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VOL. 9, No. 19
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1918
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LYNBROOK ROUTE FAVORED FOR CANAL
Government Engineers Decide on Coarse for South Side Water¬ way After l$upection.
An inspection toijr of the four routes sufTjfe.sted for the canal con¬ necting Jamaica Bay with the Great South Bay, to be part of the proposed inland waterway alonff the South Side of I/onj? Island, was made Saturday hy a connmittee of Army and Na^^ eniicineerH and local citizens interest¬ ed.
The party was comprised of Col. Henry Babcock, U. S. A., assistant chief enjfineer to Gen. Binjfham, in charge of improvements of New Yori{ Harbor; B. V. Cresson, engineer in charjfe of construction jn New York and New Jersey and chief construc¬ tion engineer with Gen. Goethals; Ed¬ ward lAnderberg, assistant state en¬ gineer; R. G. Finch, secretary of the State Inland Waterway Commission; Joseph Bailey of Patcnogue, member of the State Imand Waterway Com¬ mission, and Assemblyman Thomas A. McWhinney, who, with Senator George Thompson, sponsored the bill providing for the South Side canal; E. H. Coe, J. D. Hogan, Russell Car¬ ter, Charles R. Bettes, Dr. Joseph S. Auerbach, William S. Pettit and Carleton Macy.
The committee first visited Bdge- mere and looked over the proposed route, which would connect Jamaica ¦Bay with the Atlantic Ocean. This route would 'i>e the shortest, needing leas than half a mile of dredging. It was also considered the most expen- flive, as it would pass through valu¬ able property, costing considerable to condemn, and the expenise of main¬ taining the canal at this point would also be difficult because of the shifting sands along the ocean front, which, it was feared, would choke up the mouth of the waterway. This route waa entirely eliminated.
The aecond rOute, known as the Mott Basin-iBanister Creek route, was neirt visited. This route would ibegin at Mott iBasin on the Jamaica Bay side of Inwood and would follow a line along McNeil avenue to Banister Creek on the ocean front. This would be along the line separating New York City and Nassau County, and is weil built up on both sides of McNeil avenue all the way to Broadway at Far Rockaway. From here the canal would run through about a ^ile of dredging.
The Woodmere route, the third vis¬ ited, would start at Pine street and the Jamaica Bay front and run in an almost straiifht lino to Woodmere Bay, passing through the golf links of the Woodmere Club. The land abutting the propo.sed route is weil built up with costly homes, which would have to lie bought if the route was decided upon, and there would be about a mile of drodginj? to go across the peninsula, t:esides consideraliie ^dredjring in Jamaica Bay from Hook Creek, to afford a dei'p waterway as an approach to tlie mouth of the canaL . .
The Lynbrook and East Rockaway route was the last one visited by the committee, and while it is the long¬ est by about two miles, it was more
favorably considered by the Army en¬ gineers and civilians in the party he- cause it would involve less expensive ondemnation proceedings in acquir¬ ing the land needed for the canal, and i>e('ause il would "not interfere very much with residential property. Joseph S. Auerbach and Carleton .Macy, who own considerable pr(^rty in the Hawiett Bay Park section, and others have announced that they would cede land necessary for the canal.
This route begins at Jamaica Bay, passing through the 'Ix)rd Estate property at West Broadway, thence continuing in an easterly direction to and crossing Broadway at Grant Park, Hewlett, thence southerly to Union avenue and through Pixton Creek to Eaat Rockaway.
This latter route was approved by practically the entire party, the only one opposing it being Charles R. Bettes, engineer of the Queens County Water Company, through which com¬ pany's watershed the canal would pass in Hewlett and Valley Stream. Engi¬ neer Bt^ttes said he was afraid that the building of the canal through the water company's land would cause the salt water to pollute the water fur¬ nished by the company and that great loss would resuit therefrom. The Army engineers declared they were not certain about the point raised by Engineer Bettes, but tnat they would have the federal authorities detail health experts to make an investiga¬ tion.
Final decision in the selection of a route for the proposed canal is up to Gen. Bingham and the Army engi¬ neers.
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LIEUT. HART KILLED
Aviator in Britain and Brother of C. M. Hart, Freeport.
Charles M. Hart of Freeport re- ceivd word on Thursday of last week that his brother, Stanley, a lieuten¬ ant attached to the Royal Flying Corps of Great 'Britain, had been kill¬ ed "over there." The message did not state how he met his death.
'His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hart of Amityville, who also learn¬ ed of his death, believe that he was killed while making a flight.
Lieutenant 'Haft was 29 years of age and joined the Royal Flying Corps after he was rejected for American aviation service. He went to England about seven weeks ago, and his relatives had the last word from him in Chester, where he had been assigned to scout duty.
His brother, Charles, married Miss Adene Bergen, an aunt of W. Clinton Story, the aviation cadet who was killed by a fa.l in Tennessee.
PLA Y GIRLS "OVERHERE"
Owassa [Camp of Freeport Gives Successful Entertainment.
Last Thursday evening, June 6, the Owassa Camp Fire Girls gave a pa¬ triotic play, "The Girls Over Here," and a musicale and supper. The pro¬ ceeds were for the Camp Fire war chest in New York and the local Red Cross.
Some citizens bought and donated thirty tickets to the "boys" at Avia¬ tion Fieid No. 2, which the girls ap¬ preciate.
-Miss Reed, teacher of elocution at the Freeport schools, gave two selec- tio!is, one taken from "Rebecca of Suiiiiybrook Farm," entitled "Her Journey," and "The Second Table." -Mis.s Nancy McCord sang "The Rose in the Bud," and .Miss Virginia .A.1- tlrege, one of the Camp I-'ire members, gave several excellent violin selec¬ tions.
The total proceeds were $60i The Camp File pledged $10 to the Red Cross, but will make it ?2.o. The re¬ mainder will go to their own war chest for soldiers in New Y'ork. The girls thank Mr. Baumann 'for his kindness in furnishing the furniture for the stage and the mothers for their co-operation in helping make the affair a success.
Snicoski Murder Trial Next Week.
.Mineola (Special.)—Two Supreme Court Justices will sit on Monday of next week. Justice David F. Man¬ ning will preside at the trial term in Part I, and Justice I^ewis L. Fawcett will conduct Special Term cases in Part II. The trial of Frank Snigoski of Great Neck for the ahegred murder of his wife and which resulted in a disagreement last February, .is ex¬ pected to begin on Monday.
Boy Scouts Camp at Point Lookout
Troop Na 1 of the Boy Scouts of Nassau Boulevard, over twenty strong, in full uniform and pack, hik¬ ed to the Great South Bay Ferry Co. duck at Freeport and took the "Sa¬ lem" to Point Lookout, whare thay c»m(>Ml ov«r n^iA.
Poiivt Lookout, along the inl»t, haa become popular with the Boy Scout* aud is an id«Mil place f6r oampinf, t^re bttiug ptooty of wood for fti«» to (io thair cookinf aad ao mtomq^iiimi.
DEMOCRATIC ORGAN NAMED BUT OPPOSED
A Faithful Nassau County Employee
Maidment's New Paper is Given
Democratic Appointment hut
Doughty Objects.
Mineola (Special.)—The City Rec¬ ord, a weekly newspaper co«;ibined with the Glen Cove News, and pub¬ lished by a company of which Fred. H. Maidment, who conducts the Sea Cliff News, is president, received a designation last Friday from Super¬ visor Craft of Glen Cove City, as the official Democratic organ to publish election notices and the official can¬ vass of Nassau County for 1919.
Supervisor G. Wilbur Doughty of Hempstead township objected to the appointment, asserting: that the Maidment newspaper did not repre¬ sent the principles of the Democratic party and besides this was not the proper time of year to make the desig¬ nation.
With the consent of 'Supervisor Craft, the question as to whether the appointment is legal was referred to the county attorney.
The City Record is a recently es¬ tablished newspaper less than six months old. It haa obtained the of¬ ficial appointment from the city of Glen Cove.
The North Hempstead Record, pub¬ lished by George HoUis Kennahan, has had the ofRoral Democratic pat¬ ronage for a number of years and has printed the proceedings of the Sui)ervisors for a long period. It was given a renewal of contract last Fri¬ day.
CHILD DROWNS IN BAY
Dorothy Quigley, Wades Beyond Her Depth at Baldwin.
Dorothy Quigley, a 7-year-old girl of College Point, was the victim of a drowning accident at Baldwin Har¬ bor last Sunday.
She was visiting relatives with her parents and the child went into the water of the bay to wash her hands. She waded beyond her depth unob¬ served by anyone and was drowned. Her body was recovered later.
FAMED MIDGET TWIN DIES AT FREEPORT
Lida Valentine Rab^ell, one of di¬ minutive twins known as the Bell sisters, died Monday at the home of^ her sister, Mrs. Lcia R. Greer, 150 Main street, Freeport, aged 49 years. She and her sister, .A.(la, who died several years ago, were reputed to
be the smallest twins in the world. _
They were only three feet in height JbuV^iarv.
MISS GEORGIA C. BURROWES Secretary to Nassau Supervisors
No official or employee of Nassau County has served as long or more faithfully than Miss Georgia C. Bor- rowes 6f Roslyn, who was appointed secretary to the Board of Supervi¬ sors in June, 1902, and has held the position continuously since, although a number of changes have occurred in the personnel of the board
The Nassau Post is pleased to pay tribute to the ifaithfu.Iness and effici¬ ency of Miss Borrowes, who has b-e- come almost invaluable to the Board of Supervisors. —
She has given conscientious and studious eflfort to her work, with the result that every branch and detail of the work connected with her de¬ partment is a familiar subject. Each succeeding Board of Supervisors has readily recognized her capabilities and re-appointed her without any attempt at opposition.
Last spring when Jesse F. Merritt, clerk to the board, was called to serve his country. Miss Burrowes was chosen to take his place and has since served as clerk pro tem in a highly acceptable manner.
COUNTY WILL PAY BARRETT PREMIUM
Supervisor Smith Advised by At¬ torney General—Comp. Bennett Said to be in Error.
ELEVEN INDICTED PLEAD AT MINEOLA
Mineola (Special.)—^Saturday was arraignment day in the County Court. Ten men and one woman were before County Judge Lewis J. Smith to plead to indictments returned against them by the Grand Jury,
Otto Stengel of Roosevelt for bur¬ glary in the third degree, pleaded not g'liltjr.-
Sjgrtkmd Weiss, for grand larceny in the second degree, also pleaded not gui.ty.
Charles Smoody of Freeport, for assault in second degree, pleaded guilty and was remanded for sen¬ tence.
Shirley Henderson of Roslyn, for abduction, pleaded not guilty.
Horace Ward, Obey Ward and Wil¬ bur Carl, who said they were mem¬ bers of tlie Shinnecock Indians, plead¬ ed guilty to burglary in the third de¬ gree.
.Anna Pfeffer of Hempstead plead¬ ed not guilty to a charge of unlaw¬ fully carrying a revolver.
Charles W. Raab of Rockville Cen¬ tre, pleaded not gui.ty to assault in secon(f degree, and was remanded to the county jail.
Raphael Bonzello of Glen Cove pleaded not guilty to third degree
and appeared on the stage for exhibi tion with various shows throughout the United States.
The little twins were devoted to each other. They slept in a single bed, sat on the same chair at meals and dressed exactly alike, .\fter the death of Ada, the health of Lida be¬ gan to fai..
3Iiss Rat>ell, according to relatives, vs^as at one time engaged to Admiral Dot, said to be the smallest man in the world, and now a wealthy hotel owner in White Plains. .Attachment for her twin sister, it is asserted, was the cause of the engagement being broken. When Miss Rabell was twelve years of age she was only :50 inches tall and weighted but 27 pounds. A coral necklace which she wore at the time is but 1 li2 inches in diameter.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday evening, the body of the lit¬ tle twin reposing in a child's casket. She was interred beside'her sister in Greenfield cemetery. »
William Critland of Roosevelt, charged with the theft of automobiles, pleaded not guilty to gi'and larceny in the second degree.
LIEUT. CUTLER MARRIES
Boys to be Taught Swimming.
The slogan at Camp Triangle this year will be Every Boy a Swimmer, and Every Swimmer a Life Saver." The camp director, B. Deane Brink, Secretary of Health and Recreation of the Young Men's Christian Asso¬ ciation of Nassau and Suffolk Coun¬ ties, under whose auspices and direo^ tion the camp is conducted, is an ex¬ pert in aquatic instruction. The knowledge of swimming and life sav¬ ing is as iniportant a part of a boy's education as is reading, writing and arithmetic. He should know how to handle himself in the water and how to aid others in an emergency.
Any boy interested in this feature of the Camp Triangle activities may secure additional information by sending a card to the Y. M. C. A. of Nasaau and Suffolk Counties at Min¬ eola. N. Y.
The •eaoerat Chaifes Its Naac.
The Democrat, a waekly newspaper started at Port Washington by Harry D. Naach of HenuMtead, ha« chang¬ ed its namt to The Nataau Guide. W. "S.. Reavely succeeds George Ciood- ale ad manager and editor. The (luuie hati changed its form to a aix> coluiiui p:i^ aad prasaats a irraaily
Freeport Patriot Takes as Bride, Miss Gladys Cook.
.Amid roses, peonies and daisies, under a festoon of .American, French and British cokirs, at the home of •Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Cook, 2S(» Sauth Ocean avenue, P"reei)ort, their daughter. Miss Gladys Cook, became the bride of Lieut. Stuart Cutler U. S. A., son of .Mr. and .Mr.s. T. R. Cutler, on Monday evening. The cer¬ emony vvas performed by Rev. Ever¬ ett -A. Burnes of the Freejjort .Meth¬ odist Episcopal Church.
The bride was attended by Miss .Marjorie Pitcher of Freeport and the groom by his brother. Ensign Lloyd (I!ut.er, N. S. N. Bruce Cook was ring l)earer and Janet Cook scatter¬ ed flowers in the pathway of the bride. They are the nephew and niece of the bride.
Only immediate relatives o'f the couple witnessed the ceremony, which had a niilitacy aspect on account of the decorations and the service uni¬ forms worn by the groom and other male members of the bridal party. The bride was attired in white Geor¬ gette crepe with a corsage bouquet and her attendants in white crepe de chine, the only ornaments being wrist watches.
War and its necessities hastened the wedding and has prevented the making of future plana of the newly- married couple. The contracting par¬ ties are prominent socially and very popular in Freeport.
Salary Increase for Two Cleiks.
Mineola (Special.)—Upon the re- eommendation of the Nassau County Extermination Commission, the Board ol Supervisors laat Friday increaaed the aalary of Helen A. Park of Hemp¬ stead, cierk to the comniiaiiion, from $60 to tlOO a month.
The board also increased the com- peasation of Che elerii to the county •uperiotendeot of poor to 11,000 «
CRIPPLED SOLDIERS GIVEN HOME SITE
The John J. Randall Company hbs given to the Soldiers' Welfare As¬ sociation a plot of ground in Freeport upon which the' association will build a house to aid the crippled soldiers of Nassau County upon their return from war.
In this house will be provided light employment for the cripple who can work only a few hours a day. It will also be a place of recreation for the man who is so disabled as to make him entirely unfit for any work.
C. E, Kern, well-known architect, who planned and superintended the erection of the Lights' Clubhouse, has offered to do his share toward this worthy cause by preparing plans and specifications for the building and to superintend its construction free of cost to the association.
The members of the Soldiers' Wel¬ fare .Association are working hard to raise money to build this house. .All donations may be sent to Sol¬ diers' Wel/are Association, 101 Wal¬ lace street, Freeport.
Mineola (Special.)—It now seems that the bill for a $1,600 premium, filed with the county comptroller re¬ cently by the Barnett Construction Company, doing work at the county tuberculosis hospital at Farmingdale, wil. eventually he allowed by the board of supervisors, although that body two weeks ago, acting on the recommendation of the county comp¬ troller, refused to pay the premium at this time.
In a letter received this week from the attorney greneral's office Supervi¬ sor Smith is advised-of the contents I of a letter written by the attorney j general on .April 7 to a contractor in Rochestar, N. Y., which is consid- iered a parallel case to that of the j Barnett Construction Company. In I the case of the Rochester contractor the attorney general held that the state architect could not issue a ccr- tUficate for the cost of a bond in ad¬ dition to the amount of the contract price unless the amount of premium for such bond is included in the bid. The premium for the Barnett Con¬ struction Company bond was includ¬ ed in their bid and therefore it will probably be allowed by the supervi¬ sors if the Barnett people put in an¬ other 'bill.
Controller Bennett said this week that he would not recommend the pay¬ ment of any bill from the Barnett Construction Company setting up the amount of the premium on their bond and on their compensation in¬ surance as separate items.
PUPILS TO SPELL FOR COUNTY BONORS
Fifteen Boys And Girls WUl
Compete at Hempstead or
Saturday.
MAY HOLD SHORT FAIR
Agricultural Society Petitions Gov¬ ernment to Save Lease Mix-Up.
Officials of the Queens-Nassau Ag¬ ricultural Society have forwarded an application to Washington, through Major -A. W. Cutler, in command of the hospital at the .Mineola Fair Grounds, asking permission to hold a fair of two days during the last week in September.
If the government gives its con¬ sent the fair wili be conducted on a small scale. Only fruits, vegetables, and such other exhibits as can be placed in tents, will be shown. There will be no horse show or trotting events. No admission will be charged, since the grounds are now under gov¬ ernment control.
The government has been negotiat¬ ing for a lease on the grounds, but a restrictive clause in the deed con¬ veying the grounds to the society from Hempstead township presents an obstacle, it is declared.
Fifteen boys and girls wiil repre¬ sent the First Supervisory District, of which Dr. James A. Cooley iS Su- j perintendent at a championship spell¬ ing contest, to be held in the Hemp- I stead High School tomorrow (Sat- ! urday). "The following schools will be I represented:
Great Neck, Hicksville, Manhasset, New Hyde Park, Sea Ciiff, Plainview and Central Park.
The contest is a public one and I should prove of interest to many pa- 1 rents and others. Spelling has been I given more attention in the schools j within recent years, the educational I authorities recognizing the impor- I tance of greater proficiency on the part of pupils in this line of educa- Ition. The result has been a marked i improvement in all grades. ' With competitions being held at in- |torva!s for town, county and state championships, the school children have become enthused and applied themselves intensely to attaining hon¬ ors at the spelling ibees. I The conte.s'tant and the averages I attained in priliminary contests are las follows:
I Frank B. Hanson, 98 per cent; George Snyder, 96 per cent; Eliza¬ beth Small, 9.5 per cent; Henrietta Keller, 95 per cent; Anna Hajek, 95 per cent; Carl N. Krug, 9.") per cent; Elsie Benkert, 9.3 per cent; Mollie Hoffman, 92 per cent; Florence Flanilers, 92 per cent; George F. Wright, 92 per cent; I>aura Schneid- !er, 91 per cent: Stanley Weygant, ,91 per cent; William Thornton, 91 per cent; Clarence L. Kraemer, 90 I per cent; Muriel Pe'cher, 90 per cent. The winner of the county champion¬ ship will be selected for the state championship contest this month.
Doubleday WUled Wife's EsUte. | BENEFIT CARD PARTY
-Mineola (Special.)—.An estate of $55,000 real and $30,000 in person¬ al is disposed of by the will of Nellie DeGraff Doubleday filed iri the Sur¬ rogate's office. Mrs. Doubleday died on February 21, laat, in Canton, Chi¬ na, where she was engaged in work for the .American Red Cross.
The will, dated December 7, 1917, leaves the entire estate to the hus¬ band, F'rank N. Doubleday, member of the publishing house of Doubleday, Page & Company, at Garden City.
Freeport Affair to Aid Cripple^ Soldiers Fund.
licks Offers Disability BUL
Congressman 'Hicks has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives which authorises the Secretary of the Navy bo re-inoburse oiHcers, enlisted men, nuraea, and civdlian «>inpk>yeea in tbe Navml eababliahment. Marine Cocpa, and Coast Ouard for certain dittburaementa while on furlough ne- ceaeitated by divabilitiea o>ri|rinating in the aerfice and in hne oif duty.
The bill hm» tteeo referrad (e tha ooramittaa «¦ Naval Alfaira.
Through the couirtesy of Max Grif- fenhagen, proprietor of the South Shore Hotel, the Soldiers Welfare As¬ sociation will give a card party on Wednesday, June 19, at 2.15 p.m., to raise funds for the frrection of a build¬ ing to aid the crippM soldiers of Nasaau County upon their r*tum from the war.
Tickets mav be obtained from the committee: Mesdamee M. Griffenhag- en, chairwoman; Bdward Abelea, iS. R. Kahn, Frederick Knowles, Frank Alcorn, Lyman Jonea, Harry E. 'Van Riper, Edward Goldman, I. R. De Nyae, Edward Fried, L. Markheim, Abraham kosenatein, Douglas Antz, A. Hutton, L. Voffel, N. Cole, Jack- ton. Ed. Witmeyer, M. J. Zulxaf, Roaenbauni.
iHoine-iuade cakaa and candy will be on eale under the auoervisioa of a ootninittae of which Un. C. M. SmU* ia cfaairwoaiaa.
