Thc Un^icial Nfewspaer of Nassau ^unty
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THE WEATHER
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FREEPORT, NEW YORK. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1914
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RHODES IS ROUGHTiSHERIFF PETTIT HAS PLAN FOR NmUEDUCATOIlS PLAN »,«|y|r« ^||nn^rn uru IP UCUDCDO
TO MINEiA jAiL^^^L^'''^^^'^*^'^'^P*''^^^L^^"^'^^ important conference WUI"CH oubbccu mcn Hd mcmDCno
OF ISCHOOUeOARD IN ROOSEVELT
I Will Establish Farm at County Lasf of I'x-Jail Implicated j^,] ^^j "Hobofs" Will
In Scandal Ml Women Prisoners Ared Today
He Obliged to "Work"
PLEADED NOT CUILTO INDICTMENT
I Corner To Freep But Ls Recognized lictaiof Mustaclie Visits Pnts
Sliadt-.s of the ancifiit jail woodpile and Iiu,' f'aw bii'k, the stone hatchet and itie liol hulli and visions of eiglit hours real work under the suiniviwlon jof an armed ^nard. are all of iheiii I brotitdii very elohe to an aiiiiy ol pro- ^ I les.Kion.'ii liohoeB who have |(»r years ^0^1 spent wiiii'er. .spiiiiK and fail in the I Counly Jail at Mineoia. The hlKli ; sIkii ha.s heen pastied anioni; the few I who liave beyuii Iht- sea.son of Iheir
aloilK Iiu
Mile.s U. liliode.n.'- hefore JliMfhe .S< ii'i'
ariaiiiilod Ihis after¬ noon." Ithodes plHil'Vujt Kiiiity and was i;elea;-e(l f.".,noi) hail to await trial, fie rcrned to Free port late itiiH altHon and was lecoRni/ed hy fevv! his former flieiidw lie Vkoi e (UKlaclie. He was welromed tjyt fatliei- aiul niolhei, .Mr. aiul ( .\h ¦vander It. Hhodes at lh(i lioiu.'. II.• hi.oke (low n ami \i.
1'. I'eltii. esperially
i\ \;itiel> .
SUtlin;el- lest at '•f>dd johs" highway.--. Sheiiff Siephei\ has de(n-ed lhat ijrisoners. those of lhe ten to Hiiriv d shall woik.
Sheriff I'l'ilil in an exclusive •jnier- vie-w with a re|ires«'nial ive ol The Nassau Post recently discus.sed the prohlem of lakin;,' care of "bums" in the coun'y insiitulion with cliaratier- i.slic fiaiikness. He said lliat there Were fhOn in iiislody who had served
Eminent Men Will Address Great
Gathering al Mineola—Dr.
Finley ToiBe Present
I jail
.Mile.s .S l;li. IJrovvii.iv llh
Tei
v.;n hj
III*.
sted hief
l)f police of lhat cillas tirouttht lo the .Mineola .lail lod by Counly Hf- tective Phineas .Seati. and arrauK*'- kneiils wei-e made ajice for his ar- rai};niiienl before Sifme Courl ,1iih- lice Scudder. He wj>robahly plead lo the indiclnieni Ihftflernoon.
The eMiadlviion Uliodes from JreniiesKee was acc(Mlslie(> in re- liiarkatdy short lim«Th<' arrest oc- I'lirred only a wei ko and on .M(ui- lay Seaman vas dislched lo .Mhaiiy
I with retiuisiilon p;i)s. They vinre .signed ihe same d;;lml hv a: oikc
jstar.ji-d for Na.shviUvhere the Gov-
K-rms for years.' They are the same men who ill years ;;one hy .spent liie winters af Ihe old lialiilini I.shiiid poor house and worked the couniy folk in the sum- mer lin- proverbial jiies and "a lillie someililii;; lo eat."
I'eihaps no liKures al the seal, of tile coiiiiiy .1,'oveinuieni are more fa-' miliar than ihese habinial "buiiis." 'iheir names appear on ihe re<ords of the jail year in and year out almost
jail, 'i'hey Mock lo the streets and ai't suspicious for the e.\press puipose of beiiiK picked Up iind .sent to jail.
•¦ft'ls a fait lhat most of theni know where they will he received best and the recoKhs show that increasing
twenty-live I niiniberK of them comt
for
Th.
Irish
have actually e\ery llirf' decades, and liavi
.\iul
ernor of ihai
nifivdl I.f lhe diciiii;i In i,'.«
iff .Io 1 pli Ko Hiram H. Sm
ville wliere li and look him
Siale
priijon
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jhori/.ed llie re
from tlie juris- le foinier Sher-
i to .Supervisor (¦III to iJrowns-
'd lhe prisoner e.
Hhodes Is llie laid the indicted
{eepers lo he liro.iino jusiice. He
tscaiied folh)nin;< i relurn of the
|ndii inieiits ill Kehity and wa.s not
ated unlil iiUornion was Kiven
Ihe police of tl[r(;nneHsee city
[that he wa.s waai! in .\'ew \fn\i
jStjite.
Tlie liial of lhe filer Ward.'ii ;iiid lex-jaili IS will piohaj occur in .lune. .1 .
I EDWARDS AFfCR HORS AT POOL
pcCculed Sigi;ioncivice Challcn
ges G. Bjmitli
Claieiir.' I'.'dw aiilMliose forte in iislness I.s ic.ij ,s<\ is making a tfotiK hid for liomias a pool play- n Uvo of f'rei'il's fiuemosl tu- iKanizaiions. Diiriiit;)? winter months he was a runnel iiii the lournament at I Ik- Kreeport Cljaiid now he is OUl after laiKcr j;^ al tlie Klks j<'iul)liouse. I'"(U- a Slid lime on Wed- Inesday evening lie (laled Charles A Ihininond in ti L'nn pij pocket billiard |inauli liy a comforlje iiiar;;ili.
Ills lirsl mahwilh Sigmond. lEdwards clearly iiionstraled his lability as a pool siu He won easil>. IBnt SlRliiond. who 1, enjoyed the re puialion of beiuK oiK Hie best .shots Iin tlie Klks herd.tiallenged a^;aiii jiind i!u;t a second ij-at.
Kdwards will no\<) afler the "bifi;- iesi .name in the ^)," Cieorne Meii- liiett Smilh, the (loiuobile man. ISinlih lias a rcinttiin that has been jundlsputed for se\U years. 'I'he |iMatch will he play^)n .May li).
Prince at Funer.-if Gen. Sickles I'rince i'lKiiaielli .Merrick was one lof the niourner:^ ifl lie funeral cor- Itege of (.ieneral Difl Sickles oil Kri- jday inornins,'. Held the consul re- jpresenliiiK Hie Sjiish Ciovernnient 1 where the (;enera|>rved as an Am- IbasHadur at the col of .Madrid, rodo l-side by side In th«HHie coach.
eneral ion. ihirty days ' moiiihs for at leas I most of Ihem aie I residence. ! , iJliriiiK llie brief term of the iJieseiit ^ Sheriff.-i' ha:, been a source of mucli la^inoyante lo have Ihere "iepe;ileis" in lhe jail. 'Fhey lia\« con.e and ijene j .-ever.-.l iime;- since- he as.uiiiied Ills •(huie.-i in .lanuary. In oue instance the I Sheiiff lhat a "liabiiual hoLio" came in¬ to lile pri.siui sniiliiif; oiU' inorninM af¬ ier he iiad liad lii« freedom but forty iiouis. 'I'he Slik'liff idaced him in the dark cell in the basement and put hini lo work, t'pon liis release he was warned lhat iiis reuirn would mean anothtu- season of labor iind a dark cell, but less it han forty-eixht hours jiassed hi fore lie reliiined aniiin, siill smiling.
Insuinces lik<' this iiioused ihe tu-- .sourcelul Sli.'rii'f lo adion. Ueceiuly Ije obtained periui.ssion to use seve'ral acres of land opposile the jail buihliii.". in (iiiiden Ciiy and al oni'i' iiiid plans lu establish there a prison farm which '.vill herafier be worked enlirely by iniiijiles of lite institution. Those who live at the e.vpense of counly "jiiil will he ohiisi'd lo work out their boiird at least in the liliiiiK of i..e soil.
'It costs iwenlyvthree cents a day IO feed these men." said Sheriff I'ellit. discussini; his novel scheme, "If these hahituiil 'hoboes' were permitted lo come here iind receive their hoard and lodKin.i; wiihout work tlie jail would remain a 'fair liaven' for tiiem. It is remarkable how Ihe word is spread iimoii.n this chiss (if men ih.ii food :iml rest awaits their kiml in <i)n\v siuil;
from thill .sec¬ tion. There iin' few of ihein from Hempstead a very tew. Our records here show that a majority of Ihem ( ome fiom the norih sliore. especially .Vortli Henipslead. Two .Instic.'S of Ihe I'eace in that township for the most pari commit all the thirty day prisoiKMs thill conu- from the town.
"IJui I'm Moin^ to iiiiike lliem do ii little sometliiiiK for tlie liviiiK now. Of course there will be a comparatively few here during the summer. That is their se.iMUi of pieisure. Tliey iiiaii- asrt*^lo eek out a son of an e.>;istence at odd johs ill lhe IVot weiiiher and are able lo ,!.'e. enouyli lo eat and driiil; l.hink is the ihiiiy lli.\\' thrive O'l. Then, if they happen to lake an o,.-;- iiidulueiiie we c;el Ihem at the county jail, hm the c-ases are rare.
"On lhe jail farm I propose to liiaKe the prisoners iiclmilly eiirn a f;iir day's e.iiin,^. Tliey will have lo'plow and hiirrow Iirst and then develop lue land for more extensive fiirniinf;. 1 have iilieiuly treated the land so that il will be produclive Ihis suminer."
\ similiir plan to th.e one conceived by Sheiiff I'etiit has been worked suc¬ ce.ssfully in (Ii.-rniany for years. In ihal country pri.soner.s are t;iven the opportunity to take a small portion for their own use afid eseds and ini- I>lemenis iire loaned hy lhe iuithori- ties. The produce is sold in the mar¬ kers shar.
The lortlKoniin; joint conference of the teacheiH of N'assiiu County and meeting; of the .Nassau County Teach¬ ers' .\ssociation 'O be held at the .Mineola schfiolhouse on Miiy li>, will propbiibly be (he iiiosi iniportiint gaih- erini; of its kind ever held here. Kinineiit educators fiom various parts of the Stale and elsewhere will be present, and .'verj u-achei. principal and siipeiinteiiden in the two super¬ visors' districts of Ihe county will be obliK»Hl to attend. The «chools will be closed on the day of the institute.
.¦\ccordin^ to In. Jftuies S. Cooley, the conference will be divided into six sections, viz: primary, intermediate, hi«h school. coiiju,.'rctal, i las.siciil iind principals. In ea.!! section a special¬ ist in the pariiciih,r branch of educa¬ tional work will addresa the confer¬ ence. The loliirwlng have accepted invitations to h.- present; IJr. Siier- niiin Williams, inief of the Library Division ol Hie lupariment of Kdu- (iition; -Mis. Klleii Kddy Shaw of fhe Brooklyn Dotaniial Gardens; Frof. I). V\'. Redmond of the Collejte of the Ciyt of -New York; Prfitesisor liarlhol- oineu, head of Ihe Comiiiercial lirarif h of the III piirimenl of Kducatitui; Dr. A. .\. .lohnsoii. Director of the Long entire j island Agricultural Sciiool, and others. The exercises of the afternoon will be conducied by the teacher' association of which W. L. Schumann, principal of the Hiildwin Scliool. is president.
During; lhe sessions Dr. .Iohn II. Piiiley, Stale Couiinissioner of Kduca¬ lion will be pieseot and speak, in the afternoon Dr. Charles S. Chapin, Principal of tiie Slate Noi inal School at .Montclair. .\. J., will address lhe assejubled leache.rs upon the subject of "l';ili(ieiicv in School and .\fier Sclioo!"
FREEPORT AND HEMPSTEAD IN CHAMPIONSHIP NATCH
Game on Wednesday Will Decide
Nassau County Interscholastic
League Series
By the l-ligh School Reporter Ne.M Wednesday afternoon at :'..:!n ! Freeport will be the scene of an ex¬ citing baseball same hei ween Flcmp- stead and Kree|)ort liiuli schools. The . game will in all poi bability by the de- cidiim coniest ot the .Nassau (.'olinty I Intersclioliistic Base Bail Keanue. 1 Bolii leiiius Will e.xert theniselves to 'the ulmosl to win. Kreeport has a ' lead on Hempstead by one same but should Heiiipstiiid win il will tie them for llie chiimpiunKhip. If Kreeport twins II will t-'ive them Ihe cliamiuou- ! ship with a silver cup offered by a 1 Brooklyn newspajier. ' This iroidiy wns offered Ihree years ! ago lo the school in Nassau Counly I Ihal couid win it for lliree consecu- I live >fars. Kreeport has not given jthe Olher schools iin oiiporiunity to 1 know whiii it fei-is like to liave tlie trophy for even ii yeiir, and now lhat i the boys have it fairly in their hands jit is expected that liiey will make a Isupieme effort nexl VNednesday in ihe I elf ort lo make ilie trophy the iierma-
nenl firoperly of ilie school. . Thus lar this year I-'ieeporl has de- i feated Hempsiead, l>awreiice, Lyn- I brook and Uockville Centre, wliile ' Henipslead has loai only the gaiue i with Kreeport in tne league series
Mrs. Grant Andrews and iMrs. Louis Faath Chosen To Fill Vacant Places at Stormy Meeting of Dis¬ trict-Ellison's Authority as Clerk Questioned-- J. C. Stephenson's Vote Challenged --$35,000 Appropriation For New School House Lost By Large majority—Mole Judgment Settled — New Date For School Meeting
' School affairs in Koosevelt were thoroughly thrashed out 'I'uesdiiy even¬ ing. At the annual meeting of the district in the school house se\eriil hundred residents, including a numiier of women. The meeting coniinued uiiul midnight. Challenges of a per- soiiiil nature, inf.M'ences. jibes, lepar- lee and cross tiring made ihe meeting lively Irom start to hnisli. ' The opening gun of Hie clash be- i tween factions of the district, was sounded by Walter Sirphenson, one of the trustees m the district whose lerni ended Tuesday. ^He arose alter , clerk William Kllison had read the j call for the meeting, and the Kev. j Hugo I'ohlmanii had been chosen as i cluiirman. He protested Kilisiiu's ! right to act iis secretary of the meet' ; ing because of his removal by the Hoard of talucation. Kllison reseiil.'d i lhe inference saying he hail been act- i mg as clerk lor the Board and that ! ouly the Stale t'ommissioner of Kdu- I ciition had powfr to remove him. Slephenson d('cliired lhe power w
In all probability Kdwards will start i >viih the Board t^f i:ducaiion and'ask
ed that liis protest be ruled on by the chairman, but the Kev. Mr. I'ohlinann placed lhe jnalter before the meeting. .\ mol ion was carried to endorse Ste¬ phenson's protest by a large niajorily. Kllison then cahllenged the right of J. C. Stephenson, fatiier of Walter, ouce President ot the Board lo vote at the meeting uniesB he qualified aa a voter.
"1 havo never had my, ciii/.ensliig> ipiestioned before." said Sti'jilienson, rising, "iind do nol intend that il sluill he now. Tills declaration of a chal¬ lenge is an insiili." uul the instilulion and inmate I ated. in accordance wilh an order is-j ... , . , j; ui u i ii /^ i Applause and siiimiiing of feel fol-
alike in the proceeds. Tlie men j sued by the newly appointed Clerk and Midnight bearch In Kockville Centre , |„^^.^,,| .^ ii\,>ly discussitui was about
WILL ENFORCE HEALTH REGULATIONS
Rockville Centre Health Board Ser¬ ves Notice on School Authorities
If the school autjioii' ies in Ko(;kviUe i Centre liave failed lo carry out tlie dis- tated of the recent amendments to the Health \.n.v;, lliey will be asked by the Hoiird of Heallli to do os at once. .Ml children will be required to be \accin-l
lhe game in ilie pilchers box for Kree¬ port. He has pitched all the League g.lilies so far and lias made an envi¬ able records. Bedell, who has been pitching the larger games will be available Iiowever, and if it is seen that.Kdwards cannot hold Hempstead he will in all piobabllity go inlo tiie box. Baker will catch and the lield will he I hit »ame as in pre\ ious giinies.
POUCE SOUGHT IMAGINARY BURGLARS
iire encouraged lo work primarily | Registrar, George Her, uuder Dr. A. llirougli example. If they are liabiiu-j D. Jaques, the health othcer's direc- al criminals they are held- to account | lion at the recent meeting (d the for a siiecilied aLgiounl of work.
The fiirm idea, tliough still a socio¬
logical experimtuit, has solved i
Iiraidical way the trmap problem in i changes in the Health Law at their ttiat country. Wehn the prisoners, lueeting on Tuesday evening and re¬ living on liieir own little farm, have ! ported a number of cases of inuiups, made it produclive and revenue pro I measles, pneumonia, chicken pox .md duiing and have acciiiiiulaled a mod- j scarlet fever. The healih otticer dis- eraie amouiii of s;iving, they are given I cussed tlie recent changes in the hiw their freedom and assisted to acquire j regariling the reporting of se\ere land of Iheir own. .\fter a period of j cases of sore throat, prohalion iliej iiic discharged fron
A Fruitless Expedition
,,,,,., , "Police. Burgliirs: Somebody is 1i\-
Heaith Board. .. , ..
Dr. .Jaques called Ihe intention of I'"^ '" «*^^ '" '"> •''^"''•' ^™'" ^'^'^ '"'*"'' Ihe oBard of Health to the recent | yelled Josepli Kuslace from the win¬ dow of his hmne ou .Merrick road. Kockville Ceiiir.' ou Thursday night.
¦ustodv.
His cries were heard hy Ollicers John Kircher and V\'illiam .N'eedham. They immediately started for tlie i>'ar ot the building. Kircher who weighs over two iiuii
NURSE WILL GET DENTON'S ESTATE i ^'¦^'^ i'"""'^" ""'""""*'"""'''"'""''"¦':
ty in getting over lue liigli boiird
Difference in Size of Ballots Feature of Merrick Election
difft
rence in 'the Nhie
two candidates for
ill .Merrick was iiii-
r in the selection of
1) luembei'shiji in ili.'
\er Curtis Bow n.'. w ho
Tliere were in:: Voles
•lived s:'. lo "0 for
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.\ peic.'|i|;ihlc of the iiallols < scliool liuslees
doubt edly a fad .1. W. Birch I. Siliool Board opposed him. cast, Birch i Bowne.
To lhe ciisuiil ol)ser\er iit the nieel¬ ing of the dlstricl the result of the conlesl Wiis apparent ever before the tellers had linished their count. The Birch ballot was considerably larger tiian that of r.owne. iiml easily dis¬ tinguishable as Ihey were placed in ; Liie box,
j .Mtliough the mretiiig was the l»lr«g- I est in history ol' the district, orifer j luovuiled io sirikiuK contrast with
that of a yi
horn, deri; of ihe dis
nieeling togel'ier aid
Mepham. Sup' rirleii'i
Wiis chosen as cl airiii
ware and 1'. K .1
ed tellers.
The reporis , iind the dislrict and approved
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.Schermer- ¦i"l callt^d lhe \'»'eilington t". 11 of Sidiools 1. Kobert De wc|>' appoinl-
tlu scliool trustees treasurer wore read Kollowing tlie an¬ nouncement of the chairman that noni- iiiations were open there was a pro¬ longed silence, -en D. C. Harvey, a summer resident of Merrick placed the name of J. W. fiirch before the nieeling. Bowne was noniiiiinied by ileoige Manning.
Schermerhorn principal of the school school was reelecleu as Cierk of the district and Daniel Landau was cho.sen to succeed himself as collector. The nieeling was iidjourned at nine o'clock.
Miss Vetter of Brooklyn. Who Nur¬ sed Physician, the Benefactress
Klsie L. Wui. a nurse, of 473 Park place. Brool .. il. will receive |4,136.- X(i, nearly il.c eiiiire estate of the late Dr. John 11 B. Dentmi, of Kreeport.
Surrogaie John J. tJriihiim, of Nas¬ sau Couuty. recently signed the ac¬ counting. The eslale Wiis originally valued at |7..^00. but two yeitrs' litiga¬ tion greatly reduced it. .Mamie \'an \ Riper of Kreeport is left i2iiO. Dr. \ Denton's children get nothing. 1
Dr. Denton was for many years one of Kreeporl's most t'rominent physi-","* clans and Miss Vetter cared for him ' "^"^ during his helplessness from paraly¬ sis (liiiinv his last yeiirs. He died Kebruaiy I'li, 1912 His three chil¬ dren. Mrs. Janet V. W;illace, Lila Smith and John S. Denton, fought the probiile of Ihe will, as lliey had been cut off. In his will Dr. Den:on said he "believed that his children'had not Ireated him as children should trciit a father."
fence whicii
property, and
Josepli Wic^ii
Kusliice's dou
over lue surrounds the Kustace
had to be assisted by •r. Iu the meanwhile, was barking loudly and
tearing fraiuically at his chain.
While Ollicers Kircher and Need¬ ham were prowling about the yards with their electric torches looking for the burglars. Needham was struck on the head with a tin can. "I'm hit. John" he cried put. Kircher was hit wilh a Ilower potat the same time. Botii reiurned to tlieir respective posts wiihout soh ing the mystery.
An investigation, was made on Kri- day morniii-; iind ii wa
one <d 111.' leiuiuls. ol the build ing adjoining Kuslace liad accideiiial iy knock.'d som.' plains off lh sill.
I to ensue, when Kdward Comberl iisk ed if the meeting was lo consider school business or personal differeiic les. C.liairuian Pohlmann rapped his I gavel several times for order and KUi- j son read a petition advoc'iiting tlie re- iduclioii of trustees from a to :;. (L I Brahiisen moved to table the petiliiui, t wiiich Wiis seconded; an amendment ' Wiis made to increase tbe numiier of ] irusiees to 7 and later to 9. 'J'he lat- ler was adopted. J. C. Stephenson ar¬ gued ill linor of llie increased number. Kollowing adoption of the motion to I have nine trustees, Chairman i'olil- I mann announced tliat thri'e would I have to be elected for three yeius. j IWO lur two year.s and three f<u on.' . ] year. 'lhe retiring trustees weie Charles Dai ling, Ronert .siiearman ami Waller S.eidieiu;on aud lleniy .1. Bailer, all id' wtiom were aiMioin.ed lo till unexpired terms. The only hold ove.l was Archibald Oreeiiswoid, who was eleeled lor three >ears iit lhe last meeting.
A number of citizens were named for the three year terms, including Spearman. A niajorily declined the nominations. Kdward Bom bert, John Behr and Charles Behr were selected as inspectors. A wa.ste basket was
nomination wa.s seconded b> a uuiu her, Mrs. Josepti Kaath was uauied as a running uiate tor .Mrs. Andrus. lioili were elected almost uuanluioUii- i\.
August Kiugar, who led in retiring in la\oi ol the ladi»s, KNeiitl Smitli aud Kdward Verity, were nominated and eiecii'd for one year terms.
Ou luolion ot Charles Whitehouse, .Mrs. l-'aath cast a single ballot for Kuiger, Smith and \eiily.
'J lie iie.M question was whether in the interval between now and August when school ollicials take ollice, .Mr. Ureeusword was not the only member eligible lo ser\e. Henry J. Smith, u lormer iiusiee and clerk, laiseii the point.
Mrs. Andrus, Mrs. Kaath. .Messrs. i'luger ami Smith were clioseu lo act unui August.
J'oilowing the election, Ihe jiroposi- lion to siieiid .f.;;.,uiili lor a new school building Wiis introduced, hut a peli- lion from le.-Mdeuis ot the Merrick Ejection ul tlie dislricl, asking to be set aiiait Irom the Koose\ell district, lhat a uew dibirict migiu be created ami a uew scbool built was read. 'I'he disiiince winch childien residing in the Meirick secliiui had to travel lo attend the school was the prini-ipal basis lor Uie pelitiou.
Xlie pell uon will he placed before the trusiees ior consideration, aud the nieeling considered the new school. l-'igures were pieseuted Hliowing that Ul presenl 2iiH children were attending and a kindergarten of G7 enrolled pu- ^ pi'.s, Willi an average attendance of less Ihan thirty.
(ieorge Mole asked if the Koo.sevell schooi was not built to accomodate nearly 400 pupils. He thought il was iK.Mii plans liied at Albany. After lliiiishiiig OUl the qiiislion luo and ion, hgures showing ihat liiere was . iio imuiediale need lor the school this >eii;- Were preseiiltd iind lhe nieeling" \oled uot lo huild'sh.
I'+ie annual budge, uu ludiiig teach¬ eis' salaries was considered. Kdgar Dye raised lhe point lliat the aiuounl oi $(i,000 was too mucli. He pointed out that the stale motley had not been deducted. A lively tiif belween he iiiid Biiilinseii followed. The Hiate money aii.ounted to Jl.iiHti. 'J'his would biiiig the budget lor salaries down to less than ifl.aOO. Kdward liomberl moved ihal 1(4,500 be appro¬ priated, 'lhe motion was adopted.
Tho various Hems of tlie budget (iiused considerable discussion. .Some wanted to < ui down lue cit'ik's .siiaiy. Oilier.-, the jaiiiKu iind Iruaiil ollicer " .Uid oilier items. Others wauled to in¬ crease'lhe salaries. A total of nearly ihi0,000 was voted for Hie yeai. Ot Uiis amount $7.'jO will go toward re¬ placing the plaster in the achool rooms and painting inside.
The assigned judgment ol Ceorjjn .Mole, architect, to Counselor John Lyon, amounting wiih interest to |8r, Wiis a subject of discussion.. JMr. .Mole said Hie judgment was for only *97.&0. lie could not understand how
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BADGE FOR RETIRING FOREMAN
Russell Hose Company Decorate "Billy" Pearsall with Emblem Kusstdl Hose Coiujiany. in apprecia- lion of the services rendered by its ri'tiriug foreman, William K. PearsaTl, presented him with a gold badge on Tuesday evening, when,.,lhe couipuuy met at his home on Leonard avenue. "Uilly" received the gift .with becom¬ ing nuildesiy. and some manifestation of Muster, but managed to e-xpifsa hi.s Ihiinks in a manner which showed i,1iai he appreciated the token from the "boys."
The election fo otiicers for Hie coni- Piiiiy resulted in the selection of iCharles Kppel as foreman: tirst as- Isistanl. Claude Brotherldge; second assistant, Arthur Cornell; treasurer, Kred Kedenberg; linancial secretary. Theodore Dixon, recording secretary, John Hettirichs; trustee for three .V'ears, Charles Kppel; delegate to t|)e Southern N. Y. Asaocialion, Arthur
BOWLING CLUB AT DINNER
Third Celebration of Rockville Centre Organization a Notable Success
Tile Rockville Centre Bowling Club held its third annual dinner and re¬ ception at-Kinliiyson's 'loiei, on Wed¬ nesday ev'ening. 'i'lie event brought together iiuiny of the members who recently closed a tournament after a winter of actibility. During Hie even¬ ing a coterie of members of Hie Con- cosBjp Singing Socieiy en,ertalned with songs. Dancing lollowed the baiiquei, ~^
Among the diners were: Mr. and Mrs. John Welden, Dr. and Mrs. (jeo. K. Travts, Mr. and Mrs. Wilaam Wild, .\Ir. and Mra. E. L. Ketcham, J. Voung, Mr. and Mrs. J, E. Webster, Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. VanDeusen. Mr. and Mrs. Clarenece Ankers, Mr. and Mrs. H. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Kink, Mr. and Mrs. J. Fielding. Mr. and Mrs. Charlea Gast. Mr. and Mrs. J. McCarten. Mr. and Mrs. Deroux! >ir. and Mrs. Waiter E. tjviatt, Mr. (.orneil; aiiditlnK comuiittee, Arthur and rs. Charlea Richmond Mr and ! Cornell knd Claude Brotherldge. ^ m A C St«ln
I Lynbrook Republican Club Elects , The Lynbryok Kepubliciui Clnb at j their annual nieeling on Kriday niglit [elected the following ollicers for the I ensuing year: I'resident, Hon. Jere- I niiah Wood; vice presideni, VV. 13. T. I Ronalds; secretary,Lawrertf-e O'Brien; financial secrelary, Krank B. Weldon; : treasurer, .lustice E. T. Neu; trustees. ' E. A. Schwartz, James Smith, Charles I Lott. Alfred J. Hudson and James H. • l)a> ton.
: Miss Nichols to Speak in Freeport ! Miss Nichols, of Babylon, will ad- ; dress the members of the Kreeport i Suffrage Club at their meeting on
.Monday afternoon. Miiy JL at the .home of .Mrs. C. Dwight Baker, Lena : avenue and North Berueii Place, upon
the general subject of "votes for wo- j men." The nieeling w ill begin at 2.,'10.
A large number of women are e.xpect- I ed to hear the address.
I Road Work Done at a Loss
Street Commissioner .Luiise Patten- jof Kockville Centre, hiis reported to I the Village Board that the local con- I tractors had refused to work on the roads on the ground that there was Uttle profit in working for tlie vil¬ lage. There la at present a <l«flelt of II.7S IB th« MtToet tund.
WILLS FILED The will <d B.'iiha Smith, ol Kock¬ ville Centre, divides a valuable estate between a siKtei. Lucy Sunders. Mary Crittenden, a hrothr. Tory Smith, and a half brother Kobert Whalen. all of Virginia.
Kreenian .1 .Miihaii, late of Bellmore, left a $6,000 personal estate; John and Harry Mahan, son.s, share the es¬ tate.
The will of Klizabeth Berger. late of
Roslyn, betjui-iii lis eniire estate of
$10,000 reah iind "unknown persmial"
' to the husband. I'eter Berger. •
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! Dance Season at S. S. V. C.
The young i.iople of Kreeport are looking eage:l,v forward lo the openini.
day evening in. August provided the Slate law jiermits, and to have ll in the lire house where more room ia available.
used as a ballot box. discoveted I ^^'''*'" •'^'»"l'''t'U-'i('U had deposited his j u |,ad beLii reduied lo $S.^. The item .... i...:i.i I ballot, an ailempL was made to take'was placed in the budget. ^
il from the basket. Gombert, a veter- I a motion was made to hold the an- an election inspector yelled out: |uual meeting nex yiear Hi.- lirst Tues
"Mr. . C'hairman, J protest against any balidl box stufling. Tliis monkey business lias gol to stop. 1 want a (tiece of paper to cover this basket."
Kllison insisted that Steplienson sign the for mot declariilion lor chal¬ lenged voters.
"Sn man who hiis lived in New Zeii- iaiid all his life aud comes here witii Kngiish proclivities can challenge my citizenship," yelled Stephen.son, "I in¬ tend to vote if we.slay here until morning."
Evcuiit Smith shouted across the room: "If that man is voting illegally
Chairman, 1 want him proaecut-
Thornton and Leich School Trustees The annual mei.-ling of the Smitli ville South Dislrict wa.s held it^ tin- assembly room ol Hie si'hool house on 'I'ueaday evening. A large number of citizens and taxpayers were present despite lhe inclement weather. The collector's report was read and ac¬ cepted with tho.se of the treasurer and audit committee. A report of the
of the sunir. er dances of lhe. Soutl^J it was decided lo destroy the vote. Shore Yacht Club. The opening dance l.Slephenson raised the point that the
Board of Kdm ation was enthusiastical- :' , ., , , , ily received. Thomas J. Thornton, who
Meanwhile a piece of wrapping pa- served ou the school board since Uie per was procured ^to cov,er the ballot ' iiisiri.t was created was renomlnatwJ
'""'' " *""' """ " lo succeed himself despite his desire
to withdraw, and unanimously elected. Harry Leich was named and elected as the other trustee. Eacb Item in the
basket which Gombert spread over il As only a few ballots had been de posited when Slephenson fiut in his
will be held on Decoration Daj as and in addilion a seiie.-. of dances will be held every night during the sum¬ mer. The dances will probably be held through the week to Victrola mu¬ sic and on Saturday niijht the regular dances wil be held with Muller's or¬ chestra for music.
: Changed Location of Electric Meter j For chaugin*^ the location of an 1 electric meter from the attic to the cellar withoui obtiiining permisKion. Herbi rt S. Bird, of 120 Powell avenue. Rockville Centrt;. has been repri¬ manded by the village board of that villaj.e. Mr. Bird's explanation is that if thore was a rule he was not aware
[ action was nol regular as a record [liad not been taken of the destroyed ballots.
Steiilienson with Chairman I'ohl- luan fixed a foriu of declaration whidi I was signed. ^
' The result of' the vote for three year members, showed that Sepanuan had been defeated. He was the only reiiriiiK member renominated. Wil¬ liam .Morrell, the Rev. Hugo Pohlman : and Mi. Biahnsen were th I For the two year terms, nearly ' en men were named, but most de- I clined. Charles Del^p, who appar¬ ently believes in etjnal rights for wo- , men, especially , on school t>oards, placed in nomination Mrs. Grant An-
biidget of expenses was voted upon separately and carried Additional amounts were voted for uew metal ceilings, lire extinguisners and library equipment.
of It He said tae moved the meierldrews. He aaid she wa*. a large tax ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^
tat 0^ conv*nl«nc« of the reader. i payer, interested lu tbe school. The tttOiM after tbe perfonnance.
Firemen Give Successful Minstrel The minstrel and vaudeville enter¬ tainment give by Roosevelt Hos« Jjo. No. 1 last evening, attracted an audi¬ ence of about 300. The proKramme, furnislied principally by the J^yrlc Trio winners, i of l-'reeport, William F. Pearsall and doz- 'J homas McCaffrey, made a decided hit. The local favorites were encor¬ ed ret>eatedly for the clever manner in which they sang up-tonlate selec¬ tions The numerous local jokes were also highly appreciated. Danclog af¬ forded a good time for tbe youag
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