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VoL 3. No. 23. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE VILLAGE OF FREEPORT. FREEPORT, N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1916. PRICE TWO CENTS

going Hm cos?TO BE HELD TONIGHT AT SOUTH

SHORE YACHT CLUB.PROTECTS TOWNSTATEMENT IN THE SOUTH

SIDE OBSERVER RELATIVE

TO “ELLEGltMlATE OVER-PAY­

MENTS” IS SHOWN BY INVESTI­

GATION TO BE INCORRECT.

11 the statement relative to “aases- eors salaries" and ‘‘illegitim ate over­payments." given such prominence in the last issue of the South Side Ob­server of Rockville Centre, was cal­culated to cast a reflection upon the ^ffieiency and Integrity of Supervisor Hiram R. Smith, the members of the town board or the individual asses­sor*. it has absolutely failed. Inquiry and investigation show conclusively that the facts of the last printed par­agraph arc certainly most incorrect and croneons.

No matter what might have been the custom previous to 1913, Super­visor Smith Is nftt in the habit of per­m itting town or county business to be transacted in any such slip-shod manner as the “Observer” assumes. Nassau county and the town of Hemp­stead never have had a more conserv­ative, business-like administrator at the head of their government.

It will he recalled that the Mc- Whinney tax bill increased the duties of the assessors of the towns and ac­cordingly provided an Increase of $300 a year In salary. The moment the bill became a law, the assessors of -Hempstead township applied for their rightful ‘‘raise’ in salary. The members of the town board saw no reason 'why'tlfe request should not be granted. It was.

But Supervisor Smith knew that the question of constitutionality of tffe bill had been raised, and that if the bill was declared illegal the in­crease would have to be refunded.

That the town might be fully pro­tected he took the matter up with the assessors and at his suggestion they waived the right of increase until the constitutionality of the law had been established. They have never been paid one proportionate part of the in­crease.

"And as the bill has been declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL A s s e s s o r s Brower, Edwards and Aukers will NOT have to pay back to the town ILLEGITIMATE O V E R - P A Y- MENTS."

*T7 53Huerta Sends for His Family.

Gen. Victorlano Huerta, now in the -custody of the military authorities at Fort Bliss, Texas, has telegraphed hie family in Forest H ills to come to El Paso.

PUSH NEW DRINKPOULTRYMEN HAVE BANDED TO

PUSH SALE OF NEW DRINK.(B y S p e c ia l C o r r e s p o n d e n t .)

The Nassau Poultry Association is pushing a new temperance drink which the members are anxious to see become the national drink. By some it is known as the "Prairie Oyster." Henceforth, if the poultry men have their way, the name will be “Napa Cocktail"; from an abbreviation of the name of their organization.

The new drink is made with fresh eggs— a “strictly fresh eggs"— an egg above suspicion. A dash of Worces­tershire, a sprinkle of red pepper and a drop or two of vinegar give the "kick," and the drink is ready.

“We have not consulted Mr. Bryan nor asked his opinion of our new drink, nor do we intend to do so," stated Mr. R. S, Stone, of Rockville Centre, president of the Nassau Poul­try Association, recently when asked if he had done so. "This drink ought to give a "knock out” to the drink question and a boost to the poultry business,” Mr. Stone ■ continued In conclusion.

TO OLD T U SYSTEMTAX COLLECTORS THROUGHOUT

COUNTY WILL RESUME COL­LECTION OF TAXES— M'WHIN-

NEY LAW DECLARED UNCON­

STITUTIONAL BY JAYCOX.

DID YOU STEAL?L. L R. R. ON THE LOOKOUT FOR

TICKET THIEVES.

The Long Island Railroad Company lias been aware for soaie time past that certain of its employes were stealing tickets and selling them to the public at reduced rates. As the result of a check, A. B. Siederlich of Sag Harbor, Long Island, a ticket col­lector and extra conductor, who had been in the company's employ since 1898 and until recently was running on the Monte.uk division was ar­rested on a warrant issued by the police justice of Sag Harbor.,charged with the theft of tickets which lie had collected and not cancelled, and which he subsequently sold to the public at prices considerably below the face value of the tickets. The result of the trial on July 7 was that Siederlich pleaded guilty in court and was tined $50.

The investigation has not been completed. In its determination to protect its revenue, the company pro­poses to prosecute all those found im­plicated in any theft.

(B y S p e c ia l C o r r e s p o n d e n t .)While it has not been officially an­

nounced, it is generally accepted as a fact that the decision of Supreme Court Justice Walter H. Jaycox that the .McWhinney tax bill is unconsti­tutional will be treated as final and that no appeal will be taken to the higher courts.

The decision is o6 vest importance to the county, for as a result, the 100 tax collectors throughout Nassau county, who were legislated out of office by the bill introduced by As­semblyman Thomas A. McWhinney, will immediately resume their offices and begin the collection of taxes. This will be notably so in the incor­porated villages w„here the taxes w L become due in September.

The three county officials, County Judge James P. Niemann, County Controller Charles L, Phipps and County Clerk Thomas S. Cheshire will not attempt to appoint a successor to, Charles F. Lewis, whom they desig­nated as county tax receiver, as they have been enjoined by the decision of Justice Jaycox.

Now that the county tax bill is de­clared unconstitutional, the old sys­tem prior to the passage of the bill will prevail, and each school district will have its own tax collector, the three towns of the county will have their collector and the incorporated villages will have their collectors.

G. H. Hurrel Dies.

Don’t Forget This Outing.

On Thursday, July 22, the Demo-1 cratlc Association of the Town of Nortli Hempstead will hold their seventh annual outing at Wainwright and Smith’s three pavilions, Rocka- way Beach. Train leaves Mineola at 10.10 a. m., West Hempstead at 10.20 a. m. and Valley"Strea mat 10.30 a. m. Returning leaves Beach at 9 o’clock p. m. sharp.

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Is properly counted

Is washed in two suds; cold and

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Is rinsed in three waters

Is wrung dry in sanitary en­

closures

Is starched and ironed by the

latest sanitary appliances

Is delivered promptly

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George H. Hurrel of Floral Park died Wednesday in the Mercy hos­pital, Hempstead, following an ill­ness of four months. Death was due to heart trouble. Mr. Hurrel was born on June 13, 1873. He was for many years prominent in Republican politics in Hempstead, and at the time of his death was overseer of the poor. He was formerly town con­stable of Hempstead.

He is survived by his widow, Julia, and two daughters, Ruth and Aileen.

Mr. Hurrel was a member of Mor­ton Lodge of Masons. Funeral serv­ices will be held at his late residence this (Friday) afternoon) at 2 o’clock. The Rev. E. C. Hoag, pastor of the Methodist Church of Floral Park, will officiate. There will also be Masonic burial services. Interment will be in Greenfield cemetery, Hempstead.

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CHUBBUCK’SQuality Drug Store

FREEPORT

“The Big Store on the Main Corner.”

The Wild West show and society circus to be given tonight under the auspices of the £|outh Shore Yacht Club at their grdunds on Westside road will undoubtedly be one of the biggest events of the South Shore summer season. Many of the most versatile vaudeville artists of the New York stage will taMe part in the bene­fit. The performance will be under the direction of Fred Stone and Leo Carrillo and .will be (the greatest thing ever attempted. The tickets sell at the moderate price of fifty cents and one dollar. Call up the club and reserve seats for the best evening’s enjoyment imaginable.

FIREMEN CARNIVALANNUAL AFFAIR OF BRIDGE

HAMPTON ON JULY 20.The annual carnival' of fun and

motor races of the Bridge Hampton Fire Department will be held from July 20 to July 24. Every arrange­ment has been made by the commit­tee to make the event bigger and better than ever this year. The big midway will have many new and amusing games on it, which will be open every night from ti to 12. The merry-go-round will be there to de­light the young folks. A large danc­ing platform is being erected on the grounds, where open air dancing will be held every night. Band concerts will also be given every night. Maz- zoe’s celebrated band of 14 pieces of Sag Harbor has been engaged for the entire week. On the opening night there will be a parade of decorated automobiles, floats, visiting fire appa­ratus, and other vehicles. A prize is offered for the prettiest decorated ve­hicle and also a prize for the most unique outfit in the procession.

CATHOLICS READY TO RESPOND TO NATION'S CALL KEYNOTE

AT THE HOLY NAME RALLYMUSTER IN RECRUIT Ten Thousand Men Take Part

in Mighty Demonstration— Village Gives Hearty W el­com e to Notable Gathering

H. G. WEST OF BALDWIN JOINS G. A. R. COMRADES.

Mott Post of the G. A. R. had the unique honor of mustering in a new recruit last Saturday evening. The majority of posts have not had a mus­ter in for the last quarter of a cen­tury. Do not get the idea that it was some young fellow w illing to join anything once. The gentleman was Mr. Hiram G. West of Baldwin, who joins his comrades 50 years after the close of the great struggle. His age is 77 years.

Some of the members critcised the awkwardness and forgetfulness of some of the officers during the cere­mony, but Commander Patterson gently explained that they were much more accustomed to the muster out or burial service than the muster in ceremony of the new recruit, and for obvious reasons.

HATS OFF TO B E L L 'GAYLY SALUTED AS SHE PASSES

THROUGH CROWDS.

( B y S p e c i a l C o r r e s p o n d e n t . )Hats off to the Liberty Bell! May

its progress through the country be an inspiration to the women of the ’■dark” states to further efforts to­ward their own freedom.

When this precious relic shall have completed its journey of more than ten thousand miles, and' returns in November, may it (figuratively speak­ing) ring out a glorious message of liberty and independence for the cause of equal franchise in the East.

PUBLIC NURSE IS VITAL NECESSITY

TEACHES YOUNG MOTHER HOW

PLAN PORCH FETEV ---SUFFRAGE CLUB MEMBERS TO

HAVE PROMINENT SPEAKER,(B y Special C o r r e s p o n d e n t .)

Those attending the Equal Fran­chise Club on July 12 were much in­terested in Mrs. C. G. H ill’s talk on “Parliamentary Law.” It is no longer a mystery why she presides so well, being so well versed on the subject.

Miss Mygren’s reading of “The Dawn of a New Liberty for Women" was delivered in the style of a finish­ed elocutionist. A brief talk by Judge Wallace was added to the afternoon's pleasure.

Five new members were enrolled, business discussed, and a decision reached to hold a porch fete at a date to be announced in the next is­sue. Mrs. Stiles offered the use of her spacious verandas and living rooms for the.., occasion. A prominent speaker, possibly George Creel, will be engaged, and light refreshments

Garbed in flut ter ing bunting of the na tional and papal colors and with the Stars and Stripes standing forth in the breeze from all her flagstaffs, Freeport last Sunday was invaded by an army of men bearing the banner of the Prince of Peace, for Freeport was the chosen concentration point of the entire Long Island legion of the Holy Name Society, one of the strongest organizations of the Roman Catholic church.

Division a f te r division detrained soon after noon from all points east, .west and nor th on the Island, and by half past 2 o’clock a mile long human garland started to weave itself in and out of the picturesque streets of the village. To the strains of "On­ward, Christian Soldiers,” the column advanced, and in the van rude Free­po r t’s quadron of mounted police.

The Merrick road, Ocean avenue, Atlantic avenue and others of Free­po r t’s well paved roadways resounded to the martia l tramp of more than 15,000 men in two divisions. The

TO KEEP HER BABY WELL, first was made up of the men reppe-tj/xttt nprw ha TWIT T TTTT F flNTTg , sen ting the rally districts of Long a UW. 1U B A lil l i L l l l L k UNlia. [gland outside of Brooklyn, and the

---------- second was formed by members of theM „ ,v think or the nurse « L r ^ n T e . ^ ' l M o u n r C* " "

a person to call in when they a r e , The rendezvous was the Frcsli Air yery sick, but the public health nurse , Home of the Society of St. Vincent de is as important a factor in keeping a 1 t’aul, near the shore, where a monster

,, .. . , , open air vesper service was held af-town well as tire ordinary sick nurse I ^ a(1(lrpssesP had been delivered byis in caring for a person who is sick. Hev John L O’Toole, rector of the

Much public health work is neces- Church of the Holy Redeemer, Free- sarilv somewhat remote and cold and l)ort: State Senator Bernard M Pat-

_ , , _. | | ten, of Queens; the Rev. Dr. Williamofficial. It deals with statis tics and , p McGinnis, rector of St. Bridget’s with public works. The nurse deals j h m rc h , Weetbury, In. I., and president with people of the International Truth Society in

It is the public health nurse w h o 1 Aremica, and County Judge James , , , , , , . Neimann, of Nassau,

follows up the child who has been j Those who took their places in the excluded from school on account of j line were representatives of 200 communicable disease or in whom the churches in the seventeen rally dis- flchool physic ian has found some de. triet.s of the Diocesan Union of Long

v J 1 Island. That which sounded as a dis-

sional district, Long Lsland; Mr. Lamb, village president of Freeport; Assemblyman Thomas A. McWhin­ney, H. R. Smith, supervisor of the town of Hempstead; Jas. A. Rooney, supervisor of the department of com­plaints, Brooklyn, and the Rev. Sam­uel O. Curtice, pastor of the Metho­dist church of Freeport.

The Rev. Peter Donohue, rector of the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Brooklyn, and spiritual di­rector of the Diocesan Union, con­ducted the benediction. He was as­sisted by Rev. Father King of Bell- more, as deacon, and Rev. Father Smith of Hempstead, as sub-deacon.

feet of eyes or ears or teetli and sees that the other members of the family are protected or the defect properly treated.

It is the public health nurse who teaches the young mother how to keep her baby well, how to modify and

tinctive note in the whole proceed­ings was the enthusiastic manner in which Freeport welcomed the dele-

Present at the service held in the shade of the trees that almost en­circled the well kept lawn of the home were nearly all of the village

pasteurize m„k. „<™ to C -the ,nU p V . ^ Tbathe and care for the little one.

It is the public health nurse who goes into the home and helps the tu­berculosis victim to overcome his in­visible enemy and finds the early cases while there is time to effect a prompt and complete cure.

The public health nurse teaches people how to keep well. She deals with the causes of disease. She de­tects the unsuspected conditions in tenement and factory, which are sure to breed disease if they are not rem-

j edied, and wisely and tactfully she persuades those in authority to cure them. She is a sort of expert mother to the whole community under her charge.

Has your community a public health nurse? If not, there is proba­bly no one thing which would do more to prevent disease and to promote health than to provide for one.

served.

Welcome to Dr. Manly.

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Manly of Chi­cago are house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Matthews Manly at their Rose street home, Freeport.

Dr. Manly Is a clergyyman of great prominence in the South, where he was president of Furrman University, Greenville, S. C., for many years. He is. the son of Dr. Basil Manly, - that nestor of the Baptist faith, who was president of the University of Ala­bama during the Civil War. One of the largest buildings tb day is Manly Hall, erected in his honor.

Dr. Charles Manly preached in the B ipttet chhurch, Freeport. Sunday i .orning, July 1V.

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SUFFRAGE ENTERTAINMENTIN MERRICK ON JULY 30

Midsummer dullness in Merrick will be broken into small pieces on Friday evening, July, 30, when the local suffrage committee will present a vaudeville entertainment in Mer­rick fire hall, the proceeds to go to Hook and Ladder Company No. 1. Songs, dances, skits and "turns" of all sorts w ill make up the program, which will be interpreted almost wholly by village talent, noth profes­sional and amateur. The full list of amusements cannot be announced this week, but such competent artists as Mrs. C. A. Calkins, Miss Nancy Mc­Cord, Miss Isabella Bradford and Mias Elsie Bunker figure in the plans of the managers. Cake, ice cream and in-

The verandas of residences of per sons not of the Catholic faith were draped In flags and bunting in honor of the occasion and many homes of non-Catholics were hung witli the papal yellow and white.

The grand marshal of the parade was Cadman H. Frederick of Free­port, president of the rally commit­tee. It was through his efforts and those of Edward S. Keogh and John J. Donaghy that the rally was this year held in Freeport by unanimous vote of the Diocesan Union and sanc­tion of Bishop McDonnell.

After reviewing outstanding in­cidents in the history of the Catholic Church and emphasizing the fact that on many contested fields Catholics have never been found wanting In their duty of bearing arms for their God and their country, Senator Pat­ten struck a patriotic note. He re­marked that men of the Catholic faith had not hesitated to lay down their lives in the titanic struggle in Europe, and aded, "They will con­tinue to the end of the conflict at the post of duty, although praying fer­vently for the dawn of peace."

"Catholics in the United States,” he continued, “never have been found wanting and never could our morality or our patriotism be success­fully impugnefl. Our country’s call has never passed unheeded by those of our faith, from the time of the Revolution down to the Vera Cruz in­cident of a year ago."

Rev. Father O’Toole delivered an eloquent message of welcome to the delegates in behalf of his parish and in behalf of the authorities and peo pie of Freeport, some five thousand of whom reinforced the enormous throng of delegates ujjon the spac­ious greensward A)1 Father O'Toole d i­rected attention to the fact that men of various walks oM lfe and leaders of thought In other denominations were present.

Among those who attended the formal daaclng will follow the enter-■ceremonies were Representative tainment. Lathrop Brown of the First Congree-

E SPARS FOR L.I.R.R. CROSSING

RAILROAD HAS EXPERIENCED TOO MUCH OF DARE-DEVIL DRIVING AND GATE RUNNING

The Long Island Railroad has gone one step further in Its campaign to stop motorists from driving over grade crossings recklessly regardless of warning signs. It has installed at one of the crossings on the road lead­ing to Long Beach, crossing gates made of huge heavy spars painted with daring spiral hands of black and white.

The Long Island Railroad has ex­perienced much trouble from auto­mobile drivers disregarding the gates and driving through them, smashing them to pieces. For that reason, the management is experimenting with these heavy gates, the size of a large telegraph pole, which it is thought will withstand the blow of an auto­mobile even when running at high peed.

That it is necessary for the Long Island Railroad to adopt such extra­ordinary means to stop automobile drivers at grade crossings when trains are approaching is indicated by the fact that in the past two weeks there have been as many as a dozen cases where drivers have run through crossing gates let down to warn them of approaching trains.

ARE YOU COOL?FRAAS & MILLER HAVE THE ONE

CLUE TO THE SITUATION.

Hammocks and refrigerators are | almost Indespensahle in the summertime-. Both have the imperative

' quality: "to cool." Have you felt the 1 need of either?

Fraas & Miller, the well known furniture dealers of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre, have an extensive stock of both and at moderate prices. With their service coolness can be se­cured without excessive expenditures.

And one need have no fear as to the quality of their goods. They are one of the most reputable firms in the Greater City. They have a cli­entage of the classes from every walk Of life.

Why not make an appointment with friend neighbor and arrange to visit the Rockville Centre store? It will do your heart good. Get acquainted with a house that can supply Just what you want quickly and at ex­tremely low prices.

Sail to High H ill.

The employee of the Freport Rail­road and Great South Bay Ferry Companies will give a moon high sail to High H ill Beach on July 28. They plan to make it one of the moet en­joyable of the season. Boats leave the dock at 7.30 p. ra. Tickets, 50 cents a person. There will be special mueie for dancing at the beach.