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VO LU M E XLII EAST H A M PTO N , N. Y ., FR ID A Y, NOVEM BER 26, 1928 NUMBER 3

LEGIONNAIRES PLAN PARIS TRIP

A nnounce Definite Sailing Plans fco Convention

T R iP T O C O S T $145 T O $350

E stim ated That R ound T r ip W ill Take A b ou t a M on th ; P rob a b ly

3 0 ,0 0 0 W ill M ake J ou rn ey

A ssignm ent o f the ocean lin er C aledon ia w ith the A n d an ia *to care f o r the overflow , b y the Cunard line, to tran sport the A m erica n L eg ion delegation fro m N ew Y o rk t o F ran ce and retu rn , fo r the ninth annual co n ­ven tion o f the L eg ion , to be held in S eptem ber, 1927, has been an n ou n ced b y Bow m an E ld er, N ation a l Chair­m an o f the F ran ce C on ven tion C om ­m ittee. T h e N ew Y o r k L eg ion ­naires, P aris bound , w ill em bark a t N ew Y o r k C ity , S eptem ber 8 , and land a t C h erbou rg.

R ob ert C. L ee, 5 B road w ay , N ew Y 6 rk C ity , w ill rep resen t the F rance C on ven tion C om m ittee o f th e L eg ion in N ew Y ork . L ee served in the U nited S tates N avy, as com m an d in g officer o f the S. S. W ain w righ t, a de ­s troyer, d u r in g the w ar. B esides b e ­in g D epartm en t F ran ce C on ven tion O fficer f o r the state, he is com m an d­er o f B rook lyn P ost, N o . 500 , w hich is the la rg est post o f th e L eg ion in N ew Y o r k C ity . T h e F ra n ce C on ­ven tion C om m ittee has prepared a tw o -co lo r fo ld e r g iv in g th e travel de ­tails f o r N ew Y o r k L egion n a ires . R e ­quests f o r th e fo ld e r should b e ad ­dressed to the F ra n ce C on ven tion Com m ittee, N ation a l H eadqu arters, The A m erica n - L eg ion , Indianapolis, Indiana, M r. E ld er an n ou n ced .

M em bers o f T h e A m erica n L egion and the au x iliary , fa th ers o f L eg ion ­naires o r fa th ers o f d eceased ve ter ­ans o f the W orld W a r are e lig ib le to m ake the trip . T h e m in or lineal de ­scendants o f L eg ion n a ires and de­ceased veteran s are e lig ib le to mpkt the p ilgrim age as a p art o f th e S e ­cond A . E. F.

E xtrem ely low tra v e l rates have been obtained f o r the tran satlan tic jou rn ey . R ound trip steam ship fa res range fro m $145 to $37 0 on m ost o f the ships. F ore ig n ra ilroads have granted substantial redu ction s. Pass­ports and visas w ill be elim inated b y use o f specia l A m erican L eg ion iden ­tification certifica tes. H ou sin g ir Paris, in clu din g bed fo r seven nights and tips range fro m ten d ollars to forty-n irie d ollars, d epen d in g upon the grad e o f accom m od a tion s se lect­ed. B attlefie ld and ce m e te ry trips range from five d ollars t o $16 .50 . By accep tin g the cheapest a ccom m o­dation throughout, the to ta l o f round trip , steam ship, ra ilroad and fo re ig n port to Paris and back , seven n ights ’ housing in P aris, and a battlefie ld and cem etery tou r, w ith an a llow ance f o r m eals in Paris, w ill a gg rega te $175. O f course th is is th e m inim um "rate accom m odation on ly , and the cost gradually increases f o r the b et­ter grade accom m odation s. T he a v ­erage tr ip w ill cost about $300.

It is estim ated that th e m inim um o f tim e required to m ake the Paris jou rn ey from the p ort o f em barka­tion on this side to th e con ven tion city , on e w eek in Paris, and return t o the port o f debark ation in the

DEAN TREDER

Leaves Episcopal Cathedral at Garden City

T O B E H A R R IS B U R G R E C T O R

D ean T red er W as R ector at St. L u k e ’s C hurch H ere f o r S ever­

al ^ ears

SERVED 1,109 POUNDS OF TURKEY AT MONTAUK DEVELOPMENT YESTERDAY

W orkm en and Their Families Enjoy Real Thanksgiving Dinner; Conhall, Inc., Used Three Bushels o f Cran­berries for Relish; Engineers’ Hall and Mess Hall Nicely Decorated, W ith Replica o f New H otel As Table Decoration.

W ith th e ex ecp tion o f the days a t M ontauk w hen th e A rm y and N avy m en w ere quartered th ere, m ore tu r­key w as consum ed there yesterd ay than on a n y p rev iou s T han ksgivin g Day. O ver 1,100 pou n ds o f tu rk ey w ere eaten b y the m en o f th e F isher D ev e lopm en t and th eir fa m ilies , and o f cou rse in the v illag e o f M ontauk th ere w as a corresp on d in g increase.

In th e m ess halls on the F isher de­v e lopm en t C onhajl, In c., d ished up 8 00 pou n ds o f tu rk ey , th ree bushels o f cran berries , tw elv e dozen heads o f ce le ry , a h uge q u an tity o f candied sw eet p ota toes, oy s te r d ressing , m ince and pum pkin p ies and plum duff. This a llow ed f o r tw o pou n ds o f gob b ler p er m an.

B oth the E n gin eers ’ hall and the m ess hall f o r m en em ployed on the h ote l w e re n ice ly decorated . A cen ter p iece f o r the tab le o f bunk house N o.2 ca rried o u t in deta il the n ew h o­tel. T h is w as d on e w ith paper and fa ith fu lly show ed the h otel on the site o f the o ld M ontauk In n ; sm all bran ch es and tw igs ca rried ou t the idea o f landscaping.

In the E n gin eers ’ hall the cen ter p ie ce w as a rep rodu ction o f F o rt P ond. This w as don e w ith a larg e m ir­r o r f o r the P on d , banked w ith c o t ­ton and d ir t to rep resen t th e hills and splotehes o f m ica f o r sn ow and fro s t . T h e n ea rb y bu ild in gs w ere re ­p rodu ced w ith p aper and to round ou t the p ictu re there w ere sm all ducks, pheasants and oth er b irds in the scene.

A b o u t 150 m en on th e F ish er de­v e lopm en t le f t M ontauk to be g on e o v e r T hanksgiving . M ost o f th e m en com e fro m the N ew E ngland States and w ill n o t return to M ontauk until M on day, w hile o th ers re tu rn ed to th e ir h om es in Jersey and M anhat­tan.

Final Request ForRed Cross Members

T h e annual Red C ross d rive, w hich is b e in g carried on b y th e loca l ch ap ter under the chairm anship o f M rs. P. C. Schenck , c loses v e ry short­ly ; a n y w ho have not y e t been ap ­proach ed b y the canvassers are re ­quested to send in their su b scrip ­tion s to M rs. S chenck o r to any o f the com m ittee . T h e lad ies do n ot m ean to overlook an yon e , bu t o fte n p eop le are aw ay o r out, w hen called o n ; it tak es t im o^ to m ake the list 1 0 0 % com p lete .

T he retu rn s have been com in g in b ea u tifu lly . W a in sco tt has turned in fa r m ore than its q u o ta ; M ontauk, S ag H arbor, and A m agansett returns are as y e t incom plete , but d o in g very w ell in d eed ; as is ou r ow n villag e . It is h oped th a t ev ery on e w ill h elp to m ake this the best yea r yet.

T h e V e ry R ev. O scar £ . R .'T re d e r , f o r the last ten years- Dean o f the E p iscopa l C athedral o f th e In carn a ­tion , G arden C ity , and p rev iou s to that the R e c to r o f St. L u k e 's Church here, has a ccep ted the rectorsh ip o f St. S teph en ’s E p iscopa l C hurch at H arrisburg, Pa.

D ean T red er has been a ctin g re c ­tor.

W h en D ean T red er w en t to St. S teph en ’s it w as to serve f o r three m onths. “ M y s o jou rn here has been m ost p leasan t,” he said , a t H arris ­bu rg.

T h e re -a ction o f the sim ple p rea ch in g o f th e gospel o f Jesus C hrist in th is d ay o f sensational p rea ch in g has befen m ost g ra ti fy in g and I have been born e o u t in m y con v iction th at there is a deep sp irit­ual y ea rn in g a m on g p eop le , and that w e p reach ers w hen ou r people ask f o r bread m ust n o t ‘g ive th em a s ton e .’

M y ex p erien ce in St. S teph en ’s d u rin g the past three m on th s has led m e to be lieve th at it has a g re a t m is­s ion in th e C ity o f H arrisb u rg as w ell as in the E p iscopa l d iocese bearin g th a t nam e.

“ I w as born and b rou gh t up in A l­bany, N . Y ., a c ity o f a b ou t the size o f H arrisburg. W hen I le f t m y hom e tow n to en ter u pon m y m in istery , I f e lt and have fe lt s in ce , th a t i f ever the tim e cam e w hen it shou ld fa ll to m y ch oice to take up parish l i fe it w ou ld be in a c ity o f such size and character.

In tw en ty years o f the m in istery I have had bu t tw o ch arges— East H am pton , L. I., w here I w as p r iv ileg ­ed ea rly in m y m in istery to bu ild a g lo riou s ch u rch and to study m en at sh ort ran ge , as on e can in a sm all cou n try v illag ^ ; then at G arden C ity in the splendid cathedral o f the d io ­cese o f L o n g Island, w h ere the w ork w as o f an en tire ly d iffe ren t character and w hen n ew lin es o f d evelopm en t p resented . T h rou gh it a ll I have th ou gh t m uch o f the com m and o f St. Paul on th e occa s ion o f his v ision , A rise , go in to the c ity .’ ”

St. S tephens has been w ith ou t a r e c to r since the death last A utum n o f the R ev. R ollin A . S aw yer.

M rs. T red er and the ch ildren , w ho spen t the sum m er in V erm on t, have taken possession o f the rectory .

D r. T red er resigned a t G arden C ity soon a fte r D r. E rn est M. S tires was con secra ted B ishop , it b e in g a custom o f lo n g stan din g f o r the dean to r e ­sign when death creates a ch an ge in B ishops.

T h e dean is f i f ty years old . H e w as educated in St. S teph en ’s C ollege and the G eneral E p iscopa l T h eo log ica l Sem inary. A s id e fro m b u ild in g a new S t . ’ L u k e ’s C hurch at E ast H am pton at a cost o f $ 5 0 ,000 , he established a chain o f five m issions, each o f w hich now has its ow n ch u rch buildings.

D u rin g his services a t the ca th ed ­ral he raised th e an n u al bu d get fro m $ 7 ,000 to $ 3 0 ,000 . H e has taken a prom in en t part in M ason ic a ctiv ities . T hese in clu ded his design ation in 1916 as D istrict D ep u ty Grand M as­te r o f the F irst D istrict o f N ew Y ork , com p ris in g tw en ty -e ig h t lodges , and his re -ap poin tm en t in 1917 and 1918.

Dean T red er w as ap poin ted G rand C haplain o f the G rand L od ge o f N ew Y o rk in 1918, and he has been re appoin ted ann u ally up to 1926. In the W orld W a r p eriod he w as a m em ber o f the N ew Y o rk M ason ic W a r C om ­m ission with T ow n sen d S cudder, P ast G rand M aster, and tw o others.

M O T H E R S ’ C LU B M E E T IN G

The annual C hristm as m eetin g o f the M oth ers ’ C lub w ill be held n ext T h u rsday a ftern oon , D ecem b er 2, 1926, at 3 o ’ c lo ck sharp, a t the hom e o f M rs. C asper R ow e, D avid lane. A n in terestin g p rogram is b e in g p repar­ed b y the com m ittee , M rs. Jas. E. G ay, jr . , and M rs. R o b e rt D ayton . A cord ia l inv ita tion is exten d ed to all w h o are in terested in the w ork this c lu b is d o in g fo r the g o o d o f the co m ­m unity to be present.

RESIGNS BOARDQuits Board o f Directors o f

Princeton Seminary S E R V E D T W E N T Y -S IX Y E A R S

W as O ldest M em ber o f B eard o f D i­rectors o f S em in ary ; D issen­

s ion in F acu lty

T h e R ev. Dr. H ow ard Duffield. sum m er res id en t o f A m a ga n sett and e loq u en t preacher, w ho has o ften b een heard and e n jo y e d here , has re ­signed fro m the board o f d irectors o f P rin ceton T h eo log ica l Sem inary, on w h ich he has served f o r tw en ty -s ix years. T h e resign ation w as m ade know n on M on day, on th e eve o f the in vestigation o f the d issension in the sem in ary fa cu lty , w hich is to b e start­ed b y a com m ittee a ppoin ted b y the G eneral A ssem b ly o f the P resb yter­ian C hurch las£ June.

D r. D uffield said th at h is a ction was d u e to the “ s tr ife ” w hich had been n oticea b le in the adm in istration o f the sem in ary ’s a ffa irs sin ce the re ­m oval o f D r. C harles R . E rdm an as s tu den t adviser tw o years ago. T hose w ho regarded the fe u d as ex istin g b e ­tw een M odern ists and F undam ental­ists look ed upon Dr. E rdm an as a cham pion o f the M odernists.

D r. D uffield w as the secon d oldest m em ber o f the board o f d irectors o f the sem inary. H e is a lso M od era tor o f th e P resb y tery o f N ew Y o rk and pastor em eritus o f the F irst P resb y ­teria n C hurch o f N ew Y o r k C ity . His fa m ily has been con n ected w ith P rin ceton f o r m ore than s ix ty years. H is fa th er, the late Dr. John T . D u f­fie ld , w as p ro fe sso r o f m athm etics th ere f o r f if ty years . H is uncle , the R ev. D r. W illiam H en ry G reen , w as p ro fe sso r o f H eb rew in the sem inary f o r a gen eration . A broth er, E dw ard D. Duffield, presiden t o f th e P ru den ­tia l In su ran ce C om pany, is a trustee o f the un iversity.

Amateur NightA t Edwards’ Theatre

Star ChristmasNumber December 17

The E ast H am pton Star w ill is- ; | sue its specia l C hristm as num - | | ber th is year on F rid a y , D ecem - || ber 17. This specia l ed ition will a f- j I fo r d advertisers an especia lly j | good op portu n ity to call atten - j tion to th e ir Christm as m erchan- j | dise. O ur regu la r advertisers will | have th e op portu n ity o f secu rin g | I extra space in thit* specia l C hrist- j | m as n um ber a t th e regu la r rates, j I T h is ed ition w ill ca rry an unus- j | ual num ber o f in terestin g C hrist- j | mas stories, poem s and verses, | ! new s o f specia l Christm as ser- | j v ices in the churches, e tc . This j j specia l n u m ber has alw ays ca r - j ! ried a large am ou n t o f ad vert is- | I ing in the years past and w e hope i | th at th e nierchants w ill take ad - | j van tage o f th is specia l n um ber to | | p lace th eir m erchandise b e fo re the j | m any S tar readers. The Star | | covers the south fo r k o f eastern |

L on g Island b e tter than any j | oth er m edium .

TOWN BUYS ROAD TRACTOR

Has Large Snow Plow W hich is Easily Attached

TO B E U SE D IN O P E N IN G R O A D S

Superin ten den t F rank Barns B elieves T hat M ach inery W ill R ep lace

M any M en and Team s i

Frank B arnes, superin ten den t o f highw ays in the tow nship , has o rd er ­ed a fo r ty -fiv e horse-pow eru 5-ton M on arch tra cto r and B aker snow p low f o r use in m aintain ing th e town highw ay system . The p low , w hich is indepen den t o f the tra c to r b u t m ay be coup led w ith it in an instant, a r ­rived last w eek-en d . T h is p lo w is gu aran teed to g o th ou gh the high snow d r ifts that o c cu r u sually each y ea r on the S ag H arbor turnpike and M ontauk highw ay. I t has a spread o f ov er s ixteen fe e t . B esides u s in g .th e p low and tra cto r in c lea r in g the s treets o f snow this w in ter the trac­to r w ill be used in opc'r5»’.g new roads and w id en in g o ld ones.

H a rry S tee le w ill op era te the tra c ­tor.

JO N E S -G IL M O R E

T h e m arriage o f M iss Io la D ix G il­m ore, step-dau gh ter o f Charles G il­bert, to H arry E. Jon es o f East Q uogue, w as p er form ed M onday a fte rn o o n by R ev. J. L . R ob in son at the M ethodist P arsonage. T h e w it­nesses t o the m arriage w ere H om er Jackson and F loren ce B . M iller.

C onde R oss o f th is v illage, appear­ed b e fo re Justice H arry G. Stephens on T u esday m orn in g on the charge o f stea lin g the ca r o f N orm an C leaves ten days ago. In d e fa u lt o f $1 ,000 bail R oss w as sen t to R iverhead to aw ait h earing by the G rand Jury.

The arrested m an was tra ced by a hat fou n d in the Cleaves;’ ca r dur­ing an in vestigation by S ylv ester K el­sey o f A m agansett.

C leaves ’ car was dam aged to the exten t o f abou t $200 and the ca r o f the R ev. Mr. B aker, into w hich Ross crashed at A m agan sett, w as likewise dam aged . M em bers o f the con g reg a ­tion o f th e P resbyterian Church in A m agan sett co lle cted sufficient m oney to repa ir the c le rg ym a n ’s car.

Ross Apprehended^ ^ T W O KILLED IN FATAL GRADE CROSSINGACCIDENT AT EAST QUOGUE MONDAY

Daniel L. Chester and Elmer J. Thompson, Prominent Business Man and Banker From Bridgehampton Kill­ed Instantly by W estbound Train M onday A fter­noon on W ay to R iverhead; No One W itnessed Col­lision.

GANG GET $150 IN NIGHT ROBBERY

BOYS MUST PAY THEIR OWN FLNES

Ordered T o Keep Out o f Autos 6 Months by Judge

E N T E R E D C L E A V E S ’ ST O R E

L en ien cy Show n T w o M inors Found G u ilty o f T aking G oods From

C leaves ’ S tore R ecen tly

A rrested , charged w ith tak in g at least fo r ty dollars w orth o f goods from N orm an C leaves’ store one n ight recen tly , H enry M iller o f Springs, and E llsw orth S ch ellin ger o f A m agansett, w ere g iven a hearin g b e fo re Justice M erton H. E dw ards o f Springs, w ho fou n d them g u ilty and fined each boy tw enty-five d o llars and six m onths suspended sen ten ce. T h e b oys w ere ord ered to g o to w ork im m ediately and pay their ow n fines. T h ey are n ot to drive a ca r d uring the n ext six m onths, and are n o t to g o ou t a fte r 6 p. m ., unless in com p an y w ith their paren ts. T h is w as th e fa th e r ly sen­ten ce p ron ou n ced b y Ju stice Edw ards. T he b oys are both m inors. A s a m at­ter o f fa c t the am ou n t o f good s the b oy s to o k fro m M r. C leaves ’ store g rea tly ex ceed ed the am ount o f fo r ty d ollars the boys w ere charged with tak ing, bu t M r. C leaves b e in g prom ­ised the return o f a good p art o f the stolen g ood s , w hich included guns and shells, w as con ten t in n o t push ing the case t o o hard. H ad he m id e the am ount ov er f ifty d ollars the boys w ou ld p rob a b ly have been sentenced to serve tim e in a re form a tory .

O fficer G arrow rep orts that all o f the m erchants a lon g the business streets have been w arn ed to keep lights bu rn in g all n igh t in their stores, and no dou bt, had a ligh t been b u rn in g in M r. C leaves ’ store that n ight he w ou ld n o t have had his store entered .

N e x t to hom e the w orst p la ce to bQ is aw ay.

T h e first A m ateu r N ight a t E d ­w ard s th eatre , last F r id a y even ing, d rew a b ig and v o c ife ro u s crow d. F irs t p rize fo r a vau deville a c t w en t to the M aidstone M elody B oys— P ercy S ch en ck , M ax R eutershan, N ew ton T iffan y , M ilton S chaib le and B ill T a y lor , w hose skill a t ja z z p lay ­in g and s in g in g are w e ll know n. N eck ties w ere aw arded each o f them . S econ d prize w en t to G ladys B erg ­strom o f S ag H a rb or, w ho did a C harleston . O th er p er form ers gree t­ed w ith h earty applause w ere M ade­line Bass, w h o danced v ery g r a c e fu l­ly ; and C aroline L oris, w ho gave a m on olog u e in a Y iddish m ake-up , w ith a lon g g re y beard . Last F rid ay even ­in g ’s vau deville w as the first o f a series o f fo u r or five th at are b e in g o ffered a t the theatre. N ex t w e e k ’s p rogra m is n ow b e in g book ed and w ill be an n ou n ced e lsew here in this issue. *

R alph C lark, gen era l sa les m an­a g e r o f the P rod u cers ’ D istribu tin g C orp oration o f N ew Y o r k ; E dw ard M acN am ee, sa les m anager o f th e Film B ook in g C orporation o f A m e r ica ; arid M r. M ayer o f the M. and I. C ircu it, all o f N ew Y ork , w ere gu ests ov er last w eek -en d o f L . ,0 . and L. A . E d ­wards. T h e p arty w en t rod and reel fish ing a t M on ta u k ; and th e guests w en t hom e w ith n ine fine striped bass.

Mr. and M rs. B en jam in Barne9 m ade a tr ip to N ew Y o rk last week.

L eon ard E dw ards has leased the new M ontauk m ovin g p ictu re theatre and hopes to open there abou t C hrist­m as tim e.

The M isses C atherine and G er­trude M atthew s o f M aryland, arrived on W edn esday o f last w eek to stay ov er T h an k sgivin g w ith th eir n iece , M rs. P e rcy C. S chenck.

TAX BUDfiET AMOUNTS TO $330,264.08; TAX RATE EXCLUSIVE OF VILLAGES $1.70

Total Budget is A bout $30,000 M ore Than Last Year’ s W hile Tax Statement Shows Township Has Increased in Valuation $5,000,000, Totaling $13,000,000; Near­ly H alf o f Budget Used for School Purposes.

Board A pproves TaxC ollector’s Bond

A c c o r d in g to the tow n tabu la r statem en t f o r th e tax ro ll o f 1926, the to ta l b u d g et to be co lle cted n ext m onth and up to January 10 am ounts to $3 3 0 ,2 6 4 .0 8 , o r abou t $30 ,000 m ore than last y e a r ’s b u d get. C om par­in g this y e a r ’s statem ent w ith last y e a r ’s the d ifferen ce is fou n d to be in the to ta l am ou n t o f tow n , cou n ty and state tax, last y ea r ’s am ou n t b e -j

bu d get o f a b ou t $ 1 3 ,000 , a llow in g a red u ction in ta x o f eighty cen ts , the ta x n ow b ein g $1 .10 , as against $1 .90 last year.

The ta x th is y ea r in E ast H am p­ton villag e , in clu din g school tax , is $1 .96 as against $3 .08 last year.

S ag H a rb or v illage and sch ool tax is ' $2 .95 , com pared w ith $3 .97 last year.

T o figure the ta x on a n y propertyin g $156 ,8 4 0 . The rem ainder may,! outside 0f the in corp orated villages be fou n d in a slig h t in crease in the\ is rather difficult, as the tax w ouldam ou n t to be co lle cted f o r the schools in the five d istricts.

The statem en t shows that the tow n has increased in valu ation ap­p rox im a te ly $ 5 ,000 ,000 over last year. The tow n , exclusive o f villages, is valued at $6 )8 1 3 ,2 5 3 ; East H am p­ton v illage, $ 6 ,9 6 4 ,5 4 7 ; aiid S ag H ar­b o r village $576 ,005 .

O f the entire am ount o f tne bu d ­g e t n early a h a lf o f the a m ou n t is

depend upon th e lo ca tion o f the pro^ perty . I f loca ted a t M ontauk the tax w ou ld be $2 .56 , in clu din g sch ool tax, o r i f loca ted at A m agan sett w ou ld be $3 .01.

C om parin g this yea r ’ s ta x on p ro ­p e rty in the tow n outside o f the in ­corp orated villag es o f E ast H am pton and S ag H arbor, the statem ent shows a red u ction o f seven ty -tw o cents.

In all p robab ility n ex t w eek T ax

Daring Holdup o f Ryder and Family at Home

T W O L O C A L B O Y S C O N C E R N E D

R yd er R obbed o f $150 at Poin R evolver ; Y ou n g M en Nov

L odged in R iverhead Jail

In m idst o f the storm ana dow n­p ou r o f rain last T hursday night, th ieves ca lled a t the farm h ou se o f E llsw orth R yd er on S cu ttle H ole road , S ag H a rb or, and robbed him o f about $150. The R yders had retu rn ­ed hom e a t 1 0 :3 0 p. m. fro m this v i l ­lag e , w here th ey attended a m otion p ictu re , show . T h e ir d og began to bark fu riou sly . R yd er w en t outside, th ink ing som e o f his stock w as in trouble fro m the storm . A revo lver w as s tu ck in his fa c e with the order, “ T h row up y ou r hands.” R yd er ca ll­ed fo r his w ife . She cam e ou t o f the liv in g room . A n oth er m an thrustr-a re v o lv e r at her side and ordered, “ hands u p .” W hen Edw ard Scholtz, fa th e r o f M rs. R yder, and Jam es N ie l­son, h ired m an, cam e outside they w ere treated sim ilarly. The robbers w anted m oney. R y d er told them that he had on ly a sm all sum. T h ey to o k $150 fro m his p ock et, and on e w ent inside the house and threatened Mrs. R yd er unless she to ld him w here m ore valuables w ere con cea led . The men, five in num ber, th e n 'd ro v e o ff in an a u tom obile , the m otor o f w hich had been le f t running. R yd er fou n d the keys o f his autom obile rem oved . His te leph on e w as not cut. H e im m ediate­ly notified the state police .

The sheriff’s officers arrested fo u r y ou n g m en last F rid ay m orn in g and an oth er Saturday and lod ged them in R iverhead ja il. T h e m em bers o f the ga n g w ere W illiam G illette , Frank Rae, G eorge K ing , Charles M oeberg and T ed C arberry . C arberry w aived exam ination and the others w ill be g iven a h earing tod a y . It is said that one o f t h e m en, R ae, w as rather an in n ocen t party , havin g been invited to g o f o r a ride and did n o t know w hat the oth ers w ere up to . The you n g m en w ere held under bond.

RETRIEVER TRIAL HELD YESTERDAY

Over 500 W itness H adder’ s Retriever Take Prizes

W O N $10 0 A N D P R E S ID E N T ’ S CU P

‘M onty M ontauk” o f Cash B ox Ken- nels, W in s G regory C u p ; T rial

C on sidered Real Success

f o r sch ool purposes, th e exa ct R ece iv er J. H ow ard H and w ill pub- am ou n t bein g $ 1 45 ,048 .97 , th is o f | lish the official tax notice fo r 1926 cou rse b e in g f o r the m aintenance o f 'g i v i n g th e dates when he w ill s it f o rthe sch ools in the six d istricts in the tow nsh ip . T h is is on ly approx im ate ly $2 ,000 m ore than w as raised f o r sch ool pu rposes last year. In D istrict N o. 1 th ere w as a redu ction in the

collection s.The fo llo w in g is the 1926 ta x state­

m en t in d etail and an yon e d esirous o f fig u rin g the am ou n t o f his taxes m ay do so, u sin g th is statem ent.

S T A T E , C O U N T Y , T O W N A N D D IS T R IC T T A X E ST ax D istrict V a lu ation

T ow n , exclu sive o f v illa g es ..............$ 6 ,813 ,253 .00E ast H am pton V illa g e ...................... 6 ,964 ,547 .00S ag H arbor V illage ........................... 576 ,005 .00East H am pton L igh tin g D istrict .. 64 ,700 .00A m agan sett L igh tin g D is t r ic t ......... 1 ,053 ,800 .00A m agan sett F ire D istrict ................. 1 ,180 ,735 .00

U nited States w ill be fo u r w eeks. T h e actu a l tim e req u ired w ill be m od i­fied by the d istan ce the L egion n aire lives fro m the p orts o f em barkation and the tim e he desires to spend abroad a fte r th e con ven tion . R eser­vations f o r the Paris jo u rn e y w ill be m ade com m en cin g N ov em b er 15. H ou sin g fa c ilitie s in P aris and steam ­ship fa c ilitie s lim it th e n u m ber o f L eg ion n a ires w ho can m ake the jo u r ­n ey t o 3 0 ,0 0 0 . T fie n ational travel d i­re c to r advises L eg ion n a ires desirin g to m ake the F ran ce con ven tion tr ip

j to g e t th eir reservation s in p rom ptly in o rd er th at th ey m ay be assured o f

, a p lace w ith their state delegations.

The m em bers o f the tow n board approved the bon d o f T a x R ece iv er J . H ow ard H and, a t th e specia l m eet­in g held T u esday a fte rn oon . The am ou n t o f the bond was f o r $264,- 993 .19 to co v e r the am ou n t to be handled b y the c o lle c to r and w as w ritten b y M ax R eutershan f o r the A etn a C om pany.

T h e board m em bers gran ted T ax R ece iv er H and perm ission to take on an additional clerk , m aking fo u r in

j all, in o rd er that the w ork m ay be don e p rom ptly and ord erly .

T ota ls .....................................$16 ,653 ,040 .00S C H O O L T A X E S

S chool D istrictsD istrict N o. 1— East H am ptonD istrict N o. 2— W ain scott .........D is tr ict N o. 3— A m agan sett ....

I D is trict N o. 4— Springs ..............D is tr ict N o . 5— Sag H arbor ....

I D istr ict N o. 6— M ontauk ............

i . W a lter B en jam in is bu ild in g a bu n ga low on the east shore o f N a-

I peague H arbor.

V aluation8 .712 .750 .00

665 .950 .002 .0 8 8 .2 6 0 .0 0

9 0 2 .090 .00581 .155 .00

1 ,403 ,600 .00

Rate A m ount$1.70 $115,077.79

.86 59,905.44

.85 4,796.04

.40 258.80

.20 2,107.60

.26 3,069.44

$185 ,215 .11 .

Rate A m ount1.10 95,840.83

.32 2,131.04

.85 17,750.98

.56 5,050.842.10 12,204.27

.86 12,071.01

B e fo re a crow d o f ap prox im ately 500 p eople, the East H am pton Gun Club staged th eir R etriev er T ria ls on T hanksgiving D ay a t the D evon Y ach t Club.; the a ffa ir w as a huge success and p ron ou n ced by loca l sportsm en to be the finest sportin g event ever staged in the H am ptons. F avored with fine w eath er the trials w ere run off p rom ptly on t im e and the crow d o f sportsm en g o t aw ay in am ple tim e fo r their T han ksgivin g dinners.

Jerry H adder, w ith his C heasapeake B ay “ D iv e ,” w a i p rize w in n er o f the d a y ; w in n in g the first p rize , $100, in the first even t and in addition w alked hom e w ith the president’s cup f o r the final even t; a class open to all w inners.

The Sam uel A . G regory Cup was w on by M essrs. W illiam Hand and E ltinge F. W a rn er w ith th eir "M on ty M ontauk,” in class 3. L evi C rapser w on the cup o ffered by the H am pton H otels C orporation with his “ Pride o f “ M ontauk,” in class 4 fo r puppies.

E . S. A very , w ith his “ R ex A v e ry ,” w on fifty dollars in go ld w ith a sec­ond aw ard in C lass 1 ; and Messrs. H and and W arn er w on the tw en ty- five dollars in go ld with their "M on ty M ontauk,” w ith a third award in the sam e class.

Dr. David E dw ards’ Bpringer spaniel "R e x ” w as the w in n er o f Class 2, th ereby w inn ing fo r his ow n er fifty dollars in gold.

In Class 3, M essrs. H and and W a rn er w on the G regory C up with “ M onty M ontauk” w hile A . G.

Daniel L. C hester, ow n er o f the store bearin g that name o f B ridge- ham pton, and E lm er J. T hom pson, cash ier o f the B ridgeham pton N a­tional Bank, w ere both instantly kill­ed M onday a ftern oon shortly a fter 3 o ’c lo ck when the sedan in w hich they w ere rid in g w as h it b y L on g Is­land R ailroad train N o. 19 at East Q uogue. T he tw o m en w ere g o in g to R iverhead and w ere tak in g this road as a d etou r route on a ccou n t o f the w ork b e in g done on the H am pton B ays-R iverhead road.

The au tom obile w as shattered and both occu pan ts hurled m ore than seventy-five fe e t . It w as thought that the m achine had been struck squarely in the m iddle as it sudden ly shot out into the path o f the train . E ngineer Frank J. Sm ith said he did not see the au tom obile until the locom otive was about to pass ov er the crossing. It was too late, then, he added to avert the accident.

T w o w om en, near-by residents, heard the im pact and saw fragm en ts c f the autom obile hurtling through the a ir. T hey telephoned to officials at Q uogue fo r assistance bu t on the arrival o f several physicians it was fou n d that both occu pan ts o f the autom obile had been killed instantly.

C oron er M orley B. Lew is w ill con ­du ct an inquest on M onday m orn ing at Southam pton.

Y ears ago D aniel C hester cam e to B ridgeham pton and started business ■iri a small w ay, de liv erin g his w ares and so lic itin g new business through­out this end o f the island. He has been during the th irty -odd years in B ridj:e- ham pton one o f the lead ing men o f his com m unity and a m an o f honesty and in teg rity . In recen t years he built the large store in B ridgeham pton that bears his name. H e is survived b y a w idow , and a son K enneth, liv ing in N ew Y ork .

E lm er J . T hom pson cam e to Saga- ponack ov er th irty -five years ago as a school tea ch er and rem ained there until he assum ed the duties o f m an­ager w ith the B iidgeham pton C ream ­ery . He w as with that con cern until it w ent out o f business and la ter b e ­cam e identified w ith banking. A t the tim e o f his death he was v ice presi­den t and cash ier o f the B ridgeham p­ton N ational Bank. H e leaves a w id­ow , and a m arried daughter, Louise, liv in g a t Cedarhurst, L. I.

A T T H E H U N T T IN G

Joseph H. Seam an and son are here over the Thanksgiving w eek -en d ; also Mrs. Jesse Spalding, G. L. M cA lpin , jr . , and E dw ard J . M aguire. O ther guests du rin g this past w eek include J. W . B ou lter, M. M. P arker, J. F. C ervante, J. G lenpher, G. W . Foster, M r. and M rs. H. N. H aw kes, G eorge Lee, F. B . W ib org , C. A . Steinm etz, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. B etts, M rs. L. M. H offm an, Jules B on tet, M r. and Mrs. S. J. Sandys, jr ., Mr. and M rs. C. Cal­lahan, Mr. a n d , Mrs. S. J. M unday, M rs. A . O ’C onnor, Miss Anna O ’­C onnor, M r. and Mrs. J. L. M cM ann, Mr. and Mrs. A . D. H aff, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. M ason, M r. and Mrs. C. L. B ogert, G eorge O tt, A . M. Tur- pen ing, G eorge W . C ooper, H. C. H ayes, H. L. Staples, M aurice B ow er, W illiam A . Eaton.

Christm as Cards— T w en ty assorted engraved Christm as gree tin g cards, value $ 1 .5 0 ; ou r price $1 .00 per box, m any o f ten and fifteen cen t value. S tar O ffice.— A dv.

off. F rank E ldredge was the w inner o f the Parker gun, w hile U lysses Adam s w on the oth er gun, a J. P. S auerp iece.

The ju dg es o f the R etriever Trials w ere T y ler M orse, G eo. Schellinger, and E. R. O verton o f East Q uogue. The Tria l C om m ittee consisted o f G eorge Schellinger, F rank M errill and E. J. E dwards. The ju dg es and the m em bers o f the tria l com m ittee w ork ­ed hard with President H ildreth to m ake this a ffa ir the success it was, and loca l sportsm en are a lready look ­ing forw ard to the n ext event o f this sort that the Gun C lub w ill prom ote.

The su m m ary: C lass 1. W on by J. M adder's "D iv e ” , secon d , E. A v e ry ’s “ R ex A very ," ' third, Hand and W arn er’s “ M onty M ontauk.” A lso entered , Sam E dw ards’ “ D ash,” A . B en n ett ’s “ P rin ce” , P. Collins* “ P rin ce o f M ontauk” , D. L aw son ’s “ Splash,” B. K in g 's “ K ippy B ob ,” J. H alsey ’s “ B everly ’s M onk,” A . M ac V ica r ’s “ S heila ,” D. M ac V icar's “ P hoebe O ’S haughnessy,” and R. A p p le ton ’s “ L om berdale B lon d in .”

Class 2. W on by Dr. E dw ards’ M ac 1 “ R ex ,” u|£o entered , C. T o y 's “ H ors-

V ica r o f P o rt W ashington , w as sec-

aw ard. Class i open to all w inners, w ent

T ota l .a ............. ...... 145 ,048.97

T ota l am ou n t o f bu d get........................ 330 ,264.08T A X R A T E S

fxdusive o f v illag es ........................................................70T ow n,H ig h w ay item N o. 1................................................................. 1.00East H am pton V illage, gen era l...................................................70H ighw ay item .............................................................................16S ag H arbor V illage, genera l ...................................................70H ighw ay item .............................................................................16

1.70

tau k ,” entered by M essrs. Hand and W arner, and Levi C rapser's “ Pride o f M ontauk.”

A fine in terest in this even t had been created fo r days ahead o f the field tr ia ls ; on W ednesday the Gun C lub had arranged a fine w indow dis­p lay in the East H am pton N ew s C om ­pany. Sm all boxes conta in ing g lit ­tering gold p ieces o f 5 , 10 and 20 d o lla r denom inations a ttracted m any passerby, as did the three silver cups. The display w as top ped o ff w ith tw o guns that had recen tly been raffled,

ford H eroic o f C larion” and C. M iller’s ‘ Conanar B riar C liff.”

Class 3. W on by Hand &. W arn­e r ’s “ M onty M ontauk ;” second A. M ac V icar's “ S h eila ;” third, J, Had- d er ’s “ D ive.” A lso entered, C. T oy 's “ H orsford H eroic o f C larion ,” P. C ollins’ “ Prince o f M ontauk,” B. K in g ’s “ K ippy B ob ,” A . M acV icar's “ Sheila ,” D. M acV icar's "P h oebe O 'ShauKhnessy” and E. A very 's “ Hex A v ery .”

Class 4. W on by L. Crapser'* “ Pride o f M ontauk.” Also, entered, C. T oy 's "H ors fo rd H eroic o f C larion .”

Class 5. A ll w inners entered. W on by J . H adder's "D iv e .” A lso entered Dr. E dw ards’ “ R e x ," Hand Hl W arn­e r ’ “ M onty M ontauk” and L. Crap-