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YoL 3. No, 23.
OFFICIAL FAPEB OF THE VILLAGE OF FBEEPOBT.
FBEEPOBT, N. Y., FBIDAY, JULY 16, 1916.
PBICE TWO CENTS
KIS THII
BTATEMENT IN THE SOUTH SIDE OBSEBV^B BELATIVE TO "nXEGlltoATE OVEB-PAY MENTS" IS SHOWN BY INVESTI GATION TO BE INCOBBECT,
H llic statement relative lo "asses¬ sors salaries " and "illegitimate over¬ payments," given such prominence iu tbe last iseue of the South Side Ob¬ server of Rockville Centre, was cal¬ culated to cast a reflection upon the -«in«'lency and Integrity of Supervisor Hiram R, amlth, the members of the town board or the Individual asses¬ sor*, it has absolutely failed. Inquiry and investigation show conclusively tbat the facts el the la^t printed par¬ agraph arc cerlalniy moat incorrect and eror.eoiis.
No matter what miglit have been thv custom previous to lit 13, Super¬ visor Smith is nftt in the habit of per¬ mitting town or counly business lo be transacted in any such slip-shod manner as the "Observer" assumes. Jfassau county and tlie town of Hemp¬ stead never have had a more conuerv- ative, business-like administrator at the head of their government.
11 wlll be recalled that the Mc¬ AVbinney tax bill increased thc d'ltles of tiie assessors of the towns and ac¬ cordingly provided an increase of $300 a year In salary. The moment tbe bHI became a law, the assessors of -Hempstead township applied f(W their rightful "'raise' In salnry. The members of the town board saw no reason Why'tlps rofjuest should not be granted. It was.
But Supervisor Smith knew that the question of constitutionality of tWe bill had been raised, and that If the bill was declared illegal the in- ¦crease would have to be refunded.
That the town might be fully pro¬ tected he took the niatter up with the assefsors and at bis suggestion they waived the right of increase unlil the constitutionality of the law had been established. They have never been paid one proportionate part of tbe in- «r«ase.
"And as the bill has been declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL Assessors Brower, Edwards and Aukers will NOT have to pay back to the town ILLEGITIMATE 0 V E It - P A Y- MENTS."
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Huerta Sends for His Family.
Gen. Victorlano Huerta, now In the 'custody of the military authorities at Fort Bliss, Texas, has telegraphed his family in Forest Hills to come to El Paso.
POSH NEW DRINK
POULTBYMEN HAVE BANDED TO PUSH SALE OF NEW DBINK.
(By Bpeclal Correspondent.) The Nassau Poullry Association is pushing a new temperance drink which the members are anxious to see become the national drink. By some it is known as the "Prairie Oyster. ' Henceforth, if the poultry men have their way, the name will be "Napa Cocktail"; from an abbreviation of the name of their organization.
The new drink is made wilh fresh eggs—a "strictly fresh eggs"—an egg above suspicion. A dash of Worces- tershire, a sprinkle of red pepper and a drop or two of vinegar give tlie '"kick,"' and the drink is ready.
""We have not consulted Mr. Bryan nor asked his opinion of our new drink, nor do we Intend to do so," stated Mr. R. S. Stone, of Rockville Centre, president of the Nassau Poul¬ try Association, recently when asked if he had done so. "This drink ought to give a '"knock out" to the drink (|uestloii and a boost to the poultry husiness," Mr. Stone • continued in conclusion.
DID YOD STEAL?
L. I. R. R. ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TICKET THIEVES.
The Long Island Railroad Company has been aware for some time past tliat cei'tain of its employes were stealing tickets and selling them to the public at reduced rates. As the result of a check, A. B. Siederlich of Sag Harbor, Long Island, a ticket col¬ lector and e.vtra conductor, who had been in the company's employ since I89S and until recently was running on the .Montauk division was ar¬ rested on a Warrant issued by the police justice of Sag Harbor,,charged with tho theft of tickets which he had collected and not cancelled, and whlcll he subsequently sold to tbe public at prices considerably below the face value of the tickets. The result of llie trial on July 7 was that Siederlich pleaded guilty in court and was fined $50.
The Investigation has not been completed. In its determination to protect its revenue, the company pro¬ poses to prosecute all those found im¬ plicated in any theft.
MSSIIUTOGOBIICK TO OLD Tllll SYSTEM
TAX COLLECTORS THBOUGHOUT COUNTY WILL RESUME COL¬ LECTION OF TAXES—M'WHIN¬ NEY LAW DECLARED UNCON¬ STITUTIONAL BY JAYCOX.
(By Special CorreBpondenl.)
While it has not been officially an¬ nounced, it is generally accepted as a fact that the decision of Supreme Court Justice Walter H. Jaycox thai the .McWblnney tax bill is unconsti¬ tutional will be treated as flnal and that no appeal will be taken to the higher courts.
The decision is ot vast importance lo the county, for as a result, the lOu tax collectors throughout Nassau counly, who were legislated out of office by the bill introduced by As¬ semblyman Thomas A. McWhinney, will Immediately resume their oflices and begin the collection of taxes. This will be notably so in the incor¬ porated villages w,,here the ta.xe.s wi. become due in September.
The three eounty ofllcials, County Judge Janies P. Niemann, County Controller Charles L. Phipps and Counly Clerk Thomas S. Cheshire wlll not attempt to appoint a successor Lo Charles F. Lewis, whom Ihey rtciig- nated as county tax receiver, as they have been enjoined by tbo declBion of Justice Jaycox.
Now that the county tax bill is de¬ clared unconstitutional, the old sys¬ tem prior to the passage of the bill will prevail, and each school disirict will have its own tax collector, the three towns of the county will have their collector and the incorporated villages will have their collectors.
G. H. Hurrei Dies.
Don't Foi^et This Outing.
On Thursday, July 22, the Demo¬ cratic Association of tbe Town of North Hempstead will hold their seventh annual outing at Wainwrlght and Smith's three pavilions, Rocka¬ way Beach. Train leaves Mineola at 10.10 a. m.. West Hempstead at 10.20 a, m. and Valley'Strea mat 10.30 a. m. Reluming leaves Beach at 9 o'clock p, m. sharp.
Sanitary Laundry Work
IS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH AND HAPPINESS. IT'S THE KIND OF WOBK THAT PBODUCES AN AP¬ PBECIATED FEELING OF SATIS¬ FACTION, IT IS A GUABANTEE OF BELIABILITY.
HAVE YOUR WORK DONE IN A FACTORY WHERE
EVEBY PIECE OF LAUNDBY
Is properly marked '
Is properly ootinted
Is waihed in two suds; cold and
boiling hot Is rinsed in tlir«e waten
Is wrong dry in sanitary en¬ closures
Is starched and ironed by the latest sanitary appliances
Is delivered promptly
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FBBEFOBT BBANCH OFFIGE, FHONE 872.
WE WILL CALL AND DELIVEB PBOMPTLT WITHOUT EXTBA CHABOE.
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Oeorge H. Hurrei of Floral Park died Wednesday in the Mercy hos¬ pital, Hempstead, following an Ill¬ ness of four months. Death was due to lieart trouble. Mr. Hurrei was born on June 13, 1873. He was for many years prominent in Republican politics in Henipstead, and at the time of his death was overseer of the poor. He was formerly town con¬ stable of Hempstead.
He is survived by lils widow, Julia, and two daughters, Ruth and Aileen.
Mr. Hurrei was a member of Mor¬ ton Lodge of Masons. Funeral serv¬ ices will be held at his lale residence this (Friday) afternoon) at 2 o'clock. The Rev. E. C. Hoag, pastor of the Methodist Church of Floral Park, wlll officiate. There wlll also be Masonic burial services. Interment will be In Greenfleld cemetery, Hempstoad.
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Quality Drug Store
FBEEPOBT
'The Big Store on the Main Corner."
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GOIMC ^CIRCUS?
TO BE HELD TONIGHT AT SOUTH SHOBE YACHT CLUB.
The Wild West show and society circus to be givon tonight under the auspices of the flouth Shore Yacht Club at their grtjunds on Westside road will undoubtedly be one of the biggest events of the South Shore summer season. ^Many of the most versatile vaudeville artists of the New- York stage will taMe part In the bene¬ fit. The performance will be under the direction of Pfed Stone and Leo Carrillo and will be ithe greatest thing ever attempted. The tickets sell at the moderate price of lifty cents and one dollar. Call up the club and reserve seats for the best evening's enjoyment imaginable.
FIRBMENJARHIYAL
ANNUAL AFFAIR OF BRIDGE HAMPTON ON JULY 20.
The annual cariiival of fun and motor races of the Bridge Hampton Fire Department will be held from July 20 to July 24. Every arrange¬ ment has been made by the commit¬ tee to make the event bigger and better than ever this year. Thc Uig midway will - have many new and amusing games on it, wliicli will be open every night from di to 12. Tiie mcrry-go-round will be there lo de¬ light the young folks, A large danc¬ ing platform is being erected on the grounds, where open air dancing wlll be held every night. Band concerts will also be given every night. Maz- zoe's celebrated band of 14 pieces of Sag Harhor has been engaged for the entire week. On tlie opening night there will be a parade of decorated automobiles, floats, visiting lire appa¬ ratus, and other vehicles. A priz*- is offered for the prettiest decorated ve¬ hicle and also a prize for the most unique outfit In the procession.
CATHOUCS READY TO RESPOND TO NATION'S CALL KEYNOTE AT THE HOLY NAME RALLY
IDSTBR JN^RECIDIT
H, G, WEST OF BALDWIN JOINS G, A. B. COMBADES.
Molt Post of the G. A. R. had the unique honor of mustering in a new recruit last Saturday evening. The majority of posts have not had a mus¬ ter in for the last quarter of a cen¬ tury. Do not get the Idea that It was some young fellow willing to join anything once. The gentleman was Mr. Hiram G, West of Baldwin, who joins his comrades ."io years after thc close of the great struggle. His age is 7 7 years.
Some of the members critcised the awkwardn«»s8 and forgetfulness ot some of the offlcers during the cere¬ mony, but Commander Patterson gently explained that they were much more accustomed to the muster out or burial service than tbe muster in ceremony of tlie new recruit, and for obvious reasons.
HATS OFF TO BELL
GAYLY SALUTED AS SHE PASSES THROUGH CROWDS.
(liv Special Correspondent.) Hats off to the Liberty Belli .May its progress through the country be an inspiration to the women of the '"dark" states to further efforts to¬ ward their own freedom.
When this precious relic sliall have completed its journey ot more than ten thousand miles, and'returns in November, may it (figuratively speak¬ ing) ring out a glorious message ot liberty and independence for the cause of equal franchise in llie East,
PUBLIC NORSE IS VITtl NEGESSIir
TEACHES YOUNG MOTHER HOW TO KEEP HER BABY WELL, HOW. TO BATHE LITTLE ONES.
Ten Thousand Men Take Part in Mighty Demonstration- Village Gives Hearty Wel¬ come to Notable Gathering
PLAN PORCH FETE
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SUFFBAGE CLUB MEMBERS TO HAVE PBOMINENT SPEAKEB..
(By Special Correspondent.) Those attending the Equal Fran¬ chise Club on July 12 were much in¬ terested in Mrs. C. G. Hill's talk on "Parliamentary Law." It is no longer a mystery why she presides so well, being so well versed on the subject. Miss Mygren's reading of "The Dawn of a New Liberty for Women" was delivered in the style of a flnlsh¬ ed elocutionist. A brief talk by Judge Wallace was added to the afternoon's pleasure.
Five new members wsre enrolled, business discussed, and a decision reached to hold a poreh fete at a date to be announced in the next is¬ sue. Mrs. Stiles offered the use of her spacious verandas and living rooms for the_. occasion. A prominent speaker, poaslbly Oeorge Creel, will bo engaged, and light refreshments served. \ —
Many people think of llie nurse as a person to call in when thoy are very sick, hut the public liealth nurse is as iniportant a factor in keeping a town well as the ordinary sick nurse is in caring for a person who is sick.
Much public heallli work is neces¬ sarily somewhat remote and cold and official. It deals wllh sialisiics and with public works. The nurse denls wilh people.
It is the public health nurse wlio follows up the child who has been excluded from school on account ot communicable disease or in whom the school physician has found some de- feet of eyes or cars or teetli and sees that the other niembers of the family are protected or the defect properly treated.
It is the publlc health nurse who teaches the young mother how to keep her baby well, how to modify and pasteurize milk, how lo clothe and bathe and care tor the Ilttle oue.
It Is the public health nurse who goes into the home and helps the tu¬ berculosis victim to overcome his in- vleible enemy and flnds the early cases while there is time to eftect a prompt and complete cure.
The public health nurse teaches people how to keep well. She deals Willi the causes of disease. She de¬ tects the unsuspected conditions in tenement and factory, which are sure to breed disease it they are not rem¬ edied, and wisely and tactfully she persuades those in authority to cure them. She is a sort of expert mother to the whole community under her charge.
Has your community a public health nurse? If not, there Is proba¬ bly no one thing which would do more to prevent disease and to promote health than to provide for one.
Welcome to Dr. Manly.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Manly of Chi¬ cago are house guests of Mr. and .Mrs. Charlee Matthews Manly at their Rose street bome, Preeport.
Dr. Manly Is a clergyyman of great prominence In (he Soutb, where he was president of Furrman University, Greenville, S. C, for many years. He is the son of Dr. Basil Manly, that niastor of the Baptist faith, who was president of the University of Ala¬ bama during the Civil War. One of the largest buildings to day is Manly Hall, erected in bis honor.
Dr. Charles Manly preached in the B iptist chhurch. Freeport. Sunday r .orning^ July 1 r.
SUFFBAGE ENTEBTAINMENT
IN MEBBICK ON JULY 30
Midsummer dullness in Merrick will be broken into small pieces on Friday evening, July, 30, when the local suffrage committee will present a vaudeville entertainment in Mer¬ rick flre hall, tbe proceeds to go to Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. Songs, dances, skits and "turns" of all sorts will make up the program, which will be Interpreted almost wholly by village taieni. notb profes¬ sional and amateur. The full list of amusements cannot be announced this week, but sucb competent artists as Mrs. C. A. Calkins. Miss Nancy Mc¬ Cord, Miss Isabella Bradford and Miss Elsie Bunker flgure in the plans of the managers. Cake, ice cream and in¬ formal dancing wlll follow the enter¬ tainment.
Garbed in fluttering hunting of the national and papal colors and with the Stars and Stripes standing forth in llie breeze trom all her flagstaffs, Freeport last Sunday was Invaded by an army ot men bearing the banner of the Prince of Peace, for Freeport was the chosen concentration point of thc entire Long Island legion of the Holy Name Society, one of the strongest oreanizations of the Ronian Catholic church.
Division after division detrained soon after noon from all points east, west and north on the Island, and by half past 2 o'clock a mile long hiuiiaii garland starte^ to weave Itself in and out of the picturesque streets of the village. To tho strains of "On¬ ward. Christian Soldiers." the column advanced, and in the van roule Free- port's qiiadroii of mounted police.
The .Merrick road. Ocean avenue, Atlantic avenue and others ©f Free- port's well paved roadways resounded lo the martial tramp of more than 1.1,000 men in two divisions. The lirsl was made up of thf men repre¬ senting the rally districts of Long Island outside of Brooklyn, and the .second wa.'i formed by niembers of the Holy Name Societies from the Cath¬ olic parishes of the borough.
The rendezvous was the Fresh Air Home of the Society of Sl. Vinc«;nt dc Paul, near the shore, where a monster open air vesper servico was held af¬ ter addresses had been delivered hy Rev. John L. O'Toole, rector of the Church of the Holy Redeemer, Free- port; State Senator Bernard M. Pat¬ ton, ot Queens; the Rev. Dr. William F. McGlnnis, rector of St. Bridget's iliurch. Westbury, L. I,, and president of the International Truth Society In Aremica, and County Judge James iVeimann, of Nassau.
Those who took tlieir places in tlie line were representatives of 200 churches in the seventeen rally dis¬ triels of the Diocesan Union of Long Island. Tliat whicii sounded as a dis¬ tinctive note in the whole proceed¬ ings was the enthusiastic manner in whicii Freepori welcomed the dele¬ gates.
Present at the service lield in the siiade of the trees that almost en¬ circled the well kept lawn of the home were nearly all of the vlllage officials and representatives of other religious denominalions in Freiport. The verandas of residences of per¬ sons not of the Caiholic faith were draped in flags and bunting in honor of the occasion and many homes of non-Calhollcs were hung with the papal yellow and while.
The grand marshal of the parade was Cadman H. Frederick of Free- port, president of the rally commit¬ tee. It was through his efforts and those of Edward S. Keogh and John J. Donaghy that the rally was this year held in Freeport by unanimous vote of the Diocesan Union and sanc¬ tion of Bishop McDonnell,
After reviewing outstanding In¬ cidents in the history of the Catholic Chureh and emphasizing the fact that on many contested fields Catholics have never been found wanting In their duty of bearing arms for their God and their country. Senator Pat¬ ten struck a patriotic note. He re¬ marked tbat men of the Catholic faith had nol hesitated to lay down their lives In tbe titanic struggle in Europe, and aded. "They will con¬ tinue to the end of the conflict at the post ot duty, although praying fer¬ vently for the dawn of peace."
"Catholics In the United States," he continued, "never have been found wanting and never could our morality or our patriotism be success¬ fully Impugned, Our country's call has never passed unheieded by those of our faith, from the time of the Revolution down to the 'Vera Cruz In¬ cident of a year agb."
Rev. Father O'Toole delivered an eloquent message of welcome to the delegates In behalf of his parish and In behalf of the authorities and peo pie of Freeport, some flve thousand of whom reinforced the enormous throng of delegates uf^on the spac¬ ious greensward, " Father O'Toole di¬ rected attention to the fact that men of vcrious walks oMlfe and leaders of thought in other denominations were present.
Among those who attended the ceremonies were Representative T4Lthrop Brown of the First Coagrea-
sional dlatricl. Long Lsland; Mr. Lamb, village president of Freeport; Assemblyman Thomas A, McWbln¬ ney, H. R. Smith, supervisor ot the town of Hempstead; Jas. A. Rooney, supervisor of the departnient of com¬ plaints, Drooklyn, and the Rev. Sam¬ uel O. Curtice, pastor of the Metbo- |disl church of Freejiort, j The Rev, I'eter Donohue, rector of j the Churcii of Our Lady of Good I Counsel, Brooklyn, and spiritual di¬ rector of the Diocesan Union, con¬ ducted llio benediction. He was as¬ sisted by Rev. Father King of Bell¬ more, as deacon, and Rev. Father Smitli of llempstead, as suh-detcon.
HUGE SPMIS FOU LLRU,
RAILROAD HAS EXPERIENCED TOO MUCH OF DARE-DEVIL DRIVING AND GATE BUNNWa
The Long Island Railroad has gone ijne step further in it.s campaign to stop luotorlMis from driving over grade crossings reckit::8ly regardless ot warning signs. It bas installed at otic of the crossings dn the road lead¬ ing to Long Beach, crossing gates made of huge heavy spars painted with daring spiral hands of black and white.
The Long Island Railroad has ex¬ perienced much trouble from auto¬ mobile drivers disregarding the gatea and driving through them, smashing them to pieces. For that rea.son, the management Is experimenting with these hoavy gates, the size of a large telegraph pole, which it is thought will williHtand the blow pf an aubo- mohije even when running at high peed.
That il is necessary for the Long Island Railroad to adopt such extra¬ ordinary means to slop automobile drivers at grade crossings when trains are approaching is Indicated by the fact that in the past two weeks there have been as many as a doxen cases where drivers have run through crossing gates let down to warn thom of approaching trains.
ARE YOD COOL?
FRAAS & MILLER HAVE THE ONE CLUE TO THE SITUATION,
Hammocks and refrigerators are almost Indespensable in the summer
ltim(*. Both have the Imperative quality: "to cool. " Have you telt the
' need of either?
Fraas & Miller, the well known tuinlture dealers ot Brooklyn and Rockville Centre, have an extensive stock ot both and at moderate prices. With their service coolness can be se¬ cured without excessive expenditures. And one need have no fear as to the quality of their goods. They ara one of the most reputable firms la the Oreater City. They have a cli¬ entage of the classes from every walk 6f life.
Why not make an appointment with friend neighbor and arrange to vliit the Rockville Centre store? It will do your heart good. Oet acquainted with a bouse that can supply just what you want quickly and at ex¬ tremely low prices.
g>U to High HiU.
The employee of the Freport Rail¬ road and Oreat j^uth Bay Perrr Companies will give a moon high sail to High Htll Beach on July 28. Ther plan to make tt one of tbe moat en¬ joyable of the season. Boats leave tha dock at 7.30 p. m. Tickets, 50 eants a person. Tbere will be special muaie for dancing at the beaeti.
