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NYAdK +EAMf OP)EN% ffCRI WITH PEARL ' RfVER. f Cruti Ma4« Up of Local Player* Wlttt . iweapaion of Four — Other 4 ‘ ; IToamo Pa^tf«4.' , • Slat . Sunday games- Ifa the >ouniy At XyaciL Suffern at Nanuet and Spring .Valley at PlennonL At a meeting'of thd manager ’ s and commissioner's, held Tuesday night at Nanuet, it waa'decided ti? present a . large. American flag and pennant to the'winner of the series instead of a cup and each team was required to deposit 1100 as an evidence ot good faith jand by way of forfeit money in the event of the non-appearance of any teapi scheduled. • - ’ Dr. PT A. Bernard was reouested to ; become manager of tbe S'yack team {rat owing to stress of other business declined In favor of William Swanson.. The doctor fa a great baseball enthust last and has given considerable money to promote the interests of the league gnd especially to-insure the- success of the local club. -In addition he has turned over to the association the beautiful athletic field on his, Brae- bum ’ Club estate that the players and general . nubile may enjoy- every Com fort. He had genefously provided ball w eifa g - t a rg e gotlg' and — large score board.. . \ • - . At .the meeting a list.of the certified playgrs were furnished by the man- agers of the < various clubs in the league and Dr. Bernard,/scenting .the trend, ■of events, purposely withheld ‘ the names of his players until tlie dthers had'presented their' lists. It then developed that the other teams - : 'B\a(i' “ approiTmateiy 50 Imported play ers while the Nyack team Was com posed of. local players, but in order to meet the exigency, or me case Dr. Bernard found it, necessary to substi tute four out-of-town men.. The rest, are .Nyackers, the tedm being maaa up! . »«■ ’ fpttWfBt v ' : ■■ . . . Bussell Logne, William Swausdn, Clarenep Gross, Arthur > Gross, Joseph Savare; Henry Moock, William Hoc- rigan, E. T. Dana, Arthur Maurer, Gus Trojohn, Dr. Bernard, coacii; Joseph ■Barron, Tarryt6wn; .T. Shankey, Hav- erstraw; T. Barry, Edward O'Connor ,- New York City: ’ ■ ■'?. JACOB VOORHIS FUNERAL HELD FROM NYACK HOME Futveral-serv -JaeobVeorivi^ who diet} 1 Monday at Deerland, N. Y were held Wednesday afternoon from the residence of A. Ml Voorhis, tt;e Rev. Prank. Chadwick olficiating. In terment was made in Oak , Hill Ceme- tery. ■ , • . • Mr. Voorhia was- -SO years old anjil the son of t&e late John and Jane Ay It Voorhis. His father owned tlie fam- Nyack lee Sparred to ilh lOud- th= ter When- 0\Wn wnmea snamesi. mat me man woo juyns p 0 p u , ar , ty contest Between Various Is stricketr with the most cowartHy terror :| » n wgtwu . :- a T-- - waswar- c ni t te - Hae ------ — tohUikelf/; ■■ „ ^ _ /;•; / t : [ - f ' , >.« Arrange ' ^ u fs an axiom of hamfin nature t hat'a ^ully wheh chastened cri^ eat, thaif a Mter when- bitten whines •hardest, that the man who p thumb Tie squirming of the fhtefests controlling the.Nyack ice Company be- jteiof the revelations w*do ! itt Alia pnpW abtob^he^tAort^e the supply of ice' and the unfair m ethod of compelling, people to pay la (wtyjtocefqalL. Is an. ’ ex^ellent illustration ofthjs truism.. ; protesting. But sfcce The News look up the people ’ s flght the^results have beert gratifying. .Ciietomers are now \getting nearly correct weight. 1PA<SfeANTj, OP HlSTOBV **L- - LAGE PLANNED. . A LETTER. - -- .-. ..... ’ . . In a letter to The News, Mr. ,G. H. Crawford says : \We have . noted your recent criticisms- of the company, espec ially your reference to shoct, weight in the July 23th issue,. - . ‘ ‘ We are most desirous to give our customers full weight and good service and\* therefota re quest the- name of the store slrort- • -weighted and any, other pertinent facts. If you know of other- short weight ’ \complaints won ’ t you kindly supply Its\with a list with* approximate dates? ” THE REPLY# ------ ,. ~f .. . ... - v - -. The Store shortwefghted — get ting 47 pounds of ice Instead of - 100 pounds on July 27 — was the Traveraon store. Others who. have been shontwCighted are too numerous to mention- and many do not care to have their names' mentioned • A few, however, -are as follows: . ~* ’ „ v W, E^Wiiliams; . F. >V. Moore. . •>, P. A. Twomey. \ ‘ George Trorrim. Jr. \William. Burdick. \ * , ' , Benjamin Haas. Arranged. ,, Additional plaijns for the old. home week carnival were made Tuesday ladglit at a meeting of the general fesled by those who.are taking an ac tfve part In the forthcoming celebra- tioh is an evidence, of its success. . 11: H-Ringgold, chairman of the -ec ' tertala t ncwt' ' brngmiftoei — $95,080 FUND FOR TRUSTEES I ’ auAiors heirs ! |hat one of the- features of the week's free attractions would be the presen- f .tation of a, pageant of the ‘ hisCory of INyatk. This pageant will be a stu- j pendous feature. . ■ I Tito propoaition of having firework\ f for one evening'was discussed and it waa decided, to have a representative from a firework's company In New York visit tlie committee next Tues day. . - ' \ Another popularity contest was announced, between the various wo men ’ s clubs'of the villages. The win ning club 'win receive a silver loving cup as a prize and the purchaser of the lucky, ticket a ten dollar golf} piece. Mrs. Julius , Goebel, Jr., was tetade chairman of the committee In o f th e- e b ateat . - --------- — ------------ FIGHT FAILS YO ,HACT DISTRI BUTION OF ESTATE. Was For per Years Resident of Nyack and Promi- nent Socially. Up- Supreme Court. Justice Martin ..d-: PHONE COMPANY DIRECTED TO HAV* HTTEES TTECEXTIlSr Negligence Causes' Action By VII- - lage Sdlons — Park . Committee _ ____ ____ T o Alter ’ ParapeL ■ __ ' Negligence on the part of-local'oiTL- nied Wednesday the application of l eers of the Ne.w York Telephone Conr- Mrs. Laura Moore O ’ Hanlon, ancillarypuny in not having filled in boles Julius .Goebel, Jr., chairman, .report ed'That: lickets fer tile firemen ’ s pop ularity contest are now on sale ani rtiat tlie various .fire-companies hhre shown an interest, in the. contest to Win the . $130 Vict-rola prize. Mrs. Isaac Neisner stated that she had s^c,ured 150 women, as a com mi t- -taa-io..-take...chhrgn.ol.^ijjQiia„b.Qatl!s. and . that, tlie women would' work teams with team captaina. executrix Of the will of James P. Me- Quaide-, for a permanent injunctiph re straining Edward S- .Perot, surviving trustee of a trnst^eed created in ISIS by Mr. McQttaide, from distributing a ?95, 000 balance on hand from the fund to McQuaide ’ s four chtidten — Mrs. Gabrielle McQuaide-Roome, Mrs. Isa belle P. Hoopes; James P. McQuaide and Sophie Florence dpBonis.-' In the event that the cmirt\ had granted the injunction the share of the children would have- been reduced' from about $22,000 .each to not more than $3,000 or $.4,000 each, as the executrix would have-received the whole sum ana most Tof~itv would- bttve--beeft-used U} -mah u up deficiencies in Mr. McQuaid'e's . es tate in England, where he died. • Justice Martin, held that no evidence warranted ' the plaintiff's allegation that.'Mr. McQuaide was of unsound mind ~when,h'e created the trust deed. Mr., McQuaide was one of a group of Pittsburgh iron and steel men ,who be came immensely wealthy through the formation of the United States Steel For. years he lived- iu along Broadway from - which points j poles had been removed ’ , led to notice I being served upon the comp any at tbcH CO-N^Y ISLAND AT ROCKLAND T ake o . n R oosevelt field oua Voorhis stone quarries at Byram Shore, from, which is derived ’ the blue Corporation, stone used in many important New'Upper Nyack, owning- the Helmtr York structures. Jacob Voorhis con-j property, and was socially prominent, tinu'ed the quarries tinder- tils manage- \ Mrs.O'Hanlpn represented Mrs.* Get- ment for some time after his father ’ * ' trude .Reynolds McQbaide-North, form- death. He was a heavy holder of-real estate in' Greenwich and former -own er of the old Lenox House Hotel that was famous in the ‘ days of-the stage . coach. * ' ' FIFE AND DRUM CORPS. ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR . The fife and drum' corps of Hudson •View Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., has .elected the following officers: - Drum 'major, Eben Gove; leader. Stanley Slinn; fife sergeant, Henry Munn; Mfe cotporal, Percy HaeSel- barth ; drum sergeant, D. . Arnold; drum corporal, George Case; presi dent, LeRoy Lawrence; secretary, Percy Arnold; treasurer, William P. Snider; hnstness manager, Fred Munn; assistant business manager, Harold.Daily; trustees',, W. Thompson, iftroy Lawrence, Eben Gove; auditors, LeRoy .Waberson, Elmer Waterson; D. Arnold, r < er dancer, and McQuaide's second wife, who became executrix of the steel man's estate after a court fight with his, first wife, , Mrs. Sarah Sld-L bottoam McQuaide. ' ' : ' FOOD COMMODITIES TAKE - ANOTHER JUMP IN PRICE --- --------- i Butter and eggs, iwo of the-most important food commodities in every American household, have greatly in creased ra price, during the past six weeks, a condition which . is being keenly felt in restaurants where prtcoa were recently slashed. MR- HOFSTATTER FOR ASSEMBLY. County Attorney B. W- Hofstatter Is a jandldate for member of the Assem bly on the Republican ticket and \is new securing necessary signers tc\, his petition. He will enter the primary election with the backing \of' many influential Republicans and tie friends aye confident M will xfin. W ould stop su N oay bascball . Substantial increases have also been made In the price of all fowl, while a sllghtet jump was made on the whole sale cost of boiled and roast ham, corned beef and topgue.\ The price of milk has also inerguaed in price. SUNDAY OUTING UP HUDSON ON THE STEAMER OSSINING ' Captain R. I*. , Jenka has planned an] ! outing for Sunday,-August 14. lit. the shape bf a sail up ; the Hudson and' through the Highlands on the trim steamer Ossining. The craft will leave from foot ot. Main atreet at one o ’clock and will return in the early evening. - A de- lightful time -is promised ail wfemmake thdtrip, Y ’ .'TNTED. Men, women and chip instance o fthe Board of Trustees last! dren to have a glorious time on Satur- Mottday night. ... -|^iay; August 6, between -the hours of The dangerous condition- resultingi fiv.o and ’ eight-thirty. ' from the ground having settled and I Camp C;ie-Pres-Clnr will hold a to. which no thought ' apparently' had 1 miniature Coney Island on. its grounds been given by the telephone/company , on that day: It will be an e vent with- offlciais was discussed by tl|e village out parallel hr the'annals of Rockland aolons with the/tesult that Village J County. There will be, “ stands ’ '' of Clerk Bugbee was directed to serve t i every- . description, and refreshment notice upon the company and demand ; tables of ice-cream, lemonade, hot that the boles be filled in forthwith, j dogs, /sandwiches, etc. . During the A. M. Voorhis a nd John M. Rooney, evening there will be addresses by representing the Tappan Ze e Soldiers j some . of..the . |bqs't kpow n . ',-i Uzens of and Sailors Memorial Park' Associa- ' Rockland County, prominent among tion^ asked permission, to have cut-a! them being Judge Patterson, part of the parapet wall of the bridge- Like th» famous ‘ Glee Club of bn T ’ -iermont avenue at Hudson ave-1 Josephus and Bohankus, ’ ’ make man 1 nue, in order to straighten the side- ! ey ” is their motto in holding ’ this walk at this point, which permissi m | event. The girls of che camp are was. granted.. ' - ' i anxious to raise money for the Police Judge- Haas-reported ten ar- Woman's ’ Roosevelt Memorial Fund, rests for the' month with fines- aggre- j which, is restoring President Roose- gating $46. Out of the ten arrests j ve ] t s birthplace in New \ ork City, five of them were for violating the I and making of it a center for Ameri- traffic law and one for cruelty to ani- j eauization. August 6 has been sat ma ] s n aside bp this organization as Roose- Vlllage Clerk Bugbee reported mi VeIt Day throughout the.country, and audit of village bills to the amount ofl patriotic people • .everywhere will be $2,511.74' and water fund bills-to the amount of $603.26. THE NYACK BOAT IS A SPEED MARVEL ’ A gliding Boat, said\ to' be atrte attain ' a speed of nearly a mile a mi nut;; has been invented by D. La Chappelle, of Nyack. The. boat was given a tryout on the Hudson, when a party- was carried' from Nyack to Taxryt'Q.'.Yn, and. baclc The distance of between six and seven mfiles was covered in seven minutes, it is report- fcd.* Tlie boat is- equipped with an aiij plane ’ motor which, is abov# water. It is Of oblong shape, 14 feet hpng and 10 feet wide. The inventor hopes to develop his -boat to die point where it may be used to carry pas sengers from Nyack to New York. He says the time of commuting could be thus shortened . from seventy mirt- utes to twenty-five minutes. giving entertainments to help this movement. ■ • , - ' The camp is situated oa--Rp£kland Lake just beyond the Knickerbocker Ice Company barn's, and as it is on the State -fioad is easily readied from all points, ’ i' : .-7 7 . ■: ■ BUILDING WRECKED BY TEN TON TRUC^f ' tJA , revolution i. in I wamen’ s ' styles involving tvendh.llng ex cept shoid skirts was indicated for -4be -coming winter by mfttri- bers . of ’ the ' National Westing ^pparel Association, in IcoHven- -tion. . ..-Straight . tinea, flawing. sleeves, coats almpst to the knees will be worn this wlntdr, .Ithejt saidl As to color, virtually everything shown by the mod els was bfkck, with , profuse trimmings of monkey fur. Ears will be. popular for wo man again this winter, accord ing to delegates to the conven tion Of the National Hairdres T has come to stay, they also in flated, but Indicated a be fief that- fewer women would wear ' shorn locks as the years go by. - FOR THE ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS VVAJNT Mflis. bEMOV- i ellebto ' ru K- ’ At ' Meeting Tonight at ' ca ndldateg for om fa r Be Designa No contests are anticipated /atThS' meeting tonight of the Democratic county committee to be held at New ^candidates for the various county of fices to be filled at the coming Fail election. . 'However.' one or more sdf*- prikes are looked for and tiieseJTr ’ la ser-:. Association. Bobbed ha. h-, ^xpeh'ed. will add- spice to the pro* TWO NEW MEMBERS FUR SCHOOL BOARD CHRISTIE AND BCAUVELT CHOS EN AT ELECTION. Lively Contist T^uesday garfigati-on Meeting ■ .; • - Place Tonight. ceedings , For the. Assembly nomination Mrs, Theodore DeNoyeiies of New City may be designated if she cards to ; make • tbe ran-. A number of . the Democratic leaders.met here Wednes- I day night and several ,fayw£ed her, ; ! hough 'she had up to toda$r^fflfehiecid- j ed to have her name presented to tin*. j committedmen. \ T' ' ... ’ ~ ..... j ^or sheriff there is only one avowed' candidate alid that is Larry Serven ot j New-City: Nobody else has mad® a -move for the designation and th& Night — O, - -' leaders are inclined to favor ’ th.e form. Takes I er officiai because of his popularity jin the ’ owns of Clarks town. .Haver-- J. Elmer Christig, and Oscar Blau veil w ere fleeted 7 Tuesday n ight mom straw and iiamapo.-. There, is talk, f a Spring Valley, man- being put for- ward but Serv e n seem s to have the call. \ . ' hers of the Board of Education ov .A. It. Tremper 'and Frank teaycraftj . whether or not Dr; A. K. Dolg w-Ui at a school meeting that caufe^ • more ;,be. renominated for eorener \is a mat* °r . less^surprise. The vote wa* :. ter of conjecture.' Raymond Bohr woa Christie.- 27*1; BlauTsIL -'lOSr — Trampcr,^suggested afi3~fie- • may be. the choice 135;, Leaycfaft, $6: - - . ^ J-from this end. of the .county. The Th|s result was achieved by hkftt-j second 'aspirant for coroner \has not work^ on-the part of several elements! yet loomed up. . - , — persons who had axes, to grind,-; — ! — - — y — -------------- Hi&^e\\WTH»rdB3lrea~ac \ change -'t n thg -APPE l L a t e .. division .. , LVH. REVERSES BIG VERDICT school administratidn, many who strongly opposed., to -.Supt. WightmauJ - '' r — — •' * and the salary he receives, some who! 'The Appellate Division ot the Su- do not favor the employment of an! preme Court, by a vote \of 3 to 2 has-, athletic -director.''others who. fought ' reversed the decision -pit a- jury, In- -the- against ih Q purchase pf an ’ 'athletic? case of Mrs. Esther Wilson, pf Nyack* field and a great number who feel as estecutrix. of ■ the last will and \ de- they are burdened by heavy taxes. - ! testament of Charles -Y. Wilson AIL of. thesd arguments were nsed* ceased against Dr. Charles A. Elsberg, with; good effect by the opponents of pa prominent surgeon of New York Tremper- a nd Leaycraft. The fact tltati both were familiar-with school needs! On May 21. 1920 a jury ta Supreme and had-made efficient officers did not Court at New City, presided over by enter into the proposition. , Friends [Supreme Court • Justice Arthur S. of the defeated candidates Voted: Tompkins, rendered a verdict for JIO,-' againsv..-rtiem on one or more of the.j 000 for Mrs. Wilson and the case Was/ objections set-forth. There- was not,Up peaIed [,y Altnet Latson, attorney personal feeling. They simply wanted j.for-Dr. -Elsberg. Mrs. Wilson-had en- a-change, that's all. _ ■ • j Ttered suit for SlOO.diW damages, aUeg- The\ •school budget for 133123 was) ' : ng that Ur Elsberg caused the dea'h passed by a vote 'hf'TS . to 10. , How of her husband by leaving a'pi^ce of ten persons-supposed the school could gauze packing in his. abdomen follow- be run without a budget was another -tog an operation - performed In June, evidence of displeasure, perhaps, but was generally regarded as poor judg ment by those more fairmmded. • The new \board held a short meet ing after the electon but deferred choosing a ■ president and secretary until tonight. ' • , Mr. Christie was for litany years the very able -secretary of the board and is familiar with school work. This is Mr. Blauvelt ’ s first opportunity grapple with vducattonal affairs. 1314. PASSING OF WORD “ PARTY ’ ’ IN TELEPHONE SYSTEM Local . telephone operators have bid-, farewell to the word “ party ” as used with- telephone numbers having - “ J ” , “ M ” , \R\ or \W ” a.ppendages and tel ephone users are asked to follow the to j operators' example in dropping* the • j word. Now when you want a:party | line number simply,say \one-two-thrae- GARDEN CLUB MEETS IN . j'W ” .or whatever it i3 v ADRIANCE HOME, UPPER NYACK) . ° n D 16 basi ^ 5 - 00 ° Party-line tele- _ ; ____ - phone calls daily some Demon Statl's- A . meeting of -the -Nyack Garden! tiean id the New York Telephone-Com- Club was held Tuesday at-the -hume; ^ fiS»red Pttf ttat.if. one-sec-., * I ran<l Vv -rrv . \ } .5 j - it r-j.J zarsrtH f I I' of Mrs., Adriance, isv Upper Nyack. Itj A small one-story building on ti a i south side of tie Nyack turnpike Just. I west of the West Nyack four corners, occupied by Miss THHe Schnackenberg as a confectionery store and Ice cream) saloon, was almost demolished by a| i - . • ) tan-ton Mack truck last Friday nigh. 1 Tbe truck was loaded with flour j The club will hold its next meeting for Widmann Brothers of Spring Vai-! ht the home of Sirs.'Chase^W iiliams, ley and was going up the hill. In ! in Grand View ,on August 16. ’ shifting gears the driver lost control|- 1 ---------------------- . of the. car and it r^n backward down RACES ON LABOR DAY was wild flower d/iy and the' exhibitors. Mrs. A. S. Tonjipkins. Mrs. J. J.,'BeU. Mrs-. A. M. Voorhis afid Mrs. Hall, had quantities of specimens of the will flower^' of the season. - -Mhr. - F.:-F: Crunien read two poems and Miss M ; F Logan read ah article on wild.flow ers. A sqoial -time followed the meet ing. ond . of time Is saved each time tlie vyord ‘ 'party ” - is omitted, it would mean a - combined,saving of time equal to about four,, days' in evfy-y twenty* .. ALBERT RITCH1NGS. Albert Ritchinga died last night at his home In High avenue. Recently he w ent to a New York Hospital to Undergo an operation for tumor on the brfiin but- returned home after .treat ment. A widow and three children survive. . » / . ., ^Reform bap hit Upper effort Is being maije by ;s pn^pr«KW(i!i ’ ’ tr' wf* day baseball on the/ grounds. K TRiBE DELEGATE. lek wilt attend next ofRed-Men-^ delegate of Ny JUDICIAL CONVENTION' wiftcWflt- and Orange JVhite Plains on Septet! m the hill crashing into the building. The front of the building was badly wrecked, the building was moved from i s foundation and probably will have loJ^e rebant.. 1 ____ , ......... . .... . .. WASHINGTON CAMP GIVES UP. Washington Camp ,P; O. S. of A., of Pearl River, had voted to ^surrender Us charter. Lack of Interest on the part of members is given as tile tea' .aoa,-- ’ ■ • - HOME FROM TRIP TQ GHIN^; Wilson P. fWa, Of Upper Nyaek, •* ~ \ - “ to hnmfl p Y^rz\' AT ANNUAL . REGATTA . The Nyack Boat Club will hold mo torboat and rowboat and swimming races at Us. annual regatta and La bor Day celebration on September 3. Prizes will be awarded the winners ip the various ^contests and mack rivalry aftiong tlie contestants Is anticipated. During - Labor Day evening a supper will be served at the clubhouse for the membars- and their guests. \ ’ - The ct^* WHJ\ *i*o' Sold a clant bake for matfibers and guests .tn August a 21 on a riverfropt spotAtopj^ the Ho^-»wr ' '\d** 'rtt jMmaa.. - r blows- thraugitokn Ad In ’ Thf News laLthQ. ji.ewa. , 'QbtfMfled .qolwaiwtl, . v : \ , . ., ' t four hours. This is one way to beat old Tempos Fugit., 1 - ON A TRIP WEST . 1 Major William A. Welch, of- Hav- erstraw, chief, engineer for. the Pali sades Park Commission, accompanied by Mrs. Welch, is on a trip west tiie # principal object of \which is to visit the National Parks of th e country. He will'be\ gone about six weeks and will be fhe guest of the commission- ' ers of the various parka Which ha vis its. ' * '. ... -. * • r YOUWa PEOPLE FORM CLUB. Young people of Congers and vicin ity have organiareji the Aywns Club with a mhmberahip of thirty-one and mee Unga are held the. first and th^hd Wednesday ev itni h g of each Wnth. A ibcl a^ wm he held on the Chufcit lawn pext Wednesday evening, ' M ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED. an*' Mrs.-Jacob Amana,' of Feajrl^ their *55ugSer'\rasie Ryan, deSliwvelt \* mm?
