TffE NASSAU POST, FftKBPORT, N. Y., FRM>AY, MA.Y 24, 1»1« Pa«« 4
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Nrwi Editor ELWOOD V. BALDWIN
AMrmt tO enmmnniMtion* tn THB NAMAU POST COKPOKATION lain OAm, 2( South Orovt BtrMt. Pr«apert T*l«silM>n« tl —
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1918
Griepmmee Ihy.
Th« offkrials of Freeport, oon*t>tut- in(r a Board of Aseeflsors, have deaig- nated Tueaday, June 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. as Grievance Day.
Thla meant in plain E>nirl»h thaft any property owner who has a pro- tent to make concerning the annual acseaament may go before the Board end register it
A few montha ago equal aaeeas- nwnta were exploited as a campaign eloK'n on behalf of certain candidates who were defeated. If any of the candidates, their supporters or any otRers are dissatisfied with their a«- eessment, June 4 is the day to speak about it or keep silent until the next grievance day.
Many property owners criticiae board« of assessors at times, but very few of them utilize the opportunity given to ascertain what their aasess- ment is and to ask for a correction if they believe it warranted.
The assessment rolls of villages, as a rule, are copied from those of the town. In Freeport this year it is reported that there are few changes. The roll is not fully complete, but will be -within a short time.
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Why Substitute Spanish ?
"German will not be taught in the
FOUTICAL CALENDAR
The political calendar for the
y«ir is an foHoiwa:
May 19 *o .Iwne 15^—Ortrfleate
enroHment of wwmen m plaees
ot )e«s than 5,000 population.
May 38—Perional enrollmtnt of
w<MMn in Fraeport, Mookvllle
Oantra ani Hempatead, 8 a. m.
to 10 p. m.
July 2—First day for aigning
petition*. ,Iuiy 30 to August (v--[>ates for
hliiig designating petitions. .Allgust IG—Last day to decline
dcsignaitions. >Au,rJ^t 20—lyairt. day to fill va¬ cancy after declufation. Augumt 22—OertiAcation by Sec¬ retary of Stwte to the cua- todian of primary reoorda of de«iR-TM*tron« filed. September J)—'FaiH prlmarlaa In NaMBu County 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Uutflide odT New York City, 7 ajn. to 9 p.m. September 9—Last day on wliich custodian of primary reoorda oan certify reanHa. Aufcust 27 to September 9— Dates for filing town nomina- 'tions. Septemtoer 3 to September 12— Dates for fHing independent nominations. Septefrtber 14—Last day for de¬ clining town or independent nominations.
September 17—Lairt day for filling vacancies for such. October 11, 13, 18 and I •-Per¬ sonal registration In oitlat and villages of Freeport, Rookvllle Centre and Hempstead, 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. October 12 and 19—iNon-per- '•onal registration outaide of cixies and villages of 6,000 or more, 7 a-m. to 10 p.m. November 5—General election day. Poll* open 6 a. m. and dote 6 p. m.
largs and Hvely vil1a|te, a certain amount of law breaking is liable to occur.
The police force of the village is in excellent working order under C«^ tain Hanse, who is constantly on the alert and knows his business from A to Z.
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POLITICAL AND PERSONAL
Time to Cheese It.
"The cheese situation is serious. Be¬ cause the public has eaten less cheese this year, storage housi3s are filled with a surplus supply of this valuable food. Now is the time for makinp: cheese, but because of the surplus still unused, r any cheese factories ara not opening wis :<pring, and tiv,- whole cheese in:l;Hli-y ii, threa.e;K';l. I, se more chcc.-.; inal.e il t:\l;L ;1l pia^ce of meat."--/ i/orf Bi'lleti)i.
If the storage houses are tilled, as
stated, and the cheese producers want
people to eat the commodity in order I
to get rid of tha surpluss, why not j
The county political writer of the Brooklyn Daily Times says "BfTorts are Ibeing made to have Collector of Internal Revenue Henry P. Keith handle the political situation in Nas¬ sau County this year." Whoo! What a joke! If Keith has ever let up on "handling" the situation in Nassau, notwithstanding he resides in Queens, the writer of this column never knew a thing about Democratic politics. H. P. K. has had a number of rep- reeentatives who were classed as "chairmen," etc.. but he awarded them the titles, tnat's about all.
HONOR PASTOR RICHARD
BrmUym Congregation Welcnme Clergyman emd Wife.
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Richard of the Fourth Avenue M. E. Church, Brook¬ lyn, and formerly of Freeport, wei-e given a receptisn in honor of tha paftor's return for the third year Friday evening, May 17. This date al¬ so marked the fortieth anniveriMiry of their marriage, but the recurrinjf of anniversary days had been well guard¬ ed, so that the couple on being escort¬ ed to the church, recogrniwd that the secret was out by the strains of
SCRAMBLE FOR NITRATE\ BANKS RAPID GROWTH
Ntusan Farmers Rash for First 15ft*»ii ra Staiemtenl of Dep&sHi
Gooemment Shipments.
Mineola (.Special)—There was an exciting scramble among farmers who had ordered nitrate of soda when shipments arrived in ten cars at Min¬ eola freight station last Saturday morning. Over one hundred and fif¬ ty of the foil tillers were at the sta¬ tion wh?n the fertizer for which they
'Here Comes the Bride," from Loh- had paid S*0 a ton, arrived. There
It is announced that C. P. Stowe, the Commissioner of Elections, is very busy these dajrs getting ready for the fall election. So i» "Larry" Kirwin, another Commissioner "very busy," somewhere in Japan, if reports about hia going there were true.
Former Town Justice Charles F. Gittens is reported to be slated for a "very important town position this fall," according to a city daiiy.
Oonaitalbles come and go, but George iS. iSmith of Hsmpstead is rounding out a score of years in the service and will likely continue on the job ao long as he is physically qualified. He is holding his own against Father Time so hia retirement is not immi¬ nent. G<eorge has a remarkably good record and has played the political game fair.
engrin's Wedding March, bouquet of pink roses was ness for the bride and the pair walk¬ ed up the aisle to the altar, where they were showered with rose leaves, hearty welcomes and congratulations. The affair was a double ct'lehration.
There was a fine musical program, addresses, original songs appreciatory by the Bpworth and Intermediate I.«agues, refreshments, and a dsHght- ful social hour.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard also received gifts and flowers in abundance from the varidus church organisations.
A" ^j'^ i '"'*• * Tunh to see who could be the *"* first to get his order and receipt in
and much pushing and jostling result¬ ed.
The cars held 331 1-2 tons of ni¬ trate shipped from Ohile by the Unit¬ ed States government. The Nassau County Farm Bureau figures that |9,945 has been saved to the farmers using nitrate through government aid. The market price for the commodity it 1110 a ton.
for Past Eight Months.
.A compilation of ift(r«tes prepared by the officers of the First National Bank of Bellmore i^tdicate a steady and progressive growth of the insti¬ tution during the past eight months.
On the day the hank opened hi Sep¬ tember, 1917, 129,99.3.36 in deposits were made. By the flrst day of Janu¬ ary they had jumped to %bl,999J)i and before the second day of April had reached the height of |7I5,168.81. At the close of business on May 14, the deposits of the bank totaled $88,- 714.79.
The unusual success which the new rnstitntion is having in the terrttorf shows there was room for a bank In Bellmore and that the people ikre in« Heating their appreciation in the 1ft- eral deposits which they are maMnff.
The movement by District .Attor¬ ney Charles R. Weeks against certain places where gambling is supposed to ixist is a good one. It is not an easy matter to obtain evidence attending this kind of crime, and to round up even a good part of the persons who enji'age jn the various forms of •r^'m- ing would keep the District Attornay iind his stafT on the jump day anil night. The r.^id on a pt j' room in Valley Stream last we.-:: losnltcd i'l the District Attorney bag^'iii;^ ;) iv.i.n- ber of prisoners and it is probable that the ofTicial activity will result in some of the other reported gamb¬ ling places closing down.
^ _ Th(. Hempstead Town Board, hav-
Patchogue Hiph'"School" after next' cut the price a bit to givt the public \ ''"K decided to hold a reception day
month, the Patchogue Board of Edu¬ cation voting unanimously on Tuesday nig'iit to eliminate the study of that lang'uage with the new school year. Spanish will b^ substituted."—The Argus, May 17.
Doing away with German seems a good move, but why substitute Span¬ ish ? This romantic language is iden¬ tified with Mexico and, of course, lots of Americans leve the Mexican greas¬ ers—with a venKeance. When the American school youths become pro- ificient in Spanish, possibly they may take on a craving for bull fights and go on a sporting expedition to Mexi¬ co, where they can exercise the dia¬ lect, or ill slang phrase, "shoot the bull."
There are five leading dialects in Spanish, the standard speech being the Castilian. The language emanated from the Latin," w^hich was imposed Ly Roman conquerors upon the Iberi¬ an Peninsular. In 1901 statistics showed that 66 per cent of the popu¬ lation could not read nor write. Im¬ provements ha%'e 'oeen made since in the education of the country.
Comparing the uses of Spanish with the Teutonic language, which is now under a ban because of war, statistics show that the former is used by about 40 million people and the latter by affaout 238 million. The relative val- lue of the two languages so far as their use is concerned, would have lit¬ tle, if any effect, in the public schools situation. A very small percentage of graduates will, perhaps,'use either language in years to come, but as German has been recognized as highly useful, the necessity for eliminating it from the schools because of war will naturally set back its study for •wne years.
j a chance? Cheese, just plain cheese, { opened retail this week at 35 cents a pound. I
j This is higher than some grades of meat. Many'persons do not relish I cheese, and besides it does not com- j pare with meat fn general all-round I food value no matter what "scientists" j ho<4 aibout it.
} If the cheese industry is threatened I there appears one good reason why. That is, prohibitive prices. Is it not time some of the food profiteers took a tumble? In language more plain, they should "cheese it."
for visitor.s to the poor farm in Union- dnle, will serve refreshments to them, and afford ample opportunity to in¬ spect the property to see exactly how their money is spent in taking care of indigent inmates.
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A Twist Somewhere.
'"Mr. Hoover announces that the availaible supply of meat for the Allies is running snort again and that the ipeople must save or submit to a new oeriod of meatless days."—Nmih hempttead Jitcord.
A dispatch from London, printed
In a p/Himinent New York City <laily,
iate last week, aaid that "meatleas
4ays" have twen abolished.
- The dispatch re/arred to a sutwtau-
lUal supply from A mar ica bavinc «l>vi-'
«8ed the nscsiaity «f coattnaii>c iha
•oaatlesii dnys.
thrideut^ swnabody is c«Uia0 twial'
Something Wrong in Babylon.
.After being in business for over a quarter of a century Walter W. Weeks, the well kno-wn proprietor of the Atlantic Market on Main street, closed his doors today. He may re¬ open later, but with the prices of meat soaring higher, and now l)eyond where it was ever known to be he thought it the part of wisdom to close up at present. The closing of his market makes one more of the many vacant stores in Babylon and points another warning to land owners in Babylon who are patronizing the Cheap John ^thain places of business. —Babylon Leader, May 17.
Following closely the retirement of the Fishel firtn and the Dowden Broth¬ ers, it appears that modern Babylon is falling quite rapidly. It was only a few years ago that Baibylon was in the foreground of Suffolk villages as ,a summer resort place as well as a progressive business town. It is a pretty village in many sections, a railroad terminus, also a center and ^ should be blooming instead of drying up. Something is wrong somewhere in Babylon. Brothers Cooper and Flu¬ grath, who conduct the Leader and Signal should get busy and find out what it ia. Chain stores cannot kill a progressive community.—Ed.
Ernest C. Muncke, for the past 24 years in the grocery, meat and pro¬ vision business in Hempstead, last week disposed of his store at Green¬ wich and Front streets to New York • parties, and retired. Mr. Muncke lo- ! cated in Hempstead when the village : was much smaller than at present and i made a success of his business by [ honest methods, a dollar's worth for ' a dollar, and by a pleasing personal- - ity. He attained official honors by election to the Village Board and the i Fire Department, of which he was at j one time chief. He was a credit to both the business and official life of I Hempstead. '
To-morrow (Saturday) is enroll¬ ment day for women voters. This applies to places of 5,000 or more. From May 19 to June 15 in places of less than 5,000 personal enrollment is not required, certificates of quali¬ fication serving the purpose. The present enrollment is to qualify for voting at the party primaries in Sep- j tember. Enrollment for the fall will | take place in October. j
In attempting to play the political game, some of the Democratic head- liners in Nassau could get some valu¬ able lessons if they had such o\^- tim¬ ers as Ohauncey Bedell, former tax receiver. Carman Cornelius, Frances Bill, Henry B. Price, Ebenezer Ksl- luni, Phil Cronin and others of their kind to consult. They were clever poli¬ ticians and piloted the party to suc¬ cess through many hard battles.
Assemblyman Franklin A. Coles is being congratulated on his first term in the State Legislature. Mr. Coles did not put through a great volume of bills, but those he passed were of real benefit, and were formulated with the idea of economy for the tax¬ payers of the county.—Brooklyn Times.
Ud on at Freeport.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle of May 19 aaid:
"The lid i» on in the village of Freeport, and President 'Robert An¬ derson and Chief of 'Police James Hanae seem to be determined that the south niikt village shall be verj^ unpop¬ ular w4th 1!h« law 'breakers of all aorta and varietiea. During the past winter, unlike her neighburing vil- Isfta, Fra^tort was free fro|n the viaHa ai ihe ligbt^ngered gentry."
Titer* is no doubt that Captain
Hmm* «umI "Mayor" Andersoa ars f«By ii—|iiTiint to keep Fresport kvw It mnt wss notsd for mvA
In its news from Lindenhurst, the Babylon Li^ader, referring to the an¬ nual observance of Pfingst Sunday in the Teutonic village of Suffolk, heads ail article iM this somewhat mournful vein: "Joyous Pfingsten No. More." Last year, according to the Leader, was the first time in over forty years, that the usual observance was not held and says: "It now seems proibable that the annual fete day.is an insti¬ tution of the past, as it is unlikely that the celebration of old will ever be resumed."
It is too bad that the annual hilari¬ ous day should be cut out because of the war, but the Germans of Lni- denhurst and others who are mourn¬ ing the fate of Pfingsten can Mame t^ situation to Kaiser Bill, from whose domain about two-thirds of Lindenhurst descended. They ahould s«Mid him word of their sad plight and perhaps he would take sufrkient interest in ttaw situation to call off ihs war befoie anotheivj^ingst (Sun¬ day or he may km feroad te by Uncl« iSaffl's "kvs&ss." Wliicb«v»r aitu- atbH dsvahwa, or if the war conths- uMU hM» WMMiM aot he lAaadoawi hpLiMMlronit foUgp thmt thsir annu
Cabaret and Dancing
We wish to Announce to the People of Freeport the
Opening of the
CASINO HOTEL
Under New Management
Saturday, May 25, 1918
We intend to give the public Popular Prices and American and Chinese Kitchen
The Management Has an Experience of 30 Years Catering to the Public in Chinese and American Dishes
The Casino will cater to Basket Parties and Family Trade up to 9 p. m. DMly
MATE FENTON, Manager
Buffalo tad New Yotk
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