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In Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Business Corre¬ spondence, Commercial Law, Etc.
During May, June and July
Rates for day students reduced 25%.
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Only $1.50 a Week
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Visitors always welcome.
Hempstead Business School
348 FULTON AVENUE
An Eating Place of Peculiar Excellence
In the Heart of the Shopping District •
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Best Food Excellent Service Popular Prices
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OFFMAN'S
VILUTOAT(AG\ AT CELAYA AGAIN
Was Not Disastrously De¬ feated. Washington Told.
Washington. April 21 .-The Villa agency here sougbt to offset tbe rapidly growing Impresalon tbat Oeneral VtUa ta losing Btrengtb in Mexico.
Dispatcbes were given out l>7 tbe agency to tbe effect that General VUla is at Irapuato, contrary to reporta by tbe Carranzlataa tbat be bas fled for- tber north than tbat point The agency alao clainied tbat Oeneral Urblna bad defeated tbe Carranzlataa near Ebano In the Tamplco district and that Gen¬ eral GarclH had occupied Victoria, the capital of Tflmaullpas. It was charged tbat tbo CarrHDzistas committed many outragea prior to evacuating Victoria.
That Villa mn.v he counted on soon to make another attack on Obregon near Celaya Ib the otiitenient made by tbe VllUstas. It Ih declared tbat be was not dUaatroual.v defeated, bnt that bis offensive failed of Its object and that he Is now engaged In reconstructing bis forcea to make another attack on Obregon's poflltlon.
Aguascaliontea, .Mexico, April 21.—
"For tbe (Inrt time since I captofwd Juares. in 1813. I bave known de'eit But when the game la fully played th-? dtizens ot the world will admit that Franciflco Villa is not .vet through with hia flght againat the enemies of the .Mexican people and that the eaa«e which I represent eventually will tri- amph, even though m^ blood and thnt of my soldiers must be poured ont on the soil of my fair country to bring this about."
General VUla walked nervously around his headquarters office here and gritted his teetb as he talked. The northfem leader had Just received worrl that hla rear guard bad repulsed an ai- Uck at Salamanca by Obregon's ad¬ vance guard, which had been closely pursuing Villa's retreating troops from the dlBastroHs battlefleld of Celaya.'
WHITMAN SILENT ON P. S. BOARDS
Wants Legislature to Act First on Report.
ASKS $27,000,000 FOR CANAL
The Maanaat Man Once Mere. I have nt hist discovered the very meanest man. He in the fellow wbo somehow manages to get you to tell everything alwut yourself, and tben shuts up like a ciam and managea to make you feel you have been a garrn- Ious fool.—Judge.
Oiffarent Doings.
"How hj your brother, the faahlon- able expensive surgeon, dolngf*
"He is cutting up high."
"And how is your brother, the dentut, getting on?"
"Oh, he's plugging away."—Baltimore American.
George W* Rstyfior
Staple and Fancy Grocer
FLOUR, FEED, BACON, BOILED HAM, ' ETC.
"WE SOLICIT YOUR TRADB"
11 West Merrick Road.. FEEEPORT, Telephone 837
•Mid leMM la Propeead In Mil te Pro¬ vide Fer CompMing Barge Channel Oenetrwotlon Werk — Qovernor Re- fueee te Add 94,000,000 Mere te Mw 111,000^000 Dtraet Tex.
Drugs and Medicines
No greater anxiety is ever experienced than when sickne.ss or accident overtakes us. Our flrst cry is for a physician and then for medicine or surgical appliances to give relief. We keep the pureat—best drugs and proprietary medicines and the most expert pharmacists to dole them out. Having purchased the Thomaa Johnson Drug Company's stock and busi¬ ness, we have added new and fresh materlai to all our lines, especially pharmaceutical, and lay great stress on giving our patrons absolutely pure drugs. We have three experienced, licensed pharmacists In attendance, and all orders or prescriptions sent or telephoned in will be Immediately pre¬ pared with the utmost care and promptly delivered to suburban paitrons as well as to villagers.
Our prescription department is In charge of thoroughly competent men who have been trained for this work and whose efforts are marked with extreme accuracy and knowledge gained ithrough years of experience, ai d this fact alone sliould appeal to any person wanting to be ture of their medicine.
We want you to feel that you can depfend upon us and we hope to have the opportunity of serving you with all your wants so we may demon¬ strate our ability to serve you well.
"Watch Us Grow."
CL.ARENCE S. ABRAMS
Successor to Thomas Johnson
THETsssH STORE
23 WEST MERRICK ROAD
Tel. Freeport No. 1
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To prove beyood a question of doubt that Goetz & Co. is entitled to be known as tbe "Bargain Piaso Market" of "Greater New York" we ask you to call and examine tbese instruments.
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CARTAGE,
Sheets of Music
TbeVianos and Player Pianos shown here arc real bona fide bargains, and arc tbe equal—point for point—of instruments advertised at just double tbeir value.
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Fvec-Bench. Stocl. Scari, Cartage. U Bells et ifaslc.
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AJtany, N. Y., Ajirll a.—Oovemor Wbttman declined to make pabUc bli opinion on tbe report of the Thompeoo leglalatlTe inveetlgating committee wblch laqnired Into ttae worklnga of tbe pnbUc serrioe commlaeions or to offer any snggeetlons as to wbat might be the outcome of ttie report
The governor takes the position tbat tbe legialature abould be given every opportonity to take sticb action on tbe report aa It deems flt before tbe mat¬ ter Is brought to hla attention. He pointed ont that be had no deeire to Interfere with the funcdona of the leg- Mature. It was snirgested to tbe gov¬ ernor that the l^rlalature might "paaa tbe bnck" to him on tbe public aervlce commlaelon'a matter.
"I am used to having tbe bnck peaaed to me." replied tbe governor laughingly, "and sometimes I pass it back."
The context of the report on the up •tate public service commission would indicate that the matter of removals had been left to the governor. Tbe report pointed out that it waa too late for the legislature to undertake any fundamental chanifee In ttae law and that the Thompaon committee would ask to be continued In order to more fully investigate the public service boarda.
One of the grounds for tbe removal of a public aervlce commlaslon is In¬ efficiency and the report pointed out to tbe governor that the up state commla¬ aloners bad been Inefflclent In their dealings with corporations. Oovemor Whitman's refnaal to make any com¬ ment upon the report leaves It in doubt whether or aot he wlU remove any of the commissioners.
Mr. Thompson's report aays that the "removal of a commisloner from the cfflce upon the charge of Inefficiency doee not imply m<Hrftl turpitude."
Albany, N. Y., April 31.-Senator Heni-y M. Sage and Aseembl.vman Alexander Macdonald, chairman of the legislative flnance and ways and means committee. Introduced a bill proposing a new bond Issne of $27,000,000 fot completing the barge canal construe tlon work and payJng claims against tho state for damage to lands and water powers.
Appropriation This Week. The legislature Is expected to ap¬ propriate almost $4,000,000 this week to pay, for completing the work on barge canal contracts already let. but contracts still to be let are to be paid for out of the proceeda of the new bond issue, which la to be submitted to tbe people next election.
A direct state tax of $8,500,000 for barge canal purposes at this flme would not be a wise plan. Oovernor Whitman advised Senator W. ni|l. rcpri'seiiting the RurTnio canal assiwla- flons. Htste Eiiglnper Williams agrce<l with Oovemor Whitman. He said that any direct tnx to raisii^more than $4. 500.000 for tho exp«'Wee of exlKtlng contracts would be unwise at present The direct tax proposed now without addltionai $4,000,000 to complete barge canal contracts wlll amount to .f IS.OOO. 000. The additional appropriation wouid bring It up to S'J-J.OOO.fKtO. Thc governor pointed that the Increase by $4,000,000 of the proposed dire<'t tax would bring another protest. Just as the announcement that an S1.S,(¥K).000 dlrwt tax was necesaary did in th« Brst place.
"The claim that we don't need any direct tax Is like juggling the multi¬ plication table.' remarked lhe gov¬ i'rnor. "The figurc.s and facts are tliere and that's all there is to it."
Or. Flerman N. Biggs will remain state henlth commiBsloner as long as Oovemor Whitman la governor. The governor mnde a statt-ment to this effect after he had been asked if he had at hL» disposal the reeignatlon of Dr. BIggB.
Senator Gage's bill appropriating
$600,000 for the expenses and salaries
I of the delegates to the constitutional
' oonvention was signed by Oovernor
I Whitman.
\ Under the terms of another bill
I signed by the governor It Is unlawful
to employ clerks and asslstanta In
! grocery stores any longer than seventy
hours tn any one week or any more
' thar. eleven hours a day, except Satur-
: day, when they may be employed
Bfteen hours to eliminate Sunday work.
Irving's Intensity. The piercing eyes und Intense ex pression of Ilenry Irving once had tlic effect of making a fellow actor alt'> gether forget that he was on the stagt- at alL It occurred in Manchester dur Isg a performance of "Macketh." an*! In tbe acene wbere Macbeth aays to one of the murderera. "There's blood upon thy face!" Irving put eo mu<'h ^amestneea into hla worda that the murderer forgot hla proper answer CTls Bauqoo's, tben") and replied lu a itartled voice: "!« tbereT Oreat Scotr He fancied, as be afterward •aid, tbat iM'd broken a blood veesel.
BRITAIN FOR OPEN DOOR IN CHINA
Grey States 6ovemnieflt'$ Position h East.
London, April 21.—Tbe preservation of the common Interests of all tbe pow¬ ers in China by tbe inaurance of the Independence and the integrity of the Chinese republic and tbe principle of equal opportunities for tbe commerce and Industry of all nations m China was de<*lared by Sir Edward Orey. foreign aecretary, in the houae of com¬ mons, to be the policy of the British govpriinient In China.
He was asked a number of queetlouK concerning the negotiations now goln^
9
on between Cblna and Japan. t>at fe* replied that nnder tbe preeent condtt- &ons. while the negotiatioDa were ktill pro<^<e<>ding, be was not able to mall* a detailed statement SpeaUig fgngt- erally. however, he declared the poBejr of tbe Brltlah govemment In China contlDTiee to be governed hy tbe tcma »f tbe Anglo-Japanese agreecamt ¦¦ leflned above.
The foreign secretary added tbat tk*^ goremment was In cloee tooeb widi* diplomatic circles In China and layica and with commercial bodies IntereBtoA In the far east, and the honse ml^k reat assured that the friTrmni—t wonld endeavor to secure, to tli* beat of Ita ability, an open door to commerce In all parts of CShlaa.
Wrong Either Way. Isabel—I'll never have another pho¬ tograph taken. Dorothy — Why no^ dear? Isabel—Oh, if It looks like me I don't like U, and if it flatten me bkt frienda don't like It!—Kxchange. ,,
LAWN
What Kind of a Lawn Will Yoa Have This Tear?
If you would have your Uwn rreea nd luxuriant this season you must five H at¬ tention NOW. MARSHALL'S CENTRAL PARIC GRASS SEZD for % new lawn or for fiHinr In bare _,._ cannot be equaled and will best meet jmt requirements. It will produce tn tvaa, AUAa frowth of permanent sward early In »« Ma¬ son. Contains nO annual grasses to maka • quick showing to the detriment of a food lawo, bat only tliose of lastinf vahie aad htrdm«at.
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