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deed fn the iiroseciitlon of the naval program which the (iermnn govern meut has iiiiiioum-od as Its intentUm to adopt, the pn-sldont would ask the congress that aiithorlty l>e given him to use any niouns that may be neces¬ sary "for the protection of our /»ea- mon and our people In the proswuthui of tb(-lr tx'Moefiil nnd legitimate er¬ rands on tho high sons,'
"Tlie stato of Now York shonid be udo(|iintoly prepared to supjiort the ffdonil government lu any emergency which mny arise., There has tieetx in trnducod H bill iiriproprlatlng $1,(I(K»,0<I0 to ho m.-ido ImmoUlatel.v available for siii-h purposes as may be found no es¬ sary ill (•()iiiio(-th)ii with the organiza¬ tion of tbo mllltnry and nnval forces und resourcc-i of tho stnte,''
I'orlinps the most Importnnt milltHr.i bill liefore the loglslnturo, referred to aliiive, niithorlzes the sinking fund Commission of .Now Vork <-lty to ootlo fo tho Cnited States government cer tiilii binds nt l{o(-knway point for .the [iiirposo of eroctlng thereon now coast fori lliiatlons. The first instance that sill ll 11 bill was uocessury came from friited States .''euator James W, Wudswortb. .Ir,. n former 8i)eakor of tho ass»-mlily, who wired from Wnsh liiifiou to Speaker T, C. Sweet that It was ueiessary that tho .Now York stato legisliiture pass an omibllng act to make jsisslblo the transfer of tho Iiroperty in niiestlon, A conferonco with Governor Wliltmnri followed, and the next day tlig b|U was brought to ¦Aifiany by a federal ann^v oQlot'r nnd Introduced in Ixith houses, where it will be passed this week.
Senator Slater of Westchester coun
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33 Railroad Ave. Freeport, L. I.
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HEWLETT
Hay, Feed, Bundle Wood
Market and Garden Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Fertlllier, Dried Grains COR. CHURCH STREET AND NEW BOULETARD, FREEPORT, N. T. Will dose at 1 P. M. on Saturdays dariag Jaly, Aagnst and September
ty and AaaemUymao Walab of Al banx county have introduced com- pdHlaii bllla in both bouses enlarging the scope of tbe state military training commission so tbat ail boys receiva military instruction between certain ages Instead of merely those who at¬ tend a<-bool.
Important amendments to the agri¬ culture law, which will seek to pla*"(» under the Jurl.sdtctlon of the state com¬ mission of agriculture the fo<xls and markets commission and the stato de¬ partment of weights and measures, ll cxi)e<'ted shortly. .Nothing of Impor¬ tance along legislntlve Hues linvliu.' nu effect uiKjii tho prlci-8 of foodstuffs bai made Its appoarauce so far. Tho hid based ui"iu tbo reoommondatlons of Senator Wbks, who Is chalrimin <»f th> commls,«lon which Inst yenr Invosfi- gat«Ml butter, eggs an 1 poultry. Is still in tho hands of the bill drafting coui- ralswloii.
Bocaiise tho stato iiecsls all tho rove, niio ir can olitnln and, lu nddition, bo. cause the lou-lsiittlon luised iiikhi tin 8ubjc<-t Ifl ro-'iirded us too drastii- iio'ic of fho bills aimed to nmeiid the stat-.) excise liiw Willi rogiird to lo(-,-il oiitlon aud prohibition will pjiss in their pres¬ ent form. This slop hns been agreed upon by the Ropiibllcaii lenders, .New bills will be liitrodiicp<l nr else th.- present ones will bo mntorlnlly nmeiid ed before tbey nre reiiorted from com¬ mittee.
Loud Protest Raised. I-'ollowIng a protest from prnctlcally all of tho niitoiiiolille associations lu tho state agnlnst tho Ilowitt-Wolls Inw. Seiiat«ir Charles I', Murphy of Brook¬ lyn introduced a bill to repeal tlmt statute. The law In question fixes the license jiHce for motor trucks and mo- i tor liusses, Jlio Murphy bill hns for I Its most Imporiant point the appolnt- i ment pf a commission to prepare n I new s(-iiodiiIe of llcenB** rates', I Tho path of those advocating e(iunl '' suffrage has been mnde easier this ' ,vonr liocaiiso of the fact that tho plat¬ forms of both the Itopublican and DoUKK-rutIc imrflos coritRlu n provl- shm for e(pinl suffrage. Already tho assemlily Judiciary committee has fu- voriilily roporlod ibis proposition, and It- Is not unlikely tlmt it will bo dis- prised of before the end of the present wook. Last year a proposed amond¬ ment to till' (-oiistllution giving women tlio right to voto wns hold lm(-k and bitterly delmted up to tho eloveiitli hour of the session. This sitiintlou wiU nol prevail this yonr. The iioople must ratify the nction of tho legisla¬ ture ns regards oc|uiil suffraL'e after it has passed tbo legislature.
Would Tax All Cats. I A mosI unhiiio bill bas found Its I wa.v into tho somite, Its sponsor being Senator Uoliinson, no|ihow of Tlioo- : (l(iro Uoosevelt. The Itoliiiison meas- I lire would Imjioso a tax of 27, cents i upou every cat In the siute. The measure is uot Intended to provldo rev- l enue. its main object being to protect I the birds of the state.
Senator Sage, chalrmnn of the senate I financo commlttei', bus hitroduted a bill which establishes a water power development commission in view of the fact that the barge canal will be opened next year and the stnte will have surjilus power to sell or lease. One of the objects of the bill is to de¬ termine how much water power the stnte will have. The commission is provided for In tlie bill, the members bohig State I-^iglueer Williams. Con sorvatlou Comml.ssloner Pratt, Attor¬ ney Oeneral Woodbury and Superin teudout of Public Works VVothersi>oou, The measure appropriates ?40,000. Sundny Baseball. Cities, villages and towns are given the right to hold local option oloctlous on tho (luostlon of playing baseball on Sunday between the hours of '2:',M and 0 o'clock p. IB. by tho terms of a bill introduced by Assemblyman Taylor of l<:rle county. The measuro, however, provhles that tho petitions for such an j electlou must be slguetl by 5 per cent of the votes (ust for mayor, vlllago I proslileut or town supervisor at tlii- 1 preceding elocthui,
I Further protection for fhe tligultyof I the rmtod States ting will be secure,I if GoveriKir Whitmau signs the Kelly , bill, (ilready tbroiigb tho soikUo jukI ! assembly, which gives to magistrates I the power to Impose honvrer senteucos j for the ilosocratioii of the tlag or tin- I use of advertIseuionts upun it. j W'itji (Jovernor Wliitumn favoring the : pniposition to croiito a state police i force, the measure providing for such j a force Is Ukoly to boconio a Inw. now j that ll has boon iutroducod, Tho gov- I ernor says thnt It is his bollof thnt llu j present war situation oiupliaslzos the I need uud value of such a force. I Re-elected Regent,
; William B<'rrl of Brooklyn has Im'oii re-<»locto(l a regent of the I'niversity of lhe State of Now York for a term of twelve years. Ilo was elected ns a re¬ sult of a joint si>ssioii of both the sen¬ ate nud a.ssiuiibly. Mr, Borri was n delegate at largo to the constitution couvoiitloii aud hus Iki'ii n conspicuous llgure lu Hepublican politics for many years.
It bus beeu agrooil by the Ropuhlican loaders of the legislature who have cousulto<l with tho legal ndvi.st'r of the troveriior thai the frunchiso tare upon I lhe muiiufaeturing corporntions should be increasoil aud thnt au iucijiuo tax upon commercial coriK)rati(ms should lie provided. Although it is urg<>d that a tax be Imposed ui>on iiersomil iii- conios It is thought unlikoly that such a bill*wlll be |»assed this year.
There hns l>een no cessation of the introduction of bills. There are nearly .'MK) bills before the senate and over 7()0 before the asaembly. The majority of the»»> measures, however, are still In committee and the dny calendars of both houses are light. Hearings have been Infrequent as ooiuitared with oth¬ er .vonrs, yet there hnvo l>een several which brought large delegations.
Saving Seventeen Hundred Live
s
Miss Tessie McNamara Describes Her
Experience at the Kingsland
Munitions Fire.
The first Interview given by Tessle McNamnra, the heroine of the Kings- land (N. J.) muultlons fire, was with an offlclal of the telephone company, and appears in The Telephone Review. N. y,, from which we quote:
Tessle McNamara. tho nnme which was added on Thursday, January 11. to the long role of heroic tolephone oi»erators. stands twlay In the minds of the millions who have rond the thrilling st(jry of the Cnnndlan Cnr and Foundry Company flre In Kings- land, for the bit of staunch femininity whose sheer courage stood between the bundretls of men in the big plant and a most frightful death.
It takes true steel and pluck to stick to your post when flre Is licking fhe building next to you, nnd Hnally tho very room you are In, as many nn op¬ erator can teH. but what It means to sit alone at your switchboard In the? Eoidst of a burning ammuuitlon plant wUh eipl<?.8lon5 r9<:yiiS t'lP earttl; wl'li sheiis uesrined for Europtjan batile- flelds suddenly cut gllort lu their ca¬ reer to scream fearfully above you and explode nearby, penetrating even the low building where you sit. flhtj ab(ive all to see everyone e'so running Tni safety while you stay behlm! and work, this only Miss McNamara cau
hat. Just then three of the boys who had missed me appeared in the ottice d(X)rway. One of them shouted. "Couie on, Tess." but 1 couldn't walk. My courage left me and I needed thoir as¬ sistance to get out. They picked me up. wrapped a big coat around me, nnd rushed for the gate, shells dropping all around us. It was an exporlonce I never want to tackle again. The fire was bad eu(^iugb, but tbe constant e.v- ploslons unnerved me.
HUNDREDS JOINED OUR
CHRISTMAS CLUB
LAST WEEK
MISS M'NAMARA—A TYPE,
It is impossible to overestimate Miss McNamara and tho nature and qiinll- ty of her act of heroism when, ns she snld, "It never occurred to hor to do anything else" than sit at her switch¬ board and notify all the employees of the Canadian Car and Foundry (.'om¬ pany at Kingsland, N. J., thnt there wns flre In tjje ^'^:',„„nttlnh iilaut, ami waru tb-ni to (Tee for thoir lives. It T.'n.S she who had the first opportunity to 5scape, but instead of doing so she risked most awful death thnt she might save the lives of others. I'Virtunately the Company had six tdi^jilione px- twjslous In the main huHdiuB and one ^ each of the thlrtj* houses In which workineif W<^l-e fefiiployed, am! al¬ though sbe could see the Arc spread-
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We Will Receive New Members THIS WEEK
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FREEPORT, N. Y.
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tell. .-Vnd she bas told,It, simply, with a strnlgbtforward, matter of fact siii- eeritj- which could be expected from one whose actions speak so much moro eloquently than words.
"To sit alone at her switchboard" • • did we say that Miss McNamara was alone? There was Indeed no ono with ber at the plant through most of that crucial time, but she was not alone, as you will notice as you read her words, for it was the voices of tho central oflfice operators coming to Jii;r | constantly i^v^r the wires, as^ thoy worked oil the calls she was giving i them—It was this, Miss McNamara | says, which kept her courage with her | when it seemed to ebb. Again the hu-1 man element in the telephone servico I has demonstrated its lii(llsi>eiisablo power—in the action of Miss McNa- j mara, and in the part which the voices: of those other operators played. A | dial could not have been "set" either' to wnni the hundreds of mon In the dlfferont Inilldlngs of the plant, or tn give that Invaluable encouragemout of human comiiaiiionshlp which meant so much to the oue on whom the whole terrlflc situation wns depoiidlug.
Mies McNamara's Interview.
About .'{.J.'i while handliu.g the usiiiil ^ volume of culls I answered drop .\o \ 30, tho Clenrlng Ilooni, nnd got the! following e.<clt('d message, "Ti-ss, ci:'' ' the I'olice I >epartniont, Flre Doimri ment nud the 1), L, & W. carshops | have the lire whistle blown- there Is j fire In this bulldlug which Is getliii'-' away from us!"
I shouted t" the men In the office and they all rushed out to the fire, leaving me alone. 1 worked on these calls kuowlng that if I didn't nobody else would, and hapiK'nlng to glance out saw tho fire spreading rapidly.
My flrst thought was to save tho lives of tho 1.7<»0 men in the dllToroiit buildings, and I was calling thern ii]! when .Mr. Bimuoll, who had boon one of the flrst to rush out to Investigate, fluug hliiisi'lf In and 1 established a connection for him over tlie tie Hue to the New York otiloe. While he was talking tho flrst ahell strm-k the build ing auil passed about flve feet from where we wore sitting. That gave me an awful scnre. Mr, Bunnell again went out, leaving me alone, and i would havo given up if I hati not beard the voice of the central office operator on the line, who was passing the calls for outside help as fast as 1 could give tljem; all the wlille I was gettlnf; building after buildJug in turn and spreading the alarm. Having Cen¬ tral to talk to gave me courage to stay at the board.
By this time things began to hum. Shells were dropping all around and 1 thought every minute would be m> last. Aboiu a dozen buildings were now on flre. and 1 bad completed all calls. No more Were coming In and I stnrted for the door without coat or
Ing as she looked through her win- I dow, and heard the rapidly Incroasliig dotunatluus as the animunition ex- | ploded, she was uot terrorized — her j greatest fear was that she might not i give every one else a chance to es- ! cape, and for ten minutes she plucklly j kept on calling until the lust house ; was uottfled, and nearly two thousand men had time to reach safety; then sho fainted. Gently she was removed from the bulhllng and taken home, where she soon rScovered. ^^'-•¦'~
Miss McNamara has bet'ome a na¬ tional heroine. The papers are full of her praises; societies arc sending her chocks with letters In recognition of her splendid services; public speakers are paying hor tributes, aud it Is pro¬ posed that Congress shnll vote her a medal. In a dinner address Hon, Ev¬ erett Colby, former State Senator of Now Jersey, Is quoted ns saying of' her: i
"Nothing short of the superb moral courage that Is part of clcnii living aud , thiukiug could have kept Tessle ut her post when It seomeil almost certain | thut death would be the conso(iueiico. ; In all the annals of brave men and wouiou tbere Is no flner exjiniple of the power and force of the courage of heart and mind. The exninplo of this young girl should be read into the life of evor.v young man and woman. There nre too few Tessles in this twou- tleth (-ontiiry.''
That is iiorfectly true, every word of it, and thus iinotlior telopbono (iperator Is lidded to the already long and lioii- orablo list of girls and women lu thai profession who have achieved notable dlslluctlou iu rising to the loftiest heights of devotion and sacritiro. It Would be invidious to menti(.iii .Miss McNamara and her heroism without reforiliig to these other liiniiinerable Instances along with which hers rniiks. Tlit^ro are tho heroines of the Balti¬ more flre and tho Dayton flood.s. for example, whoso bravery wns heralded aroiiud tbe world aud then forgotten by a heedless puiillc, and there an? ¦ thousands of other Instances which are woll known and rocogiiized by tho Bell System, Imt nre never hoard of iieyond \ It and tbo commiiultlos in whi(-h they ! occiir, and others, surpassing iu num-: ber ull tho8<>, lu which felophouo op- i orators lu every part of tho couutry— ! cities, towns, villages, hamlets, and ; .rossroads, aro doing acts which are j lever known that are as noble and un-: .jelfish as nny thnt ever thrilled human-1
ity. i
For tbe work of the telephone opera-1 tor is easentlnlly human, and it npfieals ouly to such young women as by na- i ture. though jierhnps unconsciously,; liossess the qualities which Tessle Mc-1 Namara has displayed so oonsphuous- ¦, ly bei'ause. when the (xcaslon arose.' "It never occurred to her to do any¬ thing else!"—Editorial lu Tbe Tele¬ fihone Kerlew, N. Y.
The
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Prescriptions Filled Reasonably and Right
Your dc-tor'i written order i« filled just a* carefully as he could deiire. You will be sure of the best results from the medicine you take when you bring vour prescriptions to us. Accurnte weighing and measuring-- pure, potent drugs and skillful compounding assures you of getting the most for your mcney. Promplly delivered. Phone orders solicited.
From the buying of drugs and drug store marchandise up until the time that we sell them to you we conslantly are on the watch to see that the quality does not deteriorate and that it is of just as high a standing as when we bought it. This assures you of getting the best drug slore ser¬ vice and fullest satisfaction. It mvkes no difference what you buy of us you can depend that the quality is right and the price reasonabla. Giva us your order. Our motto is:
"Everything Riglit or Your Money Back''
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23 West Merrick Road PHONE, No. 1
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rOMK ¦{{) IS FOK WIRE FKX'WO Yon know how ImportHnt it Is In buying wire fencinK Ux get the dur¬ able kind that stands ucnr and tear and lied weather. We have it| alsu a complete lino of hanhvare--tools uf every description. Stoves Ranges Sfove I'ipo Oil .Stores (Jas and Electric Plates rarpenter's and .Mason's Tools Ituilder'N Hardware ralnlH Oils Yamlshes ItruNhes BIY STAMl.lRI) GOODS OF RFMAHLE PEOPLE
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Fosrteen yearn* experience In Freeport is surely tlm- enough to
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Fred Pitterman
74 SOITH MAIir STREET
(Tol. 1»86)
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