Nassau County Review 19200416

              Nassau County Review
Official PkfMr, VaawA of FrMport
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920
VoL XXm, No. 16
POLHE REiU)Y FOR      question charter bill ANY STRIKE TROUBLE
That May Arise At Long Isl¬ and Passenger Station Here —Disturbers   will   Be Arrested
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Village President Clarence A. Ed¬ wards gave orders yeaterdi^ after¬ noon to P(4ice Captain Hartmann to place a guard of regular and special policemen at the Long Island railroad station to frustrate any attempt that might be made by the railroad work¬ ers who are striking, to interfere with thoae who are taking their pUces. President Edwards issued this order Immediately  after  P.  H.  Woodward,
f'oneral passenger agent of the Long sland Railroad, made a personal re- -qtreet at the meeting of the vilUge board of truatees, for police protec¬ tion. Mr. Woodward said that the ottier villages on the railroad line were co-operating in this matter.
"This is a serious situation for Long Island " Mr. Woodward declared. "The <Litntg Island Railroad is trying hard to give some service now, just am much as we possibly can under the present conditions. We expect to run one or two trains in the moming and evening, and we need the extra police protection. There are many com¬ muters living in Freeport, and to pro¬ tect them and help us to «ive them service, we feel that Freeport will be glad to c«-operatesin this matter.
"We have already had trouble at Babylon. The fireman, who took the place of one of the strikers, was as¬ saulted. We may have other trouble like this, and we wish to be prepared. The sheriff has taken up the matter, and we have all our railroad police oat."
Tbe board voted to give the requir¬ ed police help, and President Edwards, who is the chief of poliee, immediate- jy an anyed with Police Captain- Hart¬ mann to have the necessary number of men assigned to duty at the depot. The officers have been ordered to ar¬ reat any person who trys to create a disturbance of any kind. Although no trouble is expected at this point, the ofRcers will be fully prepared for whatever contingency that might arise. , .   .
T»:,tative plans were discussed for improving one of the main highways cf the village. President Edwards and the other members of the board j»';recd that one of tha main thorough- farts should ba concreted. The mat¬ ter waa left in the hands of the presi¬ dent to investigate and report at an¬ other nieeting of th/e boftid. ; That the price of gasoline may soar {o flfty or sixty cents a gallon inside of two months if the prAient short¬ age of oil continues, was the predic¬ tion of George R. Christie, a repre¬ aentatlve of the Standard Oil Com¬ pany. Mr. Christie gave tho board some facts and figures about the oil market These facts were desired by the board because of the proposed plan to install an oil engine at tha power plant. Mr. Christie seemed to be thoroughly conversant    with    his
Siibwittad Bv Town Coanael For Ser- int* In Albany Hempstead, (speclal>~A oommunlca- Uon a&dreaded to the Board of Audit which calls attention to the alleged 11- legaiity ot the claim of Counaelor Hen¬ ry L. Maxson for services and expenses in attending a hearina before the Leg¬ islative Committee in referenoe to the pasaasft of the hill providing that a referendum on a charter texro ot gor- ernment for Naaaau County be submit¬ ted to'the voters, was read at thia The N&saay and SulTolk Lighting week's meeting of tha Town Board. It j Company suffered a signal defeat In its waa decided that the communication | campaign ^ to raise gaa rates, wben Jus- be referredflkach to the Board of Town ' tlce Scudder continued the Injunction Auditors with the request that a hear-: prevenUng the company from charging Ing on the claim be held and tliat th^jiie Increased rates in the case of Auditors be empowered to emjrfo^ Clute vs. the Nassau & Suffolk counsel in the matter and take such •' J^lght^g Co., and a similar action |n action as is necessary. The communal which the aar<len City Co. is the plaln- catlon to the Auditors waa.'Sent by the : uft. Nassau yCounty Association. i     The    decision    by   Justice    Scudder
 d^—  j covers Garden City and the section of
ETDC   Mi'C'fDAVC   D/llfl?       ' Hempstead  Town  outaide   the  Incorpo- rlliCl   UcajlliUllJ   llUMlj       I rated villagea, and other developments
where   permission   to   lay   pipes   was
GAS RATE BOOST DEFEATED IN TOWN; FREEPORT INJUNCTION MADE PERMANENT
Price CoBtracto Held Valid by CMurt ia Gardea Gty Casc-^No hKrease
Under Fraackises io Villages Unless Directed by
Pablic Serrice Commisuoa
OF BEDELL FAMILY
In Baldwin—Had To Flee In
Their Night Clothes^Nb
One Injured
part  of a  contract  with  the  company In which the lower rate was flxed.
Another victory for the consumers was gained also by a decision by Jus¬ tice Scudder, in which he continued the injunction preventing the com¬ pany from charging the $1.75 mte In the   villages   of   Rockville   Centre   and
  ; Freeport.    '
Leslie Bedell and family of Bald-j The injunction conUnued the'preaent win, had to run for their lives when] rate until after a hearing by the Pub- fire, of unknown origin, destroyed "c Service Commission, which, Jus- their living apartment on the second *•«« Scudder's opinion holda. has police floor of the two-story frame building i powers conferred on it by the legisla- at Atlantic and Miilburn avenues, | tu'e 'or making changes in rates in Baldwin.   The flre started about 1:30 ! franchises.
this  (Friday)  morning, and in a few j     The decision, which prevents increas-
minutes the building and a shed in the i «"« "^e rate In Garden City and unln
rear burned to the ground. j corporate* sections of Hempstead Town,
A motorman on a west-bound trol-   '" *^ follows:
ley car saw the flames, rushed to tho house and gave the alarm. The fire '¦ spread so rapidly that the family was forced to flee in their night clothes,' and nothing in the house could be Bave4' Neighbors provided shelter for , the family. i
No one waa injured. There are 1 tbree. children in the family. They | were hysterical, and slightly affectetl j by smoice. i
For a few niinutes it was thought i that the flames would spread to near- j by property, as there was quite a wind. ¦ The Baldwin fire department, aided \ by Hose Company No. 1 of freeport,; .!ul good work and prevented the fire | from spreading. i
Mr. Bedell said that h-s los» was ati leaft f 1,600, and only partly covered j by insurance. |
The first floor of the building was ' occupied by  an  Italian, as a barber .ihop $300
Clute vs. Nas.sau & Suffolk Light¬ ing Co.; Oarden City Co. vs. Same —In these cases the defendant Kas > ompany did not obtain a charter or franchise Trom the state or a munioipal corporation to lay Its pipes In public highways, but laid them in private streets or ways under .contract* with domestic and private real estate corporations. The rnte for gas provided In these agreements Is not subject to mod- incatlon by the Legislaturo In the exerclne of Rs police power, and is not within the Public Service Com missions Lav;; (see aec. 66. subdiv. 1). Motion to continue Injunction granted, provided plaintiff in eaclj rase gives an undertaking In the sum of J5.000 within flve days af¬ ter entry of order. Settle order on notice, '
The decision making the inju.ictlon 1 Dy an .u...»n n» a D»rurr. ,^^^,„j ^ F'reeport and Rockvillo His   loss   IS   said   to  be  about, centre. Is as follows:
Village of Froeport v. Nassau & Suf-
The_b,uilding was ovvned by Estella , mik    Ughting    Co,--This    action
Edwards of Philadelphia
For a little while the blaze waa spectacular, and it seemed as practi¬ cally evei'y resident of Baldwin was at the scene. A number of people from ''¦'reeport went hi their cars.
Trclley tfiffie-jwrfs tied up for sffcou''   	
fifty    minutes,    because  of the  hose i until duly  permitted  to  do  so  by the
.stretched across the tracks. | legally constituted authorities. I.e., the
  -» —:— \ Public Service Colhmlssion. The    facts
RE-ELECTED FIRE CHIEF i "p**" '^''''-''^ *^* "^"°» '«^^^^ «''<' «"b-
^^^*^   -« I stantinlly as follows:  In 1905 the-board
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brought by an incorporated village against a gas comi>any. . The. Injunc tlon sought to be continued onjoln.s de¬ fendant from charging {he inhabitants of the village any sum in excess of 11.40 per 1000 feet for Its gns, and from   increasing  said  rate,   unioss and
aub^^an'da^s^Tavemich practical Clarence William. Also Wins Place On | °^ rflTchTse't tSn"iTredo:;!:. information about the various types \ Republican County Committee | ™r J lay gTs pipes in the struts o, of oil engines. *   I .>,» vtiincyA   t^ i.aw«r.in in #n»..,.i #n» .u»
of oil engines.
A. H. Goldingham and Mr. Wagner, representing the respective ftmis they work for, gave data about tho coat, etc., of oil engines. Naturally each claimed that his company mnde the best engine. President Edwards said that in view of the shortage of oil, hp thought the matter ought to be thor¬ oughly looked into before a choice is made between a steam engine t':l au oil engine. Chief Engineer Smith said that if the oil engine was in- 8tallt«l, that for about a year or so, it wculd only be neceasary to have it in operation about four hours a day, and that would take about 120 gal¬ lons of oil daily. Mr. CJiristie thought that if this was all tho oil that would be needed the flrst year, the board would have no dlfflculty in procuring that amount.
The board took no definite action in the matter. Probably the entire board J will visit some city where these oil engines are in operation, to get some personal knowledge of just what the engines can do.
The salary of Dr. William H. Run¬ cie, village healtii officer, waa raised from »760 to $1,500,
Mr. Patrick, a repreaehtative of the Columbian Bronze Corporation, 216 North Main street, said that the board td directors of that corporation was trying to devise ways and means of doing away with the smoke nuisance complained of by the people living in the neighborhood of the factory. The board passed a resolutionj directing the company, if poaaible, to remedy the situation. Mr. Patrick.admitted the smoke was a nuisance, but saki that it "did not menace the people'* health." Health Officw Runcie said that he had had a number of com¬ plaints abottt the nuisance. People complained that the smc^e blackened up their clothea on the line.
Miss Edna Hanna, secretary oi the Fmeport Y. W- C. A., askod the board for permission to hold a "tag day" in the village Swtu^ay, in connection with the Y. W. C. A. drive that ia be¬ ing held here this week. The request -wss granted.
A petition was received from Mrs. J. A. Jameson of'ColumbvB avenae, asking for tiie installation of a »treet light, and calling attention to the in¬ adequate lighting conditions in the Beitnington park section. The matter ¦waa referred to the ligMng commit- tM.
Street Commiaaioner WilUama waa
lay gas pipes in  the streets of4
Fire  Chief   Clarence  Williams was i ^X^^orT;.* vr™'^-*"/"''t/°'' *''* recently re-elected to serve his second \ !!:!"„ ?'_"I'.Lr-°''::_.^?^^'!i"'^^l^..^°"
term as head of the Freeport Fire De-
Clarence Williams
partment, and is considered a very popular official, both in and out of the elepartment.
He also won a contest for election to the Republican County Committee from his district.
instructed to submit •to the board at its next meeting, a list of atreeU whore there are no street signa.
Ilie Aboard granted the commiaaian- er's request to have the roadway in Seaman avenue scraped.
The following special officers were re-appointed: Mrs. Phoebe H. Sfchol- ey, John E. Searles, Walter. B Cos- sens, Eraatus Johnson, B. Riley Ray¬ nor, William Dunker, Smith P. Pear¬ sall, Emest S. Randall, John Dunbar, Henry Glaiier, Nelson Ashdown.*'
PolKe Captain Hartmann was in¬ structed to prepare a list of revolver* and other police equipment needed.
The Nassau County Review was given the order for printing the wat>- er and light- bills.
During the day and up to the time bf the meeting, the board members toured part td the villaf.'e, in an auto¬ mobile, working on tfae aasesaiag of propar^.
tains a provision that the gas company should not charge the consumers of Ita gaa in the village more than $1.40 per 1000 cubic feet. The rate of $1.40 has been defendant's rate for gas In the village since tho granting of the fran chise up to the pre.sent year. On .lanu¬ ary 19,- 1920, defonduni filod a new achedule of rates with the Public Ser¬ vice Commission, to go Into effect Feb¬ ruary 20, 1920, In which the regular rate was stated to Ih? $1.75 per lono cubic feefr. By subdivision 12 of section 86 of the Public Service Commlaslon's I>rtw. a change In tho mto ns stated In a schedule which ha« Iieen filed may bo effected without any hearing by the commission or any express assent or order made by It. by the filing of n now schedule stating a different rate, and tlie. giving of thirty days' notice to the commission, and the publication for thirty days, as required by otder of the commission. oT a notice of tlie change, and the date when it is to go into effect. This was the course pursued tn the present case by the defendant. On March 11, 1920, the plaintiff flled n com¬ plaint pursuant to sot'tlon 71 of the Public Service Commission's I,aw. with the Public Service Commisaion, com¬ plaining of the schedule of rates which had been (lied by defendant. By sec¬ tion 72 of said law, the Public Service Commisaion, after hearing and investi¬ gation of auch complaint, may by order
flx the maximuin price of gns which defendant can charge. No hearing has yet been had. and the complaint has not been acted upon oj decided by the commisaion. So far ns it appears, the increaaed rate in the schedule is one flexd and determined by defentlant alone, without examination or approval by the commissiAn or the assent of the plaintiff. It seems to me that there can be no question but that (the pro¬ vision in the franchise thnt the gas company should not charge the con Burners of gas In the village more thaii $1.40 per 1000 cubic feet constituted n contract for th© boneflt of the consum¬ ers of gaa in the village, upon Vhlch any consumer might maintain an ac¬ tion for ita enforcement (Pond v. Ne,i<- Rochelle Water Co., 18.1 N. Y.. 330; Famsworth v. Boro Oil A Oas Co.. 216 Id.. 40, 48). Regarding the f^i^chise in respect to this provision as a con¬ tract made in tKe name of the village for the beneflt of the consumers, the village, aa a trustee of an expressed trust, may alao maintain an action for Its enforcement' (Code Civ. Pro., fiec 449 ). In the recent case of People ex rei. 'Village of South Glens Falls v. Public Service Commission (225 N. Y.. 126) the Court of Appeala hns hold thnt NUch a contract, made by a vHL-iro for tho beneflt of consumers In grnntlnp permission to a gas company to use Its streets did not constitute a corttrnot ho yond the l».heront police powor of tlh Legislature to modify for the publli welfare, and that notwitlistandlnK such contract between n villngo ;>rid a gas company flxing the rato at which ga.s is to lie furnished consumers, tho Legis¬ lature hns the power to regut.-ite thr price of gas. and that it has contorrcii that power on the Public Service Com mission by the Public Service Commls alon's Law. It seems to me that tlir position taken by tho plaintiff In tho present cnse in nowise conflicts with the decision of thte Court of .-XriponlR in the South Glens Falls case. It '>= conceded that the Public Sorvieo Com mission has the power to flx a Mlg'i>-r rnte than tho coritrnO ruto. Tiio pl.-iin tiff only contends that the defendant cannot itself, without any action by the commiseion, Increase the rate auto¬ matically by the mere flllng of n scliod- \ile. It seems to me that it would bo Inlaerently unjust, if not unconstitu¬ tional, for the Ijegislature to delegate its powei* to modify auch contracts to the gas compnny, a pnrty to the con¬ tract, nnd that In tho ubscnoo of ox- p]ic;it language compelling it. subdlvl- 9»n"t2.of section 66 of tho Public Sor vice Comtplaslons Law should not bo construed aa authorising. In cnsod where there is a contract betwoov. a village and a gas i-ompany like the one In the present case, the gas company to increase the contract rate by the mere flllng of n schedule, without nny action by the commission. The ca'se of Public Service Commisaion v. Iroquois Natural Gas Co. (1S4 A. r>..- 286, .nff'd without opinion. 225 N. Y.. 680). on which defendant relies, was not a case in which a contract between a village and a gtis company was involv- t\A. The contract in tho present caso creates an equity which u court of chancery will protect, irrespective of .statutory provision. It is inoquitabk- and unjust to deprive the Iniiabitantw of the village ot the beneflt of the con tract without hearing and determina¬ tion by the Public Service Commission that public welfare requires its modifi¬ cation. The power to' modify the con¬ tract and to determine that public wel faro requires an Increaae of tho con tract rate resta solely with the Public Service (Commission. All that the court undertakes to determine in this •¦ase Is that the contract rate remains in force until changed by an order of tho commission, lentil auch order is mndo the defendant Is entitled to and may charge and collect from the consumers of gas in the village the contract rate, but that it Is not entitled to charge or collect, a higher rate until "authorized to do so by tWe Public Service Commls aion. Motion granted. Settle order on notice.
Village of Rockvllle Ontre v. ^Ae— The facts in this caae are substantially similar to .those in the case of the Vil¬ lage of Preeport v. Naasau A Suffolk Lighting Company, herewith decided. The injunction In this case should there¬ fore alao be continued; Motion granted Settle order on notice.
BULLET NEAR SPINE
BaMwin Youag Maa Did Not Know It Waa In Him
Bugene Van de Water, wlto went into the aervice from Baldwin, and served is the 131st Infantry. 7*th Division, and was wounded In the September drive by machine gun bullets, diacovered to hla surprise last Thursday that he waa still carrying a bullet in hia body.
He underwent an operation at 4ho Polyclinic Hospital Thursdny. after X-ray pictures showed hu misuspecteil bullet embedded ubout two Inches ffom his spine. His condition Is/good sinee the operation, and he expe(7(s to be home in about two months.
ThE FREEPORT CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
Werner Nygren Remains As
President—Organization
Growing Rapidly
Werner Nyg^ren was re-elected as president of the Freeport Club at a meeting of tHe club held Tuesday ev¬ ening. The other officers elected were: John S. Sumner, vice presi¬ dent; Raymond J. Miller, treasurer; George 1. Braithwaite, secretary; Her¬ bert A. Kellum, director for one year; I/ouis Verbeck, Charles H. Reach, Har¬ ry A. Starr, Russell S. Randall, di¬ rectors, two years.
Following the election there was a meeting of the board of directors. Committees were appointed and other
FIND STOEOiEI GUILTY WITNESS A SUHDE
BeUmore  Man To  Be  Sent¬ enced Saturday  For  Man¬ slaughter In Second Degree
tklwardi J.,13toeckel, of Bellmore, who waa arrested and tried as the driver of the automobile that struck and killed Mrs. Annie Anderaon ot Ooean Side, about three months a^ro, was found guilty o/ a charge of manalaugh- ter in the second degree, by the Jury,, at Minoola, Wedneadary aftemoon. Only a couple of hours after Stoeckd's conviction, FrankUn Hulse of Ocomi Side, one of the witnesses for the pros, ©cutlon, was' discovered to have com¬ mitted suicide in his home. Another tieculiar phase of Ihe, caae ia that an¬ other witness, Daniel MacTaul, of Rockville Centre, who waa with Stoeck¬ el In Lynbrook, on the night of the fatal accident was arrested laat Fri¬ day night with James F. Dobaon, on a charge of disorderly conduct, and was flned. as waa Dobaon, $26, by Police  Justice  Thorpe.
The trial of Stoeckel started Monday, and a great many witneases were bill¬ ed by both sides. The defense sought to establish that Stoeckel did not pass the |K)int in the Merrick road, oppo¬ site the Baptist Church, until about a half hourHTter tho accident, also tluit he H^ partaken of no refreshments limt  nmr Ix'or at  Lynbrook.
Thdl chlof point made. by the pros; ecutor.  outade  of  the  identiflcation  i>f
routine business transacted. , ^. ,        .,,    .,       ,.      .,     ^ t^    ,
The   Freeport   Club   was   organized   ^'j',^ ^J [""" '^0 .i""" '*/"*^'^'' ^"^^^ I 01   lono     'ru„ «.,.* ._!,„*;-    vllle Centre until the capture was made
February 21, 1900.   The first meetings were  ni '
i .     .   -T, „„    o:„v, "Jj     J^A   at Bellmoro by Captain Phlllipa, which
eld  at Thoma?    Richard    and | ^^^  „,„«irtorod  a  remarkable  piece  of
>.'n'e paint shop on Main street. The I ,,^,. ^.,„.^ ^„^ ,„^ introduction of presfc-at cluh house was built in 1901, | j^,^^,,^^,.,^. ^.,,,^^,^.,. ,,, „ soman's side and opened with appropriate cere-Uomi,. identlflod ns tho property of monies, in Senteniber of that year.       ^rs.   Anderson,   which   was   found   on
The original prope<;ty was bought Ht,^.,.^^.,.^ ,.„r. An oxi>ert examined from Randall and Miller, at a cost of [ „,p „tranda of hair found on the comb, $l,50fl; later, $750 of this purchase ,,„,, identified thom ns hairs from a price of the land was donated by this | ,i„j, .,„,, laontlficrt tho typo of dog firm, to the club. The cost of the club | f,.,jm whi( h they camo. and it was es- house was  $13,900. | tablishoU Unit .Mrs. Anderson had used
The money for the furniture and j hor .tide cnnili for <-(.ml>lng the hair of furnishings, totaling $2,000, was bor-1 hor iiet dog.
rowed from various members of thej stoeckel w.ts hold without ball, af- club. Two years later, when these j tor the verdict was rendered, and placed •iioVes were called in for payment, all [ in Jail to await the passing of sen- but v250 of the total amount repre-1 teneo on Saturday morning. -rontecl by the notes, was donated by j Kranklin llulso of Ocean Side, waa lhe   iiienibers. one  of  the  witnesses  tor  the  prosecu-
During the recent war the social ac-1 tlon. and api)eare<l at the court house tivities of the club were curtailed, as ] in response to a summons on Monday, many of the club's members were in i Tuesday he failed to show up. and like
the service. The club cooperated in many ways in the various war drives, and the members did much individu¬ ally. One of the features that was much appreciated by those members in the service, was the rescindiiig of their dues as long as they continued in the service. After the war, when conditions became nearer normal, the .'Ub resumed its social activities, and new me.wber.s are being taken in risht ulo'iig.
wise Wednesday. He, waa not called as a witness on .Tueaday and notliinf was thought of his absence on that day. He is employed as,a lineman Hy the village, and reports for duty at the power house.
As lie waa known to he a witness at the County Court, nothing waa thought of his failure to reiiort for duty on Tuoadny nt tho powerhouse, and In faet the mattor was not given aer|oua thought until Wedne8<lay when it waa "scovered   that   he   had   neither   put
The junior menibershlp pl^i, which I 1^^ appearance at the court house or is a new departure, has already re-1 ^^ ^j^^ ,,m> or house suited in obtaining over forty junior members. The junior members nre those between sixteen ivod twenty years old. They are accepted at one- half of the regular membership fees, and there is no initiation. When tho juniors reifch the aKc of twenty-one,
BELLMORE DRAMATIC SOdBTY BANQUET
C. J. Campbell Players Hold First Annual Feast—En¬ tertainment FoQowt
The C. J. Campbell Dramatic I^Miety o( Bellmore held ita flmt annual ban¬ quet ^t Firemen'a Hall, Bellmore, Sat¬ urday evenins. April 10. All the mem¬ bera ^ were there, happy and smiling. The' ladiea prepared the apread, and it waa a cre^t to them. Three taUea were mt, and everybody ate to heart's content, and tahles were prettily decor at«d with flowers.
Uttle Billie IV»aon, the popular toe dance).-, graced the floor tc tbe Joy of
thoee present. The Misses May Neu- meyer and Anita Fuhrman entertained in Russian and apecialty dancea.
Little Ruth R. Meier sang "Frecklea' and took the house by atorm when 8h«?-f'lo spend evening^.   There are modem
rendered the popular song. "Eola-BO which waa sung in costume at one of the society's former minstrel shows by J. Tiemeyer, and as be waa preaent, little Ruth called on him, and the chorua waa Jointly aung, to the Joy ot the  entire  gathering.
Potato raoee were run on the hall- room floor.' The winners were Mlaa Mary Umhauer, Mra, Hkou, Mra. Hickey, May Neumeyer and Walter Brockman. Ttie affair waa declared a great aucceaa.
OS-Poand Plane
A portable  piano of full  flve-ectare
range   but   weighing  only   60   pounda,
haa been Invented, the hammers ati-lk-
tng tuning forka Inatead of atrlngs.
Wemv Nygren
they are charged the ''nil meHibei-shir. fees.
The club is planning to build an ad¬ dition to the clubhouse, on additional land in the rear, purchased in 1912. This proposed addition will house a i^ymnasium, swimming pool and other new featurea.
The clubhouse is neatly and attract¬ ively furnished, and is a pleasant place
bowling alleys, billiard and pocket billiard tables, and uther games.
For the members who enjoy reading there are always periodicals and bookfi, eaSy chairs atid adequate lighting fa¬ cilities.
Get together dingers, with address¬ es  by  prominent  speakera,  are  held
Hulse's brothers got In touch with tho police on Wednesday afternoon, and with Officer Harry Smith went to his home in Ocean Side where he llve.I »feno. Just about the same time Captain rhiUips. who was returning from .Minoola with Gregory Miles, who was also a witness, wont to Hulse'a hou.'ie, Just ns Officor Smith forced an entrance.
Hulse was found In the- attiCKwItli a clolhosllnc around lila neck and the other end fa.stoned to the rafters. He waa fivlly droaaed. In the bosom of his shirt was found a razor, which, Cap lain I'hillips lielleves. he Intended to use ilr.Hl. or to hasten th<' end if the hanging process was too long dela^^;?.
Dr. Frank T. DeI.ano was Bummo;i ed. and ho declared that Hulse had been dead over twenty-four hours, and probably died Tuesday morning. Jua¬ tice of tho Peace. Edward T. Neu wae summoned as coroner and he took dopoeition from all 'concerned in the case.
Hulao lived alone In the Ocean Side h<M.t(* for several years, since his wife diod. He has five children, and thoy aro being taken caro of outside of hia homer It is Ix'lieved that hla loneli- neaa. aince his wife's death, and the lose of tbe companionship of hia chil¬ dren preyed on his "mind. Nothing un¬ usual about hia demeanor waa noticed on Monday, when he waa laat seen alive.
MncFaul. the other witneaa Jn the caae, who got into trouble, and Dotf aon, who was arrqated with him on Saturday night, was charged with dis orderly conduct.. They were taken to the lock-up. After they had been tried and flned, Juatice Thorpe waa lAferm- ed that conalderable damage rraa dona to the lock-up hy the two men, and that one of the mattreasee waa aet on flre.
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PRAISED FOR EFRCIENCY
Ex-Villagc President Anderaon Com- menda  Former PoUce  Captain
Jefferaan «-t
Willi*"-.  jj_ JefTerson, fohner cap-
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f   "^  Prom'Dcni  speaKers,  are  nen.   ;i„p^ ^he Freeport police, reeantly f.T!r'iLl'!:^.f?!L.riL''i:.'"'»!^  "^^AJ the foIloXYette; f^TR'
such as dancea and entertainments ate held every now and then throughout tlte yoar,
William P. Miller was the fint pres¬ ident of the clwb. outers who were the club's president at various periods were: Jamea Dean, John D. Gunning, David Sutlierjand, Jr., Frederiek Hart,
son, C. Dwight Baker, Elvin N. Ed^ wards, Sidney V. Gibson.
G. Anderson, former village president: "I wish to express to you my appre¬ ciation for the efficient manner in which you handled the police depart¬ ment > also to the other memtiers of the force who refiained from political activity in the recent village elcctian. for  I  believe the  police dcpaitueni
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Ernest P. RAdall. Edward B. Thomp- should etaad on. ita mertU and^Bcien-
cy inatead of being thrown into chaoa etich year."