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CHECK PUBLIC irnuTY RATES Chamber of Commerce 'Will M ake Investi gation DISCUSS PARK MATTERS To Appoint Corrfm lttee to Meet Long Island Chamber of Commerce Rep- resentatives Here on Octobe r 27th. - . Treasury Haa Good Balance on Hand The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Monday evening, with a small number of members In attendance. Communi- cations -were read from Emll F. Kupter thanking the Sayville Chamber of Commerce for their letter of good wishes to him for the success of his development on Lakeland avenue , and from Vf . S. Funnell , In charge of pub- licity of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce , notifying the Sayville Chamber that a committee of the Long Island Chamber would visit Sayville at 12.35 on Wednesday, October 27th , and requested suggestions from the local chamber as to methods of co-operation between the two bodies. Upon motion regularl y made by C. Milton Rogers , seconded by Fr ederick Ockera and carried , it was moved that the secretar y be instructed to notify all of the members of the Sayville Chamber of Commerce to be present a t the open air meeting of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce at Say- ville at 12:35 p. m. on Wednesday, October 27th , and that the local pa- pers be requested to publish notice of said meeting in advance of the event , and that the chair be authorized to appoint a committee of five members to welcome the members of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce. The treasurer ' s report showing a balance on hand of $968.36 was ac- cep ted. No reports were received from sev- eral of the standin g committees , and many matters could not be taken up at the meeting because members of the various committees were not present to report on them. On a question from C. Milton Rogers regarding the work of the Roads Committee be was in- formed by the Preside nt R. L. Macln- tyre that Capt. Frank Rogers stated that the pavement on Railroad avenue wou ld be completed on both sides , and that be expected to get more streets cur bed. Althou gh no members of the Brown ' s River committee were present there was some discussion on the question of dredging it , and President Macln- tyre stated that he would take up with the committee the matter ot seeing Mr. Owens w ho promised to take care ot the work this tall. For the Advertisin g Committee , Mrs. J. Hi Smith reported that the com- mittee had paid (210 to advertise Say- ville In the Brooklyn Eagle. Frederick Ockera presented for the oonsidetaUo u of the Chamber the pro- posal to have the State of New York purchase a tract of land at Tangier. He said he would like to have the Chamber favor It and pointed out that It would be a bette r place for a State Park tha n the Taylor estate at lattp, in view ot the fact that It would allow a direct route to the ocean by way of the brid ge at Smith' s Point . He said that he believed that one park would be enough for Suffolk Count y and that at Tangier bath ing would be done in the ocean. He a lso favored the granting ot permission to individ uals to estab- lish hotels , bathing pavilions , etc , to ta ke care of bathin g and auto parties. Mrs. Smith tatd that she did not think the Chamber should go ou rec- ord to en dorse anything like the loca- tion of a State Park until there had been a comm ittee appointed to investi- ga te It, and that In this case It was lar gely political propaganda. C. Milton Hotter * said that there is no doubt lit his mind but that Tangier would be a good place for a park, but he felt that there was some propa- ganda In the Tangier park location and that It would be best to let things alone until the Taylor Estate park lo- cation Is settled, and did not think that It would be wise tor the Cham- ber to take any advance action before we know what is. going on. He tug- It tested that It might be a good Idea to 9 Bring this MP tor consideration of the ~ Long Island Chamber of Commerce at ' the open air meeting on Oct. 17th . ( Continue d on pag» eight) , ft. I. n. n. Is Replacing Swltchce Oeorgs Le Boutlllter. viae president Of the Long Island Railroad, today gaede the following, statement In re- ' *' ,i; apOnse to Inquiries In connection with t' E 1Mb* wort of the Interst ate Commer ce r i ne snniiiilnn regardin g the recant nool- fW wSp t . at Oalveiton: I /* ' *Long prior to this accident W t M Lang Wand , Railr oad mana ge- cpgeJj gVaad undertaken • program ot re> ' • /M. ajleoemant ot switch stands of to* type |VlsV we at CaWerton, At the present P.V' lttsV only a relative few of these p-i wtte * stand * remain In service, Ming feWM fract ion ot on* par cent, ot the iMM Ml aWnbt ' r O f twitch ttfadt In «tr» EOTW '*# V ** *« \¦* f»taa 'd R ailroad eye. itt p &j Mo^tho Oalverto n a . oetdoi tt , m- flgi^jirt Oompeoy hw n»n««a «p Ptpgi^^ «*• ra lPl#Vwm^ ~ *0M* .m * . to H^S^^ fc^^ 11 ^ 9 ^' sIMR ^ m^m^^m^^mSM ^^M i^' POST GETS CHARTER Is Presented to Smith—Weve r Post At Isllp Meeting At one of the largest gatherings of Legionnaires ever held in Suffolk Coun- ty last Friday evening in the auditor- ium of the Isllp High School , the per- manent charter was presented to the Smtth-Wever Post of Sayville , by Dis- trict Chairman Almoa C. Rasquin. The charter was received by Post Com- mander Milton E. Haas , who respond- ed in a gracious manner , p ledging the whole-hearted support of the Post dur- ing the coming year. State Commander Arthur Brundage waa the guest of honor , on his first official visit since his election. Com- mander Brundage , in his talk , stressed as the important work to be carried on by the Legion during the coming year the one of community social wel- fare. Vice Commander Michael Flynn of Douglaston , was also one of the speakers , and acted as aid to Com- mander Brundage in the installation of the new County officers. Vice Com- mander Flynn also Installed the newly elected officers of the Rusy-Bohm Post of Isllp, and the Bay Shore Post. At the close of the meeting the Leg- ionnaires and members of the auxiliary proceeded to the rooms of the Isllp Post where delicious refreshments were served by the members of the Isllp Auxiliary. About 200 members ot the Legion auxiliary were present , representing pra ctically every Post in Suffolk County. Those from Sayville were: Milton B. Haas , J. C. Van Wyen , T. Van Wyen , 0. R. Burger , John Steigerwatd. George Nauert , Mr. and Mrs. Harry Van Cordon , and Dr. O. A. SUliman. The newly installed County officers are : M. Robert Guggenheim , com- mander : Louis J. Noltje , Julian Reben- steln , Russell W. Samrais , vic e Com- ma nders ; M. Arthur Bosch , adjutant; George Mohlmonn , treasurer , Dr. Frank Overton , historian; and the Rev. Harold G. Sabln , chaplain. Cy Beebe Wins Another Silver Cup. Sayvllle ' s chief Interest In the street fair and carnival held on the Idlehour estate in Oakdale last Fri- day and Saturday evenings centered In the Charleston contest In which two local boys were entered. Warren , better know n as \Cy \ Beebe, Charles- ton afaamplon of Suffolk County, and WltllanvPlnchtn were two of the sev- en contestants. Needless to say, Cy exhibited his 26 steps and won the silver loving cup which was offered as a prize. The cup is ten Inches high and gold lined. The carnival took place In the old Vanderhllt stables which , accordin g to the announcements made , are to be converted Into stud io apartments for artists from Now York. Ther e was a six act vau deville show and dancing In another part of the stables. The West Sayville firemen had a booth where they sold \hot dogs , \ and there was also a spaghetti house. LOST TO PATCHOGUE Both Boys ' snd Girls ' Teams Defeated By Same Score : 1—0 Last Friday afternoon both soccer teams representing the girls and the boys ot Sayville High School traveled to Patchogue to meet teams from that school. Both aggregations were de- feated by the same score, 1— 0. The Pato hogoere were highly elated because ot the fact that th»y had de- feated Biyrllle ' s \veteran \ teams, but In lattice to our boys end girls It should bo itld that althou gh etch team played two games hut year they have been greatly handica pped this season by lack ot practice becaute of the tact that the field It torn up tor the construction ' work of tht new building. They have had no goal pet ti and no chance tor adequate practice. For the most part the ^Uy vllle team work wao better hut they were nnahje to locate too foale. (Continued on page eltht) Undertakers Arw Jelly deed Fellow*. Mr, M« at *. R. A. KeBvaea , ot Central Ml»; wnre •aemhert of Jolly party of »boi»t vf 1 Who ¦allod from Now York le* fotwoa y oh board the Old Dominion Maori Ooor ge Washing * ton, tor » tri p to Mori on , Mohamad ' jj & WVI y ^ M ^f * * WO** , t« a ttoad , th e) ,; aheaal • Wn dfrtakert ' ' Coa- fflWWffS . ••fc^Uiv/j . '^ jf < i 1 mM Mi^^mkM^ ' ' ,. Wmtimamk w tsan^i ALMOST READY FOR CUT OVER Transfer to New Telephone Switch Board Oct 16th NEED NOT CRANK THEN Elaborate Plans for this Important Event In Order that There May Be No Interrputlon to the Service. Company Has Modern New Building. Work on the new telephone central office for Sayville , which has been in progr ess for some time , has reached the point of final pre parations for plac- ing the new switchboard in service . It has been announced by F. Llghtbody, local commercial manager for the New York Telephone Company. The new office will be placed in service on Sat- urday. Octo ber 16th , when the transfer ot lines will be made under the super- vision of L. F. McGart y, local traffic manager. Mrs. Sarah King, night chief operator and Miss Edith Griffin, day chief operator , wil l both be pres- ent and assist in carr ying on the ser- vice without interruption during the transfer. Telephone company workmen have been busy tor about a month making ready for the transfer of Sayville tele- phone lines from the present switch board on Railroad avenue to the switch board on the same avenue about opposite. This work has been done in both central offices and In the outside plant system , and as a result of it the change will be made pra ctically without interruption to the service. The two switchboards have been connected by cable and a Complicated system of wirin g set up in both offices especially for the cutover process. In the present office small fuses , known as heat coils , on each line have been connected by short cords to long mas- ter cords. When the cutover starts , one pull of the maste r cords disconnects these fuses, thus puttin g the old switch board out ot serv ice. In the new office a similar arran gement of cords connected with the maste r cords has been installed which prevents the relays connected with all subscribers ' lines from workin g until the moment of cutover. Pulling the master cords re leases the tiny wedges , and permits the current to flow Into the switch board. Before the cutover starts any lines which may be connected at . the pres- ent switchboard will be duplicated on the new switchboard , an d as the trans- fer Is made the current will pass Into the connection on the new switch board. In this way there will be al- most no interruption to the service being given to users of those lines. All thoy will hear is a slight clicking sound as the lines are cut over. The initial equipment In the new office provides for 1 , 100 lines as com- pared with .the 800 served by the pres- ent office. In the new buildin g the ground floor will be occupied by the terminal room where the wires in the telephone cables coming from the vault in the basement will be fanned out on dis- tributin g frames and then carried to the right position on the switch board. The wire chief , J. Ryan , whose force tosts the wires and eliminat es trouble , will also have his quarters an the ground floor. On the second floor the switchboard with Its associated appa- ratus and the rest room for the opera- tors will be situat ed. With the new board In service the operator will be signall ed when start- ing a call merely by lifting the receiv- er from the hook instead of turning a bell crank as at present. Local Man- ager Llgh tbody makes the following suggestions to aid those using the new telephone system: \To call Central , simply remove the receiver , and give the operator the number In the usual way when she answe rs, \Do not han g up the receiver until your conversation Is finished , for hang- ing up automaticall y signals the opera- tor to disconnect the lino. \Do not leave the receiver off the hook when the telephone Is not In use. \If necessary to recall the operator , move the receiver hook up and down slowly. Don 't 'jiggle ' the hook as this falls to register a signal. \ Flnanes Campaign for V. W. C. A. Mrs. James Davis , ot Blue Point , and Mrs , Rober t Grimin g, of River- head, wore voted new members of the Suffolk County Board of Direc- tors ot the Young Women ' s Christian Association at a meeting in Cantor Moriches on Octobe r 6th, After find- ing that all of the county activiti es are now In full swing tor the winter , the lad les set the date for the annual finance campaign for October 15th un- til November ,9th, 1926. Within theee dates the budget for the work In If I? will be relied. South Biy tooeteriets Meld Dinner. Tht annual dinner ot the South Bay Scooter Olub wae held on Wedn esday night ot Behaefer ' a Blue Point Inn. Over 10 ioe boat tailor * end tana at- tended tht afalr tnd besiaee enjoying n dock dinn er, dlecueeed pleas tor forthcomin g eooottr race*—providing, of >ocurte , that the bey freccea over tola winter. Tht clu b will hold Itt annual aloe* t lon ot ofloori tad decide the aaa> hot ot Britta at tht nana ) aMtttat ot tht elan to he haM aaat «•***. J A N K > »f ' ' „;/ ? ' , '' «> 'Mt y KLEIN AGAIN IN TOILS After Few Days Vacation Goes Back to Simple Life In Riverhead Jail George Klein , a 19 year old youth , who about five weeks ago gained an entrance to the old Bedell house while It was being moved to the northward to clear the site for the new building of the Community Trust Company and who helped himself to a gold watch a nd some money, to say nothing of some wine, etc., belongin g to George Kennedy, had hardly more than com- pleted his 30 day sentence in the coun- ty jail before be was in trouble again. Klein seems to be an incorrigible youngster with a weak mentality and a habit of helping himself to other peopl e ' s property ; As a small boy he frequently appeared in the local court. He was admonished from time to time , but lectures and threats of punish- ment seemed to have little effect , and about four years ago the lad was sent to a reform school out near Rochester. Two years ago he was paroled and for a long time was on his good behavior , working for former Supervisor C. M. R ogers and his son , Clarence. The latter says that Klein was a good worker In the nearly two years he was employed by them , and that so far as they knew, he went strai ght. An easy chance to get some booze and to pick up a little money and some trinkets was too much for him , and his sentence of 30 days in the county jail seeme to have had no de- terring effect. He had been back in Sayville again only four or five days when on Tuesday Contractor George Rhodes discovered that some one had tapped the till in the office buildin g of his lumber yard , and over $30 was missing. Klein was at once suspected , having been seen loafing around in that vicinity and . Officers Gus Wever and Richard Tucker started to look for him. He had been seen headed in the direction of Patchogue , and they made a search for him there but with- out success , but upon returnin g later in the afternoon located him in the rear of Rock Parente ' s place on North Main street. He was taken to the (Continued on page eight) FREED ON $20 , 000 BAIL Patchogue Man Confessed to Setting Greenport Fires. Albert Kurtz , of Patcho gue , who was held several weeks ago for the Grand Jury on a charge of second de- gr ee arson , for setting fire to two chain stores at Greenport on Septem- ber 6th , has been released on $20, 000 bail , furnished by six individuals. The ball was fixed by Count y Judge Fur- man. Former County Jud ge Vunk is a cting as counsel for Kurtz. Kurtz , a salesman for the Hunti ng- ton Tobacco Co., confessed to Chief of Police Smltb , of Greenport , and Chauncey Reeve , an Investigator for the District Attorne y ' s office , that he set fire to two chain stores at Green- port. He said he was intoxicated at the time , and as he struck a match to light a cigarette bo fell and set fire to papers and excelsior. He was seen running from the rear of the buildin gs when the fire was discov- ered. THE PARADA OF 1926 A Musical Revue with Cast of More Than 180 People. The big operatic spectacle, Parana , and Musical Revue will be given In tbe Sayville Opera House on the even- ings of Wednesda y, T ursday, Frida y and Saturda y, October 20 , II , M , and 23, at 8:15 , tor the benefit ot the rec- tory Indebtedness of St. Ann ' s Epis- copal Church , with over ISO people In the cast. As In former years the Fa- rads will be under tho direction of Capt. Charles W. Eddy, ass isted by Mlsi Miriam L. Eddy and Mr s. James Callonder. The dances , o peratic gems , s pecialties , and ensembles will be new and up-to-date. Fuller details will be given later. Five Hurt In Bay Shore Accident. Five persons were Injured when tho au tomobile owned and driven by John L. Baldwin crashed Into an unllghted truck on the roa d between Bay Shore and Babylon Sunda y evening. Bald- win was on the wa y to hie home In Bay Shore. With him were hla wife, Sarah , hla two tone , Richard and An- drew, and 1 a neighbor, Mrs. Annie Mannin g, They were proce eding at a fast rata when the truck , which wae owned by the Golden Motors , !nc, ot St South etrcet, Newark, N. J., loomed up ahead ot them. The automobile struck tho truck, turned over , and tht five ware throw n out. Mm. Baldwin and Mre. Meanin g wort taken to the Southelde Roapltal la Bey Short , Tho latter hag two fraoturad ribs and internal injuries, Although It wee reporte d that Uttfo ho pe wag held tor Stir rea e/ve*?, tho hawMal ettthorltlen told a Mown ro- Bortar tha t tale waa unionaaod. and thrombin ptoejeea la hotaf •tJa aaTjy liStfflS T * aJtffiaaa ^^ iff tr«M?aa V oo ittva rwll hao . hje» |0||fifle t , « i i i, nm , j ¦ iMSiX j -A ^mmi TOWN'S BUDGET IS INCREASED But More Funds from Stat e Cut Taxation ROAD FUND IS LARGEST App ropriation of $25 , 000 i s Needed for D ockage Faciliti es, with Same Amount for Machin ery Fund—Public H earing Called for October 13th. The te ntative budget for the Town of lslip for maintenance and operating expenses for the year beginning Jan- uary 1st , 1927 a mount s to $435,120. which is a considerable Increase over the amount rai sed for the expendi- tures of the precedi ng year. Both the town and highway s bud- g et have increased by about $40,000 e ach , b ut to counteract this there is also a substanti al increase in State money which will be turned into the tow n treasury, thereby cutting the amount that must he raised through taxation. Upw ards of $121 , 000 Is c redited to the tow n by the State , which brings the amount to be raise d to within $314 , 000 , which is an increase of ap- proximately $43 , 000 over last year ' s figure. This ye ar the genera l town ac- counts reach a total ot $l\2 , 065 , as compared to $131 ,750 for last year. The high ways budget runs into $263 . - 1155 . Stale aid of $45 , 000 go es into the mails budget , while aid amounting to STfi . UMi goes to the ge neral town ne- cn unts. In addition to this there is incoming money from the I,owman Act a nd Motor Vehicle funds. An Instance of how the business in tho highways depar tment Increases fr om year to year Is shown by the demand for permanent concrete roads . Last year this sort of permanent work which includes oil for roadwa ys , call- ed for JD5 . 000. This year there la need for $118 , 000. L ast yea r only $3, 000 was pe rmitted by law to be used on machiner y. This year the machiner y fund dema nded at least $25, 11011 fo r rehabilitation. These two Ite ms more than make up tho differ- ence between this and Inst year ' s bud- ge t. Roads o n the 1!>2\ program for con- c rete are: East 1' nlon avenue . Bay Shore , $1,1 .500; Mo fil l lilvd., Bast Isllp, $15 , 0011; 4ih a venue , liny Shore , $16 , - 000, and Iligble Lane , West Isllp, $10 , 00(1 . Tho big Increase in the bud get was necessitated chiefly by the Insertion of an Item of $25,000 for docka ge facil- ities throu ghout the town. As the result of a threat to bring Injunction proceedin gs If tho Item was Included In tho 111 26 budget , the sum was stricken out. As n result the docks , after not being maintained for a whole your , are In pretty had shnpo. This year It Is contemplated plac- ing a strin g of traffic signals In Bay Shore , This alone will com several thousand dollar s. The special con- stables demanded by residents ot the various villages necessitated $7 , 000 additional. The Town Board haa called a pub- He hearin g on tho budget tor October 13. It Is expected that tho highways ibudget will be Increas ed, s ince var- ious delegations will he present to deman d more concrete roadwork. While the highways budget may be slashed or raised , t he town account canno t be Increased. It can , however , be reduced. Locke Like Attempt at Train Wrecking The police of the Long Isltnd Rail- road are Investigating what they be- lieve to lie an attem pt to derail the locomo tive of the evening train, the eastern term inal ot which li River- heart , b y removin g the bolls tram the platee wh ich connect the two rnll e on one aide of the track. The aplkaa which fastened tht rail to the tlea had alto been removed, Tbomaa Orolghton , a oroecug watchman, waa notlfled by a boy returni ng home from school throu gh tht railroad yard that tho bolt* ae d eplkea had bee* re- move d. Tho •ocomaMvo .raoi In eg, the etd lni about alaay rt ooh at alaat .10 coaj qp aad .HUi eM^naf, . SUPREME COURT OPENS Postponement of Montauk Land Suit De n ied by Justice Druhan Justice Charles J. Druhan , pres id- ing at the October Term of the Suf- folk County Supreme Court , which opened Monday afternoon , denied a motion for postponement of trial of an action brought by Mrs. Thyrza Efenson Flagg again st the Long Island State Park Commission. Mrs. Flagg, In the Intere sts of the Benson estate and heirs , charges that the State Pa rk Commission paid only $149 , 000 fo r 1 . 700 acres of land con- demned at Montauk when in reality the acreage was worth $1 ,500 , 00 0 ; that the co mmission did not negotiate for the land before having it con- demned , a nd that it seized it illegally. Willia m H. Robbins . appearing for Masto n & Nichols, of Manhattan , at- to rneys for the plaintiff , made the motion to have the trial go over. He said Geo rge E. Hite , J r., a lawyer co nnected with Maston & Nichols , was an importa nt witness and was in Europe. Justice Druhan said Mr. Hite knew the trial had been set for this Autumn and could have stayed home. Joh n R. Vunk , representing the Park Commission , opposed the motion. A jury in the Suffolk County Su- preme Court placed a valuation of only $500 o n the life of Mrs. M ary Ogden , of Manhattan and East Hampton , who was a member ot a socially prominent a nd wealthy family. M rs. Ogden died in July, 1924 . ot in- juries sustained when her automobile, driven by a chauffeur, was In collision with a motor truck owned by Fred N. Te rrell, of Greenport, in Bronkhaven. Ja mes L. Ogden. Mrs. 'Ogde n ' s h us- band , who was not in the ear at the ti m e , died Septe mber 14 , 1024 . The action for $25 , 000 was brought by Phil- ip M. Brett and another , as executors of the estate. Cy ril F. Dos Passos , as executor of the est ate ot Mr. Ogden , sued Terrell fo r damages to the car , bin the jury rendered a verdict for the defendant. The two actio ns were tried together before Justice Druhan. Former Coun- ty Judge John it. Vunck , of Patchog ue , was counsel fur the defendant. Dra w More Grand Jurors The followi ng additional grand jur- o rs Wert 1 drawn tills week to serve on the Octobe r grand jury, which conven- ed mi Monday and which will be in session I ' m- abo ut three weeks , having more than ion cases to consider: Arthur II. Conley and David Law- sou , Nii rthport ; Timoth y L. Miller , Sp rings; F. Lafayette LuClulre , Sag Ilarhor: Raymond lOdwards , Babylon; M. KUI ott Modgklnson . Smlthtowu Hraucli ; Edward Rose, Mod ford; L. A. Jo hnson , Patchog ue; Winnie Hockur, Ea st Isllp; Wilbur C. Abbott , Baby- lon; Howard H. DownB , South James- port; Ceo rge V. Cray and Emsllo J. llonrlt, Aniltyvllle. $26 , 020 FOR HOSPI TAL Drive for Malnte nanct Fund, Ended. Venetian Fete Next July The drive to raise money for the maintenance fund of tho Southelde Hospital ended October 1st and the campaign comtmtUee completed the work of tab ulating tho returns on Wednesday . Tho total receipts were $26 , 020.40. The following are the contribution s for the various villages In the distr ict: Amityvlllo $1 , 000.00 Babylon 1 , 600.00 Brl ghtwaters $ . 558.00 Ba y Shore 4 , 786.00 Brentwoo d 80.00 Isllp 8 , 645.»» Bast Isllp 4 . 0P1.00 Sa yville 1. 488.B0 Bayport 9M.00 Blue Poin t H.00 Beliport 510.00 Brookbsven 100.00 Mastic 100.00 IM , 080.4» It wm decided at a meeting on Wed needay to hold an elaborate Venetian f ete next July to raleo funds for a ma- ternit y unit for the uosptui, Tho oneera for tht coming ytar who w art eleoted ware: Mre. wm . 0. Mo- OolloaV at lellp, genera ) cnarr man ; Mr s . Stanley H. Welto, at ¦rtghtwnt- gy^J re t vie* chalrttki; Mre , \W magatand Maoy, of. laHp , aaooad vtoe wkalpi mm^k^mMm^d Westerbeke Realty Co. Buys from Forestera PLAN TO RE-M ODEL IT Building which 25 Years Ago Was that P ride of Sayville , Will Be Rebuilt, Probably for Stores and Office* , P«r>> haps for Storage Warehouse. Paul N. Westerbeke and Arth ur; Lynch , taking title under the name of the Westerbeke Realty Co., bought on Monday the Sayville Opera House and the ground on which it stands. The lot has a frontag e of 57 feet on the east side of Candee avenue and Is only a few feet south of Main street. The b uilding, which is of substantial con- st ruction , was erected in 1901 by Say- ville Hose Co., No. 1 , at a cost of a little upward ot 112, 000 , the late Robert Nunns being the contractor. The opening performance was gives on August 7th of that year and it was then considered one of the finest build- ings of the kind on Long Island ana was a sour ce of great pride to the com- munity. In recent years , however , it has been a losing proposi tion. The stage equipment has become dilapid- ated and Court Bayside, Foresters of America , who have owned It for year s, have had it on the mark et for some time. The purchase price was $14 , 000 , more than twice what it coulg have been bought for a few years ago . Old at that , is co nsidered a bargain. The new owners are discussing vaiv ious plans for ' alt erations and im- provements. One of their ideas calls for enclosing the entire building is. brick and using it for a storage ware - ho u se , a nd another scheme calls for remodelling it for stores on the main floor and offices above. The b uilding has been tbe scene of many great political demonstration * and other noteworthy events In the history of the community. Well known theat rical and vaudeville companie s played the re In the days befor e mov- ing pictures had attained their presen t great popularity. Impressive and largely atten ded memorial services were held there fol- lowing the death of President McKln- ley. Every year since Its erection the gradua ting exercises of the Sayville High School ha ve packed It to the doo rs. One of its most noteworthy uses was for religious services on Thnnkspiving Days, for several years . In which clergymen from nearly all the local ch urches , Catholic and Pr ot- esta nt, participated. The soldier sons of Sayville were given a rousing welcome home w hen they came back from overseas at an entertainment and bannuet in the Op- era House , and, of cours e, it has bees the scene of innumerable firemen ' s din- ners , lodge Initiations and installations , nnmteur theatricals , minstrel shows , p arad as , fairs and flower shows , not to m ention two quite ambitious poul- t ry shows , and in recent years has been the scene of any number of hotly contested se ries of bnskotball games. Its successor in public usefulness will undoubtedly be t!n> auditorium of tho new Sayville High School , work upon which has just commenced. It Is also promised that a new anil much finer theatre Is to be urectod on West Main street on the new Ilivlera Park development , but in the minds of the older generation it will bo difficult to p rovide any p lace which will afford moro tun and better entertainme nt than thoy had In the old Sayville Op- I era House. ! To Take Trip To Pacific Coist. ( ! Many friends here of Mr. and Mr * Stanley R. Jones will h« pleased to know that they loavo today tor a , three week' s trip to the Pacific Coast l o attend tho annua l convention of the American Association of Railroad Ticket Age nts at San Diego , Calif. They are to have a special train from Chicago over the Sante Fe root * with stop-overs at Sante Fe , Grand Canyon , Albuqurqne , New Mexico, S an Diego, Los Angeles and San Fra ncisco, re- turning by way of Lake Talioe throng s the Royal Gorge , to Ogden , Salt Lata City, (Kenwood Sprints and Denverv Mr. Janes was the popular tad oblle> ' lag ticket agent har t at the BsyvlBe station tor some years, and wae eoajr- pelled to lay off beoautt ot III healt h, but recently haa been working t» Patchogue, No ' doubt the woaagofM ' trip which they are to enjoy will at*V. r only be enjoya ble but be«««elal i» ^ •upervloani to Decide eej New ttowi ^»i« The *»rt ot aupenlew WieM ' ^ OPERA HOUSE CHANGES HANDS ^^ ^ i^mm^^^S^iM^ ^ W mm: ** mr **» ******* ttm, \ . - —MtW wefa .Xt* t wis>—t avae, *%* »»¦»«¦¦!¦ weelKsTWrev . v-O torrtM -earsae ktakb u^BuM, . aaath e sweat *** ••'«*« I* th e «M «l* ttu the treta. .». . •\ , —T—M Wilt. —— - ; - ¦ ¦ ; \ ' - »¦-\«¦ :¦ , . ¦ ¦'¦ -¦\-p \ ¦ ¦ SP ECIAL JljPATuit fr ' y. .; \ &f H OWH ABOUT-fy Bd aWe MA KING GOOD K A SMALL TOWN^-By Mre. Harland H. AOaa GOLF—By P. J CJtadln LONG IS LAND U&1V B8TATB Tomorrow Is the first Registra- tion Day. On October 9th the poll- ing places will be open from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. On the following Sat- ur day, October 16th , from 1 p. m. to 10 p. m. Personal registration is not necessary it you voted here last year , but for first voters and those who have established a resi- dence here within the past year personal attention to the matter Is advisable. There will also bo an opportunity (or voters to familiar- ize themselves with the operation of the voting machines. Tomorrow the First Registration Day. SA Y VIL L E OPE R A H O U S E A S I T AP P EARED 25 YEAR S A G O .
