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Nassau County Review
AmalgamatMi With die
ROCKVILLE CENTRE OBSERVER-POST AHD HEMPSTEAD INQUIRER
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Offkial Paper, Village of Freeport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1921
VoL XXIV, No. 7
wm m NASSAU to use
MMPROVIMGCOllNTYHieHWAIfS
DESPONDENT, SHOOTS SELF, FAILS TO Kill; SENT
TO NASSAU HOSPITAL
Assemblyman Roosevelt
for State Aid at Bay-
ville Bridfife
Mlnrola, Frb. 11—NaftKiu Coiintv Will liAvo ^li^¦l,t)(iO tor, highway ii-ork thb? yoiir cxilUHlvo of iin,v mon<'y,'< tluit th* /ttatp miiy .^ppml on luadu tUmlirnnt- <h1 a« HtntP  hlRhVr'iiyK.
Tho county ralno:! $1100,000 nnd $44,000 oomcB from other SiUitP nourcoe fiiiio- matlrtill}'. ThlH hei'amp kntcwn Mon¬ day, wh(»n ri'.alnr.-'in Smltli of tho »oai'(l of flDpcrvlsorH aiiniiunt'»Hl tlu. iip- jiortlonnK'nt of lhi« fund to the- var¬ ious   toiyns nn  folInwH:
Town of Hpnipstoiitl irctH $;!04,!I22.15: Totvn of North fieniimtPad. $212,S7«.riO': Town of Oyster r.ny $90,.')2'..Mi.'i; Olon Cove Clly. $30,379.30,
This apportloniiK'nt p.iy.-i ilio (iifvani-o of 1920 from ihc Tov.-n of Xuith iL^nip- ntcad ?20,000 to tho Town of Homp- Ptcad llllll from tht? Town of North llnmimtcnd $:!.¦?.860,"S to the Town of Oyster Bay,
Chiilrmiin Hmith nlno i'.'i)on.>''il th.Tt nfter u long corr<^8j'Oii'l<"n.'« with feder¬ al authorities he h;id directed thnt trackH !nld by tho 'War I.»epartni<-nt be removed from ¦\ViishlRtcton sti-w^t. n.ur thp Rviatlon fi-'lil. Federiil aiithorilicH had ncKU't'tcd to »1o nnythliiR in tho track Hltuntlon. Tho tr(ii:k..| Wfr.^ u vvai- tlme pmorgOncy measuru uud of nii valu^ now.
Mr.  Smith uald ho had finally, after
long (May, ordered tho trnnkn removod.
The  Uoard (iiJ)>rovf'il a ri-noiulion  for
the pui'poao of  havlnjf the town rolrii-
biirsfd for tho mon
NIGHT ?/ORK£RS ATTRAa FREEPOliT POUCE, 3.30 A. M.
>lempHt('u<l, Feb. 1.—>t ('. Leo of lyS Hfniy  .HtriHt,  ehot hlmeeU with h io- volvtT lute Tu«-«dity niirht.   The hiillrt «'iilei-<x.l  hl.4   Wl  Mdo   un.l.!r  tl--.  shc.t'l- ! di-r.    H(. wn« taken to iji<- .N.'1--4MJ litm- I pittti ami hlM rivoverv l^i e.«|M'<-i..vL 1     1)1-.  \i'. T. I'hamlierliji .iit'-nded h'm.   • I It 1« 411 i('^ thut lh4» re-iilUmn liom-vi.ti lipo
alwayn on the .lob. heuiil hrtaklni? kIom j f,f j^i^ ^„^ thnt deepondwiey over thin on Ollvo I5ouU'Vtti-d nl 3.J0 a. m. Tuon-; ,^j^ i.-nt-.nnlUe l.u- the ju i.
day. -C' ¦ i   	
VlMion?i t)f )-<>l>l«'rs nwaiu btfore him and" Hurrrnifininic help hi- went to In- vextlnato.    It .-ippMirM that itaj'o uioverel
had a nafe to put lato thr B<'lir IniUd- 2lllaAula, Keh. Il,—^Uitimlo pHKiano, Inif on Itatlrciiid uvennc. jVirlvlnK late j who reenelly pleadeil ipUlty to robbery, they worked^ll nlfrht. On the way out | wa.« MOtitviicod to five yearn In HIdk In the niornlnit ihey broke the frlawi In HlnR prUon hy Judno LewU Hmlth oh the  dour. | Hatru'iUO'.     Puxliino   robtied   IlIh   aUlter,
Ofric.r Comlm hud «e<.-n -the safe[-Mrs. Outindo. of fl«nijiHt>-ad, nf a, wold movei-K working thero eaili<'r In the wateji :tnd other J.iwelr>-. He Itaxl a evenlnif. prpvloti..4 jirbitin roeonl.
PRESDENTm WDISPUUMTS TWntUNGBATON
WOMAN INJURED IN CRASH
Name WKhe-kl at fler R«^ii^st; I'hrniwii ThrfNiKh HimMitelil
iialdK'in, Feb. 11.—-\n aiit.imobile ae- cident p:i Merriek road in Rald'wia Prl- dny nveninjf had Ii.m mj'sterlou-i feat- ureH when a ynunB and .ittrartlve wo¬ man in one of the earn wa^ iwvprely Injured.     She   ri?fii..?ed   to   divuljre   her
i name.
j .SImj wa.s riding with William Har¬ vey. Jr., of .New York, who eolUded whh
FI\ K   kl-JARH   FOR   ROItKFJ^Y
ioo4   Time   at   HooiewarnuB*! •''''"''''''^''''"'"'':*¦• p'r ?*'^'''T'" ^"'^**-'"'«'
_     _ _    • 1 woman   wn.i   hurled   through   the v.itul-
.shield   of   flarvej'.M   car   and   vtrR.4  I'ut liadly.
Wiliiain Murr.iy of ;.*i .Sotith^iidc ave¬ nne, Frivport, who wa.i itannlntt. took her to the Itoelc\Ille l'<-ntre ."^nltnrlum where several mltehes were taken In her faro.
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ELLISON FOR COUNTY POUCE HEAD TO GUARD NASSAU'S VILUGES
Proposal Tfeat Freeport . Man Take Charge of Protective Force
^lin.ol.'i,    Fell.    11—A   county   police
foreo,  ."leparato  iind  disUnet  from  any
othfi- i.'iiunty body, hf'aded by .1. lluyler
Elll.aoii,  of   Freeport,  Ls  snlil  lo be the
pom   iil rcmov-   jiurpo.=^e of those who have in hand the
protection
Inia; th.' rails and rep.nirliiB tho strout.     j mailer of ptettiiiir reiil poll'
The board coneur.'od In Supervisor | for NuBPiiu Vr'ounly. Douitlity':'! resolution that .Supei-vlfiqr | Tlio.se who cliim to know point to Remiten, of North Ilempsteatl, bo made i the fact fhiit Air. Elll«on in chiilmian acting t'hairnmn of the Board of Super-1 of tho siib-commltttMi apiiointed by the vlsorfl during tho abeente of (-;hniiTn.in • larger committee of cltizeriM who met Smith. I recently   lo   talk   about   iioliclilK   thlH
Tho board concurred In tho contrnrit j t^junty, .,,. ^. .'
lot to Robert fi. Me.ierole to Improve That the aetabtlon of Mr. KlUson Hod HprlnR lane, ai'fn Cove City, at a I would be a happy one in concod't'd by codt of  $2,108.50. I ev6r>oiii'.    Ho  i.s  especially  well  quall-
A   roaolutlon   t;;onsi"erlng:  $11,975   for! __
Itnprovomont of roaC.a in Oyster liay and a reeolutlon trannfcrlng' $21,SSS for road claima now due In fho enino town wero npproved.
Buiiervlsor Bmlth'a contra<-t with Andrews Rrothors to drain Cathtxlral avenue and Third straat und to iiave a pnrt of I'athedral nven'jo. in Gnrtlen City, Wii:4 approved by th(5 lioiinl,
Counly t'lerk Thomas H. f^hoRhlre reported foott from h!3 oHlce tor Ueoem- bor amounting  lo $3.'.'51.68.
Asaem'olymun Roosevelt sent a eom- munlcailon to tho Board in whleh ho Hald he had dr.'iftoil a bill which would permit this Htatc* to Imiirove f^nj^'illo bildjije an n eonnocthig link of u, :-;tate hUthway Instead of having It a state. Federal nnd county ehargo.
The matter of Impi-ovliiK' thi.^ bridge and widening: and deepcnlns the w:it,era of the creek baa been liefore the super- \;leor8 In various gulaes a lonR time. Il«H)ently a report wan lert .showins that tho cBllmatoil eott of Iho Imiirovement would  exceed  $600,000.
Tho lAiiiK IhIiuuI Railroad Company, part owners of tho brklRe, luive tried to dodite any improvements thero on the ground that it oould not stand the expeniMi at thia time. Colonol Roose- volt'H proposal that thp legislature au¬ thorize Improveniont of the bridge ts looked upon as tho best mnuna of re¬ lieving congestion of through traffic.     |
HUYLEE ELLISON   *
Freeport .Man Proposed to Head New County I'olice Force
BURGLARS VISIT GAMMON HOME
Frightened Away Bat Take About $300 Worth of Jewelry- Reward Offered
Kockvllle Centre, Fulif 11.—Uurglars entered the home of Robert W. thuii- inon, al 16 WUaon lane, a brightly light¬ ed atreoi, Tueaday night nbout U.SO o'clock and made off with l>etwt«n $2fi0 and $300 worth of jewelry. E\'iduntly the vine>.ix>cted return y? Mr. and Mrs. Gammon about 10 o'ilot:k, in a taxlcab, ' frighioned tbem away. 1 Three of the upper rooms had been looked ovor and bureau drawers eoaivli- ©d, but It waa evident from tho wiij- they were l<>fi, that tbe lntrud.ara.dld not have time to make thorot:gh search. Many valuable wero loft behind.
Tho burglara jalii'Ml an entrance through a rear doer. Mr. Gammon found both opened whon ho returned and Inveatlgatlnv. dl.scovered that one of the iMuiela bad lieen ainaahed and the Tale lock unfastmed.
Mr. UaiTunoa baa oiTetied a reward of tSeO  for   the arreflt and  conviction  of
fled for the petition by reason of his
knowledge ot tho county and tho con-
tlllions  lie  would tuWo to meet.    He la
well tiuulitied to handle the force tliat
would   be  uniUr   him   through   hU  ©x-
lierlence us a cuiptaln in the army. That
ho   l..;   well 'qualified   us   an   executive| vv-tth hanging and othnnvlw- inlstr»>atod
head Is admltteil by all who know him I in  an  attempt  to  make him  tell w ho
when he 'was secretary to Congresuman   iiatj  oonunittod tbe rclin«..    VIctUnJi of
lllekn and since that time. 1 the holdup  had  said ono of tbe tl«h-
pre.sonted before Marcta 3 If they are to lie acted on before adjournment titty. Another reason for prompt action Is tho fact that almost dally say tlu)i4(> of the peno*. offlcera now employed, there tire report.«! of theft.i .and roblierles In v;irloiin part..) of  the connly,
ACCUSKTROOPERS OFSDDE^EEWORK
Counsel For Rotlyn Man Charges
State 0£c«-s Used Improper
Methods
MilteoUi. fab. ll.-<'a>uitab]e D&via' OftA taio s^te troopwa asalgoed to thia section have arrested an Italian who I Rays hij4 name la John Rich. He la al-1 leged to havo confoRsod lo Ix-inif one of the men who held up aad robbed em- pl.ivees Of Clartnco U. .\tnt.kay near the Itarlior Hill eatato Uuil wiyik.
Rich pl».«ded (Tullty ti> roliliei'y hifore Iiistlce Kohli-r, In Roolyti, tinil la lU- leged to huvo signed a confession that iiiiplk'ixle.s hit two c^mpanlona In the coniini.i.sioii   of  tho crime.
Rich is noiv Ul county jaii awaillnx action liy tho grand Jury. HI" ixanpau- loiiM  have  uol bf<-n  apurohendMl.
Three Italian eniplr.yoes of tbo Mao- kay e.ilalo. just paid, werr! retuiTjlng home when thrt-o loaaked men lovelled it'.'iiK'i r.M a( tlie.h- hiatld .tnd demanded ihi'li- iiioiii'j. Tw.> deni.Ml having any. hut the third, an old man, g-.ive or/r %'i:>  to  the  highwaymen.
Allorney Uwry Moore, of Mineola. counsel for Kicb, ilwOai-t-s that hla cli¬ ent coui'essed under durean and the at¬ torney also dtclarcM ho will make charges with the pi-oper aulhorlUea against two meiobtrH of the state coo- wUiliiilai-j'. who, ito aayu, wort' guQty of "third degree" practli'A'.^ to make out a cime against th«> prlitoata'.
-Mr. Alooro.says hla client told him he vias taken to a room hy tbe trooper? where ho wns told to Bli-|p oft bis cloth¬ ing and tbat hla nude body was beaten with a wot towel und that he waa aUtick with a blackjack.
Tbe uuui Is alleged to h.tvo Raid he would have, confeaned to aoytblog to Oscaiio further pifidahixieat.
It ia cloimcil that Wtlilam 1<. Mit¬ chell, colortHl, bas sworn be wan tak«n from a pool room and wttn carried by automobile ali>ng a road to a s4>cJuded spot  w^hero be vs:as beaten,  threatened
Party of JtBckviDe Centre Fice-I men—JoUy Stonts  and  Good Entertainment aad SEck Cam- paifnmf by Aspiraif Vohute^rs for Offices
R.'okvlUrt   Centre,   fVb.    11.—Village I'r.-Mldi-nt   Morley   K.  iHmn  wont   )'.a;r:k ti> I'lilleKo dayn  and twlrW^I   u     drum major'H Jjaton, to thn glanf of eighty or more membei-K ;i,n<l frlejwis  of Kiir.kn Hook   and   lAdder   l.Vmipany,    .¦\r     It.s I h<iii.i.'WHrTnliig iiarty Tues<lay nJ«ht. He i iiwu/*  11   a llliU», Just   to gi-i   lil.'  i'.-»l. ,H.=.   twirlnl   il   .".otni-   more   ami   they t>lM|i|ie<].      lie   (IM   11   a,i^ln,   o/id   they I cli*'<>r>'d ;ind i-lappaiL    After hin iniu^cles { fired.   Ii«   .Ir. p|je<l   the   baton,   and   tlie ci-owd "iioh.^.l" j
Other.-   did   istimL-',   thr-   h^st   by   the | flr> men.      Th.-y   neurlr   drove'Captain BoJ» 'W^oodcoik   trantfr* with  tonr  IViat 80in»-thl:ig   might   happen   Lo  tli<4r  de- gestlve   orgatLs.       <'a{)tain     Wooilco^k ' waa head oi liiC wt-vtt Labio, (Miff Ma<
CHANCETOREOPENGASPROTEST ONENIMlSiilEBlER'SFIIIDiNG
STRIKE DEUYS COMPLETION   | OF SOLDIERS'MEMORIAL!
Town Board Told Rates
and Vahiatioiit Are
Erroneoos
Hrnr.v    I..   Ma'xson,   aiie<-irtl   eoun.-iel
tlon   proc<Hr-<llngH  brought   t"  fight   the .) rai.-^e in g.is mieri. lias forwank.d to Mr.
Headly for Tei4>ii>ione Lino |
Trii..!t» e ilartiner announced at tlie ! .mi'filr*; of the Village Trufltf-<^3 Mon-j voy at tlie Iflll «vnd. 1>. A. C^olquhoun L^ay night that Ui<- mat.-rial for thei and L*)uLi .!. Karr wbth ..n.i men at ihe ipi,.,,hone from th.- plant direct to Flro ! east table. Peter Wftltern, Royal Rl'-'li- ii,„ulquarlers was e.xp.-. t.d within ten! enaU^en, H. V. l^lKlt, l>orge B«Tglf-r I days, fhlef Kngineer ilajor e)rplaine*l ! and  Oeorge  Cook  ««r%(yl   bouillon. I that   there was a  shortAg.   of'thU ma-J
Liuut.   W.   J.  Co.'lirane  r>t  Relinnc/', Uerial and u.h soon aa It  wh.s obtaine<l i Chief W«nleii Myer of tlM> Alerts, L.i.tv., the In.'^ijdlutlon would begin. !
PLANS FOR ISLAl DEVELOPMENT HGEONSCPPORTOFLLRR.
^P. H. Woodward, G,P.A.
Tells Hempstead Men Many Strong Facts
reiu« Olacy, Gustavo Schoen and I. BerglPT of tht. I2ur«ka.s, all jiouretl. Thoy thought bouillon w.i« oofffio until they lasted it. Then Captain . TVooil- cook tvanied the reat of the crowd, hut tliey  diiln't  ni-id warrunx.
Formor Cldff Oas Kaib, r.-lialnnan of th<^ Uulldlng CMiLmittce, which wts alao the Kntertaioment C4itnmitte«, was toaattnar.ter. Ha callevl ujton CbAplaJn Hc-garty for ptdXM.
BQ] Kelly 8»ltR>.re:d In tb<^ roJK and buttar and nnteliAd fourteen of tlu>ai and wven pieoea of cakfr.
Ulieu <'lu>.plaln Hegatfy a|A>ki> of tbe
If ll la the pun>oao to- seek the means of creating a separate county police forco or to make .'one from the conaolidated forces that now exlat throughout th« eoiihiy: It Ls generally conceded that Mr. fUllsoo vould lead It BUCcpsHfully.
Clialrman liinim K. 8mith, of the floanl of Hupervlaora. announced to tliat body hi sesaion here Monda}', tbat tho matter of Tortntnc plane for tbe better police protection of tho county ha.l progressed to tbo point whet* a special sub-committee was preparing tho necessary diaft of a bill that would permit of an adoquato police force for all the counly.
Tho sub-commlttec. whloh body will report lo the body beforo any final ac¬ tion Is taken, comprlaea:
J. Huyler Billion, of Freoport, cJiair- man: Walter Blaladell, Port Waahlns- ton; C. C. A^ams, tA'wronce; James R. Place, BelUnore; Dr. Richard D«M-by, Oyster Bay; H. atiswart MoKnIyht. county   attorney,
wayinen wa« a negi'o.
Jamea Atldlaon. uf MlneciUi, la aald tu have stated be saw tll| ofllcom take -Mltcbell away itnd he 'u» alao aald to havo seen tbe boy'a cosdlliun when be was again at Ubert}'.
Antbon/ t;^iocl. a Rualya abaemaker. Is alao aald to bav« been a vkHbn of "atroius ai'm" melboda lo Ket bim to give informatlou ami Uobart Hinitb, a colored boy, aayYi be waa Ibreateoed with  hanging and otbar rlolencf..
MORE BURGLARIES AROUSE RESIDENTS OF PT. WASUWGTDN
Mlncol.^, Vti. II.—DUttrk't Attorney 'Weoka waa notified on Baturday of twM burglarlc* In Port Waabtiurlon Friday night and at once be^on an loveaU«a- 11 on.
Hotneti    of    W^erlck    'Walnb    and
Cbarlea Cox. Jr., wore robbnd of artlclea
of  small   Tuloe.     Tbe  burgalriua  were
of   Oreat   Neok   dnd : apiiurently by the f»m*. person or per-
BjToii  Murray, 3r„ of Olen ¦Cove.    H.
ttafe* suilty   persons.     It   la   hla   boUef J J. Evana. of the FYunn BurMu, Is aeo-
that they arti amateura nlnco tbey took a bottle of cologne from the top of Mrs Oammoa'a droaner.
 ^—» :—
WfU (live tiarrtKl Uruuia Bt.   Agaea'   Alumni   la   pi-aparlng 0lv« Cardinal Wlaeman'a  "F&blola,' ¦acred drama, on tbe Sunday evenings
,.tf, March C,  IS and 20. ac K p.> m., at. Agnus'  Hilll,  RtSckvilto Centre;
retary of the coDitalttee.
The  committee docs not seem  to be
committed to any„ one jilan, but several
mooUngs  wlUbe held at  'which  plans
! will   bo. presented  and  a  draft  of  tbe
I proposed  aot  t>f   leKialaturo,   wblnb  Is
1-0 i neceesary in almost any event, will be
prepared.
Colonj»l   ]tooae\'elt,   reffreaeattnir  «*M
In
BEXXC.UINT ne  d«P4ii<i«bt« JidUMheld  iwmeAri
.mtrltJt and Thomas A. Mc- I'lom the other one. bave with the couunltteea l^ re-
^.iiiislble plans. , Xbe great nae<i of haate ta tbla aut-
tbroat aftd toBstjltla, II  rwiUirM  B* «uirciias
Mr MM i ter. ny tboae intnwmd, la t««ie«Be«d Most w)iiv«nh|Bt. tvlby tbB ajtiatainoement <rf tumtia {wAere
.t'*t°»5*iJ*ti  >^* ^ ^"^ •*»"« ^ •* oswmiasBkl ac this s<>sBlon of t>ie leBlMature must be
sons since tbe method of Nma^rklng tbe draww-8 and cloaela and poaslble biding pUu.-ea waa the aama.
C*)unt>- n^tectlva Ferdinand .Miller with Mei^arn. Aitdttre.jn and Uanaon of tbe Dlatrlot Attorney's Office made an InvestigtiUon.
Tbo burgtarlaa rcaeinUMi ntbera In that aeotloii aBd Um aittAorttle«i aiwpect tbat one tierson or the aame votdOOB have committed oil thei eliutlar rrtmea.
The Port WoablouK ton Board of Trade and ibe Taxpayers' AasociuUon last wc«>k told othtir reaklcnta of tho coiuitr tnter«tited la a couaty pol!lc« forop that ^ort Wadbliigum -amatoi Ihi own p«dl(pe ao am^iBr ^vtoat oiJiar ooouatmltlMi do and tbey eixpectad tx> Hdvo tboaa 0009. Maantloir tba Sbsdtf's JUttenres ar» diy lag duty In Port WashlncYoii,
Ocean Siile. Kr>iiu JL—T^'O tiurglarieo. fflUnw who sat four liaiufs from him j one in the home of t^-anlc Ii. Mount. 4i at tbo table, and ate until Ids momiu^h V\'atei-vtew avenue, thhi village, and tho touohutl, K»'lly imalied bank. other iu the liome  of F.  Remsen Van
<'apl«in Woodi-ock Improvise.! a Jatz Slclen. 6*1 Main atroet. Eaai Rockaway. band. Uiti. IikllUi Olblxina. fianiirt: | oc<Mu-r*d Haturday nlgbt, Ftibruary u. Cliarlfs H. Wenaer, KOxopiione, and p. ' The almilarliy of tbe meUiotLs used to
V. Baldwin, lianjo. Rijy 'Wood, who can Ight a Ure, tuuldn't sing, ko Eddie Hei-bst obliged, Tho crowd sang, and soni«> didn't Hti.p until 2 a.m. ('hirf Curloy started a parade, IfK^JiHtep tiL^tli- lon, by pluying the baua ilnini.
.\ftf«r Toastroaster Kalb nivnounceil lliat Burcka building oxtf-n.Mlon nnd renovatloii.s cont $3800, of 'ft-hlob $32*« txtUi obtaincil from tho cami\>il. and the rpiit mndi' up In otlw^r w;iy.«. tie called (.in Pre«ldont Dunn for a siwch. President Dunn said Iw was lottdT of the band at college, and thought that Uy pulling tlkO batoD stunt be Usil earned  his dinner.
Ttigt.ther with Preeldent Dunn, tbeiiis wt-re guestH: Former VllUge- I'realdeiit l>r. V. K. Bulson, Flre Dopartmoiit Cluiplaln Hegarty, Flr.> Clilef CurUr,-, Flmt Aaalstaiit (.ailef iArry Walerman, "Captain" Peck, Captain Oeorgo IrLsh of the Defenderi*, Fortnei- Chief Marz and Cfiptnln John Koohler of the- Llyo Oaka, Civptaln Fred Heimuth, I.aeut. W. J. Coiihrana and B. B. Ilerbnt. au.1 Wardens Lioula Neff and Frank Conger of Reliance. Lieut. Jack Ptttlt and 'Wardoua FrederUJ< W. Myer and Barney nugtaes of tu* Akirts. and Captain Har¬ old T. Rlfenburgh, Ueutenant^ ¦WllUam E. Culllmore anil Oeorgr» T. Ccftln luid Wardens I'i. H. BurmeeUr an-1 Kra&k H.  Brlstnon of Woodlandrf.
Wlien "tAiry" Waterman %ot up to say hla Utile bit, lie got an ovation. Larry lailit It waa a thrill tliat cotnett but onoo In a Ilfetimie. He van happy, n<->t only over tl»o cheering, hut Ixirjiuae be mleeed the train that Prealdent Dunn usually rwles on and still bad his spe«^h safely in mind.
Ray Wood alao started somo not»e when he aruin. It waa hnpoaalbie to tt'H whether the crowd said "Ray," or "Hurray,"
Chaplain Hegarty krjtt tho crowd lau«hiin« with stories. Ctai<.< Warden KVed M>'*r toW of hia k>ng e«peri*nce, aiid announoed blouwlf a (nui.Uilate flnr Hec^ond AMtlstant (Thinf.
Tho BulUlliig Oununltlctf', which mad* the affair poaalhlo. with- the sttpiJort of iSit- comroilea, la compoMed of Auruat Kalb, rhalmuui; J. H. Rtclcw. trea*urer Jobn P. Me^er, aecrolary: R D. Hard Iftg, F. W. Brown and II. Van Cleaf. Thoy came la for muoh pralae.
LIST WE FORGET
AIIRAHA5f LINOOLN
UIS»-4MS
Times and cuatonui change.
lema, aeemlngty new, but In
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Pn>l»-
r««Uty
as old aa time Itaelf, oonfroiit new
gvtienitJons.   Our pr«eeat day brioca
Ita criabt.
''Omimmamt at mta^ttgti. hy tk*
iMder flr*.   ttie altiMli la buMioin,
doA thm tba topid 4i«May.
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AoMTt-
can imttam, caMa np«a vrrrr Aimrl-
oan k> dcvtit* a portMB «C 9d/tmAmr,
I>brUary 12. t»Sl, lo a Mrlaa
tampJatloa  of  tlw iliMtMai
dpmtimasm tod vmrnAHfAtAm
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Ro<-kvl11e Contro. T'ch. 11—-.V strike iunong tho employee.^ of the tximpany ¦ which Is to fiirni.-*h the memorial tablet I to the village delayed tlie celebration of | Its unveiiUng- The. manufactiir.^rs wrote 1 tho Village Trustees, that h' the strike
ended }>y tho tenlli. tho company might   pn,pi„j-p,i i,j- Hemiwtc.i.l town In Injun.v
stUl  ba  ablo   to  deliver  the   t:iblf i  l.y j
Febr«a^^¦ 21.
Tho    unveiling    was    scheduled    for'
The name of the young w.iman Was JTuesday, February 2?. | M.'Maniis     the    .matements    of    ilar-
w Upheld dt her own reiinest.   Each car (    The  Boari> ext. ndwl  to fltit»et  Com-1 \ in  Shleblor,  gns  expert,   lh.it  tho /c-
kvit u wh«.»'i in the crnah, but no charg-' mlankmer Patten a vote of thuiiks tor   ,.ont   decUlon   of  the    PuMU.'    SenTloo
C.I wir.^ made.    The acildent happened'preparing a boird Ivickgroiind for  the   „^^^. ^. „  n.in., fi,„ ~f.^ v..^. -.  >•
in  front of  the  home 01 V'^'orKO  L.ift. itabl^ Commjasion  fUlng tho rate here at »!
I  j i»-r 1,000 culii.' feet was baM-d on giu-aa-
es <iiid not on I'arU.
Air. Sh.'Ibler ist aald to be so stire of hu KriiuniL-4 fhat he is pr<-par«d to tlKht Ihl' i:aso,on hl..« oAii r<'S|>onalbUlty for the mere .sHtWaotton of prtnlnic his contention.
Hr- wmt the pas exriert employed by Il.m.o.st.iad In the recent InJuncUoa pro<'>«*'tlingH. Just entled. Thn out.;omo wAs a *L' rate Ikcpp with .1 se.rflco . hargc of Til cent.'S 'to each conaiuiier.
.Mr. MacDonald, i'f the gai couipttny, Hiiiieaiv'd before Uic Town Board im Tiiectliiy and cxiilui/ii^l the iVirvli'i; chargt; f^iyjag il i« hilil to lie the ftUr- oKt way of giving a return for gas fumlahed .since, then overyt.TU? would pay  for service  llrst and for  ihc gim
!i.i   ll.HCd.
Chairman Hmllh lUterMiU clonely to Jlr. .Mik Ixmai.]. but .seemed to be tui- <;onvl'ii-Ml at tho mil, for h>^««Duu-ked thut while "Hgiir'<-.s do not He, llara aometimert figun^" and mlded that a "woman 1 iirivinC4.'d agiiinat lief will la of the  sami' oplniim  .illll."
.Mr. .Sirilth .setined to lotj that, no matter whal tlie I'uhUc .S<>n'li.'i\ Com- iiiission tliinkn, tlio falre.st cluxrge ta tho iiilnlrriiuii rbiirh'c tu- no ga.» furnlnbetl lUiyoiie for le.ss than a .slated firlcn Willie larger u.sers pay lor Jiwt whJRt th.j\   (ake.
Mr. rthleWer soys tho rato for gas ht;re, c^tiafiuted on the <wst of foal aad L'lbor, should be b<.Uwoen $I.3(> aad 11.111 and that the Taluo c.f tho plant and mains .should bo $300,000 lesa tban tiin I'aluo aa iUe<l by tiio, l*ubll.j .Service C-ommiaalon.
Ho sayn that In flxing tbo rato tlia oomniiwrtion nJUjived iS.'-ii) a, ton fo<* holler fuel or »20,i)00 In Uital for thti iieiii, which is J2 a ti.n In oxcfan ot thn pri"valliiig prlci' now or an erix>r l/i r.avor ctt tho ga-s o<imiiany ot *4,(lOO on the estimated iiuaiitity Uifd wbllo thi. commi.ssion did in.t vredll unylbltuf fur llic bv-iirodiwt, Uir, prodiKi^ wbli''ii la v\.>rth aiirir':'.viin;iiely .Ill.tiOO for llio yoar.
•Mr, ,Mhii'filer til.-<.> ..iays ihi! eallmab'.l jirt.'*^ of geiieirtflon coal WaJs lL.ced at Jlu.OOO in cxceas of what It would ae- tuall.v c/ist. Axmth. r i^rrca' Li.- said (ji $30,1X10  wa.s  lAade  in  favor of  tlui i.'iw
uijiany in •tli). osiimatcd coat ot khh oU.
FVir lalxw, lUtliough' no proof wuh of¬ fered by the gas company, aaya Mr. Whlebler, the coniiiiiM.si.^)n allowt-d a, llu jH-r cent. Inoreafte on the payroll or 11 n.'t in<J-e<isc of 11.1.000 In excess of the r.stlnuites .submitted and provtkl by the town.
The total of thf Kiiesses, saj'n Mr. Hhiebler, w^lil cost Hern pal rutd Tov'n iiioro than *l»0.nOt) a yojir. Huch de- duction from tbe touil oj.'-rciUng e.<- r<en«eH wouUl redtire thi- i-ul.'! to do- stl<^ u.sf-rs of gas to $1.00 with n m-jr- vice charge of 70 c<'iitj4 a. month. Tak¬ ing off the »30<l.000 f.ir tlicorvticnl de¬ preciation of th<. plant au.l orgtmbn- lion which, iriclud»-d, ivists tlii> conaum- ci's *?4,000 .a year, thi" rate (xMild 1)0 rt- duced to $1.35 ptr month with 70 cuit nervier: <-harn»'.
Because il waa ku'-ss work and nut facts, aocordlng to Mr. Mbl^bler, Ik: feels tbf re is still a good cbaJlco to hai •- the gas rati< flgbt reopened and u n.-w movYi mad.' h're for .in PoultahlQ rat. .
Hempst.-'a.l. Feb. II—An increase in tlie .-ommiitiition ra.tes on Long I.slniul can t*r exp.'.'te<l In th" opinion of il, WiKxIwHrd. grn.rriil pasKi-ng.!' Hgrrit 01 the Long Ir.laiiil Ilallroa.l Coiiipaii.v, •ffho aililrt'S.-^i^l ll..- monllily riKriin^'; of tlio >I»'/i's .V-'-o. lalion of tho rr.'.sbyifr- laii Clitir'i h Tiiofilii; riiglit. This- wa:i ln<J!.iat.'d wl.i'r. Mr. SVOo.lwar.1 iva.'^ an- ____^ l.suering     oU'.itlon     r. ^iirdiiii;    railroad
_ -. _,. _        HI    i bu.sltie«8  pul   l.l   him  by  Aarious  mem-
Go from Ocean Side to Last lu>ck*{h.'rM following i.r.i .-.lidresn. - jie stat<-<i
jthe'y  wi^rc  only   w:vlling ftir the   Infer-
-f.itaic CoBamor.''e ftomnilsalon to .'ict and
Ih-'ii thoy r-x|>ei. ued the rullse U> he grarit.
eil    He .saSd he tiUl not Itnow   v.hy iio
BURGLARS VISIT TWO HOMES, SAME NIGHT:
away and Ply Thev Trado k Saw HUnner
gala cntj-nnce and tlie uiann.-r Ui whi'-li
action on tbeae rates wa.s taken at tho tlirk» tho Intnin.so of 20 iicr r*'ni on alnglo fartsi waa grunted, but thought probably the oommlKstoii wa.s to'n« 10 form Monio Kcrieriil iiollcy.
Mr. Woo<lWiii-il'.s :ijilrvs«, while large¬ ly KiatLstl«?«l, was inte>onting and con¬ veyed  to  the  mr-mlicrs  much  informn-
the houses wero ranaackcd. leads to t>ie 11*""   regarding   railroad   inutt.'-rs,   nn.l belief  that the .sainc. jx^rsons dW both is*!'*''''"'^'^' I^'"K I«'an'l railroad matt.rfi
w'hl.'li   ntniiy   Irtd   n^-vi-r   heard   lieiore.
H.   vliowt>d l.y  recol'ti.-i  that  the  people
Jobs. J<M»elry ivas the <>iily tiling lak¬ en In both ca.se<<, Other valuable ai ti- cl.'a being left untoiU'h'-tL
of   Long   I.sland  are  gr-ttiiin  Ik-iut Mrs. Mount was la the city Baturday j ^"-^  '¦*'-'1  '/k:.-..   livln;,'  on   iho  ll"««  of
"several of the other rondrt .-nteriiig ,SVw Vork. lie al.-o pointed out tlie ie.n.-4on why Iioiig Island i.<i t^omjM-'ll.-yl to g».t more  tor. its   pa.sw-ngfr   biLslnc^s   than
.. , '.T. ;.'".." V     '   .' "  .  i"   -Ii;. i th..'    others,    tlio    reunon    Iieing    tluit,
tiring.   We notkrod an iinunual draught I
night and Mr, Mount Camo into Kix-k- vllio r^-ntre aliout 7.45 p. rn. Ue re. turnisl aliout 10 o'clo»-k and waa pre- parin»! to hn-Vf a Ute ut eat l>eforf. re- j"
a-beii he entered tbe pantry and foufld Uie, wlqdow had l>e<?n broken. Kuin- luonlng neighbor«>. they made an Iri- veatigHtioo which rerealed that some one had ransacked llie upi>er. apart¬ ments. Tbe fact was i-eporled to Police Captain feacon, ' ot Rixiks Uio „C<-plr(>, who notltl»'d the Hheriff's olfl<>',   :'
Mra. Mount Is iiartlcularlj^ grlo-.-ed over tbo loas of aoiru' jewelry, no\ be¬ cause of its inlrlaalo value, but aiwo- cJutlonrt. H«;veral of tU<? arUcl«s Wej'e obtained by b<.r lat« parenlit. Captain Samuta r. PhlUlpa and' .Mrs. Phjlllr*, wliUe travallng throughout the world. Tbety had be«n givea lo her oad shi.- pri7/ed tbem highly.   '
At the Van SIcJmi Igionie tiio intrud- ars took a child'a walcb, a gold orosa, gold cb&in and gold pin. Tbey entered the htaise by cuttln« a pane Ln a kit¬ chen a'tiulow, IgnorUut a ladder leaa- ing against the bouse.
Mra. Van Slclen waa vlnltlng in tlie city wltb Iw r alatera, Mra. John tlracy aad .Mrs. Hurry Rhame tuid heir brotli- er-ln-law, John Oraoy. Mr. Van HJclwi and ilaugbter and Samuel Rhumo and family attended a show In .lamalca. Mrs, Van Slclen and her party rt-tum- ed about 10.l.'i o'clock. She Jumped out of the automobile and pror^etded to the rear of thA house,. Mr. Otacy came tmmedlatel/ behind and they pasaed through lo tbe- front door lo ad¬ mit Mi-M. Oracy and Mra. Rhanie. When all retum«d tu the dinln* roooi. Mm. \'an Hlclen ,iumMl on a light and to their amazement tbey found the buf¬ fet drawers open. Tbe 0(>|aV>o a-aa tbat some of tba otiier party had gone off and Wfl tbeni ot>^n and tbey waited thi'lr return. About 11 o'ciotili Mr. Van tMoJen aad ttie oibtdit arrive^l. Tbay denlad having left the drawers open and proneedod to search tbe bouae.
Arrtvlni; upstairs they fouiid tba place raasacked and tho Jewelo' rooe- VlUagn l>r««kk>nt Walter Jobnsoo and several pelgbbors wero communicated itnth and a roivptete searrb of tl)« houae made.
TW f(4ka recalled ti«\-iiur beard a noise when they entaredl and Ihoufh tbey then b<41evea It to ho the do(, coK&Aed In tb» ct^lar, ttwy are stiw» of tbe opinion tbat the Intrudera were frlcbtmied away irhen tha fannily ar¬ rived.
VUIk«e Preetifeat Johnaon and damtr- al olheni tried rscawirdly to ctewiint- opt* by iMsrbeos wttk tbe UAdtHTd otAc-a bvt foM»4 tbe win tatev- Tbw tlwiny sureeCtod wttl Mt fkmMA lac toof tdpnmm^ttreA ttMA ttpd fln«er |wiat».
M* as ill*
•UW'll-
i4 tarn
wam tma d Adtd emmiA AAA muifiiaAJ
<;^ Coni.   rid dwAdHAlimASrtmAW ooKddttkfs vilh tin
wlii^rens   the   other   roa.Is   li:i\i'   a   Ug
ftelght   bu(<ini'«H,  on   which  tlu'  prorltj
tContlnued on  page  61.
TOWN BOARD DROPS GAS CHARGE FIGHT
Attorney Maxson Advises Against
Certiorari Proceedings As
Not Likely to Win
Kompat6.id. Fih. 11.-The Tovrti Board, In .sea-ilon at iWn IbiJl. dii-ti't. '1 AUorm-j- llenrj' I.. .Mft.-o-'.on tn rtifi.xin- tlniio the a.-lion he luul Iir.aiglit for tho town agulnat the Nas^'tau and Kui- folk J.,U:hlln;j C'<^.mpany to pr.'Vtnt tha (tiUeetlon of a ?1 servi.-.? charge for evMry jiic ter inatfillfld In the. town and a raio ot $2.25 jier thousand feet ol giw.
Thia   tu'Uon    was   UikHn   afi..r   Mr. Ma;:»oD lit a complete report hail :i.lvis- od a^raliiiit further litlgutlon in viirw of the fai't that  the Public Servlco (Vmi- mlsrtlon allawe<i a servici* charge of 70 f cents for each meter and fixed thi of  gaa  nt  H.HO jwr  thousand paid within fifteen days.
Mr. SIay«on wa.s thaoknd f.ir the aervlof ho had rendered to the towTi •nd eapecially pleased wore the m^ni- bom boca,ui*e lie liad so frankly mlvitied that further litigation would mean mervly u loaing l«|f:tl fight.  be<'auf«' of
,he d^ctslorr by the Public Kervi"^ Com misaSon.
Chairman Hmllli, nf the Tc^-n Board, czprattaed hlnM»lf aa hlirhly ple-aised with Mr. MajtMm's report o( tbo whole situation in rei'iilfin to the lac. raies. On Supervisor Doughty's resolutiou tbe lltlgulioa  wus t>rdi«red sftt>pi>ed.   •
The pot pwtult cf tl|« wtjrtc ol Mr. Maxaon haa 8av«d to tbo i>e<n>io of tbo tiTwn ot Bmipottida a Vargn mun of «iK>D<«y. The Injunction b<i secured •gainst the ga.s company preventing the ti awvloe charwe saved every gas user la tbe town K «gu:h trom liutt Aturust down to date er about $42,000 In total from 7.0M luera of gas. hosktes tha sftvtoc In the iMion ot gaa to the cotuNimer. alaop the injunction held up Ibfl Inamdddo tor that l«n«th of titno. In dOOMtm io that there vriU ba SO ca«U per moQtb aavvd to ovrry cm cotuwiaer for aa ladeSoU* period. «« till* »arvtM charco baa 0<!tn il»<t si 70 camtd, liqfHAi ef tl.
Ut* HdMdod WW foupJvyM by Mm ta«v» wIms tbe imi tmdfftkf ttentfl ¦adde ol t4M iatwillaa to nht tM litm ata iiBpaw (ba Mrvm ofaana.
It hif baao wppe—^ MMrally that a wrvlra t*Mtm <" tw> •***« «*¦¦ (r<ri«trnu«<d «! pof^d is>.
•I .am strongly in fa\t>r of it,** dfclar. «1   Village  I'resldent John  H.  Nlotwla, _. ;iJr.,  when aske<l aa to Ills oplaloo  r«v '-   ^    ' j garding the action of John J. McManus, aa   counKi-i   tor   Ilsmpatcud,   Fpe««K>rt, Rockvllle C-t^niro and BidJwIn, tn apply- In* for a re-*iff'ning of th»» gaa rata casti befoif. th.. Public Bervico Coaxraiaalon, "I told Village Counnel flrlffltha that if there   was   a   poaaible   chance   to   beat them, to gntsp It," uald Mr. Nlchola. The preakiont alao called attnntlAn to
th« fact that Tonken* and otltof pliu;*^ In thnt \iciiilty urt> (.s>mtiiAlnK to flciht the aervloe charire there.
Attorney McAIanua. wtio Is an ex¬ pert In conducting this iHaas of caeoa. appcant OB behalf of U- Willard