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VOL. 9. No. 14
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
CEO. WALLACE DIES AFTER CAREER OF ACHIEVEMENT
Prominent Writer, Lawyer and
Jurist Sttccambs to Paralysts-
Funeral on Sunday.
After a Sicrious disabiJifty of some weeks from paralysis, George Wal¬ lace, one of the be.*t-'kniowTi citizens of Nassau County, di'jd ea-rly Tues¬ day evening at his home, 80 iSoUth Ocean avonuo, Freeport, in 'his 70ibh year. The end of ibis cartihly career was peaceful, iincon:-?o^i>us>ne*« pre¬ vailing.
Mi,.* wife and dauglit/'ar, Hiattie, were at his bodk^idc when the end came.
Mr. Walhce "had b<*en aflTectod, Ibut pot seriously, by paralytic difTicuHies for some time. Early i^n February
hi' nvade U'tiif) to -\lb.my to argue a legal matter in the Court of .A^ifieal?, and the trip, appare. i.':y, overtaxed his energies, for he .sufffred a second stl uke Eii.'orUy ai'Lei'.vard and was never abh to over. >me iL Hjpes of a parttial recovery were entered by 'hi« family and friends up to last Saburtlay, but a serious blood clot • complication developed and gave in¬ dications r fatal I suHs. N'ot\\'ii:.h- Standi'ng intense sufl'erinjc, .Mr. Wal¬ lace's 'mind conitinucd clear up to a short period Iwforc his death, and he conver.sed fret-ly witli members of his family.
He is .<?urvivod by his wifu", .Marian'a Raynor W^alhics'; one daughter, Har¬ riett. Raynor Wallace, unci one son, ex-Justice Archer U. Wallace; also by two 'hrothc^^¦., formur Lieut.-Crov. .Al¬ bert .1. Wallace, of Los .An.geles, Cal.; Frank S. Waliacv, I'nS'iidena, Cal., and three sisters, Mrs. Lavi-na M. Youn.ir iind Mrs. Ti'.lio .\. lloak^y, of Long Poach, Oal., and Mrs. Mary .A. Johnson of Pasadena, Cal.
Funoral services ¦will be held in his late hcnio on Sunday afternoon at 'i o'clock. Rev. C. P. Corner af Ilrook- 'lyn, who married Mr., \Va!hu'.\ and teptized Ills children, is e:-pected to officiate. He will ibo as'jisrtod toy Rev. E. A. Burnes, new j^astor of the Frcoporl M. F. Church, and Rev. R. llvbor Scott of the Freoport Rpis'.'o- pal Church, a clo.-c friend of the do- cca.'Jcd. Ri'tui'.li ;tic rjtes of the .Ma¬ sons and Odd l''ellows will be confor- rcd. l\i'l lio'U'cr.s at the funeral will b'.' Werner Ny^ivn and Samuel R. Snii',h of Freepoft; Oinlell V. llrow- er, John Lyon aiul Williani Richon- .stcon of Roc'kvilK' Centre, and Wil¬ liam .\. Sir,K)ns of East Rockaway. Tho omij'.sion of flowers has boon re- qiiof-'Vil. Intornient will be in the family plot iit Oreenfii'ld cemetery.
The Nassau Coiuity Coui-t at .Vline- ola yesterday (Thursday) adjourned in respect to tlic nioinory of Mr, Wal¬ lace, who was a niembL>r of the Rur
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Trilnitcs to Mr. Wallace were jriven by District .Attorney Charles R. '\V(H>ks, Attorney H. Willaixi Griffiths, Ooanty Judge Lewis J. Smith and others. County Judge Smith said that
vemlber, 1870. fie<3atMe of labor diffi¬ culties, he applied hlnuelf to learning the prtrtterB* trade and beoasme pro- ftcienlt. The 'Ob!ter»«er prospered, the paiper miajnibaining^ Mr. Wallace's famiily, paying hn way tthrotigh col¬ lege and giving envpk>yment to a num¬ ber o/ persons. Mr. WaMace had the pleasure of pnrtiiwi'piatkng in the gold¬ en anniversary of the pspier in 1915, aithoughit afnioDed with paralysis. He occupied the position of (Contributing ediitor at the time.
'Mr. Wallace was adrnfoted to the bar in 1S7H. At that time hJs broth¬ er, the late Charles I... Wallace, had acquired a half interest in the Obser¬ ver and assumed llh;- editors-hip.
In December last. James E. Stiles, owner and publisher of The Na'^saii I'ost, acquired the. Observer, Mr. Wal¬ lace comtinuing as conbributor and his Son, A. F5. Wallace, as nevv.<i cilitor. ¦Mbwf! and tender of a governniont ipo.-'liibit»n c'aiused the latter to retire in F'cbrufiry.
A.-) a writer, Mr. Wiallacs e.-^tabH-h- cd a roputation of high rank. Endow¬ ed with a logical mind, he was well fitted for the newspaper and Iciral profes.S'iions which he chose as his life calling H^praduated from the Uni- versiity of N'ew York, and soon after lilis adim'ission to the Bar, harl estab¬ lished a well-paying legal business. He 'bscame senior member of 'the law firm of Wallace & Smiiih, with office:? in Jamaif«, some years ago, and was counsel to the old Queens County Board of Supervusors. In later years he sei'vetl as counsel to 'the ifcnup- stead Town Board, In wih'ich he was a member for about five years, be¬ ginning his career by appointmant in 1883 to .succeed Oliver I^o.^ee, who resiirned.
Mr. Wallace, with his brobhi'r, CJharles, and Samuel R. SmitJh, es- talblisthed the 'first Vjankin^ institution in the Riookaway .section. It was a private 'bank conducted under the firm na'me of Wallace, Smith & Co. Later ,it becamie the Far Rockaway Bank, now a branch of the Bank of Long Island. Mr. Wallace also was one oJ the oniginators of the Bank of Rock¬ ville Centre.
During Mr. Wallace's career in bhe Jown Board the first maeadam roads were built in H'ampsitead.
In 1897 he was elected a 'Member of Assembly from what was known as the Third Dis.trtct of Queens, Nas¬ sau County not having come into ex¬ istence at the time. His oppon'snt was the kte Edward N. Townsend, also a new3pa;per editor. While a momber of bhe L>egislature. Mr. Wallace in troduced and brought to a successful pa-fsage, the bill creating Nassiau County. He served on many import¬ ant Assembly commi'ttees, and pro¬ mulgated sonic important legislation, including the procuring of substan¬ tial apipropriiitions from New York City for dredging alon.ir south side.
-¦^it the first eleotion fur officers of X'a.=sau Cuunty, .Mr. Wallace was a candidate on the Republican ticket for Count.v Judge and Surrofi'ate. He V;'ns defct'ted by Rcbert S'sabury, bhe Democratic candidate. Prior to this, ."^Ir. Wallace ran against John II. .Sut- p'hin for clerk of (Jueeiis, but wa.s not victorious. «
When the creiutioti of Nassau County became opera'tive on .lanuary 1, 1899, the division of tlri> d'ebt of Queens County ibroughit with it a task involving much intricate lahior. .As iibtorney for the town.of Mci-npstead, Mr. Wallace saved to tliat muiiici-j pality in the division more than a I million dollars, and to bhe new county nearly four million ilollars, aiTeotiiig this result hy incorporating in th';.' New York Charter, at the last mo¬ ment the neec.'Sary provision.
In li)()0 he beciiine a candidate for Prei^ident of Freeport villaije afr.'iin.^M William C .Milk'r and was elected.
Total SabscripUon, |443,O50
The tdtial subucriptions for the Third Liiberty Ix>aTi made in tihe Freepoflt Dis^triot, which ,in- chrdes Merrick and Roosevelt, amount it» $44S,05O. These au'b- ificniptions were made ithrougfh the 'banks as folJo'ws:
Freeport Bank $138,000
First National BaTik .. 30.'),O0()
IjSile Saturday evening it was believed that the tsotal subscrip¬ tions amounted to about $182,000, for the reason that the Honor Flag Division gave cr<."d- it to .Merrick and two stars to their flag for subscriptions made 'by lesideats of Merrick through New York banks. The Centra! Conimifctec, however, v.-i'll not give credit to the P"ree¬ port Di.'l'.^ict for any subscriip- tions made througli a New York bank.
T]i3 ciihairmen o'f co'T.imittees and the cr'nv.s^pr.-', and all o'^^h- ers who worked to make i\ihi loan a success aro entitled to .arrcat praise and thanks.
The Women's Comm i'b t e c, consisting of Miss .Stella Fore¬ man, chainnan, and Captains I^I'i'sdp.mes Frederick Dow, Wiil- liam F. Cornell, William S. Van .Vcisitrand, Robert Earon, Jo.seph A. Asfh, Alfred T. Davison and Chnrle.^ JM. Hart, did spleml'id v.ork in making the compkita ec-nsus of the village of Free- port in ithree days.
There were nearly 2,9."j() indi- \'du!il c-ubpcrib(>rs to bonds in the Freeport district.
BOARD COMPLETES LEASE SCHEDULE
For Tou>n Meadow Lands—Not to
Ran Longer Than Five
Years.
on ap- the
of for
-At tihe Tfxwn Board meeting Tue.sdiay Wilbur Pearsall was pointed as superintendent of Rockville Cemetery, at a salary $fiOO a year. Pearsall will care the free hurlial ground belonging to the town in tho cemetery.
The Town Board has practically coimpleted the new schedule for town land lea,ses. In all cases leases ¦will not be given for a greater period than tive y^rars. In a number of cases the amount of the rental has 'been doub¬ led, and increases were made in most cases.
The Board was advised that a Pub¬ lic Service Commiss'ion hearing -will bo held in 'Manhattan on May 10, on | Brooklyn to live
IS HELD FOR BIGAMY
Freeport Man's Wife Accused of Marrying Naval Ofhcer.
.A marriage tangle wais disclosed last 'S'Sfturd'ay when Mrs. J. V. Perry, wife of a naval officer, was arraigned before County Judge Smith in Mine¬ ola on a charge of bigamy. She plead¬ ed n-Ot guilty, and wa's held for furth¬ er hearing. Perry, who was in court when his wife was arraigned, sat near her and declared he would fight for her to a finish.
Mrs. Perry, it is alleged, had been marries! four times. In 1902 she wed¬ ded Arthur Buckingham, a clerk of the C'orporatiion Trusit Company, of Miimlhattan, Whom she divorced in 1907. On August 22, 1910, sihc mar¬ ried Eugene Collins and they went to Soubhport, Conn^^rticut, to live. She beioani*? housekeeper for William B. Johnson, a farmer of Canaan, and in 1912 they were married. Later they moved 'to Freeport and about two years ago sopara/ted. She went to Last summer John-
$8800 ESTATE GOES TO SPRA60E NIECES
Specific Bequests Made in Will of
Susan A. Sprague—Many Di
visions Made.
the application of the Long Island; son wanted to sell sfome of his prop- Railroad Company to di.sx'ontinue its i tity and sought to find Mrs. Johnson station at Clear Streaim, between V"al-1 in order that she could sign the deed ley Stream and Rosedale. |and wa'ive her dower rig'hts. He found
The Town If nil Comimittoe was au-Ithat she had been married October thoriz.ed to purchase necessary cca' 20, 1917, bo Perry. He filed an affi- for the Town Hall and Recover of davit ¦with the Nassau County Granid Taxes' oflice. Tihe cost this year will Jury Charging Iher with bigamy.
I S9.7.") a ton. Last year the price^ ^
was $8,25.
Contracts were approved whereby i Frank Perkinson of Patc'hogue agrees j to do dredging work for the town at various points for the sum of $17..')0 a day. Perkinson agrees to remove not less than 100 cubic yards of sand or not less than (100 cubic wards of T.ird daily.
The Town Clerk called the Board's aittention to an accumulation of re¬ fuse in the brook running through Harper Park. The Board was of the opiftion that tihe village of Henvpstead shofuld remedy the condition.
A sfpecial meeting of the Board Avill be held on May 15, to receive bids for the proposed Town Hall.
CAN'T FISH OFF GOONTY BRIDGES
Rebecca M. Sprague, who died at Roosevelt, April 19, 1918, left an es¬ tate valued at $2,000 in realty and $6,800 in personalty. The builk of the property was willed to a sister, Su¬ san .A. Sprague, but as she died on April 12, last, bhe property goes to a brother, William B. S-prague. Th'e will was dated November 'i, 1890.
Susan A. Sprague, wiho died lait Roosevelt on .*iipril 12, 1918, letft an estaite valued at ,$2,000 in jrealty and about $6,800 in personftil.it;sets. .«;.')00 is placed in trust with the Tru.^tees of Greenfield Coinetery, the income to be used in caring for the bureal plot of the testaitrix. A gravestone to cost not less than $200 is ordered to bo erected for the tleceased. The re¬ mainder of the estate -was placed in trust with the si.-ter, Reliecca M, '¦•pratrue, for the ben'sfit of a brother, Sealey 'Sprague. Both are now dead, and in accordance -with the terms of tlie will, the residuary estate will go to Maggie Wood and Essie Wright, ndeces of ths testatrix; $,')00 apiece is given to the following grandtiieces: V^era E., Marie .A., Sarah A., and Ce¬ celia Sprague. .A one-half interest t^v.'tie i bv the dfrcendent in n house at Roo.sjvelt is willed to a nephew, Alvin R. Sprague. The other one-half inter¬ est goes to William B. Sprague as the succes.sor to the interest held in
He was a^'ain elected in 1901. During ii^e hou-'.^ »>V Rebecca M. '.Sprague. i,:„ „.).„:.,^,^„,..;..., i i u.,..; The will of Susan A. Spragm." is da't-
liis administration he m:ide a number ( f changes in adiniiiistei'ing the af¬ fairs of the village.
\\lr, Walhii'e was aggressive in vil¬ lage, town and county matters, and at int.Tvals participated as counsel in taxpayers' actions. In lOHo, whtvi the Board of Siipcrvisors of Na.ssau County antl the leader; '.if the Re¬ publican and DeiiKu'ratie parties in the county deteniiin?d to eliminate spring elections by holding thein in conjunction with the p'Mieral fall elec¬ tion, Mr. Wallace opposed the change and the courts deeid'ad in his favor. During his career as a justice it is maintained that Mr. Wallace vvas nev¬ er reversetl in a decision. He assi.st-
d December 21, 1912. Alvin R. Sprague and Warren C. Seaman are 'Ihe executors of the will.
WANTS $250,000 BALM
Woman Sues Freeport Man for Breach of Promise.
W'a'shington Burton of 327 South iS-ide avenue, Freeport, was recervtly examined fprior to the trial of a $250,000 breach of promise suit brought agadin-st bim by Lillian .A. LTn- derhill of 159 West Twenty-'first street, .Manhattan, in order to deter¬ mine hi.s financial sibatus.
The suit was begun laat August, the
Between May 1 And Nov. f- Is Edict of the Board of Supervisors.
The Board on Friday voted to pro¬ hibit fishing from the bridges o'wned by the county between May 1 and Noveimber 1 of each year. This re¬ striction will affect Barnum Island Creek Bridge, Wreck Lead Bridge, leading to Long Beach, and Bayville Bridge at Bayville. The Board's de¬ cision was based on the belief that during the months mentioned fishing on the bridges is dangerous, both to traffic and pedestrians, since the I bridges ¦ are ¦very narrow and auto traffic very heavy. Tba bridge tend¬ ers in charge of the bridges named will be instructed to have signs let¬ tered 'to read: "Notice—Fishing from this bridge is prolhibited," and post the signs at each end of bhe bridges. Upon motion of Supervisor Dough¬ ty the Board voted to request the 'State Civiil Service Commission to womi'n clninvinu' Chat the promise'exempt the position of Superintend- was made in Alay, 1912, a marriage ent of Building in Nassau County, cerc-rrony taking pl.ice in New Jersey The resolution skjts forth'the belief of on September 4,1912. This marriage ^ the Board that the proper care of was set aside because the New Jersey county buildings in this county de- courts failed to .accept a South Da-lijiands a Superintendent of Buildings, k'ota decree obtained in another mabri-j x'he Board accepted bhe estimate of monial action. ' Joihn IL RiRdcll of Baldwiin, under Burton te.sitiified that he had a life'date of -Api^l 9, to lay concrete gut- interest in "The Shanty" at Lake Me-Iters on l.ot.h .sides of the Merrick hr.^aii, owned stock in W. Burton & , road, from Third place, Freeport, to Co., Greenwich and Washington | Pa,rk avenue, Baldwin, at a cost of street, Manhattan, and received a .val-' 30 cenrts per square foot, ary of $5,000 as president of tliat j John C. Von Elm, of Hempstead, concern. ! was temporarily appointed from the -f i Civil Service list as assistant engi¬ neer in the jail and Court Hou.se
Garage Fire at Freeport.
STUDY OF GERMAN CUT AT FREEPORT
Residents Vote Agmnst Han Lan¬ guage-Mrs. Earon Elected to School Board.
Germain kultur waa given a ole«n knock-Hiut Tuesday eveniinig at tile a.n- nual school meebinig in Freeport, a re.-Joliiit.L'on re;'eliviing unaniimous a-l)- prov^l bhi.'it the Boaird of EduCaltiwn be requested Do eliminiate from the Il'igh .School course of study, inistruic- tron in 1th3 Germ'an language. The achool officials are akso ui-geil by the re-ooluition to have aill texit Iwoks in tfie four vill'age schools carefully exaanin- ed and 'thos« contain/infg pro-Gennxan ex))re33i(;nB elimina'ted.
I'rank E. i*itcher intro<luced the an- tii-(Torman rcvsolution, which was adopted after a spirited debate.'Copriuw of the dlis'trict mandate ajre t«) be sent the State 'Superintendent of Public In'stroctron, Do Governor Wlhi'bman, Senator Thompson and Assemblyman McW'binney.
A resolubicm introduced by Assis¬ tant Disitrict Atitomoy Elvin N. Ed¬ wards was adapted, requesbimg the Board of Education to sulbsti'bube for German in the High School curricai- lum, I'Venc^h and Spanish.
The distriot meriting w'as not la^g^e- ly aittended, less than 200 being pres¬ ent. Superviisor Hiram R. Smith waa eQecfted ohairm'an without oipposStion and Mrs. Clinton M. Plant, and Mrs. B. .M. Asch oflRciiateid as cilerks.
For members of the Board of Edu¬ cation, David tSubherland, Jr., w.as elected bo succeed 'himself, receiviTLg 1^1 votes. F^or the vacancy caused by the resiignation of Willdaim H. Grace, who moved from bhe village, Mrs. Agnes C. Eax'on and Mrs. Isabel Irene E'lterich were n'onrinated. Mirs. Eiaron 'had no drifliculty in winning over Mrs. Elterich. S'he received 113 votes -bo 26 for Mrs. Elterich.
'Mrs. Baron is 'the first ¦woman ever elected to the Board of Education in Freeqwrt, although .several have pre¬ viously been candidaites. "She 'has ibeen prominent in suffrage and lother work ¦and is conceded to be weW qua/lified fio 'bhe position.
Tbe budget of expenses toitaliixg $8.5,797.00, -wias adopted without ob¬ jection.
GIRlTeTvES HOME TO WED SOLDIER
Auditor Bennett's Daughter Dis¬ closes Secret to Younger Sister.
Hwmpstead villagie folks receflved a surpri'se on Tuesday when a city newspaper announced that Madeline Btennett, the pretty bwenty-yoair-old daughter of Town Auditor Frad P. L^enni'bt, left 'home on Saturday, tell¬ ing her younger sister, Audrey, tbat she was going to be married a.nd would not return. Her parents ¦were away at the time on an automobile trip. 9.n'eral days before she had tak-
bui!din.gs, at a monthly salary of en out a marriage license at the Town Eire yesterday (Thursday) after- $80. He succeeds Frank Small, Who Hall, Wiith Hanford Edi^rar Staiidis-h, noon destroyed a garage, automobile recently resigned. a private atl-ached to one of the aero
and bicycle belonging to George'Sea- ^ squadrons at llazclihurst Field No. 2.
nan, a grocer of South -Main street, ^^ ,_,_, ^ __^, , |Tlie family believes that the young
Freeport.
At The Freeport Methodist Church.
Pastor, Rev. Everett .-A. Burnes.
WELCOME NEW PASTOR
in the death orf Mr. Wallace, Nass'au had lost a resipecb.jd citizen, an up- ri(ght man and a brilliant member of tho Bar. He referred to bis work in creating Nassau County, the posi¬ tions of truat and confidence held and of his career in general.
Ceorir" Wallace was of iSv-otoh-Ca- nadian descent His father and moth¬ er, I>onald and Harrieit Wallace, set¬ tled in Canada, later in North Dako¬ ta, dying in California. He w^as born in Elora, Onbario, Canada, February 28, 1849, und caine to Heiniip&bead (ownsihiip when u youith, teaching in itthe pubilrc scihools of Lawrence, Rock¬ ville Centre and Freeport. He gradu- wtied with honors from the law de- piartment of New Ytiirk University, «nd laiflter heang admidtted to the bar, dev«laped spaciMil laptitude for real esttate and municipal kvw.
'When teatihing sohool at Ivawrence, in 1870, srtill in yuuth. Mr. Wailiuv iDurdhased The Pickeit, a snutU week¬ ly newiap«p«r <publi«ih«d at K<ockvil3« Centre by John H. 'R*id. He decided to <Amnis*> the iUHn« of 'tl^ie paper to Jk>u^ (Side Observer, eiihtrgv ita titdd af ttotavity by cov«ru«K «ill tKKith side viBaipeti from Far Rluckaway to S«a- fuld nnd iii3ued the hnit nuai!b«r of hiM n«w« 'P«kp«r thie lirat Friday in No-1
I eti in organizing the fire department in Freeport, and was the first fore¬ man of Hose 1, then known as the Every Ready. In political life he was always Republican until Roosevelt left that party, and then he support¬ ed the Progressive ticket. He cher¬ ished t*ie personal ifriendship of Mr. Rixwevelt for more than thirty y?urs. A few years ago he returned to bhe Republican party.
Besiides his newspaper work, Mr. Wallac-e contributed 'articles for miny niagazinos, and once pUblislied a book relating to travel and the brother¬ hood of man. He was always an ar¬ dent supporter of single tax theories, and laat fall that party honored ihim with tlie nomination for Mayor of (Che City of New York.
He w«B a charter member and past ntasttfr of Ma^aapecjua Lodge No. 822, F. & A. M.. of Rockville Centre; past 'grand of Fr«e|)»rt Lodge No. tiUO, I. O. O. F., and an honorary nieinher of D. B. P. Mott Po»t, No. 627, G. A. 'R., of Freeport, 'w<hich tie helped orvandze, and a member of the <Long Island Pr«M»a Atutuciation. He was wc- tive in 'th« FrevpoKt Club, and for nearly a hatf a vmaH^ry n« was a Hi nult«r of th* FnM^rt Mtftiu>di»t ti^iacwpal Church.
Baldwin Methodists Tender Recep tion to Rev. G. M. Stockdale.
:\t tile iiionimg 111' f.'rnioii topic will b uid .Mine," the subject being applica- ile to the .Mothers' Day anniversary. riio choir will present music appropri- •Ue io the occ'isiun and .all who attend !* ihe services are requested to wear a white carnation. For the evening ser- \ice, the serm^'ii topic Vi'ill be "What Two Eyes >Saw.'' ,
Hanser Addresses Luther League.
The Lutheran Women's League of
! Long leland met in annual convention
! in Crace Clii.rch, Snuthville Soutli, on
n 1 1'riiO;;(iav afti'rnoon, .May 7. One of the
"¦"vourMoS^^-'^-^ —«-• A.^lanser, Camp
The congregation of the Baldwin M. E. Churoh tendered a pleasing welcome reception to the new p'ais'tor. Rev. G. M. Stockdale, in 'the chap<;'l on Monday evening.
Following many expressions of praise concerning the successful ¦work of Pastor iSt't>ckdale in his former field of labor, Port Jefferson, a delngihtful program, arranged by Mrs. Huyler on behalf of the Ladies' Aid Siociety, waa presented.
Mrs. Powell, a piano soloist of Sew York, played some excellent numbers, and the Smith Brothers rendered sev¬ eral triios. Mrs. F. G. Robiivsion rcsad original composibiona and .Mme. Bet¬ tinetti saivg the ".MaWlinaiba" and "The Star." Her solos were delightful, as have 'been numerous othens fjiven by 'her at previous affairs.
'Miss Asta Nygren -was the aecom- paniat for the evening.
Fann Bureau Offers $200 in Prizes.
To encourage production among Nassau (bounty farmers this year, the Najieau CuuiXy I<^arm Bureau AscMci- ation ihas offered $200 in prisea for the largest yields in potatoes, early and hito, and field com. The premi¬ ums wiH be awarded aa follows: F^or kirfruMt yield in etwly poaato««. 950; MMMtrul prize. 925; Utrg<eat yield of lat« ipcAatiMM—first priw, %bO- aecund prise, 125; for UrgeaC yii<id of fteld oaru, |50.
BALDWIN
M. E. OHURCH
Pastor, Rev, George M. Sicockdale.
The pastor will preach on Sondlay j School children at 10.30 a.m. arwl 7.45 p.rn. The morn¬ ing sermon subject will be "TheiSword of the Christian," and the evening subject, "The Bondage of F''ear."
Sunday School at 2.30 p.m. Ep¬ worth League at 7 p.m.
' Pastor, stationeil at tiie base hospi
'tal at Camp Upton. Pastor Ilanscr
not only told aljout his work among
the men at bhe hos]iitial and camp,
I but al^o told the .women what they
could do to aid him and the Rs^d Cross
I workers. His sugge.sitions were well
I received and will be worked out by
'the local societies. Over sev^-nty wo-
j men were in attendance, rep'resent-
ing at least eight congregations. Mrs.
I Fenner, with a long experience in
Junibr Mission work was the other
.speaker. She urged the introduution
of .M'ission Study among all Sunday
Card of Thanks.
coujile have niarrii^l.
'M'iss Bonnoiirt is a graduate of tihe Hempstead Hi.iyh Schoo-l. .She is ¦S. grand-daughter of the la^ George K^ohrer, for many years v/lage clerk of Rockville Gcintre„ lifer parent.s knew thskt she was keeping comp'any wii'h Priva'te SLandi.sh, whose -resi¬ dence is in Rockville Centre, but tliey did not kno^w that .she had obtained hi .- marriag'e Hcense,
TO EXAMINE LOCAL CHAUFFEURS IN CITY
Joihn Collins, the popular Boy Scout, is ill with pneumionia.
It is hoped l/y officers of the Bald¬ win M. K. Churoh that new singers i<i the .services under the new pastor¬ ate of Rev. G. M. Stockdaile.
The Society Glee Club will hold a dance in thfe Malverne Fio-e Hoviae on May 25, for itho benefiit of the Baldwin Baseball Olulb.
Ix>u Han vey, the w<eU'known aoOor of Park avenue, has ju0t returned home from his theatrical tour thnoui^Eh the states.
On Wednesday «iMemoon tjh» Lm- dios' Aid Soeietty mst at the ttotne of Mrs. W«»ley Southard and celebrated itk^r biitlhday. Tho ladies presented her with « faMnJhdsy oakto oontaininir caiuiliM and a number of floral bo>u- (|ueta. RMfn-«htn«nt« w«re Mtrved.
h'ditor The Snsaau Potit.
Dear Sir;—To the many friends vvhose sincere h'slp and sympathy were bjstx>wed during the recent illness and death of my lieloved husband, Willard 1). Finch, I desire to extend grateful thanks. Very truly,
Gkace Barbinoer Finch. 122 North Ocean yVve.
Freeport.
$60 (or Red Cross Woit.
The FreepMt BumiKJh, Ameilioan Red C«iow, 4iicknowledgeH wiith thanki the foHowing cootributiionis: Mre. Harry von Tilzer, $1; Mrs. Henry L. iMax«un, |1; Mrs. Benjamiin G. Aach, $1; Mrs. Fred E. .Sbory, $5; Mrs. J. Gilbent iSanith, |5; Um B«rrtth« A. Oodburn, 910; S>undiay Sohool claw »i Mn. Fcwnk Snedeker, 924: Madeton Nichoks. Mtarjorie Jiohnson, Uraoe Gult- uMn, Ira Gutniaii, 9^; u>tal, $50. Kiud- ly make dhticks payable U> Vnaepott Braitcb, Amesfcan EmI Cmmm, and mmi to Mn. Aikfred T. D»y*mon, 110 I'iim Jta-eet, Freeport.
Socrobary of StiUte Francis .\1. Hugo 'hais completed arrangements for an¬ other examirnation for Nassau County chauffeurs to be 'held 'at the Court Houals, Miineola, .May 29, atarbiiig art. 9.'iO o'clock. All puitsons desiring to take the exaimination sJiouid kwe no tinve in filing thetrr appifiications with Mr. Hugo's New York office at Broad¬ way and 65th street. The examiniaition will again be in charge of John J. Cuirran and Charles B. Hawver, coox- n«ot):d with the New York oHice.
>So far this year Mr. Hugo has li- cenised 2,471 chauffeurs in Nassau County. Judging from the niynbeir pro^enting themaelvee at examinta- 'tions these days, there will be 150,000 tide-nsed drivers in thu atate by bhe end of the year. A great many men have laltely fUgnifled their imtenition of foraaking indoor employment for ihe equally lucrative outdoor work of diiiv«ing a car fur Mrv.
The age limit for ehanflbura n»- mairw at 18 yeatv deeptlje a titH whidh warn introduced at the recent nemnon of tba Legtelature to \reduce the a«p« to 17 yk^rs. Copitw uf the 1918 itoube HMjitor v«/hiicle law will woon ibe off tlxe prem. They wiDl conDaau all amend- mente and may be had by applynntr to S<M»rHti -y of State Huko «t Albany ur tio the New York City otT

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FullText	Ihe -!* VOL. 9. No. 14 FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR CEO. WALLACE DIES AFTER CAREER OF ACHIEVEMENT Prominent Writer, Lawyer and Jurist Sttccambs to Paralysts- Funeral on Sunday. After a Sicrious disabiJifty of some weeks from paralysis, George Wal¬ lace, one of the be.t-'kniowTi citizens of Nassau County, di'jd ea-rly Tues¬ day evening at his home, 80 iSoUth Ocean avonuo, Freeport, in 'his 70ibh year. The end of ibis cartihly career was peaceful, iincon:-?o^i>us>ne« pre¬ vailing. Mi,.* wife and dauglit/'ar, Hiattie, were at his bodk^idc when the end came. Mr. Walhce "had b<en aflTectod, Ibut pot seriously, by paralytic difTicuHies for some time. Early i^n February hi' nvade U'tiif) to -\lb.my to argue a legal matter in the Court of .A^ifieal?, and the trip, appare. i.':y, overtaxed his energies, for he .sufffred a second stl uke Eii.'orUy ai'Lei'.vard and was never abh to over. >me iL Hjpes of a parttial recovery were entered by 'hi« family and friends up to last Saburtlay, but a serious blood clot • complication developed and gave in¬ dications r fatal I suHs. N'ot\\'ii:.h- Standi'ng intense sufl'erinjc, .Mr. Wal¬ lace's 'mind conitinucd clear up to a short period Iwforc his death, and he conver.sed fret-ly witli members of his family. He is .r of the Rur .\?<'3;' = ;itioil, Trilnitcs to Mr. Wallace were jriven by District .Attorney Charles R. '\V(H>ks, Attorney H. Willaixi Griffiths, Ooanty Judge Lewis J. Smith and others. County Judge Smith said that vemlber, 1870. fie<3atMe of labor diffi¬ culties, he applied hlnuelf to learning the prtrtterB trade and beoasme pro- ftcienlt. The 'Ob!ter»«er prospered, the paiper miajnibaining^ Mr. Wallace's famiily, paying hn way tthrotigh col¬ lege and giving envpk>yment to a num¬ ber o/ persons. Mr. WaMace had the pleasure of pnrtiiwi'piatkng in the gold¬ en anniversary of the pspier in 1915, aithoughit afnioDed with paralysis. He occupied the position of (Contributing ediitor at the time. 'Mr. Wallace was adrnfoted to the bar in 1S7H. At that time hJs broth¬ er, the late Charles I... Wallace, had acquired a half interest in the Obser¬ ver and assumed llh;- editors-hip. In December last. James E. Stiles, owner and publisher of The Na'^saii I'ost, acquired the. Observer, Mr. Wal¬ lace comtinuing as conbributor and his Son, A. F5. Wallace, as nevv.egislature. Mr. Wallace in troduced and brought to a successful pa-fsage, the bill creating Nassiau County. He served on many import¬ ant Assembly commi'ttees, and pro¬ mulgated sonic important legislation, including the procuring of substan¬ tial apipropriiitions from New York City for dredging alon.ir south side. -¦^it the first eleotion fur officers of X'a.=sau Cuunty, .Mr. Wallace was a candidate on the Republican ticket for Count.v Judge and Surrofi'ate. He V;'ns defct'ted by Rcbert S'sabury, bhe Democratic candidate. Prior to this, ."^Ir. Wallace ran against John II. .Sut- p'hin for clerk of (Jueeiis, but wa.s not victorious. « When the creiutioti of Nassau County became opera'tive on .lanuary 1, 1899, the division of tlri> d'ebt of Queens County ibroughit with it a task involving much intricate lahior. .As iibtorney for the town.of Mci-npstead, Mr. Wallace saved to tliat muiiici-j pality in the division more than a I million dollars, and to bhe new county nearly four million ilollars, aiTeotiiig this result hy incorporating in th';.' New York Charter, at the last mo¬ ment the neec.'Sary provision. In li)()0 he beciiine a candidate for Prei^ident of Freeport villaije afr.'iin.^M William C .Milk'r and was elected. Total SabscripUon, 443,O50 The tdtial subucriptions for the Third Liiberty Ix>aTi made in tihe Freepoflt Dis^triot, which ,in- chrdes Merrick and Roosevelt, amount it» $44S,05O. These au'b- ificniptions were made ithrougfh the 'banks as folJo'ws: Freeport Bank $138,000 First National BaTik .. 30.'),O0() IjSile Saturday evening it was believed that the tsotal subscrip¬ tions amounted to about $182,000, for the reason that the Honor Flag Division gave cr<."d- it to .Merrick and two stars to their flag for subscriptions made 'by lesideats of Merrick through New York banks. The Centra! Conimifctec, however, v.-i'll not give credit to the P"ree¬ port Di.'l'.^ict for any subscriip- tions made througli a New York bank. T]i3 ciihairmen o'f co'T.imittees and the cr'nv.s^pr.-', and all o'^^h- ers who worked to make i\ihi loan a success aro entitled to .arrcat praise and thanks. The Women's Comm i'b t e c, consisting of Miss .Stella Fore¬ man, chainnan, and Captains I^I'i'sdp.mes Frederick Dow, Wiil- liam F. Cornell, William S. Van .Vcisitrand, Robert Earon, Jo.seph A. Asfh, Alfred T. Davison and Chnrle.^ JM. Hart, did spleml'id v.ork in making the compkita ec-nsus of the village of Free- port in ithree days. There were nearly 2,9."j() indi- \'du!il c-ubpcrib(>rs to bonds in the Freeport district. BOARD COMPLETES LEASE SCHEDULE For Tou>n Meadow Lands—Not to Ran Longer Than Five Years. on ap- the of for -At tihe Tfxwn Board meeting Tue.sdiay Wilbur Pearsall was pointed as superintendent of Rockville Cemetery, at a salary $fiOO a year. Pearsall will care the free hurlial ground belonging to the town in tho cemetery. The Town Board has practically coimpleted the new schedule for town land lea,ses. In all cases leases ¦will not be given for a greater period than tive y^rars. In a number of cases the amount of the rental has 'been doub¬ led, and increases were made in most cases. The Board was advised that a Pub¬ lic Service Commiss'ion hearing -will bo held in 'Manhattan on May 10, on Brooklyn to live IS HELD FOR BIGAMY Freeport Man's Wife Accused of Marrying Naval Ofhcer. .A marriage tangle wais disclosed last 'S'Sfturd'ay when Mrs. J. V. Perry, wife of a naval officer, was arraigned before County Judge Smith in Mine¬ ola on a charge of bigamy. She plead¬ ed n-Ot guilty, and wa's held for furth¬ er hearing. Perry, who was in court when his wife was arraigned, sat near her and declared he would fight for her to a finish. Mrs. Perry, it is alleged, had been marries! four times. In 1902 she wed¬ ded Arthur Buckingham, a clerk of the C'orporatiion Trusit Company, of Miimlhattan, Whom she divorced in 1907. On August 22, 1910, sihc mar¬ ried Eugene Collins and they went to Soubhport, Conn^^rticut, to live. She beioani? housekeeper for William B. Johnson, a farmer of Canaan, and in 1912 they were married. Later they moved 'to Freeport and about two years ago sopara/ted. She went to Last summer John- $8800 ESTATE GOES TO SPRA60E NIECES Specific Bequests Made in Will of Susan A. Sprague—Many Di visions Made. the application of the Long Island; son wanted to sell sfome of his prop- Railroad Company to di.sx'ontinue its i tity and sought to find Mrs. Johnson station at Clear Streaim, between V"al-1 in order that she could sign the deed ley Stream and Rosedale. and wa'ive her dower rig'hts. He found The Town If nil Comimittoe was au-Ithat she had been married October thoriz.ed to purchase necessary cca' 20, 1917, bo Perry. He filed an affi- for the Town Hall and Recover of davit ¦with the Nassau County Granid Taxes' oflice. Tihe cost this year will Jury Charging Iher with bigamy. I S9.7.") a ton. Last year the price^ ^ was $8,25. Contracts were approved whereby i Frank Perkinson of Patc'hogue agrees j to do dredging work for the town at various points for the sum of $17..')0 a day. Perkinson agrees to remove not less than 100 cubic yards of sand or not less than (100 cubic wards of T.ird daily. The Town Clerk called the Board's aittention to an accumulation of re¬ fuse in the brook running through Harper Park. The Board was of the opiftion that tihe village of Henvpstead shofuld remedy the condition. A sfpecial meeting of the Board Avill be held on May 15, to receive bids for the proposed Town Hall. CAN'T FISH OFF GOONTY BRIDGES Rebecca M. Sprague, who died at Roosevelt, April 19, 1918, left an es¬ tate valued at $2,000 in realty and $6,800 in personalty. The builk of the property was willed to a sister, Su¬ san .A. Sprague, but as she died on April 12, last, bhe property goes to a brother, William B. S-prague. Th'e will was dated November 'i, 1890. Susan A. Sprague, wiho died lait Roosevelt on .iipril 12, 1918, letft an estaite valued at ,$2,000 in jrealty and about $6,800 in personftil.it;sets. .«;.')00 is placed in trust with the Tru.^tees of Greenfield Coinetery, the income to be used in caring for the bureal plot of the testaitrix. A gravestone to cost not less than $200 is ordered to bo erected for the tleceased. The re¬ mainder of the estate -was placed in trust with the si.-ter, Reliecca M, '¦•pratrue, for the ben'sfit of a brother, Sealey 'Sprague. Both are now dead, and in accordance -with the terms of tlie will, the residuary estate will go to Maggie Wood and Essie Wright, ndeces of ths testatrix; $,')00 apiece is given to the following grandtiieces: V^era E., Marie .A., Sarah A., and Ce¬ celia Sprague. .A one-half interest t^v.'tie i bv the dfrcendent in n house at Roo.sjvelt is willed to a nephew, Alvin R. Sprague. The other one-half inter¬ est goes to William B. Sprague as the succes.sor to the interest held in He was a^'ain elected in 1901. During ii^e hou-'.^ »>V Rebecca M. '.Sprague. i,:„ „.).„:.,^,^„,..;..., i i u.,..; The will of Susan A. Spragm." is da't- liis administration he m:ide a number ( f changes in adiniiiistei'ing the af¬ fairs of the village. \\lr, Walhii'e was aggressive in vil¬ lage, town and county matters, and at int.Tvals participated as counsel in taxpayers' actions. In lOHo, whtvi the Board of Siipcrvisors of Na.ssau County antl the leader; '.if the Re¬ publican and DeiiKu'ratie parties in the county deteniiin?d to eliminate spring elections by holding thein in conjunction with the p'Mieral fall elec¬ tion, Mr. Wallace opposed the change and the courts deeid'ad in his favor. During his career as a justice it is maintained that Mr. Wallace vvas nev¬ er reversetl in a decision. He assi.st- d December 21, 1912. Alvin R. Sprague and Warren C. Seaman are 'Ihe executors of the will. WANTS $250,000 BALM Woman Sues Freeport Man for Breach of Promise. W'a'shington Burton of 327 South iS-ide avenue, Freeport, was recervtly examined fprior to the trial of a $250,000 breach of promise suit brought agadin-st bim by Lillian .A. LTn- derhill of 159 West Twenty-'first street, .Manhattan, in order to deter¬ mine hi.s financial sibatus. The suit was begun laat August, the Between May 1 And Nov. f- Is Edict of the Board of Supervisors. The Board on Friday voted to pro¬ hibit fishing from the bridges o'wned by the county between May 1 and Noveimber 1 of each year. This re¬ striction will affect Barnum Island Creek Bridge, Wreck Lead Bridge, leading to Long Beach, and Bayville Bridge at Bayville. The Board's de¬ cision was based on the belief that during the months mentioned fishing on the bridges is dangerous, both to traffic and pedestrians, since the I bridges ¦ are ¦very narrow and auto traffic very heavy. Tba bridge tend¬ ers in charge of the bridges named will be instructed to have signs let¬ tered 'to read: "Notice—Fishing from this bridge is prolhibited" and post the signs at each end of bhe bridges. Upon motion of Supervisor Dough¬ ty the Board voted to request the 'State Civiil Service Commission to womi'n clninvinu' Chat the promise'exempt the position of Superintend- was made in Alay, 1912, a marriage ent of Building in Nassau County, cerc-rrony taking pl.ice in New Jersey The resolution skjts forth'the belief of on September 4,1912. This marriage ^ the Board that the proper care of was set aside because the New Jersey county buildings in this county de- courts failed to .accept a South Da-lijiands a Superintendent of Buildings, k'ota decree obtained in another mabri-j x'he Board accepted bhe estimate of monial action. ' Joihn IL RiRdcll of Baldwiin, under Burton te.sitiified that he had a life'date of -Api^l 9, to lay concrete gut- interest in "The Shanty" at Lake Me-Iters on l.ot.h .sides of the Merrick hr.^aii, owned stock in W. Burton & , road, from Third place, Freeport, to Co., Greenwich and Washington Pa,rk avenue, Baldwin, at a cost of street, Manhattan, and received a .val-' 30 cenrts per square foot, ary of $5,000 as president of tliat j John C. Von Elm, of Hempstead, concern. ! was temporarily appointed from the -f i Civil Service list as assistant engi¬ neer in the jail and Court Hou.se Garage Fire at Freeport. STUDY OF GERMAN CUT AT FREEPORT Residents Vote Agmnst Han Lan¬ guage-Mrs. Earon Elected to School Board. Germain kultur waa given a ole«n knock-Hiut Tuesday eveniinig at tile a.n- nual school meebinig in Freeport, a re.-Joliiit.L'on re;'eliviing unaniimous a-l)- prov^l bhi.'it the Boaird of EduCaltiwn be requested Do eliminiate from the Il'igh .School course of study, inistruic- tron in 1th3 Germ'an language. The achool officials are akso ui-geil by the re-ooluition to have aill texit Iwoks in tfie four vill'age schools carefully exaanin- ed and 'thos« contain/infg pro-Gennxan ex))re33i(;nB elimina'ted. I'rank E. iitcher introonald and Harrieit Wallace, set¬ tled in Canada, later in North Dako¬ ta, dying in California. He w^as born in Elora, Onbario, Canada, February 28, 1849, und caine to Heiniip&bead (ownsihiip when u youith, teaching in itthe pubilrc scihools of Lawrence, Rock¬ ville Centre and Freeport. He gradu- wtied with honors from the law de- piartment of New Ytiirk University, «nd laiflter heang admidtted to the bar, dev«laped spaciMil laptitude for real esttate and municipal kvw. 'When teatihing sohool at Ivawrence, in 1870, srtill in yuuth. Mr. Wailiuv iDurdhased The Pickeit, a snutU week¬ ly newiap«p«r the iUHn« of 'tl^ie paper to Jk>u^ (Side Observer, eiihtrgv ita titdd af ttotavity by cov«ru«K «ill tKKith side viBaipeti from Far Rluckaway to S«a- fuld nnd iii3ued the hnit nuai!b«r of hiM n«w« 'P«kp«r thie lirat Friday in No-1 I eti in organizing the fire department in Freeport, and was the first fore¬ man of Hose 1, then known as the Every Ready. In political life he was always Republican until Roosevelt left that party, and then he support¬ ed the Progressive ticket. He cher¬ ished tie personal ifriendship of Mr. Rixwevelt for more than thirty y?urs. A few years ago he returned to bhe Republican party. Besiides his newspaper work, Mr. Wallac-e contributed 'articles for miny niagazinos, and once pUblislied a book relating to travel and the brother¬ hood of man. He was always an ar¬ dent supporter of single tax theories, and laat fall that party honored ihim with tlie nomination for Mayor of (Che City of New York. He w«B a charter member and past ntasttfr of Ma^aapecjua Lodge No. 822, F. & A. M.. of Rockville Centre; past 'grand of Fr«e )»rt Lodge No. tiUO, I. O. O. F., and an honorary nieinher of D. B. P. Mott Po»t, No. 627, G. A. 'R., of Freeport, 'wdi»t ti^iacwpal Church. Baldwin Methodists Tender Recep tion to Rev. G. M. Stockdale. :\t tile iiionimg 111' f.'rnioii topic will b uid .Mine" the subject being applica- ile to the .Mothers' Day anniversary. riio choir will present music appropri- •Ue io the occ'isiun and .all who attend !* ihe services are requested to wear a white carnation. For the evening ser- \ice, the serm^'ii topic Vi'ill be "What Two Eyes >Saw.'' , Hanser Addresses Luther League. The Lutheran Women's League of ! Long leland met in annual convention ! in Crace Clii.rch, Snuthville Soutli, on n 1 1'riiO;;(iav afti'rnoon, .May 7. One of the "¦"vourMoS^^-'^-^ —«-• A.^lanser, Camp The congregation of the Baldwin M. E. Churoh tendered a pleasing welcome reception to the new p'ais'tor. Rev. G. M. Stockdale, in 'the chap<;'l on Monday evening. Following many expressions of praise concerning the successful ¦work of Pastor iSt't>ckdale in his former field of labor, Port Jefferson, a delngihtful program, arranged by Mrs. Huyler on behalf of the Ladies' Aid Siociety, waa presented. Mrs. Powell, a piano soloist of Sew York, played some excellent numbers, and the Smith Brothers rendered sev¬ eral triios. Mrs. F. G. Robiivsion rcsad original composibiona and .Mme. Bet¬ tinetti saivg the ".MaWlinaiba" and "The Star." Her solos were delightful, as have 'been numerous othens fjiven by 'her at previous affairs. 'Miss Asta Nygren -was the aecom- paniat for the evening. Fann Bureau Offers $200 in Prizes. To encourage production among Nassau (bounty farmers this year, the Najieau CuuiXy I<^arm Bureau AscMci- ation ihas offered $200 in prisea for the largest yields in potatoes, early and hito, and field com. The premi¬ ums wiH be awarded aa follows: F^or kirfruMt yield in etwly poaato««. 950; MMMtrul prize. 925; Utrgu Han vey, the wu- ( ueta. RMfn-«htn«nt« w«re Mtrved. h'ditor The Snsaau Potit. Dear Sir;—To the many friends vvhose sincere h'slp and sympathy were bjstx>wed during the recent illness and death of my lieloved husband, Willard 1). Finch, I desire to extend grateful thanks. Very truly, Gkace Barbinoer Finch. 122 North Ocean yVve. Freeport. $60 (or Red Cross Woit. The FreepMt BumiKJh, Ameilioan Red C«iow, 4iicknowledgeH wiith thanki the foHowing cootributiionis: Mre. Harry von Tilzer, $1; Mrs. Henry L. iMax«un, 1; Mrs. Benjamiin G. Aach, $1; Mrs. Fred E. .Sbory, $5; Mrs. J. Gilbent iSanith, 5; Um B«rrtth« A. Oodburn, 910; S>undiay Sohool claw »i Mn. Fcwnk Snedeker, 924: Madeton Nichoks. Mtarjorie Jiohnson, Uraoe Gult- uMn, Ira Gutniaii, 9^; u>tal, $50. Kiud- ly make dhticks payable U> Vnaepott Braitcb, Amesfcan EmI Cmmm, and mmi to Mn. Aikfred T. D»y*mon, 110 I'iim Jta-eet, Freeport. Socrobary of StiUte Francis .\1. Hugo 'hais completed arrangements for an¬ other examirnation for Nassau County chauffeurs to be 'held 'at the Court Houals, Miineola, .May 29, atarbiiig art. 9.'iO o'clock. All puitsons desiring to take the exaimination sJiouid kwe no tinve in filing thetrr appifiications with Mr. Hugo's New York office at Broad¬ way and 65th street. The examiniaition will again be in charge of John J. Cuirran and Charles B. Hawver, coox- n«ot):d with the New York oHice. >So far this year Mr. Hugo has li- cenised 2,471 chauffeurs in Nassau County. Judging from the niynbeir pro^enting themaelvee at examinta- 'tions these days, there will be 150,000 tide-nsed drivers in thu atate by bhe end of the year. A great many men have laltely fUgnifled their imtenition of foraaking indoor employment for ihe equally lucrative outdoor work of diiiv«ing a car fur Mrv. The age limit for ehanflbura n»- mairw at 18 yeatv deeptlje a titH whidh warn introduced at the recent nemnon of tba Legtelature to \reduce the a«p« to 17 yk^rs. Copitw uf the 1918 itoube HMjitor v«/hiicle law will woon ibe off tlxe prem. They wiDl conDaau all amend- mente and may be had by applynntr to S

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