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THE FREEPORT NEWS VOL. I. NO. 3 FREEPORT, LONG ISLAND, N. Y., FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1921 PRICE FIVE CENTO V v EDWARDS BASES HIS CAMPAIGN ON HIS RECORD Asks for Re-election to Complete Work Which Was Started Un- der His Administration. - SAYS HE FEELS SURE OF VICTORY AT POLLS Wants to Have New Engine at Power House Put In Operation While He Is Village President. Village President Clarence A. Mil ward* started off his campaign for rS election this week with an organise) effort to enlist all sections of the vll luge |o Ids support He ban Ktartei personally mid through his lieutenants a canvass of all the districts to nscer tain Ids actual voting Strength, wiu-n Interviewed on his campalgi Village President MwaMa declared \I have mads a thorough Invastlgatloi of Hie Hit mil Ion. and I see every Indies, tlon \hiit I Will do just as well lhi> year as last The situation us I have found It Is lust the same as hist yem wlmn I fell equally confidant of the victory.which the people voted to me \I am milking my campaign on my record of the past your. I Hiring mj administration i hare Initiated bread constructive policies. The work I havi undertaken Is not complete, and I am looking to the'people to return me tu the Ofllce of village president, that I may complete this work, and as u vote of confidence In which my administra- tion has done to assist In the progres Rlvo growth of the village. \I mn going before the people purely on my record and that Is un open hook which all may read. I recommended that Improvements and extensions of facilities he made at the power house to meet tin- demands for Increased Ttirrent, which is one of the signs ol the rapid growth of Freeport, and these Amprovein -'.Is are only partly completed. I wo >^ like to have the new engine Ins-tnl.od mid In actual operation muler my udiuinlstration so that I may be able to complete the Work which I nave started. \kreeport Is growing, ami growing vapidly, mid tltUH- life heavy ilcinani made upon the time and efforts I Its village president, and the office d man.Is thai its occupant be a man wl is available'at all time I \ render Ids services to I lie. village. As I have I.oil my business and my homo In the vll Inge 1 am In a fortunate position to I «ble lo render this service and I am -pleased to do so. \Knicsl liiiudi.il. to mention only one out of a great tjuiny who have assured me of their support, declared to me that there is no question about my re- election, and 1 am convinced thai such will he tlie\result of the election.\ IS SEEKING RE-ELECTION APPROPRIATION OF $74,811 IN NEW BUDGET Tentative Schedule Calls fgr Amount Slightly Greater Than That of Last Year. PROPOSITIONS, IF CARRIED, ADD $44,250 TO TOTAL Estimate of Police Department Cut From $50,000 to $27,500 — Pro- vides for Two Additional Men on Force. Village President Clarence A. Edwards, Who Is Candidate to Succeed Himself BALDWIN IN RAGE FOR POSTMASTER FOR TRUSTEE Y. W. CJ. MEMBERS TO GO TO TRENTON Woman's Committee Arranging Plans for Raising Budget. Vesper Service March 13. r \\ . pi-. llv Ihe 1 linen' •purli Itv w mil of 'Ye s 1 ID In. Hi. epo Mill for 1, 1 • nl rl -li; II Vlll illl I'.rmic in As perio. Inchi 1 for li . -oc 1 n .li- r a .f Ih, lilt lot r ini the IsiHL' 1 1 . 'IIse II Young s now Hi' rrglng ie an- Has Been Connected With the Local Post Office Over Twenty Years—Three Candidates. George A. Baldwin Of (Ml Blast Mll- on sliest. )fur ninny years a inemher if the po-»f. otili'o stuff, ban come out ibis week us u candidate for post- Ulster. He Intends to conduct Ids niipnlgn for Hie position on tlie platform of practical experience ami ability to render etllcienl service as postmaster. When Interviewed In regard to his candidacy this week he said: \I am not going tn force anyone out of office nor. have I any complaint to make about \service rendered In the past. When the vacancy occurs I am In the Held for the nomination. I will have no oilier business which will take me away from the post olHce and will give my entire attention to the work. I have been in the post office over twenty years. I entered the service during j Harrisons administration under D. It. | Itaynor, was in private business for four years, re entered the postal service under former Postmaster Hob- erl <i. Anderson mid served eighteen years, and then under the present postmaster, O. Benson Smith, for the year's.\ George AHng and Howard I'tNir-all are, still In the Held for the n [na- tion: In spite of Ihe fact that there In a determined contest under way for Ihe nomination it is apparently a most f4yjnlly rivalry. Tlie making of tiie nomination, however, seems simmer, down to u contest for ' durseiuenl of the majority of the incut town coininltteamen. There are rival claims of having the endorsement of nual budge) and arranging Ihe sched ule of activities for the ensuing year A meeting nf the Woman's *' mtttw was held III ihe \Y \ rooms In Grovi street mi Tuesday for Mils purpow ami another meeting of the • • inunitt.-i will be held on Tuesday afternoon of lie\t Week nl '.' :.\ A sectional .conference of I lie > \V • ' A will be held in Trenton on Friday. Saturday and Sunday of this Week. It will be attended by twelve girls from Long Inland. Miss Mar- garet Johnson, secretary of Ihe local branch, will attend.' Miss hot-..thy Fleming mid Miss Adelaide Souther land will represent the Junior lUue Triangle Club and Mil l Rnld Winner the Ireshman Corps of the lilrls' Ueserve A vesper serv l.-e will be held by Ihe \Y \ on Sunday afternoon, March |:t, in I o'clock, in ihe Met limit t l cimrch. Miss KtlU Agnew of I lie V \V. C. A National Hoard will be Ihe speaker The sen ire will be Intcriloiioiuiiial Ion ill and will lie open to men, women iin.I children\. EXTRA POULTRY AWARDS coinmil le.uii'ii, lull mailer is tar from settled. REGISTER Don't forget to register on March 4 or 5, or you cannot Vote in the Village Election on March 15. Hilbert R. Johnson, Candidate For Village Trustee On Citizens Ticket AUTO HITS WOMAN; DIES IN HOSPITAL Wife of Long Beach. Avenue Crossing Watchman Struck by Dr. Schloss' Car. i:iizaheth Crelghton, wife oi a rullroud criM ilxty«one, the lng wntchiuan statio t l.niii; Beach avenue, l-rce purl, ulio r.-siilcs in Uoosevelt. was hit hy mi automobile while walking In the stivel on Brooklyn avenue on Sunday nkhl . The driver Of ll ar, liorioi- Mervin I.. Hchloaa, a well known 1'iecporl ileuiist. hurried with the injured wi in tu the Nassau Hos- pital m Miiicoia. where siie <ih-ii scv i i al hours al'lciwanK from a tincture at the has,, of (lie sl.nll. The a<. iiicni c.r, nidi during a pour* •ins rain mid uccordlng tonju witnesses Mis Crelghton held an umbrella over her he.ill in all probability •ihseurhiK her vision, ltnctor Schloss reported the affair to Kreepurt police, who noti- llvjd .lusthe of 1',-are and Acting COM HIT Wilbur i.. Southard, wh o will hold an inipiest BRUNDAGE HITS CHAPMAN CAR; BRALL CAR HITS BRUNDAGE CAR ROBERT L. CHRISTIE IS RUNNING INDEPENDENTLY •se Brundfege of Baldwin kno the li-alllr llgn al the corn, Uc.l r of Mam si reel and MerrlcK inad Sunday aficrnooii li e ni told by Traffic <>f- ih er 11 ii ii ii to report ii itoltce head,< iinarlcis. As he lurneil Hie corner at Church Mieel , his car yelllllBll With Ilial of I rank l'ha|>nian of I'.aldwin. of Kreeport, and carrying CurtuM •mil \f Rutland l'laiv, as a passenger. go) out of cunt nil and struck the Brundaga car, wrecking the right side of It. A tentative botfftt of $74,sn for ihe enaulng year IIIIM IKH-II eompttod by the Board Of VlUBfa Trustees. This Is un IncrefM of $4,m.'( over the tntiil amount of the tentative DOdgSt suh- mitied last year, which In turn WHS greater in •mount b> $«.0i2 than the one suhniitted in the previous election [The actual budget last yea* was 192,013. The Items of the badgejt nro: OPII- eriil fund, Village expenses, ifli.tHHt, leaae of (.\round from New York city, 1780; maintenance of police depart- ment, $l>7,r>00; maintenance of Htreets, 132,009; Hoard of Heulth, *:\,rm; maintenance of Fire . Department, $»!,\>(H); bondl and InterpHt, $5,501. 1'roposltlons, providing for nppro- primions in addition tu those In the budget mid which will be submitted to the voters for their decision, are: 1. Payment of fT.W per year salary to village president. 2. Payment of $\>00 per year sulnry to eurh trustee. \ H. UalMliiK $25,000 fo^'malntennnce Of street lik'llts. 4. Raising $1,500 for sidewalk re- funds. s 5. Expenditure of ,?!10,000 from water fund for extensions. (J. Expenditure of $r,,o<)O from light fund for extensions. * 7. UalNliiK *10,(M)0 for munlolpnl gurhaure and ash removal system. 8. ItaisiiiK ?:,,IH«I for permaueni pavement op Church street. The motley spent *4r extensions to the 1 Iff lit and water Kystein 1M not raised hy taxation, hut from the earn- Ingto of (he electric ii^'ht and water plants. The proposition to raise funds to Inj- un extra two feet of Concrete in Bea- mun avenue will no| he suhniitted, as the trustees received information that I lie slate failed to make an nppropro- priation for its share of the work. The total amount carried by\ the •eparate propositions, apart from Ihe budget, is 144,300, \tith the regular budget this makes a total of $119,081, If they areiill Varrled hy ihe taxpayers at the ejection. 'lien the trustees started to work tlie b'ddget last week there was every inilicatipii that ltH. total would he well over $100,000. This estimate was baaed on a comparison of the budget of hist year with the increased 'mounts necessary (his year. The to- tal of this years budget is $74,811, while that of last yenr was $70,492. In last year's Budget the approprlil- tton for maintenance of street lights was Included as mi Item, hut it is not included in this year's budget. Tills year the money for street lights is to be raised as un.appropriation under a special proposition. Last year $15,000 was raised in the hudcet. while this year the amount is ^.'.\I.IHN) and It is left out of the budget, but appears as a special appropriation, In this same way -SMHI was included in hist year's tentative budget for sidewalk reluinls, altl gh m>t included i n the actua l budget, whil e $1,000 is to he raised this year as a special appropria- tion. I f these ilenis were Included ill this year's budget, i' s they were la-t year, this yeur's budget would total $101,811. As the proposed garbage »nd aah collection system »; h to he inst I lift a part of the work of Ihe highway commissioner, It was originally pro- posed to add the nei.ssury amount to cover ttU coal Of it to ttte street fund, hut this amount Is to he raised under a proposition appropriation instead, and is not included In the budget A cu t o f $'-\-'.*><M» »as made I n the estimate for the police department as submitted hy Chief llnrtumnn. Me asked for $30,128, Which would pro vide for ten extra patrolmen, a patrol WftgOD )l ixl some Salary Increases The budget iiym <f p W7.500 as adopted by the trustees provides for llfteen pa. troliuell and tour olllcers on Ihe force. The force now COUiprtSea seventeen meiiihers. ^ ->—O R. L. CHRISTIE IS CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT Starts Active Campaign for Elec- tion as Head of the Village Government—Issues Statement. DECLARES FOR ECONOMY AND FOR EFFICIENCY Robert L. Christie, Who Seeks Election to the Village Presidency v FOR TRUSTEE the Ktive and office building * at D-l Railroad avenue. The brokeruge (Inn of Henry J. McOord and Kdwnrd J. Carroll negotiated this transaction. The Henderson budding In Oliver Boulevard at Henry »t and the two COttmgea to the nortKI r this property and adjoining It, were purchased this week by> Jacob 1'oHt from James Ik-n- Uerson. Henry L. Maxson, Candidate For Re-election As Village Trustee THREE IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE DEALS Two Railroad Avenue Parcels Transferred This Week—Also One in Oliver Boulevard. The demand for Freei property continues. Tw business ales on Uallroud avetiuo have oven consum- mated this week Involving at tensl |50,000, In l\'th instances record price* were ohiaineil. 11. 1'eiraia purchased dllect. the huildiut: iTT Kailroad avenue, fornieilv ni'i-upied by himself as a tonsnrial StudlO, from Wll.lUia Moore, of llemp- siead. I* Muro who conduct! a tailoring establishment in the First Null il Hank Bulling also In Hiiilioiel aw tine, has bOUgfal from ('hail YEGGS BREAK'IN DONOVAN HOUSE Jimmy Back Door— Some Jew- elry Taken—Valuable Trinkets Overlooked — Left Clew/ ahsince of the famUy, of K. It. Donovan, M During th the re-idem North Long Beach avenue, was eii tered on Tuesday between the hours of 8:90 a. in. and 11:80 p. m., and after ransacking the dresser drawers and emptying tlie contents on the door in OIK- of the upper chambers it was discovered that two gold watch chains With\ Charms had been taken. Mr. and Mrs. Donovan;, returning from Manhattan, found the upper pan f the house In disorder and started an Investigation. A buck door had been \Jimmied* open and the footprints of rubber soles led the way to one iyf the bedrooms. Also greasy ling marks were seen on the di Indicating Hint one of tin thieves had been around un auto. The yegginen in their excitement overlooked much valuable property, consisting pf furs and jewelry. One of Ihe neighbors Informed the DoJUl vans that their dog barked verjp loudly about !l p. in. 'Ihe only person seen about tin- premises niter the depart* inre of .\ir-. Donovan was a delivery clerk for ii New York department store. The rol ry was reporled to Chief. of police ll.iriMi.in, who is following ll|> a clew . 3«tt Forth His Experience Which H« Declares Enables Him to Hav« Practical Knowledge of Municipal Affairs, RobtiP! I., fhristie, Sivi Bayvlew av.\- nm>, <amo.liito thjB fight for village president last week, and started hn- niediiitely to make an active cum- Mr started his campaign off with n statemiMit of his platform, In which he declared that he would work reduce taxes and ylve the village Pefficient business administration Mr. Christie has heen connect,>d with the standard Oil Company for a riumher of years in various capaci- ties. He lias iieen n resident of Kreeport for the-pa.st seven years, and for the past couple of years has been active In the clvlo affairs of the village. He is a member of the American ulety of Municipal Improvement in New York city, which Is composed Of It Turing snglnsjtrs of the country. Hs Is a inemher of the American Hoad Builders' AssorlntlfrtL Bq has had considerable experience In eiiKiueerliiK and constructl<Hi work uaid BUpsrvlsed the Work ''iH. -,000 nSO enxaged In erecting the- Hudson Terminal hulld- liiKM In New York city. Mr. ChriHtie has bSJM active in fm- ternul ag well us civic work In Free- port. He IH a meirther of the Kree- port Lodge of Elks, of Spartan Lodge, V. & A, M-v-.of the Kreeport Chapter, It. A. M., of the Kreeport Club, ftouth Shore Y'acht Club ilnd Hose Company No. B of the Krwport Fire I>epurt- fnent. He IH under forty-seven yiMtrs of age. He was a^Matdeut of tU»' Bronx, New York city, f,»r thirty -two years, anil there vvas no inon- acllvi' worker In school and civic affairs. Opposes Salaries for Board Mr. Christie outlined his platform in the following slalcmc'nt, which lie issued this week I \I am ojpposed to the payment of salaries to tfie\ I \vtt4age presldenl and the members (if the board of tru there ought to h the FOUR MEN FOR \SECOND There i second as part nieiit Uausbera Osrtnr re now four candidates for a -istiiniNbief of the I'iiv lie | tl llaioiltoi i '<;. King, .link •r. Kdwar d ltice an d Samuel Vermont legislature voted to take n .... BNCSJBS for three W\eks liecauHu one of Behr, its memhri is in with tnaUpox . YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB SAYS HANDS OFF VILLAGE POLITICS Second and tlnal in t of tin- Nassau, as thev lefi the meeting, ''I told yon Brail and GoldSt ! WSrS thrown twen .cident al l tha t was led was no , worth tj led il l the sir , hu t fortunately e s having a hody llttcd to it ,a, uithout broken l»oi M - VI the itfWI torn* rtwrttl «n»r the I,,,, ,„., nlenl. il was .reported thai t h. - u Voting Republican ciuh of Creeport, -ciial BSrio draws of mixing in tlie \il lagB election S..n. Auditorium of Higli School Tune \\ edlies.liiy night. Cl.airman Club l'loidcnt II Ifbltj SUM l li Debaters •.<< i Pa/rltainsiitarlans \i. ' 1'. Wallace, Slephcu Hunt, Howard .(Mterlumt, <;c..rt:e Christie. Mr Christie moves, seconded by l h lh huld llllicielK prl.le III •itizwns of tlie cqmmunity to per- form u public service * Without com- pensation. \I believ e that tl kpendttures by the village- should be contiued within the limits of the amount voted for the purpose by tlie people. \I pledge to the vlHage of Pnepart, if elected, an etlicient ajid business- like administration, consistent with the demands of Ihe people and* the times. \1 believe that there should be adopted s rigid system of economy, which should be put into effect; tliere» i..p, hy reducing the present oppressive alleged i burden of taxation, \The municipal power plant Is self- sustaining and shows a pfrint. I be- lieve that with proper attention ^ de- tail Its elttoieticy Cfln be so nun h lin- proved thiit I lie consumers should de- rive considerable bwtient from It. Speaks for Commuters \I f elected-1 will endeavor to enlist the BCttv e piirticipalion i n th e alTaiM of the Village Of Hi., commuting ele- ment Which is now deprive.I ol n~ j u I representiitIon In village affairs \I propose to have the meetings of the village board held in n renlngs -o that all elements of Ihe community win have an opportunity to appear before the village governing body to sld-In administrating the affairs of village In'which they are vitally interested. The afternoon in. • deprive the commuting element of an opportunity to appear before* the board. \ I propo-e to give tlie village an administration which I feel m> Sfl pcrleiice lrt*Wvlc and eneh ring inai i. r, will psmK me to make hotli el llcieiit and economical ' HWltKKT II.. CIIKISIII. • iO wj u. 0 dirfereiit iiiembi*rSMi effofl lo unravel parliamentary tiiugle. « ... .„ Mr. Kerr Insists tiial there I, ii mo- tion before the house Abls parliamentarians remind chair- KII--.II Randall, tl.it the club should man that .(lie motion tu udjiniru not einioi-se iiny village tnket Carried [always m order , I I I . ,• \ • Mi - Karon, I, I I . , \ l.awtoii Swan , C. llcilici t Keir , 1111 — 11 Uamlall . ll.i I..I t .lolina n an d OtltOI I w h o chai n I Mr., suan moves, secoudsd by Ml Walter, to eiidnlsii imli\ lilu.i 1 , null ilalc ways Ln order Slephi ii Hunt, the peace maker, ad- J putting Mr. Swanc motloa, Archer li . \ \ all.oe li-e, l o Hi. - poin t Chairnuin Sinilli calls for ipie>tioii of order M \el l a , lotUS Other polutl Uotlon made ami seconded Utai ths eoiictendng the parpoas of n,.- .ini,. meeting adjourn oiicel lillig th p p i .1. IdeN lu put the Sw an i i Chairman puts last motion which Is molUu>, w\1.Uli U«t oui carried. iiniii..n refuses lo May aul Cliaii-liian SulU'lU luforUUtlOQ fi SJole 'Jl to 'JO. <i iii-ion reaches' by . ,111 of V lllil-c polill' | I I
