Thc Li nofficiai Newspaper of (Nassau County
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RAIN: FAIR TOMORROW RISING TEMPERATURE
VOL 1 NO 28
FREEPORT, NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1914
PRICE THREE CENTS
Baldwin Woman Invested In REPORT BOY WINNER in! Burnt Qo^k No Disguise For
PRIZE SPEAKING CONTEST g,^^ Comedians in Minstrel
OFFERS SERVICES ASj PROBATIONOFFICERiSwindle Schemes of Griffins
Miss Florence Van V'ranken of
Nassau County Association
Ready to Work Without Pay
URGES TOWN BOARD TO CARE FOR POOR
Home InflucnccNccessary to Proper Upbringing of Children Her • Argument Before Meeting
.VnHH Floifiuf Van Viiinkt-n, of iiu- ChllUren'!? DcparliinTit of tlie .Na.snau Couuty AHftcx'liitlon addri'Ssfd tli»-' mpuiborn ot llie Town Hoard at it.s iCKUlar wfekiy mceurig on Tuesday on the care aim mainU-nance of de- ¦ pendent <hildien. Uer reiiiark.s were «'X<eediiikiy liiLere.slniK. Aiiiohk oilier thinks «lie a.s.serted ihal ihe coiiili.il- liUK of d<>i)elidenl Cliildren lo lhe care lif the (jvtrseeiH ol lhe I'oor ty the .liiHLiceH ol the 1-eace wa.s adviKjiule in the majoriiy ol caseH and could legal¬ ly be done, in accordance wilh the renal Law.
Overneer.s of (he I'oor liedell and Hurrell were ' |)»e!,enl. They were cjueHliond by .Mi.ss Van Vrankon con- cerulnK lhe children under Iheir care. .She olleied hei seivicc.s uraliH lo llie town as a i<iobaiion ollicer.
.Miss Van Vrankea reuiinded the board lhat some of the public Instiui- lions boaidiiiK childien for lhe town were coinpliiiiiiuK biiierly of lhe way tlieir bills v^eie Ik I.l up. She said Ihal many of ihem liad nol lieen paid for Iwo yeui.-<. Ihis brought a reply li<nii Siiiieivi.-or Snii.h wao exiilained liial the mih.Nsiciiiaiic nielhod.s of a loiiJM'i owl.:<'cr was lhe cause for delay, liills. he .said, were heiiiy; paid iiloIlU;!;- iinil , .i m.' bacU bills are be int. paid as pi< i.^pily as a lavoiable re poll is made I s l.aSvyer .lacl<son, wlio has been relaiied for llie purpose of passiiif; upon ilicir legalily.
'Dhe boardin.; of childreii in private
ronsly advi.sed by Miss
A home intluence,
iiutiUUions- lack is es-
upbrinj<lnj; of children,
. r.MtT liedell slated ihal
he touml MO iumiIiIc in securiUK mdoiI homes lor giii.-. mil nobody seemed lo want boys.
On n s<iliili<m of the boiiril IM-'l was
laken from Hie Keneial fund and plac-
e<i in Uie iiooi liind lor ihi- payment
*¦ of back bills, some of ihem dat inn
back two year.'-.
ROOSEVELT KAS "STEEPLE JACI«'
George Anthony Attains Fame by Painting Garden City Hotel Dome
Ueorge Aiilhoiiy of Koosevelt has atiaine<l fame as a'"Steeple .lack." b) paitiliuK the doiiie of the (iarden Ciiy lloiel, which towers Hi) feet above i.;n)und. (.leor^i' Is foreman of lhe painlinjj; squad iMiiployed by the (Jar- den City Comp: ny. When the job tif pailUlnK Ihe bi^; holel came to him he tackled it without a shiver. The liSKliiK of il scallold and arrauKemenl of ladders he planned in short order. Then wilh paini pail imd hi iish he as¬ cended to lhe bi.^ doiiiv uiili an asilHy thai surprised his helpers. They did not know lhat he had been a lireman Ajr. years at Koosevelt, holding the posliioji ot department chief until re- cejitly, and had been the reprertenla- ^^--Trve ladder climber of the village al various liremeu"s tournaments.
Three coals of paint applied to the dome made it look re»|ilen<]ant.
Glencourt Tennis Club Organizes The younger set of Ihe village of Preeport have organized a tennis club. The Urst meeting held at the home of Misa Olive Fawceil resulted in the election of the following otiicers: -Miss Olive Kawcetl, president; Wes¬ ley Devlin, vice presideni; Miss Ny- .i;ren, secietary; Miss Kslelle Faw¬ cett, treasurer. Tin- name of the new club la "The lilencourt."
Mrs. Emeline Barker Relates Story of Experiences With Couple Recently Arrested by Post Office Inspectors-"Con- tributed" $15,000 on Pros¬ pect of Big Returns
.\lis Kineline Harker of .Seaman avenue, liaidwin, wile ol a well known .Maniiatlan allorrtey is one of lhe vix-- lims of Francis U. tWitlin, ol .'.5 Lib- ei ly tilieet, .New Vork t uy and bis wite, formeily Miss Clara Ueilaud. of llelcneliow li, Mass., who wk-ix- ariesl ed in tJioion. .Mass., ou I'riday lasi by L'. a. I'osL (Jihce Inspectortj. They are cliarged wilh operating a "get rieU Quick" sclieme which il Is said netted llieni $2iMi.<K«0.
Crilhn v.,is a well kiuiwn lawyer and
'graduate ol Vale Iniversiiy in '\f2.
ills wile was a former coun steuog-
Irapher in New Vork. They have been
I living for some time past in the Holel
jManuaiian. Ii is alleged that their
I money making scheme coiiteiiiiilaled
Lhe ciiliivaiion of acijuaiiuances
aiiion.i we.iilhy i>eople, and tne siibse-
(jliein borrowing ot large sums lo Hoal
business projects. .Mrs. Ciitfili, wlio is
de.-ciibed by Mrs. ilarker as being an
atlraciive. affable aiVd laleiiled woman
Of middle aj-'c, app-.iis min h younger.
younger.
"1 invesled ;fl.'i,i)(iO of niy good
money wllh that woman, and I am afraid It is gone," said Mrs. Harker on Monday to a Post reporter. "She repre.sented to me that she had a lol of inside information. concerning large stenographic contracts which were to be secured from the Oovern- iiient. HIach of theni was of a conti- dential nattire. They were for work, investigations and hearings against trusts.
"Some six weeks ago," continued .Mrs. Barker, "I received a letter from .Mrs. Crlllin stating that she was in Chicag^o and would not return for six weeks. 1 grew suspicious and on the advice of my huaband went lo the Holel Manhattan. 1 was told by the clerk that Mix (Irillin was \ ery ill. under the tare crt' a trained nurse and could not be seen.. I then show<>d him .Mrs. (Jritlin's letter and he made an investigation. He l^nd her apart- uients were empty." \.
".M> biiaaiess relations wjHi Mr. and .Mrs. CriUin have extended over a period of six years. I had every, <on- lidence In their Integrity, and they ied me to believe that I would receive nut per cent, of the profits derived from conlracts they were about to receive."
In addilion lo .Mis. fkirker. Miss C. M. Cronyn. the head of the stenogra¬ phic bureau, 44 t\)urt sireet, Urook¬ lyn and at one tirfte secretary of the late .Mayor (laynor: Mrs. Charles H. Dale, of .Manhattan: .Iohn T. Hoyd. of .Newark. .N. .1.. and Charles Wallers of Hoslon, are among the others who contributed to the hnances of the
CiriaiBiJ; -;-
Mrs. Harker has been subpaened by the Federal auihortties and will be one of the principal witnesses auainst lhe allegetl swindh'rs.
Stuart Cutlers Declamation "Tar Uaby Excellently Rendered Miss Halpm Wins Girl's Prize
The sixth annual,contest of the .Nas- s'.iu-SuiTolk I'rize f^peaking Associa¬ tion, iu whicli putn« from the high schools of Freepori, (ilen Cove. Hunt ingtoii, Lawrence and Henipslead com¬ peted, was held in Lawrence on Sat¬ urday evening. .May 9. The ability of the speak»'rs was nianijiesi. each prize was enthusiaslically contested for. Freeport High SchJol was represent¬
ed by .\I iss < Culler.
Miss Allah was awarded*' Miss Anna H c»jived the 31
I
stretch and Stuari
nes. of Lawrf nee, girls' prize and
of Huntington, re¬ prize. The lirst
familiirs wan Van V'ranU soniethiiig tha' seiiUal in tin sh.- said. (;.i
TRIO HAD NARROW ESCAPE RICHMOND HILL DEFEATS AS SLOOP TURNS TURTLE FREEPORT ON SOGGY FIELD
Keil and Fricnd-s Caugiit in Sqiiali Off Day For Nassau County Cham- Oif Whalcneck Point in Bay pions—Game One of Errors—
Near iMcrrick Score 7 to 1
Written for The Nassau Post
A serious- accideni was narrowly averleri Sunday wheu ilie laige sail¬ ing sloop, owned by Koberl Keil. cap¬ sized off \\ iiiileiieck I'omt at Merrick. t)n board were Cahih., Li\ingsU)n. of .\ew Vork. lhe hiile(s fattier, and Keil. who was manatjing lhe cialt. .Ml Were savetl.
Accordiii.g to Keil lie ua^ tiiinging the slo<i|i around WlialeiiecK I'oinl in an easy wind. The sKy darkened mo- meiiiurily and lhe fresh breeze chang¬ ed initi a violent gale. The waves laslu^d by the furious squalls io.se to : uunierous errors, a considerable heighi, driviug the bark al a good spef'd. Suddenly liie wind veered: Keil shouied to his friends to changi' their position, but il was loo laie. 'I'lie boat had Uiriied liiille.
.Ni-iilier of the Livingstons could swim and the curreni rafiidly drew theia away. Afler a hard slru^lge. Keil. who was formeily t swimming instiuctoi in the i ierman army, broimhl lhe two men to ihe over¬ turned boat, to whicii they clung. A baymiin, lishing nearby hurried to the scene and picked the men up. They Were ilicii laken to i.iejr homes.
LONG ISLAND RALLY FOR SUFFRAGISTS
By the High School Reporter Du a wel, soggy hehl thi- Freeiiort High Schol base ball ^eam niel defeat al Uh> hands of lhe Kichmond Hill High School last Saturday morning at Kichmond Hill. Because of Ihe Nassau and Sufl'olk Counties Prize Speaking Conlisl in ihe evening the game was played in the morniug. raiher than in the aflernoon, as had tirst been planned. The final score was 7-1.
Thc game was not interesting from
Freeport's viewpoint because of the
Nolan, Kdwards,
Hollo and Cutler were the only ones
i liial came out with a clean slate. The
! others averaged fiom one to three each.
, Hedell pitched for Freepori, bul be¬ cause of a sore arm allowed a num.-. ber of hits. In the latter part of the game Kdwards took Redell's place.
¦ Hak r caugJit the game and came off with only error against him. The
I team seemed lo have struck an off day, and this combined wilh the good playing of the Kichmond Hill team was •accounlahle for their defeat. Ulank pitch 'd a^wonderful game for the home team and showed '>at Hedell has some able opponci's for a name in scholastic base bail tame. I''. H. S. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rich HI. 0 0 0 0 .1 2 2 First on balls- -Off R, dell. 2.
boys' pri/.e wai awarded to Stuart Cuthi. of Freeport, whose rendition of "Tar Uaby " could nol have been o.v-
I celled. Frank TuhKa of Lawrence, was awarded tbe tecoud prize,
I The judges were Superintendent K, J. Bonner.of the Nynck I'uhlic Schools, D. F. Wodman, of Urookl>n, and Chas.
I H, (iaflioii of the U.chmond Hill High
I S< hool. .'
I The contest was well altended and
Ithe spirit of lyviilry, eucU'ined hy the
J 1 inging and chtering ol the students in behalf, of thefr.. respective schools, made the c-oiitesi "ji niost interesting
PRINCE TELLS OF SlCIttES FUNERAL
I
Was Intimate At quaintance of Gen- eneral and <Family
I'rince Ludovic- Tifi^ualelll D'Aragon 'has reiurned from Washington, 1). C, j where on .Swiurday, he attended the I funeral of the laie Major (leneial Daniel K, Sickles.. "Hero of Getts- ; KUig," and the lasi of lile commanders ! who fougiii on lhat iiielnorable bat- i lie held,
i IJeiieiiil .Sickles was an in lima Ui ac-
i c|uainiance ot tbe J'rlnce. The luitei's
molher. Ihe Dud.ISS of Devonshire, is
a school in'ate and inseparable fric-nd
I of Mrs. Daniel K. Sjcklei,. ,.
\ To a Nassau Post reporter,' lhe
I'rince. who li\cs in Merrick, lold of
I lhe obsequies fo the famous wariror.
j lie desc^ribed the lis,-ieral procession
I as it moved solemnly lo lhe Arlington
I .National Cemetery, where lhe body
I was buried wiih full niililary honors,
I The tlag cliap<!d caisson was escorled
I by a large detaclimenl of artillery and
I c;aVHlry, Members of the Grand Army
¦of lhe Kt'public wcie in the line.
i Slanion Sic:kles, son of the General,
! is a college chum of lhe I'riiue and is
I a frequent visitor al the old McCord
j homestead on Meadow Hrook ' Hoad.
where lhe I'rince makes his home.
Voung Sickles, il will be lemembered
was the last Aiii.-iican to leave Spain
in 18;i.S when war was declared. At
'that I nil' he was the First Secrelary
'of the American Legation and as
i Charge D'Alfaues lor President Mc-
f Klnley.
; DIES FROM EFFECT OF SEVERE BURNS
"Show" At American Theatre A Big Family Party Where Everybody Knew Everybody Else-Charity Benefit a Fi¬ nancial and Artistic Success Prominent Men Take Part
Super abundamc ot burnt ccuk make-up i^nd varieiy of costume in no way disguised the tamiliar figures of over half a Iiundred members of Free¬ iiort Lodge .No. I2yi, U. P. O, K., who appeared in two sjiasms of ".Minstrel Mixture " al the Ameriian Thealre iu .¦Vlain street last night. Probably everyone who sat in lhe audience that numbered ovei- 400 knew the perform¬ ers, and those who did not (except for lhe minors) became acquainied wilh Ihem before Slherifl Steve I'ettit, as interlocutor, concluded his poig¬ nant dlscour.ses with the .Misios Hones and Tain bos. For lhe sir name every Hlk, regardless of lie- character of his antlers, was mentioned.
The- pleasing enteiiainment which is to be repeated tonight a benefit for the Charity Fund of the "Hello Hill" order was"" in the first instance il linaiuial and arlislic success and .secondly a social attraction. Klks from various parts of l..i>ng Island, motlurs. brotluMs. sisters and sweet- lu-arts of Klks were there. It was a_ hig family parly at the theatre ancl a smaller one al l!. c-lubhouse.
.Mthoiigh nuiuy of the jibes lhat sliried lhe end men to action ancl ca'lTSed the diunilic-d Sheriff of Nassau County, the only member of the cast who WHS nol decorated with black, to blush, W(>re in a measure suggestive, the hig audience shook with convulsive laughter ihroughoui the olio and ap¬ plauded geaeiousiy in recognition of their originality.
There were times when the jokes poiqied lo the poultry yard and atill there were^^ others when individuals feelings were sacrificed in the spiriU: of good natured jest. Taken alto¬ gether lhe minsirel was a scream.
The mc;n who oc-cupied the extreme ends of the double circle had been jiicked rc-gardless of size. Hig h'rani; Iin Hill, of .Merrick. Exalted Huler of lhe Lodge; Sm.ail Harry Grossman, ot Freeptnt and .Stout Edward Speigel also ot Freeiiort, sat together on one- side while tall very thin Donald Mac-- Donald, short and lit-avy: Dr. Irhaii
I L'Africain and medium Monroe Silver I occupied chairs opposite. I In the two rows behind the inter¬ locutor were: William Wolff. Roy D. i'earsall. John H. Cristoffel. Charles I A. Sigmond, Samuel T, Haynor, G, H 'Corner, lilrnesl .Miller. S.\lwsler P. I Shea, l)r. Lieo Halpin. .\. il. Jennings, 1 Clyde Wallace. S. Dimbn Smith, T P. . C. Forbes, Olaf Magnusson. Herbert (A. Hfccon, Archer H. Wallace. David W. Hiriison. IJ. J Loonam. Jr.. Ches¬ ter A i'ulion, Harry .Mc(.'ord, Harry Woelicr, Win 1-, Connolly. John U. Kobel. Henry N'oii Klin. Jr.. Thomas J. GilJen. Geo. .Muiphy. Simon Mayer, Charles J. Hetzig.
The musical pro.cram included tlie.'<e numb'-rs: Opening chorus. Company, Intifoductory i)venure. End .Men and CompHiiy: End Song. "Who Paid the- Kent for .Mrs Kip Van Winkle',"' Hio Harry Gro^man: Hallad, "Mandalay," Hro, William WoltT; Kiid Song. "Can't (iet Away From it." Hro. Donald Mac¬ Donald; Hass Solo, ".As Deep as the Hlue Sea." Hro, (i. H Cornel : End .Song. "Woodman. Spate lhat Tree," Hro. Edwaid A. Spiegel. I'.allad. "In the Candle Light." Hro. Monroe Sil¬ ver; End Song. ".Ml Aboard for Dfxie- land." Exalted Huler Franklin G. Hill; Tenor .Solo. "When Ihe Rivers of i,ove Flow On." Hro. A. H. Jennings: End SoniJ, "l{a,i;iime Hungalow," Hio. Dr. lirban L'.Mric-ain; lOud Song, "Camp- Meeting Hand." Monroe Silver: (irand l-'inalt-, Entire Company.
Th«- second part of the- performance was a rollicking farce, appropriatcdy designated as ".Mammy .linny's Ju¬ bilee." In it Dr. L'Africain afipearecl as ".Mammy," with Archer H. Walhu-e a.r ".Master of Plantation;" Franklin Hill as "Dandy Coon from Tennessee. " and Donald MacDonald as "Abraham Lincoln." Charles .\.' .Sigmond. con¬ spicuous i!i a striking gri-en gown and red sloe kiiiL:s. lowcre-d above the three other Wenches, .S. Di'uciii Smith, David W. iiarrison and Herbert A. Hac-on. Sheriff i'ellit. this time blackened to an ebony hue, with Charles J. Helzig and Clyde Wallace, were "Itoiista- houts." The minstrel men made up ihe chorus.
Willi the; single exc-eplion of the- song in whic-li Sigmond was to appar "Spaniard Who Hlighted My Life." the program concluded wiih Ihe following musical numbers.
"Roll Dem Cotton liales," Company; "They Don"t Hesitate Any More," Monroe .Silver, assisted hy t'le ("om¬ pany; -'Tennesse*- Moon," Franklin (i. Hill; "'.Vlammy .linny's Jubilee-." Dr. I'rban L'Afric-ain; (irand Finah-. ""I Love- Vou Just Like Tanccdn Did." Company.
Till- entire production was direcie-d by .Monroe .Silver,
PREPARED FOR BIG WATERWAY MEETING
Official Bodies in Three Count- ties Will Discuss Project with Congressman Saturday
A STRONG APPEAL WILL BE MADE
STUDENT'S ASSN. ANNUAL MEETING SOUTH SIDE OBSERVED MOTHER'S DAY
Freeport School OrganizationElecls 10,000 White Flowers or Boutcniers
On Saturday Afternoon
n—1 0-7 Lett Wild Fir it
pitcher Hedell i.
AUSPICIOUS NUPTIALS FOR "TOM THUM"
Children 6f Baldwin M. E.Church
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Will Open Campaign at Garden City on Hases Richmond Hill *^ Pitches-^-Bedfll 1, Edwarc
base on errors—flic limoi;d Hill 5, Two base hit— Nt lau, Lanyon. Struck
As a fitting opening for an active out—Hy Hedell S. Tihnk 9. Trouble campaign in the cnuse of "votes for plays—Cutler, .N'cliin. Haker. I'assed women," a Long Island Rally has been balls--Haker 2, l.anyon 1. Hit by planned by the State association which will be held al the Gaiden City Holel on Saturday e\;^ening. May 16, at three o'clock. Upon thiii occasion every body will be welcomed by lhe charm¬ ing advocates ot tbe equal franchise, j Those who are on the fence or are about lo climb, antls, and all others no matter what their political beliefs —men and wohieii- are. Invited to hear the arguments of Mrs. Raymond Hrown, presideni ot the Stale associa¬ tion ancl Mrs. F'tederick Nallian, of the Consumer's League of .Manhattan.
Aside from its political signiticance the meeting will be a delightful affair. Tea will be served during the recesses and opponunity afforded for a brief look around rtie beautiful suburb. Mrs. Jame^s Uk-.f-a i,jiidlaw, e>|^<J|^|knhat- tan. wiH lu-l as chairman. Other speakers, not yet announced, will pro¬ bably lake pari in the session.
Friends Surprise Edgar G. Taft
To Take Part In Ceremony
Tom Thum never could have a' more auspicious wedding and rec-eption than the one which will be accorded lo him al the Haldwin M. K. Church tomor¬ row evening at eignt o clock. It will indeed be ;i genuine spring celebration in which the young folk of the village will assist. .Miss Pearsall. daughier of Albert Pearsall, alias Jennie June. au'd Master Hawkins, ton of Klbert i Hawkins, alias Tom Thum are ui be wedded in mock ceremony. Over seventy children will participate in the f«»stlvltie8.
p'receding the wedding, exercises of a patriotic nature will be presenled. Native children of Italy. Gr«-ece, Swer
.\ nui.iber of frienus surprised Kd-jden. Germany and Scotland, bearing gar G. Tafi al his hoine on Leonard j the national emblem will speak in avenue. Freeport. on .Saturday even-| their respective tongues, I'nc-le Sam ing. The eveninv's enjoyment was will play no small part in the eere- varied. Games, danc-ing and music-< niony.
were features, A collation was serv- Hecause of the enthusiastic response ed, Amou.g those who look part in the , of the residents of the village a repl- featlviiles were: Mr, and .Mrs. Fred-I tltion of the delightful revelry will be erick Zinner. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voll- i giveu on Saturday of this week, mer, Charles Vollmyr, Mr. and Mra. Frank Klernam. Kthel Kiernam. Frank Kiernani. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson T. Sea¬ man, Mr. and Mrs. James Vv'almsey. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Taft, Howard
Taft, Genevieve Walmsey, Mr. and Mis: Lyman Taft, Dorothy 'Walmaey, Louis W'AlipBty, Mll<lr«<X Talt. Marie T»tt
Forbes Rubber Company Incorporated A certltlcate of incorporation ha» been filed with the Secretary of State by the Forbes Rubber Company, of FYeeport. II is capitalized at $10,000. The directors are Tbom&s P. €. Forbes Jr.. George V. Sloat aad Amam -S. BkMt At Ttam9At^
[ Mrs. Mary Caretto. of Baldwin. Sue j
cumbs After Week's Illness [
Still suffe-riiig fn.m severe burns \ she le-'I-i veil ove-i ,i week ago, .Mrs. j .Mary iinrber Caret le of Ualdwin. died jat the Nass;iu Hosiiiial. Mineola, at 12 o'clock M.mday from blood poison- t ing. Her cimditiom- had improved so I much up to Sunday that her recovery was expei-ted. ' Di e-.uled symptoms I were detected dut ing Sunday after- I noon and Mrs. Caretto.'s relatives ^ere j sumiiione-d. ^
I Mrs. Caretto was 37 years of age. - She leaves, besides her husband, Gus- i lave Caretto, an architect; one daugh- ¦ t^'r, five years of ;ige. The family re¬ sided on Sc\iman a\enue. Baldwin, and jhad just reiurned trom Brooklyn, to spend the summer m tlii'ir honu' w iien I Mrs. Caietlo was iiijuied. She was j burning a mattress near her home. Dry leaves w-eri' igniied; 'ler clothing loolc hre. She was frightfully burned. I Her funeral wil! be held to-morrow I in Hrooklyn at the home- of her mother iat .26S I'njon street, Hequiem mas.^ vi'ill be said in St. Stephen's ('lunch.
I Comptroller Phipps Had a Long Ride Comptroller Chillies L, I'hipps. of i Fast Hoc-kaway, went on his first lonjt (Spring automobile nip on .Sunday, l-le i travelled lo SpriniUield. .Mass., making I seyeral detours through the beauty I spots of the Berkshires. I-le returned ' late on Sundiiy night to Manhattan I where he apent the night, returning ; to his oHii-e at Mineola on Mi>nday I morning.
Will Raise Breeded Oogs i Miss .Mary .\lhn. of Jamaica, bas .purchased the Hoikuni homestea-d. ! l.,in(-oln avenue, Hot-kville Centre. .Vliss Allen Is iin e.xtensive bret'der of Airdale Terriers, many of which have I taken a number of blue ribbons al the ! shows. She has i ommeneted the erec-- , lion of several siinitaiy kennels in a I large locust gro\e. The place is an i ideal one.
I Weakfish und Sea Basa Running
Captain "tJl " Herbert, of Freeport, I has reported the first catch of weak- I flsh this season "ouiside." He made i a fair haul of" sea bass and weak on Monday aud Tuesday. None ot'the latter have been caught by line fisher¬ men BO far, but with settled wt«t)>«r conditioiML are ex|>ected to com* iDto
Officers—Limits Control of Com.
The annual meeting' of the- .Students .\ssociaUon of the Fri-epoit High School was held last .Mondiiy after¬ noon in the High Schocd Auditorium. Imponant aniendnieiits. giving the or¬ ganization, more power were adopled, limiting lhat of the e-\ecutive commit¬ tee. The members of the committee felt Ilia! lhe students would be better
Mostly Carnations
Sundiiy (.Mother's Day) was ge-u.ral ly observed in Ihls community. Spe¬ cial exercises were held at many of Ihe churches, 'Mostly everybody wore a Hower of some kind, the white lar- nation predominating.
The florists d.d a land otliie hiisi ness." It is esiimati-d that iie'iiil.\ ten thousand carnations were sold in
pie
dwiih their organizalion if they 1 Lvnhrook, Hoi-kville- Centre-. Hiilduin,
had more- to say about its government.
One of the iniportant amendments provided lhat the meetings should be held every six weeks raiher than once a year. Another provided that fhe manage>rs of the various athletic teams should be elec-ted by the students and not hy Ihe executive commttiee.
Principal Arthur of the- High Sc;hool in a short talk iirted an increase iu the membership. He billeved that unless the number was'latger by next year the- organization would have to be disorganized and a new one formed.
The election of ollic-ers lesulled as follows: presideni. Fred t^lark; vice presideni. Gladys Austin; sec-retary, must be revoted: treasurer, must be revoti'd; executive committee. Stuart Cutler and Klizabeth Sc-hneiker,
Will Oine With Michigan Colleague Harry G. Clock, a proniiiie-nt Free- port lawyer, will dine- Ihis evening wilh Thomas J. ()'Hric-n. former min¬ ister to the court of Uenmark and .Am- bassaclcu' lo Japan and Italy under Preside-ms .McKinhy ancl Hoosevi-li. at the Ljuvu-i:iiiy of .Mic-higan Club, in .Manhatia'i. Hoth are .Michigan alum¬ ni, the former of the c-lass o!' '87 and the later cd' the class of '65.
Freight Car Afire at Merrick An eMiipiy freight c-ar on the rail-
Freeport, llempsleiid and Helliiio!i-,
This amount is exclusive of that whicii was supplied to the .Manhattan florists hy Ihe local de-ale-rs
DANCING CUSS flVES "BAL POUDRE"
No Colored Wigs But Plenty of Ta 1 cum At Colonial Function
I.,ooklng very Colonial in their Mar- ; lha Washington costumes and powder¬ ed wigs the female members of the 1 Klito i)anc-ing Class, which Mrs. Kin- ma (). Heilher, of i^jnbrook, has been conducting in Freeport during the win- '¦ ter months, participated wilh their es¬ corts and husbands in the closing function of the class at the Crystal Lake House on Saturday e-vening, the affair being appropriale-ly designated as a "Hal Poudre." Probably no more picturesque reception has been given In the village. A cabaret show was a feature of the evening. More than a hundred were present Including Mr. and Mrs Charles Hill, .Mr. and .Mrs, George Jeffreys, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Fullon, .Miss .Marie Holton, Mrs. I. S. SmKh. .Miss Zoe Swarlz, .Mr. and .Mrs. C. Swarlz, Mr. and Mrs. Francds iiaik- er, -Mr, and .Mrs. Hrown. Mrs. i'arsons. Miss Laura ('ross, .Mr. and Mrs.tJeorge Arlng. Mr, and Mrs. Schumac;her, .Mr road sidi'ig at .Merrick caught flre I and .Mrs. William P. Miller, Mr. and
Towns, Villages and Kealty Com
panics Ready To Deed Land For
Great Inland Canal
lieporis from probably a hundiotl hamlets, village's and towns iu tliree counties on Long Islaud tell of the re¬ sponse ot' people lo xue call of Con¬ giessiuan L,aiurop iJrowu, of ot. 1 James, tor u conlerenece at the Hotel , l\nicKerbocker in Maubattuu on Sat- • urday. May l(i, at which the proposed i inland wuierway conn«!Ctlng the bays i ot the Souih Snore t>eLween Jaiuajca j Hay and I'eeonu: Hay will be discuas- I ed. 'i'he nieeling that will consider j the prujeci ol au inland canal with lis I great comnit-rcial advantages will doUDlless b»' the largest galliering ot I us kind ixmg islanders bave ever been 'c.iiied upon to aiieud. 1 If Ule letters ot apiuobatlon recelv- ,id are any ciuenon, every ollicial body ou tne south side ul Long Island trom Jamaica iiay eastward to the larther- uiosi point ol Ule proposed canal, will 'he represented, 'ihe iioaid of Uuiter- viaois in iSii.-..-^au and Suaolk bave sIk- i.ilied their luienium to lorward the fiiau iiiid tlie^ lowu fathers are pre¬ pared to comply wilh tue request to ueed lhe uieauow laad nec-essary for canal purposes.
lhe gifciilesl dillicuiiy thus fai' met
is in e onneciiou wu.^ lUe preparation
i ol an appeal has he-en the matter ol
! delmitc-iy sealing upou the buiidiUK
, ol luieiai canals trom the main trunk
waterway lo the various villages uf
' Ihe South Side. This Congresumau
Lit owu lias urged ui lUe village truh-
U'os all along the line, lu Freeport,
; l.,yubrook, itockville Ceutre, Uasi
: Ituckuwuy and lialdwln, il will be
I guaranteed by those who are vitally
: interested in the project, but in places
' I'asiward there is .some question as to
the altitude ot the aulhorilies,
i'rom the district embracing the vtl litgi-s of .Soulhern Nassau l.;ounly a iiughiy delegiUion 'Will be presenl at Hie New Vork nieeling to lalk upon llie waterway. Holaiid M. Lamb.PreR- idi-iu of the village of Freepori; Dr, jl>. N. Uulson, I'leisident of liockville ^Centre; (ieorge F. Adair, of Lyn Diook; lir. \\. .\. Strong of Kast I Hoikav^ay, iind numerous olher rep- leseuialne me-n will spe-ak for Ihelr 'respective comliiiinllies. The; Hemp¬ stead Town Hoard iucluding Supervis¬ or Uiram H, SiiiiUi aud Justices Junes, .Norloii, Neu and Haisig are prepared to speak and iicl for the- town.
i-Jrne^si S. Hiindall will represent the [ viist iiileiests of th John J. Uandall i Co., oi Freeport, and will doubtless offer to deed a right of way fo|t a canal from the bay to Woodcelft. The Windsor Land and Improvemeut Co., and the- iiiildwiii Uiuhor Co., will have repiesentatn i-s ill the meeting em¬ powered to assure (.'ongresBmau I it own of the copipanies' readiness to liiiild. if ne-cessiiry, hiieral canals at Ho'ckvlll'- Centre- or (Jc-e>an8icle and liaidwin,
ll is frei-ly advoc-uied lhat the ap- ' peal from the unfavorable report of I Col. Hoesslefi' ot the Board of Army ' iCngineers will be BUcc:essful. Thc i Hoard of Knglneers for. Rivers and j Harbors will hear the appeal on May 1!(, at Washington.
NEW COUNH ELECnON DISTRICTS
.Mrs. D. W Antz. Miss C. Antz, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Cross, Mr. and Mrs, Dimalow, Mr. ancl .Mrs. Alcorn, Mr, ancj .Mrs, layman Jones, Jr,, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hervey, Mr. and .Mrs, Charles Hetzig.
"Joe" Wright's Gone to Rahway, N. J.
Joseph Wright, one of Freeport's
Freeport's Annual School Exhibit , well known citizens, and a veteran of
The annual e.xhibition of the year's the livil war. lias accepter, a position
work of the pupils of the grammar i at Hahway. N. J.. w..ere he will have-
grades of the Freeport public schcxils I charge of several buildings in the ca-
will be held this year on the after-I pacity ot superintending engineer.
from some unknown source ihis moi-n- ing and for a time was thieateued. The shrill toots of an engine aroused the (iieiiien of the village. They left '..heir breakfasts and hastened to the i car. It was iiulckly extinguished : only a small hole being burned in the 1 flooring. , I
Chairman of Republican County Committee Tells of Apportionment
Accoiiliiig lo the- lion, Jeremiah
' Wood, chaii-maii of the Hepubltcau
County Committee, tv\enty-one new
edeciion dislricls will be apportioned.
tin the 'i'own c)f lli-mpstead, seven In
!ihe town of Oysieri Huy and four In
the 'I'own cd North Hempstc-ad, to
1 cjiiiply with the ni-w edeciion ivm
wliicdi liniils the votes of each dislrict
, lo thre hundred.
I The new Jaw goes into effect prl«r to the nexl general eh^ction, after the ollicial iiiimaiy. The Town lioard Ihen will have the- authority lo ap- poiiii the new dlsiiic-l committeemen. All iiiipeal will be made to the Ihgis- lature lo pass an aiiiendment, making the law effective for the ofllclal prl- : iiiaryi so that a committeeman can be selected by the people Instead of be¬ ing appointed by Uie aTowu Hoard
tvliller WIII Entertain Partner Julian .Miller, tt New York comedian wU lenterlaiu his stage pal, French l,Ango, on Sunday at the Campbell residence! on Common wealth avenue, where Miller is spending the summer. Hoth are mem bers of the Parsons , Club, .Manhatian, and are known on the stage as -Miller and I^ango, a man¬ dolin and guitar duo.
Ma Catch of Flounders at Merrick
The largest catch of flsh at Merrick
noons of June ?., 4 and 5, at the Grove I "-foe" has been carrying W. T l. reporlrtd Sunday was that Of Emil
Grinerl and Chark-s Otto. Thefr tally
was two hundred flounders In flve
I hours' sport.'' Both are cienibera of
the Franko Orchentra, fonnerly of the
IPUza oHtel, now piarins »t tb* Mc-
street. Seaman avenue and Archer stre t schools respectively At each school the actual exhibit will be pre¬ ceded by a musical enterUiiliment. Tbe exerdaes are scheduled to begin at.2.30 9. a-
messages from the Freeport slalion of, the Long Island Railroad station for years. He is an experienced piiunber and steam fitter. His fa¬ miliar figure and good fellowship will \ b« loUMd ta his bonM town.
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