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FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1918
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR
WANT TO FORM CHILDREN'S SOCIETY IN NASSAU COUNTY
Attorney Maxson Shows Need and Usefulness of Sach An Or¬ ganization.
Editor (^)BsrRVER:
I think that I can say with a con¬ aiderable dejfree of accuracy that very .few of the citizen.') of our county of Nassau kno'w the purposes of, and objects to l»e attained by the Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Chil¬ dren, except, perhaps in a va^ue and indefinite way, indicated by its name.
Tho question whether we should have sucn a society in Nas.sau County has not Iwen ffencrally discussed. All of us realiw that althoug'h one of the younjrest counties in the state, wc are Krowinjf, and as we ^fow condi¬ tions arise which must bo met and properly dealt with.
It is tho purpose of this article to show that there is ur^fnt need of the formation of such a society in this county, and in wrilinjr it I have no "axe to prind" but am actuated wholly from purely philanthropic mo¬ tives without hope of present or fu¬ ture reward.
The law of this state (Sec. 480 of tht! Penal Law) provides that any child actually or apparently under Hi years of a^e found begKinjj: or .-.ulicit- mg alms or Katherinjc ratrs, bones or refuse, or not havinjj a home or prop¬ er guardian, or who has boon aban¬ doned or improperly exposed or netr- lected by those having charjfe of it, or beinK in a state of want or suf¬ fering or living with or in the custo¬ dy of a parent or guardian who has been sentenced to imprisonment for crime, or who has been convicted of a crime against the person of such child or who has been adjudged a habitual criminal, or any child ap¬ parently under this age found in the company of reputed thieves or in a disorderly house, or in concert sa¬ loons, dance houses or in places where alcoholic liquors are sold, or engaged in any practice dangerous to the life, limb or morals of the child, or any¬ one under 16 who is a material wit.- ness in a criminal case, must be ar¬ rested and brought before a magis¬ trate who may commit the child to any charitable refonnatory or insti¬ tution.
Under this same section of the pe¬ nal law children actually or apparent¬ ly under the age of 16 years who de¬ sert their homes without good cause, or who keep company with immoral persons or who are not susceptible to proper restraint or control by their parents or lawful custodians, or who are habitually disobedient or ungov¬ ernable, may likewise be arrested and so committed.
A child under 16 who commits a crime is deemed guilty of juvenile delinquency and under Sec. 2184, 2186 and 2194 of the Penal Law of this state, and certain sections of the State Charities Law, may upon con¬ viction, be committeed to such state institutions.
The State Charities Law contains various provisions for the commit¬ ment of children of both sexes .under the age of 16 who are ungovernable or keep company with dissolute per¬ sons, and who are termed in the law as disorderly.
Under Sections 186, 188, 199, 204 and 226 of the State Charities Law females between the ages of 16 and 30 convicted of vagrancy, drunken¬ ness, prostitution or any misdemean¬ or, and who are not insane or mental-
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ly or physically incapable of bt:ing etfbstantially benefited, may be com¬ mitted to certain institutions.
By these various statutory provi¬ sions enumerated above, it appears that the state has due regard to the moral and physical welfare of chil¬ dren, and seeks to protect childhoo<l from contaminating influence.s de¬ structive to mind and body and soul.
The objects of such a society are to estaiblish a place of temporary shel¬ ter for children who come before the courts and magistrates charged with being guilty of offenses for which they may be committed to institu¬ tions, or held as material witnesses and to care for such children as aro in the custody of the Overseers of the Poor while proper homes are be¬ ing found for them.
.At the present time, when a child is brought In-fore a magistrate in this county, it is necessary, except where the matter is finally disposed of upon arraignment of the child- which is rare for the magistrate to have the constable take that child to Brooklyn to be there put in charge of th(- Krookiyii Society for the Pre¬ vention of Cruelty to Children, or else for a care-taker from the Brook¬ lyn Society lo come here and take the child.
This method of prcK-edure results <)rt-times in the child being carried back and forth l^etween Nassau Coun¬ ty and Hrooklyii several times during the pendency of the proceedings. The parent-s of such children cared for in Brooklyn, are put to considerable ex¬ pense and inconvenience in visiting such children and there is no doubt that in many instances the parents are compelled to forego this privilege.
The methods at present in vogue in our county in dealing with this situ¬ ation are crude and cumbersome. I have be^n informed from authentic sources that children are taken about through crowded street of Brooklyn by train and trolleys to and from Nassau County as many as five times in proceedings affecting children, and that there are about 2.50 children at the present time who are charges against the county costing the county on an average of $2..50 per week per child. The law of the state makes provision to compel the father, or mother being a widow or living sepa¬ rate from her husband, who absconds from his or her children, leaving them chargeable or likely to become chargeable upon the public', to sup¬ port said children. (Sec. 921 et eeq. Code of Crim. Pro.)
And in the November^ 1917, issue of the Naaaau County Journal, in an article entiled "Work Among Depen¬ dent Children," at page 123, it ia stated: "The taxpayers of Nassau County arc liable for 278 children, 80 of whom are in boarding homes, and 198 in institutions."
There should be greater vigilance on the part of the public officials that these men be made wholly or in part responsible for their families, even if court action is necessary.
There does not seem to have been any systematic effort undertaken in this county by the oflicials whose duty it is to enforce the liability of pa¬ rents absconding from their children.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children takes upon itself the enforcement of this liability, and this is a considerable saving to the taxpayers of the county.
It is also lawful for the officers of such a society to insipect premises wherein children are being received, l)oarded or cared for, under a license obtained from the Town Board of Health. (See. 482 Penal Law.)
According to the President's report of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Westchester County for the year 1916, 25 children were committed to institutions on complaint of the society. In 22 of these cases the parents are under or¬ ders from the magistrates to pay to the societv something towards the support or these children. The cost to the county for the support of these 22 children would be about $58 a week, but the society is collecting from the parents of the children ana turning over to the County Treas¬ urer about $ 14 per week towards this expense.
In pursuance of the established practice of the society in that county to avoid commitments to institutions wherever ])ossible, and 27 children were returned to their parents or guarilians after the objectional con¬ ditions in their homes had be<»n recti¬ fied. Had these 46 children been com¬ mitted to institutions and remained there uytil they arrived at the age of 14 years it would have cost the taxpayers of Westchester County about ?24,000.
If, as the \asifau County -lourmil states, there are 27S children being supported by tho taxpayers of Nassau County, it is costing the county at least !!;2..'>() per week for each child, '.>r nourly $700 a week. .-\ local so- citty would take this work over and wherever pos.sible collect money from the parents and turn it over lo the county. Oihei- societies in the statf are doing this.
It seems to me that there is i\evn\ for such a society with a permanent building centrally located in Nu&jau County.
The organization and maintenance of such a local society for the pre¬ vention of cruelly to children would not b«» an expanse to the taxpayers. The societies are supported by vol¬ untary contributions. They are en¬ titled to receive on dentand certain
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ICE MEN VETO MCWHINNEY'S PLANS
Agmnst Proposed Bill to Regulate
Supply and Demand in
County.
Mineola (Special.) Assemblyman .McWhinney's plan to authorize the Supervisors of Nassau County, act¬ ing with the (bounty (Comptroller and ('ounty Judge, to purchase ice at wholesale for .sale to retail dealers and through them to the residents of the county, met with a cool reception at a meeting of about a dozen large ice dealers ,held in the 'Supervisors' (Chambers at Mineola on Monday morning, al which the Supervisors were prascwit.
The majority of the dealers fell that there was no need at present for the passage of the bill contemplated by the Assemblyman whereh.v the county would through its Supervisors store ice against the day when the supply should prove inadecjuate. The ilealers said that if they can obtain coal and cars they will not be anxious about getting ice. .Most of them felt thai th'.'rc is no need to worry about the rumored scarcity of ammonia, for the manufacture of artificial ice, since assurances have been received from Federal authorities that ice has been classed as an essential commodity.
Following a discussion of the ice situation in the counly and of the feasibility of putting Assemblyman McWhinney's plan into operation, the dealers adopted the following resolu¬ tion which was sent by special de¬ livery to Assemblymen .McWhinney and Coles at Albany.
"Resolved, we recommend that the Board of Supervisors do all in their power to facilitate the supply of cars for transporting natural ice, and also endeavor to get an ;ussurance from the proper Federal authorities that the plants will get the necessary sup¬ ply of coal and ammonia. We fur¬ ther wish to state that we, represent¬ ing the ice industry in Nass'au Coun¬ ty, feel that the contemplated legis¬ lation is entirely unnecessary as ap¬ plying to the ice situation in this countv."
JOHNSON SLAYS HIS GERMAN IN TUSSLE
SUPERVISORS MAY CUT OFF SIX HEADS
Mineola (Special.) The "Supervi¬ sors at their meeting on Friday of this week will consider the Counly Comptroller's recommendations made to and approved by SheriflT Seaman, that the six special watchmen," em¬ ployed at the Court House on both day and night duty since the United States entered into the war, be dis¬ charged on February 28. Several weeks ago the Comptroller made a like recommendation, but no action was taken.
The Comptroller's viewpoint in this matter is expressed in a letter which he sent to 'Sheriff Seaman on Feb¬ ruary 7, and which read in paii, as follows: "You will remember, some months ago, I took up with you the advisability of discontinuing the em¬ ployment of six men assigned to guard the Court House, since the be¬ ginning of the Great War. At the time they were appointed we all joined with you in the feeling that the appointments were justified.
"For a long time it has been my opinion that the need for specially guarding the Court House and build¬ ings no longer exi.sts. The cost to the county is about $120 for each man per month, making a total of $720 per month—$8640 per year.
"For the reason above slated, and in the interest of economy, I recom¬ mend the discontinuance lo take effect February 28, 1918."
The watchmen who are on the anx¬ ious seat, wondering if the Supervi¬ sors will uncouple them from their jobs are: Frank Williams, of Rock¬ ville Centre; Charles Pearsall, of In- woo<l; F'rank Verity, of Roslyn; Frank Remsen, of Cedarhurst; Wil¬ liam Ninesling, of Great Neck, and Benjamin Whaley, of Hempstead.
RANDALL REPORTS
To Freeport Trustees at the Regu¬ lar Thursday Meeting.
The Trustees of the Village of Freeport held their routine !iu-:ine.ss nieeting in the otlices on Merrick Road on Thursday afternoon, Febru- iiry 8 The minutes of tlie previous nu'eting were read anl appri) iii.
The report from Fire C'hief Rand¬ all on the inspection of hotels, as re¬ quired by section 295 of the (ienor- al Business Law, was read and order¬ ed filed.
A committee from the Fire Coun¬ cil recomnieniied the placing of gongs on the houses of Hose No. 1, 2, 3, 4. and Engine No. 1. The matter of the recomnieiidatioiis of the Telephone Company, relative to having file calls go through Police Headquarters, was laid on the table fo^ discussion.
The report of Police Justice Flint for January was .received and filed.
After aome Httle discussion regis¬ tering and polling places for the vil¬ lage election were, detiigaated and the proper resolutiui^ adopted.
Trophy of the Fray Sent to Sol¬ dier's Mother in Free- port.
Sending the captured (rerman's belt, as a "trophy of the fray," Lieut. Clement B. Johnson in an accompany ing letter to his mother, Mrs. A. S. Johnson, of North Main street. Free- port, received last week, vividly de¬ picts the combat following the at¬ tack of the (Jernians on the Engineer Division of the .-\merican soldiers, so wi<lely heralde<l in the nations papers at the time.
On Monday .Mrs. .\. S. Johnson received the letter from her oldest son, (Clement, who is "somewhere in France."' Lieutenant Johnson, who was a telephone engineer before he was commissioned, is stationed in the oflice of the (Chief of the Signal (Corps, Headquarters of the American Expe¬ ditionary Forces.
The Ix'lt is made of stout harness leather nearly two inches wide. The size of the girth would indicate that it was at one lime intended for a full stomach, but the wearer had evi¬ dently "reduced" considerably, as there are extra holes in it. Inside in large capital letters is the name, "Hans .Schegelinan." On the front of the belt is a brass buckle bearing the inscription (!ott Mitt Und.
"It happened at midnight and you can see hy the blood marks on il that we had a terrible struggle. .More than that I am not able to tell you now." This letter from Lieutenant Johnson was written January 1."), and passed the censor without any erasures.
'Lieutenant Johnson is 27 years old and his father, A. S. Johnson, is a cement contractor. He was commis¬ sioned in May last year after sever¬ al months' training at Governor's Isl¬ and.
FREEPORT'PUPrLS TO RAjSE S. FLAG
Within a fortnight the pupils and .Alumni of Freeport High School plan to raise their service flag and to hold special exercises. Plans are being formulated by Principal Arthur.
Former pupils of the Freeport High School who are now in military service:
Benjamin Abrams, Howard Al¬ dridge, Raymond Amador, Rollin Bak¬ er, Claude Brotheridge, Carl Brown, Douglass Brown, Peter Beck, Har¬ old E. Brown, Dwight Boland, Clyde Brown, W. Brown, Leroy Block, Fred Clark.
.Morton (Crevoiserat, Kenneth Car¬ man, Merrit Cutler, Stuart Cutler, CliflTord Colyer, Robert Campbell, Lloyd Cutler, Herbert Clock, Ralph Crandall, Lester Danly, George Dur¬ yea, William Downs, James Fussell, Marcheon Farmlett, Frank P'razier, Wallace (iuest, Harvey (Jeorge.
(Jarland Gaden, Harold Goller, Wil¬ lard Ilelland, (hven Humphrey, Geo. HofTriian, A. H. Hammond, George Johnson, Herman Johnson, Fred Joer¬ issen, Willis Johnson, Clement John¬ son, Eleanor Johnson, FCdward Keogh, Henry Kranz.
Joseph Kelly, George McCord, Jas. Mulcahy, Henry Murray, Lindlay Murray, Earl Maxon, E<lw. Meaney, Carol McCord, Frank Lynch, Bur¬ gess Osterhout, Howard Osterhout. Thomas O'Brieo.
Fay Petrone, Joseph Pettit, Ralph I'ettit, Harry Pettit, Fred Plump, Frank Pitcher, Lawrence Puck, Jud¬ son Raynor, Orlando Raynor, Milton Raynor.
lyeo Schloss, Alfred Schloss, Mer¬ vin Schloss, Stephen Story, Harold W. Smith, Grover Seims, Clinton Story, Howard Teas, Arthur Trayer, Clifford Teeple, Gilbert Tihompson* Fred Ware, Piatt Wiggins, Perry Wilson, Leroy Wells, and George Wul¬ fing.
JENSEMJORTH NUP- TIALS CELEBRATED
The wedding of .Miss .-\lma Jensen to George II. Iljorth was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents on South Grove street, Freeport, last Sunday afternoon by Kev. .A. (CC. Kar¬ kau, pastor of the Lutheran Church.
The home had been tastily decorat¬ ed for the occasion. The bride was attended by .Meta Jensen, her sister, and the l)est man was Theodore Jo- liansen.
The flower girls were the Misses Mai'g'ie/ite Paulson and Virginia Jo¬ ha n sen.
.Mrs Hjorlh was gowned in white creoe dc iliine and georgette creoe.
Following the ceremonies a light collation was served, after which the I ride anil groom departed on a short wedding trip.
.\mong those present were: .Mr. and Mrs. Jensen and daughter, Mrs. S. .\ndfrson, .Mr. and .Mrs. li. Paul¬ son, from Roselle, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. T. Johanson aad daughter. Miss Merida I.*ach, Charles M. Reede, Miss L'lla Daniels of Brooklyn, Mr. and Mrs. M. Landsberg, Mr. and Mrs. Coen and son of New York, Miss Marian Hunt, Miss Adele Plump, Miss Eliabeth Stevens, Mr and Mrs. C. H. Jensen and Harold Jensen.
REDEEMER RECEPTION
Capacity Attendance at Reception Given By Men of Church.
Brooklyn Hall, P>eeport, never wit¬ nessed a larger or more social gath¬ ering than look place last Monday, Lincoln's Birthday Lve. It was the annual reception and dance of the men of the Parish of Our Holy Re¬ deemer.
The hall was taxed beyond its ca¬ pacity The l)eautiful decorations, by (Jeorge B. (Jeller and committee, were admired by nil. The refreshment com¬ mittee was unable to satisfy the de¬ mands made upon it by the large as¬ semblage. A splendid orchestra of six pieces delighted the dancers with up-to-date mu.sic.
The committee of arrangements in¬ cluded the following: Chairman, F. Keogh; .loseph Harding, William Mc- Artcliffe, James ('•oleman, Edward Rice. Thomas O'Donnell, A. Cook, Joseph Galhiehrr. Al. Schiller, M. Peiers, A. (iately, .loseph Luxks, Thomas Lelson, Edwar<l .Meaney, A. Miirlev, John O'.Mealia and J. Dona¬ ghy.
SOLDIERS'ASS'N DANCE TONIGHT
Aero Squadron of Mineola to be Guest of Evening-'Ut Brook¬ lyn Hall.
FISHEL NOMINATED FOR EXALTED RULER
One of the earliest of the season's events in Freeport will take place in Brooklyn Hall, Friday evening, February 15, at 8 o'clock, and will be in the nature of a "costume dance." It is being given for the benefit of the .Soldiers' Welfare Association, under the auspices of the Junior League of that association. Mr. «nd Mrs. H. Gissell, Mr. and Mrs. Van Ness, and Miss Mildred L. Stiles, who is chair¬ man of the committee, are in charge of the affair.
The hall will be attractively dec¬ orated with palms, and the walls will be draped with the Stars and Stripes. Refreshments will be .served in an at¬ tractive palm garden, arranged by the young ladies of the Junior League of the association The guests of the evening will be the Aero Squadron from Mineola.
The make-up of the committees in charge is as follows:
General chairman. Miss Mildred L. Stiles.
Refreshment committee, Hortense Ma.ver and Carol Smith, chairmen; Edna Hauser and Florence Kelsey.
Decoration committee, Marion Pat¬ erson, chairman; Mildred L, Stiles, Jessie Tompsion, Ruth Tompson and Florence Kelsey.
Reception committee, Mrs. H. Gis¬ sell, chairman, Misses Madeline Hab¬ erstroh, Signe Nygren, Dorothy King, Leonora King, filadys Howell, Ada Baker, PCdna Wright, Evelyn Teeple, Helen Rollo, Marie Milbank, Isabiella Miller, Florence Wells, Hen¬ rietta Terryi Jessie Tompson, Ruth Tompson, Phyllis Lucas, Harietta Rosenstine, Mildred L. Stiles, Hor¬ tense Mayer, Carol Smith, Marion Paterson, Edna Hauser, Florence Kelsey, Miss Wicks and Miss Tuthill.
Press committee, Mrs. M. J. ZuL zer.
ALL L. I. IBEN ON TUSCANIA SAVED
Archer B. Wallace to be Delegate to Atlantic City Conven¬ tion.
It was first nomination night for election of officers, the election t» take place the first meeting night ia March. The preaent Exalted Ruler, Archer B. Wallace, declined a re- nomination, as did also Esteemed Leading Knight Donald A. MacDonald for advancement to Exalted Ruler, and Esteemed lyoyal Knight Roy D. Pearsall for advancement to the office of Esteemed Loading Knight. Leo Fishel, who al the beginning of th« Lodge had .served as Esteemed Loyal Knight, was then nominated for Ex¬ alted Ruler.
Esteemed Ix.>cturing Knight Clar¬ ence A Edwards was nominated for advancement to the oflice of Esteemed Ivcading Knight. (3ther nominations for the evening were: Esteemed Lec¬ turing Knight, Maurice A. Gilmartin, of (larden (City; Sei retary, Sylves¬ ter P. Shea; Treasurer, Ernest S. Randall; Tiler, Simon Mayer; Trus¬ tee for three years, Roland M. Lamb; Representative to Grand Lodge at At¬ lantic (City next .luly. Archer B. Wal¬ lace; Alternate Representative, Geo. M. Levy.
At the close*of the nieeting a lunch¬ eon was served the members, and a banquet to the District Deputy and his suite.
At its meeting on Thursday even¬ ing of last week Freeport Lodge of Elks received an official visitation from District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Harry A. Greene, and accom-. panying delegation from Brooklyn Lodge No. 22. The officers of Free- port Lodge conferred the initiation on three candidates, and the official visi¬ tor complimented them highly upon the excellence of their work. Th« Lodge now has 1028 members.
Herein is a list of names of Long Island boys who were on the ill-fated Tuscania. Congressman Hicks tele¬ graphs that all have been reported as being saved:
21.'iTH AEKU Sgl'ADKON.
Edward C. Barker, Port Jefferson; Walter R. Box, Jr., Hempstead; Fred Chace, Sea (Cliff; Frederick Chellborg, Sea Cliff; DeWitt J. Cohen, Pat¬ chogue; liarold (Conklin, Westbury; -Albert Cornell, Roo.'-evelt; .Alfred .M. Davis, Miller I'lace; Raymond L. Dav¬ is, Port Jefferson; (Chauncey I. De- long, Floral Park; Douglas W, Dast, • Mineola; Charles K. Eisenbaeh, Rock- ! ville Centre; William Furman, White- ' stone; George FalxM-, Lawrence; (ieo. i J. Hammer, (ilen Cove; Kenneth D. ' Kay. .Sea (^lilf; Robert W. Kissani, ! Sea Cliff; Roscoe R. Loper, Port Jef- , ferson; David M. Laweree, Flushing; | George M. Ludlam, Oyster Hay; Wil- | liam J. Martin, .\iineola; Joseph D. | Mayer, Patchogue; Lester W. M(;- I Kenna, Flushing; Aubrey Mole, \ Roo.sevelt; Lawrence Negrette, Lin¬ denhurst; Harold D. Pearsall, Jamai¬ ca ; Fred F. Rathgeber, Flushing; Er- iie.st G. Sander, Roosevelt; Henry I. Shaw, .Mineola; Joseph 1). Smith, Flushing; Luther D. Smith, Port Jef- < ferson; Arthur I). Stanbrough, Hunt- | ingtuii; Harold R. StcVensun, St«i Cliff; John J. Tra-pp, Flushing; An¬ drew Van Siclen, Hollis.
109th ENGINEeaUi.
Howard R. Winterbottom, Smith- town fi<r«nch.
One of the most pleasant of tha fifty-odd social events held in -the club house during the present admin¬ istration was that of last Saturday night. Besides the usual weekly dance there were several high merit enter¬ taining features Mrs. Halsey Moore, of Manhattan, wife of the well known song writer, author of "They're Wear¬ ing Them Higher in Hawaii," ""Lib¬ erty Bell," "Piney Ridge," and Yid- disher Cow-Boy," sang four classical selections in high mezzo-soprano, ac¬ companying herself at the piano. Misa Adele Neff, of Rockville Centre, cap¬ tured the audience with her charac¬ ter songs and facial expressions. She also gave a unique original recitation apropos to her facial expressions, which brought down the house. Miss Addie Tydeman, of Hempstead, in rich contralto voice, as usual, greatly pleased her auditors. Miss Tydeman is a great favorite in the social fes¬ tivities of the club. Dr. Henry V. Holcomb, of Bellmore, and Dr. Urban L'Africain, of Hempstead, gave some splendid saxaphone duels. The in¬ imitable Billy Wolff, of Merrick, fine¬ ly entertained with his topical songs and ready wit.
During the evening the Exalted Ruler presented two of the members of the Lodge, Arthur U. Nosworthy, in the Navy, and Frank G, Raynor, in the Army, with sterling silver identification cases, suitably engraved. The Lodge has arranged to present similar cases to everyone of its mem¬ bers serving in the Army or Navy.
On Saturday evening of this week every subordinate Lodge of the Order of Elks throughout the United States will observe the fiftieth anniversary of the organization. In the mother I>odge, New York, No. 1, the greatest celebration will be held, the Grand Lodge Officers from various parts of the United States, and the Exalted Rulers of the Lodges in the metropoli¬ tan district and on Long Island be¬ ing guests of honor. Il will partake of the form of a banquet, with after dinner speeches, and more than two thousand persons arc expected to par¬ ticipate in the event.
In the Freeport Elks' Club there will be a reception and dance, and among those who are expected to en¬ tertain are .Mrs. Franklin G. Hill, Mrs. Bertha M. Knobel, .Miss Addie Tydemrfn, .Miss Adele Neff, Doctors L'Africain and Holcomb, Billy Wolff, Charles Sigmond and others. Mem¬ bers and friends are invited.
SEC'Y HUGO'S WORK IN AUTO BUREAU
Several thousand automobilists took chances with New York slate's motor vehicle law last year, landed in court, and contributed $45,018.3[) in fines to the state's general fund. Six motor vehicle inspectors in Secretary Hogo's offure through their vigilance were responsible for $83,982.40 which now appears on the books of the state treasurer because of a laxity on the part of many motorists to observe the law.
The importance o( the work done by the state's automobile inspectors in securing better observance of the motor vehicle law is outlined in the annual report of Chi«f Investigator John L. Curran, transmitted to Sec¬ retary Hugo.
