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HICKS SWORN IN AS PROPERTY CUSTODIAN Position to Which the Former Congressman Has Been Ap- pointed is Very Important One—Governor Signs High- way Superintendent Salary Bill. Former Congressman Frederick C-. ! Hick.* was sworn in as Alien Property ; Custodian , and will at once take up jhis residence in Washington . The Alien Property Cust odian has in his | custody property valued at more than $300 , 000,000. There are only a few financial institutions in the United States that exceed it. In Washington circles the position to which Sir. Hicks has been appointed is corisid- ered of great-importance in view of the Dawes plan and there were many seeking the job. There is honor ant di gnity in the position and it will bring the former Congressman in i close \ touch with the President and hit cabiret. 1 Last year Mr . Hicks was the cast- , em director of the Republican Nat- I iona! Committee, and managed Mr. ! Coolidgc ' s eastern campaign . His custodianship of this office gave ex- ceptional satisfaction in every quar- ter. Immediately after the campaign President Coolidge appointed him special minister on a diplomatic mi?, si on to Peru and with General Persh- ing and Admiral Daytsm he visited most of the countries of South Ameri- ca. In ' 1921 President—Harding-of- fered .Mr; Hickit n diplomatic -post-in South Amfrira r which he declined. He is the author of a \History of the American Flap.!' considered by many the best short history of the subject. It js prpbabJc that Mrs. Hicks , with hi-s daughter, who is now in Califo r- nia , and his son will join him in Washington after he resumes his duties. [ The bill giving the Riverhead Town [ Board of Audit the authority to audit ' the claim of about $2, 200 presented against the town for extra work on J the bridge over the railroad tracks at j the Forge , three miles west of Rivcr- [ head villaee , has been signed by Gov- ernor . Smith. Governor Smith has signed the bill eiving the Town Hoards of Suffolk Coitnty the \\ .thority to place the offices of Town , Highway Superinten- ¦ dents on a salary basis , the salary not 8> sexcee \d*S5 , 000 per annum. Assemblyman - Joh n G. Downs of Suffolk' s First District , says that the inll providing for an appropriation of '$25 , 000 for-deejgsnjngJthe channel of North Sea harbor; Sownampton , was not reported out of the committee be- cause of the economy program at Albany at the last session. There were many other similar bills not re- ported out of the committee for the sanio reason. It is believed the North Sea harbor bill will have a better chance of passing at the next session. That Senator Wadsworth will be a candidate for re-election in 1926 is nleasing to many of his friends in Suffolk. Senator Wadsworth is pop- ular in th>s county where he has vis- ited many times and made a number ' of speeches. EMPLOYEES OF BANK IN PATCHOGUE ALERT Three of Them Grab Their Automatics r When They Heard Young ' Man Shout \Stand Up, \ Which Was Said as , a Joke. . A young man of Patchogue ,, James Jonc.l ' by name , and \Bal\ Jones Hiy nickname , had occasion a few days ago to go into .the Citizens ' Trust Company Bank in Patchogue . Not to be personal , but to let our readers m on some of Mr. Jones ' characteristics , we riyust say that he was never noted for his \ reticence , or quietness at any time during his life. This may seenl beside the question ' but you will see , gentle reader , . that this : characteristic almost caused Mr, Jones trouble , if not death. As we were saying, \Hal\ was in the bank and looking through one of the glass partitions , who should he see but a lady friend of his sitting in one of the safety deposit vaul t j read- ing some papers. \ AVithout a mo- ment^ delay; \Bal' ' shouted- to hev like thisf— ''Stand up \ — thfrifcing that ' she would leap to her feet. But , alas , the lady was not the only one- to . be frightened. Hearing other noises Mr. Jones looked around?an d satf , not.an excited lady friend , \Biff three tellers at their windows ' with automatic pistols in their hands and they were all looking at friend \Bal. \ : \Bal ' did not wait long. He quickl y apologized for his action and , not waiting to transact his business , ho made a quick dash out th-3 door. When interviewed art hour later he was still sweating. There is a moral to this tale but we haven 't time to think of it but , in the future if wo go in a bank we arc ^oing to talk in an undertone and if we see any friends we are going to nod to them , not speak and be taken for bunk robbers. Men Who Shot Hijackers Are Being Soug ht by the District Attorney Battle Over Liquor at Montauk Ear ly Saturday Morning Was the Most Disastrous Ever Staged on Long Island , Both for the Hijackers and the Bootleggers—Quarter of a Million Dollars Worth of Liquor Seized—Four of the Five Hijackers , Including a State Trooper , Are in Jail and the Fifth is Expecte d to be Apprehended Soon. When T HE C OUNTY R EVIEW went to press Thursday noon no arrests had been made , of the men who shot two of the members of the hijacking party at Montauk early last Saturday morning. A, number of men who are believed to be identified with the boot- logging traffic in that sector were called to R iverhead and questioned by District A ttorney George W. Hildreth in an effort to ascertain who the guilty parties are and if sufficient evidence is procured warrants will be issued for their arrest on the charge of » K - sault; first degree. ¦ .lorry -- O'Keefe , dishonorabl y discharged State trooper , who is ^said toi be the mastermind of the hijacking band that came to grief ori the plains of Montauk , iiu» m,i, yet boon apprehended. ; Hc is believed to be in Now York. While the bootleggers won one of their greatest battles in a physica l sense by repulsing their enemies Saturday -morning they sustained a financial ioss estimated at nearly $300 , 000 and their business receive;; a terrific blow and from which ;t v. - .M take them a long time to recover. When William Dclmadge , of St. James , the rookie State trooper , Frank «nd Thomas Smith, brothers , and Wil- liam Shaber , of Patchogue , and O'Keefe , : wbo composed the hijacking party, went to , n Montauk Friday night they didn 't realize that their demand upon Frank Pickerson , care- taker of the Benson estate and cus- todian of a quarter of a million dol- lars ' worth .of liquor , for 100 cases of tho stuff , was to be met with shot , bullets and blackjacks. . These hi- jackers have admitted that they ex- pected to make some easy money in return for their promises of \ pro- tection. \ The bootleggers and their armed rroteciors not only shot and wounded Melmadgn and Thomas Smith , but they gave all live of the hijackers a severe beating and to add insult to injury they seized Delmadge ' s auto- matic revolver and shield which l.avc not yet been recovered by -Ihe- Sl&Xo police. . ..... ' :. :- .. In all probability the genera l public would never hi' .ve - kii'^-v. 'r* ?.nvthif(/ abou t the atte mpted hold-up of the bootlegge rs had not Dclmadge ' * com- panions been fearful that he mi ght die of the injuries he received and took him to the office of Br. David Ed- wards in East Hampton just before daybreak Saturday morning. Dr. Edwards treated the wounds of bc 'Irrsa 'dgc \xvA Thymns . -Smith and ad- vised that the wounded men be taken to the Southampton Hospital . In- stead if following the physician ' s ad- vice Dclmadge was driven to the home of Miss Helen Smith , who re- sides on Laurel street , Patchogue. District Attorney George W. Hib dreth , Sheriff Arnica W . ' Biggs and newspaper men exhausted every ef- fort to ascertain the whereabouts of Dclmadge ' Saturday afternoon and evening and all day Sunday. On Sun - day night it was ' learned through v statcmen * issued . by Lieutenant .1. IS. Lynch , who is in ' charge, of the head- quarters of the State police at Bay Shore that Dclmadge was at the bar- racks in Bay Shore under milifar , \ arrest , having been taken into eustodj by Lieutenant L ynch at the home ol Miss l^ mith on- Saturday morning. Dclmadge was discharged from th< State police on Sunday not only be- cause of his part in the hijacking affair , but becaus- . - he had no ri ght to wear his uniform and shield while he was on a . furlotigh , he being in the service only four months and the pro- bation period b*>ing six months . On Monday Dclmadge , the. Smith brothers and Shaber voluntarily came to Itiverhead and when-questioned by toe ' District Attorney and Sheriff Riggs ihey admitted individually and then collectively that the y went tc Montauk Friday night in an Essex car and Ford truck for the purpose \I demanding i00 cases of liquor fn-ro Dickerson. Thpy were p laced under arrest that night on the charge of n ttempted extortion , the warrants Ix 1 - ing issued by Justice of the Peace Robert Burnsidc . The four men wore arraigned and waived examination and were held without bail,for the action of the grand jury. ¦ Miss Helen Smith and Mrs. Shaber , (Continued on page 2).. 0. FRANK TUTHILL DIES IN 61 SHEAR Well Known and Popular Greenpcrt Business Man Served as Supervisor of Southold Town for Several Terms. Capt. G. Frank Tuthill , of Green- port , one of the best known men in Suffolk county, died at Dr. Unger ' s pri vate hospital at Patchogue last Friday. He was in his 61st year. He had been in failing health for some time. . Mr. Tuthill served very efficientl y for several terms as Supervisor of Southold town and as presiden t of ih» incorporated village of Grecnport and he was very popular. For a num- ber of years he was extensivel y en- gaged in the fishing business at Mon- tauk and subsequently he conducted a gasolire and oil business at Green- port. He was a member of ih'i Counjy Boa rd of Supervisors when !the resolution was adopted praviding I for the erection of Suffolk' s modern jail, Ml' . Tuthill was a jnemhe r or ino Masonic, Odd Fellows ' and lv. O. V. A. M. lodges , of Grecnport , and of Patchogue Lodge , of EH* . The funeral servi ces , which were very largely attended , were conducted at the late ' hnnc of the deceased , on Tuesday afternoon , the Hev. II. Law- ford , pastor of . the Grecnport Presby- terian church, officiating, ' and tile ir - terment was in the family plot in Sterling cemetery. The services at tile gra ve we re in charge of Palcb ' «gii ' '! Lodge of Klks. The \ deceased is-sur vived by hiii wife and a daughter, Mrs. Dwighl Lav. :;o!i, of Montauk; a brother, Rapt. David W. Tulhil! ,. the present Supervisor of. Southold. -town;- and a sister , Mrs. Frank Phillips , of (Ireen- > ' or! „ MAT IilUCK BANK IS ENTERED BY THIEVES Door of Safe Was Removed , But Thieves Were Unable to Get to Money Chamber —Laurel Station Robbed of $3.15. Sunday afternoon it ^was discovered that the Mattituck Bank had been entered by thieves and the outer doo r of the safe had bee n removed and papers in that compartment were scattered about. The burglars batter- ed the combination of the door of the compartment containing the cash , but thev wore unable to open or remove that door . Although they made rather a crude job of it , it is believed that the job was done b y professionals , as no finge r prints were found , indicat- ing that they wore ' gloves ' . Nothing of value was taken. Entrance to the building was gained through n window in the rear of the Library Hall buildin g in which the bank is located and then doors were jimmied. This is the second time this bank has bee n entered. A number of year* ago .the . sate of the . ban k was blown and the vii'gs carried off many 'thous- and:; r;f d'-il'jr^ ln >'•\•• - ¦ Krid'iy ' ni ght the railroad station at Laurel was entered and ?. 'i.ir> w:ts stolon from the money drawer. Sheriff Am'/a W. ISiggs and District Attorney George W. Iliidrelh and the hitter ' s confidential investigator , Kv- erctt. (\ Petty, have been investigat- ing both robberies. O. E. S. HONORS ! DISTRICT DEPDTVi Mrs. Schermerhorn Is Pre- sented with Fine Gift— A. B. Soyars Received Cane and Monocle. Mrs. Laura A. Schermerhorn, of Islip, district deputy of the Order of the Eastern Star , received a very en- thusiastic welcome whe n she made her official visit to Riverside Chapter , Itiverhead , last Thursday. The district deputy was presented with a nice gift on behalf of the chapter. This was also the occasion of the \home coming \ of Assistant Grard Lectu rer Alexander B; Soyars , of P.ivcrhead , and the latter was the recip ient of a silver mounted walking stick , inscribed with his name and the name and number of his chapter. Mr. Soyars also received a monocle , which was given to him by one of the indi- vidual members , as a joke. This gift provided much amusement for. Mr. Soyars and his friends. In addition to the splendid ad- dresses by tho district deputy aid others , there was a fine p rogram of rnal$i£ including several recitations by. Miss Jaeofeon , of Huntington , which were highly appreciated. TO IMPROVE THE RIVERHEAD CEMETERY Entrance to be Erected on North Roanoke Avenue andf Other Improvements to be Made —- Funds Urgen tly Needed for Work. The officers and committees of the Itiverhead Cemetery association at „fie annual meeting last week dis- cussed- p lans for erecting an entrance co the cemetery from North Koanokc ivfcnuc and other improvements to lie nade to that new section as well as to the old section. . The work- planred will require ad- ditional funds and it is hoped that all plot owners and others interested in beautifying the cemetery will \\for- ward as soon as con venient , their an- nual con tributions ;for_thc, upkeov>±of the cemetery and any additional amourt will be appreciated. The an- nual assessment of $4 is now due and payable to Us her B. Howell , the sec- retary and treasurer of the associa- tion. The following officers were re- elected at the annual meeting: George W. Hildreth, president; George II . Perkins , vice-pTesident; Mr . H owel l , secretary and t reasurer. Mr; Perkins and Mrs. Walter F. Barnes were elected trustees for three years each. Theodore Wells was en- gaged as ca retaker of tho cemetery. MURRAY ACQUITTED ON THE RET RIAL OF MU RDER CASE It Was Alleged Tha t He Stabbed William Horak at Islip Last May—Jury Also Acquits Bay Shore Young Man Who Had Made Two Confessions Admitting Shooting Coast Guardsman . James Murray, 23 years old , of New York , was acquitted by a j ury in the County court at Riverhead on Wednesday of the charge of murder in the second degree. The jury de- liberated only about an hour. It was jharged that Murray stabbed William Horak in the stomach during a free- ' or all tight at the home of John Lucas , at Islip, on May 25 , 1924. Horak died at the Southside hospital , Bay Shore , a few days later. Horak made a statement in which he said he was stabbed by Murray. The lat- ter was employed at Bay Shore at the time. Murray was ably defended by Rob- bins & Wells , of Bay Sho re, and the people ' s caRc was presented in a very competent manner by Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Alexander O. Blue- Murray took the witress stand and denied that he did the stabbing. He was first tried on the charge in the County court last November and the lury nisagrecd ' , standing, it is under- stood , eigh t for conviction and four for acduittal. Raymond \ ecker , an 18-year-old youth of Bay Shore , has every reason to be thankful that Judge George H. Furman assigned as his counsel so able a, Is' .v ' cr :::; Mathar. ' O. I'rtt\ . Although' Hecker made - two signed statements , one to the State troopers and the other to Sheriff 'Biggs ' and Everett C. 1' etty, confidential investi- gator for District Attorney George W. Hildreth, in which he ' admitted shooting Ernest Petty, a . Coast Guard sman at Bay Shore last No- vember, a jury in the County court this week 'acquitted him. Hecker tes- tified tha * he made the first tonfe. -i- sion to the State troopers because one of them threatened him. ' The State troopers denied the allegation ard de- clared Hecker admitted having- com- mitted the crime after Alice Svc-c , age '16 , and one of his confederates , had confessed and implicated Hecker. Coast Guardsman Petty, who by the way is no relation to Lawyer \N. O. \ noi- Investigator Petty, is at- tached to the Fire Island Coast GuSrcl station. He came to Bay Shore on tho day of the shooting and in the afternon he met the S vec girl and another woman on the street and after a flirtation he made their ac- quaintance and arranged to meet Miss Svec at 8 o ' clock that cvrhlhar nea r the freight yard at Bay Shore. ~ According to the Svec jj irl , she re- turned to the home of --M rs. Nellie Hogan , where she and Hecker boarded , told Hecker that she was to meet a man with a laTge roll of bille (Potty had shown her his \ roll\ in the afternoon ) and that the opportun- ity was afforded for Hecker , who was out of employment , to make some money 'by holding up Petty/the Svec irirl stating (hat she sugge- ,(. <\( tlml the money be divided amonir Hecker , hersel f and Mrs. Hogan. The'latter accompanied the Svec girl to the meeting place as arranged and while they were walking with Petty thro u gh the freight, yard a man jumped from behind a freight car and pointing a flashlight and a revo l ve r at Petty commanded him to hold up his hiihds. Petty pulled ¦ his revolver and shot toward the ground to frighten thn man , and with that the latter fired -^vcr;.! shots , . \ur.: : ::f vhi?h *tnu«v Pcttv in the arm and one hit the Svec girl in the leg. When Mrs. Hogan and Alice re- turned home Hecker was there - ard he .went for Dr. George II, Kine, who treated the girl' s injury. Heck er claimed he had been in the -house all the even ' . 'g. The Hogan home is near the freigh t yard and Gladys Ho- gan. the eight-yea r-old daughter of Mrs. Hogan , who was in bed ; cor- roborated Hecker ' s testimeny about hea ring the shots fired. Gladys said she asked Hecker whf. war- shooting and he told her to keep still and go to sleep. Hecker was tried on the charge of assault, first degree. There is arother indictment mgfciinst . him for attempted robbery, first degree. Coast Guardsman Petty said that (Continued orf page 2). A Cadillac car owned by a mem- ber of the Coast Guard (the \dry navy \) at Grecnport wan found wrecked at Aquebogue last Friday morning. In or near the ear was a woman ' s hat and a blanket with- \Coast Guard\ printed on it. The finding of the car was re- ported to Sheriff Amza W. Biggs and he learned it belonged to the Coast Guardsman. It is understood that the owner and two other young men and three women had been to Riverhead and were return- ing to Greenport when the car struck some soft sand and fel l ove r on its side. The names of the young women could not be ascer- tained. The occupants of the car very fortunately escaped injury, although they were all badly shak- en up by the accident. The car , which was not very badly damaged was taken to Grecnport later in the day. \DRY NAVY\ MAN'S CAR WRECKED AT AQUEBOGUE Mrs. Walter F. Barnes has writ- ten a letter to the Riverhead Town Board requesting that the 14 acres of land on the shore of the Sound at Roanoke be deeded back to he r. Mrs. Barnes gave the town a deed for the property, it being stipu- lated that the tract was to be used for a public park to be known as the \Howell M. Reeve Park , \ in memory of'Mrs. Barnes ' father , who was a well known banker of Riverhead. The Town Board has not devel- oped the property for park pur- poses owing to its inaccessibility, although an appropriation of $5 , - 000 was . voted at the general elec- tion in November , 1923 , which was to be used in acquiri ng a righ t of way and constructing a highway from the. 'North , road to the prop- erty. After giving the-matter ser- ious , consideration the Town Board decided not to expend the money on: the project. The board has not taken any action on Mrs. Barnes ' request for the return of the prop- erty. MRS. BARNES SEEKS RETURN OF PROPOSED PARK LAND iW YORK MAN CONTRACTS f / 10 BUY CAPITOL THEATRE $ President of Corporation Which Operates I Six Community Playhouses — Riverhead § ¦ People Will Be Given an Opportunity to £ Purchase Stock in the New Corporation Which Will Take Over the Capitol. I S^jRobert E. Riley, president of the TggRjverhcad Amusement Co., which • ^llfjSSgns ard operates the Capitol vwfllheatrc. . Riverhead , announced on \ -;3w *Sdncsday that an agreement had ~ 3f3** h entered into for the sale of this \•^•popular moving picture and vaude- r . ~v]yjjle house to Irwin Wheeler , of New fr% »5X<5rik . Mr. Wheeler is the. president inTSQ^fTScvoral community playhouse en- r =E-3Jtcrpriscs in Westchester county and •few Connecticut . iW '-ff -Mr. Wheeler ' s contract with Mr. jJg^BHcy will in turn be assigned to a -*i ij8w company, the Riverhead P' ay- !g;s house , Inc. , when the incorporatio n ¦ y - pape rs are completed and the stock ~ -J \ of this corporation will be offered for ._. subscription to residents of this com- }• ' • munity, thereby assuring to it a voico ;• in the management of its own play- i - House and a share in the profits of its i operation; Mr. Wheeler and his associates arc interested in, six motion picture and vaudeville theatres . Three of these have bee/i placed on a community sharing basis and arc highly suc- cessful. \ This .plan was first adopted in coii - nection with the erection and opera- t ifm nf +\\n i.orv ntfrn>fiv«» 'nlnvVirtime at Rye, N. Y., and was followed by the creation of the New Canaan Play- house, which is considered the mosi artistic p layhouse in.the State of .Con- necticut. The stock of both these theatres are on a regular dividend- paying basis and i* owned almost comriletely by residents , of \ those tOWTlS. •A third theatre , the Mamaroneck Playhouse , to sca t 1400 persons , is being built under Mr. Wheeler ' s di- rection as a community enterprise at a cost of $300 , 000. The first ifr.ue of $12o , 000 of capital stock for this .p lay- house was oversubscribed \in ei ght days. ,.Thc Riverhead Playhouse , Inc., will be \ u ' rder tho direction of a . local Board of Directors , w . hich will have full control of the guidanco of the business policies of the company. Mr. Wheeler , as president , with his asso- ciates , will actively operate the theatre , subject at ail times to con- trol V— this local board . Robert Riley has accepted an invitation to become a member of this board of directors and the rest of the personnel of the board will be announced within the next week. Mr. Riley has.also sub- scribed for $12 ,000 of the stock of the new corporation. Edgar Palmer , president of the New Jersey Zirc company, and a di- rector in (several large New York banks, ampnc them the National City Bank , the Hanover Nation al Bank and the Seaman ' s Bank for Savings, is interested with Mr. Wheele r in the formation of these community play- house enterprises and has also sub- scribed for $12 , 000 of the stock. Ir- win Wheeler has subscribed $6 , 000. Robert Bertechy, formerly assistant mara ' ger of ' the Vitagraph Film Ex- change in New York city, will act as local manager of the Capitol Theatre when the new company takes posses- sion abou t May 15. Mr . Bcrtschey will make, his headquarters immedi- atel y at Riverhead and will have charge of offering the stock for ' sub- scription-> in cooperation vviiii lire board of directors. The Capitol will be entirely redec- orated and renovated by the new cor- poration and other improvements will be made , which will place it in a class second to none on Lon g Iisland. The Capitol Theatre was erected four years ago hy Robert E. Riley, and has since been conducted by him. He has associated with him his broth- ers , William and Benjamin Riley. The theatre is on-? of the finest in Suffolk county and it has been a big boon , to Riverhead. R obert E. Riley success- full y . conducted two moving p icture house. ' , at Astoria before he estab- lished the; Capitol. T HE C OUNTY R EVIEW joins . - with the other residents of this section in wishing * the \ new management * the fullest measure of success. The Leading Newspaper of J Suffolk County The Review Brings Results To Advertisers The residents of Riverhead and vi- 1 cinity, who are interested in the B?>y | Scout movement , and everyone should I bo pleased to cooperate in this great , work , are asked to bear in mind that u hig benefit show is to be given at! the Capitol Theatre. Riverhead , oni Friday evening, April 24 , the pro- ceeds ' from which will be used to \! equip the two troops of Boy Scout*! of the village. The feature picture to oe snown at. the benefit performance will be \Ex- cuse Me. \ a Rupert Hughes rollick- in\ , frolicking comody drama. There will also be a Boy Scouts .p icture and comed v. Three prizes will 'bo. award- ed to ' the boys and girl selling tni largest number of tickets in advance. ¦ jr 3 ~ry Price . Scoutmaster of Troop 1 , Riverhead Boy Scouts, has donated a Boy Scouts hatchet , which will be awarded to the. Scout selling the most ticket* . ,T Harold Downs. Scoutmaster of Troop- 2 will —give - an appropriate «-ize to be- awarded 7 to the patrol seilifg the most and , the manage- ment of the Capitol Theatre a pti« to the girl or boy, irrespective whether ¦ i St- iHit or not , selling the , most . BENEFIT FOR BOY SCOUTS • IN RIVERHEAD , APRIL %\ \ A meeting of the officials and play- ers in the East End Sunday Baseball League will be held at the room s of Riverhead Post , Americar; Legion , in Riverhead next Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o ' clock. It is expected that there will be a 'large attendance. All Inter- ' estcd are invited . ' SUNDAY BASEBALL MEETING IN RIVERHEAD ON SUNDAY ROBBERY AMI FIRE AT SOUTHAMPTON A. E. Miller , Jeweler , Es- timates Damage ' at About $5 , 000. A robberv and fire was discovered in A. B. Miller ' s jewelry store at Southampton earl y Tuesday morning. Mr. Miller places his loss at about $5 , 000 , which is - covered by fire and burglary insurance. Mr. Miller had occasion to visit bis store about 4 o ' clock in the morning and found a brisk fire in the rear 'of his place , ap- parently having started among pa- pers on a table. The. floor was covered with pieces of jewelry and watches. He notified the police at headquarters , located across the street from his , store , of the robborv and tire. Officer Ernest C Peterson had passed Miller ' s store a short time before the alarm was given and there were no signs of a fire then. The firemen wore soon at , the scene of the blaze , and in five minutes lime after' the alarm was given they had extinguished the lire. Chief Lane , in making an investiga- tion found that entrance to the store was gained by breaking * hole in the glass of one of the transoms in the basement and unfastening the cateH. The 'ffremeh found several watches or. the sidewalk, which wore evidentl y dropped there by t^e person who had entered the store in making his get away. . | William Biggs , son of Sheriff Biggs who is a finger-print expert , arrived in Southampton at C o ' clock and spent .several hours in procuring , finger- prints on the jewelry and watche3. Miss Sarah\ A. Moore , who was the very carable stenographer and typ ist in the Suffolk County Farm Bureau office fbr a number of years , recently resigned. She has been succeeded by Miss Ethel Jones , of Southold , who was employed for some time as as- sistant to Miss Moore and subse- quentl y accepted a secretarial posi- tion at the New York State School of Applied A griculture at Farmingdale. Miss Jones is proving a worthy suc- cessor to M iss Moore. The latter en- tered the employ of the bu reau a short time after it was established. MISS MOORE RESIGNS AS FARM BUREAU STENOGRAPHER The dinner given at Leo ' s Inn , Pat- chogue , on Wednesday evening in honor *of Earl Holmes , the retiring exalted ruler of the Patchogue Elks Lodge , was a largel y attended and very enjoyable affair. Music for the occasion was furnished by the Picca- dill y Orchestra , of Riverhead. The speakers refe rred in eloquent terms to the splendid service Mr. Holmes ren- dered the lod ge during his incumben- cy of the office of exalted ruler. His success ir is Lawyer Herman Schoen- I fold. PATCHOGUE ELK S TENDER DINNER TO RETIRING RULER Under the direction of Boss Ernest H. Duryea , of Riverhead , about 30 buildings are being erected at the :amp for boys that is being establish - ed on the Sound shore at Baiting Hol- low by the Rotary C!ub< of Brooklyn. John StOnebanks . of Riverhead , has the plumbing contract and the elec- trical work ds being done by the Dettner Electrical Co., of Riverhead. Daniel R . Young, of Riverhead , had charge of the surveying. More buildings are to be erected later. The camp, which will have a capacity of about 400 boys , will be one of tho finest in the country. The site is one of the best al qng the Sound shore , being on a high elevation. TO HAVE FINE CAMP FOR BOYS AT BAITING HOLLOW Frank Ray nor. 29 yc;i r.; oid, died Hi his home on Wes t Main street, last j'Friilnv and on Sunday night hi? > wile gave \ birth to a daug hter . Mr. Riiynor had been ill for only a short. time from heart disea s e. Funera l Services were conducted at bis late home on Monday ' afternoon, the 'Rev. V7. E. Schoohhbveii , : pastor of ¦ - the Firs t . M. E. church , ' officiating, and \ ¦ the interment was in the 'Riverhead eemeterv \ -- ' \ \ :: ,- . - I ¦ I FATHER DIES ON FRIDAY; I DAUGHTER BORN ON SUNDA Y Nathan T. Oorwin , who has been the very efficient and popular chief of- the Hiverhead Fire Department for a number of years, announced on Thursday that he would be a candi- date for the Republican nomination of Superintendent of Highways, of f . iverhe.id Town. \ N. i. < ORW1N CANDIDATE FOR HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT
