The Unofficial Ne^vspaper of Nassau County
Ihe Ifajg^au Host
The Unofficial Ne%vspaper of Nassau County
VOL 1 NO. 2
{Copy-ftght 1914. by The Niimu Po« PubUhing Co)
PREEPORT, NEW YORK, TUESDAT, FEBRUARY 10, 1914
PRICE THREE CENTS
WAS BRICK STOCK OF GOLD VARIEH?
Oceanside Investors Who Sub scribed to Rev. Edward's Pro¬ position Are Suspicious
CERTinCATES BEAUTIFUILY ENGRAVED
Put no Dividends Were Paid And
Company's New Rochelle Plant
Now in Ruins
The beaiUlfullj ohgraved slock cer- UflcateB of lUe National Electrcal Brick EnAineliiK «..oinpan>, of Wall »ue«t, Manliaiian, and New Rochelle, N. Y., are treasured posKCsalonb among a numbtr ot citizens of Ocean- aide, and rua.y menifutoa of tho Kev. NelBon Edwarde, once pastor of the Methodist kpn-ropal Church of thai village, now a preacher In Clinton, Conn. Foi- the Block wan sold by the swave and teiual minister and pro¬ moter, whose pleasing n anner and winning ways vere faotorH in hih rather phenon;lnaI Hucceb.s, lirHl dt u preacher tl en as a salesman. Ht- dlspoBHd of Su.OOO worth ot the gaud¬ ily decora'.jd ctrllllcates lo eight ol bis flock, before hlB pastoral calling took him to other fleldn.
'•If you take $1,000 worth of IhU Block, 1 wl 1 tnke It back within a year and allo'.v you 20 per cent profit,' he ;8Ald lo I n Oceanside grocer on a fall afterno;a thi'ee years ago.
It was harl to reHlnt the versalllt pastor, and the grocer finally purchas od 1500 worl'i upon the basis that ht would receU'e ai the end of the yeai the amount of his investment plus thi I>er(Centag9. Lut the year passed am the Rev. Edwards went^ tp live Jn an. other state. Now like seven other: In Oceansldo, the grocer Is susplclou. that the brlok stock that he purchaaet, may have been of the golden variety The other seven Oceanside Invest ors Iu the ytocli of the National Elec trical Brick Enr.mellng Company, whi subscribed upon the solicitation o. the Rev. Edwaids, are willing, like thi
' grocer to d,ispose of their ulock a. much less than face value wUhout re gard to percentage. In fact severa of the numlvor were willing to give I. away, prior lo last December, wher. an iQveBllg.vclou waa InsUtutcd.
Thus far the Invesiigaiion haa re realed only the ruins of a building li New Rochelle containing the rusl-eal en remains of a few pieces of machln ery. An oven Into which the stock holders ware permitted to look at ai ordinary red tiick on on*; aftemooi tMick In 1911, and later at a highly
^ polished enamel brick, such as line; tbe walls ot the subway stations ii Brooklyn s'.ad ManRatlan, was still li tact. But the National Brick Enamel ing Company had gone.
The Investlpivtlon Is sllll In progress yet the Rev. Edwards declines lo dis cusB the venture as a promoter, ant no officers of the company have ye, been found. A volume of evidence hen been collenUd however, and It Is like ly that legal proceedings will be begui at some time wiihln the presem month.
According to tboBe who llnveslec iQ the stock cf the National Electrlca Enameling Fr ek Company, tho dem onstrallons at the plant were hlgblci Mtisfactory. A group of then pros
. pectlve purchi'oers of stock wen "shown" through the plant, and "saw' for themsolvrs the remarkable work Inga of an ei^ctro-enamellng machine They were told of a "secret process' by which an ordinary brick could bi surfaeed with ennrael In Just two hours.
"The cost of enameling brick under the present piocess Is fSO a thousand," ¦Aid the Rev. F-awards In an eloquent
, appeal to a JRockvllle Centre man, "But by our 'fcvcret method' the cost
: Is but |6. Tho machine that will do thia ta not to b9 sold, mind you, but rwited for li^rgo sums and at fabulous , royaltiea."
:.} Tbe group that visited the plant w»r« readily con%lnced of the genuln- eea of tbe ' pruc< ss that would make one day revoluloiilze the brick enam¬ eling Industry." A rough red brick waa placed i na hopper, and the as-
"itonUbed gui Bta raw it disappear into
^ in intricate n<echanism. Then an elo¬ quent genttCDuan escorted tbe guests
FREEPORT HEBREVfS FORM ASSOCIATION
Organization Dedicated to Intel¬ lectual and Moral Uplift of Jews
Having for lis purpose the Intellec¬ tual and moral upllfe of the Jewish resldinlB of this section of Long Islard, the Preeport Hebrew AHSocia- tlon was Tormed some two months ago by H group of busiueuB men In this vlllare. The Assorlailon Is the first of Us kind on Long Island. Meetings have been held fortnightly since its inception l-y Max .Stockman, a tailor, of Main striet.
The new organization ha:* a meiu- bershlp of thirty-live, which incln les many of Itvf prominent Hebrew mer¬ chants of the village. Its meetings are of an educational nature and top¬ ics relating to politics, civics and gov¬ ernment arc (lic.-'UHHed.
The Iiit;i function of Ibfe associaiion will be held at Brooklyn Hall on Wed¬ nesday evening, February 11. An snaborale banquet will be given and X dance will follow. The hall has been decorated fo.- the orcaHlon and I large uum ber of representative Jews from this and other village.^ are ex¬ pected lo attend.
The olllcers of the association are Max .Stockman, Chairman: H. Bar fsch, Vice Chaiiman; H.'Straus, Sec¬ retary and J". J«<;ub8on. Treasurer.
TRUMPED HER "HEART" AT CARES THEN WON HAND
Romance of "500" Party Culminat ed in Chapman-McCarey Nup¬ tials on Saturday
A romance which begiin at a card able whore two couples were playing '500" was culminated on Saturday jvenlng in the marriage of Miss Lou¬ se Mao Chapman, daughter of Mrs. foseph T. Chapman, of Merrick Road, .'reeport, to Aubrey McCarey, former- y of Freeport and now of Boston, .lass. The game of cards was play- >d some four years ago and McCarey .nd his partner won. Two years Jat- >r at the same game he "trumped" ler heart and now he had won her hand "
Tho ceremony was celebrated at the episcopal Church of the Tranflgura- ion al 7.30 o'clock. The Rev. A. W. J. Carrlngton, who left the pastorate )f the church two weeks ago returned rom Brooklyn to officiate. The cere- nony was witnessed by but a few rela- ives, friends and neighbors.
The bride was given away by her )rother, Joseph Chapman. Mrs. Mar- an Dusenbury Chapman, a slstor-ln- aw attended her as matron of honor, .'he best Mian was Bertram Earle. ."he bride was attired In white crepe le chene gown trimmed with Irish lOlnl lace, and wore a tulle veil drap¬ ed from a Norman cap. She carried I shower bouquet of roses and lllUes )f the valley.
Albert Chapman, Edward Capman, irotfi^rs of the bride; and Sidney Mc- Jarey, a brother of the bridegroom, •tied as ushers.
A wedding supper was served at the irlde's home following the nuptials, .fier which th'^ couple left on a wed- ling trip. Upon their return they vlll make their home in suburban Joston, Mass.
Two Alarms Breaks Spell in Freeport
Two fire ainrms In the village of .'"'reeport yesterday broke the monoto- ly of a Ions sptll of Inactivity among he flremei. The first occurred just ifler the noon v.-hlatle was blown. It brought out tlie vamps to tho Randall i'ark section ot the village. A hedge vas reported to be on fire, but none jvas found. A' 9.20 o'clock last night the second alarm sounded and again Che voluntee's responded. The alarm came from the Grove street school. The fire was of little Importance.
GIRL AHACKED IN OCEANSIDE STREET
Assailant Sprang Upon Giri
From Behind and Bore Her
to The Ground
SHE USED A HAT PIN TO GOOD EFFEQ
Her Unconcious Form Found by
Neighbors—She is Now Under
Care of Dr. Boorum
FREEPORT CITIZENS |JUStice reserves decision jgov. GLYNN MAY
'TALK" CANDIDATES!
Informal Gathering Held at | Home of Lyman N. Jones, Jr. on Sunday AfternQpn
IN STILES DIVORCE ACTIONi
Soiiiewtiere In Oceanside or possibly In Uockville Ceuue or a nearby vil¬ lage of the South Side, a desi.erntc youth or man U nursing peveial seri¬ ous wounds Inflicted by a Jialplu of .Miss Annie Soptr, a strikingly' pretty nineteen-year-old girl of Oceanside >\-honi he.attacked v. ithin a short dis- uinc from her home on last Friday evening. The young woi:iiin was re¬ turning from Rockville (Centre through a darkened spot In School street east of Oceanside road, when .^he waa set upon from the rear and borne to the g;ounrt by the weight of I ni.'rn.
MI.SS Soper, though iiowerle.s.f in her consternation, fell In such a way that her hat cauio wiihin her reach. When she regained her lost senses .ihe held In her rUvht hand a long hat pin. In the desperate struggle that followed she used It lo advantage, Uabbing frequently al her assailant anlll sho fell exhausted and uncon- icloas upon the pathway hidden In darkness.
Some hours after the occurrence she "was found there by Lorenzo Davi¬ son, a neighbor, and her senseless form carried to her home. There she '.las been under the care of Dr. Boor¬ um, of Rockville Centre, In a serious condition, suffering from shock and fright. She has been shaken with violent fits of hysteria during the past two days and unable to give more than an incoherent account of the attack.
While the incident is guaided in secrecy. It has been learned aulhorl- tlvely that during the attack Mls-s Soper's cldlhes were literally torn from her body by the desperal man. Her body was Bcralched p.nd bruised and marks of a powerful hand are still visible on her arms.
Miss Soper is the 8t«*pdaughter of the laie Walter Harvey, who was killed al the Ifreeport municipal light¬ ing plant on the morning of Septem¬ ber 18. She ha.9 been In the employ of Dr. George Tiavis, a dentist, with ofllccs In Village avenue, Rockville Cenlre, and was returning from his office at the conclusion of her day's work. She had waited for her broth¬ er, Fred, to call at the office with a carriage as had been his custom, but he was delayed and ahe started home alone.
While no record of tho assault haa" been filed with the police of Rockville Centre or the .Sheriff of Na.ssau Coun¬ ty 80 far as Is known, a number of^ citizens have begun search for the a.<)BaIlanl of Miss Soper. From her Incoherent slalements, it has been gleaned that she knows the man who attacked her.
The attack on Miss Soper occurred on tho night fallowing the hold up of Wilson Smith In Oceanside road, near the Long Island Railroad Station, Oceanside. He was robbed of |57 which he drawn from a bank In tbe afternoon.
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Davlaon A&ki Courta For Relief Alfred T. litvlson, of Freeport, act¬ ing for the town of Hempstead In the matter of equalination of assessments, notified the Poi^rd! of Supervisors at their meeting on Monday last that he had appIFed to the courts lor relief from what hi termed an unequal as¬ sessment, IS adopted by them on De¬ cember 27. 1913. This is one of a number of casoa that have been b] ought by Courselor DavlBcH»4n the Interest of the taxpayers ot Hemp^ »tead tewiuUp.
MISS PARSHALL HONORED BY FRIENDS
Charming Bride-to-be Center of
Social Interest in Freeport
Miss Phoebe Parshall, whose en¬ gagement to Robert W. Humphrey was announcei' a short time ago will be honored this Saturday aflernoon at a bridge ptitj at tbe home of Mrs. C. Dwlght Bhlier In Lena avenue, Freeport. A number of the younger members df Freeport society will be present at th«' function. The event la the third wUhln a fortnight at which tbe charming debutante bas been the center of interest.
On Washliigton'a Birtbday tlie Crrstal Lame Ilotel for ber trieada.
SEVERAL NAMES ARE BEING DISCUSSED
Roland M. Lamb i Mentioned as a Likely Candidafo For Village President—Two For Trustees
The ClLlzen'3 Pany. of Freeport, whicli claims an enrolled membership of 465, began preparations for the .jpiin^ campaign for vlliage officers at an Informal gathering ,al the home of Lyman .\. .lones. Jr., on Whaley slr-ei, on Sunday afternoon. Vv'liile the meeting had iTille political signl- licanre several names weie mentioned and dLscusbed as likely candidates for che village presidency and trustees, and a comuiittee vvas api»ointed whose meir.bers will endeavor to learn the consensus of opinion of citizens and raclions as to the relative strini;t!i of llie various available candidaU's.
Theife^were iwiiily-seven piesent at the nieelinn:, and a variety of subject.^ were the topics di.scussion. As the gathering was made up largely of commuters, the Long I.sland Railroad came In for Us share in the talk and the tariff was picked pieces. When the subject of candidates was ap¬ proached M r. .loneB was asked- to pre¬ side.
Every man present ^poke upon the, jubject of village olllcers. The pres¬ ent lime for meeting on alternate Thursday afternoons was criticized niild'y, and It was suggested that there should be some representation from the commuter element. The names of Roland M. Lamb and C. Dwlghl Baker were mentioned as available candidates for village president, but the latter declined to allow his name Lo be presented even as a "likely" choice. A majoilty of the meeting favor<jd the selection of candidates for trustee from the northeast and south¬ west sections of the village and the namo of William F. Cornell and Thomas J. Spence were mentioned as. likely cand'dales for the nominations.
When Its meelin.g adjourned It waa agreed that another and larger meet¬ ing would be held on next Sunday afternoon In the Forbes Building In Railroad avenue. Al this meeting the ¦• nmlttee which consists of Jones, J. B. Cartwright, Charles C. Moore, Thomas V. C. ''^orbes, Jr., Edward Keogh and T' Halpin, will make Its report.
JANUARY bRINGSFREEPORT NEW BABIES
Eleven Born in First Month of 1914—Six Deaths Recorded
Deijpite tlie unchalleii.i,'ed cl.Tini of the Bon.ny Crlpi-le Clu, of RockvUk ("entre. that Its sevt-n members ha\« and continue to produce a baby in eatfh year, Freeport is In no way for- shadowed by the announcement. During January eleven babies were born to mothers in this latter village —aK boys and flve girls. In the same period six deaths were recorded by the rigistrar of the Board of Health William H. Ryder.
The'Tiew babies are Nellie Eugenia Welden laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weldon, on New "i'ear's
Day. Tl was the first baby of the year. Tht, others are; IdaL. Senf, daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Senf, born January 3; Margaret Chris¬ tina Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards, borh January 9; Mary Halpin, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Leo Halpin, born January 13; Murrey Isadore NlcktlBberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Nlckelsberg, born January ?0; Robert Paul Grem- ple, lorn January l''i: Samuel Fish- man, son of Mr. and .Mrs. Joseph Flsh- man, born January 2.".; Eileen Chase, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chase, born January 25; Whlston Do- van Shea, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shea, born January 23; Richard Firth, son ot Mr. and Mrs. WiULim J. Firth, bom January 26; Charles Arthur Jackaon, colore!^ bom Jummij ti.
DECIDE eOSCA CASE
Town Authorities Will Submit
Papers to State Executive
For His Perusal
TREASURER'S LEGAL STATUS UNSETTLED
Large Gathering of Citizens at
Meeting of Town Trustees Hear
Matter Discussed and Argued
Double-Edgcd Martial Breach of Former Long ,Islanders Lacked Expected Sensation- "Davis Beauty" Figure in Husband's $25,000. Aliena¬ tion Suit
For two (1; ;\s Justice Cohalan, sit¬ ting In P.'irt Kl of the Supreme Court in Manhattan, has beon weighing In the Bcale.s of Justice the voluminous evidence int;educed in the suit for ab;:o]uto divoroo brought by Mr.",. Ger¬ trude Davis Slilcs, formerly of East Rockaway <in(l widely known on Long 'sland as oho ol the "Fouj- Davis Beau¬ ties," a,gainol CtOrge Lawrence Stiles. The case during which it was expected considerable sensational evidence would be 'uard, was disappointing to Ihe legion cf lilends ol' the couple, as well as lo the charming wife who must now ap.ioar as mo central figure in a dama.ge pull for ?2'i,000, which tier husband 1" bringing against Wil¬ liam Babcoi k Dowd, manager of the slock broUeift-fc house of Van Ant¬ werp, Bishop & Company, of lu Broad street, M.anhi.ttan, for alienation of her affertlons.
The double-Ld.ged matrimonial en¬ tanglement 1 !!,< been followed with keen Inters.t iimong residents of the ^outh Side of Long Lsland, who knew
he vivacious Lav la girl and her pop-
lar husband; It was bro'igbi oul In the testimony
hat Stiles vas Introduced to Miss .Elizabeth Johmon, eighteen, In the
STILE*
apartment of Miss Cora Cornell, a
i chorus girl, in Brooklyn, a year ago
, He waa wuh Harry Todd, formerly t.
j Rockville Cehtie boy on tlie visit
, Shortly afljr the Introduction Tode
; withdrew from the room leaving Stiles
alone with .Mi.ss Johnson.
; Miss Johnson on the witness stand
made a dramatic defense of her post
, lion and endeavored lo shield Stiles
j She admitted that she had been lockcc
(in the apaiinitnt, but protested tha
i she Immediately went lo a window
and asked a neighbor to let her out
Mrs. Stiles alleged Lhat It was upoi
this occasion lhat her husband actec.
Improperly. This he denies.
Stiles sets up tho defense that hi.' wife conspired with Todd, her brothei deorge, and one P^enwlck, lo "gel tht goods" on niin, as a foundation for j divorce. I'hls he declares is due K her admiratioT and friendship foi Dowd.
The divorce action Is the out growth of a dissagreement that dates back to Sopten.ber, 1910, when Mrs Stiles me' Dowd. After this meeting the husband alleges, his wife assoclai ed herself Auh men of wealth, playei. poker in rooms kept by a woman, anc: failed to picperly care for him anc their dau.ghier, Patricia.
Stiles and MIps D^vls were marriec^ In 1897, following a romance growUn out of a blc>cle filrtallon on the Mer rick road. Il waa a runaway affaii and the coup:e were missing for ten daya. Mrs. St.les was tho oldest of the "four Davis girls," daughters ol George H. Davis;, Stiles Is a graudati of the Ml. Mfj.Bant Military Academ> and has hold several res^iponslbio po .sitlons In tho electrical business. IU is al present auditor for Church & Dwlght, of V.'all srteet.
Will DIsc.iss Water Application
Before the > town authorities in Hempstead give lheir authority lo Citizen's Wi'.Ui Company, of Bell¬ more. for I iio Ci-1 ablishment of a water district at IkOlH'ore, a public hearing v/lU be he'd. At lheir meeting yea- treday the iov n authorilies agreed to be present at Ii llmore on the evening of Thursdi/, Ff bruary 19, at Fire¬ men's Hall, <o listen lo the dlscu.ssion.
MRS RHODES BEGINS COUNTER SUIT
Catter to Wed a Third Time at 73
Johin Warren Catter, seventy-three years old, ot I'lreport, will wed Cath¬ erine Wllkeli;.:na, aged 42, In the near future. This 1^ the third voyage on the sea of a'ntilmony for Caller and the second for the bride-to-be. The Town Cleric punted a license on Sat¬ urday.
Valley Strctm Taxpayera' Aaa'n
^t a rec.?nt me^ng of the Valley Stream Taxpi;>erB' Association, the following offlceib were elected: Oscar Homan, Presi lent; Frank Latham, Vice President; William Langlll, Sec¬ retary^ Qeorge Lindner, TrearaTwr.
Mrs. Ruih Gcelcenleuchter Rhodes, wife of Ruius R. Rhodes, a Freeport photographer, has filed an answer lo to a suit for limited divorce Instituted I by her huabmnd a week ago and at the same time be^un an action for separa¬ tion througii htr counsel Earle J. Ben- nctt, of Rockville Centre. Papers In the action have been berved on Rhodes by his attorneys, Johnson and John¬ son, of Freepoit. Mrs. Rhodes charg¬ es brutality an 1 assault.
In the moving papers In her action Mrs. Rhod.'ts alleges that her husband beat her on i.umerous occasions and threatened '.o Eboot her. She stated lhat he re.ualacd In Manhattan over night on numeious occasions and cri¬ ticized her 8^.^creIy when she asks him about tlve ylslts. She alleges fur¬ ther that she was forced to leave borne.
In her suit Mrs. Rhodes asks coun¬ sel fe)BB and alimony. She ia at pres¬ ent UVlng in Hiooklyn with ber little dauKbter. laabelle Miaerra Biiodea
While it IS {igreod amonj counsel hat llie oillce oi treasurer In the town .)[ Hcmp8\end nuiomalically became vacant on Shvjrday at midnight, the Town 'Board liati failed to name a sue- .;e.ssor lo L:nes«. E. Bosca, of East tockaway, i'l-d his official standing Iu ipparenily ukU finable at preseul. It s certain '.bat Bosca is cither in or >ui, but no rail.orlly of the township irtsuires t(j \enture an opinion, and i is like'y that Governor Martin Glynn will have an opportunity to ,)onder ovi-i ii<.' complex inal*n-r b<'- ore It is li'Vill; adjnsii il.
If Bosra is lli-aily declared oul, a Peciiil cli'iiiiwi win probably be call- ¦d. In su'.h (iise twenty davK* notice A-ill have to he given, and in the merin- Ime the ofii''-,' will be Nucant. The .'osl of a Fi'( rial election wouljj be at east ?3,0r..i. on tho other nand If Josca is di" Uud In, he will doubtless )e given a rcns^cinable time to procure I bond of Iti'iT.'i.OOO as ordered by the Town Board of Audit.
Since it \vu^. discovered a fortnight igo that Bo.'^ca had placed two mort¬ gages on Tht \Viiilo Cannon Hotel at Oast Rockawa>, loaning tbo sum of ,;:!5,000 to hirivdf. the Board cf Audit las been 'nvestigating his hooks. He vas arreste.i Mt his ollico last week, ¦harged with the U^cliuical violation >f the slatuii^, upon complaint of Fred iennett.
The audito"3 m.'ido their report to he town autohiltioH at their meeting .eslerday. In it the Himple s^tatement vas made Ihul the books of the." lown reasurer h.id ben carefully Kjme over md that JJo^ca had beeu_a«Wred :o urnlsh a new bond of ?3^)00. A egal notice wsa served on him ton lays ago and the time for filing llie lew bond li.id expired on Saturday light. An fCidavit made by cx-Judgo :dgar Jack.son, relating lo service of he notice, wV..-- made part ot tho ro- •ort.
The mee'ing of the Town Iioard vas the largest ever held in tbe old own hall. I'ore than ICO persona ve.re present t.mons'them several )t Bosca's suit ties. Conspicuous in ho crowded room were several prom- netn town i,r..\ county p )litlcian8.
Following tl '• leporl of the nudltoni rheopolis I'aicons, of counsel fo«' losca addressed the board, lie con- onded that tlj« re was no vacancy In ho office of I'own 'treasurer, and lhat lie board could not legally remove his :llent. Supoi visor Shiltli admonished i'arsons an I rtld the board Wished no egal opinifins I'ar.sonH retorted that* le spoke a.-i a taxpayer and citlzqn.
Counselor Ldwin G. Wright, of Ftockville ( oMie,, who made It em- ,)liatic that he rf^presented himself, ,;aid that "sdiiio gentlemen of a certain political faii.'i "had ordered the lown ijoard to" go clow with any action to remove Bosc.i" "if all of these gen¬ tlemen Were here. I would accuse them now," he coniu.ued emphatically.
"According to staute," said the councelor, "I'lie office of Town Treas¬ urer Is now vacant. I urge th» filling of this office right away, even If a temporary <"i rx.intr.ient in made. The books shou'.d be turne-d over."
r'ounselor V'right sug^jested tbat report of '.ha auditors be turned over lo Governor Martin Glynn at once. At the conclusion of his address tbe board passed a resolution adopting tbe suggesilon.
Lawyer I'arioojB replied to Wright He said that h( disagreed with him upon the le^a' standing of Bosca at present. Ai a criminal charge had been made aKalnBi Bosca, he said it was a dl(Il'.;ult matter to procttre bonds. H;- H'lfKested that the board seek legal acvlce from an attorney who Is not cciinected with any party. By resolution of Justice Walter N. Jones, it wua decided to employ couth
