Nassau County Review 19131212

              Nassau County Review^
Official Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. V., FRIDAV, DECEMBER 12, 1913
Vcl. XIX, No. 7
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The Christmas Season|In the Fraternal Orders! News of the Churches
We present oor  Christmas   number' Doi««.\. tisa'saetet hatatrud oroaii.tion. of' .    „,    '    ~      T ,
thia week.    At the same time we  ex Fr.«iM>rt Md rieinitr. Rev A. W. E.   Carrington   has  rt
tend to our readers ami advertisers oor j     Twenty-two   members  of   Freepor-'**'"*'^ "   "'="''   "'   ^^'^   Epi^'^^P"'
No.   57,   Jr.   0.   U.   A.   M
Local Topics Dinner of the Freeport In the Fire Department Railroad Denies
_        .    . . «   tl .   siRnea    as    recior    oi    \ne    c|iibcu|)hi
best wishes for a happy, busy. Christ-1 Council    -'"' = ™'-   "  ""    "'''"    • Church of the Transfiguration, and wili
Comm.nta and ewplattatlapa not .ntir.ly a n»ws naturf, on Hllat. affair. hrtkaadltot.
mas season.
Freeport
57.
' journeyed to Roslyn last Friday even' I ing. The visit was entirely unexpect ' ed by the members of Roslyn   Council,
go to a larger parish in Manhattan
Christian Science Society.
_     .... r^T .^ Ithe   Visiting   Committee,   written   on
HIGHWATER TIDE TABLE | Nov. 24. until    last   Friday   morning.
(The«. timwarefoi Samly  H<«k     Dednct •« | Jhe Roslyn boys Were In the midst    of
minuted for Hemostead Bay)        4 \ ¦-.-.-,.       t^ . ¦      a     i.   .
Friday,  Dec.
Saturday
Snnday.
Monday,
Tuesday.
Wednesday,
Thundsy,
Friday.
Saturday,
12. 18, 14,
15. 16, 17, 18. 19. 20.
6.40 a.
initiation when Freeport arrived, but 7 20 a m I *t0PP*d long enough to give their vis- 802 a   m  ' ''°'"* ¦ routing welcome.    Upon    invi-
Here is another you can put down in your file:    The first snow squall of the ! season, on November 25—a very   light Services j one—three weeks later than in 1911.  . —Review. Nov. 29. 1912. And the first real  snow of 1913, De¬ cember 10, 2 weeks later than in 1912.
8.47 a. m.
9.33 a. m. 10.22 a. m 11.18 a. m. Ev.lO
1.12 p. m.
as they had not received the  letter  of  Sunday   morning at 11 a. m. ;   Sunday
School   same   hour;   Hempstead   BankI
Building.    Subject next Sunday,   Dec.
14,    "God   the   Preserver   of   Man."
Wednesday     evening     service     at   81
o'clock. I
A reading room   with Christian Sci-1 tation several^of our brothersdel ivered'e"ce   literature is open   at  the   above   as a candidate for Village Trustee
the charge     nd obligations in the sec   address every weekday, from 1:30 to 5 j 	
ond degree.    After the   initiation   the ' P- m.    Literature   may   be   purchased j       SOMETHINGF OR NOTHING
Already I hear talk regarding   Vill age   Election     early     next     Spring. > Friends are mentioning S. A. Williams   Celery
Taxpayers' League
Village   Improvements   Talked   Over and Considered.
Forty-three taxpayers attended the "get acquainted" meeting of the new¬ ly-organized Freeport Taxpayers' League at the Alpine Wednesday ev-. ening, and partook of the duck dinner, when the following menu was offered :   *j,"g^jjg""('herTin'fi
Oyster Cocktail
Salted Nuts        Cold Slaw
Noodles Soup
Roast Pekin Duck
Cranberries and Apple Sauce
Single copies of the Review for sale at Greenblatt's and Braithwaite's. Railroad Avenue: Kiefer's, Nassau j County Review, DaSilva's and Go- : beU's, Main Street; DaSilva's, West j Merrick Road. tf.
time was spent in addresses   by   mem- j or borrowed. 1     n ggems   the   Stanton  development'' Roast Potatoes Red Cabbage
bers present.    The van left   for   home j people in   Roosevelt  have   again   sue-' Asparagus
at midnight with a satisfied   group   ofj     The monthly business   meeting   and   ceeded in getting something for   noth- Roquefort Cheese and Crackers
Juniors, who felt that their   visit   had ^ social of the Young People's Christian | jng, more or less.    Those   of   us   who  Coffee Pumpkin Pie
done much to arouse the enthusiasm of | Association of the Presbyterian Church I have been thru the main atreet in that !     The dinner   disposed   of,   Preaident
Roslyn Council, No. 38.
Matters of intar.>t to and about thf (,,,„„,
In our local d.partm.nt
by H. E. P.
An inspection that may mean much to insurance rates in the village, and probably not by a downward revision, was made Monday afternoon of this week by representatives of the New York Suburban Fire Insurance Ex- re insurance.
While giving the village credit for a good flre department these officials dwelt at length upon the fact of their being absolutely no bailding regula¬ tions in Freeport. and to use their own words. "In ten years Freeport will be a city, a frame city, to be wiped out by a single fire, where you do not make those erecting the build- nps pay some attention to fireproofing
will be held next Friday evening, Dec. j pretty park have been delighted at the   Maxson   introduced    James     Putnam   at least by   brick   walls.    If   in your 19, at tbe home of Mrs.   J.E.   Mo^nt, j way it   was   illuminated   with   bright | Heaton of   "The   Survey"   Magazine, | frame buildings on Main   Street a fire
Plans are under way   for   holding   a   343 Rockaway Avenue, Rockville Cen- , gag lights 260 feet apart, and natural-; New York City, Secured by E. B. Lent  should start today with the heavy wind class initiation on the evening  Pj   'J''-; tre. ! ly supposed the owners of the develop-   to address the members on the objects ; blowing, no fire department could stop
cember 2b     The degree team will have ;   j ment had had these lumps installed   at' and possibilities of the new   organiza-. it.    These things   must   make   higher
a rehearsal this evening at which time I     A colored branch of the W. C. T. U.   private expense as   an   advertisement, ' tion.    Mr   Heaton, stated that his sug-j insurance rates.    In   a   small   hamlet,
has been organized with Mrs. Peter < but it now develops that in some way ' gestions might be already in force ini with a few frame buildings grouped Johnson as president. This society • these have been charged against the i Freeport, and told of innumerable ways together, we du not make any differ- meets semi-monthly, and the next Roosevelt Lighting District, and the ^ it had been brought to his attention 1 ence in their rate, but in a city of meeting will be held at the home of , rest of the taxpayers naturally ob- that such an organization might be of ; frame buildings, such as Freeport is next    Wednesday,   De-   jected. | benefit to a community. i boun I to become, unless your   authori-
The main thought of 4)is   discussion 1 tiis take scini.' steps, we are bound   to
  I the Uniform   Committee   will   have   a
Misi Irene Kremelberg,   bookkeeper ; report to make.    The members of   the for  the   South   Side   Messenger,    has j t^am are urged to be preaent.
been ill for the past week. '     —
  The Sewing Circle of   the   Woman's
Mr. and Mrs.    Charles R. Stoughton ; Relief Corps will meet at the home   of, Mrs. Johnson, and family of South Long Beach   Ave-   Mrs. W, H. Patterson, So. Main Street,'^^f"''**" *'•
one have moved to their city home for . next FViday, Dec. 19.
the winter. '    .r.        . - .-^   I     ."
The patriotic instructor.
J Pa
VALUE OF ADVERTISING.
that   seemed to   strike    a   responsive j continually raise the rates to cover the
At the Methodist Church next   Sun-^     If I may reiterate.    Advertising has   chord was, "Have some   distinct   pro    iiiireased risk."
day morning Dr. Curtice will give  the | a   wonderful   force.    Last   week    we  gressive feature to   your   community.        Isn't it a sound argument,   although
I   H   Canalizo   H   Lvon  Smith   and I ^ff'^h. and a delegation of   the   Wom-   third of the Advent sermons, the theme   needed a   substitute   stenographer   in   something by which it may be   distin-I we all realize these people   are   jump-
ul C   Martin    with   their   families  i an's Relief Corps presented   a   flag   to   being   "Seeking   the     Lost."      The'our offlce.     We   put a small   advertis-   guished from   the   hundreds  of   other ; ing at the chance to   raise   the   rates?
Mrs. S. J.
are amooK our residents who have gone I'he Archer Street School   on   Tuesday   fourth of the series,    in   the   evening. | ement to that effect in thia  paper,   is    villages, so that the   stranger   leaving ' He will find   the   same  conditions   all
j Hfternoon, Nov. 25.     It was   cordially ^ will be on "The Repealing   of   Life," .sued  Friaay   Bltemoun,   and Saturdu'-' your village will   remernb(;r   thnt   oni; j over Long   laland,    with   nowhere   as i received by Prof. W. C. Moon and  the , These sermons wil present   two   more ' morning before 9 o'clock we had a sat-1 (distinction   and   remember   it   as   one   much eqijSpnKnt to fight it   with,   bnt
into the city for the winter.
Thc Fall and Winter season at the Freeport Cluk has opened up aus¬ piciously. During the past two months seventeen new members have been re¬ ceived.
The ro?e gardens of J.   Iluylet   EUi son on North Wallace St., were  caughi 1 enng, December 16, in Brnoklyn Ha
teachers.     Appropriate exercises were   of the reasons for our   Lord's   coming
' wjiich were given by himself.
The solo at the morninj; „ervice by Mrs. Maude Campbell Fuller will be "The Gift of Peace," by Charles H. Fogg.
Arrangements   for    the   Chriatmas
held.    The flag is to be used in the as¬ sembly room for flag drill.
Fraternal Council, Mo. 1962, Royal Al canum, will have a supper, enter- tulnmeiit nnd dance   next Tueaday cv-
isfactory reply,   and   an   assistant   at   that standa just a little   ahead   of   the j it 13 a safe  guess   that   Freeport   will *<"¦•*• surrounding villages,    because   of   co- | not be favored any—-it never has.
i A  t;.. 1 A^i^ d"^c-'ci7^"s^mt.« operation."      Mr.   Heaton   suggested j     The water supply, or rather the size
A VILLAOh '^"'^^U;"^^^ ; that Freeport was entitled   to  one  of j and capacity of the rfiains in the   vari-
KhbfUMbltilLUX.   jjj^ j^p^^^ jj^j^j^ y„j^gj^  Ijgjjjl^   erected   by j ous thickly settled districts,    came   in During the paat few weeks there has . the Government and if it was nossible ; for    its share   of   criticism   by    tlie.se
been considerable comment as   to   Vil-
by the frost Monday evening. Prior to that time there were a number of buds and blossoms on the planta. Mr. Ellison counted over forty Monday.
At the Crystal Theatre next Thurs day evening the moving picture and VBudevJiItt show will be for the benefit
In the recent   membership   contest the Council   the   losing   team   was   to provide the winnera with a dinner  and ¦ are now pa,' ing off their debt. |
Elks' Memorial Service
About 200 members and    frienda   of
to get this the people should unite on j representatives. The hydrants were a place as a center wherein to "start tested in several place-;, and the repre- the nucleus of this new and distinctive i seiitatives have promiseil to leav.j us a Freeport. He also spoke of the many ] certified copy of the lindings of th.rir ways money could be saved the com-1 representatives, which we will he only munity   through the efforts of such an j ton giad to publish   such   parts   of   as
Sunday services   are   nearing  comple-1 lage Preaident Cox endeavoring to close tion. various "joints" in the village.     This
The pastor will conclude   the   aeries ' brings up again the subject of the   re¬ of sermons   he ia   preaching.    A   fine j sponsibility   of   the  office   of   Village j program of Christmas   music is  being j President.    By virtue of his  office   he
I arranged,   and this will   culminate   in I ia the actual head of the police depart-  organization, illustrating   as   one   the I will be of interest, when it is receive( I the evening when   an   enlarged   choir, ! ment and the fact whether or nol   dia   | using of the varioua school   houaes   as !     They stated Freeport was   the   first j with solo work   by   Mrs    Fuller,   will j reputable places are maintained in the • polling places.     Mr.   Heaton   thought ^ village they had inspected   whicb   car- t.i.   ly^    u-i      u         c t' Vraannrt 1 nAirn   i9r,q   u   p  I i   V    ,i"'! add to tho cffectl voness of the scrvlce. j vll lagB Is B protty surc iodicstion as to j orgaoizcd charl ty was al most   a   civic | ried ull rublc'v hose in thc department.
l'etlfs"t^tre?c°.%t%:og^Twm^s The Sunday School is preparing   for i the attitude of the President in regard ; problem   and   that   much     attention | the rest being all cotton hose   or   part
include Babe Wore and Ruth Overing. 1 nual memorial services of   the   Lodge _-     _   at the Presbyterian Church Sunday af¬
ternoon, where an   impressive   service
DaSilva, W. Merrick Road Flower Pots, all sizes Jardiniers, 25c Oil Heater*
Stone Crocks, 26c up; all sizes 25 lb. Flour Canasters, 59c Coal Sieves, 10c
Copper Bottom Wash Boilers, $1.00 up Glass Washboards, 86c Kitchen Stoves, No. 7. $18 75 Boat Stoves, $8.76 Large Preserving Kettles, 26c Potts lron.s, $1.00 set Dietz Lanterns, 50c Universal Bread Mixers, $1.75 Orde>a delivered. Phone 885-W.
AdvarUaemriii
W( hpve an especially varied line of Men's, Women's and Children's Slip pers for the holiday trade.
Men'a Slippers, 65c up.
Women's Slippers, 50c up.
Children's Slippers, 85c up.
Fancv Leather   Goods.   Suit  Cases,
! was held in memory of those members I who had died since the Lodge was in- I stituted in Auguat. 1911.
Names of eleven of the membera I were called by the secretary, Roy D. Peursall, to which there was no re- srionse save the solemn toll of the bell on the outside of the church, the bell in answer to the names finally tolling eleven, the hour when Elks wherever assembled bow in memory of departed I brothers.
I The members met at the Club House I imd marched to the church in a body, , und the program arranged by the com- { mittee was carried through aa planned. I As the names of the deceased members were read, in addition to the tolling lof the bell, a candle was extinguished,' ! in a candlebra side of the platform, I until the finiah of the roll. i The committee which arranged the ! program consisted of George C. Jeff¬ rey, Edward A. Spiegel and Samuel T. Club Bags and Women's Hand Bags in | Raynor,   and  the   following   program
I its annual Christmas festival.  A large | to auch places.    With his orders these i choir composed of the young people of | placea are closed: without such   orders ! the school has been organized   to   lead j the village   police   cannot  keep   them I in the music for this occasion, and the ! closed, even if tbey dare try to do it. I various committees are   busy   making' 	
arrangements for the various  features committed to their care.
Monday afternoon, Dec. 22. the Hnme Department and the Cradle Roll will have their apecial gathering at the church. Tuesday afternoon, the children of the Primary Department will have tneir exercises, and on Tues day evening the Junior and Senior
should be given to this subject in any j cotton and part rubber village, and also of the need when the village was comparatively in its in¬ fancy of aecuring playgrounds for the children, mentioning many cities which had adopted this scheme and now considered their holdings as of great value for this purpose alone. President   Maxson   then   introduce^
USING FREEPORT'S IDEA
The following   item   appeared   in   1
recent issue of the New York Times;
"To meet the difficulty of   summon
ing patrolmen from fixed posts to their i Supervisor Hiram R. Smith, who stat
stations quickly, Commissioner   Waldo  ed that he wanted to   give   credit   for
has tested a new   flashlight   and   tele-   much of the i)rogress   of   Freeport   to
^'^*'   phone signal system that  will   be   pnt   the man at his right,    the   "dean"   of
^'•'" i in operation soon in the 23d   Precinct.   Freeport's Village Presidents, Colone
partments   will   have   their   program. . ^^ ^^^3^,^,^  there is a boxed   telephone  James      Dean.       Supervisor     Smith, All in all it promises   to   be   a   Merry 1 ^^^^^1,^^ j^, the wall of a building near , speaking from the standpoint of one in
Christmas, all the happier that special pains will be taken to keep the thought of the Christ and His coming before all minds
each fixed post, but its bell cannot be ' authority, who knows the workinga of heard more than a few feet away. In ' the various branches of village, town cases of riot and fire, when extra po and county government, urged co-oper- licemen have been  needed  quickly,   a   ation throughout the village and coun-
On   Thursday,    Christmas   Day,   at j roundsman has had to go from post   to   ty and particularly on the queation   of
great vuriety.
Dress and Work Gloves. Men'a   Lambs    Wool     lined     Auto Gauntlet Gloves, $8.
Women'a Mannish Gloves, black, white and tan, $1.00.
Charlea D. Smith,68 Main Street. AdverUsement.
"Broncho Billy Gets Square," in 2 reels. An unusual and exceedingly in teresting and exciting Western drama that will bring many a chill and many a laugh and will leave sweet thoughts of artistic portrayal in the memories of those who see it at the Plaza to¬ night, Friday.
Advartlsement.
In this issue M. J. Druecker adver¬ tises a useful Christmas present, a sewing machine. Look up his adver¬ tisement and see what he has to say.
Auto necessitiap for winter. Have a Partition Curtain made and attached to the rear of front seat, side curtain refitted and the lights renewed. Tapr. seat covers, storm aprons, carpets, mats, upholitering and trimming. R. Williamson, Terry Building, Deer Park Ave., Babylon.
AdvertlMmeat.
Winter Underwear That Pleases Infants' Shirts, fine and warm,   26  to
60c Misses' Fleeced Vesta or Pants. 26c Children's   Warm    Fleeced   Vests   or
Pants. 20 to 86c Boys' Heavy Fleeced shirts or drawers.
26 to S5c ,
Children's Wool Vests or Pants, white i 'usrv 28. J191^.
or natural, 40 to 75c Children's Union Suits, 26 to 7oc Ladies' Fleeced Vests or Pants, 25c Ladies' Fine Winter Vests or Pants,60c Ladies' Fine Winter  Vests  or  Pants,
76c to $1.00 !'V^^'-.   e.
Men's 0. B. Fleeced Underwear, 50c   I     ternandoC.
was given- Organ,   Elks'   Funeral March,   Mrs. Ida B. Powell.
Violin   Solo,   Meditation.   Prof. Ed¬ ward Fajans.
Vocal    Selection,    Sunset,     Mozart Quartette.
Opening       Memorial Exercises,
Stephen P. Pettit, Exalted Ruler.
Soprano Spio, Abide with  Me,   Miss Ethel Minor.
Ode, Lodge and Congregation. Prayer, Rev. J. Sidney Gould. Violin Solo, Jocelyn, Prof. Fajans. Recitation, Thanatopsis, William H. Dowling, of Brooklyn Lodge,   No.   22. Evening Hymn, The Shadowa of the Evening Hours, Mozart Quartette.
Oration, Maurice  Deiches,   of   New York Lodge, No. 1.
Soprano Solo, Miss Ethel .Minor. Doxology. Benediction, Rev. A. W. E. Carring¬ ton.
Postlude. Mrs. Ida B. Powell. The names of the de:eased members of the Lodge, in memory of whom the services are held, together with the j dates oi their death, are : I Frederick E. Gildersleeve, Hemp- { stead. May 7. 1912.
Dr. Carl  Muller.   Rockville   Centre, ] May 27. 1912.
j     Harry    Tweedy.    Babylon,   Decem¬ ber 18, 1912.
I     Frank Hayes, Freeport, January   3. 11913.
I     Harry Peyton Steger, Freeport, Jani luary 6, 1913. I     John J. Courtney, Hempstead,   Feb-
10:30 a. m., the "Birthday of the King" will be obaerved by a brief service. 	
In the Episcopal Church the servicea on Sunday will be at 8, 9:30, 10:45, 7:46.
The following Sunday, Dec. 21, the 4th Sunday in Advent, the preacher in the morning will be Rev. Canon Swett, superintendent of the Church Charity P'oundation, Brooklyn, and Canon of the Cathedral, Garden City.
Remembering the many f nvors ex¬ tended to ua by St. John's Hoapital Brooklyn, it is hoped that all those who took envelopes a year ago in which to collect their pennies as a con¬ tribution to the hospital, will please return aame on Sunday, or at the rec¬ tory before the 2l8t, that the offering may be ready for Canon Swett on that date.
The services Sunday in tbe Bethel A M. E. Church will be: Love feast and preaching at 11 a. m., preaching and communion at 3 p. m., preaching at 8 p. m. On Thursday, preaching at 8 p. m. On Thursday, Dec. 18, quar¬ terly conference will be held, in charge of Dr. Waltera. The meeting Sunday will be the last quarterly meeting of 1913, and invitations nre extended to the A. M. E. Churches on Long Island to attend. 	
A sale of fancy goods, cake, candy and aprons will be held on Saturday, December 13, in Brooklyn Hall, for the benefit of the Guild of the Trans¬ figuration ; dancing in the evening.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Catho¬ lic Chnrch of Our Holy Redeemer, which has been carryine on a char¬ itable work quietly for the past sever-
While the insurance representative win) was in town Monday aeemed to knuvN' his business, 1 was surprised tbat he had never heard of the Kana¬ wha uir pressure chemical, and was very dubious hh to its vulue, seemingly heing of the heliei tliat aoda witliout acid vvas no more elficucious than water, and so expits=ed himself. Where we kiio'V that thc acid does not give the solution any greater povyers of extinguishing, but simply j;^ipke8 it ell'ervescent so that the mixture Ifl forced out under this power, and thi re¬ hy lose some of the power, this state¬ iiient was rallier comical from one who should know.
He also stated Ihat il did not make any difference whal kind of hund ex tinguishers we carried as long as we curried them. He is optimistic. I have seen some extinguishers I would rather see on top of the standpipe thun on our apparatus.
Mthough tbere was a small attend¬ ance of the members and their wives, due in purt to a mistake in the date, the celebration of the sec6hd   anniver-
erence is that Freejiort uses red lights and New York green.
TO CLEAR.UP VILLAGE j
TAX ARREARS. The Village Board   of  Trustees   are' in earneat in their   endeavor  to  clear
activity at their meeting at the home Joseph R. Roeach, Rockville Centre.   <>' Mrs. Harry L.   Cohen in Porterfield
March 13   1913. Place last Thursday and started a fund
Ira H.  Baker,   Freeport.   April   12,   for the purpose by a cake sale on  Sat-
igjg I urday.    The committee will   endeavor
Jacob Munzinger. Freeport, October] V° ".'<^   '!'   deserving   familes   within
al months, launched   upon a winter  of h*""°*!«'' ^^'''" *"°'"«y *«  «*"'^   '^°'*«
to all persons whose names appear   on
tha arrearage book,   and   give   them a
final chance to pay their indebtedness,
bef«re action is taken.
Parsons,   Hempatead,
Men's Winter Ribbed Underwear, 60c [ October 18, 1918. Men's Grey Winter Underwear, 60c      j    James R. Hosey. Babylon, Nov.   24, Men's Natural Wool Underwear, 86c to 11918. _
$1.76
Seaman's Reliable Dry Goods Store,
Main St., Freeport.
Advertisement
Pettit Dinner
Next Monday
limit of its means, and various   enter¬ tainments and benefits will be given.
„ u      .     1     r-u-i.t—. .,,00        Invitations have been issued for the
Can vou buv twelve Chriatmaa pres-< ,.        . ,. .    ,.    .    a      j
vuu ;uu wujr vir.o «Qnii   ,1.,, ,i ! Complimentary dinner to  be  tendered
une   *B.uu   ^ IXi« ! Stephen P. Pettit, sheriff-elect of Nas¬ sau County, next Monday ev-^ning, De-
ents any  cheaper?
portrait free with every dozen cabinet folders at the regular price of $6.00. Come early to assure delivery. Sittings will be made Sundays between 9:80 a. m. and 3 :30 p. m. for those that eannot conie through the week. R. R. Rhodes,    Photographer,   (6   S.   Main
Streat, Frroport.
Advertisement.
At the Baptist   Church Sunday  the
pastor.   Rev.  Elmer    E.    Loux,   will
preach  on "The   World's Preparation
for  Christ"   in   the   morning; In   the
evening he will conclude the series on
"Objections   to the Christian   Life."
I The   subject for  the  sermon   will   be
"I   Can't   Believe."
I . The full choir will sing at both serv-
I ices.    A cordial welcome for all.
Sunday, December 21,    will   be   ob
post to summon the men.  It is thought' rouds.    He said there had been provi-
the new aystem will make   this   unne-   sion made to fix the strip of road from
cessary.    On 10 street corners   in   the ' Freepori to Hetnpstead and urged that
23rd Precinct, iron posts,    surmounted   the villuge cooperate with the town in
with green   glass   globea,   have    bepn   fixing that part of the road lying with-
erected.     On each poat  ia a   telephone   in the incorporate limits of the village
in direct connection with   the   station,   of   Freepori.    "One   of  our   biggest
To communicate   with a patrolman   on   drawbacks,"   said   Supervisor   Smith",
post the desk lieutenant in the  station   "is that   we   are   over organized—we
pushes a button and a light  flashes   in   need a little leas   organization   and   a
the green globe unlil the telephone   is   little more civic cohesion."    He called
answered." ¦ attention to the plan now   being   tried I sary of the organizution of Hose No. 4
If a big city copies an idea original-   by the Village of Rockville   Centre in ; at their new quarters on Olive   Houle-
ed in Freeport, it is something for   us   besutifying ita Main Street hy the re- j vard, Thursday  evening,   was   a   very
to brag about a little.    The only   diff-   moval of the electric    light   and   tele-i enjoyable occasion.
phone wires and replacing them with ^ John E. Iliiion, storyteller and en- boulevard lamps and underground con- tertainer, und Ambrose Jeffries, ma duit lines for the wires. Mr. Smith j gician and ventriloquist, of the Stur stated that he did not believe Nassau I Lyceum Bureau, New York, furniahed County would ever be properly gov-i the enlerlainmeMt, and both were en- erned until the whole charter waa re-! tertainers of a high order, as enter- vised—that the officers at preaent   are ' tainers from that source always are.
„,    „ ,. ., „„„„„!,i„T„j^'*™  bound by   laws   which   were   enacted'     After a couple of   hours   of   fun   by
the taxes which have accumulated   for: ¦' . i^    ,  .. j   .,. ., .i.   u ,        a
.       .'t   .v.,   a.^a,.ai   i..ai..A  ' maoy ycBrs ago aod aro obsolote,    und   these gentlemen, the floor waa cleared years  past  until   the   amount, includ-j        j j t, . r.
ing   this   year's    taxes,    now    totala
over   $21,000.    At-their   meeting   on'
December 4, a resolution   was   passed
that   the sale of all property on which j
the taxes had not been paid should   be |
made as soon as   possible.    A   similar
reaolution has been paased by previous :
Boards for several   years,   apparently '
in an effort to scare  people   into   pay-i
ing their debts, and f was asked to tell
my readers that   any   property   owner
who had not paid hia taxes muat do so,
or his property would   be  sold.    I ob¬ jected, because I doubted whether   the
Boa'd would hold thia   sale  any   more
tlAn the previous
passed   the   same   resolution   just   as
earnestly   but I am   assured   that   the | '^hUh"ars7were ^equate'forth'e nVeds ; !'"<^ » -Pjendid meal was served.    Dur
sale will be positively held aa soon   a" I ^f ^6 years   ago   but   hardly   for   the ""« *>"«'^'""«''   'l"'^"  """''"'^   ""«''
It can be fixed. ,„,„.„„'      h<. Li^ . =oK=.^/,h«n. h..   *«"•« Pi-ese^ted the diners   assouven
It is the plan
  ¦" ¦¦"  '  "¦¦   HoseCo. No. 1   by  C.   H.   Frederick,
December Sixth, 1918." embossed on the cover. Quite some amusement was occasioned when these souvenirs were given out. They had been filled with sweetened water, and those in the party who did not  drink   anything
that the beat thing that could happen . for dancing, music being furniahed by to the county, would be the appointing a colored orchestra, and during the ev- of a commission to reviae its laws, or 'ening refreshments were served in the the State law governing counties. ' apparatus room by the members.
Mr. Smith also   spoke  of   the   fact 	
that the State law requires   that   each
year the County  Treasurer  shall   pay, ,. , , c,  .    a ¦  ,..
;„ ,.        , I    .J .,..   ,L„   „.„„„„*'   V   was held Saturday   night
to the school   district   the   amonnt  of l,   .¦    t       ,,,...    j,
unpaid taxes remaining on the school I 'f^ enjoyable trip for all who attend- tax books and   that   amount   shall   be!*''-.   Vr"""^,   Freaport   on   the   3:12
train the party went direct to the Cafe
party of Hose 1 and   was   a
amount
I raised in the general budget   the  year _    , . a    ,   o a   r,    ,
tall „.;  „     'rt;i ,.„„- i:r«.„«.,.,f   Koj Beekman, at Park Row   and   Beekman
following.    This year the amount  had ,,       .   ki     ^ v    i    /-.-. ¦_        .c
Uaar, a.,a. tto niiii   aaA   i^a   .aan   ,.,v,« Strect, Ncw   Yorfc   City,   where   they been over $70,000, and   the   man   who .   ' .      « ,.   , tr   cw j
:...,„ 1 . u J   .u     f ,!!«„. wera the guests of (.adman H. Preder-
puid his taxes yearly hed   the   follow- "
ing year to pay part of   the   taxes  of
Oaa^Al" ,aiZLi."'\ZZ.A ' t^B ooB who did oot pay at all. Boards   which   had,     u ,      , .i. ,     u    , a- .
He spoke of the unequal school dist-
, rict   boundaries of   the   present   time
' ick at dinner.
The dinner was served in a separate ' dining room, where the tables had been aet in the form   of  a   large   letter   E,
OUR CITY CONTEMPORARIES. Patrons of Miss  Hannah   Fletcher's
one school district for the town and the equal separation of grade and high schools, regardless of districts, which he waa aatisfied was bound to be wide¬ ly considered in the future
After Mr. Smith finished   speaking, Mr.   Heaton spoke of a scheme for the i proper rating   of  property,   based  on
millinery store were disappointed   last   n,athematica! calculations
week when they   went   to  bave   their
last year's bat done over,   to  find   the
store closed, and a notice to the eflfect
that business wonld be carried   on  hy
her no   longer.    No  explanation   was
given, and the patrons asked for none.
They went elsewhere.
which had the
The reason was repealed   yesterday, I j^termined the front foot val however, when friends in Freeport re- , ^ table was arranged whereby land 26,
been tried in the West, known   aa
Sohmer   system, and had   been   a   big .,    ,.     .,
success.    A record   was   kept   of  the   expressions a. the liquid was people passing all points   for a certain
length of time, and the   popularity   of . a   i.    . . a i
.. ..     A .    _-    J K    »u        .i i-a.  master, and short talksiwere given  by
the section determined by the   number   ^j ,,   ^__j__.._,.   .,_^ l. .   /-.l:  »
of people   passing   that   point.    This
stronger were apprised of the fact. At the suggestion of Mr. Frederick a toast was drunk to the "new house of Hose No. 1," from the flasks, and the mbibed were of various phasea
Ex-Chief   Wallace   acted  as   toast
ceived   an   invitation   from   Stafford
50, 100 ft., etc., from the   street   was
Meeson to visit him and his wife,    the   ^-orth a certain amount and   by   figur
  .„..„„^, ^......_. ..,    „...„._,'»'¦'"«'¦ Miss Hannah Fletcher at their, i„jj,hig „„,^„thematical basi...    and
cember 15, at the Garden   City   Hotel. I aerved aa Christmas Sunday.    Special i Jl"™*- ^^" Bedford Avenue. Brooklyn,   ^^t leaving it to the personal  opinions The committee, all residents of  Frea-   music will be given by  the   choir  and I ^"^^ **''*""*"'**'"^""i'.*'','• of  assessors,    great   satisfaction   had
port, are as   follows:    Ernest S. Ran-   the pastor will preach on some  phases
dall.   John B. Cartwright,  J.   Huyler  ©f tbe Advent of Jesus  at  both  serv-
Ellison. Archer B. Wallace. Lyman N.   ices.
Jones, jr., James   Hanse  and  Roland
M. Lamb. | (CoDtinuad on page 5)
City    paper,   j^gen exoressed at the result. Tbe mere fact that Miss Nana Flet- j     Sheriff-elect Stephen P. Pettit   said cher sold  out  ber  millinery  business  he had been asked to say something on
last   Spring   should  not   spoil a good ' 	
¦tory. (Continued on page H)
Cadman H. Frederick, the bost; Chief "Then Loo"""!" Asst. Chief Pearaall. For«»- maii Stillwell, Asst. Foreman Whaley. ex-Chief Cronley and ex-Foreman Shea.
Leaving tbe festive board at about 7 :30 the next stop was at the Casino, Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn. Here a very good show was seen, and the party returned on the late train to their homes.
More Freeport News oo Paf e 8
Discrimination
The case of Harvey J. George vs , Long Island Railroad Company tacom- j pel a reduction of the round trip fares between Freeport and Flatbush Depot, and between Frecport and Pennsyl¬ vania Station is now before the Public Service Commission formally by the I filing of the answer to Mr. George's complaint by the Railroad Company.
This complaint was filed on behalf of the taxpayers and residents of the Village of Freeport. It claimed that the Long laland Railroad Company dis¬ criminated againat the Village of Freeport in charging less fare to Wreck Lead than to Freeport, although the same distance.
The plaintiff charged in his com¬ plaint that the distance from Freeport to Flatbush Depot was 22.7 rniles and between Freeport and Penn^tylvania Station 24.7 miles according to the time-table published by the railroad company; also that the distance be¬ tween Wreck Lead and Flatbush was 24.1 miles and from Wreck Lead to Pennsylvania Depot, 26.2 miles. That the railroad company cliargeil the peo¬ ple of Freeport 2!t cents more per round trio than it did the Wreck Lead people, and thia wns an unjust dis¬ crimination; that this discrimination was to benelit Long Beach develop¬ ment; that the fares charged to Free- port were excesaive, and the <dtnplaint prayed for a reduction of the fare be¬ tween Freeport and Flatbush Depot and the Pennsylvania Depot to 9(1 cents per round tri() to Flatbush Depot and ?1.U0 per round trip to Pennsylvania Depot.
The 1 ailroad company in their answer filed with the Public Service Commis¬ sion on Nov. 29, denies that it charpcs an excessive fare, or that the purpose is to favor Long Reach, or thai the distance is as stated in the I complaint, or that it is an unjust dis¬ ci iniinut'on, and liy way of defense it makes the following allegations; "That the distance and rates nf fare between the Pennsylvaniu Station (N. Y), Wreck Lend and Freeport, and between Flatbush Avenue Station (Brooklyn) Wreck Lead und Freeport are as follows:
Penn. Sta. to     Miles 1-way Trip Com Wreck Lead 24.1  71c $1.00 $11.0(»
Freeport 24.8 73c $1.24 $10.56
Flat. Ave. Sta. to
Wreck Lead 22.0 6Gc    90c    $9.00
Freeport 22.7 68e$1.14    $8.56
"Thai Wreck Lead and Preeport are not comparable as fishing stations. Wreck Lead is a fishing stution pure and simple, und passengers alighting from trains ul this poinl are able to secure houl.s in the immediate vicinity of the st.ition. On the other hand, Freepoit is a village of considerahle size, and the distance from the Free- port stalion to lhe point where it would be possihle for the fishermel; to secure equipment is <jver two miles.
"That the fares to Wreck Lead, which is a station on the weaterly sido of a body of waler separalLng the mainland from the island of Long Beach, are necessarily determined by the rates of fare to Long Beach. Long Beach being essentially a watering place wilh the necessary facilities for surf bathing, etc.. a rate of fare has been made to meet the demands of put- rons desiring to take advantage of these facilities, which rate is lower than the usual rulea of fare for aimilar distances. The practice of making lower rates of fare to watering jilaces is universal, and applies not only to Long Beach, but to all other watering places and umusement resorts of a similar character."
The railroad company then asks that the complnint he dismissed.
The plaintiff's attorneys. P^dwards & Levy, have notified the Public Service Commission of the receipt of the ans¬ wer and have moved the trial of the issues for as early a date us the Com- mission can set for the same.
Ex-Judge Elvin N. Edwards, who haa charge of this matier. informs uv this is purely a question whether or not the railroad will be permitted to discriminate for any reason in favor¬ ing any particular locality as against another. These corporations operate quasi-public highways and Mr. Ed¬ wards argues should be compelled to do il on a perfectly fair and equal basis for all, and unless this is true, a mere whim of the officers of the coriioratlon might do a great injury lo a com¬ munity.
Coming Events
Dec. 16, testimonial dinner for Sheriff elect Pettit.
Dec. 17, Wednesday—Lecture Chaplain Jones, in Bethel A. M. Church.
Dec. 17. Wednesday—Election officers Free|)ort Chapter, R. A. M
Dec. 18, Thuraday Moving picture show, Crystal Theatre, benefit Ku- Klux boya.
Dec. 29, Monday -Concert, High School Alumni Aisociation. at High School.
Jan. 10. Salurday—Annual dinner Freeport Fire Defiartment, at Crystal Lake House.
Jan. 14, Wednesday Annual dinner Excelsior H. & L. Co.
A Pretty Catalog
A. E. Miller, jeweler, has issued a handsome 16-page jewelry catalogne, which is the best we have ever seen in this line for a local store. It thould bring him <ome new basiness, and in¬ cidentally discourage people from ge- ing to the city for tbeir shopping at the Christmas season.
Ml. fi.'ilier si£o bas a large adtt. on page 8 of thin issue, calling attention to bis ¦ssortroent oi gift snggestiona for everybody.
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