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FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1920
VoL XXm, No. 39
COUNTY AHORNEY McKNlGHT EXPLAINS PRISON CONDITIONS
The   Supervisors   Are
Between the "Devil
and Deep Sea^'
Because of the practical misrepre- •entation that has been made by the publication of reports of inspectors of the State Prison Commission regard¬ ing the Nassau County Jail, County Attomey H. Stuart McKnight has, with the sanction of the members of the Board of Supervisors, written a letter to the Commission, through which the public may be correctly in¬ formed as to the true state of affairs.
McKnight Letter State Commission of Prisons,
Albany, N. Y. ,       .    .^^^a
Gentlemen: The reports submitted to the State Commission of Prisons of the inspection "lade August ^4, 1920. bv Commissioners John S. iwen- nedy and Leon C. Weinstock on the Nassau County Jaii at Mineola, New York, have been referred to me.
These reports do not indicate in any way that the present number of cells are at all inadequate for the accommo¬ dation of the total number of prison- era which have been confined in the pfesS calendar year, but the alleged "iolations are claimed to have taken p ace by reason of a failure to segre¬ gate properly the various classes of prisoners. A detailed statement of the failure to properly classify these prisoners is not included in the reports *" ..   .     • ;i>i„  +n  determine  in
NEW AUDITORIUM TO OPEN
violations
„„   it  is  impossible  to what   manner   the   alleged
^'n thTsTniection I beg to call your attention to the fact that the Board of Supervisors of the county of Na.ssau is now, and always has been ready and willing to make any and all clianges to provide for proper segregation of the various classes of prisoners, and they have been advised by tlie.r archi¬ tect Mr. Beardsley, that such changes can be made without increasing the present capacity of the jail. In view Sf the fact that the highest average number of prisoners m the present cal¬ endar year was 26,8 in the month of January, 1920, ahd has been as low as 11 2 in the month of April, it would seem that the Board of Supervisors contention that the mcrease in the number of cells over the present num¬ ber of fifty was not necessary, is well founded. ,,      ,,. t,
On May 4, 1920. Mr^ Hiram R. Smith, chairman of the Board of Su¬ pervisors, accompanied by myself and Mr. Uterhart, appeared before the State Commission of Prisons in Al¬ bany, and stated that the Board of Su¬ pervisors proposed to modify the plans prepared by Mr. Beardsley, in con¬ nection with the order o' the Appel¬ late Division of February 13, 1920, to eliminate the proposed south exten¬ sion containing sixteen male cells and the proposed north extension contain¬ ing ten male juvenile cells, thirteen female cells, five detention rooms and two hospital rooms, upon the ground that the same were unnecessary and useless, but that the said Board of Su¬ pervisors proposed to carry out the portions of Mr. Beardsley's plans which called for the remodeling of the present jail buildings for the purpose of furnishing the necessary classifica¬ tions to conform to the requirements of section 92 of the county law. lhe answer of the commission to this pro¬ posal was to the effect that it was not acceptable and was disapproved.
Immediately thereafter the Board of Supervisors presented a petition to the Appellate Division, asking that the or¬ der of February 13, 1920, be set aside, and on the Oth day of July, 1920, an or¬ der was made by the Appellate Divi¬ sion which set aside the order of Feb¬ ruary 13th, and remitted the proceed¬ ing to William Dickey, as official ref¬ eree for sueh further proceedings and proof as the parties may see fit to of- , fer in view of the changed conditions, with direction that the said official ref¬ eree may make such supplemental re¬ port as he may deem necessary with all possible speed.
Following the entry of this order, the attomey general appealed from tho same to the Court of Appeals, and said appeal is now pending.
"In view of the fact that any chang¬ es in the County Jail for the purpose of providing the necessary accommo¬ dations for the proper classification of prisoners must be approved by your commission and in view of your ro- ¦ fusal to approve of any plan except one which has been impliedly disap¬ proved by the Appellate Division, artd, further in view of your appeal which prevents the Board of Supervisoira from presenting the matter to the of¬ ficial referee, which it is ready and
wiilingt^dV'at any t^me u^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^   j„j,„ ^
termination of the appeal it ooes not  „ .   '.. -,      - -     -
seem to me that there is any just ground of complaint on the part of the State Commission of Prisons with re¬ spect to the present conditions of the Nassau County Jail.
"If it is the desire of your commis¬ sion to remedy the conditions which the reports above referred to com¬ plain, the Board of Supervisors of Nassau County and their counsel are ready to proceed forthwith with the hearing before the offlcial referee. Un¬ til you are willing to join in this ac¬ tion, I see nothing else that can be done."
Yours truly,
H. STEWART McKNIGHT, County Attomey. September 16, 1920.
Squabble of Long Standing
The squabble over the county jail is of long sUnding. The State Com¬ mission of Prisons has been ordering Oie Board to mako alterations which the Board did not believe was war¬ ranted, especially during the high cost of materials during th* war period and since. When prohibition became effective, the Board took the stairtd that the probable induction ini the nomber of prisoners, which has in re¬ ality taken place, made the plans call¬ ed for by the Commission unwarrant¬ ed. An appeal was taken to the Ap¬ pellate  Division   which referred  the
Inaugural Dance To Be HeM On Sat¬ urday Evening
Kerr's Auditorium, situated at the corner of Smith and South Main streets, will be opened Saturday even¬ ing with a grand ball. %Work has been rushed on the building in order to have it ready for the inaugural event.
It is expected that many dances will be "held there this winter. The man¬ agement has given every assurance that nothing objectionable will be tol¬ erated at any event.
The dancing floor is fifty-two feet square and IS claimed to be the best in the state. Honey Potter will furnish the music for the opening event.
POLICE WORKING
TO CAPACin
Stores Asked to  Burn Lights at
Niglit — Banks Guarded in
Spite of Crippled Force
Freeport is having its own trouble at the present time ^th a crime wave that has assumed targe proportions. The crest of the wave came Sunday night when Officer Smith was missed from post and later found unconscious.
Capt. Hartman has asked all mer¬ chants to leave a light in their stores in order to aid the police in their vigi¬ lance. Several robberies of late have taxed the strength of the force to the limit and great praise is due Capt. Hartman and his cohorts for the way in which they have met the added bur¬ den.
The department deserves credit for its action in guarding all the banks following a tip that the Baldwin Bank WHS to be robbed. Officers were "on the job" all of the time.
The injury to Offlcers Smith and Gissel have thrown extra work on the men who are left, but each one of them is doing his duty in a way tnat is commanding attention, and the po¬ lice force is receiving praise from all quarters of the vflillage.
SEVEN FREEPORT MEN ONJURY LIST
Two Baldwin, One Wantagh, One Merrick, Drawn to Serve on Trial and Grand  Juries       ,....
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The following have been drawn to serve as Grand and Trial Jurors for the term of Supreme Court which opens at the Court House, Mineola, on October 4:
Grand Jurors
Frank Powers, Westbury; Leon A. Rushmore, Roslyn; John R. McLean, Hempstead; Phillip H. Ohm, Bellmore; Walter N. Brindley, Rockville Centre; C. Sackett Chelbourg, Sea Cliff; John R. Simonson, Glen Head; Edward M. Townsend, Oyster Bay; Wallace Pay- an, Valley Stream; Herbert S. Hous¬ ton, Plandome; Herbert C. Davison, East Rockaway; Samuel Terrell, Oceanside; Franklin P. Baylis, Rock¬ ville Centre; Robert Davison, East Rockaway; Henry L. Batterman, Mill Neck; Frank T. Combs, Baldwin; Jarvis A. Root, Freeport; Robert H. Hunt, Freeport; William E. Seaman, Glenwood Landing; Robert Sealey, Cedarhurst; Joseph H. Randall, Oys¬ ter Bay; Alfred,Saurel, Oyster Bay; Samuel D. Abrams, sr., Inwood; El¬ bert N. Hall, Valley Stream. TRIAL JURORS
Joseph F. Eublacker, Cedarhurst; Christopher Donnelly, Great Neck Station; Isaac Terrell, Oceanside; Harry F. Underbill, Syosset; Manford Johnson, Baldwin; John S. Dean, Oys¬ ter Bay; James I. Hall, Port Wash¬ ington; William R. Strohson, Lyn¬ brook; George A. Davis, Locust Val¬ ley; Eugene Bond, Mineola; James W. Jacobus, Great Neck; Jacob Post, Freeport; James G. Jones, Floral Park; Howard S. Welters, Freeport; George B. Patterson, Freeport; Alfred F. Simonson, Wheatley Hills; James T. Mitchell, Locust W.  Wright, Valley Stream;
Force That Hunted For Comrade
POLICE OFFICER VICTIM OF MYSTERIOUS ATTACK SUNDAY
TWO FIRE AURMS FRIDAY
(Photo by Guckman)
The man designated by the cross over hrs head is Patrolman  Arthur Smith, the victim of the mysterious
occurrences of early Monday nlorning.    The of .C3i' on his rifeht, next to him is Theodore Gissel, who
was hit by an automobile Sund.ay evenIn,^¦ wnile on duty.
KING AND QUEEN ROUGHLYTREATED
King  and   Queen  Greeted   With
Vegetables and Bombs in
Rockville Centre
The carnival of the Eureka Hook & Ladder Co. of Rockville Centre held last Saturday ended in a demonstra¬ tion of rowdyism that led to an arrest and a court fine.
Bartholomew Peck and Mrs. Mabel McLain were elected king dnd queen of the carnival and when tliey as¬ cended the throne to be invested with their robes of office, they were greeted with a volley of tomatoes a la over ripe.
Village President Morely was mas¬ ter of ceremonies and had to dodge the vegetables as well. All would have been well had not the tomato barrage been followed by bombs that contained hydrogen sulphide. These forced a retreat on the part of many.
Ray Connor, a local fireman, was arrested and flned $5 after pleading guilty. The firemen were "all het up" over the incident and threatened to ex¬ pel the next man who was caught do¬ ing things of that nature.
It is presumed that the rowdyism was started by the friends and sympa¬ thizers of the unsuccessful entries in the royal handicap.
ESCAPE A MIRACLE
Man  and  Wife Escape  Death  When Auto is Absolutely Demolished
The daughter and son-in-law of Louis H. Cohn of Freeport, a Mr. and Mrs. Roberts, also of Freeport, were in ah automobile accident Monday at Rosedale. They were treated at the Jamaica Hospital for injuries they re¬ ceived.
The automobile in which they were riding was literally torn to pieces and eyewitnesses stated that the escape of Mr. and Mrs. Roberts was nothing short of a miracle.
A HARDING-COOLIDGE CLUB
A Harding-Coolidge Club will be or¬ ganized in Freeport at their headquar¬ ters on Merrick road, Friday evening, September 24, at which time plans will be discussed and the organization made complete.
TENTH  ANNIVERSARY
R. Post, Freeport; Herman Franklin Square; Frank Forpster, Great Neck Station; William Julien, Floral Park; Russell M. Gamely, Floral Park; Paul IJ.ichert, Floral Park; Frederick H. Hanson, Floral Park; Ernest T. Johrensen, Mineola; Avener Seaman, Freeport; Thomas A. McCourt, Oyster Bay; John Thomp¬ son, Lynbro^k; Charles M. Bnumach, "       Josiah   Dow,  Glen  Head;
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Pettit Enter¬ tain Many  Friends
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Pettit of South Grove street invited a royal big number to celebrate their tenth wed¬ ding anniversary on September 14.
The house was beautifully decorated with festoons of ribbon, flowers and marriage bells.
While Mendelssohn's wedding march was played the bride and groom, ac¬ companied by the same bridesmaid and Valley; George flower girls who attended them ten Wallace  years  ago,  stood  under  a  bower  of
Schneider, Manhasset; Charles C. Keil, Farmingdale; John J. Noonan, Lynbrook; John Weston, Valley Stream; Fred J. Snow, Port Washing¬ ton; Charles P. Simonson, Glen Cove; William Youngheim, Wantagh; Wil¬ liam A. Reinhard, Inwood; Charles N. Brady, Glen Cove; Charles A. John¬ son, Rockville Centre; Richard Dearie, Gl«i Cove; David C. Jordan, East Rockaway; Rudolph Koeppel, Merrick; C. M. Stoll, Hicksville; Au¬ gustus  Morey, Oyster Bay;
A   Utz   flowers.   Rev. E. A. Burnes spoke fe- ' licitously following with prayer. Then came the christening of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Valentine's  one  year daugh¬ ter, Flora Mary. '
A generous collation was served. During the entire evening the guests were entertained by professionals with 5>usic, singing and monologues.
At midnight the greater number had said "good night," but others re¬ maining drank toasts of health and happiness to their host and hostess.
The gifts were so numerous that ten couples might have been generously supplied with housekeaping outfits.
Mr.  and  Mrs. Roland  Lamb came from Virginia to attend.  
matter to an oflBcial referee and the result was that plans for much less expensive alterations were approved by the Court. The Commission, how¬ ever, refused to approve the modified plans and appealed.
Sapenriaora Helplcas Mr. McKnight shows in his letter that the Board of Supervisors is "be¬ tween the devil snd the deep sea," so to speak. By carrying out the orders of tiie Commis.'sion, the Board would be going counter to the orders of the Appellate Division of the Suprome Court, and the Board cannot carry out the plan approved by the Court, be¬ cause the law provides that the plan must have the approval of the C6ni- missibn. The Coromission haa ap¬ pealed from the oi'der of the Appel¬ late Division,, and thearr> the matter stands.
ANNIE S: BEDELL MARRIED
Becomes Bride of Stanley P. Smith of Hempstead on Monday Meriting
Annie S. Bedell, daughter of Mrs. C. W. Bedell of 264 South Grove St., was married to Stanley P. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Smith of Hemp¬ stead, at the Methodist Parsonage, in Freeport, Monday moming, the paa- toi'. Rev. E. A. Bumes, officiating.
The ceremony was just about to be read when the riot call was sounded, callfng the ftremen to look for Officer Smith. . ,     „,
The bride was attended by Eleanor Johnson and tne groom by Leon Coz-
Following an auto trip through the state, the young couple will reside in Hempatead. 	
WATEB TO BE TESTED
The water around the power house at Rockville Centre will be tested by means of a well.   This was decided af¬ ter a-conferertce of the Health Offi- 'cials and the Village Trustees.
GOES A. W. 0. L. FROM UPTON
Soldier Piclted Up In Freeport Trying ing To Sell  Bicycle
Private William Dionne of Co. E. Recruiting Educational Unit at Camp Upton, was picked up in Freeport on Thursday v.-hile trying to dispose ut a bicycle that did not belong to him.
Sergt. Yulch was^ient for when the (leaier, Frank Darnels, became suspi¬ cious and locjced the soldier up. The authorities at Crmp Upton said that he had gono A. W .0. L. and he was escorted back to camp under guard o:i Saturday morning.
TWO FREEPORTERS IN WALLST. HORROR
George Luhrs snd Russell Golder
Survived Explosion — Luhrs'
Companions Were Killed
Found in Yard Later- Riot Call Sounded— Dogs in Search
All  Freeport was thrown into the
(Photo av Guckman)
MRS. J. G. GRAHAM, Jr.
As Florence Ware she had many friends and admirers in Freeport. She was married last week to an ex-ser¬ vice man who was wounded in France. The wedding was the result of a war romance.
STOP GAMBLING AT LYNBROOK FAIR
J. 0. U. A. M. Carnival Scored by Local Ministers for Hav¬ ing "Gambling Devices"
Some people in Lynbrook are de¬ termined that their fair village shall never fall under evil influences. The latest object of their wrath was the wheels of chance at the Jr. O. U. A. M. carnival. Thursday night the wheels were put out of business by order of the District Attorney.
Rev, Dunn and Rev. Bouten pre¬ vailed upon the District Attorney to act after a visit to the carnival.
County Detective Carman Plant ar¬ rived on the scene Thursday and stopped the "objectionable contriv¬ ances" and they were not allowed to run in spite of the fact that the com¬ mittee assured the reverend vice squelchers that it was not gambling.
SCHOOL heads' HAVE MEETING
Many Towns Represented—Roose¬ velt   School   Has  Exhibit at the Mineola Fair
The recent bomb horror in Wall street was brought home to Freeport in the injuries sustained by George Luhrs of 74 Nassau street and Russel Golder of 30 Long Beach avenue.
Luhrs is an employee of the Nation¬ al City Bank which is situated right next to where tho outrage happened. He w:!.'- returning from luncheon with four of his friends from the offices when the bomb exploded. All 6t the four vvith him were killed and he re¬ ceived injuries that will keep him on the sick list for .some time to come. Clothing Torn Off
Luhrs was knocked down by the forct of the explosion and most of his clothing was burned off. His leg was broken, and from the knee down to the ankle, the other leu: w.is cut deep¬ ly. One hip was badly la.'^erated and it is expected that ho will be incapaci¬ tated for two months.
He was taken^to the Broad Street Hospital and has not been moved from that institution as yet.
Russell Golder of 30 Long Beach avenue was also treated at the Broad Street Hospital. He sustained injur¬ ies to his shoulder.
Ocesn Side During the Rush Hour Between Two Cars
Three persons were injured Thurs¬ day evening last when two trolleys of the Long Island Traction Co. met in a headon collision near Stop 94 between Baldwin and Rockville Centre.
The injured were Harriet Barney of Washington avenue, Roosevelt; Mrs. E. Hance, of Brooklyn, and A. N. Bay- renther of Oceanside. They were at¬ tended by Dr. William  Horton.
When the motormen realized that a collision was inevitable they put on their brakes but the tracks were cov¬ ered with wet loaves, making them slippery.
The fronts of both cars were dam¬ aged considerably and they were taken to the repair shops. The accident oc¬ curred between six-thirty and seven when the cars were well filled.
About eighty passengers were in the two cars at the time of the crash.
T'70 WOMEN'S AUTOS CRASH
Accident on Merrick Road When Two Cars   Meet—Nobody   Injured
Mrs. Birdie Manning of Ocean ave¬ nue, Freeport, was driving on the Mer¬ rick road Monday evening when she ran into a car owned and driven by Mrs. L. K. Thorne of Babylon.
The accident happened about a quar¬ ter past six in the evening. Nobody was injured and no arrests were made. d- I
HELD  ON   SERIOUS  CHARGE     , across the lake.
James Conyers, colored, was arrest- i A. Yongen won several bags of po- ed Thursday in Freeport and held on | tatoes and Willie West and Cutey Gar- a serious charge following the testi-j diner raced the "Fatty Arbuekle Spe- mony of several boys. cial," the former winning.
He waived examination when he j After the games lhe party gath- was brought before Judge Johnson and , ered in the Riverside Rest at Smith- was held for the Grand Jury in lieu I town for a dinner that received its full of ?2,500 bail. share of justice from the hungry    I throng.   Arthur Tufrner and Bill Con-
WAR DEPARTMENT SLOW
Bonus Question Not the Only Thing Sidetracked  By Government
Undoubtedly it sometimes seems that public bodies move slowly, but in comparison with the War Department, the local officials would seem to be lightning swift. This was brought out this week when Supervisor Hiram R. Smith was discussing road matters with newspaper men, and especially the failure to get the Old Country road and'Washington street railroad cross¬ ings repaired before the heavy traffic incident to the fair.
"The  Supervisor    produced    corres
A meeting of the school principals of Nassau County was held in the-Wd- itorium of the brick school at Roose¬ velt on Tuesday evening. The follow¬ ing schools were represented: Valley Stream, Lynbrook, East Hempstead, West Hempstead, Franklin Square, Elmont, Seaford, Wantagh, Merrick, North Bellmore, Floral Park, Baldwin, East Meadow, Garden City, Long Beach, Oceanside, East Rockaway, etc. Supt. Mepham was present and out¬ lined the work for the year.
Roosevelt school has an exhibit at the Mineola Fair but no individual priz«.« are offered for work this year.
Miss Egan, a Red Cross nurse, has 'Deen secured for two days each week. Dr. Bergen has been reappointed med¬ ical inspect.or.
Mrs. Combs has been secured as a rubstitute in the overflow in Grades 6 and 7 until a permanent teacher can be secured.
The school c.Iosed Friday so the chil¬ dren conid take advantage of the free admission to the fair.
A number of prizes will be donated, to the school the coming year tc in- 'spire good work. A complete list of the donors will l>e furnished later.
The Board of Education held A re- eption for the faculty on Tliaraday ev¬ ening. '
AUTO WRECK CASE DROPPED
The case of Arthur Wing of Boston who was the chief figure in a triangu- pohdence showing that he had started I lar auto collisi(ai on August 18 at Lyn- just one year ago this month in his at- I brook, was dropped when it came up tempt to have the War Department I for trial Thursday before Judge Neu. remove the tracks placed across Wash- The complaint was dropped by both of ington street, leading to the base hos- the other men who were in the acci- pital and across the Old Country road, dent.
near   Hazelhurst  Field.     There     has i to RITV tnttv AlTTn
been various correspondence with the du i  nnr. j^kj in
Department and promises to place the !     Jack Morisse of Rockville Centre is road in its former condition, but Fair j at the head of a movement to raise
Brush Fire In P. M. and Oil Stove In Evening Call Out Department
Friday was a busy day for the Free- port firemen, who had to answer two alarms «that resulted in little more than a run around for the apparatus,
In the afternoon an alarm was rung  greatest VxcVtement   Monday "follow" in from Newton Boulevard and after:. ^    . ,    ,      "-j^ ^"""w
much questioning a brush fire was dis- j '"^' * mysterious attack on Officer Ar- covered along the Merrick road. j thur Smith of th^ Freeport Police De-
About 9:00 o'clock in the evening an partment. He was missed from his alarm was turned in from Ocean ave- „„=  oft^- *„iiir,»^ t.^ ,;«„ ;., _j nue and Whaley street and half of f/* f^^\ '"'''"^ ^.° ""^ '" ^"'^ ^«« Freeport responded. It proved to be ^^^^^ """° unconscious m a back yard, an exploded oil stove in the home of at the foot of Church street. This F. L. Young at the cornir of King; was on Monday morning, and he street and Ocean avenue. Little dam- has not recovered sufficiently to give age was done. | an account of the affair as yet.    The
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  o'clock he failed to do so and Offlcers
Head   On   Collision   Happens at ^ "'*^*' ""t* Coniy were sent to look him
I up. In an areaway back of Hewlett's store on Church street. Smith's gun and cap were found, and nearby his nightstick. A general alarm was sent out for him but without avail. Mon¬ day morning at about 10:00 o'clock it was decided to sound the riot call and have the firemen scour the town, as well as to secure bloodhounds to aid in the search. The call was sound¬ ed at about 10:00 o'clock. Officer Found
Less than ten minutes after the riot call had been sounded word was re¬ ceived that Smith had been found in the back yard of A. G. Renault, 101 Archer street. Mrs. Clifton Cheshire of 97 Archer street went in the rear of the house to hang out her washing when she heard groans, and discov¬ ered the officer lying under a tree. He was unconscious and a ha.sty examina¬ tion by Dr. Kuncie showed no traces of alcoholism or foul play. He was re¬ moved to his home for a more com¬ plete examination.
Theories Advanced
The true facts of the case aro all theories, and will be until the officer is able to make a statement. Drs Runcio, Steele and Halpin, after a most thorough examination, have all airreed that the man was very likely hit with possibly a sand bag. His hair was viry thick and red spots on till,' back of his neck bear out this the¬ ory, also the fact that he has been un- con.scious for such a long time.
Many .Tinatcur sleuth? have advanc¬ ed all sorts of possible theories, in¬ cluding home brew, a.sphasin, wood al¬ cohol and many other reasons, none of which are at all plausible. Police Tireless
Captain Hartman uvd his men have hoen tireless in their cflforts to clear tho inatter up and eagerly await the tft urn to ro,-is-on ol' c'le injured officer. Captain Hartman stated that Smith was ont' of tho most faithful and fear- loss mon on lhe force and that in all probability, later events will show that he was frustrating another rob¬ bery whon hit from behind. Smith Married
Smith is married and lives at 270 South Main street. He has been on tne force since the first of May this year, and before that was employed by the Long Island R. R. driving an express wagon. There are many things that might have happened, but until the man himself is able to give an account; and it is possible that he will not know a thing that happened after he was struck, providing he was struck, Freeport will be entertaining an unsolved mystery.
Added Featurett
If such a subject can be treated lightly, there are two things that hap¬ pened on the memorable Monday that brought smiles. Rev. E. A. Burnes was just psrforniing a marriage cere¬ mony when the riot call sounded, and a man trailing "fierce doggie" that was sent to take up the" traili failed miserably as a canine sleuth and ske¬ daddled at the sight of a fighting Tom cat who came down the street looking for trouble.
Taken to Hoepital
Wednesday the injured officer was taken to the hospital at Rockville Centre where it is planned to mako x-rays of his head and spine as soon as he is able to stand it. An offlcer is with him at all times ready to take down the first intelligible account of the affair that he may give. So far he has not been able to recognize his friends or family and ha* only been able to say a few words.
HEMPSTEADERS HAVE GAY OUTING
Two Hundred Attend Chamber of
Commerce   Outing  at   Lake
Ronkonkoma Last Week
The Hempstead Chamber of Com¬ merco celebrated its second annual outinj^ Wednesday, September l!i, at Lake Ronkonkoma. Many frionds from Fraeport and othor towns wore aniong the thron^c that journeyed to the popular resort, attracted by the beautiful day. In all there were over 200 present.
The afternoon was given ovor to games, swimming, etc., and a baseball game between picked teams. The team headed by H. Baukney won tho silver cup. L. Fitzgerald of Mineola won   a   cup  for   the   swimming   race
nolly, the committee for the day, wera tonciered a vote of thanks for the suc¬ cess of the event.
Among those present were: Judge Humphrey, Sheriff Charles Smith, Stewart McKnight, Edvrin C. Hinkle, A. J. Kennedy, H. Willard Griffiths, Jacob L. Komicker, Thomas P. Taylor, William P. Sexton, Walter M. Senior, A. J. Kennedy, H. Willard Grifflths, William Connolly, F. F. Schlesinger, John Rhodenburg, Rudolph Himme, Samuel Stein, Russell Baukney and others.
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week is here again and still the tracks remain and the road has not been re¬ paired. The Supervisor is in hopes that by persistept effort he will be able to ge^he War Department to act before new year's fair opens.
EJECTED BY^DETEaiVES
Man Sues for Having Been Trown Out of Belmont Park at Races
Two disciples of Sherlock Holmes in the employ of the Pinkerton De¬ tective Agency were arraigned bofore Justice of the Peace Walter R. Jones Tuesday morning on charges of as¬ sault in the third degree, preferred by one Frank Roose of New York. TTiey pleaded not guilty and their trial was set for Oct<^r 29.
It is alleged by RooAe that he bought a ticket and entered the enclosure of the Belmont Park race course, but that the ticket was taken away from him by the two detectives and that he was eje<;ted from the park. This occurred on September 14. It is expected that tbe trial will attract fonsiderakle at¬ tention because it involves the right of the race track owners to remove from the park any persons whose presence they deem undesirable.
MANY ELKS INITIATED A   large   class  of  ninety-six   Elks were initiated at the ^ckville Cen¬ tre night held at the Elks Club, Free- port, last Thursday evenirg.
funds for the purchase of a car for the chief of the Fire Department. The fact that Freeport had one had some¬ thing to do with starting the move¬ ment.
WOMEN THE BEST SEX
When ex-service men in England complained to their bosses about the women who were employed on their job, they were told that the women were a good deal better than the men.
ELEQ LEGION OFFICERS
Leaders for 1921 Choeen At Meting Friday Nixht At Post Meeting
The William Clinton Story Post of the American Legion in Froeport had an election of officers Friday night.
The new officers are aa follows: Presidjent, Harold E. Brown; first vice president, Robert D. Campbell; sec¬ ond vice president, Leo Schloss; finan¬ cial secretary, John Goller; recctrding secretary, C. Winfield Raynor; treas¬ urer, H. Bond Raymore; chaplain. Rev. J. Sidney Gould.
The executive committee: Peter S. Beck, Walter C. Schmidt, George iChristie, Howard Mahnken, Dr. Gor¬ don Lindsay and John Cruikshank.
The entertainment committee: E. P. I..ee, chairman; A. Foi-bes, George Hoffman, F. Post, W. Guest, G. Preii- osi, B. J. Loonam, J. McClosker, H. Aldridge, Arthnr Bender,' C. Mahn¬ ken, W. Johnson, H. Harveyii
AUTO STRIKES OFFICER
Patrolman   Theodore   Gissel   Thrown Several Feet By Machine Sunday
Officer Theodore Gissel^f the Free- port Police Department was struck by an automobile Sunday night while on post at Main street and Merrick road, as he was adjusting the lamp on the traffic sign. The car was operated by Aaron Danker of Brooklyn. Gissel will be confined to his home for some time.
BATHERS STILL ACTIVE
The season at Long Beach has been extended this year on account of the suj'orb weather and warm water. La¬ bor Day usually sounds the knell of the bathing season but last Sunday 100,000 were on the sands at the popu¬ lar rcbort.
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LAWRENCE CLUB ELECTION
The Jefferson Club of Lawrence el¬ ected the following officers at their last meeting, held Thursday evening: President, Frank Duncan; vice presi¬ dent, Alexander Atkins; treasurer, Ed¬ wards Bowker; sergeant at arms, Ar¬ thur Petts.
ASK AID FOR, FARMERS
The Nassau Farm Bureau is asking a dollar or mor* from all farmers of Nassau County for the purpose of giv¬ ing aid lo Alleghany farmers who lost al) of their crops in a recent cyclone that swept that county, doinir sreat damage.