THE NASSAU POST: FREEPORT, N. Y, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, «, 1914.
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cont, commodious Municipal Buildings THE NEXT HOUSE borne a good reputation, or a member
for the transaction ot its business, | If the Democratic party loses 72 of any of the so-called learned profes-
,)roper and adequate shelter for our members In the Fall election it will slons.
(lne fire flghting apparatus, e proper lose its power In the House of Rep-! (Signed), A Free Porter--j»We, one-step and we hesitate
room for our village officers to meet resentatlves. The Republican and Pro-; ——
and transact business, and a suitable sressive party vote combined two I THE HBLPING HAND
lOom In which to hold our infprioi years ago, was greater tbau that of > Words and Music by Henry M. Covert
I ourt trials and public hearings, at Democratic Congressmen elected in i First Verse
•f-ast you have acted upon ths as- '¦ 79 districts. In 14 Congressional dis- j Travelling through Life,
• umption. . tricti* Democratic Congressmen were , In this world of strife,
Yxju say by your acts, that you think plooted by majorities of less than 1,000 | We should do our best from tlajy to
the President and Village Tru.ste«s should meet in a comfortless, cheer¬ less, uncarpeted room that must Im- liart .something of its gloom, chill and poverty to the most ardent reformer. You may be satisfied with the buying of flne flre flghting apparatu.« and al¬ low it to be placed in dirty, old, ram- .lie shack buildiiiK-s that should be cii'lemnfcl if the attempt were made to u.se them as stables. You may be-
voies. These facts prove that the! day.
Democrats hold pow^r by a compara-^Klnd in word and deed,
lively slender promi.s^ of its contin- And to those who need,
uity. It is this fact, together with the Lend a helping hand upon the way.
swing of Progressives back to the Re-1
publican ranks and whatever dissatls-i Chorus
faction may exist over Democratic leg-i Do the pood you can,
islation enarted that causes Republi-1 For yonr fellow man.
in leaders to base their hope of con-. Lend a heliung hand to those who fall, trolling the next House. And if the -Many hearts are sad, Republican party could cau.s-e the vol-j Try to make them plad.
The nlgbt is turned to brighest d«> As the yachting seaaon fades away.
^A^dyfox trot too at rapid rate, Ini Nantucket* we,didge our wlv^, '^^he constant comrades of our lives.
And now, kind friends, ere we depart Let each one pledge both mind and
heart To make our great club greater still— And tor this toast your glass please
flll.
icve that the young men of this vll-' era. to fully believe in their politic* J Lend a liand, and do your best for all.
A WEEKLY PAPER
'I'Ik- diliiT'-ncf- helwt'cn a wise man and a fool has been epigramaticalb deJined. "A wise man liiaiincs hi.s mind, a fool docs not."
Wliile the Nas.sjiu I'ost makes no IMciensioii to a monoiioly of wisdom, still it is possible for il lo acknowl- i.'dui' a iiiislakc and try anil rectify an tiro.".
UeninniiiK v.ith this miinber the [I.'Iper will be Issiifd weekly instead ot senii-wetrkly. We believe It better lo issue one big, good, mealy paper, just as jrood as we can make it, got if out on time and have it up lo date in ev( ry way, than to >;et out two pa¬ in rs [HM' week that ni;iy not he all we could desire.
Th(( subscription price of the iS'as- sitii Po.st is $1.00 per annum, strictly i'l advance, and the 'li numbers will lie wfirtli it.
TO THE FREEPORT COMPOSITE Cities and villages often bear a striking iiseinblance to some individ¬ ual wo know. .Some villages seem to have' il chronic giouch and some are sweet and cheerful. Some get into certain ruts, and nothing short of an earthquake seems cnpa<ble of lifting them out.
Thave you seen that milr. oat gentle¬ man who rtdigiously believes that if he eats an apple each and every day of his life, he.will live to be a thou¬ sand years old, win health, wealth and happiness both here and hereafter? Harmless sort of self-hypnotism, we say. The apples consumed may not help him attain cjuite all he desires, but they wont hurt him or the com¬ munity. And the faith he has in their efficacy will help him. For profound faith brings about results that people deem miracles. So the one-apple-a- day man goes his way and we hopS the crop may never fall him—or us. Another harmless individual be¬ lieves it slow suicide to eat break¬ fast. He insists that two meals per day are enough for anyone. We all indorse this fact. He probably eats less in two meals than he would in three. Food is dear. Anything that increases the supply or husbands the amount on hand is welcome. These fads harm no one and probably do somo good.
But when a fad works harm or has a tendency that way, and surely if that tendency is toward working harm to the ones we love and propose to protect at every cost and hazzard, our women and children, the case as¬ sumes a different outloo<. We de¬ mand that the old man eat more ap¬ ples or abstain entirely, as his duty to the commune may appear. To the two-mealer we say he must eat only one meal per day or he must consume six, as the good of society may de¬ mand. If they own property we wish, we cooly set aside their little deeCs, condemn and sell such property anu hand over the proceeds, if any such chance to be left. "The greatest good to the greatest number," is ever the commune's slogan—except to those that are hit.
Most villages and cities are man- made. That is, that numerically large class, the women and children, have had little or no part in the enactmeift or enforcement of the laws that gov¬ ern them.
This somewhat engthy introduc¬ tion brings us home to Freeport.
Let us make a composite individual of the Village President, the Board of Village Trustee, every offlcer con¬ nected with the village administration, as well as every male citizen that holds property and has wealth anu Influence ta a greater or less extent. Now, this Is the man we are after.
Now, sir, you doubtless have the i legal right to decide In your own mind
lase will maintain their splendid en¬ thusiasm and discipline as lire-tighters and protectors of your property with- ut decent or suitable accomnioua- icins boirig provided for them.
You may bo so profoundly self-.sat- isfied that you think that the dignity .uid proper enforcement ,«j( the law an be maintainetl if .it)nti&v presides III a hare, dirty room ill an old Iniild- ¦. a ictim .so utti'ily comfortless and uninviting Iha'l we hope the goddess of Justice is as blind as sbe has been lictuied. Pri.soners are glad to es- "Mpe from this room to the jail. Many of our wealthy residents would refuse lo store their favorite automobile In such a [1011. During some imiiortant a^c. lilifc ilip Carman hearing, r.ov,- ;;ioiid llii.s citizen must have been vijile conducting some city visitor to (llir '.Municipal Temple of .Justice."
Let this sanio citizori ko to liltl' nushluf-'i Hempstead, Rockville Cen¬ tre, any old place, even Hicksville, iiul see '.ho.w much they surfiass. In hese general acconiiiioda tions, the 'iiiost and host town on the (Miliro Isl¬ ind—our town Freeiiort.
.Ml tlie above uii|ileasanl conditions lave boon subinitted to for years. liiil ;io]i it conies \p a failure to [irovide i!o([uate room and proper conditions for school children and teachers it is ime for citizens to protest, .\iiil this [irotest should come from al) < lat-sos without regard to race, sex or pre¬ vious condition of sorviUide.
It ,i£ true that a new Fclmol build- ing is in process of construction. It should hffve been ready for school i opening this fall, it was sadly need-' ed. And this will relieve the conges-1 lion bul a short time. I'lovision should at once be made for the future increase. We can do without many 'liings and have been compelled to, as j intimated, but we cannot afford to, de¬ prive our children of every facility lOi gaining an education. We can play a higher rate of tax if'the choice lies between that and lack of school room. The prevalent belief is that there are sufficient funds provided if wisely ex¬ pended, to provide every child with all things needed in this directon, and every teacher with no more duties than he or she can properly discharge. At the present tim<> the number of pupils for each teacher averages close to forty. It is too many and the rooms are over-crowded. Mr. Com¬ posite, why not wake up and keep your pretty town on the map?
roformation, that hope might be well
tasod.
FREIGHT RATE INCREASE
' Tlio railroads have come before the lulerstate CcJmmorrf Commission again asking'that the 5 per cent rate increase be granted them. Their re-
¦ est for a re-hearing has been grant¬ ed. The roads in the Ohio Valley were permitted to increase their rates liy the decision nf the Commissioner 'ast July, .lust why it was granted In one portion of Ihe country and denied in another, is not clear lo tho average layman
Tlie truth soenis to be that many of the railroads are having a hard time to inill along, and thiJi Is enually true rf many bu.siness men that pay tho freight bills. It is up lo the Commis-
ion to weigh all the facts in the case and fry and deal justly by -all. ^There is no doubt brii wbat many of- the railroads have retrenched to almost the dans'or limit, and the country can¬ not get along without fairly prosper- mis railroads.
Second Verse In the race ,for gold. Re not hard and cold. Help the wrecks you moot upon the
strand. And the good you do.x Will come back to you .-¦liould >ou ever need a liflpinsr hand. (Chorus)
Second Verso. I'loiif^h Life's ups and downs, When dame fortune frowns. ';'
n -.'. collaBe or a palace f;riiiul. V\her>^ e'er it may be, \\'hen distress you see, .\ovor fail to lend a liolpini: hand. (Chorus)
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In.ly tlie
por cent publish
llowiiij; leiier soeuis to orij
viov.s of (|iiite u I ospoelablo
(if tTiis coniiiiuiiity. so we
il just as received. At any
rate, it is worth reading, and the writ¬ er is a fierson in close touch with thei
linys of rosid
'nts in this vicinity. Editor.
THE DAV OF PRAYER
Last Sunday was generally observ¬ ed as a day of prayer tor peace in all hufches. War seems to ever have the effect of making people devotion¬ al. Of course, opposing factions be¬ seech Divinity for exactly opposite re¬ sults. And, of course, it is not possi¬ ble for even Omlnipotence to grant both prayers.
Be all that as it may, the prayers offered in America last Sunday were generally unanimous in a hearty de¬ sire for peace for peace sake. Ther* did not seem to be much stipulation as to the terms of the peace advo¬ cated, probably the petitioners were willing to leave that solution to other intellects than^'their own. And there but little doubt but what prayer has often been efflcient by its power on the individual who offers it, by putting him into the mental attitude to attain what he prayed for.
It will cost the C'zar something to restore the Kingdom of Poland. It will take away from Germany about "26,000 square miles and from Aus¬ tria 25,000 or a territory about the size of the state of Indiana. There are about 30,000 Poles in the German army, and a still larger number In the Austrian army.
About two weeks ago Germany made an official report of Its casual¬ ties from the war. It then stood 5,393 killed. 16,150 wounded and about 5,000 missing. There has been a lot of talk about the deadly machine guns, men being mowed down like grass, being killed by hundreds without leaving a si^rvlvor, and yet it appears that In peven weeks' fighting which had then elapsed no more had been lost than the Union Army suffered at Gettysburg, at one battle and only that this Tillage does not need a de-1 three days' flfibtlng.
I'ilitor of tho Nassau Post;
As Ihe time for the trial of Mrs. Carman approaches, public interest is acain revived in this murder mystery. It is the general public belief that the District Attorney of the county was very successful, from the prosecution's point of view, in securing the indict¬ ment of Mrs. Carman on the charge of manslaughter in the flrst degree.
As far as I know it would have been an utter impossibility to have secured this verdict had it not been for the purely circumstantial evidence of two witnesses, flrst and chief the dictograph, second the now thoroughly discredited testimony of the man Bardes.
The dictograph has passed away and Bardes Is rapidly passing, as far as any credibility can be attached to his evidence. The putty woman, Col- man, has been made over and knocked out too many times to even count as an individual.
The dictograph simply gave its sil¬ ent evidence that Mrs. Carman had been jealous of Dr. Carman. Now, Mrs. Carman may have been born in that state where they ever demand the most accurate knowledge, and are satisfted with nothing but the positive proof of visual testimony. But when she learned, by the evidence of the ictograph, that her husband com¬ bined all the virtues of an ancient .To¬ seph. she was satlsfled, and only used the wonderful instrument to beguile the time away and enjoy the novelty of this marvelous machine.
Attorney Smith must have produced some wonderful testimony to la/ be- ¦ oro that grand jury "that caused them to consider the supercedas proceed¬ ings and issue an indictment for the unbailable offense of murder in thb tirst degree. Or else he possesesd a '.irand .Tury of auch an obliging dispo¬ sition that they were moulded and formod as readily as Celia Colraan herself.
Even so, if I were in Mrs. Carman's place I would be quite as willing to go to trial under the present indictment as under the former one, for no jury can send a woman to the electric chair on purely circumstantial evidence. Over-cautious and a preparedness for every possible contingency are ever confessions of weakness. A man once made his house so burglar proof that he could not"break Into it himself. All that the people demand is a fair, square trial and the use of every pos¬ sible means known to the law to cl,ear up this mystery, without any regard to the future reputation of any one In¬ volved, whether that one be a District Attorney, a woman who has always
Resolution Adopted at Nev/ York
State Waterwrays Convention
Favorable to Canal
Kesolulions of naramouni inipoMance lo citizoiis of Freepoit, in fact all Long Island residents, were introduced in the, convention of the Now York riato Waterways Convention, held at Kochestor a weijk ago to-day, and^ were unanimously^iiiproved and adopt¬ ed.
The projected protoctod waterway w the South Side of Long Island was deemed of great signiflcance n'ot only to this section, bul all of New York State.
The resolution provides thai as a
survey has been made by the govorn- inent for the bays on the south siur; of Long Island from Gravesend and Tamaica Bays through lo Peconic Bay, nearly 100 miles, to serve as a pro- Iteclive intercostal waterway, the cost I of which is .l^l'.OOO.OOO, to be borne Oiiually by the government and the state, the New York Waterway Asso¬ ciation believes the walerwiiy neces¬ sary, not only for the proper develop¬ ment of the agriculture and manufac¬ turing of the stale, bul of great value to the state as a whole.
The resolution further provided that the Executive Committee further, jiared and 'ntroduced in the coming Legislature, a co-operative measure providing for the procedure of the work under this plan.
The resolution further provided that the Executive Commute further, through the next Legislature, the in¬ terests of other canals of the State, exploitation of which was Interrupted through the "mix-up" at Albany, wherein Glynn suddenly succeeded Sulzer as Governor. The eau-'* refer¬ endum bill is framed to take care of these matters and expldlte canal re¬ lief through the State.
WILLS PROBATED IN ,
SURROGATE'S COURT
Henry Agnew, who died at Hemp¬ stead on September 21. left a personal estate of |3,000 and realty of unde¬ termined value. His will directs that | the estate shall be divided equally be-' •.v.c'ii his widow, Mary .Vnn Agnew, a 'fSfon, William IL, and a daughter, Ann ecelia Agnew. Will is dated Aufjust 1, 1914. i
.Nicholas Nad^eii. late of Freojiort. oft $.",00 personal. The widow, Kath¬ erine, two dauL'httM's and a son, share ;;.o iiileslate estate.
Thomas Huostuii. late of tUoii I'ov. . !i aves, 1,'y will, an estate of $l.,"i00 roal md $li*0 por.sonal. The estate got s U) fhreo children, equally; .lanies, ."¦rthur and VAUi Huesltt^. ^
I'tiiest Lov.enboin, rHTP'oT'l'lockvill'' I'onuo. left an estate of over JlO.OOii
^1 atul-ovor ?10,000 personal. Thive- roiirths of the estate goes to tho wid¬ ow. Katherine, $3,000 to a niece. Ma-; b(d. anil the resiilue to a son, Ualiih. ' Mr. Loweiiboin niado his will a few hiMirs before his lieath, on .Viil-usI 2i> j last. '
Transfer la.K apiuaisal on tho os- tale ul CiUla Freoiuan, late of Jericho,, shows that she left a net estate of .i;21,2Sl,14. The husband, William V. ••roeiuan. u'ets a life estate in .$13.t;("0. , Two sisters eacir get $3,100. Tlio ! ¦;mie aiuoiinl toes lo a danuhter v.iiilo Ihe ri'maindor is sharod by iitphow.- am! nieces,
'rhoiiias Hiillor. who flied at Clej.
'('VO, on May 2. las', kd't a not estate
e; .:ril(;.-,(i !»,-,. The intestate estato is
¦ "ibutod ;i.s follows; Kalhorino T. j
Huibr, widow. ;$ lli,:',2.'. 17; tliri'o sis-|
lots. .Mary. .Icihaniiii and Mnr'^arot I
liuib r, each got if",.'¦.'4.2,'.. and three [
nephews. .Iohn. .lanios and .lost'iih i
¦'"!i r. each gel $7,r,,-,4,2«. j
.lolin IT. Wood, late of Kockvill"
.'.¦ntro. loft an estate of *2,448.bS. Tw,. j
Mills and two (laii.L-'htors shaio [h.oi
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MAXSON YACHTING POET
CoTiposes and Reads Poem cf
Merit on Club and Dinner
at Festive Board
Henry L. Max.son of this village, at the annual dinner of the .South Shore Yacht Club, one of the most success¬ ful and enjoyable events of tbe sea¬ son, held jiiisl week, read tbe follow¬ ing poem composed by bimself ap- propo of the dinner and the club mem¬ bers:
The South Shore Yacht Club's annua!
dinner Makes thin folks fat and fat folks
thinner. This dinner of ours is a wonderfui
treat, There's plenty to drink and plenty to eat.
I
We're friends one and all (gathered
here
At this, the close of the boating year. Sons Snd daughters of our (^rowing
club Meet as one family and elbows rub.
The Commodore at the head table Makes a toastmaster most able. Our ladles too with becoming grace. Add cbam and beauty to tbe place.
Sweet strains of music fill the air Driving allray ail tboushts of care. ,
The Telephone Ranks First in Economy, Efficiency and Despatch
CORNELIUS CARMAN
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
GROCER
VILLAGE AVENUE AND SOUTHERN BOULEV ROCKVILLE CENTRE. L. I.
New York Telephone Company.
I take great pleasure In saying that If it was not for the adequate telephone service I am receiving that I could not give such promptness to my customers.
At least another clerk and delivery wagon
would be required if a personal call had to be
made to secure the many orders that I receive
by telephone.
C. CARMAN.
As a selling medium the telephone ranks first In economy-—
because the cost is far below the expense in¬ curred in personal travel;
In efficiency—
because it is a producer of results in greater quantity than can be obtained in any other way;
In despatch—
because the smallest possible space of time is consumed in carrying your voice dire?^ to those who buy.
Does the telephone rank first in your selling organization?
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