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March.. 9.~-Forsenst TUPX p. m. Thursday. Rasioin. New: York-Rain .and solder. Strony: mouth, shifting 'to northwent Winds. Official Paper, Village of Freeport - MAY SELL PRESENT HIGH SCHOOL FOR USE AS MUNICIPAL CENTRE : Proposal That Would Enable Rockville Centre to Transfer One Public Property ther Use and Save on Cost of New High . Rockville Cen March 9.-Rockville! something from themselves and selling ve a way of solving| it to themselves. rims-21:22: l': o “morn-{n manner The proceeds of the transaction would s X . be devoted to the erection of a new Now comes am qfportunity to meet the high school on the Hillside-Lakeview need for a muni@pah building.~This has| site, about four acres, acquired a year been discussed a long time, 'and at ago. The need of the new high school is the election Tuesday a proposition asserting itself more and more yearly. to purchase a fe at Clinton avenue, w ~ ; Should the deal be consitimmated this year, the new building would be ready Front street toiifollege place, ns a site} to meet the demand for high school ure, will be a subject facilities, which will surely be made? for uch a Stri he ) The proposition which comes before for vote. __ |the voters Tuesday provides for a Now comes suggestion that with} $20,000 bond issue, redeemable in four the steady gro of the village, a new high school have to 'be. built in a few years, since the village has years or at the rate of $5000 a year. Financing the purchase ef the high school might be arranged similarly, pay- ments of thé 'village to the Board of leased additiog@) space for offices {for Education could be in conformity with five years, is no pressing need fOr the refunding arrangements of any bond a municipal NW issue made for the new high school. School autliféties incline to a propo- nition to sell present high school to the village fog figure to be arrived at, but substant less than the cost of a new struc The high s be remodel and other memorial bu basement is - The Riverside School bond issue is to be $107,000, which is $¥,000 less than the $122,000 authorized. 'While this is a saving, there will not be any actual 'cash available, as it is not the intention of the board to issue the full amount of bonds and pay interest on the $15,000 while awaiting authorization to proceed with building the new high school. Mowever, it represents to the taxpayers, three-quarters of cost of the proposed municipal building site. If it had been necessaty to expend this amount and the $20,000 for the other necessary to purchase the old high school, which, it is estimated, will be obtainable for about $50,000. The cost of a municipal building would have to be Added to the $35,000, thus representing a sum in excess, of $50,000. Bince the Board of Education is de- slrous .of m on the propositi e Daily Review will be pleased to publish signed letters, - ex- pressing opinions on the subject. FREEPORT DEFEATS CO. M, HEMPSTEAD Excellent Basketball Seen In \Rub- ber\ Game Between Two Teams F.H.S. Girls Beat Lindenk'st ol, it is contended, could. village office purposes s to which the. talked.of ing would be put. 'The mitable for m,police sta- tion and a. The auditorium could be used fof meeting rooms for the Legion and Miterans of Foreign Wars. The lower ff would serve for village office and room. The plan fis been discussed among residents foffhe purpose of learning the sentiment. The Bom Ives, presid of Education, Alfred E. w, being of an economical turn of }, estimates that the sale of the sibel building to the vil- rhip gm bor .mugn ies nnd rchoolfldstri¢t lines are about the name. 'Thébrsidents would be buying SCHOOL FOSTER CHILD .~ IN CE SENDS HER iks TO SCHOOL HERE Centre, March 9.-Teach- ers and pupis in Clinton School are much with a letter Just receiv- ed from th@mother of our French or- phan acknolfkdging the receipt of the bath robe afi alippers which were sent at time. There was also a Rockville letter from lene, It 4s us follows: Freeport, March 93-One of the best ,\My dear games of basketball this winter in the \I am ing to you in my pretty Auditorlum was played there Tuesday pink bath ite which pleases me so} evening when the Freeport Fire De- euch and ps me so warm I don't] partment demonstrated they were bet- want to past with it. I thank you,| ter than the cretkerjack Co. M of Hemp- dear for Raving thought of me and spoil me so much. \I found iflthe box your pretty card with the 'nicof vishes. \My pretty) dolly Ja real well. She has not had cold this winter, for I have kept hein warm clothing and I love her very imuch for her little fellow country men bf whom we both speak. \We. were very pleased with the pic- ture papers We found in the box. We suw) there. our own -General Nevello und others. \I would like very much to come to America to see you all. \I send big. Riases for Plerre Michel. FROM LICIENR \Dear. Mademolselle, \To the thanks of your little God« daughten I wish to add mine. and to tell you how mush we appreciate your kind wishes and Christnas remem- rance which has just arrived. Luciene is. delighted with her protty pink bath robe which looks lovely on ber, and which is so warm and soft. - \We thank you, dear Mademoiselle. and friend and all your chatming little pupils and we want you ¢0' know that your ... thoughtfulness . and-. kindness means to \um Your little Cloddaughter is In excel- lent health and (a doing «ood. cltss work. We are both pleaped, her tench era and T. # A¥ \Bhe in always happy to sive others Buppineas, and \WE“! does she llice to- please-her in\ Amorica of whom she speakn ao often. twlm many thanks and deep. gratl- Arde. ad C. AUZIAS. inon rime ig a BUYs SITE AT MINEOLA Mineola, March a.-THe Nasu Coun- ty Association: bas purchased the prop- erly whers It flow hai Ita torn. in Muircatrect.. T1 wiil haveat por. hare there. 'The pride of the. property 1s snit to haye hwen .about 157000. The projerty has a frontage on Main Mreat wt about 176 (eet and Is about 400 ost deep: 11 was purchased by Trom Martha: wt euetion' in Beptemher of 1919. Thert in A Trams structure. of, 11 stead. Score 35 to 25. It was a \rubber\ game, each team having beafen the other. 'The largest crowd-of-the season was on hand. Each team presented a galaxy of work but when Freeport settled down to work, and especially. team work, there was no stoppifik them. Brilliant #hots-were made by both teams. Co, M has a good team, a mighty fine team, but the Freeport Fire Chasers are just a little bit better, The Freeport High School Girls made merry with the girls from the Linden- hurst High, and beat them decisively. 'The Freeport High School is noted for the pulchritude of its feminine pupils and the basketball team is no exception, They can play too!, Score 20 to 9, Next Tuesday the championship inter- company game will be played between Truck '1 and Hose 1. So far, Truck 1 has the edge on the rest of the com- panles and will endeavor to close the season with a clean slate. Truck One's noted rooters will be that evening with lungs. well ofled. 'The Department team will play Lin- and zi \. 3m, N. Y., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1921 ($78,000 REAL ESTATE] BUILDERS DEMAND STICK TO TROLLEYS SALE AT HEMPSTEAD] WAGE REDUCTION IF RUNPROPERLY IS - FOR THEATRESITE?| OF 1$BYUNIONMEN| GROWING SLOGAN Transaction Involves 90 \Feet| L. I. Building Employers' Village Trustee Naisawald of Gar- Front On Main St. in Association Sees Way Out of ° den City Says Bus Lines Business Centre Labor Slump Shouldn't Duplicate Hempstead, March 9.-Papers were| Mineola, March 9.-The Lonx Island City, signed this morning for the purchase] Building Trade Employers Association is no necessity of one of the most valuable tracts in| at « meeting hereyesterday served no- ' the business section for a consideration tice on Unions employed in the build- of $78,000, It is believed the purchase| ing. trades that they would forced was made to secure ground for a thea-| to accept a reduction of $1 euch tre. branch of the trade. The property sold is the plot 50x854] This\s the first step brought about feet, owned by S. Liehman's Song, and| in thte reduction of wases in organized now occupied by Henry Beinbauser's|labor or rather-the first attempt to re- hotel, and the adjoining property, 4¢x|duce wages of un organized labor on cube of comer Rus - TO CHARGE AS TO WAR MEMORIAL Secretary Kornicker Gives Out Statement That Will Enable Hempstead Voters to Decide Whether to Follow Village Board or Not on Referendum larden March - 9.-Declaring there for lines where there are trolley. lines now oper- ating H. Louis Naisawald, village trum tce of Gurden City, soon to be village took his stand with other men of his village who have said they bus he in . Hempstead, March 9.-The Hempstead Chamber of Com- ® nvm hel aug merce has issued a statement through its secretary, Jacob L.- would do anything to help maint@n &[¥opnicker, setting forth the Chamber's side of the Soldiers' and proper {mervillage trolley system Sailors' Monument controversy. At the same time, Secretary president, 200 feet, owned by Henry Neuschafer| Long Island, Uniona affected by this Mr. Nauisawald was asked for his 5 s and occupied as the Pure Food Market] decision of the Building Trade EmPIOY-| views on the whole matter of intere Kornicker, made public a letter addressed to Hempstead Post, and Hoffman's delicatessen store. ers Association ure in Hic h ' American Legion, in which he sets forth the views of the 'The proporty is on the west side of| Cove, Hempateal, Freoport, village transportation. He: said that - chamber. Neck, Port The contention of the Chamber is that it is proper that this Main. street. It is but a few bundred Washington, Minvola unything that would be of benefit to his feet south of Fulton avenue and there.] Q@O@ve, Huntington, Port Jefferson, community would have the earnest con: R - ld fore in the heart'of the business section Smithtown. Branch. leration of the Garden: City Trustoes body, having raised the money by subscription, partly among of Hempstead village. hWhT'N' or not the Unions accept “HMS-T; \'h \Hi“; ar mim- fra \ |its own' members and partly outside the membership, for the A. M. Day was the real estate broker] The edict of the Building Trade Em ©. wid € mutter nle ' its who handled the transaction. He was{ PICVCr® Association remains to he seen, service hereabouts was an old thing, monument, may properly place its name on the tablet. \Th Whether or not this is to be allowed is to be decided by a referendum here on village election day, March 15. employers suy: \This Association has given this question long and severe considera- mot ready to state today who are the purchasers nor the exact purpose for whic hthe property would be used. that he had heard trolley company offi- s tell before the situation they faced, cla WOLTERS CONTESTS There are excellent reasons, however, UOB but it is convinced that in or- but if there is a need, and he is shown ,The attitude of Village President for the assumption that these two ad. IIJm' to bring about a desirable .il4- that the need exists he will favor an Nu-hnh» and the Village Hound} was joining plots will in due time be covered] IN5 8ituition it will be necessary increase in trolley fares. Mfffifluhull; I: 43\va f\10m“ yrainer by one of the finest theatre buildings] {NF Thy, MCAI Of wages In be re \L would The to see more of a spirit i in The Daily Review yester outside of New York. One is already \ & Cine to take effect Apel r cogreasive M me tt --] pu capitalized and plans are in hand so that 1.. Preserft the matter at your nest of progressiveness than the company F . d l M Tries T0 PIOVC The statément of the Chamber of the building may be ready «oc use mext nd advise us of the action officials have shown,\ he. said. \Por- armingdale Man , Commereq is us follows winter, taken. We shall be pleased to [haps their attitude is due to lack of He Is Prove; Custodian As \A great deal hns uppeared in the meet your representative in confor- ence and to sign agreements for the tollowing year at the reduced rate. local » w regarding the Soldiers and Suilors' memorial which the Chamber of Commerce, representing (the contribu« ---+ Everett Gets Divorce , Mineola, March 9.-Judge Faber Well As Heir funds, but whatever the cause I would like 'to see a change.\ in Supreme Court granted the motion for| W*, 48K your reply before March Mr. Naisawald said he is opposed to| Mincola, March Qisurrozfltvvvl‘lowt‘\ tors offered as a donation to the Village final judgment mage by George Morton 22: L bus lines where they parallel trolley |and m jury began today hearing thelin honor of those from this Village Levy for a final decree of divorce in the PPD was siened by the, B02\ | tines, that automobile buses clutter action brought by John M. Wolters of who participated in the @reat world case i aver s. w - tovernors, ). It. Brown See'y R rarmi p \ ; war, i ews e his appeare ase of Katherine Evereit vs. Win. E. In presenting the lest own Aeclv. the roads, pay for no franchise and take| Farmingdale, to break the will of his WS\ but v W”, his appeared from Everett. pres ® the letter to the Union + mother, Mrs: Lena Buck this body or any of its members. The original action was begun by the $302?“er have revived building: con- |away legitimate business of trolley To Mr, Wolters, son of the decedent, \W+ were not looking: for publicity, saying that in the months there has been such an unusual upression in the building industry that many mechanics and laborers are idle Muny building plans have heen tlk. ured. but few contracts | have . been awarded. - Builders have heen told time ind again that prices are too high anc wife against the husband for a separa- last few tion and Mr. Everett counterclaimed for a divorce in his answer. 'The counter cliam resulted in an Interlocutory judg- ment in favor of the husband and rip ened into final judgment. lines. Me thinks bus lines ferve a real We dad not desire to have «ny dispute R with any one. We had proceeded us wo thought perfectly proper, when a great hue and ery was raised hy. the: Villages President ind two of the Trustees, \A committee of 18 members of the Board of Directors apprired before their by a former, marriage, was left the uso of the entire estate and the income therefrom for life. His mothes created a trust fund by her will in which she named Frederick W. Wetjen, of New York City, and Sterling St. John as trustees. To them was entrusted the purpose in places where trolley lines do not reach. Robert T.. Christie, candidate for Vil- lage President of Freeport, said: \I am heartily in accord with any tatorial one they had advanced, \Kivery move since then has been in , the press but not a a result of our ac- tion, In dignity and silence we have received these rebuffs und gllowgd them to remain unmaswered until now, but at last in Justice to our membership wa must speak. h \'The statement made by the Villngo R R * wi . roper re [body and endeayored to explain the the owners will not build. improvements in the trolley service, care of the whole property. They were v o WW Ssh -=Rmployers wo on to say Nigh wa yew [Whether T am elected\ or- not. Tt is) directed to pay the whote Income to the matter, but the President and Nw mth and high prices stopped operation at [something that should interest the peo-| son. Ilquv’l'fl WW», obdurate und refused to H “EA IN 1921 the time when there was a greatwhort-|ple of the village vitally. We would| Mr. Wolters contends he was theflisten (o any proposal, except the dic- natural person to be ian 'of the estate. Mrs. Buck provided that at the death of her son the property: should be divided between her friends and rela- tives. To Kate Stockhofer, of 70 Second avenue, Brooklyn, she left $6000 and to the trustees who are also the executors she gave $1000 each in liew of fees. The age in dwellings and buildings fer gen eral bus jess. 'They say the only way to stimulate the industry: is to remove he cost to (he purchaser, Materials have dropped in price but wages, the highest item in building Ton struction, are still at the peak They say it is impossible to maintain these rates in face of the lower cost of like to ste a 15 minute service, clean cars, and other improvements of course, and I would be in favor of protecting the company as much as possible pro- viding. they did their part. Regarding an increase. in fares. I would rather not say mich about it. If it should come to pass that the trolley could not exist unless an increase were pade the cusftod: State Figures Show Wherein New York Leads in Agriculture-2 Conditions Good Estimates of production in New York State for 1920, prepared by the Divi- [living and the reduction of wages in |atiowed, I should hate to see the trolley| rest of the estate was left, after Mr. [President as to wit happened at the sion of Agriculture, show that the tot [other lines. The buliding public pays go because a great many people depend] Wolter's death, to Meta Catharina meeting held at the Moose Lodge Rooms al production of the staple crops in [the wages, builders say, and has shown upon it for getting to and from outly.| Deike, of 752 Kelly street, New York|is not corree© and this wil} he borne the state was about normal. In cases of all crops' the figures are conseryv- ative. In computing the value ot these crops from prices listed in bullet- Ins of the U. 8. Dept. of Agriculture, the total value of winter wheat, spring wheat, potatoes, corn for grain, beans, cabbage, buckwheat, barley, rye, oats, onions, hay, apples (commercial crop) pears, peaches and grapes, is shown to be $296,254,801. The report shows that New York State holds its lead in hay produc- to assist members in times of tion, 'and that the production of pota: toes was a little better than normal; production of oats large, and that the commercial -erop- of »apples exceeded twenty million bushels. The following shows production as estimated for 1920; Commodity: Winter wheat Spring wheat Potatoes Corn for grain it will not stand for the present wages. The employers say there is no satis- faction for a mechanic to stay at home and think of the fine wages he would draw of only he had worked. 'The ad- vantage. of steady employment needs no argument. Tt is anticipated that the unions will mot accept the ultimatum of the build- ers without a struggle, but some of the builders feel that the employers, the union men, when they see prospects of an idle summer or building season, will influence the mome radical of the union members to accept the reduced rate. The. workers who will be affected un- der the new arrangement will be car- penters who get $8 a day; plumbers $8 a day, plasterers $9.50 a day; laborers trom $5 to $6 a day, painters $9 a day. In each of these branches the build- era ask the union to accept $1 a day lomn, out by those who were present. \That was not a business 'meeting. It was a lecture, and after the meeting incidentally the matter of the monu- ment was discussed on account of the committee chairman exhibiting the orl- ginal drawing of the proposed tablet, and the discussion as to whether to use the names of the dead and living or only the dead, came up. ~ \Nothing was said about the name of this body. At that time. noth« ing appeared on the tablet re- apecting who gave it, or who were responsible for it., and not until the third proof of the tablet was presented, did the question arise as to from whom. it was to be received and as a result of that discussion the lines now causing so much trouble were added by the come mittee and the tablet ordered to be cast, The letter addressed to the American Legion says: \American Legion Post 390 Hempatead, N. Y. \Gentlemen: \On March 15th at the Vilage Ele» tlon there will be presented to the quali- fled electors a propobitiqh to be voted upon as to whether the Soldiers' and Sallors' monument, made-. possible through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, shall be erected in Fulton Park bearing the tablet upon which ap- pears the following Inseription- In Honor of the men and women of Hempstead who served their country in the great world war City, and a niece Lena White, of 1465 Broadway, Brooklyn. Mrs. Buck not only provided for the cremation of her own body, but directed that her son's remains should also be cremated. She further directed that if her son did not have her remaing cre- mated he was not to have a life interest in the property but that it should be divided as she had provided in the event of his death. Under the terms of the will (Mr. Wolters could not receive less than $1800 annually. He is to Timye the home in Farmingdale which could not be sold unless he consented. The trustees were directed to pay him monthly $150 and if at any time the income was not sufficient to pay that sum then they were directed to make up 'the deficiency from the principal, Mr. St. John, one of the trustees, called\ as witness, testified that Mr Buck had told him thit all she had in the world' was for her son John and that her whole thought was for him and his future, The witness also quoted Mrs. Buck as saying she would like to give all she had to her son but that he dared not do so bechuse of her son's habits. Friends and \helghbors of the con- testant and his mother have been called as witnesses. The trustees will seek to whow that Mrs. Buck was wholly sound in mind and reasoning when whe creat- ed the trust that was expected to con- serve her eslate for the benefit of her son. The son hopes to show\ that he is the proper custodian and guardian. of ing. sections.\ E. C. Muncke for Better Service \The service and condition of the cars are not what they ought to he and what was agreed to when the fran chiso was granted,\ amid Ernest C. Muncke, who was a member fo the Vil. lage Board that granted the franchise to the New York and Long Island Trac- tion Company. . Mr. Muncke declared he stands for obtaining the best possible service and pointed out that in case of accident on the bus lines there is no financial re- sponsibility \behind | them. - While not committing himself to any definite course, Mr. Muncke plainly was for betetr service, \ Village President Clarence A Edwards: \I have already expressed myself up- on the subject and need not reiterate. I believe that a 15 minute service whould be maintained by the Traction Company as was the case four or five years ago. For clean cars, etc., no statement 'is necessary, I will gladly support ary movement that will better the trolley service. If it should come to a question of raising the fares or losing the trolleys I would favor an increase.\ Hilbert R. Johnson, Village Trustee: \It seems to me that all the questions you have asked me can be answered by ane word \yes\. 'We want clean cars, good morale among the men, 15 minute mervice, otc., and I would be willing to Production: 1,958,098 bu 300,827 \ 36,522,586 11,634,492 1,702,686 4,570,175 2,101,148 1,136,052 40,881,620 597,739tona 5,815,186 110,838 \ Apples (Commercial Crop) 20,302,361 bu 2,247,260 \ 2,205,183 \ Hogue states there has been a gradual increase in the jon per acre of all staple crops the past, twenty years, and com- I TOMORROW, DOLLAR DAY THROUGHOUT FREEPORT Freeport, March 9.-Tomorrow will be Dollar Day here, Practically all the business men in the village will offer special inducements to shoppers. Things that normally cost more than a> dollar will be out to that price. Every sort of an inducement will be effered to buyers to loosen up on ready mongy. As ures the Fr w candidate . for every household there are treas« ich are not in daily use, so in port stores may be found arti- mended the farmers of New York) paks clearance for fremher atock. to in. support any movement for the better- the property and the income. fir- iis x4 State for practicing. diversified. farm- le. t ke friends, these [ment of service. would also o a HiQ Un the Seatone why atorkery {ace an extension to Babylon.\ - -/ - | FREEPORT FIREMEN MAKE In Memory of , ] He said: \An examination of the census fig» ures on production covering the past y- years shows that there has w gradual Increase-in the produc- of all staple crops. It those who made the supreme sacrifice Erected with, contributions raised by Hemprtead Chamber of Commerce \Permission was originally given by the Board of Trustees of the Village to '%) Warns of Fly-by-Night Buses John R. Savage, of Eighth street, Garden City candidate: for Vilage ers are determined to make Dollar Day so satisfactory tomorrow that thero will be a demand by customers for fre, quent repetition Biy 'a Dollar's worth in Freeport, March 10, NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS Freeport, March 9.-Truok 1° last evening nominated for the coming elec- tlon: y 1st lieuten Captain, Edwatd' Smith; also n erect this monument but when the me» sus of on the trolley. line situation. ant, Raymond 'Combs; 2nd lieutenant, State Mineola Legion Men as Minstrels. | Asked what his attitude would be au! Frank Mora and Robert Campbell; fi- h rg roms official toward any propost| nancial secretary, Kdward Stillwell; re: | \York March %.-Preparations: for to- better' the trolley seevice he) , Julie Raynor; treas- 4 the second annual minstrel show of Réger: Patternon Post, $49, The! Legion, under the supervision of Conecis Garren, are receiving their finishing touches and a real entertainment is promised fo 'all in attendance Thurs and 'Friday March 10 and 11.. It will be held in Firemen's Hail. Dancing will follow the perform« ance both éveningu. secretary, he would support such means as , Valentine Wright; trustee, William proper to bring about this end.. or thess| \ISSUE OF now are. am not In favor 52355
