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iSlNeuRboiel ScKool 2 frl NEPONSIT JUBILANT OYER SORE VICTORY 4 New Lutheran Church galley Stream ft 1 'H1 -isyi "vV wmmmm Island Tor the sport have experienced fair- good success ilri The increase tn the popular! 0 muskrat coats among the fair largely responsible for tho for the skin but there is also Itlt Sibility that this demand aip mately bring aboiK th- uiMmatr tincUon of-the species in manv callties 0- -s While the muskrat appea-s tn holding his own with greai rr cess on Long Island than unr 0thl variety of wildlife them been any noticeable tncrtaitn ln th numbers This condition should spire those who trap tho animated use precaution in taking too pf them Incidentally the game law Ing to tho taking of muskrat Long Island has bMi violated hi-more persons from what I have heT able to learn than any other corning our native wood for eeasdh on muskrats does not ohm on Long Island until Doc 1 and cm tlnuos until March 21 during whirk time th animals may be taken any manner save by shooting tw and the use or so-called wire or traps The molestation 0f tC homes la also prohibited In vie the fact that muskrats are t-annJ on Long Island primarily by Vhoij boye the game lawa affecting the! animals are disregarded a conditin that will prove detrimental unl-checked shortly Muskrats are not classed a beint In any way useful by a number Long Island resident beraum at their deriructlve characteristics aBj consequently have very few frieen who are willing to agree that the should be accorded some protection Burroer Cause Damage V' The ohjeetlon which classes ih muskrats among nuisance not boeaus they est valuable crop but because of their burro via habits Indeed It is not uncociKH for a few of these animals to loultr undermine a mill dam or cauie pond or river dam to cave in Then ar a number of Instances on need where th draining of valuable mm of marsh land has been abatidoari because th muskrata kept burrovh Uirough ths dikes Tho Liong Island muskrat is noti toward and will attack on the ilifV-est provocation Thu animals ever hove many natural eneaia among thorn being weasels in faxes The latter kill off a hip number every year on the Islam The fact that the aaimala only in-quent marshy lands keeps the natality resulting from such encounun down to 4k very small figure Several reports have been reeeini from various sections of tha IiliM concerning the sucking of pouter eggs by muskrat during ths put year or so While these animals an known to make a practice or fueling certain species of marsh btrif eggs and occasionally kill the birU themselves I have never knova a any person to suffer losses on ths la-land from th slaughter of chlckam or tho Bucking of their eggs by tha muskrats investigations by the writer has sveaied the fact that tte destruction had been rendered te either th common barn rati a water -rats neither of which art n-lated directly to the muakrat The fact that an animal pwiwh a form- similar to a dcstruciht t-odent should not cause person condemn It without first inw-Kif-Ing Its habits While I am vtlDci to admit that the muskrat I fr tern being untroubleaome 1 w-Have that th alleged destrurwe placed uponit -by many persons wholly Justified Whether it a muskiat er sparrow a thorough knowlear Its traits as well as evidence wrongdoing should first be seci-t before the attack is launched WILL DEMAND Cffl SPEND $300000 OS iBIG ASTORIA PARS Members of th Ri'r Heights Community Council of A toria will appear en maee next meeting of the Board if ttmafe to present ita demand th an appropriation of nearly li-bo made by that body for ihr provement of Aatoria l'ark cent meeting ef the command council which was sddrewed rumbor of loaders of ihc brn members were urged to attend tw hearing and to voice it the desired appropriation At tho meeting also exprww distinctly ln opposition to posed tri-boro bridge were ml indorsed by th organnation For a long period the nuri of th'lmprtvement of Atrw and Its approaches ha been nd ppni-ii7' Ject of extended dicuicn John Kindred CongreMwen th first district spoke the subject and urged up? present th necessity of their enoe when th matter of the prlation comes before the Of Estimate for a hearing John Kelly chief tho Park Department urged the members the necessity backing up Park Comintlnrr bert Beqnlnger ln hi have thla appropriation n1 cited the numeroua inianr' money had been appropriate'1 Board of Estimate for Improvements In other eectjfttf the city These he said had procured because the rcsi-ieri those sections had displayed Interest sufficiently and when the matters were before the Board of Esiima preset tjk'n TO PRESENT mV-Port Washington T- '1'- The Vlllago Welfare Society three one-act plays on Thur Friday In the high achool fortum This society t1 servtces of a village nurse community- By EDWIN A' OSBORNE by1 the" rapid" Advances laf civilisation muskrsts appeaf tobe "holding thfelr 4ccess-fully on Xebrig Island thhn 'any-other rhn of" zoological life 'permiHed 'to be -shot or trapped' Squirrels rabbits and -foxes have been driven from many areas on the Island hunting 7 them" la permitted but the muskrat has defied those in search of his skin and with vary: few- exceptions can be found In streams and marsh lands situated wUhln a throw of fairly large populated communities Xxng Island naturalists sre at a loss as (o tho reason why those animals havo: not surrendered like the tabhit ana squirrel a well as the red fox 1 Th latter despit tta sly traits and 'ability to avoid capture has found It Calmest -Impossible to koep out of th way of those who are seeking i to: bring about its extinction and subsequently has taken up-its home -only at places inaccessible to the reach of th -hunter or: trapper The muskrat appears to find enjoyment In Inhabiting places where trappers com In large The writer in jaunts about Long Island has ascertained that ths muskrat contrary to common supposition Is not' th foolish animal that petal think" it to because of refusal to glvo uptts homo when civilisation approaches It On tho other hand these little animals show kesn discretion In: traveling and la establishing their abodes In-lopalltlss difficult to reach Select Homes Carefully By this msn that the muskrat houses ar usually situated in marshy places that are almost 1m-posslble to get to boeaus of tho soggy condition of -the: earth Here muskrat live tn largo numbers as long as th earth Is well saturated and an ahundanco of vegetation grows -about the vicinity However aa soon as a prolonged 7 dry- spoil sets in alrolliar to that which lias existed fdr th past month the animals Invariably desert their homes and: take up their residence where hotter: living' accommodations prevail s-- Th dry spell during past several weeks has resulted with th migration ef muskrats to other points at many sections of Long Island At South Oson Park Queens where a great number ef th anlr male live In a- swamp situated near Jamaica Bay observed many peculiar changes as the jesult of th dry spoil: Most of tho -houses I discovered had been deserted entirely by' the rats while several new colonies had been established at places where ths most favorable conditions exist 'The section whir th muskrats have taken up their homes for tho prosont In thla swamp land Is oven more difficult to reach than the locality where they previously resided As matter of fact was forced to wad through two to feet of thlek mud and water to reach the locality In order to secure some photographs of tho now quarters of th animals! However just as soon as a heavy rainfalls occur there Is no question but Gist-the animals -will return-Nto their former homos and probably spond th winter there The lack of rain hks hot alone 'rendered the marsh lands unsuitable for tho muskrats hut has dried cut the various varieties of vegetable Ilfs on which -th creatures subsist-: Th reason why these animals ar desirous of only- Inhabiting watory places has offered naturalists considerable pnsslement a However there is nothing unusual about this fact In thaf -th animal belongs to an aquatic species of Uf and Itvos most somfortably in marshy locali-ties -A Intercwting Coloaiea1 In the opinion of the writer no variety of wildlife establish more Interesting colonies thau'-th muskrats The huts of the animals are constructed of grass twigs and mud along th same-- stylo as- a beaver house They are unusually oonicai In shape and semi-submerged with numerous passageways leading from each of th homes Th trails frequently lead from on hut to anothor and thus It-Is assumed that th animals are not fkstidlous as to which house they select in which to spend th night The muskrat usually showa very keen discretion In constructing the passageways In order that when the surface of th urater frees over they will not bo blocked up by too Th doors loading to the hut are thus located below th aurfac of th water which enables the animals to travel under the ice without difficulty In its 1 search for mash roof 8 and othor vegetables in view of the fact that th creatures do not store up any winter supplies The- huts-incidentally ar not used to a very great extent- during the 1 summer mouths -th animals during this Usually making their homes shallow streams and ponds but as th cold weather begins to approach work is started on ths winter quarters From a physical construction Solnt th xnuskrSCstands in a class Itself'- It Is rather a heavy built animal with a broad head no distinct neck and short limbs The eyes ar small and Its ears project very little beyond the fur Th fore limbs hare four toes and a rudimentary thumb all with dawn while the hind limbs are larger with five distinct toes united by short webs at thetr bases The animals possess a stiff- halry-lookin eoat but underneath It Is a soft i beautiful fur vTh muskrats seldom -excfed a foot In length and their name Is derived from the seere-tlon of a large gland similar to that of th skunk S'--Moot Active at Night 1 Muskrats are most aettvo on Long Island at night spending the greater part of the day concealed In their For this reason they arc heldom seen The high prices offered for musk rat skins In the fUr market during th past few years has -inspired a great number of persona to trap the animals on Long Island and according to reports all who have gone In 1' Ji RENEWS AGITATIONS FORtATER SUPPLY Residents Circulate '-a Petition for- Formation of $375000 JV1 unicipar'Wate DistrioLt Spec tat te Tte' Eagle) Huntington UiJ'Noril---The residents gr Bouth HuAtinrton sec-ti6nv of the townshlpare renewing agitation for water supply and a petition debeingplrcuiated throughout that section aaking or the formation of amunlcipal water district-the coeL6fwhlchle estimated to' be about' 117008 v'-Av-'-N-iThlseecUoU is badly 'In need of the mprovement 4 For the past -couple of years the residents practically havebeen marking time tp ascertain just what was Intended be done In the matter of making apiusieipai water district of the "present Huntington water distilct and the area covered hr'! the 'm move- and whether the present Huntington Water Werke Company intended to do anything foe The time has come when" they have decided to' welt no longer and a meeting -wee celled at the headquarters 4( the Huntington South SidevClvlc Association to hesr a report on the formation of a proposed district made by Engineer Harold Stevens ef Sea Cliff -who has been studying the situation for some time Thost at tha meeting were quick to grasp the benefits thatwould bo derived from the installation of a water-district" both from tho stand- point of supplying for their homes as as for having the district properly protected Jn csse-of fire With the municipal plant ltt la claimed the hydrants wtli-be much cheaper -than In some of tthe' other- water Isaac Swexey who has 'charge of the legal end of the question 'ad-vlxd those prescut that ail signa lures' should be witnessed by a notary eo- as 'to prevent future obstacles from hindering the completion of the work Already there have been-188 names affixed to tho' petition and a house-to-house canvass will be made for' the necessary number-it was suggested by Justice of the Peace Fred Korter that a letter bo sent to all residents the ad vantages of amufile-lpal-owned plant ''if Engineer Stevens 'Stated that detailed plans would be ready so that bids could be advertised for Immediately upon presentation of the signed petition 'V-'v ixt i 'rf 'ViV The proposed water tower would bejocated sduth of 18th et and will have-a capacity "of 160080 gallons with TS to 67 pounds static oreseure The machinery connected with It will be capable -of pumping 1000 gnllone per minute Although tho -estimated' ooet of the plant Is 8iZ6009 It Is considered advisable' toy those In charge of tho plans to Issue 4onde 4n the amount of 8400000 ii CALLMOREJURORS EOR SUFFOLK COURT VkV A- A 'i (BpectmX The JEmffleJ Now lp -Tiro ad ditlonal htyt been drawn id aerve at resen tftsrni of -the County -Court wIth Furmanpresldlng onepanql'to report next Monday The other report ed Those to report on Monday' NdvV17 Burt JAshto Hampton Bays George Avery -aSast Northport Howard Bussanlh" Hampton Bays Thomas Babcock'Easthampton George Bolsenthal Hnntingten Jahvba Baum Westhampton Rlverhead John Burlsn Easthampton Robert Blake' West Babylon William Carter Hampton Bays Herbert Conkllng Mattttuck Madison Courtenay Rlverhead i Cornelius Cosgrove Sag Leslie -H- uerrin Aqua-bogus Lewis Downs Rlverhead Stanley Orient Robert Dayton-Easthampton William Donovan Rlverhead Edward Fagan Smlthtown Branch John Flelseh-mao Laurel Hudson Vf Griffin' Rlverhcads Ray Griff Ing' Shelter Island William Gregory Bridge-hampton Hand- Rlverhead Charles Hunt Smlthtown Branch Terry Hand Cutchogue William Hoffman Babylon Charles King Sag Harbor- Charles Ludlow Amity vllle -William- Lohman Babylon Edmund Lupton Mattl-tuck- Harold A Latham Orlsnt William Meyer Melville Winfield 8 Merrihew Smithtowg Branch Oliver Nickerson Sag: Harbor Edwin Pstty Smlthtown Branch Milton Rackett Orient RarryL Squlrbs Hampton Bays Joseph Stacey CenterpOrt George Squires1 Hampton Bayis-George Smith Easthampton David Smith Center Moriches Frank Talmage Bridgehampton Nat-a Tuthlll Mat-tltuck tf'erris Talmage Wain-scott Henry Waeterling Calverton Wilson Amltyvllle George Wella Shelter Island Those reporting -yesterday -Anton Adamec Bohemia Arnold Babylon Frederick Edgar Benjamin East Moriches Burgess Mattltuek: Herbert Barnes Amaganmtt Louis 'E- Conley Port Jefferson: Walter Critchley Amltyvllle John Coyle-Easthampton: Edward Dow-nsjfc- James Ellis Southampton: 8pter(Edwarda Calverton-Alfred Edwards Sag Pel lerath' Bsyvllls Ernest Field Waln-seott I GUdersleeve East North-port AleX'lL' Glsndennlng East Quogus 'w Edward Grlmshaw Easthampton: Frank Gagsn Southoid Nathan Goldin Green port Oscar F- Goodale Flanders: Ernest Hildreth Southampton Fred Hubbs Smlthtown Branch': Daniel Halsey- Southampton Sidney Hawkins Lako--vOrove Ulysaes Johnson- Center Moriches: Myron King- Amltyvlllo Stephen J-Lynch Easthampton Albert Latham Patch-ogno: i Samuer Lovtne Greonportl Charles 8 Millet' Middle Island Charles C- Miller Springs Wllilam Plckney Port Jefferson George Robinson Southampton -Warran RooverRivcrhoad Georg Smith Southoid Herbert XL Smith Bay Shore: Edgar --T: 8mlt)u': Klngi Park Louis F' SmltlD Southampton -Robert -M' TuthIlL Clarence Tuthlll Mattituclu DeWltt Tut hill Speonk Frank L' TorrellsEast Quogus Clarence Vfooman Patcheguo: William White South ampton Well Jamesport John Wv Week Patchogue George Young Aqusbegu -5 MAY FORM MASONIC LODGE L'i Long Beach Preliminary steps have been taken to form a Masonic lodge In this city and a second meeting -v has Ibsen arranged for tomorrow -evening ra the Ocean Crest Hotel sMter Masons who are -residenta- are Invited (pile presenV It la understood that there era many Maaona here who would affiliate 'wtth" local: lodge' A -Loyal Order of Moose organisation' hr the tjnly fraternal a society Residents pet Assurance That Promenade Will Not Extendi to Exclusive Section' Assurance has been glven residents of Weponalt by the Com-mutes' of Assessments of the Board of Bmfrnat that the proposed public beach and Rockaway boardwalk will not be carried through Nepon- Sit rv -l' The aanouacement of thla fact has been received by the residents of the exclusive section of'he Rockaway peninsula with keen interest and satisfaction It was feared that the extension of the boardwalk-to-NU- ponslt would' prove detrimental 'to the realty value of the section which Is regarded as tho most exclusive '-S-f Arguments of protest had -besn forwarded repeatedly to the Board of Estimate by Neponelt residents ststlng that th private character of their community ehould bo maintained the aame aa so party at' Sea Gate Coney Island and in the vicinity of Gramerey' Park Manhattan It was also argued' that 'the aasesamenta resulting- from the boardwalk Improvement would work a hardship on the owners of Nepon sit propsrty r' Tho propoaitloir Is to construct the boardwalk from Jacob Rile Park to thewesterly line of Beach 26th it- which would necessarily Include tbs Neponstt section Tho cost would bo horno II percent by the city at large and II percent by the local property owners Several of tho property of Neponslt Ijavs' claimed that the cost would cause them hardships r- 1 Hope for the residents of NSponslt not In favor of the boardwalk project lies In the report of the committee that tho character of the community la the earns as Sea Gate and Gramerey Park and Is restricted In the same manner under the zoning reso- tutlon in force HUNTINGTON WOMEN AIO A CHARITY WORKFORAUENS Huntington X- Nov The Ketewamok Chapter of tho Paugh-' iers of 'American Revolution Is co-operating with other chapters and with -adapters of tho Children of the American Revolution In' fnralshlng iup piles and materials for use among tho' women at Ellis Island At tho November meeting an appeal was made for worst ode and similar material that can be be need to employ the women In manual work while de rained there for It has besn demonstrated that If they have something occupy their hands and minds they re more contented while 'waiting In a strange place among etrango people and a great change has been noticed since tba A A took upon i homsolves the work of flndinr occupation for tho-women Thoracis also need for all kinds of clothing Mrs Henry XL Saylor chairman of the patriotic and Americanisation work nf the chapter will have chgrge of the donations for this cause -y Mrs Henry Btxby regent oi Ketewamoke Chapter and delegate the recent State Convention at Hornell told of tho work if the organisation at Tomassse tho ffouthsrn mountain school main-- ained by tho organisation The Chll-Iren ef the 'American Revolution he reported had sent an sncyclopa-Ha to the school It Is tho Intention tho mother organisation to raise maintenance fund to 'support the Mew York State Building at that cot ege which le for the education of poor of the South Mrs Blxby reported that Bible records are requeated from aK mem- 'ere and from anyone haring old 'amlly records They should bo copied verbatim- with name of owner former owner and publisher of the Bible Church 'records are also re- -iueeted for genealogical research work HUNTINGTON CHURCH TO STAGE BANQUET (Special to The Eagle) 'Huntington lIThe Club recently organised In the Central Tresbyterian Church under the leadership of new pastor ttye Rer Douglass Buchanan la arrang-' ing to hold a and son' ban- quet at the church' Thursday--evening that day having been 'net aside as banquet' day by the National Father and 8ons Movement In America All fathers and sons In the com- munity and all men whether they are members-of the club or not arq Invited to -attend the dinner which will be held at 7 Henry Willetts superintendent of the Sunday School of the- Central Church will give a five-minute tf Ik while Dr Burdge MacLean will give a humorous i The principal speaker of the wve- nlug will be- Armstrong general secretary of the Young Chrs- tlan Association of Brooklyn who la regCTded as one of the et rouge et speakers In Greater New York and is an authority on and problems Hiram A Baylls is chairman of the dlanep committee $200000 PAD) lOR HEMPSTEAD PLOT Hempstead I Nov Another Mg realty transaction ln this vlllago was closed yesterday It Is reported 2 OQOOO'was paid -by Jaek Newhouee of Woodmero for Se property on Front and Lower aln eta owned- by Alfred Frank ThU Is the property now occupied by lint Annette and Its price Is about the best yet offered for property in this village Recently a site was sold onMaln st for 10000--' -It Is planned by the purchaser to build a theater tha site which will make tha: third big theater In the village' Salvatore Calderon who bought tha Ludlam elte for l-000 laplanning'a'8400000 theater end the Hempstead Theater ready opened 1 The rrank'slte has a frontage of 60 feet on Little' Main 1 at Jbut widens to- 80 -feet said extends back 314 feet'- Its on -Front' tt is 200 feet The theater when completed will hay a seating capacity of 1300 V- -V? 5- team ii's: tBoss7GoijV(4 itFHNERAL SERVICES MMMAfSTRONG i a i V- ft'- i jj- Vs- 3'i- (Special to Phe RockaVay X-I Not Funeral servicea for Dr William A Strong -one1 time president of this village 'whoJ died hero Nov- lowers held from his late residence Sunday afternoon The services 'were conducted by the and the Lynbrook Masonic Lodge i Dr- Strong was -born- in New Haven- Conn -Nov 27 "1165 Hy was graduated from 'the New York a -i'i 4 4 DrWlUiain AV Strong School College of Dentistry and after practicing a shorts -time at East Hampton Mass he located In Brooklyn 85 years ago He had resided at 2 Columbia -ave this village for more than 22 year He founded and was once' commodore of the Napsan He was also a member of the Rocklyn Yacht Club1 vice president of the Water ways "-League ope of the' founder and former president of tho East Rockaway Civic Association- member Lynbrook Lodke No 1013 and -A charter member Lynbrook Square Club erad a member of the Clinton Commandery No 14 Knights Templar He was one of the-first of -the Brooklyn Lodge No 22 a veteran of the 23d Regiment a member of the-Mystle Shrine Aurora Grata Lodge Consistory and a life member of the Kismet Temple Dr Strong's only son died about three years ago' Hels survived -by hla widow Mrs Lllllefikrong -a: iv- A V- A 4 HOLLIS SCHOOLGIRL HONORED ON STAGE I- -1 1 1 -v-- fi i --5- Teachers and Pupils See Grace 1 Voss New Play Miss Grace Voss who is now playing the rola of Miss Neville -the Threshold A Players production of Stoops to COnqueF at the Princess Theater Manhatt an la the third daughter of Mr and Mrs Reuben Tree Vojn of Irvington et Hollis to win success on the stage Her oldest sister Olga Is a headliner -lh vaudeville and 1 another known professionally a Doris Tree ie in the earn of Earl Carrelfe a -MUVOMU a graduate of Jamaica High School and on Election Day a large delegation of teachers and students from the- school went to the matinee fit the Princess Theater to honor tho former pupil At Miss first appearance she was greeted warmly and at 'the final eurtalu she called to the footlights and was given tho high school yell -and presented with a large bouquet Sine her graduation Mis Voss hss been studying dramatic art at a school in Manhattan PICKED WEDNESDAY a --'s 'ff' I -j r-' Port Washington I Nov Residents- here will know khls wsck where the new 838000 library will be located Ths Irnstess' electsd at the school meeting when the 815000 was voted will hold their postponed meeting on Wednesday': evening to deride upon the site for th6pew building -yj -J- 5-A The present building iS-very muefi out ef date and-when the was agitated last summer lt was decided to sell the present building and- land and purchase a 1 new- site much larger: and mora'- convenient for the village i whole There sre five trustees and they have been given power tq choose a site suitable for-the neW'touildlng -y? Oewewl 1 1 vi XO MOONSHINE Jvftf "Any ipoonahlne out your way "Not strictly Uncle Bill BotUetop "Most of the bootleg boys have the "nerve -it6 do buineas tic Wash 1 '4 i-i ommm V- iTeMMwMlssteV 2 Sajrvl Daniel Murdock' I4 vferan' of the Civil War i traveler with circuses oyster planter house- palntsr and sits' on hl front' door- stop today with mors than hla usual air of -contentment He has just re turned from hla first trip to Now York' City in 8 6 oars fK- f' i Thirty-five years Is a-long tim-Wben Captain last Ini Manhattan the-Aquarium was Caistle Garden Barnum waa Just than engaged in proving hla assertion You rode from Brooklyn to Jamaica in leisurely horsecar The-- cable 1 ear stlll rau from Canal sL to' 14th- and horses pulled the taxi bandits of the day vv '---v Captain Murdock liked the city then -It -was personal to him But as he says "After all la said and done -what -a diflerence just -a-few years 1 -'i-- -v One look at the Crowd bearing down -on him as ho stepped from Penn Station lam week Into tho sub-: way waa enough for Captain Daniel He spent his two days In the city playing -csydswlth-hls married ehll-'-dren Then- he spent half an hour trying to see to tho tops of the tall buildings- called a day and came homo -t VVI suppose boon Improved down there quite a he said yes-' terday settling comfortably on his doorstop i "But-! wouldn't want to llva there What have yen got? That crowd at a wonder I squashed ail out And you keep wondering If the wind tfeosq buildings ovee on Here Mra Murdock who raised 1J children suopeep fully and is rightfully proud of It appeared' In the' doorway Light airs -moved'1 her white half gently and ruffled'' the bristling snow' cep on -the Captain i 90s Wife likes CMy "Well the city so bpd as shosald-T go In every once In a while to see some of tho-cMl-dren went ln with Daniel las week I have to mind my Ps and though when along I look neither to the right nor left" 8h laughed at nor husband "Ho might think might havt-an afflnUy-" right better off out bore after all happiness la in' contentmeift and found that v- In raising- our: family Nor we don't hare to worry abaut anything and we have our chlldrori about vs off and on too -What would life be without chUdren?" i "Whgt is life with queried the Captain tut They're a blefslng to I' 0- The Captain cocked a white brow v- right? he bald Women Too Busy to Vuia know a womsn has plenty to do taking ckro of -her homo properly" continued Mrs Murdock trying to run the things outsider- Taka 1 women voting now Tho men have run the government from its first day and IVo still running Why must women vote? I vote When they came around and asked me to said along I'm too busy -x "Women have too much to say nowadays Years ago everybody who was decent used to be alike In thla way Whsthsr yon had Hk cents or you --wore juql the mim Now what are: things UkeT Why Whensver a party -all tho- girls talk1 about la whether1 gd or not If somebody else they happen to like goes "Fseple think too 'much about money They say -money stalks It has too much to say too my money-Just whispers a little" tha Captain grinned -i He whistled -and two- black pups chm tumbling over each spther around a corner i of the house "See my pals and -w1 need much We have enough to ret along on Eh- Sparky The -little pup pawed hi vest furiously in recognition -The big one bit the little one's '-tall experimentally and the two disappeared In a whirl of dust around tho corner of the house pgxln ENLARGE RIVERHEAD BBSIBESS DISTRICT -f'A -i: --i- "tjV nbiwswww -jjc Harry 1 vans Is 'ErectingTNow Blolc of Flvs Storss -pfBpeetaf to'1 The Eagle) Rlverhead LJ I- Nov Th mercantile establishments in Rlverhead are to bo-Increased li number by the erection of a-new block of five stores by llarry Ivans on a- plot nearly opposite the railroad depot Tho contract has boon 1st to Martin Bchluensen nd ground -wsa broken Saturday- -Mr Ivans who is In the shoe-business will occupy ore of stores himself 'leasing the other four It Is understood that the combined- block will have a brick frontage of 180 foot For a considerable time Rlverhead has not had stores enough lo supply the demand nor hoOsoo either A short- time lease was made to the- New York -Telephone Lawyer Bernard Xord could- not findsuitable effica room In tha town so ha begun tha erection of aAwo-story brick building on -Main woat of Grlfflng are a part of It for hla own occupancy Nearly a dozen new residence are now In tjie course of construction all to bo- occupied by their owners and several others are contemplated wy1 (V THEATER FOR MAXHASSET vJ Manhasset- It is reportad hero that this vlllago will have a Urge moving picture theater In i the near future A company backed by some Chicago business men -will erect a--r theater biulding In the spring on ths Tilley homestead property on tho North Hempstead The property 'JAm (Special to The Engle) 1 RiverheadL ilf-Is comparison vkith tho pluralities rang3ng fromlSOOO to 'over 000 -for the Republican' candidates In Suffolk County -at tho election of last week an Interesting political situation Is revealed by looking at the election returns of 5 year ago 'and noting what was 'claimed to have been -done on that occasion by some of the Republican leaders -L That was the year In which the late John Sherry of Sag Harbor made his famoueVun eeeklbg re-election aa County TreaaunuvFor some reason which -has never-been' satisfactorily explained Harry Lee -then aspiring to political fame-wblch later-became Ms- opposed 'the'---election '-'of Sherry- To help along-the opposition the Young Men'a'- Republican Club was organised during the campaign Mr Lee wee made' chairman ofythe executive committee and took general charge of the work of tho olub After It wee 'U over on Election Day is -'was found -that Mr Sherry had loet the Town of Rtvarhead hie opponent Lawyer Samuel H1I- dreth haring 4M -votes hero to-391 for Mr Sherry while all of tho other Republican candidates had email pluralities In this town! 1 Mr Sherry pulled through In -the county as a whole by the very small plurality of 21 votes while this year county candidates on the Republican tloket have won by -18000 or more Republicans Had Close CS1L That year (1899) one Democrat was electsd in the county Packer for School Commissioner fnthe Id District His plurality was 14X All of ths Republican candidates 'had narrow escapea except Editor-Joseph Hallock of Soutbold runrtlngfor ths Assembly Jn the 1st District 'His plurality was one of the biggest -evr known up to that time Ills running mats in' the Id District Poet won by 781 which was also- very large for the 2d District Wells for Sheriff wee elected by 119 end Smith for District Attorney by 199 A hard drive was made against: him" Howell for School Commissioner in the 1st District wen by in Kirkpatrick for Superintendent of the Poor by Q0 That year the late Arrington XL Carman ef Patchogue sought elec- only 188 votes He wee native born too but this year a Socialist and a stranger except In name-got nearly 4000 votes In this county Thet year the Prohibitionists polled 491 votes In the county r'J This year Rlverhead Town gave pluralities at substantially 1000 for the Republican candidates: 28 years ego as noted a Democrat -carried the town -and the Republican candidates whb did pull through here had very narrow escapes Smith carried Rlverhead by only 18 votes and -Wells had only IT v' An Item In the News of iho week before election stated that Republican headquarters -would' be maintained on Election Day at the offloe of HsrryLee and another Item told of -a banquet that the Young Republican Club had arranged to be given to all of the Republican candidates All wsre invited and most of them were Invited to address the gathering 'This was held In the old Odd Fellows Hall 'j -s Following the counting ef the vote which Indicated that the Republican party -had nearly met disaster In the county the News had an editorial which said In- parts Attacks Traitors "In another cplunfn of -thd News today 'weprint ths election fighrbs for Suffolk County for 1889 A study cf' thpseX figures Showa only too plainly that party has traitors within It We bave noth-fng but contempt for- the ao-called Republican who will participate In his party's primary break bread with the candidate of bis convention and then 850 out and stab -them under the fifth Such snake-ln-the-grass tactics will 'in the end injyre only those who employ them" -i t- Yet the prophecy If it was directed against the man who later became a leader did not come true for tho work done in that election showed that Mr Lee bad strength and power and he was- Instead of being upbraided by other party leaders' for what he was charged with doing Invited -Into the inner circles of party counsel Thts ptrsngth was sought and heeoon became the most powerful and most eoUfily entrenched leader the epunty ever had holding hie power untU he was ousted last Fears as State Committeeman and tluripg- which many political favors became hl- Lee John Sherry' lipwever never forgave him'1 and had the satisfaction of having Mr Lae defeated for ths only political offlcd ho even sought at tho hands of tht voters outside of County Committeeman and state Committeeman Two-yoars later Jn 1801' Mr Lee wasYtomlnated by the Republicans for Town Clerk: Mr Sherry Induced a young man named John Hagen who In later' years be-oame a business psrtnsr of Mr Lee to Oppose candidacy for Town Clerk find Mr' Hagen won' by a very narrow margin 7 votes Mr Sherry la claimed to have spent considerable money In Rlverheadr although was at resident of Sag Harbor in financing Mr campaign -f at vv -Si TO DINE FIREMEN Rlverhead No -Apparently the -Rlverhead firemen grs pretty good -politicians "working ijVfjte gfi some good dln nera The -Red Bird company once saldi something pretty pice" about Hudson Griffin who loves to give dinners andMr Griffin straightway invltsd the compaqyjto be his guests At dinner and theater pai-tyxiu Patchogue' FolloVtng that the Red' Bird made Mr Griffin former- Sheriff -Henry Brown and Superintendent of Roads Charles O- Downs honorary members nf tbe company so now not to he outdone thee men' are a dinner for tha company Y-and to which a few sCiers have to be glwa at the 'v -i jl ii MOTHERS DAYMASS TO BE OBSERVED BY HOLYNAME SOCIETY Seirvice Orlgmatgd byMons Donnelly a Year: Ago to Bo gHeld Dec 4 Members ot the Holy Name' So-clety of St Catholic Church at Flushing and the other men of tho pariah 'wilt observe their second annual Mothers' DayHoly Communion service at the mass on SunjSsy Dec -14 when' it Is expected that 2000 men of tho parish wlll recelV'e the seera-ment-- The 4 Rt'yRiv Mona Eugsno Donnelly pastor of St' and spiritual director of the soclety waa tho rector In- the vicinity of Flushing to Institute this service more than a year aafo and since that tlmqlt been taken up and observed by Catholic churches throughout thei countiy 'Announcement of the service "was madeovfesttrday by Monslgnor Donnelly who expressed the hope that every man In parish would receive the Host Dee -14 He urged the women of the parish to absent themselves- from tho mass In order that- there might bo accommodations or every man Monslgnor Donnelly will distribute thgr Host and he Rill be assisted by his curates tho Rev Theodor Csey and the Rev Leo MbAvoy Tho communion service will be fellowed'by aeommunlon breakfast which will be served In the parish hall on Madison avo JTrsneis Butlar Is chairman of tho committee arranging the breakfast and -he will make provision for-600 menv Monslgnor -Donnolly-will preside at tho breakfast Mr FI lan has arranged a special program of music and- addresses for-the breakfast- The boya choir under th dlreotlon of Slater Francos Ambrose will render a program at tho mass Prof Clarence Flynn will- render -the- musical program at tha breakfast A sals tins Dr Filan on tha -breaks fast oommlttaa are Eugene Johnston William- Bow Georg 8 Halleran William -White Thomas Fo garty -John Hogan John Molvlin Patrick Reilly Thomas Hull James Hayes Michael Farrell Frank Ryan and Edward Cunningham-" FATHER SOHDIMKER AT JAMAICA CHURCH The' fourth annual Father and Sou dinner of tho Grace Episcopal Church of Jamaica wa held at tho Xarlsh House laat ovehlng was attended by more thaq 100 men and boys Following tba meal songs were sung and short addresses wars mad by-George Serenbets Thoa Gould representing th Brooklyn Rotary Club ho Rev Rockland Homana sector of the church and John Kershaw who Is In charge of th work among th boys of th parish XJncoln i Norwood "In a short speech described the-day's routine followed at the parish camp for boys ay Place The beys ofthe church wU2 stage a minstrel show i at Xnr Parish House on Thursday and -Friday evenings Th proceeds will go toward paying tho dobt and on the camp at Place QUEENS MAXUtLtGE LICENSES Harry Heyaen 1014 Itaanefc a Par Reakaway rraneee Hernmel 3 14 Bcti lth at Keckaway Beach Jeecph A Mala 11' I1UI lfth aC Sovth Oaene Park Alice Jeery31 7 1M tv Weedlievea Charlee Ty it Tit Eltln eve Breaa Harr Oaf ly JT Mil Ludt et Ridse- Hareld Oakley 111 -BeaTeverd t- City Helen Kxeyaer II 141 Broadway I I City Ziaonard Richard ST IMIt 113th ot Richmond Hill Mtllan Kllia 14131 Tilth et Richmond Hill John Con Ion XI tlilf Mtk ave Quoonc: Bdltk Price X4 XI 444 14lt ave Uneetie Frank Batter X4 474 Prnnklln ct Brook lyn: Mae Llebclt 31 34X1 jhoodsre at I pity Wilbert Do Lane 22: 4114 Lefferta hlvd -Richmond Hill: Helen Peck 31 3444 144th at Richmond Hill John Kewtnan IS 344 td Cellat Point: Ellaabeth Konaei X4 414 Itih at Callege Point Alfred Patera 34 lllkCemiu ova Par Rockaway gma OatarndorS 33 Oa -1 Par Rockaway anfman 14 413 Caatral vr tend pi Par Reekaway Kaufman 34 413 Waat Manhattan Minnie Oreene 34 1 IIIJ Blah Park 414 llld at Richmond Hill Jack Karp 34 3141 Jerome haven: Rea -Wetaer 24 3441 Jdtmi ave Weedhavea Fred Mach 31 44 WeedhaH pi Mae-'-pet Kathleen 14 lllMnrtea ava Heath Oaene Perk Bemaet Salem on- X414T Beach lltk at Reekaway Raach Reae -laraal 147 Beach (4th st Reekaway Beach -Oeerse Weller 81 1171 Hancock ave Rldseweed Carrie Haerer 1 4111 Cooper ave Olendato-- Jacob MedaeL 43 33 Cernlth at Blmhurat Antonia -Redewoka 13 14 Slat et Pieahlng- William Albert 14 ttl Weahlin at 2 'City Jeaephine Karchapaki it ttl PraskUs-at I City-' lea stars 2k 8711 Park va Manhattan: Mabel -Clair -14 KerUr jlat at and Broadway Pleahlag gdward CDenaelL 14 111 Raid'- ava' Broeklya Jehannah Ryan 21 1 1714 214th at Richmond Hill XjaOrend Vandeweter Tt TX South SSd et rinahlac Aanoe Stapleton II 3f -Jamaica ava Plnahlns John Benta 4 4441 her tee pi Glen -dale Pleranee Conway 24-14414-Pnl-- ton aC Jamaica William Rbodeheck 24' 3443 ilth ave Weedhavan: Gladys 1 Abbott 344k at Qyaena Jaha Moaa 11 IIU VMImi at 1 -i wood Mary Cenataav li 2434- 1 it Rtdseweod 1 -I-' -i TO BE EXPECTED Fair Customer I think ear for these photo much Indistinct -EnteprJfiBgL JSaiesman Ah but must remember you yourself T-V' I i I- i I I'- i -ALBERT CHESHIRE SONS Auctioneers LOTS AND COLONIAL HOUSE iAT AUCTION Albert Cheshire will dl the property known is ihe OLIVER PROPERTY SYOSSET I Saturday Nov 15 -1924 -trv PeAl hArp on the premises These lots average-25xl7Q ft situated at the corner of Turnpike and Jackaotl-Avenue leas than one mile south of Syos-Depot with a good natural drainage EASY TERMS tV serehee prlee mi BlzBlng ceatract If monthly for montre will ha rnada with warrantee! deed balaaea on inatallmmt hnnn nyraent I per cast monthly- With theaa eaay term It ahoull iavMtoru BE SURE TO ATTEND THIS SALE Terms 14 ef Mneeyinc ntortzaz payment hem seekers sad iavattera t- v-' A MAX OP WEIGHT haf? all his dealings say he was in ths market for a spool of urnal Aiheri' Pyetat I I Tel- Py -AedA OUwvr Oyatrr Hay I Trl Oyeter Bay 7-.