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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-20
Not Good Smellers
in That Dear Tacoma

After the Tacoma police had made
n rigid" search OF the steamer Ala
media. Alaska Steamship Co. She
came 10 Seattle. and the local dry
squad paid her a visit. discovering
under the fishplates in the engine
room. two gunny sacks, containing
whisky.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-20
ARMY TO
give GIFTS MONDAY

Tho salvation Army. in addition TO
tho annual distribution OF Christmas
dinners. will hold n Christmas tree
and entertainment at headquarters.
at Fifth ave and Washington at
Tho distribution OF the dinners
will take place Monday afternoon.
Al contributions may he made thru
Col. r. W. Scott. a25 Globe building.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-20
PARISIANS TO
REVIVE RACING


NEW YORK. Dec so.-Repor.s
have reached here that racing IL To
10 revived next spring on Paris race
tracks. According 10 tho report bet
ting VIII be permitted. and tho old
order 81 things generally instituted
Military men have given the move.
rnent their approval holding that Il
would encourage the raising OF the
type OF horres suitable for the army
mount. and that II would have n good
effect on the spirit Of the people.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-20

Dsnsvirie, Y. T.. = village Of t.sse
closed all stores. banks
and factories recently 10 get In the
potato crop.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-20
NoW, Really, What
Could Carl Do, En-?

CHICAGO. Dec. 20--Cnrl Benz,
German subject arrested for illegally
wearing United States army uni.
form. declared he tore his pants and
had 20 wear the uniform until they
were mcndcd. lie formerly was in
the army o.,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-20
y 1920
| Premium
On Every Dollar You
Pay in Cash

We are selling a great
many pianos on small
payments, but to induce
cash buyers and good
cash payments, we offer
this week 10 per cent
premium on every dollar
,sau pay as a first pay
|ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
Building a Desert Railway.

The Commonwealth has now under
taken the task of providing an over
land route from the Pacific to the In
dian ocean. The ordinary engineering
problems are so small that the line was
laid out by compass; there are no tun-
nels, deep cuts, or steep grades, and
few culverts and bridges are required
Sand dunes are the great obstruction,
and the amount of excavation in cross
ing a belt of dune 20 miles wide is
more than half that required for the
whole 1868 miles of new track.
The remarkable feature of the rail
way is its location in a region unin-
habited even by aborigincs, and where
the real task of the engineer is to pro-
wide water. grading and track laying
being incidental.
The expected returns from the traf-
fc on the Australian transcontinental
line are an insignificant fraction of the
cost of building and upkeep, but its
political and strategic values are i'm
monse. 1t shortans the distance from
London to Melbourne or Sydney by
nearly a week, and likewise decreases
the time between West Australia and
New Zealand or America. 1t brings the
western half of the continent in touch
with the eastern by converting a siren
nous two months overland journey
from Adelaide to Perth into a comfort
able ride of two days.-National Geo
graphic Magazine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
"oIL SHOOTERS DIE YOUNG.
They Garry Nitroglycerine Around
and Start Flow in Wells.

The insurance companies list him as
extra special hazardous and limit
the amount of insurance he may carry
to $500, charging him an almost pro
hibitive rate for that. His finger tips
touch death daily; he rides in the
same vehicle with wholesale destruc-
ton. He knows that the odds against
his living to a serene old age are as
great as those against a machine gun
operator in the Somme sector. But he
is usually the merriest, hghtest heart
ed fellow in a region where worry and
gloom have little place. He is the
"oil shooter =
Expert "'oil shooters are extremely
scarce. Even the biggest of oil fields
usually possess only about five or six
of these scorners of danger. If one
were to accompany an ''oil shooter
through a days work he would quite
readily understand the reason for this
scarcity of a class of laborer who com
mands $500 to $500 a month.
The average oil we'll must be shot
once, perhaps several times, to liher.
ate the flow. Only one kind of ex-
plosive can be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and it must be delicately placed.
Moreover, it must usually be hauled
several miles The soil shooter s
wagon, a little one seated runabout car.
i rying its menacing looking red case
i strapped and double dashed to the
/ back, is given a wide berth as it am
bles through the unpaved streets OF
the oil towns or along the rough and
often rocky country roads. Some OF
the oil towns bar ''oil shooters
wagons from their main or well popu
lated streets.
1t is no myth, this danger that how
ers about the coil shooter" Scarcely
a big old field but has had its trag
edv. The great Cushing field of Okla
homas has claimed no less than three
coil shooters"
homa has claimed no less than tire
cheerful, Hkable workers with doom
Chick Snyder, who has shot man
of the big wells of the Gushing field
is representative of the type.
81 never think about the danger,
! said he. eff I did I'd crawl down OF
my old nitro wagon and run SO darne
!, fast a jackrabbit couldn't catch u
/ with me. l suppose it II come som
: time, but there's one thing III b
: spared-none of my loving friend
: will gather round and say How mai
: ural old fChick' looks. ''-Kansa
City Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
HELD FOR TRIAL.
Alleged Opium Smugglers Unable to
Furnish $4,000 Bail.

BIZ RLINGTON. March 5.-Constan-
tine AIexandropolos and Nicholas Me
llSSlmos, the two Greeks who were ar
rested by United States officials in Al
burg, were arraigned Friday in Unit.
Ell states court, now in session, at the
federal building, on indictments charg-
ing the smuggling OF narcotics into
this country. Bail in each ease was
fixed at $4,000. Neither man was able
to furnish bail and both were remanded
to jan to await trial.
Indictments against the two men
were found by the grand jury which
sat during the present term of court.
Each man is indicted on two counts,
the smuggling Of opium and heroin in
70 this country and assisting with the
smuggling of the narcotics into the
United States. The men are repre-
scented by \. L. Sherman and j. J. En-
right.
The men were arrested in Alburg
to which station they were followed
from Montreal by government inspec
tors. Each man was found to have on
his person six dozen bottles Of heroin
Each bottle contained 200 one-twelftl
grain tablets One of the men also
had about five pounds of derivative OPT
am. Since their arrest the men have
been at the county Jail in this city
where they are now held, pending tn,
disposition of their eases.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
HEALTH BOARD ORDER
MUST BE OBSERVED
Complaints Made That There Are Vic
lations Of Scarlet Fever Quaran-
tine in Rutland.

Rutland, March 5.-Since the quar-
antine placed on many houses in the
city, because of the scarlet fever cpl
demic, there have been numerous com
plants that the order was disregarded
and Health Officer F. II. Gebhardt has
been a busy man investigating the com
plants, and acting in several instances.
In many instances the complaint was
the result of neighborhood quarrel.
In one district the health officer was
requested to stop q family from shak-
ing the table cloth out of doors, off the
piazza of the house. In another in
stance a man who was quarantined in
a house was seen walking up and down
the street in front of his own home and
stepping back onto the veranda when
anyone approached.
There have, however, been eases of
breaking the quarantine and the health
officer insists this must be stopped.
There have been 14l cases reported to
date, but not a case outside the quar-
antined houses since February 2S. The
majority of the eases, about 90 per cent
are traceable direct to the milk from
the Otter Creek farm and the first 100
eases reported were all traced direct to
this source.
The following statement was issued
by Health Officer Gebhardt yesterday
relative to the quarantine regulations;
:" Complaint has been received by the
health department that some people
are lax about keeping the quarantine
/ requirements. No exceptions will be
made to shorten the legal time of quar-
antine. All cases must be treated alike
and family physicians are warned not
to modify the quarantine order In any
respect or give permission to members
of the household to enter and leave
their premises. Such permission can be
given only by the health officer. Mem
bers Of family who have been permit
ted to stay out and attend to their
work must not enter and leave Their
premises and must room and board else
where. All quarantine orders must b'
strictly carried out and any violation
will be reported to the state s attorney
for prosecution.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
WEST BRATTLEBORO

j. Malcolm Trotter is recovering from
an illness with quinsy sore throat.
Evelyn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold B. Perry, is i'll with measles.
The Goth Century club will meet with
Mrs. Clarence Rider Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. \. l.. Stafford of Lancaster.
Mass, who was admitted to the Mel
rose hospital last week for medical
treatment, is little improved.
Mrs. Orrin B. Shepardson of Wash
ington street, who is spending the win
ter with DR.. and Mrs. 6. B. Hunter. is
visiting few days with Mrs. George
Harris at the home of Calvin Harris.
Mrs. Francis w. Avery and Harold
Blodgett, both of Charlemont. Mass,
came Saturday on account of the death
Of their father, Eugene Blodgett.
Deacon Charles w. Osgood of the
congregational church at Bellows Falls
will be present Wednesday evening at
the men s supper and will speak with
reference to organization of the Broth
erhood which is to be effected that even
ing. Mr.. Osgood has been for many
years leader of the men 5 class in his
/ home church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05

Brattleboro orchestra will hold
dance in Red Men 5 hall Wednesday,
March = Adv. 40
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
PERSONAL.

Barney S. Michelman went to New
York Yesterday on business. He will
be away until the middle Of the week.
Fred Plimpton of Boston, who had
been spending three weeks here with
his father, T. A. Plimpton, while re
covering from an operation, returned
today TO Boston, where he has posi-
ton in the office of the Vermont Mar
BILE company. Mr.. Plimpton spent
Saturday at the Office in Proctor.
Charles Goodwin, jr., and Joseph
Brouillette, ir., went this morning to
Boston to attend the automobile show.
They will visit in Amesbury, Mass,
Mr.. Brouillctte' s former home. Mr..
Goodwin is employed by Z. NJ. Good
enough, electrician, and Mr.. Brouil-
lette by the Fort Drummer mills.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
A Laxative That
You Like to Take

Gin these days when people are SO
generally awake to the vital i.npor
tance of keeping the bowels regular"
says c. F. Thomas, the Brattleboro
Druggist, ''it is very gratifying to
have one effective and reliable remedy
which everyone likes to take.
'Of course I have handled Abbey S
Effervescent Salts for some time, but
recently there seems to be a greater
realization of the many evils of consti-
patton than ever before-This, and
the new bottle of Abbey S, larger than
before but at the old price, have
brought its use into greater prominence
and have mede evident to ME more
than ever the many reasons for its
popularity"
Abbey Salts cleanse the system and
rid you of headaches, biliousness, con-
stipation and their attendant ills.
Call at c. F. Thomas s and try a
bottle today.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
RRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The young people Of the Methodist
church have arranged a sleighride to
Williamsville Thursday evening, start
ing from the church. All are invited
The directors of the Brattleboro Me-
mortal hospital have appointed Dr. W.
II. Lane an attending physician on the
active staff of the hospital to succeed
DR.. {. 5. Pratt.
The Attainers, organized class of
young women Of the Methodist church,
win hold their annual meeting Wednes-
day evening at the home of Mrs. F. a.
Shaw, Central street.
News has been received bv Z. L.
Nnowlton of the death in Rochester
(Nt.l of his uncle, AFRO Stockwell 50
years of age. Mr.. StockweIl had Wis
tied relatives here several times
The Dewitt Grocery Co. has entered
suit in the county court to recover
Sls5.25 alleged to be a balance due from
the North Walpole Cash Grocery of
Walpole, \. H.
Helen howard Cooper has Just re-
ceived official news that her picture.
Winter Forest, received first prize at
the Academy of Arts in Iowa. The pic
+ tAAN NtiS AihCIl lipIl Il NlultT SCtut III
Brattlcboro.
John }. Austin, foreman of the Brat
tleboro Publishing Co. S composing
room, caught the middle finger of his
left hand i'll one Of the linotype ma
chimes Saturday afternoon and the
end of it was cut off The injury was
dressed by DR.. +. r. Lynch at the Mel
rose hospital
The automobile fire truck was called
on telephone alarm yesterday morn
ing at 945 o'clock to a chimney fire in
the house at II Frost street, owned by
Henry r. Brown and occupied by Ar
thur F. Jacobs. 1t was necessary to USE
the contents, of the large chemical tanl
before the burning SCOT could be washed
down the chimney.
Harry G. Stowell, who has had /
wears experience at soda fountain
in drug stores in New Bedford. begal
this morning his new duties with tn
Brattleboro Drug company. Marshal
White, who was temporarily in charg
of the soda business of the company
left Saturday for his home in Boston
Mrs. Stowell will Join her husband her
in a few weeks
Brattleboro orchestra will hold
dance in Red Men s hall Wednesday
March I. Adv. A.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
WILLIAMSVILLE.

Mrs Delbert Pierce is the latest victim
of measles
The Grange will serve dinner IN the
Grange dining room town meeting day
Representative d. K. Stedman came
home Saturday from Montpelier for a
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tefft and little
son OF Leyden, Mass, visited her aunt,
Mrs Janette Morse Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs p c. Thayer and son, Webster,
who spent a month with her parents,
Rev and Mrs. G. f. Webster in Berlin,
\. Y. have returned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05

Next to wisdom the ability to look
like ready money is probably most to
be desired
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
COMMERCE CHAMBERS ASKED
TOBE GUESTS AT CAMP CODY

Gen. T. C. Mauldin. Gen. George H.
Harries. Col. p. L. Hall. jr.. and other
officers in command OF the military
forces at Camp Cody, Demiug, \. NJ,
have extended an invitation to the
officers and members of the FL Paso
chamber Of commerce to visit Camp
Cody Sunday. Dec. /, as their guests.
A rate Of S4.75 for the round trip in
parties OF IS or more has been made
10y the Southern Pacific Railway com
rany for the occasion.
The matter will be taken up at a
meeting Of the board Of directors to-
light and an earnest canvass made
TO secure the largest possible number.
not only members OF the chamber Of
commerce. but other FL Paso business
men to make the trip, with a view to-
ward learning what has been done in
the way Of building a great military
city at Camp Cody.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
MORE TRAINS
To CAMP CODY
S. P. Adds Additional Pas
senger Service FL Paso
to Yuma Soon.

Due 10 the great Increase in traffic
on the Tucson division OF the Southern
Pacific railroad. which extends from
Yuma to FL Paso. two additional pas
senger trains will be placed in opera
ZION within two weeks, according to
an announcement made Tuesday. Such
improved service will greatly benefit
travellers between this city and the
military camp.
The new trains viii be locals. The
eastbound passenger Will start from
Yuma after No. .. the eastbOUnd Cali
IOrnian. and viii arrive in Fl PasO
ahead Of No 10, the Sunset Express.
which arrives in Fl Paso at 10 o'clock
at night The west bound passeng ger
VIII leave FL Paso some time after the
departure Of No. ], the west bound
Californian, which leaves FL Paso at
6-f5 o'clock a. m
Schedule To Be Announced.
The exact schedule for the two new
trains has not been worked out yet,
but viii be announced within a few
days, Il was said Officials said thar
these new trains are being put on
simply on account OF the increased
business and that none of the other
trains now running viii be taken off
There mas also been q change in the
type Of engines used on the portion
Of the division between Fl PasO and
LordsburC. An engine Of the ten
wheeler type has been put on. and il
is stated that il is much more power
Tul than the Atlantic and Pacific type.
which has been in use Between
Lordsburg and Tucson very heavy en-
glnes are used on account OF the heavy
grades through the Dragon noun
tains-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
TUBERCULOSISIS
ARNY'S SCOURGE
Discharged Soldier Declares
There Will Be 100000
Cases Of It.

tuberculosis is the worst scourEe
that the troops Of the allied forces
have TO meet said Hollie V. Limper.
who said he was a former soldier in
the British army and in II Paso for
his health.
The disease is contracted because
Of The cold. dampness and exposure
i'm the trenches. When a mans resist
auce is lowered il is easy for him 90
catch the contaEion. This is the rea-
son that soldiers are required to serve
i'm the front line Of trenches only for
a week at q time. There is very little
that can be done 10 prevent the spread
Of the disease. either and I under
stand from official sources that there
viii be AT least 400. GOO victims of the
disease after the war is over Il would
be a good precautiOn If ali wounded
and sick were examined for the dis
ease and discharged from the army,
II found TO bc infected"
Limper said he came from Fort
Worth. He enlisted in the British
army in 1915. but was afterward at
tached TO the Canadian forces After
being wounded IN one knee he was
discharged and came TO the United
States IN the spring of 1917 and en-
listed at Fort Slocum. y y. A short
time afterwards he was discharged
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
TROOPS LAY OFF
To EAT TURKEY
Holiday Ordered in Camps
Here; Mess Halls to Have
the Markets Best.

Thanksgiving day viii be a COM
plete holiday for United States SOL
diers in FL Paso. and in place of drills
and other routine duties there will be
a program Of dances, sporting events
and other entertainments, together
with an elaborate Thanksgiving mess
at all Of the regimental dining rooms.
Announcement OF the observance Of
the day as a legal holiday will be con-
tanned in a memorandum issued from
district headquarters
Menus for the different regiments
have been arranged by mess sergeants
after conference with commanding Of
ficers- Although each regiment viii
have a somewhat different list Of
good things, there viii Of course be
the traditional turkey. cranberry
sauce. plum puddings, pie, roast pix
and other delicacies. Cider viii be
on tan in regimental kegs in defer
ence to the dry regulations OF the
army
Many VIII Dine With Civilians.
Fl Paso hospitality for soldiers will
also be in evidence and many soldiers
Will be guests at homes Of civilians
in the city. This feature has been
emphasized because it probably Will
be the last Thanksgiviug that many
viii spend in FL Paso for some time,
as il is expected that a great many OF
the men now here may be sent TO
France in the near future
Many soldiers Will attend Thanks
giving services in the city churches.
although some regimental chaplains
Will hold special Thanksgiving ser
vices.
In the Afternoon the principal gath
ering Of interest viii be the football
carnival at the high school stadium.
Dances at Hotels,
Informal dances will be arranged at
the Sheldon and Paso del Norte hotels
I'm honor Of visiting officers from
Camp Cody. They will start at 4
o'clock in the afternoon and will fin
ish in time for the officers TO take the
train for Deming, which viii leave
about 1890 o'clock.
a boxing exhibition has been ar
ranged for the Fort Bliss arena in the
evening There will also be dances
and other entertainments arranged
for soldiers who do not attend the
boxing exhibition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
CLACKERS AND DESERTERS
REPORTED IN MOUNTAIN CAMP

4 party OF % sIackers and two de-
serters from the regular army were
reported TO be hiding in a camp in
the Guadalupe range near Orange, y.
NJ. by residents OF that section to
William J. Rand. who recently re-
turned from a hunting trip with Judge
F. 3. McCEntocS and J. ". Dudley.
II was informed that two regular
soldiers with fun equipment Of rifles
and the like were I'm hiding with the
slackers." said Mr.. Rand a ranch
man told me a friend OF his on a hunt
came upon one Of the soldiers AM
that the latter raised his gun and or
dered the hunter 10 hit the trail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-27
SOLDIERS AT TRAVIS HAVE
LOTS TO EAT THANKSGIVING

J. A. RiehL claim agent for the
santa Fe system in El Paso. whose
SON. Sergt. G. F. Riehl, instructor Of
cooks and bakers in Cap Travis.
san Antonio. Tex. said Tuesday morn
ing he had eaten meals in the camp
with the soldiers. many Of whom are
from FL PasO. and that relatives and
friends need have no fear the boys
viii lack for good things 20 eat
Thanksgiving day They fare wen all
the time. Mr. Riehl said. He had
copy Of the Thanksgiving bin Of fare
served in five sections % the big camp
which resembled a first class dinner
bill