 19 Nassan avenue, j and overruled, and the company force<l Flr deport. : to sue the village. Mr. Edwards stat-
Just now the propo-sed elub is in i ed that the Board would take that re- need of a meeting place where they ! sponsibility and abide by the decision can hold their meetings until a per-' of the Public Service Commission. The manent plaee can be agreed upon and I gas company had a good case, said Mr. obtained. Anyone who has an old ] Edwards, but under the circumstanc- bam or room that they would lend for | es, the Board could not do otherwise a month can get in touch with the or- j than be firm in their stand, and re- ganization with the organizer men-1 fused the demands of the gas com- K  i tioned above. ¦ \ P«ny.
_-———-->__ ^ir;.^... Mr. Hobson, former chief of the Bu-
RED   CROSS  BUSY ireau  of  CapiUUzation  of the  Public
' Service   Commission   in   Albany,   has
surge delegate  to the  ."V.  Y.  State  .A.-.sotia tion.  C.   B.   Williams;  delegate   S.   .N. V. Association. >S. D. Smith. «
BOY SCOUTS
OMrner, and the only people practically „„^ painsuking work done as can be oat of work at present are those who j^^^ ^ut no claim is made tiiat every- do not wish to work or those who are, ^„^ ^^ ^een listed. It is certein that '"• ,. ™t      «•• ,   I I no Iferritory outside the limits of the
Bureau of War Risk Insurance ap-1 ^i,,^     ^as been touched and not quite pointed your social worker one of the I ^„ ^j^j^ ^^ ^,j^ local  steff  of volunteers^    All cases j     ^ ;, ,,3„ ^^^th not
It -was fortunate that Mrs. (Dombes
that were sent to our offlce were in vestlgated and reported to the Assign ment Division.
Victims Buffering from tuberculoais were suplied with nurses and sent to hospitals when necessary, Mapy com¬ forts were administered and milk sup¬ plied daily. I report with delight the opening of our CJounty Tuberculosis HoapiUl after April 16. The Sanitar¬ ium is of a modern type, with Dr. A.
J. Davis as superintendent. , newcomers and map> who have been
_.     ., . ..    V.    j"\?r"  • ,:   j^ere longer but have'Tiot made them-
The Neighborhood Workers gave to 1 s^,^^  k„„^.n to any    of    the    local the needy of the  village    the    best' churches.
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noting that a com¬ paratively small number have re¬ turned for themselves no niligioua preference. Many of the number in¬ cluded in the 414 liated as "none and unknown" sre tbose of whom no in¬ formation cou'd be secured from the neighbors. All thnt could be returned •.fas "unknown."
The> pastors are delighted with the new Opportunities that these cards are giving them for approach to many
and the family -were not at home at the time, and also that Mr. Combes had just left the kitchen, where the greatest damage was done. He is covered by insurance.
MINSTRO, SHOW
Members Keep Eaay Knitting, Thowgh I ««>"« f^y^"" the books of the gas eom- War Is Over ' P*".^ thoroughly, and found that on a
  j basis   of   investment,   the     company
o.        ^,     £    ,.  _* 1    .  i-» * u     4.U   ' made .8 of one per cent, in 1918 and .6 ^•l"*.^!!*^^"*^ f^. J**li^*f]**,^.i^^ j of one per cent  in 1919.    Mr. Hobson.
Christmas in the history of the or ganization. The publie were very gen¬ erous with donations. Many cars were loaned for the distributing of the stockings and dinners. There -were many amusing incidents—one boy ask¬ ed his father if I was Santa Claus' mother. The churches and private in¬ dividuals gave liberallp.
Upon request, a report wat made up of the work done for the schools and sent to Dr. Dean, the miedical inspec¬ tor. Miss Harrinifton, the school nurse, had her own health crusade, which has been earried on in the schools. The Red Cross Dental clinic held in the schools have taken care of tfce chiWren. The school children have been if iwi malted milk, clothos and ||||iU«d with sewing materiala, tooth brushes ami new irubbeni. »me bn^raau tent at the Mine- WM fttted np xnth comforta-^ ^'(Continued on Page 3)
GIRL WINS EAGLE MEDAL
Freeport Club to Entertain oa  April 3l)th With Local Talent
Freeport Branch, American Red Cross, has sent in the following finished arti¬ cles: 34 men's heavp sweaters, 16 children's sweaters, 9 mufflers, 8 large shawls, 16 pairs children's stock-
{ings, 2 pairs socks, 1 helmet, 2 baby blankets, 46 property bags.    Merrick
! helped appreciably, especially with the
I heavy sweaters.
The need for more articles contin¬
ues.    Plenty df wool can be found aU ^^^^^ that the facta should be placed
Back to the days when Primrose and West stalke^ grandly at the head of a monster street parade, with fa'wn colored coata trialing in the breeze; back to the days when Neil O'Brien and Lew DoclB^at^er made merry from back of the burnt cork line; such will be the atmosphere of the Preeport Club on Friday evening, April 30, when thq members of that live organ¬ ization will assemble behind the glar¬ ing footlights and.deal out 'witty local- i.snii. upon the head of the innocent by- stand ;?r.
Zi Ila  Holady Geta Bronze Token for i   . Sev««' years ago the club gave a
J .^^   <».   jinijjar show with specialties and fea»-
Eaaay on Army ; ypgs that proved to be most ent<?rtai«-
ing, but ^he forthcoming performance
The War Department recently con- j will exceed all other attempts by sev-
ducted a prize essap conteit ou the | eral degrees of par excellence.
subject of "The Benefits to be Derived from Enlistment in the' Army," among all the public' schoola in the four countiis of Long Island. The students who won the gold, silver and bronze medals are all noted for their scholar¬ ship.
The bronze medal was won by Zelbi Holaday, a Fre*iport girl who is in the graduating class of Public School No. 9. Miss Moloday has received a matk of AA, the highatt posaible, ever since she onteMd ui« panlk achool and bax never been Iftte. She ex.i>ec;ts to enter the FreepW£
Werner Nygren, president of tiw club, will act as interlocutor, dbly abetted a'lid assisted by a front row orf sueh gleaming satelitos as: H. F. D. Kelsey, H. .A. Starr. R. D. Randall, George McCord, E. J. Keogh, Jr^, H. J. Humphrey, George Baker and "t. J. Spenee, jr., and a company of local artiste who will keep the avcning live¬ ly Crom the opening chorua until the closing bars of thi: fast son?
llie show haa br^n eoerhed by John L. Garoerotfa and no wotlt has boen soarad in order th-*! *h'j affair mav he
the home of Mrs, Arthnr P. Davisson, 32 North Ocean avenue, chairman of the knitting committee. It is sug¬ gested that all who know how to knit get wool and start something, if only for pick-up work and continue knit¬ ting on the summer vacation trip.
 4 _ -^
INTBRCHURCH DIRECTORS
The following names are the local people working on the Friendly Citi¬ zens' Committee of the Interchufch World Movemoht in Nassau County. Dr. J. Carl Schmuck, La'wrence; Rev. C. H. Johnson, Rockville Centre; Uev.
who was present, stated that it was infinitely more important to give ser¬ vice to the present consumers and new ones, than to torce the company
to the wall.    The court did  not real-  ,     n      u n   ^       *      . i» the financial condition of the com-  »>' Po.na'd Bowne, fourteen years old.
Donald Bowne Wins Medals for .Army EsHsy
Th elast regular meeting of the Scouts WHS held Tu*>day evening, April 13th. in the parish house, at which time Second (T'lass Scout Rob¬ ert Miller was advanced to Patrol Leaderj and Second Class Scout How¬ ard Bartow was advanced to Assist¬ ant Patrol Leader of the Pine TVee Patrol.
The result of the National Essay Writing Conteat, held by the Recruit¬ ing Publicity Bureau of the United States Army, on the subject, "V^Tiat Are the Benejits of an Enlistment in the United States Army?" was given under the supervision of M. E. Pow- < Uj nrincipal of the Merrick Gcammar School and the fourth honor was won
pany at the time the in,junction was issued and under the conditions of new building going on in the village where service will be called for. it was only
a pupil of that school, who competed against a larce field. Master Bowne is a Scout Underfoot, and scribe of the troop. In the competition were schol¬ ars from well known schools all over Ixmg Inland and New Yoiis City. The presentation of the trophy, which is a medal, will be in the 23ra Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, at a date to be announced later. The next meeting of the Scouts will be Tuesday, Apri! 27th.
GRASS FIRE SPREADS
A   grass   fire   started _Tuo»day   at noon in  the lot at the comer of Co¬ lumbus and Seaman avenue.'..    For a that inasmuch as the Board had been  fime "t was feared that the houaea on active   in   obtaining     the     injunction  t"^ comer might cateh. but the flames "-.  ag»in.st  the companv,  it  would be  «I ""-re  quickly  put   out   without  doing
G.     G.     Bronson,     Woodmere:     Mr. 1 violation of their trust to grant their j any aaniagg.	
Hempstead,   Inwood;   D.   S.   Wooley, demands.      They     would,     however. I coal at  the contract price of f4.75 a Manhasset;  Robert Seaman, Jericho;   instruct the village counfel to cooper- fton, F. O. B. mines, and it'was voted John   L.   Child,   Floral   Park;   E.  M.jjte   with   the  gas  company's  counsel, by the.Board ti accept the t-rms. said Barley, Westbury; Rev. R. Haggertj>. for an early hearing of the facte and j contraj^t to run until April 1921. Rockvilie   Cen^re;^ Rev^     Steinbicker,! an adjustment of the present difflcul-j     Road    Commitisioner   'Williams   ap-
before the proper authorities as soon as possible; because otherwise the summer work planned by the compony would probably have to be aband¬ oned. There were two questions to decide Mr. Hobson said, whether it were best to serve a few people at the present rate, or te serve more by al¬ lowing the gas company to continue.
Summing up, the Board of Trustees keenly er.preciated the present difli- cnlties  of the gas com]nnp, but felt
Tag day Frankfurter sail*' Contributions  	
Total   	
tido.dd
106.34 , 411.611 67.62 .662.00
41,387.55
Baldwin; R. F. Day. Inwood* E. E, Trafton, Qreat Neck; W. Dalziel Bell¬ more; Fountaine Taliaferro, Hieks- '.ille; J. E. Harrison, Farmingdale; Mrs. C. E. Mills, Seaford.
I .0. O. F.
Freoport Lod^e No. 600, I. O.-O.F., has accepted an invitation from^thc Rev. E. A. Burnes, p«»tor of the Meth¬ odist Church, to axtend divine services ne-xt Sunelay eveniasr, .\pril 25. It ia tbe dcwre that every member mal^e an extra effort to atten<2. Eindljr taaat m. sharp.
ties.
'W. P. Brown came before the Board with a statement that the village fat es sn imminent coal famine. There is a limited sui^ly on hand, and the fact r.httt comparatively llttJe coal is beinfc n-intfi forces ihe cf«I comj^nies to re¬ fuse nev- business.
H. B. W. Haff of No. 1 Wall street.
peared, to state that he could not hire t^ams to work on the road at the present rate being paid them, and il was voted by the Board that he be al¬ lowed to hire teams at the lowest pos¬ sible rate, in order to cor.iplete the present work on the roads.
In the matter of the soii'; brought sgainst the  villa¦¦'o  for injuries ans-
EXPECT 300,000 BU YIELD W^POTATOES
Crisis Due To Strike Now Be¬ ing Mastered—Seed Trains Now Arriving
.Mlmoln (Hpp^^>_Wh..n the nnem niilrorfd Htrlke tied up freight inwrn * IM>rfaUon. It looked a« If th- potato acre SKo of r^njf Island would be rtreaflv itf^rt-aatHl. Wh«. the strike .turte.i. loNM than sa per cent of the require MotHio 8eed was on the inland. Tlu- matter wa, lakmti up by the Nasw... < ounty F^rm Bureau, nnd that organl ""^""1- '^"" ** '"n<tton In  tho .tIhIh
K y. TItus, pnaldeiit of the bureau. Wfw ln»trum,-ntal in aHtIn* 20 can. fjl """"^ *• the Mand iN-fore th." strike WHI. .ettled. Ralph I't-teru. pr«.l d-nt of the l^a, irtand ItuilroHd Co.. and hl» wbonlMUwi. au ,hWr utmfM.1. <.t the requ*a oTMc, TltUM. an.l ll wna ihrouKh thair eAarta that the .Itu.,- tlon wa» mvmA "Today aetttl b. arrlv ma ln large ^uaauttea at the v«rlouK r-Ulroad rtatlons M.r tbe farming .om munltlea of th«- county
lit-altlen the dally arrivals of s.»e.l. amounting to about to eorn a Aay, th* offlcial. mentJonwl have arranned for a speclHl aeei potato tn..,i of 311 ,an» of H.-od potataiw, whl*-h are now en route from Malm., The tmin la due a. Thun day ot thl» wsefc.   rhmaa U cars, hold
i"" ,?.•"?*¦•*• '^   *»••»««  «n-el8  or vuJ'   *   ' ¦*  wflteW-nt to plant ubout -««0^«o««  ana Oaa yleli, it „ tavtir.ti,:.- follows, will b« around aoo.MN)
huiihela
Both   prort : eonnUler M, for his won strtkf  developM
iiinerH   i-h 11
liettet:ii-liir
¦ whle tl t*i<'
New York, said that  Inrge premiums I tiined to e child last Jtily, when a boy
were being paid in foreigi! orders and such wooU be the caa? for several yaaxa to corao, aeeordbiir to tha pres¬ ant OQtIook.   Hia eciBtjNmy wiu in a
poaition  tu famish  thi TJSi
^*r^
with
came in t:ontaet with a live wire that waa dangOing over tfae street, the Btiard deeided to ratairi aasociate coon-
«el on the caae. and nanie<1 Co/ii-o^ U Lev
PROPOSES BtmiiB FOB SOLDIERS U^'^n^"'   '•^   Bacbarach   of
^,?~r'°5S&\'S«S'L-
engaged krr;-711!?*  "r™Pr nmef legislation.
good  imwiwtc*. rWc."    Mr. Eschar- ach'.  pi«» WBI be disotaMNi by the
oomnuttMt^ tOffdtiti-r  wttfc   «»*. larga