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Navy Band In Two Concerts Here Tamorrox The United States Navy Bawl will come to Riverhead tomorrow flFriday), where it will give ti\o concerts on the Fair Grounds , under the auspices of the Riverhead Fire Department. A large crowd is sure to greet this very popular musical organiza- tion , and Riverhead people will have the opportunity of hearing and see- CAPT. CHARLES BENTER ing, in person , the 'band they have heard many times over the radio and on phonograph records . The band comes here from Mino- ol» , where it gives a concert to- night. Former District Attorney George \W. Hildreth will deliver the address of welcome to the band at both afternoon and evening con- certs. The admission to either concert is $1 -00 and at this remarkably popular price , there are sure to be large audiences at both concerts . The firemen deserve the support of our citizens and the attraction merits the approval of all. GRAND JURY STARTS SUFFOLK COUNTY PROBE Distrirt Attorney Allows Newspaper Men to Sit in O pen Session—S u per- visors Tell What They Know of Corruption Here. 1 ® • The Suffolk County grand jury yesterday dismissed charges by John J. Dunnigan , Democratic min- ority leader in the State Senate , what the County Board of Super- visors had been influenced to adopt a . $5 , 000 ,000 bond issue for public improvements by a political leader and a property owner. It recommended that the District At- torney drop the investigation. Immediately after the present- ment District Attorney Alexander G. Blue made public a letter which he was sending to Senator Dunni- gan inviting him to appear before the grand jury when it reconvenes on S<\pt. 28 to exp lain his allega- tions of wrong-doing in the County Government. District Attorney ' s letter to Dun- nigan: \Sometime during the past two weeks an exchan<»» of letters took place between you and W . Kings- land Macy of this county in which certain charges were made al- leging violation of the laws of this State in several particulars as having occurred in this county. A Grand Jury of this county on this date passed a resolution recom- mending that I have you appear before the nex t Grand Jury to fur- nish such evidence as is in your possession to sustain the charges so widely publicized. \The next Grand Jury will eon- venue on Monday. Sept. 28 , at 1:30 p. m., and I would appreciate it very much if you will appear vol- untarily at that time or if you prefer I will have a subpoena serv- ed on you. \Yuuta very truly, \Alexander G. Blue, \P. S. This is an open letter , copies of which have been handed to the press. \ Senator Dunni gan ' s charges were made a week ago in an exchange of letters with W. Kingsland Macy, Republican State Chairman and party leader in Suffolk County. Mr. Macy was the leader referred to by the Senator . aud the property owner , it was generally accknowl- edged , was Otto H. Kahn , who owns or has considerable interest in a large tract of land at Shelter Island. Both men , Senator Dunni- gan intimated , had influenced the Board of Supervisor* to adopt a resolution for the expenditure of #5 , 000 , 000 for the construction of three bridges , two of which _ were from Shelter Island to the main- land, and other improvements. In answer to . these charges, which were made public , the sup- ervisors unanimously passed a res- olution on August 31 inviting the District Attorney to investigate their offteial conduct. Mr. Blue thereupon , subpoenaed the ten members of the board to tell the grand jury what they knew of al- leged violations of law in the county. Newspaper Men at Hearing The members of the board ap- peared in a bod y before the jurors and were questioned by Mr. Blue in the presence of newspaper , men , who had been invited by Mr. Blue to attend. Supervisor Richard W. Hawkins, Republican , of Huntington , said that so far as he \knew neither Mr. Kahn nor any one representing him ever had communicated with any member of the board. Be added that not more than one or two members of the board knew that Mr. Kahn owned pro ^ hrty at Shel- ter Island. Supervisor Roy B. Davis , Repub- lican , of Islip, . where Mr. Macy lives , asserted that Senator Dunni- gan ' s allegations had been made merely to \ pull a red herring across the Seabury trial\ . Supervisor- Joseph P. Warta, Republican , of Babylon , said he had met Mr. Kahn once or twice, but had no pesonal knowledge that he owned land at Shelter Island until several months after the board ^ had passed the $5 , 000 , 000 bond issue. The other Republican members of the board who testified were Supervisors Thomas E. C. Tuthill of Shelter Island and Charles T. Brooks . Both declared they had favored the bond issue because they believed improvements so financed would benefit the entire county. Supervisor Dennis G. Homan , Democrat , of Riverhead , said he had introduced the resolution in- viting an investigation although he had no personal knowledge of the truth or falsity of Senator Dunni- gan ' s allega tions. The \investigation \ of the al- legations of Dunnigan, which final- ly resolved itself into a \ round- table \ conference between the mem- bers of the Board of Supervisors ) and the Grand Jurors yesterday is being generally charac terized as a farce. Nothing of a tangible na- ture was brought out at the con- ference to furnish District Attor- ney Alexander G. Blue with infor- mation on whic 'h to proceed with the investigation that he was re- quested to make by a resolution in- troduced at the mee-tini* of the Board of Supervisors on Monday of last week by Sunervisor Dennis G. Homan , Democrat , of Riverhead, and unanimousl y adop ted by the board , all of the members being present excep t Supervisor Roy B. Davis , Republican, of Jslip Town. The Homan resolution called at- tention to articles he had read in the New York City daily newp~i- pers in which it was stated that Senator Dunnigan in a letter to W. Kinpsland Macy, chairman of the Republican State committee and al- so chairman of the Suffolk County Republican . Committee , had alleged that ulterior motive* on the part of a political leader and a property owner were instrumental in secur- ing the adoption by the Board of Supervisors on March 39 of the $5 , 000 , 000 bond issue for the con- struction of two bridges at Shelter Island and other public improve- ments. Dunnigan also alleged that unlawful acts in the administration of .government in the county and that illegal \radices )*• the nom- ination and election of nublic of- ficials had taken place. The Grand Jury in its present- ment stated that no evidence of criminally had been found in the allegations and that it was inad- visable for the District Attorney to continue the investigation. The Board of Supervisors , however , was requested to furnish Blue with further information on which to proceed with the \investigation. \ Senator Dunnigan cannot be compelled to come- to Riverhead to testify until after the close of the extraordinary session of the Legis- lature. The following statement was is- sued to the press b y District At- torney Blue yestexday morning preceding the conference between the members of the Board of Su- pervisors and the Grand Jurors: \After due deliberation I finally arrived at the decision U> call the members of the Board of Supervis- ors, collectively and not individual- ly, into a conference with the Grand Jurors. \The Supervisors will not ap- pear as witnesses but will appear solely to go into conference with the grand jury to determine what investigation they want the Dis- trict Attorney to make. After learning what investigations they want made John Doe proceedings will be instituted. \I want the people of Suffolk County to be familiar with every proceedings connected with this in- vestigation. It is not my intention to hold any star chamber proceed- ings. Everything connected with this jnvesti«r»tion will he public The presentment handed up to Judge George Furman in the County Court yesterdav afternoon , reads as follows: \We , the members of the August Grand Jury of Suffolk County, New York , having read the resolu - tion passed by the Board of Su- nervisors of Suffolk Countv on the 31st day of August , 1931 , wherein it was requested that the District Attorney of Suffolk County inves- tigate all the statements , records and charges made that ulterior mo- tives on the part of a political lead- er and property owner were in- strumental in securing the recent adoption of the Board of the $5 , - 000, 000 bond issue , which was pro- vided for over objection of numer- ous taxpayers; that statements of the legislators and facts in public records have been pointed to , in- dicating unlawful acts in the ad- ministration of government in this County, and having called all of the members of the Board of Su- pervisors of Suffolk County be- fore us; and having called all the members of said hoard to give us facts and specific charges on which to have a criminal charge and af- ter hearing the merxbers of said board we have been unable to find any evidence of criminality in the allegations enumerated above , \Be it therefore resolved: That we deem it inadvisable for the District Attorney of Suffolk Cou n- ty to proceed farther witn an in- vestigation relative to the charges above set forth; and , Be it further \Resolved that we recommend that the District Attorney sub- poena Senator Dunnigan of the New York State Legislature to ap- pear before the Grand Jury of Suf- folk County at the earliest oppor- tunity, and be it further \Resolved that the Board of Su- pervisors of Suffolk County be re- quested to furnish the District At- torney of Suffolk County with farther information upon which to proceed with an investigation. Nathan Dickerson , Foreman of Grand Jury A B Cop ley, Clerk of Grand Jury. (Please turn to page 2) WOMAN SENDS IN FIRE ALARM ACCIDENTALLY The fire siren in the lobb y of Odd Fellows ' Temple here was ac- cidentall y \ set off\ about 10 o ' clock Monday night when a woman touch- ed the electric push button believ- ing it was for the electric lights. The fire companies responded with their usual promptness. This is the second time that the siren has been l, set off\ iby mistake since it was installed on the top of Odd Fel- lows ' Temple last year. There was a meeting of women on the third floor of the building Monday night and the lobby on the ground floor was not illuminated when they came downstairs. It was while at- tempting to locate the push button for the lights that the woman in question pushed the fire siren elec- tric button. * George Tale , of Riverhead , was warded the contract for the con- duction of a curb , gutter and dewalk on the West Main street de of the Suffolk County His- wical ' Society ' s property, and for imoval of the necessary trees, is bid of $1 , 611 was the lowest. nly one other bid was submitted, lat.of Arthur .1 . Howell , of River- sad , which was for $1 ,771.25. The \ees are to be removed by Ray- lond H. Nugent , of Riverhead. Another contract covering the instruction of 365 lineal feet of curbs and gutters on the easterly end of Second street was awarded to Mr. Howell, whose bid of $292 , ar at the rate of 80 cents a lineal foot , was the lowest. Mr. Tale ' s bide on this job was $310.25 , - WARDED CONTRACT f FOR CURBING TROOPERS FOIL CLUB HOUSE ROBBERY Bri g htwaters Club En- tered , Watchman Bound at Point of Gun — One Robber Captured. State troopers surprised Eugene Moore , 32 , of 307 East 81st street , Manhattan , the proprietor of a sporting goods store , and a com- panion after receiving * telephone call from Mrs. H. Romer , wife of the manager of the Southward Ho Country Club at Brightwaters. Mrs. Romer and her husband Watched two men casually looting the clubhouse of about $1 , 000 worth of merchandise. \We ' ve been watching them carry things out for two hours , \ she whispered into the telephone mouthpiece as the burglary con- tinued. Trooper? Nikola and Degenhardt were sent to the country club. They were approaching the main build- ing when they hoard a noise in the adjoI ..:ng caddy house and separated , one heading for the front door and the other covering the rear. M ore dashed out. Nikola gave chase. Moore ran down the fairway and was outstripping the trooper when the latter fired two shots in the air. Mcore threw himself to tin ground and awaited capture. Moore ' s companion could not be found. In the basement of the clubhouse the troopers found David Lamereaux , the watchman , bound with cords and gagged. Lamereaux said he saw two men approaching at about 1:30 a. m. They staggered , he said , and he thought they were members of the club . He said he was held up with a revolver pushed against him , tied and gagged. So sudden was the holdup, he said , that he didn 't realize what had happened until he was forced into the basement. The troopers found an automo- bile parked nearby in which was placed the loot comprising silver trophies offered in the Labor Day golf competition, golf stockings , balls , shoes , cigarettes and candy. CHAMPION SPELLER LIVES IN RIVERHEAD She Is Miss Miriam Woodhull and She Has Just Won the State Championshi p. Riverhead High School gathered more laurels this week , when at Syracuse , Miss Miriam . Woodhull , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Woodhull , of Woodhull avenue, this village captured the state championship in the spelling con- test. A few months ago Miss Wood- hull won the county championship and. as winner of that contest was sent to Syracuse . to compete with the other county winners from va- rious sections of the state. In the contest on Tuesday Miss Woodhull defeated; all comers and was ac- corded (he champion speller of the state, f The honor which she has won is shared with her school and her vil- lage and the congratulations of her many friends will be extended to her on her accomplishment The contest lasted more than four hours. Miss Woodhull conquered all but one word of . the sixth test; two oral and the others written. The word she missed was \bene- fited\ , but even experts disagree sometimes as to> the number of t' s required in the word. A »50 prize went to the winner. Shr is four- teen years old and is a pupil of thr eighth grade , of which Miss Eliza- beth E. Flanagan is the.teach er. Last year iRiverhead also won the State • championship when Miss Carol Hallock , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hallock , defeated all- comers in the State contest. COSTLY YACHT BURNS OFF RAM'S HEAD The \Bonicas \ Owned by New Yorkers- Loss $20 , 000—Ski p, per Sli g htl y Burned. Saturday morning, Sept. 5tb , about 10.30 , an explosion occurred aboard the 45-foot pleasure yacht Bonicas in Gardiner ' s Bay, off Ram HejtJ. The boat was equipped wrlh a 250 H. P. eng ine. The captain , Tom Rose , whose address is. said to be East Hampton , was alone on the boat at the time of the explo- sion. According to the story, Captain Rose wns in the cabin when the ex- plosion occurred and in a short time the boat was in flames. He stood by and made every effort to stem the blaze. When he found it was beyond his control , he took to a tender and was taken aboard a fishing boat by Captain C. F. Fournier of Greenport Rose was suffering from shock but was only slightl y burned. His wife came from East Hampton and took him home. The boat was burned to the water ' s edge and nothing left to show what was once a beautiful yacht. It was covered by insurance and belonged to one of the owners of the McAl pin Hotel in New York City. It is understood the explosion was caused by gas in the bilge. Loss U estimated at $20, 000. MANY INJURED IN SERIES OF ACCIDENTS Riverhead Man Victim When Blazing Car Strikes His—Bus Hits Another—Hotel Man ' s Sedan Damaged by Boy Driver. At about 2 o ' clock Sunday morn- ing two automobiles sideswiped each other on the Middle Island road in front of the residence of Officer George Campbell , at Center- each. On; car , a Graham-Paige sedan , owned and being driven by Hugo Eaders , manager of the Hotel Henry !Perkins in this village , was proewdrag east wfciie the other car , a Buick coupe , was going west and was being driven by William Good- ale , age 16, son of Andrew Goodaie, of New Suffolk. When Officers Campbell and Al- vin Smith reached the scene of the accident they found that Goodaie and two other boy companions had run into the woods . The two of- ficers searched the woods for some time but could find no trace of the driver 0 r the occupants of the Buick car. The officers then looked up the number of the Boick car and found it belonged to Andrew Goodaie of New Suffolk. He was communi- cated with b y .phone and advised the officers that his son had taken the car to go to a show in Riverhead ion Saturday night. Me could not i explain how the 'boys were so far west of Riverhead at that hour of [the morning. 'He was advised to have his son in Judge Court' s room at Lake Grove by 10 o ' clock. Mr. Goodaie took his son and the two other toys to court at that hour. Before Judge Court , young- Goodaie pleaded guilty to driving without a license and was fined flO. He also pleaded guilty to having the wrong number plates on his car and was fined the same amount for this charge. He was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident , to which charge he pleaded not guilty. <He was released under bail of $500 for trial this (Thursday) morning. The other two boys were allowed to go free, no charge being placed against them. Both cars were badly damaged. CAR TAKES FIRE; CRASHES ANO THER Another serious accident occur- red on the Middle If lend road Mon- day night about 9:45 halfway be- tween the Camp Upton road and the Wading Rrver rosd. A car owned by Morton Hirsch , of 225 West 86th street , and being driven by his son , Alvin, caught fire while the party was on their way west. Hirsch decided to ditch his ear and palled It suddenl y to the left side of the road. In doing so \ he crashed head-on into a car going west owned and being driven by Claus Yetter , of West Main street, Riverhead. The iHirsch car was completel y destroyed by fire. Both cars were overturned' and their oc- cupants injured. Yetter and a woman passenger in his car were taken to Southamp- ton Hospital seriousl y injured. Mrs. Edith Hirsch , wife of Morton Hirsch , was taken to Mather Me- morial Hospital at Port Jefferson and later removed to Mt. Sinai Hos- pital , (Manhattan. Miss Veronica Kerus , a passenger in the Hirsch car , was taken to the Riverhead Rest 'Home Sanatorium with • broken arm. Both the Hirsehes were treated at Southampton Hos- pital for cuts , burns and braises. Officers Howard Lane and John Burgess , of Riverhead , took charge of the accident. TRIED TO PASS CAR ON HILL— KILLED Henry C. Zeyn , 54 , of 16 Marl- boro place , Bellmore , was instantly killed at Smithtown Tuesday night when he drove his light sedan head- on into a seven-ton truck. Patrolman Joseph Jirik reported that Zeyn was passing another au- tomobile on s down-hill stretch on the Middle Country road near Terry road as the accident occurred. The truck was owned by the Peconic Trucking Company- and driven by Clarence T. Goldsmith , of North road , Greenport . Goldsmith was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Henry Weis- man on a technical manslaughter charge and released in $1 , 000 bail for a hearing this (Thursday) morn- ing). Mrs. Lillian Russell , age 65 , of Flushing- , is in a serious condition at the Eastern Long Island Hos- pital , Greenport , as a result of in- juries she sustained just before noon on Tuesday, when a Buick coupe owned and operated by her husband, Harry T. Russell, aged 76 , (Please turn to page 3) PIG DOINGS EVERY MINUTE AT THE FAIR rby Show a Bi g Feature—Exhibit Lists Heavy— Baseball , Auto Racing, Boxing ._ Matches , Night Shows. \Its your Fair — so be there , \ rith. this slogan of the Suffolk !ounty Fair in mind , the hard forking officials headed by Frank f. Corwin , are leaving nothing indone to make the seventy-ninth nnual exhibition of the Suffolk lou ty Agricultural Society one of he best in the State. The entries are coming in fast nd indications point to new recbrda n some of the departments. Kind- f bear in mind , that the entries , rith the ' exception of class 5 , 17 nd 2 , which have already closed , lust be in by Sept. 16 th. The Baby Show Plans for the baby parade and ageant , which will be given un- er the auspices of Riverhead loose , are now in fall swing. This rill be held on Friday afternoon , ept. 25th. Last year ' s parade was wonderful si ght with its gayly ecorated carriages and beautiful abies. Handsome silver cups will e awarded to the winners. A popularity contest for the tie of \ Miss Suffolk\ will also be eld. A large number of our popu- ir young girls hare announced »eir Intentions of entering this mteat , among whom are : Misses ophie Corwin , Virginia Furlong ngelina Christafaro and Kather- le Batz. AH of the old features of the lir have been maintained with (any new ones to be added this ear. The regular features such as orse races , the best that could be ecured , will be held. Fine Baseball Schedule The baseball fans will' not be dis- ppointed according \to manager pche , who has arranged a series t games. The schedule includes the fell known St. Patrick A. C . of E>y Shore who will clash with the ue Point Nine on Tuesday. Sep- imber 22; on Wednesday \Honey bssells \ Southampton A. C. slug- Ms will connect with the Pat- logue Field Club; Thursday, the abylon Club will battle their op- ments , the Riverhead \Countv festers \ ; Friday, Sept 25 , Kings ark will cross bats with the fast lyville Field Club ; Saturday the kmous Polish Club will meet the kk of the E. L. Philli ps ' teams on bng Island. [ \ Boy Scouts ' Day * [The Boy Scouts on Friday will Induct a > parade and program of rents , including the merit badge [position. It is expected that this rent alone will attract Boy Scouts mm every section of the county. be Scouts will also have a service mop *fc the fair as usual. | Auto Races Saturday [Saturday, of course , will be the ig day of the fair for the racing ins. At this time some of the kstest cars in the country will at- tmpt to lower the track reesrd. he Patchogue Lodge of Elks will ind up Saturday ' s program of rents at the fair with a big box- ig exhibition. Then of course we must not forget the free circus acts each daj. ' ami the big night fair. Secretary Corwin will be pleased to send entry blanks or furnish any information in connection with the fair. AI. Saunders , who has charge of booking grand circuit races at i Goshen . N. Y.; Middletown . N. V.; Hartford , Conn.; Flemington , N. J., and for other tracks, will book the races for the Suffolk fair here this year. Fred Nuhn , of Mine- ola, who acted as.booking manager for the Suffolk County and Mine- ola fairs for a number of years , died several weeks ago. .Secretary Frank M. Corwin an- nounces the largest poultry entry in the history of the fair. Every class is well filled. The cattle de- partment also is well filled\ . Michael Prudent of Patchogue , head of the Prudent Amusement Company, promises a midway of amusements unequalled at any other exhibition. There will be all kinds of rides and other attrac- tions to amuse young and old alike. BASEBALL AT THE COUNTY FAIR The following baseball schedule has been compiled by J. A. Roche for the coming Suffolk County Fair to he held on Sept. 22-26 in- clusive. Tuesday, Sept 22—St Patrick A. C. of Bay Shore wiQ play the Blue Point Club. Both teams are battling it out for first p lace in the Sunrise league , and there is very much rivalry between these two clubs and is a worthy game for the opener. Wednesday, Sept 23—Patchogue Field Club will face Honey Rug- sell' s Southampton A. C. Shjgirers who have yet to taste, defeat ibis season. Southampton has in its lineup several notable professional baseball p layers namely,. Ray Kennedy, Honey Russell . Rod y Conney and several other stars while Patchogue h*s the old East End Favorite Walla Walla TheJtel and Bitoff both being with Scran- ton the early part of the season. This , is another intertown rival af- fair. Thursday, Sept. 24 —The Baby- lon Club led by Duke Herman fresh from a tryout with the New- ark Bears will face Bennie Cases Riverhead County-Seaters who are in a winning stride at the present time. Friday, Sept 25—Kings Park will hook up with Sayville Field Club in a game which promises one of the best pitching duels of the Fair between Joyce of Kings Park and Hardenburg of Sayville. Saturday, Sept. 26—The unde- feated Polish Club of Riverhead wil l cross bats with the team of players from the Nassau-SuffoJk Branches of E. L. Phillips who have , only lost one game in three years. This games promises to be a . fitting climax to the Fair this season. Larger Circulation tha n any other three Suffolk Newspapers combined If you have any article in | the house you do not use D SELL IT. Try a Review | Want Ad | While crossing the Union Avenue crossing of the Long Island Rail- road in this village about 9.30 Wed- esday morning in his car , a freight train , backing up struck Tandy ' s car and forced it against a tele- phone pole at the side of the tracks. The car was badl y crushed between the pole and a tank car at the end of the train and Mr. Tandy was caught without the slightest chance to escape. Had not a trainman %h the rear end of the train seen the accident and frantically signalled the engineer to stop the train sharp ly, Mr. Tandy would have suffered a horrible death by being crushed to death . The automobile was badly damaged. VanBRUNT TANDY HAS VERY NARROW ESCAPE The despest sympathy is felt for Mr. and Mrs. John Horace Wells, of Nortbville , whose little three- year old daughter , Gladys Mae , passed away suddenly this morn- ing. The child had ueen in per- fect health up until last night when she was seized with a choking spell whic 'h resisted all efforts of physi- cians and death came at 4 o ' clock this morning. Funeral services will be held at the Wells residence on Friday afternoon at 2 o ' clock, the Rev. Wells H. Fitch , pastor of the Congregational Church at Northville , officiating. CHILD'S SUDDEN DEATH ... You may dim the li ght of the noonday sun , stifle the roar of Ni- agara iFalls and harness the wild beast , but you cannot stop a com- mittee from putting on a theatre party and dance. You may nave seen good vodvil and talking pic- tuers but , this will be a new depart- ure , the best the booking agencies have. A good show and then up in the Elks Club dining room , at Patchogue , where a good orchestra will percolate. The part y last year was a huge success , so don 't miss thio one , Thursday nite , Oct. 1 , 1931. Admission tickets , $1.00 , to be ex- changed at the box office for your seat tickets. The stub of that ticket will admit you and your friends to the dance and frolic. ELKS TO HOLD SHOW AND DANCE ¦ Carl ' Reiter , one of the victims of the shooting on the boat Artemis captured by the Coast Guard a few weeks ago at Orient , was releasd from the 'Greenport Hospital Frfe day. It is said Reiter still carries fifteen bullets in different parts «f his nody. John Johnson , the other victim of the shooting, is still in the hospital in a very serious con- dition. It is said a bullet is lodged in the speech centre of the spinal ¦ cord. SHOOTING VICTIM LEAVES HOSPITAL- An automobile owned , by Dr. C . T. Sheete , a colored . physician of Freeport , and operated by Miss Myrtle Helms , colored and a reg- istered niirse , of Riverhead , was struck by a freight train at the Grifflng avenue crossing in River- head several nights ago. The train ¦ was switching at the time. \ The car was badly damaged , but fortu- nately Miss.Helms and the other young women in the car were not injured. %;•:*,?. ¦ ¦ ' TRAIN STRIKES CAR ON CROSSING surf man cnaries Miner , oi Smith' s Point Coast Guard station , proved himself a herd when he res- cued James Owens , the 11-year-old son of Mrs. Lillian Owens , of Yap- hank , from drowning last Friday. James was swimimng off Smith' s Point 'beach. The surf -was heavy with a strong current from the east and when about fifty feet out he was caught in the current. Surf- man Miller saw his plight and feartessly swam out to his rescue. Capt. P. H. Simpson , captain of Smith' s Point Coast Guard station , took him in at the -station , giving him resuscitation treatment for an hour and a half before he was re- vived. . . Cap tain Simpson is endeavoring to secure a medal from Washington for Miller ' s ibrave act. Sunday, Mil- ler was on leave and in New York when word was received of his sis- ter ' s serious illness. Captain Simp, son transferred the message , but by the timeiMiller reached his home in Ipswich, Mass., his sister had died. SAVED BOY FROM D ROWNING Michael Bonelli , lender of Mich- ael Bonelli' s orchestra , which lias been furnishing; dance music at the Ye Olde Mill Inn , Mattituck , dur- ing the past summer , returned to Hartford , Conn., this week. Mr. Bonelli has enjoyed a successful season in Long Island , the popular orchestra having gained a large following since they opened at the Inn last July. Mr. Bonolli has made many new friends this past [ su mmer at this popular Inn and hopes to return to Long Islaawl next I summer. 9 BONELLI CLOSES SEA- SON AT OLD MILL Mrs. Worth , of Worthwhile Rest , North Napeague Beach , has the honor of making clam chowder for Governor Roosevelt and ex-Gov- ernor Al Smith and party of notables who are having a beach party at Long Island State Park , Montauk, Wednesday, September 9. COOKS FOR TWO GOVERNORS Anticipating the first of the months with an R , heralding the new oyster season , the first ship- ments of the famous 'Blue Point\ Oysters arrived last week at Wash- ington Market. Manhattan , from the waters of Peconic and Gardin- er ' s bays on the far end of Long Island. From the Bureau of information and Home Economics of the De- partment of Public Markets it was announced that the first shipment of oysters were extra large and were being offered at fifty cents a dozen, while ' others could be ob- tained at forty and thirty cen ts a dozen , depending on the size. Clams were still in . great demand , and fresh fish continued abundant. OYSTER SEASON STARTS IN LONG ISLAND WATERS On Thursday afternoon , Sep t . 17 , at Ave o ' clock , at the First Presby- terian church at Huntington , Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt , a -member of the staff of Grand Master Oharles H. Johnson , of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the State of New York , will address Jephtha Lodge of HuTiting ton , on \The Con- stitution of the United States \ . * GOV. ROOSEVELT TO ADDRESS MASONS HOWE AGAIN MADE I A DEPUTY SHERIFF rppointed To-day hy Sheriff Tay lor—Warta , His O pponent for Sheriff' s Job , Gete i Macv ' s Recommendation. I; Former Sheriff Barton G. Howe today was appointed a deputy I Sheriff by Sheriff EUis A. Taylor. The appointment came as the re- sult of a petition signed by 5 mem- bers of the Republican County Committee for Babylon Town re- tlng him to appoint his former f deputy, he petition reads : We , the ' members of the Suffolk nty Republican Committee for -n of Babylon request Ellis A. loti Sheriff of Suffolk County to oint Burton G. Howe of Am- ill© a Deputy Sheriff in and for County of Suffolk. Signed by Peter Wendel , 7 E. D. Justice of Peace Claud Lapsley, 9 E. D. George H. Miller . 11 E. D. J. C. Howell , 12 E. D. G. H. Fisher , 8th E. D. executive member of Babylon in whose father , Justice of «e , Charles A. Fisher , is the ly G. O. P; selection to succeed i\a , as Supervisor.. Yes , I appointed Howe as a Deputy. I have the utmost faith in his honesty and integrity as a pol- ice officer despite the fact that he resigned as my Chief Deputy over a controversy in connection with a newspaper article. He was clearly vindicated of obstructing justice in that case by the District Attor- ney who conducted a series of raids on . the gambling houses several ¦ weeks after Howe ' s statement in ' the newspaper. The District At- torney obtained evidence, and ar- rested and convicted a number of the .gamblers. \ Asked to verify Howe ' s claim that nolitical pressure was brought to bear on him , Sheriff Taylor re- fuged , saying, \I do not want to go into that at this time. \ ' Chairman Macy this week sent a letter to each member of the Re- publ i can Countv Committee urging them to support Joseph P. Warta as the nomination of Sheriff. His candidacy was endorsed on June 27 by the . County Committee. Howe is Warta ' s opponent for. the nom- ination of Sheriff on the Repub- lican ticket. School Opening Is Postponed The Riverhead public school will not reopen until nex t Monday, Sept. 14. It was announced last week that the school would reopen this week , but the Board of Edu- cation .held a meeting on Saturday night and decided to postpone the reo pening until ne x t Monday. There has been only one case of infantile paralysis in Riverhead village and only one other in Riv- erhead Town , but it was deemed advisable as a precautionary mea- sure to postpone the reopening of the schools , in view of the fact that several days would not make any difference in the school year.
