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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
James F. Hooker's Close Run for Mayor
atty Nomination in schenectady

The convention to nominate a Repub-
lican candidate for mayor in Schenec-
tady, N. Y, was held Thursday night,
and James F. Hooker, candidate of the
progressives lost 55k votes to 20h, but
the division of the delegates does not
begin to show the closeness of the con
test in the primaries. In the first ward
Hooker lost by one vote; in the third
ward three of his five delegates tied and
were unseated by the regulars In con-
troll of the convention; he lost three
delegates In the fourth ward by nine
votes, one In the 7th on a close vote
and 5h delegates in the 18th by IA votes.
Mr.. Hooker made no contest in the 9th
ward. but the five delegates there were
for him had he been ahead when the
9th was called. A change OF 40 votes
out of 1900 cast would nave given Hooker
a majority. In the ward in which Mr..
Hooker resides the vote for four dele
gates was 172 for Hooker and 70 for
Heron. Mr.. Hooker carried two dele
gates in Mr.. Herron's district. the first
of the first ward. After the city con-
vention was held Mr.. Hooker was offer
ed by both progressives and regulars the
unanimous nomination for the assembly
from Schenectady county, but he re-
fused the honor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
sRATTLEsoRo PERSONAL.

Mr., and Mrs. Walter +. Spear returned
Tuesday from their wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brown of Boston
were visitors at D.. 5. Carey's during the
fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Sargent of Grafton,
Mass, have greeted many old friends in
town this week.
John Wood and Mrs. John Haus came
by automobile from Holyoke to visit at
IT,. b. Haus's and to attend the fair.
Onslow Thompson was quarterback for
Norwich university in part of the football
game Wednesday, which Dartmouth won
Is to 3. Norwich scored "A goal from
field by Underhill. a former Bellows Falls
high school athlete.
Miss Nettie Cheney went to Meriden,
Conn, today to visit "A sister, Mrs, j. II.
White, a week. She will then go to
Washington to stay with her niece, Mrs.
Goodwin, until Dec. /, when she will
return to Meriden to remain there
through the winter.
Judge and Mrs. Charles II. Robb have
been guests of DR.. and Mrs. II. l.. Wat
erman this week. Judge Robb has
closed his summer home in Falmouth,
Mass, recently and visited in the Thous-
and Island region. He will resume his
duties IN the bench in Washington next
week.
CnarleS Knight OF chicago, a lOrmef
resident, who a not been in town In
over 40 years, was here recently to re-
ceive payment of a legacy from the es-
tate of his sister, the late Mrs. Avery
Plummer. At the time of Mrs. Plum
mer's death nothing had been heard
from Mr.. knight in several years and II
was not known whether he was alive OF
dead.
The Burlington Free Press Wednesday
contained the following under the head
ing "Y. NJ. c. A.. Notes: Roy b. Miner
Of Brattleboro will have charge of the
Intermediate gymnasium class of the
boys department of the Y. NJ. c. A.
This class is a new formation, meeting
on Monday and Wednesday afternoon at
f.15 o'clock, and is made up of the
older high school boys of the boys de-
partment. Mr.. Miner has had consider
able experience in gymnasium work I'm
Brattleboro, and he holds the mile record
In the interscholastic meets in this state,
He will meet his first class this after
noon"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

The next attraction in the Auditorium
will be THE Witching Hour" oct. IL.
The women of the Unlversalist society
will hold a rummage sale the second
week in October.
Rev. E. j. Lewis of West Brattleboro
will conduct the chapel service at the
Retreat Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Salvation Army meetings Saturday
and Sunday will be conducted by Adju-
tant Slater of Hartford, Conn. All are
invited.
b. w. Person, manager of the Rice
farm, writes that James Elmer, brought
into the court last week, was not en-
ployed at the farm, as stated last week.
At the close of the service Sunday
morning Rev. Il. @. S. Osgood, o. l..
French and Mrs. o. ID. Esterbrook were
chosen delegates to the national confer-
ence of Unitarian churches, which will
be held in Washington, ID. c., Oct. 1926.
The ladies' circle of the Universalist
church will hold their monthly business
meeting in the church parlor THURSDAY
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Everyone inter
ested i'm the fair is requested to be pres
ent. The annual harvest supper will be
served at els.
About 80 of the %neighbors and friends
called at the home of C. B. Lamson
saturday evening 10 1emlnu MN tnAt
1t was his birthday anniversary. The
evening was spent very pleasantly with
games. Ice cream and cake were served
Mr.. Lamson was presented with severaI
beautiful gifts.
Dana G. Perry of Dummerston and
Miss Nellie Harriet Motion of Newfane
were married Wednesday morning by Rev
Roy NJ. Houghton, pastor the Centre Con-
gregltional church. on the same day
Henry w. Hall of Dummerston and Miss
Calista f.. Cook of Newfane were mar
ried by Rev. Mr.. Houghton.
Alphonso Blackbird of Greenfield, {
French Canadian with a decided strair
of indian blood, was arrested Monday
evening by Chief-of-Police George VIII
son. He appered before Judge w. r
Daley Tuesday morning, pleaded guilty
to the charge of drunkenness and wa.
fined IS and costs. amounting to 5000
Being without funds he went that af.
ternoon to the county Jail in Newfan,
to begin a sentence of Is days.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Brattleboro's Colleglan.

AT the present time former pupils OF
the high school are enrolled in higher
institutions of learning as follows; Law
ence Putnam, sophomore at Norwich
university; Oscar Ray. senior at Nor
witch university; William Washburn (of
Putney) and Russell Kuech, sophomores
at Dartmouth; Paul Jones (of Wind
ham), senior at Dartmouth; Robert Fits,
freshman at Dartmouth; Arthur Dewitt
sophomore at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology; Lyman Smith, senior at
the Worcester Polytechnic institute; AL
ice Jones. Emma Barrows and Elizabeth
Taylor, juniors at Mount Holyoke
college; Maud Brown. sophomore at
Mount Holyoke college; Margaret Bar
Der, junior at Vassar; Ruth Brown, Hell.
EN- Betterley and Faith Yeaw (of East
Dover, juniors at Smith college; Miriam
Howard, sophomore at Smith college
Wells b.. Miller, sophomore at the Uni
Verslty of Pennsylvania, school OF sci
ences; Weed Pierce. sophomore at the
Medico-C hirugical college, Philadelphia
Harold f. johnson (of Guilford), soph-
omore at the University of Vermont,
Harold Staples, sophomore at Harvard
S. f. Breese Morse, freshman at Har-
ward; Edward Leonard, a graduate OF
Amherst, medical department at Har-
ward; John Hamilton, junior at Bowdoin
Hugh Thayer and May Thayer, seniors
at Middlebury college; Harold Brown,
sophomore at Brown university; Ralph
w. Howe (of East Dover, sophomore at
Massachusetts state college; Appleton
Miles, William Haskell, Benjamin F..
Bingham and Smaller Lawton at Phillips
Exeter academy; Roy b. Miner, fresh
man at University of Vermont; Laura
Walbridge, freshman at Middlebury col
lege; Evelyn Emerson, freshman at Sim
mons college; lucy Weatherhead Helen
Kenney, Jessie Ransom, freshmen at
Westfeld normal school; Helen Martin,
junior at Wellesley; Edith Kendall,
freshman at Mystic Oral school, Mystic,
Conn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
IB~rosnahan-G

a pretty wedding took place in St.
Michael's Roman Catholic church Tues
day morning, Friends of the contra citing
couple came from various places, due to
the popularity of both the bride and
groom. The wedding ceremony was
followed by a high nuptial mass, Rev.
Father Carmody officiating at both cere-
monies. The bride, Miss Joanna Bros
nahan, was attended by her sister.
Miss Katherine, and the groom, Michael
Guiheen, by his brother. Thomas, Brat
tleDoros foremost exponent in the base
ball world. Miss Mary Martin presided
at the organ and pleased the assemblage
with the choicest music for such an oc-
caslon. Miss Katherine Guiheen render
ed the solos and her singing was thor
oughly appreciated. After mass Father
Carmody gave expression to the choic-
est sentiments on the sacrament OF mar
riage and extended his very best wishes
to the newly welded pair. His treat
ment of divorce from the Catholic stand
point was thoroughly explained and
must certainly be appreciated by every
one present. Immediately after this, the
Brosnahan home was the scene OF a very
happy and social occasion. A bountiful
breakfast was served, attended by the
local clergy, Fathers Carmody and Foun-
tain and Brattleboro's former curate,
Pew. Father LEcuyer of Winooski, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Guiheen left for a
short honeymoon. They will be at home
after Oct. l In the Barber apartment on
Clark street, to which all their friends
are invited.
The bride was gowned in gray silk
poplin and carried a rosary. The brides
maid wore a gown of blue poplin and
also carried a rosary, The ushers were
Daniel B%rosnahan, a brother of the bride,
and Martin Aher. Numerous presents
of cut glass, silver, linen and furniture
were received.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Dona-
hue of Holyoke, Johanna Brosnahan,
Mr., and Mrs. j. Twyon and Margaret
Scanlon of Springfield, Mass. Kathleen
Driscoll and Francis Sullivan Of Chicopee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Cornelius Sullivan of Chicopee Falls /

Cornelius Sullivan OF C~hicopee Falls Is
a visitor at ]. j. Austin's.
John ]. Grady of Stewart, b. c., came
Sunday for a 10 days visit at his home.
Miss Johanna Brosnahan returned to-
day to Springfield, Mass, after a weeks
visit in town,
Mrs. John II. Grady and tlree children
returned Wednesday after a months
visit In Chicago and Montreal.
John and James Dowd and sister, Miss
Mary Dowd, of New York city came by
automobile to attend the Valley fair,
Miss Margaret Scanlon of Springfield
and Kathleen Drlscoll of Chicopee Falls
are visiting a week at p, B~rosnahan's
Mrs. H.. IL, Wellman of Westminster
West is spending a week with her cousin,
Mrs. c.. A. Waitman. William Mailman
and son, Fred, of Chester and Mrs. Ger
tie Abbott and two sons of Walpole. N,
H., were there the three days Of the fair.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Suicide of Harrison Il. Hunter.

Harrison H.. Hunter. 81, a former we'll
known resident of his town, died early
yesterday morning In the Mercy hos
pitaI in Springfield. Mass. from wounds
which he inflicted Wednesday morning
by slashing his throat with a knife. HI
was suffering from delerium tremens
and was under the ha~llucination that
his friends were planning to tar and
feather him. He had been employed at
the Hampden park stables. He cut him
self ON the street in front of the stables.
w. A. Chaplin of West Springfield
snatched his weapon away and sum-
moned a policeman. Physicians were
quickly called and the man was rushed
to the hospital. His windpipe was sew
cred, and during the day he failed rap
idly. Hunter formerly lived in Virginia.
He worked here in s. Wilcox's store and
in Mr.. Puffer's grocery store. He mar
ried a Miss Longueil of this town. The
Springfield Republican says his wife is
dead and that he leaves three children,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Everett and Forrest Wentworth Wis
tied Wednesday and Thursday at their
home in East Dover.
The football team will go to Green
field tomorrow by automobile to play the
Greenfield high school.
The sophomore class elected these Of
ficers Tuesday: Pres. j. G. Estey, jr.
vice pres, Ruth Prentiss; sec. Gertrude
Yearly; treas, Paul Chase; asst, treas,
Gertrude Robbins.
The upper classes will tender the an
nual reception to the freshman class in
about two weeks in the pavilion at Is
land park. Heretofore the sophomores
have given the reception alone.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
CLEAN UP YOUR STOMACH
And Gas, s%ourness, Dizziness, Headaches
and Bad Dreams VIII Go.

II you really want a clean, sweet,
pure stomach, free from gas, sourness
and distress, go to Wilfred +. Roots to-
day and get a 5O-cent box of MI-O-NA
Stomach Tablets.
Take these little tablets according to
directions, and II at the end of a week
you are not brighter, stronger and more
vigorous, Just say so and get your money
back.
For heaviness after eating, eructation,
heartburn and that distressed feeling,
MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets will give re-
lief in five minutes.
Large box of MI-O-NA STOMACH
TABLETS, so cents at Wilfred f.. Roots
and druggists everywhere.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Dancing School, Grange Hall.

Dancing School, Grange Hall.
Mr.. wales's evening class will open
Tuesday. Oct. 10, at s o'clock. Terms,
eacb pupil. five dollars, ten lessons and
reception, payable first lesson.
Children's classes will organize Satur-
day afternoon, oct. Z, at three o'clock.
Full term October to April, one pupil
ten dollars, two from same famliy
eighteen. discount on those who have at
tended before. SS-u
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Gbe Oermunt 4bcnis.
TEN PAGES
ANNOYING EN- ENTS.

A suggestion for a present-A Nutting
picture from Clapp G. Jones's. 35-t
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01
Human Pack Horses.

"A Chinese coolie," said mission
airy, will carry 107 pounds forty miles
a day over difficult and mountainous
roads. His pay will be threepence per
day. and on this he will live well
enough, eggs, for example, costing only
q penny a dozen in inland China.
"There is no porter on earth equal
to the Chinese coolie. The coolies who
carry Szechuen tea into Tibet travel
over snow choked mountain passes
1000 feet above the sea with loads Of
432 pounds of compressed tea on their
patient backs.
salt. coal. calico. copper and tea
are carried by coolies thousands Of
miles. The express coolie. with his
light load of 107 pounds. swings along
at the rate of forty miles a day. The
accommodation coolie. with 100 pounds,
does thirty miles. The various freight
coolies. loaded respectively with 200
pounds. 300 pounds and 400 pounds, do
twenty, fifteen and ten miles.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01
The Kanqaroo's Defense,

In the kangaroo hunts of Australia
capture is sufficiently easy. but some
times the kangaroo makes an original
defense.
If possible the kangaroo directs his
fight toward a river. II he reaches
it he enters, and. thanks to his great
height. he Is able to go on foot to q
depth where the dogs are obliged to
swim. There he plants himself on his
two hind legs and his tail and. up to
his shoulders in the water, awaits the
arrival of the pack. With his fore
paws he seizes by the head the first
dog that approaches, and as he is more
solidly balanced than his assaiant he
holds the dogs nose beneath the wa.
ter as long as he can. Unless a second
dog speedily comes to the rescue the
first one is inevitably drowned. II a
companion arrives and sets him free
he Is glad to regain the bank as quick
~ as possible. 4, strong and cour.
ageous old kangaroo will hold his own
against twenty or thirty dogs, drown
ing some and frightening others, and
the hunter is obliged to intervene with
bullet.-New York Press.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01
Psychology Of Store Planning.

The basement of store was former
~ regarded merely as cellar. fit for
storage, packing boxes. etc. Then
came merchant Of the present day,
gifted with an Imagination to an un-
usual degree, who recognized-though,
perhaps, not in these terms-that the
customer was guided by subconscious
control and argued that the lack Of
effort in going downstairs would ap-
peal to the subconsciousness and that
the glimpse Of displays seen at the
foot of the stairs would lead customers
to the basement, Notwithstanding the
low ceiling. the imperfect ventilation
and the absence of daylight. This
merchant has lived to see not only a
daily attendance on a basement floor
ten or dozen times greater than that
on the average floor above the first,
but also to- see his discovery copied by
practically every store in the land.
The real gist of his discovery was
that subconscious control leads us to
do the easy thing drst-namely, 60
downstairs-without reckoning with
the next problem, which was, of
course. getting out Of the basement
Casters Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01
An Ovster Gormandizer.

when should oysters be eaten"
Our question would have received a
ready answer from a certain seven
tenth century worthy. Henry Has
tings. second son of the Earl of Hun.
tingdon. was the man. An Invitation
to his parlor and the guest would have
met an oyster table where his host ate
oysters twice day-wet or fine-from
Jan. onward to Dec. 81. In other
respects he might be called "eccen-
trio" His great hall, for instance,
was strewn with maTowbones and
full of hawks perches, hounds, span
iels and terriers" and all his old hats
and here is a use for the old hat-were
stuffed with pheasant eggs. When he
died in 1850 he had missed his century
by one year. Oysters three times a
day and he might have achieved the
distinction. he was sportsman.
London Chronicle
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01
HAVE THRILLING ACCIDENT
Two Prominent Bemidji Women
Jump Into Lake Bemidji When
Boat Catches Fire.
RECEIVED NO SERIOUS RESULTS

Considerable excitement was
caused last evening just before eight
O'Clock, when the "Alice" a staunch
little motor boat owned by
the City Boat company caught fire.
There were three prominent Be-
midi women in the boat at the time,
and it had just left the dock, when
a spark from one of the connections,
caused small amount of gasoline,
which had dripped from the tank, to
ignite.
To the alarmed women it seemed
that their fate was near. and without
hesitation two Of them plunged into
Lake Bemidji, the water reaching to
their shoulders. while the third was
rescued" before taking the evening
bath.
Aside from being chilled, they suf-
fered no more serious injuries, and
a request was made at this Office to
withhold the names. 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01
FIFTY BOYS AND
GIRLS GRADUATE
Large Glass Complete Eighth Grade
Work and Will Hold Their Com
mencement This Evening.
WILL PRESENT CLASS PLAY
THE Sweet Girl Graduate" Will Be
Staged in Armory By Young Tai
ent-Is Very Amusing.
DIPLOMAS TO BE GIVEN
Excellent Musical PROGRAM Has Also
Been Arranged for and Public is
Invited.

This evening in the Armory fifty
boys and girls of the eighth grade
of the Bemidji public schools will be
awarded their diplomas, at the eighth
grade commencement exercises.
Along with the presentation of the
diplomas, the class play entitled,
"The Sweet Girl Graduate" will be
presented, by a cast of eleven
students of the graduating class
The cast will be as follows:
Miss Maude DeSmythe. .......
............ Margaret Anderson
Mrs. DeSmythe. .. Glare Nang'e
Mr.. DeSmythe. go. Raymond Lord
Mr.. Jack Hamilton. Merle Spencer
Miss Matilda Happenhoer. ......
............. GenevieVe Crouch
Miss Valeria Reynolds, Jean Richards
Madam Sateene. ..... Julia Moritz
Miss Rantum. .... Mabel Booth
Professor Grindem. Clyde Spencer
Mr.. Chinese Bulbus. Edwin Simons
Katherine. 49,. =. Margaret Thome
Rehearsals for the play have been
in progress for some weeks, under
the, directions of Misses MCCLELLAN
and Anderson, both instructors of
eighth grade subjects.
Act one is staged in the sitting
room of the DeSmythe home, where
the nervous mother and French
dressmaker plan a new outfit for
Maude margaret Anderson). Much
trouble is confronted in it's making,
and Aunt Matilda (Genevieve
Crouch) thanks heaven that she
never graduated.
The remaining two acts are
staged in the same room and shows
the yong graduate rehearsing her
essay and the preparations which
are made for the exercises on COM
mencement day.
The play is very amusing from the
beginning to it's end, and as an un-
usual interest has been taken in the
rehearsals it is believed that it will
be a success.
A rare musical program has also
been arranged for, and the sixth and
eighth grade chorus will take part,
as will the high school orchestra.
Olive green and old gold have
been selected by the class as their
colors and their motto is, "Onward."
No admittance will be charged to
the exercises and the public is in
vited.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01

CONTINUED on last page.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01
DOCTOR SMITH IS NAMED
St. Paul Minister Selected for Third
Member of New State Board of
Parole.
GOVERNOR MADE APPOINTMENT


Rev. Samuel G. Smith, pastor of
the Peoples church, St. Paul, was
appointed by Governor Eberhart
Tuesday as a member of the state
board of parole-the new board
created at the last session of the leg
islature. Associated with him will
be Warden Henry Wolfer of the state
prison, and P. M. Ringdal, chairman
of the board of control The board
of parole will hear all applications
for parole and will have full author
ity with the exception of cases
wherein the applicant has been con-
victed of murder. In that case, the
consent of the state pardon board is
necessary. Rev. Mr.. Smith is we'll
known as a sociolgist, and the gov
ernor has been considering his ap-
pointment for some time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-01
All Of Which Are in Business Section
Of City and Will Mean Much in
Future.
MAYOR PARKER MUCH PLEASED
Says Action Will Be Taken at Spec
ial Meeting Which Means That
Paving Will Begin Soon.

BY the Overwhelming vote of 324
to SO, the voters of Bemidji yester-
day decided in favor of the $4,000
paving bond issue.
The result of the vote on the issue
means that during the coming sum-
mer eleven blocks Of the business
portion of the city will be paved.
Special Meeting Tonight:
A special meeting Of the city coun-
Gil has been called by Mayor Parker
for this evening, and the results of
the vote yesterday will be .canvassed.
The meeting this evening is for
the purpose Of so arranging the af-
fairs of the bond issue that no un-
necessary delay will occur, and 1t is
very probable that City Treasurer
Cell will be sent to st. Paul tomor-
row to secure the $4,000 from the
state treasurer.
At the regular meeting. OF the;
council next Monday evening the
clerk. George Stein, will be author
ized to advertise for bids for the
building, of the pavement, and work
will undoubtedly be begun within the
next few weeks.
Parker Much Pleased.
The result of the vote yesterday,
as to wards follows:
First ward
88 to IA in favor of bonds.
Second ward,
1O2 to IA in favor of bonds.
Third ward
60 to 10 in favor of bonds.
Fourth ward -,
Il to in favor of bonds.
Mayor Parker who has been a
strong advocate of paving since it
was first talked of for Bemidji, is
much elated over the outcome of the
election and says:
II watched the vote yesterday as
best could and had no fear as to
the result, but the more than 6 to
vote was better than had expected.
OF course am very much pleased,
and will do all in my power to make
the paving success. I see no rea-
son why the entire eleven blocks as
has been planned by the council can
not be paved, and by paving a little
every year, we will soon have enough
of our city paved, so that we may not
be ashamed in the least.
'"The special meeting tonight is
just for the purpose of doing certain
business which means that we can
go right on with the securing of the
$4,000 from the state"