Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14

Oyster They will give review of the investigations regarding the pol lution of oysters and the transmission of disease, cleansing of oysters, hiber- nation and conditions necessary for shipping. Leading opponents of the fisheries industry will treat the various phases in a scientific and expert man. ner. Twelve states and the District of Columbia will be represented at the convention.
 Tie membership roll of the Rhode Island Limit Men now totals 32o, or 64 per cent of the 800 required in the state. Tn this membership Providence has 173. Pawtucket 54, Woonsocket 46, Newport 10. Warwich and Vest erly 6 South Kingston, West War wick, Central Falls, Cranston and North Providence two each, and these towns have one each: Richmond, Bristol. East Greenwich. Warren, Washineton, Burrillville, East Provi- dence, Scituate, Cumberland. Lincoln. North Kingston. The qualification for membership is the investment of s1,000 in War Savings stamps.
 Bv reason of Bristol error Wester- Iy district may furnish a few more men in the increment to leave Rhode Island for military camp NSy 25. In the Bristol district there is a call fer 101 men while there are hut 28 in Class 1. The Bristol district reported some vsnks ago that it had 112 men in Class :. and on this information the quota called from the district was 10f. It was discovered later that the local board had neglected to check off the names of men sent to camp in the pre- vious increment. One of the reasons for the situation is the large number of aliens who were granted exemption. It is probable that a new apportion- n1ent will be made to cover the Bristol deficiency.
 Clarence Gibbo-s, twelve years old, son of Walter Gibbons. now doinq time in the Rhode Island state work house for non support of his family, is at present in the custody of a repre- sentative of the Children's S Aid society in Providence. The boy was loiter- ing in the railroad station at Westerly and purloined a lady's hand bag, which he attempted to sell after ab- ] stract'ng SIP which the bag contain | cd. The boy boarded the train for i Providence. Upon his arrival there he d station. He could give no explana = tion of his visit to Providence and did not know just where to go He finally | told the matron what he did in West erly ard he was given over to the GUS tOdv of an officer of the Children S Aid society.
 Joseph T. Murphy, probat'on officer | for Westerly was notified and he will 20 to Providence today and confer with the officials of the Children's Aid society as to the disposition of the 1 hoy, who had been living with reia i tives in Pawcatuck.
 | The boys brothers and sisters. with ! the exception of the baby who is with | it's mother in a mill village, are in l state institutions and. it is probable that the boy Clarence will also he 1 placed in a reform institution. T. Buell. Card, son of Captain Hen ry c. and Mrs. Card, of Woonsocket and grandson of the late Colonel Hen ry c. Card. of Westerly, who left Wor- cester Polytechnic school, entered the army and is studying for a commits sion in the aviation corps, is now at Ebert's Field, Lonoke, Arkansas. He writes interestingly of his initial trir in an airplane. as follows:
 You wanted to hear about my first trip up. Well, I put on my leather ccat, helmet and goggles and wen1 out into the field. When my turr came, l climbed into the back seal and off we started taxing over the ground until we had speed enough tC rise. I hardly knew it when we Jeff the ground. In a few minutes wt were at an altitude of 2000 feet. Tht ground looked very fiat, and all tht fields and roads looked as though thes were on map. The forest which ex, tended as far as the eye could see looked like field of clover, all green
 Buildings looked very much nor, clear from a mile in the air than iron a mile on the ground. This is due tt the absence of dust, I suppose W,
 climbed to 2500 feet and the instruc
 tor began to show me skids, side slips
 etc, tipping the machine up so sh
 laid on her side in the air. I surel
 was glad my safety belt was buckled
 During the side-slips, we wer
 falling at tremendous rate, but ther
 was no sensation of falling; only, tn wind came so hard over the side, tha thought it would blow my goggle off. After some Of this work, " climbed back to 2500 feet and saile around awhile.
 We were travelling at a speed C , from S5 to 90 miles an hour. accordin
 as we were with the wind or agains
 it; but there was no sensation of mo . tion.
 The landscape seemed to drift
 somewhat at times, but not noticeabI
 so. The machine can be placed in an
 position. and only by looking at tn
 horizon can one tell whether he
 upright. l began to see why thos
 exams I took last fall were so harC
 This is the most interesting thing
 have ever done. I expect to be f1yin
 solo within ten days"
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