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- •\'>. The Unofficial Newspaper o f Nassau County ] She IBost The Unofficial Newspaper o f Nassau County > VOL 1 NO. 5 (Cjpyr.iht 1914. by Tl.e N mmu Yon PubUKing Co) FREEPORT, NEW YORK. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1914 PRICE THREE CENTS A BONNY CRIPPLE RETIRES FROM FOLD M rs. Fred M a rquardt Sends R e signation to M em bers of B aby-a-Y c a r Club SAYS HER OBLIGATIONS ARE FULFILLED Husband Objects to Publicity and Offers a Cash Inducement-She is Mother of Seven VAMPS BURN A LOT OF COAL Without a single word of explana tion Mrs. Fred Marquardt, one of the original members of the Bonny Crip ple Club of Rockville Centre, has tendered her resignation to the unique organization of wmen In a brief note which she sent through .the mall to each of the members. The note rondo as follows: “To the members of the Centre So cial Club, better known as the Bonny Cripples: “I hereby tender my resignation as a member.\ (Signed) Mrs. Fred Marquardt.\ The letter reached the six members almost simultaneously and caused no little commotion: Mrs. Marquardt was one of the charter membersnip and until recently one of the most ac tive workers of the society. Blnce the letter wan received, It has been learned that Mrs. Marquardt will soon be a mother, and she Is convinc ed that her duty toward humanity and her obligation to the club’s policy of a “Baby a Year,\ has been fullilled, She Is the mother of seven children. And it now develops that Mr. M.tr- quardt, a Manhattan merchant, hat not looked with favor upon the wid.. publicity the club has known in these last few weeks. So he proposed thru his wife resign and as an extra Induce ment to immediate decision be made an offer of #100. It was sometime be fore Mrs. Marquardt consented. The Bonny Cripple, which Is now known as the Centre Social Club, was organized some four years ago In complacent Rockville Centre. There were but six members: Mrs. Edwin Temme, Mrs. Elmer Raab, Mrs. Louit Karr, Mrs. John Farrer and Mrs. Wal ter Johnson and Mrs. Marquardt. Foi a long time the alms and objects oi the society of women were hidden 1 l secrecy. Then the question was ask ed and was answered. We have bound ourselves togethoi by the ties of organization for the pur pose of forwarding the progress 01 humanity. We have pl.edged our selves to give the world one baby in each year. This the club has done since Its formation.\ The women met at each others home once In each week and dlscusseu topics relating to the school, the home and the rearing of chlidrcn without regard to complicating Interpretation' of the laws of eugenics. And each year the club redeemed It pledge; In four years there were live recruits foi the army of hope. Lately a new member, Mrs. James Hatlach, was admitted, and it became known that she would soon become a mother. And the secret came out. Mr. Marquardt read about It one morn ing on his way to business and that night urged his wife’s retirement. The club was ahead of its schedule by two babies up to January, and the present year Is expected to be a ban ner one In Its existence. But Rockville .Centre Trustees want Them “Comfy” and Supply It If the Rockville Centre firemen need coal to kep their quarters warm during these cold days, the Board of Trustees *111 not Interfere with their getting It. This decision was arrived at after a lively session of repartee at the meet ing of the board on Tuesday night. Trustee Russ, for the Fire Commit tee reported that the Fire Department * anted more coal, and It was noted .hat the need of fuel has been on the increase for two years. In 1912 the village provided a ton for each of the aouses; last year It was two tons and now the vamps are asking for the .hR-d ton for this winter. Trustee Carty, while In no way ob jecting to the use'‘of coal, suggested .hat the Reliance Hose Company rent- jd its house for social functions and .bus Increased the consumption of :oal. Trustee Wallace, who Is a mem- jer of that company, stated that the nembers of the Woodland Hose Com pany played pinochle at their house jvery night. The matter was left to Trustee Russ o decide. He doesn’t belong to any :ompany. WOULD EXTEND LIMITS OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE Newest A g itation C o n c e rns T e rrito r y to N o rth an d E m braces Realty D e v e lopm e n ts DUAL CELEBRATION ATWANTAGHCHURCH P a s to r B raithw a ite to be H o n ored on F if teen th Y e a r of Hi$ P a s to r a te PARISH IS TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OLD TROLLEY HITS TRUCK TWO ARE INJURED C o llision O c c u red at Roosevelt W h ere A u to B ecam e W e d g ed in T rack s Committee Begin Undertaking With Assurance That Villagers Will Act-Church a Land Mark Again there Is considerable, agit.v lon In Rockville Centre concerning m extension of the territory now tn- duded In the incorporated limits. Some years ago a similar dlscus- ,ion took place. The idea was the.au- icxlng of Ocean Side. The Board of Trade of that village were the prime actors in this moevment. The vll- age board went so far as to appoint t committee to Investigate the advls- ibility of such a plan. But the com- nittee reported against it on the ground that the Queens County Water Jompany and the Qeens Borough Gas ind Electric Company had franchises hat would Interfere with the annei>a- ion. The matter was dropped. The newest plan takes in a territory hat Is growing fast and Is not tied up vtth any water or electric light fran- :bises. The territory includes the .ection north of the village limits and jm braces several realty develop- nents. It woiild Include the proper ies of Johy Lyon, H. M- Dodge, Hen- y Davison, George DeMott, Jacob \ Jrower and others. The village vould then extend to DeMott avenue ncluding both sides of Hempstead and JeMott avenues westerly to Village ivenue. A suggestion has ben made that a veil could be driven in this section md an electric pump installed, there by increasing the willage water sup- ,ly. This well could be located near he storage reservoir where the water s plentiful. Upon the occasion of the twenty- fifth anniversary of its birth as a re ligious organization of southern Long Island in May^thg^VVautagh Memorial Congregational Church will be the scene of a wholly befitting celebration, in observance of Its natal day and the fifteenth consecutive pastoral year of the Rev. Thomas S. Braithwaite. The announcement of the forthcoming ob servance, which was made only yes terday, is received with general en thusiasm among the residents of the village and section. The celebration will be held in the famoua structure which has been a land mark In Wantagh, and the recep tion to Pastor Braithwaite will take place in the new #5,000. A committee has already been appointed to carry out the elaborate plans for the cele bration and with the announcement of the event comes the assurance that the villagers yiH lend their coopera tion. The Wantagh Memorial Congrega tional Church has a membership of 200 at present and is one of the! strong religious institutions MOTORMAN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL __ _ ($ McFall Received Fractured Skull— Rhodes’ Ankle Injured and Clothes Torn in Shreds BANKER HALL IN A HOLD UP BUT ONLY TIME WAS LOST RIVAL CO’S ASSURE BELLMORE OF WATER Auto Caught in Trolley Tracks Near Freeport-Wrecker Assisted in Extricating It In a collision between a trolley car of the N. Y. &. L. I. Traction Company and a heavy truck of tho Jacob F.up- pert Brewing Company at Roosevelt _ on Wednesday night between 12 ami 1 o'clock. Ir\ ing Rhodes and E. Mc Fall, raotormen, were injured and the motor vehicle damaged considerably. Over a dozen passengers on the trol ley car received hurts of minor char acter. The beer truck became stuck on the trolley tracks while enroute to the Hempstead headquarters of the Brew ing Co., when the trolley bound for Freeport approached at high speed with Rhodes in charge of the front end. McFall, was riding with Rhodes, being on his way home to Rockville Centre. The nuUorman failed to see the beer truck until a few feet from it, although tho driver claimed he waved a lantern for the car to stop. Rhodes managed check the speed of the car by throwing on the reverse lever as the truck loomed up in front of him. A slippery rail prevented the car from coming to a full stop, how ever, and the front end was smashed. McFall was thrown violently. He re ceived a fretured skull and Internal f the I ln-iurles- Rhodes braced himself for e j the crash. One of his ankles was hurt section. At the beginning of the Rev. and hlg coat torn into abredfl. A1. Braithwalte's pastorate there were out | though lQ great pain he ran U)S crip. twenty communicants. His activities, pled car back to Hempstead with Me in the interests of the congregation and the church societies have been the subject of wide and favorable com ment. The committee in charge of ar rangements for the quarter century anniversary expect to make the event a notable one in the history of the church. The members of the commit tee are: Thomas L. Seaman, Alfred Haff and Arthur D. Southard, dea cons; Mrs. J. J. Fusaell and Mrs. A. D. Southard, deaconesses; Blrdsall Jackscon, John T. Cowles, Cecelia J. Cowles, William H. Webster and Miss Florence E Box, of the Ecclesiastical Society. Planning Jr. O. U. A. M. Convention A committee of five appointed by Freeport CStmcll, Jr. O. U. A. M., to have general supervision of arrange ments for teh state conevntlon of the Order to be held in Freeport next Labor Day and two days following, met last Friday evening. J. Huylor Ellison was selected as chairman, Gil son H. Raynor, treasurer, and Howard E. Pearsall, secretary. The other members of the committee are James W. Cheshire and Stephen W. Hunt. The committee will appoint subcom mittee later. No definite plan for en tertaining the state officers and dele gates has as yet been decided upon. REV. RICHMOND HAS NARROW ESCAPE Freeport Company Asks for Charter The Long Island Tire and Rubber Company of Freqpqrt has made appli cation to the Secretary or State at Albany for a charter. It’s officers are Harry E. Betilg, president and John & Denton, secretary and treasurer. The new company recently purchased Thrown from Train He Tried Board at Rockville Centre The Rev. Edwin B. Richmond, sec- /etary of tne New York State Baptist Association and formerly pastor of the Rockville Centre Baptist Church nar rowly escoped perhaps serious injury _>n Wednesday morning when he was .brown from a train leaving the rail road station at 7.32. According to eye witnesses the train was on time and ihe Rev. Richmond was late. He at tempted to board the train while it was in motion. As the preacher stepped upon the platform the momentum of the train caused him to lose his grip on the side rail and he slipped from the lower step. He _was thrown some six feet to a snow ban kat the north of the station platform, narrowly missing the forvrard trucks on the car following the one which he tried to boards The former preacher was picked up and taken home where he is now un der the care of a physician. He sus tained several severe bruises of the the Interests of Harry Grossman in Freeport Tire Company, which Is j arms, legs and body, but his condition out of saUience. la not serious. POSTPONE HEARING OF WEED BILL Measure Providing For New Coun ty Charter Commission Delayed While it is still the consensus of opinion that the bill introduced by As semblyman Le Roy J. Weed, providing for the appointment of a commission to prepare a special charter for coun ties adjoining a city of the first class will be favorably considered, the fact that the Committee on Internal Af fairs has adjourned Its hearing until next Wednesday is considered a de gree of speculation. The bill was in troduced at the suggestion of a group of prominent citizens of Nassau Coun ty. The sudden death of State Treas- uerr Kennedy Is given as the cause for the postponement. A delegation of residents of the county including representatives of the Nassau County Supervisors were at Albany at the time scheduled for the hearing. • The bill is considered a good one for Nassau, as it opens a way for a more representative government. Fall on It unconscious. Passengers south bound were trans ferred for their destination. McFall was rushed to Nassau Hospital, Mino- ola. Rhodes is under care of a physi cian. LYNBROOK HONORS MRS MAC GOVERN William S. Hall, cashier of the Free port bank, figured in a hold-up yester day afteroon. In fact he figured :n two hold ups. In the first he was h41d up himself and In the second he held up a trolley on the way to Hempstead in uppe • Main street. Hall was in an automobile. To all intents and purposes the au tomobile in which the well known banker and financier was riding was a perfectly reliable machine. It car ried him safely to Hempstead and was on Its way back to Freeport when of a sudden It stopped—stopped short and i in the middle of the trolley tracks between Freeport and Roosevelt. Hall was accompanied by his wife and an other. * From reliable sources the Informa tion comes that the Hall automobile became “stuck.” And from other re liable sources the word is passed out that trolley car was approaching. Hall was held-up; that is not denied. Then ihe trolley was held up; no one dis putes that. Argue Rights at Public H e a r ing in F ir e m e n ’s H a ll-T o w n B o a rd D ecides on M arch 2 W I L L I A M 5 H A L L The balky automobile became stub born after a while and the passengers in the car became anxious, then an- ro-p i and last exasperated. The trol ley 1 amis took part in the supreme t ffori 11 extricate it and finally a wrecking car was sent for. A rope >\ as arranged about a tele graph polo and the wrecker pulled. Finally the car was started again toward Freeport, fllull arrived in safety. JACK ROSE, GAMBLER, NOW LECTURING KNIGHT COX RUNS ALONE FOR FREEPORT PRESIDENCY Figure in Rosenthal Murder Case Receives $35 for Talk About Underworld at Hempstead Reception Attended by 600 Persons Pres. Abrams Lauds Hai-Effor ts A wholly fitting testimonial in re cognition of her public spirited efforts was tendered to Mrs. Arch MacGovern of Earl avenue, Lynbrook, in the Broadway Theatre in that village on Wednesday evening. Probably no greater mark of respect has ever been shown a single personality In south ern Long island. Over GOO were .n attendam.e. Milton F. Abrams, president of the village, on behalf of the Y’oung Men’s Mutual Association presented Mrs. Mac GoveVn with a beautiful shower bouquet of carnations and roses. In his speech of presentation he warmly lauded her ready initiative and untir ing assistance in the interest of church and civic entertainments dur ing the past year. Those who assisted.in the enter tainment were Mrs. Ltfila Lake, Miss Gladys MacGovern, William Thomp son and the Misses Gillen, Ronalds, Wilson, Sudheimer, Fowley, Eich31- man and Lake and Messrs. Lake, Tal- for, Catou, Crowell, Wedlake and Fow ley. The music was furnished by an or chestra of six pieces. The program was followed by dancing. Earning approximately 42% cents each minute he talked, “bald” Jack Rose, the noted ex-gambler of New York, who obtained notoriety by n connection with the Rosenthal mui der, entertained an audience of sever al hundred Hempsteadites Wednesday evening at the lecture room of the M. E. Church. Rose was supposed to tell a lot of things about the underworld but his talk was actually about schools of cor rection and his own reformation. Jack told no secrets of the criminal denizens of the great metropolis, nor did he divulge anything of an inside nature about himself, except to say that In early life he was sent to a re form school and drifted into the un derworld in a natural way. He asserted that criminals were made not born and that the boys who were born of poor parentage and with physical handicaps should be treated with kindness instead of being sent to schools where they receive treat ment which aroused the combative in stinct in them. Men who had fallen or who had made mistakes, he argued, should be treated in the same manner. “Humanology is the only thing that will stop the formatiorf and existem-e of future underworlds,\ said Rose. “There Is no real cure for the present underworld.\ Rose held a reception after the lec ture and was greeted by a number who shook his hand. He talked exactly one hour and twenty minutes during the lecture and received #35 and expenses. Citizens' Party Eligibles, Lamb and Baker, Withdraw—Nominating Committee is Appointed The announcement that Roland M. ONE HAS FRANCHISE-OTHER WANTS IT Citizens’ Company and Hcmpstead- Oyster Bay Heads Agree on One Point—Two Can’t Operate The extensive opposition expected at the public hearing hehj last evolv ing in Firemen's Hall, Bellmore, by ihe Hempstead Town Board on the application of the Citizens’ Water Company, for a franchise to lay mains and fin ish water In the territory em bracing the Bellmore school district, failed to materialize and tho only op position was from the Hempstead- Oyster Ray Water Company, which in 1912, received a franchise for identi cally the same district the Citizens’ Company now seeks to operate In. About seventy-five residents of the district, including a number of women, braved the inclement weather to at tend the hearing, some ooming from a considerable distance. Many of the women carried lanterns and electric torches in order to find their way through ihe darkness to the place of tho hearing. A. Sidney Malcomson, vice-presi dent, and Counselor Alfred T. Da: Ison represented the opposition company. They coni ended that two water com panies could not exist in Ihe district. Tho Hempstead-Oyster Bay Company, they stated was preparing to supply Lamb and C. Dwight Baker will not the district with water. It had two acres of land on the Newbridge road under contract available for a pump- enter the race fov the presidency of the village of Freeport at the spring election, practically leaves an open Ing station. The reason given for the company not exercising Its franchise road for Smith Cox, the present in- wi48 due to the citizen#’ committee cumbcnt and declared candidate for reelectlon. At the same time It leaves the Citizens’ Party without a head for its ticket and apparently in a very un settled state of mind. When a committee representing the organization met In the Realty Build ing on Railroad avenue on Wednesday evening, It was confidently expected that some choice of candidates would be made. But instead a nominating committee was chosen which will name the slate of the party at a meet ing tonight. The committee consists of Edward Keogh, chairman; Lyman N. Jones, C. Dwight Baker and Thon- is I*. C. Forbes \The time is not opportune for my candidacy,\ said Lamb over the phone last night, “The Citizens’ Party is not in a position to name me as its candi- late and I could not accept the nom ination if they did. I shall not be a candidate.\ Baker declared himself out at the first meeting of the committee on Sun- lay two weeks ago. And he has not changed his mind. The People’s Party ticket will bo leaded by Cox and he will have failing to wait on the company to state definitely what was desired for the district. * Lorenzo Heins, one of the Incorpor ators of the Citizens’ Company, took exception to the statement of Mr. Malcomson. Ho said the present ac tivities of the Hempstead-Oyster Bay Company were due entirely to the formation of the Citizens’ Company. Peter Johnson, another incorpprntor of the local company, stated that 80 per cent, of the district taxpayers had signed Us petition for a franchise. Counselor Davison questioned Mr. Johnson and brought forth the infor mation that only #4,200 had been sub scribed for stock in the new company. Counselor Elvin N. Edwardi) for the Citizen’s Company, said that the Hempstead-Oyster Bay Company bad sneaked its franchise through without a public hearing. The word ‘‘sneak’* was objected to by Counselor Davison, who said that the franchise was grant ed 'according to law and under the same procedure as the Citizens’ Com pany was seeking a franchise. Mr. Johnson objected strenuously to any one having a voice in the meeting un less a resident of tho district. Supervisor Hiram It. Smith ruled Appoints Wife Clerk at $750 a Year Claude C. Van Deusen, of Rockville Centre, County Superintendent of Poqr has appointed his wife, Mrs. Em ma Van Deusen, as his clerk at a sal ary of #750 a year, which is the same amount he receives. Thus be follows the precedent of William H. Britt, who preceded him in office. Police Justice Filed Report Police Justice Harrison B. Wright, of Rockville Centre, filed a report for the year with the Board of Trustees at their meeting on Tuesday evening. It shows a limited number of criminal actions and an absence of civic suits. The Justice asks $17.60 in fees for U m year, Only One Recruit for U. S. Columbians Despite Ibe fact that notices had bene sent broadcast, there was but a single woman at the Fourteenth Regi ment Armory on Tuesday evening <u enlist in the company of U. 8. Colum- T R U S T E E S T RA N SF ER FUNDS Close Official Year at Rockville Cen tre by Equalizing Accounts The Board of Trustees In Rockville Centre village at their last meeting of the official year on Tuesday made a sweeping transfer of funds, which practically closes the village recordt under the present administration The balances of varions-funds-fbr the Improvement of cctraln streets was transferred to the general fund and bians, of which\ Mrs. J. Hungerfoid i deficiencies in other funds weer liqui Milbank, ot Freeport is the inceptor | dated by transfer from the general and leader. She is Mi^s Lottie Cam- ‘ fund. eron, of the Bushwick section, and has no irelatlons in Free; rt, she says. And she is one of a scant baker's doz en who have signified tiielr Intention to carry rifles. x, Trustee Russ asked that Hillside avenue be Peekskill graveled during the coming year. Merlkoke Tribe to Dance ' On the evening of St. Patrick’s Day Merlkoke Tribe, No. 472, Improved Order of Red Men, will hold its sev and civ!, conducted on bail at Rockville Centre. A big tlim Will Show Motion Pictures The SmlthvHle South Athletic Club has completed arrangt ents for a mo-1 enth annual masquerade lion picture show to l'1 each Tuesday evening at the club\ is anticipated ns all the Chiefs, Sach house. The first abo» will be given) ems, and braves are to bring thei. Untight. ' aqftwa along to the tribe dance. running mates the two members of , l^e *owa Board desired to hear he Board of Trustees whose terns ex pire in the spring. FREEPORT SCHOOL PLANS OUT Contractors Estimating—Bids to be Opened Within Short Time Plans and specifications for the new school building which will occupy a site on North Columbus avenuo, tho lortheastern section of Freeport, have >een turned over to contractors and milders for their bids by Charles M. lart, the supervising architect, of Bay of the district an opportunity to pur- both sides and he would maintain hi# attitude unless his colleagues in the Board overruled him. Vice-President Malcomson made a final plea to the Town Board against the Citizens’ franchise, asserting that it would not be for the best Interests of the district. He said that it would not be possible, he believed, for the Citizens’ Company to raise sufficient capital to establish a plant and give proper service. He declared that his company would give the inhabitants Ihore and this village. The bids will >e opened at an early date and the onthact awarded. The building will be a two story tructure of red brick and masonry, t will contain eleven class rooms, of- ice iind an auditorium with a seating apaclty of 400 and e<m'tp(ted with a arge stage. The stairways and land- ngs will be of stone and metal. The lass rooms will be 24 x 28 In eacn nstance and will be heated and aired y an approved thermostatic system .sed widely throughout the State. It ill be used for grade classes only nd will accomodate about 350 pupils. The new school house will be of a istinctlev type and cost #80,000. It •■as voted by. the citizens of the dis- rict at a special school meeting last .alt _____ chase stock and participate In the ad ministration of its affairs. The Board of Directors would be increased from seven members to eleven. He said the company had expended #2,000 in Merrick for extension of service and mains were laid in close proximity to the purposed Bellmore district Counselor Davison asked what the Citizens’ Company would do in the matter of rates. Would It give the same rates and an equal service to that of the opposition, company? Tho rates of the company he represented would be the same as charged by the village of Freeport, which operates a municipal plant, he concluded. Justice, Walter R. Jones of the Town Board moved that the two companies submit a statement in writing to the Boat 4aa to their Intentions.
