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OFFiriAL I'APKK OF FRKF-PORT
THK VASSU POST, FRKKPOHT, >. T., FBID.IY FEBRUARY 2, IMT
OFFiriAL F.4PER OF NAS.SAL C Ol'TTTY.
PRICK TWO €KlfTS
THE LEGISUME NOT VERY ACTIVE
Committee Hearings Have Been Sched¬ uled This Week
Allmiiv. .hill. .¦;)!. I'oll.iH iiil; llic vliu With whl.-l) tlic l.n-^oiit Ipu'lsliitnri. -Mtiirtpd. mi H|)i)ui')'i)tli i-.\t<>ii(lcil .siuiu|i of pfToi't Ims ("oiiic. with tlic icsiili itiiit. Wjtil ttlf ('.M'PJitioll (.1 il l;ii.(- liillllU-r of rrills iiiti'odii.'c.l in l.oili liDiMi-s. Illl'l-.- bus not iM'cii lllll. ll il.-Iivill .-n tlu- iiirt of the iBciiilicLs. Tlic iin-cliiiu ol tin. Kitpulilli'iiii ,-.i;itp .-tiuiiniitci', vv lii'li ri-- Hiilti'd III IIk- clpi-tiiiii III' lifor'^e lilynii <»f JSyi'Uciisc Ulid Wutcrtovvii as llu-
flrc (•s(-Hpi-s and proppr siinltufion, is I soui III t)«' luudi' to the KPiiatc. .\ ri'so- ! Iiiilon iiiHliori'/.lim siK-li iHS|«'cti(-n whs I iiil(i|itcil early in Ihf Sfssjon. If Is pre- i (ll('l((l lliHt "lieu Dip report is trans iiiitted to Illl' liiwiniikfTs it will he , a si'vere (..iid.-iinmli(iii nf tlie liiiililiii;; i ill (Iiiestion. 'Illl- (-npitol fs old fash I |i iiimI ill more lliiiii one vva.V. 'I'liere l-i ! 11". sii.-li iliiiiK' ;iK a lli-«> e,s<-ui)i', and ypt niiiii.v iHiiplreds ol men iiiifl tv omen .nic ' ).ni|)l)).ve(l th(-re.
,\Ir. \ ()i2l i.M the clK-iuJiul i-iii.'iiie(-i employ.-ll ll.V Hie slule deiiarl nieiil o' liihor anil Ik reiranled as a liiirh author | it.i niion fh(- Kii'i.ji-ct he vvas designated ] l'l malie a (oini.l.'te sliidy ol. .\rie. j the (ililll.ll tii-(- (if IHII ~i,-ind).i|.(-, an.l | liic cvtijiKUishei-s were iiis|iii|i-il in the I
'iiliitol. lllll no lire esi')i|)i-s vvi-rc (-on j sil 11. ted on Illl- oiitsidi- or the hulldinL j S)|.illl.l (coiife I-;. Pprtl;;; of Cm I til I'll iiifihs coMiii.i'. serviu- hi.-, second J lerm in tin- h-yiishiiure. ron-utly died | Tins ma.l mciin a spe.-jai election, to I).' lalle.l Iiv llnveriidr Whiliiiaii for Iill' |iiir|...s.- of -)'l.'.-iiii- a siii-i-e,ssor.
HNE iGOLF LINKS AT STERNS PARK
WOMAN'S HAT IS ICLUB SETS STRONG CAUSE OF DISPUTE PACE FOR MONTH
One Hundred Acres Fine Headgear as Usual Want to Add Twenty Will be at Disposal of Was Costly —This Members During Manhattan Club Time Vila:;e Pays
February
preiftiUiiK ollicer, »«.'vci'al deaihs in siaii' I ''"''" ''"¦'"
'Illl lor IS I'ur tvvi
offlclal I'iii-li-s nnd the railiire nl' tin eomuilttecii lo oi";.;uni/,e proiiiidi.v an- tbe cailstis for the -talll^ of h ^ishi Hon, which may In- said to In-, so lar HH taniilK'ss is )'oii('erned, iihicasl ol • ue most IndoleiU records ot un.i sis- Hion of roceiit yi'iirs.
C^ommillee he;ii'lni:s iire s, h,.,|ule 1 for the present week, and lhe pnliii- will be kI^i-'Ii l'l cpiiortiHiit.i to hear hills of lucdiocre ImportiiiKie (lis iissi-d In tbe eoinniittee riMHiis. l-'roiii now on arniliKelili'litH will he nnnle wilh ttiotie who ure either in favur of oi ainilDSt hills to Ik- lieitnl hy the im-ui beru of tho several i-oiniiilttei-s. ;iiid the dateti for tho puhlii- dl.si-nssion ot' Important hlll.i will he aniioiiin-ed ill the near futiiie.
H«r«'8 an Unuaual Bill. What in reiianliHi an an iiniisiiul liil> has been liitroduceil hy AK.semhl.viuan WtlUaoi Coffey of WeMtcbe.ster iotinty Tbe meaHure provides for fhe ta.vluK of all amuHeiiientM, indoor and oiiidoor, AKaemblyiiiaii (Joffey suys that if his bUI becoioen u law It will mean an additional revenue of $10.iM)0.0iM) a year. The measure provides tbat the¬ ater tlckot'4, buseliull tickets, liii.skei- ball ticketx ond, in fact, all' ixiaiiiier of tirketii for uuiiiHcnients Hhnll he taxed. The rute of taxation outlineil la for ticketo value<l at 2r> cents, a 4|aarter of a cent; TAX cents, half a cent: $\, i cent, and .so on, Tlie mea in; of t-axatlon propi^RiMl is the uttixliig of atampH ujNin tlic tickets.
Asaemhiyiiittu l.'oCTe.v has also Iniro- diiciM] a hiji to meet tbe i^itiial Ion caus¬ ed bj' tlie increiisi* in Uie .Vmerlcan merchijnt marine- His measure iiro¬ vldes for tbe foriiiatloii of mutual in- Niiraiice coriiorations to liiHiire aKuhist liability for daiunire or lo.ss resulting from accidents to carffo or personal iu- Jurle« to persons and similar lialillllles Two iinportanl iipimintnieiits have been made hy i iovernor VVbU.iuuii, One Is the desipiialtoii of Ilerhert S. SlsHOn of F.vio county to lie slate ex- clae eoniinl-ssioiier. to sn(-(-eeii lli(> late (rooTKe 1'",, Ureen of I!iii;,'hanit()ii, the othi'r the ai>p)iiiitiii('iit of .Siiiireine I'-oiirt .ItiHtiee V\'iliiuin .S. .Viidn-ws of .Syracil.se to he an a.-isociale jikIkc of the roiirl of apjieals. Itolh huve heen eonflrined h.v the senale and are per fonnlnK their resptM^tivc duties.
The reiMirt of .lobn Vojft. who Is in chnrKe of the inspivtloii of tbe .Htate capltol. with re>fHrd lo the .system of v<>ntllatloii. rules presi-ri hiii hy the atate lahor laws in relallon to iiroper
years.
Show me the home wherein mnsic dwells, and I shaii show you a happy, peaceful and contented home, -lenry W. Longfelloii
IS YOUR HOME WITH. OUT MUSIC?
Th«B why not let u* aend you .n inatrument that will Re-create for > o u the world'* bed niu«ic 7
The New Edison
does that abaolutely end differs therein from the ordinary t%lkinc machiae. Let u« tend you an instru. ¦lent oa trial (without any obligation to buy) and there¬ by demonstrate that the Edison, the Soul of Music, will add immeasurably to tbe charm and the happi ness of your home.
SOLD ON EASY TERMS
Chubbuek's
Drug Store Licensed Edison Agents
and till- fact thai hut nii.- inonlli of tln-
lirsl year liiiil I n s.-n,.,! |,y ihe ih-
.cased ma.v resuli in ih.- .ulliu;; nf ;i siieeiiij ele.-li.in lu the M-ii near fu tlire.
Assembly Divided., There i- ;i livisiDii between the l{e juihllian and I ii-moi-rati.- menilM-is of lhe leiilshllilie ri-lative to I Ile pmpo.sed iiivft<fii;arioii of tlie national -iiard of Ihe ,Ht.'it« for the pnrjiose of delcriulu- iiiiiiM vvheiher It is Inetlii lent. .\ res¬ oluiion lallin- for Hie iuvestipitliiii, iiotwiihsiaiidliiy the fact thut it was
llllnidllceiT hv a IfepMhllc-iii. \--;ei;i hl.vniaii K, A. Wells of Hrooklyn, does not r<.<-elve the supiiort of eitlier Speuk er .Sweet or other Jmixirtunt nieuihers of the lower house. The liemocratii oiemhers. however, have expres.sed fhenwelves stioiiK for the prohe. Tb.- l)ropos<Mj luvestinatloii Ir aimed at the critl'isin of fhe n:HionaI «uard mude by offlclula of the Unltwl States arm.v urowinif out of the receat Mexican «it- uatiou. In spile of ihe fact that Aa- aembiymaii Well.s Is ebairnian of the military cnnimittee of tbe ussembly and IJeiiteuaiit colonel of a lirooklyn renjiment his Kepiihlicuu colleanues in the assembly feel that an InveHtlKRtlon of the nutioiiiil yimrd is uiiiii-eessary. The Uepuhllciiii leaders take tbe posi¬ tion that the state of .New York did uot start the (-ontioversy idI that it therefore is nol called uihiii to l)uy for Illl investiuiition lo deteriniiie the truth or iiiitriiih ))r the allemitions mnde. t
Racing Legislation. .\ trial moveineiit is said to he on foot to have the slate of .New Vork UKUln return to race track betting witliiiut resiriiliit. ciiarles K. Hiijrhes. the recent Kepublii iin candidate for lire iident of tho I'liited States, when governor, siirued the .\j.'in-vv-IIurt luw, liii-h, as will he reiueinliered. pfohl')- ited race track hettliif; wltli vvrltinji The law was liuiled as a most worthy refnini, Imt as a result horse hreedini; fell oil' niiitei'i.'illy, and a numher of race tracks in the stale 'vere closed and sul)si>(|iientl.v discontiiineil, I'lider the plan said to he advocated eiiact- ineiil of leuisliitioii to |)(-i'mit race 'truck hettliiK hy the pari inutiiel s.vs tem is to Ik- Irle I. This Is reouii- inenil(-(l in the reiKUl of the state riic 111}; ('oinmissioii. under th,- nii-iiiices of I hieb raciny: is condiii'led In this state. The coiiimissioii li))|(ls that the hreiKlliis Ol horses shouM hi- eiicoiir- aued 1111(1 lakes iIk- iiusitiou that the pari iiiutiicl ineth))(l would he of us sistanee. The pari iniituel system pro vldes for the sellinn of choices or the track at iiii)ti)>ii, the Moolliif; of the money and pro)))ii'tl()iiate dlstrihiitlon,' One of tbe Hrst hills to have heen re¬ ported from coiiiiiiittee of general In¬ terest is that Introduced hy Senator Hevvifl pla("ini; a tax upon motor tni(-k,^ and uiitomohlle vehk-leN us«h1 for pub¬ lic transiiortatlon pur|)()ses. The hill In (luesiion would place u tax of .fll') on ttiitomohlles curryiiiK tlve or less pns- seuijers and he i;rii(liially ln(Tense<l un¬ til a mu.xiiiiiim tuv of $(57.."V) should lye levied upon aiitomohile hiisses curr.v in;; thirty or more jias.senKers. Motor Irucks ))f two tons or less capacity would Im> tii-xed JK) and raiiRe upward to a niiiximiim of $70 for n truck with II foiirlei'ii ll'll capucity.
Important Bills.
.V hill ivhicli will he lecaMed heciulse of the heated )|ehate It eanseil when Introduced last vear tins a>fiilii heen presented this session hy Senator .lames \V. Walker, its fat hel in the ,sessloii of IHIii. TIk- measure is known as the 'lireiid" hill. It provides thut hread must !«> lahehsl with a statement of all liitrredlents other tluiii the usual muterials iisimI lu its iiuinilfacturc. .No muterials slnil'l he used which ure poisonous or injurious to health.
Another hill whicli is crt'atlnj; much Interest Is tbat presented hy .\sseml)ly- man Shlplaeoff of lirooklyn. This measure seeks to amend tiie law re- Kardluu: hlrtb control hy lepalizliiR the disseiiiillation of knowletlKe upon,Ihe (Iiiestion.
.Vssenihlyniaii Martin McCue of .New York city is auuln active in his en desivor to Ipive a legislative Investltra- tlon of tbe state atbletie < ommi.s.^ion, .Vsseiuhlvmiiii .MeCiie holds that there is eoiisidei-ahl;- dis.satlsfactloii iiver eer
The pi ict- of liati have advaiu-ed to $0,110, This is iioi a uiillini-ry sioi.v It i.-j a na'i.tlioti of events that had lu the anei-i and lining; of .'olill 0'( (iiiiioi of l.,eoi!;u'd Ktrcct, whu paid i{5,iJ(i to Police ,Jii.sticc Clinton .\l, Flint in the Freeport Court, .Mon¬ day becaust he took loud and violent objection to a refcren-e made to his i swj'c-Uieai I's hat. Cliii and petite I-I.-^- j Iber Kiernan, was the charniiuK little : person who is said to have made lh.
l-'lcepoi't Vlll hu ll). Iioi'ic 'll' t.ie .Manhaiian r(,iiniiy clul) ilii: Sprinj;. ^\ numhei of ¦2,nii ciiiiuihiasis, many of whom aic ,daiilialluiii'(.cs receiiil.. l()ok ovei the ,'^leu^ll^ I'aik nolf coili'M' ami Vlll lis. ii ill lli(- Spi iOK. Sillier', i)()i' till am K Sriiiih is presi¬ dent of till (lull and ,--"vc.al of ihi- diri.ctoi's ill) lliL-'tavc l,a;.iocit, the .Manhatiaii ji-weiei, ('. l)wij;lit liakci', siipei iliK iideiil of the I.. I. It K., and .\Ir Smith. I'lan,'; for the season wili soon he (oinplcted ,
The deal for the purchase of the oi.'oniior to hecome i-.o wrathful. Kolf links was couKuuiuied last. Sal- j This story has a beginning so let urday. but ibc deiails surronndiiij: I us begin. .Mi.s.s Kiernan and ber the deal are la.-kin;.'. Huko Stearns, ehiiiii -Miss Dora Hryer. of .North w ho converti'd the park into a lirsl I Ocean avenue were walking along class golt links cloi-;« d the deal at i Kailroad avenue shortly after 11 the Waldorf-.Vsioria in d it wa:;, stated I o'clock last Saturday nieiit. .\ party at thai lime that man;, of the wealth- | of five youn^- men and wonien were iu le.st of the .Manhattan >;olf eiithiisia.st.-, i a group behind them, O'Connor and were behind the project, I his sweetheart Miss Klizabeth Cozine,
The links are said to he anions the j who lives with the O'Connors were best On Loiij? Island The course, i crossing the street, which emhiaies more tiian a hundred ! Suddenly I every quarrel starts sud- acres lies just norlh of the village, I denly) O'Connor approached the One of the hazards iii the stream that I group and the quairel sUrted, What flow.-i under the famous Kis-'sinK i happened is best explained by giving Bridge, The course is an ideal one j the testimony as it wus told in court containing a rustic aiuiosiihere ihai j Monday,
doubtless will be a charm to the many ; .Miss Kiernan speaking! O'Connor visitors from the Greater City. called us a , and said we were —,
Prominent residents of this village and then he referred to us as
Tin opeiiiii'.' of the hdwlin.i; allev-^ 1 on Salurdav iiiiiiit was a great sue I cesii, over eiglity games heing played. : Chairman \v IJ. Finch and ilarold ' CooK of the commiiue served coffee I lemonade and sandwiches to tlie bowl- j ers. Jl is pliuined to serve refiesh- I ments again thi,-- vSatniday evenin;;, •
and some adviitunial suipiisis au
promised by the conHoittee,
lhe ladies and gentlemen's toiirna ;
MKKN FOK «;.4III»K> KOH ,4TI0Ji.
Congieasiiiaii Hicks, .Abo Is deeply inierested ii- promotini; agi icultiire, has written to all the Hoards of Kdu cation and principals on Ixm.c Isl¬ and suggesting the foniiatioij of agr;'- (ultutiil cluhs in lhe puhlie .'•'('li'xils. He suggests that certain portions of lhe sch(Jol .eriHinds he set apart for the upe of the studi nts where they may cultivate venetables. 'l'o carry out the idea be hopi-^ that clntis mav be formed among the siudints an-l that the tea. hers w ill interest iheiu- silvts in the work. .\li liic;.; offtr.-^ to r-upply s( ed.-- and liiilliiii.s nf in striiclion .
MASK & WIG CLUB WIU ENTERTAIN
To Give Play for Bene¬ fit Neighborhood Workers
550 DELEGATES AT BOYS CONFERENCE
ment started Wednesday evening with
references lo the hat thai caused | !,''*'°?>-^°"'^"."'''f%^"l':''*^' ,'^'^'i '''
the largest mixed doubles ihat has
been held at the club Some iiinova-
atlenipled to form a golf eUib and take over Stearns I-'ark last year. It fell through. Sidney .Malcomson obtaiped an option on the land and tried to interest golf enthusiasts, but the sum askid for the tract of land was too high for consideration.
The work of cutting down trees and blasting stumps was carried on
(all expletives of the unprintable kind). He took off his coat, laid it on the snow and wnnted to fight John Thompson who objected to his lau guage. He then told -Mias Cozine to t, after us while he attacked Thomp¬ son. A crowd collected.
-Miss Bryer speaking! "O'Conno-. used language the kind of which I
by Mr, Stearns, however, and when | never heard before. A crowd gather
the links were completed recenlly the procecdure of selling it was not a task of any moment.
It is possible that the club will erect its own counlry cluo house, suitable for the holding of social fun¬ ctions occasionally. Suiiervlsor Smith has not as yet made any arrangements in the way of laying out a program of events, hut It is confidently ex- pe(-t('d that some of the bi,g rtnlt events will he played on the new Freeport links.
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN WILL DINE
A regular meeting of the Freepiirt Husiness .Men's .-Vssoi-iatioi) vvill he held next Tuesday, February 6, at the I5en,';()n hoii.-ie, .Main street. Captain Osborne has been selected as tlie chef.
ed around. He wanted to flghi Thompson, who told him that he wouldn't waste tinue on hira. He ! said v*'e were , ami and .
Then be culli-d us a fv.w more horrible names,''
O'Connor eow takes the 'si-idi "Is it right for Miss Kiernan i/' make fun of my sister Agnes' hat? Has she any right to say that my sisier ought to wear her own clothes instead of leK ing others wear thern'? We were walking along peacefully w-hen a ref¬ erence was made to the hat again Salurday night, 1 saw .Miss Kiernan in the crowd and I couldn't stand it any longer, I look off my coat, but merely to frighten them, and I did not use improper language."
It happens thai tbe parties lo tbe above t-pisode are all in their teens, bin Ihey occupied the aitention of the court ail afternoon and added lo the cost of villa.ue government
It seeiiLs that O'Connor wa.s arrest¬ ed on i'lunday hy Policeman Fedden and in order lo take bim before ;i
and afier the luiidness of fhe asso- i Judge it was neitessary lo send to
ciation has been transacted he will j endeavor to make every iiieiuher ' present fid that has had one good 1 feed,
j .Some iiiatK IS of iiuiioi'Uuicc to lhe business men of the .\.-isociai ion will be brought i.p and (iis('iis-'s( d lit that meetin!; and the iircsident, ,Mr, Dolan, hopes that every iiu-mber wili forget his troiihles of the past, present and future and will attend this meeting.
The entertaiiiHieiii comiuittee iirom- ises some good talent and the vilhige fathers will be invited.
Wanta.i;h lo gel Judge Norton (.Mr, Flint being nway). It cost $5,00 for taxicah service to VN'antagh and re¬ turn and it cost $2,.')0 more to con¬ vey O'Connor to the .Mineola jail over nighl. The total (tost for ta.xicab hire wa.s :^7.iiii and the line ani()u"bte(l to $5.00, O'Connor of course heiiu; found guilty.
lions are prouiisid, witb eats, drinks and music added, and a tine lime for all who tak(- pai t.
'I'liere are tony entries for ihe mens singles, which connnenced on .Mon¬ day evening lasl.
The enteilainnunt lonimitte, of which .Montgoineiy .Milhank is chuir- maii, has arranged lo give a couipll- mentaiy dance this l-^iday nigbt, and is anxious lo have all the club meiu- I bers with their wives and friends j comes out and enjoy a social time. The dance music Is conceded the fin¬ est the club has had.
llv. George Sniilh as chaii-nian of the card committee, has planned some Interesting card tournamenl;. on Feb¬ ruary 8.
Owen Humphrey, as chairman of the pool conimittee, with Frank I'itcher, starts the haiidicai) games iliiti week, and all members who have entered in tbis tournament should be on hand promptly on the evenings as- Bigned to them.
The president and the chairman of the Kntertaiaiment Committee ,baye about thirty couples already entered for the three formal dances to be held during February and .March. All members are invited to join, and are expected to notify .Mr. .Milbank by .Saturday ev-jning of this week of their intention to take pan in these dances. These proposed .subscription dances will not interfere in any way with the weekly bops.
The house committe Is working on a plan to add a Victrola to the club house, I The presldint is urging the mem¬ bers to make .an effort to bring ii. iwenty-tive inembers during i-Vh- I ruary,
I (iliairman of the Dinner Committee, David Sutherland is planning lo ; ! make the annual dinner tbe biggi'.st | j event ever held in the elub.
Thrlllini; n<rniiiiii Tournament.
I 'lhe lii;^ i'ive I'liis One challenged i
I The Old .Men of the ,\Hieii Corner to
a domino coritesi which was played of:' -
.Mondiiy and Tuesday i venings with '
I the results strongly in favor of the I
I Old Men, hv the following score! I
I OLD MEN ¦
Woi
I Cox I'.
,\nders()ii 12
IJiirlci^h ,s
I Handall D
j ,MDXs()n Ill
Conklln 'I
The toiiriii annual Older iiovs' ('v]i- ference held at .Ml Vernon Ijlst weeli broke all previou.s records for tb- Slate Conference V\ ben Ihe Una! count was lllilde .Sidiiiday nii-ht, ii was found that ;..'iii meu and hoys had registered .inui 2ti V. .M i" .A branches.
The city ol .Nevvburuh had Uk bon or of being the most dis'ant point from which a delegation of three lead- ' e.'d and thirty-six Ikivs attended th" entire eonfcience. Central branch V .V. C. A. of .New York City with fot- ty-Hve boys and ten leaders sent the, largest delenatiou outside .Ml. v'er- non.
From lhe banquet whieh Iilli d tlie baaemenis of three churches oii^ Fri¬ day evening to the last sessloh of tlie conference on Sunday afterUiVon, at which I,, H. DIglow Jr. s|K)ke on ' his experiences for Christ. The ad-' dresses of W H. Burger, S. W, Graf I lin, Frank W, Pearsall, James A, Wbltmore, Dr. K, A, Paddock, Henry Israel, C, D. Connell and other,s ; thoy are east,
TIk a.liviiu.- of lln- Mask At Wig cluh are attain belore the residents (if Frv-i p irl and vieinil.v .
The (lllh IS poin.!.' to suige what promises IO he an excellenl produt- IIOU of l-'i'eiiees Unrnett's famous sidi > "I.iuh- Uil'd Fauntelroy '
The peifonuance is to ne given on lhe lOlb of Februarv at the .-Vmcricau Till.It r.
in llns lusttiiice. iht .Mask A VVif; elilh lliis heen pariieuiarly liiriunaie lu thai the play is being given for Ihe henetit of till .NeigblMirhood Workers. Of eourse. everyone m the village realizes the praclieal .^ood that thli& henetii iary has done in the comniun- it) iu the past Our townspeople are now Riven an opi»ortunity to mater- iiiily !is;-ii';t in the good work that tlie .Neigbhoi hood NN'orkers have been car¬ rying on, and" at the sadke time he thormighly eiuei tained by the produc¬ tion of a play v« ell-known and uni¬ versally liked.
The .Mask & Wig club has greatly enlarged ils membership during the past year, as a resuli of which the the club's director, Mr H. Bratton Kennedy has been particularly for¬ tunate In being able to select for the I'liaraeters of the play, persons of no little experience, wbo are particu¬ larly fitted for the roles for which
made a very good Impression on both the boys and adults.
-Many of the deiegailons are plann¬ ing to organize as permanent groups | aud undertake in their own commu- j nities some of the plans which were I discussed ut the conference. The
Probably no other organization on Ixing Island has endeavored so seri¬ ously aud consistently to stage iti productions with such regard to me¬ chanical and artistic detail as the Mask & Wig club. In this respect, the ciub In the past has gone to isuclt
Yoit^g M^n'ti (.'hritetlan Assoeiation expense in the endeavor Ui stage
of Nassau and Suffolk Counties w'll assist these groups in their work.
Long Island was represented at the conference by .Mr, .\ S, Keed of Hempstead, leader, and Joseph A Patterson, o"" .Mineola. .Mortimer IJ Jones of Hempstead, Ilurr.v C Wagner ot Olen Cove .\t son of Riverhead.
SUDDEN DEATH OF EDWARD TERRY
i.()"i
OBITUARY
( ARM.i.N S. L.\.\(;i>0>.
Death removed a i)roininent ti.uure from the activities of the Lynbrook M. P. Church .Monday when Carman S, langdon of Franklin avenue, .Mal¬ verne passed aw.iy. He was sick a
ARRESTS MEN AND PAY THEIR FINES
.Moiorcycle Policeman Otto Paynt appeared in the roll of benefactor iii the Freeport court .Monday when he j paid the fines of two speeders whose ' arrest he caused. They were Louia I.iinderman, of 28!i Lincoln avenue, Brooklyn and Walter B. Brookhelm- er of 146 Kast Forty-ninth street .Man- hattan. Payne told JuSge Flint that i
Total;; it4
Fivi: PUS ONi:
R, Remsen 7
Hewlett it
F. K. Story H
.M , .1 Remsen .">
Hart C
W. , Story 7
Totals 36
III
LONG ISLAND R. R. HELPS EMPLOYES
i;(l',v;ii(l Teri'V a loin; tini. ii-i.ieiit of this village dropped (had while eat iiu; his dinner in lieujamiii T, .Sinith's iliotel on tin- .Merrick roil'l .Monday evening. He vvas (»atiiig a sandwich shortly before seven o'clock wl.lle iteveral i-iistoHiers were outside. -\lr Terry stood up tliriw bis band-; into the air and liippkil over. .\ !i hurry eall was sent for Dr. William !;H. Runeje hut death w.is instantan- 7 I eons His demise wnn due tn val- 6 I viilar lieai't trouble. Mr. Terry was .', I sun struck about twenty yi-nrs airn liland hiis never been thoroiiplily well - [ since then.
))'t^ His body was taken to .Monihard and I .Moore's I'ndertaking establishiiieiit, from wheiKc the funeral services were held Wednesday, the Hev. J. Sidney Could, of the Pn-shyterinn Church ofliciatliH; The interment vvas in Oreenlield Cemetery, Mr, Terry is survived by a ,'fon. \\'illiiiiii and two diuighfers, Mrs C'larh-s Chester of Freej)ort and .Mrs. Frank Cruiser of Staten Island The de ceased originally came from Ya[)haiil:
these productions properly, tbat the fact has called forth admiration from all who have seen their plays.
The present instance will he no ex¬ ception to the rule. One of the chief dilflculties in properly staging' a pro- Van ! ductoii in any of the places avallabh h-ffer in Freeport for sucb puriKises, ha.v been the lack of adequate scenery The .Mask * Wig club has in the past overcome this diffliulty by actuallv making the scenery ri-qulred, and that will be done in the present Instance, as the scenery for the entire flrsl i et will have to he built.
The .Mask \ Wig elub is particu¬ larly fortunate in having at its nei- vice the professional ability of Mr 11. Hratton Kennedy, its director -Mr. Kennedy's abilities along iJii^ line are witliout doubt well known to every person in FreeiKirt, and it Is said that his woik in coacliini.' tli( present play has been better than anything he has done hereiofore This ..i,s evidenced i.iirticularly by the fact that from the tinie Ihe club de¬ cided to givit till jilay until It bc act¬ ually given, a period of just about four wi-eks will have elapsed.
The iDcDihi n both of the Mask & Win cluh aii'l ilie Ni'lgbUirliood Work¬ ers are f.-iiihiislastlcally behind the proposit ldll, and confidence is ex¬ pressed on all sides by those who know tluii tbe American Theatre will l)(- rilh-d lo the doors on the night of thi- play,
Th. tickets are now on ,ialc, and can I" had from the members of (U'k I organlzaton. or at Plump's ,\r- cad) Pharmacy.
I week from heart trouble. He was in j L„ndernian was the man who carried
ihis 77th year.. The funeral services 1 ('i,a,.ies M. .Mott and a chauffeur to were held on Thursday afternoon, the j the .Nassau Hospital when they were , , , , , ^
Rev. W S, Dunn, of the Lynbrook h^jured ia an automobile accident at l""*^*J'^!:t,.n,Trv r^fih M. P, Church offlciating.. The in- Sorinefleld last Fridav I pies of elementary math
ternient was in Rockviile Cemetery. I ^^irrafresi oS fhe ^wo speeders oc '^i^!!:'-,^^"^1^ ,^,
Mr. I>andgon was born in Rockville I curred in Freeport on January li,, ' Centre^ He was the .son of Mr, and ; and Judge Flint remarked that he .Mrs, Thomas I,angdon, He recclv.jd I could see nothing in this act that his early education in the South Side i i,„n. un tho case before the coun .schools and devoted his life to farm- ; paynp paid the $10 fines of the ing, amassing a fortune therehy. In
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1865 he mairied Jane M., daughter of .Mr, and .Mrs, f.'harles Siuionson. Three children, who survive him were born, namely .Mr,^, .Mary K. Wright, of Valley Stream; .Mrs. K, .S, Carinan and .Miss .Minnie J. Lang¬ don of .Malverne. His wife died In 100!), Two years later he inarried .¦\rnieiiia SImonson, a sister of his first wife.
He was a charier member and trus¬ tee of the Lynbrook M. P Church and for eighteen years was Sunday Sebool superintendent. He wa.« a Republican -.-.vd in IDo:? was elected as assessor.
SlCCKKHS .\HTHH.' M. l-IMiAK.
George Civootx of Hempstead, for some timt past stenograiiher in the S''ipriff.-ii office, has been appointed chief clerk .16 succeed the Inte Arthur W. Edg.ir. David Van Wicklen. of Rgat Rockaway, has been named in Mr, Green's place as istenographer.
"Have Ibey given you their money to pay tbeir fines?" asked the court,
"No, it comes out of my own pock¬ et," replied Payne, and everyone won¬ dered the whys and wherefores.
MI.S.SION sot IKTY !MEI;TS.
The flrst meeting of the Kpwort"h League Mission Study Society was held at the home of .Miss Esther Smith Tuesday evening. The book chosen for ,'-!tii(ly by the class is "The South Today," by John M. Moore The leaders for ihis meeting were ,Mr, ,1. -M. Clifford and .Mrs, Harry P, Smith.
To help employes of lhe I»ng Lsl- and Railroad acquire a sound and fundamental knowledge of the princi- ematics, elec- and other sub¬ jects, the railroad management has just prepared and issued a new series of pamphlets for distributon among its employes.
About two years ago iJbe Ixmg Island Railroad Inaugurated an Educational Course for the beneflt of Its workers. Over 400 employes are enrolled in this course at the present time. An ef¬ fort is now heing made to induce more railroad men to take advantage of the opportunity to equip themselves with an accurate knowledge of sub¬ jects which will aid them in their w"ork and flt tliem for promotion.
The new pamphlets now being di-i- tributed cover the following subjects: Mathematics, Curve Reading, Primary Cells, Elementary Klectrii ity (direct current), .Magnetism, Elect romagno- tism. Magnetic Induction, Electricity In Nature, Electric Generators (di- .Stenography, Italiar-
The Y. F. H. A. will hold a daiH
ART CLUB TO ItV.V.T.
The .\n olub of Freeport will hold its regulnr meeting al the Methodist Churcli on ivlonday February 5, at .'{ o'clock. The lecture will be Egypt.
at the Crystal I>ake House on Friday i and it will be Illustrated by stereop- evening next. tican views.
After the study period games were j rect current ei.jo.ved. The members of Hie clas,^ ; i^ngliih, are the Misses Olive Homan, Flora ( There are i;lso in the course of pre- Papp, Esther Smith, Ruth Austin. J.-v.- ; p.iratlon pamphlets devoted to Alge- nie Schuniai . Winifrid Smith and | bra. Mechanical Drawing. " Physic.i, Olive J,apk'y Messrs, Wesley '. i (ijsht. heat and soundl. Electrical Smith, J, .M, Gifford, Wesley SpraPT'i" j Measuring Instniinei't.", Storage Bat- .".nd Rennie Smith: Mr, and Mrs i terles. Theory of Alternating Current, John Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Paul G i Electric Generators (Alternating cur- Schuman, .Mr and Mrs. Fred B, Smith. I rent) and SiKnal Kngineering,
TAX SALE NOTICE
County Treasurer William £. Luyster gives notice in this paper today, that he will hold a
Sale for Unpaid Taxes
of the years I9I3 and I9I4, at the
County Court House
in Mineola, beginning
Tuesday, March 20th, 1917,
at 10 o'clock A. M., and continuing each day thereafter until all property in arrears is dis¬ posed or. p
Redemptions can be made at the Treasurer's office at any time prior to the day of sale.
Location and description of the property to be sold begins on page nine
