THE WEATHEn
¦aatern New Torlt—TJnaettled; probably sbowers tonight and Wed. nesday; wamler In extreme north portion tonight; moderate variable wbula, t»ecomitag atrnthcrly.
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FREEPORT, N. Y., TUESDAY. MARCH 15, 1921
VoL XXIV^iftv 18
OPENINGS IN COUNH HIGHWAYS SELF-POISONED UNDER COUNH ENGINEER NOW EXSOLDIER DIES;
WINSAUHONOR
Supervisors to profit By Experience, Having Had to Do Repair Work After Contractors-Seeler Wood to Have New Ford and Go to Con¬ vention.
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Mineola, March 15.—Because highways &re being damag¬ ed by having .street openings made and not properly filled in, the Nassau Supervisors are preparing to have all such repairs made by the county's own repair forces.
The matter came before the board Monday on the report of County Engineer W. Fred Starks to fix certain charges for street openings. Supervisor Doughty said that not infrequent¬ ly street openings were made, the proper amount posted to in¬ sure repairs, the repairs made and then six months later, when the money had been returned to the man making the opening, M""** *""" •"'"» ^'''"^'' midnight Monday. the street was found to be in bad condition which left the "^r"""" n^"-°lI'>'"^>-'<' «'" ''«-
Said He Was Called Bam Thoogh He Nearly Starred Rather Than Bej—Former Service Men, Po¬ lice and Sanitarinm Staff Eager to Aid Him—Government to Meet Expenses
Rockville Centre, ^arch 15.—William D. Hobbs, or Auxnux, an honorably discharged soldier of the Worid War, who was brought Into tho Rockville Centre Sanitarium Saturday night, .suf- fering from the effect of swallowinK Hr'vt»ml tablet.<< of bichloride of mercury,
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DEOSION IN TAX CASE MAY AFFEO m» TAXES ALREADYSECUREDIHROUGHLOTSALES
TO BEGIN GRADING AT COUNTRY CLUB- WITHIN FEW DAYS
Ready This Season, Too
on I'Yont .street. It is expected that cIcnrinK and gradinK the grounds will begin in a week or ten days, or as soon as the ground becomes settled.
Tennis courts will be constructed flrst, and It is expected that within a few
county no alternative but to repair thfe highway
Frank A. Wood, cnunty scaler of weights nnd meuHures, was authorized to purchase a new Kord car to be used In the performance of his duties. The car he drives now has been in use five years.
.lesae Merrltt, clerk to the board, was directed to get bids on 600 tons of coiil for the court house. It was announced that It was desirable to get a contract for the <oal now If possible rather than to wait until such time as it was nmvl- ed and then trust to buying il in open market.
Tiic bonrd adopted a resolution which directed County Attorney H. Stewart McKnlKht to confer with Ihc State Tax Commission In rclatiin lo property sold under tax sales which is affected by a recent decision ot the Appellate Court. The bonr<l directed payment of |100 to Frank Dlckorson and $112 to I.ouls Myers for Impounding and destroying unlicensed dogs.
A preliminary resolution calling for Improvement of the I'lu.'jhinKNorlh Hempste.id Turnpike as a counly high¬ way'was adopted. The Htate and county will each pay |s/.550. North liempsteadi TowT) will pay HitliiOd for extra WOi'k needed to make the road wider than the state highways.
Andiews Hrothers' bid of »2.478.91 for construction of a culvert In Jericho Turnpike was accepted and tho work ordered.
Supervisor Doughty offPTeti a propos¬ ed act ot Legislature authorizing the county to acquire certain lands In Lyn¬ brook . required for the new route I'f Atlantic .'ivenue.
Frank A. W^ood, sealer of weights and meftaurcs, was directed to attend the state conference of the Htate Bu¬ reau of Wciglits and Measures at Al¬ bany on March 30 and 31.
County Clerk Thomas Cheshire re¬ ported $2,02«.9C In fees collected for., .lanuary.
Sheriff Charles A. Smith reported 22 prisoners In tho Jail; 19 males and 3 females. Five were recently sent to Sing Sing prison and 3 to Kimira Re¬ formatory.
Tho War Di(purtment notified tho Board that tho proposition to construct a 12-foot channel from Peconii! Bay to Jamaica Bay had been reported on un¬ favorably. No action was taken on this. f
EASTER NOVELH SALE
BY HOME BUREAU CLUB
Hempstead. March 18. — An Ka.ster aule will be frlyen by the West Jlemp- stead Hume bureau Club on Saturday, March 26, In the school house from 2 luitll » 1'. M. Thert? will be Kaster baskets and' novelties for sale, and cream (.hocolntn and marstamallow eggs, rabbits and 'ixmators tbat will delight the children. Cream eggs and jelly eggs will be sold by the pound. Also there will J)* strictly fresh •KK« fnf iwle for tSaster breakfast.
Persons who would like to purchase any of these articles before the sale may do so at any time by applying to Mrs. Oeorge A. Bedell, chairman of the committee In charge of the sale.
on the case. I His will bn a military funeral. The 1 body has been removed to Korbell's un- I dertaking establishment. Services will ; be conducted in .St. Agnes' R. ('. t.'hurch, , at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
I It has been learned that Hobb.i, pa.'^s- : Ing through Rockville Centre on his I walk from Rosedale to Long Meach, stopped at the home of a local re.sident and asked for a bite to e,-it. He .sjii.l I he was told hy the woman that .^he i didn't feed bums or dogs. He .saiil ho
Tennis Conrts First to Get Atten-1-^,'"'^^1^ "looking"for"wol'^ Tmi
tioH'^—Golf Grounds to Be would cheerfully do .something to repay
his benefactor for a meal, if she would give it to him.
It was also learned that Hobb.s had slept In the field.s at night, and his only food in seven days had bi^en three crul¬ lers and one cup of coffee. He .said he begged work of a garage man at Long lieach, on his knees, without rucce.s.s. He had walked there from Rosedale
Hempstead, March. 15.—Warm weath¬ er has whetted the appetites of the golf nnd tennis devotees of this vicinity, making those interested in the new country club of Hempstead Impatient to sei! things going on the club property [i,ecause he had been told he would prob
ably get employment at the giiia.!re.
These incidents made the heavy load of adversities too great to bear, and ho .swallowctl the tablet-s.
Hobbs was found by' Joriy Cornwell on the Long Beach road;' b«»Io^' the .••ec-
eks they will be ready for use. Work ond bridge. He compl.tlifil of 1 elng
SCHOOL HELD DAY SPORT AT FAIR GROUNDS, MINEOU
Mineola, March 16.—SehoN students in this county will have a field day and athletic meet at the Fair Grounds on March 21. If the weather Is inclement the moot will be held on March 28.
The meet Is under the direction of B. E. Whittnker, of the Oyster Bay High School. There will be the usual field dny program. There Is much Interest in the approacblnc event. Each event Is expected to bo closely con¬ tested.
The Agricultural Society of Queen.i. Nassau Counties has given permission
to use the fair ground.
on the golf course will begin soon, but with the large amount of clearing to be done. It Is improbable that the course can be u.sed before late fall.
The Country Club will meet next FrU day evening, when directors will be elected to fill vacvncles: Howard S. Urower. W. Herbert Eaton, B. W. Jones, I'. M. Rushmore and B. T. Tew. The I J,po\,ght in. meeting will be held In the Mn.sonlc club room.
The club membership now stands at 110. paid up, and it is expected that with the anticipated early opening df activities there will bo steady additions to the list.
sick. Cornwell telephone lo I'ollc.' Cap¬ tain Hacon, and asked advice. The captain told him to take the man to l)r. Horton, the neai'cst physician. This he Is supposed to have done. The next heard of Hobbs was when the capiain rec sanlta
id ot Hobbs was when the caplam .... ¦' , , , , . , ^ '
ived a telephone me.s.sage from th^. '•O'jfi' <"- '^n Lctures which woul.» pre- tarium that a sick man had b?U^-^' '•>" •'"'I^'f-^' "^ «""J^'<'t« whu;l.
TOM MADDEN WINS EASILY OVER GANS
Al Ketchall Becoming Idol of Local
Fans — Walter Thompson
Knocked Out in 1st Roond
Freeport, March 16.—The big bout ot tho evening last night between Italian Joe Cans and Tommy Mnddcn went the full limit of 12 rounds. Madden came away with the referee's decision. It was said t>iat"1ie broke his vrlst in the fifth round, but no offlel'il announce¬ ment was made of the fact.
A disturbance In one -yid, of the hall was reported to have been Mrs. Tommy Madden defending the vlrturr.'S of her hubby as a fighter. In nn argu/nent with another woman.
Madden won his dcrcislon anyway, whether he broke his wrist or not.
Some countrymen of Italian Joe Oana but the decision Of the reteree was thought it should have been a draw, accepted wl\h approval by the majority.
Al Ketchell, a coming fighter from Freeport, won his 8-round bout with Larry Murray and w^is In turn challeng¬ ed by one Cinderella from Brooklyn. Al Ketchell seems to have hit the popular-
Investigation revealed th.'it E. H. l.ien- nls and William Thomp.son of Ocean Side, met Hobbs, who askixl iheni foi a drink of water. After he drank it, (ho men say ho rolled about the roail. v. litli- tng in agony. They are supposed to be I the men who brought him to the sani¬ tarium.
Captain Bacon, upon rpcei;)t ot the mc.s.sage. sent a jiatiolman to iho insti¬ tution. When he learned tiio raan was a former soldier, lie vi.sitod him. .He re¬ quested Mrs. Simons, superintendent, to notify Dr. Martin, representative of the United States I'ublic Health Service and of the War Risk Bureau, and nlto commandant of Rockville Centre Post 303, American Legion. Thi.s was done. Dr. Martin received permission from the sanitarium to visit the sick man. This he did, and found tiiat he was receiving all the care that could be givon.
Captain Bacon, upon his return to police headquarter.s, notified Charles I'. Messenger, commandant of Major Gen¬ eral J. Franklin Bell Post 103, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Arthur Hai\b. Both went to the sanitarium. Haab stayed until Messenger came. Me.sscn- gcr remained all night. j
Hobbs was in a terrible state, and was 80 violent at times, that Captain Bacon was reauested to get .some o'f the former soldiers to stay .with him. This was arranged. Arthur Haab, Will Clbbs. Walter Behrens, L«roy Husser, Waiter Ll. Finn, Charles P. Messen^^er, (Jus Helfenburg, Eddie Schneider, Sam Ellis Harrison Wright, Elwood MacLoughlln, and Captain Bacon, all spent some time with the sick man.
Last night the sanitarium obtained two male nurses, and the former ser¬ vice men were relieved from furth^ir bedside duty. The nurse from the Red Cro.ss was, therefore, not needed.
Identity of the man was established It was learned that
Ity of Frankle OSrpente'- nn awful w.'tl- lop as the fans are' behind him to u man and seem to see i c ming Iwttler I through army togs in the loeaflaoy. Al Ketchell wa.s match-[he had epjlsted In tho medical corps In ed aecainst no'mean opponent in I.«.rry j SeottW, Wash., In 1917, and re-enli.sted Murray and won the fight on his merits in the Ortlnance Corps at Camp Raritan, alone. N. J. He received an honorable ¦•dls-
Walter Thompson Ot Ocean Side made [ charge soon after Christmas. His rec- a brief appearance in the ring with ords also show he had been operated Toung Dolan. He was thtri» for ono on in the New York City Army Hos- round out of u possible air., and thut wiul I pital. all; K. O. for Dolan! It was the tM . Dr. Martin, as government rcpreson
caae of the two blows struck. Dolan hit Thompson, and Thomp;«on hit the floor. Bert Williams and Young Scott went
tatlve, communicated with authorities at Washington and received authoriza¬ tion, after they had a full knowledge of the case, to take care of the man. with
Packers Conference Friday.
•Washington, March 15.—Secretary of T^bor Davis Is now preparing for a conference here between packers and their employees to attempt medlaUon at dlffloulUes which threaten a strike in the packifo* Industry. The mMtlnv probably will be held on Friday. — —i"
BENZOMINT
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their six rounds In good style, i'oijng | assurance the government would bear Scott pulUng out the decision. allexpen.se. Had not this authorization
Jack Clifford was referee and Becker come, the local organizations!, without
and King. Judges.
WONENWORKING
INELEaiONFOR
I IMPROVEMENT
Parent-Teachers' Association at Rockville Centre Gets Into Ac¬ tion to Uphdd the Good—Will Try to Better Standards of Mo¬ tion Pictures in Village
Rockville Centre. March 1.").—Members of the I'arent-Teachor.s' .\!*sociatlon, .Mrs. Ceorge -A. Phelps, president, will bo out this afternoon to vote on various pro¬ positions for ¦ village improvements which are to be submitted to residents at the village election this afternoon and evening.
The gubjeet came before the meeting in Clinton School yesterday afternoon.
Voters were told it was not only their opportunity but their duty to .see that the propositions for village improve¬ ment be carried.
After long discussion, the association decided to go on record for motion picture exhibitions in this vlll ige wlilrh would uplift the morals of children nnd young people. Tho ni'mbors voiced their sentiments concerning pictures the^- had seen, it was suggesteo that should they observe any whirh th<y did not approve, they inform tl.e theatre management so th.Tt it might be guided In its .selections.
The President of the associTtlon, was empower«l to write to Its representative at Albany and advocate ii cpn.sorship
might degrade the morals of .^oung folk The associntion voted $20 for child relief. To the ("lilldren's National Wcl- farp Association it voted $S; to the Nat¬ ional Child Labor Association $5 ami to the Kiiropean Relief Council's Cliild Feeding Fund. $10.
The eighth grade cl.ass under the di¬ rection of .Mrs. I'ullis, presented a drani- atlzntion of Miles Standish's courtship for the benefit of the association. This and other features ot the progrnm wore enjoyed immensely.
The as.sociation enjoyed a plea.sant af¬ ternoon at a tea given by Mrs. DeWitt Angus. 75 South Park .avenue, last Wednesday.
PLAN PACKERS' CONFERENCE WITH LABOR SECRETARY
Wa.shington, March 15.—Pre.sldent Harding today approved plans for con¬ ference between Secretary ot Labor Da¬ vis and represefltatlves ot packers and packers' employees, in an effort to ad. just labor troubles in that indu.stry. Secretaries Wallace and Hoover will partlciiiate In the negotiations.
LOEWnJEATRE AT HEMPSTEAD READYBYFALL
Engineer Laying Out Ground Pre¬ paratory To Building at Once— Vaudeville and Picture House Will Seat 2,000—Stores on Main Street Front
Hempstead. March 15.—Nathan Stern who with .Max Barr, purchased last week, the Neu.schaeter and Leiberm::n jiropertics on Main sti'cet. stated toilay that he had given instructions this morning to A, G. .Archibald, civil en¬ gineer, ot Hempstead, to make a suney nnd mark out tho sewer and water lines ot the property pitniaratory to beginning construction of the proposed new theatre building whicli is to occupy the plot.
.Mr. Itarr Is president of the .Mber- marle Theatre, Inc., builders ot Ihe -Mbermarlc Theatre in Flntbush, Rrook- lyu. Mr. Stern is a.sociated with Mnrcu.s IjOow theatres, Brooklyn and New Tork. It is proposed to break ground as sfion as tltlo to the properly is passed, Mr. Stern wild, and erect a theatre- with n seating capacity of 2.000 for vaudeville and motion pirturo shows.
He expects the building to be re^idy in six months.
The front of the new huilditis will be occupied by stores and offices. The plot Is 350 feet deep which will give implc room for the theatre and dress¬ ing rooms.
The two properties purcha.sed have a combined frontage of 90 feet on Main street. The iiuichase price was $78,000.
Threatens Tax Arrears Sales to Amount of $1,- 225,000 in Nassau-Laxity of Assessors Blamed For Situation in Improperly Advertising Prop¬ erty-County Treasurer's Power to Correct Error Discredited By Court
Mineola, March 15.—A deci.sion by the Appellate Div¬ ision just handed down, threatens to aflFect tax arrears sales in Nassau County aggregating $1,22.5,000 gross and involves $600,000 in taxes that have been secured through the sale of what is called lot property, to distingui.sh it from unplotted farm lands.
County Treasurer William E. Luyster and County Attorney H. Stewart McKnight .seek a way in which the county Will not lose all of this sum.
CORONER'S VERDICT 'ACCIDENTAL DEATH' INCREIGHTONCASE
Woman Struck By Automobile in Freeport Feb. 27, Died of In¬ juries—In Dark Spot
HEMPSTEAD MOOSE CHOOSE JOSEPH F. NEWMAN DICTATOR
Hempstead, Marcli 15.—The following oftlcers wei'e elected at the meeting of Hemp.stead Lodge 9S2, Loyal Order of Moose, held in the clubrooms on Front street, last night: Dictator, Joseph K. Newman; vice-dictator, Jacob L. Kor¬ nicker; prelate. Otto Hoffman; .set-retary. Louis F. Huleu; trca.surer, V. A. Wil¬ liams; trustee, Louis 1!. Haff. Installa¬ tion ot officers will take place at the meeting on March 28. Kive members were received.
EIGHT TROLLEY PASSENGERS HURT ASCARISDERAH,EDINHEMPSmD
No Si^rious Injuries, Though Bruises and Cuts From Flying Glass Made People Sore—Defec¬ tive Rail Blamed for the Accident—^List of the Injured
Hempstead. March 15.—Eight per¬ sons were Injured late yesterday after¬ noon when a trolley car of the New Vork and I>ong Island Traction Com¬ pany left the rails Just west ot the Hempstead Country Club property on Front street. None ot the Injured ap¬ peared to have been seriously hurt, though all the 35 or more iiassengers in the car were shaken. Injuries con¬ sisted of bruises caused by the passen¬ gers being thrown trom their seats and cuts from broken glass. The car was nm by Conductor Arthur Rice and Motorman Richard Myers.
The list of Injured Included.
John McManuf, Richmond Hill, leg cut anfi bruised.
Fnmia Boeger, 4S West Seaman tive- niw.' Freeiwrt, side bruised.
Helen Krumenacker, 14. Sprucf street. West Hempstead, suffering fron- sliock.
Alice Anderson. 14. Poplur street West Hempstead, suffering from shock.
question, would have Uken care of thef' The Rev. O. V. Ollreath. West Hemp eitfienaeH. Both organizations stand ready to do w.hat they can to akl a comrade.
Polico Captain Bacon said the man's predicament resulted frojn hi? pride. Hobbs told him that slackers could get jofaa, but a man discharged /rom the
army couldn't get aQvtbing to eat or a [ tbeir bemes.
¦iead, cut on knee.
Mrs. T. H. I.e Roy. Franklin Square, ift-uiseH. ' . '
Mrs. Y. O. Mulr. The Pines, Hemi>. stead, cut by ilnaa.
Arthur Rk*. conductor, cut on hand.
AU the mitred were able to go to
MRS. BOGERrS SEDAN UPSET _ IN GARDEN an STREET
Oardan City, Marob IS.—Mrs. 8. V. Bocert, driving a Ford Se<tain, tried to
turn the comer at Hilton aveoue and I place to sleep He stTld he didn't have [ The car which left tlie track wa* Seventh street at too great speed Satur-la friend in the world, and showed his j bound for Jamaica. leaving Hempatead day afternoon^ and the car waa over-j pride when he Said he didn't want all | at 4:30. It had reached th* Front streel tnmed. Mrs. Bofert escaped wtth a »e>{the people waitlni^ on him. He asked, j rur%-e when suddenly there was a lurch. vere shaktac. The car wiui towed to a lln case of his recovery, to be permitted i the ear left the rails and mn aicainst gaxaga. jto work to pay off the debt. ja !iOw bank at th"? aide ot the track
The car missed a pole by a few feet.
The sudden hirch and stop caus<.'d many of the paa-sengers to be thrown forward. Some falling from their seats. Mrs. Muir's arm was resting on the window sill and was punched through the glass, causing slight cuts. There was considerable confusion, but this was quickly over when the passengers found that no one was badly hurt, a.id all proceeded to their homes.
The accident is believed to have been due to the defective rail, a small piece having been broken out of the steel at that point.
Myers, the rfiotorman, had made but a few trips over that part of the line.
GREEKS TO AHACK TURK NATIONALISTS
London, March 16.—^The Greek Army on the Smyrna Front in Turkey is pre¬ paring for a big offensive against the Turlil.Mh Nationalists, according to cfH- clal advices recelvet! by the Forcl|n of¬ fice today.
The Greeks are bringlns up heavy reinforcements and guns to tlie Gskl- ;halr sector.
Aitanlts KiOiRg Premier.
London, March 14.—An anarchist, who had been arreated charied with the X8B$«aiiiat|oa of Prjifnler Pato, at Spain, B. H. Bullinc and Carl Bulling. Central News dispatch.
Kreeport. March 15.—The inquest held Monday morning into the death of .Mi-s. Annie Crelghton, of Brooklyn ave nue, who was killed us the result of be Ing struck by an automobile on the nighl of February 27. resulted in ('<ir- oiier Wilbur F. Southard finding a ver¬ dict of accidental death.
Dr. Mcrvln L. .Si-lilos.s, who was driv¬ ing the car, was taking friends home and was traveling slowly In fhe middle of the road.
The accident took place between Long Beacli ave. and Wallace st. in the mid. (lie of the block where it was very dark. Mrs. Crelghton was not .seen until the car was but a few feet from her. The brakes wero jammed on .'itopping the car .so that the wheels i^id not pass over her.
Mrs. Crelghton was taken to the hos¬ pital, doctors were summoned, Ihe hus¬ hand was notified and taken lo the ho.s¬ pital, and a sub.stltute was found to lake his place us llagnian after the Ja¬ maica offlct! of the I.. I. R. R. had re¬ fused to .send one. The police were not¬ ified by Dr. .Schloss. who did all that was po.sslble after the '.accident hap¬ pened.
It was » very rainy night and the woman was covered by an umbrella that made it impossible for her to see till' road. The accident was entirely unavoidable.
It was testlflcd that Dr. .Schloss has always been a careful driver and the fac I that his car stopped before It coulil pass .ovor the woman .showed that he had been driving .slowly.
LEGION TO STIFLE PRO-GERMAN TALK
In New York and Throughout the
Country Will Keep Down
New Propaganda
What F. W. Galbralth, Jr., national commander of tho American Legion, proclaims will be the greatest national palriotic demonstration held In this count ry/sini!e the signing pf the Armis¬ tice ^^111 i(e held ut Madi.son" Square (Jyrden, in 'New York, on March 18. it Will be called the "All .\merican Meet¬ ing for (Jod and Country" ond Is de¬ signed as the answer of all patriotic cit liens to tlio pro-German Von Much propaganda meeting held in Madison Square two weeks ago.
A score of organizations arc c»,o|i- etatlng under the leadership of Hie Le¬ gion. Colonel Galbralth, who will bo the principal speaker, has been deluge<I by letters and telegrams from veterans, public officials and citizens from virtu, ally every state sending greetings to tbe meeting, applauding the stand of the Ijc- gion In its recent exposure of a revival of German propaganda efforts In Amer¬ ica. From a number of cities whnre pro-German meetings have been schtKl- uled comes the word that counter dem- on.strations by patriotic citizens will be organized at the flrst moment the prop¬ agandists come out In the open with their plans. Many ot the communica¬ tions are from citizens of foreign birth. Including loy».l Americans of German extraction.
Among the organizations co-opeiating with the Legion in the arrangements for the New York meeting are: ITnltcd Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of World War, Military Order of Loyal Legion, Roosevelt Memorial Association, iflmerl- can Federation of Labor, 17- 8. Chamber of Commerce, National I^eague for Wo¬ men's Service, City Federation of Wo¬ men's Clubs and Victory Hnll Associ¬ ation. ,
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THE BBV. THO.HAH BRAITfm'AITE RKVISITS H ANTAGH FRIKNDN
Waptavh, March It.—The Rev. Tl^ocnas Bralthwait, I'ormertr of Wan¬ tagh, Is vtaltlng in town and has been to see wlanj of bis old frtenda.
Laxity of .'Assessors Blamed
The fault In the sptH-iflc case that brought about the decision of the Ap¬ pellate Court lay with the town board of assessors says the court. .\iid .luslicc Putnam, who wrote the decision, ia rather sharp in his iiitiiisni of the as¬ sessors.
County Treasurer Luyster tried, ac¬ cording to the coiiit decision, to i-emedy the defects left by the assessors but tho court holds that he could not legally do this. The County Ti-easurer was then engaged In protecting the eounty but this, aecordlng lo the lourt, ho could not do.
Th(< partic'iiliir case in ciueslion Is that (if Harriet .1. .Mel'oun ugalnst .\niy K. I'ierpcint mikI Ncliie Ciair/..
Ti-oiibJe Over Ixiiig Beach ImIh Xellle Cranz bought two lots from the Ixing lieach romipuny In 19H. .Sho pnid taxes on the iiiopcrty fur 191.1. 191S and 1917. when the pii>i>erty wiis sold for unpaid taxes of 191 I which the owner tliouglit hnd Ih'cii piiid. At the sale of the iirnperiy for unpaid taxes It was bought in fur llarrlil .McCoiiii through her brother. William, a. lawyer. I.ater an Intei-esl was Iran.sferecl to Amy K. Pierpont and a suit was brought 111 parlitlon with . Amy Pierpont HiicI .'Nellie Cranz as co- defcndanls. If this action had lM>eii judgment of tlK^ coiiit siipp'irtlng the certlllcale which the .McCouii interesls rc( elved under the \tiix sale. .Iusll"o \HM Siclen icfused lo accede to this and judgment was rendered for the de fendant Cranz who was the owner In fee an(f in iictual posse.sslon of the prop¬ erty. She had asked for a cancellation of the dfi'd passing to McCoun under the tax sale.
Jiwtlce Van Siclen held that the prop¬ erly was not projierly dcscrilied for Ihe purpose of Identifying the lots und that the assessors' roll as carried out carried ul the lop cif Ihe page ihe lltU.> of the map of the properly hut did not carry dlito inaiUs down the column opposite the block anil lot on (>acli line clown llic page.
•lustlce VunSlelen's Ruling The decision of the Aiipcllate Divi¬ sion says:
"It further apiK^ius tlmt In entering on the roll map jots In .Nassau County the assessors have u slack habit of Im¬ pressing the description of ii map only at the head of the llrst coUirnii witli tho lines underneath left entirely hlaiik and wllhout ditto marks. .Such murks how¬ ever are essential to show an Inquirer that the particulars in ihe lines above ure repeated below.
;'Thc loose and slipshod moUuKl of (j|eering llfV without ditto marks has heen jirmiouncud iMHiiHi( lent In the People >x rel .N'atlonul Park Hank vs., i-tc, 141 Appellute Division."
County Treasurer Luyster In adver¬ tising all tax sales has always been careful lo cure this detect of the ditto miirkfl, but the decision of the court holds that he could not do this even to protect the woman whose property was at stake and the Interests of the
counly. .
Need New l.aw for Keniedy The effect Of this (le(riHion, unless oome remudlal legislation or other means ia found, says County Attorney SlcKnlght. will he to Invalidate all as- Hcsements in the ^nly "f lot property where ccrtillcutes ot sale have been is¬ sued or where a deed has Is-en given that has not Imm-ii outstanding for five years, tho ijerUsI designated by Ihc statute of llniltatlonH.
It does not, of course, affect tho property where people have voluntarily como forward nnd paid their taxes on the asseesments hut all proiierty sold under the tax snias Is affccteit uiiIcwm covered by the new law which says that any claim of defect in the title should not pr»va,ll unless th(.' contention is s<-'t up within one year after the sale. ThousatuiH of Hollars K«o^pred Former counly treasur«'rs paid but llltle attention to the sale of prop«'rty for unpaid taxes, but since County Treasurer Luyster went into ofllce in 1916 siUes have heen held regularly. Thousands ot dollars, which otherwise would have been lost to the rounty, have been realized from thos*- sales.
Mr, Luyster went as fsr buck as the law permitted, whk-h is five years. Ho held tax sales for 191J. 1814. I»1S. 1»16, 1»17 and 1»18. Another sale will be held In May, which will be the 1919-20 tax
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Joet what the result ot this rather ¦mall ta.1 caae but most far-reaching decision will be to Nassau County ran only be determine* after a conferenc-
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