The Unofficial Ncwspaper^of Nassau County
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The Unofficial Newspaper of Nassau County
VOL. 1 NO. 37
FREEPORT, NEW YORK, SATURDAY. JUNE 13, 1914
PRICE THREE CENTS
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BARNUM ISLAND IS SOLD TO SYNDICATE
Site of Former Poorhouse and
Nearby Property to be Made
Into Modern Venice
DEAL LARGEST IN MANY YEARS
VolunteerFiremen Accorded FOSTER THE LIKELY High School Ballplayers Royal Welcome at Babylon SUCCESSOR TO HALL To be Honored at Banquet
CHARGE McLaughlin
WITH MAIL FRAUD
Nineteenth Annual Tournament Held On Thursday---Parade Republican Town Committee Members of Three Championship Te^ms Will Have Names On Prominent L. I. Developer Ar- One of the Best in History, Five Thousand Men in Line--- Names Two Candidates For j Eagle Trophy---Celebration of Victories Will Be Testimo-
Events Keenly Contested, True Sportsmanship Receiver of Taxes
The picturesque village of Babylon' ins south on Deer Park avenue to
nial To Boys---Committee Planning Demonstratit
extended to tlie members of the South-
jern New York Volunteer Firemen's
Tract Lies Between Oceanside and Association, visiting veterans, volun-
teer firemeii and thousands of others a royal welcome on the occasion of the Nineteenth Annual Tournament of the Association on Thursday, the last
Long Beach and Includes Nearly 700 Acres
Mali; street to Thompson avenue to Held avenue, lo Fire Island avenue to Main street, and thence along Cooper street to the grandstand, where tht company disbanded. ,:;-,
While there were no records broken during the tournament in the afte."-- The purchase by a syndicate of of a tliree day vi.Hit. On Tuesday and ! noon, the events were keenly contest- Philadelphia capitalists, of Barnum Is-j Wednesday the vamps wore In con-j ed throu:,'hout.
The prize winners were:
Best appearing department. Linden-
EX-SHERIFF GETS BIG MAJORITY
MeWhinney, Though Beaten at Meet
ing Will Prohably be Considered
—Office Lucrative O.ne
land, the Austin Cornwell farm, the ^ ventlon.
Bedell farm, the Fitzgerald tract an*' ^^y^^^^^ ^j,g p^^&de was not the larg-
a plot of twenty-nine acres owned byjegt In the hiatory of the association ' t>urst.
John M. Smitli, consummates one of , ^ ^yjjs beyond doubt one of the best.j Exempt Company with most men in
the largest de.ilH iu real e.slate made j ^^^^,.3, Uepartmenl or representativeTriTne: First, Newtown, 189 men; sec
on Long Island in many years.. Tht. j ^.^^e well uniioriiied, the equipment '
Barnuni Island tract is said to contain ; ^.^g up-to-date and a gieat impiove-
aboiit 450 acres, Cornwell farm 100 ¦n^.tn o^j.,. previous parades was show-i
acres, Fitzgerald piece, 100 acres. Be- | j,, ^^^^ marching of the "iire laddies."
deli farm 31 acres and the Smilh iraci , j. :^ estimated that there were at
.-9 acres, totaling about eight hundred , j^-jst jj^.g thousand men in line.
acres. The procession formed as follows:
It is said that this purchase means Honorary escort—Veterans of the I of Roosevelt, 36 a joai estate development in that &•.•;¦ fivil War. President Chester O. Ket '
ond, Long Inland City, 75 men; third, Flusliing, 72 men; fourth, Colleet Point, 70 men; fifth. North Shoro, oi Siaten Island; sixth, Willianisburgh. Hose Coniest No. 1—First Protec¬ tor of Islip, 23 seconds; second, Reso¬ lute of .Sayville, 28; third.'Roo.soveif
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When the Town Board meets at 3.30
I
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon to con-1 sick r for a second time tlie appoint- j Tiifnt of a successor to the late Jo- I seph T. Hall, of Valley Stream, as j Receiver of Taxes for Hempstead ' township, it is probable that the names ] of two prominent Republicans will be, presenled as having the endorsement 1
The formal presentation of the tro¬ phy offered by the Brooklyn Daily r:a- gle to the high schooi team whic'i should win the ch;niipionship of the Nassau County Iniersclioiastic Basf- ball League three times, will be an occasion of celebration in Freeport, according to an announcement made yesterday by a committee of four which will have charge of the arrange ments. It is proposed that the mem¬ bers of the victorious nine of 1914, as well as those who played on the two other winning teaniH of the preceding years, be honored at a banquet in which prominent men and women will participate and that tlie nanu-s of a'.l the players be inscribed on tlie base of Uie handfcuie tropliy in recognition of tlieir individual prowess.
The celebration will be in the na-
rested With P. M. Looker Under Indictment
lion bigger than anything that hn.-j 1 (.1,^,,, ^^^ y,^, village.
b( t.'n ailempled on Long Island part of the tract will be developed at once and llie balance will be left for iaier development.
The heirs of Samuel Wood have- started a suit to e.->Labllsh a claim to Barnum Island, bul dtspito the claim against the property a tiUfe' company has insured the the title tor tiit- receni purchasers.
Trustees Carll | •'*' ] Jackson and William Wi'ncott. 1
Chairman Harry Van Wlieelden and his assisLanlH, F. S. Thorpe, F. A. iJowden, Tliomas F. Tierney, P. E. Robinson, Theodore 11, Soper, James B. Cooper and James W. Eeatou and .the ofhcera and ex-presidents ot tho Southern N. V. Volunteer Firemen's Association.
Fir.sl Division—Frederick S. Thorpe,
Barnum Island, sometimes known commanding. Formed on Railroad aa Jekyl Island, or Ilog Island, wliich ^ aveirue aud the depot ground.s. New- makes up the bulk of ihe properly, | town E.\enipt Firemen's A.ssociation, haa been a part of several real estate Newtown, L. 1.; E.vempt Firemen's transactions in recent years. Th.e Benevolent Association, College Poin'. properly was deeded lo Nassau Coun- L. 1.: Exempt Firemen's Association ty by Mrs. Surah A. Barnum for a Flushing, L. 1.; Exc-mpt Firemen's A.^- poor farm. Tiio county used thc I.s-' sociation, L. I. City, L. I.; Wiiliams- lanil as such until il was found Dial bur^ \'oluntj«r Kii ^niftn's As.'5ociallon. the superintendents were housing an ^ Brooklyn.
army of tramps on llie place at a bit' j Second Division-—Formed on Georg; exjiense to llie couuty. The property street, Theodore H. Soper, command- was bought at auction by a syndicate, | ing. Band, Veteran Firemen's Asso- coiiiposed of Ceorge W. Smith, Austin ^elation of the North Shore Fire Do- Cornwell, Charlos Hayes, Nelson L. 1 partment of West Brighton, Siaten es.
Seaman and Jolm Lyon o^ Rockville j Island. This veteran association was The new ofTicers of the a.-jsociution Centre and John W. Walnwrlght of j placed at the head of this division in are: President, Arthur S. Brasefleid, Rockaway Beach, about lifteen year.-1 honor of .\rtliur L. Bra.seiield, first j Staten Island; first vice preBldent, J.
Hose Contest .\o. 2—Fir.-,t, West Sayville Hose, 54 seconds; second, Protector of Islip, 1.07.
Horse Hoso Contest—First, Hose 1 of Freeport, 1.01 2-5, hitching time, 17 3-5; second. Hose 2, of Freeport, 1.10 2-5, hitching time, 26 3-5; third, Hose 4 of Freeport, 1.11 2-5, hitching time 2t; fourth. Hose 3 of Freeport, 1.17 3-5, liiiching lime, 27.
Depariment Contest—First, Islip P'ire Deparlnienl; second. West Say¬ ville Fire Department.
Individual Laddex Scaling-- First H Reimer, Hempstead, 6 4-5; second, CJ. Lewisey. Huntington, 7 seconds; third W. H. Riedel, Islip, 7 1-5. Chester Raynor of Freoport was lltli in this contest.
Ciifciuical Engine CouU.si- rii.-,i. Central Park, 6 seconds; second, Lin denhurst, G 2-5 seconds.
Steam and gasoline engine coniest —Exhibition by tlie Lindenhurst gas oiine engine; distance, 195 ft., 2 Inch-
af the organization. They are ex |^ure of a public demonstration, and Sheriff Joseph Foster, of Inwood. and | will probably be held in the Freepori Postmaster Thomas A. MeWhinney, of
Club. All ot the players will be the guests of the evening.
Ward C. Moon, Superintendent o' the Freeport Sciiools will act as e.K officio member of the committee whic.>i
' is headed by Joseph Clark, of Ocean a^ enue, whose son was a member o' three of the championship team.';.
I James J. Nolan, the I'reeport repre¬ sentative of tlie Eagle, will represent that newspaper and James E. StiL--
i and Dyer Jones will represent the
I alumni and students of the school
I Ra>mond Miller has been asked to act as treasurer of the committee and Rob
I ert G. Anderson as honorary vicepres-
I ident.
Lawrence. Mr Hall'* term had two years to run.
The Republican Town Committee at the suggestion of the town authoritiec discussed seve:'al candidates for th" place at a special meeting in the par¬ lors of B. T. Smith's Holel, .Merrick road and Maiu street, reeport, last nif^ht. There was considerable elec tioneering among the politicians out- ."^ide, but on the first ballot, taken shortly after the meeting was called by Chairman Charles Smith, ex-Sher- Iff Foster received twenty votes to McWliinney's six. Despite Foster's overwhelming rhajority it is under¬ siood that hoth names will be present¬ ed.
A number of the Republican com¬ mitteemen and offices holders of the j
town and coun', • wcr^ ptv .=i"r.* Arr.on? j '^iss Birdie Ackermann Wedded To tiio.^^e seen about the lobby were Si; | Jacob DaSilva on Saturday Last perintendeni of the Poor, Claude C. | The home of .Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Van /)eusen ot Rockville Centre; Dls-j Ackerman, Merrick road, Rockville
Tlie ceremony aitending the presen¬ tation of the trophy will be Impressive. It is planned lhat the cup be turne.l over by Mr. Nolan to Hiram R. Smith, Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, who will address the students and iii turn present it to Roland M. Lamb" President of the Village of Freeport Wright Lewis, manager of the teiim. will accept the trophy from the villag- executive for h's fellow players and son.e yet unnamed member of the nine will turn it over to Superintendea^ Moon. Following his final accepianc. it V, iil bo plaiod in the schooi trophy case.
It is probable that a notable gath¬ ering of liie Freeport High Scho'>: AluniUi wiii be present at the diune.'. among over a huadied guests. Mrs. Edwaid Keogh, who is, said to have been present at every game the sev eial teams have pla)ed during theii cliampionship racs las beeu in\lieii Willi several olher i.-'dnineut Freepon women who have iciKeu a keen imei est In the game .UiU players.
Freeport's teams have made an en¬ viable record during the Bea.sou8 i': which tliey added scalps to their cham I'ionsliip bells. During 1912 whc "Big Bill" Herring, late of the Ne,> Vork t^ianiB, twiiitd, iweniy vlctoiie: were lecordtd and no defeats. In lh. league teries ihe ttiim won nine straight games. The 1913 tearti dii. nol ii:aintain a clean slalei nor dm il.e laust winners, but tlie champioi.- hiiipb were clinched.
BOTH , RELEASED IN $2,500 BAIL
President of Winsdor Land and Im
provement Company Implicated
in Alleged h regularities
ACKfRMANN-DASlLVA NUPITIALS
trict Aiiorney Lewis J. Smith oi
Hempstead Manor, Constable Thomas : noon wedding on Saturday last
ago.
vice president of the Southern N. Y. W. Eaton, Babylon; second vice pres-
The price paid at that time was $38,-1 Volunteer Firemen's Association 000. In 1905 it was sold lo another [ i^cmi'Klead Fire Depariment, Harper
Ident, George II. SchilTmacher, \Aood- mere; secretary, Joseph II. Downing,
syndicate headed by Mc.Nully and Fitz-1 Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, Enter-j Brooklyn; treasurer, Phillip Peters, gerald at a lai-ge profit and since that , I*'''""^' Il"^t^ <'o. No. 1, Union En.giiie Co. .Maspeth; delegate to State Conven- il has been refold at least a couple of) ^'O' 2, Protection Hose Co. No. 3, Vic-| t'on. Peter .Mellon, Mount Vernon; d' times. Two years ago it passed inn U^y Ho^o f"o. No. 4, Freeport Fire ¦ rectors Hervey P. Wells, Suffolk; P. the hands of tiie Hea Coast Realty I I'''Piirtmont, Freeport Hose Co. No. i.j Tilyou, New Vork; Albert F. Versheti,
Company financed by Robert Higbiit of Jamaica, who sold it lo tlie Phila¬ delphia syndicate.
In the passing of the title to tlie properly the d^td was ^aken by J. Harry Myers. The nanios of tho men'- bers of the syndicate have not yet
Vigilant Hose Co. No. 2, Bayview Hose Westchester; Patrick Duggan, Jr , Co. No. 3, Patriot Hose Co. .\o. 4, Band I Qneens; wTlTlJIm Muck, Brofl^i Ber- Rockville Centre Fire Department, i nard Loonam, Nassau; W. L. Connor,
Eureka Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1. Live Gak Engine Co., Alert Hose Co. No. 2, Woodland Hosf Co., No. 4, Lyn¬ brook Flre Depariment, Rescue Hook
been made public but it is understoo'l i and Ladder Co.. Lynbrook Engine Co that they include well-known figures j No. 1, Lynbrook Chemical and Hose in the world of finance. ' ^o.
Woi-k will be started at once on the Third Division—Formed on Carl; development plan, it is expected, aud1^^'«''"'' !-¦ B- K-ent, commanding. Lin-
thefo will be estabilslied a high-class residential colony. Two dredges ar? already ancliored In the creeks and the di-edging will bo tho first move toward developing tiie property. By opening canals the tract will be con- V rtod into a modern Venice. There will be a system of boulevards buill all through thc property with connect¬ ing roads to the main l,horoughfar3s of Long Islaud. The property is neai to the Long Islaud Railroad and the present Jekyl Island station lies clos ,• to a large part of the property.
Charity Dance at Utowana.
There will be a June dance in the Utowana Hall, Hempstead, on Tues¬ day evening, June 23 for the benefit of the Nassau County Ladies Aid So¬ ciety of Hempstead. The proceeds are to be devoted lo the Sunday School fund.
The offlcers of the association are: Presiednt, Mrs. L, Schloss; vice pres¬ ident, rMs. M. \\*elsberg; treasurer, Mrs. 1. Greenberg; secretary, Miss M Morrison.
Beaver Addreeiet Baldwin Meeting. Although the Baldwin Parents' and Teachers' Association has been organ¬ ized but a short tijno. more than one hundred persons attended the meeting at the school house on Thursday aftei • noon and heard George Beaver, secre¬ tary of the Vocational Bureau of Ne v York city deliver a lecture on "The Bay M Mi Inveatmttut" » «.,*..
denliurst Fire Department, Union Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, Breslau Engine Co. No. 1, Liberty Hose Co., No.' 1, Islip Fire Department, Isliii Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, Alert Ho.se Co. No. 1, I'roteclion Hose Co. No. 1. Protection Hose Co. No. 2, Lit tie Neck Fire Department,Active Hook and Ladder Co. NV 1, Band, Central Park Flre Depariment, Central Park Fire C^o., Bay Shore Fire Department. Pantaquit Hose Co., Roosevelt Fire- Department, Alpha Hook and Ladder Co., Roosevelt Hose Co. No. 1, Russel! Hose Co. No. 1, Fair Ground Chemlca' Hose Co., Huntington.
Fourth Division—Formed on Grovi; Place. James B. Kent, commanding.
Riclimond; W. H. Thomas, Kings; re¬ presentatives, C. F. Chapman, Suffolk; J. J. Maloney, New York; Peter l-'. Mellon, Westchester; John Bechtold, Queens; H. Bissinger, Bronx; August Kalb, Nassau; J. J. Bennett, Rich¬ mond; P. J. Kelly, Kings.
Judges—John L. H*»vens, Georg' Sc'ilffmacher, Warren K. Haviland, Philip Peters, Erne.st Suhusen, Joseph II. Cu'iimin, Rowland H, - Mayland Charles J. Schneller, Victor B. Weber and P. J. Duff.
Starters—Frank H. Call, Joseph II. Downing and Albert H. Marquis.
Announcer—Archer B. Wallace.
Timers—W. II. Harris, A L. Field, and William A. Aldrich.
Measurers—E. B. Sainmis and Her¬ man P. Hawkins.
I Murray of Freeport; Ov/rseer of the jl'oor, George lluri-eil, of Floral Park. j Clerk to SujiervLsor, Joseph Foster; ex- Ju.?tiof of tl;e Peace A. B. Wallace oi Freeport; ex-Assoniblyman, G. Wilhtir j Doughty, of Inwood; ex-Assistant Dis ! trict ^Attorney, Earl J. Bennet of Rock I ville Centre; Clerk to the Board of A/ I sessors, Patterson of Ilempslead; ex j Assemblyman Jeremiah Wood of Lyn¬ brook; ex-State Tax Apprai.ser, Wil I llam Cornell of Lynbrook and ex-Post- I master Thoinas MeWhinney of Law I rence.
I The office ot Receiver -of Taxes l-
considered a lucrative one, accordini
to a prominent attendant at the mei't
ing. I-'ees amounting to 17,000 annu
ally for little more than three monlli.-i
work, are said to be a fair estimat-.
.of the Income. The appointment a-
j this time means a probable nomlnalio:i
I in tho unoffif i:il preferential primary
! next spring.
Centre was the scene of a pretty aficr-
The
contracting parlies were Jacob Da¬ Silva of Freeport and .Miss Birdie Ack¬ erman of Rockvill.j Ceutre. ^ Miss Ackermann was clianulngly at-. f'red in a gown of while crepe de cliinc i trimmed witli pearls. She wore a veii i
FATHtR HAKt CELEBRATES FIi\ST MASS
Young Priest Soon To Leave Farm¬ ingdale For West
Itov. Wiiliam F. Lake celebrated hid first llifili Mass at St. Killiaus it. C Churcli, Farmiiigdilo on Sunday morn ing lat.t, in the piesence ot a large (uugiegaiion. A procession of liUic hoys and girls headed by lire boy cornet band of the Nazareth Tradi' School of Farmi'igdale, preceded Fattier Hake into tlie Cliurcli. ;.
The priests who participated at th
wilh orange blossoms caugtft up with j Mass, in addition to Father Ilak** a diamond pin the gift of tiie groom, i were, weio Faili>jr Michael, Fathei
Slie carried a bridal boquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. The bride was attended by Miss Es-
I'aul and P'allier James, assisted hy aboul twenty-live alt^r boys, Thc ser mon was preached by the Rev. Fathe.
telle Gobetz who was gowned in corn -Vlicliael, pastor of tlie church.
Randall Park Tennis Opening. The Randall Parii Tennis Club open¬ ed its season on Sunday with a tour niiment at its courts at Peniisylvani;' and Lina avenues. Fred Steals won the singles handily, defeating Bert Amityville Fire Department, Hook and I Earl in the final match. In tlie open- Ladder Co. No. 1, Hoso Co. No. 1, j ing round W. D. Finche defeated lr Hose Co. No. 2, Hose Co. No. 3, Sea-j ving Dimelow; Stoats won the second ford P^ire Department, Seaford Hook from Earl; Elvin N. Edwards defeated
Vampe Practice for Tournament Three companies of volunteer fire¬ men in Freepori are practicing nightly for the horse hose contest at the tour¬ nament of the Southern New York Volunteer Firemen's Association which will be held in liabylon tomorrow. I'li,- \'igilants especially are looking for¬ ward to a victory. They have a team of New York fire horses which have shown considerable speed during thc trials. Hose Companies No. 4 and No. I 1 have also been seen on Olive Boule¬ vard.
C. E. Cross; Dimelow beat Stoats arc! the latter won from Earl. The flrst sets' in doubles will be plaT'ed on Sun¬ day morning.
and Ladder and Engine Co. No. 1, Drum Corps, East Northport Fire De- pariment. East Northport Fire Co. No 1, Patchogue Fire Department, Van
Guard Hose Co., No. 1, Band, Wantagh | *
Hook, Ladder and Engine Co., Wan-lMi8« Gammon Marries Austin Merritt tfigh; Centreport Hook and Ladde.--j Miss Virginia Gammon, daughter of Co., Centreport; Babylon Hook and ; .Mrs. Charles Perry of Brooklyn, was Ladder Co., No. 1, Storm Engine Co, ! married to Austin Merritt on Wednes Phoenix Hase Co. No. 1, Sumpwanniday evening last at the home of the Hose Co. No. 2, Argyle Hose Co. No. j bride's grandmother, Mrs. Virglni;;. o. Electric Hose Co., No. 4. jKuser, Windsor avenue, Rockville
The line of march started on Rail- j Centre. The ceremony was performed road avenne. opposite the railroad sta-; by the Hev. D. Herbert O'Dowd. Only lion, and "proceeded up Carll avenue to ithe immediate family was present. Af- Park avenue to Deer Park avenue to | ter a trip to Niagara Falls the couple Itoosevelt Btr««t, Ui«d counter-march- will reald* with Mrs. Kus«r.
colored silk and wore a leghorn hai ;ind caPried a boquet of pink roses. lAiuis Da Silva, brother of the groom was the best man. The ceremony was performed by the Uev. A. Roedet of Manhattan.
Afler a weddiiig breiil£fast the hap¬ jiy Couple departed midst a shower oi lice and old shoes on a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls and Canada. On their return they will reside in Hunt¬ ington, where Mr. Da Silva Is a prom¬ inent business man.
Among lliose present were .Mr. and "^^ls. H. L. Ackeriiiiin, Maurice Acker- ::i;iii and daugliter, Miss F. P. Acker¬ man; Mr. and .Mrs. I. Da Silva, Mr: !ind Mrs. Moses Da Silva, Roy Pear- .all. .Mr. and .Mrs. Nykerk, .Mr. and .Mrs. Siresser, .Mr. aud Mrs. Daniel Da Silva, Mrs. C. Fay and daughter, Auron Ackerman, Mr. and Mrs. Gobetz ihniKhter and son; Miss Cora Sires- ^(¦r. Miss Kramer and Henry Nykerk.
Convention of Real Estate Men ll will be interesting for Long Island real estate brokers to know that Pitts¬ burgh will be the scene of a couniry- «ilie agthering of men of their pro- ii s^ian from July 7 to 11. The occa- s'on will be the annual convention of the .N'ational Real Estate Exclianges. .More than 3,000 delegates from varl- o'n parts of the country are expected in participate in the sessions. Charles impson, president of the associa-
• Ca/zola Silts Father O Brien.
Wliitestone—In the Supreme Cour! of Manhattan, this week the suit of Peter Cazzola for $40,000 against the Rev. Thomas J. O'Brien, rector of St Luke'fe Catholic Church, Whitestone, w'll be commenced.
The suit is the result of an accideni on the night of August 9, 1912, when tion, is arranging an attractive pro- f-'hel Mahler and the best man wa
After the .Mass about 150 frli-nds al¬ tended tho dinner and reception given at Ihe home of Father Hake a'^ Mei- \ iiie.
I'alhei 'Hake wa.? born iu Brooklyri Ilo attended the Josepliiimiii College at Columbus, Ohio, wliere lie was grai' uated with honors. His ordinatioi was performed by the Rl. Itev. J. J Hartley, D. D., in the Jo.sephinum Sery inary Chapel, May 30, 1914. Thi- young priesi takes leavo slior tiy in hegin his labors In' the West. Th'j Hake family numbers thirteen, includ¬ ing Mr. and .Mrs. Hake, Sr., and elevei' children, five boy (of which the Rev. Uilliam is one), and six girls.
Parochial School for Rockville Centre Plans for a two-story brick parochial school for the St. Agnes Roman Cath olic Church of Rockville Centre are being prepared by Frank J. Berlen bach, of 260 Graham avenue, Brooklyn The school, it is understood, will b<.- located near the site of the churcii on Clinton avenue, and will cost aboul f20,000. The Rev. Father Peter Quealey, pastor of the church, will di¬ rect the construction.
Rantsch ounderien Miss Valboeg Gimderson, of Free port, and FYcdeilck Rantsch, of Brook¬ lyn, were married Sunday in the Bap¬ tist «:hurch. The brldemaid was Miss
Dr. Maujer McLa.ighlin, well known in this section of Lung Island as pres¬ ident of the VSiudsor Land A linproTe- meut Company and director ot the .Monaton Heaily Itivestment Corpora- Uou, of 220 V. est i oriy-Second street. .Manhattan, was arrested yesterday with Pierre M. Lookef, president of the last named company under a Fed¬ eral iudicUiieut ciiargiug fraudulent use of the mails in the sale of bonds and ceruficates of liie realty corpora¬ tion. Both were arraigned before Jadae Grubb, pleaUcd uol guilty and iuruished bail in tiic sum of Ifi,500.
Last lall, in opposing au application ior a iccersor, the attorney for the ".urporaiion admitted tht* company had ..old |6J5,200 worth of stock and |200,- uuu worlh of certilicales. About the .sauio time Superii.tendeut of luuur- .uice Emmei, in a veiiied complaint .igainsl tho aciiviiiis of the coiupany lo Dislrict Atiorney Wniimau, charn- i.d Ural mot'.) than *1,OUO,000 worth o' .-¦Lcaniies had been sold.
The aulhorilies allege that dividends wjre paid from iho proceeds of tho ale of uew stock. Much of the stock is believed lo iiavfi been sold in small ¦ots to poor persons. Among the sell- iiig agents arc two Clergymen. Loo.'i- ..:!• received |10,000 salary aud Mc- i.aughlin $5,0oo. .McLaughlin receives a salary of |25,000 a year from the Wiudsoi Land ic Ii.iprovement Co.
Tlie Monalon con.pany processed fo do a geneial retii e.s'ate bu.siness. Dur¬ ing ii« e.Msience it lias paid out |200,- Ouo in dividends, ui.aaJy at tbe rale of len per cent.
The Windsor Land & Improvement Company, of wiiich McLaughlin ts Ihe head, i.s one of the largest devel¬ opers ol land on the South Side of Long Island. In this immediate sec¬ tion il lias laid out extensive residence parks at East Uockaway, Valley .Stream, Oceanside tiiid elsewhere. The company lias been in llie forefront 'ii securhig belter railioad facilities and has materially advimced land values in the section.
MOTOR TRUCK COLLIDES WITH URGE TOURING CAR
Mrs. T. H. Tucignos of Patchogue
and Guests Severely Bruised-
Cared For at Baldwin Inn
ram. Headquarters will b<! in the rhcnley Hotel.
the priest, while i-iding in his automo¬ bile on J:iniaic^ avenue, Flu.shing,
struck Peter Cazzola, jr., son of th'
plaintiff, who was push'ng an organ John H. Carl A Sons a Corporation
along the roadway. Father O'Brien, John H. Carl and his two «ons, Wil-
turning a bend In the road, ran into ram P. Carl and John M. Carl, Jr..
hlni In the dark. He sustained a frac- appear as directors in a new $10,00)
Charles Rantsch. After the ceremony a reception was held at the future home of the newly wedded coupl^.
Among those present were: .Mrs C.underson, Mrs. Kelstrom, Mr. and Mr.s eQorge Monroe, Mr. and Mrs Rantsch, Wilfred Rantsch, Mr. 'an.1
/
ture of the skull and died the next Corporation under the aame of Johi. -'^rs. Baker, Mr. and .Mrs. Knowles.
day in the Flushing Hospital. II. Carl & Sons, chartered to do ger-' C-'lay'on Knc vies. Lucile Knowk-rt,
Father O'Rrien g.ave himself up. eral, cabinet work, deal In stone, hard-;-"^'ra. .Mahler, Miss Carrie Mahler. Miss
The Coroner's jury found that the ware and building materials with offi- '^'f^nche Washburn, .Miss Florence
death was accidental. Father O'Brien ces In Thirtieth streel, Manhattan, i ^^'ashburn, .Mi.'-s Irene Geyer. Herman j was prominent In Brooklyn as the su- Edward MIehling of 258 Broadway ej^ \ Marnier, Henry Mahler, Francina Mon- iperlatendent ot parochial achoola. j pears «• attorneys. roe, Mrs. J. Rimtsch.
Mrs. F. II. Tucignas of Patchogue accorripani{;d by lv,\j women friendu wore injured ou Ht.turday afternoon at Meirfck road and Grand avenue, Baldwin, by being inn into by a large motor truck belonging to a cheese company.
, Tiie shock of the collision threw .Mrs. Tucirias who wj.s diiving, heavily to the ground bruising and cutting her badly, while the other occupants of the car who wore in the tear seat were knocked violently forward strik¬ ing the forward seal and severely in¬ juring them.
The chauffeur of tho truck was not Injured, but the Tucignas auto was wrecked.
The ladies were taken into the Bald¬ win Inn, and Ch-trh^a S. Pitney, the proprietor and Mrs. C. WIntJen, who j.s stopping tiiere, dri'ssed the wounds. In the mean time .Mrs. Tucignas had i^eut for her lawyer, 8. P. Hlldreth, of Amltyville.
The parly were on their way lo I.akewood, N. J., to attend commence¬ ment exercises. Thty continued thefr trip by train.
The Roosevelt Oaseball team does not need a mascot half as mucb aa It I requires the presence oi a surgeon.
