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B ® « id onc ‘ w» + - a Sodium | ( ~ , w m- 4 . S & . 19 4 'no. 26 UMBER 2 oze Rockville Centre and Freeport, Nassai Co., N. Y., Friday, August 8, 1919. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR FIVE CENTS A cory ONDITIONS | wPLAlNTS ! C013 g?n:;?¢;or5 xLfieim. REPUBLICAN NOMINEES Poor Milk Sold at Freeport | Menaces Life, Says Dr. Runcie ARMY WORMS THICK Ravage Corn Fields at Hicksville ALL CANDIDATES ON ONE BALLOT and Floral Park. | | »» ' ! M, Says R. VC. The Republican County Committee i iri trustees the matter of holding: fre: 'Amecia (Special) -Thousand il inion-~ I toN cer Claims Dairies are | lectures which being | s P a of lown _ of Nassau, at a meeting in, Minerla - . + ectures which are beDK army wo er Supply Report- (i, Wednesday eveniax. endor.1 j,, Unsanitary--Sex Education Lec- | pooped be lhe Plane ! felds at rfff’ckllfffl 33:33}: bar, $6,063.76 From Dog Licenses ¢ i R P of Hes in reference to sex educa- Other Affairs. re-nomination at the preferential pri tures--Other Business. ! tion. The “was; vutfts are | 20d have caused ertensive damage. for Town. il , inuries on September 2, all the pres- - provided. It was moved that Dr The worins have not bsen thick in ___ I grading and drainage, ent office holders. his obviates th« Health Officer William H. Runcie Runcie arange for two such lectures Nassau County flelds for about twelve Hempstead (Special -At a meet- i h it was stated that possibility of a c | || Curing the first part of September | years, und the farme A possibility of any contest for party of Freeport. ade startling state»! one evening for women and the other | , iyo e whose fields ing of the Town Board on Tuesday, aints had been made candidates. Designating petigons of ments at the regular meeting of the for men ‘irtrminfszitrieri “la-“1°? mo'f\ Town Clerk Gilbert reported that he 1 artain sectiuns, were the candidates, including County village on W The he . e fon r SUM! was in receipt 1 a me time by the trus-- Cominitteemen, were filed by the can- NES eduesday, . in | e health report showed. that | them. some of the farmers are plow- pt of an opinion from 4 reference to the milk situation. He ' there are four cases of diptheria, on ing trenches around their corn fields l the office of the State Attorney G le Centre at their daves on Tuesday f f of searlet lever and si cases of tu- | to k ' v o y Ges | Augeday evening, and Both Republican and. Democratic that the Ives and health Of | poreylogis ‘whlch are pec m‘fnau pro- | are ;::)||:nv1-'|E:n:::nl;2nwm“ others (val In which the Clerk in response } at at the session. primary candidates are printed else- }CUBK children were in grave danger |'per precautions. | It is estimated that over a thou- 10 h inquiry was advised thak t said he had receiv- where in this issue, | omplaints cortcernin; - tobert G.. A * Sore sheild be a con (Pate the town lickers wicker fy under his. jurisdiction, Mii , derson fevert 6 38 OL , [he farmers will amount to over| names of other general officers ublic school and Sun- unofficial preferential primaries, by Was being capped and sold for a | chief Jobn J. Randall was “1:4?me Nassau County Pa mt the election in November. These I Idren had to wade conventions electing delezates or and B rades that did not rate above | a ”lungs“? u.) lei-WIN“ tor a i= menLuazmwflhorkfi\fans-3:5 [Tenn Ralluls are to be furnished by the almost up to their DIVA/n‘i‘f'lfll’lllifln.desfizylnfluna, R (._ Dr. Runcie stated that during gigging] éilk‘lalgmavflfim,flfgl‘fff|'{f§“1‘,:( infected area in an effort to stay the COURY Board of Elections. 'The eres col wich adorier Weeks' \Cour °° | the part of July, accompaniea cerebraucn, mot to. cost over gluv. 'Pread of the pest. question as to whether the names of be done quickly. McKnight. Cofnty Judge Lewis J.| b} Inspector John Searles, he visit-! Police Justice Flint reported $715 own officers should be printed on a w what a catch basin Smith and Comptroller Bennett was ©4 Six dairies that were found unsan- | bad been turned into the village wey separate ballot was raised when Fe- «d President Joe Russ, appointed to appoint campaign, pub- !!@Ty,. and that no changes bad been | treasury during the month from M GUIRL AND PETTIT lix Reifschneider, Jr., an attorney, rould answer, He said vaste of money to put re a grade was estab resident said he was spend $225, the ap- of a basin, in a use- t said he had assur- keview Avenue would ity road, which would ide situation. wert agreea with the it the \useless expen- , id that school children k by September 1 to the water. This would After the last storm, t said, children floated as boats in the pools , e crates had nails in | utombile tires. Ige said he bad heard mts about the pools. rimer started a motion hing done, when Presi- ike into the proposition Hess expenditure\ dec- tert concluded the par- t Joe, there is not a The Republican Committee resolves licity and other committees. RAID WRONG HOUSE IN GAMBLING HUNT Searching for gambling evidence a few nights ago on the Long Beach Road, certain county offcials, it is asserted, called at the wrong haule,‘ that of Major Arthur J. Kelly, broth- ev-in-law of Frank G. Gould, at 274 Long Beach Road, Oceanside. County Detective Plant rang the bell of Major Kelly's home, and the Major answered. Detective Plant asked for the owner of the house. Major Kelly inquired bis mission and Detective Plant said: \I want to see the owner.\ \Well I am the owner; what do you want?\ replied the Major. \This place is suspected of being a gambling bouse and I want to search it.\ said Plant. cn account of the poor condition of the milk dispensed from local dairies made since a previous inspection and warning, He said the law gives health offic- ers power to stop the delivery of such milk by coffiscating it, or dump- | ing it into the street, or by what- wver method he chooses to use, and his authority to safeguard the: lives ol the children. Dr. Runcie also brought before the Dr. Runcie said be was going to use | |_ Franklin Bedell acted as president | pro-tem in place of fines and revolver permits A motion was carried to accept the « recommendation of the fire council to purchase 1000 feet of tre hose from the American La Prance Co. ; and the Bi Lateral Co. Applications for the police depart ment were received from Harry 8. Morrison, of Brooklyn, and Stephen A. Emrich, of Belimore South, They were filed for future reference. STROKE KILLS EDUCATOR Fred Delancy King Has Apoplexy on Huckleberry Trip. Fred DeLancy King, principal and superintendent of schools for many years at Lawrence, died from apo- plexy in the Huntington Hospital at midnight Monday, aged 58 years. He was atricken when .on .a trip for buckleberries. He had motored to Huntington with Mrs. King, who sur- vives him. witi & brother, Dr. K WILLS ALL TO SISTER Phebe A. Fisk Fails to Mention Husband and Daughter. Mineola (Special) - The will of Phoebe Ann Fisk, who died at Rock: ville Centre, on July 5, has been filed for probate with the Surrogate. -_ With ghe exception of a piano, which lfi of $0.“ a. gives all her estate, about $2,300 real and not over $300 personal, to her sis- ter, Miss Grace Brower, of Rockville sand actes of corn have been affect- od by the worms, and that the loss RE-NAMED TRUSTEES The annual meeting of the Ocean side School District was held at the auditorium of the high school last Tuesday evening when two members whose terms of office had expired were re-elected. The budget and f nancial report submitted by the School Board was duly approved. Over one hundred of the Oceanside people were at the meeting. George H, Hill was unanimously elected chairman of the meeting. Charles A. McGuirl and Charles Pettit were nominated to fll their expired terms as school trustees, and unanimously elected without opposi- tion. Their terms are for three years each. Mr. McGuirl has served on the board for two successive terms. Dur- ing the latter period he /bms held the are efficient and popular, and their re-election was a matter of little doubt. There was some feeling that the names of candidates for town of- fices must be placed on ballots with wrote to the Town Clerk and stated that it was his telief that the town law made {t necessary to prepare two ballots for the election on November 4, one ballot for the state and coun- !y officers and one for the town of- ficlals. The Clerk reported a communica- tion from the State Department of Agriculture enclosing a check for $6,063.76 for the town's share of dog license fees collected between March 1 and June 30, 1918. The check was undregeovcir u; Supervisor Smith and w placed in th ot ths town' e general tund- Supervisor Smith reported that he was in receipt of a copy of an order served by the Public Se) rvice Com- mission on the Long Island Electric Railway Company requiring the lat- ter corporation to show cause at Ja- maica, on August 8, why the Com- mission should not order it to re- build and operate its railway on a Portion of its route from about Hook Creek south to the 01a Toll Gate at & eM-Ehflgn s not in op- eration, and has not been for some time, the rails having hegn removed hance for that road im- . Superintendent King regigned his Centre. the proverbial \black horse\ might OWIDZ to highway {mprovements oposition going through gertin; End presented@bia card last October on acount of ~The will, dated January 27 1914, UbeXbectedediy appbar to capture the which are now completed. and displayed his shield. He did not, 20 !llmess from which he bad prac makes no mention of decedent's hus. honors, MS enters. -----4+ ize matters, the puddle postponed for further until the next meeting. ge Avenue, where drain- nd had been complained es, was referred to \» issioner Patten as need- He and Trustee Dodze k at the street on Thurs- folley tracks cross the however. show a search warrant. Rather than have any trouble, Major Kelly allowed the detective and/ a companon to go through the prem- ises. They found ncthing to indlcat> that any gambling had been golng on and left. Major Kelly telephoned District At- 'orney Weeks at Port Washington fo:l tically recovered, He was born in Saratoga County, N, Y., apd graduat- ed from the Normal School at Al- bany For some years he taugh school at Islip. He a¥ent to Lawrence thirty years azo to take the princk palship of the Fred School Afrer serving twenty-six. years, he was made superintendent nf school in District 15, which embraces Law- band, Samuel R. Fisk, or Grace Fisk, a 11-year-old daughter. Miss Brower is not required by the will of her sister to give any bond or other security for the faithful per- formance of her duty. ACCUSED GAMBLERS The budget of $22,015 proposed by the board was voted approved with no changes. At the conclusion of the meeting it was moved that a vote of thanks Ix. tendered to the members of the School Board and the school princl- pal, S. Taylor Johnson, for their ef- feient work during the year. Dur ing the entire meeting a spirit of ALL BANK STOCK PAID New Institution at Baldwin Has Auspicious Beginni The first payment on account of n explanation, and learned that the - interest and good fellowship pre- of the Baldwin National Bank spot complaimed of. The fat _ rence, Cedarhurst and Inwood. s 8 p pl gher than the street and stssurnsgmfiy;112112133323:Bill-sh Funeral services were beld at his valled. - amounting to $50 per share was call- drain pipes or catch ba- I 9 late home, Cedarhurst Avenue, Ce- -#- ¢d for by August 5, payable at the the Bow of water from Koad that night and that he had sen! bis men to ald them, 'ait they evi- darhurst, on Thursday evering. In- Ask Trolley Raise I'ank of Rockville Centre, depository. rade of Village Avenue terment followed to-day. Friday, in ys from South Center d”$305'1’éel‘fffigment:hon“ , Trinity emetery, Hewlett. Wilson Mizner, said to be the man- | I“ T9015; ot “13,118 subscribers I » 6 'as more than graifyin; - short time ago. He took possession --_----4-_- axer of an alleged gambling house gratifying to the in: »dge said that complaint ade concerning pools of mt of 63 Lee Avenue. r Patten was directed to reet at that point of Pine Street, addressed in reference to the grade said his sidewalk was : he center of The rond and ded after storms. The him the road would be as materil could be ob; reiner advocated the lay- Jsa walk at Lincoln -Ave- ockaway Avenue, e was a hole which made id. Lincoln Avenue is a where | July 1, and at night was fitting up the place, pending the arrival of his: wife and child from France. He kept his home brilltantly lighted, which may be the reason for the detectives' @ecision that it was a gambling place. ---+ - NASSAU ASS'N TICKET Civic Organization to Enter Politi- cal Arena This Fall. a_ | 'The Nassau County Association, an | organization in which & number of FIGHT AND ARREST IN DANCE HALL ROW The latest developments in the con- troversy between the owners of the Freeport skating rink and dance ball, the Village Board of Trustses and a number of citizens who maintain homes in the vicinity of the building, was the arrest last Saturday of C. Herbert Kerr, one of the proprietors ¢f the resort, on a charge of assault Thomas H. Nellingan, John M. Frank- lin and Samuel Jackson, colored, was held in bail for the Grand Jury by Justice Edward T. Neu, at Lyn- brook, on Wednesday evening. The men waived examination, and Mizner and Nelligan fuhished bail of $2500 and $2000 respectively. Sam- wel Jackson and Jobn M. Franklin were each held in $1000 ball for rc- tlon of the Grand Jury. Charles Wysong, council for the accused men, sought to have the charges against them dismissed on the grounds that the raid was conducted by other than a police offcial, also that the evidence against the mf was not raided at Lynbrook on July 26, with | A demand was made by 120 mo- tormen and conductors of the N. Y & L. I. Traction Company on Thurs- day to Superintendent T. A. Stoddart at Hempstead for an increase in pay from 43 to 49 cents an hour. The employees notifled the super- intendent through a committee [hat they would walt until next Tuesday for an answer to their demand, If not agreed upon, it is expected that m strike will be declared. The men working on the line are not orkun- Ized. MICHNOFF SELLS OUT corporators of the bank. At the beginning of business on Au- gust 6, the entire amount, $23,000, wan paid in. It la understood that this atock is In demand by those who are im- pressed with the possibilities of the new bank, but unless some of the subscribers are willing to surrender their stock, It will be impossible for many except the original subscribers to participate in this venture. LEVY FINED $20 Freeport Attorney Adjudged Guilty hway. action | was 1 le are enrolled or ac- Several days ago It is alleged tha: | corroborated. . ay. No actio! co. olen (fe bolitical arens | Kerr accosted William B. Johnson. | . The four men nad been before Jus- | Newark Men Procure Store of Pop- of Auto Speeding. mmission@P Patten . was | this fall, it is announced. and nomi- | who had protested agaif@® the noise | tice Raisig at Cedarhurst earlier in alar Rockville Centre Merchant. Ax a portion of Observer ted by the firemen for | r Day tourament con: procure a couple of poles mes. The trustees voted $100 toward expenses n! and inspection, and voted sup as prize by personal is. Counsel _ Hooley _ tea s to several village ord'- voted previously by the egulate travel of automo- streets, the section: backing 'ang turning. The # were lald over for fu- mate a ticket for county officers or part of one. | 'The proposed ticket is expected to be a mixed or independent one, con- taining names of both Republicans and Democrats. It is intimated that the offices of District Attorney and Sheriff are thg cipal ones the Association wants' to elect candidates tn and will support the candidacy of Franklin B. Lord for the attorney» ship. Who the Association will sup- oi the dance ball, at the rai Yoad sta- tion at Freeport. and said with af cath that be would send Jehnson to a hospital and using language more forceful than eloquent, Johnson claims that be said nothing to Kerr whatever to cause the Kerr was arrested by Police Cap- ' tain John J. Dunbar on a | aworn out by Johnson and sayed by Judge Clinton M. Flint. When port for Sheriff has not been dis- closed. , L___--é&---- APPROVES HOSPITAL WORK roled in his own custody u ay morning. en the case came befofe Justic» | Flint on Tuesday it was adjourned In additfin to the | for one week. brought before the judge he, was pa- 1 Tues- 'he evening, and were dismiased fol- lowing a statement by District Attor- mney Charles R. Weeks that Justice Raisig had no jurisdiction in the case, as Lynbrook was an incorporat- ed village, and had a presiding jus- tice. They were immeditely re-ar- rested and taken before Justice Neu. 222222 s 500 BAGS FOR SHOPPERS The merchants esroiled in the Rook- ville Centre Business Men's Associa- tlon have purchased 500 for dis- tribution among patrons. The Association on Tuesday eve ning delegated William H. Kniffin to Robert proprietors took Mr. Michnoff for the immediate future. remain in Rockville while. He has been successful as Michnoff, the . well-known cigar, stationery and Victrola dealer of Merrick Road, Rockville Contre, has sold bis business to C. Geller and I. Seldin, of Newark, N. J. The now essjon this week. made mo plans He wil! Centre for a merchant of Rockville Centre, mani- feating a progressive and co-opera- tive spirit in numerous directions. He has participated in many villag» activities. During the war he man- Justice Edward T. Neu, on Wednes- day, rendered a decision in favor of the Village of Lynbrook against At- torney George Morton Levy, of Free- port, who was found gullty of speed- Ing his auto through Lynbrook on June 19 at a rate of thirty-one miles on hour, He was fined $20. The attorney was charged twice previously with speeding through tha village, but ucceeded in obtaining ¢lamissais of the charges on techni- cal grounds. _-_-___s.___ FAKE SOLDIER JAILED - m ; ecial) - The Nassau | riotl 1 a w. E. Ho te of William H. Connel Mineola (Special criminal charge againgt Fert, it !s telegraph President Wilson protest- fested his patriotism in numerou . E. Henry, of 235 Linden Street a the privilege of eatab- Supervisors have‘acr‘eplth‘:'f‘1:mJ::i‘: \ rald that Johnson will bi ult Ing agminst repeal of the gayllnt | ways. Rockville Centre will Mi#® rooklyn, was sent to the Nassau idewalk grade of about 180 done at the COuNy for etvil saving: law. { him. * east side of Forest Ave- Hospital at Plainsview, sibject to the _--_-_-_--&--_-- County Jall for a term of fifteen dayg final certificate of approval which will Dodge said that residents | b¢ filed by the architects, Tooker & \ had compaired | 49) ,,; ged mer «mial | SUpPerUISors Divide Motor Vehicle Fees | in. “1:11:24. \Tous ihat | certificate of approval for work com- rants were J‘s-\flung | pleted at the hospital. They will marl-(IE rty in case of fire. | 2 re-inspection of the work before fil- by Justice Lewis M. Raisig» on a charge of having solicited funds. Henry appeared in Cedarhurst a few days ago in the uniform of the army | and worked upon unsuspecting patri- otic citizens of the village, and was arrested as an imposter. KILLED BY TROLLEY CAR Robert Allen Brunel, aged 30 y a carpet tang-i living filsobuill A | Road, Hempstead) was [by h troll ar near Stop 58, on Nassau And Vote Garden City Contracts wil» at re; Nor St, a evening. He had been to Freeport Ji i fieate wing, ts, who sold I cip Con truction Company, i i > i on a bicycle and was riding along- | i some fire 2 a length g'hc 81222225223! ‘fLur the tober. | Mineola (Special) At: a meet- , with Both & Weston of Lawrence for tite the s, track, when suddenly be MEMORIAL POST FOR STORY 1 ¥ imed | general : r $3932 the fiinbéudefiigm | culosis hospital, have submitted their rat refuted the defective | final bills for audit -- MUST DIM AUTO LIGHTS. the ingrovemmt of Nassau Boulevard, ing of the Nassau Supervisors on West Drive, from Meriflan station to Monday, County Treasure LUYSteT . Giewart avenue and East and West | reported that he had on deposit the | Drives from Stewart avenue south to sum of $63,346.19, -represchting the the south of the Garden City Estates county's share of motor véhicle reg- Sgpfl‘vilrhr Smith was aut! \i?“h'F itration monies to date. 'The Board | XChange the county ear now in his 23portlonéd the money among the dif. | ROME®MOD fos a new Bord Sedan at xceed . {erent towns for road purpcses as fol- q Mare Bureau filed a lows: can! sent to the State Henipstead, $31,673.49. ¥ o r t h “I. 11003222011 year, liempstead, $15,836.75; Ojster Bay, The hows property As P°C- | that must dim their lights and $15,836.75. | wr, - It was detet® | ir thay did mot ply with the te- inte o Contre page quest thay would be arrested. e® A Memorial Post of the American Legion is under organization at Free- port in honor of William C. , son of Mr. and Mra. Story, who was the first Freeport boy to lose his lifs in war service. The post'is to be called Will Clinton Story Memorial Post : abot in front of the car due in Hemp- stead at 9.30 me it approached from the rear. Brome! was alive when picked up and he was rushed to the office of Dr. H. M. Warner, but he was dead when be arrived, Coroner Walter R. Jones will hold an inquest to-day} ___ HEMPSTEAD LOWERS TAL RATE moe re Aap ird gPomied an nun-men” to James R. Brightman on Following a recent complaint to T Avenue may. The | tne supervisors by John N. Fleiacher. «ment J\: but !t AP- | gecretary of the Nassau County As in copying the | sociation against auto drivers who o oo a o Hog their headlights at night. mak: fett his bed, 11, to m‘ travel dangerous: the several motoreycle policemen attached . to , dot-l“? Park Arse I the office of the District Attorney r ater. for t!5% | were gent out to warn the autoists
