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ISSUED ON FRIDAY.
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF NASSAU COUNTY
GENERAL CIRCULATION
VOL. 8. NO. 17.
FREEPORT. N. Y. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30. 1917
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
KING AND QUEEN TO BE^ROWNED
AT SCOUTS DANCE
Part of Proceeds For
Soldiers Welfare
Association
There will be a Rood tlmp for you at Br(X>klyn Hall, December 14th—a dance by the Boy Scouts, Troop 2, and a committee of younR iadlea un¬ der the supervision of Mrs. Albert Hutton.
At the dance there will alao be a crowning of a Kinj? and Queen. The yoiinK ladies In comprtlhon fV>r Queen are the MisseR Isabell .Miller, Edna Wright, Helen Rollo. Klizabeth Mabee, Marie Mabee, Hortense Mayer, Kdna Hauser, Kathryn Jorrrison, Martha Joerrifion, Olady.s Howell, Evelyn Teeple, Marie .Milbank, Har¬ riet Uosonstein, Kdlth Stevens, Kdna Hiittoii and Helen King. Tlie young man who will bo crowned King will he ll .Scout of America.
Half of the proceeds of this affair •will go to tlie Soldiers' Welfare Aa- sociation, ivliich is organized to help our American soldiers in Franro. Tho Association needs more mcnitier.s, and you are cordi.illy invited to he a member. Dues are only 10 cont.s per month or ?i.20 per year. I?y being a meniber of this Association you are inipini? soiii(. iiiotlior's son who is flKhtIng for you in the trenches in France. ^
The ob,iect nf this A.ssociiition is lo give per.sonal attention to the sol¬ dier in need. If you know of any soldier in the Army in France who Is not on our list we would be very glad to receive his name, the rcRi- inont he is in and the company. Send to Soldiers' Welfare Association, 101 Wallace Street, Freeport. Phone 7fi4-W.
HIRE ARCHITECT FOR NEW HOSPITAL
After .several months of delay and opposition, it now looks as though ac tion will soon bo taken towards the buildinR of the County Tnberculosl.s Hospital wliicii was authorized more ahan two years aKO. fly re.solution at its Friday meoting Last week the IJoard of Supervisors decided to en¬ gage a qualified architect to make necessary plans and specifications for erection of necessary buildings on the Keil Farm at Plainview for the tu¬ bercular hospital, •which .site has boon ¦approved by the State Board of Health.
.1. Kdward Downing of Hempstead ¦was appointed by the Board of Su¬ pervisors to apportion the mortgage tax.
Permission was granted by the Board to F. Howard Covey. Secretary of the Boy Scouts of Nas.sau County, tn use the Surrogate's Court Room one eveniag a month for lectures.
TFLrn GETS ANOTHER JOR
Adam Yulch, who serves this vil¬ lage as motorcycle officer on a con¬ tingent f(>e of so much per hocr while at work, has extended to Rock¬ ville Centre and this afternoon he will patrol the ro.ads in that village on the same basis.
The One Way to Make a Perlecl Cup of Coffee is \ by Using a SILEX AILGLASS COFFEE! FILTER'
Th* Full Aroma of tk» Baan it Caught and Pr«*erv«rf, ooA tha Epicurean Pleaaura of Perfect Coflo* will remain witk you long aftar you hava forgottaa th* prica
Four Cap Sua • fS.SO Six Cup Six* • • ••SO
Lalu* SHOW Ym
CHUBBUCK'S
QUALITY DRUG STORE
FREEPORT
Not guilty on the ground of insan¬ ity at the time of the commis.sion of the act charged In the indictment, and so say you ail. The Jury are polled and severally confirm thoir ver diet.
Fusion campaign expenses $1,209,605 Votes for Mitchell 149.307
t^oBt per vote $8.10
Any such campaign expenditure by Republicans would he treated hy the New York newspapers as "scanda¬ lous"; by the Democrats as "an orgy or corruption." Such an excursion Into the realm of filthy lucre by Fu- sionistii, however, will be treated by "dead .silence.' The charge iterated and reiterated by that sledge hammer of Repulilicanism, the Brooklyn Stan¬ dard Union, that far more than the mere philantbroplc control of the citadel was involved in the campaign of the Fusion i sts is proved well founded. Truly, the uplifters were uplifiod—a ca.se of spurlos versunkt, as it were.
I'in pricking by a critical proprie¬ tor of a "chain of newspapers" has been l)i'ought to the stato of a profit- .ible art by the Harmswortli brothers. John Hull can face a loaded cannon iinfiiiichiiigly, but constant pecking at llic rear nets on his nerves, and he liiijilly ciiiiiiu'oiiiisa Willi his persc- ciilor, as in tliis instance, hy con¬ ferring upon my noble I>ord .North- cliffc's brother, the honorable office of .Minister of the Air in the Hritish (aliiiict. This, it is expected, wili "tiold" the two newspaper proprie¬ tors and permit the war to go on witliout further critici.sm Or interrup¬ tion from their quarter. If Brother llianst HOW had only selected Kngland for Ills birthplace and journalistic ac¬ tivities, stars and garters and titles galore would long ago have been his without the asking. The ozone of Britain, tiowever, i.6 not exactly the ozone of these l''nit(^d States, lacking aiiparcntly the invigoiation of ihe lat¬ ter. Can anyliody imagine I'resident Wilson coiiipi'oniisin,:^; with his pin pricker? We know of nobody pos¬ sessed of such a vain imagination at thi.-i hour of going to press.
An anxious commuter propounds this: "If, as Rear Adinirai Feiiiy pre¬ dicts, Gorman attacks upon our At¬ lantic coast lire iiuniincnt, and if the.e sliould involve our beloved isi- aiul, would they complete the p.i- ralisis of the I.on;,' Island Railroad as a conimuling .system?"
How fortunate are you and I, not- witlistanding the hi.g'h cost of pickles ami other human provender, that wo |)ay no excess profits ta.x. Pity the headaches of the poor coi'iioration compelled to read and re-read the Congressional decree touching on and appertaining to income taxes. Colli^ctor of Internal Revenue "Big Uill" Kdwards has issued a second interpretation of tlic law which is styled by the Kagle "a comprehen¬ sive statement." Aud yet the suspi¬ cion feebly survives that "Bill" has not scored a real touchdown—haze still lingers and obstructs the mental vision.
If the size of their contributions to the .Mitchell half-million campaign fund was symptomatic of confidence in the re.siilt, tiien mustMessieurs As¬ tor, Goeiet .Vanderbiit, Vanderlip, r,iy;genhoim, Schiff et al (not over- l()()Uin,a: Williain Hamlin Chillis) have liossesscd RUiireme faith, for ilieir in¬ dividual donations ran into the ttiou- siHids. That of their co-contributor, I'hai'los Kvan Hughes, was $250.
' One of the legends of Timbuctoo- limd de.scrilies a District .Attorney as so piofoiHuiiy impressed with his oil til of oflice that he loudly proclaim¬ ed he would not "spare her," mean¬ ing tlio defendant at the bar. Wv fiillilled llis duty so courimtMiusly that the jienny press ot Timbiistoo an- noiinced in gn>at heiid-lines that hc luid "tlayed her" on the witne.s.^ stand. A jiii'.i' of 'riiiibiicaoo's elderly citi¬ zens pi'oiii))tly aciiiiitled lier, thus I'oiiliriiiing tlie knpression of tiie Tiin- liuclDo bar that tho soft jkhIhI is th(» lawyer's most effective weapon in all ca.-ii's dealing with a woinan in dis¬ ti ess.
Kvorybody in the N'ew York politi- (iil swim, except the reporters, ap¬ parently, know thut the leader of Taiiimauy was going away for a fort- niglit a day or two after the election. The fortnight over, he came home, as most men do after their vacation, and tlio incident is heraldi^d as "a 'sud¬ den return." Funny reporting.
And yet tbe Occoquan workhouse had a good name until it began to .entertain the fair suffragettes. Hu¬ manity was undoubtedly its cardinal virtue, otherwise it would have stood idly by when its suents began tbelr niortitication of the flesh. "These wo¬ men did aot take a single step until they were advised by counsel," quoth tbeir chivairoug knight, Dudley Fleid .Malone. "If these women acted on advice of counsel. It waa very poor advice," retorted the calloutied Judge on tbe Wairblngtoa bench, Mean¬ while tbe great queatlon, who shall picket thi6 White House, has been lost In Um BbulBe. It aoeou u> bave oc-
(urred to nobody that Dudley, no longer a welco/ne visitor to it.i por¬ tals, is just the person to watch Ihe liither side of its picket fence, pend¬ ing the determination of his client's appeal. Who knowa but what a Pres¬ ident's pity would be aroused at the spectacle and a reconciliation effect¬ ed?
The Army and Navy Journal reflects a growing public opinion that the Army and Navy Departments and the Committee on Public Information are responsible for an extremely unsat¬ isfactory and even silly way in which the progress of the war is being re¬ ported in the press of thla country. "We have never," It truthfully de¬ clares, "had a war so badly reported. The American i>eopie deserve some truthful news, however brief." It all harks back to Secretaries Daniels and Haker, both of whom have yielded to the oflicers at their elbows, and army and navy oflicers, as every newspaper man knows, are as chockful of infor¬ mation for publication as a New York policeman at a Are with his "G'wan, now. Git fell out o' here." This is especially disapiKjinting in the case of Secr«»tary Daniels, for he had all the advantages of an early Christian training in tbe newspaper business, and was supposed to possess tliat ju¬ dicious skill which comes of serving the public through a newspaper. He hardly belongs to that class of news¬ paper makers once descritied by Gen. Taylor, of the Boston Globe, as "gen¬ tlemen who successfully con the pub¬ lic and catch the advertiser." And yet, unconsciously or with prcmedi- tation, he is conning the public and he ought to (Hiit it. So ought both Secretaries and their committee. What could be more absurd, for in¬ stance, than giving out to the public the details of the launching of the Government's first steel freighter somewhere on the Pacific coast, its christening by tho wife of the gover¬ nor of the state and being given the name of tlie unnamed city in which it was built? Somewhere in Wash¬ ington a depth bomb ought to be dropped upon a news service so in¬ adequate.
500 MEN SERVED AT THE HEADQUARTERS
Saturday night, after a small at¬ tendance for the past three weeks, since the 42nd Division "went over" and the 41st came to Camp Miils. things took a jump, and the Ladies' Coiiimitt«>e served above 500 cups of coffee with cake and sociability. The "boys" are nearly all from the West, and enjoyed themselves, it was (juite evident.
Tho rush was not quite so large on Sunday night, but the ladles were kept busy during the evening.
The new plan of assigning one duty man as captain for the "big days" worked out nicely, relieving \\\o. cliairnian of the committee from act¬ ive duty all the time. Saturday Olaf Magnusson was in charge, and on Sunday Frederick. Plump. Sunday being a bitter cold day to walk around the streets, the cup of hot coffee that Capt. Plump and his as¬ sistants handed out was accepted witli thanks by our visitors-and the rooms were filled from 10 a. m. to late at night. .Next Saturday H. B. Kennedy will be acting captain, and Sunday, Robert W. Nutt.
The new desk for the book for reg- isterini!; at Headquarters was donat¬ ed with the compliments of I.ee-Pat- torson Co. It was woll worth whiie, as indicated by the increased interest on the part nf our visitors.
The flrsi register has been finished and tiled in our pulilic library.
Conti'iliuiionsMrs. H. Schloss, R pounds of coffee; John Goller, %\; H. Schlo.'^s, ?,¦); S. H. Swezey. ?5: .Nas¬ sau County Review, $8.40; H. B. Ha- irion. butcher, $5.
A UNION SERVICE FOR THANKSGIVING
The Lnion Service of .Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian people was tiold in the Presbyterian Churcb, at 10.30 on Thursday. All the pastors wi!?T> present and took part in tbe service.
Tbe service was rich in Its musi¬ cal features. The choir of the church, where the service was held, rendered an anthem and a solo was sung by Mrs. Bert C. Ross, a mezzo soprano from Seattle, Washington. .Mr». Ross is tbe wife of Capt. Bert C. Ross, adjutant of tb' I'j'st Infan¬ try, now at Camp Mil' . ".'. ,. Ross has beeu connected witb the Brighton Road Presbyterian Church of Pitts¬ burg until ber recent marriage and removal to Seattle, .and has done work in Oratorio.
The help o( such music made the service deeply satiatfyiog aud earnest¬ ly spiritual.
Other CburcheB held tbeir own services according to tbelr order and ciutom and annouacemeat.
EDWARD B. JOHNS IS MADE A MAJOR
SPANISH WAR VET.
General Passenger Agt.
of Marquette R. R.«
Son in Navy
When Edward B. Johns, of Grand Avenue, Baldwin, wAt to Plattsburg, last summer his decision was duly ratified by bis patriotic wife. Two sons and a daughter remained at home with their mother, while his oldest boy, Edward B. Johns, Jr., was on board tbe U. S. 3. Norma, in the war zone Mr. Johns has been commls- Bioned a major of ordnance and Is already assigned.
Major Johns saw service under General Shaffer at Santiago and was under fire on several ocasions during the Cuban campaign. He was a mem¬ ber of the Fourth Regiment, Tennes¬ see volunteers. He had been a mem¬ ber of tbe Tennessee National Ouard. He was born in Tennessee in 1875.
In civil life .Major Johns is the gen¬ eral passienger agent, at New York, of the Pere Marquette Railroad, and is well known In railroad circles. His training in the National Guard serv¬ ed him well when he undertook the rigorous training at Plattsbug this fall.
Kdward Johns Jr. Is now a first- class seaman in the U. S. Na'vy, al¬ though he will not be 16 upntil Feb¬ ruary, The boy jolEed the Navy in April.
From a flagpole in front of the Johns' home float's tbe Stars and Stripes, and below is a service flag.
"We have two stars now," said Mrs. Johns, "but thi.ro is room for another there. My daughter may en¬ list in the service as a .^oraan."
COUNnlAIRGAn RECEIPIS $16,991
The report of the treasurer, Thos. .\. liacon, of the Agricultural Society, shows that the gate receipts at the .Mineola Fair this year were $16,991.- 50; $:5315 were taken in at the grand¬ stand ;$643 more were received for box privileges, J8,451.55 for conces¬ sions, |275 for life membership, $5'36 for annual memberships, $9380 for entrance feea, $4000 from the State, $19^ for annual carriage tickets, $76 for shed rentals, $136 in donations and $373.15 miscellaneous.
The biggest expense for for horse show preiiiiums, the total being $9800; labor ccst $5302.50, improve¬ ments $5360.56, general premiums, $4914, and added to these expenses wore those of hiring music, judges, police, attractions, insurance, adver¬ tising, tents, priming, etc. "The bal¬ ance i1i the treasury was $2943.76.
RKI) L'KOSS FINDS
We acknowledge with thanks the following contributions which have been sent to us duriug the past week: Friday Bridge Club, Miss Stuart treasurer, .^5; a friend, $2.50; ;Bridge Club, .Mrs. Knobel treasurer, $1; Mrs. Kichard Hart, $2; .".Mrs. Ketcham, $2. 500 Ciul), .Mrs. Johnson, treasurer, $1. Total, $13.50.
Kindlj^i make lehecks payable to Freeport Biancii, American Ited Cross and send to .Mrs. Alfred T. Davison, chairman Finance Comiuiltee, 110 Flue Street, Freeport.
HIK I'H KATi; LOW
Town Clerk Gilbert and his staff of able assistants are puzzled those days in trying t(j learn why the birth rate iu the unincorporated sections of Hciiip.-iii'ad Town has shown such a decided falling off in the past year. For several years past there has been a iiiateriai -increase in the number if biriiis. Last year 701 were recorded. 'I'his year tlie Town Clerk figures ahat even though the average for the past len and a half months of 1917 is un- »'xpecttdly increased, there will not l)e over GOO births put on the roster. ••.Marriages are increasing and births decreasing," said the Town Clerk on Thursday a.s he meditated on the par¬ adoxical situation.
\\\U tAHP HM>
Confident that every city and town n the United Stales wili do "its bit" n helping to provide for tbe com- ort, welfare and proper entertain¬ ment of tbe American Boidiers and sailors, and that no place would be willing to be considered, even for a luoiiienl, a "slacker" in thia regard, was expressed here to-day by Jobn N. Willys, national chairman of the War Camp Community Fund.
It is essential, he asserted, that the balance of the national fund of |3,- 750,000 needed to carry on this vi¬ tally important war work be raised a!i promptly as possible. Time is an mportant element, aud every city and own should collect its quota witb- >ut any unnecessary delay. No place .-an be relieved of Its responsibility, ita duty to the nation and to Its own men in uniform, until it bss contribu- uted Its share to tbe War Camp Coni' auwlty Fund. -
HONOR ROU,, (HI RCH OF OIR HOI,T RKOI.KMKR
H. Carroll McCord—L. S. 8. Hnnard
(ieonre T. ,Mo( onl, I. S. S. Jfah- ma
Raymond Amador, 1°. H. Ma¬ rine Corps
James Fnnninn, t'. H. H. Nen Hampshire
Edwarif Fanmtno, Torpedo St. Newport
lionis Benham, Drooklyn Navj Yard
Earl Benham, Nin-folL, Ta.
Thos. F. O'Brien, Hao Antoalo, Texas
Jerome T.' Nolan, Naval Aero Station, BayNhore
John Nolan, Naval Aero Sta¬ tion, Bayshore
Jas. Mnlcahey. Naval Aera Sta¬ tion, Bayshore
Gordon Mei'nrthy, Naval Aero Station, Bayshore
IVIlliam Donaffhy, Naval Aero Station, Bayshore
Edward Meany, I. S. .S. Fulton
Edw. S. Keoffh
Thomas K. Mnrray, Naval Sta¬ tion, W. Sayvillp
Henry Mnrray, Naval Reserve, Newport, K. T.
IJndlev Murray, Somewhere on the Hea
Francis Arirnimlian, Amlinlnnce l'nit, France
Peter S Beck, I'. S. S. RnmMer
(ius FasNino, Amer. Kxp. F'orce, France, Base Hosp. No. 2
Arthur Traynor, Amer. Fxp. Force. France
.Ios. Kelly, Spnrtanburu, S. ('.
('has. (iiordano. Tamp I'pton
(iaetano Ciiti, Camp I'pton
(TIfford Reynolds. Nnval Rcsv,
.las. ,1. McCoffrey, Camp I'pton
IValter Crevolseraa, Sparten- burg, S. C.
J. Franris Ejiich, Spartnnbnrg, S. C.
(ieo. A. Lynch, Capt., Wrights- town, N. .1.
John .1. Lynch, 1st Llent. await¬ ing orders. Aviation (p.
Jas. Treland, Hewlquarters Co. Charleston, S. C.
(iene O'Neii, Base HoKpltal No. 2, France
Geo. Russell, Spartonburg, S. C.
Geo. Higgins. V. S. S. Ht. Cecilia
.Tas. B. SteTt;art, Naval Reserve
John ,T. Kobel, Qniartermast4'r's Dept., Kock Island
Jiemard J. Loonam, Jr., Qnar- 'lermaster's Uept., Fort Slocum *
FREEPORT MAN IS THERE ON "STRETCH"
The recent attempt of Victor Cohn, of Freeport, to enlist in the service of his country is described in a met¬ ropolitan daily as follows: "TKLL HIM HOW TO
'STRETCH' FOR ARMY
"Being one-half inch short of the required height for enlistment in tbe .Marine Corps, Victor Cohn, nineteen years old, of South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, appeared at the recruiting office, 24 East 23rd Street, recently and asked Lieutenant Daniel .M. Gard¬ ner Jr. if there was any place where he might get "stretched out." The young man was advised by the Lieu-- tenant to join one of the branches of the Young Men's Christian Associa¬ tion and by hard physical training he might be able to obtain the other half inch,"
SL\ MEN IN ARMY
A ¦service flag with six ntars hangs iu the window of G. Bennett Sinilh, inc.. garage on I'^ast .Merrick Hoad, Freeport. The men in the army are:
L^w'Pnce Burns, Merrick, Naval Militia.
Ueorge Colthurst, Freeport, Camp Upton.
llei'borl Colvin, Merrick, Camp Up¬ ton.
George Hansen, Freeport, Camp Upton.
I.ynian Dean, Wantagh, Camp Up¬ ton.
VV. C. Uurgess, Westbury. aviation.
BUKAliS RECORD
On Wednesday the Town Clerk's of¬ fice broke all records in handing out marriage licenses to ten couples in tho town. In oue hour's time the Town Cierk and his assistants sup¬ plied four couples witli the necessary licenses for their marriage. Among those who filled out the affidavits for a license were Qve soldiers from Camp Mills.
RAISE HERTIC^ FLAii
Following the celeoration ot Sol¬ emn High Mass at tbe Church of tbe Holy Redeemer In Freeport by the rector. Rev. J. L. O'Toole, on Thanks- ing naornlng, a large service flag con¬ taining 38 stars was raised. At tbe service a patriotic sermon was de¬ livered by Father O'Toole appropriate to tbe occasion.
Tbe exercises were participated in by the various church organliatlons. the Sunday School and Catholic meno- bera of the Boy Scout troop N9. S.
The 'ii stara are rspreaentatire of tbe members ot th« pariab engaged in W^Atrtl service.
LUTHERANS HELP REST ROOM FUND
FOR THE SOLDIERS
Committee Show Need
of Contributions to
the Work
Dear Neighbor:
You arc no doubt familiar with the work we are doing In tbe interest of our soldier and sailor visitors at the headquarters on Railroad Avenue. The room has been equipped pretty largely without any rash outlay and the citizens ot our village, both ladles and gentlemen, havo responded splen¬ didly to the call for helpers in tbe way of entertainment. Dut the rent and other necessary expenses nuist be paid. "We have received a sufficient sum from voluntary contributors to finance it so far without any general appeal, but now we must have a few dollars.
Kindly send what you feel you can .-^pare for ibis important work to Smith V. Pearsall, treasurer, who wiil ackiKiwlrdge it through the local pa¬ pers, and you will greatly relieve, THK FINA.N'CI': COMMITTEE. .S. R. Smith, chairnian.
Ed;:ar Jacksiin, Wiiiiam G. .Millor, Fred E. Siory, G. Dennett Smith, Clin¬ lon .M. Flint, ('. .Milton Foreman, Charles-Ji. .Mack, George M, Hewlett. R. S. Barrie.
I
The following letter, accoaipanied by a check for ten dollars, speaks for itself:
Noveniber 27, 1917 Dear Mr. PearRall;
I beg to hand herewith check for ten dollars toward.s the expense of the .Soliliers' Room on Railroad Ave¬ nue. The Lutheran Men's Club voted this donation at their meeting last evening, to show their hearty approv¬ al of that worthy work, and hoping ihat other societies of the village will follow the precedent. Sincerely, FREDK. H. PUMP, President. OlJVF .MAGNUSSEN, Secretary.
This is the first church organiza¬ tion to express a ftuancial interest Lt (he work. The Elks have contributed and the Jr. O. U. A. M. have material¬ ly assisted. Other organizations wishing to follow the precedent or sliow their interest are invited to sendd their check.s to the treasurer. With colder weather coining on and more soldiers than ever at camp the work will materially increase.
DRAFT QUESTIONS SENT OUT DEC. 15
Honinning Deceniber 15lh, the Third District Local Board of Hempstead will begin sending out the "Question¬ aire" to all registered men between tbe ages of 21 and 31 years, who have not been certified for military ser¬ vice. The blanks will go out at the rate of a hundred a day until every one who should receive one bas had it sent him.
This will apply to all registered men whether they have previously re¬ ceived a discharge of not. It ia be¬ lieved that many who have been pre¬ viously discharged will find that un¬ der the new questions that they will be liable for service.
Inforniation for the flillng out of tlieso questionaiies is'to be handled by an advisory committee of lawyers, who will serve without cost to ap¬ plicants. The Local Board in the Town Hall will also be open for in- foniiation from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. ex¬ cept Saturdays when the hours are from 9 to 12.
The lime allowed the men after the slips have been mailed to the men is seven days in which to answer, in¬ cluding the date of mailing.
Mlion the (iiicstionaires have been filed with the Local Board the work of classifying the men will go for¬ ward. Nearly 20IM) men in this dis¬ trict will have to answer the ques¬ tions. Failure to receive a copy of the questionaire i.s not an excuse for not filing answers.
NKW lITO!!f STATION
Upon the recommendation of the Federal authorities the Long Island Railroad Company has made applica¬ tion to the Public Service Commtsslon at Albany for permission to discon¬ tinue its present freight and passen¬ ger station at Camp Upton and con- •truct Instead a new station at the Hay Road highway crossing, a point about 10,900 feet from tbe present station. The application bas been granted.
BKLLMOHE FIBKMKN IlLKCT
The annual nieeting of tbe Advance Hook and Ladder Company of Bell¬ more was held on Saturday evening, aud the following offlcers were elect¬ ed: Anderson Bloomer, foreman; Harry O. Jenner, first assistant; Wil¬ liam Brown, second assistant: Ix)uIb Benzer, third assistant; Charlea W. Smith, tpeasurer; Jobn Hodgson, sec- reUry: L. W. Richards, financial sec- retarv: Charles Peterson, trustee, a»d Uartfleld Smith, sergeant at »rDW.
CHURCH CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN SUCCESS
CLOSED LAST WB£K
Edifice Crowded and Many Have Receiv¬ ed Benefit
Last Saturday was tbe last day of the Kvangeiistic campaign which bM been going on for four weeks at th« Freeport Methodist Church in FVee¬ port.
The adddross of Evangelist Pair-. lianks to the men who gatberftu for the four o'clock service was a ter-' rifle arraignment of hidden sinB. "Whitwashed or Washed White" was the theme. And the service was not one to afford comfort to any man who is hading a double life.
A great eonuregation filled th« church and a large part of the cha¬ pel at the 7.:i0 service. The usual sons seivice iiieceded the sermon. Spe¬ cial features of this were the piano and vocal solos of Prof. Bruckman, of Brooklyn, who is a persvonal friend of Chorister \VTiltnian, and who was
CHOItlMTKK WITTMAN
prtsent at his personal invitation, and the solo of .Mrs. S. A. Lewis, of Elmhurst.
The sermon was on the theme "The Waiting Ciiu-st," and the text was '"Bt-lioid I stand at the door and knock." It was one of the sltong- est puttings of Gospel Truth Mr. Fair¬ banks has given in Freeport. At itB conclusion he made an earnest ap¬ peal to all who would receive the Christ as King of thoir lives to come to the front. Many came who had beon at the front as seekers before, and with these some who came for the first time. There were flve Bol- diers.
But the influence of the evening's sermon can not be measured alto- gethr by the number of persons re¬ sponding to the Evangelist's appeal.; to come forward in that service. Last¬ ing impressions for good were made and will tiear fruit in day.s to come.
On Monday afternoon these two men left town followed by the good wishes of ali who had come to know and understand their worth.
IJolh Mr. Fairbanks and Mr. 'Whitt- nian are sincere men, devoted to high ideals of life and work, and desiring to do good and to honor God. They shrink from no toil however arduous, fioni no task however humble, which proHii.ses lo help people to see and follow the higher life.
Mr. Fairbanks ts a man ot sturdy convictii.ns and has the courage to prt sent them "without fear or favor." His sermons present the groat central truths of Scripture strongly, siraply and with a happily chosen wealth of Illustrations which holds attention and impresses the message upon all classes of hearers. The young and ilu' old, the long-time Christians and the people of the world; the learned and those who have missed the cul¬ ture of the schools are held by the liiicere earnestness and the practi¬ cal wisdom of this man who knowa lift' and human character needs, and wbo In a life ot great sorrows and rich joys has found in the religion he preaches that wblch enobles itnd gives peace. Freeport will be glad to welcome this manly, fe«rles», whole-souled preacher asaln.
8EIZK PliAlTTS
With tbe aid of the Freeport po¬ lice, it is reported! that agents from the Department ot Justice seized two wireless outfits In the village oa Tuesday. Complains |tad been re¬ ceived Ihat "somebody" was taking me^Mtges witbin a teti miles of the wireless station at Sayville.
The outfits were flnally located ia )' Monies of Uavid Jonea, South Hide Avenue, and Robert Johnson, ttrov* Street, this village, two youthful ama¬ teurs.
The bor* ware not pro««eut«d.

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FullText	"™ ISSUED ON FRIDAY. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF NASSAU COUNTY GENERAL CIRCULATION VOL. 8. NO. 17. FREEPORT. N. Y. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30. 1917 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR KING AND QUEEN TO BE^ROWNED AT SCOUTS DANCE Part of Proceeds For Soldiers Welfare Association There will be a Rood tlmp for you at Br(X>klyn Hall, December 14th—a dance by the Boy Scouts, Troop 2, and a committee of younR iadlea un¬ der the supervision of Mrs. Albert Hutton. At the dance there will alao be a crowning of a Kinj? and Queen. The yoiinK ladies In comprtlhon fV>r Queen are the MisseR Isabell .Miller, Edna Wright, Helen Rollo. Klizabeth Mabee, Marie Mabee, Hortense Mayer, Kdna Hauser, Kathryn Jorrrison, Martha Joerrifion, Olady.s Howell, Evelyn Teeple, Marie .Milbank, Har¬ riet Uosonstein, Kdlth Stevens, Kdna Hiittoii and Helen King. Tlie young man who will bo crowned King will he ll .Scout of America. Half of the proceeds of this affair •will go to tlie Soldiers' Welfare Aa- sociation, ivliich is organized to help our American soldiers in Franro. Tho Association needs more mcnitier.s, and you are cordi.illy invited to he a member. Dues are only 10 cont.s per month or ?i.20 per year. I?y being a meniber of this Association you are inipini? soiii(. iiiotlior's son who is flKhtIng for you in the trenches in France. ^ The ob,iect nf this A.ssociiition is lo give per.sonal attention to the sol¬ dier in need. If you know of any soldier in the Army in France who Is not on our list we would be very glad to receive his name, the rcRi- inont he is in and the company. Send to Soldiers' Welfare Association, 101 Wallace Street, Freeport. Phone 7fi4-W. HIRE ARCHITECT FOR NEW HOSPITAL After .several months of delay and opposition, it now looks as though ac tion will soon bo taken towards the buildinR of the County Tnberculosl.s Hospital wliicii was authorized more ahan two years aKO. fly re.solution at its Friday meoting Last week the IJoard of Supervisors decided to en¬ gage a qualified architect to make necessary plans and specifications for erection of necessary buildings on the Keil Farm at Plainview for the tu¬ bercular hospital, •which .site has boon ¦approved by the State Board of Health. .1. Kdward Downing of Hempstead ¦was appointed by the Board of Su¬ pervisors to apportion the mortgage tax. Permission was granted by the Board to F. Howard Covey. Secretary of the Boy Scouts of Nas.sau County, tn use the Surrogate's Court Room one eveniag a month for lectures. TFLrn GETS ANOTHER JOR Adam Yulch, who serves this vil¬ lage as motorcycle officer on a con¬ tingent f(>e of so much per hocr while at work, has extended to Rock¬ ville Centre and this afternoon he will patrol the ro.ads in that village on the same basis. The One Way to Make a Perlecl Cup of Coffee is \ by Using a SILEX AILGLASS COFFEE! FILTER' Th* Full Aroma of tk» Baan it Caught and Pr«erv«rf, ooA tha Epicurean Pleaaura of Perfect Coflo will remain witk you long aftar you hava forgottaa th* prica Four Cap Sua • fS.SO Six Cup Six* • • ••SO Lalu* SHOW Ym CHUBBUCK'S QUALITY DRUG STORE FREEPORT Not guilty on the ground of insan¬ ity at the time of the commis.sion of the act charged In the indictment, and so say you ail. The Jury are polled and severally confirm thoir ver diet. Fusion campaign expenses $1,209,605 Votes for Mitchell 149.307 t^oBt per vote $8.10 Any such campaign expenditure by Republicans would he treated hy the New York newspapers as "scanda¬ lous"; by the Democrats as "an orgy or corruption." Such an excursion Into the realm of filthy lucre by Fu- sionistii, however, will be treated by "dead .silence.' The charge iterated and reiterated by that sledge hammer of Repulilicanism, the Brooklyn Stan¬ dard Union, that far more than the mere philantbroplc control of the citadel was involved in the campaign of the Fusion i sts is proved well founded. Truly, the uplifters were uplifiod—a ca.se of spurlos versunkt, as it were. I'in pricking by a critical proprie¬ tor of a "chain of newspapers" has been l)i'ought to the stato of a profit- .ible art by the Harmswortli brothers. John Hull can face a loaded cannon iinfiiiichiiigly, but constant pecking at llic rear nets on his nerves, and he liiijilly ciiiiiiu'oiiiisa Willi his persc- ciilor, as in tliis instance, hy con¬ ferring upon my noble I>ord .North- cliffc's brother, the honorable office of .Minister of the Air in the Hritish (aliiiict. This, it is expected, wili "tiold" the two newspaper proprie¬ tors and permit the war to go on witliout further critici.sm Or interrup¬ tion from their quarter. If Brother llianst HOW had only selected Kngland for Ills birthplace and journalistic ac¬ tivities, stars and garters and titles galore would long ago have been his without the asking. The ozone of Britain, tiowever, i.6 not exactly the ozone of these l''nit(^d States, lacking aiiparcntly the invigoiation of ihe lat¬ ter. Can anyliody imagine I'resident Wilson coiiipi'oniisin,:^; with his pin pricker? We know of nobody pos¬ sessed of such a vain imagination at thi.-i hour of going to press. An anxious commuter propounds this: "If, as Rear Adinirai Feiiiy pre¬ dicts, Gorman attacks upon our At¬ lantic coast lire iiuniincnt, and if the.e sliould involve our beloved isi- aiul, would they complete the p.i- ralisis of the I.on;,' Island Railroad as a conimuling .system?" How fortunate are you and I, not- witlistanding the hi.g'h cost of pickles ami other human provender, that wo )ay no excess profits ta.x. Pity the headaches of the poor coi'iioration compelled to read and re-read the Congressional decree touching on and appertaining to income taxes. Colli^ctor of Internal Revenue "Big Uill" Kdwards has issued a second interpretation of tlic law which is styled by the Kagle "a comprehen¬ sive statement." Aud yet the suspi¬ cion feebly survives that "Bill" has not scored a real touchdown—haze still lingers and obstructs the mental vision. If the size of their contributions to the .Mitchell half-million campaign fund was symptomatic of confidence in the re.siilt, tiien mustMessieurs As¬ tor, Goeiet .Vanderbiit, Vanderlip, r,iy;genhoim, Schiff et al (not over- l()()Uin,a: Williain Hamlin Chillis) have liossesscd RUiireme faith, for ilieir in¬ dividual donations ran into the ttiou- siHids. That of their co-contributor, I'hai'los Kvan Hughes, was $250. ' One of the legends of Timbuctoo- limd de.scrilies a District .Attorney as so piofoiHuiiy impressed with his oil til of oflice that he loudly proclaim¬ ed he would not "spare her" mean¬ ing tlio defendant at the bar. Wv fiillilled llis duty so courimtMiusly that the jienny press ot Timbiistoo an- noiinced in gn>at heiid-lines that hc luid "tlayed her" on the witne.s.^ stand. A jiii'.i' of 'riiiibiicaoo's elderly citi¬ zens pi'oiii))tly aciiiiitled lier, thus I'oiiliriiiing tlie knpression of tiie Tiin- liuclDo bar that tho soft jkhIhI is th(» lawyer's most effective weapon in all ca.-ii's dealing with a woinan in dis¬ ti ess. Kvorybody in the N'ew York politi- (iil swim, except the reporters, ap¬ parently, know thut the leader of Taiiimauy was going away for a fort- niglit a day or two after the election. The fortnight over, he came home, as most men do after their vacation, and tlio incident is heraldi^d as "a 'sud¬ den return." Funny reporting. And yet tbe Occoquan workhouse had a good name until it began to .entertain the fair suffragettes. Hu¬ manity was undoubtedly its cardinal virtue, otherwise it would have stood idly by when its suents began tbelr niortitication of the flesh. "These wo¬ men did aot take a single step until they were advised by counsel" quoth tbeir chivairoug knight, Dudley Fleid .Malone. "If these women acted on advice of counsel. It waa very poor advice" retorted the calloutied Judge on tbe Wairblngtoa bench, Mean¬ while tbe great queatlon, who shall picket thi6 White House, has been lost In Um BbulBe. It aoeou u> bave oc- (urred to nobody that Dudley, no longer a welco/ne visitor to it.i por¬ tals, is just the person to watch Ihe liither side of its picket fence, pend¬ ing the determination of his client's appeal. Who knowa but what a Pres¬ ident's pity would be aroused at the spectacle and a reconciliation effect¬ ed? The Army and Navy Journal reflects a growing public opinion that the Army and Navy Departments and the Committee on Public Information are responsible for an extremely unsat¬ isfactory and even silly way in which the progress of the war is being re¬ ported in the press of thla country. "We have never" It truthfully de¬ clares, "had a war so badly reported. The American i>eopie deserve some truthful news, however brief." It all harks back to Secretaries Daniels and Haker, both of whom have yielded to the oflicers at their elbows, and army and navy oflicers, as every newspaper man knows, are as chockful of infor¬ mation for publication as a New York policeman at a Are with his "G'wan, now. Git fell out o' here." This is especially disapiKjinting in the case of Secr«»tary Daniels, for he had all the advantages of an early Christian training in tbe newspaper business, and was supposed to possess tliat ju¬ dicious skill which comes of serving the public through a newspaper. He hardly belongs to that class of news¬ paper makers once descritied by Gen. Taylor, of the Boston Globe, as "gen¬ tlemen who successfully con the pub¬ lic and catch the advertiser." And yet, unconsciously or with prcmedi- tation, he is conning the public and he ought to (Hiit it. So ought both Secretaries and their committee. What could be more absurd, for in¬ stance, than giving out to the public the details of the launching of the Government's first steel freighter somewhere on the Pacific coast, its christening by tho wife of the gover¬ nor of the state and being given the name of tlie unnamed city in which it was built? Somewhere in Wash¬ ington a depth bomb ought to be dropped upon a news service so in¬ adequate. 500 MEN SERVED AT THE HEADQUARTERS Saturday night, after a small at¬ tendance for the past three weeks, since the 42nd Division "went over" and the 41st came to Camp Miils. things took a jump, and the Ladies' Coiiimitt«>e served above 500 cups of coffee with cake and sociability. The "boys" are nearly all from the West, and enjoyed themselves, it was (juite evident. Tho rush was not quite so large on Sunday night, but the ladles were kept busy during the evening. The new plan of assigning one duty man as captain for the "big days" worked out nicely, relieving \\\o. cliairnian of the committee from act¬ ive duty all the time. Saturday Olaf Magnusson was in charge, and on Sunday Frederick. Plump. Sunday being a bitter cold day to walk around the streets, the cup of hot coffee that Capt. Plump and his as¬ sistants handed out was accepted witli thanks by our visitors-and the rooms were filled from 10 a. m. to late at night. .Next Saturday H. B. Kennedy will be acting captain, and Sunday, Robert W. Nutt. The new desk for the book for reg- isterini!; at Headquarters was donat¬ ed with the compliments of I.ee-Pat- torson Co. It was woll worth whiie, as indicated by the increased interest on the part nf our visitors. The flrsi register has been finished and tiled in our pulilic library. Conti'iliuiionsMrs. H. Schloss, R pounds of coffee; John Goller, %\; H. Schlo.'^s, ?,¦); S. H. Swezey. ?5: .Nas¬ sau County Review, $8.40; H. B. Ha- irion. butcher, $5. A UNION SERVICE FOR THANKSGIVING The Lnion Service of .Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian people was tiold in the Presbyterian Churcb, at 10.30 on Thursday. All the pastors wi!?T> present and took part in tbe service. Tbe service was rich in Its musi¬ cal features. The choir of the church, where the service was held, rendered an anthem and a solo was sung by Mrs. Bert C. Ross, a mezzo soprano from Seattle, Washington. .Mr». Ross is tbe wife of Capt. Bert C. Ross, adjutant of tb' I'j'st Infan¬ try, now at Camp Mil' . ".'. ,. Ross has beeu connected witb the Brighton Road Presbyterian Church of Pitts¬ burg until ber recent marriage and removal to Seattle, .and has done work in Oratorio. The help o( such music made the service deeply satiatfyiog aud earnest¬ ly spiritual. Other CburcheB held tbeir own services according to tbelr order and ciutom and annouacemeat. EDWARD B. JOHNS IS MADE A MAJOR SPANISH WAR VET. General Passenger Agt. of Marquette R. R.« Son in Navy When Edward B. Johns, of Grand Avenue, Baldwin, wAt to Plattsburg, last summer his decision was duly ratified by bis patriotic wife. Two sons and a daughter remained at home with their mother, while his oldest boy, Edward B. Johns, Jr., was on board tbe U. S. 3. Norma, in the war zone Mr. Johns has been commls- Bioned a major of ordnance and Is already assigned. Major Johns saw service under General Shaffer at Santiago and was under fire on several ocasions during the Cuban campaign. He was a mem¬ ber of the Fourth Regiment, Tennes¬ see volunteers. He had been a mem¬ ber of tbe Tennessee National Ouard. He was born in Tennessee in 1875. In civil life .Major Johns is the gen¬ eral passienger agent, at New York, of the Pere Marquette Railroad, and is well known In railroad circles. His training in the National Guard serv¬ ed him well when he undertook the rigorous training at Plattsbug this fall. Kdward Johns Jr. Is now a first- class seaman in the U. S. Na'vy, al¬ though he will not be 16 upntil Feb¬ ruary, The boy jolEed the Navy in April. From a flagpole in front of the Johns' home float's tbe Stars and Stripes, and below is a service flag. "We have two stars now" said Mrs. Johns, "but thi.ro is room for another there. My daughter may en¬ list in the service as a .^oraan." COUNnlAIRGAn RECEIPIS $16,991 The report of the treasurer, Thos. .\. liacon, of the Agricultural Society, shows that the gate receipts at the .Mineola Fair this year were $16,991.- 50; $:5315 were taken in at the grand¬ stand ;$643 more were received for box privileges, J8,451.55 for conces¬ sions, 275 for life membership, $5'36 for annual memberships, $9380 for entrance feea, $4000 from the State, $19^ for annual carriage tickets, $76 for shed rentals, $136 in donations and $373.15 miscellaneous. The biggest expense for for horse show preiiiiums, the total being $9800; labor ccst $5302.50, improve¬ ments $5360.56, general premiums, $4914, and added to these expenses wore those of hiring music, judges, police, attractions, insurance, adver¬ tising, tents, priming, etc. "The bal¬ ance i1i the treasury was $2943.76. RKI) L'KOSS FINDS We acknowledge with thanks the following contributions which have been sent to us duriug the past week: Friday Bridge Club, Miss Stuart treasurer, .^5; a friend, $2.50; ;Bridge Club, .Mrs. Knobel treasurer, $1; Mrs. Kichard Hart, $2; .".Mrs. Ketcham, $2. 500 Ciul), .Mrs. Johnson, treasurer, $1. Total, $13.50. Kindlj^i make lehecks payable to Freeport Biancii, American Ited Cross and send to .Mrs. Alfred T. Davison, chairman Finance Comiuiltee, 110 Flue Street, Freeport. HIK I'H KATi; LOW Town Clerk Gilbert and his staff of able assistants are puzzled those days in trying t(j learn why the birth rate iu the unincorporated sections of Hciiip.-iii'ad Town has shown such a decided falling off in the past year. For several years past there has been a iiiateriai -increase in the number if biriiis. Last year 701 were recorded. 'I'his year tlie Town Clerk figures ahat even though the average for the past len and a half months of 1917 is un- »'xpecttdly increased, there will not l)e over GOO births put on the roster. ••.Marriages are increasing and births decreasing" said the Town Clerk on Thursday a.s he meditated on the par¬ adoxical situation. \\\U tAHP HM> Confident that every city and town n the United Stales wili do "its bit" n helping to provide for tbe com- ort, welfare and proper entertain¬ ment of tbe American Boidiers and sailors, and that no place would be willing to be considered, even for a luoiiienl, a "slacker" in thia regard, was expressed here to-day by Jobn N. Willys, national chairman of the War Camp Community Fund. It is essential, he asserted, that the balance of the national fund of 3,- 750,000 needed to carry on this vi¬ tally important war work be raised a!i promptly as possible. Time is an mportant element, aud every city and own should collect its quota witb- >ut any unnecessary delay. No place .-an be relieved of Its responsibility, ita duty to the nation and to Its own men in uniform, until it bss contribu- uted Its share to tbe War Camp Coni' auwlty Fund. - HONOR ROU,, (HI RCH OF OIR HOI,T RKOI.KMKR H. Carroll McCord—L. S. 8. Hnnard (ieonre T. ,Mo( onl, I. S. S. Jfah- ma Raymond Amador, 1°. H. Ma¬ rine Corps James Fnnninn, t'. H. H. Nen Hampshire Edwarif Fanmtno, Torpedo St. Newport lionis Benham, Drooklyn Navj Yard Earl Benham, Nin-folL, Ta. Thos. F. O'Brien, Hao Antoalo, Texas Jerome T.' Nolan, Naval Aero Station, BayNhore John Nolan, Naval Aero Sta¬ tion, Bayshore Jas. Mnlcahey. Naval Aera Sta¬ tion, Bayshore Gordon Mei'nrthy, Naval Aero Station, Bayshore IVIlliam Donaffhy, Naval Aero Station, Bayshore Edward Meany, I. S. .S. Fulton Edw. S. Keoffh Thomas K. Mnrray, Naval Sta¬ tion, W. Sayvillp Henry Mnrray, Naval Reserve, Newport, K. T. IJndlev Murray, Somewhere on the Hea Francis Arirnimlian, Amlinlnnce l'nit, France Peter S Beck, I'. S. S. RnmMer (ius FasNino, Amer. Kxp. F'orce, France, Base Hosp. No. 2 Arthur Traynor, Amer. Fxp. Force. France .Ios. Kelly, Spnrtanburu, S. ('. ('has. (iiordano. Tamp I'pton (iaetano Ciiti, Camp I'pton (TIfford Reynolds. Nnval Rcsv, .las. ,1. McCoffrey, Camp I'pton IValter Crevolseraa, Sparten- burg, S. C. J. Franris Ejiich, Spartnnbnrg, S. C. (ieo. A. Lynch, Capt., Wrights- town, N. .1. John .1. Lynch, 1st Llent. await¬ ing orders. Aviation (p. Jas. Treland, Hewlquarters Co. Charleston, S. C. (iene O'Neii, Base HoKpltal No. 2, France Geo. Russell, Spartonburg, S. C. Geo. Higgins. V. S. S. Ht. Cecilia .Tas. B. SteTt;art, Naval Reserve John ,T. Kobel, Qniartermast4'r's Dept., Kock Island Jiemard J. Loonam, Jr., Qnar- 'lermaster's Uept., Fort Slocum * FREEPORT MAN IS THERE ON "STRETCH" The recent attempt of Victor Cohn, of Freeport, to enlist in the service of his country is described in a met¬ ropolitan daily as follows: "TKLL HIM HOW TO 'STRETCH' FOR ARMY "Being one-half inch short of the required height for enlistment in tbe .Marine Corps, Victor Cohn, nineteen years old, of South Ocean Avenue, Freeport, appeared at the recruiting office, 24 East 23rd Street, recently and asked Lieutenant Daniel .M. Gard¬ ner Jr. if there was any place where he might get "stretched out." The young man was advised by the Lieu-- tenant to join one of the branches of the Young Men's Christian Associa¬ tion and by hard physical training he might be able to obtain the other half inch" SL\ MEN IN ARMY A ¦service flag with six ntars hangs iu the window of G. Bennett Sinilh, inc.. garage on I'^ast .Merrick Hoad, Freeport. The men in the army are: L^w'Pnce Burns, Merrick, Naval Militia. Ueorge Colthurst, Freeport, Camp Upton. llei'borl Colvin, Merrick, Camp Up¬ ton. George Hansen, Freeport, Camp Upton. I.ynian Dean, Wantagh, Camp Up¬ ton. VV. C. Uurgess, Westbury. aviation. BUKAliS RECORD On Wednesday the Town Clerk's of¬ fice broke all records in handing out marriage licenses to ten couples in tho town. In oue hour's time the Town Cierk and his assistants sup¬ plied four couples witli the necessary licenses for their marriage. Among those who filled out the affidavits for a license were Qve soldiers from Camp Mills. RAISE HERTIC^ FLAii Following the celeoration ot Sol¬ emn High Mass at tbe Church of tbe Holy Redeemer In Freeport by the rector. Rev. J. L. O'Toole, on Thanks- ing naornlng, a large service flag con¬ taining 38 stars was raised. At tbe service a patriotic sermon was de¬ livered by Father O'Toole appropriate to tbe occasion. Tbe exercises were participated in by the various church organliatlons. the Sunday School and Catholic meno- bera of the Boy Scout troop N9. S. The 'ii stara are rspreaentatire of tbe members ot th« pariab engaged in W^Atrtl service. LUTHERANS HELP REST ROOM FUND FOR THE SOLDIERS Committee Show Need of Contributions to the Work Dear Neighbor: You arc no doubt familiar with the work we are doing In tbe interest of our soldier and sailor visitors at the headquarters on Railroad Avenue. The room has been equipped pretty largely without any rash outlay and the citizens ot our village, both ladles and gentlemen, havo responded splen¬ didly to the call for helpers in tbe way of entertainment. Dut the rent and other necessary expenses nuist be paid. "We have received a sufficient sum from voluntary contributors to finance it so far without any general appeal, but now we must have a few dollars. Kindly send what you feel you can .-^pare for ibis important work to Smith V. Pearsall, treasurer, who wiil ackiKiwlrdge it through the local pa¬ pers, and you will greatly relieve, THK FINA.N'CI': COMMITTEE. .S. R. Smith, chairnian. Ed;:ar Jacksiin, Wiiiiam G. .Millor, Fred E. Siory, G. Dennett Smith, Clin¬ lon .M. Flint, ('. .Milton Foreman, Charles-Ji. .Mack, George M, Hewlett. R. S. Barrie. I The following letter, accoaipanied by a check for ten dollars, speaks for itself: Noveniber 27, 1917 Dear Mr. PearRall; I beg to hand herewith check for ten dollars toward.s the expense of the .Soliliers' Room on Railroad Ave¬ nue. The Lutheran Men's Club voted this donation at their meeting last evening, to show their hearty approv¬ al of that worthy work, and hoping ihat other societies of the village will follow the precedent. Sincerely, FREDK. H. PUMP, President. OlJVF .MAGNUSSEN, Secretary. This is the first church organiza¬ tion to express a ftuancial interest Lt (he work. The Elks have contributed and the Jr. O. U. A. M. have material¬ ly assisted. Other organizations wishing to follow the precedent or sliow their interest are invited to sendd their check.s to the treasurer. With colder weather coining on and more soldiers than ever at camp the work will materially increase. DRAFT QUESTIONS SENT OUT DEC. 15 Honinning Deceniber 15lh, the Third District Local Board of Hempstead will begin sending out the "Question¬ aire" to all registered men between tbe ages of 21 and 31 years, who have not been certified for military ser¬ vice. The blanks will go out at the rate of a hundred a day until every one who should receive one bas had it sent him. This will apply to all registered men whether they have previously re¬ ceived a discharge of not. It ia be¬ lieved that many who have been pre¬ viously discharged will find that un¬ der the new questions that they will be liable for service. Inforniation for the flillng out of tlieso questionaiies is'to be handled by an advisory committee of lawyers, who will serve without cost to ap¬ plicants. The Local Board in the Town Hall will also be open for in- foniiation from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. ex¬ cept Saturdays when the hours are from 9 to 12. The lime allowed the men after the slips have been mailed to the men is seven days in which to answer, in¬ cluding the date of mailing. Mlion the (iiicstionaires have been filed with the Local Board the work of classifying the men will go for¬ ward. Nearly 20IM) men in this dis¬ trict will have to answer the ques¬ tions. Failure to receive a copy of the questionaire i.s not an excuse for not filing answers. NKW lITO!!f STATION Upon the recommendation of the Federal authorities the Long Island Railroad Company has made applica¬ tion to the Public Service Commtsslon at Albany for permission to discon¬ tinue its present freight and passen¬ ger station at Camp Upton and con- •truct Instead a new station at the Hay Road highway crossing, a point about 10,900 feet from tbe present station. The application bas been granted. BKLLMOHE FIBKMKN IlLKCT The annual nieeting of tbe Advance Hook and Ladder Company of Bell¬ more was held on Saturday evening, aud the following offlcers were elect¬ ed: Anderson Bloomer, foreman; Harry O. Jenner, first assistant; Wil¬ liam Brown, second assistant: Ix)uIb Benzer, third assistant; Charlea W. Smith, tpeasurer; Jobn Hodgson, sec- reUry: L. W. Richards, financial sec- retarv: Charles Peterson, trustee, a»d Uartfleld Smith, sergeant at »rDW. CHURCH CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN SUCCESS CLOSED LAST WB£K Edifice Crowded and Many Have Receiv¬ ed Benefit Last Saturday was tbe last day of the Kvangeiistic campaign which bM been going on for four weeks at th« Freeport Methodist Church in FVee¬ port. The adddross of Evangelist Pair-. lianks to the men who gatberftu for the four o'clock service was a ter-' rifle arraignment of hidden sinB. "Whitwashed or Washed White" was the theme. And the service was not one to afford comfort to any man who is hading a double life. A great eonuregation filled th« church and a large part of the cha¬ pel at the 7.:i0 service. The usual sons seivice iiieceded the sermon. Spe¬ cial features of this were the piano and vocal solos of Prof. Bruckman, of Brooklyn, who is a persvonal friend of Chorister \VTiltnian, and who was CHOItlMTKK WITTMAN prtsent at his personal invitation, and the solo of .Mrs. S. A. Lewis, of Elmhurst. The sermon was on the theme "The Waiting Ciiu-st" and the text was '"Bt-lioid I stand at the door and knock." It was one of the sltong- est puttings of Gospel Truth Mr. Fair¬ banks has given in Freeport. At itB conclusion he made an earnest ap¬ peal to all who would receive the Christ as King of thoir lives to come to the front. Many came who had beon at the front as seekers before, and with these some who came for the first time. There were flve Bol- diers. But the influence of the evening's sermon can not be measured alto- gethr by the number of persons re¬ sponding to the Evangelist's appeal.; to come forward in that service. Last¬ ing impressions for good were made and will tiear fruit in day.s to come. On Monday afternoon these two men left town followed by the good wishes of ali who had come to know and understand their worth. IJolh Mr. Fairbanks and Mr. 'Whitt- nian are sincere men, devoted to high ideals of life and work, and desiring to do good and to honor God. They shrink from no toil however arduous, fioni no task however humble, which proHii.ses lo help people to see and follow the higher life. Mr. Fairbanks ts a man ot sturdy convictii.ns and has the courage to prt sent them "without fear or favor." His sermons present the groat central truths of Scripture strongly, siraply and with a happily chosen wealth of Illustrations which holds attention and impresses the message upon all classes of hearers. The young and ilu' old, the long-time Christians and the people of the world; the learned and those who have missed the cul¬ ture of the schools are held by the liiicere earnestness and the practi¬ cal wisdom of this man who knowa lift' and human character needs, and wbo In a life ot great sorrows and rich joys has found in the religion he preaches that wblch enobles itnd gives peace. Freeport will be glad to welcome this manly, fe«rles», whole-souled preacher asaln. 8EIZK PliAlTTS With tbe aid of the Freeport po¬ lice, it is reported! that agents from the Department ot Justice seized two wireless outfits In the village oa Tuesday. Complains tad been re¬ ceived Ihat "somebody" was taking me^Mtges witbin a teti miles of the wireless station at Sayville. The outfits were flnally located ia )' Monies of Uavid Jonea, South Hide Avenue, and Robert Johnson, ttrov* Street, this village, two youthful ama¬ teurs. The bor* ware not pro««eut«d.

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