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Circulating in Freeport, Rockville Centre, Baldwin, Rooaevelt, Hempatead, Merrick, Bellmore, Wantaph, Seaford and the County of Nassau
Vol. 2 No. 21
FREEPORT, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, N0VEM3ER M. 1914
Price Two Cents
ELECT MRS. HERVEY Hazardous Scenes of European IKING HAS NARROW Wilful Excise Law Violations BIG XMAS BENEFIT HEAD OF SOCIETY; War Described by Freeporter I ESCAPE FROM DEATH Productive of Master Sermon PLANNED BY POST
Catholic [Ladies Society of! . peca of fighting the Ruuslans. "They
Baldwin at Business Meet-! ^""fope When War Started j ^^^^0^ ^e civilized," they said, -so we
Hugo KarngUt Tells His l muFt kin them." I saw over wo.ooo
Experiences
j Russian and Servian soldiers, prlson- I ers ot the Hungarian.s, Kiad to be cap-
ing Select Years Officers.
Church Foundation Fund^
'Increasing. Series ol Card] yairiotic, enthusiastic n«go ko,.. ,, , . , .u , • ., . .
-.> . ¦ f f I > rk • ! ' ,, tured because of tbe kind treatment i
Parties to be Held Uurmg '• sut arrived in FreepoK las^ week dl-
Winter Season in Efiort to!'-' '"¦" «- '-»" «"« >»"¦•«''-"';'; ZZ^^^TZ I.'I TJ
I Of the European confl/ct. Few Ameri- [ '^s of the scarcity of food and high | OWell 1 reasurery jcan.s have bad abetter opportunity to ! priee.s are not true. Food was abun-1
i witness and appreciate the ha/arder- j dant everywhere and if any dealer
Daniel King of Baldwin Entrap- ed in Burning Home by Flames fr im an Elxploded Oil Stove. Handle Slipped as Stove was Carried to Lower Floor. Stairway En¬ veloped Quickly
f-k r^ r> r» I jnip"is- the orpoitunitits for meeting, A Gigantic Christmas Celebra
Dr. Saul O. Curtice Preaches f„, ,,^,,i„,,„ „^ ^.j^,,^ ,„^.i^, i„^„.
to Saloon Keepers on "The course, for games of varied sorts. The Modern Saloon ; striking decorations, the luxurious
all
The business meeting of the Cath-
ou.s experiences of the, war. .As he olic Ladies' Society of Baldwin was , preened hm former business sssociates held on Tuesday evening at the haaiv \ along riailroad avenue he was heard of Mrs. Charles Hervey on Grand ave-! ^o repeat again and again the unu.sual nue. Four new ladies were added , stories of his voyge and trip. to the already large membersnij..' ^r. Korngut left Freeport bouna
Driven to the upper floor of his home by the flames of an exploding oil stove which blocked his path and forc¬ ed out on tbe roor oi me nouse by the chocking smoke and heal of the flre,
"who is giving liiem authority to vio¬ late the law, to remain' wide open
Daniel King of Seainan avenue. Bald- from eleven to two and three o'clock win. narrowly escaped deatli last Sat-! in the morning and to traffic ou Sun- urday evening. Flami s of fire were | (jay as well as any other day
asked a price higher than prevailed before the war, he was arrested and it found guilty, severely punished. The wives of soldiers are allowed twenty- live cents per day, In our money, to provide for each child under 7 years;
Mesdames Frank Hurley, Joseph Wat- fo*" ^^ native country, Hungary, June j and over 7 years, twenty cents.
klnson, Collins and Charles Hervey. ! 27th. In the four months of travel j "Americai^ were told to wear small I gushing out of the windows as the I Alert to the situation and deeply in- The re-election of officers took!''^ visited cities and the surrounding j American flags and they were safe ! firemen arrived in time to carry the | terested in thp welfare ot the village,
place, Mrs, Frank Gately, who had i ^*^'^*^'"y ^ *^11 »' ^^^ warring coun-, from the fire of any nation. The Ger- almost suffocated form to safety. Tak-' Dr. Saul O. Curtice preached last
been president for the past year, pre-1 ^'"'^8. including Galicia, Budapest, Vi-1 mans treated the Americans very
Biding. Mrs. Gately was renominated ! ^^f"^. Dresden, lierlin, Holland, and j kindly and did all they could for
but declined to act again as president, j London. Although Kurope was at! them. I never saw as gay a city as
stating that her home duties needed ! Peace wlien he started, Mr Korngut j Berlin, it reminded me of Coney Isl-
I furnishings, the brilliant lights.
Angered anil agitated by the con-; these things are secondary, to the
tinjiod violations ot the excise law, j man'.s business tho sale of alcoholic
the citizens ot Freeport have begun a ;''rinks, for the money there is in n.
The saloon, and each saloon Is af¬ ter all the business it can get. They are out to make more business by In- loon, as an institution, hf-o a legal ; creasing the demands in the fieU< right to exist, they do ask pointedly, | ^.^ere tbey already s.il. s<>cond, by
campaign to know how and why. While they appreciate that the sa-
tion is Pledged by Nassau Post for Benefit of Freeports Needy Poor. Contributions of all Kinds are being Sent to Office. Society Concert to Raise Funds to be Given Early in December
en to the house of a nearby friend he ! Sunday evening from his pulpit on
was treated by Dr. Luther Kice. \ "The Modern Saloon, its Work and its
Shortly after eleven o'clock, Mr. ' Worth." In an open letter through
King started down stairs with a light-1 the press, he invited the saloon keep-
her time, and that alie felt that some-! h^ been there but two weeks when one el.se should Uke the nomination I ^*r declarations were made, troops
and continue the work. Mrs. Mac¬ Donald also declined the Vice Presi¬ dency for the same reason. Jt was
mobilized, aad larmies started toward the front.
In an exclusive interview to the Nas-
conceded that the past year with Mrs. j •'^" Tast Mr. Korngut related his ex- Gately as President had been one of \ perienees among the peoples of the commendation. j hostile .stiites. "Before 1 could leav>,
Mrs. Charles Hervey, who has been 1 Hamburg it was necessary to secure an active chureh worker, although'* Passport, which I afterwards came not a regular member ot the Society : *» "^*'°^ ^""y highly. Had it not been until Tuesday evening, was nominated ; ff"" that and the little American flag and unanimously elected President, j'^hlch 1 wore 1 would have prol>ably Miss Sarah Dempsey, Vice President! ^^pi mustered into the Germany army and Miss MacCarran. financial secre- ^t Galicia 1 witnessed the hurried ma
and, full of joy, shows, singing and ed oil stove. He reached the middle i ers of Freeport, who attended in a laughter, and as the soldiers march- of the flight when the handle slipped j jjody ed through the street they sang and ' out of the sides. The stove fell head
the i)eople all joined in.
"Germany can put 1,500,000 men In¬ to the field yet, and every one of them will flght to the end. All the other nations cannot crush her. AJl the !
long down over the stair carpet cover-
In a broad, comprehensive dis course, he laid bare the skeleton, tht
ing it wilh oil. Instantly the etove i fiesh. the raiment, and the life - the
exploded, the oil on the carpet Ignited purpose of its existence. Although he
and the hall was a mass of flames. ; made no allusion lo the .saloonkeeper,
Realizing his only way of escape \ ^g extended an invitation to them to
tary. It was found that the finances were in excellent condition. The members, nearly all of whon» wei*.
wounded soldiers say, 'LiCt me back was the roof Mr. King rushed back
to flght Russle.' They hate Russians upstairs and into one of the bed rooms
because they are barbarians. Not one latter to be forced out by the heal,
soldier in the field today is Tinder 20 The fire department reached the burn-
years of age.
"Germany stands for great things. She has done wonderful work in the arts and sciences, in fact in every
field of human progress. Such a na- the flames under control, tion cannot peri.sh from the earth. It will be a long and bloody war unless
bilization of an army. Al 9 o'clock
one morning all men between 20 and
40 years of age were ordered to report present, were highly elated at the ^°'' mmtary duly. At nine p. m. that great progress made toward the end «*"« evening they were equipped, j Germany wins. But I saw all I wish- In view, a Catholic Church In Bald- supplied and boarded a train for the \ ed of war and I am mighty glad to get ^jn [ field ol action. back to America again. Very many
A monster Five Hundred and En-' ^^ Budapest, the Hungarian army \ ot my relatives have gone tn to the chre party will be held at Southara b I s'-emed actually happy at the pros-! armies.
Hall on Friday, December 18. Thej — _
proceeds will add materially to ^^e Urnpn>||'ro l/IAI ATF IAW Foundation Fund. Every effort wil! , *"'^»»^"™'¦ "J "lULiilE LA If
be put worth by those Interested to |
make the coming card party one of | Frank Wood of Roosevelt to In-
ing home which had lighted the whole skies, in unusually quick t:ni= and af¬ ter rescuing Mr. King fought the flre
correct from his pulpit, if they liked,
any erroneous statement which they ' SAUl. O. COlSTice.
believed he had made. The church opening up new fields where the de- was well filled and the public thor- mands for their goods may be creat- oughly interested. We print the foi- ed, and the modern saloons are wise lowing extracts from tho sermon: to all this and steadily endeavoring
The saloon! What is it? F'irst, it to increase the number of drinks its bravely. Within one hour they had j j,, ^^ institution, ^ place where aico j present customers will desire to pur-
i holic drinks are sold. Second, where chase and trying to attract other
the biggest affairs that Baldwin has ever had.
The regular bi-monthly Euchre and Five Hundred of the Organization will be held on next Thursday, the 19th, at the home of Mrs. Charles Hervey.* Already fifteen prizes have heen promised as donations. A large attendance is anticipated.
HAZEL LATTIMIER TO WED
Popular Bellmore Girl to be Wed- ed on Thanksgiving Day
vestigate Careless Violations of Law
At the instiBEticm of the State au¬ thorities Frank Wood, of Roosevelt, sealer ot weights and measures of Nhs- sau County, has been conducting a fearless campaign in the Town of Hempstead during the last two weeks. Although he has repeatedly warned the store keei)ere of their careJess vio¬ lation of the law they have failed to heed his advise and now every viola¬ tor is hailed before the courts and convicted.
The law which is a simple one was proposed and adopted through the efforts of Mr. Wood himself. It pro-
ORGANIZE SKATING CLUB
Society La^es from Roller Skat¬ ing Club to Meet Once a Week
The fire was a total damage. B/tLjj,,,^ refreshments than alcoholic drinking men. the lower part of the outside frame of brinks may be had. Third, a place ' It seeks mature men as customers; the hou.se stands. lie parried $3,000 I jj^j.^ ^j^yggmguts of one sort or an-j men in the prime of lite: b'jriness insurance on the 'house and $1,500 onL^j^^^ jj^e provided. Fourth, a place men; professional men; iabonng thg furniture. The loss exceeds ^.jjprp people mny meet for business men; men just out of college and get- $6>0C0. conferences or just socially, or for a ' ting ready for life's work; weak
game of c^rds or for other games. The \ young men; strong young men; young
modem saloon is a business proposi-, men who will drink; women, alas!
the modern saloon Is a place ' yes women, for the saloon invades
'for retailing alcoholic beverages; It j the home and seeks to make drinkers
In Company With Other L. 1.} is not a beneficial inatltution. It Is for its own profit out of our wives
"GEN" JONES OFFTOSOUTH I™
Delegates She Leaves for Nashville
j establshed and maintained for the ! making ot money, and the most mon-
and mothers. II does not overlook the children, and it would create hy
Miss Rosalie Jones, the veteran suf¬ frage general of Long Island In com¬ pany with fifteen other prominent co¬ workers from the State and Island left New York City Monday afternoon for Nashville, Tennessee to attend the u*- tional convention of Woman SuITra-
12th.
Firemen's Hall will be the scene of a pretty wedding on Thanksgiving Day at 5:30 when Miss Hazel M. Lat-
tlmier, daughter of Eugene Lattlmier
a retired New York Biinker, living on | vides "that all meats, meat products. Clarendon avenue, Bellmore, and Ho-, and butter sliall be sold or offered for ward E. Wood, son of P'rederick Wood sale by weight. All other commodi- also of Bellmore, will be married by "es not In containers shall l)e sold the Reverend Thomas Braithwalte of or ottered for sale by standard weight, Wantagh. 1 ^^'^ ^wh weight, measure or count
Mlsa IjUtlmler will have for her, shall be marked on a label or tax al- hrlde's maid, Miss T. Schramm, a cou '\ tiched." Kvery storekeeper when a> sin. Miss Marion Latilmler, a niece of sells produce must mark on the label the bride, and Miss Alice Wood, a the weight. If he does not It prevents niece of the groom will act as flower the sealer from defecting fraud, for skating cluh.
)9 girls. Herbert Colvin, a cousin of the he can say, if the package does not j —
¦ groom Is to be the best man, and weight what was paid for, that the I Lieutenant Southard, Jr.
One of the latest social organiza¬ tions to be formed in Freepori is a Roller Skating Club to meet one ev¬ ening a week In Brooklyn Hall. The membership will be restricted to a
limited number. At the termination | ^'sls which opens November ot the weekly meetings, the clah will t\pve a light collation at the Hall.
A name has not yet been given to the organlzallo i, but al the first meet¬ ing on next Tutsday evening the mem¬ bers, most of whom are pip-ninent in Freeport society, will take a vote In consideration of an appropriate one.
Music has been arranged t..... rn"* in the near future. It is piannea xw have an Instructor to teach the mem¬ bers some of the fancy figures and dance steps. It is planned to hold a number ot socials and possllHy a car¬ nival at the end .of the season.
ey possible. II is, then, a business, a shrewd devices, an appetite toi buslnefis of selling alcoholic drlnUs j drink, in the little children, the sweet for the money that may be made. | faced boys and girls ot our home,
The other refreshments, the amuse- i (Continued on Page 4)
CONTRACTFORROADWORK SUFFRAGE CLUB ELECTION
To Elect Officers at Meeting Held Today in New Headquarters
! Supervisors Continue Work of Improving Merrick Road
j The Board has made a contrao ^ jg prophe.Mcd that todays meet
j with the Standard Bitulithic Co., for j j^g of the Freeport Woman's Suffrag the improvement with Warranite of League will be largely attended. The ; P^'rniitted to enjoy Christmas day In Merrick Road, east of Rockville Cen-j f,]p,..ujj, ^j ^.^^ officers for the ensuing 'he same proportion as ourselves.
I tre, from Oceanside Road, about 16000 ; j.^^jj,. j,, ,^ ^^ the principal matter tak- W^lch the Issues for the results of
A gigantic Christmas celebration and gift party at the Brooklyn Hall on Christmas morning for those who are poor and without the funds to purchase the nece.<;.«itles of life—that is the pledge of The Nassau Post. The campaign is on. The standard ia raised. We call on you, readers and citizens of Freeport, to rally »or the cause. ( ontributluns cf cash, cloth¬ ing, food sappiiea ot all kinds, candy, toys, all will go toward making soma father or mother, some little brother or sister, happy and glad-hearted on this anniversary day.
Kach isr.ue of the pai)er will con¬ tain the result of the week's work. .\ complete list ot contributors will be published. All contributions
.should be left at the office, 22 South Grove street. Mrs. Mabelle T. Jack¬ son, associate editor, will have geu eral charge of the work and act as treasurer of all funds.
-Mready the canvass has proved more than successful. Clothing prom¬ ised Is being collected and brought In. Merchants of the village have signilled their intentions of not only contributing in cash, but in large quantities of supplies. .Several whole¬ sale toy houses have promised their aid to help brighten the hearts of the little ones. Look over the cast off clothing. CanVnss the frlenda who may not have read this issue of the i)aper. I./et'H have one united effort to make a Christmas celebra¬ tion which will excell all others on the South Side.
A monster concert and musical will be given by the society folk of Freepori to swell the funds. It will be held during tho first week of De¬ cember. Tho program is being ar¬ ranged. Talent of all parts of the Island have ccnstented to assist. The program will be th© mosl attractive and brilliant ever presented. Tickets will be out within the next week. Re¬ serve your Beats early.
The call has been issued. Join with us in the work. It will make the task easier If you seht your contribution as quickly as possible. Let us be sure that those who are needy are
feet east. This will make tiie Merrick
GENERAL' ROSALIE JONES
en up. Road jn good traveling condition | The Ileaduarteiv; of ihe Uague for P inrough the entire County of Nassau, i ,,,j. „.j„ter is on id'.t.-me lourt.- The U'lst Thursday a special meeting I j.^ij.,, j^ ,„.i„j, j,..,.,, j„ (,,(,. ...Tpacity , was held for a discussion with the : ,},r,j„^,j the courtesy df Mr.s. I. 1. Kl-! citizens o? Florjl Park, regarding the , jg^j^ij ^^ Smith street, and it is in- curb lines and .«idewalk levels on the I ^g^^,^,j,jj^ j^ j.^j,,, tl.at.nrh week ihe MiKS Jones is accompanied by the foi-| .Teri('ho Turnpike, running through |„jj|,jj„^ ^^.j]] ,„, m„.„ f,,j„, two to six lowing Long Island women; Mrs. I that village; the matter was carefully j, „., f,,,. d,,, gathering together of The club will be an exclusive one. james L. l^idiaw, Mra. Wilmer R. | discu.^sed and laid over tor further _.,,, ,^,0^, .^^,l^„ ^^^ interested in the 1 one joining without the consent Kerns of Ro( kville Centre, and Mrs. O. (onsidt ration. "N-otes for Women movement." Ques-
P. Belmont of Hempstead. I'pon application of (ounty (lerk tions concerning women siiffrai--e will
It is expected that with tne open-' fheshlre, .N'apoleon B. .Mulliner of |,,. ^1ii.;,.„.^K( d. Ing of the convention, a bitter fight Hempstead .'.nd Augustus T. Remsen Kii.nds of l!ie cau.se \\\\\ meet ai;d will be tn pro.uress. It seems that just ' of .leilcho-were appointed as assist- \,fj;,, ,|,,, joshing of the .New York before election Miss Alice Paul, a ! ants to the secretary ot the Board of S'ate Wninen'.s Suffraire ('aini)algn for
fhtv' work. Be sure your name ap-
ity w 'la rs.
$5,000 SUIT FOR INJURIES
Mrs Selma Wendland Brings Double Suit as Result of Auto Accident
of all the members. This Is the flr.st time that Freeport has had a private
Ralph Wood, George Wood, Walter buyer asked not for a quantity but a; Lieutenant Fredericks, who came ,,,ader of one faction of the .suffra-' Canvas.sers, at a .salary ot $,V00 per ^gir,. poes are invited to attend and Schramm and John Auperin will act package. , home from Vera Cruz on a leave of gists, called the Congressional Unlou. I day. tell why they are foes; the indifferent
sent out a Democratic black list, ad-' ,1. Edward Downing of Mineola was^j.^ to |,p welcomed to listen and de¬ vising the women to work *-saina [authorized to ajpporlion the mortgage pj(]p which side to join. men opposed to suffrage. It is fear- tax for the year ending October 31, j u jj, expected that new life Is to ed by many, that this movement, has 1914. jhe injected inlo the Suffrage League
as ushers. Miss : Lattlmler-s raiuer; Mr. Wood arrived in Freeport Wed- absence, by order of the Stork which will give her away. , nesday and in a statement to the had bf-en hovering around the South- Pink and white will be the predom- press said that there were plenty of ard home on Merrick road, was re- Inatlng colors; the bride wrll be violators in Freeport and that he warded on Saturday morning last.
gowned m white satin with a vall fast- would make arrests the moment he ^ when a seven pound boy was born In injured the cause and the women are I Upon petition of 29 interested citl-! of Freeport Meetings which have ened with orange blossoms, and oar- detected their careless work. The re-, the Nassau Hospital. Mrs. Freder- bitterly divided over the work. zers. the Board passed a resolution to heretofore been few and far between
rylng a bridal bouquet of llllles of the ; cords of the court relative to the work leks, the mother, who was Miss Mabel "General" Jones has been assigned incorporate Into the County road sys-; ^t,, bo held every week as stated
valley; the bride's maid in pink chlf- will be published next issue. ' "
fon, and the flower gins cre»sea in pink and white. The Hall will be dec¬ orated -with ferns and pink chrysan¬ themums.
Southard, is doing well, and the boy, young Junior, promises to fill all the exipectatlons of the proud parents.
Ecfwarda Argues George Caae
Ex-Judge Elvln N. Edwards left on The pretty home which Is being built Monday for Albany for the argument for Mr. and Mrs. Fredericks on Park
to several Important positions in the , tem the highway known as Broadway, | ^bove. The full minutes of the mpei work of the convention. | In the Village of Malverne. \ i^p. will be printed In next week's Is¬
sue.
To Present Annerican Flag L. 1. Waterway Meeting
On Sunday afternoon, Dect'mber 6, On Friday evening of this week at
Aiter an elaborate, supper, the bride In the Appellate Division, in the case avenue, directly back of the old South- at 2:30, the Grand Army, Moll Post, Fraternity Hall a meeting will be held i
and groom will leave on the midnight, of Harvey J. George against the Long ard home. Is nearlng completion. .^.,„ prpgeut an American Flag to the for the consideration of Jamaica Bay
train for Atlantic City. On their re- Island Railroad Company. The case. I Methodist Sunday School. The cere- and South Shore Channel improi^
Mrs. Selma Wendland of Valley •Stream hus brought suit for d;iin;i;'i's araiiiHt r.olirrt Oiblile of V;il!ey Sii«;i!ii ;iiid .Mis .John Knox ot Lyn- lirook. thioiiirli her attorney, Elvln .N'. KiiwMiiIs for five thousand dollars damages. The suit arises out of a collision between an automolille driv¬ en b.v Dibble it) whi<h Mrs. Wendland was a passenger, horse and carriage driven and owned by Mrs. Knox.
Tlie complaint alleges that the col¬ lision was caused by negligence of the drivers of both vehicles. Mrs. Wendland, at the lime of the accident, was thrown aralnst the wind shield of the automobile which resulted In her face being badly lacerated, and her nervous system shocked. .She also al- I leges that she suffered serious Inter¬ nal InjurieH.
turn, they will reside trlth the bride'a , which was to hav«e been argued on The SUte va. Wm. Cameron
' mony will be an interesting one. Rev- ments. Mr. N. B. Kilmer, secretary
parenta la Bellmore. | Tuesday, waa not reached unUl Wed-| The case of the SUte of New York , ^^end George E. Bishop, pastor of of the Jamaica Association, will be
Mlsa Lattlmier gave an elaborate neaday. Prealdent Roland M. Lamb agalnat WilUam Cameron, which haa; the Methodist Episcopal Church, of present and make the principal ad- birthday party Uat Auguat at which accompanied Couneelor Bdwarda In been pending In the court, has been Rockville Centre, will make an ad- \ dress. It la hoped that as many real¬ time her engagement to Mr. Wood, the intareat of the vlUage ol Free- mored for trial by Diatrict Attorney I drj,„ ^nd a special program haa' dents of the ricinlty as can, will at- waa announced. Port. Smith for tomorrow, (Friday). j ^e^^ pUnned for the occaalon. I tend the meeting.
Extensive preparations are being . .
made for the New England Harvest xo Give Barn Dance
supper to be given al the Methodist on Monday evening, November t%. Episcopal Church of Roosevelt. The the Women's Auxiliary of the Rock- affair will be given under the auspices vllle Centre Club will give a Bam of the Offlclal Board, assisted by the Dance at the club auditorium. Ladles' Aid Society. The supper will j plans are well under way for a be aei-ved from six to nine o'clock, | very successful «vent, and the com- and a real genuine New Ehigland ! mittee have left nothing undone to flavored meal ia promlaed. I add to this attraction.