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'flti^ Unofficial Ne%vspaper of Nassau County
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TME Wif ATHER
CLOUDY; WARMER TONIGHT SUNDAY—LOCAL RAINS
VOL 1 NO. 21
FREEPORT, NEW YORK, SATURDAY. APRIL 18 1314
PRICE THREE CENTS
GOVERNOR SIGNS COMMISSION BILL
fELDEN RESIGNS AS
[*RFPPnRT TRIKTFF ^'^^ Authorizes Supervisors to Ap
" point Charter Revision Comm.
Jays Business Duties Would Prevent Him From Giving Proper Time to Office
Thf bill of An.-.cmblyirian Lfioy J. V\'<'('il, pa.ssrd by tin- .Stale L»'«islalure which auihori/.HS th»> .Na.'^sau Super- vi.-^oj.-> to ai'! oini a coriinlUfe tif Hevpn lo ni.ikt! KUK'-sUoiis for aincndine the counly charifr, has iK-^n HiKnt-d hy (iovfinor Clynn. Thf Supfrvisor.'^ >MII likfly name ihf foininittef al an farly
i dalf.
........¦,„., ' Thf inovc'iiifni for a nfw rhartcr
PRESENTED AT BOARD MEETING ! omanaled frpm opinlonH fortnfd aiitr j lnv(^sili<ation and conHiderallon that
¦ the county had outgrown il.s pif.sfnl
I fonn of Kovfrnriifnt. A nuinbfr of icnouticcs "Politicans" and Ex. cbanjrfR it Is a«rffd an- n.'Cf.sKury lo
jdaef it nn a more modern bii^<is.
The cilizcnH' coniniiltfc will bf n:<-
I peeled to ruakf a ret)ort ol lhcir kur-
, Kc^iion.s to the Supfrvisots who will
Kiibniii It to llip laxpayfr.'^ for adoii-
i tion or rfjfCtion.
Ipla
ins-tlection of President Lamb Rings With Sarcasm
SOPER, SIX FOOTER, FREEPORT TRUSTEES IS WAKTAGH'S COP IN BUSY SESSION
1
Is Chosen By Citizens Com- Transact Volume of Routine j mittee for Physical Qualifica- i Business, Receive Commu- i tions Regardless of Uniform nications and Officials
DUTIES WILL EE M/tNY AND VARIED PROCEED-WELDEN'S CHAIR VACANT
': Will Be Expected to Watch Out for | Street! Lights. Water. Taxes Equip ; Ycggmen and Suspicious Peisons | ment and other Matters Under
¦ Discussion in 3 hour Session
¦d
FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOPllMORES
KobfPl r. WfUb :i WHO w;i'.> rf.iiii: 1 oUicf at l!t»' ifcfui flf (lion filKT , year us IimSK'¦ of the \ ilhiKe ot
'reei>ori, hutiiinaiily desimifd his seat !
the iiomd of Tr.ih.Ue.M yf:- fiday in %/•,<-., \a ,
exienuuilny h-u^Jf tinged willi per- Upper Classmen ViSit dass .Mcct- I retb'ctions. biUer denunclallonH t , ,. ¦• t ,
d wordy e.iplanailons. The letter- mg and Dchver Speeches
tonal
bore
Idrese
the dale of Api.il 17, and was ad- Bsed lo the •ilonoiable Board of PrUBieeH of the Villa.u'f of I i.<poit " The leller follows: "tlentlenien:
"1 h« icbv^iidcr my re ;-1:',tiiii ion as inir-iff "Tif liie Vllhme of l-'iff- porl, in lar;.- ellfCl iiiiiiifdialfly.
".My rwafon for reHij^ninf; ih due enlirely lo ihi- lad thai n.y biisl- nt-Hrt inleie:--ts conlllct wiiti iliose of the villa^;c ot !• reeport. and a» 1 believe no man .should hol<J ol¬ lice who laiiiiol con.scieniioiisly dovole jiioper liii.e and al'cniioii to carrying oui hi.; oath of oIIhc. I am roiiipclh d to rohipn. as I cannot iU'ivi ilio iiroper lii:if and consideration lo ihe alialrs ol tlie
vilbiKf. '
"Wlu 11 I look oflice I was in business to:' myself, and if I saw 111 to lel il KO, Iheie wa.s iwr>,nian to couBure ine.
"Since taUin;; offiic I have con¬ nected mysidf Willi ilif Krceporl lee & Fuel Comiiany. und Wfldca it Siuiih. Inc.. and I am iomp<llfd to dl \ole my emiii; tiine and .'il- lenlion lo .if b.i^iness. a.s Ilieie are other siocklioldeis to satisfy.
"I have hid no liine lo ko out Willi the assessors, and lhe pres¬ ent asHfbsm.Mil roll Is now beina; made up, ai.d 1 presume I will be censured by iiiy frieiuis and cus- tomer.s if ass(>ssiiienlK iire exces¬ sive, .when I iiave taken uo pail m the adjuslnieiil ot lhe same.
"1 was elected one year aKo by over :ilW niiijoiiiy, for some pur- po.Hc, and tiiuf Hied lo the be.st .of my .il.iliiy. lo Kive to the village of l-'rei'iiori, my honesi and iin- biiiseil coopi.-ralion.
•'Ihere liii;> been coisiderable lalk in Ihe village of Fm p.n I as lo who Hhoulii colli toi L:ie r.oani or (lominale il. I belie,.' Hal ev.i.v tni.^lee ei.'.-ted to otfice should serve Ihe pfoj.If hone.-liy. f.'itr- IcHsly, and lo Ili«' be.st ol his abil¬ ity.
•1 lune b( en censured because I'took a stiind (when ilie police mailer!; vere UiKen up ' iu ' fbe Hoard) thai I believed to be coii- sislent, honest. stralKhl forward, and to the best interests of tlie viilaKc at larKe.
•When .Mr. Lamb was elided he called al my ollice iiiid' spoke to me" aud 1 lold him that I would co- opeiiUe Willi hlni in kIvIhk 'o the villa.ne of Kre.'l'ort, KOod hones. Koveiniueiil, bul 1 would not, un¬ der anv circumsUince.s, vole lo pul on the police I'Orce, VVilliam E, I'ameron nnd Anthony N. Fedden.
"I lold him then that 1 liad voted last year lo put these men off of the lorce, ami 1 could not see lhat condilions luid cliiinK(>d any to al¬ low nie to vole olheiwise.
"No one man or any set of men dominated my vote duriiiK the lime I served. 1 have iiiwiiys been fearless, and every man knew where 1 Blood. »
"ll lias been said Ihal lh<'. eh'c- llon ot -Mr. l«iinb siufwed Ihai the citizens of Hie villai,e of I''reeporl disapproved of the acllon of lhe old iioaid. I do nol believe this. 1 believe thai Mr. Lamb was elect¬ ed by reason of his Kieal personal popularity tom-ther with the aid be received from his fiiends. Cap¬ tain Hanse, .Messrs. Leo Fishel. Charles f. Moode, Halpin. KeoKh. A. Sealy, C. E. Haker, Thomas 1". • C. Forbes, Jr., C. D' Molloy and a few others, and because Mr. I'ox made no serious ellort lo be elect-
"Mr. Lamb was nol elected by any aid he received from the sell- termer Cilizons' I'arty.
"The tirm of Welden X: Smith. Inc., haa been attacked by men who are so mean, small and des- ^plcuble that they flaunt their Hinalhiess to su'li au extent as publicity. piOi'laiminK thai the tirm ot" Weldeu A: Smith, ' Inc.. ihlB year will loose business be¬ cause 1 voted U) prevent I'amer¬ on and Fedden from beins. placed on the I'olice Foi\e, because 1 did my duty as 1 saw it; because 1 would not stoop to their depm Ihey attacked the llim witli which I am connected, when no member of the linu of W<\ldoii iV Smith, Inc., or the Kreeport he & Fuel I'ompany look any active part iu the villase campaittu this apring.
"11 l8 men. ol' thi.^ calibre who pr«v*)nt good citizens, who can (CoitUnuad ou yeta 4)
The sophomore class of the Fiee¬ porl lliKh School held a raiher unkiue I and interesting dasH meeting after I school on Thursday afiernoon. The I meeting mlKht have been called a de- I bate because of the speechfS which j were made aiier business had been iransac.led. .\ member of llif junior (lass. .Mervin Schloss. eniercd ihf ' room wlH-re the iiurt'tiuK was beiliK Ihelii and was immedialely called upon to miikf, n speech. This lie did and I Ihen departed to lel the other upper I cla;4snifn know what was KoInK on. : Soon four more studeni.- tiled into the soiihoniore room. .Miss E;^fis. fac- I ully iMcmbfr uf the meeiiuK called up¬ on Theadore WassiuiK. another .lun- ior vi'iiior to d.-baie upon the question. lt(>solved: That v\ oummi are niore vain than mi'ti. Wassuim handl.'d iheques- lioii well. After lisleniiv.; to various lectures upon the dimiiiy that a soplt oniore musl attain'-when lie bftoiiifs a .Innior, lhe meelinK u as .adjourned. The upper classhien who sixdii^ wer«' Merviii Schloss, Tlii-adore V.'a:'scn.i.'. R.is.'Hll Tn-c. K.nneili Smilh ;ii.d Stu¬ art Cutlfr.
DANCING CUSS SEASON CLOSED
Mrs. Jean Stiles of Belimore, F.nter- { tains Patrons at Freeport Ciub
A r.umber of patrons and pnirones?-
(•« aii.-ndiMl a liuiilr ri';.!K-e of ;li<- seii-
.son niven'liy .Mrs. .Iciin Stiles of liell-
nior,-. i;l Ihf Fi-.-epoii t'lub on '\\ednes-
day ev.-nin:;. The affair was a review
j.f i;.' iiKKl-Tii dances laui.:lit by Mrs.
I tiif.-; I ) he;- tl isses al llie club diiriiiK
j;iie ;c ..soil vVhite tlannel trousers
: nd . ll rl V ;;i--,H iHedoiniiiaied amouK
,ti.- (OM-UU)'-; ;ir the men. while many
I riretiy nev spring gowns added at-
I ira< ilvi^in'ss to Ihelr fair-p.'irlnf i s. Kx-
I cellfiit niii.-;ic wa.-^ furni:-lird lor the
I occasion and a buiTct lunclieon served.
.Next l-'iiday evening. Mrs. SUIes wiil
conduct lhe final danct- of the season
.lr.. Dr.
I for lhe cliildr-n of her classes al I club. Those who iiarliciiiated in
Wednesday eveniivj: dance were: ' .Mr. and Mrs. David SuUieriand, i .Mr. and .Mrs. Klvin .\. I'^dv.ards,
and -Mrs. Kdwin Carman, Mr. and .Mrs. ! Leonard S. Mabee. Mr. and Mrs. W'ei- j ner Ny.t;r.-n. Mr. and Mis. .1. O. Cum- I minps. .Mr. and Mrs. Tlmi .as ,. If. jVoUMlil. .Ml'- ini.l Mrs. Wiili;im H. iCraci-. Mr. and Mrs. .M. II. -Milbank. I.Mr, and Mrs. T. .1. Spenro. Mr. K. K. I Chase. Mr. and Mrs. ,N'. T. Cole, W. If. Cornell. -Mr. ami Mrs. Charles H j iJeach, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Dunbar, i Mr. and Mrs. Sidney V. (iibson. Mr. jand Mrs. A. S. Keynolds. .Mr. and Mrs. I Harrv F. Miller. Mr. .'uul C.eorge F. j Meadon. .Mr. and .Mrs. ll.-rl.e:t A. Ha- I con. Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. M;i.ck. I Mrs. Ida I'owell. Mis. Her.hu M. Kno- ! ble, Mr. and Mrs. Seaman Cornelius,
I .VIr. and .Mrs. Harold Chase, Mr. and IMrs. IrviiiK Dimelow. Mr. and Mrs.
Hart. .Mr. and .Vlrs. II. L. .Maxson, .Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Wood. Mr. and Mrs.
LeRoy Corby, Mr. ai. . Mrs, Clayton
Kneeland. Mr. A. Ireland. .Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yoiinp, Mr. ami Mrs. Charlfs I Hill.
LIABLE FOR LONG BEACH DREDGING
I Estates Hus Not Fulfilled Agree- I ment with Township, says Briice
I Following an opinion submiiled by jthe Hon. Linn Hruce. the Hempstead I Town Hoard has en^-aned him to take siicti action as he deemed advisable tlo iuive the Kstales of Loim Heaih carry out Us agreement to dredse, a channel throuuh Wreck Lead noar the beach. When lhe land was purchase^ from the low n in LUIT, the dredging was a slipulaiion of llu? sale. [ The lown has a bimd of $,".0,000 as I Security from the E.-tales of I.on*T I l!ea<-h for faithful performance of the I agreement, which lias not been car¬ ried out according t<> Counselor iiruce. He expresses an oiiinion lhat the town has a rinht to action to reiover as lhe balance of the purchase price, the sum it would reasonably cost to complete the dredfjinn. .
, The lOslates, it is held, may be com¬ pelled to complete the work of dredK- ing the channel and to pay any con- 8e(]uentlal damages sufferod by tbe towa.
and Pmich Clock
Wui. Hi;; the form.iliiifs ol a uni¬ form. Willi brass iiullone, w-liUe*V;Unes. polished boots, haiiasome leaiuies ,uit. loaK exi>erience, to fa*or of an atot-.-i.- K- Ur:are. a,jpriM>riaie beiS'ii and oiiiei phjsical (ii.aillic.iLioiis, a commiuee ol VxauiaKli ciiizens. conaislluK of Coun¬ selor Jaini.-, .M. Seaman. Dr. VVilliam .\i. Uhaiiie. H. .1. VouuK. V\i;iiam H. Va lenl ine and J. J. Fussell. on Wed- lii^sday ever.iiiK selected Ij^rry Snpei i.o be 111.' liist policeman of ibat vil- laKe. He will ejlter U{ion his dulles lomorrow night.
The commiitee arrived al its deci¬ sion in favor of Soper after coiisider- iHjr tlie (luaiificatiotiH of .several othei iip|ilican;s. lie is a giane in statue, measiiriim six , teel and over. He weighs aboui iln pounds, has broad .shoulders and is deep ciietled. He i.-i u liardy ch ip, Heel, of fool and will, ii is can liiuttd, fulfill all ol tne varicu re(iuiremen\H of li.e po.nlio.i. He it married and sedau* in mannei.
Soper wid patrol a distrii-l in which siibsiiibers wno de:-in' protci-iion ic side. AllhouKU Ins duties hav.- no. becu dermii.ely ouilined. lUey v. il, probably be varied. liesidts try inv. lhc doors of business place:-^ lo ascer- lain that they are se«un-ly last, lu will be expvcied to see lhat no sus- pii-ious c!i.traders iir.ade the com- iiuinily ani be expected to keep a ;-;liarii loukjut for luimlars. post of- ii.e ye.L,').;,:,! II. iin ¦bu;;.'; and oilier iiim- inal.-;. Sliould auy of the siaid citi /Jens of the comiiuiuiiy become strand- fil al a. laic hour lie v^ill be- expecu-d lo ^J\•,t' 111. Ill a h<-l),iiiu hand iind. il llf. .-s.-aiy. iiKsisI rueiii in unlockin.;; tneir tr(;iit doors.
Soper will ;'.l.so be . xpi-cied id ac- cumpaiiy l-imid wonun and cl-ildifii to ibeir homes sliould liny liei-ome trichieiid in makinK a ir;p U) or Irom the .viliii.-ic aft.-r dark.
He will l!(.' leijuiied lo puncli a ti:ii<' clock in mukiiiK liis rounds of the pa- iroled distiict, A halt dozen will be luniislied l.im for that purpo.-ie.
The m-w patroliuiiu will be a fiill- lledKcd Deputy Sh.riiT and has ex- piesst'd conlideiice thai li>- is capable of proK-ciiliK the lives and pioii.'rly ol the iuiiabitants of the picliiies(iue,- Iun (luiet faslem villam-. '«i
FIREMEN HONOR CHIEF AUGUST KALB
RockviUe Centre's Kctiring Dept- llead Received Diamond Badge
Chief ,\ir,'Usi Kal' of llif Kockville Cenire Vwi:- Deparimeiil w as j.resented wilh a diamou'l studded Kold badne at lhe annual bamiuei of the Fire Counsel on Wednesday ni:;ht. in lhe Kockvill'- Cin.irt! tirill.
'i'ho toreiiu-n and ihiir assistant^ of the dilTereul companies were the inviled ,i;u..-.;;s. Tlie toast masUr was the' l{ev. 1). Herbert O'Dowd, tho de¬ partmeni Chaplin. The fii:^l speaker to be called was Secrelary .Iohn P. Meeker, who, after sayinK some nici- thinss about Chief Kalb stepped over and pinned lo the (thief's coat th.- hailKf, a valuable replic-;-. of the de- parlKent's regulation chief's badt'e.
When Chief Kalb recovered from his surprise, he feelinjtly resp.nuled and retrrelieil that his connecLion as the official 1 e:ul of the deiiartment would ^oon cease, .\fier expressing hi.i sood wishes lo Fred C.riffin. his successor. lie th.-mkcd his comrades for the un- sellish sui.pon tbey luid K'ven him during the pa.^l y.-ar, ar.d ur:'('.l tii.-iu to be loyal to ili.- newly elecied ol¬ licers.
Short addresses were made, by e:ich meiiiber of the counsel ;ind the ;;uesis. ali^r which ciKi.U"-^ were liiihted and a soi-ial hour enjoyed. The comniit¬ iee in char.ue ot th- "gel loKtther" af¬ fair consisted of John 1'. Meek. r. c,po. Ciironx and Louis Nell.
The Nassau Post s ."'rize Offer Students of I lie Freepori lllu'h S(-hool seem Kieaily i-lea^t-d with the announceim nt made by The Nassau Tost lhat prizes will be piveu lor the besl news siory wrillen by i\ Hi.ivli School scholar. The school paper, "The Student." has just been publish¬ ed for the monili of April and the half I'.uKe aiinoiincemeni mude by the I'osl has caused some keen excite- hieal. 'Alr.'-.Trty nurnbpr? of the :Utt- deiits are nt work and all indiiations are that tiome interesting stories will be submiiled. This is the first offur o; tlie kind iluit has been made to th^ hi.uh school by a newspaper. ,
To Be Wedded at Bellmore. On Tuesday exeiiin;; ol next week at fi b'clocft. in lhe Uellmore Koman Ca¬ tholic Church, Miss Cailierino Steven- -son. of lhat village, and Charles lioss. of Baldwin, will be married by the R«v. Tbcodors J. Kiag.
Despite an absence caused by the sunimary fe-it-nntion of Kobert •"!'. Welden. as ti u.sLee i.-.'-' Freeport lioaid .-.p(-ut a bu;y il.rec hours' session yes- ,erd;iy ufleioon with routine manors Ihal came to liieir ollicial attention rrobably at no lirae was there ever more coiiiiiiinii aiion^ read b(-fore a meetinK. or a iieatef^^ varieiy of Hub- •1«ci» discus.sed. Tiie'clerk presented letters of 1(111,111.'-adtii.iou and acknow- ;.'d!,'emenl. coi..plaints, reque.-^ts. ap- ,)licatioiis ; nd suK.i^eslions. I'raclical- ly every m.'n.li.-r of the ollicial family :)f the villi,L;e had sonietliinK to say ;o the trus ((¦ . eillier by spoken v\ord .jr upon pjijiei.
Fill' Chu-f i;(-ri'ard Loonam w'Jls in I Ion,',; conicieii(-e with the board ovei he propo.-ifd addilion to the N'iKilant ilose House in North Main sireet; ,)i: William H. Huncie. Villase Health .n-pecror, discussed mailers relatiUK n heal!!; condiiioBs in fhe villane wilh hf liuslees sittii)!? as a Roard ol Health; ('ounsel Sidney H. Swez<-y .vas Jiresent lo talk about a cpinpen- .;'i;i.>ii arrauKement lor the colleclion )f l-ack taxes, tk matter concerning ..-liich he hud coltimunicated with tht iioaid: Streel t.'oiiimissioner Foslei 5praKiie. peeped iu al the dor and then luiired a-»vay; one polic.'iiian and two specials sal throuijli the entire meet- :nK and e\ery ue-.vsp;iiier of the ilis- ii(-l was represented at least by one :e porter.
Til.' Otislow-.Moore Company, devcl- jpers of Hayview, liied a complainl .i.'iainst llie nse of a liei.I lo lhe eii.-^M )f .Mllbuiji a.s a duiiipinK Kioiind, and n a s'-coiid coiiimunication fxpressed ippieciiuion for the prompl manner in .vtii(-h the trilrU-es had repaired tl.t ¦ill-eels of lhat Sfciion. The company i-e(iue.st«d liKlitr lor Archer street, Lo- ¦iist avoni.e arid Whaley streel, and h.' Hoard lurned iiu- inalt.-r over to lhe liyli! cjmniiitei- v. ini power. Thf .iiatler of raisinK An her sireet lo a iroper level as ai'raii.;.;ed for a yi-ai i,:;o was discussed and llie trlIslee^ lUtllorized the Slu-et Comniissionei io KO ahead with the work.
.•\ coiiimunication from 'i'homas Hen ry CliiUon. au employee at the powei ,ouse. reuuesliiiK an increast- in sal- ny. was r.'ceived. CliUion felt Ilial 111- had been sIlKhted by the board in¬ .u- was the only man wno had not re- :eived an ini-rease. The communii'a- L-ion was turned 'over to the Conimil- U-c on I'ower House with instructione lo report at th<' next in.-eiinK.
'I'lie .Nev, York Telephone (Jonipany requested i)prnii^sion lo diK up the westerly ..^Tde ot .Main sireei for llie imrpoKi-'of layin.K an imderKrouiid ca- jTI- from Krooklyn avenue lo the vil- hiKf line, u discmce of :!.100 feet, Thc ipplh-ation bor<- lhe signal ure of F, \V. Karn. and was referred to. the .¦^Irei^t oCnmiissioner with power.
('ounsel .>-idney H. Swezey referred ;o the matt.'I- of t-elleciinf;. back laxe^- in a letier lo ih.e irusUes in whicii he asked thai • rale of., percentace foi lhe work h- .ixed al in per cent, the (-olleciion . i;ti:i taxes not to bi- in- -.-liided. Tlif Hoard readily save its sanction i.) ihe arram^'.-ment whicli has beeti customary for several years im.st. Th.- counsel will render a bill in detail,
F, Wolff, of Merrick, -isked dama.aes
of the \illaKe for an accideni lo his
automobile whicii ocrirtred in i)rp\'('
streel near the oLng Island Uailroad
crossiiiK. Mr. Wolff slated the wheel
of his car li.i.s sunk into a rut and that
lhe diiifrfiiiial i-a:<i!!j; had been biok-
(-n. Th.- c( st of O:!' (liiiiiaKe he .'-aid
I would be ?¦;'.. The i-laiiu was referred
j lo the Chief of I'oli.-i- anil Sireet (^om-
I missioner lo rfjioii on ai the next
j ineelinK-
I A reii\ii.'--itioii coveiin.i: ne<-ess;iry (supplies for us<- in ov. r head electri- ] (-al construction was liK-d by' H. A. I VVallin.ir. Ii included wire, braces, '(-ross arms, bolls, transformers and I meters. b(>side some curious thiiiKs I known as petticoat k1;iss insulators. i llid.s will be asked hy the viUaKe for this apparatup and e(iiiipment, with a { separate schedule foi 7.000 feet of I larjie wire to be use.l in connectiuK 1 ihe .Main street in a direct (-ir.-uil wita Mlie pov.i-rhouse. The line will aclual- ! ly run between <;rovi> sireet -ind oLng 1 l!ea(;li avenue- throiiKh Olive liijule- i vard, and will cost, ai cordinK to the ^i^Hlimate of Walllns,', .^-^3.04. j Ttie matter of a doubht assessment 'on the property of a -Mr. I'arshall waa I presenled in lhe f>.riii of a letter and : liiscussed by ttie trust.-es. Tt was Un- i ally turned ovt-r to Trustee Randall iand Village c:onr,sel Swezey for ad- ! juslment.
I The I'resident was empowered to
I engaKe a jiound ma.-'ier and doK (-atch-
I er to bcKin operations under A villajre
ordinance prosidinK for care of stray
doKS. At the same time an application
was received from .1. VV. Richie for
lhe position as pound muster.
The matter of a sireet cleaner was
A H ERO IN SK ETCH H E WROT E LATHROP BROWN ON FOR HIGH SCHOOL BENEFIT:(;ANAL^oy^„^
Lindley Cook Returns for Enter-
toinment After Long Seige
of Illness
Before an audience wholly rr-presen- tative of this sec-iion of Loiik Island that lilled the big audiiorium of the Clin'oii Scbool. Rockvile ('entre. to over low iuK. a varied eniertainiuent. coiniiieudable as it wa.« novel, was pre¬ sented by lhe Ceneral Or.canization of t:;.' South Side HiKh School on Tluiisd;;y evening. ThrouKhoui os two parts and leu numbers the ama¬ teurs ajipeared at their besl. They -.vere as.'^isied by the Dewsnap orches ir;i and an octet,e rei>resentinK the LonK Island Choral Socieiy.
The ii-ore than 400 persons who werf preseul al llie ball Kave expn-ssion to their approval of the effniis of Cie oerformeis in generous applau.se. Tin nuisical number.s were pleasiiiK an 111.- nioiiolofiue of Dr. .Mit-e llimrins ,il the openinK were recei\ed entliii- -iastically. The aiiiie;ii-aiice of the -.'liural Socii-ty ociasioned continued .md merited < n.-ores. Their sonps .Vfif excellenil.\ rendered.
The .skelcii v>peii Doors" which was wrillen i specially for thi- occasion by Lindley Cook, former sliideiit of the iij;h siliool. was pichented tinder tin' )(-.:;o;i:;l direction of the author, wlio ippe;ired as IJ(d) Rennet in the play ietie wiih .Miss (Jladys Knsor Hutch.¦- •soil as .Marjorie ,\elsoii. The [liece rtiis uiicn in a creditable manner.
FollowliiK tilt- sketch. .Miss Hutcln'- ¦;oii a'-'aiu can.e before llie lootli;;!it..- o render a soi,ratio solo. ".My Ladie." ¦ihe was luest-nied wilh a larye show¬ er bouijuel of llo'.vcrs al ils coiiclu- doii,
A tlutf solo by l.orcn Uockwfll.
scenes from .Macbeth and a series of interpretative dances by Madame Nel¬ lie Wililan.s concluded the Interesting
liroK'taiii.
The Dewsnap Orchestra was made j Long Island CongressiTlCn Dc-
up of the following: John H. Dews-I
nap. Oscar sievt-s. Loren H. Rock-1 fines His Position Concerning
Canal Control in House
Lindley W, Cook
«,-ll r.nd Kllis Wjiii-iii.! atid the Lon.u- [ Island Clioi-al Sociel;- -.v.is rcpri-senlet; , by .Iohn V, Reilly. Loren Rockwell
'vVilliam V.inne. C-orKc W. Faber j Charles A, Zipp. .ir., (Jus-lav Wuer-M I Frederick r, M.-k-, Lean and Franl I H. Kri.--nian, The piano, a Lt-sler. wah ] furnished b.v H, .1. Raymore of Ffee i port,
BOWLERS SONGS FROM PEN OF AN UNKNOWN
Freeport Cluh's Winter Activities^ on Alleys Told in Verse by , Spring Poet
DurinK all the excllem.-nt of the 'lowlin K.se;ison at the l-'reepori Club Jiere has lurk.-d in lhe inidsi of ilit- oniostants an unnamed poel. who, Aaitcd throuKh long n.ontlc^ of the .vinier for robins and the sprinulime fo tell in verst^ of the "Strikers" and others at the alli-yes. His idt ntity is .fl unrevealed, but his songs wrillen in a slran;:ely concise vertit-al hand lavf been s.-nt to The Nassau Post ior publica.ion,
.\ml here they are just as lliey were kvritl,-n :
Lefly Ch.^shire Li-ads them IhioUKhoiil th.- fi;iy
Hart, wiih Ifiriiiff Fnllovvs him all the way
HOW SWINE FIGURED IN GREENSWCRD'S LUCK
Rooseveit M;.n [ i v's I'o;!i Invest-
incnt rrofitable and that 1 hirlcen
is Fortune's Number
"Koo.-. \.'ll lu<;k," a kind l.:;.; piilr ilollars into lhe pockets of llie ii.liab iiaiiis of a n-ally progressive villaKt ;!iou ,'s ;. f'-eliim of pro.'^pf-riiy. ,-.iii! iiffords an oppoiiunity to "blow i'l' son.e loo.sf chanKe. .has i.tkeii ;. stroll^,- hold on lhe coninninhy i-iiic' "'red dy'^' famous blK sii.-k. w^-h its a' IfL-cd "hoodoo." i.iysCt rioii.-iy dU.ip peared a t.-w moi-lhs ;i;;o.
To Ai(hib;ilil tiicem-v. o;tl. of La. ; Clinlou avenue, is :ic.-.)iil.-il lhe di.-^^ tinciion of lia.iir-; tin- :;i.-iiiesi stn-iii- iiiiiiini; Iht- male n-sidenls of the vil
(CoBtiastd on p«c« i)
'I'lifii comes Sloi.v, r.iiss Kiindiill anti Cap .lohn:.ui,
.Sh:irinK glor.v Vnd work by all u.-ll ilmi"
Duiibar will licI]. And so v.'il! Dr, Smiih And iiiiike foes y.-li. D.--piie rhr-ir kin and kiih HaviiiLj ¦hus described lli.- in.livid- uil "iitri'ivi-rs," our pott run-- lo a roll¬ icking bowliUK sonK whic'' luns.
The Strikers howl t(,-VTi i.ii-'ily. carefully
'i'l..-y do not hol.- Iliii srlii;.:KU' manfully
The pins : r<- set .
I )ii tilleye speedily
Thai tliey may gi-i Vn lory worthily.
I-;a(-h rolls a strike .--¦ll suK-ly. .so ably
To foes alike li's (Xi rcine cruelly
Tlii.-n. llu'-"STrtkeTS'^ .royousb-,'clf verly. i-Amiie all pikers Kiiilili'Ksly. sturdily. The ¦Strikers" described in these •^ems of verse, are not by auy natter ;)f nieans the "champions" of .he al- 'eys. but 'li.-y ar-^ intitchi-d on .\pril '.'I. with tilt- ".\viaiors." wiu) until now ¦ire the undispu't-d .ilie h(;ld.-rs. The teams v.ill ine iiti as follows:
"Aviators" "rii.l" Rose, K. H. Pinch, Charles F. Voiiiu's, A K. Karle, Ralph .\\ itin.
"Strikers'^- I-;t. clieshire. Cha-les H, Harl. William C. Story. Russell Ran¬ dall. .Vlbiii .loliiijsoi..
ANOTHER COMPLAINT AGALNST WILEY
Neigiibor of Colored Scavenger says Coats are Detrimental to Health
Anoih<-r .-omplaint luis bt-en made apainsi Deacon Williaui \Vilt-y. Ro. k- ville Centre's colored scav.nuei. who rtsid.'S at the coiner of North Centre avt-nue and Willehy sireet of lhat vil¬ lage. This time .Iohn Kirkwood. a neighbor declraes that fit- "Di-acon" k«-eps two hirge while billy goats on his piemisfs Ibe otlor of wbicb i.s il.-- trlnieuial to the healih of his family.
The coinplaint is the si.xlh one that has been made a^tiinsl him since he purchased the Centre avenue properly^ aboul three weeks ago. Wiley say he will fel rid of ihe white goats If he tes K> arrafi Vaarm lor bUck ttaea
\ l,;--. . Lreciisword's link is of an un I -I Uill characier. lb- has not falh-i I hi ir ;o il n illioii dolUiis. neiljier luo ,,t l» I 11 awaiibd a iili- p't-nsion, Ntu l,;.s I I- hei-n lil!t-d sudilenly from an iii.r:.-;ry plain- ol life lo om- of creai ni;i;;iiiien(-e. He has not bet ;i cr;'\-.n .•-; for some l.eiiiit- at-i either,
L'-.-t-nsyfirds luck is of a uniiiiK !;ind tiiid it all happened wlnl.- he wiii' .ea-. ef'.illy .ll resi om- iii'hi I'l-! \mv'.. H':;i).;h iie ani icip;il f il ct-[t:in i;,-ii).l lolliiu. , i.f hi:'i no id.-a i'';! il v.oiilt'. hi- so f >;leilsl .'e.
.\oiv ju>l Ihink ol ailri;;- 'ii ;Im .lu.-rning. itikitig a sirool out mio ih" yard to discover ihal you nr.- the pos sessor of thii i. (-11 (mark- lh.- nm.ib. r) of tije ciiii-si, little while liciksliirt piggies that your eyes e\i>r Ix-held. Well, that is Ihf sight lhat ^-ret-teVl ili-t eiisword one recent mot nin-.- win ii he took a ii'cep inlo his plK s'v. And il.s pig luck, you say. Well, 1.1',-; li;;- urf il in iloliars. Suiiiiose you had invesled $;!l for ii pedigi.-t-d lioK the' v.as aboul to be shot by its owner. And again siipijose lhat afti-r ti liiti-r of 12 live pigKles, worlh from *:: to i*; each, had arrived, you oblaineii 120 for .Mr. Hog. wt)Uldii'l you think it was pretty good luck'.', ilreeiisword does. He would like lo make mort- in¬ vestments ol tin- kind.
The only ill-foruine suffereil by Cireeiisword in the liog trunsaclion was Ihe loss of three of the piggies The oilL'inal liter mimlier-'d slxtr-en. c,ri-fn>wor(t doe? not mourn llifir loss but latlit-r commends Ihe geiit-roslty of Mrs. i'i«. As lor Daddy I'ig. he owes C.reeiiswonl noihing. He has cont- to his rt ward in poikhuid.
L. 1. AUTOMOBILE CLUB'S OUTING
Joiin Finlayson Will TJay Host to
Tourists on Sunday
Till- Long Island Automobile Club. who,;e iiiembership nuiiibers more thtm t'.OO, will hold Its second annual outing i al Finlayson's llott-l, .Meirick Road i Rockville eCnlre, on Sunday. The ; event which is look(-d lot ward to by; many .lUtoist:-; who iravt-l the roads of Xassiiu Couijly. was oiiL-.iiially idan- neil for Washin.gton'.'^ Hirihday. but because of weatber . conditions was posij>o!i I'd on two oi-caslons.
It is .-\[)fct(-d that K large liui. In i of the niembers will make 'he run out io Ro<-kville eCiitre to share the ho-; pitciiiy of Finiayi-on, A siif. ial din- rifr ha.- befii arriin;;ed for ihf aiiiuini)- bili;;s. bill ihe etitej lainn.enl feature will be lefi to the visltoi s, Williani il. Aui'r. of Brooklyn, chainilitn of the Coniniittee on Tours, ia arranging the 0»«allB of the outlnc-
i COMPARES ACT WTTH FORMER TREAH
Cliirges Republicans and Progress ives With Making International TiLatv A Football of Politics
In a spi-ecb replete wllh logic and supported by facts and data that could lot be refuted. oCngres.'sman Lathorp '•own of I'.ie First New Vork nidirict. If lore the House of Representatives m Mnrch I'.L made Clear his position 11 \(iiing Io letie:ii lhe freii l(jll*-t.-.lauBt> j 111 the I'an.iiiiii Canal act passed bj ii.'ngress aiul sicii.-d b.\ I'resident laft iu Dl:.'.
t'on;.;iessiii;in IJrowu compared the .Ice toll.s act with the Hayesl'aunce- loie treaty and said the ijuestion ri- .^olved itself dowu lo whether the lal- .er v,;ts not in conilicl wilh the for- iier. It ll did. he bt-lieved the canal ict should be repealed. He ciied the iiovision of the ireaiy which siipu- ;aes lliat "the canal snail be free and jyiiU lo the \t.--.-t;i.. ot coniiuerco and )f war lo all nations obseriviig these ules on liMiiis of eulire eiftlaliiy, .'¦o hat ib.eie .shall bo uo discriirtinallon igainsi any nation, ils citizens or sub- ecus, iu respecl to lhe coniliiions or liaige.-i of iraftic, or otherwise."
Lep;'eseiiiaii\e llrmvti mai.tiit;ii.n tluii I tieaiv was an init-i iia'ioiVjtil agree, .iL-iu uuder ilu- Consiiluut)U. • Repeal ¦i the Cil..ill i.(-i, lu- aiiid. iasit-ad of iii-iinini., .1 ^l:ln¦lidel¦ ol suvereign .if.il..- I.;, ;..c mild I.-.ales u.eaui eiiual .;, (it iu.iUin.-ni to- the vessels ot ,ic.it LiUiiin. as .--lipuliiled in llu-. .i.iy-iauni:tloil tit-iily, .
In levit-^ving im- f\iiils leading up o lilt- iu;ei;iiUloiuil In.iiy, and ilis u.-'.^ing lis inurpii-iiiiion. CiMign-ss- ..an lirinsn .iiaiKul iiiat certaui Re ,ublican.-i ;i;ui 1 lOHii-ssives-had iiiiuh- he iiii^-tnaiioiKil ohligiition ••a foot liill ot i.ulitlcs" and ctmieuded that at lie houndat ies' of lne liiiiied Sialt s ,iOli:ic3 siioidd iii\-ariiih!y (;eas.- and ...iiiitjlic slac(.^.llllnslllp rule.
Til..- Congre...;:iian referred lo iIm-
,,ici i::;... :;iuce the disco*t-iy of Ih''-
. a. ill:- Oceiili in l.Mo llie eyeh ol il-t-
ivili/.Ml world bad Ik t-u locused on
lit! uiirrow ihilimus dividing Hit' Ai
,,uiiic Iroiii llu- I'acilic (Jcoou. ile
..cnlioiu-il iht- It.-.tiy with .Mexico in
..¦Si'-S whtn lhc i.iohlciii of a dire(-t
Milerway toi.iniunn ;ilioii between llie
.u'.tin and .-ouiut-rn boundaries, with
it'.'. 1>'iic.iuiii-d t.-tiiuuy, novi paiii.v
,iic|ud.-(l Hi Ihf St;ile ol Caiiioi nia.
.iiiplf.-.-e.l ll .11 i.poll stilte,-.iiicn of
he couiiiiy, /
, 'i;|ii; rnited State.H, wuii in uo liosi-
Joii' iin.uiciitily to uiideiiiike consirur
ion of the t-^i>ial alone, lie fcaid. for
:.';igi:ti;d ii. ittf posiit.-ssioli of oii'l- end
,if whal ;tp|>.-iiit-d n, be the only prac-
,icaljU: l.fl.l >;: operai ions. In th.-
,ji:,ei;;c:, ,:. I v. ;i 'iinollicial and unriili
.cd iroiiiles V..-!.- iiegol lilted, out- with
.Nil. alii.iiigu;i. Iil.- oilii-r Willi iioiidur
LS. In boili iiealie;^, Ihe e,\cluiiiw
.-igiit to build a ciuial iit - \-een tht-
iWO oceiitis w.i.-- giaiili-.l lo tin- I'liiL-d
Slates. '*
'lhe work no! h.iiig und.u Liken, Hi.- lietitiea \\t-re use.I as iiii aigiiiiietiL .iilh (Ir.-ai liriiain why she shoulil -ureiider lier claims to so. t>itiignty over llie coasi wluch incl;ided ll.>- uioutli of tilt! San .luan ii.tr and h<-r territorial posse.-^sions in lhe in-lgh- borhood and enii-r i ik} il..- Chyion Uulwei- treaty whii-li luovidi-d lor lhe joint protection willi lbt! rnited Stales ot any pioi.osed (anal that iniglil b.- DUili. II was ob\iiiUH. tbe Cougress- iiian said, tli;il tht- I'liiti-d St;,;i-s riouglil the In-iily iind by it, in a l>e;u eful m.-inat r, pi.r;oi:iilt-d Kngland to give up such claims a.-! she h.ul on (ho American f-onlini-nt whl.-h mJgl.i hn contrary to llie .Monroe (ioi-liiiie,
"We are now ajiproacliiiig. " he saltl. "ihe lime v.lieii the exiu <•. .-^itdis of tht- iiio.it prominent slai.eHm. n of the f'nli ed Staii-s for the impervioiis half t-i-n iUiy art! about lo tak.- deliiiiie eliuii"- in an aKret-inent . w iili <;r(t;ai llrii.uii by whicii il i:. siipulaifil thai tht-re .liould b(- no dis't rimlnaiion in lolls or t-liargeh of tralfit b<-;ween llu- i«o nal ions."
In (-oncludiiig his hi t i-ch after dt- rlaring thai hi! nould rt-fust- to huI,- .-itlizt! a monop.dy which woiild ben' fit but one man in luii.tio'i ot our poj ulatlon. till- CoiiirerHiiian said:
"(Jiirs is H proud .Nation, vlctorlou in war, loo big, too s'rong. too just lo perform an.v act as a .Nation whirh whi';h no handful of our cillzens would tt- so b;i:i(! as to perform a."* Individ uahs. I slnill nol b.-triiy my titisl to my cnnstifufnfs ar.d fo ri-y t-ountry by voting to retain upon our Btatuit- books a law ko nubversive of true ero- noniic principl.'.-i and so deslructlAe of our niii ional honor. Mr. Speaker. I vo'f to rt-peal Ihe frec-tidls clause.*'
W&odland Hoie Company Euchre 'I he la.--' .-iic lire ot III'- KtH'-cm under the auspir."?! ,,f titf Woodland Hom- Company .No -t of the Rockville Centre Flre Departiueiit will be held on Fri¬ day evening. .May 8, In th«lr h«sd- quarterB on Drticoll &vcnu«.
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