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. Rate for Brookhaven Town Outside Villages Will Be $2,1 iy 2 General Rate , App licable Witliin incorporated Village- * for Town , County and Stale Expellees , I* Fixed at $1.30 on Each $100 A IICIIIIIMI I — Jackup in AttoMment* Fuila to Offiet Big Increaiee tn Highway Expenit-* , Salariei , Etc. A tnx rate of $2.1 Hi on eaeh $100: of ttsp- psscd valuation tn the town of Brookhaven for the coming year , nn increase of G3 V4 cents over l ns t year , waa announced yesterday afternoon by Supervisor Macintosh, The genera l rate for 1929 is $1.30. an increase of 35 cents. This is paid in the incorporated villages of Patch- ogue , Bellport , Oldffold and Shore- ham , whereas last year the rate in these villages dropped eight cents and the total tax rate showed an increase of but 10 cents. ... For the sections of the town lying V\vitliout tho corporate limits of thc Wliages there is besides the $1.30 a highway tax of 80 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation , or an increase of 17 cents over last year; also a . health tax of 1 V4 cents , an increase of a half emit over lust year, which makes thu total M.Ul-i . , The total assessed valuation of Brookhaven is $30 , 371 ,242 as- com- pared with $34 , 300 , 892 , an increase of $2 , 070 , 350 over last year. Of this total amount Patchoguo leads with more than one quarter of the valua- tion, $9 , 562,733. This unusually large increase in the tax rate is explained by several factors. The general town budget lias : been increased $45 , 032.62 , in- cluding the health items and in addi- tion the Brookhaven ' s share of the county budget has been boosted $60 , - . COO , both of -which factors figure pro- minently in the setting of the rate. : i The highway budget is increased by 577 , 000 due largely to the fact that •nearly $100 , 000 is to be spent in per- manent improvements. ¦ However this rate is not all that ; tlie ^ districts must pay. In some out- ysitje sections there are fire ' and light- n ing taxes and in Port jT«fferson algo , a -\Swei- tax. , _chool tax _r-xj_ite- \ apart , sre also collected by the town. In Iljie Point the^e will be the general , highway and health tax , $2.11V_ , school tax of $1.85 , fire tax 66 , light- n ing tax 13. Port Jefferson , stands out as the most heavily taxed place in the town. It will have the com- plete town tax of $2.11% , a fire tax of $1.08 , sewer tax , 55 , li ghting tax 36 , and school tax $1.65 , making a total rate of $5.70 > ,_ . P. H. S. DOES WELL BANKING The hi gh school made its best , Banking record of the year last Tues- day. Of the 25 home rooms , 21 had 100 % records with every pupil mak- ing a bank deposit. The Senior High pupils again made the better record ¦with 14 opt of ' 15 ' rooms . 100% and only one pupil \ out of 432 who failed ' to . bank. In the Junior High there were seven 100% rooms out of ten home rooms , and only seven who fail- ed out of. 308 pupils. Town Tax Rate Takes a Jump of 53 1-2 Cents Over Last Year Mr. Hoover , confident of the out- come , has turned his Washing ton home over to real estate dealers for sale. If he is defeated he will make a _ world tour to revisit the scenes of h \ engineering triumphs. The nation- al . campaign expenses rose above $4 , - 000 , 000 in his party and he has made good at a job he dislikes. He is not a campaigner. He has withstood to tho , end the frantic appeal s that he employ ballyhoo methods and by this he has won the voters ' respect. Those who; would have revealed the under- lying bitterness of the pre-election battle have been kept under control. Fho campaign has developed sonie N-M sportsmanship. Franklin T>. Roosevelt , jumping into the fight for h>s friend , Al Smith , hitsliard at the opposition while he supports himself J' 1 - * a cane. He is still recovering from an attack of infantile paralysis. ^here i s r ea i gl . it in this man and a I fiii \ D c m o crat coul <! not be picked x ° nil Al' s shoes as governor of New While campaigners shout them- •e're-t hoarse as to the merits of the candidates , half a million men ancl women are seated in stadiums watch- ing football games. These get more excited about a va iant touchdown than about farm «ilef or even prohibition. Millions of \*ws turn the knobs of their radios /'^ addresses or jazz to hear the \nm football scdres. Uncle Sam de- serves this bit of fun-to take his mind «« the car es of daily e xistence. ^'^ft ^ BURGLARY INSURANCE . i«l. 212 or write Box 600. —Adv. GUBBEHT CBMMEWT Line Up, Kutest Kiddies , for the Gold Prize Race Casts Her First Vote at Age of 93 Years MRS- ELLA SILLIMAN Going to Have Another Baby Election Open to Patchogue and All of Brook- haven Town , With Separate Prizei for Districts A GAIN a group . of prominent . Pat- •v* chogue merchttnts is out to set- tle the old question , \Who is the cut- est youngster in this vicinity?\ The Kutest Kiddies Kontest , they call it , is on again. . . It has come to be a real annual event. ) Big prizes of cash in gold are of- fered for the children elected to win- ning places by votes that are ' issued , free , of any charge , with ordinary purchases at the establishments of those running the contest. . *; It , is divided into two areas , Patch- ogue school district , and Brookhaven town outside this district. This puts the kiddies of smaller communities on as nearly as possible an even foot- ing with those residing here. Any child in the areas up to seven years old is eligible excepting those whose parents are connected with the event. First prize , Patchogue group, $75 , second $50 , third $25; also $5 each week for the first seven weeks for the child getting- the most votes that week. First prize , outside , 550; second $25; third $15; also ?5 each week for the greatest gain. The issuance of coupons begins to- morrow and closes at Christmas. There arc only four days left this week, but -nevertheless the $5 prizes for the most votes will be awarded. See next Tuesday ' s Advance for an- nouncement, You get certain coupons in accord with the amount of your purchase , and all thc merchants are pledged (Continued on page 6 , this section) Islip ' Man Accused of Bothering Girls Arrest Follow* Complnint* In Several Local Caiet But No Conviction Re- ndu.—Judge Warm AFTER being arrested Sunday on suspicion of being thc man who had accosted several young girl s in the village In the past few weeks and charged with outraging public decency, .lohn Vallee of 53 East Main Street , Islip, was dismissed yesterday by Police Justice Schoenfeld for lack of proper evidence due to the incom- petent testimony of the girls involved , nil of whom were minors. On October 14 Amy Perry, daugh- ter of Officer Samuel Perry, was pick- ed up by a man and offered 50 cents \to do an errand\ . When , she replied that her father was a police officer she was put out of the car at once In front of the Elks ' Club. Other Sun- days the stranger accosted other girls with similar offers. The last time his car number ' was taken down at St. Paul' s Sunday- school and turned over to headquar- ters. This Sunday when the machine with these numbers passed thc corner Officer Embler held the man and he was questioned , and identified by two girls at headquarters. Officer Perry charged Vallee with enticing his daug hter for what he believed were immoral purposes and he was releas- ed in bail of $500 till yesterday morn- ing- Vallee ' s attorney, Russell Page Koehler of Islip argued for a dismis- sal on the grounds that the g irls ' testimony would not be conclusive and no actual crime had been committed. The police agreed that the case was a weak one but were convinced that Vallee was the man. Judge Schoenfeld in dismissing the charge told him there was no question in his mind that ' Vallee was the man and advised him to \have his mind examined\ . He warned him to keep out of Patchogue. Strange are the ingredients of post- Volstead liquors and stranger still the effects, that.they, have on. human be ; ings , judging from the invisible attack that a . Patchogue man . was certain was beingnmade on him late Saturday nig ht. It brought out .the police pa- trol and three officers , ready to (|uell what they supposed was a free-for-all. The message came from a Bailey Ave- nue man that he was being attackeu by a gang and wanted protection. A squad was sent. They could find no signs of an attack but on entering the house found the would-be victim in a highly intoxicated condition. HAS AN AWFUL BATTLE WITH THE DEMON. RUM Two Die As Car Heavily Crowded Runs Into Truck Seven Others Injured in South- old Tragedy Cutchouun Mnn ' e Little Daughter and a Mnn Friond lrnUntly Killed in . Collliion With PatchoKue Truck HTWO people were utmost instantly *• killed , and seven injured Satur- day evening at C o ' clock at Southold when a large truck owned by Reich Brothers of Patchogue and operated by Arthur Wcinricli of Avery Ave- nue was struck by a Fo rd sedan owned and operated by Joae|>h Wojenski of Cutchogue and in' , which eight people were crowded. It- veered across the slippery highway and tried to pass the Reich truck ' on the wrong aide , ac- cording to the claims made by the truckman. Bertha , the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wojenski , was killed instantly, being horribly mangled as the cars crashed ?on the right sides and Steve KamenaJcl , 30 , bf Southold was also killed. V-jpoth of them were riding on the extreme right side. The others in the car|, besides the driver wore his wife , an<fc . son , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zansltky and son and two who were killed. : * The iteich Brothers truck was re- turning to Patchogue with a load of oysters and according to Reich and Hoffman , representatives of the truck company, the Wajensk l car ap- proached from the.west , veered across the highway and tfien Instead of pass-; ing on tlie left side the driver shot in and attempted to a pass the truck on the , right. His car was utterly crum- pled up by the crash . With Weinrich , the driver , was John DeLavergne , a helper, who was riding on the right side of the truck , and he received bruises and lacerations that required medical attention. The oc- cupants of the ot;hev car are in the hospital at Greenport. An inquest will be held Thursday at Greenport. Apparatus Arrives fw th# of River Channel Alarm Over Cutting of Bank Dispelled Big Collection, of -Pontoon* , Cranei and Pipe* Arrive and Dredge I( Expected in Few Days for Govern- ment Job YV7ITH the a rrival in the Patchogue ™ River of pontoons , cranes and sucker pipes , preparations are about ready for the start of operations in the dredging of the river by the Fed- eral Government for the first time in many years. The equipment has bcen deposited on the west side of the river , opposite Brightwood Street , for about 500 yards. The channel will greatly aid navi- gation when the work is completed. Twelve sets of pontoons have been brought here in tow by Captain Wil- son of Rockville Centre and in addi- tion there are two scows with cranes mounted on them and several hun- dred feet of galvanized pipe through which the silt from the bottom of the river will be removed. The government engineers have been out here and lined out the course of the channel , and the fixing of the ' range has resulted in much misun- derstanding along the river front , es- pecially among owners of boatyards and marine railways , on the west side. In several cases the stakes have been (Continued on page 5 , this section ) Smiths Celebrate 50 Years in Postoffice East PatchoRue Office Eetabliihed Half Century A RO Hai Remained in Hand* of One Couple—-Swezey Car- rioi Sock* 30 Year* \W/ITH the coming of November 1 , \ Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Floyd Smith , of-the East Patchoguo post- olllce , hnve been receiving congratu- lations, this date being the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of that postofllce. In 1878 , there being no posto fllce nearer than Patchogue or Boll port , Mr. Smith , then 21 years old , estab- lished the postofllce ond named it East Patchogue. Five yenrs later Mr. Smith married Miss Anna G. Ruland of Patchoguo , daughter of the late Richard and Eliza Gerard Ruland; and during all the half century either Mr. or Mrs. Smith has been the post- master , Mrs. Smith now holding the office- , At first tho mail was brought from Patchogue by the late Ira B. Terry, who operated a stage line between Patchogue and Brookhaven. Later ar- rangements were made to throw the bogs off the trains at the railroad crossing hear Swan Rive r and for 30 years George F. Swezey has been the carrier between thc crossing and the postoffice , using a bicycle or a little hand wagon. Besides the postofllce , Mr, Smith lias had a grocery business all of the time , and at different times has dealt in feed , milk , eggs , etc. He also founded Smith s Ice Cream Works, experimenting with ice cream at first in his mother ' s kitchen. Later, the business sold out to Re ids , and Mr. Smith' s son , Mr. Louis W, Smith , is now general ' manager for Suffolk County for that firm. A. F. Smith is the son of the late Captain George and Mary S. Smith, who conducted a successful board- ing house opposite the postofllce for many years , the family being widely known. \\THE annual installation of officers ¦ ¦** . -of ^ the Queen ;. -Village . Encam p- ment of the Patriarchal Order of Odd Fellows took place Friday night- in Fraternity Hall with the ceremony in charge of District Deputy Grand- Pat- riarch Edwin R. Elliott of Suffolk Encampment , Bay Shore; arid a dele- gation from that lodge. Following the formalities refreshments were served by the entertainment committee of the local order. The new officers are Karl Erhardt , chief patriarch; Harold Sherwood , senior warden ; Forrest Quackenbush; high priest; Frank Hubbard , record- ing scribe; Harry Horsefield , financial scribe ; Eugene DeWitt ,\ treasurer; Gilbert T. Raynor! junior warden ; Philip Armstrong, guide; John T. Furman , fi rst watch ; Bruno Pane- vich , second watch; George Baach, third watch\ , Nelson Gordon , fourth watch ; James Hargreaves , inside sen- , tine!; Charles Cochrane , outside sen- tinel; J. C. Kaler , fiipt guard of tent; William Goodger , second guard of tent. Odd fellows Patriarchs Officers Are Installed Members of the Sop homore Dra- matic Club at the high school gave the one-act Chinese play, \Celestial Love \ at the club meeting Friday in the auditorium. The cast was as fol- lows: \Sha Ving \ , David Booth; \How Doo \ Fred Hargreaves; \Chin Ton ' g \ , * Harold Kershaw ; \Boo Hoo \ , Frank Mazzotti; \Tip Tow \ , Doris Van Dien; and \Ting Ling \ , Rose Pal- ermo. The play was very cleverly presented. SOPHOMORES GIVE CHINESE PLAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL Campaign Closes and Voting Begins With Rush That Indicates a Record Breaker Wise Ones Out Bright and Early This Morning to Avoid the Crowd But They Are Not Lonesome Eetimate* of the Party Workera Find Republican! Clalmlnfr Three-to-one Vic- tory [n Thia Section for Hoover—Allow ' Reduction for Ottinger But Claim Victory—Democrat* Say Smith Vote Will Be Surprieingly Large 'YF/JTIl the Republicans staging a ** final rally at Hagerman Hall and the Democrats taking part In an auto parade here the campaign ' in Brookhaven town came to a close ' last night and today tho polls aro swarm- ing throughout the town , with the . Jicavleat vote in history forecast, V 7 , , The Republicans are predicting; a three-to-ono vote for Hoover or over Smith in Brookhaven town but the situation In regard to the state ticket is more or less in doubt. A tendency, on the part of some Republicans to ¦ '\ vote for Roosevelt over Ottinger , It is feared will cut down the state ma- jority in this town , though victory for thc G. O. P. is predicted. The Republicans started . \the be- ginning of the end\ of the campaign Friday nigh t with a fine rally In the Brookhaven school, Town Clerk Jones , 'Supervisor Macintosh and Jus- tice incob Dreyer were on the pro- gram ' as was Miss Weller from the speakers ' bureau, Last night the Republicans took their final fling at Hagerman .Hall with town officials as the speakers. -The Democratic campaign has been quiet with the ^ exception of the final spurt last night but Democratic lead- ers say they are confident that the vote for Smith in Brookhaven will, be far heavier than is generally, expect- ' ed. The call for early voting brought results , tmd during the forenoon there have been short lines of voters ;at most of the polls , working through with fair speed. . The mild weather , clear at: the start, favored the early vote. ' . .. Party workers cars are hustling around in. ' alUdirtactions to make sure , voters get out , but it is remarked that such transportation does not figure , in as much as it used to a few years ago. Nearly everybody has a car or one available among family or friends. (Continued on page 6 , this section) I All The News That ' s Important ¦ii—i n — a ¦¦ • _ _ - ¦— II — ...... —¦ . ii w a - nai ii aii i sammt TUESDAY EDITION SECTION ONE * ¦ „¦ \ ,,; . , \\• \ :::: -'• ; , * a Jew Is thc Tim? for All kcod Men—And Why Not? _ • ¦ ' # ' VING FULLER Margaret McBride 'Lodge , Daugh- ters of Scotia , gave a Hallowe ' en par- ty Saturday evening in Foresters Hall to about 200 members and. their friends. Dancing was \ enjoyed to the music furnished by Seymour ' s Or- chestra. Refreshments of pumpkin pie and cider were served. Prizes were awarded by the judges , Walter Overton and Robert Howell , to Mrs. Hazelton and David Lament for most orig inal costumes , Miss Phannemiller and Albert Shaw the fumiiest cos- tumes and the boy ' s and g irl' s prizes to Ronnie Schmeiser and Charlotte Nevard. MRS. HISCOX'S WILL The will of Elizabeth Hiscox of East Patchogue , who died recently, has been filed for probate in the Sur- rogate ' s Court at Riverhead. The pe- tition values the estate formally at \ more than $20 , 000. \ The will gives all to her husband , Everett S. Hiscox. DAUGHTERS OF SCOTIA GIVE BIG HALLOWE'EN DANCE The number 13.which holds fear for many people appears to h old nothing but luck for Mrs. Mary Ann Bulge r of 101 River Avenue , the winner of the sedan awarded by the Mer- chants Division of the Cham- ber of Commerce at the closo of the Tall Festival, The win- . ing coupon , which was held by Mrs. Bulger started with 13 and entlod with 13. Mrs. Bul- ger wus bom on the thirteenth of thc month. Her coupon - was 138 , 313 and she claimed the car Friday morning. Mr. • and Mrs. Bulger nre people in moderate circumstances , and the big- prize came in fine for them. 13 IS LUCKY NUMBER FO _ FESTIVAL WINNER United Cigar and Zenker ' s Bakery Figure In Sales Brail To Open Office in Roe ' s Hotel Restaurant Outsider* Purchaae United Agency From Brail and Take . Immediate Po»»es»ion—Price $22 , 000—Bay '\ ¦ Shore ' Wnn ''' Buyi\We«rMa1n *Sira»et Bakery •TTHE sale of the United Cigar Store • ' agency here yesterday afternoon by Ludwlg Brail and the taking over of the restaurant of Roe ' s Hotel to be converted into a real estate office as the headquarters of the Brail Realty Company and the Patchogue Realty Company were announced last evening after a comparative lull in the market insofar as the business section is concerned. Almost simultaneous with this an- nouncement came that of the sale yes- terday afternoon of the Zenker bak- ery on West Main Street by Henry Zenker to Mr. arid Mrs. John Racth of Bay Shore , who took 'immediate possession and who are in charge bf the business today. The ci gar store agency has bcen purchased hy Simon Lanice of High- view , New York , who will have as- sociated with him Harry Sweet of Brooklyn, and the new owners took immediate possession last ni ght. The price paid for the business is announc- ed as ?22 , 00>0 and the new company has also taken over the lease iii the Roe ' s hotel block, which has ten years to run. Thcy will make a lew minor changes ancl plan to enlarge the com- mercial stationery department to a considerable extent. Mr. Lanice has been 'in thc same business in Nor- walk , Conn., Bellmorc and Bay Shore and in Norwalk he was a member of the board of education and the li- brary trustees, Mr. Sweet has for- (Continued on page 6 , this section). All Over Already— Hoover Is Elected bf P. Hi S. Students Debate in Auditorium and Sin;in; of Smith and Hoover 'Songa PieceaJed the Balloting HOOVER carried ' the High Schfcol 433 to 300 in the straw vote Friday after an exciting debate in the Senior High assembly between chds ' en pupil spokesmen. Of thc 25 home- rooms , Hoover carried 20 , Smith - three , and the vote was a tie in the \ others. : V. > . Principal Proctor presided - at the assembly. He spoke briefly to out- ' line the purpose of the meeting and the rules. He pointed out that a, num- ber of the pupils present would , ' four years from now , be elig ible for their first vote. He urged them > at that , time to be sure to vote, but also to be sure to hear both sides of the case and to decide carefully between the ¦ . candidates. ' Joseph Schlcchta began the debate with a speech for Hoover and was fol r lowed by William Kennedy speaking for Smith . \The Sidewalks of - New York\ was sung as a solo by Thomas Kattau , the audience joining the chorus. The final speakers were George Cole for Hoover and Elliot Godoff for Smith . Between these speeches , the audience sang a verse of the Hoover campaign ' song. Many visitors attended the assembly and commented afterword on the ability and ithe fairness of the pupils in pre- senting the issues. The vote by Home Rooms was: SENIOR HIGH JUNIOR HIGH Room Hoover Smith R.,, H O ST„ aBith R . oom ., „ 25 21 18 7 16 1C 26 lb ' 4 I jo ll, „„ „ f. n io -io M ° \ 10 13 12 29 16 16 1? 20 11 30 14 10 \ 23 \!{ ¦ S U 16 17 14 i ii i o it ** -•* • \ '^ \ . 16 5 3 _ \ J* 11 22 ll Total 183 123 20 9 16 21 22 9 „ AV * 23 18 9 Hoo v er 4 33 Total 2D0 177 Smith 300 8IMONIZINQ by an electric machine. Albin. Roe & Tesrf. —A .