Nassau Post 19140206; Title

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FREEPORT, NEW YORKi FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6,  1914
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PRICE THREE CENTS
RECROSSES SEA TO WED JERSEY DOCTOR
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Odd   Romance    Revealed    by Miss Skilton's Sudden Re¬ turn to Rockville Centre
SHE    WAS   BOUND   FOR   BOMBAY
Was Missionary in India—Met   Dr
Pineo at Lecture  in New
Jersey    City
Sfx months ago .Mi.^s .Mabel .Skilioti. a thaiming young woman of aOoUi iwenty-five, reiurmd to the home ol Uer brother, Charles II. Skilton, in Smith street, ilockvillo Centre, to spend a six riiou'l^s' leave ol absence from the lield of her missioimry labor." In Bombay, India, wliere she had been Btalioned by tho Doard of Foreign Missions of the Iie.sbyteilan Church for several years. During her visii she renewed Uos of acquainlaiiceship and by her pleaalng manner inivd<: host of new frltrds. She deliv numerous lecturer on the subjeci (7 her work on th..' dark continent, and some monlhs ago accepted an inviia tlou to address the Sunday School oi the Cenlral Presbyterian Church ol Newark, N. J.
There may or may not have been someihing about tbe form of Invlta lion that caused Mi.ss Skilton lo he.si late In her acceptance, but at ah events sho did. When she tinally con sentod to go however, she freely ad mils that there waH-«omelhing extra ordinary about the conlemplateu Journey.
Miss Skilton made considerable pre paratlon for her leeturo in Jersey Cit> and It was entliu.'sia.silcally received While there she made tho acQuaini anc« of Dr. Pineo, a well known pliy Blclan and surgeon and Huperintend ent of the Sunday School.
Of all tho large gathering thai hoard the story ot her tbiilllng ex perlence.s In tho far east, none seeniet. iroie Interested than the Superintend ent. Pineo. At the clo.w ot her lall ho engaged In conversation with hei and later uccomnanied her to the rail road station. Visits lo Itockviile Con tre followed and near tho close o. Miss Skilton's visit In Rockvlllo Cen tre ho proposed. Itlushingly she hearc him and half consented. Then shi accepted tbe proposal conditionally She did not feel that she could forsakt her duties unless an honorable releast could be obtained from the churcl. authorlllo.s. This Dr. Pineo undertool^ 10 do, but on January 2 she sailed oi. the steamship Geoigo Washington fo; Liverpool. Upon her arrival In Kn gland arrangements weie made ai once for her pa.ssage lo India wlien Miss Skilton was lo remain lor hvt years.
Miss Skilton was accompanied by anoiher young vonian, who with her, was ready ta b.iard a steamer wheu a cablegram was hr.nded lo her. She opened the envelope nervously, and without comment handed It lo hei companion. It contained the brlel statement that Dr Pinoo had secured her release. Tho two womeu parted at the steamer gangway. Miss Skilton ' returning to America on the George Washington.
Her return to UockVtlle Cenlre a few days ago was not wholly unex¬ pected, for tbe Doctor had conveyed the news of her coming. Yet she was rvcelved Joyously and plans made at once for a wedding In the near future. Miss Skilton IB visiting In Water- bury, Conn., at present, but will soon return to Rockville Centro when the nuptials will  be celebrated.
During her rullier re\narkable ca¬ reer as a missionary In India and else¬ where. She learned several Hugos of the natives and became rather faniU lar with Indian music.
Financier Who Quits RockUlle Centre Bank Presidency to Seive Tow
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Asks   Directors    uf    RockviMs Centre Depository to Relieve [       Him of Co: fining Duties
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Hirarn   R.   Smith
VISITING CARDS BY 'PHONE
Rockville   Centre    Miss    Ordered Some-Then She Remembered
The telephone in the Rockville .'(¦ntre branch of the The Nassau .'ost rang mightily one inorning re- •ently at precisely len o'clock.
'•Hello,'
'answered a dutiful ailend-
Ant.
"Hello," came the response from a shrill feminine voice. "Is thi.s the of- ite of the Nassau  Post'"
"Ye^ niaain," replied the other.
"Well print hve hundred visiting ¦ards al once. My name Is Rose i<irk, 'i live on Park avenue. 1 will ¦all fo them this afternoon."
Then the telephone clicked and she vvas gone.
A ten minutes by actual count the phone rang agiin, and the same at- endant answered.
p'Tliis is Miss Kirk again,^' said he voice on the olher end of the vire. '1 want to can>il lhat order or cards. At least I v.ant to make I change. Print '27)0 of them .Mrs. \nlho:.y   Callagher."
"Certainly," salt,' the "^attendant, 'any cliange In address?"
Uut   the telephone had clicked.
Native   Lon^   fsl.nder - Began Career in Grain Business- Entered Bank in I8S0
Hiram R. Sni'th, Supervisor of the lown ot Henip.stea('. and one of the best knovu 1 naiicitrs on Long Island, has asked the directors of tjie Hank of Uockville Centre to relieve htm from the responsibility and active du¬ ties of president of that institution, according to a written statement is¬ sued at the bank this morning. The chang«\ it is believed, will take place within a week. John W. De.Mott will in all probability assume the ollice from which Mr. Sniith retires, and t:arl J. Bennett, the bank's counsel, will become one of the active manag¬ ers of the depositoiy.
The bank's statement is as follows:
"Owing to the excessive duties of his dual   position  as   .Supervisor  of    the} town of Henipst''ad and as President! of tha Bank of Rockville Centre, Hi¬ ram R. Smith has requested the direc- j tors ol' the bank lo relieve him from j active duties as piesident, which re- Queat  will   be  acceded  to  by  the ofli¬ ciais ot the bank, who will select him as cha'rman of its Board of Directors.
M". Smith, while retaining his in¬ iere;". In  the  bank, will feel  free to
OFFICERS OF NEW AUDITORIUM ASSOCIATION^       FREEPORT QTIZENS WHICH PLANS PUBLIC HALL FOR FREEPORT, ORGANIZE TO ERECT
I    PUBUC BUILDING
KULAND
H. MAYLAND
A STEEPLEJACK NEEDED   DID CARMAN'S HORSE
IN ROCKVILLE CENTRE
Local Pole Climbers  Hjvc  Failed
to Repair^Pulleys on Village
[Flag Pole
A steeplejack of exceptional ability and daring Is needed at Rockville Centre right a\vay. He in-d have a reputation, but ne must hr- able to climb a seventy-five fool [lOii! with a cross-.arm about half way up and reach the lop.    All of Rorkville Cen-
give more of his time to public busi- | Ire's pole-climbing experts Siave tried ness." to qualify for this parUcila:  Job and
TIiv aunuiiary d.cislon of .Mr. Smith   ^^j,  ^^^^ j^jj^^j to  retire  from  the  presidency of  the       j^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^,„,^^,. ^^^ p^ie bank   was   made  only   yesterday    al-'
BELLMORE TO HAVE THEATRE
Will Break Ground for Quasi-Pub¬ lic Building on February 9
Realizing the advantages of a luasl-public building which will af- ord amusements for indoor recroa- ion in a wholesonio environment, a ;ioup of citizens In Bellmore have iiganlzcd lo promote a theatre pro- icct which, il Is estimated will In- .olve the expenditure of something )ver 110,000. Plans for the erection )!' a building are practically complet- ¦d, and ..it is slated authoritatively liat ground will be broken on Mon- lay, February 9.
The structure will occupy a site In ISedford avenue about two hundred I'oet north ot Grand avenue. It will ontain an ample auditorium In which motion pictures will bo shown and Llieatrical performances given. The building will be one story high facing Bedford avenue. The basement will be fitted with bowling alleys, pool tables and a lunch room.
The thedrle will be operated and managed by a stock company In which John Adell, James A. Stiles and Elvin Edwards are the prime movers.
"GENERAL' JONES WILL SPEAK. •'General" Rosalie O. Jones, of Port 'Waabington and Brooklyn, champion hiker and suffra,je leader, will ^dress a^ audience In tho Arcade Theatre, Lynbrook, on Friday evening, Febru¬ ary 17th, upon the subjeci of "Vote^ for Women." A special program of motion pictures has been arranged for tbe occasion.
DR. JORDAN AT VALLEY STREAM Tho Rev. Dwiglt A. Jordan, of JiYMport. !• flUlng the pullt of tbe Grace M. E. Charch oft Valley ^Stream. He will remain Uiroufli the cooler- •BCf y«ikr.
MULRANNON S DOWNFALL "Mayor" Mulrannon,* of Roosevelt, has had his first downfall. While at- lending to his duties on Wednesday he fell Into a fi''tc-en-foot sand pit, and as fai as Rooaevelt was concerned, cliey were without a ".Mayor" for two hours. The "Mayor" was visiting friends at tho home of William Cllf ford. After au absence of about two hours Mr. Clifford began to he wor ried and with some friends started in search of him. He was dragged from the pli with ropes.
though for several day.s he has hinted at his desire lo lay aside the confin¬ ing duties al th'.' bank to give more atter.tion  to  his   work  as  .Supervisor.
Probably no mar has been more closely identified with the develop¬ ment ol Long Island Institutions than Hiram R. Sniith. His name appears as a leader in Innumerable public en¬ terprises, and his achievements stand as   monuments.
Mr. Smith Is a native of Long Island. He was born In Merrick In November, 1859, the son of Nelson H. and Catherine J. Siuilli. He received his piellminary education al the Kree¬ port .Academy and later graduated from Bryant-Sirattou Business Col¬ lege in Brooklyn.
In May 1S78 Mr. Smith entered the Hour, grain and feed business at 129 Broad .street, M.tnhaUan, and travel¬ led e;:tenRively through the west. Upon his return In 1S80 he wa.s elect¬ ed a member of the New York Pio- duce Exchange t'nd remained until 1890, when he became caahier of the Bank of Rockville Centre. He was elected lo the p.-esidency shortly af- terwaid.
During his administration the bank has known an almost phenominal growth and ll Is primarily through his painstaking efforts and ability that It is now number-id aniong the leading linanclal institutions of the east.
has not bent before a breezf with the color sflying from It since the Fourth of July, 1913. According lo Captain Carty, a village trustee, once a sea captain himself,^the halliard.- have be¬ come swollen to such an ivtent that they will not slide through ihe pulleys at the top, The late William Van¬ Deusen attempted to reach pulleys last summer, but upon reaching the cross-arm fifty feet above the ground liecame dizzy and had to ^ive up the task.
On Tuesday John K.vaii a local lineman, attempted to do tho Job, but lie too returned to the ground dizzy and bewildered before the work was done. Captain Carty derlnres lhat he oould have done the woi k twenty years ago, but declines to tackle it now.
FREEPORT'S COMMANDRY
ENTERTAINMENT FOR VAMPS, An entertainment and dance will be given at the Rockville Centre Club on Wednesday evening, ebruary 18, for the benefit of the Firemen's Relief Association of that village. A com¬ mittee representing tha fire depart¬ ment   Is   arranging  datalli   for    tbe
Jr. O. U. A. M. Form Military
Company
If the plans of Fieeport Chapter, Jr. O. U. A. M., nre carried into effect the lodge will have a uniformed com- mandery before Spring. Hilberl R. Johnson and Rufu.s R. Rhodes havje undertaken the foimailon of this fra- ternalTmilitary organization. ^
Although the Idea was advanced on¬ ly a few weeks ago. It Is stated that fifty have already enlisted and lhat a number of others will Join before the company has begun Us drill seuBon. The commandyry will carry Spring¬ field'riflles which have already been purchased and the members will wear regulation service uniform. Captain Hubert W. Eldred of the 47lh regi¬ ment N. Y. N. Cr. will drill the new company.
WANTED: NEW TRUCK HOUSE
FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING Firo which totally destroyed a samll dwelling in MIU Road east of Rayuor avenue, owned by Capt. Jas. Hanse. early Sunday morning, caused damage which *» estimated at ahout function which It li predicted wiU be 112500. The building wu occupied by largely attended. tItaUaJU.
Alert Hose Co. No. 2. Asks Appro priation of $600. for Building
The members of the .Alert Hose Mo. 2, of RockvUle Cent:' aro prepar- mg a. proposition .to .'^uhiiilt to the taxpayers of that vlllag" next Spring which calls for an app:'Jprlation of $600 toi the building ol an extension on theii quarters In Ot-fiver street. The extension as plann<'1 ss to be two storlet  high.
A slmllai^proposllion a^i^ placed be¬ fore the voters la'st 8pri;u: and defeat¬ ed. A number who vi • il against It then however, have eN'it^ased them¬ selves as being in favor "f it Oow, and it Is fully predicted tl priation will be carried
Under present condi' possible to hitch a tea: ¦lie i);)iiaratU8 while It ;
KNEEL IN PRAYER?
Quadruped Ran Away at Sound of Church Bells—Was [Found   I on Knees
Methodist-Episcopalians in Rock¬ vlllo Centre are aware that there was a special service at Sl. Mark's Church, Merlrck road and Village avenue, on Monday night. The church bells rang prior to eight o'clock the auditorium was crowded. But those who gather¬ ed at the 8ervice,.probably knew little or nothing about what wah going on outside.    That   is   another   story.
While the bell was ringing a hor-Mo cantere'd through Lincoln avenue into Village avenue and walked apparently unconcernedly under the carriage sheds. Shortly thereafter inquiries were made In the village about a horse that had run away from the sta¬ bles of Cornelius Carman, the Village avenue  grocer,  in  Rockaway  avenue
"VS'hen the bells began to ring," said a ruddy faced Cerman hostler as ho arrived breathless at the corner, "the horse, he went. He's only half unhitched."
A search was made about the vil¬ lage before the information was vol unteered that the ^lorse bad been si en under the church carriage shed. And there the horse was found "kneeling" on his front legs with his li.ad bent as though In prayer.
The reins had in some way become caught about the animal's head and legs.
N9 THIRD TERMER,
SAYS CHIEF O'BRIEN
Head   of  Lynbrook   Fire    Depart
tnent—Declines to Enter
Race Again
RESCUE CAUSED ILLNESS.
Lawrence U'Brien, of Lynbrook, bet ter known as "Chief Larry," wm ..i.. he a candiale In the coming electicn of the fire department. Despite llu. in.srstent urginga of his many friends, lie slated yesterday that he would I'eVer be called a "third termer."
CBrlrn has served two yeitrs as llu head of the i-jnbrook Fire Depart¬ ment, and during his administration Iliere has not been a dull moment in the varied activitif'-s of tho vauipp. Karly in hls,la6t term two thousaiui feet of hose waa purchsaed by the vil lage, and the department placed on a better basis. Despite the diflicultles^ that arose following the incorporation of Che village three years ago, matters were adju.^ted so that the several companies "came in" under municipal reslrii'tioiis.
It it> probable that there will be several candidates for the ofhce that •'Larry" O'Brien has declined lo be rome a candidate for, and ll is cerlain that the new chief chief will have lilenty lo do in tho year. The State Fire Marshall has ordered better equipment for thi departnieni and re- roiiiinended numerous changes in its organization.
INVISIBLE INSTRUCTION
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Talking   Machine   to   be   Used   in East Rockaway School   ""
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ns at Is Im- of horses to n the house.
LINDNER IMPROVING. Paul W. E. Lindner of Malverne, who was badly Injured :n an automo¬ bile collision in Merm ,c road al Val¬ ley Stream several we- - ago. Is rap¬ idly recovering. Mr. Lindner was thrown from his macl ir.e and broke ses^eral ribs. A singul ir coincidence is that the accident on urred In front of his brother's home u which he was taken.
Henry Henderson, 67 years old, of Valley Stream, it seriously ill with < heart trouble believed to have been ! The scholars of tbe East Rockaway induced by excitement and exposure j''"'O''- ''''ee School will special in- He aided in the rescue of twelve ! -^truction from the "Graphanola," an year-old Edward Estrom, jr., on last f improved talking machine, on one al- Wednesday aflernoon. The old nian was watching a group of boys .skating
on "Duck Lake" to the north of Val ley Stream, when the cry for lielp came from an opening in the Ice .'nlo vh!ch the lad had fallen. Henderson hfrried to-the spot and by means ol a rail assisted young Estrom to the .surface. Upon his return home he was lalfu violently 111.
MERRICK'S AUTO FiRE ENGINE The Merrick Hook and Ladder Com pany has purchased the chassis of a high lowered Locomobile which Is be ing /¦'. c.'fl with ladders and chemical Ifiukb by Charles O. Colvin at the Mer rick 0 • age for uue In the service ol (he fire department of that village Tho ii<;w truck wlli be ready for use within -be next month. It will reseni l)le the apparatus which has long been doing business at Irvington, New Vork.
JOHN   LYON   WILL   SPEAK The Honorable Joh:i  Lyon, former*' Comptroller  of  Nassfi ^   County,  wlll|>Grove   street  anJ address the trib->Braen  'f The Pequuta at their regular nroni! y meeting, to- moriow   night.   An   i;  eresting    pro¬ gram has been arr8n^<:d for this par- Ucular meeting ci ^
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TROLLEY EXTENSION FRANCHISE With   several  minor  changes     the Board of Trustees will grant a fran¬ chise to the Freeport Railroad Com¬ pany to extend its trolley line from Olive     Boulevaid ti"jrough  Railroad  avenue    to    Main at\e-jt.    This decision was reached by tbeV ¦Village Fathers at their meeting yestV'^^^'    afternoon.          bond was  &led   by   the
ternoon In^each week according to an iiinouncement recently made by meni- lers of the Board of Education thef-e. rhe- machine, will be operated from d moving sland .which will bo taken irom one class room to another, and records trom which "talks" In grain- uiar, spelling, arithmetic ftnd other subjects can be produced will be ¦played."
The u."e of the talking machine as a method of teaching Juveniles wiiile uot entirely new Is gradually becom- mg a factor In nxodern education. Its lemonstrations at present however ire purely experimental. For a year ll has b( en widely and favorably dis¬ cussed by educators throughout the country.
Joseph C. Scllch, an official of the company that manufactures the In¬ strument and a resident of East Rock¬ away win conduct the experiments In that village. East Rockaway Ib the tirst village onLong'island lo take up Ui's ^^w method.
TO    ELIMINATE   CROSSING    BELL In a communication to the FTi
eeport Board of Trustees, President Ralph Pete.'-j of the L. I. R. R., promises to eliminate as soon as' posf-ible the use of a bell at the Grove street crosiing, which for some ttme hae been a 'iource of annoyance to residents of of llhe neighborhood. The letter an- petitioning / swers a complain filed by the Tillage ef Jt^rtiftport a«vi«ral week* a(0.
Plan 01 Henry J. Raymore to Provide Place For Athletic and- Social Functions Ad¬ vanced by Auditorium As¬ sociation
THE NASSAU POST WILL FATHER
' IHE CCIYMEKDABLE MOVEMENT
Will Inccrporate Stock Company and Sell Shares at $30.00—Mem¬ bership Will be Limited to 200- Hon. Wm. G. Miller Will Build on Gtove Street Site
l.iiL'ily tluoug 1 the cilices of the Nass.-'u Post, a movement looking to ihe eroctlon of an auditorium In Free- ,iort, where the jouih of the vlliage may gather at functions of a varied laturo—Both afileiic and social—waa :'iur!y launched in the present weok. Sc\er;i: meeting.s were held and a ;roui) of fourleJfc prominent citizens 'iiteied into genei'al discussions of .he project. The ii.sult of theae meet¬ ings which weie uitanged and called jy Henry J. r.a>niore who Inceptod iie Idea several jears ago has been lie formation of the Auditorium As- iociiiton, whoso primal object Is to arry into elTert a."- soon as possible I plan by \\hiiii llie building may b« ¦rected on a basis that warrants and issure.s the public approval.
Th ; need of an auiiitorluin In Free- :)ort that alTords tbe dual advantages )f a j;ymtiasiuni and hall tor entertain nents ol a puhlir luiiurff has long leen felt, mid it is tho opinion of iliose who have .illled tbemsolves .vith the niove-nent lhat tho plan of .lopular subscription as a means of .inauclr.5 the project can bo carried nto effect wiihout diihculty. Already I number have signilied their Inten ion to become 'Jii;niber8 of the stock oiiiiiany under Uio direction of whoso j.seci'.tlve coniniittee tlie hall will Ui :naIla^ed.
Tbe oiganizaMo'i me(.'tUu: of the Au litorium .Association wiia held ou Aednetday evening. The following jflicj'.: were elected: R. ll. Mayland. presiduit; riaymond .Miller, 1st Vlci; I're.sidint; Kdward Keogh, 2nd Vice I'resideiit; J. llu>:ei Ellison, Treasur er; Samuel T.Uayiior, Secretary aud Henry J. Raymore, General .Manager An executive comiiilttee that Included ihe following was elected: H. J. Ray more, Raymond .Miller,Edward Keogh, J. Huyler Ellison, R. R. .Mayland, Ju cob Post, ir. L. Ma.xson, Father Rob¬ ert Boyle, H. L. Crandell, Ernest H. Randall, James Hanse and Roland M Lamb.
Wnile there Is no definite location for the building decided upon. It is probable that ll will stand in Grove sireet near Olive Boulevard. Accord ing to the plan.s of the association It will be a one-stoiy structure with bateuiunt, amply fitted to meet th»t varied needs for which It Is Intended 'i'h^i main lloor will bo of suflicient proportion.4 to seat a thousand per- .so.i.-i ai.d to allow for the playing of basket-ball on a court of regulation size.' .Mu.sical .ind theatrical enter- tainnienis. dances and otber Indoor amusements will bu given there.
The Hon. William C. .Miller In a let¬ ter to The Nassau Pd»t Btates ho will undertake the finaucing of the build¬ ing uuder the asHOClaiiou's plan of subscription. It Is proposed that membership In tl.e association shall comprise of stockholders citizens of the village of Kreeport. The shares have bf.en plaro.i at $30 each and no member will be allowed to subscribe for more than two.
Immediate steps will be made to in corporate the assr ciation as a stock company and off<r Us stock for sale When the limit t)f two hundred mem hers have been enrolled Mr. Miller will begin operailons on tho building. It (B the avow.j.l consensus of opln lon aniong the members of tho newly (ConUnued  on   Pag* 4j