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Tha NASSAU POST U asrvad avery- whara for 2 eanta a waeic 10 oanta a moatli, $1.04 a yaar. 8ub«crtb«ra tif ra4]iiaat*4 to Inform tha circula¬ tion dapartmant of any fallura to re- e<(lva tha papar or d^lajr In dallvary. aubarrlhara wlahlns to rhangn their a4draaa miiat glva tha old aa Well a* %.,» naw addraas. 8uhaeribar« l«av- Isg tha rlllasa mar hava tfeair papar farwardad by mall by Informing the etrculatlon    daMrtmant.
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FRIDAT, JAlft ART 11, 1918
ly Country TIs of The*, Swoot Uand af Liberty."
THE LEGLSLATUKE OF 1918
War conditions will direct the acti- Titiee of the I^eglslature of 1918.
Every department of govemment has felt tlie effect of conditions •rising out of the war and most of them will aak legislative action to as»lBit In meeting those conditions.
IjBSt year war activities cost the ', Stat© over $9,000,000 and appropria- ' tions for war puipos's will l)e a con¬ tinuing burden while the war la.sts. This means that every depaitment will have to exeici.se the most risid economy and curtail all activities ex¬ cept those absolutely necessary. Tiie State ha.s to ford, house and clothe about 50,000 criminals, insane and other wards and the war Mas in¬ creased tho price.s of eerything re¬ quired for thoir maintenance. Thesj increases are not Included In the •mount 8p<'nt last year for war pur¬ poses but they are one of the indi¬ rect results of the war and will have to be met as long as the war con- linueA.
Legislation to encourage and facili¬ tate increased food production and to expedite and simplify food distribu¬ tion which occupied much of the time of the Legislature of 1917 and on which a good starts was made is a continuing problem and will figure premiently in this year's session.
The increasing demands for coal |;i in factories, by railroads and else¬ where which made an exceptionally large output from the mines inad'^- "Ouatc has led the Govomor to call to the attention- of the Legislature th'-" necessity for the State to conserve and developo it.s vast water powers and make them an a.sset. ^
The doubling of the electorate - of the ."*tato by the gnintintr of .suffrage lo women nece.ssilato.s the aniend- Jnent of the election law to make effective the suffi-a;<e umondinent to the constitution.
The liOgL'-Iature of 1018 ha.s a vast ainount of important work heforo it and will have very little time to give to what misht be termed fancy legis¬ lation.
THK   TOWNSHIP   SCHOOL   LAW
"I call your attention to the wide¬ spread discoulent among the rural communities due to the passage of the so-called township school law.
"This law was Intnoduced and pa.ss- ed at the instance of blie Regents of the Univereity of the Stato of New York m the belief that It would bet¬ ter rural school conditions. I was also informed that the measure had the approval of the offlcers   of    the
[/ State Grange, who took the samo view.
'"While It was designed to promote the consolidation of weak and ineffl-
t cient schools with the stronger and better equipped, its franiers appar- U "ently overlooked t'.\e existing condi¬ tions In some of the rural districts and, therefore, undertook practically to forco the abolition of many of the
|, existing school districts and their union with stronger schools when auch consolidation was impractical.
"The result seems to be a very large increase of taxes among the imral districts without a corresijond- Ing increase in equipment, iu teach¬ ing, or in etBclency.
"It has thrown upon some of the rural districts the burden of support- lag, in large    measure,    union    free
p' acbools located in the larger villages of towoahlpa. and investtgaticn has •hewn tbat the consolidation of e'ght or nine rural dis'.ricts, some of which »re Ave, six or seven miles from the oaatral Cdgb school, cannot be ac- ^enpltshed advantageously at the f jpresat tim«.
''T   "Aaother feature of the bill which to ebjectiun*ble is tCie fact that the
town board of •duration ia given power to raise by taxation the necess¬ ary fwrpenses of rnnnlnt: the schools, thus depriving the people of the right to vote on the amount of money to be expended for schol pnrpo?M»s with¬ in the schrKil diatrict.
"As a general principle the con¬ tinuance of local self-Rovernment for the purpose of raising fimds for local piiblVr expenditure shoiild still be regarded as one of the fundamental soafegiiards of onr State.
"Taking Into con.sideratlon thc«e and other objections to the law and bearing in mind tlie practical de¬ monstration afforde<l by the experi¬ ence of the past year and Ihe failure of the law prop¬ erly to accomplish tbe purpose fnr which it was exacted, it Is my belief that the best Interests of t.he State heqtiire lt<( amondmrnt."
Oovernor Whitman in hl.s message to the  I>»gifllature.
IfO A€4I)i:MIt'  ROLSHEVIKf
The abuse of so-called "academic freedom" is a graver menace than ordinary abuse of free speech. The 'ocialistic or the anarchistic soap¬ box rantf-r do«H not addrioss a very nfluontlal class, but the "intelhK^tuai IJolsiljevIki," as President Butler HtylflB the profes.sors who abuse their academic freedom. Influence the pick of the country's youth, each one of whom is destined to be a force in community life. The utterances of I'rof. Noaring, since l)elng dropped from the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, abundantly justify the sumary action taken by the trus¬ tees of that institution. Columbia University, too, has had similar trouble with profefors who had abused their acad«Mnis freedom. Two professors had to be di.siiilsse<l, while IWO others have resigned out of sympathy with their dismlsed col- loagurs. In hifi annual report, Presi- (frnt Hutler pointsj out that a man voluntarily limits his individual freedom of utterance when if^e con¬ nects hlm.sclf with an institution of Icarnins whiolv had earned for Itsolf certain tiariitions and which in the minds of the people stands for cer¬ tain f undaiiienUil principles. Speak¬ ing as au iudiidual lie wof Id gain no licaring, but as a member of the faculty his utterances carry wl'.h them the weight of the institution tibial is behind him . "To inainlaiii one's connection wMth an academic so¬ ciety," says President Uutler, "wftile at war with its purposes or disloyal to its traditions and orRanization is neither wise nor just." This nation is not ready to tu mover tho educa¬ tion of our youth to academic Bol¬ shevik!.—Leslie's   Weekly.
MAKE THE ATLANTIC FKKE
The flrst cargo of fresh fish brought into Gloucester after tie Underwood tariff law went into effect was from a British schooner. The master, of the vessel was a youth of twenty-one who had caught and landed ?20,000 worth of flsh .since tho preceding April. The cargo was 317,- 000 pounds of cod caught off the Labrador coast.
Itsems that there w.as a lone Glou¬ cester schooner trying its luck at the s-aine time beside t'.ie boy in the Ilritish schooner. The man under the Briti.sh fla;; was able to get squid for bait, with the consequence that lie made his masnificent ^.atcli. Tho American fisherman was not per¬ mitted to po on shot* and buy .'•quid ff>r bait, so lie had to content himself with salt clams with a return just about   proportioned.
Tho point is that when fish were put on the free list no provision was made liy which iu oxchanKe for that privilege Newfoundl.and .should give the American Dio right to buy bait wherever he could  find it.
It would l)e thought that in making up a tariff law, the wIbci men at Washington would have wisdom enough to secure some sort of return for th© privileges granted coiupeLi- tors.
And now wien we are giving mil¬ lions of men and billions of dollars to help England win the war It is only fair and right tliat we should ask for the removal of these unfair discriminations against American fishermen. Let us not devote all our time to making the world safe for do- mocracy; let us devote a little atten¬ tion to making the Atlantic free to Yankee fishermen.—The Protectionist.
ARE YOU WORKING FOR ARMY BOYS?
HAPPY     ¥VU\      OF     FREEPORT TAKES HIS  PP.V IN H.4.M)
Mditor   Nassau Counly Post;
My  dead Kdltor:   -
Our dear Undo who does not saw wood, for fear thai the dust luigh^ blind , pivfers to chop so that chips may fly.
Flying chips cannot be controlled, and sometimes they hit subjects or objects whii'h the woodman would that they nather not hit
But Uncle never means lo hurt anyone, and though his chip^ are large or small, he hopes that they will fall haiiulessly about him.
Any target when flred at, even by the most unskillful marksman gener¬ ally records some score, but it is almost imt>ossible to show your prow¬ ess when the target Is camouflaged.
With charity toward all*and malice toward   none,  I   rvuiaiu,
FELIX HEIFBCHNEIDER, JR.
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Night wfts just casline its first shfldows in the Utle town of X In Northern France behind the trench lines "over t.vr-Te." There had heen fierce fighting all day and the ambu¬ lance had been rushing in and out all afternoon with their burdens of American heroe.,^ some have died on the way some are sightlew and f>egging to be shot some are armless or legless and all arc Mothers sons /.tother.T sons. Some one has said and it is being repj^ated around b.i«' world that this war Is fought by the women at home.
All wars are that. If you have ever driven thi-u the miles of National (emetery In the South where thp graves He so even and close together they look like the rows and rows - anyway you look, of 8 corn field, and what it all says to the pa.sserby is— ".Mothers Sons." .Men marching away to do the worn unfinished by civilization, who! to Mothers left be¬ hind ari€ only little boys coming to li<'r to be fondled and kissed when they were hurt.
"Over there"—there are no Mothers to stand ready with love and aooth- !n. "Over tli'cre" where .Mothers sons are living the greatest moments of their lives—big men are glvlnl; their, all to the making of history— little men are proving their metal and i;-i the din of batlte are finding them¬ selves—there are no Mothers near but  there i.s  the  Ked Cross.
On this njgi'.it In the base hospital at X— the beds are all filled and t'.ie la-st Improvised oot ia being arranged for the boy who was just brought In. There has been such a drain on tho supply station all day the hospital fai ments are about all gone. It will lake three days to get more from the shipping point. A surgeon has Just examined this young fellow. He is badly hurt and two Red Ooss nurses shake b:i:eir heads—not in des¬ pair for him but—aro there any gar- ii.Gnt.Hi for him to wear—they can't leavo him Ln these ice trimmed, smoky, filthy,   trench mired clothes.
"Oh, why don't they work—the v.-onicn of America? Why don't thoy give up all aimless hours to making supplies for us?" It was tlxe young¬ est of the nurses who spoke. The surgeon years older^—perhaps more kindly, s.iid: They do not realize— .vet. AVlien thoir sons are coming back with empty sleeves and sight- I( SR eyes they   will Itnow."
They have bathed the unconscious '. irtim and he is ready for the table. They work over 'bim quickly deftly while he teases to moan in the bless¬ ed  .slwp of tho aenesthdic.
' Tho very last gariueul we have"— ray.s the luad nur.se, "What shall the two ambularu'es on the way do?"
The boy has beeu dressed and Is lying on the last cot. He is coming out of 1J6 ether. He wakes from a Mvid picture of horror unsi)eakable ot mens tiodies torn before his eyes— and comrades falling to death wilh the shriek of "Mother" on their lips.
The peace and cleanliness of the place adds to his feeling of well be¬ ing which ether gives. A nurse ujiuse beside his cot lo see how he is coming to. Sfhe pats the hand lying over the blanket. Then he realizes he HAS a hand. He looks up into her face with a faint wan smile. "I'm Thanking God for my eyes and one arm." The nurse nods to him smiling, "Yes,   You're vei^y   lucky."
All sorts of peaceful benevolent tlw>ughts crowd his mind and as his one hand caresses the covers <he is concious of the soft white garment he wears. That recalls to him the little Ked Cross place back home In Aiiierica whore his .Mother used V\ go and sow and another prayer left his weak lips—for the kind woman who made :iis hospital shirt.
^¦«u do not know who that boy is— neitheii do we but you do know if you are the woiiiaii who made a garmcMii for some .Mothers son. Are you the woman for whom that boy prayed lu thankfulness or are you .Mis. lilaiik of Freeport who hasn't done her bit. Aro you the woman who made a "Inst garment" or only the woman w.'io wished you had.
Oh, won't you give of the hours you waste on calls, visits, luncheons, card games to making garments and sup¬ plies  for the wounded.
If your own .sons are not there some chap who a little while ago |)a.'v.sod yiiur door everyday on his way 10 .school or perhaps he brought you the Saturday Kvening Post. He wa.^ .such a happy, bright little lad then— they are the kind who grow up and 'go over."
You are a slacker, if you sit down and sew on centerpieces—si^^fa pil¬ lows—monograms and such like trash when there is real work to be done at  the Red Cnoas rooms.
You aro a slacker if you do not ytini the Red Croas worktns because your husband thinks you have enough to do at home.
If ho Is tliat sort of an American bring the work home and while you are sitting with him in the evening and he reads his paper let him really know what you are doing and help him wake up to tho great big work 'hat is here for you and all real American women to do. Don't be a Slacker.
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WAR    TRIP    CONTINUED.
We left Paris early in bhe morning under   the   personal  escort   of     Col. Parker, U. S.   A., and Lieut. Le Ma- ri>is,  of the   French Army.      About I 'twenty miles  due east of   the city— i the nearest point reached by the Ger-1 mans    we canrte to the k>attle field of; the     .Marne,    where    in     September, | li*14. General Joffre defeated the Ger¬ man army and saved Paris.   There is little there now to remind one of this Kreat French   victory, which    stayed the on-rush of the invaders.   At that narly stage of   tbe war,  trench war¬ fare, suoh as is practiced  today, was I not   resorted   to,  the  fighting  being much in open  formation.   A few gun emplacements   and some breastworks are  about all that remains to tell of I the   struggle  ^hich extended  ovar a I hundred miles   or more     The  bottle I he Id  is now under intensive cuHhra-i ''r»n.  the   Innd   iH^'ug    in-i   hv   b>.)'»
old men sad mmcMO. Sugar bests «ia
Isrfieiy Kruwn in niis mctton, btft as msny of tihe fectories lt» the norbh ver? dertroyed by the invsding stnny. F'rance is not able to produre one half of her normal crop. OccasioniBly we saw (ierman priso*>«rs at wotli in ine fields and wers bold they took kindly to this eimployment. As wre I assed forxv^ard we encountered sfi erv- er incr«asin|^ number of artillery Kupply trains, Infantry and cnvalry, many of which were on their way to Italy. As we approached the front nt Soissona, we saw aero-dromes and <upp!y store houses, piles of shedls and h'1 of bhe equipment for a great armiy. Many auto trucks loaded with camp ft,ipplie« were passed, and it is inter¬ esting to note that these powerful vehicles are always called "lorries." We also saw many ambutenccs tak ing wounded back to the hospitals. Soon we observed air planes dartin«r throuffh the air, and with two or tnree observation balloons hovering alove us, we realised that we were • lose to the battle line.
Rest stations and cooking lorries were scattered along the road-side where the soldiers were enjoying themselves. Occasionally we would Kear the deep boominjr of the gun, and then the .wreechinir of the shell, followed by the roar of the explosion ss a great hole was torn in the earth. Then we entered the partly destroyed village of the Sois.wns, -where we were received by the General in command of the division.
{To he Continttsd.)
BOT LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS
War is a perilous time for child¬ hood and youth. It is morally dange- lous to a high degree. Many res¬ traints are swept away, the ordinary conservation agencies ane greatly impaired, home life is disturbed, and in the rush and strain of push¬ ing the *'ar our boys  are neglected.
With tho withdrawal from our communities of a large number of boy leaders for government service nt home and abroad t'.iere develops upon tho Young Men's Christian Association of Nassau and Suffolk Counties the serious obligation to discover, enlist and train adult men leaders for work with the boys of Long Island.
To know Boys is essential to successful   leadership
Fiindnmcntal to .successful leader¬ ship of boys is the training of lead- f-rs in the best nuthods of boy guid¬ ance, so th.at when groups of boys are organized there will be those in each community able to direct their activities along approved lines.
Leadership so'iools. in which n course in boy life will be offered, will l>e oponcd in Patchogue, Uoslvu, Northport jind Riverhead the week of January 14 th. Instruction in thepo .'schools will be given by export;-, boys' work. The plan of organiza¬ tion provides for a six weeks' course vsiih one  session each   week.
Among the topics to be presented are t'.ie following:
1. The Need and Price of Leader¬ ship.
2. The Boys' Body.
3. The  Hoys' Mind.
4. The Boys' Social  Life.
5. The   Boys'  Spiritual   Life.
The insti'uctors for these schools are men  expert  In boy   leadership.
Churches, Sunday Schools, Boy Scout organizations. Public Schools shoulfl encourage the enrollment of their leaders of boy's groups in these sciliools.
In view of the fact that the schools are to be opened the week of Jan. 14th it will be necessary to register carly in ordor to insure enrollment for the flrst   session.
For circulars of information re¬ garding the registration, fees and location of schools, apply to Fred M. •IiU, Y. M.   ('. A., Mineola, N. Y.
Building a Trench.
Trenches on the western front ap¬ pear to the civilian eye which Is fixed upon photogrnphs to be Just a ditch backed by dugouts. In renllty, details a trench correspondent, an enormous amount of work and scientific study Is required for the establishment of a complete winter trench.
For every mile' n trench over C.OOO,- 000 Riind bag.s nre needed. One man can fill n bug with earth and lift It to place 12,") times In a night, -when all the work of repairing trenches Is done. It w(uild take a battalion eight months to do tills work.
A mile of trench and Its concomi¬ tant protection demands 12,000 six-foot stakes. 12,0(X) small pickets, 0,2.50,000 snndbngs, vv-elghing 1,000 tons In all ; 30,000 feet of corrugated Iron, 1,125,000 feet of timber, etc.
Figured on a Bis Scare.
"Mamma, didn't you say last week you wanted the carving-knife and the chopper sharpened?"
Mrs. Suburb—Indeed I did. Blesa your little heart! How thoughtful you are I They are both so blunt as to ba useless,
"Well, ril tnke 'er round to the cut¬ ler's for you."
"How sweet of you to offer to do such things for your mamma, my littlo cherub I   I'll wrap them up."
"No, don't wrap them up. I want them to nhow. There's a boy out there waiting to lick me; but I fancy when he sees me coming he'll go home 1"
Smokeless Powder.
The advantages of smokeless pow¬ der, besides Its virtue of high explo- slveuess, are two-fold. It does not create a smoke cloud that betrays the location of the gun or gunners, and at the same time the man behind the gun Is not confused for a second by a pall of smoke that obscures tho ruuge of vision lu the direction of the eueuiy.
Woman at Her  Best
Nothing cuu be uiore touching than to behold a so^t uud tiuOer female, v.ho huii te^'O all weakness uud do- poudence, uad ulive to every trivial roughness, while treading the prosper¬ ous paths ut life, suddenly rising In uieatul force tu be the comforter and supporter of ber husband la misfor" I'jue.—WosUingtou Irvlns.
I We Have New and Used Fords
Tea ring. Ranakaat, Ceapelet Tewi sad   Bstlaess   Cart
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE
Wo carry and coastanily have os hand a large atoek of aU FORD parts
TOOLS AND MAN Make the World's Greatness
WE Eliri>OT THE MOST CAFABLE AND KKLIABLR MACHOnSTS
Ws inalBtain a mschlae shop eqaipped with aiedem and  ap-te-4ate
mschinery and harlBg a capaeity to do any snd all work ea
or aboat an sntemoblle
DODGE MOTOR CARS, F. 0. B. DEreOIT, $785.00
SUPPLIES OF  ALL KilfDS
Blossom  Heath
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Second Season of Nassau County's Finest Resort
Cuisine Unexcelled.    Best of Service.     Auto Parties will find this a most delightful place for Lunch.
PARKING SPACE FOR 100 CARS
Remodeled Dining Room has Accommodations for 400 Guests
Open Air Skating.
Merrick Road,Lynbrook
18 MILES FROM NEW YORK OTY
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Kubbars and She«s  Repaired
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All Work Ouaraateed
Reasonable  Prices
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