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Market and Garden Seedt, Seed Potatoes, Fertilizer, Dried Grains COrv. HURCH STREET AND NEW BOULEVARD. FREEPORT, N. T. Will ci'^e at 1 P, M. on Satsrdays during July, Aagiitt and September
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A Utde Chat About Honesty
IN THIS little chat we want to talk particularly to the man who thinks the telephone operator sometimes I*-- >."fibs^to him when she says "the line is busy.*;
In the first plaoBi^i**Central** is a pretty biisy girl.! She's not apt to make iiseless woric for herself. In learning that a line is "busy," she performs as many operations as she vt^uld in completing a call. It's easier for her to give yoii the connection you want at once than to put you off with the "busy" report.
Her report, "the line is busy," does not necessarily mean that the man you want is using his telephone. It may mean that we are trying to reach him for someone else who called before you did, If he's on a party line, it may mean that one of the other parties is tising the line.
Next uMeA urm arm gaiag ta tmtt yaa mommthing yam raaUy emght ta Imam ahmat ananeumraJ talk.
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CimD WELFARE CBMMSStON MEETING WITHSIGNAL SUCCESS
Investigations Made Along Scientific
Lines—Great Need for Aid in
Tubercular Cases
By an act ot the Legislature, known as Chapter 228 of the Laws of 19l.'l, there was enacted a law, which has become known as the widows' Pension law. Chapter 228 of the Laws ot 191.5, amended the law of municipal corporations, which is part ot the consolidated laws. Under this act, the county Judges In rural coun¬ ties appoint the menibers of the Boards of Child Welfare and in the City ot New York the members were appointed by the Mayor. The board consists of seven members, six to be appointed by the county Judge, the county superintendent of the poor making the seventh member, ex- oflicio, but two members of the board shall be women.
County Judge James V. Niemann, of the County ot Na.ssau, was the first county Judge to appoint a commis¬ sion under this act, and he appointed Mrs, Willard Straight of Old West¬ bury, a daughter ot William C, Whit¬ ney: Mrs, Frank L, Crocker of Piping Rock, Locust Valley; John A. Albert- son of Westburv, 'Aho is largely iden¬ tified with charities: William F, Britt of Sea Cliff, a former county super¬ intendent of the poor; Felix Reif- chneider, Jr,, a lawyer living at Hempstead; and Louis J, Monico ot Hicksville' the ex-offlcio member me- ing Claude Van Deusen. the present county superintendent of the poor, wlio lives at Rockville Centre.
The board organized by electing John A, Albertson, president, and es¬ tablished its oflice tor the transaction of its husiness in the village of Min¬ eola, The first meeting of the l)oard was lield on Nov. 1, MM."., and the tirst allowance was granted at the meeting held on Nov, 20. I'U.'i.
Allowances are granted lo depend¬ ent widows residing in the counly. when she is deemed by the board to be a proper person mentally, morally and physically to care for and bring up her children, who are the issue of a lawful marriage, and provided fur¬ ther that she has been a resident of the county for two years. Of course, her husband must have been a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the State at the time of his death. Since the board has been organized and granting allowance, up to and In¬ cluding the tSth day of April, 1016, there have been 7)7, applicants. It is Interesting to note the nationalities of the different applicants: 4 0 were American, 7, Italian. 4 Irish, 2 Ger¬ man, 1 English, I Norwegian, 1 Pol¬ ish, 1 Spanish; making 55 in all. This is mentioned tor tlie reason that it has been suggested that the foreign element would take advantage ot Iho provisions ot the law, to the exclusion of the American-born, Such does not seem to be the fact.
The weekly allowances vary, ac¬ cording to the circumstances of the applicant, but the board has never granted an allowance which would lead a pensioner to lose sight of the fact that she must, to some extent, rely upon her own energies. The widows are advised hy the agent of the conimission, who keeps each widow under strict supervision, that in addition to tlie moneys that they are receiving from the taxpayers, they must earn something by their own efforts, if they expect to continue receiving the relief.
Not every widow is eligible to as¬ sistance under the act. The requis¬ ites necessary have already been re¬ ferred to. From Investigations made, and from the statements submitted by the applicants, as to the cause of the death of their husbands, it has been found that of the 55 cases ex¬ amined, the causes of death were as follows: Tuberculosis, !I; pneu¬ monia, (i; accident, 5; heart trouble, 4; typhoid, 3; blood poisoning, 2; Bright's disease, 2; cancer, 2; kidney trouble, 2; locomotor ataxia, 2; acute indigestion, cirrohosis of the liver, diabetes, drowned, frozen to death, insanity, intestinal trouble, liver trouble, lung trouble, peresis, punc¬ tured intestine, spinal meningitis, syphilis, tubercular meningitis, as¬ thma and pneumonia, grippe and acute heart trouble, 1 each.
The child's welfare law is in its i infancy, in the State ot New York. It has been attacked hy many, but on the whole, it will prove a benefi¬ cent measure, and a worthy charity, if the respective commissions throughout tho State will use the care and apply the discrimination that the law expects shall be done.
So far the Nassau county commis¬ sion's work has been meeting with signal success. Widows who have
been receiving the aid granted to them by the commLssion have shown marked improvement in their home surroundings. The children appear to be happier, all danger of their hav¬ ing to be committed to some public institution, orphan asylum, being obviated, which is the object of the law.
Florence Van Vranken. the agent of the Nassau county commission, who Is a thorough and competent so¬ cial worker, will be pleased to have any taxpayer call upon her, and ex¬ plain to them any phase of the work of the commission.
photodrama "Ttae Scarl«t Road." re- tares and which will be shown at the Plaza Theatre next Wednesday. There are many situations fully ae dramatic as the above in "The Scarlet Road" adding to its power and fascination. Malcolm Duncan, formerly support¬ ing Harrison Grey Fiske fs, with Anna Q. Nilsson and Delia Chnnnr, I featured in "The Scarlet Road,"
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The superintendents of villagp schools in Nassau and Suffolk Count¬ ies have formed an organization for co-operation and mutual help in their work. It will be known aa Long Island Superintendents Council. The organization was perfected at a meel¬ ing held in tlio Patchogue high school on Saturday.
W. K. Gordon of Patcliogue was elected president, and .A,. T, Bouck of Glen Cove was elected secretary. Those present were F, f>el. King of Lawrence. P, J, Jones of Port Wash¬ ington; A. T, Bouck ot Glen Cove; W, C, .Moon of Freeport; J, T, P, Calkins of Hempsiead. and W, E, Gordon of Patchogue, .Meetings will be held during Ihe school sessions on Tiiurs¬ ilay according to the following sched¬ ule: October 5, at Lawrence; Decem¬ ber 7, al Port Washington; Febru¬ ary ,s, at Hiintiiigton: May :!, at Kree¬ port, n, K. Toaz nf Huntington was iliiiible to be present at the meeting.
Bequeathed $200,000.
"When you ii.ivi' dissipated this fortiiiie, go to my hunting lodge in -Montana, break down the cabin door, and there you will find a .solution of your troubles,' Thus wrote a father to his .son to wlmm he heiiueathed $200,000, His prophetic Judgnient proved accurate because the voung chap did dissipate iiuickly in fast liv¬ ing fhe fortune left to him. He went then to his father's hunting lodge and found there awaiting him -a hang¬ man's noose, dangling from the ceil- ing.A round tliis is woven an intense¬ ly interesting story told In a Klelne
Announcing the Last Minute-Model $1325
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26 EXTRA FEATURES— Unique to the Mitchell—AU paid for through Factory Savings
SOME OF OUR 26 EXTRAS
These are some of the extras which the New Mitchell offers. No other car in this class, we tielieve, offers more than two ot them. .\o other car at any price offers more than three or four:
Extra room—a 127-inch wheelbase. t^atn- pare that with other Sixes.
.Motor-driven tire pump, witli a pressure i;auge on the tubing,
Iteversible head lamps—searchlights which shine forward or backward or wherever ynu want light.
.'^ carburetor which rosts 15 per cent, miin llian the usual.
Bate cantilever rear sfirin.ns, whicli double tlie ease ot riding.
Oversize steering parts, made of Chrome- \anadiuni steel and fitted with ball bearings.
(¦iirome-Vanadiiim steel for al! parts which meet major strains.
,\n engine with drilled pistons and other juM'fections to give wondrous power for its ^i/,e,
.\ 22-coal liody liiisli ui most enduiitig lustre.
I':!ectric light in the tonmau.
I'^iKiiie primer on instrument board.
Locked compartment for articles of value.
Tiiol 1 (iiiipartnient ;inder hood.
Handles for entering car.
Compartment gasoline tank, ISi^ gallons
fHESE-PLUS ALL LL5L
Tiiese extras and others—26 of them—come ou the .New .Mitchell, plus everything else wliich (luaiily makers can offer.
These are new features In motor car build¬ ing. Some of them are most important. All would lie missed it omitted. And they all come to you in tliis ear as a premium, paid for by factory savings,
rsiially. when one maker gives so much :i)o."e than anotlier, you suspect him of hidden >k I in ping,
Lel us reniiiKl you ihat the .MItohell has long been the lirst clioice of great'engineers Vie will send you a list if you ask it- a long list of the ablest engineers in America who ,-elecled the Mitchell car,
U'e know of six .Mitchell ears which iiave iiiKeilier_eovered !i,x(l,227 miles- an average of Iii4,::72 each, Tliat's a record, we think I iiat has never been tiiatched,
I'^viry pan and material every standard ' ¦ 'iii:ilily is liiat which the hest engineer- I'avc adopted. At twice the price we could lllill no way to improve one iniportant detail
KMicieticy means, a'odve everything e|s.- ;:ia\ii;iiim 'Service tn customers. And we shall ¦ vi.: 1, ; ,1 car excel Ihe .Mitchell in tliat.
Freeport Garage & Supply Company
Joseph Hirsch, Manager
Agent for Nassau County
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No job too large and no Job too small
Estimates given on all kinds of work in our line .
v»**p**-" -^a^ Heater keeps a room warm all day for
a few cents—portable, always ready heat —whenever and wherever you need it.
SOCONY Kerosene in a New Perfection Cookstove cooks the family meals for six for about three cents a meal. SOCONY Kerosenefin lamps means clear, mellow, smokeless light. Why pay high princes—when SOCONY Kerosene saves money and labor? No coal; wood or ashes to bother with. But be sure you get SOCONY.
It is clean and pure, burns without smoke, odor or wick crust. Remember the name SOCONY and look for the grocer whose store shows the SOCONY sign.
We tecommeod the firftewing oil-burning devices as the best of their kindi Nrte Prrfactioa Oil Cookstoves and Water Heaters. Per/aelion Smokeless Oil Heaters. Rafo Lamps and Untem*.
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