THE WEATHER
Fair ohiffht and probably to¬ morrow; rising temperature; variable winds.
THE DAILY REVIEW
Of Nassau County
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FREEPORT, N. Y, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1921
VoL XXIV, No. 72
ST. AGNES TEAM
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SPELUNGBEE
East Meadow, Merrick aad Law reace Close Secoads la Coatest Held la Rocktfle Centre—Each School Represeated By Foor Papfls Third Saccessire Vic¬ tory For St. Afacs School
RockviUe Centre, May 17.—St, Agnes' Parochial School, RockTiUe Centre, has taken first place In the competition among the schools of tbe Town of Hempstead in spelling. The contest took place yesterday at St. Agnes' Parochial School.
Twenty-one schools In the town were entered in the competition. Of these three are parochial schools— the rest public schools. ,^
Four contestants from ea^ school took part in the examination. There were 100 words given orally and the contestants all wrote the words.
There was a very close contest be¬ tween the entrants from St. Agnes' school and E^ast Meadow school. On- ly two points difference was made In the score. St. Agnes leading with 390
Here are the scores for all the schools entered In the contest: St. Agnes. (RockvilleOentre).. 390
East Meadow 388
Merrick , 387
Lawrence 385
Roosevelt 383
Oceanside '. 378
St. Joachim (Cedarhurst) ^372
Baldwin ..871
Oarden City 371
Seaffyd . 368
Lynbrook 3S4
RockvUle Centre 362
North Bellmore SSO
Floral Park Jjt^ ^4
West Hempstead 340
Valley Stream 344
MalleKne 342
BeUmore 339
St. Bonifac^, Elmont 333
East Hempatead 319
KImont 311
Eel Alib^^ioamlOut to Deq:li^^ea; Two Accused of Burglary Agree
Mineola, Muy 17.—AtHTuat Schultx and William Smolenowskey of Oyster Bay, under indictment, charged with the burglary of the home of Frederick R. Coudert. International lawyer, ad¬ vance the novel excuse tbfA it they can find three bushels of eels they can prove why they were otit in a certain northeast storm In Oyster Bay on the night of April 29.
They want the court to believe that they were personal attaches to three bushel baskets of eels and that they were not using their boat for the con¬ veyance of plunder taken from the Cou¬
dert , home. That the loot was found, some on the tMttom of the channel and | some washed, ashore, means niathlng to | them. They disclaim all knowledge Of It, and insist that they had been eellng, got cauRht In a htbrm, and that when their boat overturned,, their alibi swam out to sea nnd are still golny.
The boat anchor was dropped when it overturned; and It was recovered. Henry Beaman rescued the two unfor- tunateH, and their arrest followed later, when Deputy Sheriff Leonard Thorne had evidence enough to Indict them.
Tbe plunder taken from the Coudert home was valued at $1000.
TVOMENHURT WHEN CYCLE
Ex-Sheriff Harvey of Queens In¬ dicted by Nassau Grand Jury Today
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Arthorvjaatj aad Dajrtoa Tylee ef Rockrile Ceatre Safer Brok- ea Lefs la Acddeat At Baraam Islaad Ton Of Loag Beach Road—Broofht To Saaitariam
HREHEN OAM FIE POVe TO ESTABLISH FIRE LINES
Jealously Guard Autliority To Regulate Traffic Through Fire Lines—To Summon Auto Viola¬ tors Imping Progress Of Apparatus—Kalb Claims Firemen Supreme At Fire Or Witliin Fire Lines
HEMPSTEAD POST MAKES PLANS FOR MEMORIAL DAY
All Ex-Service Men Requested Jo Jjoia Legion In Parade To Cemetery /
Hempatead. May 17.—Hempstead Post, N'o. 390, American Legion, has arrangements practically perfected for the oljservaijce of Memorial Day and the outlook for an imposing parade ar^d e-xercises befitting the occasion seem yery bright.
The usual patriotic ser'Aces will oe ^eld in one of the local churches on Sunday evening, '^ay 30. The church will be announced later.
Tho parade wili start at 9:15 on the morninK of Memorial Day from Fulton Pai'k and will go to Greenfield. ceme tery. Kvery exseArlce man In Hemp¬ stead and vicinity is retfuested by the Post to turn out, not only to the pa rade, but to the service the evening l)efore. Uniforms abobld be worn if possible, but if not the "civies."
Contributions to defray the expense of the Memorial Day observance are being received by the Post. In addi¬ tion to the amount already on hand, about 1130 ia needed to carry out ths work that the post Is arranging in honor of those who made the supreme sacrifice. Contributions may bo for- warded to Wilfred L. Hinkle, Lael Von "Kim or any member of the Post.
REVIEW ADV. SELLS HOUSE
Wantagh, N. T. May 17, ItH: Thf Dally Review,
Freeport. N. T, Gentlemen:
I want to expc$as my appreciation of the quick results obtained throtigh a real eatitte advertisement placed Iflt your paper a ahorl time ago.
I had for some time advertised tite
Sane property In several New York pers without succeas but the ad. in your paper immediately brought rae the buyer.
What you have daae for me you can do far others aa4 1 wouh) urga
Oftve rem paptr a trial, ira vary truly. T. a. SUrkc. a I HI icai—aaeai in .itiiii
Rockville Centre, May l/.~T)io fire¬ men threw down a defl to the Police Department's authority over the estab¬ lishment of flre lines while at a firr, at the Council meeting in the Wood¬ land Hose Company's quarters last night.
Chief Waterman reported to the Fire Council that he was informed by the Village Board at a conference that the Fire Department is not responsible for the safety of the public while attend¬ ing public halls. He explained that the four men which were assigned each month to the moving picture thed^ire bave l>een relieved of that- duty and that he withdrew them immediately the responsibility was determined.
Chief Waterman said that he iras ixt formed the Police Department wag re¬ sponsible for the enforcement of the ordinances of the village and tbat the police would hereafter attend tu this matter.
First Assistant Chief Ray Wood re¬ ported that he was informed that when responding to the recent drill alarm, the apparatus was blocked In its pro¬ gress by automobiles. He told his in-
sliould not have been served with summons and he received th»«jM»ply that a summons would have l>een served had not the offender been a fire¬
man. The assistant cblef said that it did not matter whether a member of the department or not, no operator of arf automobile or any other vehicle had the privilege to block the passage ot a flre apparatus.
Chief Warden Kalb informed the Council and requested the Wardens to report to their companies, that If any automobile interfered with the flre ap paratus and the matter was reported to him, hc would issue a summons at once.
Warden Kalb also said that when at a fire, and flre lines were established, the Wardens vrtra net. to .take orders to open trafflc from anyone except from one of the chiefs or himself as chief warden. He said the firemen were su¬ preme while at fires and he proposes to see that orders Issued are enforced.
Warden Hughen in reference to flre lines stated he had been stationed by tbe chief warden and directed to stop traffic on the Merrtt-k road. He said that Police Captain Bacon asked why the trafflc was blocked and directed it to move ori. Wa'rden Hughes said he could do nothing as the automobile operators were anxious to proceed and
fnrmant there was no reason why they ..aeeeDted the police captain's orders ' ¦¦" He was informed'that Police Captain
Bacon had no right to release traffic
If the lines were Flre Department.
established by ths
Rockville Centre, May 17.—Arthur Beaty of 230 Merrick road, and Dayton Tylee of 66 North Park avenue, are In the Rockville Centre Saniti^um, suffer¬ ing from broken legs and many brulse.s, the consequences of a collision between a motorcycle they were riding upon and a standing automobile.
The accident occurred last evening at al>out 5..10, as the men were returning frdn\ work at I^ong Beach, where they are employed as carpenters. The .scene was at what is commonly known aa Barnum Island turn on the Long Beach road, a spot about half a mile from Jykel Island railroad crossing.
The men were brought to the Rock-1 yille Centre Sanitarium in automobiles by Dick Donovan, George Iri.<<h and Howard Snow.
Nathan Blaire of 637 Union .street, Brooklyn, operator of the automobile with which the motorcycle collided, said that he .saw "the two men approaching, and fearing a collision if he attempted to pass them on the turn, brought his machine to a standstill. The motor¬ cycle partly negotiated the turn and crashed into the front of the automo¬ bile, while moving rapidly. The motor¬ cycle and fore part of the automobile were wrecked. The men were hurled I to the ground. The.impact caused three or four compound fractures to Beaty's left leg and also a break In Tylee's left | leg.
Beaty Is a member ot Company M, Hempstead. He served for two years m France with the 27th Division and previoUHly did duty on the pipe line with the old Tenth N. Y. Infantry Ma¬ chine Oun Company.
'Persons who carried the Injured men Intq, the Sanitarium remarked upon the grit exhibited by Beaty. They say he insisted Tylee receive treatment flrst, while it was apparent be was siiffering the most Injuries. He talked to Motor¬ cycle OfBcer Curley, who a.s.slsted in, carrying him Into the sanitarium, and asked that his wife l)e notified. While being treated in the hispital, he smoked a cigarette.
Tylee, whose father is blind and works In the shop on South Centre avenue, <fes completely unnerved. He suffered severely from .shock, together with the broken leg.
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VOIESTOJOIN COIMASSK
Afl Members of Department Mnst Bttf Uniforms—Records Indi¬ cate 39 Calls Answered in Year With Attendant Loss Of But $8,700—Grist Of Routine Bns¬ iness
BULLETIN!
One iiufictment charget Harvey with bribery and anoth¬ er one charges him %^th cons|Hracy.
APPOINT SPECIAL MOTOR Pffl,ICE TO BEGDLA11 TRAFFIC
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Snauaer Coaf^stioa Forces Board
Of Snpenrisim To Provide
Meaas Of Refalatioa
Mineola, May 17.—The tralBc con gestion in the county,* due to'^e in creasing summer travel, is creafing such conditions that the Board of Supervisors yesterday provided for the appointment of 19 new traffic offl¬ cers in two classifications.
On the resolution of Supervisor Burns the board authorised Sheriff Charles W. Smith to appoint 12 deputy sheriffs to act aa traffic offlcers on fixed post who will be stationed a' congested crossings throughotu the county.
The men selected from the etvU serv¬ ice list are: Daniel S. Kenyon, Cedar¬ hurat: Oawald P. Smltb, Rockville Cen¬ tre; Barl U. Comstock, Valley Stream Thomas J. Brown, Cedarhurat: Andrew Meier, Valle)' Stream; Leonard Thome, Roslyn and Benjamin S. McKlnley, of expire on October 21 of thia year. They are paid at tho rate of $2,500 per year. Hempstead. The terms of these men
SLOW. PAYMENT OF 1§20 TAXES FORCESBORROWING
Snpenrisors Dvect Coaaty Treas-
arer To Issae Certificates Of
Indebtedness To Amount
Of $500,000
ONE
AUTO STRUCK ANOTHER AND SPED ON
Freeport, May 17—Samuel White- house, of Federal street. Rooaevelt, re¬ ported his car waa ran into by a paas- Ing automoblM Sunday wMIe standing in front of Vr. Kelly's, on South Mala street. It did not step. The two bub cape on tht left side were rlpad oO and the left qiudgtiard bent. Tba avm ber of the auto doing the damaga waa obtained.
Mineola, May 17.—The people ot Nassau County seemed to have been a little slow in paying their taxes for 1920, according to the developments of the Board of Supervisors in session here yesterday afternoon.
The board adopted the resolution t>y Supervisor Remsen calling for a cer¬ tiflcate of indebtedness in the sum of $600,000 in anticipation of the pay¬ ment of taxes.
As frequently happens when tax¬ payers hold off in tbe payment of ttteir taxes until late in tbe year, the busl¬ neae of the county is carried on in ad¬ vance. Because tbe county's debts must be paid'promptly it is necessary to issue a certificate of indebtedness In anticipation of the taxes which are paid With the penalties for late pay¬ ment attache*} and which moi-e than oftaets the interest that the county pays for money it must borrow.
The certificate of indebtedness will be issued by Coimty Treasurer Will¬ iam B. Luyster.
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FINED POR INTOXICATION
AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT
Freeport, May 17.—Apchie Klimuck aad .*Ved Ford, of Freeport, were ar rested Sunday night by <MBcer Frank Fiaher. Ford was charged with intext- catloo atiO JKUmuek with disorderly coeiuct. ^th were placed in a cell omr night.
When arraiStaed haCore Judge John, aen the metr pieaaed gaQty and were fliwa IS each, which tbey paid.
CUNTON STORY POST TO BE ENTERTAINED BY AUXIUARY
Freer>ort, May 17.—Memljers ot the William Clinton Story Post, American Legion, and Women's Auxiliary, are working to make the movie to be given by the Post on May 24 a success. Eu¬ gene Lee, chairman of the entertain¬ ment committee expects to hold a matinee, as well as the evening per¬ formance.
The pictures will be "The Land of Jazs," and "Kiss Me Caroline."
Friday evening the Women's Auxil¬ iary, Mrs. Agnes Earon, president, will hold a social at Hose 2 Fire House when the memliers of the William Clinton Story Post will be invited to partake of a home cooked feast pre¬ pared by the auxiliary. The purpose of the affair Is to get together the for¬ mer service men and their families.
ENRAGED SHOOTER STRIKES COMPEFTTOR ORDEREDOFF FIELD
Beajaaaa Doanelly's Act Only la-
ddeat To Mar Pleasores Of
Freeport Gna Qnb Sboot
Freeport, May 17.—Benjamin Don¬ nelly, enraged at a fellow shooter, struck him In the face at tbe Freeport Oun Club abpot Sunday, drawing blood. Donnelly was immediately or. dered to leave the premises. The mat¬ ter wilt be adjusted by directors ot the two clube of which the participants are members.
Some of tbe best shota in the co<in try. Including tha world'a champion. Mark Airie, of Illinois, a member of th*'Olympic team, who only dropp*;^ two birds out of 1000 sboU in the Bet glum games, participated in tbe shoot at the Freeport Gun Ciub Sundi^.
Suaay weather greeted the aperta- mea and a large number ware on hand. (Cantiowd a« face a
Rockville Centre, May 17.—Second Deputy Chief Myers reported to the Flre Council last night that the .Mert Hose Company hnd received ho.se dry¬ ers and attached them to the .side of ItH building.
The chief informed Warden Hughe.s that he might convey to his company the information that the Board of Tru.s. tees had given permission to have the .-Vlert hou.se repainted.
Defender Hose Company wa.s author¬ ized to proceed with having its houKP painted and necessary repairs made.
Question aro.se over Charle.s Straub, warden from the Defender Hose Com¬ pany. He was elected to .serve, but ha.s not appeared at the Inst two meeting.s to be sworn In. Secretary Olea.son in¬ formed the Council that Charles Straub had not been notified, and Department Secretary Erisman .said that Straub had not been sworn In as a flreman. The (Continued on Page 8)
STATE OFFICIAL LAUDS SUPERVISOR SMITH'S OFFICE
Efficient, Well Ke^t Office Records
"Don't Require Watcbing"
Says State Treasurer
Hempstead, May IT.—"We have 1700 towns in th*.' state and Hempstead is one of those that we don't have to watch," replied a representative ot the State Treasurer's force to Super¬ visor ^Wrum R Smith yesterday when
Text of Indictment Not Known—Said to be Involved by Stories of Those Charged with Being Implicated in Criminal Traffic of Automobiles in Nassau County.
Former Sheriff Herbert S. Harvey of Queeiu County, who makes his home at Flushing, waa indicted this afternoon by the Grand Jury and Justice James C. Cropsey has issued a bench warrant for his arrest. The exact charge against Har¬ vey in the indictment is not known, but it is understood that he is implicated in the stories told by those who are under ar¬ rest and who have confessed to criminal charges coming out of the illegal traffic in stolen automobiles in Naasau County.
the latter remarkc^l that State Treas urer's men were not seen In Hemp¬ stead very much.
"And that," said Supervisor Smith, "Is what we want people to say al>out lis. We do our full duty aa we see It. Those records that you havo there are made after the suggestions from your office and I don't know of any place where they are better kept." This last was said with a wave of the hand that was indicative of a compli¬ mentary appellation to the whole of the supervisor's offlce force.
A little hesitating, perhaps, because It was his own working force of which he was 8|)eaklng, Supervisor Smith was led Into remarking that only re¬ cently tho Hempstead assessors were held up as models for the other asses¬ sors of the county and the county gen¬ erally commended as doing flne work in the assessments.
He said that this additional compli¬ ment regarding the town's affairs was pleasing to him as waa all those things that pertained to the welfare of the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County.
MASSAPEQUA LODGE ENJOYS FRATERNAL
VISIT AND LECniRE
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RockviUe Centre, May 17.—Bsfore an unusually large attendance, swelled by a delegation of about sixty m«m- l>ers of Kings County Lodge, under the guidance of Charles A. Kelley. Master, John A. Marrlson, Past Di*. trict Deputy Grand Master of the old Third Masonic District of Manhattan, delivered the historical lecture at the conclusion of the Master Mason de gree last night in Maasapequa Lodget
Kings County Fellowcraft team took charge of tbe floor work during tha second section of the degree. Tbeir work was greatly appreciated.
Walter L Finn, Maatmr ^.Maaaa ^•qua, 'bct.upied • hta accustomed sta. tion.
Next Sunday night the members or Maaaapenua Lodge will attend aervioea ia tha (>ureh of xhm Aaeanaloa. .
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The grand jury this moinlng con¬ vened with District Attorney Weeks, presenting to him tbose stories told him yesterday by Carman Plant, form¬ er County Detective and Aubrey Pet¬ tit, former Superintendent of County Buildings, who have both pleadctf guilty to criminally receiving stolen goods. The speciflc charge against them is that they were connected with the II legal trafflc In motor vehicles in Nas¬ sau County. They were implicated by Matthew .1. O'Neill, a con vlct and William Hoffman, who is under indict¬ ment, also charged with (Timinally .re¬ ceiving stolen goods.
District AttofheJ' Weeks" took Wforc the grand Jury In rapid succession Plant, Pettit, O'Neill, Hoffman and .M«r vin L. Dickerson of Lynbrook. on whosf confession the State was able to build Its ca.se against Plant and Pettit, which confession was responsible for the plea of guilty entered by the tWo chief de¬ fendants. This confession of Dickerson was secured hy Assistant District At¬ torney Elvin N. Edwards of Freeport who turned It over to his chief when he had sufficient statements to warrant such action.
In addition to these witnesses Harry Debeau of Hempstead was also a wit¬ ness. Thla Is the mnn who testified that he waa with O'Neill In TaKemaii'.< Hotel In Flushing, where he saw O'Neill in confidential talk with former Sher¬ iff Herbert S. Harvey of Queens Coun¬ ty- O'Neill has sworn thut he paid Plant and Pettit for "protection" and that for that money he was to be permitted to sell stolen automobiles in Nassau Coun¬ ty. He swore on l)Oth trials of Plant that he arranged to do this through former Sheriff Harvey. Harvey, called as a witness In l)Oth Plant trials, denied that he had had anything to do with O'Neill except to buy a car from him. which hart turned out to !>«• stolen.
O'Neill swore that he had made ar¬ rangements with Harvey to pay Pl^pt and Pettit graft and "said, "I |ai<ed Mr. Plant "If Harvey had spoken to him in regards to me. He said he had. This wrfs in Freeport in SeptemlHT of 1919."^
"I iVent down there that evening," said O'Neill, "to see Mr. Harvey, und after t saw Harveyi I went to «ee Aubrey Pettit. Thmi I saw Plant again and told him that Sheriff Harvey had made arrangements to do business with him. Plant said 'Yes, I know about It. You will meet a man by the name of Pettit.' I told PUnt that Harvey had arranged with Pettit to meet me In Freeport. I was to pay Pettit |3B a week and he was to,turn the money over to Plant."
, He was asked If anything wan said abo^;<t what the money was for and h* replied, "It was to protect I, Salerno and Hoffman In the sale of cars in Nasaau County," and then he added. "6f course you know thoee cars w«if> stolen."
It Is not expecte<l that there will be any startling devflopments other than the one Indictment today.
While there haa been a lot ot talk abbut "leaks" of information and wire tapping, there haa been no specific In atance named as to wire tapping. Jus¬ tice Cropsey has only said he has hlsl own ideas of how the "leaks" occurred.
District Attorney Weeks has his awn private telephone and h« has iwld he knew nothing of wire tapping unUl he read It In the paper. -There haa been no charge that tbe "leslra" eama through the awltch-beard of, the CooH
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House "Central."
The State cxpeits <<o try Snivatdre Salt>rno who is alleged lo have been one of the band operating in stolen automobiles in this Counly on Thurs¬ day of tills week.
Next Monday the State exDcrts lo try Thomas Barbutti, of Inwood, wl)p has been Indicted for perjury, growing out of the confession made liy Mervil L. Dickerson, who Is himself Indicted for perjury. '
COURT HNES ANOTHER
JUROR FOR CONTEMPT
Mineola. May 17.—Judge Cropsey Went on the bench nt noon and railed before him the matter of the missing jurors. Wni. .Montross of Port Wash¬ ington was lined $25 lor contempt of court. Montross said he had a cold, had to come to Mineola by bus. Justice Cropsey said "We can't have jurors missing thla court". Mon- tro.ss was told to report for tlie tialau'e of the term.
fieorge Oreen, Chief Clerk of the Sheriff's office said the where¬ abouts of John C. Wagnor were not known. He I.s another niissing Juror. The court directed that I'rider SherllT O. H. Tuthill ai»pear before him un Thursday ma»^ing <o explain how he had served John C, Wagnor. This wis .-ifter Justice Cropsey had looked at his return.
Sheriff Charles W. Smith presented n doctoi-'s certificate for John Both of I.awrencc, a grand Juror who had fail¬ ed to obey his summons to serve. The certificate wns sigped by Both's son a" doctor and the sheriff explaincMl that Both himself would aiipear ut 1 o'clcjck to explain his own absence. He hod previously failed to rciKirt to the Sher¬ iff that be was sick.
LONG ISLAND TRAPSHOOTING LEAGUE ELECTS OFRCERS
Freefiort. .May 17.—The Long Island Trapshooting League mel Saturday and elected offlcers. Teddy Hayes of the i:(Mka\vay (Jun Club, residing at Wood- mere, was chosen president. Champion K. .\. Anderson of Travers Island, a memlier of the Freeport Oun Club, nom¬ inated Tracy H. Uswls, a memlier of ihi- Manhasset C.un Club, for vice president, und his clecrtlon followed. William 1). DflAintS. secretary of the Bergen Beach tlun Club, was elected secretary and Ruddy Domsehke of Fr*» port, treasurer.
On May I» the Nassau Oun Club of Mineola will hold a meeting to dec;ld.- whether to join,the lAimgo. and if a fav¬ orable vote Is returned onu ot their as Moclates will litcome a vice president.
PROMINENT MARKSMEN
JOIN fRE^RT GUN CLUB
Kreepcirt, May 17.—Freeport Oun C\u\i has received many applications for membership from well known peo¬ ple following the shoots Ratttrday and Sunday, ! ' ,
Some of the best trapshooters in thf country remarked upon tbe excellence of the club's trap* and excellent Iocs- tlon.
Arthur Ouy Krs9ay, who won fam<- with jhls hook "Over th«? Top," and a movie of tbs same name, has joined; C. B. Bonner and two sons, of New York, are now members; K. N. Andfr. mon, champion of the N. Y. A. C. and r. A. Beibert. who won the' cfauaic' "Mapiewood" mt Lakewood with a per¬ fect score, ore aJao members.
