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THE NORTH ADAMS EVENING TRANSCRIPT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, PAOH FIVE HOTEL MEN OPPOSE CONFERENCE PLAN Assert Tourists' Inns Benefit From Advertising 1 THEIR EXPENSE Proprietor of Hotel Wendell in Pittsfield, Voices Objections i cussion Likely Friday Night. Opposition ou the parl of some holol owners and lo Ihe present manner iu which the Berkshire Hills Conference its advertising campaign has developed aud will probably he aired at'lenglh llie poslijoued a a meeling at aud dinner ot the Conference which will be held al Ihe New American holel iu I'illslield ou Friday evening. One of Ihe loading opponenls Is Napoleon A. Campbell, proprielor of the Hotel Weudoll iu Pittsfleld, who Is credited with flavins been one of the prime movers In organizing the conference. Last year, It is reported, Mr.

Campbell felt that the small boarding houses and tourist Inns, which do not come under stale supervision and regulalion were getting far greater publicity In proportion lo Iheir coiilribulious lhan Ihe ho- lels. This year Ihe holels and tourists' taverns were listed 'together in each city and in the Conference and this led Mr. Campbell to write a letler to the leading holels ot the which read iu part as follows: "I am iuclosius herewith a copy of this year's book issued by the Berkshire Hills Conference, which I presume- you havo already seen. 1 have beer, very impressed by the of inns nt all i mentioned in i and when you slop lo i Unit hotel men of the are tho largest cou- Iribulors to UiJ hold rtind towards this extensive a isemenl campaign, il docs not seem tair to me that we should pay to adverlise our compnlilors. "Ot course it is loo late make any changes this year, as we have already pledged ourselves for cert a i a which we will fulfill, but I i a this full we ought to get togollu-r and agree on a policy for next year, as to whether or not we shall support this movement.

Personally I a no idea of continuing It. If this letler Interests you I shall be gl'iil to hear from you, and before the close of our season we will got together and discuss the a i in detail." Mr. Campbell said yesterday that he received a ot replies, all of which coincide with his views. He said a the hotel men of tho county have for a long lime Costine Is Nominated For Assessor By Wide Margin Defeats T. J.

Crowley by Vote of 466 to 170, Carrying Six of Seven Wards--Interest Now Centers in Question of Whether Crowley Will Run Independently--Eight in Contest for Seven Councilmanic Nominations, Sutton Losing Out by Few Votes. Rolling up a plurallly of almosl lhre lo one and carrying si ot the seven wards former Assessor Robert U. Costine won Hie republican assessor- slilp nomination over Chairman Timothy J. Crowley, veteran and full time member of Iho present board in tho republican parly caucuses lasl evening. The vole In tills contest, the of inlorcsl in the absence of the mayoralty from the ballot, was 406 to 170.

In an eight man contcsl for Ihe seven city council nominations, Fred S. Sullon was distanced while the following were nominated, the names appearing In the order ot the votes accorded: Councilman Clayton M. Ottman, President E. D. Wihilaker of the present council, Former Councilman Arthur D.

Cady, Harry Reinhard, William G. Roberts, James E. Miller and tormer Councilman Frederic B. Mallery. Albert Grindy and Janet M.

p. Henderson, unopposed, were given re- nominations to the school committee and William B. Browne, also unopposed, to the library trusteeship. While Mr. Costine's victory was not generally surprising, its overwhelming proportions were somewhat unexpected even by his more sanguine support- who had due respect for Mr.

Crowley's many past successes at the polls. Mr. Costine carried wards 1 to 6 Inclusive, rolling un a plurality ot almost two to one in all of the six and of six to one in ward 3 which went most heavily in his favor. Mr, Crowley carried the seveulh ward ii which Ihe city's lightest vote was recorded, with a plurality of nearly two to one. Ward 5 where the heaviest vote was out.

gave Mr. Costine a plurality of about two-and-a-half to one. Following the caucuses, interesl today centered in whether or not Crowley would enter the fight, leading to Hie cily eleclion of December 13lh, as an whether he would seek tonight to capture the nomlnallon of Ihe democratic party which he forsook six years ago or whether he would drop out--the latler a posslbili- ly-which is not commonly accepted. Nearly everywhere it is expected today thai he will re-enter the figtt, probably ou nominalion papers as an independenl caudidale, in which event the election contesl may be a three- cornered affair provided the democratic caucus produces a lhal' parly Ihis evening. Such a silualion with Mr.

Crowley as a candidate would not be without precedent. In 1821 he sought, without success, to secure the republican nomination which went to Frank R. Leary. William F. renter was given the democratic nom- ination and Mr.

Crowley then tossed Ills hat into the ring again as an in- Nominated HONEY FOR ROAD REPAIRS VOTED Towns of Becket, Hancock and Windsor Are Aided GIVEN $1300 County Commissioners Decide to do Only Temporary Work at This Time. Robert R. Costine who was an easy viclor over T. J. Crowley for the republican 1 nomination for assessor at last night's caucuses.

felt thai I wore subjected to un- a i the two regular a i competition by i inns and declared lhal he would ralher see a 200-room hotel built in Pittsfield than be forced to compote with these inns under conditions. He said a the loading hotel men of New a are of the same i i and the opinion that the i is i i when the tourists' i will be regulated as are tho hotels. Several hotf-1 men are reported to have staled that they will not support the Conference for an- olher year, declarins that 95 per cent of the i i i received at the Pittsfleld a were for places for cheap rates which the hotels could not provide. It is claimed lhat nearly half Die i i a towards the Conference's work come from the holel men and it is expected lhat at Friday night's a i an effort will be made to meet their objections. "Mrs.

Smith tslis her friendr. that she appreciates the purity sweetness and rich creamines: of our --says Billy Break O'Day Radio Fans We wish to announce that we are testing Radios free of charge by an expert trouble shooter We wish to enroll Radio Club members at a monthly rate. Automobile owners factory method valve nrindlnfl, brakes rellned and Exldd Battery Salei. Give us a call--1195-W Thank you. Greylock Garage 758 State Rd.

North Adamt The county commlBsiojiors at a special meeting yesterday voted lo give Beckot and Hancock each and Windsor $300 for repair of secondary roads. Joseph C. Turner and Louis J. Dee appeared behalf of the Brodio mountain road in Hancock. Mr.

Dee said tha- the travel over Brodie last summer was five times greater than over the. Williamstown road. The hoard decided to make only temporary repairs at this time. Payments authorized by the commissioners which were voted last July are as follows: Savoy on the Plainfleld road, 98; Washington, on the Pittsfleld road, $1400; Peru, on the East Windsor road, $300; Alford, $300; Hancock on the Williamstown road, $1800. Acting Chairman Robert B.

Tillotson of Lenox and Associate Commissioners James H. Punderson of Stockbrldge and Leland C. Jenks ot Williamstown visited Pittofleld, Lee, Otis and Richmond dams yesterday afternoon. They were accompanied by a representative of the state department of public works and Engineers Harry W. Heaphy of Lee and Henry C.

Neff of Adams. GALARNEAU HERE TO RESUME WORK Listing Names of Mohawk Trail Property Owners Captain C. D. A. Qalarneau, assistant state forester, was in this city today to resume tho work, Interrupted by the Hood, of listing the names of all persons owning property along tho Mohawk Trail and de- tertninlng their attitudes toward the proposal that Lho stale acquire slrlps of their land bordering on the highway to protect and restore the a i ral scenic beauty of the route.

All but one or two of the owiiui. of property on tho Trail wilhin Ihe Norlh Adams city limits had previously been interviewed and Mr. Galarneau returned loday to clean up the job which had to be set aside i when the Hood of Ihreo weeks ago made the road impassable and occu pled the thoughls of nearly every one. A similar list of property own ers along the Jacob's ladder route IB also being prepared by Capt. Ga larneau, and when both are ready they will bo Incorporated, along with cost estimates, In a report on the feaslbilily of the land-taking' project that will be presented at the legislature's next session.

party candidales wilhoul serious diffi- cully. Three years later when he was re-elected tor the term which he Is now compleling, ho received the republican nomination and subsequently eleclion wilhoul opposition. His term of service In the assessorship extends over a perioc of 24 years, broken by an interval of only one year, 1911, in which he was defeated by the late H. A. LaBrie.

He made a comeback the following fall and has served continuously. He ha.s been fuil time member ever since that position was created. Mr. Cosline, who is a former member of Ihe state legislature and an electrical wllh a place ol business on Ashland, slreet, served as assessor for one year, in 1926, com- pleliug the unexplred term of Wiliam G. Carter who resigned to become city clerk.

Last fall Mr. Costine sought lo succeed himself, winning the republican nomination over former Councilman F. B. Mallery. Mr.

Mallery returned lo Ihe eleclion conlest as an Independent and both he and Mr. Coslino were defealed by Patrick Malone, democratic candidate. While there was no campaign in the accepted sense of that word preceding the caucuses last evening, Mr. Costine hinted at the only issue when he declared in the announcement of his candidacy thai he was a slroug advocale of the Cambridge system of property valuation, and, if elected, would do all in his power to put il in operalion. Mr.

Crowley rubsequenlly described himself as pledged to the system also. He had, however, been accused delaying its use by members of the commitlee ot citizens and city officials appointed to assisl in Hs preparalion, some of whom openly threatened to go after his scalp when and it he came up for re-election. No evidences ot such a campaign were seen preceding the caucuses, however. Surprising features about the vote for councllmen were the narrow margins between the eight candidates, the high and low men in the Held of eight having been separaled by only 1011 voles, and Ihe fad that former Councilman F. E.

Mallery who was elected to the council four years ago with one of the largest votes ever given any candidate, was low man among the seven who were nominated and was but 13 votes ahead of the unsuccessful candidate. In 1923, Mr. Mallery led his nearest opponent in the field for election Ihe council by 640 voles, an cxlraordinary. margin, while last night ho was IS below the sixth man on lha list. In some quarters there was publicans who were at the caucuses, engendered by Mr.

Mallery's action in running as an independent candidate for the assessorship after he had been defeated in the caucuses last year. Former Mayor Whitaker and Mr. Oilman, both members of the present council, received the highest votes among the eight candidates, a fact indicating personal popularity. Virtually all the council nominees are well known. Mr.

Ottman is with H. Cutting Company and has been in the council three years, Mr. Whisker is treasurer of the North Adams Savings Bank, was mayor for four years, and has served terms in the council totaling 14 years; Mr. Cady who served four years in the council, retiring In 1918, is assistant treasurer of the Hunter Machine Company; Mr. Reinhard is former proprieto.

of the insurance agency bearing his name with which he is still associated; Mr. Roberts is head of the Excelsior Printing company and the W. G. Roberts Wholesale company; Mr. Miller is proprietor of a haberdashery on Eagle street, ana Mr.

Mallery is a musician. Albert Grindy who has been a member of the school board for a year since his election last fall to complete an unexpired lerm, received the highest vote of any of the 13 candidates on the ballot. With Miss Henderson, a member of the school board for two terms of three years each, he was renom- inated without opposition although Miss Celia M. Collins of 105 West Main street received 15. votes when her name was written in on five ballots in ward 5, four in ward 3 and three each In wards 4 and 6.

Mr. Browne was unopposed for nomination to the library trusteeship in which he has already served several years, but the name ot A. W. Chippendale of Church street who will seek the democratic nomination at the party caucus tonight, was written In on one ballot. Councilman Albert Fran- ehere, veteran member of the city's legislative body whose present term Is expiring and who did not seek re-nomination in his party caucus last night, received a vote each in wards 2 and where his name was written in.

The caucuses had only a moderately heavy attendance, a fact due In part to the absence of the mayoralty from the ballot and to the appearance of only two contests on it, although one ot these was rather Interesling. The flood of nearly three weeks ago, coming just at a time when the political pot ordinarily starts to boil, also dampened enthusiasm somewhat this I year. Of the 647 who went to the polls, 438 were men and 209 women, Ward 5, with 187 had the largest turn- out and ward 3 the second largest with 113 voting. Ward 7's 38 was the smallest number, and Its returns were i in first. Ward 6 reported last, at 10.15 o'clock.

Local Intelligence --The social service committee of the North Adams Woman's club, of which Mrs. James Drysdale in chairman, will meet with Mrs. M. M. Sanford on Massachusetts avenuo on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock --Tickets will be issued tomorrow for the annual Community Father and Son banquet that is to be held a week from Friday evening in the local Y.

M. C. A. building with Frank L. Boyden, principal of Deerfield Academy, as the speaker.

Whist party, Moose night. Adm. hall, Friday UNION SERVICE ON THANKSGIVING Rev. J. A.

Perry Will Deliver Sermon Tomorrow, It Is expected that the atlendance al the union Thanksgiving service to be held in the First Baptist church tomorrow morning at 10.30 o'clock will be largely atlended by members of the various Proteslant churches of the city. Rev. James A. Perry, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church will deliver-the sermon. A Thanksgiving Communion service is planned for 9 o'clock tomorrow morning in St.

John's Episcopal church, while the First Church of Christ, Scientist will have a Thanks giving 10.45 o'clock tomorrow morning. Personal Paragraphs Mr. and Mrs. Charles Courchene of 312 Walnut street have gone to Boston where Ihey will spend Thanksgiving with their son, William Courchene. They will return to this city on Sunday, "Look Before You Leap into "Any Old Hat" A Hat is more than a bit of Headgear with us.

It's a distinctive bit of your makeup which must fit your individuality as well as your head before it's right-Just that type of hat for you is here in gray, brown and pastel shades. One feature group priced at C. H. Cutting Co. SINCE 1870 "thoroughly efficient, easy to control, highly all ways satisfactory" Local Intelligence --The regular weekly whist and dance of North Adams lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, will be held a 1 Moose hall this evening.

--Bonnar Wilws' orchestra will furnish music for dancing in Odd Fellows' hall, Blacklnton, this evening. --On Thanksgiving day, the read- Ing rooms of the puhlic library will be open between 2 and o'clock no books wil be given out. --Lady Argyle lodge, Daughters of Scotia, will meet Friday evening at 8 o'clock, Instead of on Thursday evening. --The Methodist Girls' club met in the Universalist church last evening witn Misses Elizabeth, Jennie and Agues Elder, entertaining. Regular reports were heard and plans made for a Ohrislmas party for members who are away at school and who will be at home for the a disposition loday lo attribute- the i 1 holidays.

The party is scheduled Terence to feeling among "old line" re- for December 27th. The Caucus Vote in Detail WARDS 7--T'fl FOR ASSESSOR-'Robert B. Costine 72 63 93 42 135 68 13--166 Timothy J. Crowley 16 19 15 25 61 20 26-- 171) FOR CITY COUNCIL-- D. Cady 61 63 70 81 140 E.

Mnllery B8 62 74 49 106 E. MllleT 68 38 72 41 126 M. Oilman 69 00 86 45 146 Relnhnrd 65 60 81 46 142 0. Roberts 62 67 74 87 140 Fred F. Sutton 69 47 68 38 108 Whitaker 69 46 81 49 146 FOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE-- Grindy 74 14 It 47 IB P.

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