The Unofficial Ne^vspaper of Nasaau County
SPECIAL
MINEOLA FAIR
EDITION
VOL.2 NO. 14
FREEPORT. NEW TORK, FRiDAT. SEPTEMBER TS, 1914
PUCS ONE CENT
LYMOOK CHURCH FIRED BY POUCE?
It is Alleged in Startling Dis¬ closures that Rockville Centre Police Robbers Fired Church
$300 ROLLOF NEW CARPET INCENTIVE
The Solution of the Mystery of the
Last Burninjt of the Old Church
May Be Solved
The slartlInK dlMcloHUies aud con fesslons of wholesale robberies com milted by members of the Kockville Centre police- force, have not arouseo the citizens of Rockville t'enlr.- anu Nassau County half no murh as tht report made to the Press on Tut-sday, Which alleges Ihut ctrlain luembei. Ul the force now in Ihe .Mineola .lai set bre to tiie First Methodist I'loles lant Church at Lynbrook, on the nioni ing of Saturday, October 2*;th, 191.. after having stolen »:iOO worth of ne carpet. The report follows an allegeo confession to x^Istrict Attorney l^ewi J. Smith, which he refuses to conllrni
The lire, which totally destroyed tht cnurch structure just fourteen year: after a historic ediflce had been burn ed on ine same site, has beeu belles. to have been the work of an incen ""diary. Mystery shrouded the incldem for months after the occurrence, ol fers of reward for the arrest and (oi victlon of the fire^bug, published it. local papers of the district, passed un noticed. ' »>-
It is known that quantities of new carpet valued at about $300 were ii the old churcn at the time ol its de structlon. The carpet had just been received and stood in huge rolls neai the easterly entrance to the main and. torlum of tbe building. After the flre no trace of the carpet wns found.
The alleged firing of the old churcli coincides with a report that was cur rent immediately after the destruction of tbe building, which was officially investigated. This report came from an elderly man who passed the church between midnight and one o'clock. He stated that he detected the odor of smoke. He noticed, he said that the easterly door, near which the car¬ pet was stored was open. It was his belief that a vestibule led to the church from this door. When he ar rived In Rockv'lle Centre shortly af terward the flre alarm was sounded
It is alleged that the polhe of Hock ville Centre were awaie Ihat the nevs rolls of carpet were in \hv church. and that they had not heen laid, that the persons who went to the church in search of the carpet had no Inten¬ tion of setting the building on flre, and the only purpose was burglary. It was while in the building, he be¬ lieves, thnt the decision lo burn ii was reached. This was decided upon, it Is alleged, as a means of destroying any evidence of the (Time.
Fate was with the old church. The Incendiaries, it is alleged, started sev eral flre before the building waa Is nlted, and upon being conscience strik en as the church burst into flames fled from the scene, it Is alleged. The carpets had already been moved to a plac^ of safety, where they remained for several days. Then they were taken to an auction room and sold.
Tbe solution of the mystery of Ihe last burning of the old cTiurch, which fo change Its location has apparently been solved. Two other flres which resulted in the total destruction of former buildings is still unknown. The second church was burned early in 1898, years after a religious up¬ heaval that divide the flock. It has been tbe belief of many that this flre was the work of some disgruntled partitloner.
ROYAL ARCANUM MEMBERSHIP CONTEST
Inter-Council Contest in Progress Between Freeport-riempstead
Kapid iiiolNjli/ation of the fraternni fi,icc.-. of tlie' L'oyal Aicimiuiii in Nas sail County \n taking i)ra<-e. Challeng es to inter council membership con¬ tests have been made and accepted. Teams have been selected and placed under the dlrec'lion of competent cap¬ tains.
Fraternal Council No. 1962 at Free- port sent a delegation consisting of supervising deputy grand regent, Al- bfn N. Johnson; regent, John S. Sum mer; past regent, Herbert A. Uacon; Francis (i. Morse and Cornelius lira ren to the (Jharler Oak Council at Rockville Centre on Thursday. Sep¬ tember 17lh, lo issue their challenge. The ( hallen^'e was accepfed.
liiiiui'dlately the Kreeport delega¬ tion completed Iheir di'posltldii a dele Kation from Ihe Hempstead Coitiu 11 (¦oiiHisting of district deputy grand iv gent, (Jeorge M. Uode; regent, Frank H. Wadsworth; deputy federal court .lerk. A. li. O'NS'll; past regents. K. H. Ilawkins and Walter U. Jones en¬ tered and made a similiar ihallenge.
The die was cast and the contest .leclared on. .Si-veral class initiations md a large ball and reception to the winners will be part of the spoils to be awarded lo the victors.
FARMERS APPROVE FREE Cin MARKETS
Four Established in Manhattan
by President Marks Prove
Their Efficiency
LONG ISLAND CAN SUPPLY WHOLE QTY
Producers Are Advised to Get
Together and Supply Produce
in Markets Direct
AlKOCmESOFWAR TOLD BY RESERVIST
George F. Dutel, of Freeport, Depicts Horrors of War Wit¬ nessed in France
AU CLASSES UNITED AGAINST GERMANY
In Exclusive (interview to Nassau
Post Describes Attempt to Serve
His Native Country
$10,000 Fire at Hempstead Flre late Thursday night caused ?10,- 000 loss luid damage to--merchants of Hempstead. Flames were seen on the roof of the grocery store ot Cooper & Powell. This flrm has been estab¬ lished for flfty years. ^ The qilick response of the flre de¬ partment confined the flre to this Htore and the twO adjoining buildings, occupied by James & Hawkins, whose less was about $2,500, and Anthony Ertel, wbo loss about |500. Cooper A Powell's loss was chiefly from water and amounts to about $7,000.
Tbla Is tbe first serious fire tbat has occurred in Hempatead for some
FREEPORT INSTALLS OIL FUEL CONSUMING SYSTEM
Huge 8,025 Gallon Tank Installed —
Experiment to be Watched
With Interest
The huge 8,025 gallon capacity tank up at the Freeport Power House, con- .siders itself pretty well installed. It nas been fllled with water as a test, and as water is heavier than oil, it is not likely to settle more.
A liutje lank one a truck was .switched on the siding and 8,000 gal- lon.s of oil were transferred from one tank to the oth<M-. Connection with enlgne room has heen made and the oil will be pumped under a pressure of about 90 pounds to the flre boxes under the boilers. Whai ever is not expelled in the live spray used will be returned to the tank anfl thus a con¬ tinued circulation Is maintained.
John R. Mack, president of the Trin¬ ity Engineering Comply of New Vork City, has given personal super¬ vision to the work and expects to have one of the most satisfactory plants lor oil consuming fuel that can be found anywhere in this section.
The experiment will be watched with much interest for many plants are desirous of making this change a.s soon as its success can be assured.
Th«( lost tank is reported al Jam¬ aica. The officials say tlmt if il stays there long and acquires t-he habits of the envoirment it certainly will not feel at home in Freeiiort. And thi- ac¬ tive life iiicidential to tieing buried in the earth, I'roiii the contrast with ils preseiil habit might unsettle it.
PRIMARY DAY, MONDAY, SEPT. 28TH
The new, free, open markets estab- i li.slied in the Horough of Manhattan hy liorough President Marks, where fresh farm products brought in by Long Island farmers can he readily disposed of, have proven tlieir jiopii- larity beyond a quesllon of doiibl. They are located at Harlem Bridge, Fori l>ee, Queensboro Hrldge and l'.;ast Harlen Bridge.
Borough President Mark's in recent address before the residents in the vicinity of New Hyde Park, made some very vital suggestions and cita¬ tions of fact worthy ot consideration, which he quoted:
"The farmer, the producer and the inventor rarely reap reward due their efforts. The promoter, the distribu¬ ter, the middleman, the so-called 'scalper,' while aslo performing a valu¬ able service, as a rule gets far the larger share of the profits ot business. The more that can be done toward direct cooperation between the pro¬ ducer and the consumer, the better for both.
At present, New York City, is fed only in small part through the produce of Long Island. Yet there is enough good soil on thc Island lo raise a sup¬ ply for the whole City of New York, and al."!0 nearby towns, if intensive farming is more generally undertaken. Why isn't intensive farming more general? Because there Isn't enough margin left for the farmer. His ef¬ fort, expense and Joss in converting the crop into cash are too great. Therefore, both hope for trie farmer and relief for the consumer lie in re¬ ducing tliis effort, expense and loss.
"All this can be accomplished By two things: First, by improving tran¬ sit facilities for the farmer, and sec¬ ond, by affording a free outlet for his [iroduct.
"1 am urging that the trolley lines of Long Island run special market cars in the early morning hours, at a mod¬ est fare to our centers of free sale. I This will help materially. The farm¬ er should co-op«.4^te in urging on the railroad thia new facility to bring Ihem inlo easier contact with the markets. The new open markets have been es¬ tablished to offer a natural clearing house of market iirocucts In the in¬ terest of producer and consumer. The markets are placed at stratej;i(. locations, which will entail the least (Continued on page 2)
Secretary of State Calls Voters At¬ tention to Their Responsibility
"Next Monday," says Mtchell May Secretary of Stale, "is a date whicli every (laulified voter in this State should he thinking about, for it will furnish a test of the value of the new metltod of making nominations lor Stale and national offices.
"The declared purpose of the Pri- maiy is lo give the people an oppor¬ tunity to make a direct choice ot the men who shall serve them in respon¬ sible public positions. Although this opportunity in other States has thus tar been out partially improved—less than one-half of the electors coming out to declare themselves—It is ho]ped Ihat the people in this State will be represented in tho results as they could and should be if they will only claim the benefit of tbeir expanded privilege.
It is time tho electors realize that if tbe new plan confers larger privi¬ leges, to an equal extent it Involves larger responsibilities and whatever shade of political belief tbe voter may entertain, it Is his duty to give ex¬ pression to It with as much conscience and discriminations as he can com¬ mand." -
Dr. and Mrs. Rhame of W^antagh avenue, Wantagh, motored to Sara¬ toga Springs last week, where they are spending a short vacation. Dr. Rbante la prominent tn medical cir- cl«a on Long laland.
Supervisor Hiram R. Smith Is Efficient Administrator
I. 0. 0. F. TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION
Consent of Grand Lodge Secured— Mineola, October 23rd
Mineola Lodge, No. 125, I. O. O. F., lias secured the consent of the Orand Lodge to hold a special session on October 23rd. This lodge will he the flrst one In the histor> of the order in this .State to hold a session on Long island, outside of Brooklyn.
The Special Session ot the Crand Lodge will convene in the Lodge Rooms at 8.30 p. m. sharp and the Grand Lodge Degree will be conferred on all brothers entitled to receive the degree whose lodges or residences are located on Long Island outside of Brooklyn. This meeting will be preceded by a union meeting in Fire¬ men's Hall. E. B. Fenner, Edward Schmidt, Edgar J. Armstrong. Henry L. Grilling and George Yah Slcklen are on the Governing Committee. Other committees will be appointed this week.
Invitations bave been forwarded to all lodges on Long Island to send dele¬ gates and over flve hundred represen¬ tatives are expected to be present.
Zeiner Re-Model's Post Office Harry R. Zeiner, post master at Merrick, has made extensive improve¬ ments in the post ofiBce building wblch has enabled hlra lay in a complete stock of groceries and supplies. Sit¬ uated as be is there is no doubt of its becoming exQeedtngiy well patjronited.
(ieorge F. Dutel has prepared for the Nassau Po'st the very interest ing ae- coiiiil of his experieiices in his at¬ tempt lo serve his native land in the capacity of a soldiei. It (ertninly lakes some courage lo go 3,000 miles with the expectation of engaging in a long and bloody war, and at forty- three every man is supposed to know something of the horrors and priva¬ tions of war.
After interviews with eye witnesses he says that no pen would dare to write down, and no newspaper would publish the awful atrocities of some of tbe armies engaged in the conflict. Only tbe liveliest imagination can fair¬ ly picture tbem.
Mr. Dutel says, "I went to France by the grace of the French Consul at New Y'ork as a volunteer in the army but was rejected by the French army surgeons. They claiming that I was too old, forty-three. French regiments have a very large reserve, a man who has once served in one becomes a re¬ servist and the regiment calls on him to join the ccloni as they need him, giving each j^glment a '•eserve of about twenty thousand men. The youngest flrst as they are already do¬ ing military duty, the oldei- as they are called upon to flll the vacancies in the rank.s .Seven other r>->en who came in on fne same ship, the "France" and had the same papers, were also rejected. These men, not multl-mllllonaires by any means, but believers in God and civilization, were offering their services perhaps I may say lives, to do what they could to stop the atrocities that were occuring in Belgium and the north of France, at¬ rocities that no barbarian horde would be guilty of.
After my rejection, being without funds, I came to Weymouth, England, Willi about two hundred and lifly other Anierieans. There were many women (Continued on page 2)
TRAMP SETS HRE TO THE BUSH HOME
Adolph Bush and Family Driven From Burning Home
The home of Adolph Bush and fam¬ ily, of Smithvlile South, was entirely destroyed early this morning, result¬ ing in a loss of about $3,000. It ia ( uspected that a tramp perished in Ihe flames.
About 2 a. m., Bush was awakened by his dog. When Bush opened the bedroom door he war driven back by smoke and flames. He awakened his wife and three sons, jumped out of the window and rusned to his paint shop. In the hear of the house. He rescued his family with difliculty, all of them in night clothing. One son alarmed the neighbors and the flre companies did heroic work in keej)- ing the flames from setting the pain shop aflre as well as a house that was twenty-flve feet away.
The dog thai gaye the alarmper- Ished in thc flames. It is reported that a tramp was seen there before the flre started. There is a theory that he had been smoking and set the place on flre. It is not known whether the man was there, but he has not bet seen since and a careful search is be¬ ing made in the belief that he, too, was burned to death.
--¦a neighbors of tbe Btisb family have donated clothing to Mr. and Mrs. Bush and their three sons, who bave been left wltbout wearing ap parel.
Mji>;;«fda at Quebec Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Mayland of Ran¬ dall avenue, Freeport, are in the Pro- vir':<. of Quebec, Canada, attending tbe meetuifs of the famous Iif,agantlc Club of w't.l'!h yLv. Mayland la a member.
Tbey will b« gone about two weeks and before returning will visit and tojr in oaatem Canada tuid nortbern United Siatea.
The true and unalterable index to Ihe efficient and advantageous admin¬ istration of a community or townsh'p is in the useful, welWIrected, and economic expenditure of funds for worthy and necessary improvements and expenses resultant in benefits to inhabitants, administration and tran¬ sients. The Town of Hempstead, dur¬ ing the last nineteen months, under the direction of Supervisor Hiram It. Smith and his capable as.sistants of tile Town Board, has experienced a most efficient and economic adminls nation.
The adniinistralion of Mr. Smith has been an eventful one; the roads and irosK roads of tbe township have heen resurfaced and rebuilt. An ap- piopriation of $.'i,UOO a year has been secured from the Stale for liie im¬ provement of the town waterwiiys. The flght for equal taxation has been successful and |300,0(tu iias been awarded lo the town, and the book- keejiing ot llie office of Supervisor has been entirely systemilized and the ac¬ counts thoroughly ilemized. No man has ever worked more consistently for the welfare of tbe Town of Hempstead and the County of Nassau.
The roads of the town have never been in better condition. Over eight miles of new roada have been recon¬ structed, including tbe Oceanside road from Long Beach road to Mott avenue. Washington street, Hempstead; New Hyde Park road; Plainfield avenue and Old Country Road. Considerably more tban fourteen miles of tbe town roads have been thoroughly resurfac¬ ed. The Merrick road, from the City Line through Rockv'lle Centre, has been put In excellent condition. Its present condition bas been guaranteed for five years under a surely bond of 120,000 deposited with the county. Such a provision, which insures the town ftgainel the cost of maintenance for a period of flve yeara. Is but a single instance of the farsightedness of the Supervisor.
Five different road patching gangs with their tar kettles, oil, stone and gravel were employed all summer long to fill up and patch the holes and de¬ pressions In the roads. Tins accounts for the smooth, even surfaces of the highways.
Wherever new roads have been con¬ structed special attention has been given to the drainage. Gutters and catch ba.slns have been laid and in¬ stalled.
The appropriation of %T,.W\[) by the Legislature for the inuuovement of the
BALDWIN PUBUC SCHOOL OPENS-TO BE BEST YEAR
Walter L. Shubert, Principal, in In
terview Predicts Banner Year
in History of the School
town waterways was largely formn laied and urged by Supervsor Smith, who has b<>en especially interested all bis life In tbe improvement of these natural channels. Immediately after the appropriation was made, he di¬ rected the redredging of the channel
RECORD CROWD AT HIE MINEOLA FAIR
¦KiRAlHLll.ffMtTK. «. near Point Lookout at a cost of |1,500. Twelve hundred dollars he had direct¬ ed expended on the waterway in the vicinity, of Wantagh. An equal amount will be used in the western part of the town in the territory about Oceanside.
Hardly had Mr. Smith assumed of¬ fice when the Board of Tax Commis¬ sioners decided adversely against tbe Town in their flght for the equaliza¬ tion of taxes. There was some ques¬ tion among the members as to the ad¬ visability of appealing to the Appelate Division. Mr. Smith persistently maintained that the Town of Hemp¬ stead was in the right and energetic¬ ally urged the appeal, which as a re¬ sult of the recent decision, will net the town $300,000 in rebates; He bad the cnurp.se of his convictions and defied the Tax Commissioners in their un¬ just and unequitable decision.
When Mr. Smith assumed office as .Supervisor he took an unusual inter¬ est in the affairs of the County, and at once revived the project of addi¬ tions to the Court House. Largely through the initiative of Mr. Smith the great cost of addition was reduced lo a minimum by the elimination of gingerbread construction.
Supervisor Smith is devoting his every minute to the affairs of the Town and ounty. He has becdnie in¬ timately acquainted with every detail of tli^ adiiiinistralicn. He Is serving the ji^ople. He has recently been ap¬ propriately called a "genius of labor."
The Baldwin Public Schools have opend wilh an enrollment far in ex¬ cess of that of previous years. Wal¬ ler L. Shubert, principal of the schools is emergetically engaged wilh hla corps of teachers to make the year a banner one in the schools history.
In an exclusive interview wilh a representative of llie Kassau Post, he spoke enthusiaBlically of these schoola.
"Are the Baldwin schools alive? We have 540 pupils with a lot to bear from. This is about 20 to 2-1 increase over last year. We have sixteen de¬ partments, seventeen teachers, besides myself. I count for something. Our school rooms are net ana ciean, we bave a new drinking fountain, a line of hose in case of flre, and fire drills.
We have had a new concrete walk put In, retaning wall built, a lot of grading and sodding done—gomg to have a lawn next year. Come over and see a live, clean scaool. Do you good. Parent's—Tea^ier's Assocla- clation? Yes, their Executive Commit¬ tee will meet next week and plan for season's work. Sure, we all pull to¬ gether down here and make things go. Come down and see some live people. By, I'm busy."
Uncalled for Letters—Merrick The following is the list of uncall¬ ed for letters at the Merrick post office:
Mrs. N. M. Frost, Mrs. F. A. Con¬ stable. Guiseppa Barcella, Mrsfl John Simpson, Mr. Mason McKinbey, Mr.' Sheridan, Mr. £. B. Jefferaon, Jaze Olarinl, Mr. Pred DieU. Mra. Mary S. iDowDinc.
JOSEPH L.SCH1FFMACHER IS OBUGING GARAGE MAN
Receives Letter From Transient
Automobilists Who Appreciate
Courtesy Shown
Joseph L. S(;liitfnia<lier, proprietor of the Baldwin Garage at Baldwin, since his assumption of the manage¬ ment, has acquired the deserved repu¬ tation among local and transient aulo- mobllists of being one of the through and obliging garage men on Long Is¬ land.
He Is pains taking, his asKistants are efficient and his supplies reliable.
The following letter received by Mr. Schiffmacher from Charles R. Muller, leader of Muller's Orcbeijtra and Band, bespeaks bis genial dlspos'tion. .Muller's Orchestra and Band 04 Court street, B'lyn, N. Y. Telephone 3277 Main. Mr. J. L. Schiffmacher, Baldwin, L. I.,
My Dear Sir: I mailed your check Sunday, and I <Tust you received It o. k., if not let me know at once, and I will mall you another. I again wish to express my great gratitude to you for so kindly helping me out Saturday, and also as¬ sure you tbat if at any time you get stuck In the city cftll on your Uncle Charles, and you will receive tbe aame good treatment, tbat you accorded xQe last Saturday evening.
Tbe boys wbo were wttti me all vtt ted you a prince, and will certainly stop In and see you when we are down In your vicinity again. Wishing you all success,
Sincerely yours, (signed) Charles R. Muller
P. S.—An old saying, and it certain¬ ly came true laat Saturday eveaixtg, "A Friend In Need ia a Friend In- de^"
Few Meetings Have Been More
Thoroufhiy Prepared By
Management
POULTRY AND CAITLE EXHIBIT EXCELLS
Unusual interest in Exhibition of
Children's work—Mineola Jail
Exhibit Attracts Attention
F'ew meet ing.s of the Queens-Nas. sau Agricultural Association, hava opened more auspiciously than Ihe present one. Mineola bas come lato her own The management apparently has never worked more consistently for success of the fair. They have exer¬ ted their utmost power to stimulate an increased enthusiasm in the meetings.
The poultry show is unusual. Judg¬ es were hard at work early Tuesday morning. The exhibit is the most complete of any department. Nearly every variety of fowls Is repreaented.
It is doubtful if the State show will had any finer exhibit ot cattle. In¬ deed many of tbe exhibits are old standbys. The over-flow stables are fllled. Clarence Mackay won tbe Har¬ bor Hill Cup. Mr. Hudson won the Long Island Jersey breeders cup for the third and deciding time.
Tbe automobile exhibit promlaea to excel anything shown in previous years.
The harness horse section of the fair is exciting and intereatlng. Er¬ ery stall is fllled, and tne entries for each event are large. The track, which has been thoroughly worked, dragged and sprinkled, la In excellent condition.
The woman's buildina Is well fllled wilh all .sorts of things, the average man often sees in his own home. It ia .quite impossible to name them all.
The walls in the art department are filled with pictures of various grades of excellence. J. W. DeMott of Rockville Centre, has a flne loan ex¬ hibit of excellent specimens Of 'Dlls, pastel and waler color effecTUT^ \
The exhibit of the lx)ng Island llUg Works of Freepori, of rugs, carpets and poiiiers, is worthy of examina¬ tion
Kdiicalioiial hall, for the exhibition of children work in the public achools is fllled with Interesting specimens. Among the school's represented are Glen Cove, Roosevelt, .SeaCliff, Law¬ rence, Inwood, Lynbrook, Wantagh, Baldwin, Hempstead and Merrick.
Fully 40 children are present from llie Mineola Children's Home, In charge of Misa Hyatt, a teacher.
Great interest has been centered In the speed contests. There are plenty of them, both trotting and pacing events. Good time is expected.
BALDWIN COUNTRY aUB IS PLANNED
Club Membership Will Take in Free- port—RockviUe Centre- Baldwin
Plans are being made to organize a county club that will be one of the finest on Long Island.
The property In the northern part of Baldwin directly opposite tbat owned by John H. Carl, president of the First National Dank of Rockville Centre, will probably be purchased, and tbe grounds properly improved. A club bouse is planned that will com¬ pare with any on tbe Island.
Tbe club membership will take In people of Freeport, Rockville Centre, Baldwin and Hempstead. While the whole matter is atill In eiabrro, meet¬ ings are being beld and the proposi¬ tion Is to be pushed aa rapidly aa pos¬ sible.
Some of those interested are Dr. Seaman, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Olover and Frederick Wblt« of RockviUe Centre; Clyde Wallace, T. R. Cutler and C. Bailey of Freeport, and tammy other prominent men of neighboring villages.
Mre. Pt^nbar Aasectat* Councilor Tbe State Convention of tbe Daugh¬ ters of Liberty was held laat week la Patcbagiie. Tke report of tbe treas¬ urer abowed a balance of li^OOO oa Mra. UBe Doabar oT VrMport
