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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
BUBBLES FROM POLITICAL CAULDRON
CHALLENGE FOR JOINT DEBATE.
Republican Town Committee Wants
Judge Gibson to Name Progressive to
Discuss Political Issues.

With a view to enlivenng the cam
paign and furnishing the voters an op-
portunty to judge of the merits of the
Progressive movement as opposed to the
Republican party, the Republican town
committee addressed letter to Judge
E. w. Gibson Wednesday asking him to
name a local speaker to meet one
chosen by the committee. Judge Glib
son stated to The Phoenix yesterday
that he had not had an opportunity to
prepare a reply, having been so busy
with other matters, but that an answer
would be given next week. The com
mittee's letter was as follows:
Hon. E. w. Gibson, Representing Ma
tional Progressive Party
Brattleboro, VT:
Dear Sir: The Republican town CON-
mittee of Brattleboro hereby challenges
the party which you represent to ar
range for a joint debate in the Audi
torium in Brattleboro at a date to be
agreed upon, between such a Brattle-
poro representative of your party as
your party may select on the one part
and such a Brattleboro man as the Re-
publican party may select on the other
part, the selection Of the speakers for
each side to be made simultaneously
we will meet when and where you say
to name our speaker. We will pay one
half the expenses of advertising, of the
charge for the Auditorium and of such
music as may be arranged for; the de-
bate to cover the issues between your
party and ours. The length of the de-
bate to be agreed upon by the represen-
tatives of your party and ours and the
order of speaking to be determined by
lot.
We ask for an early reply.
+. j. WATERMAN
HOWARD C. RICE,
Republican Town Committee.
Brattleboro, VT, Aug. IA. 1912.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
RICHMOND, REGULAR REPUBLICAN
Candidate for Town Representative Saws
He Is Morally Bound to Support Plat
forms He Helped Frame.

'oTms ne HeIped Frame.
Solon A. Richmond whose candidacy
for town representative was announced
recently in The Phenix declares HIM
SELF In letter to this paper to be a
regular Republican, and there appears
to be no question but that in the Re-
publican caucus in Festival hall tomor-
row evening he will be nominated for
that ofhce AS a member of the board
of village bailiffs, as the leader of the
labor organizations in Brattleboro and
In unofficial capacities Mr. Richmond has
expressed his views with telling effect,
showing himself to be a keen student of
public affairs and man of convictions
with the courage to express them and to
stand for them unswervingly. His let
ter is as follows:
Editor of The Phoenix:
Since it was announced that l would
be a candidate for representative to the
General Assembly from the town Of
Brattleboro, l understand that there has
been question raised as to what par
ticular party faction l might be con-
nected with, and l wish to take this
opportunity to state that l am and al
ways have been a member of the reg
ular Republican party.
During the present year / have attend
ed as delegate from Brattleboro the Re-
publican district convention at White
River junction, the state convention at
Burlington and the county convention at
Newfane.
l have taken an active part in franz
ing the several platforms and consider
myself morally bound to give the plat
form adopted and the candidates nomi-
mated my hearty support.
If l am nominated and elected to this
office, it will be a Republican stand
ing squarely upon the party platform,
and ready to give my best effort to Sc
cure such legislation as will promote the
interests of the people of Brattleboro
and of the state of Vermont, as / may
understand them.
Very truly yours,
SOLON A. RICHMOND.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
ADMINISTRATORS SALE
will sell at public auction on
Tuaedou ku0ucf OF 1910

at 10 o'clock a. M, on the premises Of
the late Francis ii. Morse in Dunn
merston, on the Sunset Lake road, the
following property:
PRODUCE: All the hay cut on the
farm this season.
LIVE STOCK: Seven cows, some fresh
last spring and some coming in late in
the fall; two-year-old heifers, yearl-
ing bull, / pair matched steers is eve
sheep and II lambs. l horse. swine.
SUGAR TOOLS: About 400 buckets.
evaporation and gathering tubs.
FARMING TOOLS: Four seds, l
sleigh. 2 wagons, 2 carts, l new cart
body, one-horse Buckeye moving ma
chine, rakes ploughs, harrows, corn
planter, cultivator, harness, yokes,
chains and other small tools.
LUMBER: Lot of boards and shingles
DAIRY UTENSILS: one separator.
milk pals. etc.
All of the above mentioned property
will be sold on the day of the sale, and
no by-biddng.
Free lunch will be served at noon.
LEWIS II. LYNDE. Administrator.
A. w. j. Wilkins, Auctioneer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
Poll Shows Big Republican Lsaa.

Four citizens of the town who are in
terested In politics recently chose a list
of names consisting of 1O7 voters who
presumably were Republicans Each
man was assigned about an even num-
Der to Interview as to the candidate for
whom he would vote for governor. Sew
enty- eight signfed their intention OF
voting for the regular Republican cam
didate. About 10, who previously had
voted the Republican ticket, said thew
intended to vote for Howe. The rest
either We're undecided or intended to
vote the Progressive ticket.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
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BRATTLEBORO.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1912.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
F o r S AL e {.
FOR SALE
so Acres Old Growth Heavy Timber

Estimated to cut 500, 900 feet of soft
and hard wood lumber. This timber
lot is located in the town of Jamaica,
VT, 80 miles from Brattleboro, so rods
from saw mill, three miles from depot.
State road all the way. For price and
terms address c. ID. RAWSON, Brat
tleboro, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
PUBLIC STEN0GRAPHER
Katharine Dunlevy Room 6, Crosby Block
Telephone 81 ,l2
MuIford'S New Market
30 l-2 Main Street.

30 l-2 Main Street. Phone 456-W.
This week Fish at prices that will
suit you, Cabbage Sc. onions sc. Ban
anas 20 for 25c Will have full line OF
fresh meat Monday (nexD consisting OF
Pork, Beef and Lamb at reasonable
prices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
CALLS CITY THE LARGEST
Health Department Issues a
Guide for Foreign Delegates.

The Department OF Health issued yes
terday "a Guide to Some Of the Hygienic
Features OF New York city" a sixty page
monograph, in view OF the presence In
this city OF many delegates who will
study conditions hero aftor attending the
International Congress Of Hygiene and
Dsmography In Washington.
II was compiled by DR.. Charles r.
Bolduan, assistant to the general medical
officer.
This IL the largest city In the world.
according TO DR. Bolduans calculations,
having a population In 1912 Of 6.118,oo0.
The metropolitan district, embracing the
territory within a radius Of twenty miles.
contains a population Of moro than
100000. The administrative County Of
London, DR. Boousn points out. has only
4522. sjl population.
Other interesting deductions In the sixty
page guidebook, Of which two thousand
have been printed, are ss follows:
New York's Russian population makes a
city almost as large as Odessa.
Its Italian population is as large as
Trieste and Venice combiRed.
Its German population Is larger than
that OF the city of Bremen.
1t IL estimated that 100000 Of New
Yorks population Is Jewish.
The Department Of Health. the water
supply. sewage disposal. harbor pollution.
public baths and many other problems OF
the city are described at length
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
HEARING ON LONGER PIERS
Harbor Line Board Hears OF
Needs for Big Liners.

\ hearing yesterday before the New
York Harbur Line Board upon the
application Of the Hamburg American
Line for An extension of the piers Of that
company one hundred feet beyond the
present line brought about general dis
cussion as to the effect Of longer piers
on navigation on the North River. The
Harbor Line Board consists Of Colonel
W. T. Rossel Colonel 5. w. Roessler and
Colonel W. " Black. ~ the Engineer
Corps Of the United States army.
The neutrality-suspicious. Line contends
that the present piers on the Hoboken
waterfront are not long enough for the
safe docking of their new ship Imperator.
which will be placed IN commission In a
few months The Holland America Line
has also Med a similar application.
Colonel Black called the attention Of the
representatives OF the bodies present 10
the danger OF impairing the facilities by
extensions. He also feared navigation
would be mpeded and the current in
creased with the additional danger that
the change OF the pier line would Increase
the shallowncss OF the waterfront OF
lower Jersey city.
y number of pilots present testified that
danger would not be- materially increased
by the extensions. Colonel Rossell said
no decision would be announced earlier
than two weeks from to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
BREASTPIN FROM LUNG
Remarkable Operation Upon
BROOKLYN Girl.

Surgeons IN Lutheran Hospital, Brook
lyn. on Tuesday night performed re-
markablo operation on olga Martin
eighteen years old, OF No. 46s Crescent
street East New York. by which they
removed from her right lung breast
pin which tho girl swallowed two and
half YEARS hEo.
Miss Martin, Joking with her brother
Emit, while dressing one evening for the
theatre, held the pin In her teeth She
meant to fashion her lace collar with IL.
A Mt OF laughter caused her TO draw In
her breath suddenly. Back into her
throat and down into her right lung How
the pin. which IL nh inch and half long
half an inch wide and quarter OF an
inch thick and set with many pearls
There was h sharp pain Rs tho pin went
through the throat. That was all IL
did not interfere with her breathing
Not bit OF trouble did It cause for
almost twu years Hnj half Then, two
weeks BTp, there suddenly came sharp
pain In her lung. Dr. Barnes WAS visit
cd. lie consulted with Dr Kepkc. we'll
known surgeon. They had Miss Martin
visit the Lutheran Hospital. Thort with
the x-ray they located tho pin. nine
inches down In tho right lung The Rlrl
consented to an operation.
The wonderful now surgical instru-
ment. the bronchoscopc was then
brought into Play. II In Of n'ckel-a
tube long enough TO. reach from the
mouth 10 the lowest pat OF the
lung. Al its lower end Ii tiny
but powerful electric Hight operated with
wrns and small battery; also two
tiny mirrors, with which the lung can
be explored at any angie. the operator
looking down into the nearest mirror
through the metal tube and operating a
lons and slender pair Of forceps.
After some difficulty Dr. Kepke graspe1
hold Of the troublesome pin and. gently
dislodging It. brought It up with the
forceps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
PROTEST FROM SLOWER
Too Much Repairs on Gift
Fountains. He Says.

Park Commissioner Slower. in COM
munication TO the Municipal Art Commits
sion yesterday, asked that body not "a
pass favorably on any fountain given &c
the city in the future unless II was de-
termlned the interior fixtures would work
The Commissioner said he presumed 70
ask such action I'm view Of the fact that
the city faced an expenditure OF several
thousand dollars for the repair of foun'
tains which had been given 10 the city.
Among them are the Jacob Schin foun-
tain at East Broadway and Rutgers
street: the Sullivan fountain on the Bow
cry and the Lowell fountain In Bryant
Park II will cost more than $1,000 10
repair the SchiT fountain. and all three
the Commissioner said, must be taken
down before repairs could be made.
1T should be one OF the requirements
of such gifts that the interior fixtures
should be all they are represented to be-
said Commissioner Slower. TO make u
worth OF repairs on the interior pipes OF
the Schin fountain IL will cost 1000 The
Park Department gets the blame for
fountains that do not live up to require
ments am In favor OF barring all
fountains il they are not equipped prop
erlv."
The Commissioner said II would be big
job to take apart the three fountains.
The Sullivan fountain Is practically down
now. and when the necessary repairs are
made to the pipes inside will be set up
again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
BOULEVARD MAN "BR0KE"
Buses Business Ruined by
Death of Miss Ourran.

Renhold Busse. proprietor OF the Boule-
ward Hotel, No. 1881 Broadway. where
Julia Curran was slain few weeks ago,
filed a petition in bankruptcy yesterday.
He had done very. little business since
the woman was found dead In his place.
The hotel was closed last night. Busse
said Inspector Dryer had stationed q pa
trolman In front Of the place to warn
prospective patrons that II was disord derby.
and that he found he could no longer run
the hotel at a profit.
Busse's liabilities are $s765 and nominal
assets s13,s7s. including stock. 5000
fixtures. $500; cash In banks, IS, and
deposits. $4,000. The deposits are $1,000
with the State Excise Commission to Sc
cure a liquor license. $4,000 with the
Hudson Trust Company. security for its
indemnity to enable him to secure liquor
license. and $4,000 with the Title Guaran-
tee and Surety Company. also for indem-
nifty.
There are thirty-four creditors. among
whom are the Consumers Brewing Com
pany Of New York, S2,1s2; Hudson Trust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
ORDERED TO PRODUCE PAPERS
Director of Mining Concern Hailed
Before Federal Court.

Robert Stein. who on Monday night
married Frances Ray, an actress playing
the role Of the princess In The Enchan-
tress.'' as director in one OF the mining
companies of which Julian Hawthorne
wrote the literature, was taken before
Judge Hough, In the United States Court
Yesterday. on presentment made by the
federal grand jury alleging failure to pro-
duce papers caller for by subpoena.
STEMS explanation was that he was not
IN possession OF the documentary evidence
required by the grand jury In the further
inquiry into the mining enterprises. He
also intimated that the papers needed
might be in the possession OF Howard G.
Smyth. counsel for the company.
To permit further search for the pa
pers Judge Hough paroled Stein In the
custody OF his counsel until II a. m
Thursday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19

company 90 to Bulgaria to sell us Oh"
instead of New Jersey? MI 'eit was
asked. He replied that In those foreisn
countries there was a demand for 10"
grade oil of which there was surplus
here. and said he did not think IT was
Influenced by the fact that the Standard
Oh Company Of New Jersey had the ne"
Jersey field.
The witness said the New York COM
pany exported no oil to Honolulu be-
cause of the great distance. but admit
ted oil was exported to japan. He did
not think that was because the field OF
the California company was In Honolulu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
GETS S YEARS; PARDON PROMISE

Humbert G. Davis. formerly employed
as assistant teller in the Hartman Ma
tional Bank. pleaded guilty yesterday to
embezzling Sl,0o0 of the banks funds.
before Judge Hough in the United States
District Court. The prisoner was SEN
fenced 10 five years Imprisonment I'm the
Elmira I;eformatory.
In passing sentence Judge Hough told
Davis that he thought the statutory pua-
lshment too severe In his case. and that
after the expiration OF years detention
him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
INTERRUPTS MURDER TRIAL
Defendant, to Plead Insanity,
Shakes Fist at Witness.

Joseph Conroy. who is on trial for the
murder OF Joseph Fettretch. q lawyer
of No 81 Park Row. before Justice
Gon, In the extraordinary term Of the
Supreme Court. jumped to his feet
yesterday when Clarence f.. Sutherland,
lawyer. of No Rector street. was on
the witness stand.
He's the man who can tell all about
the rascality I'm this case" cried Con
roy. shaking his fist at the witness.
I've got the evidence here to prove IT,"
lie patted a bundle which contained the
minutes Of suit In which Conroy was
interested which was heard before Mr..
Fettretcb as referee ct amt right for
TO let that man get away" muttered
Conroy. shaking his head. as his law
yers pulled him to his seat
John t. Golden, of counsel for Conroy,
said at the end Of the session that there
was nothing In the record of the pro-
ceedings before Mr.. Fettretch which re-
fiected in any way upon Mr.. Sutherland.
Conroy's defence il insanity He con-
siders the outcome of his trial as OF lit
tie importance. except az II shows that
he was swindled in the civil courts
The shooting was due to Conroy's
fancied grievance. Mr.. Sutherland was
attorney I'm the proceedings which in
volved an estate OF $4,000 for Mrs. Lii
lie Bergenson. Conroy's sister II was
decided that the capital should be di-
vided equally between brother and sis
ter. subject 10 life estate to he paid 10
their parents. Mr.. Fettretchs report
also directed that costs and disburse-
ments to the amount OF si1O0 he taxed
against Conroy, and that his sister
should have judgment for costs. To
satisfy the judgment Mr. Sutherland
sold ConrOy's share In the estate.
The defence will begin to-day. Ac-
cordiEg to the police Conroy was ac-
quilted of IA murder charge In 1885. lie
was charged with killing Reuben Apple
gale. sailor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
SUBWAY CONSENTS LACKING
Property Owners Slow, Service Board
Will Appeal to Court.

II was decided yesterday by the Public
Service Commission that unless property
owners who have failed to give their con-
sent to the construction OF the new rapid
transit lines do not do so before the APP
pellate Division Of the Supreme Court
meets for the fall term, the commission
will apply to that court for determine
tion.
Since the beginning of the summer, II
was stated. the commission has had its
representatives securing the city to OBJ
tain such consents, but there are still
several routes on which consents are
lacking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19

Company. si.1oo; Dora Busse. N's2S :
Eliza C. Arkenbursh. rent. $3.50; United
Wine and Trading Company. $3.50; Pur-
itas Mineral Water Company. $50; New
York Edison Company. $50. and Stephen
Baumann, $1s9.
Busse has been In the liquor business
for twenty years, and has carried on the
Boulevard Hotel since 1897.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19

Arpad Kremer who is conducting the
investigation for the Austrian consulate
was told yesterday about woman stay
Ing at the Waldorf-Astoria as the per-
son Gibson used 70 impersonate Mrs
Menschik for him,
she was in this city six years ago.
said Mr.. Kremers informant. she Is
an adept swindler and was mixed up
with Gibson in a peculiar way in the
stenton estate In his dealings with her
Gibson used the name OF Francis Henry
Williams"
Mr.. Kremer said he was investigating
this case carefully. He said he had MADE
an effort TO find Donald Lyons, OF NO.
1918 Pacific street, Brooklyn. the notary
before whom the impostor signed the
name Of Mrs. Menschik TO the waiver of
citation, 70 see II he could identify the
woman at the Waldorf as the one VINO
had appeared before him. He said he
was told that Mr. Lyons was out of town.
Mr.. Kremer added that. II necessary, ne
would get Mr.. Lyons by legal process.
There were several other women. he SAID,
his investigators were looking for.
BY Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Goshen n. Y. Sept. 6-Two lawyers
visited Burton w. Gibson at his cell IN
the county Jail this afternoon. JACOB J.
| Singer, OF Jersey City. spent three-quar-
ters of an hour with him. Both singer
and Gibson said Mr.. Singer came 10
Goshen 10 confer with Gibson on a mat
ter bearing indirectly on his case, ou'
neither would go into any details
Samuel Bell Thomas Of No. 9@ Broad
way, New York, was the other lawyer
He said he came to Goshen TO talk with
Gibson about case both were interested
in as lawyers before Gibson's arrest lie
spent IA couple OF hours with him. and re-
turned to the city on the evening tram
Thomas expressed It as his opinion tha'
the prisoner could not be convicted on the
charges OF strangulation. Gibson speh'
most OF the morning reading the papers
and writing. Aside from a slight coiu'
Gibson seems TO be in very good health
after his first week Of confinement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
BRIDGE CONTRACTS AWARDED

Samuel Rea, president OF the New York
Connecting Railroad Company, announces
that the contracts for the foundation and
masonry for the piers OF the Bronx Xiii
and Little Hell Gate bridges. Randall's
Island, Wards Island aud Long Island
viaducts. have been awarded TO Patrick
Ryan, Of New York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
SNEAD HAS BOYCE LETTERS
Victims Missives to Slayer's
Wife to Figure In Trial.
[By Telegraph to Tho Tribune.


Fort Worth. Tex. Sept H-Photo-
graphs OF letters from AL Boyce. the
wealthy ranchman killed Saturday In
Amarillo by John Beal Snead. millionaire
banker, will play an important part In
Sneads trial A Dallas photograph gal
lery to-day admitted that 1t recently had
made Photographic copies Of both let
tiers and envelopes received by Snead s
wife from the slain ranchman. The con-
tents Of the letters were withheld and
the photographers refused to let them
be seen. but asserted they were love let
ters and the cause OF the Amarillo trag-
edy.
Snead took the letters TO the photog-
raphers himself He and his wife. shortly
before the killing of Al Boyce. had been
living together In the fashionable resi-
dence section OF Dallas. and as soon as
he discovered the letters he left there
Immediately. his wife and children going
to Georgetown and Calvert. II became
known to-day that only a few days be-
fore Snead shot Al Boyce the latter's
mother. Mrs 4. G.. Boyce widow OF
Captain Poyre. whom Snead also killed,
accomps MED him to the Amarillo ceme-
terry. and while standing beside the grave
Of her husband told Al she felt sure he
would meet the same fate.
Mrs. Lena Snead is now al Calvert,
where she is making a fight to recover
her little children, who are understood to
be staying at the home Of Merwtn snead,
her brother-in-law. Tom Blanton. former
~ city marshal OF Amarillo, IS In Cab
vert to prevent a kidnapping of the chill
dren.
Amarillo. Tex. Sept. 1s.-Application for
writ OF habeas corpus was agreed on by
counsel to-day rs the next step 10 bring
about the release Of j. Beal Snead, under
, Indictment for the murder OF Al. o.
Boyce, jr. This decision was reached AZ
ter failure to agree on the amount OF
l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19
Luxury collarfied.
Our 4Oc. solid linen collars,

Made for us exclusively in
New York-the IS tets on
Special Derby, s..
Exclusively and expressly
made for us-the "semi-feXi-
bic" Stetson. 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-19

Measure your saving.
The tailor takes lots of time,
lots of money.
We take little time and less
money.
Besides guaranteeing salts
faction with "vour money
back"
Fall suits of as fine fabrics
as the most expensive tailor
can show and every pattern
exclusively ours.
Fall Overcoats including
every novelty of the season;
new imported light weight
chinchilla, for example; some
with velvet collars: some with
belted backs.
Not to speak of fine Scotch
tweeds and cheviots.