The Unofficial Ne%vsp3per of Nassati County
Maj3?au
VOL 1 NO 23
FREEPORT, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1914
THE WEATMER
INCREASING CLOUDINESS
SUNDAY PROBABLE SI^OWERS
PRICE THREE CENTS
WILUAMS IS LIKELY
CHILDREN DANCE AT FREEPORT CLUB
TA cvrrvvn wc! nnw ^"^'''^"' ^'"''''''""' ^'"'FOR PERTH AMBOY TEAM
TO SUCCEED WLLDUN Civcxi by iheir instructor
Freeport "Wiseacres Retired Merchant is Slated For Trustee Appointment
^ IS FAVORITE OF EIGHT CANDIDATES
Choice Will F'robably Be Made at
Nest Meeting Harmony
Sough*, in Silcction
Joins Jersey League This Season —Pettitt Returns
As foreca.'iled in The Post Mrs I
„ ,. ^Sn^inolli^'TX'Hriire?, Third of Four Freeport Youths!
Believe crclnes of the cMldn-n's clas-'^es at
the Frefport Club on Kriday evening
wilh a lame nuinbfr of participanis
; The parcntH of the children were in-
! terested npecfalors at" thf event. Tlx'
I lanKO, the- hc.Mltalii.n and the maxixe
' and oiher niodf rn dances were enjoy- When the f'erth Amboy. N. J., base- ' cd. Many of the younc people won ball learn openH lis sea.-^on this after- iiicritfd a!iproh;iiicn from their elders noon wilh an exhibition jiatne on iH for tlic «l(-,cr manner in which they home Kiounds. the tall, paunt llRur;- perfoiiKcd. Ucfrei^hiiicntH wcr«' .«frv-, of Clamic riopcr. of freeport, which ed durlnir the csenini:, , has bt-<n < on.-iii'Uous on a hundred
Anions Ihone who parM'lp:i!r'd In the ball li(¦l{l.^ in aud about Kreeport dur- event were: Eleanor Kinih, Kran(e.« iuK the past half a decade, will be in .Meadon, Olive Totft, Katharine I'latt. I ihe line'up as ciicher. The Kreeport iifleu Post, dra'-e I'oHt. Klizabeth ¦ boy Hiartcd y«'i:t.>rday lor New Jersey (.:ariuan, Lillian ("to; s, Hetty (^uiii- i cily with wIiom; team he haf. "ligned"
SOPER OFF TOiBACKSTOP, Inner Workings of Freeport's Telephone FARE REDUCTION AT
Exchange Described in Word and Picture FREEPORT UNLIKELY
i.iin^,'.-', Maiie .M.iheiv KH/.abetn Mtibee .\delaide Siilhi-ihind. .M:ir,K<ireL Cofiee. Loraine Satnn:oi!.'--. Julkl.e ("ol'l'ee Helen Kin;;. Louise Cll,use. '•IMlly i!al;er. .\ldie .Milbiink, .^^e^rul Ny^-ieii. i;ioi.'-e .Sumner, .Mat,t(ih fJoi;;ild lOd- ftard.', Alfred .Nygren. Hich;;!d Cole, , , , , 1 i,i .1,, Lav.ieDce t'limmini;^:. Chalet .Milbanl:
Who are lntlmu,ely connected with the , ^,^^^^^^ ,^^^^|.^^ Thoma.s Spence Jr., Al¬ bert Sutherland, Cleortce IJaktr, Ken
Although 111. re i,!.,f heen considera ble speculatioi iii oni.', KreefKUter.H as to who would Ufet'ed Uul«-rt I'. \V'el- den as a niemter of the lioard of Tru<- i tees, lhe hlatenent i.s made, by those
for the season. While i( is his fits' came in thi- Hud on Uiver Lea.uue. hl^ nuiiieroub friends and admirers on Lon;-' Island freely ;re<llct that he will "make unod,"
Soper \^ lhc tliiid of four Freepori boys to start ou a profes.-fional has*'- i ball career this reason. "KIk Liill' ileiriii,!4 is [ilayin^ wilh the .Vew York iUauts, and will probably croas bat:)
uduilnistratlon today, that Silas A
Williams, a relired >:raln and feed mer- i ^^^^^ Vou,^llt, llolmerf Swezev, William i wllh hia erdtwhile teaai. mate on .May
chant, will he i.a:ntd for the I'l"*-^' ^ | (jr^j.^., o. Orace, Theron Miller. i 10. "Joe" Peltit, who went to th»
is expected that tho appointment will , _ Panbury, oCnn., has rcturaed after i.
be made at tliu next meeting of Uic , ! ......(.n. ir, uuicii m. was unsucces'ful
trustees. RECRUITING SUFFRAGISTS IN FREEPORT l •LV^Meany. captain and llm base o'
It Is appan nt that political free-' port, or at li ist thai,, faction which Inclines lowar I the present hoard. H ¦ favorable to \.illiani.s. He Is spoken of as a inan wlio would be acceplable to bofli sides in lhe ••vent of a com¬ promise, and if otlierwl.<e looked upon
UB a favorite among some elKht can- The recruitin;,' season of the siiffra- didales. ui.'"ls in Freefiort is about lo be?,Mii,
Tho resinnaiion of Welden left the j Tl'.e leaders are aeiively eni-^mea. Vilhit-'e Fathers divided equally ac- speakers of reputjitlon have consented cording to th"lr iiolitical pi eference. ' to.visit here and a kci ies of meeiinirs
Leaders of "Votes For Women Campaign Open Season
President Uol; nd .M. Lamb and Trus tee Krnest S. Uandall, represent the ICtlzen's Pariv element, whilc! TriH- tees Daniel I' U,.jnor and F'laiiklln Hedell are knovn lo be allied wilfl i'W faction that i- 'loininaied by .Smiin Cox, who was defeated for re eleciion
hav<' been aiTan,L'ed. Filled wilh th>' enlliiisia,~iii of conventions, those more [irominent In Ihe work in the village have decided lo leave no slone unturn¬ ed in I his,.eflort.
The lir.-i ot the series of ineetinKs will be held next Monday afternoon at
in the past el 'Ctlon. In the event of the home of .Mrs. (ieorse II. Parshall. there being but I wo candidates for thc i 1117 South Ocean avenue: Mrs. Knos, office. It is likely that a deadlock ; of the New York State Sui'frase As- would hold up the ,-ppointinent. j sociation, will be pres.-nt and assist in
It in entiiel; likely lhat an effort | the work. All tho;.e interesied in suf- will he made o (lioo.se a man, who : frage are invited to attend, from his cpinii Ications for the place, I On Wednesday, Ai-ril 29. stnriopti- would bring ah lUt harmony among the J can views will be shown at Prooklyn trustees, and thf: > Is every liklihood \ Hall. The speaker of the evening ha.; that the choice will bea businessman, j not yet been selected, 'this Is a dls- Wllliains was iu,-;illoiied as a candi-. tinctly a public meeting and all are dfite fur truste! al the last election. ; cordially lli'* itrd
Among the la; :es that have beet- mentioned as iO s-ihiliiies for the ap¬ pointment are 1-Si il. L'Hoinniedieu. Archer B. W':-.II;i;-e, Thomas P. C. Forbes, jr., Etiw.,id U. Oollard, Wii-
Satiirday; .May ", is Idm jiendencc Day for w<ineii tli«ri slate over and .i (itling ct'ietiration has heen arrangeil here in Freeiiort. Mr.s. Raymond Brown of New York Cily, wi"I be pres-
Ilain II. Patten on. William F. Cornell. : en and cooperate in the work. Mrs. Charles MoUoy arid J)i.ivid S'ltherland. ' (-. DvNishl I!;iker, recenily elected del- Of Ihe <ani! d.iU*.'two have been egaie lo tiie Suffraue Convention to he trustees of tin Milage hefore. They held in Kochester this y(-aF has prac are Patter.son a idl Collard. Cornell tically completed th<j e si-nti.ils of lhe was once Chiei' r)i\he Fie-'port Fire ; open air tiieetlng.
Department ani >^:u1l;erland was men-i
tioned at the !hH primary ns a nom-: Candidates for' Nassau Comrnissior inee for TiiiHee. H.. did not run, | Tlie Kev. (Jscar Maddaus of Man- however, and va; not named. Ihassci. former controller John Lyon,
-_ I of Uockville Centre: Counselor ,lames
L. l)ow.-;ey, of Great Neck; ex-Sheriff Charles T. UeMott, of Ilempslead;
{former Congressman. William W.
. ('ocks, of (Md Wei-tbury; former Dis-
Lodge Will jTake Possession of, (rict Attorney Charles N. Wysong and
Charles 1-:. Hyde of Port Washington and Cciunselor J. U. Coles Tappan of
WIU RE-OPIN MECHANIC'S HALL
Being Some Observations by Tl c NassauPost's Wornm Reporter ov. Her Tour of Inspection Through One of the Busy Places in Town About Which People Know Little With Interesting Facts From the Lips of Experts
By Vio La lllwood Ever visit a te'ejihone exchange? Ever see how th3t mysterious young j |,.;ivels along wires oveihend and un lady known as "Central" performs her duties? Il' you never have the oppor-
IM THt KETltailvlC
tunny Is now open, ^nst stop in at ilie .New York Telepholio's office at 2ti .South drove street aid make your own ariangements.
When lhe assignment to visit, the telephoni' e.\chnn)-e was givon to me, 1 jumped ut the chance. The tele-
l^OOM- MELUO Oit^L^ AT teST I?uRlM<a UJNO<
MC?U«
an electric curr.j.nt in moiidii. tliai poi i miI.,-i-i .bc-r;;. If the.-e calls ar*^
for F:ec;,(Ml sub.=!cribera, the ofoiafo." dergiound and Ii,gfil.s one of tl'o tiny cotiipl"'"s tliem on the 'A' boiird. If electric lamps in .he HwitcIi».oard. To ' th.e call is'fiom puolher ofrice. how-| t'ermir.als, was len*i,.:
Piihlic Service Commissioner
Emmet Hears Testimony
on Gecjrge Application
I I. R. R. DiSCRlMlN.ina,^ IS ALLEGED
Ask that Rate De .Mide Equil With
Wreck Lod—.Sainc Distance
Fr.) n r^.-niiiij
UeprcKeiitative cilizeiis of Froeport.
iiclmling Villaue I'lesid. ut Uolnnd M. !.ii,;;.b. Trus'ce Krnesi S, Uandall. e\- .'.iMice LlNlii N. ril\\;',r(Js. Ci)uii.>-elor NiJnoy IL .Swc/ey, Willi.uu Lllison, E i", <,;i:dc;rlee\c. Jw.ipa ii;)>i!or and 'ir.iMH, vcie piescut yeslerday at a !(:iii!j-^ hfiore Wiiliaui T. Lminet, of
:.e I'ulilic Servi-^o Commission of the ,¦ 11 iiud Distiict on the application pf ;!;trvcy T. (tlorgo lor a reduction of t.iie hciwten l-'it'<i'oit ami tho oLni; l>l;i^id Uailroad 'ermlnals i!i .Manhat-
an and Hrooklyn. The tei.tiiijony of
:!<! icvcral \\ i'lie.s.ers s< ened to bear (,>:il tho alie-ation of Crorge lhat the railrouLil wa.-. disciimin.iiing against Kreepoii in tin- ma.tter of faref-. as an ovideiu-e of '.\liiiii ii was shown that t;ie f:ue U) Wi''-i-k Le id. which is a
reuier di.slance from eitli"r ot the K'ss iu each
it In the sa
tliig signal the oicrat.-v- re'^.ionds by inserting in ll-e boh or '.in.'-verin,.; jack' Just below the v'leclri'- himii. ,i bra.s.s ping aiiaclied to a cord. Sh" .¦^ays, 'Number, plep.^e?' If your num¬ ber is In-the same e.\chan,'-'e, the oper- , , , ,., . .a'lOr takes a con'.panion plu-'. jiusl:o,;
phone had always been a bl.g •J'"^^.""" it i„,o the hole or •muliinle jack" des- bo:,nl imirkcl -lii,, k-.Mile iVn're" and
mark to me. 1 had, often longed toU,„ated by the numb, r calle.J. oper-
see a real live telep.iope or-er.itor at Lu..., ., ^^y ti.at ring.s the hell on Ih-^
work—to hear the 1 undreds ol tele- I
phone bells rlngin.g a id to witness for
ever, for soi-ie Fiee tl-e i-all cc)r,!es into tl Ihe operator (-oiiipicfo way. Listen.'' ;
I We were staftding behini! an 'A' op erator. She said ••licx-kville eCntir 2\y." Iilu:.;::ed Inio a sei-'ian of llu
! iusiance.
three successful high school teams, ii preparing to leave on May 1 for New¬ burg where ho will try out for first base against "Young" Oan/.el, versa¬ tile infieider bul :. weak baiter.
Soper lakes wiili him to Perth Am¬ boy the hopes of F'reeport fans beside an enviable ba.seball record. He has he^h playiOg the national game aliiio;-;! siuco childhood. He probably would i.dmit if asked thai at leu he was cap- lain of a "kids" team that had any¬ thing in and about Freport literally "licked lo a fra/.zle." However, when the Seaman avenue groinds finally be- (;ame a ii'.i'i-ca for the sport lovin;.; youth of the communily he was a reg¬ ular visitor and hall pla>er there.
When Soper bej'an lo look clumsy in short trousers, he netcred high school wilh an ambition to become a star re-' gardless of sl udies. and he did. Dur¬ ing the seasons of 1911, HI12 and VJl ', he cauglii behind liie bat for the High Schol and was considered one of the best in the league. In 1911! he was backstop for the Henipslead village team and often appeared in the line up at Freeport. Al Anienia, N. Y., he
myself tho hustle and bustle of an ui to-date exchange.
It took a little cov.rage, but I pre¬ senled myself at tht telephone com. pany's office and e,\p.ained briefly the object of my visit tc Charles A. Uy- der, the Local Mana :er. He greeted me with a smile ane gladly escorted me to the Cenlral O Ice at 30 West Merrick Koad., Upor -:!ir arrival there 1 was inlrbdiicedi'iS'H. C* Orth, lh'? Freepori Traffic Manager. Mr. Orth also smiled. The telephone smile seemed coniagioub. "The Voice Wilh the Smile Wins," was in. unquestion¬ able evidence.
"Just what did jou want to know?" asked Mr. Orth.
"Kverything about the telephone," I I replied.
ontinued an?".veri!r;'o:her c.ill-i. "WlieMi she leci'lves tl:e call for telepl'.one called for, .?nd you're lii , Uockville Centre." c.vp'.aimd .Mr. Orth, ' Freeport, but lit communication as soon as the peisor ; tlie 'A" o;-erator ht're Tue-.-ed a Iniiton . the tare could bt called an,s"i\ers." I „n a si.ecial. triuik IIik; running to the
"How simple," J ventured. ;•]$• boaul in Uockville Cenire She
"Yes. it would lo if there were no called the nnmber. The UockvilK' 'ifs', 'buis', and 'ands'," ! ten're operator was pl\i.g:;ing in on
"Can auy opeiaior on lha! board, line I.o. 1'!;; on hor board. \\ lien the conned any two of your suscriliers?"' liockville Cciiire oi»nator rang. tI;o Mr. Orth bowed poliiely aiuI in the vti-son anf,:wpring Hk' call .,wa!-. con- affirmative. .i nected with the Freeiiort snhsrilu-i •
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"Then what Is all the rest of tlj^ ¦ "Xha', n/ike.s it .art of :\nn\\n mu i.ird for?" i aSl-cd. ' ;ti|)!e tyslcm." I suggested.
'Just simply a multiple of tliat pact in fiont of the op ralor," wa--' the rc-
i>iy.
"Uut wliat Is the need of (his hi" board If one girl can give you any number in the exchange?"
"One girl can give you any iminher bul she could not tegiu to give all llie numbers that al'. subvcrilier;! might
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"That's a preiiy apt d answered Mr. Orlh.
As I stolid v. I! I Chi Iig, the Uockville
Centre cuniiection, I lunjceil tlio light
associated wi'li tla; cailin,:' cord i x-
inuviiisl-ed. "Tli.u," said V.r. (Jrtli.
."scignilU-^ that the subsciilit.-i cailid
4 has an.swere(l."
^.fpiioso," 1 renruj-lvcd, ''tiial I'.-
"That's a pretty big assignment your ask lor. She would be overwhelmed. ligh' continued to burn, wieit tljo!!."
Quarters "bn June 1
Freeport Conm :1 No. i,l, Jr. O. V. A. M., lessee of lie fiateriiiil rooiiKs in the Uealty Uuildiig, which were riiin-
(llon Co\e have-^hoen mentioned as candidates for the committee of seven cillzens who are to recommend a sy.s
ed hy lire i-arly -n March, -expects to tem of government fpr Nassau (^oun- retake possession of them hy Jiim Thc rooms will i) • ready I'o.- oeciipan
, , .. ^ c .r. 1 row of young won-en seatea before a
played tor a part of the season a yeir j i^ng .switchboard, on which Hashed ago winning new laurels , buudreds of liny electric lights.
Ihrough all of his high school car-j ,.Ti,ee are no bells in the central f.''r.u^T''"JM!r„"" ,«^'^''';i^""""' "'an-I otfice." explained Mr. Orth "PJvery- yV-!.'l2''l°'lL l.'''.!,'"'"f;-u!..''''\"_''rll''/'' ¦ •!»'¦"« i« done by Ilgnls. Uelore your
voice reaches llie ceritral office by
things
editor lias given you. bul I will be j Kiich operator is titsignod. to so many glad lo take you ihrough the exchange I subscribers. Il is necessjiry to have and show you one of our busy "Talk ; a sufficient number of oiieralors to re- Shops." This is the place." I. entered I c^ve and hand'e all cnlls at the biisi- and stopped, something ' seemed j e-st iieriods. belween 10 ar.d 11 o'clociv wrong; there was no noise, no shout-I in the inoiniiig. In ihaL hour o.e- ing, no bells ringing—just low mo-! 900 call,-^ ;ile handled. Fach n\-i-v;>.:<i\- noioiioiis buzz of conversation and a can connect you wilh any ::ii!i.sf-iil er
"Tini would caii,-ie lhe e;i";'alor ; I'.ng at regiil.'ir iiitorva's. S!ioiil(I 11 . till,---!! iber fail to an.¦:^\er nt'ir tliri. ii.iL-,.s vwthin a miiiiitc and a lialf.
cy prior ui that I'nie, but the Council will have :io furpishlngs.
combination to beal. When the Free
IKirt Lodge of Elks begati to arrange ip,,,p„^^ ^^,,p,..,, i,,,,.,.^,,,i,, ly in contormily <.n the bill inlrrmuced ; ior a team to meet Urooklyn Lodge in i,^^.^ i,ap|„'ned. The liftint; of the tel¬ ephone al your home or office starts
by A^semblynum V eed, passed by..ttij^ '¦ June of last year, one of iho lirst men leieni Legislatur.! and signed by Gov-|ihey sought was Soper. His playin;; ernor (Uynii. The committee is to hn
you as kfor vithout leavini her i-i at." "I should think that v.ould Ic-nd ,o
all i:o.'-|.s of comrlicalien,-;." I ie!!-,?rk-
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time •l)iil!ing-ln'." , "I'll show you how \m
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It is intended to have th" new fix. apiioinied by the Load of Supervisors
The bill authorizing appointment, gives the commitire power to appoint an ulioiney, lease quarters, hire
ture In the lodge room thor Highly ui to dale. Tri-i-haiis vill be inslalled for use of principal olficers and arm
chairs installed for use of members clerks and stenogriphers. nt meetings. A railing has been jilac , I c*l about the room to protect the wall F. H, which Is lo be paneled and tinted In
was a feature of lhe contei;t.
Soper's record speaks for itself. Dur¬ ing his Ihree years of high school hi! maintained a Kaili'ig average of .40ti and in neiiteen games in 1913 allowed only seventeen blolen bases, at the
! samo time batting .SiJj; also he stole
S. Discusses Mexican Situatior | 40 bases himself. His fielding average
PIONEER STOREKEEPER ; WIND RATTLED DOORS AND NASSAU SUrFRAGISTS AT RETIRES WITH FORTUNE FRIGHTENED 2 SERVANTS HEMPSTEAD CONVENTION
An extemporaneous speaking con- is .972. Fandom knew him for two
cream color. Pedestals of preliier de-1 test upon topics relating to the Mexi- I season as "Home Uun Soper." In th',;
sign than those foriiie'Iy iis;h1 and of ! can siiuatJon heiJ In the Freeport i game iwth Adelphi In 1912 with three
la,rger size will be a part of the decor-; High School andilorium on Moiidav | nien o;i ba.se he let drive a three bag-
atlve scheme. | afternoon. A week u,go Ward C. , ger thai .scored the bases and on La-
The Illuminating s.-heme ljSr?nim , Moon, Supt. of Sctiools suggested lhat j bor Day in the following year he hit
The Illuminating service is to be im- the senior class should be prepared ¦ two homers in one game with the
roved by the iustallailon of half clr-j to make spoedies on curerul lopic.i j Hempstead team against the Kirkman
uliir domes about the room Instead i and on Friday the first contest wai | A. C. I
f tho antique chandcUers. Drop announced. If the Senior claas fail
ghta are to fuiujsh illiiitilnation ai \ to handle the question in a creditable
e desks used by the liuducial and ^manner the Junior class will in all
cording officers. ! probabiliiy be called upon. ""
A new Uaymore piano will be In- j
ailed lu the room, new di sits, car- East Rockaway School Meeting
et and other fuinishings essential >o ^ The annual school mteting of the
make the room a complete fraternni ¦ Fast Uockaway School Dislrict will be
abode. j held on Tuesday evening. May 6. The
The Royal .\rcii Masons. Uoyal Ar- i budget of expenses for the coming
'Joe" Salts Sells Cigar Business
After Fifty Years—Came Here
Afoot With Pack
After fifty-four years of active busi- In his lime Soper has playetl against nesa In Rockvill.? Centre and Lyn- practlcally aU of the star minor lea- j brook. Joseph Salts, one ot the pion- guers who have visited this section I per slore keepers in this section, has He has caught behind "Andy" Coak- ^„,. „,_ .... . , ¦„ i, ,
ley and "Art" Petty, who is Known as j ^oJ'J ""^ '^'^ interesls in a cigar husi- ihe Christy Mathewson ot Suffolk , ness In the former village, to Charles County. 1 De Mott, son of the former sheriff of
Freeport Police Went To Porterfield Over lO'O Ucprescnlative.s Present Place Residence But Scare Wa> Over
Witches of the auclcal time? neve- played a meaner rn'ank than did tho
lit rulisoriher.
¦p' li'i.ird atul ¦ Although the matter was not decid¬ ei at the lieaiiii.g, if iiio len'nrks of tlie Commii-sione: can be t .ken as a ciiionon, his; di'< isioii. whieh will be :ian(lcd«dou-ii next week, will In no v,ay altect iin- hue at Freenort. The ConiKii.ssumer t-'-.MMod to appreciate the coutcntion of disci imination raised by tlio men who weie present from iid not believe th-it tleil eased in justice to the oilier villages along tlie Mon¬ tauk Division.
C, L, .\dilisoti ."ppeared for the rali- I o.ul .ind 11, L. Smilh, Ceneral Passen- ,^er Ai.oiii, was a vlthess. Iti his tes ti':o?iy .Mr. Smitli spo'-.e of the rela lion of rate;? alouj; ilie South Side airl uvcrred Hint il would be contrary to '.iie bat.is oi'rale n'l.'iking to reduce lh > f.iie.-s of a wlioli; i;i\i,--ioii lo meet lhe foiuliiioii ari.sing .i', one pla.-e.
L'.-Jud'-e Kd.\ards apptated as i-oiinsel for Mr. (ii-oige. Tlirou,:.',li the iesiimony of tiie se\,.ral wilnesst'S ii:<i;i,-!il out UkiI Hit.' Imsiness at the s '!i:!,.r stations and olncr pliiees had ::!:1'. rc-d inaieiially because 'jI tne high t:\u- nt f-iie. It Sl 01,0(1 to be a con- »i< iisus of o;iiiiii)ii tli.-if ihoso from the eiiy, wliii visii'ihe lishing griiunilR of ;lie Smitli Side, .,i)ul(l eiime 10 Fre>»- poi t in pioiei^i-iK 1.- lo \\i(;ck Lead if the'fares wen? e-jiMl.
Tiie applicailoii nf (.ii;orgjB for a re
iluniou ol' lare nv;is made on behalf
'if (iie bu.'iliH-ss men ami iiiei eliauis of
!ie villif.e, '.Oio believed thai ilie rale
; houM be lilt- sai. t; belv.ei-n points
eijiiaily disiimt from llie ii'iiulnals
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If tlu- deci:-iuii of III'- (diMnissloner is favor.itile lo llie applicaiim, nn in- '-rea-(- ill ti^e f;-.ce of X'.'ieck Lead may 1..- i.iaile. In tlie mum lime, Iiowever, Ijiiels v.iil be hubri.iiieil by thc coiin- el for lhe lailroad iJinl Mr. eCrorge. i'he dcoision will probably Ijc banilej iloAii on Fliday oi next wei-k
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—Prominent Women Speak. Offit^ers Elected
Written For The Naisa>i Post. The convention of lhe NasMiii L'oun
ants of the Mechanics, will move into Ithe refurnished quarters, "ae lodges I have been meeting lemporr.rily In thc
Fraternal building on Uailroad avenue
IBALOWIN BOY SCOUTS BENEFIT
Strlea of Motion Picture Entertaln- menta Successful Flii?,ncially
Presideni Uoman Dobler and Trustee Cyrenus Lent.
Panama Canal Lecture at F. H. S.
An illustrated lecture on (he Pana¬ ma Canal will be given in the Free- port High School auditorium ne.xt Friday evening. May 1st. by a well in¬ formed engineer vho has spent a num
JOHN LYON TO ADDRESS MEN
Former Comptroller Will Till< on Fl- ' nances of CTjnly and State.
' Hon. John Lyo/i will be tli,- ^uest of \innnr iil the ret-vlar mreti'ig of the .Men's AsHoeiail.oiL of Ibe St, .Mark's .Melliodist EpLscojial Cliiir«'li of Uock¬ ville Cenire. which will be hold al th" - lioiiie of Louis Nl ff, .''J .Maple avenu" on .Monday night,".^pl il 27. Mr, Lyon A ill speak on tl:'.' finaniial problems (if the Stale and .N'ass;ui County. Invl- lations hjive bi-eii sent to i.c men of the village.
• Tlie Men's AssorirJion has experl- eneed an Interc'Siing giowth during tho [last yi ;ir. The followlnc meiubers of 'he Church.sei-\e-in their viirious ca- play a.gaiiist the Cuban Cnamploiis on I "j^Vheu Salts came to tlhs part of ' (11.30) the head of the hou.sehold and ' toa. New York,'presided over the : l^'"^^'"'*"; a^- ^f''"'"" ¦ Pt'cident, Fran': May 3 and against the New \orK Gi-; i^one Island hp was afoot and enrriprl , , ., . , , ' , j ¦¦ ,.r ,, , , .i i'- Paylls; first vli e-iiiesldeni, Ceorg'
ants (possibly with "Dig Bi'I" in the I a S'k on hil hack Ills SrstlrU. ¦''^' ''''^^ "'"'"'' ^'""' ""^ ^^ M.end-the ; meci ing.s ar^d directed the work of Hh--, ; fj^.,^.../. ,;.,„„j .,)„. |,r,.,, i,.,.,-,: Donall line-up) on Mny 10. The Perth Am lover the open country of oLng Islam' ' P^'^'i'ns "^' '''¦ nei:;l.hor's. Before the , convention. Mr.s. W e*;ks of New "Vor'.i Fraser; third vice president. Charles
wind on .Wednosilay night on two ty Women Suffrage A;-osciition was young women from the W'est Indie.? held at Hempstead on Thui'^lay nfiei- einployed as Ber\ ants on Porleifield noon, April 2:>. There were cotu ider- Place, Frteport. The rartlln.? (;f, ably qver 100 women presont. lepre-
, a storm window sash, so,frightened the seniing the suffrage dubs of Nassai
^rt"^''\ l^ i"^ eighteen weighs about | j^^ssau County and strangely "enough. 1 girls that lliey Imagined that burglars ¦ County. A spirit ot reHrm-cefuluess 150 and is five feet ten Inches tall. He Ky thp sale thP hiisinp-;s nasse* intr n^, j ,,,,
has nlaved In nraetinllv everv nosi- .u u ¦//,.,,. Vu Jl were trying to fori e an entrance to : and enilui.siasm prrilominated the ^ ,, . , ,._ . . , ,.,,,.,.. , I Pi<ijea in piaciu.iiij evtiy posi | ,^g hands of a familv Aliich has been i
canuin. Daughters ol Liberiy. Daugh-! years amounts to $,,phi> will be voted ! Hon on the diaiii6nd except pilYber. engaged in a simila'r business since i''^^ dwelling. war:; of the couvoiilon.
ters of America. Fore-^ers and some : on. Two members oT the Uoard ofi With the Perth Amboy teun he will ; jg^g ' " | '[i^^, pjri.s were alone at the time' Mrs. Harict May Mills of Uinghani-
other organization which are subtea-; Education will be elected to succeed' ••--•••'• ' ., . -
boy team will cros bats in the flrst league game of the season with th; Philadelphia Athletics on May 20.
Miss Miller Visiting at Lynn Miss Florence K. Miller, daughter of
was a toilsome one He traveled ! fause of tl;-- uoise which frig-htened ; iCiy, delivered a forceful prodamaUon something over 200 miles. But he | the servants had.been .solved, the po-j of suffrage ideals. Pr.jsidei.te ol tin? made money from the start, enough | u^.g ij.^jj ^^-1 calle<* out to round-uu : local sufftage cKubs reported on the in fact, to purchase a horse upon his !, . , , , , i .i „ i.„„^.>^ ,f'.„ .„»..»..-w;-,
return imagmary burgla^-a. \ work ami the Inereafte of tn'ritttjershti.'
It was In the then farming conimun-I Patrolman Stanley Snii'h was Iirst The Carrie C;hapman*CaU constitution
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The attendance was excellent and the Present Rector With Gold Chalice Iflnanclal.gain sujsianlall. Tho parishon^rs ot the St. Ray-
The moving picture show was ont mond's ,H. C. Church, Lynbrook, pre- lof the last of a series of entertain- j sented Father Nicholas fracey who Ij Iments which have been giv-n for tlu i fliling the pulpit durin,u the tempoiary jbeneflt of thc boys during the winter, i absence of Father Carroll the rector.
hostess in a most romantic manner ; g^oe strings to farm implements during a trip to bouthern Pines, North gr he engaged in .he tohacco hi
t^arolina.
iTo date over $200 has heen raised to Ipurchase equipinut for th military or- I ganization.
Th last of the series will be given ¦during the month of May. One of thc Ireglment bands of New York will giva
with a gold chalke.
Lynbrook Fire Council Organize*. ¦The counsil of the Lynbrook tire de¬ partment met at the headquarters of — • j the Chemical Engine and Hoso corn- Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson 0*f to Cuba, 'pany on Tuesday night and organized Mr. and Mrs. Ceril Hendrlckron. of for the ensuing year by electing" Geo. Ocean Side, left on Wednesday for Cu- j Smith, secretary; Jaiues Smith, col- ba wh«r« they will ipvnd 8«v«ral lector aad WilUan Stephaay, tr«aiur- > v««ka. t at.
lunds: fonrih \l-f I're.-.iden', Andrew IMwards. jr., fifth vice pre*ldent, C. \\. rinUham; ser-retar,»-, L« on Cooper and tiea.surer, U. P. TrttJ^iiU
Ask Increaee In Wages A coniinlllee of three con«lsilnj? e^f Charles Searles, John Ryan and Ed¬ gar Ilul.'e. repre; ent L'lg the employees of the munlcfpa) w.Tlter and eleclric lighl plant of Uockville Centre have asked' Uie Board of Trustees for an Increase in wiig'-.--, T'^cy claim that their hours are long .nnd tlu.y are pblLred lo wprk continually at night. President Bulson assured them that
Lat- ! four minutes. , tary, Mi'ss Irene Davlaon of Lynbrook
business I The head of the household and hi,-. ¦ tieasurer, Mrs. Edward Lewis, of fCast and amassed a small fortune He wife were ende.r.orln? to allay th.; Hempsteud; chairman, ,Mrs DoMon raised a family of ten children, nine fears of the frightened servients when Uobinson, of Henipslead. Mrs. C. of whom are at piesent alive. I tbe polhe arrived. An effort was D.vigUl Haker. of Freeport. Mi?3 Ro- ,. ,
In his retirement Salts will devote ! made by the police lo search the house , .salie Jones of Port WashiT.;^ton and '>!(•>¦ ^'""•''^ '¦'^''f-^ ""« consideration himself to farming. He la over sev-| but they were Inform.-d this was un- Miss KU/.ube'h Lewis, or Last Moa- from the Board.
necessary. It was found that tha dow wereeleclefl del-.-g-'it-::'! to the - -—-—-
stor nisash of the window was loo.^e stale convention,to be held at Roches- Captain Darenberg ard his men de- ter early in Oc'i,ober. parted after receiving tho thanks of There nre now eight active clubs In the householder end bi.5 wife for IheL- Nassau Couniy and twenty-one cii- promftaMl ia aaiwwiag tb* okU. Uiai im the Arat Aai>eul»ljr Dlstrlot
enty.
Wrights Back to Oceanslde Claude Wright and family have opened tbeir bome in Ocean Side, afte,-
Dentons Return Fron Flcrld*. Mr. and JSrs. Deleihater Denton, 8r., after sri^ridinif the winter at Palm Beach, Florida, havf returned lo their boua at Kast Roekaws/.
