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There is every indicaiten that the barge canal is going to prove a very important factor in war transporta¬ tion, in relieving railroad congestion, in prevent.injr a recurrence of this Winter's coal famine and in expedit¬ ing through shipments of grain, lum¬ ber and bnlky freight from the west . . . to the seaboard.
^.¦^rC^ti'^TrLrlirAuni^^r.^:;' With the opefrtng of the enti,^ ZJZ^\rtorv<^'ii»>v<». but M *n #vi4#ne4. length of the canal fixed for May 15, of »ooH f»Hb ^ ^j^^ ^^^^^ administration is leaving
no effort untried to secure for the canal the fullest poasible use.
Gen. W. W. Wotherspoon, atate M-
BnMrort •• utenni-^Um «»t«w A.pril », ltl4. •» th* fim omtm si rrmvort, N. J., •irfa Ite Act of Marck I, l«7*.
The HAJWAtl P<«T <« it»rv«l •vefywlj*r» for a «<»nt» a wnek, 10 e««nU ¦ month. II.on a ymr. Siihueril^m Br» r<Hii«r»t«l to inform tM eliraldtKm ilcpurtjnpnt of »ny f«ilur« lo r«e«iv» tlu> i«p»T or d«>lny in (Uliv<»ry. .Sub-
mHIim* wiKhintr to ch«rnrf th<-ir nrfdmw miidt pprintendcnt of public works, has
KtvK th« ol.l w> woll M lh» n.-w «ddr«ii«. , , .l» r .u
Hut)««ril»ni l*<ivinjt th» villiwc may h»ve thrir fornwlaled a plan for the use of the piip#r fnrwurHerl by mail by inforniin« the . ,u ^ ii
eireuiation department. canal fof coal shipments that would result in releasing 18,000 cars a month
AMrffn »II foinmiiiiiration/i t/i , -fTp.* _ aAvinir in freiffht of SiX-
TtlB NA.S.SAn I'f>ST CORPORATION a"d Cnect a saving in ireiRiii.
Main OlfWo. 22 Smith Grove Street, Freeport ty^j-h^ cents a ton on hitUminoUS
Tel»phofi« «1 ! J F,
' coal, and fil.M cents on anthracite. State Engineer Williams appeared before a committee of the United States Senate on January .'51 and made a formal tender of the free use
FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918
TO PONT HRADKHN.
The eolumnii of Thk Nassau I*<>ht arp al-
wayn open for nn teinionn. principally
cal BfTain., by iu of the Canal to the rederal Oovern-
readem, and commiinicatlonpi not loo lonifthy, , . . ¦_ i i„:i u^ o.l
aettlnu forth such opinionn, will I* rewivH ment, explaining in detail the ad-
¦wllh appr«ciatlon and printed. In order' «r„-„,i u.. fV,o ^onol ou»r
to •eeure the publication of a comnnunicBii.in, vantages offered by the canal over
it il" nccMuiBry that thp writer alwnyii aond ki( or her full name and addrcsn. Thi» will
iTre.'r h^e "rt"'?^in;i.r".n"'rhe*;von, ':f meuls of freight from the west to the
the.writer not winhinir to have a fnll name attached to a printed article, initials may be u«<-d or eome word or phraiie adopted.
(Governor Whitman has written lo
all other routes for the direct ship-
Atlantic Seaboard.
ADVERTISING FOR BUSINESS.
Secretary McAdoo of the Treasury, pointing out the relief lo railroad It is a singular fad, but a true traffic and the saving in freight that one, that a number of business peo- .^\\\ result from the use of the canal. pie, both in cily and country terri- .^j^,^ ^y^^ Federal Government ex- tory, refrain from advertising when ^.^.^j^^ -^^^^^ ^ ^^^^ utmost to expe- business gets dull. They figure that ^jj^^^ j^^. movement of freight, even money spent for publicity in such a ^^ ^y^^ building of boats for u.se on time is wasted. .Many say they can- ^j^^ Mississippi and elsewhere, il is not afford to take advertising space ^ reasonable expectation that New
and as business continues below nor¬ mal, this conviction oblain.s such a firm hold upon them that it is dif- ficull to shake olF even when business improves. The logic of such a sUind is not accepted in progressive bus¬ iness circles. In order lo obtain trade, it has been discovered by successful firms that advertising is a vital fac¬ tor. It is not sufTicient in these days of keen competition lo feel, be¬ cause one has a fine store or other business place, well stocked, and is known in the community, that trade ¦will come, nor is it safe to rest on
York .State's offer of a magnitficenl waterway with a capacity of upwards of 10,000,000 tons will be accepted and fitted into the general plan of speeding up freight shipments.
As director general of the rail¬ roads Secretary McAdoo has the pow¬ er lo so direct the routing of freight as to use the canal to its full capa¬ city.
As a further contribution toward the prosecution of the war. Senator Sage has introduced a bill appropri¬ ating $1,000,000 to build a fleet of barges for use on the canal to be
the presumptive surety when one has j^^^^^ ^ individuals or corporations an established trade that it will con
tinue because of old-time prestige.
Avertising is as essential to win business as keeping a store or other
or to be operated through the super¬ intendent of public works.
At Watkins and Ithaca, the ter¬ minals of the Cayuga and Seneca business place strictly up-to-date in ; ^^^^j ^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^, ^^,jg_ ^^^
every way and treating the public ^^j^ ^^^^jj ^^ ^^ completed in con- fairly and squarely and wilh cour¬ tesy
nection^'with the shipment of coal, is the erection of coal trestles, and there is more than sufficient time to build these before the opening of navigation.
At a cost of over $150,000,000, and
without tl dollar of expense to the
rates for space are charged. Seldom, v i ^ n l -^j v i c^ i
^ ', Federal Government, New York State
The home newspaper, wilh a circu¬ lation among the families of the com¬ munity, w*hich constitutes the buying element, affords an unsurpassed means for advertising. Reasonable
TO SIMPUFY ELECTIONS.
In order to simplify th* election law and insure every soldier and sail¬ or sn opportunity to vote. Senator Argetsinger has introduced a hill moving forward the primary day two weeks to the ninth Tuesday before election day, so that the oflficials will have time to get the ballots printed and distributed and also providing of the slate, for a war ballot in two sections. The first portion of the bal¬ lot, covering all ofTlces to be voted for ^.<y all the electors of the state, follows the Massachusetts ballot style. The •e«ond portion, covering ofTicers lo be elected in the various subdivisions of the state, has the parly column. Another amendment to the election law provides for the earlier filing wilh the Secretary of State the names of all candidates for public office. These amendments are necessitated by the large number of voters who are now in the Army and Navy.
The Attorney General has request¬ ed Adjutant (ieneral Sherill to noti¬ fy all local and district draft boards that state and municipal employes should be treated on the same basis as other registrants regardless of the fact thai the Fenner law protects them against prejudice by rea.son of their absence in the military service. In answer to a complaint received from the State Conference of Mayors that local draft boards were classi¬ fying .slate and municipal employes in Class 1 regardless of the depen¬ dency of these employes. Attorney General Lewis pointed out that the Fenner law was passed long before the selective draft regulations took effect and was intended to protect civil emiiloyes and not to relieve the Fcdt'ral Governnu-nt from the moral obligation of taking care of the de¬ pendents of draftees. "It is unfair," said he, "both lo the state and to the cities, lo call their servants into military service ahead of other regis¬ trants similarly situated as regards dependent wives and children. If the practice is continued il may be that the Legislature will be compelled to repeal the Fenner Law because the burden upon the cities would become unbearable."
There i« a frrnvrirtg K»M«f that while the ground hog may hnve been discredited at times, he has every chance of making good this winter. Wild geeae, according to reports from .Sayville, were seen flying northward nearly two weeks ago, hut I^ng Isl¬ anders would rather hear the blue birds and robina sing.
From experiences "jncountered by The Traveler, conservation of food, as re<iuesled by the authorities at Wnshington, in about the last thing many persons deem necessary to help win the war. In some places, por¬ tions of certain foods have been re¬ duced, hiut not to nny great extent. Hills of fare are diversified, as us¬ ual, with prices steadily soaring. ,
NEW SCHEDOLES FOR TOWN LEASES
Hempstead (Special.) At the meeting of the Toiwn Board on Mon¬ day con.sideration was given to a new schedule of rentals for leases of town lands which expire on May ,31, this yesr. Various suggestions were advanced in connection with the granting of new leases which will be g'one over at a meeting of the Board next Monday. The Board started es¬ tablishing a new schedule, and in the majority of c.ises the rentals have been almost doubled. The Fioard de¬ cided that hereafter no leases of town lands will be granted for a period in excess of five years.
Tuesday, February 21, was the coldest day of that dale in the an¬ nuls of the Weather Bureau since 180.1, a lapse of twenty-five years. The thermomefrr took a drop of 4H degrees in a trifle over twelve hours, communication from Town Treasurer
The Board authorized the Suporvi- sryr to execute a contract, prepared by Coun.sclor .lercmi.ih Wood, with Stewart Wagner, the architect for t'he proposed Town HaH, in connec¬ tion wilh the work to be done by Wagner in furnishing plans for the construction of the new building.
On Tuesday the Board rcccivpd
The ^efllhcr bureau will surely have somp astounding record;? to hand out for coming generations from the Win¬ ter oif 1017-18.
Traveling on railroad trains these days in many sections is something like the old stage coach period. f)ne is sure of reaching his or her destina¬ tion, but seldom on scheduled timo. There is no use in kicking about it, "We are in the war."
A smile has a thousand values over a frown, but il takes some persons a long time lo finfl it out. Travel a bit and tho pleasure of getting the smile will soon impress itself. A cor¬ dial greeting antl hand-shake with the smile are accomplishments which add inestimable valuation.
The agitation to put women in po¬ sitions of authority, privately and publicly, appears to meet with ap¬ proval from various sources, but the Traveler hears a lot of talk about what may happen in the near future when women get the full swing into politics aniL other affair.s which they seek to enter as a .sctjucncc to getting suffrage in New York State. Men folks are getting an idea that it will not be many years before history re¬ peats and the lawfully-enjoined main- taincr of tlio f.-vmily finds that he is to slay at home and do the princi¬ pal part of the housework while his wife goes to political niootings with the children to be cared for at a nurs¬ ery or K'aves them home with him. It will be a great life if "dad" can stand the pace.
.lohn A. Ruth in which he asked for authority to sell property al Coney Island upon which the town look n mortgage in 1909 and which waa later bid in for the lown at a foreclosure sale. .Mr. Ruth wrote that since ac¬ quiring title to the property in bshalf of the lown he had had nothing but trouble with the tenants. He said that the building is an old one, con¬ stantly out of order, and that the ceilings are falling from time lo time. Mr. Kuth stales that the pr9perly stands the town about $8,000, that unpaid assessments and taxes amount to $1.1l.'').39, with interest from last N^ovember. The Treasurer said that Vincent Massa, a real estate dealer of Coney Island, had offered $7,000 for the place, wilh $1000 cash pay¬ ment, and has agreed to pay for all repairs. .Mr Ruth said that he be¬ lieved il lo be to the town's inter- I est to sell the premises, since Ihe holding of the property entails a loss of $2000. The Board gave .Mr; Ruth authority lo proceed in accordance with the recommendations contained in his letter. *
fo |«?f>0 and mainteTmnce.
General Matron, I/e>chworth Hage. Thiells, Rockland County, N. Y. We- men only who are ip-aduate nuraea and with experience in a Hospital for the Insane or an Institution for the Feeble Minded.
Hospital Orderly, Health Offteer'a Department, Ros^ank, S. I., N. Y., (Quarantine), $fiOO. Men only.
Assistant Physician, Regular or Homeopathic, State IIo<tpilal Service, $1200 to $1500 and maintenance.
Applications must be filed oh or before March 20, 1918.
KNITTING A WHOLE COSTUME
Popularity of Outfit* fer ChiMren Af¬ ford a New Departure for Qrown- Upa—Requires Careful Work.
Whole costumes of knitted mnfnrlal hnve been popular for smnll children, hut It Is n new departure to offer them for grnwn-nps. One has a rather short sweater top, ribhwl to fit snug nround the wnlst nnd going over the head. The rolled collnr, of white, firs with a knitted cord ending Jn knitted balls of green. The skirt hns hnnds of green on a \^hltc worsted foundation. Of course, such n skirt must be nnrrow. If would be n horror of snggtng linea after n few times of wearing If It were full. But It must be a nice problem In knitting to ndjust It to the figure ao thnt It shnll not curve In In all tbe wrong plncea.
Our skirts nre again scanty and Rtrnlght, but so fnr they disguise rath¬ er than reveal the lines of the flgnre. When nnrrow skirts were In before, careless cutting and Inexpert draplnit often had results which were nafor- tunnte, to sny the lenst. A skirt of knitted wool might easily repeat these Indiscretions; so unless n woman haa gradunted in the mysteries of knitting nnd purling she hnd better not try to solve one for herself.
STATE CIVIL SERVICE.
if ever, does the home newspaper fail to return many fold the money it re ceives for advertising. It is impossi
has completed a magnificent system of waterways wilh adequate termi¬ nal facilities at all important points ble to estimate the result, because .
few persons trading with a merchant announce that his advertisement had been seen in the newspaper. It is safe to assert, however, that many who become customers, first learned
is now preparing to build a fleej of barges at its own expense. All of this is now placed at the disposal of the Federal Government when the need of il appears lo be very great. The West is awake to the import- about the e.x-istence of a business place ance of the use of the barge canal through the columns of the home and the Ameruan Lumberman of newspaper, which is about the first Chicago has written to State Engi- publicity agency families moving in-1 neer Williams offering to assist in to a community get in touch wilh pronltoting its use. In reply, Mr. Wil- by buying a single copy or becoming uams, after reviewing the elTorts that a aubscribers. The value of such" an have been made by New York SUte agency for promoting trade therefore t« interest the Federal (Government in
18 apparent.
AN IMPORTANT AGENCY.
In addition to preventing future coal faminea, the barge canal through the development of its surplus water power will prove an important agency in reducing the consumption of coal now used for the generation of power.'
placing barges on the canal during the past year and pointing out that, because these efforts had produced no results, the state is now propos¬ ing to build a fleet of barges of its own, Biys: "You ask me what the lumbermen can do to aasiat in de¬ veloping the canal to its maximum efficiency. My answer would be to uae every means at their hands to
NEEDED INCREASES.
The state's appropriation for vet¬ erinary service this year will be $54,510, an increase of $11,478 over last year. The need of this increase was pointed out to the Council of Farms and Markets by representa¬ tives of the agricultural societies and Dairymen's Association who claim that by extending the' physical ex¬ amination of animals by veterinar¬ ians damage -claims«against the state for loss of cattle would be reduced, the live stock industry would be pro¬ moted and the public would be given increased protection. The council agreed lo the increase which was ac¬ cepted by Governor Whitman and in¬ corporated in the budget.
AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK.
Major Donald Guthrie of the Sec¬ ond British Army, who has spent two and a half years on the west front and is soon going back, is not worried over the possibility of the Germans breaking through the allied lines. Said he: "The Germans have as much chance of breaking through the allied lines at the western front in France as they have of pulling the sun down from the blue dome of heav¬ en. We know it and they know it."
WOMEN IN CONTESTS.
Women will participate on a full equality with men in the nomination and election of four members of Congress next month. There are va¬ cancies to be filled in the seventh, eighth, twenty-first and twenty-second Congressional Districts, all within the cily of New York, and Governor Whitman has signed the bill of As¬ semblyman Adler which permits wo¬ man to register, participate in the un- ofllcial primaries and vote at special or regular cily election this Spring. In addition to these special congres¬ sional elections there are regular cily elections in a number of cities.
Ornaments for the Neck.
The adornment of the neck Is one of the fashionable phases of the moment. There Is quite a vogue for the flat bead necklaces made hy the wounded sol¬ diers. Probnbly a good deal of senti¬ ment Is connected with the wearing of them, but thpy hnve a distinctly deco¬ rative value, too, and mnke vivid splashes of color on our dark gowns. The State Civil Service Commis- We are beginning to realize the Impor- sion will hold examinations on .March 1 tnnco of neck adornments—their scope ;30, 1918, Jor the following position.s: i and their Hniltntlons—!n the domain of flealing ancl Ventilating Engineer, dress. Smartness mny be achieved or a Selr ' '''* ^ ^ alienated by the little flnlsjdng touch
Foreman of Island Shore Repairs I "*"'" "^""l*' There Is nothing, after at Lake George, Conservation Com- | ""• ""¦¦* becoming than the time- mission, $100 a month. honored string of pearls, which, hack-
Examiner, Education Department, neyed though It Is, hardly ever seeins men and women, $7.5 to $12,5 a month. | to look amiss and seems suitable alt
The bill authorizes the aupenntend-... ....,.- , „, .,
. ^ i bring forcibly before the Federal of
•nt of public works to lease surplus i a ,.„,.. _,
flciala in Waahington the advantages
which New York State is offering in its canal system, and urge the con¬ struction of boats to operate on auch system. Even if the atabe expends 11,000,000 in the construction of bargres and private capital aa repre¬ sented by companiea now organixed, or in process of organization, should place a limited number of barges
waters along the line ot the canal and will make available more than 80,000 horse power, and double the preaent development.
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THE RECORD SPOKE.
The 'Republican National Conunit¬ tee did not need to tell the women what the Republican party proposed to do for equal lufTragv. All that in the service, the canal wju'd still , waa neceasary ^ras to point to the ^Ciummudate ail the cr:<ft tr.e Gov- L««t« in tht House of Reprea^ntatiy^a. miiient would fael th«t it was Jut-
WHERE IS RUSSIA'S MOSES?
The Germans have ended their armitice wilh the Bolahevvki—thus terminating a farcial tragedy, and perhaps ringing up the curtain on. even more tragical scenes. It may take another drive of the Hun to bring the Russian to his senses. He¬ roic diseases require heroic remedies —and surely that is an heroic dis¬ ease which has paralyzed the Musco¬ vite iriant and rendered him impo¬ tent to maintain order at home or to command reaped abroad. Diiaa- ter may bring forward the man to reaeue Kusaia.
CO-OPERATE WITH CONGRESS.
"Will you cooperate or will you obstruct?" This is the challenge which President Wi'".on flung at Pres¬ ident Hutchesor. of the Carpenters' and Joiners' Union. It was a fair question. Its first clause may be ap¬ plied in turn to many other indi¬ viduals—even lo President Wilson himself, who, by his refusal to ac¬ cept the proffered aid of Con.yress in 'the task of carrying forward the war, cannot now complain if mem¬ bers of either house of Congress should" arise and ask him, "Will you cooperate?"
FALSTAFF SWEATS TO DEATH.
It is understood at Washington that Senator James of Kentucky feels es¬ pecially nervous about the effect of Senator Chamberlain's speech because a United States Senator, when he speaks, addresses an audience far larger than that which gathers in the Senate Chamber. This is true in more ways than one—as anyone can tell who has ever come within the by-no-means-limited circle command¬ ed by Senator James' vociferousness.
In the following groups only: (1) French, (2) Biologic Science and (3) Commercial subjects.
Cost Accountant, Bureau of Trans¬ portation and Distribution, State Food Commission, $10 a day.
Clerk and Stenographer, Division of Laboratories and Reseai'ch, State Department of Health, men and wo¬ men, 18 to 3,5 years of age. $720 lo $900. College education required.
'Mine and Tunnel Inspector, Depart¬ ment of Labor, Stale Industrial Com¬ mission, $1800.
Statistician. Public Service Com¬ mission for the First District, $1801 to $2400.
'Lock Operator, Department of Pub"- lic Works, $901 to' $1200. Men only, 23 years of age and over
Prison Guard, $800.
Order .Assistant, State Librarv, $1100 to $1200.
Positions under the State Industri¬ al Commission:
Superintendent ($1(^00 to $2000) and Assistant Superintendent ($720 to $1200.) men's and women's depart-, ments. Stale Bureau of Employment.
Assistant Supervisor, Juvenile Placement Department, State Bureau of Employment, $720 to $1000.
INSTITUTIONAL POSITIONS
practically any age. Only In the hey¬ day of youth are brilliantly colored bends appropriate. After forty they should be absolutely taboo, supplanted by the soft fold of cream or flesh col¬ ored tulle, or, better still, the black velvet band with a diamond clasp. Xade Is, of course, the most popniar of all stones and colors for necklaces at pres¬ ent, though corals, moonstones set In silver nnd opals Intermingled with crystal run them close and are some¬ what less expensive.
Silks Have Borders.
Among the new silks displayed In the shops bordered designs of tbe most aggressive sort have suddenly made their appearance. They are bor¬ dered pongee carrying a broad baad of bizarre cubistlc flowers, which are amazingly ugly In designs but ustially. good In color.
Foulards with blnck or bluegronnds show bold but really good looking bor¬ der designs In white. The.se are In striking wedge or festoon shaped mo-! tlfs which spray far up onto the breadth of silk. One Interesting pat¬
tern shows a striking oval Interlaced Matron (Cottage), Stale Reforma-' festoons of white polka dots In varied lory Institutions for Females, $480 sizes
GAS RANGES
tifled iu conatructiag and aaaigning to tbwM wat ra.**
CLASSIFIED ADS
REWARD
For the return of a black bob-t&il cat Answers to the name of Yeap. ILust seen going towards Rooaevelt. Return to
MRS. S. C. BENS 26 W. Milton Street Freejiort. N. Y.
POR SALiB- Fxtia tne 8. C. Wliite Leghorn Cockerels; frjni 2i<^—2»0 •eg strain; for particulars in m re uf Henry Drurnng, Grand avt^iija, nesir Seaman ave.iue, BakNirin, L. I.
Our supply of Gas Ranges this season will no doubt be limited.
Don!t tvait unh7 our representative calls. Place your order in any of our offices where you can look over our different styles. Do it today.
Raud Automatic Hot Water Heaters are always in use at our offices. They work jnst as well in your home.
Place your order early for the Raud you expect to have installed as they will never he cheaper.
Our Vulcan Tank Water Heaters are the most dependable Hot Water Heaters of this type on the market.
Get busy with yoar order before we have to tell you that our stoch is exhaasted.
The Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co.
GEO. MacDONALD, President
Officesftt H«mp8tead. Frttrport. RcikviMe Centre, liineol.
