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e numBEr® 2e0o FADQUARTERS ORY.V.C. A. IN of Organization In Rockville entre Has To Great Opening Setu) AT- in turday Af- con - Political Debate To Be Held Next Wednesday Young Women's Christian As- ation in Rockville Centre has leased ers in the Observer Building in rver Street, and will open those ers formally on Saturday after- The quarters were leased this und will provide the first per- ent headquarters which the local ization has had. 'The extension of work im the village has been of such portion that the organization felt need ef having its. own quarters in: to carry on its varied activities. new Y. W. C. A. quarters are on second floor of the Observer Build- and will make a bright, cheerful roomy piace where the members congregate.. 'The securing of these ers places the. Jocal organization a par with the Freeport organiza- in. the for the Soom In mage and adopted for ite purpose, as' the wed.by the Freeport girls. siderable progrems has been mide he Rockville Centre Ys, W. C. A. It was- organized a little over a The' first meeting of the was held in June of last year when ather and davighter picnic was held. was a . succersful . get-together ag, and the nucleus of the organi- was together. 'Shortly rd the co-operation of. the al organization wam secured und direction of the work here was over by Miss Hanna, of Free- (Continued on page 5). INJURED AUTO: CRASH Wan Has Three Ribs Frac- tued-Others Continue On - Fishing Trip Ne mea were In one rather usly, as the result .of a collision fen two automobiles at the inter-] ion ot the Merrick road and Park ue, shortly after aix Wed y morning. 'The most serioualy| fed mun in H, 'Schlein, of 163 Ber-| Ine avenue, Union. Hill, N. J.. who two ribw on the right aide frme The others escaped with cuts| bruises. he automobite struck, was one of| bearing a party of twelve bent fthing trip for Babylon. It left! Jersey at 480 in the morning and proceeding. along, Merrick road. car had reached Park' avernde, n a taxi tab belonging to the Nas- Taxi Cab Company, driven by WIi-) Balter, of Wellington place, this reached 'the \Merrick. road. et reported to him employer that he red when he Aw this car coming let it pres, He blew his horn and proceeded to crone the road. . He uniware 'of the -approach of the | machines .and: 'the' second ond! struck in the rear, corced agninst crh and toppled «aver. The third | ima far enough behind to avold| timmbled car, cecupants of the fighing party's comprised Arnold 'Ruegg, of Sum rooue, West Hoboken, N. J., own- 4 driver; Dr. LL. Berader, Clinton N, Hoboken, N. J,; C. Henkel, of Rergentine avenue, and H. Bchlein, 51 Rergentine avenue, Union HIll. | The last. two meritioned were wing the rear dent aind Mr. Hen- over and wald aed tor mote thin half an hour: t. Bohlen recetved 'the moht se- Infuriong fhe fwet thit there| BSERVER BLDG. L eeratie paint. of view has robbed the élection of:every feature of Interest. GIRLS' SERVICE CLUB PLAY \O. U. Y\ HAS BIG CHORUS Comedy By Local Playwright, Lindley Cook To Be Staged Extensive . preparations . are . under | way, and rehearsals are going on in fine shape to make the musical comedy, | N0. U. ¥.\ a big success. 'The author | and' director of the play is Lindley Cook, a popular young benedict of the village, and those taking part are all well known members of the younger | set: Miss Helen. Besson is assisting | Mr. Cook in coaching the piayers and | has designed some stanning gowns. | pices of the Girls' Service Club, in the | Cormmunity Club house, on Saturday evening, Nov. 6. About thirty: volces | will-compose the chorus which will give | a number of catchy songs. * Among the principals are Miss Ger- trude Tompkins, Darius Sylvester, Hel en Perry, Arthur Haab, Elwood Mc- Loughlin, Harry Schwindt, Ethel Mar- tin, Helen Hagwerty, Ruth Jeffrey, Al- lan Kirkwood, William Michaelfeider, Kenneth Spencer and others. A fine orchestra has been engaged to play throughout the entertainment and for danoimg after the show. SCUDDER FINES - CAMBLERS $1 100 ~~ESCAPE JAT Gideon And Gd, Propri¢tors, Pay $1,000 And Employees Takes Up John Doe Inv . Asks That. Guessing Be Stupped Jail sentences were suspended in the enses df all the gambling house proprl ators and employees of gambling houses who were awniting the consideration of the court Monday afternoon. Supreme Court Juntice Scudder: im: posed sentences of $1000 fine and six months' in (Sing: Sing Prison. on David GHgeon and William Bustséd, the aged proprietors of gambling houses, and suspended the prigon. sentence during who had been arrested were sentenced to pay fines ranging from $250 to $1000 and serve 90 days in jail, but the jail sentences in their cases w also sum pended during. good behav John Warren Hope, an employee in the Bus teed-Cildeon -house, was fined $1000 Abraham Voorvanger Jer, emplos nd Thomas Fow of the same place, were | fined $500 ench, and Charles: Lomack. the colored doorman of the pl got off at $250. All of the fines were paid John Shaughnessy, who pleaded guilty to being the owner of a house at Lyn ed, was given a sumpended sentence (Continued en page 8). HEAVY REGISTRATION THROUGHOUT COUNTY Only Slump Id Democratic Sec- tion In Glen Cove-Ma- chine Demonstration Over sixty thousand voters have reg-] istered in Nassau county this year, and The play will be given under the aus-| Smaller Sums-'Grand Jury] - ONMANSPSC der Making It Obligatory To Maintain Sufficient Pressure. | Gas consumers in Rockville Centre won a signal victory over the Nassau | and Suffolk Lighting Company . this | week, when the Public Service Com { mission | directed 'the . company. sum- tharily, to make such improvements in its equipment or plant, as ure necessary to insure proper pressure on the ser- vice pipes of ull cofsumers within 30 days. 'The company must notify the Commission of what steps have been taken to remedy the low pressure eqn- ditions. This order is the result of the hear- Ing held in New York City a few weeks ago at which local resfdents told of the lack of pressure at the burners in their homes, and business men complained that they were suffering losses on that | being extinguished when pressure | dropped, and the gas pouring out un- lighted 'openings when. pressure. was resumed. Albany,} Oct. 15-The Public Bérvice Commiasion,' Second. District, today | directed the and Buffolk Light- | ing «Company to forthwith make such changes, improvements and additions (Continued .on page '#). BOY SCOUT TROOPS | Rockville Centre Consumers Win \ Victory Over Gas Company In| Public Service Commission Or-| Change Plant If Necessary To @coount. .The principal complaint was, IN. CONTEST RALLY | good behavior. - m Five employees of gambling house«| Troop 2 Takes The Honors-Fine Election night will be alig. might in Rockville Centre. 'The big @xoitement will center at the Observer Building in Observer street, where the election re- turns will be given in full, and & band will furnish & concert during the ev- \Tie Observer-Post has leased a spec- In! wire from the Western Infon Tele- graph, Company, and- will geeure the full report of the returns from every state in the. union at an y. hour. As the returns are received they will be displayed on a screen by & projec- tion machine in the hands of tent moving pleture operator. ' Arrangements have been made for securing a band to whoop thili@e up, and If we mre not entirely; wrong in our guess, nimble footed folks will make use of the fine broad sidewilk in front of the Observer bulldiig for BIG REPUBLICAN RALLY TUESDAY pressure would be greatest. .Aw-m re N1ll, take sult people who depended un gum. a-|| tlie | clusively, to use in preparing. sae, H found themselves without &nou@h gas Tor thie b 3 ord | to heat a cup of water. 'The. drop jn ot (98 candidates, - | premwume Endangered the lives 'of \D ©60dufotiOn with 'this! filg rally ple because. of the pomibility 'of BeAkYNln) 'Centre: will 'be uced, offically, to one of its citizens & man- ner entirely unexpected. 'This man will act An chairman bf the meeting and is said to be a, \Widen gum,\ discovered rather accidentlally. Hin beilliancy. is known-0nly to his intimate friends who herald him am m man who will prove very interesting and entertaining in his capacity of announcing 'the. prominent speakers engaged for the evening. | \You'd never think It was An him,\ sad one who knows. \'People Jn Rock: | ville Contre. with him sor | about a year and a half but don't Know his capabilition.\ w - \When you hew this majw .of equal Artimacy, > n sit op aghast at the flow 0f langumre and eloquence of delivery. He's some | ora tor.\ Music Rendered By Baldwin These men however could not in nny munner he induced to divnige the name Scouts' Band The three Boy Scout troops of Rock | ville Centre held a rafly laat Saturday afternoon 'in Observer. atreet, Park and Morris avenues... About fifty boyy, representing Troops 2, % and 4 participated 'in the events and gave a spirited exhibition of Scout work that deeply impressed the spectators, Troop 2 carried off the honors of the rall | with a score of 41 points. Troop 3 | brook, in which gambling was conduet- second, with 26 points, and Troop 4, | third, with 7 points. By winning first | place inl the raily Troop 2 will come into possession of a silver cup, donated by the members of the Rockville Centre District Council, 'This cup is to go per manently. to the troop winning it three times. At the next rally it is expected there will be a battle royal between the |troopr for the right to hold this cup Last- Saturday's rally was made es | pecially intpressive and attractive by the participation of the Baldwin band, un- der the leadership of Bandmaater Wech- | tel, arid. 'Troop 1 of Baldwin and Troop | 1 of Lynbrook, | 'The exercises 'were opened with the recital by the massed Scouts, of the the figures show a much greater Inter-| goout onth, and the salute to the flag, est in the coming election than in that of last year. 'The total number regis- tered in the county is 61,105, which is an\fncrease of 7.716 over last year. The figures for the county are: | Town 1919 1920 Incr'se Hempstond . ,. 20.187 34,284 8,000 N. Hempstéad.... 11.647 12,180 1,682 Oyster Bay...... 9,806 10,838 1,034 City Cilen Cove... 8,000 2,861. (188 Tt is interestin: to note. that thw, fig | ied by Charles Johnson, aamistant Scout- master of Troop 2. In the contests the boyr broke some records, and in a few | cases just nosed out competitors. Troop # won the first ald test by 2/6 of x point over Troop 3. The water boiling con- test went to Troop 2, represented by Raiph Corbett, and the quarter mile relay race to Troop 3. Other featur | were the pony exprom relay, making | the twist, stgnailing by semaphore and between | of the giffed Rockville Centre resident. It was learned that he was of big enousth political calibre while residing in New Jeracy, prior to his coming here, to be the opponent of Président Woodrow | Wilson when the latter ran for Gov |ernor of New Jersey. |_ 'This unassuming man who daily | pasmen through the streets of the vil- lage and mingles with his nelghbors In | the events of the day, is so autet about hin nccomplishments that even: if 'he was asked to acknowledge bis ably, he would be apt to duck the question. Whose direct nelghbor he in cannotsbe sald but assurance in: made that if you attend the big rally on Tuesdny night in the Comunity House he will appear in full view. Be there to mdet him; \hin \Pride of the Vilinge\ will have various duties to perform. It will be his pleasure. to Introduce prontinent speakers for the Republican party. In- cluded in the list are: Jeremiah Wood, candidate for _ Meutenant . governor . of the state of New York, m resident of Lynbrook: Francis M. H secretary of atate; Congressman Rana C. Hie ndidate for re-election on the Republican ticket; Assemblyman 'Thom- as A. MoWhinney, Robort ©. McCuuley, of Iilinois, and H. Stewart McKnight, counsel to the Board of Supervinora of Nameau: county. Bevera1 other candi- dates are expected to attend and .ad- dress the meeting. Preceding the arrival of the speakers, there will be m band concert starting at # o'clock, Get to the Community House early so am to help \whoop it up\. bessume there- is evry: indlogtion \4 that unless you do, the\ R.. 0, win will moet your (mae when. you \reach the door. ures fromthe City of Glen_Cove show | wirelens ~flngstaft -buflding -and | npr nego - a falling off from last year. 'This show Ing is not without meaning for in Glen Cove there is a large Democratic vote winder normal conditions; and the apathy there in .in keeping with that hown in other Democratic seotions, where the | hopelessness of the context from a Dem-| The registration Agures for Rockville Céntre for the four dilys are: Dist. 31, 808; Dist. 32, 560; Dist. 33, #93; Dist. 34, #40; 881; Dist. 9, 500; Dist, 10, 127: \plat. 13, That. 16, 169 : Dint, 26; 467; Dist. #6, f | uiting. In making the twist, the con | testants had to mix flour Into dough, twist it around a atick and test. Mrs. Pdwin G. Wright, Mm. James G. Madi gan and Mra. W. T. Corbett were Judges, and they all commended the bread-ma ing qualities of the boyn. After the contests the boys were ad- dressed by Mr. Southworth, of the Nas: sau County Scout Committee. and Dr. Smith, who is the oldest Scout in the county. Then, formed in A clrale, the colors in the centre, 'and the band play» Ing, the boys sang \The Star Spangled Ranné ot LECTURE ON LIQUID AIR iy October 22, 1920 tue LAKEVIEW AVE. ROUTE UR BY SUPERVISORS Want 'This Route Included In Early Letting By State te thas as a result of the State High way Department resumipg Its . road building activities, Nas@wu county will in the near future to able to induce the state to proceed with Lakeview avenue, and Seaman avenue route, known as the Valley Stream-Massapequa route, This road will parallel the Merrick Road and will relieve it of @ great def of traffic, which on busy days is now conesting the Merrick Road to such an extent that relief .of some sort will soon be utterly imperative. When the Board of Supervisors were Informed of the resumption of Btite work, Supervisor Dougbty moved that a committee be appointed to take up this matter with the State Highway Commission, and at the mame time recomuifend the improvement of Ben- man Avene. 'The State Department believis that contractors are now ready for this kind f work and, if the forth- coming Wetting is successful, another suries of contracts 'will be let in «Now ember. -__ 3 . DRIVE UNDERWAY Entire Village To Raise $19, While no results have been defintely armounced wo far as to the progress made' in the campaign for funda to maintain the Rockville Centre Com munity House, it has been learned that about one hundred canvamsers ure dill gently working among the inhabitants In an effort to obtain the necemsary funds, estimated mt $9,150, 'The work hax just begun and until the district captaing_revort And the committe con- venes and tabulates: these, returnm ,no Bgures can be nnnolmced; The- Rockville: Contze Community. A6: sociation of which T. H. Bogis # | chairman and Donald' Fraser, Meore | tary, has had printed und in distributing a circular. summarizing the activities | of the Community House last year. | has also prepared a Items: ecretary, $3,000; janitor, $900; | fdel and light, $1,000; taxes, $400; in | $500 interest, $750; telephone, | $100; repairs, and miscelinneous Hema, $2,000. In view of the fact that are between 1500 and 2,000 houses in Rockville Cen tre, and the are endeavoring to, obtain an average of $10 from ms many resldents as will contribute, it In thought the campaign will be ful, even if all do not give the itipuiated amount. Contrfbutions, however, are not re- stricted to this sum, Any amounts from one dollir up being rcosptable, 'The amount 'of $10 from a man or $5 from ® women carries with it the privilege of voting. (These contributions are not in the nature of duem, this Sider having been abdndoned. The genera! appeal In made to eivie pride. FORTNIGHTLY CLUB OPENS ITS SEASON rent Events At » 'The first meeting of. the Fortnightly Club for the year 1020-21 was held in the Baptist parlors on Tuesday: afternoon. In the ubsence of 'the premident, Mri. Rockwell who is A delogate to the Bite |sonvention held in Urtica, Mr». R. Rt Borge most charmingly greeted the large number present. The . meeting : wils .chlled _ to . onder whirply at 2.90. Afterthe busines wen alon, Mri. P, I. Welle read a paper on current ecenta. 'The meeting was then placed in the hands of chatrmig of $500 R [ Thie Board of Bupervlsors fa optimis te idget for 1020-| 1021, which calla for, expenditures totul- | | timg $9,150 and incihides the following | at _anes. Touched Hugh Telephone 'Cable Charles Corine, a lineman, Corine was working on the pole with his line foreman, Willian E. Smith, Both were strapped to the pole by Pity Cremer: \It the 4\ when the accident cccurred. proximity to Coxine when the dccldent fook place, but the first Intimations he had that anything was wrong wis when his attention was drawn to Co- xine by the ejaculation, \O George\ mith immediately cut the wire, there- by releasing Coxine from the contact: He then ruhed a telaphone call for-doo; #. Chief: Engineer Major ordered e power whut off on the line on which they were working and rushed to the scene of the accident. A rigging of block and tackle was attached to the-pole, and Coxine was By this lowered from his position. contact with the wire. Ab: Induiry win started by Engineer MAjor: to amcertain the details of the tuition which remulted in Coxine's death, The theory thit most on the bass of the mmination, made Immediately after he accident, was that his foot hw in cogtact with the telephone cahie, e significant fact that atood out wis that there was no rubber love on Coxine's hand ut the time he reotlyed the shock. 1t is required that all line- men use the rubber gloves when at work on. blgh tenmlon wiran, ns this will pye- vent them from receiving the current from the Wires on which they are work Ing, and eliminate the danger af. their bodies forming a path for the current from any wire In which they mity come in contact through accident, Corine had been in the employ of the FESTAL WEEK FAR ON IN PARISH HALL en Monday Evening . The harvest sile of Ascension Church formally opshed on Wednesday even- ing In Parish Hall, which resembled m shady bower in woodland, with mutumn Maven arranged In wild profusion over- head and on sidewnlls. The floor spice was dotted here and there with booths. arrayed in worgeou colorings of crepe paper and (flog) {effects. . 'The: cindy booth - dispensed n -not» ting. of Invender, strung with a vifs of wisterin, while the apron. 'atall whe Attractive with hydrangéan placed with pleasing effect, \he oriental booth wah prominent 'with beautiful draperies or and Chinese design, and offer- ad for male many novelties trom the War Rast, such nn am L and draperien. HP The fancy table presented m grin ap; pearando, decorated 'in. white and Jn - ender, and \with <a variety, of -mr of hand embroldéry and others of Band wewing. . The handkerchief oounter was thimmed In: artful effect, with deep or . |ange and. white paper, and {autumn The- ullity beoth sontained mbet any kind of qmeful article, and wim ar Ite. whree ware set a e - Was Popular Young Man - Fire Depart- ment To March At Funeral was electrocuted in Windsor avenue, Wednesday afternoon, when 2,300 volts from the high‘tennon trang» mission lines, passed through his body. He was yorhnc on top of a pole when' he received the fatal shock. He received the high sion current into his body through his right hand, and the flesh om that hand was severely burned before he could be removed from com» tact-with the wire. Death was instantaneous. village for 'over two months, count BY am : . _ - _ WHE AT WORK ON VILLAGE POWER LINE __ Tension Wire With Bare Hand While Foot Rested On Grounded Steel - ten- a He has means of their life belts, which, pass mround the body and are ther loeped been doing line work for about a months He knew of the dangerous natt of the current on the high. voltage and hada wholesome respect for it. A® around the pole, tft prevent them from |a. result he was usually very careful falling while at work, and lwunrn about the: manner in which. he worked in ven_ position an. the «. [PDS on such current. He had the reputation pol ey were on was number 415, in of. being very conscientious in the pM I of him 6C ig ( Bmith, the foreman, was ii sid th villagy he was employed four by the Nake Tsi capacity he was very careful driving tention to deta constant demand by the company. He served in army during, the war, and was a m df motor transport division, and in this work bls ability to. handle -bie work. faithfully won the attention of his superions, Company, and is held in high/ by the members of the fire He was recently chosen first of his company, and this action approved by 'the Fire Council /at meeting on Monday night. He wast, a member of Marikoke Tribe, 1.0, Yie was a member ot both the vile Centre Post, American 'Leglon, ahd Major 'General J. Franklin Bell Post Veterans of Foratgn: Ware. ,..... ...-... he: held at ThE funeral services. will his home in.Ocean Aide 'on' #unday wf\ ternoon at 2%o'clock. 'The members 'ot the fire department will attend in @ body, . Secretary Frank. Brisman' haw went out the order issued by 'Pige Chief Harry Curley, that member of the de- partment meet In full uniform at head- quarters, at 1. o'clock whurp. Coxina In survived by his parents, MF. and Mrs, Samuel '. Coxine, of Long Bench road, Ocean Side; two brother®, Howard and Theodore, und one wlater, Mary. Military . Funeral .; Charles Cozine, Service» at Metho- dist Church at 1 pim. Sunday, . Invited -~Veterans, Foreign Wars; | American > Legion; Fire Department; Red 'Men; Veterans and \ire Departments will as» Alert Hose Co. mt 12.30 moon; Freeport Riis Vld‘ €: The fale and 'sale . will - conti through Friday, -A special turkey ner will be served on Thursday even- Ing from % to 8, and a sancert by the Eureka band will be given.. The week's fentivities will 'close with m leap dance on Saturday evening. a Mondny evening's , entertainment, which opened the festival week gram, waa most enjoyable, \than: nudience was dianppointed in not hear» Ing Miss Grice Nieman,. who was to - have given. several selection on the harp. .. Mims Nieman apperred in but. her hirp wah delayed 5 Ait hnd did not arrive for the She has. however, to a Joint recita) with Miss R ford, who will preside at the organ, on Bunday evening, October 81, 'The other part of the program was well rendered, and - the- number- given -were acknowledged. - These who. appested wore «Misa . Margaret.. Puge, . soprano; Mise Alvirda Hill, contralto; George Fu- | ber. tenor, and Pronk H. Erman, bigs. ‘wclonlhnm ant Jack - Morlsee; . Former - Professional, \Wi Be Cmen Rockvitls Contré Post of the Amork can Legion, [No. $03, hns in conti? pletion n blg\ mingtrel show in the whdi torluts of the Community Jwolke W. Moriise, formerty of the City: Four,. who has put on sninates! sbuwe for Columbia Univeraity, wikis. Moded, and. Now York Depart mn|.hnh«mn=o:tonnuurfi services to coach participants. has acsepted: the proposttfon aid LA be gind to hear frim nayone Coxine was 24 years old and un% He was, & member of the Defender F..