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VOL. 8, No. 24
FREEPORT, M. Y., FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
COURTS DECIDE AGAINST LUCY RAYNOR
IN FIGHT TO REDUCE TROLLEY FARES
Deciuon Makes Fare From Bald¬ win to Garden City 15 Cents.
The appeal in the case of Raynor airainst the New York and lK)ng Isl¬ and Traction (>)mpany to th« Court of Appeal."* has i)e«n decided in fa¬ vor of the railway company, against VHhh Ilaynor with costs t<) the railway company in all the courts. This case has been l>efore the courts now for several yoars, the railway company winning in both the Appellate Divi¬ sion and tho Court of Appeals.
On the morning of May lst, IDl.'i, Miss Lucy Raynor boarded a car of the railway company at Milbiurn ave¬ nue, Baldwin, Kailroad Stop No. 81, to go to her place of employment at the Doubleday, Pa^e & (k)mpany's plant at (iarden City. .She paid the conductor ten, cents, wliich entitliMl her lo rido to the northerly limil.s of the village of Hempstead. She was ejected from the car 'when she refused to pay another five cents, which was the legal .fare to Doubleday, Pa^e & Company's plant, or to the souther¬ ly limits of the village of Mineola. i>he brought an aetion ajjainst the railway company charging assault and battery in ejecting her from the car.
The case was tried before Judge Niemann in the County Court at Min¬ eola without a Jury. The contention of Miss Raynor was that the terms of the .franchise to the trolley com¬ pany for the line between Mineola and Freeport, which provided for a five cent five mile ride applied to the route west of the village of Freeport, although the right of the company to operate west of Freeport was obtain¬ ed through a separate and distinct (fnandhise. The line -west of Freeport had no such provision, except in the caise of transfer passengers. Judge
Niemann, although he found that the lint between Freeport and Mineola was subject to the provisions of tiie franchise for that particular route, and that the line 'west of ?¦"reeport was subject to the franchise for that particular route, and that the fran rhises were independent of each oth¬ er, and that distin-ct provision.s in each applied to the rate of fare to lie charged, refused to find that the five cent rate of fare contained in the franchise for the route between Free- port and Mineola did not apply to the line west of Freeport. He gave judg¬ ment for the plaintiff in the sum of 1500.
The trolley company promptly ap¬ pealed to the Appellate Division, which reversed the judgment of the C!ounty Court and decided that the rate of fare west of Freeport is con¬ trolled by the franchi.se for the line west of F'reeport, and that the rate oif fare between Freeport and Mineola was controlleii by the franchise .for that route. The Court was una.nimous in its reversal.
MiRs Raynor then appealed to the Court of Appeals stipulating for judg¬ ment absolute in case the Court should confirm the judgment and order of the Appellate Division. Thi.s the Court Of Appeals haa done, rendering judgment against Miss Raynbr and costs against her in all the courts. The company's contention as to its franchises has therefore been upheld, not only by the Appellate Division and the Court of Appeals, but aLso by the Public Service Commission in the Sec¬ ond District, which in the cases of Vyright and Ankers against the Trac¬ tion Company and Steding against the Traction Company have decided that the several franchises df the company are distinct and that the rates of .fare for each route are con- tjxilled by the franchise for each par¬ ticular route, and that the provision for a five mile ride for five cents was not applicable to any route except between Mineola and Freeport.
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OFFICIALS APPROVE WORK CARRIED OUT
AT CAMP MILLS BY PROMINENT LADIES
IHrector Ernest H. Rowe, of War Camp Service for Nassau County has received the following report of the work at Cam)) Mills, Hempstead. His comments, printed Ijelow, depict the value of tihe work.
"The establishing of an information bureau at Camp Miils having l)een a suggestion of the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activi¬ ties, I wis.h to submit to you, its rep¬ resentative, the following resume of the work done:
"It all came upon us so unexpectedly iihat we had no time to form 'working plans, and the variety of services was so great and so unusual that ¦we could hardly clas.sify our accomplisihments, I realize tihat "figures" are the only things that "talk"—and figures I can¬ not give, but merely wish to say that we did whatever we could, whenever we could, for everybody who asked help. We found boarding places for hundreds of relatives. It was no un¬ common thing to be rouoted out of bed at the end of a long day by tele¬ phone call—"We have missed the last train back bo town; where can five of us spend the night?"
"wherever we saw sweaters, or
helmets (or cough medicine) especial¬ ly needed, we had the need supplied in short order. Whenever a frij?htened little wife arrived at the oamp, we did our best to find iher boy and af¬ terwards lxx>k her, bag and baggage, to a place that would suit her purse, to spend the night. We stood ready at all times to hear the little troubles of the boys, to sew on a button, to write a letter, to help them at the banks, to find homes for the dogs they had brought—possibly froni the Pa¬ cific coast. We took the ix>y3 into our homes, fed them, let them have hot baths and tried to make them feel at home, and in no instance -was the hospitality unappeciated on the part of the boys or regretted on the part of the hostess.
"We could ask no pay beyond the thanks received from those we served, and if we are needed another season, we think we can do even better work. We stand ready to try, at least.
"If the Commission has any sugr firestions we would be glad to hear them; if they have any criticisms, we know we could profit by them. Yours sincerely,- Susan Heyward Cijvrk. (Mrs. Chas. E. L.")
The girls of the Freeport High School, under the leadership of Mi.ss H. Wicks, have started a bowling team. The Elks and Freeport Clubs have oflTered the use of their alleys, and throug'h their kindness many practice games are being played
APPOINT FOOD DEPUTY
THERMOS BOTTLES
and
Lunch Kits
All the Popular Sizes and Grades i|
at
Closest Prices
ut
CHUBBUCK'S
Quality
Drug Store
FREEPORT
Food Coancil to be Organized in Principal Villages.
A. D. Weekes, Jr., of Oyster Bay, has been appointed Deputy Federal Food Administrator of Nassau Coun¬ ty and will at once organize a rep¬ resentative Food Council from the residi-nts of the principal to'wns of the county. Until this council is or¬ ganized complaints as to hoarding food, overcharging, etc., and any sug¬ gestions in respect to the food situ¬ ation should be made direct to Mr. Weekes at Oyster Bay, or at his of¬ fice, 52 William street. New York City; or to George D. Clarke, Secre¬ tary, at Oyster Bay, or at his ollice in the Nassau County Court House at Mineola.
RoutinelBusiness at Town Board.
UiK)n request of Counselor Leo Fishel, of Freeport, the application tiled several months ago by property owners with the Town Board for the extension of Woods avenue at Roose¬ velt was ordered returned, Mr, Fi.sh- el is of the opinion that the appli¬ cation has bven outlawed since no ac¬ tion lias been taken upon it. Papers in tho case were originally flled by Counselor George M. Levy, and the matter was tabled pending a recom¬ mendation by the Town Superintend¬ ent of Highways.
It is understood that Mr. Fishel intends to file a new application, and it was said, unotiicially, that the Su¬ perintendent of Highways is in favor of tlie proposed extension.
ECONOMY PRACTICED BY ATT'Y MCKNIGHT
Counsel to Board of Sapermsors Insists Upon Rights of Coun¬ ty Officials.
JOHN SUHNER TO WORK IN FRANCE
{Special to the A'a.i«au Poat) (liy Mineoln Correspondent)
H. Stewart McKnight, counsel to the Board of Supervisors, believes in economy even though it only results in having a few dollars for the coun¬ ty. Last wesk, Mr. McKnight wrote to the Secretary of States, asking for a certificate from that oHice <»how- ing the number of citizens and aliens in the respective townships of the county so that the Supervisors could ascertain the number of votes each will be entitled lo when the new Board convenes.. The State Secretary evi¬ dently misinterpreted the letter and wrote back that upon receipt of two dollars for each certificate the figures would be forthcoming, the Secretary assuming that certificates .for both aliens and natives in each township would be re<iuired, thus making a to¬ tal cost of twelve dollars.
Counselor McKnight, grinned and wrote back to the State Secretary to the efTect that he thought every in¬ habitant, especially county officials, ought to be entitled to free informa¬ tion regarding the population of the district in which they reside. Mr. McKnight also advised that only one certificate is necessary and submitted
form to the Secretary's oflRce for their guidance. A few days later the Secretary w^rote that the desired in¬ formation would be furnished upon receipt of two dollars for the one cer¬ tificate and that only state officials are entitled to free population certificates.
Counselor McKnight balked even at this, and finally decided that if he asked Assemblyman McWhinney to get the figures he could save two dol¬ lars for the county. He accordingly w^rote to the Assemblyman, request¬ ing him to get the data, and also sug¬ gested that an immediate amendment should be made to a law which own- pels taxpayers to pay for information from a state official's office.
LUYSER TURNS THE TRICK
Cellar [of Town Hall Completely Submerged After Storms.
Last Saturday the basement of the Town Hall was flooded by water run¬ ning down from Hempstead Plains, and almost completely submerged the park adjoining the Hall. At one time there was four feet of water in the basement, the water rising so high as to put the fire out in the furnace. 'On Tuesday a repetition of the flood occurred; but this time. Janitor Luy- ser was not caught napping and he dumped the fire out of the furnace l)e- fore the -water reached it.
The floods have not been without benefit, however, as architects who are preparing plans for the ne-w Town Hall have "witnessed the excess of wat¬ er, and will prepare their plans so that the new structure will be high and dry above any waters that over¬ flow from the brook in the rear of the property. It is tentatively plan¬ ned to have a .sub-foundation lai<i of waterproof material, and the foun¬ dations proper placed upon this. The entire site will be placed on an eleva¬ tion which will slop gradually to the street
CLUB TO HOLD DANCE
To Be Old-Fashioned Class Waltz and Two-Step.
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Prominent Freeport Attorney Heeds
Urgent Appeal of Y. M. C.
A.—Sailed Monday.
Bound for somewhere in France, John S. Sumner, president of tbe So¬ ciety for the Prevention of Vice, •who resides at 30 Porterfield Place, Free- port, sailed Mondav morning from a pier in Hoboken. He ^vill join Persh¬ ing's army, where he will direct the society's work in conjunction with the Y. M. C. A. among the American troops. On the eve of his departure hia associates on the board of direc¬ tors of the Freeport Club gave him a farewell dinner at the Hotel Alpine, Freeport.
Succeeding Anthony Comstock, who died several years ago, John S, Sum¬ ner has continued the work of the society mapped out by his famous predecessor. While-his methods were no so .spectacu'ar thoy were just as effective and productive Of great re¬ sults in the suppression of various forms of vice and immorality. His work in France will be on the same lines, and his personal supervision "over there" is at the urgent request of the Y. M. C. A.
Mr. Sumner is a member of the Bar and gave up a large practice to direct the society's cru.sade against vice. He ihas lived in Freeport for seven years, taking an active part in -the civic and moral welfare of the village. He is the son of Rear Ad¬ miral George Sumner of the U. S. Navy, now retired, living in Pat¬ c'hogue, one ofo the heroes of the Spanish-American War.
John iSumner is 41 years old and was bom in the city of Washington, p. C. The length of 'his sojourn in France will depend on the termination of 'the war.
DOGS'SOMETMES A PET- CURSE TO
-ALWAYS A
OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN
Complicated Dog Laws Rival Red Tape Formmlas in Big Cities.
(Special to the Nassau Po»t) I..ast week, just aa tlie Town Clerk and the Agricultural Department au¬ thorities were beginning to feel that the question of how to enforooe the law against unlicensed dog owners was 'l>eing adjusted, and that the grumbles of the constables who kick¬ ed against the law were receding, new growls were heard, this time it being from dog owners who have taken out licenses in the various incorporated villages in the town and who have been served -with notices from the state Department of Agriculture that they are listed among the delinquents and asiked to show cause within ten days as to why they have not pro¬ cured licenses for their dogs.
Tho law makes it unnecessary for those who have taken out village li¬ censes for their pets to also obtain state licenses, and while the state authorities undoubtedly have know¬ ledge of this the lists returned to the Board of Assessors, when the dog census was taken last summer, includ¬ ed dog owners in the incorporated sec¬ tions. The village licenses, by the way, expire on March 1, this year, while the state licenses expire on l'ei>- ruary 28.
The Agricultural Department has begun to send notices to delinquents throughout the town, but there are four thousand notices to be sent and to date only those whose last names begin with A or B have received these summons. This means that it is not
entirely outside the realm of possibil¬ ity that some of those whose names appear at the end of the alpnabetical list will not receive their notices until the latter part of February.
No doubt, these people will feel re¬ luctant to pay for a license which they ouglit to have taken out last July and al.so for another license for the coming year. Many of tho.se who have received tlhc notices think, ac¬ cording to th* Town Clerk, that they refer to 1918, while as a matter of fact they pertain to 1917 licen.ses.
Another difliculty has arisen which has caused the Toawti Clerk no littl* trouble; it seems that when t-ie cen¬ sus takers last summer traveled from hou.se to house, they enumerated the heads of each family only. In many instance's relatives of the family heads have procured licenses for dogs in their own names. The Agricultural Department has apparently assumed in these cases that no license has been t^iken out for the dog owned by the man or woman listed by the census taker, and notices have been sent to thrse Tieoplc accordingly.
With a view to eliminating some of the objectionable features of the pres¬ ent law regarding the licensing of dogs Town Clerk Gilbert has recent¬ ly pointed out to Assemblyman Mc- Whinnev the need for an amendment to this law. One recommendation that will be incorporated in the proposed amendment is that which will author¬ ize the Town Board to establish a pound where seized dogs can be plac¬ ed. Another suggestion is that the To-wn Board be empowered to appoint a necessary number of dog catchers, whose services will be available in enforcing the law in connection with dog licenses.
AUDIT RAISIG'S BILL
Sapervisors Pass Old Bill for Ser¬ vices in Coroner's Case.
INTii.-VILLAGE FIRE AID
Villages of Rockville Centre, Free- port and Hempstead to Adopt System.
CUT OFF A FEW TRAINS
Two Trains Discontinaed on Mon¬ tauk Division—Coal Sup- ¦ ply how.
Last Friday Justice Lewis J. Rai- sig appeared Wfore the Board of Su¬ pervisors and urged that bodiy to allow his bill of $248.50 for services of a stenographer and surveyor in connection -with his duties as a cor¬ oner in investigating a certain case I where criminal negligence in connec¬ tion with an automobile accident had been charged. The bill has been held up for several months. Justice Raisig said, in spite of the fact that the District Attorney had authorized the investigation and the work necess.ary thereto. The Supervisors audited the claim upon recommendation of H. Stewart McKnight, counsel to the Board.
G. A. R. INSTALLATION
Commander Patterson Absent for First Time-Ill at Home.
C E. Weeks Appoints Frank Craft
Dist^t Attorney Charles R. Weeks has appointed Frank Craft of Inwood aa captain of motor cycle police for Nasaau County. Captain Craft will have supwrviMoa ovt Ave motor cyck oflWem.
Arrangements have been made to have an old-fashioned dancing class in whioh the waltz, two-step and one- step will be principally taught, pro¬ vided that at least twenty couples will subscribe for the full ten lessons.
In other words, this proposed danc¬ ing class is an excuse for the married people to have a sociable time and to dance under the guidance of an ex¬ pert teacher.
It is planned to make each of these evenings dancing evenings, and the lessons incidental, for people like your president, who need brushing up on the waltz, etc.; to have refreshments, and every fourth evening to have a special orchestra with novelties. The cosit of this will l)e To cents per per¬ son per lesson, beginning January 22.
Justice Soutbard Ties His First Knot
Justice of the Peace Wilbur J. Southard performed his first mar¬ riage at the Town Hall on Tuesday aflernoon, when he united Jerry Jack¬ son und Estelle Johnson, both of Freeport, in wedlock. The Justice went through the necessary formula for niapTying like a veteran. The witnesses were Ju.stice Walter R. Jones and Henry C. Humber.
Stephen P. PetUt to Have New Home
Foundations have been started for a two and a half story frame and stucco dwelling, 28x32, at the corner of Whaley and Ixicust street, for Ste- plhen Pettit, South Grove street. Free- port, ^iwner, from privately prepared plajM. Georfe Reynolds, 40 Hillside •v«au«, Fr«eport, is tbo geattral ooo- 1 tractor. Co^ 15,000.
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D. B. P. Mott Post, No. 527, G. A. R., gave a public installation of offi¬ cers by Comrade R. S. Sackerson and staff at Grand Army Hall Saturday evening, January 12, followed by re¬ freshments furnished by the Ladies' Relief Corps.
We regret to .say that the Post's grand old Commander, W. T. Patter¬ son, was too ill to be present. His absence was sadly deplored and brought tears to the eyes of his old comrades -whenever his name was mentioned. However the evening pass¬ ed away very pleasantly, and the few old warriors left, did themselves great credit
When one considers the age of those old soldiers, and remembers for what they are wearing the unifonn of 1861 Ave feel tiiat we cannot do them too much lienor.
Let us shake hand.s with them at every opportunity, for time and tide wait for no man, and it will not be for long that we shall have them ,among us.
DENIES DEATH OF CIVIC
Metropolitan newapa'pers report plans for the effective co-operation of the lire-figlhting forces of Freeport, Rockville Centre and Hempatead, were submitted to the departmwi* councils of the respective villages on Saturday night of last -week. While the scheme is considered practicaJ, there are a number of minor details lacking, and when they are whipped into sihape it vrill be presented to the village 'boards.
A summary of the system devised by the representatives of the three departments is in part as follows:
When assistance is required by any village, the chief of that department will call up the fire alarm headquar¬ ters of a neighboring village and say:
"Assistance wanted at . Please
sen'd ." This gives the per¬ son in charge the autlwrity to sound an outside alarm. Then the officer in command of the departnAnt called out decides on what apparatus and the number of men to send.
In a case of the Hempstead firemen working at a fire in Freeport, and one should start in their own village, Rockvill^ Centre would be called on instead of taking the fire-fighting force from Freeport.
It is hoped that if these plans are put in operation in the three villages,' which have modern equipment and well disciplined forces the fire losses will not only be smaller, but reduc¬ tions will be made in the insurance rates by the Underwriters.
HICKS MAKES PROTEST
In spite of irregularities of servic* due to -the cold weatiher land the fuel shortage, the number of com¬ muters on the Long Island Railroad has nol^ diminiaihed. The rslllroad often has only one day's coal supply on hand, and has been obliged to dis¬ continue some trains.
The only modification of the Wad¬ ing River branch schedule is the ad¬ dition of two stops to train No. 648, leaving Pennsylvania Station at 4.29 and Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, at 4.31 p.m. It will stop at Westbury and Hicksville and arrive at Hunting¬ ton at 5.39 p.m., and eleven or twelve minutes later at ail other stations east of Huntington.
Westbound train No. 67, leaving Patchogue at 3.49 p.m., and east* bound train No. 72, leaving Pennsyl¬ vania Station and Brooklyn at 6.49, for Patchogue, have botih been drop* ped. Train No. 126, leaving the west- em terminals at 7.10 p.m. for Baby¬ lon, will run through to Patchogue.
CLUB MEETING JAN, 17.
To Vote on By-Laws Maldng Wo' men Associate Members.
Congressman Starts Mail Delay Investigation in Congress.
Pettit Believes Some Other Socie¬ ties Could Well Slumber.
Editor Nassau Post :
I think it was in the issue of your Post of December Tth, y%i mention the Civic Federation of the town of Hempstead. Of course I appreciate the joke, but I want to assure you that the Civic Federation is not dead. It is only slumberiner during the pe¬ riod of the war.
It seems to me that every man at this time should devote hig entire en¬ ergies, outside of those necesaary to the support of his family, to gov¬ ernment work. Until we are all ready to offer to the government the services which we have in the past offered to the community throutrh civic organi¬ zations, we will not be prepared to meet the tit^uiic struggle that coar fronts us.
There are a few other orffaniw- tioni that ought to be alumberinj: just now in tiiis oommuaity both for the welfare of tha wuutry as whU «s tha cammmrity.
WUX4AM <S. PariR.
Congressman Frederick C. Hicks, convinced that the brave boys at the front are entitled to receive messages from loved N^^es at home, promptly
j and with certainty, has introduced bhe following resolution in order that the delays and failures in the transmis¬ sion of letters and parcels may be corrected:
RESOLUTION Whereas, there are rumors and re¬ ports from parents and others that matter intrusted to the Post Office Department and intended for o'ar forces abroad does not reach its des¬ tination: Therefore be it
Resolved, that the Committee on the Post Oflice and Post Roads be, and is hereby, directed to at once make inquiry and investigation as to the transmission by the Post Office Department of mail matter directed
, to our forces abroad for the purpose of ascertaining the reasons for the present unsatiafacUiry condition, and making reeonimendations for the bet- ternrMnt of the same.
A special meeting of the Freeport Club will be held on Thursday even¬ ing, January 17, at 8 o'clock, to take action on the following matters:
Shall the Club By-ijaws be amend¬ ed so as to admit women as associ¬ ate members, with the privilege of full use of Club House between 1 and 6 p.m. every day except Satur¬ days, Sundays and holidays, and they to pay six dollars a year for such privileges.
(The Club is used by'the male mem¬ bers between the hours of 1 and 6 o'clock very little; perhaps on an average six members occupy the card room during the afternoon, ^rhile tha ball room, reception hall, reading room, porch and bowling alleys, al¬ though heated and ready for use, ara not used at all.)
The President asks if it would not be a good opportunity to show pro- CTessiveness by admitting women? Then, too, fifty associate members would insure $300 per yoar extra dues, besides the extra revenues from the use of the alleys, tables, etc.
Shall we have our annual dinner?
Shall we attempt to hold bowling and pool tournaments this year?
What shall we do to increase our membership?
How shall we make the club mor* useful es a sociad and educational in¬ stitution?
Fleischer To Edit Nassau Co. Paper.
Enlarge Aircraft Factory and Plant
A large addition is being made to the A. S. Heinrich Corporation's plant, East Merrick Road, Freeport, for the purpose of fulfilling a govern¬ ment contract which has been awarded to them.
The Heinrich Corporation is one of the pioneer builders of the "flying ma¬ chine," and onf of its product« was reoentiy tried out by uw War De- paTtment, snd a Urge ooo tract, it is said, was Hm result of Ch* trial.
The Nassau County Association an> nounced this week the selection of Alfred T. Davison, of Freeport, •• the Association's President for the coming year. Mr. Davison is a man of large experience in matters per¬ taining to county and town govern¬ ment, and is a lawyer of widely known ability.
John N. Fleiscber, of Hempstead, has baen chosen to assist, ten>porar- iiy. in editing the Association's Jour- nal The flr«t 1918 edition of tU JownuU WiU spyoT io Fcbroarjr.
