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The Unofficial Newspaper of Nassau County
VOL. 1 NO 35
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TME WEATHER
FAIR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY; INCREASING CLOUDINESS
FREEPORT, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1914
PRICE THREE CENTS
CLASS HOSTILITIES AT FREEPORT HIGH
FREEPORT PASTOR NEW HEAD
OF LONG ISLANO PREACHERS'
ASSOCIATION
Annual Warfare Among Stu¬ dents Opens With Skirmish Over Junior's Sign
FREErFOR-ALL FOLLOWS DISCOVERY
Soiled Hands and Collars and Ruff led Dispositions Only Remain¬ ing Evidence of Trouble
MILLER CONVICTED; JOSEPH HALL DIES Women Ex-Prisoners Who ANNIVERSARY MARCH SENTENCE MONDAY AFTER AUTO CRASh' Figured In Trial Of Miller LARGEST IN YEARS
Four Day Trial of Ex-Jailer Prominrnt Hempstead Politi- Repletc With Sensational | cian and Receiver of Taxes Disclosure of Orgies Hit Tree at Franklin Sq.
FAINTS AS HE HEARS JURY'S VERDICT WAS LAST RIDE IN TOURING CAR
SAUL O. CUiaTlCH.
By the High School Reporter. The torn remnantb of a crudely painted and yet artistic sign upon which the Juniors of the Freeport High School had lettered In bright greeii paint some uncomplimentary
•entlments relating to members of the Measure Provides For EstablisH- Senlor class. ««^«'-aJ l''^'^"_ ^^ J*°"^^ ment of StandajJ Cranberry Barrel
The Tuulf bill whieh provides for
WILLREPORTMILEBILLIN tO.iii.Li
hands and collars, and a numher of ruffled disposition.-!, aro the ouly ro- malnhJK evidences of the first eklr- mlsh In the annual cltiHs warefart among the tBudenis. Tiie hostllltie.'? began yesterday, nnd, according to members of either class, will contin¬ ue probably until the close of the school later In the month.
It -was the Juniors who wore pre¬ paring to flre the flrst shot, and the Seniors who prevented It. The pre¬ vention caused the rumpus. The sign was Incomplete when It became the center of a free-for-all "scrap" in which at least seven of the boys took part.
It apearps that the Seniors have been expecting something In the line of excitement for some time past. Eacu night two of their most stalwart men have been on guard at the Grove street school house, many times have remained until tho wee small hours. Certain of the Junior scouts meander-
the establishment of a standard bar¬ rel In the l.'nited States for fruit.s and vegetables und a special barrel foi cranberi'ies will be repoited in thi. House of Kcpre.senlallves during thc Ijresent sei^aion. The deci.'=ion Is thc direct re.sult of the arguments pro- .setned by Congre.ssman Lathrop Urown of Long I.'iland before thc Hou.se Committee on Coinage, Weight:- and Measures at a recent rehearing, it Is agreed that the legislation when passed will materially aid thc cranberry growers to dispose of their liroduce in the markets of the world The new size barrel Is the result oi year.s of experiment. Because ot tlie smallness ot the berry Us packing in a barrel the size of an ordinary Hour barrel has caused the considerable loss from decomposition due lo tht; Crushing of the beriy The berries in lhe lower part of the barrel almo.st in-
Ing about "spotted" the seniors while j variably beco-.ne rotted.
laying their own pl.-ins for a midnight When the bill was lirst discussed
entrance Into the schooL j R. C. Brown, of Riverhead, and George
Yesterday the annual exhibition of' W. Davis of Manorville, two of the echool work was held and the upper-1 Ldand wer» pi^.-sent and ondorEed the classmen wero given a rucess during j petition of Congressman Brown for the sixth and seventh periods. The j the re-hearing.
Juniors saw a real opportunity in the j '-
short vacation and took advantage of It. Stuart Cutler, after a conference with "Tub" Schloss climbed to the belfry of the school house unobserved aud prepared the rigging for a ban¬ ner, which "Tub" declared he would bave ready within a half hour.
"Tub" went down to the cellar, there to vent an overplus ot arilstic energy upon a large bit of cloth he had al¬ ready secured. It Is apparent that he was observed, for his work was only half completed when he was found by members of the senior class. Alfred Kollo, who was one of the all night guard at lhe school, was ^the flrst to greet him.
FIREMEN WILL HAVE A BANDATBABYL0NPARAD4
Rockville Centre Trustees Vote
$100 for Piiirpose —Transact
Much Routine Business
The flre laddies of Rockvillo Centre will get a hundred dollars to hire a band for the Babylon tournament. Th-^ village board transferred that sum Now "Tub" Schloss, In the vernacu- i from the general fund to the flre fund
Doctor Summoned To Revive Him • Skull Fract'ired in Accidpnt-Widow
1 —Is Remanded To Custody and Ft{Ur Children Survive
Of Sheriff j uneral Monday
lar of the street, is "some scrapper." Ho lost no time In engaging as many of the Seniors as dared come Into au affray with him. The scrap took place on the school lawn, and so far as could be learned, "Tub" held his own with tbe bunch.
for tha specilic purpose on Tuesday evening. Chief Griirm was given per¬ mission to purchase four dozen exten¬ sion brass bands to be used in th? repairing of flre hose. Several residents of North Village
Of course the Seniors won, but j avenue appeared before the board and "Tub" was at their heels when they'j requestd that North Village avcnuf started for the ba.sement, where Cut- receive a coat of oil. They were told ler had gone in search of his partner , that their rcQuest would be granted, and his promised banner. There wero j The following report of the village flvo in all: Bedell. Smith, Lewis, John- flnances waa read by Trustee Wallace: son ahd Nolan. The names are here j General Fund «348r>.42; fire fund, mentioned In the order that they were •¦ .J14..12; HrIu fund, ?18,132.96; water repulsed by Cutler. It was only after j lund, ?16,690.03; water extension a "turrlble" conflict that the about-I fund, ?1706."0; bouk>vard lighting to-graduate students got Into the room, j fund, fr..48; crosswalk fund. I.')3.i6-
The banner was seized and taken j I'eekskiU gravel fund, |2b9.61; dog away, but the victory of the Seniors ¦ license fund, $115.06.
A contract to lay 152 feet of four- \ loch water nuiius was award3d to ths | Modern Plumbing Company, of Front I
was limited, for other meiubers of the Junior class had already begun an¬ other "prank" which may develop
more trouble before this edition of j street, Kockville Centre The Nassau Post Is on the press. It i William Sperling's application fo. Is considered slgniflcant also that the j electric light on Yale place was grant- Senior class banner that hung In tha j ed.
school auditorium was removed mys- increase in salary was given to the terlously from Its place late yesterday following employees of the power afternoon. plant: Edward Searles, assistant
Class "scraps" have marked th.ij chief engineer from |75 to |85; Au- closlng of school here for years past I guest Denecke, engineer from f 75 vo
The Juniors are generally the aggres¬ sors, the' J. upperclassmen guarding their dignity and In times of peace preparing for war. It la expected that before the close of next week there
$80, Engineer Edgar Hults from |65 to J70.
Rev. Gumbs Goes to Flushing.
Rev. A. M. Gumbs, who has been
will be some Interesting and surely j pastor of the eBthel A. M. E. Church
exciting encounters. of Freeport for several years, will
It has been a favorite "stunt" of th«> take charge of tbe Lincoln street A
Juniors to paste proclamations defam¬ ing the Seniors about the village. Most of the excitement occurs al nigbt, but posters are generally vlsl- bl« about th« Tillac* la th« xnomioi.
M. E. Church of Flushing. He will assume his new duties at once. The Kev. Gumbs' departure Is looked upon as a great loss to tbe Freeport Church and the community- ai larg*.
Fololwing a four-day trial that wad replete with senaational disclosures, a jury hiitliig in the Na.sbuu County Supreme Court reiLrned a verdict oi guilty again.-5l Richard .Miller, of BaU- v\'iu, one of the ex-jaieirs who was in¬ dicted in February upon serious char;;- es growing out of Investigations whlc.i began soon afler former She; iff Cl.as. I'. De.Moii retired Irom oliice, at le.i .I'cloi'k on Thur.sday night. The jiir; .>.a.i been out for over uine hours whci Jie verdict was flnally agreed uj'on. .Vliller collapsed when Foreiui.n A. u. Jlark, of Freeport, made his reporl lo' the court with a recommendation for mercy.
The trial which began on Monday waa a review of the startling facts lhat have already been related. Two vvoiuen, Laura Meyers and Annie Quinn, who were priuoners at tho .Mineola Jail at tlie lime the crime for A'hlch .Miller was indicted was enact¬ ed, were witnesses against him. John .\L Conrad, William Clifford and Ralph .Jacoby, two an ex-jailer and the olher il former prisoner, flgured prominently in the case. Rufus Khodes, a brother of Miles Rhodes, another ex-jailer who will soon be tried on similar charges, were called by the District Attorney. It was an ordeal for Miller.
From the moment the jury left the court room at one o'clock to welga the manifold evidence, there were ru¬ mors of a disagreement. On two oc¬ casions they returned lo the room to ask further instructions .ot_ Justice Kelby, before whom the ca.se was tried, and twice they appeared to be divided. There were few in the dim¬ ly lighted court room wheu ihey re¬ turned to report.
Miller was arraigned before the bar and ordered to face the jurors by j Clerk Samuel S. Ransen. A long, deep .silence followc d, during which Hie men ! faced Miller and he faced them. When I ho was asked to give lils pedigree he \ waverd. H said he was forly-tiiree i years old, but when he was asked hi; occupation he threew up his handa j aid fell tu'adlong across the press ta- j ble. All attempts to revive him were i futile and finally Dr. F. F. Schlrck, of i Mineola, was summoned and afler hall an hour's work Miller was revived. Justice Kelby, who presided, was visi- i bly affected and after .Miller was re- I vived remanded him in the custody i of the sheriff unlil next .Monday, when ' his full pedigree will be taken. Il will then be determined as to the time ; when his sentence will be pronounced, i
In dischaiging the jury Justice Kel- [ by .':aid that he realized their unplras-1 :mt duty and he added lhat it was no v i his unplna.sant task to perform his j <luty. He al.so said lhat he will heed ! Iheir recommendation for mercy. Af- i ler the jury retired to deliberate oni the case Ihey came In twice for in-1 :Uru('tioiis, and it was this that gave | lite to the rumor tliat there was to b^' a disagreement.
Miller re^idea In Baldwin and ha= /our children. His m ife has remaine 1 ; 'oyal to him and was at his side ' throughout ths trial. The sen.«atlonal I itories of the happenings at the jail ; lesulted in the investigations by the i .Vassau County Grand Jury and Miller, ! William Clifford. Miles Rhodes, Wln¬ fleld S. Box. John oCnm.^, the jailers, : were Indicted. Ralph N. Jacoby, an ; inmate ot the county prison, was also ¦ Indicted. He and oCnrad teslifled for I the prosecution al He Miller trial. j
Thetrlal of V.illiam Clifford will be begun next Monday. District Attorney ' Lewis J. Smith, *'ho prosecuted the { case, will jnslsl upon the Immediate j trial of the other men who were in I dieted. Miller was represented by ¦ Harry P. Keith and Neil H. Vande-! waler. I
The jurors, who havs been conflned I since the beginning of the trial, re- | turned to their Homes Thursday even- | Ing. Non» of them vould ditbcusa the cas*.
Joseph V' Hall, Receiver of Taxes iu the to\.n of Hempstead aud foi >>.'uib prominent in Republican poll¬ tlca, died la the Nassau Hospital at .Miu6ola ul 9.30 o'clock on Thursday, .list three minutes aftir his uncon 'clous fori' had been admitted there liis death was caubod by a fractured skull which he received when a lour¬ ing car, in which lie wa:, riding alon> bkidded on the slippery pa.emeut a' I''rankliu Scjuare, veered lo lhe sido of the road and crashed into a tree throwing him lieadlong a ;Hinsl 11. The acident occi;nQd within a short time after he had tolrl a group of friend.s that he was taking his last ride in the car. He had parchased a runabout which was to be delivered lo him ou the day of his df-ath.
The accident occurred near August Kalb's Ho'el. Mr. Hail is believed to have started for his office In the Hempstead TowJi Hall. lie had been
3,000 Children and Grownups Parading in Rockville Cen¬ tre This Afternoon
WFATHER IDEAL FOR DEMONSTRATION
ANNA ELIZABETH QUINN
vl.slting at tl (:
died on Wedne;
II is believed
trol of his
mc of a friend who ly-
it Mr. Hall lost con- oblle as he turned from Franklin Ip^are into Fulton av- enue going to -/ ;; Hempstead three miles to the east. In some unknown manner the car swerved to the side of the road. Its wheels skidding on the wet road ¦ ly. As the car plunged into a tr'"» y^. IT-'U ',v?s thrnwr, fiom j his seat, striking flrst the wind shield I and then the three. He was. uncon- ! sclous when picked up by men at the hotel who had just exchanged greet¬ ings with him as he passed by.
News of tlie death of Mr. Hall was conveyed to Mrs. HaU. at her home in Valley Stream by Mrs. Henry Keller, a neighbor. Mrs. Hall, who has been suffering from a nervous breakdown went Into a paroxism and lias since j been under the constant care of a phy¬ sician.
Mr. Hall was traveling to his office by a route that was alogether dif¬ fereul from the one he usually fol- lov.s. It had been his habit for years to lea\e home al nbout 8.30 o'clock and to travel by a road running to the north.
Probably no flgure In the political life of Nassau ©Cunty was better known than that of Mr. Hall. He was ouce an Overseer of the Poor and As¬ sessor in Hempstead township, yet his interesls were largely cer tered in the former office. He was serving his second term as Receiver of Taxes at the time of his death. He had still about two years to terve,
Mr. Hall is survived by a widow, .Mrs. Maggie Davl.son Hall, four chil¬ dren, Lyman IL, Florence L., H-h!- L., and Joseph E. Mra. Hall is ii:' daughter of Robert H. Dav son ol Oceanside road, Rockville Centre.
Funeral services will le coiducted by the Rev. Walhue. p; stor of thi Valley Stream Method .st-]:;)iico;!iil Church on Monday after.ioon at 2.30 o'clock at the late residmee. Inter¬ ment will follow in Greeifleld Cime- tery.
Neighborhood Workers Aim Silently to Uplift Humanity
Complete Second Year of Work For Sweet Charity With
Remarkable Record of Betterment In Social, Spuitta!
and Civic Life of Fteeport
Bosca Sentence Postponed Again.
The sentencing, of former Town Treasurer Ernest Bosca v,as postpon¬ ed on Monday for two weeks by Coun¬ ty Judt;e James P. Niemann. The postponement was asked by his attor¬ ney, Theoplls Parsons, In order that the White Cannon Inn property at East Rockaway may bo disposed of. Bosca has been In the County Jail nearly two weeks. He was sent back until his case is disposed of.
Italian Stabbed In Affray. Joseph Ascoli. an Italian residing in "Tiger Town," Valley Stream, Is in -i critical condition at the Sisters of Mercy Hospital, aJmalca, as a result of a krife flght early Wednesday morning in the shoe shop of Nlcka Spina, on Nassau road, that village. The cutting Is believed to have been done by the proprl«tor who has sine* cUsapp«ar*d.
Tho Neighborhood Vi'orkers of Freepori have completed two years of I organized charitable work. Probably I no civic oi^iinization along the South j Shore or In fact on Long Island, has ' accomplished such beneflcial Improve- : ment In community life In so short a lime. Silently, without polemic dis- , play, but with ever increasing energy, ' system and perscrverance, under the ', guidance of a trained director, ihe-or- ganizallon has raised the mental, mor¬ al and spiritual status of hundreds of individuals and home? In the Village ; of Freeport. *
The •annual niet'inin of the society wa^ held at the residence of Mr.s. Fred E. Story of West Merrick Road in the morning and afternoon of Wed¬ nesday, June Srd. The morning ses¬ sion was given over lo the reports of the president, 'secretary, treasurer, social worker and visiting nurses, fol¬ lowed by the election of ollicers and committees. Al noon a recess was laken, and a delightful picnic luncheon .'¦erved by the President, Mrs. Story.
In lhe afternoon inspiring talks were made by .Miss .Malcolm, Miss Van- Vranken and Misa Field.«, all of the .Vassau County Association on Inter¬ esting social subjects.
The officers of the Association gave a most comprehensive resume of the aims and accomplishments of the so- I i>jiy for the yi-ar. The report of .Mrs. Henry J. Raymore, secretary, showed that this first year with a trained worker coii^'sud largely of begin- :iir.;?.-'. I.l :.ild:e'-sing the members .Mrs. Raymoie taid. "Do not look for great tangible results from this first year's work. Like all successful building, the foundalion must be made deep; and in all the process, the root.-^ of prejudice, the pebbles of self-inter¬ est, and the sands of shifting opinion must be removed that the strong, level enduring foundation, niaye be laid."
The report of the treasurer showeJ a favorable balance at the close of the season's work. Over $700 has been expended by the society. Whe,i accessary relief has been given; dis¬ eased and feeble minded persons hav.- been placed in the proj-er Institutions; medical assistance has been furnished in numerous Instances; and the so¬ ciety has supplemented the school work In several instances by furnish- i ing expert examinations of eyes and j glasses, at a minimum cost. |
Miss Helen Childs, the district j nurse, has proven more than efTicient and conscientious in, the direction an 1 completion of work planned. Oyer six hundred calla have been made and what is better, cooperative relations witb tb* TiUags oiQciais bave be«a i
established.
The latest development In nursing work for the poor Is "district nursing," vvhich Id sIti.:..'/ ti'e gratuitous nurs¬ ing of the poor in their homes. The nurse passes from home to home, do¬ ing what Is necessary for the sick; using her influence for cleanliness, or¬ der and wise doing.
This latest phase of medical charity illustrates the sacrifice of the capable to the Incapable,especially for the pur¬ pose of educating the Ignorant in hy¬ giene and sanitation. The preventa¬ tive and educational aspects of Mlsa (."hild's work Is very Important.
District nursin.i; such as that carried on by the Neighborhood Workers has been pronounced the niost benevolent chaiiiy In the world.
.Miss t^liilds in her work has, during the last few months, been assisted by .Miss Adelaide Goldbeck, school nurse. A majority of the children have been examined and the necessary medical attention procured. Dr. Julien {^ean, school health ollicer, has performed all the throat and nose operations without charge. Ho has been most successful.
Following the reports of the offl- cl.-ils, the annual election of offlcers was held. Mrs. Fred 10. Story, presi¬ dent; Mrs. Henry J. Raymore, secre¬ tary; and Mrs. A. II. Hammond, treas¬ urer, the officers of last year were re¬ elected.
The address of .Miss Malcolm, In the afternoon, told of many encouraging as well as discourasing factors in her efforts for the rehabilitation of fam¬ ilies In the county. .Miss VanVrank- en of the Child's Welfare depariment made a ple.H for homes rather than In¬ stitutions for normal children.
Miss Fields, student of eugenics, told of the scientlflc study of the question at Cold Sprlni? Harbor by Dr. Daven¬ port, of world renown. Very dramtlc- ally, she IniT'ressed the members of the association of the necessity for mo.'e Institutions for the segregation of the feeble minded.
Plans for the most extensive work In the history of charities In this terri¬ tory were discussed and perfected The society, very worthily, soliclla the moral as well as the financial support of the community. New niembers will be cordially welcomed and contribu¬ tions gratefully received. Miss Childs and Miss Goldbeck will return.
The members of tho club are: Mrs. (Continued on Page 6)
Rolls and Milk Gone Milk and rolls Mere at a premium on Merriek road, Rockville Cenire, yesterday morning. George Schu¬ macher, the haberdasher, Joseph Eus¬ tace the confectioner, Harry Sterling th« dinggist w«r« mlniu tbalr roUit.
Fourteen Sunday Schools Repre¬ sented in Line—10,000 Visitors View Picturesque Spectacle
Leueath smiiing hkies in a wealth of .'UUtihine aud under conUiilons that could uot have been more Ideal, per¬ haps 3U00 chlldrer. and grown-ups are marching thia afiLinoou In the Sixth Auuiversary uay j'trade of the South Side Pible School T.-niou al Rockville the Cuion.Ceutre. in many notable respects the procession Is the great- 'Sl in lhe history of the Union; cer¬ tainly it is tlie largest. The hundred! of litlle folk in their delicately color¬ ed dress never prebtnted a more pic¬ turesque sight.
To the music of a half a doren banda the gay procession Is passing through the principal streets of the village that are flanked with anxious crowds. It Is estimated that more than 10,000 persons from this ai.d perhaps a dozen nearby villages and hamlets of tbe township are in Rockville Centre to view the parade.
Thero aro fourteen Sunday Schools arranged in four divisions represented in the walk. Arthur L. Helmes, of Lynbrook, is Grand Marshall, Frank If. Wbeldon, marshal and at the head of the divisions Charles E.'Richmond, John T. Lamb, Edward Bates en-t John Varney are acUng as deputy. marsals. Tho schools marched in tbe following Older:
Division No. 1—Itockville Ceatre liaplist, Presbyterian, Shiloh Baptist, Ocean Side Presbyterian, Baldwin M. I".
Division No. 2—St^M^ark'B M. B.. ucean Side M. ''iTTllelhany, East i;ockaway.
Division No. 3—Trinity Lutheran. ICock ville Centie; St. John's Lutheran I.yubrook; St. Paul's Lutheran, Val- iey Stream; First .M. P., Rockville ("entre.
Division No. 4--St. James' M. B., Lynbrook; Graco M. E., Valley .Stream; First Church of Malverne. Haldwin M. E.
Members of the Village Board of Trustees and otflc^r^rs of the •'Bible -School Union and prtfrnlnent men in i<jlitlcs and reiigioa reviewed the'pro- i est,ion form a crude stand at Park .Lvenue nnd Merrick Road.
Probably uot since the last parade of the Sunday Schools has tho weather heen watched more closely than yea- icrday and today. When the sua shone clear this ni.>rnlng there was • <eneral rejoicing.
Prior lo the pari^le the various Sun¬ day Schools combined In three halls for exercises. Al he Baptist Church U'. A. Thomas prodded and the Rer. J. Milton Thompson delivered an ad> Jiets; L. H. Rock veil was chairman of 110 meeting at !t i. Mark's, the Rer. Thomas S. Uralthwaite being tbe .<l)e;-ker; W. O. Smith directed the ex- erci.«-s at Trinity Lutheran Church aud the Rev. William Meyer spoek at iie Rockville Centie Club auditorium. iten.sfcii H. Shipway presided and tbe Hev. Carl Ahreus delivered the ad¬ dress.
Treeport Defeats St. Paul The Freeport High School second team delealed the Sl. Paul second leani on the latteis grounds on Frl- lay afternoon by the score of twelre lo one. The excellent pitching of Ha ker was a featur*- of the game. He ¦iiruck out seventeen men In seven In- ulngs.
The line-up Is ax follows; Baker. ditcher; Rhodes, c.-itcher; Rollo, first 'lase; Danley. second base; Johnson, third base; Schwab, short stop; Pit- i>er, left fleld; Brail, center fleld, and Thomas, right fleld.
Rockville Centre Epidemic not Serlout Health Oflicer A. D. Jacques report¬ ed to the Board of Health of Rock¬ ville eCntre at their meeting on Tue*> I day that there were iwo cass of scar- j let fever, flve cases of measles, one of j mumps and one of diptherla. He also I assured the board that there were no I occasion for any di astic measures ¦• tbe pldemic nae on tbe decxs
