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lepoi^caii Priraaiies iviU be Held March 17 Saved Men on Lighter
Roosevelt Firemen Have Hard Fight at Fire
SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER
OFFICIAL PAPER. NASSAU COUNTY
Vol 3. Number 33
Merrick
Serrices at the Church of the Re- deemelr Sunday, the saeond in Lent, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. Morning pray¬ er and aermon at 11 and evening pray¬ er and Bemnon at 7:30. Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. The Woman's Auxiliary meets weakly opon Thursday afterhoons at 2:30 and the Junior Auxiliary upon Saturday afternoons at 3:00. The Boys' League meeta each Wednesday aftemoon at 8:16. The Cooking School holds ita aesaione each Satuiflay from 12 to 3 p. m. Lenten services in the church opon Wedneaday evening* at 8 and fViday afternoon! at 4:80.
Mr. Wm. Midmer ie atill critically ill at bis home on Miller Place with appendicitis. Dr. Witmer ia the at¬ tending phyaician. Inciaions have been made for the removi) of pus and hope is maintained for ultimate reeov¬ ery.
Mr. P. R. Jenninga, having disposed of his Aleo and Mrs. Jennings of ber Peerless, botb will use new Peerlesses "pon their return here from Manhat¬ tan.
Mr. J. R. Moore waa here this week negotiating for the rental of Mr. W. J. Kenney's "farm house" on Hewlett Ave., for the summer.
Miller Place seems to have more tban its share of illness juat at prea-. ent. Mrs. Weeber is confined tu her bed with chronic liver trouble and all of F. E. Miller's children are suffer¬ ing with the meas lea.
The monthly meeting of the Men's Club will be held in the Parish House on Toeaday evening at 8:30.
Dr. Wm. W. Hewlett, who died last Saturday in Babylon waa born in Mer¬ rick in what in recent years, until ita deatruction last year by fire, waa known as the Barnum house. He re^ aided here until taking up practice in Babylon. Dr. Hewlett was a second cousin of Mr. Wm. E. Hewlett.
Ewary Friday
FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y^ FRIDAY. MARCH 10, 1911 ^
$1.00 Yeariy, Siagla Copy 5 Cente
Nassau G>ntroller's Job AUeged To Be Illegal
Freeport
Belhnore
Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on
Lawyer kugris Legulature Did Not! Raii«>«d Avenue. tf.
Create It—Incumbent Thinks Place Is Safe.
There is great uneasiness among the Democrata of Nassau County tonight over the story that gained credence to¬ day the Comptroller elected at the last election in i'>taasau County, at which time the oflice waa created, was not legally in office, and in fact the Con¬ trollers office was against the Consti¬ tution, inasmuch as it was created by a vote of the people, and sbould bave been brought into exiatence by an act of Legialature,
Myatic Rebekah Lodge will hold a maak ball in Brooklyn Hall next Fri¬ day evening, March 17, at 8 o'clock.
Clarence A. Edwarda' real eatate
The Ladies' Aid Society of tbe Bell¬ more Presbyterian Cburch will hold an oyater supper in Firemen's Hall on Tborsday evening, March 16, from 6 to 8 o'clock. Oysters will be served in every atyle.
Butcher George Block is quite the home of Tbomas Seaman oi
ill at 1 the
Francia H. Van Vechten, an attorn-1 by Mervfn M. Raynor to J. RucksUll ey of No. 100 William etreet. Newjof Jf«»»s City, N. J., for two years Yorir, was one oi the attorneys who is
Though oor new election district is a fact, we understand that matters can¬ not so be arranged that we may vote in it at tne spring election. Once more the old regime and tben off with the old and on with the new.
Miss Lina Miller, the village librar¬ ian, reports 102 books, taken out in February and 63 people using the read¬ ing room. Of the books taken out 7 were from the Department of Science, 63 fiction, 41 juvenile and 1 agricul¬ ture. Fines amounted to 14 cents. There are at present 25^5 books in the library.
Little Gaston McCord was brought to his home here on Saturday from St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, where he has been confined for many weeks suffering with blood poisoning as the result of an injury from play at the preparatory school to St. John's Col¬ lege. Gaston is weak hot mending nicely.
Helen Greavea and Christine Gaus¬ mann were the happy winners of the medals in the Sunday School on Sunday for ability to recite the Apostle's Creed, the Lord'a Prayer and the Ten Comandmenta.
Mr. Chaa. Beuttner of Brooklyn, brother to Mra. Peter (j. Muller passed into reat on Sattirday laat after six weeks of absolute helpness as tbe re¬ ault of a paralytic stroke. The fun¬ eral was on Monday night with bural on Tueaday.
Tbe auit of Doane va. Beyerle ia on tbe Calendar for trial, thia weei( at Mineola.
Rapelye in Cell at Last
"William W. Rapelye, one of the de¬ faulting clerka of the Nassau County Treaaurer'a oflSce ia now occupying a eell in the county Jail for the flrat time ainee baa aentence in November, to one year in jail. Heretofore Rapelye has been accorded many privileges, apending bia time mostly in the civil part of the jail. Friday Sheriff Der Mott gave orders that Rapelye was to receive no more consideration than any other prisoner.
A prisoner who was sentenced to aerve a term of eight years on a cbarge of forging a check for $25 roade the remark that it seemed-iitrange that the man wbo faelped rob the County ofi
authority for the fact tl^e office was not legally created. When seen to¬ day, be aaid:
"I have no personal interest what¬ ever, bot a client recently asked me regarding tbe offiee of Controller. I looked into it and found Under the coanty law if 1 per cent of the voters wbo voted in the last general eieetion for Governor signed a petition to create the office it could be put on the ballot a.*"* read, 'Shall the office of County Comptroller be created in and for the county of Nassau?' Thia waa carried by a large majority, and the election of Lyona followed in due time.
"In looking further, bowever, I found the coorts have held the Consti¬ tution provides the Legislative powers of the State shall be vested in the Sen¬ ate and Assembly, and that the Legis¬ lature cannot delegate to voters any legialative power, aa the creating of any office ia purely for the Legislature. Under that decision I cannot see how the office is legal."
Controller John Lyons, when seen, waa much averse to talking for publi¬ cation, but he bas the reputation of being one of the best consulting law¬ yers in this State, and made the simple statement he thought he would be in office when his term expired. He re¬ fused absolutely to go into the ques¬ tion of law for publication, and said he would take care of any trouble as it might arise.
The County Treasurer, Daniel J. Hegeman, wben seen tonight in his home in Roslyn, said:
"I have heard something of the office being illegal, having seen a letter which was written some time ago to a resident of the county to that effect, but, in my opinion, it is perfectly leg¬ al, although I view it from the stand¬ point of a layman, as I have no knowl¬ edge of the law. The letter I was shown was also just the opinion of one lawyer, but if he should be right the office no doubt woold be abolished until created by act of Legislature. I have paid the Comptroller his salary from January 1 and will continue to do so until restrained by a court order. Ly¬ ons knows the law about as well as any one, and you can depend on what he says.''
There ia a fear, however, the office may not be legal, every one being anx¬ ious to keep Lyons in office. Should a taxpayers' suit result in tbe office be¬ ing abolished the next Legislature at once will be petitioned to create it.
Lewis Held Blameless for Big Defalcation
Ex-County Treararer Could Not
Know Cash Was Being Taken,
Says Nassau County Jury
The February Grand Jury for Nassau County haa presented ita report on the investigation into the conditions of tbe finances of Nassau County under form¬ er County Treasurer Charles F. Lewis, Ray street, owned by George Conklin; I Tavern on the Merrick Road, who haa I'e*«J'"K "P *<> the stealing by two also sale of his own house and plot on ! been at Michigan some time for tbe *'"""*fa employes one of whom la now
~ boarding in the Nassau County Jail, of
over $40,000.
The investigation was begun by the October Grand Jury and continued un¬ der the direction of Sapreme Court Justice Scudder by the Febraary Grand Jury. Its report is as follows:
Pursuant to the request of the Grand Jury, Mr. Mark Graves, of the State Comptroller's office.'and chief examin
agency* reporta aale of plot on Grove > Merrick Road, being affilcted with a street, 60x)50, to George Raynor, | aevere attack of rheumatism.
owned by Clinton M. Flint; alao plot j
120x160 to Ludwig Hansen, on South | "Jack" Shields, proprietor of Jack's I
nortb aide of Ray atreet, between Ocean Ave. and Grove street, to G. L. Hoyt of Brooklyn, who will occupy aame about May 1; alao leased houae and plot No. 118 Pearaall Ave., owned
benefit of his health, returned home Iaat week, and ia much improved health.
George Feisler will immediately
start the ere(!tton of a cottage on Bed-
jford avenue, south of William Wal-
I lace's reaidenee. The cellar was dug
Libby, ! this week for the new dwelling.
Wantagh
Dr. William Rhame waa confined to his home a few days last week by an attack of the grippe, but is able to be about again attending to his patienta.
Henry Ultsch Jr.. ia among tboee affiicted witli the measles, but ia im¬ proving nicely.
Henry Ultsch sr., is having plans drawn for a large store and dwelling on his property on Wantagh Avenae, to replace the one destroyed by fire last month.
Martha, wife of Henry P died Tuesday moming of diabetel, af¬ ter a lingering illneas, aged 56 yeara,
Funeral services were held at her late | the house by'anattack of measles. i °' ^^^ books and investigating the ac
residence, 186 Sooth Ocean avenue, | . _ counts of the County Treasurer's office
Thursday moming at ^ 10 o,clock. | Le^n^er Brown, proprietor of the ^o^^^^J^e the recent defalcation ap- Mrs. Libby waa a member of the Prea- B^lj^o^ H^^^, j^ ^^^^ extensive peared befo^ the Grand Jury with a byterian Church and Rev. Charles Her- i^^y^^^^j^ t^ ^^^^ i^t^^i^,^ ^, j^i^ , copy of the findings In the said exam- bert Scholey, the pastor, officiated at j,^ The work is being done by Jiff '"¦*'°"' ""^ «s a result thereof, the
the service. | R,„h .„ artiatic n«inf»r «nH dAi-oralor I ^r"*^ •'"^ "» "b's ^ report:
First—That the total shortage in the ! said office of the County Treasurer is
Clarence Edwards haa purchased an EMF touring, far.
The regular meeting of the Board of Trade waa held in Fraternity Hall Wednesday evening. President Foster in the chair, and with an unusually lazige attendance.
Considerable discussion followed the annoaneement of tbe Becretary that be had been unable to come to an under¬ standing with the New York Telephone Company as to the apparent over¬ charges on calls from Freeport to New York or Brooklyn, as compared with other villages the aame distance from the city. It was decided to bave tbe
I Mrs. Bertam J. Heine is confined to ! •^ engaged in roakirtg the examination the house by an attack of measles.
Bush, an artistic painter and decorator | of Smithville Soutb.
•no en • .u . 1- J « _ $41,656.77, made up as follows Short-
$23.50 IS the amount realized from •'•„„./„„ i.„„jr„„ «.u.. j *>._ _
., p age m cash on hand on the day tbo ex-
ine *^a8-1 amination began, $1,302.69; $4,238.08
in tax arrears, marked "paid" on the
tax returns books and not entered in
the cash book, and $16, the amount of
an outstanding check carried as paid in
the entertainment given by time Club at Firemen's Hall last week. The proceeds are to be given to the Piano Fund of the M. E. Church. It is the intention of the club to give an
other show at Firemen's Hall aoon, to ^jj^ ^.j^gL Kq_i-
help pay the deficiency on the new ^^^^^. rJ,^;^^ •„ ^^^ .^.„„ ^^ ^^^
piano at the church The date of this chief examiner, tbe wilful thefts which
ahow will probably be announed in out next issue.
"Jack" Shields is building a $3000 extension to his popular resort on the Merrick Road. When completed Mr
were eonfined to the amount of tax ar¬ rears taken were the result of collusion between J. Frank Baukney and Wil¬ liam W. Rapelyea, as confessed to by Rapelye; that no other employe of the ShTelds"*wiil ha've onTof tlhelnesT Tnd i °!»*=f. ""''* have had knowledge of tbe
Secretary communicate with the com- most up-to-date read houses along the i J^*'''!"*^' '""^ **"¦* ^^"^^ ^- ^"'^ pany once more and if no results were South Shore I *"® t"**? County Treasurer, was not
obtained, to bring the matter to the ' ! negligent in not discovering the pecu-
attention of the Public Service Com-1 Fred Schaardt of Wantagh and Miss I '¦t'«ns, due to the manner in which mission. | Ellen Smitb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. "«y ,*"«"?¦*'*; Ihe "tealing was ac-
Communication was received from | Thoroas B. Smith of this village, were r*""P"*hea by the following process: Superintendent Barnes of the Freeport i married last Sunday night at Wantagh | ^ pe"on would pay back taxes to a Schools in which he atated that School | by Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite, pas- *='*''' '" **"* °°^' °^*^^' ^ho wopld re- Number 3 had been named the Lincoln I tor of the Memorial Church of that vil-'*^®'P* the bill and stamp the items of School, by the Board of Education. A | lage. The young marrried couple are'*?""" *''® "*"¦¦"¦ ^^'^ "P"'^'" ""'^ resolution of thanks was extended the i residing on Newbridge Road. ! *hen turn over a cash slip, which was
Board of Education for following out i 1 'eally a tax bill, together with the
this recommendation of the Board ofi The election districts will not be di-¦ ""'ney to either Baukney or Rapelye. Trade, and also requesting that School | vided until after the spring election, j "^he so-called cash slips were not num- No. 2 be called the Washington School, j the Attorney General holding that it is '¦ nered, and it was their custom to ab-
A special committee, consisting of ' not a regular election but a town meet-1 «tract certain of these daily cash slips, Albin N. Johnson, Rev. C. H. Scholey j ing. However it will be divided next I not entering them in the casb book, and William P. Jones, waa appointed . Fall, ss the new district. No. 20, will j "nd take a corresponding amount of to appear before the Village Board of I be established by that time, with a | *="lh'«>m the drawer. Trustees in an effort to obtain better! polling place at Merrick. ; There is now in the County Treasur-
sidewalks in the village, especially on I I *'" office a uniform system of accounts.
Main street and Merrick Road.
Tbe Board voted to go on record as endorsing the reciprocity treaty with Canada as proposed by President Taft, also the parcels post bill, and copies of the resolution were ordered sent to President Taft and to our Senator and Congressman.
Spring ia surely here now, after a i Prescribed by the State Comptroller, severe winter. Several robins have I ^°/P"«"'"««>"«",<=«"»*««»«' *h« already been seen and William Wolfe i ^t«*^ "^^J^^ greatly lessens the possi- bas placed bis large awning in front of j bilities of irregulariti^a his drug store. I , ^n October 24, 1910 Cbarles F. . ] Lewis, the then Coanty County Treas-
The Republican primary of this dis- j "'«'", sent to the Supervisora aa trus
teea, a cbeck for $40,000, togetner with a letter, to ;be ased in reimburs¬ ing the county on accoont of the em¬ bezzlement, and in the said letter. Mi. Lewis states that he awaits official in-
Seaford
Hardy life savers from the Jotes Beach Station, opposite Wantagh, early Monday moming rescued nine men frnm prolwble death in the sarf.
The men w^re on the steam lighter Howiird, and had gone to salvage a part of the cargo of the steamer Rboda, wrecked some years ago in tbe inlet.
In some way the Howard was driven ashore and her crew was in great danger.
Tbe plight of the men was discovered by a pszrolmau from the station, and be no ifled his captain.
trict will be held at Smith's Hall
The approval of the Board was voted i the evening of Satarday, March 18, on the measure now before thA State iwith polls open from 8 to 9 o'clock. Legislature providing for a compensa-1 when delegatea will be elected to at- tion for the president and traitees of I tend the convention which takes place villages of the first class. ' at Liberty Hall,"Hempstead, on Mon-[ ^"'"tion only as to the exact amount
A representative from the Freeport day, March 20, when officera will be :°' the shortage, to immediately make Fire Council was present and called nominated for the Spring election. ' **'2?'* --, ., - j . .'
New'YoVk Press i the attention of the Board to the propo- i 1 ^^he Grand Jury la convinced that the
1 sition to provide a bond issue of $6000 ! Drruggist Wolfe received a letter 1 P""*"* S***« **?« uniform system of to equip the Freeport Fire Depart-1 from Congressman William W. Cocks f"«""Jf'"".""?^''-"««^5<^''"P'°^«'"«"* ment, explaining the necessity for the | last week, stating that no ciue had yet i m bookkeeping m the Connty Treaaur- same and giving a brief statement of \ been obtained as to the mysterious dis- i ^K " office*. «nd removes the necessity the condition of the department. The ; appearance of bis brother, Henry Law- j"' ""^ '"!:'*'«"' recommaadations from proposition was unanimously endorsed, j rence Wolfe, from the Academy of j ""• ^rand Jury, several members of the Board apeak- J pjne ArU at Rome, over a month ago. ' NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES, ing in favor of it. ! He states that is the belief of the au- j Before adjouming the Grand Jury
It was decided to hold a smoker at j thorities that Wolfe had met with foal adopted the following reaolution: the next regular meeting, April 12, j play. The United Statea Consel. the | "The jail being i penal institution, and J. D. Kiefer, Tbomaa Burleigh and | police of Rome, and the Masonic Order, it is the opinion of the Grand Jury that
Frank P. Rhame will ^start the erection of a cottage on Park Avenue, as soon as the weather permita.
Frederick Keppler. a valued citizen of our village, died Satarday laat at the home of his niece, Mra. William Donnelly, in the Bronx. Mr. Keppler had not been well for aome time bat no one was prepared for tbe newa of his sodded death. The funeral was held on Tuesday.
The King's Daughters are planning for an entertainment to be held tbe latter part of April in the new Parish House, if it be ready, and tiie proceeds are for the fixtures* of the boikling. The date of this entertainment will^be announced later.
On Tuesday morning^the Misaea Laura and Edna Cowles started for Washington, D. C, to visit their aont, Mrs. Albert Skinner.
There was a very pretty ''wedding at the parsonage of the Memorial ChorCh last Sunday aftemoon. when Misa Ellen Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mro. Thomaa B. Smith of Merrick wm mar¬ ried to Fred Schaardt Jr. Misa Kath¬ erine Schaardt was bridesmaid and Raymond Corsa best man. The bride wore a dress of blue silk trimmed with white lace, while the bridesmaid wore a gown of old roae allk trimmed with silk braid and white lace. The Meaa¬ enger extends its beat wiahea to tbe newly married couple.
The Willing Workera will hold a re¬ ception in Uie Firemen's Hall next Thursday evening, the 16th, to aid in purchasing the kitchen utenaila.
The Gun Club will^hold a ahoot on Saturday aftemoon on the grounda at Fussell's Farm.
"First Aid to the Tempted" ia tbe topic for the Christian Endeavor meet¬ ing this Friday nigbt: leader, Flor¬ ence Box. Basiness meeting at the close. ..—-¦
The marriage of Miss Mamie Uitach and Jacob Golde took- place on Suuday last and a largely attended rOcef/tion was held at the hotel in the evening.
Mrs. Chas. Schafer's^Sonday School class h«s been calling themselvea the W. M. J. S. S. C, No. 3. The eolora are red and blue; meeting every two weeka; officers, Ernest Dean, pres.; Harold Seaman, vice pres. ; Frank Coran, sec.; Lester Wiebel, asst. seo.; Mrs. Cbarlea Schafer, treaa.; Eliner Coran, asst. treas.; George Box, teller. Tbe next meeting will b^ld Saturday evening, March llth, at Earnest Dean's home.
Howard E. Pearaall were appointed a committae on the same. 'The annual ladies' night will be held at the May meeting, and Douglaa Lawrence. Geo. Wallace, William P. Jonea, C. D. Baker, J. B. Hibbard and Rev. E. O.
The lif boat was lannched and a haz- Tree were appointed a committee.
ardons trip to the linbter made. All the m<n were taken ashore and made their way to the station, wbere they were given food aud warm clothing.
The lighter probably will be floated on the next tide, it it said.
There is no more dreaded point in this part of the Atlantic Coast tban Jones' Beach, where many a flue craft bus (roue a«ho'e, and the men on board the Howard are to-daV well {leased that their sitnutiou was disoovert^d and ao promptly relieved—Eagle.
The final meeting of the aeaaon of the Satarday evening Pinochle Club
will be held at the residenee of Wll-
|47),Oob"ahoaid only get a aentence of l'*m H. Condit on Satarday evening, one year while he bad to serve eight when Misa Ella Weeka and LeRoy Con- yeara for > i^rotfenae.-Republican. [ ^'t will enterUin.
AiNwvtto* llliii Kveaylketfy'a CoImihn Advertia* iH In Kvry>o<y'« CelwmN
Reaolutiona of sympathy were passed and copies thereof ordered sent to tbe family of the late Frederick Hol>e, and to H. P. Libby, in their recent bereave¬ ments.
The matter of baving a fence erected around the cannon at the junction of Main and Cburch streets was discussed and referred to tbe Board of Govemora for immediate action.
A vote of thanka was extended the Brooklyn Eagle for their efforta iohav-' ing a survey made of Fort Pond Bay.
At the next meeting entertainment will be provided and the membera are roquested to be promptly on time so aa
of which Wolfe is a member, are work ing earnestly on the case, but all efforta thus far have been witbout avail.
(continaed oo page 8)
ft In tiM "Meaaenaee."
Pettit A Lamb of Freeport, wbo re¬ cently purchaaed the 25 acre tract of iand from B. C. Thom in tbis village, will aoon start opening up the proper¬ ty. They intend clearing up the wood land, build streets and cement side¬ walks, and also erect aeveral hoaaef. Tbe streeta art> to be bailt of blue rock gravel, whicb meana that ownera of booses in that section will not have to walk throagh mu<fdy streets, which ia generally the case with newly-built dirt roads.
A meeting of tbe Bellmore Baaeball Clob will be held at Smith Broa.' atore next Monday evening at 8 o'clock^ wben offlcera for the aeaaon-- wiil be elected. All yoong men in the village
no special privileges sbould be enjoyed by any of the inmatea, and that all priaonera ahould be treated alike."
This ia intended to rebuke the fav- oritiam abown William W. Rapelye, tbe defaulting clerk of the Coanty Treaaurer'a office, who ia doing a aent¬ ence of one year in tbe coanty jail for hia abare in the $40,000 ateal. Since being aentenced by Supreme Court Juatiee Scudder, it ia aaid tbat Rap¬ elye baa had the run of the civil part of the jail, and thia came to the atten¬ tion of the Grand Jury.
East Rockaway
William Smitb 4* having • eottage erected upon hia property on Plainfield Ave.
The annaal ball of tbe Eaat Rocka¬ way Hoae Company, No. 1, will be held in Firemen'a Hall on Wedneaday
intereated in baaeball are requeated to evening, March 15th. The "boyo
If yoM iraM'to rMiohltiielMople put fstteadr -Several gamea bave already ' are appealiaar to tbe reaidenta of tbe
been arranged for the aummer aebedole. i v tllage for their aopport.'
The Good Cheer Circle of Yoong Ladies will hold, a cake and candy sale on March 18tb at tbe home of Miss Elsie Young, from 2 to 5 o'clock.
At the aervieea in the Memorial Charch laat Sanday Misa Frieda Seitx played a violin solo, accompanied by Mra. Jackaon on the organ. MieaSeits plays not only with akill hot with feel¬ ing and aympathy and ber aelectiona were much appreciated. The Jonior Choir alao rendered a aong during tbe morning aervice.
Mr. and Mra. Henyr Koehl of Farm¬ ingdale viaited their daagbter, Mra. George Jamea, last Sunday.
Oceanside
Mrs. Olive Hill, wife of Eagene Hill, died at ber late reaidenee. Long 'Beach Road, Ocean Side, on Satorday, in her 2Srd year, of heart troable, aog^ mented by a complication of diseasea, after qoite an illneaa. Mrs. Hill was tbe daughter of Mr. Ashroead,. of Hempetead, and haa only been married aboat fourteen montba. Tbe funeral waa held at her late reaidenee Toesday aftemoon, the Rev. Arthar C. Wat¬ kina, paator of the Firat Preabyterian Chorch, Hempetead, offleiating. The fbtarment waa in Greenfield Ceoetery.
"I saw H in 4|m Meaaenger"
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lepoi^caii Priraaiies iviU be Held March 17 Saved Men on Lighter Roosevelt Firemen Have Hard Fight at Fire SOUTH SIDE MESSENGER OFFICIAL PAPER. NASSAU COUNTY Vol 3. Number 33 Merrick Serrices at the Church of the Re- deemelr Sunday, the saeond in Lent, at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. Morning pray¬ er and aermon at 11 and evening pray¬ er and Bemnon at 7:30. Sunday School meets in the Parish House at 10 a. m. The Woman's Auxiliary meets weakly opon Thursday afterhoons at 2:30 and the Junior Auxiliary upon Saturday afternoons at 3:00. The Boys' League meeta each Wednesday aftemoon at 8:16. The Cooking School holds ita aesaione each Satuiflay from 12 to 3 p. m. Lenten services in the church opon Wedneaday evening* at 8 and fViday afternoon! at 4:80. Mr. Wm. Midmer ie atill critically ill at bis home on Miller Place with appendicitis. Dr. Witmer ia the at¬ tending phyaician. Inciaions have been made for the removi) of pus and hope is maintained for ultimate reeov¬ ery. Mr. P. R. Jenninga, having disposed of his Aleo and Mrs. Jennings of ber Peerless, botb will use new Peerlesses "pon their return here from Manhat¬ tan. Mr. J. R. Moore waa here this week negotiating for the rental of Mr. W. J. Kenney's "farm house" on Hewlett Ave., for the summer. Miller Place seems to have more tban its share of illness juat at prea-. ent. Mrs. Weeber is confined tu her bed with chronic liver trouble and all of F. E. Miller's children are suffer¬ ing with the meas lea. The monthly meeting of the Men's Club will be held in the Parish House on Toeaday evening at 8:30. Dr. Wm. W. Hewlett, who died last Saturday in Babylon waa born in Mer¬ rick in what in recent years, until ita deatruction last year by fire, waa known as the Barnum house. He re^ aided here until taking up practice in Babylon. Dr. Hewlett was a second cousin of Mr. Wm. E. Hewlett. Ewary Friday FREEPORT AND BELLMORE, N. Y^ FRIDAY. MARCH 10, 1911 ^ $1.00 Yeariy, Siagla Copy 5 Cente Nassau G>ntroller's Job AUeged To Be Illegal Freeport Belhnore Single copies of the Messenger can be secured at Greenblatt's news store on Lawyer kugris Legulature Did Not! Raii«>«d Avenue. tf. Create It—Incumbent Thinks Place Is Safe. There is great uneasiness among the Democrata of Nassau County tonight over the story that gained credence to¬ day the Comptroller elected at the last election in i'>taasau County, at which time the oflice waa created, was not legally in office, and in fact the Con¬ trollers office was against the Consti¬ tution, inasmuch as it was created by a vote of the people, and sbould bave been brought into exiatence by an act of Legialature, Myatic Rebekah Lodge will hold a maak ball in Brooklyn Hall next Fri¬ day evening, March 17, at 8 o'clock. Clarence A. Edwarda' real eatate The Ladies' Aid Society of tbe Bell¬ more Presbyterian Cburch will hold an oyater supper in Firemen's Hall on Tborsday evening, March 16, from 6 to 8 o'clock. Oysters will be served in every atyle. Butcher George Block is quite the home of Tbomas Seaman oi ill at 1 the Francia H. Van Vechten, an attorn-1 by Mervfn M. Raynor to J. RucksUll ey of No. 100 William etreet. Newjof Jf«»»s City, N. J., for two years Yorir, was one oi the attorneys who is Though oor new election district is a fact, we understand that matters can¬ not so be arranged that we may vote in it at tne spring election. Once more the old regime and tben off with the old and on with the new. Miss Lina Miller, the village librar¬ ian, reports 102 books, taken out in February and 63 people using the read¬ ing room. Of the books taken out 7 were from the Department of Science, 63 fiction, 41 juvenile and 1 agricul¬ ture. Fines amounted to 14 cents. There are at present 25^5 books in the library. Little Gaston McCord was brought to his home here on Saturday from St. Vincent's Hospital, New York, where he has been confined for many weeks suffering with blood poisoning as the result of an injury from play at the preparatory school to St. John's Col¬ lege. Gaston is weak hot mending nicely. Helen Greavea and Christine Gaus¬ mann were the happy winners of the medals in the Sunday School on Sunday for ability to recite the Apostle's Creed, the Lord'a Prayer and the Ten Comandmenta. Mr. Chaa. Beuttner of Brooklyn, brother to Mra. Peter (j. Muller passed into reat on Sattirday laat after six weeks of absolute helpness as tbe re¬ ault of a paralytic stroke. The fun¬ eral was on Monday night with bural on Tueaday. Tbe auit of Doane va. Beyerle ia on tbe Calendar for trial, thia weei( at Mineola. Rapelye in Cell at Last "William W. Rapelye, one of the de¬ faulting clerka of the Nassau County Treaaurer'a oflSce ia now occupying a eell in the county Jail for the flrat time ainee baa aentence in November, to one year in jail. Heretofore Rapelye has been accorded many privileges, apending bia time mostly in the civil part of the jail. Friday Sheriff Der Mott gave orders that Rapelye was to receive no more consideration than any other prisoner. A prisoner who was sentenced to aerve a term of eight years on a cbarge of forging a check for $25 roade the remark that it seemed-iitrange that the man wbo faelped rob the County ofi authority for the fact tl^e office was not legally created. When seen to¬ day, be aaid: "I have no personal interest what¬ ever, bot a client recently asked me regarding tbe offiee of Controller. I looked into it and found Under the coanty law if 1 per cent of the voters wbo voted in the last general eieetion for Governor signed a petition to create the office it could be put on the ballot a.*"* read, 'Shall the office of County Comptroller be created in and for the county of Nassau?' Thia waa carried by a large majority, and the election of Lyona followed in due time. "In looking further, bowever, I found the coorts have held the Consti¬ tution provides the Legislative powers of the State shall be vested in the Sen¬ ate and Assembly, and that the Legis¬ lature cannot delegate to voters any legialative power, aa the creating of any office ia purely for the Legislature. Under that decision I cannot see how the office is legal." Controller John Lyons, when seen, waa much averse to talking for publi¬ cation, but he bas the reputation of being one of the best consulting law¬ yers in this State, and made the simple statement he thought he would be in office when his term expired. He re¬ fused absolutely to go into the ques¬ tion of law for publication, and said he would take care of any trouble as it might arise. The County Treasurer, Daniel J. Hegeman, wben seen tonight in his home in Roslyn, said: "I have heard something of the office being illegal, having seen a letter which was written some time ago to a resident of the county to that effect, but, in my opinion, it is perfectly leg¬ al, although I view it from the stand¬ point of a layman, as I have no knowl¬ edge of the law. The letter I was shown was also just the opinion of one lawyer, but if he should be right the office no doubt woold be abolished until created by act of Legislature. I have paid the Comptroller his salary from January 1 and will continue to do so until restrained by a court order. Ly¬ ons knows the law about as well as any one, and you can depend on what he says.'' There ia a fear, however, the office may not be legal, every one being anx¬ ious to keep Lyons in office. Should a taxpayers' suit result in tbe office be¬ ing abolished the next Legislature at once will be petitioned to create it. Lewis Held Blameless for Big Defalcation Ex-County Treararer Could Not Know Cash Was Being Taken, Says Nassau County Jury The February Grand Jury for Nassau County haa presented ita report on the investigation into the conditions of tbe finances of Nassau County under form¬ er County Treasurer Charles F. Lewis, Ray street, owned by George Conklin; I Tavern on the Merrick Road, who haa I'e*«J'"K "P *<> the stealing by two also sale of his own house and plot on ! been at Michigan some time for tbe *'"""*fa employes one of whom la now ~ boarding in the Nassau County Jail, of over $40,000. The investigation was begun by the October Grand Jury and continued un¬ der the direction of Sapreme Court Justice Scudder by the Febraary Grand Jury. Its report is as follows: Pursuant to the request of the Grand Jury, Mr. Mark Graves, of the State Comptroller's office.'and chief examin agency* reporta aale of plot on Grove > Merrick Road, being affilcted with a street, 60x)50, to George Raynor, aevere attack of rheumatism. owned by Clinton M. Flint; alao plot j 120x160 to Ludwig Hansen, on South "Jack" Shields, proprietor of Jack's I nortb aide of Ray atreet, between Ocean Ave. and Grove street, to G. L. Hoyt of Brooklyn, who will occupy aame about May 1; alao leased houae and plot No. 118 Pearaall Ave., owned benefit of his health, returned home Iaat week, and ia much improved health. George Feisler will immediately start the ere(!tton of a cottage on Bed- jford avenue, south of William Wal- I lace's reaidenee. The cellar was dug Libby, ! this week for the new dwelling. Wantagh Dr. William Rhame waa confined to his home a few days last week by an attack of the grippe, but is able to be about again attending to his patienta. Henry Ultsch Jr.. ia among tboee affiicted witli the measles, but ia im¬ proving nicely. Henry Ultsch sr., is having plans drawn for a large store and dwelling on his property on Wantagh Avenae, to replace the one destroyed by fire last month. Martha, wife of Henry P died Tuesday moming of diabetel, af¬ ter a lingering illneas, aged 56 yeara, Funeral services were held at her late the house by'anattack of measles. i °' ^^^ books and investigating the ac residence, 186 Sooth Ocean avenue, . _ counts of the County Treasurer's office Thursday moming at ^ 10 o,clock. Le^n^er Brown, proprietor of the ^o^^^^J^e the recent defalcation ap- Mrs. Libby waa a member of the Prea- B^lj^o^ H^^^, j^ ^^^^ extensive peared befo^ the Grand Jury with a byterian Church and Rev. Charles Her- i^^y^^^^j^ t^ ^^^^ i^t^^i^,^ ^, j^i^ , copy of the findings In the said exam- bert Scholey, the pastor, officiated at j,^ The work is being done by Jiff '"¦*'°"' ""^ «s a result thereof, the the service. R,„h .„ artiatic n«inf»r «nH dAi-oralor I ^r"*^ •'"^ "» "b's ^ report: First—That the total shortage in the ! said office of the County Treasurer is Clarence Edwards haa purchased an EMF touring, far. The regular meeting of the Board of Trade waa held in Fraternity Hall Wednesday evening. President Foster in the chair, and with an unusually lazige attendance. Considerable discussion followed the annoaneement of tbe Becretary that be had been unable to come to an under¬ standing with the New York Telephone Company as to the apparent over¬ charges on calls from Freeport to New York or Brooklyn, as compared with other villages the aame distance from the city. It was decided to bave tbe I Mrs. Bertam J. Heine is confined to ! •^ engaged in roakirtg the examination the house by an attack of measles. Bush, an artistic painter and decorator of Smithville Soutb. •no en • .u . 1- J « _ $41,656.77, made up as follows Short- $23.50 IS the amount realized from •'•„„./„„ i.„„jr„„ «.u.. j *>._ _ ., p age m cash on hand on the day tbo ex- ine *^a8-1 amination began, $1,302.69; $4,238.08 in tax arrears, marked "paid" on the tax returns books and not entered in the cash book, and $16, the amount of an outstanding check carried as paid in the entertainment given by time Club at Firemen's Hall last week. The proceeds are to be given to the Piano Fund of the M. E. Church. It is the intention of the club to give an other show at Firemen's Hall aoon, to ^jj^ ^.j^gL Kq_i- help pay the deficiency on the new ^^^^^. rJ,^;^^ •„ ^^^ .^.„„ ^^ ^^^ piano at the church The date of this chief examiner, tbe wilful thefts which ahow will probably be announed in out next issue. "Jack" Shields is building a $3000 extension to his popular resort on the Merrick Road. When completed Mr were eonfined to the amount of tax ar¬ rears taken were the result of collusion between J. Frank Baukney and Wil¬ liam W. Rapelyea, as confessed to by Rapelye; that no other employe of the ShTelds"*wiil ha've onTof tlhelnesT Tnd i °!»*=f. ""''* have had knowledge of tbe Secretary communicate with the com- most up-to-date read houses along the i J^*'''!"*^' '""^ **"¦* ^^"^^ ^- ^"'^ pany once more and if no results were South Shore I *"® t"**? County Treasurer, was not obtained, to bring the matter to the ' ! negligent in not discovering the pecu- attention of the Public Service Com-1 Fred Schaardt of Wantagh and Miss I '¦t'«ns, due to the manner in which mission. Ellen Smitb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. "«y ,*"«"?¦*'*; Ihe "tealing was ac- Communication was received from Thoroas B. Smith of this village, were r*""P"*hea by the following process: Superintendent Barnes of the Freeport i married last Sunday night at Wantagh ^ pe"on would pay back taxes to a Schools in which he atated that School by Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite, pas- *='*''' '" **"* °°^' °^*^^' ^ho wopld re- Number 3 had been named the Lincoln I tor of the Memorial Church of that vil-'*^®'P* the bill and stamp the items of School, by the Board of Education. A lage. The young marrried couple are'*?""" *''® "*"¦¦"¦ ^^'^ "P"'^'" ""'^ resolution of thanks was extended the i residing on Newbridge Road. ! *hen turn over a cash slip, which was Board of Education for following out i 1 'eally a tax bill, together with the this recommendation of the Board ofi The election districts will not be di-¦ ""'ney to either Baukney or Rapelye. Trade, and also requesting that School vided until after the spring election, j "^he so-called cash slips were not num- No. 2 be called the Washington School, j the Attorney General holding that it is '¦ nered, and it was their custom to ab- A special committee, consisting of ' not a regular election but a town meet-1 «tract certain of these daily cash slips, Albin N. Johnson, Rev. C. H. Scholey j ing. However it will be divided next I not entering them in the casb book, and William P. Jones, waa appointed . Fall, ss the new district. No. 20, will j "nd take a corresponding amount of to appear before the Village Board of I be established by that time, with a *="lh'«>m the drawer. Trustees in an effort to obtain better! polling place at Merrick. ; There is now in the County Treasur- sidewalks in the village, especially on I I *'" office a uniform system of accounts. Main street and Merrick Road. Tbe Board voted to go on record as endorsing the reciprocity treaty with Canada as proposed by President Taft, also the parcels post bill, and copies of the resolution were ordered sent to President Taft and to our Senator and Congressman. Spring ia surely here now, after a i Prescribed by the State Comptroller, severe winter. Several robins have I ^°/P"«"'"««>"«",<=«"»*««»«' *h« already been seen and William Wolfe i ^t«*^ "^^J^^ greatly lessens the possi- bas placed bis large awning in front of j bilities of irregulariti^a his drug store. I , ^n October 24, 1910 Cbarles F. . ] Lewis, the then Coanty County Treas- The Republican primary of this dis- j "'«'", sent to the Supervisora aa trus teea, a cbeck for $40,000, togetner with a letter, to ;be ased in reimburs¬ ing the county on accoont of the em¬ bezzlement, and in the said letter. Mi. Lewis states that he awaits official in- Seaford Hardy life savers from the Jotes Beach Station, opposite Wantagh, early Monday moming rescued nine men frnm prolwble death in the sarf. The men w^re on the steam lighter Howiird, and had gone to salvage a part of the cargo of the steamer Rboda, wrecked some years ago in tbe inlet. In some way the Howard was driven ashore and her crew was in great danger. Tbe plight of the men was discovered by a pszrolmau from the station, and be no ifled his captain. trict will be held at Smith's Hall The approval of the Board was voted i the evening of Satarday, March 18, on the measure now before thA State iwith polls open from 8 to 9 o'clock. Legislature providing for a compensa-1 when delegatea will be elected to at- tion for the president and traitees of I tend the convention which takes place villages of the first class. ' at Liberty Hall"Hempstead, on Mon-[ ^"'"tion only as to the exact amount A representative from the Freeport day, March 20, when officera will be :°' the shortage, to immediately make Fire Council was present and called nominated for the Spring election. ' **'2?'* --, ., - j . .' New'YoVk Press i the attention of the Board to the propo- i 1 ^^he Grand Jury la convinced that the 1 sition to provide a bond issue of $6000 ! Drruggist Wolfe received a letter 1 P""*"* S***« **?« uniform system of to equip the Freeport Fire Depart-1 from Congressman William W. Cocks f"«""Jf'"".""?^''-"««^5<^''"P'°^«'"«"* ment, explaining the necessity for the last week, stating that no ciue had yet i m bookkeeping m the Connty Treaaur- same and giving a brief statement of \ been obtained as to the mysterious dis- i ^K " office*. «nd removes the necessity the condition of the department. The ; appearance of bis brother, Henry Law- j"' ""^ '"!:'*'«"' recommaadations from proposition was unanimously endorsed, j rence Wolfe, from the Academy of j ""• ^rand Jury, several members of the Board apeak- J pjne ArU at Rome, over a month ago. ' NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES, ing in favor of it. ! He states that is the belief of the au- j Before adjouming the Grand Jury It was decided to hold a smoker at j thorities that Wolfe had met with foal adopted the following reaolution: the next regular meeting, April 12, j play. The United Statea Consel. the "The jail being i penal institution, and J. D. Kiefer, Tbomaa Burleigh and police of Rome, and the Masonic Order, it is the opinion of the Grand Jury that Frank P. Rhame will ^start the erection of a cottage on Park Avenue, as soon as the weather permita. Frederick Keppler. a valued citizen of our village, died Satarday laat at the home of his niece, Mra. William Donnelly, in the Bronx. Mr. Keppler had not been well for aome time bat no one was prepared for tbe newa of his sodded death. The funeral was held on Tuesday. The King's Daughters are planning for an entertainment to be held tbe latter part of April in the new Parish House, if it be ready, and tiie proceeds are for the fixtures* of the boikling. The date of this entertainment will^be announced later. On Tuesday morning^the Misaea Laura and Edna Cowles started for Washington, D. C, to visit their aont, Mrs. Albert Skinner. There was a very pretty ''wedding at the parsonage of the Memorial ChorCh last Sunday aftemoon. when Misa Ellen Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mro. Thomaa B. Smith of Merrick wm mar¬ ried to Fred Schaardt Jr. Misa Kath¬ erine Schaardt was bridesmaid and Raymond Corsa best man. The bride wore a dress of blue silk trimmed with white lace, while the bridesmaid wore a gown of old roae allk trimmed with silk braid and white lace. The Meaa¬ enger extends its beat wiahea to tbe newly married couple. The Willing Workera will hold a re¬ ception in Uie Firemen's Hall next Thursday evening, the 16th, to aid in purchasing the kitchen utenaila. The Gun Club will^hold a ahoot on Saturday aftemoon on the grounda at Fussell's Farm. "First Aid to the Tempted" ia tbe topic for the Christian Endeavor meet¬ ing this Friday nigbt: leader, Flor¬ ence Box. Basiness meeting at the close. ..—-¦ The marriage of Miss Mamie Uitach and Jacob Golde took- place on Suuday last and a largely attended rOcef/tion was held at the hotel in the evening. Mrs. Chas. Schafer's^Sonday School class h«s been calling themselvea the W. M. J. S. S. C, No. 3. The eolora are red and blue; meeting every two weeka; officers, Ernest Dean, pres.; Harold Seaman, vice pres. ; Frank Coran, sec.; Lester Wiebel, asst. seo.; Mrs. Cbarlea Schafer, treaa.; Eliner Coran, asst. treas.; George Box, teller. Tbe next meeting will b^ld Saturday evening, March llth, at Earnest Dean's home. Howard E. Pearaall were appointed a committae on the same. 'The annual ladies' night will be held at the May meeting, and Douglaa Lawrence. Geo. Wallace, William P. Jonea, C. D. Baker, J. B. Hibbard and Rev. E. O. The lif boat was lannched and a haz- Tree were appointed a committee. ardons trip to the linbter made. All the m |
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