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ieimaml lomtfmal ^ PEi? YEAR IN ADVANCE THE OLD RELIABLE PEMOCRATIG FAMILY NEW SPAPER OF OtSEG O COUNTY ■E s t a b l i s h e d r n ’ isos\ oxvi sro. 49 CaOPERSTOWN, OTSEGO COFJSTTY, K . Y„ WEDIST^DAY, JtTLY 2, 1924 WHOLE HO. 6039 gcAdfio and Smith Lead m B allotii^ For Demoeratic Fresidfetilial Komination ^Vith Gn»Te»tion in Apparent Deadlock Leaders Are Seeking for Dark Rorse--John W. Davis of West Virginia Shows Strength On Tuesday Deny ef Tragedy Of Loeal Interest Abner Graves, Who Participated In First Base Ball Game, ShoOts Young Wife (By Radio) With the Democratic National convention at Kadisoii Square Garden; >iew York City in an apparent deadlock i t appeared Tuesday afternoon; t William G, Me Adoo who has been leadi: ; appeared Tuesday i ng does not have the backing to win a two-thirds vote of the convention and the nornination. While there have been slight changes throughout the balloting- on Monday and Tuesday no nwrkid gains have been made by either o f the leading candidates, ar party b-aJers are searching for a compromise candidate. John W. Davis i Vaginia was making considerable gaiii throughout the day Tuesday. which reached this yii day will have more than the t ___ passing interest in Gooperstown, lor the Abner Graves, who figures, in the \■®air is none other than the lad vAo ' ;h others of their playfellows *in !9 assisted Abner Doubleday in ing out the first base ball diamond on vvhat is how Doubleday Field and in playing the first game of what has Bii’.loling for presiden .loiulay niorning at th< onvention and be lli calls had been ;ning aession ,y niorning craiii- National Cpi fore noon two roll I'-d- An evening aession Mond.ty accomplished the result of thp t. iMith ballot and before the l.',v. nuin'a Journal went to press „r 1 r.-icay afternoon the 23d bal- ■ iken. The folio' I l,,t ' tH>en taken. The I irv- shows how the. I <ia*< ■ foror presidentresident stood f p ur.d 2:id ballots ■ ’ t ' ■ : 127th Comineiiceineiit Hartwick Seminary Ten Receive Academic Diplomas Trustees Fail to Appoint New Presidept—Graduate Weds cimencement took place lay the 2ist until Wednes day of last week and the event at tracted large numbers of alumni and friends to this time honored insti- th a reception to the grs re furnished class at the lowing extract from - the intain News dated June 17th er Graves, nim mining engineer, inded his wife. recogni ipreciat (•( • V YKNTIOX 1 M PR ESSIDNS la the center of the hall, ■ijrtt M'lnliT the speaker’s platform, :hc Si vr York delegation pre.sents a . ;.t for its idolized candidate —Gov. rnor .Alfred E. Smith. When the delegation met to elect its !TICv■■^ there was no real need of the ,v'.Uu< r. pas-.sed to vote to the end for Governor Smith, but it was i-alher l.ke tl.e leafiirmsrtion of an oath and taken in the aante sacred spirit. Mak ing a Woman chairman of the dole- gatie* was just another progressive New York democracy has al- wA,,.-, treated women fairly and been the pioneer in giving them ret tion and honors as well as appi ing their able work. The photograph i f .MrA. Daniel O’Day of Westchester whi. wa.-( chosen for this honor, ap pear, d in the New York World, cap tioned only \Ninety for Smith,** and that is the way it will be throughout the convention. Everywhere states are gaining faith in what New Yorkers have been •tiling them continually, that New York can I ks won only with Smith as the siandard bearer for the national ticket. New York and the ’other pivotal states will then be written in the Democratic column. Those who have participated in New York state campaigM know that the votes which carry the state for the Democratic parly are those of the independent voters and i t is to them that Governor Smith makes his strongest appeal. Republicans will not like Senator Pat Harrison's keynote speech^ I t touches the quick, laying bare the floundering ineflSciency and flagrant corruption of Republican administra tion and reveals the truth concerning trafficking notorious Slemp. One must go back to 1876 when wholesale corruption in a Republican adminisr tration furnish a parallel to the con ditions which exist now. Franklin D. RoosevelPs speech nominating ^Hred E. Smith was a dedication to service. It was deliv ered so as to make the most of every point and with the high courage and splendid force of a great American. Not a word was lost by a great audience keyed to top pitch for hero of the hdur. The kesmote was in bis plea for a leader. \Give this man the apportunity of wider serv ice.’^ “Hia 1 b the quality of militant leadership. He has the ability to cam paign and to campaign in the highest and finest sense. He has the rare power to express the great funda- Tnental troths and ideals in homely language, carrying conviction to the multitude. He has a power to strike at error and wrongdoing that makes his adversaries quake before him. He has a personality that carries to every hearer not only the sincerity, but the righteousness of what he says. He is tappy battlefield.” oat picked 1 who wins so often loses so victor- 3 proverbial: Al Smith always wins; The Demo cratic party could go fast and far with this “Happy W arrior.” He is the bright and shining opposite of the Republican candidate. He walks buoyantly and in the light. His tongue is ready. His smile is ' pis sword is even quicker. He isir and straight and in the ^Continued on Pago 8) irday evening the exercises be gan with a reception to th e g rad u at ing class, given in the new Semi------ parlors, which lately were furni by the college freshnean class al Seminary. Sunday morning the seimion to the graduates was preached by the Rev, L. B, Dutehcr of Oswego, who gave an inspiring addre.ss from the text. “To whom much is given, from him much shall be required.” Sunday evening Ibe gxaduating exercises for the theological class wore held. The graduates were Arthur Schvoeder, vyho has accepted a call to Hudson Heights, N, J . , and George Ackerly, who accepts a call to Endieott. The sermon to the class was preached by tlie Rev. D t . F rank Wolford of Hart- wick Semi narsr, from the words, “ I Am Thankful.*’ Alondny afternoon interesting class day exercises were held on the camp us and in the evening the annual pro gram of the Philo society was given. There was a varied program with music, a selection from \The Mer chant of Vonice,’* and an address by Rev. Dr, Rouis Wagshall of Rensse- Tuesday afternoon there was a declamation contest in the gymna sium, the winner of the prize being Cornelius Thomas of Newark, N. J., who gave a selection from Marlowe’s “Faust.\ Tuesday evening the annual alumni banquet was held in the Seminary dining room. Tliere were 130 who sal down to tho repost, 101 in the dining m itself, while place for 29 others i found in the corridors. Mrs, J . C National Base : decided upon the CooperstoWn’s claim to being the \birthplace of base ball.” The folio • ■ ■ Rocky Mouni tells the tale : The mating young Woman last night whei years o}d, retired shot and fatally wounded his wif . Mrs. Minnie L. Graves, aged forty- eight, after a quarrel in their home 1535 Logan street. The couple had quarreled, according ton, nonpooler, to roomers in the house, because Mrs. ommendii Graves I’efused to sign a bill of sale to their home when a real estate agent, whonv Graves is said to have visited earlier in the day, came to the home. Graves fired four shots into his •wife’s body as she stood but a few feet from the chair in which he was ‘ ‘ ig in the bedroom of their apaii;- ; ixew xora city iiiiu iiita. ; Rensselaer, the exercises being in- irpersed ■witfa songs by the students. Wednesday afternoon a varied pro gram was given by the Zeta society. The president. Miss Elizabeth Jenks, of West Oneonlo, was in charge and the program included interesting lections, literary and musical. Wednesday evening the formal ex ercises of commencement were held in th e Seminary auditorium. Ton of the academic class re members ceived di; i, and four of the president ses, th e pri :evir Lawrence of Stuyvi Leone VanLeuvan o f Marj valedictowan. The degree of Divinity \wns conferred tm rs.ev. Arthur J. Frederick of Altamont, and (in absentis) on Rev. Mr. Roetius of Manitoba, Canada. . ;ant, and ryland, ’rae djaasiCsal graduates of the yi were: Elzevir Lawrence of Stay ___________ [aryland, Herman Brlele of Troy, Bernice CrounsD of Mindeii, Donald Karg of Dans-ville, Stephen Carmiek of New York city, CorilMius Thomas of New ark, N. J i, Della Moore of Rhineheck, Dorothy Rctner of EllenviUe Grace Altenau o f Brooklyn. The Board of Trustees Tuesday afternt session all da ay will have more than the ordinary inary the Committee of 15 at Hotel i, fo r Monday came late in the afti the thre League Member^ Leave Cominittee Dramatic Climax to Tense Situation At Utica—Resolution Is T h m Adopted^ •Dramatic climax to tense discus sion of milk industry conditions by the Committee of 15 a t Hotel Utica oers, acco le menibi Dogble’'Drowniiig At Schuyler Lake Wampsville Campers Lose Lives When Motor Boat Capsizes in Rough Sea William and Frank Lavely of Wampsville were drowned in Cana- dargo Lake near Schuyler Lake $un- ite in the afternoon d^y afternoon at about 5 o’clock. Dairymen’s League when thq motor propelled rowboat in Husband Claims Self Defetise^Sec- ond Time Charge Preferred Against John House lied by about foity which they with five* others wen ber-spectators 'arose and about the lake Was overturnt of the meeting when a south of the southern end of the resolution was presented recommend- ^ ing increased piice on and after July 10 A.... Ji s t before they left, Charles Tuck, one of the league trio on the com mittee, concluded a spiiiti ag: “We ci jommittee r epresentatives.” The remainini ng twelve committee' members were taken by utter sur prise and had no opportunity to re ply, the departing group ignoring calls to ren The erisi The crisis came when discussion was’ called for on the resolution of fered by S. A. Piczczek, independ ent, Newport, aiming to fix the price at $2.33 and amended by C. W. Ney- •, Buffalo, merely rec- It was the second surprise with in a few minutes. When Mr. Pisze|;ek first introduced, the resc lu/tion, Henry Burden, league men her, Cazenovia, promptly resigned a chairman and Roscoe Sargent, East ern States member, Sandy Creek, was elected in his place. After the league members Mr. Burden, Mr. Tuck and P. H. Thomp- ji'aves' Holland Patent, had left the ball ' J’oonb Benjamin A. Capron, Boonvilh .M rn,o,.S walk only with the aid of crutches, to^eti akenken too thehe cityity hallall andnd was ta t t c h a ques tioned 'by Assistant Chief of Detec tives Maxwell and removed to the county hosTiital. He is being held under guard pending the outcome of his wife’s wounds. Graves declared that his wife had tried to kill him by putting poison in \One of ns had to go.*’ Graves, a pioneer in Denver and Colorado real e.state and mining, is an original '40er, having taken part in the historical gold rush to the California field.s, -was a pony express rider in tho days when mail was car ried across the continent on horses. Graves was born at Cooporstown in 1834 and when a t the ago of fourteen ho took passage in one of the fe^ sail ing vessels going around Cape Horn to the, western coast. He is the oldest survimng pony express rider. In the years 1852 and 185.3 and for some years later he followed thi.s occupa- Eight or nine years before the League spoi and begged •nie. isk -the leaj: •ged the inipend- to ask -the league . - isure for Goi Mr. Capron had linutcs—and isure for iman Cole, Little Falls Dairy Company (Eastern States gi'oup). impany marked »mmittee ipoken several his speech contained the committee—when Little Falls Dairy e rn States gi'oup), the spectators, arose and ro- thai. “brevity is a fine thing.” t down, the resoluti __ __ .ed just of the southern end of the island a large wave caused by one of squalls which 'were numerous, mpants of the boat who were si ■ s. Jesge Bellii chargei young five year , ward of ville, mother of the two who were diiowned, and a old girl, Catharine Coyle, i Mrs.-Lavely. Mr. Bellinger owns Windsor Castle, of the numerous camps on the m the east side of the Kidder farm on • lake and he and occupying the camp, tertaining the other Mrs. Bellinger a They?hey wereere en w e tertaining the other occupants of the boat G),'er the week-end. They had been about the lake and were pro- Columbia Center Man Held for Uxoricide woman’s bo( owned by house I Columbia Center, resided since leaving 1001 Club Workers Visit Cornell Fete Demonstrations, Sports, Inspirational tings, Beaw \ Meetings, Beautiful Scenery and Good Spirit , Featured • “Veni, Vidi,, Vinci,” was the verdii of the fifty-one boys, girls and leai olumbia Center, ers representing the Junior Pro: irder of his wife. Clubs of Otsego coi she had touse ^ome According to Assistant District Attorney James H. Greeri, House: admitted the slaying, declaring he killed her in self-defense after she had attacked him with a. butcher Dr. E. B. Manion, coroner of IHon, said the woman’s throat had been slashed t'Wice -with a knife and that blood was found on House’s shoi and clothin lefr homes. From throughout the ;ate 1,001 visitors iis thre( about tv and 1 mixture •uctiort, fun and sport. i broadened by this contacit present at of work. All fith. were broadened by this contac will so many boys and girls. All wen heightened by the inspiration gainei from the achievement candle light ceremony. AH have gained a great deal from the fine spirit shown on all occasions. Dn the day before leaving for Ithaca it became apparent that it was ' impossible to obtain one touring car were married which had been depended on. It was two years ago, but separated therefore made necessary to secure a and trial of a separation suit was Ford truck which, with twelve people, to begin here shortly, followed the touring cars as a turtle The affair marks the second time would follow a hare. Due to the bad House has been under suspicion' for roads it was impossible for the group S e X f pL^ion Mr. Bellinger v it again when a ; the boat to upset. Mrs. Belling tempting i ;ond wave caused Mrs. Bellinger managed to grasp the side of the overturned boat and Mr. Bellingerellinger wentent too thehe assistancessistai B w t t a , ___ ____ ___ Ml’S. Lavely and the babe and sue-' ------ ^ ~ — r [Scout Camp To Lavely young men w ent to th e a s s ist-1 ^ ance of Miss Spe rope ai she had i and afti was released fron House is sixty-se Mrs. House was a y( her neck. Housic declared i *o j imilted suicide by hanging roast. extensive • questjoning h e ' haste im custody- ^ miiger. iplendid weiner rfunately the rolls out- led the weiners but everyone said ring; roas Unfortunatel full hey were old. fi’ood fortune, topped off the < liss Spencer, to whom he; red, and kept her afloat u n -! and powerful boat whic’ ;r rescue was able to thro iserver which kept he was rescued from Mi.ss Spei iia i p XU lafjj Open July went to the a big life pres afloat until she water. As soon as Y lafe it is thought her :d to save his y 'Neither ws left the side The lake Spencer was hart :uer a ttem p t-, 25th. time iin<? it was considcra/tinsafe to |’®can,p Awenaca is located on Gii-^ wa’stelTin^'^aneyVair^^^ ' s & n K ' J n ? I\J i s r \ ......................... all o ^ |c a n bo derived ti->m Awcna|>a. “How to Select Y o i Food.” by forts to secure information from horj Special attention has been given to Flora Rose and “Practice in 1 at the Bellinger camp reli^ivc to the i adult leadership, good shelter, med- Selection^’ Tho boys were shown the , , -on, . , , „ vegetable gardens with the experi ments which were explained and saw the irrigation system in operation. ■Then they went to the largo cattle judging pavilion and had practice in judging pigs and sheep. Several of the Otsego County boys had perfect scores in both classes. From the judg ing pavilion the group went to the poultry building where they judged some young cockerels, saw many dif ferent breeds of chickens, were shown good hen houses, good homemade utensils,^ incutotors, etc. Then fol lowed dinner in the cafeterias. The afternoon brought the fun. Fir.st came an organ recital on the large organ in Bailey Hall which in reality i.s five separate organs, a s was explained. All five were featured in which the echo and chimes were es pecially impressive. On leaving the building the Otsego group was gath ered together and a picture was taken of all from the county standing on the steps in front of the large pillars The group stayed together and marched under its banner in the parade which started the field sports. Although going without a score in the track events, Otsego came^/nack in the baseball game and defeated Li-vingston county 4 to S. Otsego county had four girls on the team, rsMf. in ‘t Onondaj . eryone so perhaps this •p.d»irti,voc.tb,r?ho“dfJS j county delegations were grouped about 1 20 camp fires during the roast and ter eating ail gathered around a rger fire to sing and listen to an j address by Dean A. R. Mann of the , College of Agriculture. ' ....... • ........... —- '- used in the ling to lit! Pa.st { •ias a July 14th to August! niorning one would think that bedlam Neither \T s 2 o n J i X left the sid of Miss Spencer. ^ jthe hands of most of the Scoutm?>“-^ Aftov\vnnt-fnrf „«« tt „; Gamp Awenaga is located on G ■^'jbert Lake, four miles northwest . yount H £ Jell that X ' K f £ 2 m the sad end-^ the utmost benefit of a summer campf wLto,. m ?.. of the Uni- •al assembly to* go' to one years, his younger 1rother in the effort. . jly, agei who wenii to the resc r b and .lost hi: icue of life Lightning Plays With the Kreegars 1 and coni Wednesd: met on intinued in lay. The principal business -was the selection of a president to succeed the Rev. Dr- M, G. L. Eietz who resigned last February at the time of the students’ strike. A few weeks ago the Board hand In tlie selection of his staff. No choice ho'wever was made and the m atter o i securing a new head for the institution was left in the hands of a committee, EoUowing the commencement ex ercises on Wednesday, there came a very plea.san.t eV6iiL on Thursday morning, wliep a t tlie *li6ur of seven, in the Hartwiek Seminary ^ church, which was fillled to overflo-wing with ■ ■ ‘ id relatives. Miss men to notify Board of Elections of party positions to be filled. August 12th to 19th is the time for filing designating positions; August 22 the last day to decline designations; Au gust 26th the last day to fill vacan cies after designations. The fall pri mary takes place September 16th and the general election falls on Novetti.- flowers by name for ijhe man \ and, when he loses, lo iously that it has become j ler px_„.._. - ’’olfqrd performed the [rs. Wolford presided at the organ, and solos, “0 Promise Me,” and “0 Perfect D ay” -were sung by Cornelius Thomas. Following^the ;ssi-ye \ impressive ceremony, a w< akfast ivas served at the limore, Gooperstown, and M' i. Schroeder will spen leymoon on Otsego 1 remain in camp foi >n S'undayt Jn! their ake. They for about a week; 6th, Mr, Schri and on Sunday, July 6th, M r, Schroe-, der will preach the first sermon of his pastorate at Hudson Heights. Stevenson Erzescuk,_ dro'^ned i: aged eight 1 the Barge being rated as thi ____ old and his wife thirty-three. Mrs. Graves is the second wife of the aged man. their marriage having taken place fifteen years ago. At the time Graves was seventy-fiv« old and his wife thirty-thre. Graves had led an active life and the enforced inactivity occasioned^ by Uie injury to his hip is said b y neigh bors to have caused Graves a great deal of worry. ________ New Berlin Barn Destroyed In Storm ^ , , , , , How the money is paid out in pea. farm implements, and owned by },y counties apupars from the follnw- Lewis Chapin, was totally deshoyed figures: Chenane-o. S22.764.34; by fire at New Berlin on Saturday Rpiaware. S35.94.3.43: Herkimer. S61.- for a long tune, s ^ s the evening. The cause •was an electric g04.25; Sebohnne. $13,302.97; Mont- Star, were observed Wednesdi storm, the barn being struck a^id gomery $41.5.50 03. ** about 6:30 o’clock when burned rapidly owing to no available i ’ _______ _________ _ bolt struck the home of Alex Ereeg water supply. Mr. Chapin carried .j. j CJ *4- T U * Gilbert street, knocked the chim- about $1,000 insurance, which he says INOn-»!>nit In KIPT ney from the roof of the house, tore wiU not cover the cost of the machin- * A f r o i n e f T a n o f r u n threw a number of shingles stored there. Portu- -fxL llU Il . r l ^ d l l 1 s t U t ^ d g U t : a considerable distance and gave the out at pasture - ------- ‘ members of the household a bad , The Dairymen’.s League Coopera- scare. And not the leas tive Association. Inc., was gi’anted a the circumstances was Ihe noU-suit a t Delhi on Friday in an no blaze was started in action for $13$ 000, alleging breach of contract, brought against it by Clark W. Sanford, as trustee in bank- runtcy for the Delaware & Grec Dairy Company. „ vning was that :upying one of the camps on the east side, and that W. W. West of Richfield rendered in valuable aid in rescuing froi wave-swept lake the members party who suririve. At about noon Monday the body of Fred Lavely was recovered, the ef forts of Jesse Bellinger, at whose Otsego Income Tax Return $37,457.11 That “^ n n d and glori Was readily apparent in one county the scene of the d office this week, when County Treas- of Mr. Nagle, occi urer James Hall received a check for camps on the east $37,457,11 which the state tax com mission certified as the county’s first .slice from the 1923 state income tax collections of .$25,000,000. Un this revenue tho counties do not suffer any reduction by reason of the twenty-five per cent cut in the tax under recent legislation. The state trea=urv stands the loss bv receiving $8,333,333. or one-third of the. moneys raid in, while two-thirds, or $16,666,- 666 is being mailed to the county treasurers. Previoimlv the state and the localities divided the fund enualtv. Re.nl property values, the basis for distribution of this revepne to the countie.s and in turn by the county treasurers to the cities, to^wns, villages —and school districts, if the super visors so direct—^have increased .$1,079,785,911 over a year ago. In the Metropolitan district $786,642,465 has been added to the assessment rolls. This vpar’s state real property totals are $17,084.819 872 as against $16.00-5.033.961 in 1923. ” ' is ■ irom Awoitaga. •om h o rj Special attention has been given to h e Bellinger camp relative to tho I adult leadership, good shelter, med- family were fruitless. Tho father jical supervisi physical develop- was a t Wampsville. Ho was sum-lment and plenty of sleep. Every ef- moned and arrived at the Bellinger fort will be made to conduct a camp A . it !_t,i I community •will be proui' 'ood whose cottage the party were week-end guests being rewarded. Mr. Bellin ger was dragging the lake not far from the spot where the boat was overturned when he caught the body and brought it to the surface. Further of the day were fruitless, but DSt of t ery. tvhi nately the cows were out a t pasture r Mr. Chapin might have also suf- .................... )ss., One calf was few Berlin Reporter. fered their loss p n e burned.-T-Our New Outstanding Dates On Political Calendar ^itb the holding of iventions the political c£ on. July 1st was the firs. signing party pdtitions. July 29tl Will be the last day for county chair men to notify Board of Elections o1 s t peculiar of t fact that Found Guilty Of Incendiarism my OcMp: other obligations, but ere was no contract, and the court gave a non-suit •yordict. Seward A. Miller and Bradley Fuller, Utica, appeared for the league assisted by District Attor ney O’Connor of Delaware County. The plaintiff was represented b tprrteys P r a tt of Utica. Ives of bury and Steinber of Fleischmi Carp Paid At Gilberts ville Succeeds Says the Gilbertsville Jo u r n a l: Every vear about this tiirie a lot of carp get into the Hollis cove a fter the frOET snawn. Fred Silvey has noticed them there for several years and he ariia No Indictment Found They succeeded the carp. - which Weis w^ile niiite.a nuiuhe beeV into the rnnin but we wish t led 186 Pounds, got past them stream., Rome -ay could have In Styles C a s e |» , i f It is understood that no indictmentj use and destroy the other fish, as found by the grand jury sittinej — • .— — was found by the granc . . . . at Delhi last week in the case of Harry J . Styles, manager of the Pine nati Lake Pavilion and property, f.irftierl-v I Advices have beer itiopal controller ion and property, ____ . Icno-WTi as Sherman Lake, who had National Ba'i .., been placed under bond in connection' chanre annoum with a disturhance at the lake a short be held •within time ago. rniprl-7 1 o rganization of a New F r a n k f o r t ional Bank and the com’nittee in leivert from the ffhoriving^the that a meeting Will be held within a feW days to perfect j such an organization. blaze was started in the building. Perhaps the most peculiar fact in connection with the performance the fact that the plectric -wiring the fa ct th a t the plectric -wiring sys tem of the house became affected and every fixture in the house was sever ed from the peiling, dropping to the wood floor without breaking either the bulbs or the shades. One of these dropped on the head of M r. Kreegar, who had just jumped out of bed and who was on his ■way to the stairway to see what had\ hap pened. Quite naturally he felt that he had been struck and said, durin an interview, “I was alreaciy to ai swer present.” The bolt continued down the chin ney and knocked the sheet iron pip ing on the kitchen stove over on the head of Mrs. Kreegar, -who was s tart ing a fire and caused her a severe shock not wholly electrical. Charged With Three Incendiary Attempts Three attempts -w set fire to the almshoi inmati, jail cha He has the buil Ti 1 confessed he ildings. made\ recently tenango county nd Tuesday leen, an county of indiary. to burn ;ed eii in 1 an iiicei IS tried t . found in the clothes ctosi fire Was discovered later in the co ridor of the main house. Suspicic was pointed to Heilihy, so Percy Woodruff, assistant, watched. A few ago a fire was found i lo certain duties > fa-’-m. Roon afthr a fire was in the clothes closet., A second Heilihy was admil farm two years ago tion at Troy. itted to the county 0 from an instltu- 0 conduct a camp r -will be proud to lip the camp is particu larly fortunate. Scout Executive Hornbeck has been actively engaged in Boys’ Camp work for twelve years, »nd is signally prepared to direct the camp. As his assistant director he has secured Oscar Warner, a student of the State College of Forestry at Syracuse university, who has had much practical experience in scout ing, being an Eagle Scout with thir ty-two merit badges. He is an ex pert swimmer, wrestler, lacrosse player, and football man. Carl Walters of troop No. 28, Sy racuse, will have charge of the life guard and swimming work and will instruct in all first class scoat work. He is an Eagle scout and is a capable young man. Pratt Car Performs Wonder Feat Safely To plunge In an automobile fifteen feet off a bridge into ten feet o f -water and to escape 'with no ratof injuries than slight cuts cau his straw hat was jammedl d his face was the expedience IIte Wednesday evening of laisl -week of Arthur P ratt of Schenevas. To add further fictional touch feo the story light be said that -when the car 1 from the ° „ nen the was dragged from the water, after having been wholly submerged for several hours the lights were still burning and the starter mechanism was in working order. Pratt, whose home is ip Schenevus but who is employed in Schenectady, was returning from the Pearsall farm, on a side road a short distance east of Gooperstown Junction, at about 11 o’clock. As he was crossing the bridge on the J. B. Barnes farm he lost control of his car, a Ford runa bout. The machine crashed through the bridge rail, plunged fifteen feet to thehe bankank pff the creek, ’ ' to t b p down and turn* ten feet deep s it was right side up tom. Pratt, as self possessed i was not several feet tinder tore a hole in the top of the cs clambered th ro n g h jt to safety. over into the leep a t the point. Luekil;y when it hit hoi teen feet ided head ‘ e creek. Luckil New Hotel Assured Through Ilion Survey iful culminatL _ , _ the Ilion Chamber of Com- dde modern hotel facil- lation of the ■ • of C jtel f i definitel; The suc( efforts of t merce to provb itiea in the village, seems assured. The report of tl recently made by a represe the Hockenbury System, Inc., expert hotel financiers, to ” sibility of * tely ;ative of letermine the pos- eleven years in the winning run and herself. In the second tego who hunted id made one run second game Otsego aunty which had de- The score was tied of Otego sprained her anki into home plate where she __ , _ dared out on a close decision. She Went gamely on and played in her position. This good spirit won_ h er the right to bring back the achieve ment light in the candle ceremony that night. Otsego lost the game when Onondaga made the winning run in the last half of the ihnnig winning 5 to 4 Onondaga later won the championsnip. Before the candle light ceremony that evening each county gave its yells and Otsego als The Otsego countv H—HA]AND -H E A R T H—HAND H—HEALTH CLUB WORK CLTTB WORK OTSEGO ngng whiclhich The county so w was -written especially for the occasion and sung to the tune of “Juanita” was as fol- G st . . . . - y- -■'-'“ ^^rrollmg lields; Nowfow fallingalling Wildlyildly f W O’er the rocks it shields. Ob thy beauteous splendor And thy lakes and dells and hills And thy saplings slender Fill my heart with thrills. ’Sego—Otsego, how we love thy woods and knolls; ’Sego—-Otsego, builder of good souls. ;hy slopes; should facilities. In few cities and towns i same or even smaller popuL.v.„.. .... the entire country is there such a lack In the waters spem of accommodations as in Ilion, and I All returns to view, particularly -when the character of | ’Sego—Otsego, how we love thy woods local industries is taken into consid-, and knolls; eration. Much criticism has been i ’Sego—Otsego, bunder of good souls. Voiced by those who come to the viL , , < lage to transact business. In the candle light ceremony a large ■ —I— 1our f leaf clover had in each leaf a indie representing one of the H’s of after they’v way to enc(ourage i saving.
