Freeport News 19210715

              the freeport news vol i no 22 freeport long island n y friday july 15 1921 price five cento ward system for village finds favor board of trustees of nine mem bers is poposed under suggested plan injured three times growth of community demands some change four diitrlcti would be created and two representatives elected from each one sentiment is rapidly developing li favor of dividing the village int wards increasing the noreber at mem hers of the village board from five ti nine and electing two members fron each of the four wards into wblcl the village will he partitioned this is looked upon as a loglca means of modifying the village gov eminent so as to make it more re spiuislve in tlie needs of the column idly uxd keeping it in step with tin rapid growth of ihe village at the presold lime hot h hie trustees and ihe village president hie elected at large that is they are not chosei to represent any particular section ol the village bill to try to keep labs mi the conditions in all parts of village such a system was entirely right ami proper when freeport was a much smaller place and ihe members of the hoard of trustees knew practically every cltl/.en in ihe village but the village has long since outgrown that stage some of ihe trustees discussed the matter informally and seemed lo think the plan a goisl one trustee mnxsoli declared that the village could make the change ruder the ward system a trustee elected lo represent a given ward would have ihe interests of i lull ward always to the forefront and would bs working to secure for his section its full share of civic improvements if he boiifjh re-election on his record he would not have to go before the whole vlllu,re for ii vote to re-elect him hut f+irr the people of ids own ward be village president would be elected i large as at present williams solves problem freeport's ex-fire chief shows lyn brook how to clear drains former i'lre chief clarence wil llaius was liislrumcntnl in solving its ¦ mi in si reel drainage problem for l.vn brook as is lold in the following item ir 	 the l.yiihrook new km : i'he trouble with ihe drain pipes ou miami avenue which caused the w.i after being knocked off his bhyclt by automobiles three times within i year capt samuel wilson 11 cook 01 the dredger lying south of here ih he ginning to think that perhaps there if something worth heeding in his friends advice that he had better i|ult riding a bicycle capt wilson is seventy-five years old he was knocked off hlr bicycle in north mhiii street inst krl day night by a car driven by a kage rier of valley stream after 11 severe cut on iiin nose was treated hy ih newton captain wiihoii went to work fine new factory for north main st will be built in near future for essenkay traveling bag company a sheeber proprietor of the ks senkay traveling ltag manufacturing establishment in north main street i planning the erection of a eommodlou and thoroughly modern factory build ing on hie plot adjoolnlng the fln house on the east side of north mali street a short distance north of tin tracks the building will be constructed of re-enforced concrete throughout ex cept the facade vyjileh will be of tapes try hrlcl and which will give it an artistic hnisli that will make it an ornament to the neighborhood the plans as drawn by an luted christian a kern of railroad avenue call fur a building that will have a ground space of ill feet frontage on north main street and will he 100 feet deep the basement and ground floor will be devoted to ihe kssenkny fac tory and on the second floor there will be two apartments of six rooms each tlie iwo lower moors will give ihe factory a floor space of about 30,000 iquare feel the lower tloor will be used as a shipping room and the ground boot will he gjven over lo manufacturing operations 1 the kssenkay traveling hag com imiy has enjoyed a rapidly increasing uislness and has expanded beyond the apiiclty of its present building in vorth alain street necessitating extra im which mr sheeber intends lo provide in ilie new building mr shee ber will secure bids on the building mid hopes to be able to mart building operalloms in tlie near i'll urn will inspect sewers gas go apparently very much peeved big boost in rate leaves it kicking instead of happy a figurative kick in the lumbar re gions was aiiilnlstered to the i'recporl hoard of lllage trustees by the nas sau and suffolk lighting company when the trustees referred to the gas company the complaints received about leaks in various parts of the village killing trees und hedges the reply i.f the company was at follows entleinen : we are in receipt of yi.tlr letter at june j."i calling our at tention to numerous gas leaks etc throughout the village and asking us lo have same remedied al once tills wt will he very glad lo 1i11 hut for the past few years we have not earned our operating expenses and last year our losses were over 179,000 this loss was due in a great meas ure to the fact that your board refused to allow this company to earn a suf fblent return on its investment and that money received was liisullicieni not only to do the repairs you speak of but giving the people and taxpay ers of freeport the service they are entitled to and which we regret very much that owing to the conditions we ypeak of we have not been able to render yours very truly j nassai v sil'l'()i.l t2ghtinq co m o'nviii the trustees in common with the rest of the people in kreeport are at a loss to understand this frame of mind on the pan of the gas company after it has been collecting from the consumers si a thousand cubic feet with a 70-ceiii service chargf thrown in for g 	 1 measure when tin fire department column by h e p no ileclhlon hits heen reached hy the companies concerned regarding the use oftheir meeting rooms for school houses it in prohalde thai if ii is found impossible to secure accomuto dations elmewheie ttie fire houses will he turned over hut it in felt by niiiny of the bremen to the detriment of the department these rooou are used as lull rooms and particularly in the winter a irrenl many nlghtx men may he found therein when as has often happened an-alarm soiiiujn when these men are in their ipiarters it ineiins siuimds ami even nilnntw laved and no small part of the efficiency of the department \* due to thix fact the men however unwilling to lie consid ered hellish in their denlre o retain their rooms will probably hy iinnni 1110111 vote surrender their privilege hose .'! and hose i are the only com panies at present concerned annexation of large areas to village is plan project that is being talked of would extend north limits to forest avenue south side extension previously proposed both 8e*tiorn w«r t«k«n in village area would be six square mi'es hose 1 announces a flxlting party for july 81 when after tlshiiik for awhile they will call upon comrade kill terry gavarnor>geue|al at brant point mouse this sinnimer not in charge franchise calls for a rate nf 1,111 and no servic lights circus here saturday village officials to collect data for use here i'he village trustees with health < 1 it w . 11 it 	 rte will 	 ite a tour of inspecliou of several sewage sys tems and isposal plains in several place wher mlotlh hi'1 nl touographlrul ai the name jerae hklilio they tor t flood the street during the heavy freeport while the trustees will be rullts was done avva.v willi lo 1 great luce 	 panicil b.v clyde potts the en bxteill b.v an opera 1 1 	 thursday ii 	 •• who desig 	 i the plants and • veiling it was tl obstruction in n a.le ihcalc alerrick road closed nl the there was an the pipe between the and the cornel i»f the the mailer whs dis 	 ting of the villauo board 11 monday might and clarence \\ muains who whs present ou other luisiiiess loid uf mi apparatus 1ml the frocporl fire heparl 	 nl had and whb-li ihe.v used iii cellar tires ii thought ibis upparalils would force its wa.v through ilie pipe will ihe u ah-r pressure lieind it to apparatus is a special nozzle which revolves on a screw principle the water gdlll luruutftl it makes it work with a m'tvm in lion and it lit erallv screws ils wa.v through dirt or snnill obstructions in the pipe the drain ptpo n uhoul twelve inches a number of the iruatees ami interested cill/ens watched the experiment oil thursday mr williams who is also lire chief of i'loeporl brought over ilie uo/./le and it was attached to ilie bos of ihe l.vnbrook hose coinpan.v wiu'ii bitched to the hydrant the force was considerable tin 	 le with 180 feet oi1 imsii attached graduall work ed ils way ihrougu until ll reached ihe basin nl the other end after he hose bail been put through several limes ihe vvaler unwed freely through the pipe and i ho oil en uas noticeable 00 friday when ihe heavy rains came see1 ft 10 denlgn the freepori newuire nyhteiu the comi of the inspection win i 	 lltlraly at lhe e 	 s of the vil lage -" ihai there will lie no oppor luiiily 01 there being any liiased senn mem in tin or of any engineer tills will uupl lo the inspections which the irusices pxpect in ruuke later in aev anil \ illugen in connecticut emil dauphinot hurt big parade and wild west show to eclipse all previous events the lights circus and wild west show will be glveti on saturday of this week on ihe grounda of the llghta lull ll will be preceded hy a pa rade which will traverse the principal slreels of the village a big arena lias been erected for the show it will seat 4,000 people in addition to those ticcoimnodated in the eighty-four boxes the parade will atari al 1 1 :».">. it will form al buyview avenue and mer riek then take it to main street thence i kailrond avenue to ulive boulevard lo ocean avenue ami ibeii south to ilie llghta club where lunch will be served ll will lie headed by it i keith's y band of about ui plere^rsecured a movement is now on foot to extend the limits of the village kor some time past there lias been talk of ex tending the village to the south so as i take in all the waterfront territory between the south boundary of the vil lage and the bay it is now proposed io extend the limits northwnrd there seems to he a little more tulk about the northward extension than about the southern extension although the inner project has been talked of for a longer time at the present lime the northerly limit of the village is a line about 200 feet north of seaniuli avenue the new territory which it is pro posed io annex lo the village extends it is now definitely deckled thai otir j s fl s l''"'«-*t avenue and is uow in carnival will be held on olive boule-j'1 lt<"<»evelt district this would move the northern boundary of the village about h.otml feet further north this section is supplied with electric light gas and water as part of the roosevelt districts it does not have police protection at the present time and that is the principal reason that many of the residents want to get into the village of kreeport the southerly limits of the village now extend in a general easterly and westerly direction south of front street and it is suggested thai they be run south to the water particularly don't furnei mint we need workers for the tag day his siit unlay we ex pec to nia'i ids the blkkesl ever put over and it can onl.v be done by en listing a sm di army of workers can you help evvu if only for an hour or two vault between church and drove streets august :{ to 15 this will mean a lot of work but the committee feels that if they can start ilie hij'j convention fund with a nice balance from the carnival ii will miikc it much easier for the general committee to at tend to the vast amount of detail with out worrying 1 he affair iver the financial end of the july meeting ul the l'ire coun ii will be held next tuesday evening lepariment heaih|iiarters tin at department hcadipiarters the or '"' "'" h"um1 "' "" »"»'¦. paiucmai .> ganlaatlon meeting of the 1922 cipven /»'"•' *'¦<'''"» between tba miihurn ti 	 oinmlttee will be held the smm 1'l|i nl1 w 	 lrll'ft l"lsl erentng officers will be alerted ingat if l>o f h s<j(ii"i1s uer tllken the cmnnilttee will be in a position i "''" ""' m l''n'<'port would have proceed with its preparations hn s.mjm » h und soutli extension of up as word is received tv uiiielmrom 1 1*^1^^^^^!6^"^1!1 meetings ol t recolved f hiuxhamt , v 1.4.1 h ival koinmurf nd wesi dluien.*ai of liyip miles would remain uucl the spirit of the f f d word conies from mineola that hud kose insists unit a place lie kept for mitesl be him in the mot held here on labor day cud is now allowed lo sil up for a hurt time each day and it is probable i«t uud the in 	 f march will that he will be brought to his home here wil bin a few days none bill hi intimate ti-i 	 is and the department allowed to see him ollii ials iiuh 1 oiine-y of k p albee kreil y'm clown band will also lie in . m.arcelinc paraell ami davis the e luiuouh i lippoilrnine clowns will 1 the job h'red slone mid l.eo prison sentences in auto conspiracy of hi car struck by auto curtis kiml liaiiphini'l of 388 ktct&t was s4'\'crcly injure monday when the autom caiin wii win i 	 long the hue ' ex-sheriff harvey and detective barbuti go to sing sing for several years hosuuitoes off all exterminators you must sign your name almost every week the editor of the r"rth>port news receives bmbfmd com munications submitted for publication if the writers of tliese letters would klve their name lind address as a sljrn of good faith binl for the kuiiihiici of the editor these letters would in most cases be published 111 full with any desired 110111 de plume subscribe m them when however they hre en tirely anonymous the editor woulil not be keeping good faith with his readers by publlshitik them oppose county road on long beach sand reynolds oceanside city has already received million dollar bridge this year baymen . driven off water by pests who invade all parts of village a bumper crop of moaqultoea have been harvested this past week and life has been made cmremely unpleas ant for all inhabitants of the south side as a result this has taken place ill spite of the existence of and work ol the nassau i'oiinty mosquito exter mination commission ir perhaps be cause the moaqultoea were not ap wild time fishinq the truck company oi tta piirtuieiit is going to havi 1 1 11 ii1 * on sunday of ihlx week it will be a rabin party lieutenant john 1 in it iiitin is ntakiug the arrange nientm the party will leave soiilli side avenue dink at n o'clock charles johnson will prepare -."> ba dinucis the amethyst in revelations the itlhlu inlalus refureuoun to tin amethynt aocordliik to u«vt-lutliuiii the foundation of tint wall uf the ue jerusalem imii uxqulhltely udorncd tliu first eeaim ua jithjier and tilt hvelflh elowed the violet of he beau tlful umeihyst on tlie hltfh prieet'l liri'h.tlplaie tile gat held khu third uo kiiiou in the third row bile in which lie whs riding wus struck by the automobile driven by frank curtis of 1(17 nassau avenue waller dauphlnot who was ill hint bis car was injured about the hands while his brother was thrown ill i ihe car receiving severe laceru lions o ihc scalp and injuries to his back tub i'mtphinol car was in 	 i cast tin ¦ n archer sttvol and wns more than ¦« in fi hardly need mention and likewise aii star ifulaxj liicluillus rueh head liners as cuba touehlield shields | he frank roping specialist mar.von chnney hhronchu buster i-'red stone's squall street j clever daughter l>orothy real hiiitu ulgllt | lo—i wild horses euwhuyhj elc etc ll is ueless lo ti-.v lo tell w lial ihe show vvi-ll be like it bus lo lie seen 10 gel any i.lea of liovv good it is and 11 might lie ineiiii 	 l incidental that the ma i i nee starts hi 12:19 and ih evening performance nl x:l."i i all wa.v across long iteach avenue when ihe cur driven by curtis bound south on uug iichcii avenue struck i in ilie iviii throwing it with ter rific force against a tree the paupbl nots were taken to the i 	 w of \\ al ler sloin where the.v were attended by df leo llalpln hits head on pole atre while leaning oat of the drov trolley mr v/edneeday moralng orove htevens it ruck his bead agalnai a tele kraph pole whs knocked out of the ca anil picked up in a ila/.ed condition to burn mortgage \ mortgage burnlni be held in hie itaplis aveulug of this week church i'lidiiv jataka a name in buddhism jutuka la the etakfjaal name la liuildhist literature fur a ktory or one or other of the previous births of ltaddhu the word also is usud for the miiiie of it collei-tlon of 647 of such atorlea included in thu uuddhut cuiiou stopover privileges 1 	 1 island - 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 < 	 i ailroad announces itopover privilege 11 biny distance journeys v ia the pi sylvanla railroad lines which v intel efteci laal sunday william s hall ill william s hall caabll ml hank ami presideiil end bulljt has been c r uf the ' ce of ilie hcmp hitlucd lo ids home in i'lne si reel for ihe pasl week as the result of a spell oi sickness witli which be lias imvh suffering tinea lasi thursday having become iii while on duly at the local bank big theater planned huuiura have rlllage this w heater is lo in been afloat around the ek thai a very large bull here wintad hjewelry currency ji111110 reveived two dollar bills foi christmas aud was quite excited sbout 11 lie wanted to put them in his mail savings bunk but dldu't underbuild how 10 do it so he ran to hla father und exi'laliiied : daddy iluddy will you alaaee hive iuo two jewelry dollar for tht'b«y from brooklyn magic minoohi i i jul 12 supreme curl lust ice lames i '. cropsey ibis 	 ruing tuesday imposed prison sentences upon four i 	 i oniivlcled ill i lie nassau coinily 	 linear scandal the incii 	 i their sentences in sing sing were lleibeii s harvey convicleil of bribery four to ten years thomas v hiirhuti convicted 61 perjury five to ten years william hoffman isutvleted nl re cel vigil stolen ears one lo live years salvalorc salacriio convicted i re celvlug stolen ears.a.ne to live years mervin i ptcka/aon win confessed lo perjury was given a suspended sentence two uthef prisoners aubrey pettlt and carniau plain were called before ilie judge but no sememes were given i hem liolb have been con vlctcil for ihelr share in ilie motor ring to pettlt llislice cropsey said i in ¦ not going to sentence vou to n i am not hi all icrsundcd that you have done all that 1 think is lair i am going lo look inlo voiir case further " says plant didn't t»ll truth lusllce cropsev niter sentencing hurhull said vou have had justice mid you are going io have ii vou btttong to thai elaaa f individuals who never do any thing wrong in iiuii1 own estimation prised of ll exterminate minuted them never in the tnet ba.vnieii have ihe 11 tact thai the iiiosi|mllo commission lias e\ler plentiful and mi fen or.v of the oldo si|iiii(ies been s ions ns tliey ha whatevi 1 know 1 hey of nassau jus ihe jurors v\ere no\er fnilletl contliuu'd ou pujje 5 been ibis past week i ine parl.v of b;i men who went out tuesday niirhi were forced to put hack at inidiii^lil because of the unprecedented attacks of the lllos.lp.lil they came at us in bushelful is the wav 11 described ilie situa louds by 11 oi 	 f ilie i lion on wednesday afternoon a woman ciiinc to ilie business seelion from her home in ihe south purl of the village not to make any purchases bill in ilie hop ..| gaining some relief for her small children from ihe mosquitoes although her h 	 was completely scree 	 i agailisl the past these are not isolated cases but purely typical 	 s the weather is aiinosi entirely reapunslble for the un precedented magnitude of ihe inos i|iiiio crop the warin damp spell has bean ihe time just right to iihh ii out ever npaquito egg in the bay tba meadows and ihe uplands und hatch out they certainly did the ciiseiisiis of opiiih.n in i r.-o port this week is thai the tuoaqultoee have not been cmermimiled on the marshes or anywhere else and unit if the mosipiiio exterminating oomwla sion believes ii b,,s lived up to its name to miy extent that sin h belief is nut based upon current olmei'val ion a suggestion lias been made i lint if i be county call gel any moie exicr minalion results for the m0.quu a vear il is spending ou ilie work of ihe eg teriulnalors the money would be bei ler invested in oil of cliroiieuii willi which is spiii.v ilie streets and build ings ami inhabitants the proposal of the county authori ties to build it five-mile stretch of road from a point near the l>ong heach station to a stretch of heach land of fered by senator reynold to the town of if initial ami as a public park located u short distance from point lookout has created a considerable amount of adverse comment in and around krc-e port there are three county roads in freeport all of which could stand im provement but they are unt being im proved while 1 	 g peach is getting a lot of velvet work is now under wuy on a million-dollar bridge for the benefit of the million and more peo ple who go each year from the city to senator reynold's city by the sea and the com of this is to be paid by the county at large now dt is planned to build an im proved road through the sand dunes which were a part of the original pur chase hy senator reynolds which are still undeveloped hut which would be greatly increased in value b.v some public improvements at the east end of this stretch is ii tract of laud about l.tmmt feel squiir which is know/n as the town of mempstead park it is entirely un develo|k'd except for the shacks erect ed on it hy squatters it is to enable the people lo reach this park that the proposed five-mile stretch of mud tlie vllliige of long heach ii pusses through practically uninhabited sand dunes and selves territory unit is used only during a few months of the sum iner celebrates in freeport d m tredwell ninety-five has same birthday as grandnephew daniel af tredwell r :,\<\ carhoa avenue brooklyn lawyer author scientist broker mid man if affairs on ilie eve of his ninety-tilth hlrthda.v is just 11 idt amusedly tolerant of the furor made aniiuallv over ilie act thai john 1 1 itin kefcller iii the ripe mi inrity of his elgbty-second year still is able lo phiv golf and enjov a l 1 i \ ¦ ¦ in his motor-ear or perbapa t 	 t his 	 tor-cars might be better ... on the 26th of tbu 	 iii mr i red well win u to creepori for bis an nual birlbdav party vviib n little grandnephew charlm r horvey u oi mr and ml alfred llarvev uf his merrlck road w im it hi junior bj :\ little matter ui wactlj eight i-nr yearn to the day ifr tfedwell will in niuel.v live and charles eleven yetira lid but the slight lis repanrv in veal i loesn'i alter the i'm 1 thai the twu are ijlllli jtrid lieilliel vv mill teel lb:,l bis birilida.v had been celebrate prop eri.v minus the presence uf the other brooklyn bagle confidence man caught arrested in washington — wanted on bad chock case c f fritz buys building 1 hallos k irllz whose plumbing hop is located iii i'hiirih street has ill base i ihe building in west mel rick road which wus purchased for use is a masonic temple some time ago stevens as steeplejack john stevens bii a steeplejack it uui q mondnv when lie shinned up ilie ihik mile iii ihe triangle in from of ihc irsi national hunk ill order to iei\e he halyard which had palled 1 1 » l.i.\s before name cemetery condemnation commissioners d c lawrence h j mccord and c d baker appointed by judge smith first hearing will be held august 17 will make available sits needed for extension to prsssnt high school building commlmlnners for the condemnation of the kreeport cemetery have la-en appointed by county judge lewis j smith the commissioners me doug las c lawrence henry j mccord and c dwlght linker the conindssloiierm will begin holding hearings in about a mouth this commission is a representative one dottgtaa lawrence is an attorney v\ell versed in local affairs henry 1 mccord is a real estate man whose knowledge of really matters will be helpful in the straightening cut of tlie many phases of the situation that ire hound to develop and 0 iiwigbt haker is a former president of th p.oiinl of kdiichtlon and a business ecutive of high caliber an official niillolinceiment made by this newly appointed commission which is published elsewhere ill this issue sets as the dnte for i be first bearing august it the hearing will be held in the police ciuirl room in church street starting at 10 o'clock oilier hearings will follow in as rapid sequence as the developments require al this session the commissioners will start hearing the claims of i he hoard of kducatlon und all those who hold burial or property rights in the cemetery the hoard of education upplled to the court some time ago for the w*t polntinent of a commission to condewi this property so that the laud could be used as u site for a much ueeiletl ex t0isloli to the high id 	 i building free public concert by brooklyn post'ontte band at elli son's next sunday the drat annual outlng and concert of tlie brooklyn cost office hand is scheduled to lake place on sunday july it l'.i-'i weather permitting the nting lias i 	 n arranged in celebra tion of the marvelous growth of the ml in the pasl vear from 21 mem bars lo bfi under the able leadership of mr i lurry ( im inane the band will assemble al eastern parkway and jamaica avei 	 brook lyn c-v i bus will be wnllhik to leave tor kmiaon'i rorel kreeporl al '.• : ii a in .\ ii.i leball game betweeu the itrookl.vn carriers 	 i lie jamaica hivision has been iff ranged and i live ly struggle is in sight after the game the blhidsinnn will partake i 1'nptalu blllaull's shore dinner in the early aftertkmm a trip to point lookout l.lfe sav ti stattud is in oiv.er i | 	 bo return from the sail the band will hold ii ' 	 1 1 from i to 8 p m . npoii the porch of kllison's llnlel al 8:80 hi tin h ilj make the return trip i o 0 f installation the following otiicers were installed on moniin.v evenbug jul b lu crieport lodge no 800 i <>. o k for the ensuing term b i iin rict deput orand uaater i blacke and ktalt noble irand william i \\ isner ; \ ll i i;rand atllford i van itiper ; act i'nst urand s i pearaall it s \ i . kraiikiin bedell ; i s n <;.. william duds j i h v >¦ . nicholas itommdlll : warden i'rmik lv iliirri son conductor t frank m smith < bapiin snnill bedell . outside quard ian charles 1 shcii ; inside liuardlali alphonaua mtudley it s s leorga bralthwalte : i s s . albeit whalej to revise 0r0inance8 the village ordiiiniiccs have hemma otis,,ies em inadequate sad full of holes the village irustees have been aware of tali tor some time paat ami have been gathering lists of the de ib lem les ill the ordlllhin es now hi ihe hsls nre fnirl.v complete ilie vll faue board will hold a special meet ink mi friday algal of this week for purpo 	 f redraugbtlng taa ordi names and brfuglug them up to d.iie . recovers jewelry mrs c ii utah of merrbk who b.si rlag worth taoat iw aael kmm trinkets al tba 4udltorlua about two weeks uu b.ul ilielil lelllllied to bef by ihe police they were found hy charles nov nine of hooscvell