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FREEPORT, N. Y^ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1921
VoL XXIV, No. 96
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PERJURED TESTIMONY TOLD MINUTEL Y IN BARBUTI CASE
AUTOMOBILE PICNIC PARTY SETS FIRE TO WOODLAND
Witness Dickerson Swears Levy and^ Fishel Drilled Him in Preparation for First Plant Trial-" Testify Law- yer Didn't Like Story He ^'Framed up'' with Plant and Swears it Was Changed to Conform to Other's Idea—Justice Cropsey Shows Strong Desire to Hear all Dickerson Has to Say.
Mineola, June 15.—When tho narlmtl trial oiH-nwl ihlH momlnx former .lus¬ tico Sou{Ul«'r for tius (iofonw .tprunf; raihsr a nurprl.se on tho, Bportutors hy railiriK Diatrlet Altornoy Chiirhs II. WfK-kw. whom ho Roiijrht to qot'Stlon an to hia oonlldrnti.tl lolation wltli CSV mnn T'laat.
All thia lino of tostlmony was cx- fluilcd by JuHtlco Croimey on tho giounil that It hmi no bonrlnif on the chui-Ko of porjury   brouRht   aKaln.Ht   Hnrbuti.
.Sevoral llmos Justice Cropsoy ud- monNhvu rormor Justico Kcuddor say- iiiK thoy worc thon- to try Jiurbuti on Iho ohurKP of porjury, thut his line, ot quoRtlonhiK wa,s improiK-r and told him there should bo no moro.
CornolluH IleUoll of P'rooport, I.oone B. Wood the Kamo protector and Dr. WUUam T. KlliHon of Frooport wore callod as witnoBso.s but thoir to.'<timony HOomod   to  bo  unimportant.
SherilT Kmil Morso of IIomi)Btoad and Charlp.s Hlldroth of Frooport Imth oullil aa wltnoHHPM wore not pormitt"d to niiKWer any quoHtloiis bopnnse the lino of qiio.stlonlnK pin-suod by .\ttornoy Souddor wan hold by Ju.stlcc (C'ropsoy to be improper and he excluded ull the (meationa, •• ¦¦• ¦ ¦•,.•.-»«....-'•^••¦v,——.-.— ... UiHtiict Altornoy Woeks wuh on hi."? foet moHt of tho time to quostions askod by Justice Scudder and almost invari¬ ably wnn HUBtaiiied by tho court who holda with him that tho line of quos- tloninK ha« nothing to do with tho ohargro of perjury aKainst Barliull. Tho quPstlonH askod virtually rolnto to iiioi- UontH of the I'lant trial.
Barbuti called as a witness in hl.s own bohalf said ho wa« 4G years old und married, told ot Koln^ to work whon 11 yoars of age and recltod how ho sold |)apers, shinod shoos, drove a truck, was a blacksmith jind Hnally wont in¬ to the clothlnK business. He also re¬ lated that ho had boon a crime Inves- tltrator   In   District   Attorney's   office.
Of the disputed luncheon place on Heptember 16, 1919. Burbuti .said a third man whom he had never seen before, nnd lntro<liicod to him by Plant, aecnm- punled thom to thejUks Club in Free- port where thoy.^pd lunch and then separated.
He said tho first time thia was re¬ called to him wus diH-inu the time of the first (l^lnnt trial. Later, in re- sponse to his counsel's question, he aaid he had talked to District Attorney Weeks on the subject to whom he de¬ nied tlmt prior to that time, at which tlhae Diatrict Attorney Weeks had ask¬ ed him If hc hadn't eaten with Plant and Hoffman at Kllisons'. and the wit¬ ness said his answer was In tho neg¬ ative.
Barbuti quoted Plant as aaklnir him after the first trial of Plant had started if ho recalled where thoy lunched, told him at the Elks' Club and that after some thought Plant returned to him and told him the third man wns Dickerson whom neither of them had at first re¬ called nnd later Dickerson hart told Barbutl thut he was' the third man of that riariy.
"He related some Instances of the day." aaid Barbuti of Dickerson, "and 'I aatd that's Juat what happened." 1 believed him. He had the earmarks ot respectability."
Barbull said that when he swore on the vttness stand that Dickerson was the man who had lunched with Plant, he believed Jt was true and he did go with Plant to the Elks on September 16. He sticks to that story now.'
He admits that Dickerson having cdn- fossed his iH-rJury on the witness stand han created a doubt In his mind aa to whether Dickerson was the nwin. Thon he added that he would aay now that Dickerson was the man.
Attorney Scudder tried to have him ataqunllfled .but Juatic* Oroilsey re¬ fuaed to perAiit it on District Attorney Weeks'  objection.
Tho most startling of the ustlmony that has l>een given In the case came last night when Mervin L. Diclceraon. of Lynbroftk, tbe man who confeaaed he perjured hlmaelf at Planfa first trial and the man who caused the col¬ lapse of tho PUnt caae, told how hia teatimony waa arranged in advance and why ha gava what' he aaya now
were  his  confessions,   resulting  in   tho Indictment of Barbuti. *
Tho whole case of Harbuti rost.4 on the disputed story as lo where I'lant and Harbuti h.ad luncheon on .Septom- iter 16, 1919, which was'the day that ,\fatthow .r. O'N'oil, now a <onvict, was having a hourinff before .lud^e Flint in Freoport.
llofttniin, tho partner of O'Noll, claimed thnt I'lant und Barbutl had lunched with him at Elli.son's on the day in question. Dickerson, B.-irbuti und I'lnnt Insistod thoy had dine<l at tho Elks Club. Dickerson admits ho ha.K iiod .'ind that ho wuk nol proKonl. At lust nipht's session of t'ourt Dick¬ erson told his stoiy. liickor.son sworo that ho mot I'lant on tho second nifcht of the first Plant trial last January in the' street in liynbrook. Plant, ac¬ cording lo Dickinson's testimony, .said that ho wa.s havinK trouble, that two follows woro "frnminff him in>," that O'Noil und Hoffman wero lyint; ahoul him in tho trial and Dickersou tesU¬ fled that Iilant wantod him to swear that he had dined with Plant at the Elks  Club  on   Soptombor  16,   1919.
Dickerson swore that they wont to Mr. Ijf'vy'n ofilce and there talked over with Ptniif wtot "I wn«WTMiliry'lo at  the trial."
Asked by the Court who Mr. l,cvy was the wttress said It waa Mr. Levy, associate oounsel in tho pjesent case with former Justice Scuddai, w^o ap¬ pears  for  Barbuti,
Dickerson, continulnp, said th.Tt he discussed with I'lant a story that would bo to the effect that Plant m(.'t him in Minoola, took him to Freeport, whore they nttended the trial at Flint's court room and then went to lunch.
"I told him i wouldn't do it until I had talked to Mr. I.,evy," .said Di<ker- .son and then becauso Mr. I^evy was busy nnd could nof see them he testi¬ fied that ho talked to Attorney Leo Fishol, who was a.saociute counsel with Mr. IjPvy In  tho Plant trial.
Plant, according to the testimony of the witness, told Mr. Fishel that he had met Dickerson in Mlneolu, took him to Freoport. attended the trial, as related, and went to lunch at tho Elks Club.
In response to Juatice Cropsey the witness .said that Plant, Fishel nnd himself were those present at this talk. Former Justice Scudder objected to this on the ground that it wns preju¬ dicial to his client, clouding the is.sues and invading his client's constitutional rights.
* "I'll allow it on the ground that the witness has a right to explain why he testified falsely," replied Ju.stice Cropsey.
Dickerson resumed hia testimony to say that he told Fishel he did not know where he wan on the day in ques¬ tion and asked Fi.shel what daj- Sep¬ tember 16, 1919, fell on. Mr. Fishel looked  up^tfc day, .said the witness.
Dickerson then declares that he call¬ ed his former .superior, Henry Boni¬ face, of the Bronx, under whom Dick¬ erson worked in 1919, and the latter told him that he had no record of Dlck¬ erson's whereatK>ut8 on that day. Know¬ ing that, teatlHed Dickerson, he went to Fishel, told him hc had not been In court on September 16, 1919, as he frequently was at that time, and Dick¬ erson says that Fishel then asked him if he' would help plant out, to which the wttnesfi swore he snid: "I suppose so."
After that, awore Qickerson, bv^, aaw Mr. l^evy, told him he did not think he waa In court on September 16, 1919, and ta»«!tfti8e of favors that Plant had done for me I wns willing to help him out."
Dlckeraon then said he„told the story agreed on which was as rehearsed by himself and Plant.
Dickerson, still testifying, quoted Mr. Levy aa saying, "I don't like that ato-v- couldn't you be ia Fr««port for aomething?" an& Dickerson replied that he could becauae he had been thare about that time talking to Clar¬ ence Wllllanaa in relation to a garbage contract that might Im had In the spring. Dickerson    then   testified   that   the
slory he was to tell with Mr. levy's sanction wnn thnt "I was In Frooport, at about 10 o'clock in the morninfr, standing at tho cannon, and Plant und Barbutl camo hloner. Plant askoi) me where I was going and I told him Lynbrook and he .said 'get in." Ho was l?oing to Flint's court and would only bo there a minute nnd that he would   fake  mo  homo."
Tho wltno.ss swore that this .story was agreed on in Mr. l.ovy's office in tho presence of .Mr. Levy, I'lant and j .Mr Fishel an4 that it was the third rlay of the Plant trial in January. |
Dickerson,     continuing'     to     testify. | sworo that Mr.  Levy  put him  thraugli! a  direct  examination,  as   ho would  on ' trial,    and.  that   Mr.    Fishol    cros.s-ex- amined   him,   touohinj,'   on   evoryihinj; tluit  he would say as a witness.        ' "I   don't   know   whether   it   was   Mr. Levy or Fishol who nskod me if  I  hn<l ovor been in the  Frooport Court   room but   I   never  had   and   thoy   suKKested that I better walk up and t.'iko a look at  It,"  said  Dickerson.
He al.so swore that ho wns in.'^truelpd to toll what a ceitain lawyer would look like if District .Mtorney Weeks asked  him.
During tho time that he was In tho offices Barbutl camo In And  Pl.-int   told
.'louth Hompstead, June 15.—Picnic parties coming out Into the countr>' for oritings, particularly on .Sunday and holidays, frequontlv cause small nrc.< to start in woods and Holds, by eareiess news.,,
A party that ramped in the woods at Belmont Parkway la*t Sunday after¬ noon "sot flre to rubbish and the blaze spread in tho woods. The South llemp- steml flro de))artmont was called out to extinguish the blaze.
WONT CHANGE GOVERNMOrr FORM AT ONCE
JOHN G. EMERY CHOSEN NATIONAL COMMANDER    - OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
BIG TRUCK LOAD CLOTHING SENT TO ARMENIAN RELIEF
Freeport People Contributed Gen-
erousiy of Comforts To Go
To Europe's Needy
Freoport. June if).—The .Moiliors' Club of Freeport reported that the re¬ sponse to 'Bundle Day" on .luno 6 when clothitlK was KUthored for the chihlrcti in   Armenia,   was  most  generous.
Mrs. (.'lar«nio A. KUwurds, president of the club, stilted that many liuiidles of clothing were hrouKht to the schools by tho <'hildron and thnj they (le.Kervo much credit.
After sorting over fhe donation.; and ffcttifiK thom ro.'idy for delivery it wnn found that one l/ir^e automobile truck eould  lie   lilled.    Through  the  efTorls of
Nassau County, Like Westchester, Bound by Ruling under Bill— Lt. Got. Wood EzpUias Tlut Constitutional Amendment Must Take Usual Course and .Then, Nassan May Adopt Change
K.'iymonil   .Miller  a  ti-uck  was  olitained him  that he,  Barbuti, "was  nil  riKhf."j„„j, j.,.st,.rday tho clothing w.is sent to
Dickerson  al.so .swore that  ho  signed I tho warehouse in  the city, a   statejnent  for  Mr.   Levy   which   wns
substantially   his   testimony   nn   trial.
His .signed confession mado to Dis¬ trict Attorney Weeks and As.'<j.stant Di.strict Attorney Edwards was pre¬ sented and admitted in evidence. In this confession Dickerson .swore that ho never had had lunch at the Elks Club with I'lnnt and Barbuti al any limo and he repeated Ihis st.itenient on the  .stand.
When former Justico Scudilr*r inter¬ posed his usual objection to tlie re- murks of the court to fhe otTect that they were "prejudicuij," jand "^'iwlson- ing the atmosphere of the court** ,Ius' tico Cropsoy replied tartly that there would be no more "improper excep¬ tions."
Attorney Scudder opened for the do- fen.se just before court adjourned for the night. He .said he would show that whon Barbutl testified that lie hud dined with Dickerson at the Elks Club in Freeport that he actunlly tliouglit he had and had given his testimony without knowingly tollins' a falsehood. Counsel characterized Carman I'lant in strong terms in his oponing and he went so far in telling the jury what he expected to prove that when Dis¬ trict Attorney Weeks objected Ju.stice Cropsey said:
"Yes, it .sounds moro like sununing up  than an opening."
The cross-e-xamination of O'Neil be¬ gan the afternoon session of the tri;il yesterday and it was noticeable that tho attitude of former Justico Scudder to the witness was far different than when Hoffman was testifying. The attitude of O'Neil to counsel was also diU'ercnt from his usual attitude under cross ex amination and he seemed far less ag¬ gressive.
O'Neil was c,arried over his previous testimony in the Plant trials, telling how he let Plant prevail upon him to plead guilty, "take his medl,cine," be a good sport and not squeal on the rest of the gang and how he was sent to Sing Sing prison for seven years and wtis there deserted by Plant and his other confedei-ates.
O'Neil, carried ulong by Altornoy Scudder in the recital of these condi¬ tions, finally said that he still trusted Plant and hud confidence In him up un- til the time "I got back to Sing SiiiK and found him out."
"I had confidence in him," said O'Neil "until .vou brought me down hero be¬ fore you In the John Doe proceedings and told me that you thought 1 was 11^' victim of a frame-up."
"Yes, I still think so," remarked form¬ er Justice Scudder, who aa Justice of •;>upreme Court had heard the John Doc Inquiry ¦''here which started rolling the ball that brought Plant's indlctmetrt and opened up the investigation that ex¬ posed the ring dealing in stolen motor cars.
"I would nol make comment," sharply broke in Justice Cropsey and ailded: "You know it la improper, and we will have no nvore of It."        I
Attorney Scudder again entered his objection, which he does each lime the Court admonishes him, saying that the remark of the Court "corrupts" the at- moephere and tbat it is "prejudicial" to tha righta of his client and aervea to deny his client hia rights.
Henry Boniface testined tbat on Sop tember IS, 1919, Dickeraon wait all day In coiu-t in Manhattan with him uisteod at in Freaport aa Dickerson bad tastlflad at the flrat Plant trial. j
iHarry DeBeau, of Hempatead, teati- tlAd that bo had sden Hoffman and Plant together in Hofftoan'a car at rrea¬ port on tba day they wcra alleged to
Freefiorl's respon.se to the appeal of the Armenians wns large nnd gcTierous !ind the committee from the Jlolhers •¦'lull thanks all wbo aided in ihe work, esiii (iitily   tho   ihildreii.
NAMES OF NASSAU MEN TO COME OFF LIST OF SLACKERS
Men  of  Roosevelt,  Merrick and
Freeport Who Were Not
War Dodgers
Frooport, Juno 15.—The name of Ste¬ phen W. Sprague. of DoIJsle .avenue, rtciosevolt, that appeared on the slacker list for Nassnu Countv. does not belong there as he reported for the draft and received exemption by the Board.
lie is tho f.ithor of fom- c hlldren, two of th.^m crippled, and has not been well for some time. The report of his ex¬ emption was brought to The Dally Re¬ view by his mother.
It is pointed out that fhe. only way tho government can <letermine who are slackers and who are not. is lo publish theso lists for correction und at tho prosent time it is no disgrace to he list- ed. .as this ia the only way to get a true and correct list of men -who will tlnally stand as draft dodgers or "slackei-s."
Another name is to be erased from the slacker list as printed for the county is Richard W. Johnson of Merrick, who ser\'(Hl in the Navy for a year.-'
Following his discharge from the Navy he married und is a member of the firm of Johnson & Smith, truplimen.
Reuben Vnndorhurst of Olive Boule¬ vard. Freeport. is dead. He was not In good hoalth when ho enrolled and died soon afterward.
Stephen C. Stephenson of Olive boule¬ vard, Freoport, is a fjreek who has gone bfwk to hia country. It is not known whether ho ever registered or not.
Lulgi Manlscalso. who waa charged with possessing liiiuor and was arrested as tho result of a raid by the Hempstead polico, two Weeks ago, was urrulgnod bofore Justice Rnisig at Cf-durhurst- iJiwronce, last niglit. Decision was re¬ served.
huve lunch(Ml together and he had heard Plant a-sk Hokman to go to Ellison's for a shore dinner.
In an elTort  to discredit  the witness
counsel for the defen.se asked him' about his personal tran.sactlons, hut the wit¬ ness vehemently denied any Inference that he had had any part In the trans actions   that    enmeshed   Hoffman   anrt
O'Neil although  he admitted  acting as ,.,,,, ,     .
notary for them at times. In legitimate M"8 that the special legislation r^ulred
Ilempstenil, June ir>.— Becau.so there I seem.s to be n wide difference of opinion relating to poRsiblliflos of changes in | the form of government for Nassau County and because littlo if any com jirehehsive idea has been given of what the measures pa.ssed at tho last sossion of the Legislature provide Tho Dally R(;view hus .sought the facta from Chair man Hiram R. Smith, of tho Board of Sut>ervisors.
Chairman Smith gave out the follow¬ ing letter, wrttteri to him by Liout.-flov¬ ernor Jeremiah WfHjd which explains Just what Is provided for in tho bill that sets in motion tho machinery for any for-ni of government thjit the citizens of the county may elect tfi have after cer¬ tain constitutional amendments have li'een votr-d on by the whole state and after necessary legislation ha.s boon on- act<'d into law.
Lieut.-Oovernor Wood's letter to Mr. Smith, eliminating the porson.al para¬ graphs, says:
"The bill you speak of is a lii-Oposed con.slitution,il amendment, intro<lucod this year by Senator Duell of Westches¬ ter County, which if adopted, will per¬ mit Westchester nnd> Nn.ssau Counties, by legislative enactmont, to OKi;ibiish .¦my form of rounty government oil her county desires. A similar lilll, Intro- dnieii by ex .Senator Lnw at the session of l!i:;o, i>ussod both houses. As a con stitullonnl amendment if muat p,1?s two regular sessions nf tho legislature of dif¬ ferent complexion (which meana where an Intcivoning election has been had for Sontitoral th» .-^.ame hill had to pass this yoai- to entitle it to bo submitted to the voters ill the genei-al election this com¬ ing fall. If the bill had beon defeated or amended this year action would havo boon deferred until tho session of 11(23 and a voto of tho people could not have boon had until the fall of that yeai-.
"You may recall tho desire on thu j pnrt of a great many citizens of Nassau Counly for an oijporfunlty to bring Its government tn a point where it really meets tho needs of the county: this de- sire was reflected some years ago in the appointment of the Na.ssau Charter Commission. Tho knowledge ia common on tho part of the office holders that tho I>resent constitution hampers the Coun¬ ty Clf Na.ssau in the co-ordination nf ita various departments and the eatnbliah mont of the buainesa of the count\- on i workabl(> haais. It waa only a few yoaiv ago that n blll, which pas.sed the legis Intiire and was signed by the flovernor. consolidating collection of taxes In th. county nnd creating a county receiver of taxoa wua declared unconstitutional because of the constitutional righta of the villages. Similar limitatiors apply to other departments of the countj-.
"If the proiwaod constitutional amend¬ ment is acted on favorably by tho vot¬ ers of the state thia fall, it opens tho way for Nassau County, through th.- medium of subsequent legislature, to estuhliah a number of reforms which are needed for the benefit of the tax¬ payers nnd which will permit the coun ty to operate in a real economic, up-to date ,an<! businesslike manner.
"I might add that the proposed con¬ stitutional amendment was offered by WoMtchestor County, which Is in a simi¬ lar position to Nassnu County, because of its proximity to the city and the leaders of that county feel that thoy can Institute many reforms which will be of berrofit to its citizens. The opportunity came to Nassau to Join with Westche.s. tor in this legislature and we felt that It was goo<l judgment to do so."
Once the constitutional amendment Is adopted by the voters of the state then Xaanau County people will have the right to vote on what kind of govern¬ mental changes they desire and follow-
buslness transiK tlons
will  be presented to tho lawmakers nt
. ,      .¦ 1 „..»,„_ _» t,.r.....^..t. ..A I Albany to enact into law
John Jono!?, ajliarlKT of HompHtead,! ¦^
was also n witrieiw bul his testimony was not material. > '
Thompson F. iDeMott. of Hempstead, now a Sing Sing prison convict, testi¬ fied that he hut^ hoard Plant tell HofT¬ man to drive t<i Ellison's for lunch on the trial day at Freeport. His tesli. mony waa directly al variance wilh Bar¬ buti's told at th^ former trials.
Barbuti's testimony on the flrat trial of Plant waa jr»ad into the record by Diatrict Attorwiy Weeka and It shows that BarbuU had aworti that he met Diekeraon, whom he swore ha knew, In
Indianapolis, Juno ir>.—.Iohn (i. Em¬ ery, of Grand ftiipids, Mlr-h., was elect¬ ed National Commander of tho Ameri¬ can L<-gion.
Tho Qrand Rapids man, ono of tho five national vice commanders of the I..eglon, was chosen by acclnmallon by the Executive Commiltee of the l^eglon to succeed Frederick W. Cinlbrailh, National Commander, who met a trsgii- death in un automobile accident here last  Thursday.
JUSTICE^OPSEY FOR MAYOR OF N.Y.. SAYS LIVINGSTON
Republican   Leader  of   Brooklyn
Out With Proposal—May Mean
Step to Govemonbip
Minool.-i, June l.'i.—Jacoti Livingston, Republican loader of Kings County, ye.s¬ terday <'nmo out with .a, statement for publication in which ho ondor»<>d James C. Cropsoy, Justico of Supreme Courl, .'IS candiilate for Mayor of New Vork on the Republican ticket.
Justice Cropsey, sitting here in the trial of Thomas V. Barbutl, yesterday reftised to discuss .the iJORslbillty of hia candidacy und mado no comment other than to say that whnt Mr. Livingston said of his uliilily was complimf-nliiry und udded: "That's more than they sny about me down hero."
The candidacy of Justico <"ropsey for Mayor of New York is not ri new thing. Brooklyn papers brought him out as a candidate some tlmo ago. but that J;ico)i Livingston, the a<-knowledged IJ^>|'Ub lican leader of Kings Courity hnd come ut for him brought a now angle on tho situation and makes Justice Crofisey, If 11(^ will run for the mayornlty, a^ fnctor to  bo  considered.
Leader Livingsttm plays an ;istu(i' po¬ litical game. lie haa not announced hlmaelf for a candidate without knowing I'airlj- well, in a<lvance, whether fir not that candidate is willing to make the run.
Political wiseacres jtoint out that If .Justice Cropsey is willing to stop down from the Supreme Court bench, a cov¬ eted place, it is for something more that the mayoralty job which la only for four yeai-s. These wise ones seem to see in this situation the- pfiasibilty of n term as mayor and then the <-liances of .lus¬ tlce Cropsey being groomed for gover¬ nor since the mayoralty place is fre¬ quently the stepping stone for higher honors.
NEEDNEWRDLE FOR APPARATUS MTODRNAIIENT
Unfairness Qaimed by Some De« partments as Racing Machioes May Be Used Against Heavy Service Trucks — Revisioa of Rules Likely to Be Adopted in Interest of Fairness to All
Port Washington, .lune l."i.—.Southerii .\ew York Volunte«>r Firemen's Associa¬ tion Rules Conmiltteo will consider tha r-esolution nrfor»>d by S. Dimon Smith, Chief of the Freoi>ort Fli-rt Do'i partment. through Archer B. Wallnco, delegate, providing for rotlaasitlcatlon of flro tighting nprviraius in contests at tournaments.
In Introducing the resolution, Mr, Wnllaco said thnt some compnni<'s comn to Iho tournaments with liall-l)oiirlng ex¬ hibition carta whii-h aro entered ngainst regulation aiipnratiis, anel the com¬ petition ia unfair. He said ih.-it tho variation  in size and weight.s inado tho
SMHHE SUCCEEDS THE LATER. HUMBER
Is Now Chief Clerk of Tax Office
—Two Sets of Officials Want
Services of Wm. Tompkins
Hempatead. June l.'i.—Arthin- W. Smyfhe, who baa been acting as chief clerk in tho offloe of Receiver of Taxes Joseph H. Foster, yesterday was ap- iwinted chief Cierk to succeed Reming¬ ton Humber, deceased. Tho appoint¬ ment was made by the Town Board on recommendation of Mr. Fostor. Tho ikj- sition pays $3,000 a year. Mr. Foster 8tate<l that it would not bo niH-essary to hire an additional clerk to take the place of the man advanced.
William Tompkins, who last week was appointed dork in the office of Town Clerk FrankUn C. Ollbert to siid-eed Blrdsall E. OllWrt, deceaned, ha," not assumed the duties of the position.
It appears that whon his tr.-insfer from the assessors' office to the town clerk's offlce was authorized by the Town Board, It was supposed that It was satisfactory all around. It later developed that tho Board of Assessors was not willing to lo«e Mr. Tomi>klns as a clerk. Chairman Brower of the as¬ sessors yesterday told the Town Board that the asseBBors want lo keep him there permanently.
The mattef Is still in abeyance, no further action having been taken by the Town Board.
TRAFnC VIOUTION CASES
QUICKLY DISPOSED OF
Charier Aipiinat Albert Batcher        j
Mlneolu.   June   15.—Probation   Officer 	
Francis Hammlll y<«sferday caused Al- Rockville Centre, June IS.-Throe bert Butcher, ot Second slreet, MIm-ola, men came before Police Justice Thorp lo be arraigned before Justice Walter laat nilfht to answer charges of vio- U. Jones, of Ilempstead, charged with  latlng traffic regulatlonH.
non-support. Mrs. Catherine Butcher, the complaining witness, resides in Roosevelt. The case waa set for Thura- day, tail beinc Axed at $200.
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competition unfair and asking that the resolution Ih; adopted so as to govern the coniesi next year, lend the follow» ing resolution:
"Whereas, the flie fighting :ipp!irntun of the towns in the .Southern Xew York \'oliinteer l'"'iremen's .Vssoeiiilinn varies in aize nnd weight, running fiom .a, light touring car to a inodei-n tiillv eiiiilt>P<><l appnratiis. and
"VVhei-ens it floes not constitute a fair competition at tho annual totirnitinent to havo .'III classes of machines luiininf; in the aiiiiie ov.'nts. viz: a light tourintf cnr c.'iirying one ladd«>r, against ii stan¬ dard fully ei|ulpped truck and a car with a eapnclty for Ihree hundred feet of hoae running agninat a modern wngon with 12(M( foot cnpacity, and innamueh as the rules governing snma vary frfiin year to year. I)0 It heroby
"flesolvod, that a set of iierinanent rules be adoplod by tho Association clasaifying varioua types of npiiurntua for cunipelition in toiirn.anients, and .-i committee bo appointed fo formulatu said regulations to govern events Jn 1922   and   tlicieafter. "
.•Vn effolt was made lo .adopt tho i-eso« lutiiiii right there and then, but uiKirt explanation thut it waa regular form to refer such mutters to the KeHolutloit Committ«>e   thnt   rule wus, followed.
OPENING SESSION OFS.N.Y.FU{ElffiN ONE OFJOOD WILL
Key to Port Washington Presented
By Supervisor Remsen—Ac-
cepted by President MeUon
Port Washington. .Iiuu' )'i.—Hupor* visor Cornelius E. Remsen, of tho Towni of .Vorth Hempstoad, acted as chaii-man of thi- Southern New York Flremen'a Association at the opening of thd twenty-sixth annual session here yester* day. preaerited to the five hundred of more delogutea. a key lo the village, collectively.
The key, a largo wooden affair, yr99 made hy Wllliatn Ward, nicely gildpd and varnished and carefully lettore<L It was nccoptod on fhe j»art of tha asKoclatlon liy the president, Peter P, .Mellon.
James W. Dliklnaon, Jr., Chief of Ihd Port Washington Flre Department, then welcomed tho guoats and tho c.onven¬ tion got under wa>.
After the moniorial sorvices In ro- /»|)oct to members Who had passed away during tht- la>it yeur, th^re were ad¬ dressed by Congressman Frederick Cm Hlcks and Surrogate lyoon D. Howell.
A committee on credentials was ap- polnttHl and another on resolutions. Tho convention then adjourned to reconvene uftoi< luncheon.
Tho aftornfjon sossion was given ove^ tr) the report of tho Credential Com¬ mittee, roading of minutes of the laat <-onvontlon and the meeting of tho B<hard of Directors: communications, re- r>orts of officers and unflnished buslneaa.
Several were calh-d uiKin for sp«eche«, and then the ..onventlon adjourned lo meet Wedheaday morning at 10 o'clock4
Al. Brindler, of this village, was ac cused of ridlOK a motorcycle without; a IlKht. Sentenca waa suapended. Cap¬ tain Bacon eervad tbo summons.
Jamea P. HoSraaa of Eajit Rockaway was accuaod by Patrolnvi^ Rlfenburgh rtckleas    drtvlnc.    The    charge
Traffic Kicn OwnoUabMl Rockviile Centre. June 15.—The traf-| with Preeport, on September 1«, 1919, that i Ac «*»n on Park avenue, at Obaarver I against hiro waa dismiasod. with Plant they went to the'court room street, was struck and carried about. Harry V. Wykoff of Klizabeth, N. J., anrt thon to the Elks' Club and that Bar thirty feet by «n nnkn9wn automo- waa accused of a aimllar infraction of bull had teatlfied that he had never had biUat laat night. The laatfrn waa tha law by Patrolman Curley. The lunch with Homaan in hIa Me. j broken and the aisn badJ.y damaged.      complaint waa diamiased.
BUILDING TRADE EMPLOYERS TO MEET IN FREEPORT
Froeport, June 15.—The Buildin* Tiade Flmployers' Aaaoclatlon of txnig Island will hold a ap«K-ial meeting at lh* Fr««|*ort Club, Tueaday, June 21, at 8 p. m. The object of the meeting hi to talk osor buildinc condlliona ond the fu¬ ture of the huUdtng Induatr)-. All per¬ sona In the bulldlnc btiatnesM are eor¬ dlally l^trd to be prMant.