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FREEPORT. N. Y, FRIDAY, APRIL 22 1921
VoL XXIV, No. 51
mHAVUTOR ESCAPESDEATH DtTRULffDi
PAIKAVEMIE DMINAGESOiyED
Ea|iaecr.Vo«rfins Ezjjilaau Meaas of Penaaaeat ReKaf to Tnu- teaa—Wodii Cost $1,
MacUae Catdws Fire Whea He
* AtteaipU To Laad at MHdwl
Fielii—Rescaed With DiAcnky
xPIaae VtkeA at $9,000 a
Total Loss
Mitchel Field, April 22.—Klmer Van-
natta, an aerial maU flyer; waa cniiirht
under hl.i wrecked and burning plane
lant evening and waa only rescued with
the Kreatc.it difflculty by Lieut. Lucax
V. Beau and aome of the enlinted men.
He Ir In the poat hoapital terribly burned about tne head and face, but the doctors expect that he will recover. Vanatta, who is twenty-aeven years old, and whos^ home in at Mlllmont, Pa., in stationed at Hasielhurnt Field, near thiB flijld, which l» the atation of the aerial mall for the district. He took out a Post Offlco type of deHavlland plane late yeaterday afternoon. The Mhip had just been equipped with a new I j^^,,^ ^^^^ estlAiated cost would be
Rockville cantra, April 22.—Consid¬ erable diacuasion a^e when the suta- Jact of overr^lng the great pool of water at the southt^eat corner of Olv server street and Park avenue, came up before the Board of TTuatees laat nl«ht.
It ia proposed lo build a two fool concrete gutter along the aouth aide ot Observer street as a drainage. An al¬ ternate propoaltlon is to build a drain¬ age to the outlet at the railroad tracks. The latter project would require con- siderahl* grading and necarttat. a gutty across the' boulevard.
Edwin a. Voorhis, Civil Engineer, was present and explained in detail the methods of relieving the situation. He said that the Observer street gutter would serine the double purpoae of obt erating the pool at Park avenue and pro¬ viding drainage of all water along Ob: server street. (He recommended the Ob¬ server street gutter be installed.
The distance is about 860 feet. If the gutter le made tw6 feet wide, as pro
IIKMPSTFw%l> HORKE FOND OF KEWMPAPERH AND W0MF3«rS HATS
Hempatead, April 22.—One often tiean^that 8i<iats eat tin cans, but the newsjiaper eating home In rather rare. T'he Adams BAcpress Company .liaa ispcii an aQimal'here In Hemp- rtead.
The steed alno hhs a liking for wo¬ men's hats and the driver, Peter Ifeurer, has to be careful when driv¬ ing him up to fhe curb tliat no wo¬ man with flowery bonnets are with¬ in the reach of the house's teeth. The horse's appetite for newspa¬ pers wan demonstrated the other day, when a Hempstead man was standing on the sidewalk near the curb, alMwrbed in his morning pa¬ per. Meurer drove the animal up to the curb and the horse grabbed the paper ,|rom the reader's handa ¦ind began to eat it. .
400 horse power Liberty motor. In fact, the imotor wan put In yesterday and Vanatta was giving It a trial flight.
He flew toward the army field here, Intending, he nays, to make a landing. He was flying at about 50 feet above ground when the plane sideslipped, hit the ground on one wing, crumpled and from some unknown source took flre.
Vannatta was rendered unconscious by the fall, which Jolted him from the pilot's seat and he was pinned beneath the wreckage of hia ^hlp.
The plane landed about 100 feet be¬ yond the row of hangars antl tho flight offlcer'n^ offlce here, but before aid could reach the fallen flier his plane was fully nblase,. his faci' .seared nnd his leather clothing charred.
Once Vanatta was taken from the bpming weckase an attempt was made tu wtve the |>*w^*» i hati iim>mtptmtm<tt^tttm fact that all of the available flre ex¬ tinguishers wero emptied on the flre the ship waa totally destroyed. It Is thought that the intense heat ruined the new liberty motor. The loss of motor and plane is abo^it $9,000.
Thore was no mall In the plane.
about $650. Together with the neces¬ sary grading, Commissioner Patten es¬ timated the cost at $1,000 and the im¬ provement would be permanent.
Question of carrying out the project went over for further consideration.
S. S. ASSOCIATION RALLYATFREEPORT
Representatives of South Nassau
District To Meet In M. E.
dmrch April 26
Freeport, April 22.—The Queens-Nas¬ sau Sunday School Association. South Nassau Diatrict B, v/IU have a rally of offlcers ahd teachers of all denomina¬ tions In Garden City. Hempstead, Roose¬ velt, Freeport. Merrick. Bellmore, Wan¬ tagh, Seaford, North Bellmore, East, Meadow, Smlthville South and adjacent localities April 26 at S p.m. in thc M. B. Church, this vlilage.
hev. Arthur Porter will speak on "The Aim of Religious Education." and E. C. Barker, superintendent of the Queenn-Naasau SundSy School As.<K>cia- tlon, will also address the meeting.
Tho district committee in t^rge of the arrangements is A. I. Moabacher, Mlsa Quinlan, Mies C A. Copper, Miss C. A. C()ok, Mrs. A. P. Davisson, Miss Orace Baldwin, Mr. Whlttingham, John OomeliUH, Harold E. Brown nnd Wil- liam W.. W^stelp. '—'
CONTRACTS LET FOR
OCEAN SIDE SCHOOL
Ocoan Side, April 22.—Conatruction of Ocean Side's new School building will Jie done by the Kebre Conatruction Co.. Inc., of New York, tlio contract was awarded when the Board of Education met Wednesday night. The bid of thU j^eoinpany was $68,176.
Hiram Croaby of WopAmere obtained the contract for thk electrical work on a btd of $2,7KS.
Plumbing apd heating contract^ wlH liot be let until later. '
The new building will be erected on Terrell avenue and Is ^o be completed I by Novemtier 1. Conatruction will t>«>- Kin' at onca.
Tuck«r g Marsh, of New Tork, are the urrh!t«*^ta. •
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FIRE CHIEFS MADE SPECIALPOUCEMEN
Board Also Grants Request of
—Gasoline Measure Adjusted
CUef Waterman For New Hose
.Rockville Centre, April 22.—Board of Trustees were notlfled by letter from Mwittaa Onnnnll iaat ttigbi Attnt am tba
ROAD WORK GOING RAPMY AHEAD
Commissiotter Patten Reports Low¬ er Bid For OiI>-Sttffests Steam Rollec As Hme-Money Saver
uro WIDOWS
SEEKmtERSn SMnVESTATE
Mrs. Emma S. Smitli of Oyster Bay, and Mrs. Sarab W. Sndtli of New York Gty Botli Claim To Have Been Wives of Monroe B. Snutk
MOON IN TOTAL ECUeSETHB A. N.
UnuMal Occurence Causes Frifht
In New Yofk's East Side—
Cleariy Visible Here
Chief Engineer waa resportalhle for flre apparatus and the Council had no juris¬ diction over the Chief's car, the Chief would explain.
Chief Waterman aatd that since the apparatus was now in his care he would assure the Board that none woutd go out of the flre houses unless they liad to or out of the village unless akl was asked.
Chief Waterman asked the Board for 100-feet of flre hose. He reported that only 2000 feet wap now available. Trus¬ tee Monda moved that bids be advertis¬ ed for and opened at the next meeting.
The Board granted the request of the Chief that he. the two deputy chiefs and Chief Warden be made special policemen. They are to have the saihe powere as the regular police. The ques¬ tion came up in regard to having the righf to make an arreat after inspection at buildings apd repeated violation of vlilage ordlnanc«s relative to flre- has- ards.
Complaint was made that the gasoline pump at the power hoouse waa not accurate andXit was arranged to haye several flve gallon cans at the atation by which gaaollne lytti hereafter be measured.
INSTALLING UGHTS INMEVET
Work Now Progrtsimf Rapidly—-
One Will Ba Placed About
Every 300 Feet
Rooaevelt. April 22.—The Installing of electric lights through Nassau road is but the beginning of the good work of making Rooeevelt a model village. Although It has taken flve months for the Electric ILight Company to get busyi work la now proceeding rapidly.
It is ei^i^ted when comi^ted thera will be electric llghta every three hun¬ dred feet throughout the ylllage except on Naasftu road between the Royal Theatre and tha Maniorlal Park where they will be on every pole, about one hundrad feet apart. May flrat will probably nee Naaaau road rrell lighted at least.
TAXI CAB STAND QUESHON REACHES VILUGE BOARD
Rockvltle Centre, April 22.—Road re¬ pairs were thoroughly discussed at the meeting of the ViMage Board last night. Street Commissioner Patten's work was reported by Trustee Ijongenecker as Chairman of the Street Committee. Many streets have been scartfled, some resurfaced and othera covered \*rtth tarvla after being dressed up.
Commissioner Patten stated that com¬ plaints of a stoppage of water on the Long Beach road, near the village line had been investigated. He learn¬ ed that a pipe which was placed under the pipeline roadway, waa not clear and communicated the proper authorities who promised to take.car of the mat¬ ter.
Commissioner Patten also said that ns the r^ult of a trip to FreepolM, he nb
tam ^fiirv* ^S^lcra^ieWStf'/or rtsaa
oil. which will cost 91-2 c. if spread, against a price of 9 1-4 centn which the village Is now paying. He also an¬ nounced that 'In compliance with the suggestiona of several trustees, the wages of road laborers has been reduc¬ ed from $5 tb $4.50 a day.
When checking up on the work of the present horse drawn rotter used for road work, Comtnlseloner Patten found tliat it was so light that considerable time was consumed in smoothing the roads. He said that a ten ton rotter would dd the work more effectively and quickly, and that he had written manufacturers to ascertain particulars aa to cost and operation. H» promised to inform the board of the result of his efforts at'* later date.
Trustee LorAgenecker reported that Supervisor Hiram R. Smith in response to a request to repair ruts in Lincoln avenue . and in Merrick road, advised thnt the work was already progressing.
GRAND JURY HEARS POUCE SUGGESTIONS
Three Men, Well Voiced in Polic¬ ing Matters, Ex|^bin How To Better Conditions
Mineola, April 22.—While there was not a quorum present, the Grand Jury yesterday 'met with District Attorney Weeks informally, and heard sugges¬ tions from three men on the possibili¬ ties of a county police force for Nas- sau County. . /
Captain John R. Warner of Troop K. New York ^tate Police, stationed aA Oedney Farms, White Plalna, talked of the problem that Nassau County faces, and he thought tKat a modified state police idea could be worked out for the county.
Colonel Charies H. Sftith, the man wb»^bullt ,Camp. Mills and who was in charge of the camp during the War, also presented tentative suggrestlons, and Charles Hcuiaen. the fingerprint, man of the district attorney's force gave what he considered would be a comprehensive plan of county police protection.
Np action was taken by the Grand Jury, and no presentment will lie made to the co«!lrt.
Mineola, April 22.—Two widDwe, both of whom claimed to Ikj the widow of the Inte Monroe B. Smith who diei^ m Oyster Bay March 23, have flled an application with Leone p. Howell for letters of administration for the estate of the man they both claim is their late husband.
One is Emma 8. Smith of Oyster Bay, the other is Sarah W. Smith of 974 Palisade avenue,^ New York. Mrs. Emma Smith is represented by W. T. McCoun of McCoun & McCoun of Oy¬ ster Bay and Mrs. Sarah Smith is represented by Joseiih H. Fargis, of 47 jCedar street, New York City.
The total eclipse of the moon from i.St to S.05 athis morning caused a dight reign of terror on New York's thickly congested East Side. Some women were so frightened that they fled to the tSast Twenty-second street police station seeking protection.
"They thought It was the end of the world," said an offlceh who tried lis best to allay their fears.
inr IirtceastiMial N«w« fttrrlet.) ]..owe Observatory, Mount Lowe, Calif., April 22.—Visible to one half of the inhabitants of the globe In case they had been inclined to observe It, a total eclipse of the moon, remarka¬ ble for the opportunity It afforded sci¬ entists In the United States and South America to make observations, occur¬ red late la.st night and early today.
To the average person an eclipse of lhe moon is merely an event of pasH- ing intereat. To astronomers, who. In the ca.se of the pre.sent eclipse, have
Mrs. Sarah W. Smith in her appll-1 known for four years the exact minute
RED GLOBES TO BE PUCED
AS SOON AS OBTAINED
Rockville Centre. April 3S. Comml.s.'rioBer Reynolda aald laat night that the red lights which are to mark the dangarowi polnw where tw© roads come together, will tie InaUllad shortly. It was expected ^ey would alraady have hfcen placed, but the mat«(Hal has | matter
tt vrt (vti'tvo.i. The ((kI ;Stobeis art- ex-' i jitt-.l.
Rockvlllo Centre, A{>ril U.—SbiiQry I!ack.Miront, of the Rockville Centre Taxi Ca^ Cmnpany aajicd the Board of Trustees what could ba dona to pre¬ vent a monopoly of taxi cab service Police,! ajt the railroad station. He informed the Board that the Naaaau "Taxi Cab Company'lAid some agraaiaiant withth* iiong latahd Railroad wt^ch prevented hia company's c^m from atandtng at the statfev to ptek up jmaingara. The as «xplftina4. ia ttiMm tatttpH- vl the Villiifcf> flfrk wa.s dt.-ect
EX-CHEF CURLEY TO BE
MOTORCYCLE POLICEMAN
RockvUle Centre. April 22.—Harry A. Curley, former Chief of the PIre De¬ partment, waa Appointed motorcycle pollcefAan on probation, to aocceed Ken¬ neth Froat. raaigncd. at tbeVUtas* Board Meeting last night
AiTt Shnlth. of Powell av«nue alao Ai¬ td an applinilion for policeman, desig euK.-e for th-
cation for letters of administration says the estate is worth approximately $2.- 800. She says that she Is the widow and that she has three daughters and tviro sons of whom the late. Monroe B. smith was the father.
The dau8:hter8 are Elaie H. Smith, a resident 'of the tuberculosis colony at Saranac Lake, Helen B. and Hen¬ rietta R. of 11 We»t Tenth street, New York City, Charles A, B. Smith 817 West End avenue and Randall S. Smith of 106 88th street. New York CUy.
Emma S. Smith applied for letters of administration for letters of admin¬ istration April 13, 1921 to Surrogate Howell. Sarah W. Smith applied for Ijtt^CP ot jadJjUplsl^ratlon. on April ,20. ''l92i. '
Shortly after that Attorney Fargis write a letter to Attorney McCoun In which Mr. Oargis says in part: "I understand you represent Mrs. Emma S. Smith of Akaon, Ohio who married Mr. Smith In Philadelphia aome three years ago. There has never been any divorce between Mr. Smith and my client although they have been living apart for many yeara. I ahall be glad to give you any Information desired as It may be that your olient was un¬ aware of the fact that Mr. Smith had previously been married and hla wife was living.
A man who said his name was Mc¬ Coun, responded to a telephone,^atl made by a representative of'the'DaTI^ Review this morning to the offlce of McCoun A McCoun In Oyster Bay and he refused to discusa the case and particularly refused to say whether or not there had been any divorce be¬ tween Mr. Smith and Sarah W. Siplth.
Mr. McCoun Is the attorney for Emma S. Smith and he has asked Surrogate Howell to hold up the letters until after April 24.
it wets due, It was ao incident of great .scientific moment.
The moon, or ma.ss of what Is sup¬ posed to be barren rock, Is two thous¬ and one hundred and sixty miles in <Jiameter. The cause of the eclipse was the farth attaining a po.sition di¬ rectly between the sun and the moon. As a con.sequence. the .sun'.s light to the lunar body was obstructiHl.
In RockviPle Centre, at 4 a. m., to¬ day, thfe eclipse was clearly vLsibie. Alxiut one-third of the moon',s surface wa.s then obscured, it appeared as if a thumb mark had been placed on a disc.
FORTNIGHTIYSHOW WEU^ENTED
Eveninf Performance, Open To Public, Attracts Large Audi¬ ence To Parish HaU
PAUTIAL DU PONT HOME TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION
Mineola, April 22.—The wiil of Cath¬ arine M. Willis who died at Westbury, April 8, this year,'flled with Surrogate Howell, disposes of an estate wholly to relatives, which is valued at about $100,000.
To her dauflhter, Phoebe T. Willis, Mrs. Willis left the residue of the es¬ tate and she named her daughter as co-exeicutoi: with John Augustus Albiert- son, a son-in-law, who will himself In¬ herit $5,000 from the estate.
Following bequests were made In ad¬ dition to these; Ethel Atbertson Post, granddaughter $16,000; Augustus A. At¬ bertson, grandson $15,000; $2,000 each to Richard Poat and John A. Atbertson, second, both of whom are grandsons.
B«BS BV2Z IN MAIN NTREET; 8WARM ON TROLLEY WIRE
Hempstead, April 22.—Main street waa treated to an unufnial,sl^ht ym. terday when a targe awmrm of bees appeared In the air between the Hempatead Bank and the Second Natlonkl Bahk. There were thous¬ ands of them and the ttniaa of thetr wMga oould be plainly heard.
The queen bee settled o^ one of the trumtatonn, that hold the street car irolley wires to the guy wires which proved a poor selecUow^ The other beea inmcdiately swarmed to the twll iaaulatora, the trolley wires and the stop alga near thom, with the reitBlt that every time a trolley car went by many ware either dectivcul^d or cniahed ta dsath. Sevaral attempts mrmrm matte to rescue U|e o««» and KOt them into a bax, but jwlth*ttt suc-
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Rofkville Centre, April 22.—The group of plays given by the Fortnightly Players at the I'arlsh Hall last night were a success from start to finish. The plays were well presented, and much credit Is due to Mrs. Sarah CroHsette Pallme, who directed the show.
The flrst play, "Malthas Mourning," was a one-act comedy. Included in the ehacacters were Mrs. D. E. Neereamer, Mrs. W. R. Hood and Mrs. E. T. Halt. This play w'a^j comical in Ihe fact that it portrayed an old lady preparing thc funeral "rig" for her niece to attend the lady's funeral.
Following this was a one-act play, "The WIH O' the Wisp." Mrs. Leslie Wray starred In this with one of her dances. This impressionistic episode Included Mrs. Hillery Sheets, Mrs. Oeorge E. Bradbrook and Mrs. Frederick Handsfleld.
A one-act fantasy, portrayed in a city livery stable, was next presented. This fantasy.'""The Playroom," included in the cast Julia Schabbehar and Olga Nager, who were the princitmt charac¬ ters. These two young girts carried out their parts welt. Others in the cast were Mrs. 8. E. Bennett, Mrs. D. E. Neereamer, Mrs., Leslie Wray and Mrs. R. Howard Boggs.
The last presentation was a dramatic dialogue, "Fleurette ahd Company." Mrs. William Stokes and Mrs. William Kniffln, Jr., carried on thitn dialogue in a most professional manner.
Miss Ingred Slettengren, violin vir¬ tuoso, played between the acts, accom¬ panied by Miss Marguerite Oifford. MiM.iUett'qBWen is well known for her playing.
The halt was well fllled for the even¬ ing performance, many of the members of the club not coming to the afternoon show.
The afternoon show was for the mem¬ bers of the club only, and tee was served for ctub members at Its oon- clusion.
A resolution was passed by ihe ciub members, to defray the expenses of the Americanization party, given April 15, at CUnton Bchool Auditorium as a clos¬ ing event of the night school season.
The Fortnightly Players grm: Mrs. WlUlam Kniffln, Jr., Mrs. Ueailfe Wray, Mi-s. Thomas Darting. Mrs. Earl J. Bennett, Miss Marguerite UUIOrd, Mrs. Cmorgm Bradbrook. Mrs. RohliT H. Boggs, Mrs. Walter P.. Hood. Mra. B. O. Bkenberg. Mrs. Charles ZIpp, 'Jr., Mrs. iSdwin Hall. Mrs. F. H. Handsfleld. Mrs. Hillery H. Sheets. Mrs. D. E. Nee rttmer. Mrs. Babert Nix, Mrs "-.'i-. BowfMn. Mrs- Violet Rider. B^l DsT, Mrs. Harry W Refve, men Nager, Jr., Mr Mrs. W. E. atolccs
DAYUGHT SAVING IN ROCKVniECENTRE
Board of Trustees Adopt Resoln-
tioa To Conform Te Other Com-
mmnties an<^ the Railroad
Rockvltle Csptre, April 22.—Board of Trustees at their meeting last night atepted a resolution placing daylight saving time into efTet-t In this village.
When President Waltaoe learned that Garden City and Hemiistend had adopt ed the plan and Freeport is contemiilat Ing doing so, he instructed Counselor Hooley to read th« uniform resolution and on motion of Trustee Erisman, it was adopted.
Paylight saving will become operat¬ ive In thla village at 2 a. m. Sunday and continue until the last Sunday in Sep¬ tember, at the same time.
Tl^e re.solution as passed provides for a yearly ojieratlon of the change in time.
TITLE HOLD IIP FRONT ST^AVEMENT
Trustees Intend to Submit Propo¬ sition For Permanent Improve¬ ment If Adjustment Be Made
Rockville Centre. April 22.—Street Commissioner Patten catted attention to the condition of Front street and the station plaza at the Board meeting la.st night. He suggesed a permanent con- orote pavement be laid. TiVitf brouglu forth conslderiible discusssion as to the o\fnership of the roadway and It was finally decided, when the cost of Im¬ proving it Was'Tsflmiited at $9,000. that the proiKiHltlon should be ^vole<l upon by the people at a special election.
The law defines a street as being twu rods in width, or 3,1 feet and sinre the village owns only a tapering strip, there was some question as to the advisability of laying a iiermanent pavement. It is understood the abutting land own¬ ers are willing to cede title to land in front of their places and tliat thc tjong Island RailriMid company will giv« about 27 feet. It would not fonsent to passing over all its possession heciiUHf such an not would close its station off from Village avenue.
Frr.nt street is about 1,000 feele long and It now costs alxiut $1,200 a yea*' to maintain it in fair condition.' A ron crete pavement, while a little more cost¬ ly at flrst. would be permanent und the upkeej) practeally nil.
The question went'over for further consideration and to permit the Stree Committee to ascertain what copfd Ije done with tho railroad and property owners.
DYKMAN MAY OPPOSE BACON FOB«ESS
Democrats Believe Glen Cove Qty Man Would Be Formidable Can¬ didate Against Popular Repub¬ lican — Ralph Pulitzer Also Mentioned As Probable Oppo¬ nent Should Dykman Decline
LANDLORDS CANNOT4 BAR CHUJ)REN
New State Law, Effective Today,
Protects Future Americans and
Wallops Race Suicide
Alliany. N. Y., April 22.—Throughout the State of New York all landlords who refuse to rent or make any discrimina¬ tion In renting an apartment to a family l)e»au8e there are children, will 1>» guilty of a misdemeanor, under provl stons of a law, effective from today.
Governpr. Nathan Miller signed the bill drawn by a New York City legis¬ lator. Senator Nathan Strauss, embody¬ ing those provisions.
For years it has been the prartiee of certain landlords to refuse to rent apart- menta.and houses to couples wllh chll dren.
AHACK OF MUSTARD GAS DRIVES POPULACE TO HILI5
tlound Brook. N. J., April 22.—A leak In a tank fitted with deadly mustard gas came near driving the entire population of this town to the hills before dawn today.
The gas Jiad already spread for about a mile from the chemical factory where the Unk ntoOd, when a general flre alarm, with alt the-bells iu town ring¬ ing, drove the people out of their beds. Men, woipen and children, living in the immediate vicinity.of the factory, felt a sharp pain in their eyeii, and as they rushed to the street in scanty attJre, the mustard fumes set them coughing and sneezing. whk:h kept up until they had found refuge In the hills. No one was seriously injured.
A chemist on night duty at the ttw tory averted a disastitr by promptly rt- porting the leak and gattlng to work to stop it. He and another chMmist were mo tjadly aitectad that they had to Ise treated at their tmmes later.
HEARING ON "MO^II^ SflX,
ih;.ny. N. Y., April S2.—A heiring
heM Tussday. AprU 2< before
iir Jflller on tbe WU passed by
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Mineol.-i, April 22.—Evidently conceil- ing that Robert I»w Bacon is the strongest candidate the Republicans eould have picked as the man to suc¬ ceed Congressman' Frederick Hicks and knowing that the Republicans of th.i oounty aro a unit behind hhii the Dem¬ ocrats have been hard put to it to find I formidable otn)onent.
Having- felt the Htlntr of overwhelm-, \nK defeat in the last election and sure' thnt they must huild carefully and well if they are ever to regain even a ves¬ tige of their lo.st prestige, those veter¬ ans of Democracy In this county are o.'istlng about for tho man who wilt help to roestabli.sh tho ,st;\n(ling of tho par-ty..
In Jackson A. Dykman. of Duck Pond road, Olen Cove City, they think thoy have found a man'Vho ran competo with Mr. Bacon in the cominK election. Whether or not Mr. Dykman, astute politician that ho is, will be Inveigled into coming out awthe Democratis can¬ didate for (.;ongto.s,s is not now known, but it ts .sure that If he will say tl\o word he will be received with open .-uins by the party londer.s.
.Not only would thoy welcome Mr. nykrntm as the candidate, but Demo- ciatlc State Committeeman Edward J. ' l)ert,sey, of Olen Cove, would consider ,Mr, liykman's candidacy as being al¬ most heuven-.sont.
Thete are many things to be consid- ered in relation to the dLstlnftiiigJiuwl at¬ torney's po.-^sttrte eantildacy. That he would bo a formodal)le candidate is true beyond question and he is sufficiently stronn to make n leal run against the yoimger, fully <|ualiHed and very abb- mail who the ureal mass of Republican,^ in the coutity will siippmt. Mr, Itucon starts with a tremendous handicap over any opponent. In that he Is the choice of tho ,solid Uepublican 'imrty In this county. Thaf he also has a large fol¬ lowing ih Si^Tolk t.Viuhty is nli-eady known. As tlio campaign approaches his loail In the neighboring places Would be iju'i'onsed Jind his eloction is prnrll- cally assured with the nomination.
The Democrats, of course, want Mr. Dykninn largely because he would in- st)iii' <oiifl(lonco in thoso who have wn- verod nnd who are leaving Democracy for all time, but thoy really want hlni be<'ause ho movoH in fhe same circle-'" IS does .Mr. Macon. It in this vote that the licmocrats would like to divide.'
Then also .Mr. Dyktnnn is thought to have the Kupport of tho former Justice of Supreme Court Townsend Scudder, but even with the former Justice as ailded political strength it is not thought that Mr. Dykman will care to enter the lists against this "iKjwerful, ^energetic und bi'illiant young lawyer.
Failing in their effort to induce Mr. Dykman to run the Democrats would like to bring Wut Ralph Pulitzer, part ownei- of the New York Worid.
Just how strong Mr, Pulitzer Is no one is prepared to .say, but It is certain that he would' have all the requHiltes of a prime candidate. He has real organi- /¦ation ability, he has a big and (lowcr- fiil metropolitan newspaper at his liack and he has fnoney \ylth which to fur¬ nish the alnews of war. In view of all these things and in view ot the fact that the mighty campaign funiVof last year's Democi-acy is dissipated, Mr. I'u- litxer might not be the most unfortuh- ite selection that the l>emocrats could make.
True, Mr. Pulltze^ ,as the head of the World, Is known as an uncompromising Wil.son Democrat, which brand of De¬ mocracy wan pretty well .shifted into the di(«rdrd last fall. Whether there are any Democrats today who would have the temerity to support a Wilson Demo<?rat for (VmgresM can only be told by the onward march of events. ,
I'p to the present Mr, Dykman, looms) a-s the one formidable opponent that^i Mr. lta<:-on could have.
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