DRIPPING SKIES AND MUDDID NOT TERRIFY FIREMEN

Twenty-sixth Annual Tournament of the S. C. V. F. A. AtAmit yville on Wednesday Was a Rousing Success in

Every Particular Except the Weather, and theLocal Committees Could Not Prevent That

Drawback—Babylon Department MakesFine Showing in the Parade-President

Post Presented with Loving Cup-Biggest Prize List Ever Given.

ARGYLE HOSE CAPTURES A SECOND PRIZEj S " "**a- ESP1TE the .storm, and tho fact that it was tho coldest day of

& |~X ^AI Aie Summer , the firemen and cit izens of Ami tyv i l l e coveredy j l I Y themselves with glory on Wednesday in giving their visitors<ii ^^ tfr one of the best firemen 's tournaments e**er held on Long Island.3jv32lftfc* That it takes more than dripping .skies and muddy streets tocC£ j£X> dampen the ardor of the Suffolk county lire laddies was evi-

denced by the several hundred men who laboriously draggedtheir numerous pieces of apparatus through the mire of mud , to the tune ofnumerous bands and drum corps . Fortunately the rain l e t u p for awhile whilethe parade wa.s in moton , thoug h at times there were l ight spr inkles . *

The parade started promptly on time, at 11:30 A. M., but the line of marchwas rather long, and migh t have been considerably shortened , especialy in viewof the weather. The march was about t h n e miles long.

The l iab y lon depar tment presented a line appearance in the parade. Sixty-two men were counted in the l ine , which was most gracefully "headed" byChief Theodore li . Soper and First A s s i s t a n t William II . .Mott. Special guestsof the home boys were Village President F S. Al l ey and Trustees Carll S. Jack-son and I lavi i l ( '. Ricketts and the associat ion secretary, -1. Fred Flugrath.Owing to l ln* weather conditions t in* department did not h ave its customaryparade throug h ibe \ i l l a g e before l e a v i n g I'm* the seem.' of t i n . ' tournament , andon account of w h i c h none of the Babylon apparatus wa.s in l ine in A m i t y v i l l e .

The parade formed on Ireland place and marched east to Park avenue ,thence north on I ' ark avenue to Broadway; c o n t i n u i n g nor th on Broadway toDixon avenue (above railroad); thence east through Dixon avenue to Albanyand continuing on that avenue , in the same di rec t ion to Broadway. It counter-marched on Broadway, going souti i to Park avenue , and cont inued on Park av-enue south in Main s t ree t: thence east on Main street to Ocean avenue , whereit turned smith and marched through Ocean avenue to South Ireland place, thenmarched west t" B ennet t place; thence north on Benne t t place to Main street ,and west on M ain street to Ketcham avenue . .Marching north on Ketcham av-enue , over the race course, between the grandstands and under the judges 'stand , the line wa.s reviewed from the latter and the various winners picked.The line disbanded immediately beyond t h e judges ' stand.

W. K. POST. PRESIDENT S. C. V. F. A.

Who wan [Tr.^ntrd witli a •ilvrv loving c;:p !>y

tlu* .Ainityville lirrmeu ar.d tnrnds

alii ilfiZ illr life

Dr. 0. .1 . Wilsoy, as grand marshal, led the parade, and his several aideswere in cliarge of tlu* several d iv i s ion- . The Farmingdale firemen hnd the postof honor as the guests from Nassau county, while lhe Sayvi l le depa r tmen t weregiven (he right of l ine in tlie Sulfolk county division, t h a t d e p a r t m e n t royallyen te r tain ing the firemen last year.

Lindenhurst w i t h i ls exce l l en t a r ray of m if i n lire-fighting apparatus andnine ty -s ix members m ar c h i n g in line step, had a commanding position and re-ceived many high compliments.

'fhe A m i t y v i l l e department did not parade liy companies , the men being de-tailed to various duties.

Judge Jacob Brenner, ol Brookl yn.Rowland 11. M u y n a n l and J . I l u y l e rEllison, of Freeport . were the judgesin selecting lhe winners of ihe paradeprizes whicb were awarded as fol lows:

Best appearing fi reman from Sulfolkcounty-Henry Blake, of Quogue.

Best appearing company from Sulfolkcounty I shp Hook and Ladder.

Most men in l ine of "lie companySayvi l le Hook and Ladder .

Best appearing companies fromNassau County Firs t , Seaford Hookand Ladder: second, Farmingdale; third.Massapetiua.

Fol l owing the parade, whicl ; finishedat l : l ."i..P. M. . the tournament olilcials.newspaper men ar.d o thers] ecial guestswere '. reap. ! lo a l ine turkey dinner alWartile 's hote l hy ti: . ' Ami tyv i l l e com-mittee.

About 1:30 1' . M. the long programmeof contests began ami . although ramfell throughout the afternoon, makinglife ho '.ii mi serable for all and especiallymore ilaiv^ereus to the competitor.-*,the last call of " t ime " was noted a *.

|o:27 !'. M . President Post :.*; a nea tspeech in the Judges' stand e.t the finishpaying a high comp l iment to K. W.Davis for the success of the tourna-ment . Mr. Davis assumed the chair-manship of the contest committeefollowing the enforced re t i rement ofChief Milford II . Ketcham , who was

) making excellent preparations before

ARGYLE I IOSE COMPANY\\ . 1 .- - cl second prize, ; rtssnted hy Edwim I lawley, ir. i lo?-.- Contest No. 1.

iu - was st r . - 1 .* 1 appj ndicit is .Mu : ; : . . . - • v 1 ais 1 extended ! 1

Secretaries Frank T. Wells and HarryA. Inglee for their m is: efficient work ,whi le the general chairman. Ai i : : . : * :!.Ing lee and Commodore Fred I'.. !> ::i;:*'i!of lh • prize committee earn .' i n for amust generous share oi ' commendation.In fact every committeeman was highl ypraised for the excellent attention

imt rT-*" 1 1, aj, .!.!.

given every .1 't a i l and '.he comp lete-ness ¦ .f p. * 'parati in.

The lis; of prizes was one of thefinest and largest ever given at a LongLland firemen 's gather ing, and nearlyai l were in s i lver in celebration of thetwenty-fifth anniversary of the Sulfolknremen 's association.

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ONCE SAVED LIVESNOW SAVES SOULS

Interesting Church Edifice on theDunes in Southampton Used

by the Episcopalians ForRegular Worship.

HAS MANY ANCIENT RELICS

St. Andrew's is Described as One of the

Most Picturesque Buildings on Long

Island—Wa s Built for Wreckers '

Service in 1851—Has Been

Re-modeled Since.

Located on the sand dunes nearSouthampton stands St. Andrew 'schurch , one of the most picturesque ofLong Island's many churches. Every-thing in connection with the churchhas an interesting history, and thous-ands of summer visitors spend hoursinspecting the relics it contains.

The nave was formerly the life-saving station , erected in 1S51 by theUnited States government. It vvaspurchased by Dr. T. Gaillard Thomasand presented by him to the church in187S, and was removed from its origi-nal location to its present site , on landset apart for that purpose by the lateC. Willys Betts. The north and southtranscepts were added in 18: 3, and thechoir and aisles in 1887.

The oak corbels supporting the cor-ners of the belfry roof are a part ofthe ancient s t ructure of Blvtheburghchurch , Sulfolk , England , bu i l t in 1442.They were the property of Sir JohnBlois , Bart , at the restoration of thatchurch in 1882, and were presented toSt. Andrew 's Dune church with the re-quest that their history be inscribed ona tablet.

Inside the church are many otherrelics, presented frnm time to time.Besides these are numerous beaut i fu lwindows , placed there in memory ofthose who were interested in thischurch and its welfare. One relic de-serving part icular mention is a trian-gular carved stone, supporting the almsbox. It is from the ruins of the Corsi-can Abbey of Tintern , Monmouthshire,England , erected by Roger Bigot , Earlof Norfolk , in 12GS. An interestingold molding, a part of the tomb of theArchbishop of York , who died in 1181,was presented, together with severalother stone relics by the dean and chap-ter of York , Eng land.

On the south wall of the nave hangsa shi p 's steering wheel , made frompieces of the British sloop-of-war Sylph ,of twenty-two guns. The vessel waswri .'-k-..<i naar the site of the churchduring the War of 1812. It happenedon the ni ght of January IG , 1815, andthe entire crew of 127, with the excep-tion of six men , were lost. A fittinginscription reveals the goodwill of thepeople of Southampton.

An anchor , recovered from the wreckof the barge Lykens Valley, whichgrounded during a storm on August 24,1893, has been placed in front of thechurch , facing the road. Beside thislays one of the cannon of the Frenchship Alexander La Valley, wrecked otfSouthampton on January 23, 1874.

The church is only opened for a ser-vice during the summer months , and issupported by the contributions of thesummer colony. Many prominentclergymen of New York and elsewherepreach here , and the services are large-ly attended. —Brooklyn Eagle.

The cover of The Telephone Reviewfor August dep icts the bewitchingbathing girl at tbe telephone. Thiscover is one of the series of sevenwhich have been reproduced for fram-ing and may be had for a two-cents tamp each.

TWO NEAR-DROf, #GS.*$.j S S i 5B

Henry J. Kellum SaT(e»$Ei iSfeld andJMBI E?Bradley Thorpe Puma (harles

H. Saxton From Eat-t t < «k.i Ji j.

One day last week Whj)*L ?b smallch i ld ren , who live on 'Ctjgg • street ,wen* p lay ing on the bridg jjsk the eastcreek the younger one, abo||s iinto thewater and as it proved wani-de surelyhave drowned but for thaj larrjVal ofHenry J. Kel lum. The roltyk child , agirl , wi th rare presence) ~o$lfeiind , ranover to Mr. Kellum 's residfeaftee to givethe alarm. When Mr. K^HWjjeachedthe creek the little chari.c^dj not beseen and only a bubblinggof She surfaceof the stream indicated hift ruig. t bethe location of the yy ufypSSS. Throw-ing off his outer clotbesj aaol^ading outinto the stream almost lajp.; is neck ,Mr. Kellum reached to the bottom andthen drew up the littleieftw. Hastilyreturning ashore witfci •- !&&., Jad Mr.Kellum applied first aiii treatment insuch cases and soon brought the childaround. :.i

While Bradley Thorpe amf a party offriends were returning from Oak Isi andabout 1:30 o'clock laat Monday morningthey were startled to Beapt&Bp figure ota man clinging to a rope lnjjthe waternear the side of the stone #ek in theeast creek , and which was-lsyealed bya flash light. Coming.l >W;Ae spotthey found Captain 'ChaJriJBii|pL Saxton ,commander of the '&JuuSff i& hang-ing on to a cable attached w.the dock ,and they lost no timti in Jelling himaboard their crafts C , ~- i If M t i

Saxton , when queStSCBjed'-as to howhe came in his predicament, said hehad been in the water abboftwohours,although the members of tfe rescuingparty think that impossibly, It is be-lieved the captain Was-pbomewardbound and that by reason'pf his un-steady steps he fell overboard. Hewas none the worse for his experiense.

Simon W. Cooper, a formi r Babylon-ian , who has a very interest ig columnin the Brooklyn Eagle ^ach Saturday,under the head of "Out on tl e Island ,"had this last week , wit 4 thi introduc-tory title of "Brave Men,' These :"

' 'Because they succeeded in buying for$1,500 the $8,700 plant of the defunctBay Shore Independent, the purchasersfeel warranted in establishing anotherpaper there. It is to be known, it issaid , as the Suffolk County Democrat.Bay Shore is a bit of a newspapergraveyard. The "bones" of two papersrest there. But perhaps the Democratwill have a better fate. If tbe name isto indicate its politics, it ifrill find afield for elfort , for Islip town has notunti l recent years been addicted tofavoring the Democratic party, exceptin so far as purely local nominees areconcerned. There was a Suffolk iDemo-crat at Babylon away bade in the fiftiesand sixties. The late Judge John R.Reid was its editor for a time; Theplant was hauled across the Island fromHuntington. Jesse L. Smith, now afamous Huntington boniface, was theoffice boy at the time of th^ removal.Henry Livingston, who / afterwardfounded THE SIGNAL at Babylon anddied while its proprietor, was the manat the lever of the old hattdpress onwhich the Democrat was printed. Thepaper was remarkable for the brilliancyof its editorials rather than for itswealth of local and county news, for inthose days there was not math of pass-ing interest to chronicle, of i£ therewas, it failed to "get in the paper. "

NEWSPAPER rllSTGRY.

TROUBLES OF H. W. IANGE.

Mrs. Henry W. Lange, formerly ofBabylon , but now of I Brooklyn, hassworn out a warrant for thg arrest ofher husband , for non-support.' Mr.Lang cannot be found and no trace ofhis whereabouts have beefc" receivedsince his disappearance from: hefe sev-eral weeks ago, when he left lij s busi-ness affairs in a muddled condition.

At the Sheriff 's sale of the goods ofMr . Lange on Monday morning* mostof the articles were purchased by-Joseph Columbus who got the portableshop along with two chests of carpen-ter tools at a sacrifice. Jo'm Garmopurchased some of the tods, whilePeter Kleindienst also fell h line fortools and other minor article- .

Another sheriff' s sale undei an attach-ment against Mr. Lange is wivertisedfor next Monday.

ALMOST SEVERED TI UMB

John Cleary, while working it CollegePoint last Thursday, was the victim ofa very painful and serious ac dent Apiece of tin attached to a pok was ben ta l i t t l e and Cleary in trying t straigh-ten it nearl y severed the thui b $f hisleft hand. "

The thumb wa;*. gashedfrom the middle of the psim ?§F* t0

the back of his hand, cuttingji(jS|tety.Hel pers immediately bound * ^|ft

fir

"chief ti ghtly around the .'Wi$( -W**lp hchecked the flow of bftW-JL - S*>• :S®Jrywas then taken to *if l ^ * vJr eewhere seven stitches IWJTB nfiss^ny tosew i|p the wound. a Jjlf c |r: - * -'

Many Varied and Handsome

Costumes Were Seen at the

Swell Affair at the Argyle

Casino Friday Evening.

ABOUT $1,000 WERE NETTED

George Wagstaff , as a Trapper , and Miss

Fargo, as a Spanish Dancer, Led the

Cotillion—Mrs. August Belmont,

Jr., Was a Gypsy Girl—

Others Who Were There.

Society folks of Babylon , Bay Shore ,Isli p, Oakdale , Amityvi l le and Massape-qua turned out en masse at the fancydress ball given at the Argyle casinolast Friday evening for the benefit ofthe Babylon hospital , and they had ajoll y time.

The ball netted about $1,000 for the, hospital fund .

The costumes were many and variedand made an attractive picture underthe glare of the electric lights.

George Wagstaff , dressed as a trap-per , and Miss Clara Fargo, represent-ing a Spanish dancer , attracted muchattention as they led the cotillion , Mrs.August Belmont , Jr. , was a dazzlingpicture in a brilliant Spanish gypsycostume. Mrs. Carl A. Clemens wasmuch admired as a Dutch girl with herhair in braids dow. nor back. Mr. andMrs. Ormo Wilson took the part of anIndian warrior and squaw. Mrs. Ar thurBourne was dressed as a Quakeress.Mrs. Edward Hutton wore a dresswhich was a peculiar outf i t of colorswith illustrated French newspapers inpanels in front of her skirt . Mrs.Howard Dickinson carried out the partof Little Bo-Peep. Mrs. Gustav Kobbeand Mrs. Raymond D. Little were incourt dress, while Miss Carol Kobbewas a daffodil. Mrs. Duncan Arnoldwas dressed in a pink court dress and ':was in great demand by the gentlemen idancers who admired her beauty. Dr. jD. W. Wynkoop wore a costume repre- !senting "Pagliacci". Mrs. Harry W. |Thomas was a western cow-girl.

Other costumes noted were those ofMiss Margaret Cameron as a peasant ,Miss Bourn e as a Swiss lady and Mrs.Edward Kendall as Dolly Varden. MissMargueret Wagstaff was attired in acostume which her mother had worn atthe famous Vanderbilt ball . Othersdressed in various styles were AugustBelmont , Charles Van Rensselaer, Mr.and Mrs. Arthur Boyne and Mr. andMrs. Grosvenor Nicholas.

Those in attendance beside the abovewere Colonel and Mrs. Alfred Wagstaff ,Mr. and Mrs. Hanson Duvall , MissConstance Folson , Mr. and Mrs. HaroldWeeks, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hutton ,Mr. and Mrs. Wright Barclay, HowardDickinson , Samuel A. Walsh , Mrs.Percy Pine , 2nd , John Knapp Hollins ,Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Remson, Mrs.William Arnold , Duncan Arnold , Mrs.D. W. Wynkoop, Dr. and Mrs. J. S.

•Ames, Miss E. L. Hammond , Rev. and' Mrs. E. J. Burlingham, Dudley Norton ,Miss Emily Norton , Miss Cecil St.George, Mr. and Mrs. Niles , Mr. andMrs. Ormond Power , Wil l iam Carll ,James Carll , Jr ., Chester Byrnes,Clemence Fowler, Wil l iam Fowler,Joseph Zimmerman , Edward Coombs ,Miss Adelaide Byrnes, Miss AgnesByrnes, Mrs. H. L. Thomas, Mrs. E .C. Weeks, Miss Mary Weeks,Reginald Kissam , Kenneth Kissam, Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Hallowell , John K.Hollins, McKin Hollins , Mr. and Mrs.C. C. Evers , Dunbar Adams, Mrs. E.H. Kendall , Miss Ella Carpenter, Mr.and Mrs . Frank Sutton , Mr. and Mrs.Robert C. Watson , the Rev. T. Worrell ,Dr. Carl Clemens , Mr. and Mrs. Reeves,Miss Beatrice Nicholas, Noland Car-penter, Mr. and Mrs. Phil ip Shuyler,Mr. and Mrs . Adolph Smedburg, FredE. Ballard , Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. U.A. Murdock.

SOCIETY CAME OUTTO HOSPITAL BALL

DICTIONARIES IN DEMANDThat Long Island people are deter-

mined to keep up with the times ismade evident by the remarkable de-mand for the 1911 dictionary that theBrooklyn Times has made available forLong Islanders. A shrewd businessarrangement enables the managementof the paper to ship the book to anyoneon Long Island for a surprisingl y smallsum. Everybody seems to want thelatest forms of spell ing and pronuncia-tion.

Speaking of this demand. JerryWockers. of the Times staff said to THESIGNAL editor that the orders are com-ing in in every mai l for the dict ionary,and , practically every village on theIsland is now represented 'on the list .One woman, --1 years old , wrote thatshe must have it , and the others whoenclose orders range in age down to theteens , for there are many students inthe grammar grades of the publicschools who will use the BrooklynTimes dictionary as the chief amongtext books in their regular schoolwork.

Long Islanders of every type arerepresented, and buyers are unstintedin their praise of the book.

BAILEY GETS GOOD JOB

State Committeeman Edwin Bailey,Jr. , of Patchogue , last Friday landed agood job as Deputy Conservation Com-missioner, which pays a salary of $3,500Annuall y with an allowance for ex-penses.

EDWIN BAILEY , J R.

Familiarly known as "Ed", now distinguished a:"Commissioner" since his recent appointmenl to a line Slat'ofiice.

Commissioner Bailey, who served fortwo years in the State Senate fromthis district , is well known to everyLong Islander , and his many friendswill rejoice wi t i i h im in his appoint-ment. Mr . Bai ley is now about 50years of age. and is well fitted for theduties of his ollice in th " up bui ld ingand preservation of the natura l re-sources of the Slate.

A BIG OPPORTUNITY.

Tomorrow, at 2:00 P. M., there wilbe a big auction sale of 65 cottages andbungalow sites on the Watson Houseproperty, aid it wi l i , w i t h o u t doubt,afford an excellent opportunity foithose in search of such sites to get thebest within the l imi t s of Babylon vi l-lage. The property commands a lineview of the Sumpawams creek , and i.-accesible to every convenience of thevillage. See the advertisement inanother column.

One Hundred and Seventy-five

Enthusiasts Gathered at Lin-

denhurst and Made Fine

Scores at Big Meet.

ALL WERE WELL ENTERTAINED

President Jacob Leeman of the United

Clubs Presented Prizes to Winners

—William Tell Club House

Scene of Remarkable Fes-

tivities—Detailed Results.

Lindenhurst was practically givenover to the United Swiss ShootingClubs of America on Saturday andSunday last in honor of the eleventhBundesfeast des Schweiz AmerieSchuetzenbundes Von Nord Amerika,of which Jacob Leemann of this enter-prising village is president.

The weather was anything but pleas-, ant , but approximatel y one hundred¦ and seventy-five enthusiasts were intown. The local committee had workedhard during the last week and everydetail was well arranged and the entireprogramme was carried out without ahitch.

In all there were eight separatecompanies , and many individual en-tries. The majority arrived Sundaymorning and after being received atthe station by the local committee,formed in line and were escorted to theWil l iam Tell Club house , where thetournament was held. Thc club housewas prettily decorated and the groundswere likewise made invi t ing and pleas-ant. A number of ladies were presentduring the afternoon.

It was a bi g honor for Lindenhurstto be selected as the scene of thistournament , the organization embrac-ing nearly every state in the Union ,while tbe William Tell Rifle club hasbeen in existence only a short time ,but during which they have made rap idstrides.

The visitors a f te r viewing the clubhouse and range , were conveyed totheir respective hotels for dinner ,after which the tournament was onand the ten targets were continually inuse unti l evening. By a clever electri-cal scoring apparatus the various scoreswere immediately Hashed before theofficial scorer , allowing no delay in thecontests.

Of the eight companies , each receiv-ing a wreath of honor , Elizabeth , N.J., received first prize averaging 157.Gpoints. Following in the order named,were Newark . N. J., wi th 15G points ;Hudson County, N . J., 152 13-17 points;Dufor company, 145 5-13 points; Bronx ,New York , 1:57 10-19 points ; Woodridge ,N. J., 133 1-13 points ; Paterson , N. J .,131 S-0 points; Lindenhurst , 13-20points.

Pretty diplomas bearing a Swiss ban-ner on both sides with an Americanshield in the center , showing the con-testant 's name , score and date werepresented to eight individual contest-ants distinguished as fi rst class andsecond class. These were :

First class —George Schlicht , WestHoboken , 178 points; Victor Sager,West Hoboken , 17G; August Dei t r ich ,West Hoboken , 175; Theodore Gabriel ,Newark , 174 points; Adolf Schrumpf ,Newark , .172; Jacob Reich , West Ho-boken , 171 ; Lorenz Pfister, Chicago,III. , 171; Lambert Metzgar , Chicago,II I . , 170.

Second class—John Black , Elizabeth ,167; Ral ph Bitter , Newark , 166; OttoDurr , West Hoboken , 165; J . J. Simon ,West Hoboken , 165; Eugene Bitte r,West Hoboken , 165; Charles Frige,Chicago, III. , 165; Jacob Steingruber,Lindenhurst , 164; Albert Erni , Eliza-beth , 163; J. Thal lman , West Hoboken ,1G3; Franz Schuess, New York city,162; William Peters , Elizabeth , 160;Jacob Walder, West Hoboken . 160;Herman Ott , New York city, 160.

Following are th . ' l ist of those receiv-ing cash prizes for the bulls ' eyetargets:

Theodore Gabriel . $5.00; GeorgeSchlicht . $4.00; A u g u s t Dietrich , $3.00 ;Jacob Reich , $3.00; Victor Sager , $2.00;W i l l i a m Schlepfer, $2.00; T. Graf ,$2.0)); Jacob Walder, $1.00; FranzSuess, $l. ' ) i i ; J. Simons , $1.00 ; E.Forrer, $1 no.

Fol lowing aro thos. ' who held thethree best t ickets , and the a m o u n t ofcash prizes received:

George Schhcet, Hudson 1 ounty, 1 .3,-515; Victor Sager, H u d - ¦:: County. 172,S14; Theodore Grabriel , Newark , 171 ,812; Jacob Spallinger, Elizabeth , 171,511; Jacob Reich. Huds .:i County, 171 ,$10; -I . Simon . Hudson ' ounty , 1G8,$8.00; Herman Neuwyler, Woodridge ,168. S7. oo , Charles Blacki , Elizabe th,167. $6.00; J. Lutz , West Hoboken ,l' '.T . $5.')i); August Deitrich , HudsonCounty, 167. $5.00; Adam Schrumpf ,Newark . 167, $1. on; Jacob Bosch , WestHoboken . 167. $-1.00; Franx Suess,Bronx , New York . 166, $4.UP; OttoDurr , Hudson County. 166, $3.00; AdolfForrer. Sevr York city. 166", §3.00;Charles Schunkert , West Hoboken , 165;53.00; Jacob Kunz . West Hoboken , 163,

Continued on page 8

SWISS SHOOTERSHAVE GALA TIME

r

FINE GOOD ROADS TALK.

John M. Ward , Just Returned From

an Auto Trip, Makes Some In-

teresting Comparisons.

Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ward , ofNorth Babylon , have just returnedfrom a month ' s motoring tri p. Theytravelled through Connecticut , Massa-chusetts, Vermont. New Hampshireand Maine and , according to Mr. Ward ,had del ightful weather all along andmet with no mishap of any kind otherthan one puncture. Of course Mr.Ward took his golf clubs along andplayed in two tournaments, at Man-chester, Vt., where he won the secondcup, and at Poland Springs, Me. ,where he twice broke all previous re-cords of the course and easily won thefirst cup.

Of greater local interest , however,are Mr. Ward 's comments on the con-dition of the roads in the various andsomewhat remote sections traversed."All through New England ," he said ,"state and local roads , of the veryfinest kind , have alreadly been madeor are now under construction. In lessthan a year it will be possible for aresident of Long Island to cross theSound to Norwalk or Bridgeport andmotor from there by way of Water-bury , Hartfo rd , Springfield , Green-field and on up the beau t i fu l Connecti-cut river valley to Bretton Woods,travelling all the way in utmost com-fort over splendid macadam roads.Even in the remotest sections of Ver-mont , New Hampshire and Maine theyare building these modern highways.And why? Not because they especiallylove the automobil ist ; but because theyare shrewd enough to see that it pays;and far-sighted enough to know thatthe money the motorists wil l leaveamong them will eventual ly pay for thecost of the roads many times over. "

Continuing, Mr. Ward said: "It isan object lesson we here on Long Isl-and should take to heart. Here weare in a most attractive section , r ightnear a city where are thousands ofautomobiles. It is a great opportunity .Every motor party that comes downhere for a day 's run leaves from ten totwenty dollars on the Island , and yetwe are doing li t t le , if anything, toattract them. A few good and somevery bad stretches of state road throughthe country and a series of quagmiresthrough the villages. In all the hun-dreds of towns and villages throughwhich we passed , 1 never saw any-thing to approach the awful conditionof the streets in the village of Babylon.Some day the people here wil l realizehow much they are losing by this neg-lect , but meanwhile other communit ieswider awake wil l have reaped thebenefit. "