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# Wat 39o0f VOL. 9, No. 19 FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1918 ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR LYNBROOK ROUTE FAVORED FOR CANAL Government Engineers Decide on Coarse for South Side Water way After Inspection. An inspection tour of the four routes suggested for the canal con necting Jamaica Bay with the Great ] continuing in an easterly direction to South Bay, to be part of the proposed favorably considered by the Army en gineers and civilians in the party be cause it would involve less expensive condemnation proceedings in acquir ing the land needed for the canal, and because it would \not interfere very much with residential property. Joseph S. Auerbach and Carleton Maey, who own considerable prc^erty in the Haw-ett Bay Park section, and others have announced that they would cede land necessary^ for the canal. This route begins at Jamaica Bay, passing through the 'Lord Estate property at West Broadway, thence inland waterway along the South Side of Long Island, was made Saturday by a committee of Army and Nav^y engineers and local citizens interest ed. The party was comprised of Col. Henry Babcock, U. S, A., assistant chief engineer to Gen. Bingham, in charge of improvements of New York Harbor; B. F. Cresson, engineer in charge of construction jn New York and New Jersey and chief construc tion engineer with Gen. Goethals; Ed ward lAnderberg, assistant state en gineer; R. G. Finch, secretary of the State Inland Waterway Commission; Joseph Bailey of Patchogue, member of the State Imand Waterway Com mission, and Assemblyman Thomas A. McWhinney, who, with Senator George Thompson, sponsored the bill providing for the South Side canal; 'E. H. Coe, J. D. Hogan, Russell Car ter, Charles R. Bettes, Dr. Joseph S. Auerbach, William S. Pettit and Carleton Macy. The committee first visited Edge- mere and looked over the proposed route, which would connect Jamaica Bay with the Atlantic Ocean. This route would be the shortest, needing less than half a mile of dredging. It was also considered the most expen sive, as it would pass through valu able property, costing considerable to condemn, and the expense of main taining the canal at this point would also be difficult because of the shifting sands along the ocean front, which, it was feared, would choke up the mouth of the waterway. This route was entirely eliminated. The second rflute, known as the Mott Basin-Banister Creek route, was next visited. This route would begin at Mott 'Basin on the Jamaica Bay side of Inwood and would follow a line along McNeil avenue to Banister Creek on the ocean front. This would be along the line separating New York City and Nassau County, and is wed built up on both sides of McNeil avenue all the way to Broadway at Far Rockaway. From here the canal would run through about a <nile of dredging. The Woodmere route, the third vis ited, would start at Pine street and the Jamaica Bay front and run in an almost straight line to Woodmere Bay, passing through the golf links of the Woodmere Club. The land abutting the proposed route is weil built up with costly homes, which would have to be bought if the route was decided upon, ami there would be about a mile of dredging to go across the peninsula, besides considerable ^dredging in Jamaica Bay from Hook Creek, to afford a deep waterway as an approach to the mouth of the canal The Lynbrook and East Roekaway route was the last one visited by the committee, and while it is the long est by about two miles, it was more and crossing Broadway at Grant Park, Hewlett, thence southerly to Union avenue and through Pixton Creek to East Roekaway. This latter route was approved by practically the entire party, the only one opposing it being Charles R. Bettes, engineer of the Queens County Water Company, through which com pany’s watershed the canal would pass in Hewlett and Valley Stream. Engi neer Bettes said he was afraid that the building of the canal through the water company’s land would cause the salt water to pollute the water fur nished by the company and that great loss would resu.t therefrom. The Army engineers declared they were not certain about the point raised by Engineer Bettes, but tnat they would have the federal authorities detail health experts to make an investiga tion. Final decision in the selection of a route for the proposed canal is up to Gen. Bingham and the Army engi neers. LIEUT. HART KILLED Aviator in Britain and Brother of C. M. Hart, Freeport. DYES Boiling Dyes Diamond Putnam Sunset Soap Dip Dyes Hit Tintex Her-Eyes-On Formont CHUBBUCKS Quality Drug Store FREEPORT Charles M. Hart of Freeport re- ceivd word on Thursday of last week that his brother, Stanley, a lieuten ant attached to the Royal Flying Corps of Great 'Britain, had been kill ed “over there.” The message did not state how he met his death. 'His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Hart of Amityville, who also learn ed of his death, believe th a t he was killed while making a flight. Lieutenant 'Haft was 29 years of age and joined the Royal Flying Corps after he was rejected for American aviation service. He went to England about seven weeks ago, and his relatives had the last word from him in Chester, where he had been assigned to scout duty. His brother, Charles, married Miss Adene Bergen, an aunt of W. Clinton Story, the aviation cadet who was killed by a fa.l in Tennessee. PLA Y GIRLS u OVER HERE' Owassa [Camp of Freeport Gives Successful Entertainment. Last Thursday evening, June 6, the Owassa Camp Fire Girls gave a pa triotic play, “The Girls Over Here,” and a musicale and supper. The pro ceeds were for the Camp Fire war chest in New York and the local Red Cross. Some citizens bought and donated thirty tickets to the “boys” at Avia tion Field No. 2, which the girls ap preciate. Miss Reed, teacher of elocution at the Freeport schools, gave two selec tions, one taken from \Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,\ entitled \Her Journey,” and \The Second Table.” Miss Nancy McCord sang “The Rose in the Bud,’’ and Miss Virginia Al- drege, one of the Camp Fire members, gave several excellent violin selec tions. The total proceeds were $601 The Camp Fire pledged $10 to the Red Cross, but will make it $25. The re mainder will go to their own war chest for soldiers in New Y’ork. The girls thank Mr. Baumann 'for his kindness in furnishing the furniture for ithe stage and the mothers for their co-operation in helping make the affair a success. Snigoski Murder Trial Next Week. Mineola (Special.)—Two Supreme Court Justices will sit on Monday of next week. Justice David F. Man ning will preside at the trial term in Fart I, and Justice Lewis L. Fawcett will conduct Special Term cases in Part II. The trial of Frank Snigoski of Great Neck for the alleged murder of his wife and which resulted in a disagreement l*et February, .is ex pected to begin on Monday. -------------- — ♦ ------------------ Boy Scouts Camp at Point Lookout. Troop No. 1 of the Boy Scouts of Nassau Boulevard, over twenty strong, in full uniform and pack, hik ed to the Great South Bay Ferry Co. dock at Freeport and took the “Sa lem” to Point Lookout, where they camped over night Point Lookout, along the inlet, has become popular with the Boy Scouts and is an id e a l place fbr camping, there being plenty of wood for dies to <io their cooking end Be DEMOCRATIC ORGAN A Faithful Nassau County Employee NAMED BUT OPPOSED Maidment’s New Paper is Given Democratic Appointment bat Doughty Objects. Mineola (Special.)—The City Rec ord, a weekly newspaper combined with the Glen Cove News, and pub lished by a company of which Fred. H. Maidment, who conducts the Sea Cliff News, is president, received a designation last Friday from Super visor Craft of Glen Cove City, as the official Democratic organ to publish election notices and the official can vass of Nassau County for 1919. Supervisor G. Wilbur Doughty of Hempstead township objected to the appointment, asserting that the Maidment newspaper did not repre sent the principles of the Democratic party and besides this was not the proper time of year to make the desig nation. With the consent of 'Supervisor Craft, the question as to whether the appointment is legal was referred to the county attorney. The City Record is a recently es tablished newspaper less than six months old. It has obtained the of ficial appointment from the city of Glen Cove. The North Hempstead Record, pub lished by George Hollis Kennahan, has had the offieral Democratic pat ronage for a number of years and has printed the proceedings of the Supervisors for a tong period. It was given a renewal of contract last Fri day. CHILD DROWNS IN B A Y Dorothy Quigley, Wades Beyond Her Depth at Baldwin. Dorothy Quigley, a 7-year-old girl of College Point, was the victim of a drowning accident at Baldwin Har bor last Sunday. She was visiting relatives with her parents and the child went into the water of the bay to wash her hands. She waded beyond her depth unob served by anyone and was drowned. Her body was recovered later. FAMED MIDGET TWIN DIES AT FREEPORT her sister, Mrs. Leia R. Greer, 150 Main street, Freeport, aged 49 years. She and her sister, Ada, who died several years ago, were reputed to be the smallest twins in the world. MISS GEORGIA C. BURROWES Secretary to Nassau Supervisors No official or employee of Nassau County has served as long or more faithfully than Miss Georgia C. Bor- rowes 6f Roslyn, who was appointed secretary to the Board of Supervi sors in June, 1902, and has held the position continuously since, although a number of changes have occurred in the personnel of the board The Nassau Post is pleased to pay tribute to the faithfu lness and effici ency of Miss Borrowes, who has be come almost invaluable to the Board of Supervisors. — i She has given conscientious and 1 studious effort to her work, with the result that every branch and detail of the work connected with her de- COUNTY WILL PAY BARNETT PREMIUM Supervisor Smith Advised by A t torney General—Comp. Bennett Said to be in Error. Mineola (Special.)—It now seems that the bill for a $1,600 premium, filed with the county comptroller re cently by the Barnett Construction Company, doing work at the county tuberculosis hospital at Farmingdale, wiL eventually be allowed by the board of supervisors, although that body two weeks ago, acting on the recommendation of the county comp troller, refused to pay the premium at this time. In a letter received this week from the attorney general’s office Supervi sor Smith is advised- of the contents of a letter written by the attorney general on April 7 to a contractor in Rochester, N. Y., which is consid ered a parallel case to that of the partment is a familiar subject. Each j Barnett Construction Company. In succeeding Board of Supervisors has the case of the Rochester contractor readily recognized her capabilities and ( re-appointed her without any attempt ; at opposition. Last spring when Jesse F. Merritt, the attorney general held that the state architect could not issue a cer tificate for the cost of a bond in ad dition to the amount of the contract clerk to the board, was called to price unless the amount of premium serve his country, Miss Burrowes was for such bond is included in the bid. chosen to take his place and has since served as clerk pro tern in a highly acceptable manner. ELEVEN INDICTED PLEAD AT MINEOLA Lida Valentine Rabell, one of di minutive twins known as the Bell sisters, died Monday at the home ofl\ ChaVles'wr Raah of Rockville Cen- Mineola (Special.)—.Saturday was arraignment day in the County Court. Ten men and one woman were before County Judge Lewis J. Smith to plead to indictments returned against them by the Grand Jury. Otto Stengel of Roosevelt for bur glary in th£ third degree, pleaded not guilty. Sigrtlond Weiss, for grand larceny in the second degree, also pleaded not gui.ty. Charles Smoody of Freeport, for assault in second degree, pleaded guilty and was remanded for sen tence. Shirley Henderson of Roslyn, for abduction, pleaded not guilty. Horace Ward, Obey Ward and Wil bur Carl, who said they were mem bers of the Shinnecock Indians, plead ed guilty to burglary in the third de gree. Anna Pfeffer of Hempstead plead ed not guilty to a charge of unlaw fully carrying a revolver. ue nit? aiiiancai, uwma in une wvi iu pleaded They were only three feet in height burglary. n n o r t r t o a r o d h Vv a era f n i * n v Vii n 1 - ix r ?ti ? trei pleaded not guilty to assault in second degree, and was remanded to the county jail. Raphael Bonzello of Glen Cove leaded not guilty to third degree and appeared on the stage for exhibi tion with various shows throughout the United States. The little twins were devoted to each other. They slept in a single bed, sat on the same chair at meals and dressed exactly alike. After the death of Ada, the health of Lida be gan to fail. Miss Rabell, according to relatives, was at one time engaged to Admiral Dot, said to be the smallest man in the world, and now a wealthy hotel owner in White Plains. Attachment for her twin sister, it is asserted, was the cause of the engagement being broken. When Miss Rabell was twelve years of age she was only 30 inches tall and weighted but 27 pounds. A coral necklace which she wore at the time is but 1 1J2 inches in diameter. Funeral services were held on Tuesday evening, the body of the lit tle twin reposing in a child’s casket. She was interred beside‘her sister in Greenfield cemetery. » William Critland of Roosevelt, charged with the theft of automobiles, pleaded not guilty to gfand larceny in the second degree. CRIPPLED SOLDIERS GIVEN HOME SITE The John J. Randall Company has given to the Soldiers’ Welfare As sociation a plot of ground in Freeport upon which the’ association will build a house to aid the crippled soldiers of Nassau County upon their return from war. In this house will be provided light employment for the cripple who can work only a few hours a day. -It will also be a place of recreation for the man who is so disabled as to make him entirely unfit for any work. C. E. Kern, well-known architect, who planned and superintended the erection of the Lights’ Clubhouse, has offered to do his share toward this worthy cause by preparing plans and The premium for the Barnett Con struction Company bond was includ ed in their bid and therefore it will probably be allowed by the supervi sors if the Barnett people put in an other bill. Controller Bennett said this week that he would not recommend the pay ment of any bill from the Barnett Construction Company setting up the amount of the premium on their bond and on their compensation in surance as separate items. PUPILS TO SPELL FOR COUNTY HONORS Fifteen Boys And Girls Will Compete at Hempstead on Saturday. Fifteen boys and girls will repre sent the First Supervisory District, specifications for the building and to'of which Dr. James A. Cooley is Su- superintend its construction free of cost to the association. The members of the Soldiers’ Wel fare Association are working hard to raise money to build this house. All donations may be sent to Sol diers’ Welfare Association, 101 Wal- ,ace street, Freeport. MAY HOLD SHORT FAIR Agricultural Society Petitions Gov ernment to Save Lease Mix-Up. LIEUT. CUTLER MARRIES Officials of the Queens-Nassau Ag ricultural Society have forwarded an application to Washington, through Boys to be Taught Swimming. The slogan at Camp Triangle this year will be Every Boy a Swimmer, and Every Swimmer a Life Saver.” The camp director, B. Deane Brink, Secretary of Health and Recreation of the Young Men’s Christian Asso ciation of Nassau and Suffolk Coun ties, under whose auspices and direo tion the camp is conducted, is an ex pert in aquatic instruction. The knowledge of swimming and life sav ing is as important a part of a boy’s education as is reading, writing aqd arithmetic. He should know how to handle himself in the water and how to aid others in an emergency. Any boy interested in this feature of the Camp Triangle activities may secure additional information by sending a card to the Y. M. C. A. of Nassau and Suffolk Counties at Min eola, N. Y. The Beeecret Chaiges Its Name. The Democrat, n weekly newspaper started at Port Washington by Harry D. Nench of Hempstead, has chang ed its name to The Nataau Guide. W. €L Reavely succeeds George Good- ale as manager and editor. The Guide has changed its form to a six- column page and presents a greatly smpewgpn appearance. Freeport Patriot Takes as Bride, Miss Gladys Cook. Amid roses, peonies and daisies, under a festoon of American, French and British colors, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Cook, 280 South Ocean avenue, Freeport, their daughter, Miss Gladys Cook, became the bride of Lieut. Stuart Cutler U. S. A., son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Cutler, on Monday evening. The cer emony was performed by Rev. Ever ett A. Burnes of the Freeport Meth odist Episcopal Church. The bride was attended by Miss Marjorie Pitcher of Freeport and the groom by his brother. Ensign Lloyd Cuter, N. S. N. Bruce Cook was ring bearer and Janet Cook scatter ed flowers in the pathway of the bride. They are the nephew and niece of the bride. Only immediate relatives ctf the couple witnessed the ceremony, which had a military aspect on account of the decorations and the service uni forms worn by the groom and other male members of the bridal party. The bride was attired in white Geor gette crepe with a corsage bouquet and her attendants in white crepe de chine, the only ornaments being wrist watches. War and its necessities hastened the wedding and has prevented the making of future plans of the newly- married couple. The contracting par ties are prominent socially and very popular in Freeport. Salary Increase (or Two Clerks. Mineola (Special.)—Upon the re commendation of the Nassau County Extermination Commission, the Board of Supervisors last Friday increased the •alary of Helen A. Park of Hemp stead, clerk to the commission, from $60 to f 100 a month. The board also increased the com pensation of the clerk to the county superintendent of poor to $1,000 a ’ * “ • , perintendent at a championship spell ing contest, to be held in the Hemp stead High School tomorrow (Sat urday). The following schools will be represented: Great Neck, Hicksville, Manhasset, New Hyde Park, Sea Cliff, Plainview and Central Park. The contest is a public one and should prove of interest to many pa rents and others. Spelling has been given more attention in the schools within recent years, the educational authorities recognizing the impor tance of greater proficiency on the part of pupils in this line of educa- I tion. The result has been a marked improvement in all grades. With competitions being held a t in tervals for town, county and state Major\A’\ Cutler, in command of championships, the school children the hospital at the Mineola Fair th,ave become enthused and applied , 1 . . themselves intensely to attaining hon- Grounds, asking permission to hold Qrs the spelling .bees. a fair of two days during the last | The contestant and the averages week in September. • j attained in priliminary contests are If the government gives its con- as follows: , x , i Frank B. Hanson, 98 per cent; sent the fair wilt be conducted on a George Snyder, 96 per cent; Eliza- small scale. Only fruits, vegetables, ibeth Small, 95 per cent; Henrietta and such other exhibits as can be Keiler, 95 per cent ^ Anna Hajek, 95 placed in tents, will be shown. There per cent; far! N. Krug, 9.) per cent; , , . . ... Elsie Benkert, 93 per cent; Mollie will be no horse show or trotting Hoffmatli 92 per cent; Florence events. No admission will be charged, Flanders, 92 per cent; George F. since the grounds are now under gov- Wright, 92 per cent; Laura Schneid- ernment control. |er, 91 per cent; Stanley Weygant, The government has been negotiat-, 91 per cent; William Thornton, 91 ing for a lease on the grounds, but per cent; Clarence L. Krnemer, 90 a restrictive clause in the deed con- j per cent; Muriel Pe'cher, 90 per cent, veying the grounds to the society ! The winner of the county champion- from Hempstead township presents ship will be selected for the state an obstacle, it is declared. championship contest this month. BENEFIT CARD PARTY Freeport Affair to Aid Crippled Soldiers Fund. Doubleday Willed Wife’s Estate. Mineola ( Special.)—An estate of $55,000 real and $30,000 in person al is disposed of by the will of Nellie DeGraff Doubleday filed id the Sur- j rogate's office. Mrs. Doubleday died' --------- on February 21, last, in Canton, Chi-1 Through the courtesy of Max Grif- na, where she was engaged in work, fenhagen, proprietor of the South for the American Red Croas. j Shore Hotel, the Soldiers Welfare As- The will, dated December 7, 1917, . .. ... .. . . leaves the entire estate to the hus- soc,atlon wlU &ive a card on band, Frank N. Doubleday, member of the publishing house of Doubleday, Page & Company, at Garden City. Wednesday, June 19, at 2.15 p.m., to raise funds for the erection of a build ing to aid the crippled soldiers of Nassau County upon their return from the war. Tickets mav be obtained from the committee: Mesdames M. Griffenhag- en, chairwoman; Edward Abeles, S. Hicks OHers Disability Bill Congressman 'Hicks has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives [ £ ’ F^dericT Knowfes? Frank which authorizes the Secretory of the | Alcorn, Lyman Jones, Harry E. Van Navy bo re-iroburse officers, enlisted men, nurses, and civilian employees in the Naval establishment. Marine Riper, Edward Goldman, I. R. De Nyae, Edward Fried, L. Markheim, Abraham Rosehatein, Douglas Anti, A. Hutton, L. Vogel, N. Cole, Jack- Corps, and Coast Guard for certain eon, Ed. Witmeyer, M. J. Zulxer, disbursements while on furlough tie- 1 Rosenbaum. cesmtatad by disabilities originating, Home-made cakes and candy will in the service end in kne o f duty. ifae on sale under the supervision of The bill hns referred te the e committee at which Mrs. C. M committee en Naval Affairs. Kadis Is chairwoman.
