Tfie Unofficial N^&wspaper of Nassau County
The WeaOier
FAIR TODAY AND TOMOROW; MODERATE 8. W. WINDS
VOL. 2 NO. 13
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fREEPORT, HEW tPML SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 19, 1914
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ALLNASSAUCOUNTY Appellate Division Awards NOTIFIES PARENTS The Freeport Poultry Farms|BIG POULTRY FARM PREPARED FOR FAIR! Hempstead Town $300,OOo| OF AUGUST WEDDINGJ Exterior and Interior Views CAPABLY MANAGED
Freeport Poultry Farm Started
Three Ye^rs Ago—Mott
Sanitary on L. I.
Seventy-third Annual Meeting
of Agricultural Society to
Be Banner One
EXHIBITS MOST ATTRACTIVE IN YEARS
Hone Racing Eacli Afternoon —
Horw Show Last Three Days
—Large Prizes
Ail NaHuau County has locueed it- attention on tbe opening of tlie 73d annual xeblbltlon of tbe Agricultural Society or QueenB-Naesau Counties to Oe beld at tbe Mineola Fair Qroundi, beginning Tuesday, Setitember, 22nd. The offlcers and directora of the so t'iety have exerted every effort pos sible to make tbls years meeting the most complete and instructive evti held. Any society which holds annuM exhibits for 73 ye&rs must nave a lilt aud spirit worthy of support and pii trouage of every resident of Nassui. County.
Every department and exhibit ha. received the careful attention of tlie^. in charge with a desire toward mak ing therp par excellence. The agrl cultural department one of tbe mol important, will be more attractive an. thete will be a greater number ot e.\ blbits than ever belore. The poultr.\ exhibition under tne superlntendanc; of 1. VV. Mole of Roosevelt, will con tain every variety and breed. It wil certainly be one of tho largest in tbi^ section of tbe S tate.
An unusually large exhibit of cat tie, Jerjies, Ouemeseys, Holsteln.^ Short Horns, Ayrshires and Uevon.'s is promised. Fine specimens of .sheei and •wine are also entered.
C. Gardner Miller has prepared a very interesting exhibit In the auto mobile department where every vai le(y of motor vehicle can be seen. The carriages and wagons as well a; profitable display of farm implements will be shown together.
The ladies exhibits will this year be the best ever arranged. Needle work, embroidery, drawn work, cro chetted and knitted work, and modeiti lace and darned work will be shown. More entries have been made in the nature of preserved fruits, cakes, can dies, pies, than ever before.
Beginning with the opening day tiu trotting and pacing events will be be¬ gun and the track events will be tlie feature of every afternoon of the ex hlbltion.
Thursday will also be an important day for at that time will be begun foi the remainder of the week, the horse ahow. There will be hunters and jumping claase; polo ponies; saddle and barness classes. Indeed tne three days horse 8];iow is one of the most complete in this section of the country and many of tbe prominent society people will be exhibitors. ThlF show Is under tbe manageinent of TbomaB H. Bacon, who bas been at woirk for months completelng the de¬ tails.
mm CHARTER TO BE REVISED SOON
Supervisors Plan to Make Appoint¬ ments to Charter Commission
t tbe meeting of the Board of Su pervtBorg Monday morning. Sheriff Pettit reported 81 prisoners in the Jail for week ending September 13.
Rev. Oscar Maddus and John A. Ai- berston appeared before the Board and Inquired if action was to be tak en at this time on the appointment, of a commission committee to revise the charter of Nassau County. Tbe chair¬ man inforoied them tbat the Board would not take actiob at this meet¬ ing.
Plans and specilQcatlons prepared by County Engineed William H. Seaman for Improving Baat Woods road at Oyster Bay Cove were approved and ordered advertised for bids In the of¬ ficial papers In the Oyster Day Pilot and Oyster Bay Ourdlan, for open¬ ing September 2S. .
Coimty Engineer Seaman' certified that Washington, street, Town of Hempste«d, had been Improved ac¬ cording to contract witb Smith & iHMcnmll. ol lawood, and the work waa accepted.
Town of Hempstead Wins Long Fought Tax Assessment Case—Decision Unanimous— Attempt to Make Hemp¬ stead Stand Two-thirds of Taxes of Entire County Thwarted by Supervisor Hiram R. Smith
The Appellate Division of the Su¬ preme Court, third department, ha.s banded their decision in the case of Supervi^pr Hiram R. Smith on behalf of tbe Town ot Hempstead, asking and demanding an equalization of taxes in the three towns of Nassau County, lu favor of Mr. Smith. The decision requires the refund of $101,00t> from tbe Towns of North Hempstead aud Oyster Bay, on tbe tax of 1911, 1912. and 1913.
Alfred T. Davison of Freeport, coun¬ sel for -Mr. Smith and the Town of Hempstead, was present at the last meeting of the Town Board and sub¬ mitted a written report on the deci¬ sion. His victory is a notable one and extracts of his report are printed below:
I respeetively advise that in the Certiorari Proceedings instituted by the Town of Hempstead to review the determination of tbe Slate Board of Tax Commissioners in reference to the equalization of assessments In the three towns In Nassau County for the year 1911, the Appellate Division ot the Supreme Court for the Third De¬ partment has just rendered a unani¬ mous decision, which is a substantial and Important victory for the town of Hempstead.
You will recall that In the year 1911 the Supervisors of the Couuty of Nas¬ sau refused to make any equalization, claiming that the ratio between as¬ sessed and true value In each town in Nassau County was the same, and thus left the assessments of real and per¬ sonal property, for the purpose of col¬ lection of State and County Tax, the same as made by the Assessors ot the .several towns, namely:
Hempstead 152,452.081
Oyster Bay 15,257,515
North Hempstead H,783,659
Town and Mt. Supervisor Hiram R. Smith.
Aa will be seen from the opinion of thc Appellate Division, herewith en¬ closed, the Appellate Division of the .Supreme Court has unanimously found as a fact that the ratio between as¬ sessed and true value in the several towns in the County of Nassau for the year 1911 is as follows;
Towu ot Hempstead; 50 per-cent; Town of North Hempstead 25 per cent.: Town of Oyster Bay, 25 per cent.
The Appellate Division has ordered an equalization to be made for the year 1911 on this basis and as a result of this. In order lo obtain a proper ad¬ justment of the payment of County and State taxes in the year 1911 the sum of $11,086,318.37 will be deducted from the aggregrate assessed value of the real and personal property of the Town of Hempstead for the year 1911 and added to the other two towns.
The application of this to the pay¬ ment of State aud County Budget in the year 1911 is shown by the follow¬ ing table of the amount paid by each town and the amount which each town* should have paid under the equaliza¬ tion ordered by the Appellate Divi¬ sion:
Town Tax Paid Amount which
should have
been paid
No. Hempstead. |1(>0,403.90 $153,719.58
Oyster Bay 109,814.44 163,883.63
Hempstead 449,492.00 348,107.73
Totals
Total • $92,493,255
You will further recall that Iu the year 1911 the net County Budget lu Nassau County, including the State Tax, was $665,714.
As a result of the failure of the Board of Supervisors to equalize in the year 1911, the Town of Hempstead was compelled to pay and did pay ap¬ proximately sixty-two ninety-seconds (62-92) of the entire County and State IJudget, whereas, the Town of Hemp¬ stead claimed that since real jiroperty in the Town of Hempstead was as¬ sessed at a very much higher propor¬ tion to full value than in the other towns, the collection of the County and State Budget should be on a basis whereby the assessed value of the Town of Hempstead would be on the same ratio as the assessed valuation of the other two towns.
Tbe Board of Supervisors having re¬ fused to make any equalization, an appeal'was taken to the State Board of Tax Commissioners and upon their dismissal of the appeal, the writ of Certiorari was Issued on behalf of the
$665,710.94 .\iiiount of under pay ment $47,315.fit; 54,069.19
$665,710.94
Amount of
over apy-
ment
1101,384.87
Totals $101,384.87 $101,384.87
Under the order of Ihe Appellate Division to be entered the Towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay will be required to raise and pay to the Town of HeiiipBtead the sum of $101,- 384.87.
In the years 1912 and 1913 the as¬ sessments as made by the Boards of Assessors of the several towns were, with the exception of the normal in¬ creases, practically the same as in tne yeai' 1911, and excepting further that in the Town of North Hempstead in the year 1913 a sllRht increase beyond the normal was made, this increase being in the value of parcels which uad been appraised before the State Board of Tax Commiasioner.s in the 1911 proceeding.
The anlounts to be recoveretl back for the years 1912 and 1913 will be approxlhiately the same as In the year 1911 with the possible exception that In 1918 the slight increase in the Town of North Hempstead assessments will somewhat reduce the amount to be re¬ turned.
FORMER ROOSEVELT GIRL A BRIDE
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Miller Visited by Former Village Companions
On Wednesday last a jolly little par¬ ty motored from Roosevelt to Sprln.sjs, Long Island, to witness the marriage cerenioriy of Miss fTtitnide, daughter of Itev. und Mrs. John Finch, who was married to lloijire .Miller, ot .^jirings The paily loiisisteci of Mrs. LuOwig Hansen and lier two daughters, Mmu tind El.-ie. and I'eier KiiiiMson, brothei of Mrs. Han.i.eii. They left Roosevelt eaily hour tiie next morning, as some al 8 a. ill. and did not return till an 75 miles si pa rate the tWo towne named.
Misa O.eiirude Finch and her family .vtie lojiiier residents of Roosevelt, mil her lather u^ed to preach in this vicinity. He died some yeara ago. .'.ir. aud Mrs. Miller will reside In .Springs. The wedding took place at the residence of tho bride's mother, and a pleasant wedding breakfast was served after the ceremony.
CRIMINAL CALENDAR UNUSUALLY LONG
Increase in Excise Tax State Commissioner ot Excise, W. VV. Farley has given notice to County Treasurer Hegemann tbat a new schedule of rates will go into effect governing the prices of liquor licensea.
County Judge Niemann Will Open Court Next Monday Morning
The criminal term of the County Court calendar will open next Mon¬ day at Mineola, with Coonty Judge Niemann presiding. The criminal cal¬ endar will probably be the'longest of any in the history of the county.
Following the the defendants In. our locality to be tried:
Irving Willis, assault in flist degree, Hempstead.
Lilly Johnson, grand larceny second degree. North Hempstead.
John Banardo, unlawiully possessing a revolver, Freeport.
Henry Wick, burglary In first degree aud receiving stolen goods, Rockville Centre.
Joseph Kldred, burglary in flrst de¬ gree, Baldwin.
James Mitchell, attempted rape and sodony. Garden City.
Bert Farrell, rape, second degree, Baldwin.
William Cameron, rape, Baldwin.
Miss Viola Clark of Freefiort
Notifies Father of Marriage
By Mail
EXT£E,IOie. OF
FREEPORT RESIDENTS ARE SURPRISED
Bride Was Supposed To Be Rest¬ ing Before Her Return To College
Freeport within the last few years has acquired the reputatllon of fath¬ ering more unusual ordinances tban peihaps any other village on Long Is¬ land. Quite in keeping and a decided surprise to the residents was the an¬ nouncement received yesterday by Jo¬ seph L. Clark of South Ocean avenue, by mall, of the marriage of her daugh¬ ter, Viola Langley Clark to Herbert (folding on August 18th.
it was evidently a carefull planned runaway match, for the two went to Brooklyn on August 18, to get their license. Viola, who is a college stu¬ dent, gave her address as 214 Lefferts place, Brooklyn, the home of her aunt and Goldlng put down his business as a "college student," though he Is em¬ ployed in a silk factory In Meridan, Conn. To further throw off any at¬ tempts to trace them, the young ^peo¬ ple went to Manhattan and were mar¬ ried by the Rev. R. P. ITpJohn, In the "Little Church Around the Corner."
Viola was supposed lo be ou a short vacation In tbe city. Her father said today that he thought she was resting because she was to leave next week to begin her junior year at Smith Col¬ lege, and the letter wblcb came to him today waa n very distinct surprise.
"I L..i,e been luarried to Herbert Goldlng," was all the letter said, but later Mr. Clark found out more de¬ tails of tbe wedding.
"I had thought Iq send ber through college," he said, "but if ber heart has prompted her to get married, it is not for me to oppose her. No, I haven't forgiven her, because she didn't aak it. She evidently thinks there was nothing to forgive, so why should 1 offer to do it?"
Goldlng's father, who is a jeweler here, was not so philosophical over the matter. At first be deniea any possi¬ bility of a wedding, then grew angry when he -was asked to tell where his son was.
Young Golding, who lats year was a student at St. Lawrence University In Canton, N. Y., has been in Freeport most of the summer.
Mr. Clark has learned that his daughter and her husband have gone to Meridan, Conn., to live, where Goldlng will continue his employment in tbe silw mill there.
PERFEa EGGS AND STOa HtdllCED
I Farm Desires Steady Cuatolnera I and Will Guarantee First CIlss j Products at Moderate Prices
The Lay of the Hen The victorious ben, iu ber coilUort- able pen, is winning both dollars aud lame, in ber own quiet way she is "fllklny It way. By setting right Into tbe game.
She cackles and sings, forgetful of
wings. And never she truckles or begs. She gives a sly wink, he knows what I tbink. Say, we know tbat eggs is just egas.
may crow and gaudily
K£Aie. VIEW SHOV^'INKj £UNS
R.V.C. CONCORDIA SOCim TO RAl^WAR RELIEF FtflO)
Large Response to Succor thc Poor
Unfortunate and Helpless in
Germany
R. V. C. Mothers' Club Witb its flrst meeting this seacon, the Mothers' ('lub of Rockville Centre began the fifth year of its existence It now numbers between seventy and The rate is Increased from $150 to | eighty members. / $300 and the wholesale price is raised j its ofliciers aiw': President, Mrs. from $75 to $112. j Charles V. Day: vUe president, Mrs.
j Henry De.Mott: recording secretary,
Bagnarselo Returns Mrs. Charles Burroughs; correapond-
Joseph Bagi)areelo, an interpreter in Ing.secretary, Mrs. Robert D. West; the Supreme Court, living on Archer treasurer, Mrs. Frank Crocker; chair- sin»«^t, has Just returned from the war naan of health committee, Mrs. H. S. zone. He saw much suffering in the|D«Mott; National and SUte conimlt- German capital. He paid as bigh as ; tee,Mrs Clayton Clayton; school com- $2 for a loaf of bread and as muchtmittee, Mrs. Loren Rockwell; home more for a drink of water. committee, Mra. Frederick Waller, Jr.
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$8,000 EXPENDED FOR L. I. SCHOOL
Trustees of Agricultural School Au. thorize Necessary Purchases
At a meeting of tbe trustees of the Long Island State Agricultural School, held this week, purchase of horses, cows, chickens, pigs and necessary farm and office equipment and furnl ture was authorized to the extent of about $8,000.
Reports made showed that work is being pushied vigorously on the hor¬ ticultural and agronomyq buildings and directors cottags, and plans have been prepared for what Is called a real farmer's barn. The three con¬ tracts for work now under way amount to $76,000. _ Additional work to the amount of 203,000 for tbe powerhouse, water aud sewer systems will be com¬ pleted by next spring.
Camp schools will be started next spring, and it is expected to begin with about 100 students.
Several thousands of bushels of po¬ tatoes and corn have been raised on the farm this year and all the barns are full of prime hay after nearly $700 worth bas been sold.
The extension work, teaching the farmers In tbe fleld Improved meth¬ ods of cifTn^avtion has been carried on all summer by three of the faculty of the institution, who bave devoted their Entire time to tbls wor|c They report highly encouraging results.
Card of Thanks Jack Davies, winner of the Chub- buck pony, desires through tbe col¬ umns of the Nassau Post, to thank all the people of Baldwin for the sup¬ port giren blm In tit* ^oatMt.
The Concordia Singing Society of Rockville entre has responded enthus¬ iastically to the call for assistance to succor the poor and unfortunate and those rendered helpless^ and in dijre straits in Germany and Austria-Hun¬ gary by reason of the terrible conflict now raging on the continent.
The Concordia Club whose nieinber- ship embraces most of the leading German-Americans of Rockville (Jen- te, Lynbrook, Baldwin and Oceanside, is responding to this appeal by call¬ ing upon all Its members for subscrip¬ tions to a relief fund, and upon ail others who may feel kindly disposed and willing to aid the widow, the or¬ phan and all in distress as a result of the ravages of war.
At a meeting of the Concordia So¬ ciety held last week, measures were adopted by unanimous vote that tbe society inaugurate this relief fund in Bockrille Centre and vicinity, and a committee was appointed by Presi¬ dent Theodore Hunbolt to take the active work in hand.
The committee are: Theodore Bock, chairman; Charles Brunger, William S. Edeler, Charles I. Neugebauer, Henry Rauch, Theodore Hunbolt, ex- officlo.
Each member of this committee bas a subscription list which was received by the Concoidia from the Confeder¬ ated German Singing Societies of New York, Brooklyn and Long Island, and Bubscrl|)tions will be endorsed on these lists: each donor's name, ad¬ dress and amount subscribed will be acknowledged In the columns of the "New York Staats-Zeltung" as tbey are sent Into tbe general relief fun by the Concordia from time to time.
Gale-Friend Nuptials Miss Edith Lillian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Gale of Smithvlile South, and Arthur Warren Friend of Freeport, were married Saturday, at the home of the bride's parents, by the Rev. Archdeacon Roy Duffield, of Garden City. Tlie bridesmaid was Miss Florence Gale, the bride's sister, and the best man, John Moron, of Greenport.
After tbe ceremony a wedding re¬ ception waa given to about 25 relatlTM and friends of the newly married cou¬ ple. Mr. and Mrs. Friend are spend¬ ing tbe week In the New England SUtes. Mr. Friend being a native of Boston. On their return they will re* aide at Freeport
TOWN BOARD HAS VOTING MACHINES FOR ELECmm
Six Machines To Be Installed For
Use At A Cost Of $75
Each
The regular weekly meeting of the Town lioaid was held on Tuesday: all members iireneiit except .luslice Rai¬ sig.
The will tell proposition ot the Au¬ tomatic Ueglslry Company to rent and Install six votliiK machines in the elec¬ tion districts du.-ignated by the Town Boaid, al a cost to the town of $7Ii each, to furnish all equipment required for same in. llie erection and compet¬ ent instructors to leacn mo Board of Election inspectors and voting publV on motion of Justice Jones was adopt¬ ed. In case the Town should con¬ clude to purchase the machines cost ing $600, before January Ist the rent¬ al fees can be applied" on bill.
Machines will be placed In Free port, Hempstead, llockville Centre, Lynbrook, Cedarhurst.
I. D. Tunlson and Rufus H. Smith, representing the Oceanslde Civic As¬ sociation, were assured that the wa¬ terways In the western part of the town would receive consideration.
Counselor Alfred T. Davison, ported on tax equalization decision
W. F. De Molt was given a lease of land on Deep Creek, near Short Beach Life Saving Station.
Polling places for the 27 Election Districts -were designated, for the Primaries to be held September 28. The Election District maps, prepared by Smith & Malcomson of Freeport, were received and accepted. A reso¬ lution was passed ordering 50 copies of the complete map, to bave one for eacb district. It was decided to fn- vite the inspectors of election to meet the Board Saturday evening, Septem¬ ber 19, at 8 o'clock to consider ques¬ tions arising under tbe new iaw.
Long Island Potato Crops The Long island Potato Exchange reports that the total amount of busi¬ ness done by tbe exchange for the year enduing July 1 was $326,000.
The exchange was Incorporated in June, 1908, with a caplUl of $20,000, for the purpose of developing a poUto market, furnishing Information to stockholders and securing the proper seed for the members of the organlzar tlon, which toUl 500.
The officers of the exchange are H. R. Talmage, president;' C. T. Osborne, vice president; W. R. ^aimlg, aecro- Ury; R. H. Cooper, maoater, and O. K. Eng^, treasurer.
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Roosters show Their plumage of red and of buff. But you and I know, whenever they crow. They're throwing a four-flusher bluff.
With plenty to eat and a perch for may feet. Never a duty 1 shirk.
But Just put it down when you get back to town. The incubactor does all the work. * * *
Somattaiag ever three years ago ¦ome live business men saw a ttae opening for a poultry farm If located in the vicinity of Freeport. About four acres of land was purchased out on Carroll street, about a mile north¬ east of the Ivllage. Fortunately they were wise enough to go about tbe en¬ terprise in tbe rigbt way and this saves a lot of trouble ever afterward. The gentlemen conducting this fartu are Henry E. Wood, president; J. Frederick E. Woo. secretary and treasurer: John E. Raynor, ice presi¬ dent; Stanley Miller, manager. Tbe business title Is the "Freeport Poul¬ try Farms, Inc."
The ground it self was well adapted for the purpose, some of the natural trees were left standing and the whole tract was thoroughly drained, so a heavy rainfall disappears In an hour. No water is ever seen standing in tbe yards. A heating plant was also in¬ stalled, so the fowls bave warm water in cold weather. The pens or enclos¬ ures were carefully planned so fowl* can be segregated with as much ease and certainty as cattle in a stock yard.
Buyers of poultry products do not have time as a rule, to examine care¬ fully Into the manner and method of the production. And yet but few ot our food supplies are more liable to contamination from impure conditions tban eggs and dressed poultry. Ao egg, encased in its bard, smooth ahell, seems wholly impervious to azty or¬ dinary outside liiiluence that does not shatter this shell. But sucb is nOt the case. Tbe shell Is fllled witb nilnute pores through whfch the air circu¬ lates with more or less freedom, car¬ rying the minute germs with It. Au egg placed in fetid, impure air will soon become spoiled and utterly un¬ fit for buman comsumptlon, thotigh it may be Justly pronounced "fresh," as reckoned frora tbe date of layiiSg.
Liberty is taken to quote from oue of the ablest wrttesr on this stfbjecl. The quotation will be found of Inter¬ est to all who keep poultry, ahd in fact, to ail consumers of poultry pro¬ ducts:
"Poultry bouses must be built with a view of providing plenty of fresh air and sunshine for tbe birds and the houses must be kept absolutely Clean. While houses bave been mmnoned flrst, the ground around tlbe biilfdlngs is perhaps more often to blame for troubles, both with the chicks and. with adult fowls.
F'allure to realise, this, ahd that soil originally in good cobditldn for poultry raising may, by mliuse and udklect. get into such i condition ilhat pfoflta- ble poultry keeping on It is ImpoielMe, Is responsible for many of tbe falliireB we have with ^Itry. While tbia con¬ dition become* apparent more qalckly (Centluned en pace Z).
