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VOL. 9, No. 21
FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1918
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
EIGHTEEN PUPILS RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Freeport Schools Close the Term with Appropriate and Patri¬ otic Exercises.
The closing exercises of the Free-
§ort school term, which began last unday afternoon with the annual ad¬ dress to the graduates at the Colum¬ bus avenue school by Rev. John L. O'Toole, terminated on /Wednesday evening with the commencement program at the American Theatre.
The class day exercises of the Sen¬ ior Class interspersed the annual ad¬ dress and commemcement program. These were held Tuesday evening in the auditorium of bhe high school.
Patriotic numbers featured the ex¬ ercises and the address to the gradu¬ ates bv Pastor O'Toole was considered one of the best ever delivered in Free- port.
lAn extra large crowd was present at the class day exercises.
The class gave a small play depict¬ ing the year 1928 in the Hotel Hot¬ tenroth at 'Point Lookout. Adolph Hottenrofth was proprietor of the ho¬ tel, and reviewed in turn each member of the class as they will be in 1928. Each one of the class had a "knock" ready for the Jun'ior Class.
After arraignment of tho Juniors, the lights went out and two Juniors, Lyman Fussell and Wesley Devlin, masked, and with guns and flashlights jumped upon the stage, firing blank shots. This was entirely unexpected by the Seniors and by phe audience, and waa highly efTectrive.
When quiet had been restored, the lights were turned on and Fussell gave the Junior Class version of what the Seniors wiil be in 1928.
After the invaders' exit, the Seniors resumed their program. The class history and w'ill were read respective¬ ly iby iSam E. Lieberman and Chria- tme Eidt.
Ethel Peterson distributed the class presents, and Carol Smith gave a short speech explaining thait the class had decided to depart from the cus¬ tom of leaving the school any financial legacy, and would ffive the local chap¬ iter of the Red Cross ita resources as a contribution toward their bandage cutting machine. She asked for Mrs. H. L. Maxson, the Red Cross Branch president, and handed her $>30 in gold. Mrs. Maxson made a short speech of appreciation.
'At the commencement exercises, the program of which was outlined la.st week, there was a large and appre¬ ciative audience. Alfred Nygren gave a salutatory, in which he welcomed the assemblage, after the graduates had marched to the stage to music by the high school orchestra, and Rev. E. A. Burnes had offered prayer.
The Girls' Glee Club and the or¬ chestra interspersed the program with musical numbers that were well re¬ ceived.
C. Dwight Baker, president of the School rinard,* awar.led "he J'plomas to the !;rrxduates, eigh*-a3n in number. Louise Finrcr gave '.h-? v.Tledictory. which was followed by singing "The Star Spangled Banner." Rev. J. L. Hynes pronounced the benediction, the orchestra played "Defend America," and the exercises came to a close with congratulations to the graduates by their parents, school mates and other friends.
''HAPPY HOUR'' SERVICE
Pastor Burnes of Freeport Has Sunday Evening Innovation.
An innovation in Sunday evening services has been introduced at the Freeport .VI. E. Church by Rev. Ev¬ erett A. Burnes, its pastor. It comes under the name of the "Happy Hour" service, 'begins promptly at 7.45, and closes just as promptly at S.45. Any¬ one can make an engagement to meet friends at S.4.5 and be sure to keep it. The object of the service is to do away with the long, tiresome, weary services on Sunday evenings, and
SCHWABS INDICTED ' Prominent Nassau County Men PLEAD NOT GUILTY
Freeport Hotel Couple Charged
With Keeping Disorderly Place
Bailed for Trial.
Mineola (Special.)—Louis Schwab and his wife, Alice, of the Boulevard Hotel, Freeport, were held for trial in bail of $1,000 each last Saturday, after they had pleaded not guilty to an indictment found by the Grand Jury charging them with keeping and maintaining a disorderly house.
The indictment of Schwab and his wife follows several implications which thp hotel proprietor had with the authorities. Last fall his liquor li¬ cense was discontinued and in the late spring he was arrested on a complaint that he had sold alcoholic beverages to soldiers in uniform. Schwab de¬ feated this charge before U. S. Com¬ missioner Felix Reifschneider, Jr
SllNDAY SCHOOLS TO PARADUATDRDAY
Annaal Event at Freeport Will he
Preceded by Patriotic Exer-
ci$es in the Charches.
WALTBR R.WNOR. Special ;)eputy Excise Commissioner
Walter Raynor, special deputy com-
' claiming" that'the" drinks sold were missioner of excise for Nassau Coun- "trere creme de menthes" and had ty, was born in Baldwin in 1860 After been purchased with the understand- absorbing all the education that a ing that they contained no alcohol. country .school could give at the age Within a few weeks after the liquor .,„ f_ ¦ .. t • * ii
charge had been disposed of, the mi.- oi 16, he was proprietor of a grist mill itary police complained of Schwab and and the village barker, he was held for the Nassau County .After two and a half years of mili-
REV. EVERETT -\. BURNES
supply instead sixty minutes, crowded full of cheery, inspiring music and a short, crisp, hopeful, thought- pro¬ voking address of a very practical character, which will help people to , live better on Monday than they did on Saturday. Many persons are tired on Sunday, and they need a Gtospel of hope and cheer. The object of this service is to supply that, to give them a vision of God and duty, and then send them away on their way with a new heart joy, and a note of song on their lips.
Judging from the crowded condi¬ tion of the church on 'Sunday even¬ ings. Pastor Burnes has made a de- .cided hit with the "Happy Hour."
PLAZA THEATRE
Grand Jury by Police Justice Flint of
Freeport.
Chop suey and a cabaret entertain¬ ment were advertised- as feature Schwab's resort.
vate yachts, owned by men of promi¬ nence in the business world. He turned his attention to politics ;ind served four years as highway commissioner of the town of Hemp¬ stead, and nearly five years as town superintendent of highways.
When Stephen P. Pettit was elect¬ ed sheriff of Nassau County lie ap- jjointed "Tot"' under-she>ifT. "Tot"
ing.
Tho annual parade of the Freeport Sunday Schools will be heid Satur¬ day (tomorrow) afternoon, June 29.
Each school will meet in its build¬ ing at 2 o'clock, and the following order of exercises is to be followed:
Singing, "Star Spangled Banner."
Invocation. ~
Singing, "Battie Hymn of the Re¬ public."
Responsive reading. Psalm 46.
Singing, "America the Beautiful."
Address, patriotic in character.
Singing, "America."
At 3 p.m. the parade will start from South Ocean avenue and Pine street, headed by a band, and proceed along the following line of march:
Ocean avenue to Randall avenue, to Grove street, to Railroad avenue, to Main street, to Merrick road, to Ber¬ gen place, to Olive Boulevard, where the schools will counter-march. At the end of counter-marching, the pa¬ rade will halt and all schools will join together in singing "America"
"Tot" as he was familiarly served in this position ^'or two and' and the national anthem
known, entered the government life one-half years and then resigned to j When the singing has finished each
"l saving service at the Point Lookout ; take his present position, to which he school will return to its building by
station. He owned the only horse on j was appointed in 1916, by State Ex-I a route designated by the marshal.
Remodeled Freeport Playhouse to Re-Open July 3.
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A Great Solace
in the wonderful music Re-Cre- aied so perfectly by the NEW ELMSON.
Not long ago we read a letter from a mother in Texas who has three sons in France. She lives on a ranch twenty miles away from the nearest town. She wrote in part: "My great¬ est joy now is my New Edison. .\t night I play records my boys loved and, somehow, I feel that through me they are hearing this sweet music, even in far¬ away France. I don't know what I would do without music now that my boys are gone. I 'lardly think I could stand it. T hope when they get in the fi'jrbt thev will remember that tbeir mother is back at home nlayinir music for them. I be- 'u'vp thfv will fiifht better and hiirder for it."
.\re VOTI lonelv and heavy- heartwl? 'Whv not let us se'l you a NEW EDISON, the Phono¬ graph with a Soul? And you will find it just as responsive in times of Jollity.
CHUBBUCK'S
Quality Drug Store
KKEEi*OKT
Licensed Edison Repr«sentatiTe8
The enlarged, remodeled and great¬ ly improved Plaza Theatre, Free- port, will re-open on Wednesday, July .'{, with a matinee performance in the afternoon.
It is expected that a number of special guests, including village of¬ ficials, will be present in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Reitmeyer, proprie¬ tors of the popular playhouse, have arranged a special program, which will feature "The Unbeliever," de¬ clared to be the greatest patriotic moving picture produced since the great war began. The United States 'Marine Corps co-operated with the producers in making the picture. Many of the scenes were taken at the marine cantonment in Quantico, \'a.
"The Unbeliever" is a thrilling and inspiring production and of such ex¬ traordinary character that it attracts
, . , ... the b'cach and the animal was pressed icise Commissioner George E. Greene
A fracas, in which some soldiers i^tg service to assist in drawing ties ' - .
were participants, was reported to | f^^ ^^e railroad"^ laid down from have occurred in, or near his hotel late one night.
The hotel is situated in the busi¬ ness section of Freeport, not far from the M. E. Church, and adjacent to several residential places.
Long Beach to Point Lookout.
The former life-saver narrates many interesting .-.experiences about his service with Uncle Sam
It is especially requested that the for a five year term. i homes and business places of the vil-
Commissioner Raynor has three lage be decorated in honor of the day. sons in Uncle Sam's Navy, two of j chief marshal and each school will whom are in command of supply w. W. Winship has been appointed boats. He is expected to be a candi-|be in charge of an assistant, date for sheriff o.n the Republican ] If the weather is stormy, so as to
From the life saving service "Tot" ticket at the September preferential ] obtained positions as captain of pri- primaries.
JURY AGAIN DISAGREES
SUGAR RATIONING camefrommissouri
TO BEGIN JULY 1 Soldier And Bride Needed No Showing How to Wed.
The entire country will go on a
sugar ration basis beginning next HeT»lfpstead (Special.)—Town Clerk Monday, it has'been announced by the Gilbert has become accustomed to all United States Food Administration. ; sorts of surprises in the attempts to
The measure is regarded as neces- procure marriage licenses, but on
sary in order to prevent a serious Tuesday of last week a couple appear-
., , ed for a license "vvhose case the clerk
.sugar scarcit.v. i admitted was "rather unusual." The
The Food Administration expects app.icants were John Millard Farm- the nation as a whole to go on a er, a soldier at Camr) Mills, formerly three-pound per capita monthly ra- a miner of Joplin, Missouri, and Rose
Eslie Conrow of the same city. Both *^'°"" , said that they wore twenty-eight
Sugar for sweet drink manufactur- yg^^^ ^f aw. The prospective groom I on Manhasset Bav, Groat Neck, where ers will be cut oO per cent. , gajd i^-^^^ he had divorced his first the bodv wa.s found.
Along with the sugar ration comes ^^jf^ ^t Pineville, Mo., in Aujrust,: She was only 18 years of age at the strong probability that the price 1915 j^ie town clerk rai.=ed one eye- ! the time of her death, of sugar will be increased. Hearings b^ow when he heard this, but elevated j The ca.se was tried before Supreme are now being held on application of 1,^,^^ when the bride to be wrote on , Court Justice -Manning and a jury, the sugar refiners for a larger dif- her license that her first husband was ; The trial of tho case vva.« conducted ferential. dead a:i(l that she divorced her second bv District .Attorney Charles R.
The only products which will re- ^^ Carthage, Mo., on June 12. .She j Weeks and his assistants, Charles 1. ceive 100 per cent of their sugar re- stated that she >vas ready for her , Wood and Elvin N. Edwards, while quirements after July 1 aro apple third venture. The couple secured the defendant's interests were looked butter, canned vegetables, canned their licen.se and were married the j after Uv former District Attorney fruits, explosives, glycerine, insecti- game day bv Justice of the Peace Charles X. Wvsong. An unusual fea- cides, meats, catsup. Chili sauce, mince Walter R. Jones. | ture of both trials was that no defense
meats, drugs for medicinal purposes "i jruoss you can show peopie j was interposed, and preserved fruits. around here something about getting The jury was out for fourteen
Ice cream manufacturers, after married," said an onlooker at the hours., having retired at .").:iO p.m. and Ju.y 1, will receive only 7.'> per cent ceremony. being discharged the next morning
of the sugar used last year. Soda "W'ell," replied the soldier," I guess at 6.30 o'clock.
Second Trial of Frank Sneigowslde for Wife Murder Unsuccessful.
Mineola (Special.)—The trial of Fraf.); SneJgowskie, charged with murder in the -Srst degree, ended in the disagreement of the jury for the second time. The jury stood, as reported to the court, eleven for mur¬ der in the first degree and one for a lesser degree.
The defendant was charged in tire
indictment with having shot his wife,
Helen Coleman Sneigokskie, in the
ning of October l.l at a lonely spot
fountains will be cut to 50 per cent, that'.s right. We are two people from not only the habitual patrons of mo- Ice cream made on the premises also Missouri who don't shave to be tion picture theatres, hut those who , will come under the 50 per cent. 'shown' "
attend only when some unusual pro¬ duction is shown.
Vaudeville numbers will be a fea¬ ture of the Saturday evening pro¬ gram at the Piaza in future.
EDITH ESSEX WEDS
4,459 WOMEN ENROLLED \ "^t to make a more palatable drink.
Grape juice manufacturers will be allowed only .50 per cent of their nor¬ mal sugar reauirements. If necessary to save loss of the grape crop, a larg¬ er ajlotment may be given to this
business, but only for the purpose of Becomes the Bride of Wallace H.
preserving the grape products, and
SEEKS OIL FOR ROADS
Campbell at Freeport.
Exceed Males in Two Districts of Hempstead Town.
¦Mineola (Special.)—F'igues on ft<e in the election commissioner's office show that the numlier of women who have registered in the town of Hemp¬ stead for the fall jirimary and elec¬ tion totals 4,4iS). This number in¬ cludes those who on May 15 register¬ ed in person. The number of women registrants is only slightly less than 50 per cent of the number of male i-egistrants in the township.
In two districts, the 12th and 19th, Roosevelt and Badwin, the number of women registrants exceeds the men.
In the 12th district 'IA9 won^en reg¬ istered and in the same district the names of 32K men arei recorded for all parties.
In the li>th district 273 women en¬ rolled and 25C men.
Figures showing the reiristration of women voters ky parties are not yet complete.
SealM's Jurisdiction Questioned.
Mineola (Special.)—The question of whether County Sealer of Weights und Measures Frank A. Wood has jurisdiction within the city of Glen Cove or whether ths municipality should appoint its own sealer was plac¬ ed before the Nassau Supervisors last Friday by Supervisor Craft, the Glen Cove representative. Tkc naatter was referred to ths county attorney for an opinion.
Miss Edith Es-sex, only daughter of Mrs. Tillie Essex of 162 Church street, Freeport, and Wallace H. Campbell were married Saturday af¬ ternoon by Rev. James Hyme.s of the Baptist Church. Tho bride was at¬ tended by her aunt, -Miss Irene Sar- idge, and Harold Dennis of New York T^e promotion of Game Protector was best man. Claude Hanlong of Schnectady, to be The bride wore a drass of white
NEW GAME INSPECTOR
Schenectady Man to Supervise Met¬ ropolitan and L. I. Division.
Assemblyman McWhinney to Ask Government for 200,000 Galloiis.
Backed by strong recommendations from State Highway Commissioner Duffy, .Assemblyman Thomas A. Mc- •^Vhinney will visit Washington with¬ out delay to make application to Fed- oral Fue. -Administrator Page to have 200,000 gallons of oil delivered in Nas¬ sau County for use on the roads. .About 76,()00 gallons are to be used on the roads in the town of Hemp¬ stead.' Under a recent ruling, no oil is to be supplied except on roads
inspector of the metropolitan and satin and voile and carried a bouciuet used for military purposes. Long Island division, is announced by. of white bridal roses. The brides- .Assemblyman .McWhinney pointed the Conservation Commission at Al-lmaid wore a dress of white satin and ; out to the statf: highway authorities bany. voile, and carried a bouquet of pink that there is considerable traffic in
The metropolitan and I.,ong Island roses. ' Nassau County, and that the roads
A wedding breakfast was served af- here are used to a considerable ex- ter which the newly-wedded couple ] tent by those going to the aviation left for a trip through the New Eng-, fields, Camp Mills and Camp Upton, land States. Upon returning they will | The assemiblyman also emphasized the make their home in East Islip for large population of the townships and the summer. | laid stress upon the exceptional char-
The gift to the bride from the acter of the county in his effort to groom was a gold wrist watch, and to convince the authorities that Nassau his beat man a pearl stick pin.
The gift to the groom from the bride was gold cuff buttons, and to her bridesmaid was a handsome la- val.iere. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received by the bride.
division covers New York (I'ity and Ix)ng Island and the counties of Rock¬ land and Westchester. In addition to ordinary protective work and super¬ vision of lobster and shell fisheries along the coast, Inspector Han Ion's new field includes watching hotels and restaurants to detect the use of game and ftsh contrary to law, and the pre¬ vention of caging or sale of the plum¬ age of protected birds.
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Trolley Co. Runs Double Headers
The New York and Long Island Traction Company now runs double- header trips during rush hours, pay¬ ing particular attention to Sunday traffic, which is very heavy in fine weather. The extra cars trailing the regulars have relieved the congestion of traflk to which Thb Nassau Post called attention editorially on several different occasions within the past month.
The company trtiU needs some new, up-to-date cars. Tlvoae now used are too abort aad inesnveaisnt.
prevent the parade, the exercises ar¬ ranged will be heid in the schools.
The formation of the parade will be as follows:
Police escort.
Marshal and aides.
Band.
'Men in uniform.
Presbyterians.
Lutherarft.
Camp Fire Girls.
Episcopalians.
Baptists.
Methodists.
-African Metliodists.
The schools and churches from Roosevelt and Merrick will fall in with their respective denominations. .\dult members and supports of churches are ^requested to join in the parade.
TWO BOYS DROWN
Fall Into Rain Riled Trench at Camp Mills.
Donald Speir, an eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Speir of 5 Harvard street, and Edward Sharp, »aged 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Sharp of Columbia street, Hempstead, were drowned in a trench in Camp Mills last Saturday evening.
The boys went barefooted around the Clinton road entrance to the camp. Near the entrance was a large trench about six feet deep, in which pipes are to be laid. It was protected at night by lanterns and planks. As a result of the heavy rain during Fri¬ day, the trench was 'filled with w-ater. Taking one of the planks from the side of the trench, the boys used it* as a raft. Soon they were missed and a search was started. Privates Al¬ bert Lee and James C. Logic saw a boy's hand projecting from the wat¬ er and pulled him out, and a few min¬ utes later found the other lad.
They were rushed to the base hos¬ pital, where a pulmotor was used with the hope of resuscitating them, but they were dead. The bodies were taken to the Nassau County Morgue. -Mrs. Speir notified the police that her son was missing. 'She was told about the accident and at the morgue she identified her son and also Sharp.
WUlUm CrldUnd Pleads GuUty.
Mineola (Special.)—JWilliam F. Cridland pleaded gruilty last Saturday before County Jud^e Smith to hav¬ ing criminally received stolen prop¬ erty, following an indictment by the Grand Jury. He was remanded to the county iail for aenteftce ton*orrow (Saturaay).
Cridland, who is a reajiji^iit of Koo!(sv«lt, was accused of having stol¬ en and sold automubilea,
County would be done a great harm if its supply of road oil is withkeld. »
Nassau Firemen's Parade.
DEFERRED MEN UTILIZED
Capt. Hunse of Exemption Board Makes Them W. S. S. Salesmen.
Police Captain James Hanse of Freeport, chairman of the Local Board of the Third Division, hit upon a novel scheme to aid in the War Savings Stamp drive. Last week a number of men who have been ^iven deferred classifications, owing to their
The annual parade of the Nassau | having dependents, received notices
County Foremen's .\»sociation will be held in Woodmere on Wednedsay, July 24. President William Sto^el of Hempstead und other ofTlcerg of the asseciation are hoping for a good turn-out of the companies enrolled in the association, notwithstanding the war situation, which has called a large number of the volunteer fire fighters into service for the govern¬ ment.
The Hempstead department has de¬ cided to purticipate and a makini; ¦P0cial plans for the occasion.
to appear before the board last Fri¬ day evening.
When the men had ^uembied in the office of the board. Captain Hanse said he had called thsm for the pur¬ pose of apipointing them a committee for the sale of War Savings Stamps. He said that inasmuch as they had been placed in a deferred classifica¬ tion, they were expected to extend their efforts toward making the cam¬ paign a svccesa, and that their work would be considered part of "their bit" in winning the war.
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