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OFFICIAL PAPEB QF TH^ VILLAOE OF FBEEPOBT.
FBEEPOBT. N. T.. FBIDAY, MABCH 10, 1916.
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March  10,   IBIS. Labor   to   keep  alive   In your   Breaat ttaat Little Spark of Celeatlal ftre called -Conaclence. —  Waahlngton'ii    Rulen    of -Civility.
It la really a flne compllnu-nt which our friend the "Radiator* pays ua, when he givea ua thn-i- separate and compli¬ mentary notlcea In hla bright and In¬ tereating column.—HempHtead Inquirer. That's the penalty which th<; Inquirer paya for being a fairly readable news¬ paper. The absence of crltlclam. Colonel. Is really a form of praise.
The editor of lhe Kockville Centre ¦Owl having admlnlatered knock-out drops to a local movie man <called his theatre u flre trap, etc.), now asks "our readera to be as generous In telling us of other thlngM which might be Im¬ proved by a liltle editorial tonic." As Don Quixote observed, after wiping the curda" whey from his beard and helmet, fixing himself In hl.M stirrups and ad- Justing hl« sword, "Now, come what may, I am prepared to encounter Satan himself"!
Mr. Frank L Crocker, who will be one of the four AlternateH-al-large to rep¬ resent the Democracy of the State at the National Convention, ih a new man In Democratic politics, though no stranger to Nasaau County, and Its north abore politicians, so called. He IB a lawyer and the Secretary of the Naasau County Association and he has done much work for better govern¬ mental resultn In the county. Chairman Osborn, of the Democratic State Com¬ mittee, sought to secure hi.s selection .aa one of the Big Kour to St. Louis, but withdrew his name In favor of .Sani. Untermeyer. Ah one looks at the trio which win represent Nassau In re¬ nominating Wilson, the thought will obtrude that the little iippIes are not found swimming on the i)lacld bosoni »f thc  Democratic   stream   this   yenr.
Verdun? N'erdun? Isn't that some¬ where near th«> fateful neighborhood of Chalons?
Colonel. The men- fact that it no longer resembles the mnn In the hack who never saw anything 'till It was passed ahould be to you no fmall encourage¬ ment. By all means, keep your wagon hitched  to the star.
MempsteuJ Democrat. — Mr. Kalph PulltKcr, who has been Hel<-ctcd by the Nassau Democratic leaders as one of the two delegates to the National Con¬ vention from this Pirst Congressional DlBtrlct, Is tho editor of the New York World. You will, of course, vote for hlni In thc April primary. The .luallty of hl.f Democracy Is reflected In his newspaper without whose Intelligent and stalwart support the National .Vdmlnlstratlon would hnve found lodgment on the rocka long before this. Mr. Pulitzer la the oldest son of the late Joseph PuUt- aur, the founder of the World of today and probably the most masterful editor in the history of New York Journalism. Tho elder Pulitzer was elected by Tam¬ many to tho forty-ninth Congress, but party restraints are ever Irksome to ;i man of Independence and he returned to hiB life work of building up a great newspaper. The selection of Mr. Pulll- aer argues well for a parly not exactly preeminent In late years for political acumen. A party cannot thrive whoso leaders are exemplers of the glowing principle that Politics is no place for a mlnlater's son. There aooma to be an awakening consciousness, however, that thlatles will not nourish even a Demo- "Oratlc Jackass, and hence an Increasing desire on the part of your leadera to re¬ form and improve the diet, environ¬ ment and attractiveness of the beast. Your party may not hope to acale the San Juan heights of Civic Rlghteous- neaa, but leave thoae exclusively to the
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$1.00 to $6.00
The Finest Razors made
in America to-day.     Come
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look over our stock of
STROPS. HONES
SOAPS. LOTIONS
BRUSHES. STYPTIES
and other shaving accessories
CHUBBUCK'S
Quality Drug Store
MAIN ST. FBEEPOBT
The Big Store on tbe Main Corner.
Cynical one.—Be neither cynical nor censorious In discussing tho State's chief financial officer. Il Is the busi¬ ness of a State Comptroller, particularly If i)08sessnd of the gubernatonal bee, to lilt from county to counly, vlllage to vllluge, (lower to flower. It Is thus he enriches himself with succulent Infor¬ mation touchin' on and apperlainln' to flnance, politics, crops, and, being a churchman In high esteem, with the morals of our Methodist youth. In the calendar of Mr. Travis, last week was known as (>ong Island week. He dif¬ fused light, heat, energy In Suffolk one day. Indicted a letter lo Phil Christ the next and the third addressed the Men's Association of the Kockville Centre M. K. Church, among otlier topics discus¬ sed being a booze bill, so-called. Incurred In connection with the California Kxpo- iiltlon, though dignifying the vulgar phrase Itself by Ignoring Its mention. An imperial state like .New York, he thought, ought always to be r(M)re8ent- ed In a dignified manner. Had not Pennsylvania expended $i0,000 In maln- lalalng 111 r (Ilgnlly and e li brlly? The Comptroller's state Itinerary has not been fully prepared, but there are rea¬ sons for believing that il does not In¬ clude Saratoga County, the home of Ex- Benator Brackett. It Is, of course, pos- Klble that thc expenses of this visitation wlll he borne by the Comptroller him¬ self, and. of course, as you yourself sug¬ gest, may, like the drummer's overcoat, be obscured In Hk; accounting. But there Is no occasion for any sf^rrecy about the matter. Gov. Marcy once ren¬ dered to the State a bill for having his breeches t>atclied. A Slate Comptroller iiilglH gel awa> wltli sonu- sucli llem of expense as "pulling up political fences." It Is regreltabe that you have so thoroughly absorbed a recent public letter of that other model Comptroller, Mr. I'rendergast, as to share his view Ihat Mr. Travis is a Sunday School poli¬ tician, a tiuibbler, a |)olltlcal tlme-serv- i-r, the kei-per of a tomb fliled with the laltllng bones of ancient and obsolete linancial methods, etc., elc. Alas for the rarl.-ty of Christian charity undi r the sun!
GOINGS AND COMINGS AND DO¬ INGS OF THE WELL-KNOWN PEOPLE DUBma THE PAST WEEK.
W'l- riallv wish our friend hail taken a difTiri-nl ""nom de plume." A "Kadia- ti>r. " is tiHually considered as .sending forth  hot  air only.—ln<iulrer.
Hoi ail- is our spccliilty. Colonel, hence "Thi- Kadlator." Sniely. there's room ennuffh for two of us Hot Air MerchanlM In  till- .saini- low-nshlp,—.N'assau  I'dsI.
of eour.si- there is Brother; who's the utll l-r fellow?—Inquire I-.
K'c-ip the buck, Colniiil. Vou'ii- 111 «i>i)il  eoinpany.
Soutll i^hoi-i- l>emocritt.—.Mr. Ueorge S. l-:ini)ry Is a n-sldent of Garden City, and pn sident of a flourishing Trust Com; panv. The fact that you have never sieii him or heard of his ever having been over on tli«! south shore need not make you seeplleal as to his existence. You voted for him for .School Commis¬ sioner last spring and will vote for him al the April prlm.-iry for alternate to the Democratic National Convention al Sl. Ivouls—that it to say. If you vote the Demociatic ticket. Th<- habit of select¬ ing Inland and norlh slmre Democrais to the exclusion of soulh shore Demo¬ crats for parly prefi-rnnnt Is so deep- rooted among your parly leaders that nothing short of a revolt, possibly a "reading of the riot acl." is likely to produce a change. No doubt you are right when you say that the south shore has as fine and varied an assortment of "scrub Democrats" as the Inland and north shore,-'and Is enlllled to just us much distinction. But they will never get anything simply by jiraylng for It. Your Democratic leaders are unaccus¬ tomed to prayer. Theirs Is the simple rule, the good old plan that "he shall take who has the power, nnd ho ahall keep who can." The trouble with your "scrubs" Is. that they all want to be leaders, and, unable to agree among yourselves, they are divided and there¬ fore become an easy mark for the "scrubs" elsewhere. Perhaps you will acquire political Intelligence in good time, though only the Lord knows when.
Preeport Republican.—The signs mul¬ tiply that one of tho adroit and daring leadera of your parly In Nassau Is pass¬ ing from the stage. The selection of Wilbur Doughty for State Committee¬ man In place of Smith Cox Is apparently a closing chapter In the career of one who has long steadied the Republican helm In these troubled Hempstead waters. To those who share none of the bitterness of political strife, the flgure of Smith Cox wlll be regarded aa that of a citizen who achieved distinction by the exercise of talents of no ordinary nature.
Brandels seems to be about as popular in certain circles In Boston as Unter¬ meyer In similar circles In Gotham. Whether It la because they are Jewa or because they havo successfully tilted with groat Captains of Induatry on fields of financial endeavor—poaslbly It's both. It aeema to be a fact, however, that thc anointed Conaervators of the Public Conscience In both those civic' centres have been shocked and the very Citadel of their Self Ksteema badly shaken, by the preference recently shown these aggressive citizens. Mean¬ while, the most of us, undisturbed by the Incident, move majestically on In tho  march   to  the next  meal   ticket.
As a skilful horse trainer does not feed only the good colts and allow to starve those who are disobedient to the rein, but he feeda both alike, and chastises the one more and forces him to be equal to the other; so, alas, a careful man and one who la skilled in political power, attempts to treat well those citizens who have a good char¬ acter, but doea not wlll that those who are of a contrary ch^acter should be ruined at once: and he in no manner be¬ grudges both of them their food, but be teaches and urgea on with more vehem¬ ence him who resists reason and law. —Bplctetua.
In no bout between Congress or a Prealdent and a New York newspaper man—and there have been many—has the latter ever seriously suffered. The Inference la that the newspaper men have generally been right In their con¬ tention. Dana had hia experience with a vengeful Administration, and Pulitzer had hla. and neither of them was drag¬ ged to Washington for lese majeatie. The solemnity with which legislative and congreaaional committees regard themaelvea la not shared by gentlemen nf the Press who have themaelvea been behind the scenea, and the antica of such commltteea are cnlcnlated to Iro- prosa the publlc leas and lesa.
THE RADIATOR.
Mr. and -Mrs. Albert Hlngle of Bald¬ win have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Lucy, to Mr. Millard Seilars of Freeport. The mar¬ riage will take place this Spring.
Tlie two table bridge was held at at the home of Mrs. Harvey Smith on Merrick road, Tuesday afternoon. The honors were won hy Mrs. W. Antz and Mrs. F. T. Alcorn.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cross spent the week end In New Haven. Conn., with friends.
A cake sale and waflle party was held In the Episcopal Church on Tues¬ day evening. The affair proved very successful, being attended by a great many of the church members.
The Queen Esther Circle wlll hold a cake sale at the home of Miss Flor¬ ence Brown of Brooklyn avenue on Saturday afternoon. It ie hoped there will be a large attendance.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodi.st Cliurch will hold a St. Pat¬ rick's supper in the church on Friday evening, Marcli  17th.
The Freeport Club will hold a series of dances on Saturday evenings. There will be lucky number contests and other Interesting features in connec¬ tion with each dance.
Mr. Geo. S. Moseley of North Ocean avenue died at his home early Satur¬ day afternoon. He had been ill only a short while with pneumonia.
Mr. J. M. Hewlett has been con¬ fined to hi.s home on Merrick road for the past week with Illness.
The students of the fourth year English class went to New York in a hody last Saturday evening to see the play "Macbeth. They were accom¬ panied hy Miss Falrchllds and Miss Moulton.
Dr. and Mrs. Saul O. Curtice have left Freeport for several weeks' vaca¬ tion. They are now at Southern Pines, Florida.
The Queen Esther Circle held a rally la«t Friday evening In the Methodist Church. The Jamaica Circle also attended.
Mr. Walter Rollo ha.s been confined lo hi.s home with illnes.s for the past two weeks.    He Is Improving slowly.
Miss Hylda Fraleigh entertained a nuniber of her friends la.st Friday evening. The evening was spent in (lancing. At 12 o'clock supper was served to the young people.
The ladies interested in the organi¬ zation of the proposed Eastern Star Chapter were entertained at the home ol Mrs. Dr. Lindsey on Grand avenue on "Riesday at luncheon. A large number attended.
Isador Mayer reports the sale of the Knohle property to Isaac Dorflinger of New York City.
The death of John Morgan ot New York City, formerly of Freeport, Is re¬ ported.
The condition of George M. Ran¬ dall, who has been severely stricken with pneumonia for the past two weeks, remains about the same.
Many residents of Freeport attend¬ ed the automobile show the early part of the week.
George Morton Levy spent Wednes¬ day and Thursday in Boston on busi¬ ness.
Mrs. E. E. Daniels of Jay avenue gave a chicken dinner in honor of her birthday on March third. Among those present were Mesdames G. Dunker, A. Cameron, E. Johns, N. Smith, F. Dixon; Master Theodore Dixon. Jr.. Wm. Daniels, of Freeport; Miss Ella Daniels and Mesdames S. Bowne. G. Hines, D. Lammert and Miss D. Lammert of Brooklyn, The afternoon was pleasantly passed in dancing and various other amuse¬ ments. Mrs. Daniels received many pretty gifts and the hest wishes of all present.
A number of friends and neighbors surprised Mrs. Frank John of Graffin place on Thursday evening March second, in honor of ber birthday. Among those present were Mrs. A. Cameron, O. Dunker. N. Smith, E. lu. Daniels. R. Hoffman. A. Verity and the Misses Sadie and Mary Rohinson, Kose and Julia Hoffman, Elizabeth Guhl, Cassle Smltb, Ella Daniels. Ethel Johns, Ethel Dunker, Dorothy Verity, Margaret Verity, Master Wm. Daniels. Wm. Dunker, Chauncey Smith, Ernest Healy. Fred Dunker and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johns. Danc¬ ing was enjoyed by all present. Re¬ freshments were served. Mrs. Johns received many pretty birthday gifts.
PEOPLE'S TICKET.
For President
ER.VEST S. RANDALL
For Trustees
FKA.NKLIN BEDELL IOHN H.  MAHNKEN
For Village Treasurer
S. DIMON SMITH
For Tax Collector
D. FRANK SEAMAN
Village Election.
The report of S. Dimon Smith. Treasurer of the Village of Freeport for 1915-16. and the offlcial notice of the Village Election to be held on March 21st, appear in this Issue of The Nassau Post on pages two. three and six.
"our IN FflEEPORF
Merchants Joining in  Campaign to Advertise Economic Methods.
CITIZENS PlllTy MIUIITES PLE06E
CANDIDATE JOHNSON ADDBESS- ES PUBLIC ON HIS PLATFOBH AND IDEALS—BEAD WHAT HE SAYS.
If you should happen tu be a busi¬ ness man, in business. In this town, be sure to sign a petition that will get around to you, and which reads like this:
We, the unuersigneu, merchants of the village of Freeport, herehy pledge ourselves, In the sum of (i.OO, which sum Is to he used for advertis¬ ing purposes. In the "Buy in Free- port" campaign, to run from April 1 to April 15,  191«.
The following have signed: John J. Dolan, Louis Michnoff, Joseph B. Seaman, William Chubbuck, Clarence Abrams, Charles Fritz, Fred. K. Plump, Ralph Samet, Edward H. Ol¬ sen, James S. Lewis, Harry Barash, F. Gump, Henry C. Schluter, James F. Campion, H. B. Hagen & Co., Adolph Levey & Son, H. E. Williams.
The proposition Is to run a two- page advertisement, in The Review and The Post, for two weeks, four insertions, along with this, circulars are to be sent to e*ery home In Free- ^
port, and the telephone company has ' written before Mr. George Wallace kindly donated all the show cards, i made his Inquiries In last week's Oh- printed matter, etc., for the cam- server. Few more thoroughly appre- palgn. ' ciate than I do the Interest lu village
It is necessary to liave .*)0 signers affairs shown by Mr. Wallace. I shall to start, and the comniittee hopes to therefore briefly enlarge upon our let- secure this  number in   tho  next   few   ter.
To the Voters of Freepori:
On March 21, 1916, between 2 and 8 p. ni., at Excelsior Hook and Ladder House, will be held the next Freeport village election. If we are elected vlllage president and trustees, respec¬ tively, on the Citizens' ticket, with Anchor Emblem, we wlll give our un¬ divided attention thereto, keep ex¬ penses down without overlooking the real needs of F'reeport, and endeavor to give a square deal to all without fear or favor. We shall conduct vil¬ lage affairs on a sound business basis.
We will let the taxpayers know how their money is spent aud let the peo¬ ple be heard on matters of public wel¬ fare. We shall support the interests of our firemen. We believe exact iiar- ti<?ulars should be ascertained as to our nuinieipal plant and the people informed thereof, the long promised tax map completed and used so as to have a more accurate method of as¬ sessment, and that village offlcials should work hard and faithfully to bestow the greatest civic Deneflts pos¬ sible upon our viiiage and its resi¬ dents.
Your support and  vote  for us will lie greatly appreciated. Respectfully, ALBIN N. JOHNSTON. FRANK M. SMITH, I
FRED S. HOWELL.
Fieeport. N. Y., March 1. 1*16.
NOTE.—The  foregoing letter was
FIRE DEPT. PROPOSITIONS SUBMITTED ARE MERITORIOUS
Chief Pearsall Addresses Our Citizens Through Public Press on Their Merits
I confess that, like Mr. Wallace and not yet having had even his advantage of formeriy being on the village board, I would also be interested In an explanation as to how $12,000 was decided to be tlie amount necessary Colorado   for  street lighting.     If  elected,   our
purpose is to get all available par¬ ticulars concerning our nuinieipal plant botli for its comparative value as 10 past years and also as an aid to intelligent decision. We would also endeavor  to profit by  the  investlga
days.
REV. MB. SCHUMACHEE AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
llev.  Mr. Schumacher  is the I'res¬ byterian      missionary      in whose duty is to care for the Sunday school  work, has been ciiniliing over nioiintains and  racing over plains to the extent of over 200,000 miles dur¬ ing the last  17 years, and is as hale, hearty and happy as many a young¬ ster ijiist   out  of   the seminary.     He ' tion  formerly made by Mr. Wallace, comes East with a big supply of Colo- I ^ye  would  give such  facts full puD- ,rado ozone and sunshine to report to. Hcity.
his brethren here what he is doing, j We are strongly opposed to any He spreads a goepel of good feeling "grasshopper government" of spend- wlth witty sidelights on his great' ins yearly appropriations long before work, and with a fund of story and'^lie year hae expired. From compara- incldent that makes his address a tive data of other years and other feast. He speaks at the Freeport' available Information a system of Presbyterian church next Sunday careful expenditure of such village morning and at Mineola in the even- I funds should be arranged to cover the ing. He will probably be at the Sun- whole year, day school in Freeport also in the af- j Respectfully,
t4ernoon.      Evervbody   is   Invited   to   (Signed) ALBIN N. JOHNSON
come and here him. ^.^  JpjglPPS RETAINED.
Will be Health Officer of Hempstead Until September. Hempstead, L. i., March 8.—The Town Board here, yesterday, contin¬ ued the appointment of Dr. Howard M. Phipps, as health oflicer of the Town of Hempstead, until Steptem- ber 16, this year, when it is expected that Dr. William Rhame. who. sev¬ eral months ago, was forced to give up his work as health officer of the town on account of III health, will return to his duties. Dr. Rhame is now at Palm Beach, Fla.; hut may not return for several months.
A Surprise Party.
Freeport Lodge No. 600,1. 0. 0. F.
Notwithstanding the had snow storm Ifbst Monday, District Deputy Orand Master Chester L. Jardner at¬ tended the lodge and watched the flrst degree put on. The diatrlct deputy In his remarks praised the lodge and hoped to be ahle In the near future to bave the pleasure of seeing the Todge put on other degreea. Next Monday, Mareh 18th, the aae- ond degre will be conferred qp seven candidates.
A miscellaneous shower was tend¬ ered to Miss Caroline Siegman at her home, ,S Villa Court. Hempstead. Her home was decorated beautifully with pink carnations and ferns, the table was decorated in pink and white. Many beautiful gifts were received, among which were cut glass, silver, hand painted china, beautiful pic¬ tures and linen.
A dainty oollutlon was served to the guests. Many solos were rend¬ ered and all enjoyed dancing until a late hour. The guests came home in n^achines at a wee hour in the morning.
Those present were: Loretta Shade of Mineola, Edna Reilley and Eliza¬ beth Kiiig of Lynbrook; Vera and Olive Bedell, May Mock, Florence Loonau, Ruth Strongberg, Mrs. Sadie Anglin, Mrs. M. Biickley and Mr. and Mrs. Powers of Freeport; Vera Reid of Rockville Centre, Marion Ketchem of Amityvllle, Ethel Wade of Rich¬ mond Hill. Mrs. L. Kaiaer of Jamaica. Mrs. M. Hunter of Floral Park, A. Agnew. E. and M. Casbwere, Loretta Comiskey, Irene Kelly, Florence Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Siegman, Ger¬ trude Siegman, Alice Siegman, Ar¬ thur Siegman, Mr. and Mrs. J, Ham¬ mer and Christopher Hammer of Hempstead, and May Quirk of Free- port.
Bie- One Cent Sale.
Watch tbe columna of The Nassau Post next week (or full page an¬ nouncements of Abram'e Pharmacy Flrat Year Anniversary and One Cent Sale. Mr. Abrams stated to a repre¬ sentative of the paper today when colslng the contfaet that he expected tbe sale to far excel any ever hefore held on Long Island—Double the pur¬ chasing power of your money for a cent.
FREEPOBT CHUBCH NEWS.
First Baptist Church.
The services for Sunday. March 12, are as follows: Bible School, 10 a. m.; preaching, 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m., by Evangelist Brecklngbrldge; prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at 8 p. m.    All are cordially Invited.
A church soclsil wlll be held In the parlors this Friday evening. Refresh¬ ments will be served.
It is hoped that all members of the congregation will come and bring several friends, that a general good fellowship time may be had and more cordial relations established.
Editor Nassau Post.
Believing that where propositions submitted at village election are fully explained and tbe need shown, the taxpayers are always ready to stand hy us, I would appreciate your assiet¬ ance in giving publicity to the flre de¬ partment propositions to be submit¬ ted at the village election this year. These are bolh approved by the flre council, the governing body of the flre department.
Proposition No. 7 calls for the rais¬ ing of $4,000 for the acquiring of necessary land and the erection of a house for Ho.sc Company No. 3 (Bay- view 1. John J. Randall Company has donated a strip of land on Bayview near Atlantic avenue for this, and it. has heen thought wise to purchase an additional strip of 20 feet, although the gift wa^ not conditioned upon this. When the proposition was sub¬ mitter it was realized that the build¬ ing was in bad condition. In fact, in wor.se condition than any other in the village, but It was not until a thor¬ ough examination was raade on March 6 that we found It was really dan¬ gerous, and that It probably would not stand for another year. Being on leased ground It was built upon posts, and has been several times altered to provide for different apparatus, and the last time the floor was lowered so that it rested upon the ground. It Is now found that the floor beams have rotted away to such an extent that a reputable builder. 6«iu to repair the floor, reported that It could not be done except at the expense of raising the huilding. Considering that a sim¬ ilar building, in better condition, the old Hose 1 house on Bedell street, sold on Feb, 19 for $160, the spending of any great amount of money to repair this building hardly seems a good in¬ vestment. Any other argrument seems needless. Without spending consider- abel money on if, the building would not house this  company  for another
year, and I do not believe the taxpay¬ ers want us to occupy quarters until tbey fall down upon us.
Proposition No. 8 Is for |4,000 for a tractor to haul our only steam flre engine. On this we can quote flgures from our own experience with motor tractors. Where we hire horses to haul our apparatus $5 per call ie paid, and of course no owner of horses will guarantee the service. Where we keep horses, as we have done for Hose 2 and are doing for Hose 1, we pay $60 per nionth. Hose 2 has had motor apparatus for over four months and tbe total cost of maintenance has been |14.2,^>, against $240 under the previous method. Truck I has been hauled by a tractor, very similar to what is desired for Engine 1, since August, 1914, over 18 months, and during that time has left Its quarters 97 times, 5.') for actual flres. The ac¬ tual running expense, tabulated by the writer, has been $82.09. Only figuring the 5.') actual flre calls, the coet would have heen $27.') in that time, or at $60 per month, which is not exorbitant. $1,080, a saving of over one-fourth the cost of the ap¬ paratus, which was $3,600. It is the practice in almost all cities where steam flre engines are in good condi¬ tion to put tractors on them In pref¬ erence to discarding them for motor apparatus, and our steamer IS In good condition. In a very short time the council would have been forced to stable liorses in the engine house at $60 per month, and so decided to sub¬ mit to the taxpayers Proposition No. 8.
I would be glad to answer any questions, verbally or in writing, for the Information of the taxpayers, re¬ lating to either of these two propo¬ sitions.
Thanking you sincerely for your kind interest. I remain.
Very respectfully yours, HOWARD E. PEARSALL, Chief of Fire Department.
SMITHVILLE SO.
Mrs. Gifford and family of Park avenue have moved to the city, giv¬ ing up their residence bere.
Mr. and Mrs. Macy, wbo hate been sick with' pneumonia, are now out of danger.
Mrs. James Odell, who was taken 111 on Tuesday night with bemmorbage of the lungs. Is resting easier and Dr. Skow says she will be able to tend business at the end of the week.
Mr. Knebbe of Lincoln etreet was stricken 111 on Sunday and has had a very bad time. Dr. Skow being there two or three nights all night.
FELTON STEIN SETS lim ENOORSED
$91000 VEROici^ey nn g. u. p.
LARGEST VERDICT EVER RE-1 WILBUR DOUGHTY UNANIMOUS COVERED FOR PERSONAL IN-I CHOICE FOR CHICAGO DELE- JURY IN N. Y. COUNTY SECURED      GATE AND STATE COMMITTEE-
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BY FREEPORT LAWYER. MAN—OTHER BUSINESS.
ill llie case of Walter Lawry vs. Tlie Delaware, Lackawanna & West¬ ern Raliroad Co., a New York County jury returned a verdict in his favor for the sum of $30,300 for personal injuries he sustained while working as a coal miner in the Auchincloss Colliery, Nantlcoke, Penn.
This Is the largest verdict recovered In a personal injury case In New York County and was secured for the plain¬ tiff by .Moses Feltenstein of Freeport, L. I., with offices at 309 Broadway, New York City, who acted as trial counsel for the injured client.
Lawry claimed that on the Bth of May, 1914. he was badly burnt by an explosion of. gas. He alleged negli¬ gence against the company In that the company permitted the gas to accum¬ ulate In his working place In viola¬ tion of the Mining Law, which di¬ rected that a sufficient quantity of air be introduced in the working place to sweep away all gasee. Tbe bottom of a lamp which Lawy's help¬ er was carrying dropped out and this ignited the gae. The company denied all liability and claimed that the ac¬ cident happened as a result of Lawry's own negligence.
The case attracted wide attention not only because of the amount of the verdict, but because this was the flrst attempt made by a Pennsylvania miner to have the New York courts administer the Pennsylvania Laws.
Boosevelt Benefit.
A monster vaudeville and moving picture show wlll be given at the Koyal Theatre, Roosevelt, on Satur¬ day, March 11th, for the beneflt of the Roosevelt Flre Department. There wlll be seven reels of high class photo pTays and flve big star acts of vaude¬ ville.
Wantaefa Meetiiur.
The Wantagh Civic Association re¬ cently formed to promote community Interests in this growing village, will hold a meeting In the Wantagh Hotel March Hth, at eight o'clock, for tbe purpoee of adopting by-laws. etc. The charter member list will be'closed ae this meeting.
At a weil attended meeting of the Re|Kil)lican County Committee held in Mineola last Friday evening, George Wilbur Doughty of Inwood was itnamimouHly endorsed as dele- Kate to the Republican National Con¬ vention from the }<1rst Congressional District and as State Committee to succeed Smith Cox. Jeremiah Wood was endorsed as alternate to the Clilcago Convention
Following the roll call, a distribu¬ tion of County Committee designating petitions and printed lists of the en¬ rolled voters was raade. The com¬ mitteemen were notified tbat the petitions must be flled before March Hth. The signatures of three per cent, of the respective enrolled voters of the party In the respective dis¬ tricts are required on the petitions.
Correspondence from Mr. DavlB and Congressman Hicks was read rela¬ tive to laxness which must have pre¬ vailed In the Oyster Bay District at the time of Hicks' election wblch permitted of such gross errors. The matter was referred to the Executive Committee.
After extended and complimentary remarks by District Attorney Smith, the following resolution was unaml- mously passed:
"Resolved, that the Repabllcan County Committee of Nassau County heartily endorses tbe administration of Oovernor Whitman and the Btate offlcers and commends them for their ability, efflclency and economy."
Provision was made for the trans¬ mission of a copy of the resolutiona to tbe governor.
Following the endorsement of Mr. Doughty and Mr. Wood was made.
AT THR  PLAKA.
Week of March 13. Monday: Robert Warwick In "Sins of Society." In flve acta. Tueaday: Betty Brown In "Pollte- neaa Paya," In three acta. Wedneaday: Marguerite Bnow In "Rosemary for Re¬ membrance." In flve acta. Thursday: Frederick J. Butler In "The Deathlock," a gripping drama of Alaak^n adven¬ ture. In five acta. Kriday, Charlea Weat In "The Bmugglera," In three acta. Sat¬ urday. Kathlyn Williama and Wheeler Oakman In "Thv Black Orchid," tn three acta.—Adv.