The Unofficial Ncwspaper^of Nassau County
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Tiie Unofficial Ne%vspaper of Nassau County
VOL 1 NO. 38
FREEPORT, NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 17, 1914
PRICE THREE CENTS
$6,500. BLAZE IN |Views of Randall Building During: Blaze f'OLD GLORY" RAISED RANDALL BUPlNGi Monday Showing; Vamp's Perilous Work! AT THE ELKS' HOME
East Wing of Brooklyn Avenue
Structure Swept by Flames
on Monday Morning
LONG DELAY IN GIVING TUE ALARM
Clouds of Smoke From Rear Shed Preceded Breaking Out of Fire- Two Stores Destroyed.
Volumes of blacK smoke rising from ibe rear of the building of Georgf Howard Randall on Brooklyn avenue opposite the Long Island Rallft^^ad ste tlon, apparently from a subniergert blaze, attracted the attention of a «oniparatiTely few persons on Monday morning. The atmosphere was heavy tte day gray. Rain fell intermittent ly as it had throughout the night. Ai though the smoke rapidly grew dens er and flames finally shot skyward an alarm was not sounded until 8.38 perhaps a quarter of an hour aflei tte smoke was first noticeable.
The Randall building is a two stor.^ Btruciure with stores on the groun'' floor and apartments nbove. It is a part of tho same building in whicl Brooklyn Hall and the Crystal Thea tre, a motion picture houte, are Io rated, and occupies a site midway be tween the new Forbes Block and ih< residence of its owner at the corne. of Grove street. The rear of ihe eaHi ?wlng was Iff flames when the first ap I>aratU8 arrived al_8..42 and the volun teer flremen began to combat the stub born blaze.
It la the belief of those who flrst in¬ spected the building, while it was burning that the ftre had its origin in a low shed attached to the rear of the east wing. It was there that the firs' flames broke out. The shed is at thc back of the store which was occupie''. by Charles Howard, a Chinese laun- derer, and his brotlier. BoLh men were at work when the fire broke througn |he dividing wall and swept through their apartments. In an effort to es¬ cape, thenuelves, they lost together am.ounts said to aggregate about |70. beside a large quantltq of clothing and white goods belongiug to custo- mers.
Adjoining the Chinese laundry wa.-- a Btore in which Mrs. Mary Stowell conducted a woman's exchange. She occupied the apartment above alone and was in it when the firo broke out. She rushed to the store in an effort to save her wares, but her egress wa.-' cut off by the flames and Fireman Sea¬ man was obliger to carry her from the building.
Before the second alarm was sound¬ ed at 8.52 the full rear of the wing was a seething furnace. Trees were strip¬ ped of their leaves by the heat. The Bhed was almost entirely consumed with a large supply of paints and oils stored there. The super-structure pf the building was quickly ignited. Long tongues of flre fanned by a damn breeze from the southwest threatened piles of lumber In the rear and thc remainder of the building.
There are flve siorea facing Brook¬ lyn avenue. The two to the west are used, ono as a hardware store by Mr. ^landall, and the other as a music and novelty store by A. Robinson. Botn of these were damaged by water.
The flremen made a gallant effort |o save the building, but precaution ary measures were necessary to pre feat the spiead of the flames. Streams were played on the brick walls of the Forbes Block and the adjoining por¬ tions of the frame structure. Tbf- vamps mounted to the roof on exten¬ sion ladders and fought the flre at close range. The entire strength ol the flre department was concentrated Jthere for over an hour. Trains bound In either direction were delayed.
A great crowd witnessed the flre Mrom the station plaza, express plat form and a grass mound, paralleling the tracks, upon which the legend jt'FREEPORT" is lettered in white washed cobble stone. Despite fre¬ quent fails of rain the fiudlence grew larger until the street and surround¬ ings presented the appearance of an arena. It looked like tbe setting for a moving pictcire exhibition, with the array of flretnen on tbe roofs and the pumerous lines of hose and apparatus.
The flre was conflned to the wester¬ ly section of the building but serious damage was done. It Is eatimated tiuit ^Coatloaed oa Pace 6)
Ceremonies Impressive and In¬ structive To Members and Their Guests
REY. GEORGE L BISHOP GIVES ORATION
Floral Bell of Roses, Lillies and Vio¬ lets Erected by Chair Officers— Mott Post Present
LEADERS OPPOSED TO REDISTRia PLAN
GEORGE WALUCE TO REPLACE WELDEN
Peace and Harmonyof^oard will be | Restored By His Election
Rumor has it that the village board
members are about agreed upon the
appointment of Hon. George Wallace. Members of Town Board El- former President of the Village, as Trustee to fill the vacancy caused ty tbe resignation of Robert P. Weldon. Everyone seems to agree that Mr. Wallace Is fltted for the position an-J
it is firmly believed that if he should \ HELD FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION accept harmony would prevail In the Board.
press Sentiment of Com- mitteemcn at Meeting
Flag Day has never been more aus- ticiously celebrated than on last Sat¬ urday afternoon in the lodge room of Ihe Elks Home, Merrick road. Free- port. The day v.as bright and clear, the I rogram instructive and impres- hive, and the guests and members loy¬ al and enthusiaflic. "Uid Glory" could not have been accorded a great¬ er mark of respeei.
The exercises of the day were pre¬ sided over by the Exhaulted Ruler, Fianklyn G. Hill. P'ollowing the ovcr- •ure by Dr. L'Africian, the organist, the program was formally opened bv the Club Officers. The Invocation waa given by the Chaplin, Chailes C. Mcoro.
"The History of the Flag" an essay was given by Roland H. Mayland, Pa¬ triotic Instructor of the (irand Army cf Ihe Republic of NasF.au County.
It will be recalled that when Mr. Wallace served as a member of tl.e ofTlcial family some years ago, perfect harmony prevailed and that whatever Mr, Wallace advocated was carried! unanimously.
It was reported this afternoon that ' the Town Board of the Town of Hemp stead never knew more perfect bar mony than during the service of Mr. Wallace.
Confirmations are being sought.
District Attorney and Republican
Chairman Disagree as to Law's
Intent—Board Will Act
CHILDREN'S DAY SERVICES ENJOYED AT ST. MARKS
Sermon to Young People by Pastor —Seven Infants Baptised, Dr.
Curtice Assists
The services at the St. Mark's Metli- Following the essay the Club members o^ist Episcopal Church, Rockville Cen and their guests sang "Columbia. The ^'^ last Sunday were distinctive an,l
well attended. In the morning the pastor. Rev. Geo. E. Bisliop, preachel an unUHtially iutoresting sermon ti. the young people of the church, fol¬ lowed by a baptisimal service. Seven
McLaughlin denies
ACTiVlTY IN MJATON CO.
Head of Windsor Land & Improve
ment Co., Says His Efforts Have
Been in Other Direction
D. Maujer McLaughlin, president ol the Windsor Land & luiprovcmcnt Company, whose arrest in comiecticn with the operations of the Monalon ('ompany was widely chronicled, on Saturday, denies active connection with the corporation, and says Ihu at the coming trial he will be cory.- pletely viudicated.
In an interview yesterday Mr. Mc¬ Laughlin said:
"1 have not been actively connecte I with the management of the Monator. Company for the past tliree years, al¬ though 1 have been a director. My interests aio in otlier directions an.i nected wilh the Monaton oCmpany.
"For the past two years the Mona ton Company has suffered aa a resul of a tax from various sources whicl; have their origin in the suit brought by a bondholder tc claim that the company was doing a banking busi nes without the authority of tht State Banking Department. Twe Jays ago the oCurt of Appeals at Albany by unanimous opinion he!U Lhat the "company was within it.'. rights in issuing,such bonds.
"I am quite sure that my friend.: wii; accept my statement that no suci '.rime us has been charged can be proved and that thc charges will bi answered satisfactorily when tho lime comes."
Mr. McLaughlin is widely and fa¬ vorably known to the South Side ot Long Island aud the company of which he is the president is one of the most active in this section. The develop¬ ments at Rockviiie Centre, East Koek¬ away and Oceanside are considerea among the flnest ol Southern Nassau County.
Especially along the water front cl Hempstead Bay, the Windsor Lan.l and Improvement has reclaimed mucii of the meadow land anij improved vast acreages. Mr. McLaughlin has been in the fore front of these extenscivt developments.
Master Masons' Mght at Cassiopeia A general invitations to all master masons, their wives and sweethear';- has been extended by Cassiopeia Chapter, O. E. S., to be present at a social and entertainment on Mondfij evening, June 22, ai 8.15 o'clock at th'^ chapter rooms in Rockville Centr". The occasion will be "Master Masons' NiKhts." The reception it is expected will be largeIjr attended.
i?EAK OF enjiLpiNq where fire startej?
LONG BEACH CASINO IS OPEN i HAS RECORD FOR AUTOMOBHi SALES
Famous Sea Side Hostelry Under, Joseph Schiffmacher, of Baldwin
Cem of the Ocean."
Tlie erection of the "Floral Bell" by the chair officers, the bar^e of red rosB, by Esteemed Loading Knight, Stephen P. Pettit; the center part of white lUies, by George M. Levy, Es¬ teemed Loyal Knight; the top part of violets, by Archer B. Wallace; and th,- croFS bar by Leo Halpin, P^squire, wa.« a most suggestive and impressive cer¬ emony.
Walter M. Nichols read an essay on the Elk's tribute to the Flag. This was lollowed by a tenor solo by Frank Schaller, of New York ICty.
Tlie oration of the day. delivered hy the iiev. Ueorge E. Bisliop, pastor (jf the M. E. (Church of Rockviiie Cen¬ tre, on "l^resent Day I'loblems and Our Flag," was one of the most elo¬ quent and polished ever deli\eied in \h.e village.
After a few preliminary remarks he began with the expression that free¬ dom was the one word that best e^.- pressed the civilization of our coun¬ try . He then traced llie idea of free¬ dom from the time of the landing of the Pilgrims through the Colonial
infants. Including the pastor's were baptised, the Rev. Saul O. Cur¬ tice christening Master Bishop.
The Men's Bible Class met for thc la.st time before summer recess, in the afternoon. A discussion of St. Paul." Place in the World's History, complt' ed a second year of profitable bibh. b.iuny.
In the evening the regulahr Chi! drcn's day celebration was held. The largest congregation of the year great ed the young people and the little tots as they received their pieces and sang their songs. The substantial col¬ lection wn.s taken for tl:e benefit oi the Educational Fund of the Methodii-i Episcopal Church.
A noteworthy comparison brought out by pastor Bishop was that th<
The plan of the Town oBard to re¬ apportion the eh'Ctlon districts of the Town of Hempstead to meet the re¬ quirements of a new election law spec¬ ifying that there shall be but 300 vot¬ ers In each, Is strongly opposed by t^e Republican comriltteemen of the towp- ship. This was tho sentiment express¬ ed by members of the board at ita weekly meeting yesterday
Juatice of the Peace Walter R. Jones speaking for his home village of Hempstead, stated that leaders with whom he hnd been In conference were unfriendly. The other trustees con¬ curred In the belU'f with the exceptiou of Justice of the Peace Corodon Nor¬ ton, who declared that in the farming district to the north of Wantagh, tho leaders found it difficult to get out the vote and would welcome any di¬ vision that would bring the polUn« place nearer.
The subject of a reapportionment came before the meeting under the c- der of unfinished business, it bavins been dis(usi?d on oue previous occa¬ sion. Justice Jones introduced tha matter by stating that it was the opin-
[uj^ j jnn of I)isirl('t Attorney Lewis J.
Smith that the new law requiring that Iteriublican County Chairman Jeremi¬ ah Wood believtd the board had no discretion in the matter.
It wa.s the opinion of Justice of thA Peace Louis Raidg that the naw was sj ecifir, although he was free to state that the comnltteemen \>t his section were oppo.'ed to a reapportionment of the districts. The matter was dis¬ cussed no further, the board informal¬ ly agreeing to 6iier- action until a fu¬ ture mretlng.
The Town Board began Its consid¬ eration of the m:itter of redlstrlctlnR the township upim the suggestion of the oCunty Board of ElertlonK In ac¬ cordanco with tht' law the new appor- tionn.ent must be made before July 1.
youngest member of the Sunday | Supervisor Hirnr:i R. Smith referred School was an "infant one month old" ' *« " communication from the election
while there was "an eighty-one yeai old boy" In the Mpu's Bible Class.
Management of Thomas Healey
The aCsiiio a'. oLng Beach, faniou<^ in years last a.s a ii,ecca for sponin.L 11.en during tlie summer, has been oper.ed for the season by Tliomat Healy, the well known restauranteur The dining looni, ledocorated in deli cate lavender and gold, has been mad.' ultra attractive and a spacious sun¬ ken dancing lloor, around which ag.tr den eflect Is ananged in lattice, ha.= been added.
A notable gathering was present a' the opening last week. Among thosf' Iiefcent were: Formr Senator Rey¬ nolds, Sam Guggenheim, Jamts Brady und party, John Griffiths, Eddie Trail. Frank K. Mitchell, Colonel Nat Wynne, W. R. Hearst, Ed. Fargus, Junes Butler, John allon, tho Dolly Sisters, J. J. O'Donohue, George Be- ban, Foxhall Kteue, Larry Waterbury IV. and Mrs. Con.^table, Mr. and Mrs. ,". K. Wilton, Sam Feibr and Willian Spain.
John F. Germeroth Opens Crystal
John F. Germeroth, prominent In Freeport's theatricals during the las' five years has reopened the Crystal Moving Picture House in the Randa'l J?uilding on Brooklyn avenue.
The theatre has been remodeled so that one half of it is practically ai air don;e, while the smaller half Is ceded by elect:ic lans. ,^
Under Mr. Germoioth'a management only refined pictuies will be sliown. The Crystal Is bound to succeed un¬ der such management.
Garage, Sold 71 in 7 Months
L'pon the record of his sales sinci .November of last year, Jobejih L Schfln.acber, proprietor of the aBId win Garage, which occupies t'le ground floor of Southard's Hall, Mer¬ tick road, Baldwin, has won distinc¬ tion as an automobile distributin-; iigent of tlie South iSde, During this leriod he l.as disposed of fifty-three cars cf popular make and e'gliteeJi uted machines, and recently accepted the agency for a uew car for IGIT).
Probably no garage of the section is better equipped than the Ba'dwin Garage. Its capacity Is more than a iiundred cars and Its service depa"- ment complete. No more ct.pahit' corps of meclianics was ever gathtxod in any gaiti^;e of its size.
During the first week in June Mr Schiflmachor sold cars to the follow¬ ing: Mrs. H. E. Wood, of Freeport. William eBan, of Lynbrook; Samuel RcEenthal. of Rockville Centre, Mr.s Vtissier, of Freeport; Captain Haff of Seaford and O^- A. Weeks, qt Baldwin.
days, days of the Revolution, days of'
the aforming of our government anC WILL INSPECT SEAFORD WATERWAY
the Civil War, and the larger Idea of j
civilization as conceived in the pres¬ ent day conception ot the emancipa¬ tion of personality. Mr. Bishop devel¬ oped this thought of the present day emancipation of personality from the industrial, commercial, the govern- n.ental, social- and religious stand¬ points. In tills development he show¬ ed the gradual growth of the concep tion of the value of human life from the justice in business and social life, and aEsocialed with that the idea of freedom as conceived at the present tine. He went on to speak of patriot
Town Board May Accede To Ver¬ ity Request To Dredge
Members of tho Hempstead Town Board will Inspect the Seaford Creek, the main outlet from that village lo Hempstead Bay, tomorrow afternoon in accordance with an agreement made at their meeting yesterday wl<b Nelron eVrlty, who asked that the waterway be dredged.
eVrity's request follows that of Birdsall aJckson of Wantagh, made" two weeks ago, which la still undoi
ism-how that embraces sincerity of *'°"^''''^''fi\'«" ^^ 'he town authorities
character. He fpoke of Us Intensity
Verity believes lhat |uOO would be am-
and that IL was "not only a negative , !•'*'/« complete the necessary work
but a positive factor. r.V. IBshop fur-
Supervisor Hiram R. Smith stated
ther d'eveloped' the thought that "civ < ! '° ^'^''^^ '"^^^ »1'^00 had already be.n
Massapequa Lodge Picnic The annual outing of the Lodge wil) be held at the Shoreham, Sayville, on .Saturday afternoon, Jiine 27th.
Arrangements have been complete;', for one of the mo.^t successful outingj held in years. The dinner will cost fl.EO each.
Automobiles will leave Rockviliv pj-^,j,j,j^. j^j.^
Mrs. Alcorn Entertains Thirteen guests were entertained p luncheon by Mrs. Frank Alcorn at hf. hon.e on Florence Place, last Tuesday The iuncl'.con waa properly styled i "Dfilsy Luncheon" since the house wa*! ¦foreign peoples to Insult our flag, that very tastefully decorated with daisies i ^^-^ real insult to the stars and stripes
obligations spring from within a man rather than being superimposed by the government.
Tlie National problems were then taken up, such as the White Slave question. Child Labor, Housing of the Masses and Women's Suffrage. They were but referred to. The flve great prbblems of which he spoke at length wer the Prevention of Disease, the i'rotectlon of the Family, Immigration. I ublic Schooi and the Church In de veloplng these he brought out the thought that it was Impossible for
board at the mooting and asserted that action would be taken before tbat time.
CUFFORD SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR
Ex-Jailer Pleaded Guilty. Gets Light¬ er Prison Term
William Clifford, second of the for¬ mer Nassau County Jailers to be con¬ victed in connection with the allegel orgies In the Mineola Jail, was sen¬ tenced by Justice Kelby to serve noi less than one year nor more than two years in Sing Sin;? on Monday.
Clifford pleaded guilty after Richard Miller hnd been convicted. He was tl- Jowfd to plead to a lesser crime and escaped with a lighter sentence than was given MJller His counsel, Nell II. Vandewater, made a strong plea for him when he was brought up tor sentence.
Ceaue at oa« o'clock sharp.
Small daisy pins were presented to each of tiie guests.
Among those present were Mrs Charles Hervey, Mrs. L. C. Hutcheson and Mrs. E. II. Goodnough of Baldwin; .Mrs. C. Henry Platt, Mrs. C. E. Cross. Mrs. John Forbes, Mrs. Lyman Jone-. Mrs. Ct.ester Fulton, Mrs. Mabel Jack son, Mrs. Irving Dlmelow, Mrs. Harry Cohen, and Mrs. George Jeffrey, Jr., cf W. FiUpatrick of
BioolLljro.
could only come through the disloyal ty and unpatriotic actions of the citl-
l zens of our country. He went on to s^ay that the present day conception of
1 governir.ent was through the preser
¦ ^ ation of life as it was conceived of
¦ by incoln, McKinley, Roosevelt and j Wilson. He further said that the full
j est freedom should be permitted to I every man In his thought concerning , the gce^rnn.ent and proved that our , national conception, which has been the admiration of the world, waa Lhc (Continusd on pafl* C)
BOSCA SENTENCE AGAIN DEFERRED
arpropiiated out of J5,000 raised on certificates of Indebtedness for tho improvenent of the town's waterways He looked with favor upon the pro¬ posed work, however, and assured | WOULD SET ASIDE $10,000 JUDGMENT Verily that the Board would give th.;
matter Its earnest consideration. , .,„ , ^ . ,
Billy Watson, of Freeport, Appeal*
From Chorus Girl's Suit A motion to set aside a jUMlgmffit of 110,000, secured against V\'llliam W. Judge Niemann Gives Former Town ("Billy") Watson, an actor, of Pr««- Treasurer Another Week port, by Harriet .Simon, a chorus girl.
Upon the statement of his counsel ^bo appeared with him In "The OlrU that an an ount suflicient to repay th. ^^^ Happyland" on the ground that Town of Hempstead the mortgages i ...
which he loaned h.n:self on the White | ^«'''°° *»''* «=*'"•«» ^^' °»'""' *" Cannon Hotel at E.;Ht Rockaway while ; "«'•«' before Justice Asplnall In tba treasurer of the township. County i Kpocial Temi of the Supreme Court Jl;d^'e Janes P. Nelmann again de- q^ Monday. fe.^Md rtntenclng Ernest E. Bosca for ^.^^.^^ „„^^^^ „^ ^^,^„„ ^1,^ y,^
' Bos?a pleaded guilty to a charge of '^\ *" •^'«'»- "• ^" iPP;»c«tJon h.ving exceeded his authority in mak I»° ^'^^ *''• Judgment set aside, he ing a loan to himself and through his | ««>• ^^ *" eerved with a summont lawyer. Theophlls Parsons, of Hemp-1 and complaint, but after hearing ttaat stead, promised to repay the full sum the girl had dropped the suit at tha ot 135,000. In asking for further de- recuest of the managW of ttaa sbov. lay Eoeca stated that be had raised Jotepb Hurtig, be took AO fwttaar AA 'sOl bnt |S,00(l ol tbe aaMVUt. ' Uod in tb« mMtag,
