South Side Messenger 19120426

              Supreme Court Jurors Athletic Meet Saturday
Big TroUey Hearing at Freeport
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER. FREEPORT VILLAGE
Vol 4, Number 40
Every Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y.. FRIDAY. APRIL 26, 1912
$1.00 Yearly, Single Copy S Cento
Merrick
Cooley Confirm^
as Head of Schools
Election of Nassau County OfBeials
Questioned by a Director—State
Department Acts
A deciaion of the  Board  of  Educa¬ tion   of     the   State   of   New   York filed    in     tho    county   clerk's  office at Mineola dismlBBing the appeal taken Houfe.    The   Boys'   Club   meeta    on | by Charles F.   Smith   of  FarminRdale
Servicea at the Cburch of tbe Re- daemer Sunday, the third after Easier, at 7:80 and 11 a. m. and 7:80 p. in. Celebration of the Holy Communion at tbe early aervice. Morning Prayer and aermon at the 11 o'clock aervice. The Sunday School meats in the Parish House at 10 a. tn, Tbe Woman'a Auxiliary meets each week on Thurs¬ days at 2:80 and the Junior Auxiliary ench Saturday at 2:30   in   the  Parish
Bellmore
Wednesdays at tbe cloae of school The cooking achool holds ita last ses¬ sion for the season tomorrow. A cor¬ dial weclome is extended to all to at¬ tend the aervices and engage in the work of this church.
C. D. Harvey and family are occu¬ pying tbeir home here for the season or, possibly, only until they rent.
Rev. Wm. H. Littebrandt waa ni attendance at the Conaervation Con> gress of the Men and Religion Move¬ ment (as a regularly accredited dele¬ gate) which waa held In Carnegie Hall, Manhattan, April 19-24. This was a wonderful congress. There were 1838 delegates preaent from all over this country and Canada representing 468 cities witb representatives from abroad. Mr. Littebrandt reporta that every man who attended grew aix inchea during the week. Great things are confidently expected from this movement for men, religion and the church.
Richard Kent and family will re¬ turn to Meirick for the summer next week.
Singie copies of the Messenger can be had at William Wolfe's drug store, Bellmore, L. L at 5c each. tf
M. Karp & Son will hold a grand opening sale of clothing, dry goods, etc., at their new store on Bedford Avenue commencing Saturday, April 27, and continuing for 14 days.
Tbere will be a grand dance at Smithville South Fire Hall on Tuesday evening, April 30, to be given for the benefit of the Bellmore Catholic Church. Tickets are on sale at '<i5c each, a good supper will be served, and good music will be furnished for dancing.
Don't forget the annual school meet¬ ing of the district at the school house on Tuesday evening, May 7, at 8 o'clock. See their adv. in anotljer column.
to the election of Ur. James S. Cooley as school superintendent of the towns of North Hempatead and Oyster Bay.
The superintendent was formerly the school commissioner for the County of Nassau and when ihe law was changed putting the two towns in one "district he was a candidate for the new place. The choice was to be made by the school directors of the two towns, two from each.
Charles E. Smith of Farmingdale and Ur. James E. Burns of Glen Cove were the school directors for Oyster Bay and Eugene V. Dentnn of New Hyde Park and John C. Baker of Great Neck were the directors from North Hempstead.    Tneae   latter    directors
are Repub^ans while the directors j Mrs. E. K. Wilhelm's dry goods aad from Oyster Bay are Democrats, and hilllinery store is a very attractive there was for a long time  a  deadlock j place.    She reporta busineaa good.
as the   directors   divided  'on \trictly | 	
Peter Johnson's new   house   on   St. Mark's Avenue is being  rushed  along
Are Floods Increasing
Figures of the United States Geolo¬ gical Surrey Indicate Cost of Flood Destruction
Freeport
Wantagh
Single copies of the Messenger can 0" Friday night the Chriatian Bri¬ be secured at Greenblatt's news store'deavor Society will hold a social in on Railroad Avenue or Kiefer's, Main j the Parish Honse instead of tha Street, Freeport, L. L tf    ; regular meeting.
X.he present disastrous floods  of  the . Mississippi River and   the   inundation
Miss  Edna   Eldridge,   daughter   of      There will   be  regular   services  in Mr. and Mrs.   John K. Eldridge,   who, , the   Memorial   Church   next   Sunday ofthe  surrounding   lowlands   through j as told in last week's   Review, was in-; morning and   evening.    Morning  sub- improved  ject, "The Way to True   Happiness."
the breaking of the levees  suggest the | jured whle  out driving, has inquiry : Are floods   increasing   in   the I gufficiently to be out again.
United States?    Present conditions are I 	
admittedly most unusual, floods of both j Last Thursday evening Freeport the Ohio and Missuuri Rivers swelling i Lodge o^ Elks initiated twelve more the already heavy flow of the Missis-I candidates, making the total member- sippi itself, and this has created what ahip 299: Otto N. Ni.'son, jr., and will probably pass down in history as ; Austin P. Ellison, Freeport; Dr. the worst flood cf the Mississippi sTnce | George E. Travis, Emil Kaiser, Isidor the settlement of the country. | Neugebauer,   Rockville  Centre;   Wil-
Precipitation—either Brow or rain—| liam T. Hutcheson, Michael F. O'Mal-I must ultimately take two courses, > ley, M. J. Culldii, Arthur W. Kdgar, ! either along the surface of the   ground , Hempstead; George   A.    Hill,   Ocean
Evening subject, Life."
"The   Loneliness  of
Mrs. James M- Seaman-entertained the members of the King's Daught^i Society on Tuesday afternoon.
Burt Jay Humphrey, County Judge of' Queens, delivered an interesting lecture in the Parish House on Tues¬ day night on the subject of "Some of the opportunities of a Parish   House."
directly into water course or   into   the'Side;   Edward   Gleste,    Lindenhurst;: The lecture   was   thoroughly  enjoyed
Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Skou enter¬ tained Mrr. Skou's mother, Mrs. Ben¬ jamin, and the doctor's sister and brother-in-law, of New York City on Sunday.
Tbs large aocond-hand bolt eta weighing over Ifi tons^ach were un¬ loaded here this week from Eaat New Yoik for the Brooklyn Water Works. One has been removed to the station midway between here and Bellmore and the other will be used here.
The Annual Convention of the Dio¬ cese of Long Island will meet in the Cathedral, Garden City, Tuesday, May 21, at 10:30 a. m.
The girl's quartette of tbe Cburcb of the Redeemer will sing in the church on Sunday night. The quar¬ tette consists of the Misses Pauline and Mildred Hill, sopranos, and tbe Misses Cooper and Thann, altos.
The choir of the Church of the Re¬ deemer will enjoy a trip to the circus, Barnum & Bailey'a, at Jamaica, to¬ morrow.
Harry R. Zeiner bas purchased the house formerly owned by Mrs. Morti- ker on Smith Street adjoining the property of Aaron Carman.
SCHOOL NOTES.
The school had an attendance of 95.2 per cent last week.
Two new pupils were enrolled in the ¦chool last week; John Wood and Margaret Wood.
' Charles Bloemer, the elocutionist, gave a very enjoyable program in the school Tuesday evening.
Arbor Day, exerciaes will be held by the school on Friday, May 3. The exercises will be held in the morning at 9:30. An excellent program has been prepared and all are cordially in¬ vited to attend. I
On the afternoon of Arbor Day, the school will visit Wantagb, when the Athletic Club will play a game of ball i with the club of the Wantagh school.
Supt. W. C. Mepham visited the! ¦chool on Monday afernoon.
party lines. It wai finally announced tbat the Democratic County organiza¬ tion did not intend to interfere in school matters and Dr. Burns then yoted for the Republican candidate, Dr. Cooley, who wa^ declared elected. The meeting at whicb the superin¬ tendent was elected was called at tbe residence of Director Baker and it was to this that Director Smitb objected, as he'questioned the legality of the call of the meeting and the matter was taken to tbe State Department with the result that the election of Dr. Cooley is confirmed.
Long Island Regatta at Long Beach
Notwithstanding strong opposition put up by the Flushing clubs, the Brooklyn rawing organizations won their fight on the question of time and place for the annual Long Island re¬ gatta of the association, held at tbe Crescent Athletic Club in Brooklyn.
The regatta will be held July 27 at Long Beacb.
Some of the differences which have so long existed between tbe opposing factions were wiped away by the elec¬ tion of a Flushing man to the Presi¬ dency, to succeed Dr. R. J. Bell of the Otescents, who has held tbe position for four years. The new incumbent, Robert Pelton of the Seawanhaka Row¬ ing Club, was the originator of the Long Island Rowing Association in 1885. With one representative in ex¬ ecutive oflice re-election to the vice presidency,   the  office   going to H. J.
and Mr.    Johnson   intends   having  it ready to rent this summer.
by all.
The annual school meeting will be held in the school hoose Tuesday even¬ ing, May 7.
ground by percolation, with subsequent' Louis Zwerlein, Manhasset. discharge into the rivers   by   seepage. —Observer.
The water which causes floods   is   that 	
part of the precipitation which ia not | Tne lecture given by Harry W. absorbed into the grojnd and which | Jones, pastor of the People's Church of therefore must flow along   the  earth's   Valley Stream,    and formerly chaplain |
surface. of  the   U. S.    Battleship   Texas,   on       Under the auspices   of  the   Ladies'
According to M. 0. Leighton, ch'ef "The Thrilling Experience of a Naval Aid Society the Philomel Quartette of hydrographer of the United States Chaplain in Time cf Peace and War," 1 Freeport will give an entertainment Geological Survey, in Water Supply under the auspices of the local Lodge ! in the Parish House next Tuesday Paper 23, wbich conialns papers on of Elks, drew a big crowd, and the lee-1 night. This quartette has earned a the Conservation of Water Resources, ' ture was interesting. The local D. B. good reputation for giving a fine en- "there are five classes of agencies or P. Mott Post, No. 327, G. A. R., were . tertainment and a good audience is ex- conditions    affecting     the     flow     of   the guests of the Elks for the evening. [ pected.
streams.    The first is  climate,   under ~~"—" 	
whijh are comprised rainfall, evapora- i     The Musical   Club of Union  College .     Mrs. Emma V. Ohm, wife of  Philip
  i tion, temperature, wini and humidity. | gave a concert in Sigmond Opera House   h. Ohm, died atfer a  brief  illness  on
Motorcycle Officer Otto Pavne of Although these are exceedingly vari- las'Fri'^ay evening. The evening's j Sunday morning of heart failure. Baldwin was in in the vMnge this able from day to day and from season j entertainment consisted of singing i Mrs. Obm leaves besides her husband, week and gave  warning   to   or   three I *o season, the observations  tbat  have ; and banjo selections  and those who at-1 two sons, Fred and Howard.    She waa
young men abont riding motorcycles at a reckless speed. ;^
Mrs. Emma V. Ohm, wife of Philip H. Obm, a furmer resident and grocer of Richmond Hill, died at her home on Belllmore Avenue Sunday morning at 6:30 o'clock from erysipelas, which was complicated by heart treuble. Mrs. Ohm, waa born at Lyons, N. Y. forty-six years ago. She is survived besides her busband, by two sons, Frederick and Howard; two brothers and one sister. The funeral services were held at her late home on Wednes¬ day evening. Rev. Thomaa S. Braith¬ waite, pastor of Wantagb Memoiial Church, ofiiciating. Interment was at Pine Lawn Cemetery Thursday morning.
been recorded indicate that a period of   tended were well repaid, years embraces all conditions,'so   that; ~ |
ttw mean of them may be considered ^ rummage sale will be beld on j fairly constant. There is very little I Friday and Saturday of this week, af- ; evidence, excepting special areas, that ! 'ernoon and evening, in the  store, cor- j
Advance Hook, Ladder and Engine Company held a special meeting on Monday evening, when the matter of building a new truck house was talked over, but no action has yet been taken. The company intends building a large brick hall on Grand Avenue to cost about $8,00a
reveals any progressive and permanent change in climatic conditions. The second agency is topography, and the third geology, both of which may be considered absolutely stable. The fourth is surface vegetation, which in¬ cludes forest cover and cultivated land. The fifth consists of artificial agen¬ cies, such as storage reservoirs and drainage, which produce rapid and marked efTects on river discharge.
"When tbe physical conditions on the drainage areas are summed up, the one great change that haa oeen pro¬ duced in the vegetative conditions is the reduction of forest area. On some of these drainage areas it has occurred by slow progression and on others more rapidly. It is certain that in some areas this forest cutting bas caused barren conditions because the land was of such a character that after
a member of the Memorial Church and was a woman of lovely character and Is mourned by a large circle of friends. The funeral was held at her late home Wednesday   night,   conducted   by
ner of Merrick Road and Main   Street, i Rgy. t. S. Braithwaite, the interment There will be some geod clothing, also  bei „    Thursday    morning.    The
a good bed and   a   baby   carriage  for i Messenger extends its sympathy to the
^° ®'   i bereaved family.
Harold Schuhmacker, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schuhmacker of Wallace Street, died Sunday from infantile convulsions. The funeral was held Monday from Fulton's Chapel, Rev. Charles Herbert Scholey, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiat¬ ing.
The Helping Hand Circle is prepar¬ ing to give an entertainment in the Parish House on May 7th for the bene¬ fit of the beating plant for the build¬ ing. The entertainment will incude a comedy entitled "Tom's Fiance."
Smithville South
A pretty wedding took place in tbe Episcopal Church of the Transfigura¬ tion Saturday when   Miss Mabel   Hall j  ¦
of Decatur Street, Brooklyn, and sister i     At the last dance given by the Inde-
of-   Mra.   Charles   Reach   of  Wallace I pendent Willing Workers in Firemen's
Street, was married to Francis   Feffer I Hall, several of the youths from neigh-
of New York,   by the rector.   Rev. A. ! boring villages amused themselves   by
W. E. Carrington. ; tampering   with   the   automobiles  of
The church was decorated with palma | some of tbe patrons and   in  otberwiae
it was relieved of forest  protection   it j and lillies and a number  of friends  of j interfering with the pleasures   of  tbe
eroded easily and   its  productive   por-! the couple witnessed the ceremony.       i evening.    It is quite probable  that  if
,,,„,.      ...   tions were quickly   swept  into  water-1     The maid ot honor   was   Miss   May I the ofTense   is  repeated  some  of  tbo
The   Bellmore   Baseball   Club  will   courses. Stringer  of Flatbush,   while   Eleanor  goilty     ones    will    have   to  answer
open the season of 1912 on   Sunday af-      "Summarily, therefore,   it   may   be ! Hayward, the little five year old niece ' charges before a Justice of tho  Peace.
ternoon on   the   local  grounds,   when | stated  with   confidence  that   the    in-j of the bride, was fiower girl.    Stephen I The place for these   young   people  to
they   WiM meet for the   first time   the  crease in flood tendency shown   so  un-! Buchan   attended the   groom   as  best j^oy themselves is inside the hall, not
strong   Brooklyn   Blue   Sox   team of  mistakably is due in by far the largest i man. outside destroying property.
Brierly of the Brooklyn Rowing  Club.   Brooklyn.      hither   bam   Seaman   or | measure to the   denudation   of  forest i     Miss   Hall was given  away   by  her 	
T. J. Brennan of Ravens^ood   was re-! Amos Baldwin will do the twirling for , areas. brother. Charles H. Hall, and tbe ush-!     Henrik G. Hahkonen, aged 22 years,
elected secretary-treasurer. | the locals, while Ld. bmith or bchneid- j     -a complete census of flood damages  ers   were   R. J. Carpenter,   E.   FefTer ! a sailor by occupation, and a native of
The events   decided   upon   for this  er  will   wear   the   Dig   m.t.    Frank ' for any year or   series   of   years   has ' and S. W. Corse. ! Finland, died Saturday at the home  of
never been attempted, but a few years I     During    the   wedding   Charies   H. I his sister.   Miss  Nellie  Ozala; inter- aeo the United States Geological   Sur- i Reach, organist and choirmaster at the! ment in Greenfield Cemetery.
vey made inquiry of all the railr lads of Cburch of the  Ascension at  Rockville ' —.  .^
the   United   States   concerning   flood | Centre, presided at the organ and a full | losses   during   the     period     January i choir sang the wedding music. I
1, 1900, to   August,   1908.    The   rail- j     The couple started on a short honey  j
year's regatta were as follows: Juniorj Hunt, who has played with the local single sculls, junior single gig, junior i team for a number of years, has given four oared shell, junior double sculls, j "P the game. His place will probably intermediate 8ini!;le sculls, junior four- be fi"ed by a Freeport man. The oared barge. The last event is condi-! Kan^e «" Sunday will start at 3:30 tional   to there being   three   or  more ! sharp.    The boys ask for the generous
support of the basbeall fans   of   Bell-
Hempstead
entries. i support oi me uasoeaii lans   oi   cen-1 mads were selected   for   this  purpose 1 moon   trip to Atlantic City  and  other
In addition to the   above, a race for ! more   and    promise  some   interesting   because it is well known that they are, i points of interest and   upon   their  re- twelve-oared cutters from the five divi ! games this summer. I by reason of their location and extent,   turn   will reside at Val Halla,   N. Y.,
sions of the Brooklyn Naval   Militia ia ¦ ,.„„.,,,«, „,^^fi„„. „f tu^ n„ii . i '"bject  to f^r   greater   damage   than ' during the summer,   and  in New York
being considered by the committee.       i T,A.f,,3 A„T^to "l°LnL u"T^^ ; any other single interest,  and   it   was ] City during the winter season.
Town Board
At the regular meeting of the Town Board Monday afternoon all members were present witb tbe exception of Justice Neu, who was away on a trip for hJa health.
Tbe Board voted to accept the bid of the Nassau A SufTolk Lighting Com¬ pany for lighting the South Hempstead Ligbting District and the contracts for 10 years were executed. Tbe bid was for $29.60 per lump per year.   It called
,         Ta™S A%X!SoViiirL^hddTt i ''"y °t^" "'"«'« '"'"««''  ""d   it   «»« ,.The regatta will he in  charge of the  jf^^^^^^r^nM^lT^Zld^ evening  "^^^ved that from the figures   ao  pro- executive  ofhcers, together   with  the. ^t 8 o'clock   sharp.     All  residents  of  ^"'ed a fairly representative  basis  of ^following   represenialivea    from    the i the village, whether taxpayers or  not,   estimate might be obtained, rvarious   clubs: A     Hariibardt, Ariel;   are invited to be  present  and   discuss |     "The following table  gives   tbe   re- !r nklyn;    R. J. Bell, ¦ the water propositions. 1 suiting estimates from   1900   to   1908,
K  Hv,    Flushing;   C.I ~  j inclusive:
j On Mav 1 a pleasing comedy is to be I given at Loretto Hall by tbe Daugbtera I ot Isabella. The cast will be a good I one.
H. J. Brierly, I Crescent; G. L. W. Roppiecht, Seawanhaka; C. ¦runa: T. Clear Dunn, Sheepshi Ravenswood d> ' later.—Owl.
On Saturday afternoon. May 4, tbe pupils of Miss Georgia Adams are to give a violin recital   at   St.   George's
N
Surroga    v Court
During tbe p
for   the company to furnish and  erect: following estat
iron lamp posts, connect with gas maina and furnish all appliancea for an all night, four thouaand hours sched¬ ule. The lampa are to be not less than eighty candle power.
Tbe application or petition of tbe residents of Merrick aaking for tbe formation of a water diatrrct for fire protection waa received and a bearing on the matter will be held in the Merrick fire ball on Satutday, BCay 4, at 2 o'clock. It waa ordered advertised in tbe Review, Sentinel and Obaerver.
*'l saw H In tk* M««s*ng«r"
office of Surrop
Albert E. F. i March 22; leav real and $560U t
Eliza West, V 1911; estate, $1< •onal.
Charles H. I 26; eetate, $6i sonal.
Chriatina S. W J., March 12; c~ $600 peraonal
Amanda Peru ary IS; eatat 140,000 peraoi'-a
ilus; L.   Brown, I     Carol Roland, son of Mr.    and   Mrs.' Montamus,    Va- j Charles Anderson,   died at his home in i Year :ihnetah;   W. J. i Smithville   South on Tuesday,    in  hisj <y,   leaving  the i sixth year. >
¦ to-be named! The little lad was playing aronnd tbe {1900 barn witb his father and caught his ; 1901 hand in some machinery, cutting ofT j 1902 one of his fingers. Blood poisoning 11903 set in, resulting in his death. j 1904
Funeral services were held Thursoay 1905 afternoon, with interment in Green- 1906 field Cemetery. Rev. Thomas S. 1907 Braithwaite, pastor of the Wantagh 1908 Congregational Church, officiated.
papera in the II filed in the at Mineola: it Lynbrook e  of   $1000
nils. May 7, d $1000 per¬ iod,   March $1300 per-
'istown. N. I   real   and
ook,  Jana- and   over
A special meeting of Advance H. L,. and Eng. Co. will be held Monday evening, April 29, at 8 p. m. for tbe purpose of voting on tbe adviaability of boilding a new ball, alao to hear tbe boilding committee'a report. Wm. Valentine, H. B. Valentine,
Foreman. Sec'y.
n« kaat way I* fickt tbe maM erdm km ia fcy fcasitiet yemr mma bmdaem aat tteAJag yoar barimtt H mtkm it  gtem.    AJnrtiiiiic  k   tkb
Percentage
of total
mileage re¬
ported
14.6
21.1
22.2
27.8
31.3
33.3
37.3
39.1
27.4
Estimated
total rail¬
road damage
$4,667,500
4,643.800
6,620,100
9,722,000
7,884.100
9.858,972
7,312,400
11,823,800
23.786,000
"Frotn previous studiea of thit mat¬ ter it appeared that the railroad loaaea resulting from floods amount to about 10 per cent of tbe total .loss arising therefrom, excluding, of course the largest aingle item of losa, whicb ia the depreciation ol realty valoea aria¬ ing from flood menace."
A copy of thia Water Snpply Paper mav be obtained free on application to tbe Direcor of tbe Geological jar¬ vey, Waahington. D. C.
If yeu want to reaoh the people   pat r* In the "Meaaengep."
Mra.     Amelia,   widow   of   Charlea Golder, formerly of South Main Street, died at the home of her daughter, Mra. , _    . .   „ 3ohn Elderd. at Baldwin, Friday, aged | *^"'*" House 80 years.    For many years Mrs. Golder {     t,,    j «/    i      n     -j    ..   < was a resident of tnis   place  and   was ',   Floyd Weeks   President of well   known by the older   residents of i l!«^„?'.^A'"J?'!?*^-?".'^ the village.    She was a member of the
M.
the  Vil-
rs.   Minnie
W. Van Cott, were' married   April
M. E. Church. I " "' So"th Orange, N
Three daughters, Mrs. George I?."'•y''«".'"« ?'"?' Combs, Mrs. John Eldred and .Mrs. ' ^'" """^ **'" ''•"'^ James Holloway, and two sons, Wil¬ liam T. and Frank Golder, survive her. The funeral aeivicen were beld Toea¬ day afternoon at the home of her daughter where sbe died. Rev. D. A. Jordan, former pastor of the M. E. Church, ofiiciating: interment in Free- port Cemetery.
A cold winter meana a hot aommer and a bot sommer meana a aweltering k tchen unleas yon cook witb gaa. Now ia the time to pot in tbat gaa range. Nasaao A Suffolk Ligbting Co. 1
J. J.,! K- I were   also  married.    Mr. I veloped Prospect Park   at Clinton Streets and   was election, elected Presidoni lage.    Juhn Van Cott is a present Mrs. Weekes.    .M ia bookkeeper at the l< ; > Alex. Campbell Milk  ( v t Van Cott is a daughter <:i Wood of Eaat Hempstead.
At the regular meeting of Coort Iro- qooia. No. 180, Foreatera of America, Monday evening, four applicationa for memberahip were received.
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Atfvertiae  In   Everybody's
A piano recital  bjcOli^iJ wbo ia now on hia way heu- lin, will take place on  T ' ing. May 7, at the   Mas. Mr. Denton will be asKir Loaia Irwin, contralto.
he same W.   Von i   Wood "ka de- it  and e  laat e   vil- f  the Cott f  tbe Mra. 1   V.
iutoo, Bat-
Tbe managera of Home at Mineola w^ nnal reception with s:; ment by tfae childrci at 3 p. m..
ven- pie. dra.
en a ao- ain- bool