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\T4 v O68 \IN -* * *- EDITION ~- :/ Freeport, Rockville Centre, Gar» deg City, mm mum Park, Roosevelt and the East. Drive Extended ki to Doing their bit to perk up business are Captain Jim Dockmaster of the Freeport Boatmen's association and Drago of the Virginia D. Ed Buckley is showing Captain Jim the latest thing in tuna reels in his Freeport, while Captain Mike examines a rod with e tackle store on Sunrisg highway, eye. Review-Star »pter Success of Trade Campaign Brings Continuance; $500,000 Added During Ist Month Nassau merchants today 'Buy Today\ campai month, as reports from t re in with tl of the “flaflmta‘mht: ng mon t June way“. by Jmes E. <*> $1,500,000 Seen Mr. Stiles estimated that the four weeks, during which the 'Buy it Today\ drive has been go- may has seen an increase of 000 in (business in' Nassau coy-nit» ( he 'That is an indication of what. Won: m B.\ the publisher. as- | unnu- “an: y a Continage. tion of the 'Buy it The and ~acceieration of the in the next four weeks may amount or $1,- 800,000. _ - Elliot/R. Smith, manager of the Garden: City Loeser store, pointed out that the birthday sale is the first event of its kind in which the - store has taken part without par- ticipation of.the Brooklyn store, he declared that business yes- terday indicated the complete suc» cess 'of the sale-- , Sales Force Doubled Smith revealed ithat a force of 128 clerks, 'about twice the nor- mal number,.was rushed through out the .day, attending to the needs of' customers. The sale continues today, tomorrow, cand 'Saturday. In keeping with the \Buy It To- day\ principle, the .store 'is offer~ ing special. bargains in almost every , Mr. Smith: said. Throughout and from the. 'time the. doors for a_continua- Today' program. HEARINGS RESUMED IN: ELECTION DISPUTE ler. « - - TODAY'S REVIEW -STAR om secrrion-s races o | 7 «a greeted the assurance that the will 'be extended for another Frederick Loeser and company store at Garden City indicated the first birthday sale, staged \Buy It Today\ principle, is a success. | RECORD ATTEMPT P % Midge ntain, Fliers © Not Hufieriously A projected transcontinental air~ plane flight for a new record, planned to start Monday at Roose~ velt field, had to be abandoned to- day.. The plane which was to have been flown is smashed and its owne; and a student pilot are re- covering at their homes today from injuries which, miraculously, were not serious, The crash occurred last night, with Burton Slee, 25, of Pough- keepsie, a student pilot, at the controls, and Wayne Criley, 27, of Kansa , transport and owner.“ tt’he pm dun“: s . Slee suffered a broken finger and Criley: suffered a bump on the forehead. State Clo rg er : Supp MORE MAYORS ENDORSE PLE Fon ECONOMY Move For Safeguarding Credit Of County Widely Hailed A flood of approving com- meéhts from mayors of Nassau villages continued to pour in today as municipal executives commended County Executive J, Russel Sprague's plea for economy at therecent anpiual difher of the Nassau county Village-Officials'- association: One of the most significant com- ments came from Mayor Horace L Allen whose village, Rockville Centre, has been. one of the prime movers in the plan for starting construction-in-county sewer dis- trict No. 2. Not onlydid Mayor Allen approve Mr. Sprague's necessitate a heavy bond issue. Sees Support Certain \And if the county is not able to see its way clear at this time to start the sewer program,. I am | sure the villages will is he said. a Mayor Allen agreed\ county executive that \the spend- ing program has got to cease\ and, the mayor added, \We must watch financial matters soas to be prepared for bond issues if neces- sary.\ . Mayor Henry Waldinger of Val- ley Stream, who recently retired as president of the village officials' group, characterized Executive Sprague's talk as \one of the fin- est interpretationsof problems and responsibilities of municipal gov- ernments I have ever heard.\ He voiced his approval of the four major points in the execu- tive's talk, which were: 1-Co-operation to safeguard the county's financial status while Continued on Page 9, Col. 1 JERICHO YOUTHi HURT IN CRASH, IMPROVES t ort ENLISTS TEACHERS »RESIDENT CARDENAS MEXICANS BOMB GEOILLO AIRPORT Rebel Planes Raiding Loyal Centers MEXICO CITY, May 26-(P-- , The Mexican gov ‘Mu a few hours after War Minister Manuel Avila Camacho had de- ' clared rebel planes, some of theml flown by American pilots, had bombed several small towns occu- pied by loyal federals, Report 2 Battles Bombing ships raided the rebel airport near El Rucio in San Luis Potosi state yesterday, the govern- | ment press bureau announced, fir- | ing gasoline tanks and scattering | the party guarding the field, From Tampico came word that a swift plane swooped low over that port and Jet fall a shower of leaflets propagandizing the cause of General 'Saturnino Cedillo, the rebel chieftain. Other developments included the report of two engagements be- tween detachments of Federals and Cedillista bands, one of them lasting eight hours, and the deci= sion by President Lazardo Carde- nas to send school teachers in the wake of his soldiers into the small foget ON EDGE, KEEP BORDER CUMMI Continue Defense Plan And Warn: Civilians To Be Ready PRAHA, May 26-(P)- Hard-headed military prep- arations for Czechoslovakia's | defense continued today with- out respite. i Troops mobilized for d fense of the German frontier remained in the border region. |It seemed unlikely that customary military parade would be held this year on the president's birthday - Presi- dent Eduard Benes will be 54 on Saturday - because the men under arms had more pressing assignments. The high command of the civil sirdefense a reminder to house-holders to test their \black out\ equipment to make sure that they really were prepared for emergency. Another reminder of the under- current of anxiety lest Adolf Hit- and ..chancelior. of , Ary to bring undershis ation \the' nation's 3,500,000 German minority, was an an- nouncement that gas masks for public employees could be paid for on the installment plan. All residents of cities are ex- pected to asquire gas masks before June 30. Today was a holiday, Ascension Thursday, and government of- fices theoretically were closed, and likewise theoretically there was a tendency toward relaxation and a truce on national and international politics. Conservative newspapers print- ed brief, non-committal accounts of the funerals yesterday at Eger for two Sudeten Germans, shot near the frontier last Saturday. They refrained from reflecting bitterness felt by many Czechs overeNazl demonstrations -at. the funeral and over the fact Chan- cellor Hitler sent wreaths for the caskets. scouts T0 RUSH EMTAS Before June 6 To Quali- ty Fflvenu f Mounts for S praguéPIa Hines a 'Mystery To Neighbors Here They Know Tammany Power Long Beach But Seldom See Him; Doesn't Talk Politics where. associates in New York city. politician said today 'that w politician said. Owns Smail Bungalow Hines has had a small bungalow on Louisiana street in Long Beach 'the past 12 years ormore.His wife stays there during thehot | months, and he, himself, comes down whenever he gets the oppor- tunity. At other times, though, he has been known 'to stay at a larger, more ornate mansion at Laurelton boulevard and the bay. This home was bought some timeago from former Corporation Counsel David |B.Tolins by the Shalleck family, age mansion. was \fixedup\ tune of about $10,000, and Hires often went there for \rests.\ Mrs. Hines usually comes down to the beach house early in the [summer .and: Ji fo m on, 3m. New York \wurr him- self at the office of District Attfir« mey Dewey, he played golf at tie SCHOOL CALLS I POALS TICKETS Bus Controversy Brings Action A state court of. als ruling holding expenditur® of public school board-~monies to provide free bus transportation for pri- vate and parochial school children illegal resulted today in bus tick et cancellations for children 'of 16 Merrick families, Appeals Board Ruling On| general run of activities at the shore resort. county line, he goes into his shell. to hint until he goes back over the Queens lines again, this At James J. Hines is a mysterious character to his summer neighbors in Long Beach, They seldom see him. They don't know when he comes and when he goes. that he lives amongst them-and very few know exactly They just know Jimmy Hines goes to Long Beath to get away from his He doesn't participate in the A leading city Hines reaches the Nassau You can't talk politics Lido Country club. Them» with $20,000 in his pocket, he walked into Dewey's office and out again on bail, - o= ton Although he is often seen at the Lido club, he is not a member He stayed at the hotel at various times, however. He often went to the Rockville Country club in Rockville Centre, where he talked with an attorney friend of that vil- lage. Long Beach folk \know\ that Hines lives in the city, but even «who usually are aware of the movements of all local celebrities, can't tell you much about the Manhattan leader. They say that he stays inside one or the other house in the beach city, and often has bis three mar- rindjaq‘ly visitors. Oth tivities. Hines br mansion are unlisted. SENATE SEEXING PAY BILL ACCORD Compromise Would Give Secretary Power To VaryfiEeScale * WASHINGTON, May 26 -- (P) - Opposing senate factions edged closer. today.. to .a prospective wage-hour compromise designed to placate southern opposition by permitting the secretary of labor to fix a. geographically-varied scale of minimum pay. Oppose House Bill There were 'strong indications that the southerners might agree any attack until a joint committee has a chance to com| the differences between and senate measures, If the committee does not ap- prove regional differentials, how- ( g= an nothing of Ac- both the Shalleck 3 LINK T0 NUMBER GME AKC Tammany Chief Make Single-Word Rep To Dewey ACCUSED AS FIXER FOR SCHULTZ GA Political Chief Powerful l Has Summer Home In Nassau -_- NEW YORK, May A -James J. Hines, one of t most powerful leaders'. Tammany Hall, was listed G the police blotter today,. A# cused of being an ally \political fixer\ of the Dutch, \ Schultz gang~-in a $10 000 policy racket, Held In $20,000 Bail Hines, 61 - year- old f blacksmith, was the first \ up\ whom District Af Thomas E. Dewey has in his three-year. warfare rackets. \The 'young \racket er\ repeatedly has charged t existence of an alliance i New York crime and politics.. } Charged formally with ing a lottery, Hines was by Dewey before Justice F mand Pecora yesterday of ing $500 to $1,000 a week as pga) litical fixer for lottery rack” He was held in $20,000 bail, \Baloney Hines Replies Coming directly from the course at Long Beach, where has a summer home, Hines €fe ried $15,000 in his pocket for He was allowed until today to the $5,000 more levied by \This mart could get a mi dollars bail,\ Joseph ~ counsel for Hines, deck \and every nickel would be put up by respectable citizens love this man. He has been a influence on the community.\ While his lawyer accused Det ey of political motives, the trict leader's own comment. Dewey's accusations, as he # being booked and f p was a characteristic \Balo Statements by George We Schoenhaus, with J. chard (Dixie) once Schultz's attorney, and A others as successors to z the racket, resulted in the c plaint against Hines, - Charles P. Grimes, who + N . € ar T lif i
