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Big Divergence In Estimates of Value of Park Some Say Million , Some Much Less Great River Ca«o at Riverhead Being Fouuht to Finish b y Powerful In- tereits Through Array of Cotnmel \THE trial of the action of the Patchogue Land Corporation , composed of VV. Kingsland Macy and Horace Havemnycr , seeking to evict the Long Island State Park Commis- sion from Doer Range park ut Great River , tlio former Taylor estate , has passed its sixth day in Supreme Court at Riverhead- . ' under Justice Dunne , with a jury, and is still going strong. Atfer much argument and evidence about the original' seizure , the plain- tiffs yesterday moved along' to nttnek thc second appropriation. AT the outset of the trial thc park ** commission , through Arthur Pol- lock , chief of counsel , made . it plain beyond all- question that the LCI - .;¦ •?- sion was determined to take land and establish parks on Long- Island where and when it wanted them , and that this was the basis of its action at Great River. Anybody affected , such as owners of the land , or neighbors , must make the best of it , is tho com- mission ' s theory . Mr. Pollock said , \It is the duty of the commission to go out and get parks , \ and he ; made the flat claim that the commission , an unsalaried body, has the power 1 to lake -land re gardless of objections by owners. This is directly in lino with statements of Chairman Robert Moses , Who has maintained tha right of the commission to seize whatever land it decides is suitabl e for a park , leaving the payment to adjudication after- ward if the owner will not agree to sale at some price. The only answer to objections of citizens that under such conditions no man ' s property would be safe , and no man could build a , house ' with the certainty of occupy- ing it , is that the commission is ex- pected to exercise discretion and take only land suitable for parks. The whole theory of the defense in the Deer Range case is that Macy and Havemeyer were told that the state would seize the land , whether they were willing to sell or not. and re- gardless of the fact that it hud.no (Continued on Page 2 , this Section! Large Audience Enjoys Musicale Unique Event Attended by Notabl e G athering Miss Mac Weeks 1 S ponsors Evening in Whicli Well Known Artists Give Concert Repertoire of High Chnrnc. ter A VERY real tich invement in the ** line of producing art , ns well as u social event of unique character was the musicale itt the high school audi- torium Wednesday niijht -sponsored by Miss Mae Weeks/who presented an aggregation nf niusicinns of highest calibre in a very delightful program. It was n purely complimentary af- fair , unit Miss Weeks explained gnyly, when crowded with congratulatory friends , that she was just paying her social debts. Howeve r , she had brawl- cast her invitation so thnt not only did her immediate Friends enjoy the affair but the public us well , or so much of it as was wise enough to take advantage of so rare an-opportunity. And altogether they constituted a very large audience. Miss Marion Flanders , musical di- rector of the Patchogue schools since vi year ago September , who had prov- ed her capacity in bringing out other talent but who hnd never been heard here aa a concert singer , had a promi- nent part in . tho program and won an ovation. She sang two- groups of songs , the first group in German;,, ' all delightful and the whole showing ad r mirable ability to bring out tho qual- ity of various lyri cal forms , in a rich antl wide-range soprano voice; and she successfully made still further flights in her final number , the \My Heart\ of Samson and Delilah , sung in French. Herman Rosen , violin , fsadore E. GusikofT , violincelio ami Edith' I. Gusikoff , piano , fulfilled well their es- tablished reputations as stellar per- formers , and they made musical his- tory here. • : Mr. ' Rosen ' s instrument , manipulat- ed with commanding! skill , brought to life the music of masters in rich full tone , his techni que showing equally well in such widely.separated composi- tions as the andante of a'Mendelssohn concerto and a swinging gypsy hit by Kreisler. Mr. Gusikoff also showed brightly in the galaxy, winning warm applause with his happy handling of the ' cello. His numbers were well ehdsen to bring out the delightful music of this deep- voiced brother of the violin , and he made it sing with consummate skill , Miss Gusikoff proved herself an ac- companist whose work added much to the other solos , and then . covered her- self with glory as an individual per- former. She has precise touch , and a brilliant method of interpreting her music. A pleasing personality fur- ther prolonged , no doubt , the applause which she won at the keyboard. Messrs. Rosen and Gusikoff and Miss Gusikoff also gave a trio in wh ich they combined their work well. ' .; . ¦ The proferam , with encores , follows: ' Trio—-B'flat major (Schubert)—Mr. Rosen , Mr, Gusikoff , Miss Gusikoff. (Continued on Page 2 , this Section) Kutest Kiddies In Final Spurt Sensational Gains Made This Week Only One More Day to Decide the Winners—Ballot Boxes Close at G Tomorrow—Will Announce Win- ners on Tuesday • \ IEVKR waa.a . real adult election * ™ eve more exciting and more un- certain than is this one of the Kutnst Kiddies Kontest which has thrown both the adult and j uvenile element of Patchogue and -surrounding vil- lages intoia veritable turmoil of inter- est and hopefu l anticipation during thc past month. Popularity contests may come and go on- forever but it will he many a moon before this one is forgotten, fttlch. ~w . cek . has seen.a healthy list of now entrants and a sizeable gain for the old entrants un- til this week when everyone has made gain on gain and dark horses , too , are hinted at as being in the offing and coming through with ' a mighty blast of ballots at the finish . Tomorrow night at (5 it will be all over , BO far as hustling is concerned , and Tuesday ' s Advan ce will tell who won. A big. ' (iay 'ifor three kiddies in Pat chogue and iwo ' jri the town out. side. - It will be a inatter of interest for years to come , when these little tots grow up and . point with pride to the fact that back in December 1920 they-won the Kutest Kiddies Kontest and were awarded a sizeable sum of gold. Promptly at b o ' clock tomor- row night the : last . ballot will be handed out by the merchants who are sponsoring: this contest and immediate- ly thereafter the judges will start the mighty task of collecting the ballot boxes anil emptying them of their tell-tale votes that will bring Christ- mas cheer and elation to five kiddies and their many supporters. The rest , being good sports will smile over the good race they ran. OENSATIONAL gains have been \^ made during the past week and although Billy Skinner , 236 , 784 , is still holding a lead he is being pushed pretty strongly hy Robert Yarrington who has advanced to second place with 233 , 810 and Sam Collins , Jr., has boosted his already haindsome total to 233 , 515 with Winifred Blank boasting a grand total of 210 , 530. However those totals are not neces- sarily indicative of the final outcome for election. Upsets are many and frequent and it is within the realm of possibility that such may happen this time. There has b een no . rule against holding ballots back for a grand slam at the finish , so don 't be surprised if some supposedly . weak kontestant should come along tomorrow with thousands of votes and take place wel l up toward the top. But a final warning, the kontest closes tomorrow night at 6 o ' clock, so get out anil vote early, and in this ele . ction.it is entirely pormissable to vote early and vote often. IN the following list the figure in * parenthesis is the gain this week and the figure carried out is the total to date: Behan , Margaret 2 , 640 Bennicassa , Sarah (8 , 570) 12 , 300 Blank , Winifred S. <100 , 500)....210 , 530 Bishop, Geraldine (47 , 055)..:... 91 , 900 Brown , Katherine ' ...... . . ..... ' 700 Cochran , Myrtle , Blue Point.... 5 , 245 Calfa , James A., Jr. :.. !. 0 , 040 Carmen , Barbara \\ 100 Cox , Bobbie (8 , 000).:.. 12 , 370 Collins , Jr., Sam (112 , 780) 233 , 515 Butcher , Dorenea ..(1 , 775) 9 , 435 Darrow , Virginia .... ' .: 85 Derlith , Helen :«.... 4 , 615 Derftarest , Calvin 10 Darrow , Shirley, Biue Point— (1 , 020) :... - 10 , 180 Deleava , Pauline 13 , 400 DeAngelis , Gloria (26 , 020) 60 , 900 DeRoo , Shirley 2 , 640 Edward , Leon 5 , 440 (Continued on page 4 , this section) A CHRISTMAS PRESENT For -your cKild—a Columbia Bicycle or Veloci- pede , (new or secondhand). Place your order early. Herlwrt -R. ItoWM.. 3 Terry St. —Adv. LET HERB AUSTIN protect your loved ones. New York Lite In- laranea Co. Phone . PatehoBos 1. —A6r. Old Santa Claus and His Reindeer Team Set Whole Town Agog Joyous Kiddie s Throng the Streets as Party From North Pole Section Comes A-Visiting—- Oodles of Grownups Also Unbend and Hav e Some Fun—No Raw Fish for the Eskimo MOW wo all know why lie comes * ^ with his gifts at night; why he sneaks In like a burglar to bedeck the evergreen with Its gorgeous yuletitle fruit; why he denies himself the joy of seeing the beaming faces of his myriad tiny friends as Ihcy dig t\tx\ the crammed stockings and haul over the stneked-up toys. He wouldn 't 'dure come in daytime! liiomborod. Invaded two ways , was the siiow-blniikutcd old town , * ,nnd In- vailed two ways were those staid old sticks that call themselves adults. He invaded the place—who? Santa Clans of course—-why waste breath on that foolish nucstion—nnd Jacks ami Jills from flats and hills Invaded the place. Besides which thousands of children of this homo town rambled , taken in a motor truck down to the back ynrd of Herbert F. Austin on Buy Avenue. So no small person* ' - ' ;¦ looking for him uptown aaw him then., The big folks , mennlos , grabbed hint , ; all for theirselves , those Round Table , clubbers , Chamber f Commerce)'* . and such like , and feasted him, > . - ' ' ¦> ' - . )¦ ¦ ¦!•' ¦ ¦ ' ;. But that was reallj? hot ao had , fo* \ ' ¦ ' - , ' Village President Edmund R. Bellman . -.. ., (Courtesy of .the .Brooklyn- Daily .. . EojrlO. Rollicking, chortling old whiteboard , what would become of him? He would be just plumb crushed to jelly by the kiddies , and he would never get past the first village in which , he unlinibered his bul ging gift sacks. Yesterday showed how it would be. Yesterday in Patchogue. The day of the great invasion—it will long be . re- , - - ¦ ¦ - ¦ , - , i . uproai'iously glad , dismissed : early from ( school. .They, about owned the town. ' ' , ' . , ' • ; . i Santa put one over on some of them.; Ho was scheduled to come into Pat- chogue f rorri , points west at noon , ' and he arrived right on time , but he was hustled . by some men into Roe ' s, hotel antl his reindeer and sleigh were gave him the key ta ' the \ yiliage^ inifS immense , gold affair ,tied ' witti:i#i $$;;;fi:- hon , aiid but ^ for: that;;;i^j#p£hb;3! couldn 't , h ave got iiito i some; ' ; p liii^i. . w; where . lie had to goV , ; He^didn^needi< K any^ key- to . ;get- into anybody ' s 'JiiBBri^;' thoug h. ' He accepted \the;. \ village ^ (Continued on Page 2 , - this - Section) ^ A NEW era in sch olastic basketball r * history in this section 1 will be in- augurated tonight when the Patchogue high school ' qujntet offers local fans a double menu of the sport. This; is the first time that two equally strong Patchogue teams , not a \first\ and \ second\ team , have ever attempted a program of this sort , but judging from ' the showings mad e last week nothing is.too much for either of the Black and Red basketeers. Last week one team trounced Huntington very severely in a league game on the north shore while another . adminis- tered -a crushing defeat to the Win- wood School five. here. In thu first game tonight Patch- ogue will meet Sayville in a league contest and from all indications the local lads should dispose of their ri- vals from thc west as easily as they did those from the north last week. Sayville is not considered as seriously in the race for the championship as some , but hopes to make a fight. . As soon as Sayville has been taken cart of by one team another will dash out on the court to center its attention on the Riverhead quintet. This latter game should provide plenty of life and action for the county seat five is reputed to be a well balanced and smoothly, working combination that will give Patchogue a run for its field goals. Two First Team High School Games In Gym Tonight County Judge George II. Furman in addition to his numerous duties in Suffol k County this week went to Mineola at thei urgent request of Dis- trict Attorney Edwards and County Judge J. Smith of Nassau to assist the latter in disposing of the large calender of criminal cases before the holidays. Judge Furman took his place on the bench Wednesday and will remain until the close of this week. At the present time there are 45 criminal cases awaiting action in Nassau and Judge Smith hopes that with the aid of Judge Furman that he can: start the new year with a clean slate. SHAND'S ' New crop Molasses lias just arrived. Fluent we hove hnd In yearn , 30c quart. —Adv. JUDGE FURMAN HELPS CLEA R NASSAU COURT CALENDER Captain Moger Dies Suddenly Noted Bayman Passes Away at Age of 92 _ - , i For Years a Familiar Figure Along Riverfront He Had Lived Alone in the \Black Swan \ —Started S , ea Life on Coasiwiae Oyster Vessel ANOTHER of the old school of sea- farers to whom the water held a never ending charm has died and the local waterfront has lost another of its quaint characters in the death of Captain Gilbert Moger , many years blind , early yesterday morning. , . Born in East Patchogue on v the sight of the present Demarre Farm; Captain Moger early heard the- call of the sea and in those , days the.call of the sea was answered in finv -dif- ferent manner than it is today. 2Jot content with local contacts with' this rolling wave Capt. Moger started his seafaring career by running oysters between the beds off the Virginia Capes to West Tenth Street in -New York City, three score years ago when West Tenth Street was tbe center of the fishing industry and fishing:boats , especially oyster carriers , docked there from all points along the coast; A fter several years in the coastwise trade the captain heard the -Great South Bay beckoning him and the . ac- tive life on the rolling wave was given up for the more routine life ot a bay- man. , ¦:¦ . » ' , Coming to Patchogue he operated out of here for a score of years ' and soon became one of the; beat known characters among the . numerous men that gained a livelihood from the Wa- ters of the Great South Bay: Twenty years ago lie anchored his little sloop, the \Black Swan \ in the Patcliogve River at Division Street , : never no more to roam the . deep blue sea; . - \ : During these score of years . the captain lived alone and forty years ago blindness began . to - cr eep iipon; him and crowd from-sight the .views of life along the waterfront-;>, But blindness could never cloud froitffllis memory the wealth of. incidents • ¦a . nd yarns that were his, tO r ch«ish_ a»id.;i»?t« part to an interested listener. ? -Al* (Continued , on Pag^ . thteOS^on y Muller and Klug Incorporate Greenhouse THE greenhouse business which Captain Carl G. Muller of Blue Point has built up so successfully in two and a half years now steps into a new phase , hiving been incorporated an Fairviow Flower Fields and Green- houses , Inc. , and a large expansion is planned Fred King of Blue Point , who for a time was proprietor of the former Ginocchio confectionery in Patchogue , has gone in with Captain' Muller and turned over for the business a fine tract of land on Edendale Avenue , Blue Point, This will be used for outside grow- ing entirely for a time but will fur- nish room for further houses later. Captain Muller already has . 10 , 000 square feet under glass , in two houses each 40 by 18Q, besides propagating houses. ' ' WE DO PRINTING ot nil kind*. Modal mid commercial ; prompt service , excellent workmanship. The Patchotrne Advance. —Adv. TAXI: PHONE 3 8 0—(United Cija ' r Stors) AJblii , Roc &. T«rry —Adv. Much Speculation as to Grade Grossing Eliminations Public Service Commission Will Start Hearings on Highly Im- portant Local Projects Here Tuesday Unconfirmed Rumor That Railroad Company Will Favor Bayport and Enst Pntclioffue Changes on Account of Electrifying Line to Patchouue Noxt Year NEXT Tuesday afternoon at the court room lit the Town Hall there will he a serins ot hearings on projects for the elimination of grade crossings . in . Patchogue and vicinity, initiated by the Public Service Com- mission. Since property mid bushiest, nre largely affected , and the towns have to bear their share of the heavy cost in such eliminations , there is keen interest in the outcome of these henr- mps. At 2 o ' clock is scheduled a hearing on the elimination of the crossings at Gillette and Fnirvlew Avenues , Bay- port , at 2:30 on the elimination of the crossings of the Montauk Highway and Pino Neck Aveiiuo , .East Patch- ogue , and at 3 o ' clock a reopened hearing on the East Moriches project , which was taken up last summer , ancl in which it is reported that there ia now a plan for taking the high wa y under the railroad instead of over it , as the plans previously discussed pro- vided. The Brookhaven town board will meet that day on purpose to attend , and it is expected that Islip town offi- cials will also be here to see what is afoot ns to Bayport. Tho cost of elimination is one-half charged to the railroad . ipne-quarter |o the state and one-quarter to the town. There are ^ rumors tbat the railroad company, owing tb its intention of electrifying tlie lifife to Patchogue as soon as possible , perhaps next sum- mer , looks favorably on these elimina- tions while it was indifferent , if not actually oppose d to those proposed last summer , east of here and on the Main Line. ' - . • ' . • '\ ' \ iCfhc Advance hais inquired of the \ construction, department of the rail- road through headquarters ab Jamaica !a£ ' . to the type of crdssifig^ wgrk it has m mind for; Bayport and East Patch- ogtie^; but the department answered that it had received notice too short- ly 'to have anything read y then. Pre- sumably it will 1 furnish some engineer- ing suggestions. For the other hear- ings ;.railroad . engineers had . drawn sketch; plans for ' crqssings of the high- ways over , the . railroad , with grades , distances and approximate cost esti- mates. \ ' ¦ • , : , . - . ' -' - . Fme New River Avenue School Building Dedicated Last Ni g ht A HIGHLY interesting program in *7* . which entertainment hy the pupils was theUeading feature marked the dedication- of the new River Avenue school huilding last night. There was a large Attendance of pupils , parents and others packing the auditorium. Henry \E. Hess , a member of the board ofiedufcatibn who resides in that section, and is standing committeeman of the schooj; presided. He and Frank Guttridge , president of the board , and Mrs. Madclaine Hawkins Terrell , prin- cipal , made brief informal addresses. THE stage attractively decorated with ferns and palms with lat- tice work on the wings made a fitting setting for the dedicatory event , which was opened with a selection hy the school orchestra composed of Miss Lucy Kanold , violinist; Miss Helena Patterson , p ianist ; Howard Joyicns , violinist ,, and Abraham Gaer , drum- mer , ; the first two being teachers in the schooljand the others pupils. Latei they gave' other numbers. Following this came the addresses by Mr. Hess and Mr. Guttridge , ' who confined themselves to short and well timed remarks on the aims and ac- complishments of the schools and the importance of the now one. Mrs. Ter- rell spoke iwords of greeting and gave . ' , . * a short survey of tlie ac- tivities ot the school. Not to be outflone by their bigger brothers and and sisters in the grades the kindergarte n band , combining the 50 children of two classes , gave a se- lection of their own and true musical originality was expressed in the ryth- mic noise that these little tots managed to get out of their cymbals , drums , etc. A delightful dance num- ber was given by the pu- pils of Grade 1 and all of them were attired in Scotch costume , which added a touch of gay col- . or to the stage . ' Next ' came - an equally colorful number, a patriotic drill by Grade 2 , the pup ils at- tired in costumes of'the . national colors. • An Indian dance of (Continued ;on Page 5) Despite the fact thnt Ransom and A III W HOU stur . tod worlc nn the con- struction of the new sewn^e disposal plant at the foot of limnnmnil Street soino tlniu ngo tliey have been unable to make the progress that thoy anti- cipated; Hardly had the contractors Blurted when they ran iuto their first dilliculty of un overabundance of ground wate r nnd a stratum of quick sand. For two weolts the engineers hud to struggle with the problem of drainage and even yet pumps nre kept working night and day to keep the pit clear of water, that is continually running In, But ;during the past three weeks much headway has been made nnrl,now- practically - nil of the foundation , forma are in. These will have to bo treated wll-h u waterproof- ing material before tlm- worlc contin- ues. WEATHER IMPEDES WORK ON NEW SElVKIt PLANT CHRISTMAS PROGRAM FOR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH The spirit of . Christmas will be present at the services at the Congre- gational Church on Sunday both in the morning and evening and a spec- ial program of music has heen arranr ged- for the morning which will he presented by the choir and former members of the choir. This is al- ways one of the big events of the year and the choir has been at work during the past two weeks in prep- aration for the program Sunday. It will , open with an organ prelude , \Christmas Pastorale \ which will he .rendere d by Miss Edna Jackson fol- lowed by a solo , \The Universal JKing \ which will be given by Wallace Ruland. • The feature number on the musical program will be a cantata , \The Mes- sage of The Angels \ by the entire choir and the organ postlude will be the \Jubilate Deo \ by Miss Edna Jackson. The Rev. Louis H, John- ston will speak on \The Message of Christmas \ at the morning service at ,1C:30. Coiigrdssman Bacon , as was; recent- ly announced , -is seeking an appropria- tion bill for $10 , 000 to establish an ' •experimental .station on Long Islan d to see if it is possible to propagate fish common to the deep waters of nearby -coasts . . • If such 'a station is erected it will probably be at Baby- lon. . - ' . ¦ • ¦ \ PLAN U. . S. FISH STUDY ; STATION AT BABYLON ' - STOP AT ' R0CK'S ' -PAVIUO1^- ; . C -$:; and dance awhUe. AutomatIii ; - , »lan*, -> vHafc doss and refreshments . Menlck -Ro ast' -wr-i: ville- —Adv. ' • . . ' ; ¦ ' ¦ ' \ • ' : ' rf ¦ ' :::: ¦ •:;rife . >^f_ ' .
